Election Hail Mary: Obama Finally Discovers ‘By Their Creator’

**Written by Doug Powers

On the campaign trail in the past few weeks, whenever President Obama quoted (more like paraphrased as it turned out) from the Declaration of Independence, he omitted "by their creator" as being the source that endows us with our unalienable rights. This left the onlooker free to decide for him or herself who exactly endows them their rights — be it a tree, a god, 1972 Buick Skylark, or most importantly, a generous and all-knowing, all caring, all-giving federal government.

However, similar to the old saying "there are no atheists in foxholes," being on the verge of an election slaughter has its way of getting politicians to re-focus on the Creator:

Now, just a few days later, Obama is still on the trail, but he has changed his speech. At rallies in California and Nevada Friday, he included "Creator" in his remarks on the Declaration. "They said in their Declaration, 'We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal,'" Obama said at a rally at the University of Southern California, "'that we are all endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.'" Later, at a Las Vegas rally for Sen. Harry Reid, Obama said, "'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.'"

Suddenly, the "Creator" has appeared in the president's speeches. And each time he discussed the Declaration, "Creator" included, his quotations were met with enthusiastic applause. Barack Obama has learned that Americans like to be reminded of their founding documents — even the passage that explains the ultimate source of those inalienable rights.

It's not yet clear if Obama intentionally decided to include "by their Creator," if the guy who types the words into the teleprompter decided it would be a good idea, or if the inclusion is a desperate attempt by the president to distance himself from MSNBC with the election just over a week away.

If things on November 2nd go as badly for Democrats as it appears they might, time will tell if "by their Creator" will remain intact, or dismissed like a Slurpee-sippin' wingnut who drove the car into the ditch.

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**Written by Doug Powers

Twitter @ThePowersThatBe

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Electioneering Video

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee stands outside the door of the local polling place today. Inside the doors she's standing outside of, there's a line of voters waiting to vote.

Watch the video here:

This is the building Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee works in. It is also the building where voting takes place.

Right beyond the door, the line starts. The Congresswoman is clearly violating the terms of the law which is a Class C misdemeanor:

§ 85.036. ELECTIONEERING PROHIBITED. (a) During the time
an early voting polling place is open for the conduct of early
voting, a person may not electioneer for or against any candidate,
measure, or political party in or within 100 feet of an outside door
through which a voter may enter the building or structure in which
the early voting polling place is located
(b) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 639, § 2
(c) During the early voting period, the early voting clerk
shall keep continuously posted:
(1) at the entrance to the room or area, as applicable,
in which the early voting polling place is located, a sign on which
is printed in large letters "Early Voting Polling Place"; and
(2) at the outer limits of the area within which
electioneering is prohibited, a sign on which is printed in large
letters "Distance Marker. No electioneering between this point and
the entrance to the early voting polling place."
(d) A person commits an offense if the person electioneers
in violation of Subsection (a).
(e) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
(f) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 639, § 2

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by
Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, § 1.09; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch.
554, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 498, §
1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 639, § 1, 2,
eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

So, the Congresswoman shouldn't be electioneering within 100 feet of the building. She's less than two feet from the building.

Does Congresswoman Jackson-Lee believe that she's above the law? It seems like she knows that she's being videotaped. Does she just not care?

It seems that Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee is one of the many elites who believes she's entitled to her congressional seat and can do anything she wants–including break the law.

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Understanding Obama’s Fear of the Creator

For the third time, Obama has elected to redact "endowed by their Creator" from a recitation of the text of the Declaration of Independence.  No longer a possible fluke, this omission is now a clear pattern. What does it mean? The reason Obama refuses to say that rights are endowed by our Creator does not [...]

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NPRs Mara Liasson targeted for termination because she appears on Fox News

Juan Williams was fired for 1) being a black man that strayed off the liberal reservations, and more importantly 2) he appeared regularly on Fox News. That can't be allowed to stand in the liberal mindset. Since Mara Liasson also appears on Fox News, she may be next in getting targeted:

Relatedly, Judge Napolitano has a new legal theory for Juan Williams:

http://theblogprof.blogspot.com/2010/10/nprs-mara-liasson-targeted-for.html

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TOTUS will Boldly Go Where No Teleprompter Has Gone Before

There's a bumper sticker on Air Force One — Have Teleprompter, Will Travel. Barry plans to get out of Dodge right after the midterm election and one of the stops on his whirlwind junket will be Parliament House in Bombay. There he'll address a joint session of India's Parliament, accompanied of course by his trusty [...]

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When Student Loans Become Golden Handcuffs

This April, while hashing out the bill that reconciled differences between the House and Senate versions of health reform, lawmakers tossed in another overhaul as well. They completely remade the student loan industry.

http://www.heritage.org/Research/Commentary/2010/10/When-Student-Loans-Become-Golden-Handcuffs

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If Obama needs all 570 rooms of the Taj Mahal Hotel for ‘security,’ maybe he needs a different hotel

It is the underlying presumption here that needs questioning.  A different location would not result in such security needs.  Obama needs to stay at the Taj Mahal Hotel?

To ensure fool-proof security, the President's team has booked the entire the Taj Mahal Hotel, including 570 rooms, all banquets and restaurants. Since his security contingent and staff will comprise a huge number, 125 rooms at Taj President have also been booked, apart from 80 to 90 rooms each in Grand Hyatt and The Oberoi hotels. The NCPA, where the President is expected to meet representatives from the business community, has also been entirely booked.

