Wednesday, August 12, 2015

HAS YOUR CELLPHONE BEEN HACKED?

Over 55% of android cellphones have been hacked, according to a recent release from KOMANDO.COM.  First there was Stagefright, followed soon after by Certifi-gate. Both infect your Android smartphones and tablets with malware that lets cyber-attackers take control of your Android device, opening the door for hackers to steal your personal information.  Now, IBM has issued a warning for another Android security flaw. It's called the CVE-2015-3825 and affects android phones with version 4.3 or higher. 

COMMENTS:
I know that a whole lot of people out there have private, confidential and sensitive information on their android smart phones.  People do banking, order goods and services and store sensitive information in order to be able to do so.  I’ve said it time and time again… don’t do it.  Stick to desk tops and laps tops and keep their anti-virus softwares up-to-date.  I don’t store bank account user names and passwords anywhere except on a piece of paper and I do not have automatic sign-ins.  Insects are not the only bad bugs around. 

TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:
Q. What happens if we turn down Iran’s nuclear deal and other nations do not?  (Fergie ~ Park City, UT)
A. Our sanctions against Iran continue and we keep their $150 billion.  Theoretically, they would have to reduce their nuclear stockpiles and open their doors to inspections upon 24 day notice to the IAEA for the other nations, but you and I both know that’s a farce. 

Q. I understand there may be a “Constitutional Convention?”  Just what is that and what does this mean?  (Boris ~ Durango, CO)
A. There are two ways to amend or change the Constitution: (1) 2/3 of both houses of congress propose it and ¾ of the states ratify it, or (2) 34 state legislatures call for a Constitutional Convention where they meet and propose amendments and then 38 of the state legislatures must ratify.  The convention method has not been used since 1787.  The big push on right now is to amend the Constitution to require balanced budgets.  The problem is that no one in Washington has ever been taught how to balance a budget. 

Q. Do I understand that Obama has found a way to secretly fund Planned Parenthood?  (Carlotta ~ New Brunswick, NJ)
A. The State of New Hampshire decided to withhold funding for PP.  Immediately thereafter, the Department of Health and Human Services awarded a non-competitive Title X grant for “Family Planning” to the agency.  As Obama and his sicko friends would say, “There’s more than one way to skin a fetus.” 

TODAY’S QUOTE:
“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” ~ Abraham Lincoln

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

WHITEWASHING AMERICA’S HISTORY


No play on words intended, there seems to be a huge move on in this country to whitewash American history.  Not only is the Confederate Flag being removed from museums, flagpoles and license plates, but the State of Georgia is now dead set on removing all references to Confederate Memorial Day and Robert E. Lee from its history books and annual calendars.    

COMMENTS:
And I don’t suppose there will be any discussion about George Washington owning slaves, either.  The first thing we know, Obama is going to go down in history as being the best president this country has ever had and his mug will end up at Mount Rushmore.  As long as we’re so diligently changing history here, why don’t we just pretend that the Constitution of the United States never existed? 

TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:
Q. I heard that the V.A. has started to dump patient records?  (Ginger ~ Laguna Beach, CA)
A. It has happened at at least one V.A. Hospital, although administrators there are saying it was an “accident.”  The Hot Springs campus of the VA Black Hills Health Care System in South Dakota unceremoniously shoved some 1,100 patient records into a dumpster, including social security numbers and dates of birth.  They are saying it happened during a ”move,” and was unintended.  Now, how long do you suppose the 1,100 patients have been waiting for an appointment? 

Q. What was and what is the skinny on… Seal Team 6?  (Floyd ~ Las Vegas, NV) 
A. Seal Team 6 was a Navy team on a helicopter and on its way to capture a top Taliban leader in Afghanistan about four years ago.  It went down killing all 38 on board and the families of those killed have been trying to get answers from the government ever since.  In a statement to The Washington Times, the families say that the administration has ignored a court order to turn over documents relating to the helicopter crash.  The court order was the result of a public records lawsuit filed by Freedom Watch. Some of those on board were involved in the capture and killing of Osama Bin Laden, and there is scuttlebutt floating around that the enemy knew they were on that chopper due to an intelligence leak.  

Q. I just read that they’ve found evidence that Shakespeare smoked pot?  (Mina ~ Fernley, NV)  
A. Yes, which explains why nobody can understand his writings. 

TODAY’S QUOTE:
“Man can find every truth connected with his being, if he will dig deep into the mine of his soul.” ~ James Allen

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Monday, August 10, 2015

I.S.I.S. INTENDED TO ASSASSINATE QUEEN ELIZABETH

The United States is not the only allied nation beset with the internal presence of jihadists.  British members of I.S.I.S. were plotting with commanders in Syria to bomb and murder Queen Elizabeth at a World War II ceremony to be conducted this week.  Also expected to attend was the next in line to the throne, Prince Charles, as well as British Prime Minister David Cameron, veterans and thousands of citizens, who would have been subjected to a Boston-massacre style of stack. 

COMMENTS:
The United States needs to quit giving lip service to the probability of internal attacks in our country by I.S.I.S. members; we need to start preparing for it, because our president has made it abundantly clear that he has no intentions of stopping I.S.I.S. in the Middle East. 

TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:
Q. Do you think Biden will run?  (Kammy ~ Montpelier, VT)
A. He’s already a two-time loser, but who knows?  Here’s an interesting Rasmussen poll result:  Should he run – 46% no and 3% yes.  If he runs, who would you vote for – Biden 38% and Clinton 29%.  You just can make sense of those Democrats.  

