GOP LEGALLY BARRED FROM FIGHTING VOTE FRAUD

Do you know about this legal consent decree SIGNED BY THE GOP 30 YEARS AGO?  Most people don't.  Many complain about voter fraud and why nothing is done about it.  Most of these folks simply don't know, NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT.  30 years ago, the GOP agreed to this consent decree before a Federal Judge.  Today this decree remains valid, which means even if VOTER FRAUD  can be proven, there is NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT!! 

"30 years later, consent decree violation claims still threaten"

Published: 11/20/2012 at 8:01 PM

by BOB UNRUH

Voting machines suspiciously defaulting to Barack Obama? Buses loaded with strangers appearing at polling stations? Even ballots turning out 100 percent for one candidate in precinct reports?

In short, suspicions of vote fraud?

That’s too bad, because a race-based consent decree negotiated by Democrats against the Republican National Committee a generation ago still has tied the RNC’s hands, and GOP officials could be cited for contempt – or worse – if they try to make sure American elections are clean.

Impossible?

No. Fact.

The case is the Democratic National Committee vs. the Republican National Committee, originally from 1982.

Democrats alleged Republicans were trying intimidate minority voters in New Jersey and brought the legal action. The RNC, inexplicably, decided to agree to a consent decree before a Democrat-appointed judge rather than fight the claims.

The judge, Dickinson Debevoise, appointed by Jimmy Carter, later retired but decided he would continue to control the case. The decision requires the RNC – but not the DNC – to “refrain from undertaking any ballot security activities in polling places or election districts where the racial or ethnic composition of such districts is a factor in the decision to conduct, or the actual conduct of, such activities there and where a purpose or significant effect of such activities is to deter qualified voters from voting; and the conduct of such activities disproportionately in or directed toward districts that have a substantial proportion of racial or ethnic populations shall be considered relevant evidence of the existence of such a factor and purpose.”

The rest of the agreement essentially requires the RNC to follow applicable state and federal election laws.

But the section cited above has been used for decades to warn off Republicans from any challenge to evidence of voter fraud in districts with “racial or ethnic populations.”

The law has remained, even though the RNC recently challenged it at the appellate level only to be turned down by Judges Joseph Greenaway Jr., appointed by Bill Clinton; Dolores Sloviter, appointed by Carter; and Walter Stapleton, appointed by Ronald Reagan, in the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

It now is pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.

But two election veterans both told WND it still is hurting the fight against voter fraud in the United States.

Attorney James Bopp of the James Madison Center said the threat that the RNC has faced is that someone will allege a violation of the decree, and party officials will be standing in a courtroom on Election Day.

Bopp’s organization was founded to protect the First Amendment right of all citizens of free expression and “to support litigation and public education activities in order to defend the rights of political expression and association by citizens and citizen groups as guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.”

Bopp himself has taken part in more than 60 election-related cases, including recounts, redistricting and constitutional law challenges to state and federal election laws.

He said the agreement even today, amid reports of fraud across the country, prevents the RNC from doing any anti-voter fraud activity on Election Day.

“It is way too restrictive,” he said. “It prevents the RNC from working with state parties in conducting voter integrity activities. It has been used by the DNC to harass the leadership of the RNC with false allegations of violations of the consent decree.”

He said the reason why the RNC originally agreed to the decree, rather than fight the allegations, was unclear. But he said he investigated the issue.

“It was very troubling that the RNC’s effort to ensure the integrity of the vote would be undermined,” he told WND.

While there have been periods in U.S. history in which there have been concerns about minority voting, the restrictions today, he said, are “completely unjustified.”

“It’s become absurd,” he said, noting that the GOP has had a black chairman.

Voters, he said, would be best served to have both political parties watching for vote fraud.

Also responding to questions about the issue was Cleta Mitchell of the Washington firm of Foley & Lardner.

Mitchell is on the firm’s political law practice team and has 30 years of experience in law, politics and public policy, advising candidates, campaigns and others on state and federal campaign finance law, election law and compliance issues. She practices before the Federal Election Commission.

“The RNC has been completely prohibited from doing anything in ballot security since 1982,” she told WND. “The Democrats repeatedly over the years have gotten the RNC officers into court on the weekend before the election.

“What it means is that for 30 years there has been no way to institutionalize, to help train state parties, to work with candidates [on vote fraud prevention issues],” she said.

Problems can be caused by malfunctioning equipment, programming errors, or “sheer incompetence” of local elections officials, she said. And sometimes by vote fraud.

“The problem is there’s nothing that the RNC can do in that regard because of that consent degree,” Mitchell said.  “A lot of things need to be done to improve state laws. … Democrats are able to be involved as they want to be.”

Republicans have tried to change the decree since 2009, after Obama took office. But Debevoise has ruled that they failed to show that conditions in the U.S. had changed since 1982.

Debevoise said that since most minority voters support Democrats, the RNC still has an incentive to suppress minority votes.

He dismissed the idea of voter fraud and extended his own supervision of the case until 2017.

In March, the 3rd Circuit issued its affirmation of Debevoise’s decision.

WND recently has reported on allegations of voter fraud, including a claim by a poll watcher in Pennsylvania who said votes reverted to Obama by default, no matter who the voter selected.

The incident took place in the state where officials claimed Obama received a total of 19,605 votes in 59 voting divisions to zero for Mitt Romney and not far from the 100 precincts in Ohio in which Obama got 99 percent of the vote.

