The Stafford Voice

Our little place to talk about and share about life.

National

This Christmas Placemat is Causing Quite a Stir

by

It’s that time of the year where all the Christmas decorations get set out, and that includes setting the table with a beautifully ornate Christmas placemat.

Only one problem. With all the social justice warriors out there in attendance at liberal universities like Harvard, they are putting talking points out in the open on a placemat for you to use at your holiday party.

liberalPlacemat

We all know that the opinions expressed on this social justice placemat does not represent the opinion of all in attendance at the university.

The Harvard Republican Club came out with their own response.

GOP-Placemat

Stephen Lassoed, dean of student life, and Thomas Dingman, dean of freshmen — apologized for the placemats saying:

We write to acknowledge that the placemat distributed in some of your dining halls this week failed to account for the many viewpoints that exist on our campus on some of the most complex issues we confront as a community and society today. Our goal was to provide a framework for you to engage in conversations with peers and family members as you return home for the winter break, however, it was not effectively presented and it ultimately caused confusion in our community.

 

Don’t forget to listen to this week’s podcast! Check it out:

Stay alert and follow to know the moment the show is LIVE.

Dr. Michael Neeki: Muslim Immigrants ‘Need to Pick a Side’

by

Iranian immigrant Dr. Michael Neeki, one of the first responders on the scene at the San Bernardino terrorist attack, offered some advice in a Fox News interview with Jenna Lee asking Muslim immigrants to ‘pick a side.’

JENNA LEE: I want to ask you a quick final question. I know you were born into a Muslim family and you came to this country to pursue your own version of the American dream. I would just briefly like to ask you about what you said yesterday. You said in the press conference, ‘it’s time to show ISIS what we are made of.’ We are all look for solutions about how to combat terror. What do you think is number one on the list?

DR. MICHAEL NEEKI: Number one on the list is bringing America together, bringing the community together. I was born in it but I mention it here because I really had suffered from fundamentalist religious ideas. I was tortured in a prison by these people. You can not sit and talk to these people. They are actually fanatics and made up their mind. For those Americans who actually, for those of us that emigrated here, here you have to choose a side.

When you swear and you become a naturalized citizen of this country and uses these resources to get where you are, show the loyalty to the community. Bring everybody together. It’s not an issue of religion anymore; it’s an issue of protecting the constitution and individual freedom in this country. And we are threatened by ISIS and these radical ideas coming in.

Watch the interview below:

 

Don’t forget to listen to this week’s podcast! Check it out:

Stay alert and follow to know the moment the show is LIVE.

San Bernardino Shooting; Let the Gun Blaming Begin

by

It hasn’t even been a full 24 hours since Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik went on a shooting rampage in San Bernardino, and the anti-2nd Amendment, anti-gun crowd has already begun blaming guns.

This goes beyond common sense!

This didn’t happen because California didn’t have strict enough gun control laws.

This did, however, happen because someone was truly disturbed in the head.

Here are two other facts:

  1. Both of those who carried out the attack were devout followers of Islam.
  2. Not only did they have multiple weapons and plenty of ammunition and possible explosives, they were wearing protective armor.

What assumption can we come to with just those two facts?

This was not a random, uncalculated act of spontaneous workplace violence.

But, it’s what has been said following the attack that’s getting attention.

It’s a battle of Compassion vs. Control.

For instance, Gerald Rivera tweeted out saying, “Mass shooting in San Bernadino California at a Center for the Developmentally Disabled WTF! The 2d Amendment is Stupid!!! Don’t rationalize.”

Now, let’s not forget that just a few weeks ago he was in tears praying for the safety of his daughter that was in Paris during that horrendous attack. Which happened to be carried out by devout followers of Islam.

But, even when you take a look at those running for president, you get a picture into their warped ideology.

For them… It’s ALL about control!

From those bible thumping, gun toting republicans?

Don’t forget to listen to this week’s podcast! Check it out:

Stay alert and follow to know the moment the show is LIVE.

#BlackLivesMatter Makes These 25 Demands

by

It’s not enough for the ‘Black Lives Matter’ protesters to demand the president and chancellor of a university resign because of their ‘white privilege.’ Now, they’ve taken things to another level of nutty!

