A Sudanese woman facing down a death sentence for marrying a Christian will be freed, it has been reported.

Meriam Ibrahim, who gave birth in prison this week, was sentenced to death for abandoning Islam, but is now set to be released in a matter of days.

Article at Daily Mail –  (continue reading)

A resident of Myrtle Beach speaks out:

I am a resident of Myrtle Beach and have spent 3 years watching the violence and disregard for the law spin out of control on a day that I should be able to celebrate with my children honoring our family members who gave their all for this great country.  […]  I would like you to consider publishing this article in any section that is available to bring awareness of the trials our small community has been struggling with.  On the heels of our Governor Nikki Haley’s that she will take action to stop the bikefest, I believe this article will sum up the events that have led up to her decision.  ~ Janel Ralph

~ A City Under Siege ~

Imagine for a minute living in the middle of a war zone, being afraid to leave your house for fear of getting raped, robbed, or even murdered. Having police officers garbed in full riot gear or military attire stationed on every street corner, but still unable to keep the peace. Spending sleepless nights due to the echoes of what sounds like gun shots.

Right now you are probably thinking, “I am so glad I don’t live in a third world country,” however this is not happening in another country—according to residents of Myrtle Beach, SC every Memorial Day weekend this is what they endure in their hometown—a “family friendly” vacation resort town.

Every year over Memorial Day weekend, Atlantic Beach, a tiny community adjacent to Myrtle Beach, hosts an annual bike festival. Atlantic Beach unfortunately does not have the infrastructure to house the influx of participants, which in turn has left Myrtle Beach with the responsibility of housing and policing the attendees. The end result has caused Myrtle Beach to become the hub of the Atlantic Beach Bikefest.

Instead of Memorial Day weekend creating a time of remembrance for our fallen soldiers, or a time to relax with family members at a BBQ, it has become a weekend “purge” for lawless attendees to commit crimes on others.

This is clearly evident in the promoting of the event, ItsHoodTV’s opening credits on their Youtube video reads:

“In a World…Where N****s can’t do s**t without being arrested. One city…Agrees to let them do whatever the hell they want for one weekend. Memorial Weekend MYRTLE BEACH, SC”.

This year’s (2014) event transformed the streets of Myrtle Beach into a crime spree; in a 24 hour period of time, 6 different shooting incidences took place resulting in 3 people dead and 5 people recovering from gunshot wounds. (more…)

(Via ABC)  The baby girl born to a woman sentenced to hang in Sudan for marrying a Christian American citizen met her father for the first time — a moment that was captured in a bittersweet photo.

Daniel Wani, an American citizen who lives in New Hampshire, held his daughter, Maya, in his arms as she rested peacefully days after being born at a Sudanese prison earlier this week.

The moment of joy was tempered by sorrow because her mother, Meriam Yehya Ibrahim Ishag, has been sentenced to flogging and a death by hanging by a Sudanese court for marrying Wani. The flogging and the death penalty had been delayed until after she gave birth. (more…)

With a news week like this in the rear view one could hardly blame anyone for feeling an inability to breathe.

Then again, such emotional exhaustion is what’s often counted upon by the ideological opposition.   When they talk of “overwhelming the system”, they are not just talking about societal constructs – they’re also talking about overwhelming your mind, or more specifically your sense of peace.

That way when they create only a half-dozen or so progressively created crisis’s at a time there is a tendency to feel relief.   Until they are stopped, progressives will always find a way to push the envelope still further:

To borrow from Chip Bennett:

This is the treehouse. We engage in conversation.  [Stories] such as [these] represent, to many of us, an example of how our society continues to decline. We discuss it for catharsis; we discuss it to consider strategy to change the societal decline we observe; we discuss it because we are humans, who are wired to process information through such means.

And the people having the discussion – each of whom has found his or her own branch in the tree? They’re my neighbors, too. Just like Charlie Mayes is my neighbor.

