Germany releases guide on how Mideast men can assimilate

Islam "the holier than thou" religion needs a special adaptation course in order to assimilate in Germany.

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 The latest 'acclimatization' photo from Bonn, Germany. 

  Expecting Muslims to assimilate holds the same expectation Monica Lewinsky had for an invitation to Chelsea's wedding.

Not your speed.

Germany releases guide on how Mideast men can assimilate

Meanwhile at...The Affirmative Action Awards..

ACADEMY TAKES HISTORIC ACTION TO INCREASE DIVERSITY

Imagine this 'diversity' also pertained to politics. It does seem concerning. Think of it. Republicans have a black candidate. The Democrats do not. This time, there is a complete lack of diversity rooted in the Democratic party. So if you're black shouldn't your mission be to boycott the Democratic party?

(Sounds ridiculous doesn't it...but not in Hollywood)

So I got this straight the Board of Governors in a show of diversity are going to appoint more blacks to the 'jury' so in turn they can nominate black actors and vote for them to receive an Oscar. Sounds fair to me. 

Worked for OJ.
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/index/nns5.htm

The truth of the matter is just about everyone in Hollywood is an asshole. 
No matter what color they are.

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Al and his cohorts make 'em cave 

Lifetime voting rights reframed; new governor seats added and committees restructured

Goal to double number of diverse members by 2020

In a unanimous vote Thursday night (1/21), the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences approved a sweeping series of substantive changes designed to make the Academy’s membership, its governing bodies, and its voting members significantly more diverse. The Board’s goal is to commit to doubling the number of women and diverse members of the Academy by 2020.

“The Academy is going to lead and not wait for the industry to catch up,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. “These new measures regarding governance and voting will have an immediate impact and begin the process of significantly changing our membership composition.”

Beginning later this year, each new member’s voting status will last 10 years, and will be renewed if that new member has been active in motion pictures during that decade. In addition, members will receive lifetime voting rights after three ten-year terms; or if they have won or been nominated for an Academy Award. We will apply these same standards retroactively to current members. In other words, if a current member has not been active in the last 10 years they can still qualify by meeting the other criteria. Those who do not qualify for active status will be moved to emeritus status. Emeritus members do not pay dues but enjoy all the privileges of membership, except voting. This will not affect voting for this year’s Oscars.

At the same time, the Academy will supplement the traditional process in which current members sponsor new members by launching an ambitious, global campaign to identify and recruit qualified new members who represent greater diversity. 

In order to immediately increase diversity on the Board of Governors, the Academy will establish three new governor seats that will be nominated by the President for three-year terms and confirmed by the Board.

The Academy will also take immediate action to increase diversity by adding new members who are not Governors to its executive and board committees where key decisions about membership and governance are made. This will allow new members an opportunity to become more active in Academy decision-making and help the organization identify and nurture future leaders.

Along with Boone Isaacs, the Board’s Membership and Administration Committee, chaired by Academy Governor Phil Robinson, led the efforts to enact these initiatives.

Meanwhile at...The Affirmative Action Awards..

This is incredible

Kerry: ‘Some’ Money from Iran Deal Will End Up in Terrorist Hands

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Can you believe this guy! 

What he's saying is Hamas and Hezbollah are going to continue receiving money from Iran to finance their reign of terror. And who will suffer the most from this...Israel. 

Mr Flip Flop and Barry flat don't give a shit. After all, their families are protected by the SS. The rest of us in America and those around the world, 'will just have to wing it'. This goes hand in hand with Barry's assessment on releasing Gitmo prisoners, "we know a small percentage will revert back to terrorism." I wonder what he would say if one of those in 'the small percentage" managed to get to his daughter Malia?   

This is incredible

Should be mandatory in every state

Missouri House passes photo ID requirement for voters

Photo identification (free from the DOT) is a credible security tool whether writing a check, enrolling in college or boarding a plane. Where I live I had to show photo ID just to get a beach pass sticker for my vehicle. Why would we insist on a lower standard when it comes to the enormity of the ballot box?

Pure and simple. Democrats are against photo ID because their constituents have a proclivity for voting more than once, voting while deceased, and voting while living in the U.S. illegally. 

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Voters would need to present photo identification at the polls under a measure passed by the Missouri House on Thursday.

House members voted 114-39 along party lines in favor of the bill. It now heads to the Senate, where a similar proposal is pending in committee.

Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon in 2011 vetoed another photo-identification bill. If Republicans stick together, they have the numbers to override another veto.

Voters would need to bring a form of government-issued photo ID to the polls in order for their votes to be counted under the House legislation, with some exceptions. Acceptable forms of ID would include military identification, but not student IDs from colleges and universities.

