Nancy Pelosi: I Can See Iran from Bahrain (120+ Miles Away)
During a CNN interview on Wednesday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) claimed she could see Iran across the Persian Gulf when she visited Bahrain.
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Moore vs. Krugman Throw-down at Freedom Fest
Heritage Foundation Distinguished Visiting Fellow and former Wall Street Journal contributor Stephen Moore squared off against New York Times columnist Paul Krugman in a war of economic arguments that pitted free market, supply-side economics against statist, Keynesian Obamanomics.
Jenner’s Fatal Crash Caught on Video
TMZ has released video of the moment Bruce Jenner’s Cadillac Escalade smashed into a Lexus from behind, triggering the death of its driver, Kim Howe, in the fatal crash. The February 7 incident, captured by the cameras on an MTA bus traveling in the opposite direction, shows Jenner hitting a Prius after plowing into the Lexus on Pacific Coast Highway.
Apple iPhone’s Implodes in China Stock Crash
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone sales appear to be in big trouble, despite iPhone being on track to post a 40 percent year-over-year unit sales gain through the second quarter.
California Democrats Target Trump, Cruz with ‘Divestment’ Bill
A group of California’s top Democratic lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill targeting 2016 presidential candidates Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) after Trump made controversial comments about illegal immigrants from Mexico, and Cruz defended him.
Oren: Iran the Major Obstacle in U.S.-Israel Relations Under Obama
SANTA CLARA, California — Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren recently addressed a packed crowd at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Santa Clara where he discussed his latest book Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide and the damaged U.S.-Israel relationship under President Barack Obama’s leadership.
China Just Nationalized $6 Trillion of Stock Losses
China’s stock market had what traders call a “Dead Kitty” bounce on Thursday as the communist authorities dispatched police and security personnel to “encourage” insider-buying and to arrest short sellers. With the Chinese market still highly inflated even after falling $3 trillion in value, China took action last night to “nationalize” about $6 trillion in losses.
How The 90’s Tech Bubble Saved ‘The West Wing’ From Premature Cancellation
If it weren’t for the excessive spending of late ’90s Silicon Valley startups, one of TV’s most iconic shows would likely have been axed by network executives. “Silicon Valley put the West Wing on television,” the show’s creator, Aaron Sorkin, tells The Ferenstein Wire.
Orange County Councilman in Trouble for Email Objecting to Gay Marriage
Newport Beach City Councilman Scott Peotter is the target of criticism after releasing an e-mail message attacking the gay rights movement and the White House for twisting the Biblical interpretation of the rainbow. The White House was illuminated in rainbow colors after the June 26 Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage.
No Brains for You: Zombie Walk Canceled at San Diego Comic-Con
The unofficial and highly controversial annual Zombie Walk in San Diego has been canceled due to safety concerns stemming from a traffic accident last year. The event would have been 10th Zombie Walk to take place in association with ComicCon in San Diego.
Mountain Lion Roams Streets of SF
According to a press release issued by the Presidio Trust, the National Park Service, and San Francisco Animal Care and Control, four sightings of a mountain lion have been reported around San Francisco since June 30.
Democrats Running Scared from ‘Sanctuary City’ Policies
Democrats are abandoning their defense of sanctuary cities in the wake of the recent shooting death of 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle on San Francisco’s Pier 14 by an illegal alien and convicted felon who was released by local authorities.
SF Sheriff Specifically Asked for Killer’s Transfer to SF
New information in case of the July 1 shooting death of Kathryn Steinle in San Francisco reveals that the San Francisco’s Sheriff’s Department specifically requested the transfer of five-time deportee, seven-time convicted felon Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez to their custody upon release from federal prison on the basis of a drug charge that the Sheriff has since told reporters the city almost never prosecutes.
CA Unions Launch ‘Divide and Conquer’ Strategy to Dump Prop 13
Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) introduced union-backed Assembly Bill 1040 on Tuesday, which aims to reform–or destroy–California’s Proposition 13 by raising taxes on commercial properties.
7 Ways Jerry Brown and California Democrats Embraced Illegal Aliens
In case you are wondering exactly how aggressive Governor Jerry Brown and his Democratic colleagues in the California legislature have been in trying to erase the distinction between people residing in California legally versus those here in violation of U.S. immigration law, here are seven startling but very real ways that they have done so.
China Communist Party’s ‘Iron Fist’ Halts Stock Crash
Despite authorities suspending trading in over 50 percent of domestic stocks, banning large holders from selling, funding state-owned financial institutions’ purchases, and arresting short-sellers, China’s CSI 300 Index crashed in the morning Thursday, before eking out a 2 percent gain by midday.
Jeff Sessions Targets Marco Rubio’s H-1B Visa Bill, Says He’s ‘Quashing’ Americans’ Dreams
Microsoft is laying off an additional 7,800 U.S. workers, on top of the 18,000 it’s already terminated. Meanwhile, the software giant is lobbying in Washington for an increase in H1B visas — allowing the company to replace these workers with foreigners who are willing to work for far less.
S.F. Police Union Blasts Liberal Politicians, Sanctuary City Policies
The San Francisco Police Officers Association (SFPOA), the city’s police union, has blasted San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi and Public Defender Jeff Adachi following the shooting death of Kathryn Steinle July 1 by a five-time deportee and seven-time convicted felon who had come to San Francisco because it is a “sanctuary city” that does not enforce federal immigration laws.
Los Angeles: Violent Crime Up 12% in 2015
In April, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti boasted in his State of the City speech, “As long as I’m your mayor, I won’t duck bad news. I’m going to own it.” Garcetti may not want to own the newest data that shows that the overall crime rate in his city for the first half of 2015 spiked higher than any time in over ten years.
Documents Show Kevin Johnson’s Coup Effort in Black Mayors’ Group
Despite his best efforts to suppress the evidence, information divulged by thousands of emails suggest that Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson may have used his aides and volunteers to cement a coup in the National Conference of Black Mayors (NCBM).
Drive-Thru Delivery: Baby Born in Parking Lot of Taco Bell
An expectant couple’s little bundle of joy was unable to wait until his parents reached the hospital, so he entered the world in the parking lot of a Taco Bell drive-thru in Bakersfield, California on Tuesday.
Reddit Chiefs Eat Humble Pie as Competitor Voat Approached by Venture Capitalists
At the height of the Reddit revolt over the weekend, Voat added a note to their landing page confirming that they had been approached by venture capitalists.
Republican in Trouble for Calling Mexican Consul General ‘Hot’
Sen. John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) is facing heat for calling Sacramento’s newly-appointed Mexican Consul General Alejandra Garcia Williams “hot.” “All I can say, as politely as possible, is Alejandra is hot,” Moorlach said according to the Sacramento Bee. Garcia Williams shook
Tom Selleck Sued for Water Theft
A California water district has filed suit against Tom Selleck for water theft, alleging the actor repeatedly filled a commercial tanker with water from a public hydrant and used it at his personal property.
Feinstein Blasts S.F. Sheriff but Promotes Obama’s Executive Amnesty
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein penned a letter to San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee blaming the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department for not handing over five-time deportee and seven-time convicted felon Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez to federal immigration officials. Lopez-Sanchez confessed to killing 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle on July 1, though he has pleaded not guilty.
¡Viva California! Latinos Now Outnumber Whites
As of July 1, 2014, the Census counted 14.99 million Latinos and 14.92 million whites, making California the second state in which Latinos outnumber whites, after New Mexico. Laura Hill, from the Public Policy Institute of California, told the Sacramento Bee, “What’s mostly going is the difference in birth rates in Latinos and non-Hispanic whites.”