With evidence mounting that the vote tabulation did not reflect the true choices of voters, talk-radio icon Rush Limbaugh declared: “Third-world, tin-horn dictators don’t get [these percentages]. I mean, the last guy that got this percentage of the vote was Saddam Hussein, and the people that didn’t vote for him got shot. This just doesn’t happen. Even Hugo Chavez [of Venezuela] doesn’t get 100 percent or 99 percent of the vote.”

It was in Upper Macungie Township, near Allentown, Pa., where an auditor, Robert Ashcroft, was dispatched by Republicans to monitor the vote on Election Day. He said the software he observed would “change the selection back to default – to Obama.”

He said that happened in about 5 percent to 10 percent of the votes.

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Time to Stop Confusing Real Meaning of 2nd Amendment

Opponents confuse the Founders original intent to argue that they never intended to allow citizens to be armed with semi-automatic rifles. This common error in constitutional interpretation is failing to examine the Constitution according to its original meaning.

James Wilson, one of only six founders to sign both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, was nominated by President George Washington as an original Justice on the Supreme Court, exhorted: “The first and governing maxim in the interpretation of a statute is to discover the meaning of those who made it.”

The Founders framed the Second Amendment as a certification to protect what was frequently called “the first law of nature”—the right of self-protection, an inalienable right—guaranteed to every citizen individually.

Understanding the Second Amendment’s intention that secures the right “to keep and bear arms”, it is important to establish the source of inalienable rights constitutionally. 

Constitution signer John Dickenson, like many of the others in his day, defined an inalienable right as a right “which God gave to you and which no inferior power has a right to take away.”

Our Founders believed that it was the duty of government (an inferior power) to protect inalienable rights from encroachment or usurpation. This was made clear by Justice Wilson, while a serving Justice on the Supreme Court; he taught his law students that the specific protections found in our government documents did not create new rights, rather secured old rights – that our documents were merely “…to acquire a new security for the possession or the recovery of those rights…which we were previously entitled by the immediate gift or by the unerring law of our all-wise and all-beneficent Creator.”

Justice Wilson asserted that “…every government which has not this in view as its principal object is not a government of the legitimate kind.”

The Founders understood the basic concept that government is not the source of rights; that self defense is an inalienable right the Second Amendment guarantees; that each citizen is guaranteed the tools necessary to defend their life, family, or property from aggression, whether from an individual or a government.

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The Battle of Athens (True Story)

2 AUGUST 1946

I. Introduction

On 2 August 1946, some Americans, brutalized by their county government, used armed force to overturn it. These Americans wanted honest, open elections. For years they had asked for state or Federal election monitors to prevent vote fraud -- forged ballots, secret ballot counts, and intimidation by armed sheriff's deputies -- by the local political boss. They got no help.

These Americans' absolute refusal to knuckle-under had been hardened by service in World War II. Having fought to free other countries from murderous regimes, they rejected vicious abuse by their county government. These Americans had a choice. Their state's Constitution - Article 1, Section 26 - recorded their right to keep and bear arms for the common defense. Few "gun control" laws had been enacted.

II. The Setting

These Americans were Tennesseeans of McMinn County, located between Chattanooga and Knoxville, in Eastern Tennessee. The two main towns were Athens and Etowah.

McMinn Countians had long been independent political thinkers. They also had long:

• accepted bribe-taking by politicians and/or the Sheriff to overlook illicit whiskey-making and gambling;
• financed the sheriff's department from fines - usually for speeding or public drunkenness - which promoted false arrests;
• put up with voting fraud by both Democrats and Republicans.

Tennessee State law barred voting fraud:

• ballot boxes had to be shown to be empty before voting;
• poll-watchers had to be allowed;
• armed law enforcement officers were barred from polling places;
• ballots had to be counted where any voter could watch.

III. The Circumstances

The Great Depression had ravaged McMinn County. Drought broke many farmers; workforces shrank. The wealthy Cantrell family, of Etowah, backed Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1932 election, hoping New Deal programs would revive the local economy and help Democrats to replace Republicans in the county government. So it proved.

Paul Cantrell was elected Sheriff in the 1936, 1938, and 1940 elections, but by slim margins. The Sheriff was the key County official. Cantrell was elected to the State Senate in 1942 and 1944; his chief deputy, Pat Mansfield, was elected sheriff. In 1946, Paul Cantrell again sought the Sheriff's office.

IV. World War II Ends; Paul Cantrell's Troubles Begin

At end-1945, some 3,000 battle-hardened veterans returned to McMinn County. Sheriff Mansfield's deputies had brutalized many in McMinn County; the GIs held Cantrell politically responsible for Mansfield's doings. Early in 1946, some newly-returned ex-GIs decided:

• to challenge Cantrell politically;
• to offer an all ex-GI, non-partisan ticket;
• to promise a fraud-free election.

In ads and speeches the GI candidates promised:

• an honest ballot count;
• reform of county government.

At a rally, a GI speaker said, "'The principals that we fought for in this past war do not exist in McMinn County. We fought for democracy because we believe in democracy but not the form we live under in this county.'" (Daily Post-Athenian, 17 June 1946, p. 1).

At end-July 1946, 159 McMinn County GIs petitioned the FBI to send election monitors. There was no response. The Department of Justice had not responded to McMinn Countians' complaints of election fraud in 1940, 1942, and 1944.