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There is a profound Irony at play. President Obama, and Hillary Clinton supported the hardline Islamist element within the Muslim Brotherhood and Mohammed Morsi who have now been dispatched in favor of a secular governance provided by El-Sisi. Meanwhile, next door in Libya, the U.S. administration and State Dept. are telling all Americans to evacuate the country as the U.S. supported government is under attack.

 CAIRO –  With nearly all ballots counted, Egypt’s former military chief has won a crushing victory over his sole opponent in the country’s presidential election, his campaign said Thursday. But the results were stained by questions about turnout despite a robust government effort to get out the vote.

Retired field marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi won more than 92 percent of the votes, compared with 2.9 percent percent for his sole opponent and 4 percent of invalid votes, according to a tally released by his campaign.

His victory was never in doubt, but the career infantry officer had pushed for an overwhelming turnout as well to bestow legitimacy on his ouster last July of Egypt’s first freely elected president, the Islamist Mohammed Morsi. (more…)

….which begs the obvious question:  Then why the heck would you go on TV and tell the kidnappers you know where they are ?

(Via Fox News) Nigeria’s defense chief is claiming that the country’s military has located nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted by Islamic extremists but cannot go in with force to free them.

Air Marshal Alex Badeh told demonstrators supporting the country’s much criticized military on Monday that Nigerian troops can save the girls, according to The Associated Press. But he added, “we can’t go and kill our girls in the name of trying to get them back.” (more…)

(Via Kurt Schlichter)  Liberals have a new word for what normal people call “success.” They call it “privilege,” as if a happy, prosperous life is the result of some magic process related to where your great-great-great-grandfather came from.

It’s the latest leftist argument tactic, which means it is a tactic designed to prevent any argument and to beat you into rhetorical submission.

Conservatives, don’t play their game.

It’s easy to see that this notion that accomplishment comes not from hard work but from some mysterious force, operating out there in the ether, is essential to liberal thought. To excuse the dole-devouring layabouts who form so much of the Democrat voting base, it is critical that they undermine the achievements of those who support themselves. We can’t have the American people thinking that hard work leads to success; people might start asking why liberal constituencies don’t just work harder instead of demanding more money from those who actually produce something. (more…)

For the backstory, and to understand the ideological make-up of the parties being discussed, CLICK HERE.   *Note* MEP’s are Members elected to the European Parliament from each EU nation.

Results are still being tallied, but it looks like a ONCE IN A LIFETIME Thunder shock of devastation to the liberally minded British, and AN UNPRECENTED SET OF VICTORIES for the Conservative British Ukip party.

UPDATE – At 1am, with more than 350 counts declared, UKIP was on 29 per cent, ahead of Labour and the Tories neck-and-neck on 24%.

[…]  Nigel Farage tonight hailed Ukip’s victory in the European elections as the most ‘extraordinary result in British politics for 100 years’.

Support for Ukip has surged by more than 12 per cent, outstripping a more modest boost in votes for Labour, while the Lib Dems faced near-wipeout, with some calling for Nick Clegg to resign.

Mr Farage said he was ‘proud’ of the campaign which has seen him humiliate the Westminster parties, pushing Labour and the Tories into second and third. (read more)

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Two things to remember as you read this result.   #1 The daily Mail is (like the New York Times) a liberal outlet;  so when they use the words “extreme” and “radical” they are using them in the same context as the NYT and WaPo describe the Tea Party.

#2)  Marine Le Pen can be conceptualized in the same vein as French version of Sarah Palin.    Strong, commonly attractive, conservative principles embodied in a nationalist (exceptional) outlook.

(Via Daily Mail) The far-right National Front has topped polls in France as countries across Europe turned to extremist and anti-EU parties.

Exit polls suggested the anti-immigrant party led by Marine Le Pen had taken more than a quarter of votes, pushing President Hollande’s Socialist Party into third place with just 13 per cent.

It is the first time that the party – which wants to drastically cut immigration and reduce the influence of Islam – has come first in a nationwide French election in its 40-year history. Projections suggest it could take 25 Euro seats out of 74. (more…)