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Robert Gibbs Named Global Chief Communications Officer - at McDonald's. Mark Tapson

http://www.truthrevolt.org/sites/default/files/styles/content_full_width/public/field/image/articles/robert_gibbs1.jpg?itok=degWP_b3   McDonald's is building "a more modern, progressive burger company."                                                    MarketWatch reports that McDonald's Corporation has announced the appointments of Robert Gibbs as Executive Vice President, Global Chief Communications Officer and Silvia Lagnado as Executive Vice President, Global Chief Marketing Officer.

In a statement, McDonald's said,

Robert and Silvia are both highly-respected, talented leaders who will bring a wealth of experience and outside perspective to McDonald's as we build a more modern, progressive burger company. Returning excitement to our business proposition and brand is foundational to our turnaround plan, and Robert and Silvia -- with their respective teams -- will play critical roles in bringing this strategy to life.

President Obama's former press secretary and senior campaign advisor, Gibbs had gone on to co-found The Incite Agency, a strategic communications advisory firm. Now he will lead McDonald's corporate relations group, which manages internal and external communications and government and public affairs. "He will lead McDonald's in communicating clear, coordinated messages to internal and external constituencies, enhancing the brand and supporting corporate strategies," notes MarketWatch. http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/robert-gibbs-named-global-chief-communications-officer-mcdonalds

U.S. Senate seeks passage of 'Hillary law' to prevent State Department scandals : Jim Kouri

In the aftermath of the Benghazi scandal, the report of then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Internet server and private email account, and a number of other "irregularities," several U.S. Senate lawmakers have proposed new legislation to bring President Barack Obama's "scandal-ridden State Department" under greater scrutiny. The senators believe there must be more congressional oversight to make certain that politicized upper-echelon State Department members are prevented from hiding wrongdoing, according to a copy of the new legislation released on Monday. Some cynics are calling the proposed legislation "The Hillary Law." http://www.examiner.com/topic/state-department  http://freebeacon.com/politics/scandal-ridden-state-department-faces-greater-congressional-oversight/

Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, and David Perdue, R-Georgia, introduced a bill that if passed will force the State Department to increase what was promised by President Barack Obama in 2009: transparency. Also the new law would give oversight authorities more assistance in probing alleged malfeasance -- or out-and-out criminal activity -- by State Department employees.

The bill, called "Improving Department of State Oversight Act," is a result of a number of allegations regarding the agency's inability to police itself. During Secretary Clinton's tenure, for example, the powerful and sensitive department didn't even have a confirmed inspector general for two years. For example, the proposed law would ensure that sensitive computer networks used by the State Department would revamp information-technology security to protect classified and confidential information from attacks by foreign intelligence services, terrorist groups and hackers that officials claim occurs "thousands of times a day," some of which are successfully breaching IT networks.  http://www.perdue.senate.gov/sites/default/files/Final%20Perdue%20OIG%20Bill.pdf                                                http://www.examiner.com/article/u-s-senate-seeks-passage-of-hillary-law-to-prevent-state-department-scandals 

Suzanne Hamner : Global Governance Hidden Inside Obamatrade

Everyone in Congress is either brain-dead, an idiot, insane or they are actively working to destroy the United States while thumbing their nose at every citizen in the nation. It has to be the latter as the Senate voted on Friday to allow Obama "fast-track" authority on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), aka Obamatrade. It has now gone to the House where Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) is pressuring the GOP majority leader, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to delay the fast-track on Obamatrade.  http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/06/08/exclusive-kevin-mccarthy-pressured-by-republican-conference-whats-the-rush-on-obamatrade-plans-with-its-global-governance-hidden-inside/

Breitbart exclusively obtained the letter Hunter wrote McCarthy. In it, Hunter asks McCarthy to "slow down and consider the ramifications of what it is doing."
In the letter to McCarthy, Hunter wrote, "I write to you today to request that you delay any vote on fast-track authority for the Executive until the President has made public all text and information pertaining to the new economic union known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership Commission, as well as the 'Living Agreement' authority. My concern is that this allows the President and the members of the union to change the agreement and its membership following adoption."   http://freedomoutpost.com/2015/05/ultra-secrecy-surrounds-barack-obamas-new-global-economic-treaty/                                                                                                                                                                                                     Hunter has a valid point. It seems very few in the House or the Senate have even read the bill. Those who have are under a "gag" order they voluntarily participate in by signing a non-disclosure statement while ignoring their oath of office. These individuals are voting to basically "pre-approve" a trade deal that no one knows exactly what is in it and a deal that could change after "fast-track" approval. In other words, our representatives are committing the taxpayer to a deal they haven't read and the people know nothing about except what has been leaked. http://freedomoutpost.com/2015/06/why-are-congressmen-signing-non-disclosure-forms-on-obamas-secret-treaty/                                                                                             http://freedomoutpost.com/2015/06/global-governance-hidden-inside-obamatrade/

HOW THE INTERNET STARTED

In ancient Israel , it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com
did take unto himself a healthy young wife by the name of Dorothy.

