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"When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object." 

~ Patrick Henry  

Israel's 'Media Watch' Explains the Media's 'Anti-Beck Crusade'

"How dumb can the liberal-Left media be?" 

The Blaze | by Jonathon M. Seidl | Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:20am  

Glenn Beck's Restoring Courage was not only monumental, it was beautiful. The multi-night event encouraged people to stand with courage for Israel. That message was simple. But despite a seemingly non-controversial message, why has the media scoffed at the idea? Eli Pollak and Yisrael Medad, two Israelis who run a Jewish watchdog organization called Media Watch, have a theory: "The media, it has been asserted, are the main ally of the liberal-progressive elite."

In an op-ed for the Jerusalem Post ("Media Comment: The anti-Beck crusade"), the two quote Thomas Sowell, describing how the leftist media uses tools such as "the denigration and even demonizing" of persons "who present evidence that can be used in contemporary culture wars.... Opponents must be shown to be not merely mistaken but morally lacking."

And that was certainly on display during Beck's time in Israel.

For example, the pair points out how writer Ben Hartman of The Atlantic tried to demonize Beck for recent claims about the driving force behind some Jewish protests - nevermind that the claims had a factual basis:

Obama Executive Order Creates 'Office of Diversity and Inclusion' 

The Blaze | by Buck Sexton | Posted on August 25, 2011 at 1:50pm

In yet another expansion of government through Executive Order, the Obama administration has created an Office of Diversity and Inclusion to boost minority participation in the federal work force. 

Judicial Watch reported on this new government office Wednesday, and stated that the Obama administration's goal is to:

"Eliminate demographic group imbalances in targeted occupations and improve workforce diversity. To attain this, special initiatives have been created targeting specific groups, including Hispanics, African Americans, American Indians, women and gays and lesbians."

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We have a little less than one month and counting to get the word out all across this great land and into every community in the United States of America . If you forward this email to least 11 people and each of those people do the same ... you get the idea.

THE PROGRAM:

On Sunday, September 11th, 2011, an American flag should be displayed outside every home, apartment, office, and store in the United States . Every individual should make it their duty to display an American flag on this tenth anniversary of one of our country's worst tragedies. We do this to honor those who lost their lives on 9/11, their families, friends and loved ones who continue to endure the pain, and those who today are fighting at home and abroad to preserve our cherished freedoms.

In the days, weeks and months following 9/11, our country was bathed in American flags as citizens mourned the incredible losses and stood shoulder-to-shoulder against terrorism. Sadly, those flags have all but disappeared. Our patriotism pulled us through some tough times and it shouldn't take another attack to galvanize us in solidarity. Our American flag is the fabric of our country and together we can prevail over terrorism of all kinds


So, here's what we need you to do .

(1) Forward this email. (Please don't be the one to break this chain. Take a moment to think back to how you felt on 9/11 and let those sentiments guide you.

(2) Fly an American flag of any size on 9/11. Honestly, Americans should fly the flag year-round, but if you don't, then at least make it a priority on this day.

Thank you for your participation. God Bless You and God Bless America !

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THESE PHOTOS JUST BECAME DECLASSIFIED - FROM 9/11

The anniversary of 9/11 is coming up.  We must never forget what happened and who was responsible.  The threat is still with us of more destruction to come.  Those radical islamist tell us so all the time.  We all seem to dismiss it.  We must press our Congress to look into all those who may be amongst us now training and getting ready to launch another attack.  We must never allow a mosque to built any where near that sacred ground.  Please be at the rally on 9/11 as the Mayor has given approval for the mosque to be built.

We the people must rise up and say NO!

   See the Pic's Here . . . 

Press Release:

AFDI/SIOA 9/11 Freedom Rally: 

Stand Against Ground Zero Mosque, and Durban III, Stand for America

NEW YORK, July 6: The human rights organization American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) will be hosting its second annual 9/11 Freedom Rally on September 11 at 3pm at Park Place and West Broadway.

Free citizens are coming from all over the U.S. to attend the rally. "It is crucial to stand for freedom on this tenth anniversary of the heinous 9/11 jihad attacks," said AFDI Executive Director Pamela Geller. "We must show the jihadists we are unbowed in the defense of freedom."

AFDI and its Stop Islamization of America (SIOA) program are encouraging all Americans to stand against the Islamic supremacist mega-mosque at Ground Zero and the anti-Semitic Durban III conference that will be held in New York City at the same time, and for American values on the tenth anniversary of the worst attack ever on American soil.

The confirmed list of speakers includes 9/11 family members Alexander and Maureen Santora, who lost their firefighter son Christopher; Sally Regenhard, whose son Christian was killed on 9/11; Nelly Braginsky, who lost her son Alexander; and others.

