Show Notes 05-06-17

Saturday Show 5-6-17

Former Presidents: Federal Pension and Retirement Benefits
Chief executives leaving office prior to 1958 often entered retirement pursuing
various occupations and received no federal assistance. When industrialist Andrew Carnegie announced a plan in 1912 to offer $25,000 annual pensions to former Presidents, many Members of Congress deemed it inappropriate that such a pension would be provided by a private corporation executive.
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Presidential Retirement Benefits
Presidential retirement benefits were non-existent until the enactment of the Former Presidents Act (FPA) in 1958. Since then, presidential retirement benefits have included a lifetime annual pension, staff and office allowances, travel expenses, Secret Service protection and more.
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Obama speeches revive GOP bid to target his pension
As former President Barack Obama hits the speaking circuit, Republican lawmakers say they plan to reintroduce a bill that would directly target pensions for ex-presidents raking in more than $400,000 after leaving the Oval Office.
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Daily newspaper columnist who defended NRA quits after suspension
A conservative columnist who was suspended by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch after she defended the National Rifle Association from comparisons to ISIS fired back with her resignation and a series of targeted tweets.
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Chicago Approves Plan To Block Trump’s Name on His Tower With Giant, Flying Pigs
When architect Jeffrey Roberts first came up with the idea for “Flying Pigs on Parade,” the possibility that Donald Trump would clinch the presidency seemed like a “when-pigs fly” situation. Unrealistic.
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Refugee admissions plummet under Trump, USA TODAY analysis finds
The number of refugees arriving in the United States has dropped sharply this year because of President Trump's threats to bar their entry, even though his order for a total 120-day ban has been blocked twice by federal courts, a USA TODAY analysis of government figures shows.
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Report: Humans prosper because of oil, natural gas
The global warming alarmists who want to shut down pipelines, cap wells, limit exploration and make wind and solar the major sources of energy aren’t doing humanity any good, according to a new assessment by a world-recognized think tank, says Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.
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Rape Charges Dropped in Rockville High School Case That Stirred Immigration Debate
Rape and sexual assault charges have been dropped against two young immigrants accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in a bathroom of a high school in Rockville, Maryland, prosecutors say.
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Kansas City Catholics banish Girl Scouts and their cookies
The Archdiocese of Kansas City recently announced they are severing ties with the Girl Scouts. And that means no more Girl Scout cookies, too. Say goodbye to Thin Mints and Do-Si-Do's. The Archdiocese says Girl Scouts is no longer a compatible partner when it comes to issues like virtue and values.
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Museum of the Bible prepares for DC opening
The vast grove of museums stretching from the U.S. Capitol across the fringes of the National Mall is about to get a new addition, albeit a decidedly less secular one: The Museum of the Bible.
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HELP COMING FOR CHRISTIANS FIGHTING PAKISTANI BLASPHEMY CLAIMS?
Help may be coming for Christians in Pakistan who have been under threat from the nation’s blasphemy laws, in which a mere accusation can bring about summary execution by street mobs enforcing their interpretation of the Quran.
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China defends desire to be a 'good neighbor' to North Korea
China said on Thursday it wants to be good neighbors with North Korea, after the isolated country's state news agency published a rare criticism of Chinese state media commentaries calling for tougher sanctions over the North's nuclear program.
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