V. From Ballots to Bullets

The election was held on 1 August. To intimidate voters, Mansfield brought in some 200 armed "deputies". GI poll-watchers were beaten almost at once. At about 3 p.m., Tom Gillespie, an African-American voter, was told by a Sheriff's deputy, "'Nigger, you can't vote here today!!'". Despite being beaten, Gillespie persisted; the enraged deputy shot him. The gunshot drew a crowd. Rumors spread that Gillespie had been "shot in the back"; he later recovered. (C. Stephen Byrum, The Battle of Athens; Paidia Productions, Chattanooga TN, 1987; pp. 155-57).

Other deputies detained ex-GI poll-watchers in a polling place, as that made the ballot count "public". A crowd gathered. Sheriff Mansfield told his deputies to disperse the crowd. When the two ex-GIs smashed a big window and escaped, the crowd surged forward. "The deputies, with guns drawn, formed a tight half-circle around the front of the polling place. One deputy, "his gun raised high ...shouted: 'You sons-of-bitches cross this street and I'll kill you!'" (Byrum, p. 165).

Mansfield took the ballot boxes to the jail for counting. The deputies seemed to fear immediate attack, by the "people who had just liberated Europe and the South Pacific from two of the most powerful war machines in human history." (Byrum, pp. 168-69).

Short of firearms and ammunition, the GIs scoured the county to find them. By borrowing keys to the National Guard and State Guard Armories, they got three M-1 rifles, five .45 semi-automatic pistols, and 24 British Enfield rifles. The armories were nearly empty after the war's end.

By eight p.m., a group of GIs and "local boys" headed for the jail to get the ballot boxes. They occupied high ground facing the jail but left the back door unguarded to give the jail's defenders an easy way out.

VI. The Battle of Athens

Three GIs - alerting passersby to danger - were fired on from the jail. Two GIs were wounded. Other GIs returned fire. Those inside the jail mainly used pistols; they also had a "tommy gun" (a .45 caliber Thompson sub-machine gun).

Firing subsided after 30 minutes: ammunition ran low and night had fallen. Thick brick walls shielded those inside the jail. Absent radios, the GIs' rifle fire was un-coordinated. "From the hillside, fire rose and fell in disorganized cascades. More than anything else, people were simply 'shooting at the jail'." (Byrum, p. 189).

Several who ventured into "no man's land", the street in front of the jail, were wounded. One man inside the jail was badly hurt; he recovered. Most sheriff's deputies wanted to hunker down and await rescue. Governor McCord mobilized the State Guard, perhaps to scare the GIs into withdrawing. The State Guard never went to Athens. McCord may have feared that Guard units filled with ex-GIs might not fire on other ex-GIs.

At about 2 a.m. on 2 August, the GIs forced the issue. Men from Meigs county threw dynamite sticks and damaged the jail's porch. The panicked deputies surrendered. GIs quickly secured the building. Paul Cantrell faded into the night, almost having been shot by a GI who knew him, but whose .45 pistol had jammed. Mansfield's deputies were kept overnight in jail for their own safety. Calm soon returned: the GIs posted guards. The rifles borrowed from the armory were cleaned and returned before sun-up.

VII. The Aftermath: Restoring Democracy in McMinn County

In five precincts free of vote fraud, the GI candidate for Sheriff, Knox Henry, won 1,168 votes to Cantrell's 789. Other GI candidates won by similar margins.

The GIs did not hate Cantrell. They only wanted honest government. On 2 August, a town meeting set up a three-man governing committee. The regular police having fled, six men were chosen to police Athens; a dozen GIs were sent to police Etowah. In addition, "Individual citizens were called upon to form patrols or guard groups, often led by a GI. ...To their credit, however, there is not a single mention of an abuse of power on their behalf." (Byrum, p. 220).

Once the GI candidates' victory had been certified, they cleaned-up county government:

• the jail was fixed;
• newly-elected officials accepted a $5,000 pay limit;
• Mansfield supporters who resigned, were replaced.

The general election on 5 November passed quietly. McMinn Countians, having restored the Rule of Law, returned to their daily lives. Pat Mansfield moved back to Georgia. Paul Cantrell set up an auto dealership in Etowah. "Almost everyone who knew Cantrell in the years after the 'Battle' agree that he was not bitter about what had happened." (Byrum, pp. 232-33; see also New York Times, 9 August 1946, p. 8).

VIII. The Outsiders' Response

The Battle of Athens made national headlines. Most outsiders' reports had the errors usual in coverage of large-scale, night-time events. A New York Times editorialist on 3 August savaged the GIs, who:

"...quite obviously - though we hope erroneously - felt that there was no city, county, or State agency to whom they could turn for justice.

... "There is a warning for all of us in the occurrence...and above all a warning for the veterans of McMinn County, who also violated a fundamental principle of democracy when they arrogated to themselves the right of law enforcement for which they had no election mandate. Corruption, when and where it exists, demands reform, and even in the most corrupt and boss-ridden communities there are peaceful means by which reform can be achieved. But there is no substitute, in a democracy, for orderly process." (NYT, 3 Aug 1946, p. 14.)

The editorialist did not see:

• McMinn Countians' many appeals for outside help;
• some ruthless people only respect force;
• that it was wrong to equate use of force by evil-doers (Cantrell and Mansfield) with the righteous (the GIs).

The New York Times:

• never saw that Cantrell and Mansfield's wholesale election fraud, enforced at gun-point, trampled the Rule of Law;
• feared citizens' restoring the Rule of Law by armed force.