The officer said, "Obama's contingent is huge. There are two jumbo jets coming along with Air Force One, which will be flanked by security jets. There will be 30 to 40 secret service agents, who will arrive before him. The President's convoy has 45 cars, including the Lincoln Continental in which the President travels."

Since Obama will stay in a hotel that is on sea front, elaborate coastal security arrangements have been made by the US Navy in consonance with the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard. "There will be US naval ships, along with Indian vessels , patrolling the sea till about 330-km from the shore. This is to negate the possibility of a missile being fired from a distance," the officer said.

The President will be accompanied by his chefs, not because he would not like to savour Indian cuisine, but to ensure his food is not spiked.

I guess it happens when money is no object.  I disagree.

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Obama trumpets Wall St. overhaul in weekly address

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is warning voters that Republicans seeking control of Congress would roll back his hard-won Wall Street overhaul bill. He says the GOP's promised repeal of the new law would be a major setback for consumers and would bring back a financial system whose near-collapse led to the worst recession since [...]

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Is it Legal? Soros, Tides & Unions Use Illegals to Campaign for Dems

As Jonathan noted this morning, the Associated Press has uncovered how one group in Washington state is recruiting illegal immigrants to campaign door-to-door for Democratic candidates facing upsets in midterm election races on Nov. 2:

Pramila Jayapal, head of OneAmerica Votes, says the campaign is about empowering immigrants who may not feel like they can contribute to a campaign because they can't vote.

Not only can individuals living in America illegally not vote, they're also prohibited from contributing money to political campaigns.  I'm not an expert in election law, but I do remember how then-Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign was forced to return a $265 donation from Zeituni Onyango, his aunt who had been living in the United States illegally for years.   In a grey area of the law, shouldn't volunteering time and talent also be considered a kind of "contribution" or "donation" to a campaign?

OneAmerica may skirt around these election laws because they are not an official arm of any one candidate's campaign.  However, as a 501(c)(3) organization, the Internal Revenue Service says they are prohibited from participating in political campaigns:

Under the Internal Revenue Code, all section 501(c)(3) organizations are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office. Contributions to political campaign funds or public statements of position (verbal or written) made on behalf of the organization in favor of or in opposition to any candidate for public office clearly violate the prohibition against political campaign activity.

In addition,

[N]o organization may qualify for section 501(c)(3) status if a substantial part of its activities is attempting to influence legislation (commonly known as lobbying)…

An organization will be regarded as attempting to influence legislation if it contacts, or urges the public to contact, members or employees of a legislative body for the purpose of proposing, supporting, or opposing legislation, or if the organization advocates the adoption or rejection of legislation.

A group like OneAmerica might get around these rules by conducting certain non-partisan "voter education activities," however, according to the Associated Press, the group is "trying to get naturalized citizens to cast a ballot for candidates like Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, who is in a neck-to-neck race with Republican Dino Rossi."

"Immigrants really do matter," Jayapal said. "If we can't vote ourselves, we're gonna knock on doors, or get family members to vote."

I'm all for everyone (all legally eligible citizens, that is) voting and contributing, but where do we draw the line?  On Nov. 2, voters in two American cities will vote whether to allow non-citizens to vote in certain elections. In Portland, Maine, a ballot proposal could allow legal immigrants who have not yet obtained citizenship to vote in municipal elections. Likewise in San Francisco, a proposition would allow all parents of public school students to vote in school elections, regardless of legal status.

In the case of OneAmerica, Stanley Renshon of the Center for Immigration Studies observes:

What's wrong with illegal immigrants taking part in the political process by trying to convince others to vote for pro-legalization candidates? Legally, as noted, nothing; ethically a great deal. …

They have no legal standing as members of the American national community and no moral standing, either, since they are present only by virtue of their own decision to violate American immigration laws.

Finally, I feel compelled to point out liberals' incredible hypocrisy here.

According to their annual reports, Jayapal's OneAmerica (formerly Hate Free Zone) receives funding from a number of liberal individuals and interest groups, including George Soros' Open Society Institute, Planned Parenthood, SEIU, the Tides Foundation and a number of various union organizations.

While Democratic Party officials — including President Barack Obama — are out on the stump complaining about conservative groups who allegedly accept funds from foreign groups and labeling them a "threat to democracy," what's to be said about liberal interest groups using actual people from other countries to push their political agenda?

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Update on Fired Worker: Union ‘Bending Over Backwards’ to Apologize

After the story of Duane Hammond quickly spread across the blogosphere this afternoon, his union is retreating and apologizing.

As we reported, Hammond, a union stagehand, was working to construct a platform that would showcase a USC campus visit from President Barack Obama Friday afternoon. When Hammond showed up for work wearing a hat and sweatshirt advertising the USS George H. W. Bush — the naval vessel his son currently serves on — he says union officials told him to go home.

The Blaze reached out Friday to Hammond's union, IATSE Local 33, to investigate further and was told a representative would get back to us. When another call went unanswered, we were directed to a voicemail that said the union's phones had been "temporarily disconnected."

On Friday evening, KTLA's Eric Spillman reported that Hammond's union had called him to apologize for the incident. Hammond added that the union officials are "bending over backwards" to make it up to him.

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