The following list of demands come from the protest groups various colleges as posted on their activist website demands.org:

1. University of Missouri protesters demanded (ex-) President Tim Wolfe acknowledge his white privilege in a press conference:

We demand that University of Missouri System President, Tim Wolfe, writes a hand-written apology to Concerned Student 1-9-5-0 demonstrators and holds a press conference in the Mizzou Student Center reading the letter. In the letter and at the press conference, Tim Wolfe must acknowledge his white privilege, recognize that systems of oppression exits, and provide a verbal commitment to fulfilling Concerned Student 1-9-5-0 demands.

2. At Amherst, protesters demanded President Carolyn Martin issue a written apology for a litany of sins:

President Martin must issue a statement of apology to students, alumni and former students, faculty, administration and staff who have been victims of several injustices including but not limited to our institutional legacy of white supremacy, colonialism, anti-black racism, anti-Latin@ racism, anti-Native American racism, anti-Native/ indigenous racism, anti-Asian racism, anti-Middle Eastern racism, heterosexism, cis-sexism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, ableism, mental health stigma, and classism.

3. Also at Amherst, protesters demanded President Martin denounce some signs put up by “free speech” advocates and also threaten the students who did it with disciplinary action and mandatory “training for racial and cultural competency.”

President Martin must issue a statement to the Amherst College community at large that states we do not tolerate the actions of student(s) who posted the “All Lives Matter” posters, and the “Free Speech” posters that stated that “in memoriam of the true victim of the Missouri Protests: Free Speech.” Also let the student body know that it was racially insensitive to the students of color on our college campus and beyond who are victim to racial harassment and death threats; alert them that Student Affairs may require them to go through the Disciplinary Process if a formal complaint is filed, and that they will be required to attend extensive training for racial and cultural competency.

4. Guillford College protesters demanded forced apologies from everyone:

We demand that school administrators, professors, staff, and student leaders acknowledge their racism, be it overt covert or passive.

5. Eastern Michigan University protesters demanded black financial-advisers:

We demand several black financial advisors whose sole purpose is to find and distribute scholarships and financial aid to and for black students specifically.

6. At Emory, students demanded raises and promotions for black faculty:

Black staff and administrators should receive an increase in their financial compensation or salaries. Changes should be made to the hierarchical structure of Campus Life which puts primarily white males at the top of the structure. More Black staff and staff of color should be in higher positions of power so that they can implement the changes that black students wish to see in the university.

7. At Johns Hopkins students demanded a mandatory semester-long class in “cultural competency.”

We demand that The Johns Hopkins University creates and enforces mandatory cultural competency in the form of a semester long class requirement for undergraduate students as well as training for faculty and administration.

8. Princeton protesters also demanded mandatory cultural competency training and a new, better understanding of free speech to go with it:

WE DEMAND cultural competency training for all staff and faculty. It was voted down on the grounds of trespassing freedom of speech last spring semester. We demand a public conversation, which will be student led and administration supported, on the true role of freedom of speech and freedom of intellectual thought in a way that does not reinforce anti-Blackness and xenophobia.

9. Purdue protesters demanded a mandatory “racial awareness” curriculum:

We demand that Purdue create and enforce a required comprehensive racial awareness curriculum for all students, staff, faculty, administration, and police. This curriculum must be vetted and overseen by a board of diverse students, faculty, and staff.

10. University of Cincinnati protesters also demanded a mandatory racial awareness curriculum:

We demand that the University of Cincinnati enforces a fully funded comprehensive racial awareness curriculum that is mandatory for all students, faculty, staff, and police structured by a caucus comprised of students, community members, and administrators of diverse backgrounds to be put in place by the start of the 2017-¬2018 academic year.

11. Santa Clara University protesters demanded mandatory, quarterly cultural events focused on “marginalized” students:

We advocate adding a multicultural event requirement once a quarter to all C&I classes. This requirement would mandate students to attend an event that amplifies the voices of marginalized students on campus. Examples include: Difficult Dialogues, MCC Culture Shows, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics sponsored events, etc.

