Show Prep: Mon, Dec. 14

Mannequins replace live actors in Nativity scene during Concord High School Christmas show – 953MNC.com

After a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction banning  Concord Community Schools from including a live scene as part of its annual show, the school, instead, featured a Nativity scene using mannequins in the Christmas Spectacular program on Saturday, Dec. 12.

Concord High School’s 2015 Christmas Spectacular still a hit despite federal lawsuit – Elkhart Truth

Bill Grossman, a 1988 Concord graduate who performed in four consecutive Christmas Spectaculars during his time as a band and orchestra member, said he did not appreciate what he considered a “lack of respect for authority” in including a Nativity scene of any sort.

Get Money Out Of Politics, Except When Democrats Need To Fund Their Convention – The Burning Truth

Already struggling with finances, the Democratic Party has drafted a plan to have taxpayers help pay about $20 million for next summer’s nominating , reversing a change Congress approved just a year ago. Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who is also a congresswoman from Florida, has drafted a bill to restore money that both parties used to receive from the federal government to help defray the costs of running their quadrennial conventions.

Kids cancer fundraiser deemed microaggression by Kansas BLM protesters

Shortly thereafter, the RCIH demonstrators found themselves in conflict with another student group, the Tri Delta sorority, which was selling candy canes to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the same Wescoe Beach area in which the protesters were congregating.

Changes to ISTEP coming after clamor over Indiana scores – 953MNC.com

A top Indiana legislator on education issues says he’s coming up with proposals to adjust how the state uses standardized test scores to determine pay.

Press Release – FAA Announces Small UAS Registration Rule

Owners may register through a web-based system at www..gov/uas/

‘Star Wars’ T-shirt lands 7th grader in hot water at Texas school | Fox News

Specifically, that would be a Stormtrooper holding a “rebel ” on a “” T-shirt.

Maybe they were mad because a Storm Trooper was holding a ‘rebel blaster.’

Disney Sending Out DMCA Notices Over Pictures Fans Took Of Their Legally Purchased Star Wars Toy | Techdirt

All of this started not that long ago, in a Walmart not particularly far away, when someone with a Facebook Star Wars fan group walked into a store and legally purchased a Star Wars figurine and then uploaded a photo of it to the Facebook group. Turns out the figurine contains a sort of spoiler within it or something. As such, plenty of other websites, such as Star Wars Unity, linked to it, embedded the photo of the figure, and discussed its implications. You know, like Star Wars fans do on all kinds of sites all the time. Well, that’s when the DMCA notices began rolling in and the images started coming down.

School principal bans Santa, Thanksgiving and Pledge of Allegiance | Fox News

Santa Claus is banned. The Pledge of Allegiance is no longer recited. “Harvest festival” has replaced Thanksgiving, and “winter celebrations” substitute for Christmas parties.

SEVEN YEARS AGO TODAY… Al Gore Predicted North Pole Would Be Ice Free in Five Years – The Gateway Pundit

Al Gore predicted the North Polar Cap would be completely ice free in five years. Gore made the to a German audience in 2008. He told them that “the entire North ‘polarized’ cap will disappear in 5 years.”

Immigration officials prohibited from looking at visa applicants’ social media | TheHill

Johnson decided to keep the prohibition in place in early 2014 because he feared a civil liberties backlash and “bad public relations,” according to ABC.

Show Prep: Wed, Dec. 9

Hunt for a Third Terrorist? Officials Say San Bernardino Attacker Syed Farook Planned Earlier Attack on Specific Target With Someone Else | TheBlaze.com

According to CNN, one U.S. official said Farook had planned an attack in 2012 but would not say how serious the planning was until it was abandoned. One official said the plan was not carried out due to a series of terrorism-related arrests.

San Bernardino Shooters Spoke Of Attacks In 2013 | The Daily Caller

The San Bernardino shooters spoke of committing a attack as long ago as 2013, says FBI Director James Comey Wednesday.

Records Show Syed Farook Inspected 30 San Bernardino Schools | The Daily Caller

San Bernardino jihadi Syed Rizwan Farook inspected more than 40 elementary schools, junior high schools, and high schools in his job as a county health inspector, records show.