And Dot Com was a comely woman, Large of breast, broad of shoulder and long
of leg. Indeed, she was often called Amazon Dot Com.

And she said unto Abraham, her husband, "Why dost thou travel so far from
town to town with thy goods when thou canst trade without ever leaving thy
tent?"

And Abraham did look at her as though she were several saddle bags short of
a camel load, but simply said, "How, dear?"

And Dot replied, "I will place drums in all the towns and drums in between
to send messages saying what you have for sale, and they will reply telling
you who hath the best price. The sale can be made on the drums and delivery
made by Uriah's Pony Stable (UPS)."

Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with the
drums.

And the drums rang out and were an immediate success. Abraham sold all the
goods he had at the top price, without ever having to move from his tent.

To prevent neighboring countries from overhearing what the drums were
saying, Dot devised a system that only she and the drummers knew.

It was known as Must Send Drum Over Sound (MSDOS), and she also developed a
language to transmit ideas and pictures - Hebrew To The People (HTTP).

And the young men did take to Dot Com's trading as doth the greedy horsefly
take to camel dung. They were called Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican
Sybarites, or NERDS.

And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the
deafening sound of drums that no one noticed that the real riches were going
to that enterprising drum dealer, Brother William of Gates, who bought off
every drum maker in the land. Indeed he did insist on drums to be made that
would work only with Brother Gates' drumheads and drumsticks.

And Dot did say, "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over by
others."

And Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel , or eBay as it came to be
known.

He said, "We need a name that reflects what we are."

And Dot replied, "Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators." "YAHOO," said
Abraham.

And because it was Dot's idea, they named it YAHOO Dot Com.

Abraham's cousin, Joshua, being the young Gregarious Energetic Educated Kid
(GEEK) that he was, soon started using Dot's drums to locate things around
the countryside.

It soon became known as God's Own Official Guide to Locating Everything
(GOOGLE).

That is how it all began.

And that's the truth.

BREAKING - UPDATE: All Clear; White House Briefing Room Evacuated After Threat Katie Pavlich

UPDATE III: Reporters were not amused to find their cameras down turned during the evacuation. Strangely, the Secret Service felt it was necessary to evacuate the press, but not press secretary or the President, whose offices sit right near the briefing room. When the briefing resumed after given the all clear, Press Secretary Josh Earnest said President Obama was not moved.          UPDATE II: Good news, all clear. Keep in mind, this was a credible threat.                                                                         The daily White House press briefing was abruptly halted by Secret Service this afternoon at approximately 2:10 pm et after a threat was called in. Officers are currently clearing the room and reporters have been moved outside. A bomb sniffing dog was brought into the room to check for explosives.

Former Secret Service Agent Dan Bongino tells Fox News that for an evacuation like this to occur during business hours indicates the situation is serious and from a verified source. Fox News White House Correspondent Ed Henry added that although the White House often has suspicious package threats, evacuations of the press room are unprecedented.

"It is extremely rare for them to evacuate the West Wing of the White House especially in the middle of a press briefing," Henry said.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Earlier today, a Senate hearing was ended and evacuated after a bomb threat and suspicious package were found. That was given the all clear. Security officials have confirmed that the White House threat was likely called in by the same person who called in the threat at the Senate hearing.                                                                                                              http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2015/06/09/breaking-white-house-briefing-room-evacuated-n2010283?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad= 

'Goonies,' 'Lethal Weapon' Actress Mary Ellen Trainor Dead at 62 by REUTERS

Actress and philanthropist Mary Ellen Trainor, who appeared in every "Lethal Weapon" film and played the mother in "Goonies," has died. She was 62.

The San Francisco-born Trainor moved in 1980 to Los Angeles, where she married director Robert Zemeckis. She started a career in television and film, beginning with the role of Elaine in "Romancing the Stone" and Mrs. Walsh in "The Goonies."

