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This Virginia teen just won gold in Rio – watch her gush about her right to bear arms

The quintessential girl-next-door, 19-year-old Olympic gold medalist in the 10-meter air-rifle competition Ginny Thrasher over the weekend made her television debut to express the thrill of winning an Olympic championship Saturday. “After I finished shooting, I didn’t have a lot going through my mind other than overwhelming happiness. I was swarmed by my friends and family and a lot of media. After I took the lead in the final, I knew that I was in contention for a medal but, for me, I had to refocus on what would get me to that outcome,” says Thrasher. Her enthusiasm for the sport is apparent, as she wears a smile the duration of the ...

Yes, Obamacare increased healthcare premiums substantially

Outrage against Obamacare isn’t just a conservative talking point—it’s the natural response when big government sticks it to the little guy. Overwhelming evidence from scholars shows that the Affordable Care Act “significantly increased premiums.” Two Brookings Institution researchers attempted to show through analysis that the ACA had caused average premiums in the individual market to drop; however, Loren Adler and Paul Ginsburg left out some important points. A Forbes contributor reported: Economists at the University of Pennsylvania, also using actual pre-ACA individual market data, estimated that the total expected price of ...

The moment this grocery-store clerk realized government programs aren’t all they’re cracked up to be

Government programs are rarely the answer to assisting those in need. One man in particular came to understand this firsthand when he was a cashier at his childhood grocery store where he witnessed people taking advantage of the food-stamp program: The very program meant to lift people out of poverty, he discovered, was actually enabling fraud and abuse. The Daily Signal has the story: I also learned how people gamed the welfare system. They’d buy two dozen packs of soda with food stamps and then sell them at a discount for cash. They’d ring up their orders separately, buying food with food stamps, and beer, wine, and cigarettes with cash. ...

Golden State health-insurance premiums set to increase 13 percent

President Obama’s signature health-insurance law is forcing Americans already cash-strapped to tighten their proverbial belts even more as premiums in the so-called “Land of Milk and Honey” are set to increase even more. The Los Angeles Times has the story: Premiums for Californians’ Obamacare health coverage will rise by an average of 13.2% next year — more than three times the increase of the last two years and a jump that is bound to raise debate in an election year. The big hikes come after two years in which California officials had boasted that the program helped insure hundreds of thousands people in the state while keeping ...

Former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino slams FBI, Clinton in epic Twitter tirade

Former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino in a series of tweets this week slammed FBI Director James Comey for letting former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton off the hook despite the fact she transmitted state secrets – classified and above – via a private, unsecured email server. Director Comey Tuesday announced the FBI would not recommend to Attorney General Loretta Lynch that the Department of Justice pursue criminal charges against the former Obama-administration official but admitted Ms. Clinton was “extremely careless” in the way she handled national secrets. Read her tweets below: — Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) July 6, ...

Study: Obamacare premiums to skyrocket

  A new report out this week says premiums on lower-cost “silver” Obamacare health-insurance plans will go up an average of 11 percent in 2017 – a steep increase amid a stagnant jobs market and staggering levels of national debt many financial analysts predict will become unmanageable in the near future. CBS News has the details: For consumers, the impact will depend on whether they get government subsidies for their premiums, as well as on their own willingness to switch plans to keep the increases more manageable, said the analysis released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. The full picture on 2017 premiums ...

Tea Party Patriots: Our prayers and condolences are with the victims of this senseless terror attack

  ATLANTA, Ga – Tea Party Patriots CEO and co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today in light of the terror attack in Orlando early yesterday morning. “We are shocked and saddened by the horrific terror attack on a nightclub in Orlando that claimed the lives of at least 49 people and injured dozens of others. Our prayers and condolences are with the victims of this senseless attack and their families as they grieve the loss of their loved ones. All of the current evidence points to this being an act of radical Islamic terrorism. Our elected officials will say this isn't a time to politicize this tragedy, but ...

Shocker! Obamacare health-insurance premiums on the rise

State health-insurance exchanges created as a result of Obamacare, like a row of dominoes, have come tumbling down in recent months – allegedly imploding under the increasing cost of healthcare and the lack of young, healthy signups. Now health-insurance prices for Obamacare are on the rise, according to a new study, but those increases will vary depending on location and the types of coverage included in one’s plan. The Washington Examiner has the scoop: An analysis by the firm Avalere of early rate filings in nine states found that insurers are proposing increases as high as 44 percent for some plans in Vermont, while actually proposing ...

Jenny Beth Martin: Facebook seems to be in ‘a state of constant, continual improvement’ after meeting between Mark Zuckerberg and conservative leaders at Facebook HQ

ATLANTA, Ga – Tea Party Patriots CEO and Co-founder Jenny Beth Martin who attended the meeting last week between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and conservative leaders, released the following statement today lending her impressions from the meeting last week. “Facebook researched historical data related to the allegations and interviewed people who were involved as employees, contractors, and those who were allegedly impacted to determine what happened and how they can make the system better. They have come up with theories and solutions to make Trending Topics better in the future. Time will tell if the changes have a positive impact or ...

Healthcare expert says some insurers could hike premiums by more than 10 percent

Those signing up for Obamacare are more so the “frequent fliers” than the young, healthy millennials the Obama administration was banking on to keep its disastrous health-insurance scheme afloat. Consequently, health-insurance companies are alleging they need to hike their premiums – some in excess of 10 percent, says one healthcare expert – to make up the difference and offset unexpected costs. The Washington Time has the details: The people signing up for Obamacare so far are sicker than expected, meaning insurers will have to raise rates to cover the costs, in what nonpartisan analysts said amounts to a “market correction.” Even ...