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"During the course of administration, and in order to disturb it, the artillery of the press has been levelled against us, charged with whatsoever its licentiousness could devise or dare. These abuses of an institution so important to freedom and science are deeply to be regretted, inasmuch as they tend to lessen its usefulness and to sap its safety." 

~ Thomas Jefferson, Second Inaugural Address, 1805 

Obama Admits: Sometimes I Think 'One Term is Enough'

The Blaze | by Jonathon M. Seidl | Posted on June 14, 2011 at 8:40am 

Asked about his family's reaction to his wanting another term, Obama said: "Michelle and the kids are wonderful in that if I said, `You know, guys, I want to do something different,' They'd be fine. They're not invested in daddy being president or my husband being president."

He also said "there are days where I say that one term is enough:"

And we all thaught he didn't know what we are thinking; maybe we all can help him with this!

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For June 14, 2011

1. Bachmann, Gingrich, and Romney. Oh My! And Then There's Rick Perry.

I think Mitt Romney did not just win the New Hampshire debate by holding his own, but legitimately won it with his answers and composure. He was unnecessarily defensive on the Afghan question, but largely showed his experience with Presidential debates.

The surprise last night was Michelle Bachmann. If there was a winner of the anti-Romney coalition, Michelle Bachmann not only one, but won by a wide margin. Suddenly, for many, the flirtation toward Herman Cain and others will go in Bachmann's direction. Bachmann's stellar performance also contrasted with Tim Pawlenty who could have sealed the deal, or taken substantial steps toward sealing the deal, of being the anti-Romney candidate. Had his backing off of "Obamneycare" been later in the debate, i think it would have done less damage. But coming so soon into the debate, it clouded the rest of his performance, which had some really good moments. His defense of "right to work" was stellar.

2. Conservatives Must Oppose Patent 'Reform'

Some issues are just boring. It seems as if every time they are brought up, collective eyes glaze over. Unfortunately, a lot of bad policies can escape the normal vetting process when that many people are that bored by an entire subject area. So I can understand how the latest version of patent reform-the America Invents Act (H.R. 1249)-came to be scheduled for floor consideration this week.

But the conservative movement has been raising serious concerns with key portions of patent reform for years, particularly the proposed switch from a "first-to-invent" to a "first-to-file" system. Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution authorizes Congress, "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries." The fact that the "Inventor" is specifically mentioned led the U.S. to adopt a "first-to-invent" test when disputes arise. Most of the rest of the world now uses a "first-to-file" system that rewards whoever submits their patent application first, regardless of whether the evidence shows that they were the inventor. Obviously, the first-to-file system favors deep pockets that can handle and expedite the paper work.

Proponents of the change argue that it is more efficient and would better harmonize with the rest of the world. It is more efficient, and it would better harmonize with the rest of the world, but that does not mean it is wise. It is important to note that we are descendants of the Glorious Revolution and English common law, which developed a strong public policy preference for private property rights not shared by the rest of the world. Incumbent in private property rights is a protection for an inventor of his patent, regardless of whether someone else files first for something the inventor invented first.

3. It's Game Time for Farm Subsidies and Ethanol in Washington

This week's legislative schedule in both houses of Congress will provide Republicans (and faux moderate Democrats) a unique opportunity to efface farm welfare by eliminating ethanol credits/tariffs and direct farm subsidies.

On the House side, the annual Agriculture Appropriations bill is expected to hit the floor as early as Tuesday. Earlier this month, the Appropriations Committee passed the FY 2012 Ag bill, cutting $2.6 billion from 2011 spending levels, and most notably, $686 million from the WIC program. The committee also approved an amendment by Jeff Flake to cut off direct subsidies for farms owned by those with more than $250,000 in gross adjusted income.

The bill is a good start, however, there are still more cuts that need to be introduced during the floor amendment process.

4. End subsidies to ethanol

We've Key Voted a "Yes" vote to Senator Coburn's Amendment to kill Ethanol Subsidies.

Bad economic policy should be eliminated. Period. Exclamation point. End of story.

We have an opportunity to strike deep into the heart of Big Ethanol - Senator Coburn's Amendment repeals not only the tax credit, but it also repeals the tariff on imported ethanol. It's a great first step on the way to ridding the tax code of market-distorting energy subsidies and sends a message that Republicans are serious about tax reform.

Ethanol subsidies are an abomination. They are simply a form of corporate welfare. Their elimination would be pro-growth.

Senator Coburn's Amendment is #436 to S. 782 and will most likely be voted on tomorrow. He needs 60 votes for cloture. Please join me in supporting his efforts.

5. Texans: It's time to take action against the Amazon / Internet Sales Tax

State governments are timid beasts. So often the country will refuse to move in a new policy direction unless one state jumps out ahead and acts first. In the past, California was often the dynamic frontrunner. Now, Texas is increasingly the example that other states ought to follow.

When it comes to the Amazon Tax, or the plan to change the tax laws in Texas to punish Amazon for out-competing its competitors, it looked like Texas was ready to lead in the the right direction. Governor Rick Perry vetoed HB 2403, the initial attempt at passing a special Amazon Tax in the state.

But the forces of tax-and-spend politics haven't given up yet. Even as Texas celebrates its first all-funds spending reduction in decades, it seems like some people haven't given up on raising taxes. So, the Amazon tax was re-inserted into SB 1 in the special session.

No matter what bill it's in, a special Internet Sales Tax is a bad idea, and takes Texas in the wrong direction.

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Italians Vote to Abandon Nuclear Energy
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"Wherever the real power in a Government lies, there is the danger of oppression." --James Madison

Government

Congress doesn't have many experts on the issues, but they did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

"In the course of any given year, Congress votes on taxes, medical care, military spending, foreign aid, agriculture, labor, international trade, airlines, housing, insurance, courts, natural resources, and much more. There are professionals who have spent their entire adult lives specializing in just one of these fields. The idea that Congress can be competent in all these areas simultaneously is staggering. Yet, far from pulling back -- as banks or other private enterprises must, if they don't want to be ruined financially by operating beyond the range of their competence -- Congress is constantly expanding further into more fields. Having spent years ruining the housing markets with their interference, leading to a housing meltdown that has taken the whole economy down with it, politicians have now moved on into micro-managing automobile companies and medical care. They are not going to stop unless they get stopped. And that is not going to happen until the voters recognize the fact that political rhetoric is no substitute for competence." --economist Thomas Sowell

Insight

"History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly, it is not a sufficient condition." --American economist and author Milton Friedman (1912-2006)

U.S. Army Birthday and Flag Day 2011

Tomorrow is the 236th birthday of the United States Army, born of the desire to defend liberty and spread its flame. As the U.S. Army now leads the way in the Long War, let us not forget to pray for these brave Patriots standing in harm's way and their families awaiting their safe return.

