Tour de France Starts Today … All Eyes on 7 Time Tour de France Winner Lance Armstrong and his Return

If it’s the 4th of July, it means it is also the start of the Tour de France. This year all eyes, especially American one’s, will be back watching the Tour de France as 37 year old Lance Armstrong is making a comeback and returning to the bike racing after a 3 1/2 year retirement. One thing is for certain, I have no idea how Lance Armstrong will finish this year in the Tor; however, he is the only reason why I will even tune in and watch.

Official site of the Tour de France.  can also be seen on the Versus website.

Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong has begun his comeback at the Tour de France in the first-stage individual time trial.

The 37-year-old Texan, back after 3 1/2 years of retirement, took off 18th among the 180 cyclists Saturday who are rolling down the start ramp one-by-one for the race against the clock.

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Obama’s Kumbaya Foreign Policy Yet Another Disaster … Ahmadinejad Accuses Obama of Interference When Barack has Done Nothing

Priceless: Ahmadinejad accuses Obama of interference in Iran when “The One” has not even lifted a finger in any meaningful manner to help the Iranian protestors. BTW, Obama gets no points for the lack of support to freedom. Just more useless words as Iranians are gunned down in the streets wanting liberty and freedom. Obama, enemies of the United States hate America no matter who the President is.

Remember during the 2008 Presidential campaign when Barack Obama stated that we needed a change in how we dealt with Iran? Obama stated  that he would meet with any foreign dictator who was an enemy of the United States without preconditions. John McCain called such foreign policy dangerous and naive. The Obamamessiah actually believed he could improve relations with Iran just by talking nicely. Guess what, John McCain was correct. Unbelievable.

It was a kindler, gentler and weaker American foreign policy that would make the US the laughing stock of the world and serve no useful purpose. Never was that more evident than with Obama’s “hot dog” foreign policy where even Obama was finally shamed into stopping the slap in the face July 4th Iranian diplomat invitation.

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The Face of the Iranian Protest … Neda the Martyr Shot and Killed for Merely Voicing her Protest in an Election

Neda … the face of the Iranian protest … There has been many videos, tweets and blog posts covering the Iranian protests over the weekend. However, there is none more dramatic and graphic that best describe the Iranian people’s march for justice for an election and the brutality of the regime they are up against than the murder of Neda. She has become the face of the Iranian protest.

Neda the Martyr

From Hot Air comes the following two video clips.

the first is a new one circulating today, shot sometime before the moment of truth. The blue shirt on the gray-haired man in the foreground should look familiar. That’s almost certainly her standing to his left, watching the protest, bothering no one.

 Warning, if you have yet to see this video, it is very graphic and not work or child appropriate.

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Iran’s Guardian Council Admits Voter Fraud (Irregularities) in Presidential Election Over 100% voted in 50 cities) … While Protesters are Beaten & Killed in the Streets

Say it Isn’t so … Over 100% voted in 50 cities … no voter fraud here.

Of course the brutal Iranian regime gives a knew meaning the the term “hanging chads”.

Who knew that the Iranian Presidential elections were actually illegitimate and a fraud? Go figure. Where there is voter smoke fraud there is fire so the following comments by the Guardian Council spokesman hold little water, “the vote tally affected by such issues could be over 3 million and would not noticeably affect the outcome of the election”.

Iran’s Guardian Council has suggested that the number of votes collected in 50 cities surpass the number of people eligible to cast ballot in those areas.

The council’s Spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei, who was speaking on the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) Channel 2 on Sunday, made the remarks in response to complaints filed by Mohsen Rezaei — a defeated candidate in the June 12 Presidential election.

“Statistics provided by the candidates, who claim more than 100% of those eligible have cast their ballot in 80-170 cities are not accurate — the incident has happened in only 50 cities,” Kadkhodaei said.

From The Astute Blogger … YES, VIRGINIA, THERE REALLY WAS MASSIVE FRAUD IN THE IRANIAN ELECTION

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Some Thoughts From a SM Reader … Iran: What if the people were armed?? Shouldn’t All People have Simple Freedoms?