The GOP Establishment Is In For A Shock Over Trump’s Muslim Moratorium | The Daily Caller

Meanwhile, the universal condemnation from leaders will do them no favors. While it may appear to be a necessary maneuver to salvage their electoral chances, it’s not going to sit well with the majority of their base. Nor will they appease the incensed liberal press corps.

Senate Republicans Fundraise Off of “I’m With Trump” Holiday Swag — After Bashing Trump Last Month

The fundraising off of Trump shows the NRSC recognizes the strong support Trump has with the Republican base, if not the elites in party power circles like the NRSC.

Entire Midlands Police Force Quits All at Once

For 14 years and through two different mayors, Mark Fallaw was the police chief for the town of North. That career came to an end on December 1 when he resigned, stating issues with the new mayor, Patty Carson.

5 bills Michigan lawmakers are considering, including minimum wage, health insurance tax and more – 953MNC.com

lawmakers are considering several that could eventually make their way to Gov. Rick Snyder’s desk.

School Official Keeps His Job After Apologizing for Shocking Statement on White, ‘Christian’ Men | TheBlaze.com

Piet Lammert, vice principal of Camden Hills Regional High in Rockport, Maine, posted the comments to Facebook one day following last month’s shooting in Colorado Springs that left three dead and nine injured.

High School Official Interrupts Conservative Author Ben Shapiro in Middle of Speech After He ‘Crosses the Line’ — Watch How Students React | Video | TheBlaze.com

Shapiro said Nafarrete told him, not captured on the video, that some of the students in the back were from low income families and were offended by his remarks. According to Shapiro, Nafarrete said his job is to “protect the students” which includes “protecting their feelings.”

University President to Students: ‘Get Your Permit,’ Prevent Next San Bernardino | Mediaite

“It just blows my mind when I see the President of the United States say that the answer to [San Bernardino] is more gun control,” Falwell told students during Friday night’s weekly convocation. “If some of those people in that community center had had what I’ve got in my back pocket right now…”

Hillary Clinton Says Jerry Falwell’s Christian Son Is Aiding ISIS

“He said that, OK? This is the kind of deplorable, not only hateful response to a legitimate security issue but it is giving aid and comfort to ISIS and other radical jihadists,” she insisted.

Liberty University Prez Jerry Falwell Jr Lashes Out at Hillary=> Deplorable “Liar” (Video)

“I’ll tell you what’s deplorable. Hillary’s a liar. That’s not what I said. I went on to say ‘those Muslims” referring specifically to those part of my comments to the community center incident in California.”

FBI to launch new system to count people killed by police officers | US news | The Guardian

The FBI plans to overhaul its system for counting the number of deaths caused by police in the US, according to federal officials, and will begin releasing information about deadly encounters involving the use of Tasers and other force, in addition to fatal shootings.

Cornell University Warns Mistletoe Isn’t ‘Inclusive’ Enough | The Daily Caller

A guide to “ decorations created by Cornell University warns that any decorations that remotely evoke religion, which includes stars and , are incompatible with the school’s commitment to diversity.

Hillary: No, I Didn’t Blame the Video in My Meeting With Benghazi Families – Guy Benson

STEPHANOPOULOS: Did you tell them it was about the film? And what’s your response?

CLINTON: No.

Judicial Watch: New Benghazi Email Shows DOD Offered State Department “Forces that Could Move to Benghazi” Immediately – Specifics Blacked Out in New Document

Judicial Watch today released a new email from then-Department of Defense Chief of Staff Jeremy Bash to State Department leadership immediately offering “forces that could move to Benghazi” during the terrorist attack on the U.S. Special Mission Compound in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012. In an email sent to top Department of State officials, at 7:19 p.m. ET, only hours after the attack had begun,

US conducting ‘serious review’ of latest Iran missile test | Fox News

The U.S. is conducting a “serious review” of Iran’s second ballistic missile test in as many months in apparent violation of two U.N. Security Council resolutions, according to the State Department and the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

Show Prep: Thurs, Dec. 10

Federal authorities set to indict friend who bought guns for San Bernardino terrorist | Fox News

Federal authorities are expected to bring charges against a former neighbor of gunman Syed Farook who bought two of the guns used in last week’s , Fox News has learned.