Tomorrow is also Flag Day. Our flag is a beacon of liberty, a symbol of hope for all people who "hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed -- that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it...." On this Flag Day, we American Patriots display and pay homage to our national flag.

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The Gipper

"As we think back over the history of our nation's flag, we remember that the story of its early years was often one of hardship and trials, sometimes a fight for simple survival. ... As the American Republic grew and prospered and new stars were added to the flag, the ideal of freedom grew and prospered. From the rolling hills of Kentucky to the shores of California to the Sea of Tranquility on the Moon, our pioneers carried our flag before them, a symbol of the indomitable spirit of a free people. And let us never forget that in honoring our flag, we honor the American men and women who have courageously fought and died for it over the last 200 years, patriots who set an ideal above any consideration of self. Our flag flies free today because of their sacrifice. ... These anniversaries remind us that the great American experiment in freedom and democracy has really just begun. They remind us of the terrible hardships our forefathers willingly endured for their beliefs. And they challenge us to match that greatness of spirit in our own time, and I know we will. We are, after all, the land of the free and the home of the brave." --Ronald Reagan

Re: The Left

"No nation or culture in history has done more to advance the well-being of mankind than the United States and Western civilization. However to the Marxist mindset of the radical left, only they, utilizing the vehicle of a massive central government, could control mankind's nature and create a fair society. It is the ideal philosophy for those who, so enamored with themselves, can wallow in their self-importance and rule with a heavy hand the same masses they claim to protect. Under no circumstances, therefore, can these revolutionaries defend or profess admiration for their country; instead they must not only transform the United States into a villain, but destroy any vestiges of its accomplishments in order to permanently retain control over the populace and exact revenge for the alleged transgressions of the West. Barack Obama has spent his entire life, from birth to the present, marinated in this mindset. He is thus incapable of change or being receptive to any other viewpoint, as that would be an admission of failure." --columnist Steve McCann

Liberty

"For several years, the British media have been full of horror stories about failures in the National Health Service (NHS). ... The Telegraph now reports that the 'terminally ill' will be asked by their doctors how they would like to die and to write it down so the NHS will know. Will government then assist them to stop the care meter from running? Death panels, anyone? ... And then there is the disappearance of Britain's once proud work ethic, thanks to the expansion of the welfare state under the Labour Party. The Daily Mail reports that between 1997 and 2010, under Labour, 'the number of households in which no one has ever had a job almost doubled from 184,000 to 352,000.' ... A dysfunctional British immigration system has allowed 256,000 asylum-seekers over the past 20 years to be granted 'amnesty,' according to the Daily Mail. ... Add to these concerns the huge number of Muslim immigrants who display no desire to be assimilated into British life, the high abortion rate among the British, and the increasing secularization of culture and you have predictors of where America may be headed if it does not turn back on these attitudes and behavior patterns." --columnist Cal Thomas

Opinion in Brief

"They call it BCS, Bill Clinton Syndrome, and it has broken out anew in New York City and Washington, D.C., where it was first discovered. ... BCS strikes powerful figures, usually male, who experience lewd compulsions of an overpowering nature, generally in the presence of technology, often the telephone, occasionally a smart phone or even a computer, and usually when they are alone or behind closed doors with a woman of inferior rank. The first victim of the syndrome was, of course, President Bill Clinton, but it has struck a growing number of powerful individuals, most recently Congressman Chris Lee, International Monetary Fund chieftain Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and now Congressman Anthony Weiner... He apparently suffered at least the underpants version of BCS. He served as the moral scold to Republicans in Congress. ... What will become of these wretches I do not know, but for Weiner there is hope. The press has reported that his recent marriage to the Hillary Clinton aide was 'officiated' over by none other than Bill Clinton. I advise that Bill counsel Weiner and Hillary counsel the wife. Then let all four retire from public life. Along with them they can take any other public official suspected of suffering BCS. This nonsense has gone too far." --columnist R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.

Political Futures

"If next year the American people pull the plug on the Obama presidency, mark down the past week as the beginning of the end.... Barack Obama's worst week was about more than bad data. The two great legislative monuments to the first Obama term, the remaking of the health-care industry and the Dodd-Frank financial reform, look like they've got serious structural cracks. A McKinsey report estimates that a third of employers will abandon their health-insurance plans come 2014. On Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the failure (or inability) of Dodd-Frank's regulatory arm to write new rules for the $583 trillion derivatives market has the financial sector in a panic over its legal exposure. ... We are heading toward an election fought over the economy. That's good because ultimately this means the subject is growth. The one consensus that exists across the political spectrum is that strong economic growth eases many problems -- from the entitlement burden to the tragedy of high youth unemployment. The battle will be fought over economic growth and how we get it -- Obama's way or something close to the opposite of Obama's way. ... Barack Obama will have better weeks than this. On the available evidence, however, the trend lines for politics and the economy are becoming clearer every day." --columnist Daniel Henninger

Culture

"It's been 67 years since the Supreme Court outlawed school segregation. In those 67 years, at every level of government, black Americans have been overwhelmingly staunch supporters of the Democrat party. What black Americans have gotten in return is an education system in which black children lag consistently behind their white counterparts, by an average of almost four years. Yet for 67 years, Democrats have promised black Americans that they're going to make things better for their communities, as long as they keep hitching their wagons to the Democrat party star. After two-thirds of a century, one might be inclined to think that more than a few black Americans might be inclined to ask the question, 'what have you done for me lately,' as in how come our children keep getting the short end of the educational stick after more than three generations of party loyalty? Yet in order to ask that question, one must know history and have learned to think for oneself. Knowledge of history and an ability to think independently require a decent education. Democrats around the nation are making sure that doesn't happen. In short, union campaign funds are more important than the education of black children, and anyone who thinks otherwise needs to explain how a status quo that ought be considered criminal could survive every challenge that's been thrown at it." --columnist Arnold Ahlert

Reader Comments

"Alexander, you are always willing to tread on the Left's 'sacred ground' where too many other conservatives dare not go. Thanks for your clarity on the homosexual issue, distinguishing between what constitutes personal choice versus their public policy agenda." --Semper Fi

"The left is so filled with hate and so quick to spin that they seldom look at the facts. Truth has little to do with their agenda and honest debate is not in their vocabulary. Alexander has taken a lightning rod issue and presented it in a fair, objective and honest context. His essay on this contentious topic was not only correct in every detail but it was a brave and heroic statement to make. Certainly doing so will subject him to viscous attacks from liberals, particularly the small but vitriolic homosexual crowd. Good work Alexander. Stand firm and remain steadfast." --Bill

Typical criticism of Alexander's column:

"Clearly you have never studied the topic of gays. You are apparently more interested in satisfying the cries of right wing evangelicals than in seeking the truth. The Defense of Marriage Act was pushed through Congress by Jerry Falwell/Dr. James Dobson (Focus on the Family)/the Mormon Church and the US Council of Catholic Bishops. ... Eventually, the Defense of Marriage Act will be declared unconstitutional, which it clearly is. ... It is time for the U.S. to catch up with the rest of the world on gay marriage. Public opinion in the U.S. supports gay marriage. ... Who are you to tell me what I can and can't do in the privacy of my bedroom?"

