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Thursday, September 22, 2016

TEXAS GOVERNOR ABBOTT THREATENS TO EXIT THE FEDERAL REFUGEE PROGRAM

TEXAS GOVERNOR THREATENS TO EXIT THE FEDERAL REFUGEE PROGRAM
Published on Sep 21, 2016
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has delivered an ultimatum to the Obama administration declaring that he does not want un-vetted "migrants" being housed in Texas.

Texas Governor Takes On Obama Refugee Invasion!
Published on Sep 21, 2016
InfoWars reporter Ashley Beckford went to the Texas State Capitol to discover the general public's opinion concerning Governor Greg Abbott's press release indicating Texas' intention to withdraw from Obama's refugee resettlement program.

Texas Threatens Withdrawal From Refugee Resettlement Program

BY WARREN MASS
SEE: http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/24114-texas-threatens-withdrawal-from-refugee-resettlement-program-over-security-concernsrepublished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:

On September 21, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission sent a letter to Robert Carey, director of the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement, stating that unless the federal government “unconditionally” approves by September 30 the state’s new plan controlling refugee placements within Texas, the state agency will “exit” the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program.
The commission told Carey that unless the Texas state plan is approved without changes by the end of the month “we will interpret your silence as a rejection of the application.”
The Houston Chronicle said that it had obtained a copy of the two-page letter, which was from Charles Smith, executive commissioner of the state commission. The letter advises the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement of the state's decision not to allow additional refugee resettlements “without assurances from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence that the refugees do not pose a security threat to our citizens.”
The Chronicle quoted from Smith’s letter further:
We remain willing to place refugees in Texas with the strict contingency that you and other specified federal security officials provide certification that each refugee does not pose a security threat.
Given your proclaimed confidence in your protocols, this appears to be a reasonable request. The State of Texas does not oppose the resettlement of all refugees, but we believe we are justified in our objection to the unmitigated placement of refugees from Syria and countries known to be supporters or propagators of terrorism.
If an agreement from the federal office is not forthcoming, Texas will join Kansas and New Jersey in withdrawing its participation in the refugee program. In the letter, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission provided a timetable for the Texas withdrawal, which would entail stopping all services and benefits that the state has been providing to refugee groups and contractors on January 31 — the first available date to withdraw under the state’s current agreement with the federal government.
The Chronicle cited a statement from Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who said that his agency’s letter was sent in response to the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement’s “unwillingness” to approve the state’s new refugee plan, which would require national security officials to ensure that refugees do not pose a security threat to Texas.
“Empathy must be balanced with security,” said Abbott, as quoted by the Chronicle
“Texas has done more than its fair share in aiding refugees, accepting more refugees than any other state between October 2015 and March 2016. While many refugees pose no danger, some pose grave danger, like the Iraqi refugee with ties to ISIS who was arrested earlier this year after he plotted to set off bombs at two malls in Houston.”
The Austin American-Statesman reported Abbott’s explanation that his state’s ultimatum was made because Texas officials don’t trust the federal government’s system of background checks for refugees “from terrorist-based nations.”
“The federal government lacks the capability or the will to distinguish the dangerous from the harmless, and Texas will not be an accomplice to such dereliction of duty to the American people,” Abbott continued.
“Even with the inability to properly vet refugees from Syria and countries known to be supporters or propagators of terrorism, President Obama is now ineptly proposing a dramatic increase in the number of refugees to be resettled in the U.S.,” said Abbott.
The American-Statesman noted that this latest Texas ultimatum follows a series of setbacks in the state’s attempts to curtail the resettlement of Syrian refugees within its borders.  
In several articles about the resistance presented by the governors of Texas and a majority of the other states (including Donald Trump’s running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence) to the Obama administration’s refugee plan, we quoted from an open letter that Abbott to President Obama shortly after the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris last November. That letter stated, in part:
As governor of Texas, I write to inform you that the State of Texas will not accept any refugees from Syria in the wake of the deadly terrorist attack in Paris.
Further, I — and millions of Americans — implore you to halt your plans to accept more Syrian refugees in the United States. A Syrian “refugee” appears to have been part of the Paris terror attack. American humanitarian compassion could be exploited to expose Americans to similar deadly danger. The reasons for such concerns are plentiful.
The FBI director testified to Congress that the federal government does not have the background information that is necessary to effectively conduct proper security checks on Syrian nationals, Director Comey explained: “We can query our database until the cows come home, but there will be nothing show up because we have no record of them.”
The Austin American-Statesman noted that attempts by Texas to stop the arrival of Syrian refugees have been blocked twice during the past year by U.S. District Judge David Godbey, who said that Texans’ fears of terrorism were based largely on speculative hearsay and that the state failed to provide sufficient evidence showing that terrorists had infiltrated the refugee program.
Following Godbey’s last such ruling in June, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he was disappointed that the judge’s decision meant “Texas cannot hold the federal government accountable.”
“We are considering our options moving forward to guarantee the safety of Texans from domestic and foreign threats,” said Paxton.
The ruling was also criticized by Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, who said:
“Texas has a right to know who the federal government is bringing to Texas, where they are being placed and what they are doing to guarantee the safety of all Texans.”
In a recently published articleThe New American posed the question of whether our country was actually importing Middle East terrorism into the United States. This week’s event indicate that the officials in Texas are concerned that that is exactly what might be happening — and are determined to prevent terrorists from being imported into the Lone Star State.
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SHERIFF JOE ARPAIO SAYS HE IS STILL INVESTIGATING OBAMA BIRTH CERTIFICATE