Voter-identification laws of some type are in effect in 33 states this year.

Republican supporters arguing for the bill said a photo-identification requirement is needed to prevent possible fraud.

"Elections are the purest form of participation in the political process," said bill sponsor Rep. Justin Alferman, R-Hermann. "We need to make sure that our elections are held to the highest standards."

Opponents, primarily Democrats, say there haven't been any cases of voter-impersonation fraud — where someone attempts to fraudulently vote as someone else — in Missouri. Democratic Secretary of State Jason Kander, who is running for the U.S. Senate, has also said that an analysis by his office suggests that such a requirement would disenfranchise about 220,000 currently registered voters who do not have a valid government-issued ID and would no longer be able to vote under a photo-identification requirement.

"This is harsh, it's extreme, it's wrong and it's unconstitutional for the people who are already currently eligible voters," said Rep. Randy Dunn, a Kansas City Democrat, during debate on the House floor.

The bill passed Thursday in the House includes a provision for the Legislature to pay for a form of acceptable identification or documentation needed for an ID. If lawmakers don't fund the program, with legislative researchers estimate will cost about $10.7 million the first year it's enacted, photo ID wouldn't be required.

The House also passed a proposed amendment to the Missouri Constitution to allow such a law in a 116-40 vote Thursday. The move would be necessary because the state Supreme Court in 2006 ruled that a state photo ID requirement wasn't narrowly tailored and was an undue burden on voters, so if lawmakers only pass a statutory change it likely would be struck down.

The proposals have support from leaders of the Republican-controlled Legislature and are among the first bills of the 2016 session, which began this month, to move forward in both the House and Senate.

The chairman of the Senate committee reviewing that chamber's legislation has said those bills could be voted out of committee as early as Monday.

The constitutional amendment would appear on the ballot during November's general election, unless the governor calls a special election.

Should be mandatory in every state

Hostage Bait

University of Virginia student detained by North Korea

Well, here we go again. How many does this make now? From the multitude of countries to visit this blockhead just had to pick North Korea. His detainment in that fine country prevented him from completing the rest of his itinerary, a thrill seeking holiday in Iraq collecting autographs from ISIS fighters.

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North Korea said Friday that it had arrested a University of Virginia student for allegedly committing "anti-state" acts orchestrated by the U.S. government.

In language that mirrors past North Korean claims of outside conspiracies, state media claimed Otto Frederick Warmbier entered the North as a tourist with a plot to undermine unity among the North Koreans with "the tacit connivance of the U.S. government and under its manipulation."

The report from the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Warmbier was "arrested while perpetuating a hostile act," but didn't say when he was detained or explain the nature of the act.

The University of Virginia's website listed Warmbier as an undergraduate commerce student. A LinkedIn page under Warmbier's name indicated that he was originally from Ohio and a third-year student at the university.

An official at the U.S. embassy in the South Korean capital Seoul told Reuters it was aware of the reported arrest, but had no further comment.

A spokesman for China-based Young Pioneer Tours, which specializes in travel to North Korea, told Reuters that Warmbier had been detained on Jan. 2, while on one of the company's tours.

"We are in touch with Otto's family, the U.S. State Department and the Embassy of Sweden in Pyongyang and doing all we can to secure his release," Gareth Johnson said. Sweden handles U.S. consular issues in North Korea because Washington and Pyongyang do not have diplomatic relations.

The announcement came as Washington, Seoul and others are pushing hard to slap North Korea with tougher sanctions for its recent nuclear test. In the past, North Korea often announced the arrests of foreign detainees in times of tension with the outside world in an apparent attempt to wrest concessions or diplomatic maneuvering room.

North Korea regularly accuses Washington and Seoul of sending "spies" to overthrow its government to enable the U.S.-backed South Korean government to control the entire Korean Peninsula. Some foreigners previously arrested have read statements of guilt that they later said were coerced.

Warmbier would be the third Westerner known to be held by the secretive Communist state. Last year, South Korean-born Canadian pastor Hyeon Soo Lim was sentenced to life in prison for alleged subversion.

Earlier this month, a Korean-American man told CNN that he was being held by North Korea on suspicion of spying. The U.S. State Department said it could not confirm the CNN report. It declined to discuss the issue further.

North Korea has previously released or deported U.S. detainees after high-profile Americans visited the country. In late 2014, for instance, North Korea released two Americans after a secret mission to the North by James Clapper, the top U.S. intelligence official. Critics say such trips have provided diplomatic credibility to the North.

The United States and North Korea are in a technical state of war because the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty. About 28,500 American troops are stationed in South Korea.

Hostage Bait