Editor's reply: First, the Defense of Marriage Act was signed into law September 21, 1996, by Bill Clinton, who said: "I remain opposed to same-sex marriage. I believe marriage is an institution for the union of a man and a woman. This has been my long-standing position, and it is not being reviewed or reconsidered." The legislation passed by overwhelming majorities of both Democrats and Republicans, 85-14 in the Senate and a vote of 342-67 in the House. The record reflects something quite more than a "Jerry Falwell/Dr. James Dobson, Mormon Church, US Council of Catholic Bishops" agenda and "satisfying the cries of right wing evangelicals" rather than seeking the truth.

 

Second, for the record, there is no constitutional basis to assert that gender identity is a civil right. You can push for an amendment if you want, or take the liberal route and amend it by judicial diktat, but this assertion has no basis under Rule of Law.

Third, my guide and test for Truth in this and all matters, starting with Liberty, is not predicated on public opinion polls or the actions of other nations.

Last, as I wrote, I support your liberty to practice your individual beliefs and behaviors right up unto the point at which you propose to impose your redefinition of nature upon others. The homosexual political agenda is something quite apart from the practice of your personal choices and behavior. I will continue to "out" the Left's agenda for what it is, including the errant argument that all of society should support the homosexual pathos, which offends "the laws of nature and nature's God."

"Regarding Friday's Digest, if Obama calls these 'bumps in the road' to recovery, I would hate to see what he considers hills and mountains. It is increasingly clear Socialist economics will not work in America, and the American people want nothing more to do with it." --Fed Up

The Last Word

"The federal Department of Education doesn't employ a single teacher but it does have a SWAT team: They kicked down a front door in Stockton, California last week and handcuffed Kenneth Wright (erroneously) in connection with a student-loan 'investigation.' 'We can confirm that we executed a search warrant,' said Department of Education spokesperson Gina Burress. The Department of Education issues search warrants? Who knew? The Brokest Nation in History is the only country in the developed world whose education secretary has his own Delta Force. And, in a land with over a trillion dollars in college debt, I'll bet it's got no plans to downsize. Nor has the TSA. A 24-year old woman has been awarded compensation of $2,350 after TSA agents exposed her breasts to all and sundry at the Corpus Christi Airport security line and provided Weineresque play-by-play commentary. 'We regret that the passenger had an unpleasant experience,' said a TSA spokesgroper, also very Weinerly. ... In a sane world, Americans would be outraged at the government waste that confronts them everywhere you turn: The abolition of the federal Education Department and the TSA is the very least they should be demanding. Instead, our elites worry about sea levels. The oceans will do just fine. It's America that's drowning." --columnist Mark Steyn

Quote liberal hero Karl Marx: 

Bin Laden lauds Arab Spring in posthumous tape

CAIRO - Al-Qaida has released a posthumous audio recording by Osama bin Laden in which the Islamist group's ex-leader praises the revolutions sweeping the Arab world.

In the audio, the former al-Qaida leader, who was killed in a U.S. raid on May 2 in Pakistan, expressed joy at the victory of uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia amid the so-called Arab Spring, Reuters reported.

In the audio, bin Laden talks about how the movement started in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

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Obama calls for Israel to pack up multiple thousands and move them out of their homes and communities.  He tells them to trust the genocide-for-Jews Arabs to "swap land."  He dishonestly proclaims the Arabs will "disarm to a de-militarized state,"( yeah, right).  Obama then says discussions on "the division of Jerusalem," and the "return" of Arabs will be the next topics.  This is so outrageous and biased that any fair minded person must see Obama for the Arab advocate that he is.  Anyone who cares about Israel, but still supports Obama, is willfully blind.  

If you are Jewish or Christian and you vote for Obama, you should be ashamed of yourself:

Obama Gives Netanyahu Ultimatum on Resuming Talks

The Blaze | by Naked Emperor News | June 12, 2011 

Report: US gives Netanyahu ultimatum on resuming talks

Israel Radio Reported Sunday that The United States gave Netanyahu an ultimatum on renewing negotiations with the Palestinians.

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Monday, June 13th 

Sarah Palin email frenzy backfires on her media antagonists

The trove of more than 13,000 emails detailing almost every aspect of Sarah Palin's governorship of Alaska, released late on Friday, paints a picture of her as an idealistic, conscientious, humorous and humane woman slightly bemused by the world of politics.         One can only assume that the Left-leaning editors who dispatched teams of reporters to remote Juneau, the Alaskan capital, to pore over the emails in the hope of digging up a scandal are now viewing the result as a rather poor return on their considerable investment.         If anything, Mrs Palin seems likely to emerge from the scrutiny of the 24,000 pages, contained in six boxes and weighing 275 pounds, with her reputation considerably enhanced.         She is, however, viewed with a kind of horrified fascination by many in the media, who faithfully records everything she says and does while at the same time decrying her as ignorant and even evil. [Telegraph, June 12]      Click here for the source story

Monday debate contenders

Michele Bachmann: All the pieces in place.Bachmann has been called the next Sarah Palin. Perhaps it's because of their shared passion for the ideas behind the Tea Party.         Herman Cain: Well-known in corporate, conservative circles. CEO and president of Godfather's Pizza, chairman of the board of the National Restaurant Association, and he sits on the boards of companies like Hallmark Cards, Whirlpool and AGCO.         Newt Gingrich: Controversies key in rise and fall. "He is an idea factory. Republican voters love him. The cons are that he has a political record. He has been a career politician and a House speaker."         Ron Paul: Long-held policies converge with Tea Party. Those positions: limited government; reduced federal spending; less U.S. involvement overseas, are now in the fore of national politics. He is perhaps most famous for his calls to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and Federal Reserve and return to a gold standard,         Tim Pawlenty: His life story prepared him for White House run. An evangelical Christian, he is a staunch opponent of abortion rights and same-sex marriage -- messages that should help build support among social conservatives in the key states of Iowa and South Carolina.         Mitt Romney: New mission is to change perceptions. Romney has shown that he can raise campaign cash and has the name recognition to help place him high in presidential polls. He is a successful businessman and organizer. Romney he made bipartisan compromises as Gov. of Massachusettes.         Rick Santorum: 'Takes the bullets' for conservative causes. He still has very low name recognition among most Americans, and according to polls, he registers in the low single digits nationally among Republicans. His opposition to abortion rights and gay rights makes him popular with many social conservatives. [CNN, June 12]      Click here for the source story