De’Andre Johnson Sentenced To Jail | The Daily Caller

Former heralded Florida State football prospect De’Andre Johnson has been sentenced to jail for punching a woman in a Tallahassee bar.

Washington Post Fact Checker Examines Marco Rubio’s Sweeping Gun Control Claim — and Finds Out He’s Right | TheBlaze.com

This is certainly a depressing chronicle of death and tragedy. But Rubio’s statement stands up to scrutiny — at least for the recent past, as he framed it. Notably, three of the took place in California, which already has strong including a ban on certain weapons and high-capacity magazines.

Fact Check: 355 Mass Shootings So Far in 2015?

USA Today’s analysis of mass shootings in 2015, which defines them as incidents in which 4 or more people are killed by a firearm in a single event, found that there have been 29 cases so far this year.

Middle Class Shrinking Because Americans Are Getting Richer | The Daily Caller

Not only has the been squeezed down to size, but the share of aggregate household income held by the middle class has fallen dramatically, from 62 percent in 1970 to 43 percent in 2014. Over the same time period, the share of income held by the upper class has surged from 29 percent to 49 percent.

Update: FBI Alerted After Bulk Cell Phone Purchase at Third Mid-Missouri Walmart (Video) – The Gateway Pundit

The Macon County Sheriff’s office is investigating a second suspicious purchase of dozens of cellphones at the Columbia Walmart on Conley Road.

President Obama Signs First Federal Free-Range Kids Legislation – Hit & Run : Reason.com

“…nothing in this Act shall…prohibit a child from traveling to and from on foot or by car, bus, or bike when the parents of the child have given permission; or  expose parents to civil or criminal charges for allowing their child to responsibly and safely travel to and from school by a means the parents believe is age appropriate.”

Congress: VA Is Fudging Accountability Data, Here Are The Employees Who Got Off Scott-Free | The Daily Caller

Congress is furious at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for refusing to discipline employees over misconduct and fudging the numbers to make it appear as though the agency is committed to real accountability.

Planned Parenthood Suspect: ‘I Am a Warrior for the Babies’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

The man accused of killing three people and wounding nine others at a clinic in Colorado stunned a courtroom Wednesday by declaring he is a “warrior for the babies” and won’t go to trial.

There Is No Hiatus: IPCC Chief Denies The Satellite Records | The Daily Caller

The United Nations’ top climate bureaucrat says there’s no “hiatus” in global warming, making obvious effort to completely ignore satellite records showing there’s been no statistically significant warming for the last two decades.

Community Wants Atheist Santa Billboard Taken Down – Story | WAGA

Residents in a North Carolina town are upset after an group put up a Santa telling people to skip church. It sits off Business 40 Eastbound in Kernersville for thousands of drivers to see.

Woman gets 18 months probation for shooting at shoplifters – Story | WJBK

The woman who shot at two alleged shoplifters outside a Home Depot in Auburn Hills was sentenced to 18 months’ probation Wednesday.

Media Exaggerate Study On Popcorn Lung Risk From E-Cigarette | The Daily Caller

A Harvard claiming most e-cigarette brands expose users to harmful chemicals omits critical information and exaggerates the risks of flavored e-cigarettes, according to tobacco control experts.

Anti-Tobacco Activist Claims E-Cigarettes Glorify Smoking | The Daily Caller

Anti-tobacco activist Dr. Peter Shields claims e-cigarettes glorify the act of smoking and are “against our culture.”

Misperceptions Around Health Risks Of E-Cigarettes Growing | The Daily Caller

Those who believe e-cigarettes and regular tobacco cigarettes are equally harmful rose sharply, from 10.6 percent to 16.9 percent.

Atheist Democrat Quits Town Council Over Words ‘Christmas Tree,’ Then Retracts Resignation

An councilwoman in a town amid New Jersey’s suburban sprawl stormed out of a council meeting on Thursday and quit her job after the council decided to name the town’s tree-lighting event a “ Lighting.” Then, on Saturday, she rescinded her resignation.