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Says He Is Still Investigating Obama Birth Certificate

SHERIFF JOE ARPAIO SAYS HE IS STILL INVESTIGATING OBAMA BIRTH CERTIFICATE

“I don’t care where he’s from, we are looking at a forged document. Period.”

BY STEVE WATSON
SEE: http://www.infowars.com/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-he-is-still-investigating-obama-birth-certificate/republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:

Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the man responsible for driving the investigation into the authenticity of president Obama’s birth certificate says he is not going to give up on the matter.
The law enforcer from Maricopa County made the remarks in a speech to a group that spearheaded the ‘birther’ movement, The Surprise Tea Party Patriots, on Tuesday, according to a report out of The Arizona Republic.
“I don’t know how it’s going to turn out.” Arpaio told the crowd, adding “I don’t care where he’s from, we are looking at a forged document. Period.”
Arpaio distanced himself from GOP nominee Donald Trump’s remarks on the matter last week. Trump said that he believes the matter is closed and that Obama was born in the United States.
“I had nothing to do with Trump on the birth certificate,” Arpaio said, adding “We did it on our own, because of you guys.”
Trump also stated last week that it was Hillary Clinton’s aides who blew up the birther issue in 2008 as part of a strategy when running against Obama for the Democratic nomination.
Mike Zullo, Arpaio’s right hand man on the investigation also spoke at the event, telling those gathered that Trump’s comments were a “punch in the gut, because it was unexpected.”
“It’s not going to deter us,” Zullo said. “It’s not going to stop us. I am closer than ever.” he added, describing Trump’s comments as “strategic.”
“I know all the politicians say, ‘Sheriff, don’t talk about it,’ ”Arpaio said Tuesday.
“But how can I back down when we started it? I’m not going to just forget it.” the Sheriff urged.


GOV'T COMING FOR YOUR INTERNET FREEDOM

GOV'T COMING FOR YOUR INTERNET FREEDOM
Published on Sep 22, 2016
Obama is set to hand over control of US internet to the UN body ICANN, increasing the power of foreign governments over the Internet, creating a gateway to content regulation. Free speech online could be censored by governments that do not hold this right to be of value. Owen Shoyer and Margaret Howell break it down. Follow them on Twitter - @allidoisowen @margaretjhowell

THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT HILLARY'S OCTOBER SURPRISE

THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT HILLARY'S OCTOBER SURPRISE 
DESPERATE ATTEMPTS TO SINK TRUMP COULD MEAN STAGED/PLANNED VIOLENCE 

