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Obama has been reminding us over and over again that he personally killed Osama several times, and that he has made America safe from terrorism.

The FBI revealed on Friday that they had interviewed Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2011, after a foreign government alerted officials that he had possible ties to extremists.

Federal officials vetted Tamerlan Tsarnaev but their probe not produce any ‘derogatory’ information and the matter was put ‘to bed,’ a U.S. law enforcement source said.

The revelation is the first indication that Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his younger brother, Dzhokhar, were known to U.S. security officials prior to Monday’s bombings, U.S. authorities said.

FBI interviewed Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, for possible extremist ties two years ago but found no incriminating information | Mail Online

h/t to Dave G

Look at this exchange. I pointed out that the rate of sea level rise has not changed in New York over the last 160 years.

These morons come back “sea level has risen since 1880.” They have no technical understanding or skill or any clue what I am talking about, which is why they believe what they do.

How do you argue with imbeciles?

Elliott Negin: Coastal Cities Confront Global Warming-Induced Sea Level Rise

Apr 20

DENVER (AP) — As tens of thousands of people gather to celebrate and smoke marijuana in Denver, police will be out in full force.

But it’s not the pot smoking they’re concerned about at the yearly event, billed as the nation’s largest April 20 celebration. Instead, police say they’re focused on crowd security in light of attacks that killed three at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

News from The Associated Press

Fort Collins, Colorado  April 19, 2013

Tasiilaq, Greenland April 20, 2013

After several years of construction, the back nine is finally ready for play and open to the public. The weather has warmed up to a lovely -26C, with a pleasant 22 knot breeze.

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Obama has a budget 30% larger than George Bush’s largest budget. He has plenty of money for lavish vacations, F-16s for the Muslim Brotherhood, thousands of tanks, billions of rounds of ammunition and thousands of fully automatic rifles – but he has no money to keep Americans safe.

Expect Flight Delays This Weekend, as Furloughs Begins

Published: April 19, 2013

WASHINGTON — Air traffic controller furloughs scheduled to kick in on Sunday could result in flight delays of more than three hours in Atlanta, as well as significant delays in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York-area airports, federal officials said Thursday.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administrator Michael Huerta said they have no choice but to cut controller staffing by 10 percent, which will reduce how many planes airports can handle. But a spokeswoman for Airlines for America, a trade association for the airline industry, said the furloughs are unnecessary and airlines are considering suing the government.

Expect Flight Delays This Weekend, as Furloughs Begins | Weather Underground

Obama has instructed his cabinet to hurt Americans – and then to lie about why they are doing it.

Weather Street:Clouds and Precipitation Forecast Movie

This is the 26th snowstorm of the year. They have run out letters to name snowstorms in 2013.

Thick multi-year ice is now blocking the Northwest Passage. A nightmare for alarmists.

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Thick first-year snow is also blocking my driveway.

Elliott Negin: Coastal Cities Confront Global Warming-Induced Sea Level Rise

There is no reason to believe that man’s activities or global warming have affected sea level. Will my comment be censored – like they usually are?

Flooded roller coasters make great imagery, but have nothing to do with global warming.

Ohio River flood of 1937 – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Crime soared with Mass. gun law

IN 1998, Massachusetts passed what was hailed as the toughest gun-control legislation in the country. Among other stringencies, it banned semiautomatic “assault” weapons, imposed strict new licensing rules, prohibited anyone convicted of a violent crime or drug trafficking from ever carrying or owning a gun, and enacted severe penalties for storing guns unlocked.

“Today, Massachusetts leads the way in cracking down on gun violence,” said Republican Governor Paul Cellucci as he signed the bill into law. “It will save lives and help fight crime in our communities.” Scott Harshbarger, the state’s Democratic attorney general, agreed: “This vote is a victory for common sense and for the protection of our children and our neighborhoods.” One of the state’s leading anti-gun activists, John Rosenthal of Stop Handgun Violence, joined the applause. “The new gun law,” he predicted, “will certainly prevent future gun violence and countless grief.”

It didn’t.

The 1998 legislation did cut down, quite sharply, on the legal use of guns in Massachusetts. Within four years, the number of active gun licenses in the state had plummeted. “There were nearly 1.5 million active gun licenses in Massachusetts in 1998,” the AP reported. “In June [2002], that number was down to just 200,000.” The author of the law, state Senator Cheryl Jacques, was pleased that the Bay State’s stiff new restrictions had made it possible to “weed out the clutter.”

But the law that was so tough on law-abiding gun owners had quite a different impact on criminals.

Since 1998, gun crime in Massachusetts has gotten worse, not better. In 2011, Massachusetts recorded 122 murders committed with firearms, the Globe reported this month — “a striking increase from the 65 in 1998.” Other crimes rose too. Between 1998 and 2011, robbery with firearms climbed 20.7 percent. Aggravated assaults jumped 26.7 percent.

The nation’s toughest gun-control law made Massachusetts less safe – Opinion – The Boston Globe

When Democrats start talking “common sense” you know they are being completely irrational. Murders in Massachusetts have soared since 1998, while they declined in the rest of the country.

Massachusetts Crime Rates 1960 – 2011

FBI — Table 1

But here is the really interesting statistic. Since the “assault weapons” ban expired in the US, the murder rate has plummeted.

 

FBI — Table 1

Peace is achieved through strength, not weakness. Criminals are thrilled by laws which disarm their victims. Only a complete moron would not understand this.

h/t to Greg