( CNN ) — Ecuador granted Julian Assange asylum over fears of political persecution Thursday, but it was hardly a reprieve as Britain vowed to extradite the WikiLeaks founder to Sweden to face questioning on sex crime charges.

Assange, the publisher of hundreds of thousands of secret U.S. government documents, has been holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since June.

Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño said Thursday there is credible fear that if Assange is sent to Sweden, he could be subsequently be extradited to the United States, where he could be charged with espionage and treason. (more…)

The insufferable media bias on this shooting is beyond incredulous.  The Lame Institutional Legacy Media are  working overtime trying to sweep this story under the rug.  

Think about how much different this would have been if he was a Tea Partier…..   it would be wall-to-wall round-the-clock coverage and front page “Terror” headlines.

 The Liberal Shooter:  28-year-old Floyd Lee Corkins II from Virginia 

WASHINGTON DC –  The man who is alleged to have shot a security guard yesterday at the offices of the pro-life group Family Research Council has been formally charged and new FBI documents present more information.

A man posing as an intern shot the guard, Leo Johnson, at the FRC office located at 801 G Street, NW. Family Research Council President Tony Perkins confirmed the security officer was shot and said in a statement, “The police are investigating this incident. Our first concern is with our colleague who was shot today. Our concern is for him and his family.”

Additional reports show Johnson was a hero and worked with other guards to apprehend the shooter before more people were attacked. The suspect, a 28-year-old male from Virginia named Floyd Lee Corkins II, said, “Don’t shoot me, it was not about you, it was what this place stands for.” AP later confirmed that Corkins is a liberal activist who volunteers with a left-wing group in the D.C. area. (more…)

The part you won’t hear about in President Obama’s “Amnesty by Dictatorial Fiat program” are the thousands rushing over the border to begin the process, and yet thousands more who get their blank copies mailed, faxed and downloaded to sites all around Mexico so they don’t even have to leave their country to apply for Amnesty benefits in the U.S.

Fill out the paperwork in Mexico then send to a connection in the U.S. who walks it into the building and files it.   It is just one way the professional illegal community game the system. 

(Via – EDHenry) Ruh-roh the caterer at the President’s last event in Iowa — The Village Corner Deli —  clearly snuck thru the vetters pic.twitter.com/VnRobDBF

The audio is definitely Not Safe For Work. This is a broadcast of the NBPP radio show and the narrative of Michelle Williams, the NBPP Chief of Staff, in Tampa Florida regarding the upcoming Republican convention.

The Specific Quote: “OUR FEET WILL BE ON YOUR MOTHERF***ING NECKS”, is heard in the last minute of a highly charged and vitriolic broadcast.

There is an analogy for watching the legacy media types having their liberal and biased selves exposed while they try to hide it.   It is,… it really is…..,  like watching a naked person fry bacon…

(By Ali Akbar @Viral Read ) CNN’s Soledad O’Brien is no stranger to controversy or rightful journalistic scrutiny. She’s frequently been exposed for reading Wikipedia or talking points on the air, always disparaging a conservative guest on her program.

[Last night] , she was the substitute host for Anderson Cooper, a program that boasts of its reputation for “keeping [politicians] honest.” During her interview with Virginia House of Delegates Republican member Barbara Comstock, O’Brien became visibly flustered and was actually caught doing finger stress exercises as she attempted to insert editorial commentary while her guest, a former skilled Republican operative, defended the House GOP budget, designed by Budget Chairman Paul Ryan.

Accidentally, a cameraman captured O’Brien furiously flipping through notes, only to cut out seconds later. What was she viewing?

Footage proves it was a printed email, talking points and opposition research. (more…)

Some things President Obama does just make you shake your head in disbelief.   During the Iftar dinner Obama heaped praise on Huma Abedin the controversial Hillary aide, wife to disgraced penis-baring Congressman Anthony Weiner and daughter to radical Islamic Muslim Brotherhood supporters, for her “patriotism”. 

Meanwhile who does she sit with?   Read on….. 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday called Huma Abedin, a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, an “American patriot” after a group of Republican lawmakers accused her of having ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist political organization.

“She has been nothing less than extraordinary in representing our country and the democratic values that we hold dear,” Obama said at a White House Iftar dinner celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

“The American people owe her a debt of gratitude because Huma is an American patriot and an example of what we need in this country — more public servants with her sense of decency, her grace and her generosity of spirit.” […]

Abedin, a Muslim, was seated on Obama’s right at the dinner and appeared visibly moved as the president spoke to a room full of religious leaders, elected officials and diplomats. (more…)

…. but there is only one problem. Paul Ryan and the House passed the farm bill two weeks ago, it’s actually held up in the Senate by Harry Reid. But, who lets facts get in the way of a pre-scripted talking point….

There is no limit to the lies that Team Obama is willing to sell.

Honestly, if Mr. President was actually in DC instead of golfing or campaigning he might actually know the legislation was passed. Then again…

Believe it or not there actually was a time when President Obama said we as a nation, needed to reform Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, and he actually advocated for the very reform which is included in the Paul Ryan plan.  

Alas, the personal goal of re-election has taken over doing the hard but necessary thing; and now the rhetoric of “class warfare” has once again to take center stage for this election cycle with Obama proclaiming the richest Americans are not paying their fair share.

Much has been written about how disingenuous it is to advocate such propositions when the truth of taxation and spending falls far away from the position of the president. Yet, even without a single day in office with any federal budget he will proclaim his fiscal credentials and espouse his opinion of being a fiscally responsible executive to the worlds largest economy.

We have shared extensively about the Obama financial hypocrisy, and perhaps it is a solid reference for others to re-familarize yourself and refer his advocates to a prior speech filled with similar tones and promises in June of 2010. 

Listen to President Obama discuss the structural deficit, the economy and his opinion on resolution, there are some very informative, and in hindsight, highly hypocritical considerations which given the events over the past two to three years should be called into contrast. (more…)

A hyphenated Amercian is a Divided American – Sundance

Maria Burns Ortiz, hyphenated name not accidental I’m sure, from Fox Latino takes to the airwaves to defend the indefensible in typical prog fashion.   But what strikes me as more significant is how the media appears to be avoiding this story like the plague.

That can only mean one thing; they, the institutional media machine, view it as toxically dangerous to their agenda of diminished national pride and patriotism.  They are probably correct.   If this imagery was publically broadcast the outrage would be significant.    Progs like Maria Burns Ortiz are in the increasingly diminishing minority.

(Fox Latino) –  Leo Manzano ended the race with a strong kick, the letters USA emblazoned  across his chest as he crossed the finish line. After securing the silver medal  in the 1500 meters, Manzano celebrated – like all Olympic athletes – by draping  himself in his country’s flag. An American flag. At some point, he was handed a  Mexican flag as well. He clutched it in his hand.

The scene highlighted one of those unique images that only the Olympics can  provide. A moment where sport transcends borders and cultures. (more…)