Q. Will the Navy officer who fired his sidearm in self-defense during the Chattanooga shootings do jail time?  (Leon ~ Las Cruces, NM)
A. Actually, the Navy decided not to charge Lt. Commander Tim White after there was a national uproar.  Let Michael Bloomberg stew over that. 

Q. Is Donald Trump going to be in trouble with voters over his remarks about women?  (Ty ~ Lancaster, CA)
A. Possibly, but there’s a long time between now and the Republican convention.  I seriously doubt, however, that Rosie O’Donnell is going to be voting for him.  

TODAY’S QUOTE:
“It may be the cock that crows, but it is the hen that lays the eggs.” ~ Margaret Thatcher

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Saturday, August 8, 2015

CNN SIGNS FIRMLY ON TO GUN CONTROL AGENDA



Within hours after the attack at a suburban Nashville movie theater it was known that the attacker, Vincente David Montano, was armed with a hatchet, a fake bomb, pepper spray and an Airsoft pellet gun.  Nevertheless, CNN went on the air demanding more gun control.  They stressed that the fact that although the gun was a toy does not prevent the attack from having the desired effect on the American psyche and that it is time for the “gun lobby” to loosen its hold on businesses so more gun laws can be enacted.  They said, “Who among us will not carry in the back of our minds — as we settle into our seats in a darkened roomful of strangers — that anything is possible in a society so saturated with guns.” They added that the attack with the toy gun was effectual because it was not an “aberration” from the “ongoing reality” of gun violence in America.  

COMMENTS:
They also neglected to mention that the theater chain had been boycotted in the past because of its gun-free policies.  This is a classic example of how the left-wing-controlled media slants the news, or distorts it completely without the slightest semblance of journalistic honesty. The plain truth is that NO gun control law could have prevented this scenario, but getting at the root cause of violence in our society in general could have the desired effect. 

TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:
Q. Do you agree that Americans are sick and tired of business-as-usual in Washington and that is why Trump is so popular… the people want someone who will tell the current politicians off?  (Randolph ~ Scranton, PA)
A. Yes.  But, Americans really need to focus their angst at the top of the political food chain… the "Great Offender" Barack Obama.  That’s where all of the political, ethical and governmental problems in this country, and in both parties, start.  Obama is a disgrace to the country and needs to be called to task for his gross misdeeds.  We ALL need to get in his face.  I mean, we get more upset with robocalls and telemarketers than we do with Obama, and they haven’t shoved laws down our throat we are against, crapped on Christians and the military, or signed a phony deal with Iran. 

Q. Chuck Schumer and other top Dems have come out in opposition to Obama’s Iranian nuclear “deal.”  Do you think that will have an adverse impact on its Congressional passage in September?  (Prissy ~ Morgan City, LA)
A. You can take your clue from this fact: Obama was scheduled to start a 17-day vacation in Massachusetts today.  Instead, he packed up early and left yesterday, after Schumer's announcement and reportedly in a big huff.  The IRS will probably start auditing Schumer Monday morning. 

Q. There is an accusation floating around that Trump is a Trojan Horse sent by Bill and Hillary Clinton and that he’s a die-hard Democrat in disguise.  What do you think?  (Trip ~ Leavenworth, KS)
A. I think that’s a rumor planted by either the Democrats or some Republicans in an effort to derail Trump’s campaign.  I also think Trump is well-prepared to defend himself and that the only way to unseat him from his gallant white steed at this point is to come up with better, more proactive ideas instead of playing stupid dirty games.  Please… may we have some substance in this campaign? 

TODAY’S QUOTE:
“There was enough hot air in that debate room the other night to fill a thousand balloons for a huge balloon festival… bigger than all of Albuquerque.” ~ The Burney Mountain Hermit

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Friday, August 7, 2015

IRAN BREAKS SANCTIONS



The shadowy Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani recently visited Moscow to meet with senior Russian leaders, according to two Western intelligence sources, despite a travel ban and U.N. Security Council resolutions barring him from leaving Iran. FOX NEWS reported yesterday that on July 24, one week before Secretary of State John Kerry testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee and faced questions about the newly struck nuclear deal, Soleimani arrived in Moscow for secret meetings with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and President Vladimir Putin.

COMMENTS:
So much for the authenticity and Iranian sincerity regarding the infamous “deal.”  This is just one more nail in Obama’s and Kerry’s political coffin.  Let’s see… I think that now makes 1,432,798 nails….

TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:
Q. How do you think the first GOP debates went?  (Urich ~ San Ramon, CA)
A. When it came to the tough questions, I saw a whole lot of shucking and ducking, bobbing and weaving... and not a whole lot of direct answers.  Now… please pass the bottle of gin and some crumpets.   

Q. The other day, Obama compared the GOP to the Iranian hardliner, anti-American regime.  It was an ugly speech.  Why do you think he said those things?  (Minnie ~ Missoula, MT
A. Because he’s angry, he’s petulant and he is not used to anyone standing in his way.  But, that wasn’t the real news in his speech.  He came out and flatly admitted that the release of some $150 billion in impounded Iranian funds will probably go to fund terrorism.  Well, if you’re an American and you know that, why would you be party to a deal that would release those funds? 

Q. I understand there was another crime by an illegal alien convict that hasn’t made the news cycle?  (Joni ~ Litchfield, AZ)
A. Victor Aureliano Martinez Ramirez, an illegal alien who had previously been convicted four times, broke into a home in Santa Maria, California and beat a woman with a hammer, raped her and left her for dead; she died several days later in the hospital. 

TODAY’S QUOTE:
“When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.” ~ Socrates

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