Asked about Huntsman: Sununu only supports Republicans

Former New Hampshire Gov. John H. Sununu has narrowed down his picks for president in 2012 to three men who have held the same job in other states - Tim Pawlenty, Mitt Romney and Rick Perry, should Perry throw his hat in the ring.         The Granite State Republican stalwart, who served as chief of staff for former President George H.W. Bush, said he is partial to those with executive experience because "you need more experience than being a community organizer to run this country."         Sununu and his son, former New Hampshire Sen. John E. Sununu, both appeared Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union" with Candy Crowley. The younger Sununu said governors are attractive because of their "chief executive experience, leadership, decision-making, handling all the aspects of the budget, dealing with different political constituencies."         When asked about all-but-declared candidate Jon Huntsman, a former governor of Utah who most recently served as President Obama's U.S. Ambassador to China, the elder Sununu said, "Well I only support Republicans." [Political Tickier, June 12]      Click here for the source story

House Republicans go after federal employee union contributions

House Republicans this week introduced legislation that would give federal employees a choice in whether a portion of their salary is sent to federal employee unions, which sponsors say would help break the "strong-hold that labor unions have on American politics and the federal budget."         "This bill does not prohibit federal workers from joining a union or paying union dues," said Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), chief sponsor of H.R. 2145. "In fact, this legislation would increase employees' freedom by allowing them to choose to pay union dues rather than having them taken out of employees' paychecks before the workers even see the money."         Scott said Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) would be introducing companion legislation in the Senate sometime this week. "Let's ... empower federal employees to make their own choices about their paychecks," DeMint said in a statement last week. [The Hill, June 8]      Click here for the source story

Today's Headlines:  Monday, June 13, 2011

28 Months Later, Obama Says: Recovery's 'Going to Take Time'

Panetta: Obama Can Unilaterally Use Military to Protect 'National Interests' 

As Republicans Move to Nix Ethanol Subsidies, USDA Pushes 'Flex Fuel Pumps'

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 Economic Study Shows EPA Regulations Increase Prices, Kill Jobs 

HHS Secretary Makes No Mention of Homosexuality in Speech on AIDS

Washington Post Reporter: Reagan Was 'The Quintessential Leader'

FCC Wants to Regulate Internet's 'On/Off Ramps, Commissioner Says

So Much for 'Engagement': Syrian Regime Freezes Out U.S. Envoy

Turkey's Ruling Party Wins Third Term, But Not Overwhelmingly

Mexico Finds 210 Migrants Crammed in Truck, Heading to U.S.

AP: 'Obama Faces More Voter Anxiety, Less Excitement'

Newt Relaunches, Citing Obama's 'Dangerous Policies of Incoherence and Confusion

Gov. Perry Assails Obama: Turning Unborn Children Into 'Raw Material 

COMMENTARY:

Important Things
By Rich Galen
 The media's excitement over the release of Palin's official emails is very, very creepy.

NEWSPAPER ROUNDUP:

Plan to ease environmental laws for Border Patrol draws outcry
U.S. still open to terror threat; No system to track entry, departure of foreigners
Houston newspaper examines Perry donations to religious groups
Seven GOP contenders to debate Monday night in N.H.
British fear 'American-style' healthcare system
Administration's bid to cut pediatrician training draws fire
Missing Iraq reconstruction money ($6.6 billion) may have been stolen
Barack Obama goes to Puerto Rico in quest of Hispanic votes
Police chief halts daughter's party after finding underage drinking
If Congress doesn't reauthorize education law, Obama has backup plan
Militants linked to al-Qaeda emboldened in Yemen
Sen. Graham: Military intervention in Syria should be 'on the table'
Irvine, Calif., may ban sex offenders from public parks

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Tuesday June 14th Deron Stone "The Front" Radio Show

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Deron Stone joins me to discuss what happened in his small town after the tornado struck in Massachusetts several days ago. He found himself confronted by "environmental" police he described as "menacing".  Strange isn't it? Why are the environmental police being used as "law" enforcement? And better yet, why do we even have environmental police? That doesn't bode well for us and it doesn't make sense, but what really does anymore?

Wednesday June 15th Dinesh D'Souza author The Roots of Obama's Rage

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"The real Obama is a man shaped by experiences far different from those of most Americans; he is a much stranger, more determined, and exponentially more dangerous man than you'd ever imagined. He is not motivated by the civil rights struggles of African Americans in the 1960s - those battles leave him wholly untouched. He is not motivated by the socialist or Marxist propaganda that hypnotized a whole generation of wooly-minded academics and condescending liberals - those concepts also leave him cold." DInesh D'Souza

Thursday June 16th   Dr. Edwin Berry www.polymontana.com  www.climatefire.org

               Dr. Berry joins me to discuss the lawsuit that has been brought in all 50 states by the greenies that are out to destroy all of us.  Barhaugh v. Montana is the name and total destruction of our                            liberty is their game.   In this case, Petitioners, certain "Montana children of diverse backgrounds," have filed a petition for original jurisdiction in the Montana Supreme Court.  They seek a judgment declaring that the State of Montana has "an affirmative duty" to "enforce limitations on the levels of greenhouse gas emissions as necessary to mitigate human caused climate change." 

"If you are going to win a national or world championship in a small, highly competitive centerboard sailboat, you must sail on the ragged edge in strong winds. If you chicken out, someone else will beat you. The only way to win such races is to go, as they say, "balls out" all the way. My race today is to help us win our freedom against the most vicious, devious, and dangerous enemy in the history of America. This war is not on foreign soil. It is right here on our land in America. It is a war for the land we live on." Dr. Berry

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"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." ---Winston Churchill

"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it! --Albert Einstein

Amazingly, with great debt looming over us in Pennsylvania, there are some elected officials who are insisting that we have a "surplus" and many special interests have their eyes on spending it.  AFP-PA has issued the following statement in which we strongly urge the governor and legislators to do the right thing with our money. 