The following is a guest post by a Scared Monkeys reader who was been moved and inspired by the people of Iran and their desire and quest for freedom. Simple freedoms that many of us in the United States sometimes take for granted. Imagine if the Iranian people had freedom of speech, the right to bear arms and assemble. The Iranian people just want their vote to count. That should be something that all Americans should respect, understand and support. How many times have we hear politician espouse and exaggerate the fact that voters were disenfranchised?

We have witnessed over the weekend the atrocities brought on those that would dare question their government over what is obvious to any thinking person a corrupt election. Why shouldn’t Iranians have freedoms similar to what you and I experience every day. Now imagine if your freedoms granted by the US Constitution were taken away.

Iran: What if the people were armed?

We hear from the anti-gun lobby now and again that America is the most violent society in the western modern world, and that the reason we are so violent is because of our liberal gun laws.  One can’t argue with statistics and we do have more deaths at the hand of guns than our counterparts (ie: Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Israel).  But that doesn’t tell the whole story.

When the great framers of our Constitution were debating this very issue in tap rooms and taverns from New York to Philadelphia, there were those that spoke out for strict laws about ‘the people’ (meaning the common folk, We the People) being allowed to own weapons. The arguments against guaranteeing this right ranged from the idea that the ‘common man’ could not be trusted with such weapons of destruction to the notion that if we have a just and free society, there would be no need for anyone to own arms except for our free society’s army.  Proponents of this right to own guns argued that there was not going to be a ‘standing’ militia so that in order to be ready to fight those who would try to conquer us, the citizens of this country must be armed.  Debate was vigorous. 

Wise minds prevailed and inserted the Second Amendment into our Bill of Rights of the Constitution.

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Barack Obama … Let the Iranians Eat Ice Cream … Where is the Support for Democracy & Human Rights from the White House?

What is wrong with this President … Let them eat cake or is it ice cream!

This truly is an “Obamination”!!!

Barack Obama finally spoke out against the actions on Saturday by the Iranian regime when the brutality of what was taking place was on display for all to see and asked them to stop the “unjust actions.” It was far too little and far too late. Then … he went and got some vanilla ice cream in a “waffle” cone.

President Barack Obama stands with daughters Malia Obama, 10, left, and Sasha Obama, 8, and orders frozen custard at The Dairy Godmother in the Del Ray area of Alexandria, Va., Saturday, June 20, 2009. (AP/Alex Brandon)

CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW THE PRESS WOULD HAVE REACTED IN GWB DID SOMETHING LIKE THIS?

How in the tank is the mainstream media when we have people dying  (graphic pic) for their right to be free in a country like Iran than has been such a thorn in the side of America and the spread of democracy in the Middle East and the media thinks that covering Obama and his daughters having ice cream is news? WTF!!!

Who is out of touch? How does President Barack “Hussein” Obama waltz around as it nothing is going on in the world and enjoy an ice cream?

Nice image to present to the world Mr. President. I am sure the Iranian opposition protestors can take great solace in your support of enjoying an ice cream cone.

H/T pic: Michelle Malkin

Oh but wait, this is the Obamamessiah we are referring to … let the man finish his ice cream. How does anyone compare and contrast these two stories with this out of touch President?

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CHAOS in Streets of Tehran … Iranians Protest the Ahmadinejad Election Results and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

The Iranian people have had enough … and take to the streets risking injury and death. These people deserve our prayers and support.

The Iranian people have taken to the streets to protest and unjust election, and unjust dictator and an unjust supreme leader. Following the corrupt elections last week that saw Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad win in a questionable landslide, the Iranian people have had enough. As protesters march, the Iranian police use tear gas, clubs and water cannon as they tried to disperse the demonstrators.

The unrest left 19 people dead, hospital sources said. Unconfirmed reports put the death toll as high as 150 on the seventh day of post-election demonstrations.

Police were using tear gas, clubs and water cannon as they tried to disperse the demonstrators.

Iranian protesters residing in Japan shout slogans at a rally in support of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi near the Iranian embassy in Tokyo June 20, 2009. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Iran’s Mousavi says ready for “martyrdom”

Mousavi said on Saturday he did not seek confrontation with the Islamic establishment, but was quoted by a witness as calling for a national strike if he is arrested.