12. Yale protesters demanded financial aid consultants for illegal immigrant students:

Eight financial aid consultants who are trained to deal specifically with financial aid application processes of international and undocumented students

13. Claremont McKenna protesters demand students be educated about micro-aggressions:

Expose students to systemic oppression through FWS and FHS-this includes but is not limited to issues on race, sexuality, gender, class and ability. The need for such programs to educate the student body is evidenced by numerous microaggressions felt by students of color. The cultural insensitivity on campus is further highlighted by race themed party proposals, such as an Indian Wedding Party and Colonial Bros, Pilgrims, and Navajos themed TNC

14. Michigan State protesters demanded the construction of a “free-standing” multicultural center:

We demand the construction of a free-standing Multicultural Center with its own budget from the University to support social and academic programming by Spring 2017.

15. Occidental college protesters demanded the police leave campus:

Immediate removal of LAPD’s presence on campus.

16. Simmons College protesters demanded a staff civil rights lawyer for students of color:

We demand a practicing professional civil rights lawyer to represent students of color. This lawyer will be paid by the college to inform students of their rights with no financial burden to students or student activity fees.

17. St. Louis University protesters demanded art:

Mutually agreed upon commissioned artwork.

18. Students at Brown demanded a day of remembrance for the school’s role in the slave trade:

Integrating the history of Brown’s role in the slave trade into orientation for both graduate and undergraduate students;
Designating an annual day of remembrance and a series of sponsored events;

19. Towson University protesters demanded white women in the Diversity Focus Forum stop speaking for black students:

Require the Diverse Focus Forum and other top-level diversity institutions to have at minimum one person of color on their board. White women should not be given positions to speak on behalf of what it is black students want from their university.

20. Not to be outdone, Berkeley protesters demanded a building be renamed for aconvicted terrorist fugitive on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list:

WE DEMAND that the name of Barrows Hall be changed to Assata Shakur

21. UCLA protesters demanded an “Afro-house”:

The creation and support of a UCLA Afro-house. Many Black students cannot afford to live in westwood with the high prices of rent. An Afro-house would provide a cheaper alternative housing solution for Black students, that would also serve as a safe space for Black Bruins to congregate and learn from each other.

22. Kansas University protesters demanded a new and separate student government:

Establish Multicultural Student Government independent of current University of Kansas Student Senate

23. Several of the demands included more mental health services, but only University of Ottawa protesters specified a “therapist of color”:

Therapist of Color to be hired at the human Right Centre.

24. I know what you’re thinking. Where are the show trials? At the University of South Carolina protesters demanded investigations into three administrators. There was no explanation given for this, but the Charlotte Observer spoke to a protester who said the three administrators had failed to foster diversity on campus:

We demand that a transparent and independent investigation be launched into the following university administrators: the Executive Assistant to the President for Equal Opportunity Programs; the Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Academic Support, Student Life and Development; and the Vice President for Student Affairs, Vice Provost and Dean of Students.

25. And the University of Toronto protesters went all out and demanded a free education for “black and indigenous students”:

Implement free education for Black and Indigenous students. As a result of years of colonization of Black and Indigenous people, the University of Toronto is a beneficiary of the twin project of:
a. Dispossessing Indigenous people of their land; and
b. The slave labor of the Americas, responsible for enriching Britain and its colonies.
c. In recognition of this history and in its resultant responsibility, the University of Toronto should ensure free admission to Black and Indigenous students.

h/t Breitbart.com for compiling the list.

 

Don’t forget to listen to this week’s podcast! Check it out:

Stay alert and follow to know the moment the show is LIVE.

At Mizzou… The Struggle Is STILL Real

by

Everywhere you turn in the world you can, and will, find someone who’s got something to say that will be offensive to another. It’s, unfortunately, part of life. You can’t go around silencing everyone who says something hurtful or offensive. Now, I’ll warn you right now that what you are about to read will be viewed as extremely offensive and some may even call me a racist.

The events that have transpired at Mizzou are absolutely mind boggling. How, just how, can one person go on a hunger strike, gain the support of the majority of the football squad, get national attention, and demand the president of the university step down and publicly admit his ‘white privilege,’ all because he felt they weren’t doing enough to curb widespread racism on the campus?