A vote could come any time now. Please don't hesitate to reach out to your legislator and let him or her know that we have a debt crisis to address--not a surplus to spend. Tell them there is no such thing as a surplus when the bills are not paid in full.  Click right here to find your legislator. Reach out today and tell your senator or representative to "do the right thing!"

For prosperity,

Sam Rohrer, State Director
Jennifer Stefano, Director of Communications
Katy Abram, Director of Policy
Vonne Andring, Director of Field Operations



 AFP-PA OPPOSES SPENDING "SURPLUS"

With the governor and the legislature in the final days of creating and passing the 2011-12 General Fund Budget, many voices are clamoring for increased spending in their area of interest. For some Senate leaders, the unexpected 'surplus' of nearly $500 million dollars is like the proverbial 'money burning a hole in their pockets.'

As adults, we understand that just because you have a little spare change, you don't need to spend it.  Considering the magnitude of this state's debt, this 'surplus' amounts to nothing more than spare change, but there is a very important principle here nonetheless. There is simply no justification for increased spending. Until the bills are paid, and there is no debt, there is no surplus.

 
AFP-PA urgently calls on the governor and the Republican leaders in the House and Senate to reject any request to spend this 'surplus' for the following reasons:

·         It is fiscally and ethically dishonest to call this a 'surplus'.

·         There can be NO honest surplus when the state is in debt. The facts are that the state has an actual debt of $92.3 billion!  (Institute for Truth in Accounting Report)[1]  The debt is comprised of $59 billion in reported liabilities but $33.4 billion in unreported pension obligations. Then there is a nearly $4 billion debt of unemployment compensation owed to the federal government; and $800 million owed to the medical malpractice fund (Mcare Fund) which was inappropriately spent by Governor Rendell.

·         To spend any of this 'surplus' is to demonstrate a serious lack of personal discipline and a total disregard to the fiscal state of this Commonwealth and the economic condition of our state's economy.

·         In presenting this state budget, the Governor and legislative leaders have made no provision for the payment of this Commonwealth's known debts. To spend this 'surplus' would reflect a further disregard for their Constitutional oath to support a balanced budget and a disrespect for the citizens to whom this debt is owed.

What should be done with this money? Under normal conditions, this money would be placed in the mandatory savings account called the Rainy Day Fund.  However, when our former governor and legislative leaders agreed to accept Federal Stimulus funds, they also agreed to a federal mandate that prohibited the Commonwealth from putting any money into the Rainy Day Fund. With this voluntary restriction in place, there is only one right thing to do. This 'surplus' money should be used to fulfill our debt obligations such as to the State Pension System and to the payback of our $800 million debt to the Mcare Fund.
 
AFP-PA urges the Governor and the Legislature to do the right thing.

FOR THE WEEK OF June 13, 2011 

• North Carolina House Passes Mandatory E-Verify
• Foreign Governments Ask Court to Strike Down Utah Enforcement Bill
• Under Pressure, Utah State Senator Seeks to Amend Guest-Worker Amnesty Law
• Big Business Takes a Look at Troubled Border
• Supreme Court Gives Town of Hazleton Hope
• Supreme Court Decision Lets California In-State Tuition Law Stand

California Assembly Pursues its own DREAM Illegal Aliens

North Carolina House Passes Mandatory E-Verify

On June 8, 2011 the North Carolina House passed mandatory E-Verify legislation by a vote of 68 to 43. House Bill 36 requires the use of E-Verify by private employers with 25 or more employees, public contractors and subcontractors, counties, municipalities and state agencies.

Read the full article

Foreign Governments Ask Court to Strike Down Utah Enforcement Bill

Mexico and thirteen Latin American countries signed onto an amicus ("friend of the court") brief filed June 2, 2011, asking a federal judge to strike down Utah's new immigration enforcement law, HB 497.

Read the full article

Under Pressure, Utah State Senator Seeks to Amend Guest-Worker Amnesty Law

In an attempt to prevent further backlash, Utah State Senator Curt Bramble (R-Provo) announced last week that he plans to introduce amendments next session to Utah's controversial guest worker amnesty law, HB 116.

Read the full article

Big Business Takes a Look at Troubled Border

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, one of the nation's largest business lobbies, released a report last week detailing its recommended "Steps to a 21st Century U.S.- Mexico Border."  The report addresses border issues that most affect the Chamber's members and recommends action on topics such as trade, security, travel and immigration.

Read the full article

Supreme Court Gives Town of Hazleton Hope

On June 6, 2011, the United States Supreme Court reviewed Lozano v. City of Hazleton, a decision from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals that struck down Hazleton's immigration enforcement ordinance, and sent the case back for reconsideration.

Read the full article

Supreme Court Decision Lets California In-State Tuition Law Stand

The Supreme Court last week let California's law giving in-state tuition to illegal aliens stand by refusing to consider the plaintiffs' appeal of the decision rendered by the California Supreme Court.

Read the full article

California Assembly Pursues its own DREAM

Despite Congress's repeated rejection of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, the California Legislature is moving forward with its own version.

Read the full article

NEW INTERVIEW - Donald H. Rumsfeld - a Washington leader since 1957

Dear Patriots -

This week, in a very candid interview for our Daily Caller Leaders series, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld opens up about his assessment of President Obama, the biggest threat America faces, mounting pressure to cut defense budgets, criteria for selecting our next president, and more. Click here to watch it.

If you haven't explored www.rumsfeld.com, the groundbreaking and personal digital archives of a statesman, or read his New York Times bestselling memoir, you are missing a fascinating conversation with a "Washington insider" who, true to his Midwestern roots, shows you Washington from the inside with integrity and authenticity. Taking you behind the scenes of votes in Congress, tussles with the press, intra-party and intra-Cabinet conflicts, Known and Unknown is the kind of story telling that is hard to put down.

Last week, we showcased a compelling interview with Tito the Builder, a Colombian immigrant and new citizen with great advice and insights for those of us who don't see America with eyes as fresh as his. If you missed it, you can still view it in our Leaders Interview archives.

I encourage you to look around at The Daily Caller and subscribe to our weekday emails TheDC Morning and TheDC Links that will keep you abreast of the news. Send them to a friend!

Cheers,

Ginni

Click here to watch!

Be sure to send me names and their contact information for other immigrant voices you think are compelling for this occasional series, or other suggestions! Thanks for sending this to others too!

P.S. Next week: Tom Borelli, Free Enterprise Action Fund on crony capitalism and what can be done about it.