“We are not against the Islamic system and its laws but against lies and deviations and just want to reform it,” he said on his website.

Finally after sitting on the sidelines and being non-committal, President Barack Obama makes a comment regarding the violence and protest in Iran, Obama calls on Iran to ’stop all violent and unjust actions:

The Iranian government must understand that the world is watching. We mourn each and every innocent life that is lost. We call on the Iranian government to stop all violent and unjust actions against its own people. The universal rights to assembly and free speech must be respected, and the United States stands with all who seek to exercise those rights.

As I said in Cairo, suppressing ideas never succeeds in making them go away. The Iranian people will ultimately judge the actions of their own government. If the Iranian government seeks the respect of the international community, it must respect the dignity of its own people and govern through consent, not coercion.

Martin Luther King once said - “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” I believe that. The international community believes that. And right now, we are bearing witness to the Iranian peoples’ belief in that truth, and we will continue to bear witness.

Go to Hot Air for some tremendous coverage of the events taking place in Iran.

UPDATE I: From the Gateway Pundit … Oh dear God please pray for the People of Iran who want nothing more than to live in a society where a vote actually counts.

Dear God– They’re shooting the unarmed democracy protesters on the street!
A woman is shot dead in Iran today.
(Warning: Very Graphic)

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6% of Israeli Jews See US President Barack Hussein Obama Seen as as pro-Israel, the Majority Say Pro-Palestein

Here is some more  Obama change you can believe in and not for the better …

According to the Jerusalem Post, only 6% of Israeli Jews consider the views of American President Barack Obama’s administration pro-Israel. In contrast, 50% of those sampled consider the policies of Obama’s administration more pro-Palestinian. Making points with long time allies. Thanks Barack Hussein Obama.

Another 50% of those sampled consider the policies of Obama’s administration more pro-Palestinian than pro-Israeli, and 36% said the policies were neutral. The remaining 8% did not express an opinion.

The numbers were a stark contrast to the last poll published May 17, on the eve of the meeting between Netanyahu and Obama at the White House. In that poll, 31% labeled the Obama administration pro-Israel, 14% considered it pro-Palestinian and 40% said it was neutral. The other 15% declined to give an opinion.

Why would Jews ever think that Barack Hussein Obama was overly pro-Palestinian? It certainly is a sharp contrast than the Bush Administration. One wonders whether the voting Jews in America will ever wake up and “smell what the Barack is cooking”.

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Child Sex Charges Against Julie M. Carr in Small Town Maine … Charged with Gross Sexual Assault & Felony Exploitation of a Minor

It is just another example of no town in America, no matter how big or small is immune from the exploitation of children. 30 year old Julie M. Carr, a mother of four, from Mars Hill, Maine was arrested for the sexual assault of one of her children. Julie Carr was charged with gross sexual assault and felony exploitation of a child and could face up to 40 years in prison if convicted on all charges.

Julie M. Carr, 30, of Mars Hill, Maine, was arrested Friday night by state police after they received a tip from 3,000 miles away, when the Child Exploitation Investigation Team of England’s West Midlands Police received information that a local man was using the Internet to show inappropriate material of children.

A day later, Carr was arrested, and her four children — believed to range from 18 months to 5 years old — were taken into protective custody.

N. Maine Woman Charged In Child Porn Probe

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Liberal Main Stream Media Bias Compares Bush to Ahmadinejad … CBS: “Meet Iran’s George W. Bush”

CBS should be ashamed of them self. Talk about your way over the top, liberal hate.  CBS has compared Iran’s Holocaust denier, womens rights abuser, America-hating radical Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to George W. Bush … Meet Iran’s George W. Bush. Unreal. No wonder no one can take the MSM serious any more.

H/T: Gateway Pundit

From an article by The New Republic, “Meet Iran’s George W. Bush” they would actually compare Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to former President GWB. These people just do not stop with their hatred. If anything, people in America should be proud of their elections, even though they are not perfect, after watching what has occurred in Iran over the weekend. How lame, juvenile and armature must one’s research and mind be to actually compare a Jew-hating, genocidal nut job in  Ahmadinejad to GWB? Really. Grow up and get some form of journalistic integrity.

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