She also appeared in all four "Lethal Weapon" movies, "Die Hard," "Scrooged," "Ghostbusters II," "Back to the Future Part II," "Forrest Gump," the 2003 "Freaky Friday" and racked up scores of television appearances, including leading roles in "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" and "Relativity."

Trainor and Zemeckis divorced in 2000. She supported dozens of causes, from education and disaster relief to cancer research and safe water for developing countries.

She died at her home in Montecito, California, on May 20.                 http://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/martian-movie-trailer-shows-scientifically-accurate-mayhem-n371896

Today in History

Today is Tuesday, June 9, the 160th day of 2015. There are 205 days left in the year.
On June 9, A.D. 68, Roman Emperor Nero committed suicide, ending a 13-year reign.
1870
author Charles Dickens died in Gad's Hill Place, England.
1911
Carrie (sometimes spelled "Carry") A. Nation, the hatchet-wielding temperance crusader, died in Leavenworth, Kansas, at age 64.
1915
guitarist, songwriter and inventor Les Paul was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
1934
the first Walt Disney animated cartoon featuring Donald Duck, "The Wise Little Hen," was released.
1940
during World War II, Norway decided to surrender to the Nazis, effective at midnight.
1943
the federal government began withholding income tax from paychecks.
1953
94 people died when a tornado struck Worcester (WU'-stur), Massachusetts.
1954
during the Senate-Army Hearings, Army special counsel Joseph N. Welch famously berated Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R-Wis., asking McCarthy: "Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"
1969
the Senate confirmed Warren Burger to be the new chief justice of the United States, succeeding Earl Warren.
1973
Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes, becoming horse racing's first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.
1985
American educator Thomas Sutherland was kidnapped in Lebanon by members of Islamic Jihad; he was released in November 1991 along with fellow hostage Terry Waite.
1994
a fire destroyed the Georgia mansion of Atlanta Falcons receiver Andre Rison; his girlfriend, rap singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, admitted causing the blaze after a fight, and was later sentenced to probation.
Ten years ago:
President George W. Bush defended the USA Patriot Act, saying it had made America safer and should be made permanent. Italian aid worker Clementina Cantoni was freed after having been held hostage more than three weeks in Afghanistan.
Five years ago:
The U.S. and its allies scored a long-sought victory by pushing through new U.N. sanctions over Iran's nuclear program, punishments Tehran dismissed as "annoying flies." The Chicago Blackhawks won their first Stanley Cup in 49 years, as Patrick Kane's overtime goal delivered a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 6.
One year ago:
In a wide-ranging review, the Veterans Affairs Department said more than 57,000 U.S. military veterans had been waiting 90 days or more for their first VA medical appointments, and an additional 64,000 appeared to have fallen through the cracks, never getting appointments after enrolling and requesting them. Five American special operations troops were killed by a U.S. airstrike called in to help them after they were ambushed by the Taliban in southern Afghanistan. British comedian Rik Mayall, 56, died in London.
Today's Birthdays:
Comedian Jackie Mason is 87. Media analyst Marvin Kalb is 85. Actor Joe Santos is 84. Former baseball manager and player Bill Virdon is 84. Sports commentator Dick Vitale is 76. Author Letty Cottin Pogrebin is 76. Retired MLB All-Star Dave Parker is 64. Film composer James Newton Howard ("The Hunger Games" films) is 64. Mystery author Patricia Cornwell is 59. Actor Michael J. Fox is 54. Writer-producer Aaron Sorkin is 54. Actor Johnny Depp is 52. Actress Gloria Reuben is 51. Gospel singer-actress Tamela Mann is 49. Rock musician Dean Felber (Hootie & the Blowfish) is 48. Rock musician Dean Dinning is 48. Musician Ed Simons is 45. Country musician Shade Deggs (Cole Deggs and the Lonesome) is 41. Bluegrass singer-musician Jamie Dailey (Dailey & Vincent) is 40. Actress Michaela Conlin is 37. Actress Natalie Portman is 34. Actress Mae Whitman is 27.
Thought for Today:
"It's innocence when it charms us, ignorance when it doesn't." — Mignon McLaughlin, American journalist (1913-1983).      http://www.the-daily-record.com/latest%20headlines/2015/06/09/today-in-history