ALERT: THE OCTOBER SURPRISE WILL BE A VIOLENT PROVOCATION BLAMED ON TRUMP


Hillary is desperate and will resort to dirty tricks


TRUMP ADVISOR PUBLISHES STORY ABOUT CLINTON CAMPAIGN REPEATEDLY CHARGING ONE-TIME DONORS

Trump Advisor Publishes Story About Clinton Campaign Repeatedly Charging One-time Donors
TRUMP ADVISOR PUBLISHES STORY ABOUT CLINTON CAMPAIGN REPEATEDLY CHARGING ONE-TIME DONORS 
BY BOB ADELMANN
SEE: http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/24105-trump-advisor-publishes-story-about-clinton-campaign-s-repeated-charging-one-time-donorsrepublished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:

Back in March Carol Mahre, an 81-year-old grandmother and lifelong Democrat, decided to contribute $25 to the Hillary for America campaign. She gave a staff member her account information and on March 16 $25 was deducted from her US Bank checking account.
Later that day another $25 was deducted from her account. On March 29 $19 was deducted from her account, payable to the Hillary for America campaign.
She tried unsuccessfully to get the campaign to reverse the charges and asked her son Roger, a local attorney in Maplewood, Minnesota, for help. He picked up where she left off, calling the campaign headquarters many times but getting only a voicemail message saying that lines were busy.
Roger upped the ante and filed a fraud report with the Minnesota attorney general’s office, and asked a local CBS affiliate, KARE 11, for help. The station reported on the complaint in June, learning that Roger had no luck in resolving the issue either:
Mahre had her son Roger, an attorney, help her dispute the unauthorized charges on her credit card. Roger Mahre said over a period of three days in late April and early May, he placed dozens of calls to Hillary for America before someone finally answered the phone.
“I finally got through,” said Roger. “When I talked to the person at the other end and explained what was going on he seemed nice enough.”
Roger says the Hillary campaign representative promised to cancel the charges that weren’t authorized and make sure that no further payments were taken from Carol’s credit card.
“I asked him for email confirmation of that and he said he would get it to me,” said Roger “and I have never seen anything.”
On Carol’s bank statement a month later two more deductions to the Hillary for America campaign appeared in the amount of $25 each.
Two reporters from KARE 11 tried again:
On May 27, KARE 11 emailed the Hillary Clinton press account. Six days later, there’s been no response. KARE investigative reporter A.J. Lagoe also tweeted to Hillary for America’s Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri and Press Secretary Brian Fallon. They’ve also failed to respond.
Enter Jared Kushner. He is Donald Trump’s son-in-law (he’s married to Ivanka), the owner of a high-powered real estate company and a newspaper publishing company, the New York Observer. He’s also one of Trump’s key campaign advisors, heading up his “transition” team should Trump be elected president in November.
Kushner had a member of his staff at the Observer, Liz Crokin, look into the incident which resulted in an “exclusive” report published on September 15. Said the report:
[Carol Mahre’s experience] follows a pattern in which unwitting donors are charged multiple times, but always for a total less than $100, which is a key trigger point for banks’ internal action systems. [According to the numbers, however, Mahre had $119 taken from her account.]
Crokin’s investigation turned up rampant unauthorized charges to low-income donors that, she said, have resulted in “one of the nation’s biggest banks receiv[ing] up to 100 phone calls a day from Clinton’s small donors asking for refunds for unauthorized charges to their bankcards made by Clinton’s campaign.” Crokin relied on numerous sources for her report, who asked for anonymity to keep from putting their jobs at risk. Said one source:
We don’t investigate fraudulent charges unless they are over $100. The Clinton campaign knows this, that’s why we don’t see any charges over the $100 amount, they’ll stop the charges just below $100. We’ll see her campaign overcharge donors by $20, $40 or $60 but never more than $100….
The people who call us are just the ones who catch the fraudulent charges. I can’t imagine how many more people are getting overcharged by Hillary’s campaign and they have no idea.
Wrote Crokin:
The source, who has worked for Wells Fargo for over 10 years, said that the total amount they refund customers on a daily basis who have been overcharged by Clinton’s campaign “varies” but the bank usually issues refunds that total between $700 and $1,200 per day.
Searches by this writer for confirmation of the story at TruthorFiction.com and FactCheck.org turned up nothing. But Snopes had this to say about Kushner’s “exclusive” report:
WHAT'S TRUE: A Minnesota woman reported that she incurred a couple of additional overcharges by the Clinton campaign after making a one-time donation of $25.
WHAT'S UNDETERMINED: Whether campaign donation overcharges are deliberate and widespread, rather than the rare product of isolated glitches or user error.
Snopes couldn’t find confirmation that others, hundreds of others, were being ripped off by the Clinton campaign:
The Observer article stated an anonymous source had told them that about 100 people per day were complaining about spurious Clinton campaign charges to Wells Fargo alone, a figure which spread across all financial institutions would suggest that thousands and thousands of Clinton donors were reporting similar fraud issues every month.
But — even though this "fraud" has supposedly been taking place since Spring 2016 — we weren't able to find instances of more such complaints on Facebook, Twitter, or any other social media platform or forum, outside of two January 2016 Twitter pleas from someone seeking assistance in canceling a recurring donation.
However, Snopes did turn up a high degree of reluctance by Wells Fargo to discuss the matter with them:
We contacted Wells Fargo's fraud department in an attempt to verify the breadth of fraudulent charge issue, and after placing us on hold, a representative ambiguously stated that the rumor "had nothing to do" specifically with the campaign of Hillary Clinton (which could mean anything from "the rumor is baseless" to "it's a merchant/processor issue"). We also contacted Wells Fargo's media relations division, who said nothing beyond "We have no comment at this time."
It’s possible that Wells Fargo, undergoing intense scrutiny over creating thousands of phony accounts, just doesn’t want to add to their current woes. It’s also possible that Carol Maher inadvertently signed up for a recurring draft against her USBank account. That’s unlikely, of course, as those charges were random and in differing amounts.
The best that can be said of the incident, barring others coming forward with similar stories of overcharging by the Clinton campaign, was offered by investigative reporter Mish Shedlock:
I cannot prove any of this. Nor can anyone else unless they have a recording of the call. But there is a moral to this story, two actually:
Do not give [your] credit card or bank account information out to anyone who calls you.
Do not give money to untrustworthy people or known liars. It will only give you grief.

