Will President Obama take note? Will there be endless stories about how the rhetoric of the pro-abortion fanatics causing people to become violent?

Since the murder of George Tiller, the Kansas late-term abortionist, several pro-life leaders have been receiving credible death threats, according to a report at pewsitter.com.

Jill Stanek, a pro-life blogger and columnist, Troy Newman, from Operation Rescue, and Fr. Frank Pavone, from Priest for Life, have all received death threats from at least one person, whom Stanek says is a pro-abortion activist whose mother has aborted a number of siblings.

Stanek has been a particular target of the ire of pro-abortion activists who believe that the “rhetoric” of the mainstream pro-life movement is responsible for Tiller’s murder. Last week she was singled out as the “worst person in the world” by MSNBC host Keith Olbermann, who accused Stanek of posting the addresses of the abortion facilities of late-term abortionists – a charge that Stanek says is completely false.

“Let me know which address is right, there’s a few I could post. Or I could just drive around the houses and wait to see which one you walk out of…. Don’t worry, I will find it,” states one threat Stanek received.

On the blog of Priests for Life, of which Fr. Frank Pavone is the head, an anonymous writer wrote: “Killing Father Frank will not be murder. It will be justifiable homicide.”

Our side won’t worry about it – God will protect us and the machinations of the wicked with always come to naught. But it is time for the pro-abortion movement to cease demonizing us.

UPDATE: Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood is demanding that death not be cut out of California’s budget.

Senator Barbara Boxer (D-SelfAbsorbia) tells a general to stop calling her “ma’am” and use “Senator”, instead.

Creepy, very creepy.

It gets more interesting:

… the news out of Sacramento today may have a bigger ultimate effect in stoking the story. The Acting US Attorney there, Lawrence Brown, confirmed to the Sacramento Bee that the FBI is probing obstruction of justice allegations made by a former executive of St. HOPE, the local non-profit, formerly led by Johnson, that Walpin had been looking into.

Rick Maya, who officially quit last week as St. HOPE’s executive director, claimed in a resignation letter written in April that a member of the St. HOPE’s board deleted Johnson’s emails during Walpin’s investigation into the misuse of funds at the non-profit.

Brown’s office now says it has asked the FBI to look into that allegation.

We might need one of them, thar Independent Counsel thingies to get to the bottom of this – better for Obama and Co to come clean, right now…allow this to fester and it will just get worse.

In swatting that dratted fly – normally, I wouldn’t comment on squished bugs or who squished them…but when PETA attacks, I defend, even when its President Obama. Anti-nincompoops of the world Unite! We’ve nothing to lose but our nagging busybodies!

But its certainly possible for him to become the next Republican Senator from Pennsylvania:

Likely Republican nominee Pat Toomey trails both of the Democrats who are vying for their party’s nomination – Senator Arlen Specter and Rep. Joe Sestak – in potential match-ups for next year’s U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania.

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Pennsylvania voters shows Specter leading Toomey by 11 points, 50% to 39%.

Sestak bests Toomey by a narrower 41% to 35%.

But incumbents who poll at 50% or less are generally viewed as vulnerable, and Specter, who recently switched parties to become a Democrat, may face a bruising Democratic primary. Also, Toomey could be helped or hurt by the state of the economy and the level of President Obama’s popularity 17 months from now.

My bet is that Sestak will emerge as the Democrats’ choice – unless the Powers That Be really pressure the Democrat party in PA to swing behind Specter. There’s something really upsetting about the Powerful foisting upon an electorate a political turncoat who is only in it for himself – I think that PA Democrats will reject Specter. If Specter does win because the Democrat leadership twists arms, then I think that Specter would be fatally weakened – Democrats would stay home on election day and thus hand the election to Toomey by default.

On the other hand, the battle between Sestak and Toomey would be an epic political struggle between left and right – a clearly liberal Democrat against a clearly conservative Republican in a blue State which has plenty of conservative impulses (such as being strongly pro-life); we couldn’t ask for a better battle or a finer debate than that…and all of it with the backdrop of Obama and the judgment on his first two years in office.

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This is among the least surprising news of the day:

President Barack Obama’s strict ban on lobbyist contributions will limit the haul from Thursday night’s fundraising dinner for congressional Democrats, but organizers have found a way around it: a morning-after event at the same hotel where lobbyists — and their money — will be welcomed with open arms.

Invitations for the $5,000-per-person Issues Conference don’t say it’s an effort to skirt Obama’s lobbying ban, but they walk right up to the edge.