Other outsiders, e.g., Time and Newsweek, agreed. (See Time, 12 August 1946, p. 20; Newsweek, 12 Aug 1946, p. 31 and 9 September 1946, p. 38).

The 79th Congress adjourned on 2 August 1946, when the Battle of Athens ended. However, Representative John Jennings, Jr., from Tennessee decried:

• McMinn County's sorry situation under Cantrell and Mansfield;
• the Justice Department's repeated failures to help the McMinn Countians.

Jennings was delighted that "...at long last decency and honesty, liberty and law have returned to the fine county of McMinn...". (Congressional Record, House; U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1946; Appendix, Volume 92, Part 13, p. A4870.)

IX. The Lessons of Athens

Those who took up arms in Athens, Tennessee:

• wanted honest elections, a cornerstone of our Constitutional order;
• had repeatedly tried to get Federal or State election monitors;
• used armed force so as to minimize harm to the law-breakers;
• showed little malice to the defeated law-breakers;
• restored lawful government.

The Battle of Athens clearly shows:

• how Americans can and should lawfully use armed force;
• why the Rule of Law requires unrestricted access to firearms;
• how civilians with military-type firearms can beat the forces of "law and order".

Dictators believe that public order is more important than the Rule of Law. However, Americans reject this idea. Criminals can exploit for selfish ends, the use armed force to restore the Rule of Law. But brutal political repression - as practiced by Cantrell and Mansfield - is lethal to many. An individual criminal can harm a handful of people. Governments alone can brutalize thousands, or millions.

Since 1915, officials of seven governments "gone bad" have committed genocide, murdering at least 56 million persons, including millions of children. "Gun control" clears the way for genocide by giving governments "gone bad" far greater freedom to commit mass murder.

Law-abiding McMinn Countians won the Battle of Athens because they were not hamstrung by "gun control". McMinn Countians showed us when citizens can and should use armed force to support the Rule of Law. We are all in their debt.

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New Take On 2nd Amendment by Vermont State Rep. Fred Maslack

Vermont State Rep. Fred Maslack has read the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as well as Vermont 's own Constitution very carefully, and his strict interpretation of these documents is popping some eyeballs in New England and elsewhere.

Maslack recently proposed a bill to register "non-gun-owners" and require them to pay a $500 fee to the state. Thus Vermont would become the first state to require a permit for the luxury of going about unarmed and assess a fee of $500 for the privilege of not owning a gun. Maslack read the "militia" phrase of the Second Amendment as not only the right of the individual citizen to bear arms, but as'a clear mandate to do so'. He believes that universal gun ownership was advocated by the Framers of the Constitution as an antidote to a "monopoly of force" by the government as well as criminals. Vermont ’s constitution states explicitly that "the people have a right to bear arms for the defense of themselves and the State" and those persons who are "conscientiously scrupulous of bearing arms" shall be required to "pay such equivalent." Clearly, says Maslack, Vermonters have a constitutional obligation to arm themselves, so that they are capable of responding to "any situation that may arise."

Under the bill, adults who choose not to own a firearm would be required to register their name, address, Social Security Number, and driver's license number with the state. "There is a legitimate government interest in knowing who is not prepared to defend the state should they be asked to do so," Maslack says.

Vermont already boasts a high rate of gun ownership along with the least restrictive laws of any state .... it's currently the only state that allows a citizen to carry a concealed firearm without a permit. *This combination of plenty of guns and few laws regulating them has resulted in a crime rate that is the third lowest in the nation.*

" America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." This makes sense! There is no reason why gun owners should have to pay taxes to support police protection for people not wanting to own guns.

Let them contribute their fair share and pay their own way. Sounds reasonable to me! Non-gun owners require more police to protect them and this fee should go to paying for their defense!

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Are Whole Eggs or Egg Whites Better for You?

by Mike Geary, Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer

I was on a weekend trip with some friends recently and one of my friends was cooking breakfast for the whole group. I went over to see what he was cooking and saw he was getting ready to make a big batch of eggs.

Well, to my shock and horror, I noticed that he was cracking the eggs open and screening the egg whites into a bowl and throwing out the egg yolks. I asked him why the heck he was throwing out the egg yolks, and he replied something like this...

"because I thought the egg yolks were terrible for you...that's where all the nasty fat and cholesterol is".

And I replied something along the lines of... "you mean that's where all of the nutrition is!"

This is a perfect example of how confused most people are about nutrition. In a world full of misinformation about nutrition, somehow most people now mistakenly think that the egg yolk is the worst part of the egg, when in fact, theYOLK IS THE HEALTHIEST PART OF THE EGG!  It's a shame at how many restaurants you can walk into these days and see that the "healthy" breakfast menu always has egg white items instead of whole eggs.  Are we really still in the "fat-phobic" 80's? 

By throwing out the yolk and only eating egg whites, you're essentially throwing out the most nutrient dense, antioxidant-rich, vitamin and mineral loaded portion of the egg. The yolks contain so many B-vitamins, trace minerals, vitamin A, folate, choline, lutein, and other powerful nutrients... it's not even worth trying to list them all.

In fact, the egg whites are almost devoid of nutrition compared to the yolks.

Even the protein in egg whites isn't as powerful without the yolks to balance out the amino acid profile and make the protein more bio-available. Not to even mention that the egg yolks from free range chickens are loaded with healthy omega-3 fatty acids.