National Talk Show Host Asks, Is Gunrunner Impeachable?
By Roger Hedgecock, WND.com

In 2009, over the protests of gun-shop owners who were reassured by federal agents, Jaime Avila purchased from gun shops in the Phoenix area 575 AK-47 type semi automatic rifles for "personal use." The guns "walked" over the border into the hands of the Mexican drug cartels.

Did the Obama Justice Department encourage gun purchases in the U.S. knowing the guns were illegally "walking" across the border to arm the Mexican drug cartels? Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or ATF, involved have come forward admitting it happened.

When some of these guns were used to kill Mexican law enforcement, military and civilians alike....

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Obamanomics Destroyed the Economy and the Environment
By Michael Oberndorf, FloydReports.com

As the economy prepares to tank again, this time perhaps into a full-blown depression, even socialist leaders in the failing European Union are complaining about the total lack of effort exerted by the Fraud in the White House to create new private sector jobs. Fact is, Obama-Soetoro and his merry band of unindicted neo-fascist co-conspirators can't even maintain the government hiring that drove the fake recovery last year. America is not just broke but, thanks to wildly profligate spending by Democrats, we are so far in the hole, we may, like Zimbabwe, never get out.

However, oblivious to reality, Obama-Soetoro continues to demand that Congress spend even more. Trying to play the big shot in front of German Prime Minister Angela Merkel, he even proposed sending a multimillion dollar bailout of non-existent U.S. taxpayer dollars to socialist Greece. I guess since there seems to be an endless supply of money for his lavish vacations, his opulent state dinners and parties, foreign junkets, and incessant golf outings, he thinks money grows on trees.

Unfortunately, those of us who must live in the real world are suffering the consequences of his delusional, Alinskyite policies. Although gas prices have....

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Obamanomics Means 50 Percent Unemployment
By Neil Munro, The Daily Caller

Less than half of African-American men now have full-time jobs, and less than half of all white men will have full-time jobs in 2018, according to post-2000 trends hidden in federal population and workforce data.

There are roughly 14 million people formally labeled as unemployed, but "there's probably 22 million to 23 million people who are....

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Obama's HHS "Trying to Recruit" LGBTs to Adopt Children
By Patrick Ryan, CNSNews.com

David Hansell, who runs the federal government's Administration for Children and Families, told a group of high school students at the U.S. Department of Education's "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT)" youth summit on Tuesday that the Obama administration is recruiting "LGBT parents" to adopt children.

"[O]f course, we're also trying to recruit more foster and adoptive parents who are lesbian and gay," Hansell said in a general session of the summit held at.... 

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An Illinois Patriot Demands, Impeach Obama!
By Impeach Obama Campaign

As Barack Obama's socialist policies destroy our economy and his lawless wars put American lives at risk, Congress is sitting on its thumbs and doing nothing. This is a major betrayal of every American who voted to put them into office -- but it is the way of Washington: debate, give speeches, talk a good game, then compromise with you friends across the aisle and go hit the golf course or the nearest high-priced watering hole together and laugh at the little people back home. Some patriots are doing their job and pushing the Beltway crowd to do something. They are telling their "leaders": Listen, we elected you, and you follow our will or we will put you on the street! They are....

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Some American Muslims honor Ayatollah Khomeini  

Air Force One

(It's hard to believe that CBS actually said something that wasn't flattering to this

so-called president!)

     Air Force One

This is from Mark Knoller of CBS.  The pilots and crew of Air Force One are

flying more hours than a rookie on a beer run.  They are tired of it too, and

are adding more crew to Air Force-1, -  I know this for a fact because I'm

one of the instructors that trains the crews. Our company (Atlas Air) has had

the Air Force-1 and E-4 contract for over two years and I've been doing it

for about 8 months now.

          Last year (2010) Obama flew in Air Force

          One 172 times, almost every other day.

White House officials have been telling reporters in recent days that the

Democrat doesn't intend to hang around the White House quite so much

in 2011.  They explain he wants to get out more around the country

because, as everyone knows, that midterm election shellacking on

Nov. 2 had nothing to do with his health care bill, over-spending or

other policies, and everything to do with Obama's not adequately

explaining himself to his countrymen and women.

And with only 673 days remaining in Obama's never ending presidential

campaign, the incumbent's travel pace will not likely slacken.

Its an Air Force-estimated cost of $181,757 per flight HOUR (not to mention the additional travel costs of

Marine One, Secret Service, logistics and local police overtime),

that's a lot of frequent flier dollars going into Obama's carbon

footprint. $80 Million every time it lands & takes off .

 We are privy to some of these numbers thanks to CBS' Mark Knoller, a

bearded national treasure trove of presidential stats.

According to Knoller's copious notes, during the last year, Obama

made 65 domestic trips over 104 days, and six trips to eight

countries over 22 days.  Not counting six vacation trips over 32

days.

He took 196 helicopter trips, signed 203 pieces of legislation and squeezed in 29 rounds of left-handed golf.

Obama last year gave 491 speeches, remarks or statements.  That's more

talking than goes on in some entire families, at least from fatherly

mouths.

  In  fact, even including the 24 days of 2010 that we never saw Obama in

public, his speaking works out to about one official utterance every 11

waking hours.  Aides indicate the "Real Good Talker" believes we need more.

          Related:  Obama spends nearly half his

          presidency outside Washington , plans to travel more

          Related:  Vacationer-in-Chief Spends $1.75

          Million to Visit Hawaiian Chums

          Obama has spent over $100 million taxpayer dollars

          flying around in Air Force One, and probably another

          $100 million on his entourage.  Obama is just another tin-pot

          dictator living lavishly at the expense of his subjects.

          And we seniors have to "tighten our belts" because we aren't getting a

          COLA again this year... And none last year!

          THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED PUT THIS GREEDY WINDBAG IN OFFICE!!

Sarah Palin emails: Enemies sent a series of death threats

June 12, 2011 

Now why do we have to find this out from the UK media?

The release of 24,000 pages of Sarah Palin's emails shows that she received a barrage of abusive emails including death threats in the run up to the 2008 presidential race.

Sarah Palin received death threats by email in the run up to the 2008 presidential race Photo: AP

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June 13, 2011


 

OBAMA GAVE ISRAEL'S PM AN ULTIMATUM 
On Sunday, Radio Israel reported that when Benjamin Netanyahu sat with President Obama last month in the White House, the Israeli PM was told that he had thirty days to accept the President's plan to negotiate with the Palestinians. Read the details HERE.

FEMA DENIES CLAIMS TO TORNADO VICTIMS 
In recent weeks, devastating tornadoes have swept across the Bible Belt and destroyed many homes. In some cases, all that remained was a concrete foundation, but FEMA told several homeowners that they do not qualify for government assistance. See the photos and read the details HERE.