“Please note that the Friday Issues Conference is NOT subject to lobbyist restrictions, though the event is intended for personal contributions only,” a finance official from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee wrote in an e-mail sent to lobbyists Tuesday and obtained by POLITICO, bolding the entire sentence to underscore the clarification. “The Issues Conference is separate from the DSCC/DCCC events with President Obama.”

One prominent Democratic lobbyist unhappy with the situation described it vividly: “It’s almost like the ugly girl that you want to call late at night — but don’t want to be seen with on a date.”

Now, my dear liberals, do understand that any statement by Obama and his Democrats that they will be for the little guy, will fight corruption, will do the right thing – its all utter BS. They don’t mean it. They know you’ll buy it because you are rather weak minded and easily controllable because you lack any sense of intellectual curiosity – here’s your chance to break free! You can realize that you’ve been conned! You can try independent thought! Honest – it only hurts the first time you do it.

The Nannystate is in full force in Nevada:

LAS VEGAS — A Nevada newspaper says it has been served a federal grand jury subpoena seeking information about readers who posted comments on the paper’s Web site.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Tuesday that its editor, Thomas Mitchell, plans to fight the request, which the newspaper received after reporting on a federal tax fraud case against business owner Robert Kahre.

The subpoena seeks the identities and personal information about people who posted comments on the story. The newspaper said prosecutors told the judge in the case that some comments hinted at acts of violence and the subpoena was issued out of concern for jurors’ safety.

Mitchell said anonymous speech is “a fundamental and historic part of this country.” The newspaper would consider cooperating if specific crimes or real threats were presented, he said.

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The newspaper said it received the subpoena June 2, a week after its story describing the government’s case against Kahre, a Las Vegas construction company executive accused of paying contractors with gold and silver U.S. coins based on the precious metal value of the coins but using the much lower face value of the coins for tax purposes. Kahre and the other defendants have pleaded not guilty.

The story drew nearly 175 online comments by Monday night, most in support of Kahre and critical of the government and jurors and attorneys in the case.

One commentator said: “The sad thing is there are 12 dummies on the jury who will convict him. They should be hung along with the feds.”

Another called Damm a “socialist, fascist Mormon” and a “Nazi moron.”

The comments are written under pseudonyms. Along with the real names of people who posted comments, the subpoena asks the newspaper for the writers’ gender, birth date, physical address, telephone number, Internet service provider, IP address and credit card numbers.

Just sayin…

Nanny-statist Senator Jean Francois Kerry, North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan, Mississippi’s Roger Wicker, and yes, Minnesota’s own Senator Amy Klobuchar think that AT&T’s exclusive contract to sell the new I-Phone is somehow unnfaaair! Somehow these lame-brained senators think that free-enterprise (did I say free?) should be run like a kindergarten classroom, by making sure everyone gets equal toys. Which is ridiculous. When I was a kid and my folks were poor – wishing I had the same RC car as the richer neighbors kid didn’t do anything. It’s why I grew up and got an education, and opportunities so that if my kid needs that RC car – I can get it for him. Competition, according to these mental midgets, is a baaad thiiing… because competition means someone might not do as well as somebody else, and someone might walk away feeling baaad. And for some unknown, godforsaken reason, competition is somehow bad for consumers.

So, in the interests of faaairness, and with a lack of other things of import on which to focus, these nanny-statist buffoons will take it upon themselves to convene a hearing on why it is sooo unfaaiiir that some wireless services should have so much while others have so very little, and to better understand why this is so.

Here’s a clue, Senators: It’s called CONTRACT LAW. It’s called COMPETITION. Sprint saw the smoke signals that AT&T had an exclusivity deal with the I-Phone, and snatched up and pre-empted the new I-Phone release with what I believe is a superior phone, the Palm Pre. And not for the $599 price tag of the new I-Phone, but for a mere $200 semolians.

Being a Palm person myself with an AT&T contract, was I happy about it? Hell no. But that’s the way the ball bounces. I know that after a while, the exclusivity on models runs out, and phones are then more widely available with a variety of carriers.

I don’t need some government nannystaters to wipe away my tears, thank you.

The point is, competition is the force that ultimately provides the drive to enhance the quality and value of goods and services; while lack thereof fosters mediocrity, poor service and just not giving a damn.

Which is, when it comes down to it, what liberalism is all about.

(h/t Chris Baker)

Rather tired and I have to get up early to go play golf for the first time – that, plus get the car into the shop for new tires and an oil change. Bottom line, haven’t the time to write something worthwhile – so, have at it.

UPDATE: I “shot” a 92 for 12 holes on a par 3 course. I think my game needs a bit of work – with that chip shot thingy being real tricky for me.