Yolks contain more than 90% of the calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, thiamin, B6, folate, and B12, and panthothenic acid of the egg. In addition, the yolks contain ALL of the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K in the egg, as well as ALL of the essential fatty acids (EFAs).

And now the common objection I get all the time when I say that the yolks are the most nutritious part of the egg...

"But I heard that whole eggs will skyrocket my cholesterol through the roof"

No, this is FALSE!

First of all, when you eat a food that contains a high amount of dietary cholesterol such as eggs, your body down-regulates it's internal production of cholesterol to balance things out.

On the other hand, if you don't eat enough cholesterol, your body simply produces more since cholesterol has dozens of important vital functions in the body.

And here's where it gets even more interesting...

There have been plenty of studies lately that indicate that eating whole eggs actually raises yourgood HDL cholesterol to a higher degree than LDL cholesterol, thereby improving your overall cholesterol ratio and blood chemistry.

And 3rd... high cholesterol is NOT a disease!  Heart disease is a disease...but high cholesterol is NOT.  Cholesterol is actually a VERY important substance in your body and has vitally important functions... it is DEAD WRONG to try to "lower your cholesterol" just because of pharmaceutical companies propaganda that everyone on the planet should be on statin drugs.

If you're interested in this topic of cholesterol specifically, I have another article listed at the bottom of this page about why trying to attack cholesterol is a mistake, and what the REAL deadly risk factors actually are.

In addition, the yolks contain the antioxidant lutein as well as other antioxidants which can help protect you from inflammation within your body (the REAL culprit in heart disease, not dietary cholesterol!), giving yet another reason why the yolks are actually GOOD for you, and not detrimental.

To help bring even more proof that whole eggs are better for you than egg whites, I recently read a University of Connecticut study that showed that a group of men in the study that ate 3 eggs per day for 12 weeks while on a reduced carb, higher fat diet increased their HDL good cholesterol by 20%, while their LDL bad cholesterol stayed the same during the study.  However, the group that ate egg substitutes (egg whites) saw no change in either and did not see the improvement in good cholesterol (remember that higher HDL levels are associated with lower risk of heart disease) that the whole egg eaters did. 

So I hope we've established that whole eggs are not some evil food that will wreck your body... instead whole eggs are FAR superior to egg whites.

But what about the extra calories in the yolks?

This is actually a non-issue and here's why... even though egg yolks contain more calories than just eating the egg whites, the yolks have such a high micro-nutrient density in those calories, that it increases your overall nutrient density per calorie you consume.  Essentially, what this does is help to regulate your appetite for the remainder of the day, so you end up eating less calories overall.  In addition, the healthy fats in the egg yolks help to maintain a good level of fat-burning hormones in your body.

Overall, this means that the extra fats (healthy fats) and calories from the yolk are so nutrient-dense that they actually HELP you to burn off body fat!

Also, your normal supermarket eggs coming from mass factory farming just don't compare nutritionally with organic free range eggs from healthy chickens that are allowed to roam freely and eat a more natural diet.  Your typical cheap grocery store eggs will have lower nutrient levels and a higher omega-6 level and lower omega-3 level.  On the other hand, the cage-free organic eggs from healthier chickens allowed to eat more natural feed and roam freely will have much higher vitamin and mineral levels and a more balanced healthier omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acid ratio.

I recently compared eggs I bought at the grocery store with a batch of eggs I got at a farm stand where the chickens were free roaming and healthy.

Most people don't realize that there's a major difference because they've never bought real eggs from healthy chickens... The eggs from the grocery store had pale yellow yolks and thin weak shells. On the other hand, the healthier free range eggs from the local farm had strong thick shells and deep orange colored yolks indicating much higher nutrition levels and carotenoids... and just a healthier egg in general.

This is due to the fact that a free-roaming hen allowed to roam on plenty of land will eat a variety of greens, insects, worms, etc transferring MUCH higher levels of nutrients to the eggs compared to an unhealthy hen that is trapped inside a dark factory farm hen house in horrible conditions and fed nothing but piles of corn and soy.  It's a DRASTIC difference in the nutrition that you get from the egg.

So next time a health or fitness professional tells you that egg whites are superior (because of their "fat-phobic" mentality towards dietary fats), you can quietly ignore their advice knowing that you now understand the REAL deal about egg yolks.

And can we all please STOP with this silliness about eating an omelete with 4-5 egg whites and only 1 egg yolk... If you want real taste and real health benefits, we'd all be better off eating ALL of our eggs with the delicious nutrient-dense yolks.

After all, do you REALLY think that our ancestors thousands of years ago threw out the yolks and only ate the egg whites?  NOT A CHANCE!  They intuitively knew that all of the nutrition was found in the yolks.  But our modern society has been brainwashed with misinformation about fats and cholesterol.

Another interesting study about eggs...

I read a study recently that compared groups of people that ate egg breakfasts vs groups of people that ate cereal or bagel-based breakfasts.  The results of the study showed that the egg eaters lost or maintained a healthier bodyweight, while the cereal/bagel eaters gained weight. 

It was hypothesized that the egg eaters actually ate less calories during the remainder of the day because their appetite was more satisfied compared to the cereal/bagel eaters who would have been more prone to wild blood sugar swings and food cravings.

Oh, one last thing I almost forgot... I personally eat 4 whole eggs almost every day with breakfast, and I maintain single-digit bodyfat most of the year. 