Another DAY, ANOTHER WEINER PIC RELEASE 
Founding Father Ben Franklin told us that the only certainties in life are 'death and taxes.' We may need to add 'more embarrassing Anthony Weiner photos' to that list. Get the latest news on the story that seems to have no end HERE.

RICK PERRY'S LATEST MOVE, ROMNEY'S SURGE, THE VIOLENT 'ISLAMICISING' OF LONDON 
Those are just three of the stories awaiting you in the Monday Morning Must-Read section of The Blog HERE.
 

AMERICAN DIVER PLEDGES TO SPEND $400K TO FIND BIN LADEN'S BODY 
Bill Warren is a salvage diver from California who claims to have located hundreds of sunken ships around the world. Warren believes that he can locate and photograph the body of Osama Bin Laden. Read the details of his plan HERE.  

VIRAL VIDEO DU JOUR - SEE THE 'HAND OF FATE' CARD TRICK THAT VEXXED HOUDINI  
Harry Houdini is still considered one the greatest magicians/illusionists of all time. But there was one card trick that reportedly even he could not figure out. See the 'Hand of Fate' card trick HERE.




24,000 PAGES OF EMAILS OFFERS A LOOK AT THE REAL SARAH PALIN, AN INSPIRING LOOK. 
The liberal media gathered over the weekend to comb through the 24,000 pages of Gov. Palin's emails that were released by the state of Alaska. So far, no scandals or 'bombshells' have surfaced, but we are now privy to some of the 2008 VP candidate's most intimate moments. Read the touching note Gov. Palin sent to family and friends just two weeks before her son Trig was born with Down's Syndrome HERE. 

June 13, 2011

Media blackout: CIA director accused of links to Communist spy contact -- scandal ignored

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST - If you have been depending on the mainstream media for your news the past few days, you are probably learning here for the first time that CIA Director Leon Panetta has been called out for his links to an important open member of the Communist Party... (more)

June 12, 2011

2012 Obama victory: reaching socialism's tipping point

GARY BAUER - In a recent meeting with a leading Republican presidential hopeful, I asked the candidate why he's running for the nation's highest office. He looked me in the eye and stated flatly his belief that America may not survive a second Obama term--that President Obama's policy agenda is so radical, and his willingness to circumvent congressional authority so flagrant, that America might never recover... (more)

June 12, 2011

The trouble with libertarians

JOSEPH FARAH - There was a time when I considered myself something of a libertarian. I never liked the label "conservative." Conservatives for me were ... well ... too conservative, for lack of a better way of saying it. I actually wanted to shrink the federal government down to a size reflecting its strict constitutional limitations. Not many conservatives actually believe that. And even fewer act on those convictions when they have the chance... (more)

June 12, 2011

Astonishing lawsuit: Hamas DC lobby seeks to make expose vanish

WORLDNETDAILY - The powerful Washington, D.C., Islamic lobby group established as a front for the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas is asking a federal judge to expunge all copies of a WND book that exposes its ties to radical jihad through original documents secured in a daring undercover operation... (more)

June 12, 2011

Palin email frenzy backfires on her media antagonists

THE TELEGRAPH - The trove of more than 13,000 emails detailing almost every aspect of Sarah Palin's governorship of Alaska, released late on Friday, paints a picture of her as an idealistic, conscientious, humorous and humane woman slightly bemused by the world of politics... (more)

June 12, 2011

Coulter: Power-hungry Democrats a threat to America

NEWSMAX - Best-selling author Ann Coulter is renewing her attack on liberals with a new book, focusing this time on what she assails as the "mob behavior" of the American left -- and she tells Newsmax that "Democrats are the party of the mob." In "Demonic: How the Liberal Mob is Endangering America," the conservative political commentator argues that "Democrats seek power, which is why they will always be found championing the mob"... (more)

June 12, 2011

Borrowing is problem, not solution

WORLDNETDAILY - Everywhere I turn these days, Republicans are making nonsensical statements about the debt limit. "We should insist on major cuts in spending before we agree to raise the debt limit," the mantra goes. Can I ask a simple question? If major cuts are your goal, why raise the debt limit? Freezing the debt limit will by definition force the biggest cuts in the federal budget in history... (more)

June 12, 2011

First Giffords photos posted since shooting

ASSOCIATED PRESS - Images of a smiling Rep. Gabrielle Giffords were posted Sunday on her Facebook page, two photos that show her with shorter, darker hair but few signs that she suffered a gunshot wound to the head. The photos were taken May 17 outside the Houston rehabilitation facility where Giffords has been undergoing treatment since she was wounded five months ago at a meet-and-greet event with constituents... (more)

June 11, 2011

Obama's abortion extortion

WASHINGTON TIMES - President Obama is holding $4 billion in Medicaid funding hostage in an effort to force Indiana taxpayers to underwrite the biggest threat to unborn life: abortion. On June 1, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) disapproved Indiana's Medicaid State Plan over a new state law restricting taxpayer subsidies for abortion mills... (more)

June 11, 2011

GOP field anything but steady as NH debate nears

ASSOCIATED PRESS - Newt Gingrich's campaign defections are just the latest tremor in a constantly shifting GOP presidential landscape that craves some steadiness as a big, early New Hampshire debate nears... (more)

June 11, 2011

The government job-training juggernaut

MICHELLE MALKIN - President Obama campaigned this week for "new and innovative approaches" to America's economic crisis. So naturally, the futurist-in-chief filched his fresh, bold ideas straight from ... the 1930s. The grand new solution to the jobs deficit, according to the White House, is more FDR-style federal job-training spending... (more)

June 11, 2011

Gay judge's impartiality in Prop 8 under review

WORLDNETDAILY - A hearing has been scheduled for Monday before U.S. District Judge James Ware in San Francisco on the personal life and behavior of a retired judge who ruled in favor of homosexuals in a fiercely fought battle over same-sex "marriage" and later disclosed that he was in a long-term relationship with a man... (more)

June 11, 2011

President's newest scandal becomes laughing matter

WORLDNETDAILY - A potentially false name tied to Barack Obama's Social Security number has become the object of a Facebook spoof. Using the name "Harrison J. Bounel" -- a suspected Obama alias, based on official records -- a Facebook user has created a social media page lampooning the sitting president... (more)

June 10, 2011

Vote fraudsters redouble efforts

ROBERT KNIGHT - Even with the demise of ACORN, a lot of people are worried about voter fraud in the 2012 presidential election. That's because the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now has not really gone away since two young conservatives posing as a pimp and a prostitute administered a very painful video sting in 2009... (more)