First thing first is that there were a very few amount of reported incidents and that the university was aggressively investigating each incident.

Second, let’s not forget that one of the most prominent figures to come out of the football program was an openly gay black man, Michael Sam. And, the university celebrated his short-lived success.

Third, let’s not dismiss the fact that the student body president, that was elected by the other students, is an openly gay black man.

The point I’m trying to drive here is, based on those few facts, racism doesn’t appear to be an issue.

Is there some racism? Sure. It’s something that will forever be around. There will always be someone out there who wants to act discriminatory against someone else.

But… there’s a flip side to this entire issue unraveling!

The tables are being turned. The voice of the majority is being silenced by the cries of racism. Instead of someone stepping in and telling a spoiled punk kid who’s parents earned an estimated $6-8 million last year that he just needs to be quiet and that his argument is invalid because the act or words in question weren’t directly involving him, people support him or turn to the side for fear of being labeled a racist.

Here’s the truth: He’s as much a racist for being black forcing someone to ‘admit their white privilege’ as the ignorant drunk white person yelling disgusting racial comments to a black person.

Yes, black people can be racist. So can whites, and Asians, and Mexicans, or any other race or gender or sexual preference. Just today at another college ‘safe space’ at Claremont McKenna College in California made that exact statement, and some even booed her for saying it.

It really is saddening that these things are happening. Even more disturbing is that they are happening here in America. Don’t get me wrong, they shouldn’t be happening anywhere!

But… take a quick look at the lady holding the sign. Was she adversely affected, or even involved in the actions that are being investigated on the Mizzou campus? Without a doubt, the answer would be… wait for it… NO. Yet, she stands there holding a sign that reads, “It is too late to say sorry”. For what? Were you there? Were the comments directed to you personally?

Then again, we have to have some civility because after all, they are in a ‘safe place.’ But what happens when these ‘safe places’ become bastions for even more racism? Yes, that’s right. At Mizzou, there are reports that groups are being divided along lines of race because they need a “Black only healing space for the students to share, decompress, be vulnerable and real.”

Don’t believe me? Have a quick look at these tweets (h/t Mediaite):

Looking at these tweets should leave you scratching your head. Here we have a group of people actively expressing their voice and calling for less racism, but when they do they literally seperate themselves based on race.

I’m going to go out on a limb here and say there are only two scenarios that will play out: 1) this is just the start and it will get much worse real quick, or 2) there’s a part of the story that hasn’t been figured out and that once it does get figured out, it will be exposed as a lie just like the ‘Hands Up, Don’t Shoot’ fabrication.

I will admit, that yes, unfortunately there is still racism. But, as equally saddening is that whenever someone gets their feelings hurt we immediately pull the race card.

Word to the wise: You don’t bring unity with division!

 

Don’t forget to listen to this week’s podcast! Check it out:

Stay alert and follow to know the moment the show is LIVE.

Colombian Voter Loco for Donald Trump

by

At a campaign rally in Las Vegas, NV, Donald Trump was talking about how he is on the cover of People magazine and how ‘they messed up [his] nose.’ Off to the side, he noticed a lady in the crowd had a copy of the exact magazine he was talking about and invited her up on stage.

She shouted, “I’m from Colombia. I’m Hispanic and I’m voting for Mr. Trump. We’re voting for Mr. Trump!”

Watch the clip below:

 

Don’t forget to listen to this week’s podcast! Check it out:

Stay alert and follow to know the moment the show is LIVE.

Hillary Clinton Sings, Jokes, and Drinks on ‘SNL’

by

In an attempt to appeal likable and genuine, Hillary Clinton hit the ‘SNL’ scene.

Clinton was met by Kate McKinnon who was playing the candidate who was ‘blowing off some steam.’ Clinton reveals herself as bartender ‘Val’ who plays an ‘ordinary citizen who believes the Keystone Pipeline will destroy our environment.’

Coupled with a few light-hearted liberal laced jokes was the Clinton and ‘Clinton’ rendition of “Lean on Me.”

Watch the 5 minute sketch below:

 

Don’t forget to listen to this week’s podcast! Check it out:

Stay alert and follow to know the moment the show is LIVE.