Enjoy your eggs and get a leaner body!

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What the Bible Says About Obesity

from Billy Graham

The Bible reminds us of two important truths about obesity. First, it reminds us that God gave our bodies to us, and we aren't to misuse or abuse them -- because when we know Christ they actually belong to Him. Instead, God wants us to bring honor to Him with our bodies, and one way we do this is by taking care of them. The Bible says, "You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body" (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). 

The Bible also reminds us, however, that overeating (or what the Bible calls "gluttony") is a sin in God's eyes. It harms our bodies, and it also harms our spirits, because food becomes more important than it should, and can even make us insensitive to the needs of others. The Bible says, "A companion of gluttons disgraces his father" (Proverbs 28:7). 

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Abortions

How Many Abortions in America?

Per Year: 1.37 Million Abortions

Per Day: 3,700 Abortions

Who?

52% of Women, who get abortions, are under the age of 25.

64% of Women, who get abortions, are unmarried.

Why?

1% of all abortions are due to Rape and Incest.

6% of all abortions are due to Health Problems.

93% of all abortions are due to Social Issues.

When?

52% of all abortions occur around 9 weeks into a woman’s pregnancy. (At 9 weeks a baby has the following: Heart Beat, developing Brain, Fingers, Eyelids, Ear Lobes, and growing Muscles)

How Common?

43% of ALL women will have an abortion by the time they are 45 years old.

Regret?

78% of all women, who have had an abortion, regret it.

SOURCES: Abortion Statistics and Fast Facts: U.S. Abortion Statistics.

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South Carolina Pulled Pork

From Cook's Country

June/July 2008

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:

This regional recipe, nicknamed Carolina gold, demands more than just a last-minute dose of bold flavors. A combination of grilling and oven-roasting reduces the cooking time from all day (as is common in traditional South Carolina pulled pork recipes) to just four or five hours. We used the spice rub to jump-start the mustard flavor of the sauce—dry mustard gave us the solid mustard punch we wanted and cooked into a rich, spicy crust on the grill. Most authentic South Carolina barbecue sauce recipes use regular yellow mustard, which our tasters praised for its bright, assertive tang. Brushing the pork with the mustardy barbecue sauce before it goes into the oven produces a second hit of mustard flavor; tossing the shredded pork with the remaining sauce gives the meat a final layer of mustard flavor. Relying on the fork test, not time, to determine doneness is key: Just stick a fork straight into the top of the roast and lift. If the fork comes out with little or no resistance, the meat is fork-tender (just right).

Serves 8

Total time:

Pork shoulder—usually labeled pork butt or Boston butt—comes both boneless (usually wrapped in netting) or on the bone. The boneless roast is easier to handle, but either one can be used in this recipe. If your roast weighs more than 5 pounds, plan on an extra 30 to 60 minutes of oven time. The cooked meat can be shredded or chopped.

INGREDIENTSSpice Rub and Pork

• 3tablespoons dry mustard
• 1 1/2tablespoons light brown sugar
• 2tablespoons salt
• 2teaspoons pepper
• 2teaspoons paprika
• 1/4teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1boneless pork shoulder roast (4 to 5 pounds) (see note)
• 4cups wood chips, soaked for 15 minutes

Mustard Barbecue Sauce

• 1/2cup yellow mustard
• 1/2cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/4cup white vinegar
• 2tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1tablespoon hot sauce
• 1teaspoon salt
• 1teaspoon pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

• 1. For the spice rub and pork: Combine dry mustard, brown sugar, salt, pepper, paprika, and cayenne, breaking up any lumps. Dry pork with paper towels and rub all over with spice mixture. (Roast can be wrapped tightly in plastic and refrigerated for 24 hours.)

• 2. Seal wood chips in foil packet and cut vent holes in top. Open bottom vent on grill. Light 50 coals; when covered with fine gray ash, pour in pile on one side of grill. Arrange foil packet directly on coals. Set cooking grate in place and heat, covered, with lid vent open halfway until wood chips begin to smoke heavily, about 5 minutes. (For gas grill, place foil packet directly on primary burner. Heat all burners on high, covered, until wood chips begin to smoke heavily, about 15 minutes. Leave primary burner on high and shut other burner[s] off.) Scrape and oil cooking grate. Place pork on cool side of grill and barbecue, covered, until exterior of pork has a rosy crust, about 2 hours.

• 3. For the mustard barbecue sauce and to finish: Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees. Whisk mustard, brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire, hot sauce, salt, and pepper in bowl until smooth. Transfer pork to roasting pan and brush 1/2 cup sauce over meat. Cover roasting pan tightly with foil and bake until fork inserted into pork can be removed with no resistance, 2 to 3 hours. Remove from oven and rest, still wrapped in foil, for 30 minutes. Unwrap pork and, when cool enough to handle, pull meat into thin shreds, discarding fat, if desired. Toss pork with remaining sauce. Serve.

SECRETS TO SMOKY, MUSTARDY PULLED PORK

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  1. Rubbing the pork shoulder with a spice mixture that's heavy on the dry mustard ensures a mustardy crust.

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  2. Slow-cooking the pork with a packet of smoking wood chips gives the meat plenty of smoke flavor.

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  3. Brushing the pork with the mustardy barbecue sauce before it goes into the oven produces a second hit of mustard flavor.

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  4. Tossing the shredded pork with the remaining sauce gives the meat a final layer of mustard flavor.