June 10, 2011

Stealing the election of 2012

ROGER HEDGECOCK - Americans take the integrity of our elections for granted. Every citizen has an equal right to vote, and every vote cast is counted. Rubbish. The voter rolls of this country are stuffed with illegal aliens, felons and dead people, who not only vote, they vote overwhelmingly Democrat... (more)

June 10, 2011

Rocky start for DNC chairwoman

POLITICO - Democrats knew they were getting an outspoken partisan when Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz took over the reins of the Democratic National Committee a month ago. But they might not have known just how outspoken. In the four weeks since she succeeded Tim Kaine, Wasserman Schultz has been called out by four nonpartisan fact-checkers for mischaracterizing the GOP's Medicare plan... (more)

June 10, 2011

Rick Perry 'sees void,' making 2012 plans

NEWSMAX - Texas Gov. Rick Perry is moving closer to a run for the Republican presidential nomination after his top two advisers quit Newt Gingrich's campaign today. Members of Perry's team told today's Wall Street Journal that the governor now is considering a run, but that he would not do so without political adviser David Carney and former campaign manager Rob Johnson by his side... (more)

June 10, 2011

Second Amendment injustice

WASHINGTON TIMES - In June 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment to the Constitution protects an individual's right to possess a firearm "and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home." Quoting the famous British jurist William Blackstone, the court held that "the right of self-preservation" permits a citizen to "repe[l] force by force" when "the intervention of society in his behalf, may be too late to prevent an injury"... (more)

June 10, 2011

Misguided 'conservatives' on debt limit

JOSEPH FARAH - There's a new movement afoot within well-intentioned but misguided conservative circles calling for a compromise on raising the debt limit. It's sponsored by good groups such as 60 Plus, Citizens Against Government Waste, Let Freedom Ring, the Club for Growth and the Family Research Council... (more)

June 9, 2011

Secretary of Defense nominee Panetta linked to Communist spies

TREVOR LOUDON - New research from writers and researchers Trevor Loudon and Cliff Kincaid shows that Leon Panetta, the CIA director being considered on Thursday for the position of Secretary of Defense, had a previously undisclosed personal and friendly relationship with Hugh DeLacy, a prominent member of the Communist Party USA... (more)

June 9, 2011

Alabama governor signs tough illegal immigration law

WASHINGTON TIMES - Alabama's governor on Thursday signed a tough new illegal immigration crackdown that contains provisions requiring public schools to determine students' immigration status and making it a crime to knowingly give an illegal immigrant a ride... (more)

06/13/2011 

Send Education Dollars and Decision-Making Back Home

The Obama Administration has another problem on its hands. The mighty hand of the federal government has its grip on education in the form of the No Child Left Behind federal law on public education, but the trouble is that the law isn't working. Instead of a top-down approach to education, it's time for restoring state and local control over education, while downsizing the Department of Education.

That's a lesson that Education Secretary Arne Duncan needs to learn. 

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President Obama travels to North Carolina today to talk about job creation and the green economy, all while the state suffers 9.5 percent unemployment.

The biggest risk to the U.S. economy's recovery is a slowdown in hiring, according to economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal. On average, they expect the economy to add just 2.2 million jobs over the next year.

Islamist extremists with suspected links to al-Qaeda have taken over two towns in southern Yemen as part of a struggle against government forces to control the territory.

Seven Republican presidential primary candidates will engage in their first New Hampshire debate tonight at 8 p.m. ET., hosted by CNN's John King.

In Pictures: Wonder why America has an exploding deficit? Spending, not revenue, is to blame. Click here to see the truth.

June 14, 2011 

On Monday's Program 

Media search of Palin emails backfires  

So giddy were the MSM over the prospect of combing through Sarah Palin's 'treasure trove' of emails from when she was governor, some outlets enlisted the help of 100 'researchers' to find items that will 'hopefully lead to further investigation.' They were certain scandal after scandal awaited, but what they found was the exact opposite. Not only were there no scandals, the emails actually show Palin is funny, honest, consistent, compassionate, likable -- it all amounts to another humiliating defeat in the relentless quest to destroy Sarah Palin. What SHOULD the headline on this story have read? Glenn has a few suggestions - see them HERE.

NYPD scolds tourist for wearing distracting short skirt (pic)

Controversy erupted on the Glenn Beck Program today when Stu and Glenn took opposite sides on a crucial story. A 31-year-old Dutch tourist was allegedly scolded by NYPD because she was wearing a skirt that was so short it was 'distracting' to drivers and could cause accidents. Glenn says the skirt is nothing compared to the ones New Yorkers wear that more or less resemble 'belts.' Stu says it looks like a 'stripper bike' and with an inopportune gust of wind 'the whole package is out there' and the cops were correct. What do you think? Is it real? Stu investigates -- watch the debate and see the controversial leggy tourist HERE.

What is GBTV? Not only is it the home of Glenn's new show but it's News, History, Faith, Community, Comedy, Education - GBTV has something for everyone. Get all the answers HERE. Plus be sure and tune in to GBTV this Thursday evening at 7 pm ET for the premiere episode of the Making of GBTV - Mercury's first reality program giving you behind the scenes access to the building of GBTV.  

Lib Christian organization goes after Ayn Rand

Some ads that feature Ayn Rand are creating buzz in the political sphere, as they are attacking Republicans who support Rand and her limited government policies. The ads come from a leftist phony Christian organization that really is just a political hack front group. It doesn't take much investigating to see that the ads come from Obama spiritual adviser Jim Wallis (shocker) -- one of the ads even mentions Glenn. Listen to them and get Glenn's reaction HERE. 

Did Rick Perry attend secret Bilderberg meetings?

Or did he simply visit a Wannaburger? One of the two for sure. Glenn has more on the possible 2012 candidate from Texas who would be an interesting addition to the mix of possible GOP candidates. Check out the segment from radio today.

If this 11-year-old can do it, so can you: Glenn has the story on radio today of an incredible 11-year-old who isn't sitting by silently and watching leftists 'fundamentally transform' America...how? Find out HERE.

How can you show your support for Israel? We want your pictures. Get the details HERE.

Shocker: MSNBC host says something stupid

The supposed conservative on MSNBC, Joe Scarborough (whose radio program is currently in 'hiatus') lashed out at Glenn, Rush and other conservatives because he says they are 'hurting the brand' when calling President Obama a Marxist. Yes, because redistribution of wealth and controlling as much business through overbearing regulations is sooooo free market! Glenn has the audio and reacts on radio today.