Laws That Undermine Free Speech : Scott Greer -

"Congress shall make no law...prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech." That's the U.S. Constitution explicitly stating a citizen's right to free speech in its First Amendment. Unfortunately, the state of Montana is apparently unaware of this and is seeking to prosecute a Flathead County man for the crime of hate speech. Last week, the popular Washington Post legal blogger and UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh reported about the disturbing Montana case and explained the state's rationale for prosecuting 28-year-old David Lenio, a man charged with defaming Jewish people. According to Volokh, Montana's defamation laws are broader than most states' statutes when it comes to the issue of malicious speech. Unlike the typical statute that limits defamation to false assertions about a particular person, Montana's law includes "false opinions" and extends the definition to disparaged ""group[s], class[es], or association[s]."                                                                                       http://dailycaller.com/2015/06/08/hate-speech-laws-have-no-place-in-america/

Black Man Tries To Help His Community. Here’s What They Did To Him : B. Christopher Agee

A bloodied, emotional Ronald Moon Jr. addressed his attackers, his community and his nation in a video recently uploaded to LiveLeak. He explained that he has been in the same Cincinnati neighborhood for the majority of his life, noting he has been working on turning his own home into a community center.

Despite the fact that it has been burglarized several times, Moon said he has nonetheless been "putting in hours and hour and hours" of work to restore the residence.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         "And today I came across the people that have been breaking in there," he said. "This is what they did to me."

He then showed several lacerations and contusions in addition to the injuries to his face that were obvious from the video's beginning.  Video at : http://www.westernjournalism.com/watch-black-man-tries-to-help-his-community-heres-what-they-did-to-him/?utm_campaign=54ebe14371e7fc692400399a&utm_source=BoomTrain&utm_medium=email&utm_content=recommended&bt_alias=eyJ1c2VySWQiOiIzYTBhMjU0YS1kMjM1LTQzNTctYjFiZi05YzBiNzk1Y2JjZDAifQ%3D%3D

"I want to do something good for my people," he said as tears streamed down his face. "I'm tired of struggling. I'm sick of it."   http://www.westernjournalism.com/watch-black-man-tries-to-help-his-community-heres-what-they-did-to-him/?utm_campaign=54ebe14371e7fc692400399a&utm_source=BoomTrain&utm_medium=email&utm_content=recommended&bt_alias=eyJ1c2VySWQiOiIzYTBhMjU0YS1kMjM1LTQzNTctYjFiZi05YzBiNzk1Y2JjZDAifQ%3D%3D

A Syrian Group Just Hacked The U.S. Army Website And Left This Mysterious Message : Randy DeSoto

A group affiliated with the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad took responsibility Monday for hacking the U.S. Army's public website and forcing it offline.  The group has breached other military and media websites in the past.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) sent multiple tweets out Monday with screenshots from images it posted to the Army.mil website. 

One popup message on Army.mil read: "Your commanders admit they are training the people they have sent you to die fighting."

The message references a training program, which Western Journalism reported about last week, for moderate fighters who pledge to back ISIS, many of whom also oppose the Assad regime. The United States military has avoided any direct confrontation with the dictator in the 10 months since American airstrikes began against ISIS targets in Syria.   http://www.westernjournalism.com/1000-rebels-to-quit-fighting-isis-heres-why-the-obama-admin-is-to-blame/                                                                                                                                                                                                       The U.S. Army confirmed the hacking of its website on Monday. "Today an element of the Army.mil service provider's content was compromised," explained Army Brig. Gen. Malcolm B.Frost. "After this came to our attention, the Army took appropriate preventive measures to ensure there was no breach of Army data by taking down the website temporarily."    http://www.cbsnews.com/news/syrian-group-claims-responsibility-for-hack-of-u-s-army-website/

The SEA began tweeting images from the hacked website at 1pm; and at approximately 3pm, the Army took the website down.

SEA has claimed responsibility in the past for breaching military sites and others including the U.S. Army Central Command's Twitter account last year, as well as the Washington Post's mobile site earlier this year. In 2013, the group caused a momentary stock market panic when it hacked the Associated Press' Twitter account and announced the White House had been attacked.     http://www.westernjournalism.com/a-syrian-group-just-hacked-the-u-s-army-website-and-left-this-mysterious-message/?utm_campaign=54ebe14371e7fc692400399a&utm_source=BoomTrain&utm_medium=email&utm_content=recommended&bt_alias=eyJ1c2VySWQiOiIzYTBhMjU0YS1kMjM1LTQzNTctYjFiZi05YzBiNzk1Y2JjZDAifQ%3D%3D