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The Who's Who in the New World Order of the Illuminati Explained

The New World Order really is a secret society, for as prominent as its members are in the media spotlight, as hard it is to find out relevant information about the organization, its structure, plans, purpose or members.

The Rothschilds, Rockefellers and Morgans, the Schiffs, Oppenheimers and the Warburgs, as with all the other members of the NWO; all are surrounded in mystery, clouded by a smokescreen so that we see only what they want us to see.
 

But try as they might, they are not invisible, and so bellow I have provided for you a list of the most important players of the New World Order, as far as I have been able to uncover during the course of my investigation. Most are Jewish, Illuminati and/or Freemasons. Many are bankers, politicians or just plain rich, greedy, power-hungry sonsabitches.

The Heads of the New World Order 
(In order of importance)

Heads of The World Order: 1) Lord Jacob de Rothschild. 2) His son Nathaniel. 3) Baron John de Rothschild 4) Sir Evelyn de Rothschild 5) David Rockefeller 6) Nathan Warburg 7) Henry Kissinger 8) George Soros 9) Paul Volcker 10) Larry Summers 11) Lloyd Blankfein 12) Ben Shalom

The Families
(In order of importance)

Rothschild family
Warburg family
Schiff family
Oppenheimer family
Royal Family of England
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family
Rockefellar family
Morgan family
Harriman family
Carnegie family

Owners of the Federal Reserve

Rothschild Banks of London and Berlin
Lazard Brothers Bank of Paris
Israel Moses Sieff Bank of Italy
Warburg Batiks of Hamburg and Amsterdam
Lehman Brothers Bank of New York
Kuhn Loeb Bank of New York
Chase Manhattan Bank of New York (controlled by the Rockefellers)
Goldman Sachs Bank of New York

Bilderberg Group 

This list of Bilderberg Group members is according to the country of origin of the individual member, in order of the country with the most participants. Note the last "country", which is acutally "all countries" as it is International, which includes members/participants that cannot be assigned to just one country.  Also note, the very last entry, as he is perhaps the most influencial of all, considering he represents of the influence of the Rothschilds, Rockefellers and other international banking monguls.

His name is, Robert B. Zoellick, President of The World Bank, representing the interests of Group Rothschild Banks of London and Berlin, Lazard Brothers Bank of Paris, Israel Moses Sieff Bank of Italy, Warburg Batiks of Hamburg and Amsterdam, Lehman Brothers Bank of New York, Kuhn Loeb Bank of New York, Chase Manhattan Bank of New York (controlled by the Rockefellers), Goldman Sachs Bank of New York.

Notice, there are no participants from China Japan or Korea, which are some of the most economically powerful nations on earth. Could it be that the Bilderberg Group is prejudice? Or is it, that they are planning something meant only for people of a certain ethnic background? Or of a certain religion?

Bilderberg Group Members
Sitges, Spain 3-6 June 2010
List of Participants

Etienne Davignon, Honorary Chairman
Suez-Tractebel, Vice Chairman 

USA 
Bill Gates, Co-chair, Gates Foundation and Chairman, Microsoft Corporation
Craig J. Mundie, Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Microsoft Corporation
Charlie  Rose, Producer, Rose Communications
Robert E. Rubin, Co-Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations; Former Secretary of the Treasury
Philip H. Gordon, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
Donald E. Graham, Chairman and CEO, The Washington Post Company
Roger C. Altman, Chairman, Evercore Partners Inc.
Sonia Arrison, Author and policy analyst
Timothy C. Collins, CEO, Ripplewood Holdings, LLC
Martin S. Feldstein,
George F. Baker Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Niall Laurence A. Ferguson, Tisch Professor of History, Harvard University
Richard C. Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Robert D. Hormats, Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs
Eric S. Lander, President and Director, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT
James A. Johnson, Vice Chairman, Perseus, LLC
John M. Keane, Senior Partner, SCP Partners
Henry R. Kravis, Founding Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
Marie-Josée Kravis, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, Inc.
Klaus  Kleinfeld, Chairman and CEO, Alcoa
Jessica T. Mathews, President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Sean Parker, Managing Partner, Founders Fund
Frank H. Pearl, Chairman and CEO, Perseus, LLC
Richard N. Perle, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Christine A.  Varney,Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust
Eric Schmidt, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Google
Peter R. Orszag, Director, Office of Management and Budget
James B. Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State
Paul A. Volcker, Chairman, Economic Recovery Advisory Board
F.J. Bing West, Author
James D. Wolfensohn, Chairman, Wolfensohn & Company, LLC
Moisés Naím, Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Policy
Lawrence H. Summers, Director, National Economic Council
Peter A.  Thiel, President, Clarium Capital Management, LLC

Germany
Henry Kissinger, Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc.
Thomas Enders, CEO, Airbus SAS
Peter Löscher, Chairman of the Board of Management, Siemens AG
Ackermann, Josef Chairman of the Board, Deutsche Bank AG (German Bank)
Olaf  Scholz, Vice Chairman, SPD
Zetsche, Dieter Chairman, Mercedes Benz, Daimler AG

Spain
Spain, H.M. the Queen of
Zapatero, José Luis Rodríguez Prime Minister
Nin Génova, Juan María President and CEO, La Caixa
Polanco, Ignacio Chairman, Grupo PRISA
Alierta, César Chairman and CEO, Telefónica
Botín, Ana P. Executive Chairman, Banesto
Entrecanales, José M. Chairman, Acciona
Carvajal Urquijo, Jaime Managing Director, Advent International
Cebrián, Juan Luis CEO, PRISA
Cisneros, Gustavo A. Chairman and CEO, Cisneros Group of Companies
León Gross, Bernardino Secretary General, Office of the Prime Minister
Rodriguez Inciarte, Matías Executive Vice Chairman, Grupo Santander

Italy
Conti, Fulvio CEO and General Manager, Enel SpA
Elkann, John Chairman, Fiat S.p.A.
Monti, Mario President, Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi
Bernabè, Franco CEO, Telecom Italia S.p.A.
Padoa-Schioppa, Tommaso Former Minister of Finance; President of Notre Europe
Rocca, Gianfelice Chairman, Techint
Scaroni, Paolo CEO, Eni S.p.A.