#IAMACHRISTIAN – Ben Carson Makes Strong Statement In One Photo

by

With just 4 simple words: “I am a Christian”, republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson sent out a strong statement on Facebook. The statement was in reaction to the horrific mass murder shooting at an Oregon community college.

Ben Carson #iamachristian
image source: Facebook

According to witnesses, the shooter had asked his victims if they were Christian. If they said yes, they were reportedly shot in the head. It should also be known that the guns the shooter used were obtained legally.

While President Obama gets out and starts calling for more and stricter gun control laws, and how we do need to politicize the issue, only one thing remains certain: This was an attack on Christians in America.

Was the shooter inspired by seeking out fame? Was he radicalized by Islamic ideology? These and many more questions have yet to be answered, and they many never be.

But… remember: Christians, unafraid to state their faith, were executed in America.

(The image above has been optimized for use on social media as a profile pic.)

 

Don’t forget to listen to this week’s podcast! Check it out:

Stay alert and follow to know the moment the show is LIVE.

Hillary Clinton Jokes About Wiping Email Server Clean ‘With a Cloth’

by

When asked about wiping her email server clean, Hillary Clinton replied, “What, like, with a cloth or something?”

This marks the second joke she’s made in reference to her homegrown email server being wiped clean. Her first was jokingly referring to how much she loves Snapchat because they disappear all by themselves.

This shows her complete disconnect from the reality and severity in what she did by hosting her emails on a home server. A server that was kept in a bathroom closet.

Am I the only one who finds it ironically funny that her email server was stored in a bathroom where it was wiped clean? Seriously?!

Let’s just hope she’s not so untouchable that she will, in fact, undergo a complete and thorough investigation. There is a high likelihood that she has placed our national security at risk.

 

Don’t forget to listen to this week’s podcast! Check it out:

Stay alert and follow to know the moment the show is LIVE.

Carly Fiorina on Hillary Clinton’s ‘Track Record’

by

Carly Fiorina, Republican presidential candidate went on the attack against Hillary Clinton on “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC.

She begins the interview saying:

“I come from a world where titles are just titles, and talk is just talk. It’s only in politics where titles and words mean a lot. In the rest of the world, it’s actually about what have you done, actions speak louder than words. People want to know are your words and your actions consistent and are they consistent over time. And so, I think when 82% of the American people now believe that there is a professional political class more interested in preserving its own power and privilege than it is in serving the American people, people expect basic questions to be asked of anyone running for president. ‘What have you done, are you trustworthy, are you transparent, will you answer questions?'”

When asked about Hillary’s ‘track record’ she replied:

“[As] Secretary of State she took women’s rights and human rights off the table for discussion with China. It’s also true as Secretary of State that she called Bashar al-Assad a positive reformer. It’s also true that in 2011, when she was Secretary of State, she said that Iraq was a free, stable, sovereign nation. And now we have a nation falling apart, Iranian influence growing, ISIS growing. It’s true that she said that she could reset our Russia — our relationship with Russia and Vladimir Putin is on the march. So, I think all of those things I just named go fundamentally to what is her track record.”

Host Andrea Mitchell asked Fiorina about her ISIS strategy, replying:

“I would do very specific things. First, instead of having a Camp David conference to talk our Arab allies into a bad deal with Iran, I would have had a Camp David conference to talk with our Arab allies about how we can support them to fight ISIS. Let me give you very specific examples. The Kurds have been asking us to arm them for three years, we still have not. The Jordanians have been asking us to provide them with bombs and material. We know King Abdullah of Jordan, I’ve known him for many years. He took the appropriate leadership steps when a Jordanian pilot was burned alive. He was here in this country asking us for bombs and materiel, we haven’t provided him with any of them. He’s now looking to China for that. The Egyptian president, a very brave and pious Muslim, who has said there is a cancer in the heart of Islam, has asked us to share intelligence. We are not. The Turks have asked us to help them topple Bashar al-Assad, we are not. There are a whole set of things that we’ve been asked to do by our allies who know this is their fight, and we’re not doing any of them.”

h/t Breitbart