How I fought tube knifeman: Hero’s fury at ghouls who stood by filming | Daily Mail Online

‘There were so many opportunities where someone could have grabbed him. One guy came up to me afterwards and said “well done, I want to shake your hand, you are the only one who did anything, I got the whole thing on film”.

Public University: ‘Ensure Your Holiday Party Is Not a Christmas Party In Disguise’ | TheBlaze.com

“No one can ‘get in trouble’ if they choose not to use these best practices,” Neville continued. “They are an online resource for faculty and staff to review if they are interested in creating a more inclusive holiday environment within their departments and administrative units.”

PAKISTANI PRESS: San Bernardino Terrorist Tashfeen Malik Linked to TOP ISLAMIST Molana Aziz

“Tashfeen was in contact with Islamabad’s Laal Masjid,” US official told, according to sources. “Investigation officials have found Malik’s pictures in which she can be seen with Laal Masjid cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz.”

Terrorist Syed Farook’s Sister Is Active Member of of Radical Islamist Group

Syed Farook’s sister received a certificate of appreciation from The Islamic Circle of North America Sister’s Wing – the US branch of Jamaat-e-Islami.

Do they have merit badges for making Christmas tree light bombs?

BREAKING: San Bernardino Jihadists Were Constructing Bombs from Christmas Tree Lights

They were making bombs with Christmas tree lights. The New York Times reported:

Obama Made it Easier for Islamic State to Use Fiancé Visas

There were 24,486,536 tourist, business and other arrivals in the U.S. from residents of the 38 friendly nations on the U.S. Waiver Program. Since Obama took office, the number of visas issued per year to non-friendly, non-waiver residents has jumped by over 50 percent to 9,932,480 last year.

Syed Farook’s Co-Workers Once Collected Money and Threw Baby Shower for Him and His Wife

The revelation about Farook’s co-workers’ generosity with him was also included in a L.A. Times report on the shooting at the Inland Regional Center:

San Bernardino Terrorist’s Politics Were ‘Very Liberal,’ According To His Dating Website Profile

In an online dating profile on the website “Arab Lounge,” Syed Farook described himself as “somewhat humble,” “very analytical,” and his as “very liberal.” Many in the media originally speculated the shooter was a “right-winger” while the killers were at large.

Friend of Victim: Farook Threatened to Kill Jews, Said “Islam Will Rule the World” » Infowars Alex Jones’ Infowars: There’s a war on for your mind!

Watch Trump’s Heated Confrontation With CNN Host Over Muslim Ban Proposal: ‘We Are at War’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

Trump reiterated that “we are at war” and asked, “Why do we insist on destroying our country?”

WATCH TRUMP CROWD ERUPT When He Reads His Muslim Shutdown Statement at Rally! (Video) – The Gateway Pundit

This afternoon called for a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslims entering the United States.

Smoking: The Federally-Funded Gift That Keeps On Giving | The Daily Caller

Federal agencies spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year encouraging Americans to quit smoking, but that didn’t stop the government from giving it right back to the tobacco industry this year.

Nun Sister Bauer Shoots 10-Point Buck In Pennsylvania | The Daily Caller

“You’re up in a tree stand — you’re still, you’re quiet, you listen,” she told WPXI, “and you watch as the frozen ground just comes alive. It’s like creation all over again.”

Coca-Cola Pulls Offensive Christmas Ad Because It Shows White People Handing Out Cola – The Gateway Pundit

Coca-Cola pulled this ad in Mexico because radical leftists said it was offensive.

Teacher Resigns After She Washed KINDERGARTEN Kid’s Mouth Out With Soap, Cops Say

A kindergarten teacher in Greensboro, N.C. resigned this week over allegations that she washed a student’s mouth out with .

Wastebook: Feds Spent $300,000 On Cheese Heritage Center | The Daily Caller

“100 examples of egregious, outrageous and unnecessary government spending,” including a hefty $300,000 for a Heritage Center in Plymouth, Wis.

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