Great Britain
Agius, Marcus Chairman, Barclays Bank PLC
Micklethwait, John Editor-in-Chief, The Economist
Oldham, John National Clinical Lead for Quality and Productivity
Taylor, J. Martin Chairman, Syngenta International AG
Williams, Shirley Member, House of Lords
Kerr, John Member, House of Lords; Deputy Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc.

Canada
Reisman, Heather M. Chair and CEO, Indigo Books & Music Inc.
Prichard, J. Robert S. President and CEO, Metrolinx
Campbell, Gordon Premier of British Columbia
Clark, W. Edmund President and CEO, TD Bank Financial Group
Mansbridge, Peter Chief Correspondent, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
McKenna, Frank Deputy Chair, TD Bank Financial Group

Netherlands (Holland)
Netherlands, H.M. the Queen of the
Rinnooy Kan, Alexander H.G. Chairman, Social and Economic Council of the Netherlands (SER)
Wellink, Nout President, De Nederlandsche Bank
Halberstadt, Victor Professor of Economics, Former Secretary General of Bilderberg
Hommen, Jan H.M. Chairman, ING Group

Turkey
Çakir, Ruşen Journalist
Gürel, Z. Damla Special Adviser to the President on EU Affairs
Koç, Mustafa V. Chairman, Koç Holding A.Ş.
Sabanci Dinçer, Suzan Chairman, Akbank
Özilhan, Tuncay Chairman, Anadolu Group

France
Castries, Henri de Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, AXA
Lauvergeon, Anne Chairman of the Executive Board, AREVA
Montbrial, Thierry de President, French Institute for International Relations
Ramanantsoa, Bernard Dean, HEC Paris Group

Sweden 
Bildt, Carl Minister of Foreign Affairs
Bäckström, Urban Director General, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
Renström, Lars President and CEO, Alfa Laval
Wallenberg, Jacob Chairman, Investor AB

Finland
Blåfield, Antti Senior Editorial Writer, Helsingin Sanomat
Katainen, Jyrki Minister of Finance
Ollila, Jorma Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc
Wahlroos, Björn Chairman, Sampo plc

Austria
Bronner, Oscar Publisher and Editor, Der Standard
Fischer, Heinz Federal President
Scholten, Rudolf Member of the Board of Executive Directors, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG

Switzerland
Vasella, Daniel L. Chairman, Novartis AG
Voser, Peter CEO, Royal Dutch Shell plc
Waldvogel, Francis A. Chairman, Novartis Venture Fund

Norway
Brandtzæg, Svein Richard CEO, Norsk Hydro ASA
Myklebust, Egil Former Chairman of the Board SAS, Norsk Hydro ASA
Magnus, Birger Chairman, Storebrand ASA

Denmark
Federspiel, Ulrik Vice President Global Affairs, Haldor Topsøe A/S
Eldrup, Anders CEO, DONG Energy
Nyrup Rasmussen, Poul Former Prime Minister

Greece
David, George A. Chairman, Coca-Cola H.B.C. S.A.
Papaconstantinou, George Minister of Finance
Tsoukalis, Loukas President, ELIAMEP

Portugal
Teixeira dos Santos, Fernando Minister of State and Finance
Rangel, Paulo Member, European Parliament
Balsemão, Francisco Pinto CEO, IMPRESA, S.G.P.S.; Former Prime Minister

Ireland 
Sutherland, Peter D. Chairman, Goldman Sachs International
Gallagher, Paul Attorney General

Belgium
Huyghebaert, Jan Chairman of the Board of Directors, KBC Group

International
Karel de Gucht, Commissioner, European Commission
Joaquín Almunia, Commissioner, European Commission
Neelie Kroes, Commissioner, European Commission
Dambisa F. Moyo, Economist and Author
Josette Sheeran, Executive Director, United Nations World Food Programme
Javier Solana Madariaga, Former Secretary General, Council of the European Union
Björn  Stigson, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank
Robert B. Zoellick, President, The World Bank, Group Rothschild Banks of London and Berlin, Lazard Brothers Bank of Paris, Israel Moses Sieff Bank of Italy, Warburg Batiks of Hamburg and Amsterdam, Lehman Brothers Bank of New York, Kuhn Loeb Bank of New York, Chase Manhattan Bank of New York (controlled by the Rockefellers), Goldman Sachs Bank of New York

For more on the Bilderberg Group, see my article, The Bilderberg Group Conspiracy, from Wednesday, January 26, 2011.

Bohemian Grove Members

This list of Bohemian Grove members or participants is in alphabetical order. I cannot guarantee accuracy, though the list is from a reliable and reputable source.