PASTOR MANNING, NYC: DONALD TRUMP BOWS DOWN TO OBAMA'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE

PASTOR MANNING OF HARLEM, 
NEW YORK CITY 
DONALD TRUMP BOWS DOWN TO OBAMA'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE 

EXCLUSIVE: LEAKED VIDEO SHOWS OBAMA RAILING AGAINST WHITE PEOPLE DURING KENYA TRIP

EXCLUSIVE: LEAKED VIDEO SHOWS OBAMA RAILING AGAINST WHITE PEOPLE DURING KENYA TRIP

"I'm deeply saddened that whites are superior"

BY PAUL JOSEPH WATSON
SEE: http://www.infowars.com/exclusive-leaked-video-shows-obama-railing-against-white-people-during-kenya-trip/republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:

Never before seen video set to be released soon shows President Barack Obama railing against white people during a 1990 trip to Kenya.
The footage, filmed and narrated by Obama’s sister Auma, shows the president on his first trip to Kenya as a young man in his 20s. Michelle Obama also accompanied her husband on the trip.
WeSearchr’s Chuck Johnson exclusively revealed to Infowars Obama’s comments in the video, which include him denouncing white privilege.
Obama says in the film: “I’m deeply saddened by a sense that whites are still superior in this country, in some sense, that if you sit at a restaurant, they’re served before a Kenyan is served. If you go through customs, a white person is going to have an easier time going through customs.”
At one point in the movie Obama says he has “a lot at stake” in building “a strong black country in Kenya.”
“The film is full of insights into Barack Obama’s psychology and worldview, especially with regards to the way he sees his family in Kenya and black-white race relations,” according to Johnson. “How much of a black nationalist do you think Obama is? What do you think he thinks of white people?”
The comments will provide further ammunition for Obama critics who claim that the president has used the office to stoke racial division, especially given his sympathies towards ‘Black Lives Matter’, a group whose ideological inspiration is a convicted cop killer on the FBI’s ‘Most Wanted Terrorists’ list.
Johnson will release the clip in full and it will be featured exclusively on Infowars when he crowd funds the cost of his private eye to obtain the footage. Expect that to happen soon.
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Leaked Video Shows Obama Railing Against 'White Superiority'
Published on Sep 20, 2016
A new video has surfaced from Barack Obama's visit to Kenya where he pulled no punches condemning the 'superiority of whites'.