Other speakers include former U. S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton (video message); the courageous ex-Muslim human rights activist Wafa Sultan; war hero and North Carolina Congressional candidate Ilario Pantano; former prosecutor and bestselling author Andrew C. McCarthy; popular radio host Joyce Kaufman; Darla Dawald, National Director of the Patriot Action Network; James Lafferty of the Virginia Anti-Sharia Taskforce (VAST); Coptic Christian activist Joseph Nassralla; Iraqi ex-Muslim Paul Gaynos.

Hosting the rally are Pamela Geller, publisher of the acclaimed AtlasShrugs.com blog, executive director of AFDI and SIOA, and author of Stop the Islamization of America: A Practical Guide to the Resistance (WND Books); and AFDI/SIOA associate director Robert Spencer, the bestselling author and director of Jihad Watch.

Building the Ground Zero mosque is not an issue of religious freedom, but of resisting an effort to insult the victims of 9/11 and to establish a beachhead for political Islam and Islamic supremacism in New York. Cordoba Initiative board member imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is an open proponent of Sharia, Islamic law, a system that denies the freedom of speech, the freedom of conscience, and the equality of rights of all people before the law. Given the thousands of triumphal mosques that have been built on the cherished sites of conquered peoples throughout Islamic history, the mosque leaders' claim that this mosque would be understood differently by Muslims worldwide lack foundation.

The Durban III conference follows upon two previous conferences that scapegoated and demonized the state of Israel in service of Islamic jihad and Islamic supremacist interests. The rally will defend Israel against the defamation to which it will be subjected at this conference. It will also call upon the city to remove roadblocks to the reconstruction of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which was destroyed on 9/11 and since then mired in bureaucratic red tape that has prevented its rebuilding - in stark contrast to the help Mayor Bloomberg and other city officials have given to the Ground Zero Mosque project.

AFDI/SIOA is one of America's foremost organizations defending human rights, religious liberty, and the freedom of speech against Islamic supremacist intimidation and attempts to bring elements of Sharia to the United States.

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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is under attack for refusing to allow members of the clergy to play a role in the city's commemoration of the tenth anniversary of 9/11.

Bloomberg insists the ceremonies should focus on the families of those killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center. He is also barring political speech. But pastors and politicians are lining up to lambast his decision, reports The Wall Street Journal.

"This is America, and to have a memorial service where there's no prayer, this appears to be insanity to me," said Rudy Washington, a deputy mayor under Bloomberg's predecessor Rudy Giuliani, who organized a nationally televised interfaith ceremony at Yankee Stadium in the days after the 2001 attacks.
 

 Event: Tea Party Express - Reclaiming America Presidential Tour

What is it?
Free food, music, festivities and speakers
it doesn't get any better than that!

When: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 

Where:Shady Brook Farm 

Address:931 Stony Hill Road, Morrisville, PA 19067 

Time: 6PM to 7PM

We look forward to seeing you all at our events.

Yours in Liberty,
The Kitchen Table Patriots

Valley Forge Patriots

Sept.9^th  Meeting 6pm

The Valley Forge Patriots invite you to join us for our September 9^th meeting at the Phoenixville Country Club. This will be an exceptionally informative meeting since (in addition to our usual activities) our speaker will be Robert Moffit, Ph.D, a Senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation. He will be speaking on U.S. healthcare, especially Obamacare and Medicare. Dr. Moffit directed the think tank's Center for Health Policy Studies from 2003 until June 2010. As always there will be time for you to address questions to Dr. Moffit.

Food and beverage service will be available.

We look forward to you joining us on September 9^th.

VFP/Phoenixville Steering Committee

www.vfpatriots.com

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Memorial Screening

LISTEN LIVE TO REPATRIOT RADIO

"BETTER THAN EVER"

(all times are eastern)

Friday 10-11pm "Veterans' Weekly Forum" - Ed Rosen and Bob Rosebrock 

Saturday 5:30-6:30pm "We Say, No Se Puede!" ("No You Cannot!") - Rita Bonilla and Alice Novoa 

Talk-Radio's Dom Giordano To Receive ZOA's Ben Hecht Award

Shalom ZOA Members, Friends and Supporters of Israel,

Tickets are now available for Philadelphia ZOA's First Tribute Gala on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, at the Hilton Philadelphia on City Avenue, as we honor talk-radio giant Dom Giordano and beloved Rabbi Fred Kazan.

Do not miss what will be a memorable event locally for the pro-Israel community in our area.

Jewish community pillar Gary Erlbaum will be master of ceremonies as we honor Dom with the Ben Hecht Award for Outstanding Journalism for his honest and forthright support of Israel, and Rabbi Kazan for his lifelong devotion to the Jewish State of Israel with our Guardian of Israel Award. Jonathan Tobin of Commentary and former executive editor of the Jewish Exponent will be guest speaker, and there will be remarks from our own great ZOA National President Morton Klein.

Of course, there will also be delicious glatt-kosher food, a festive and warm evening and the opportunity for the community to come together to celebrate Israel.

Philadelphia ZOA has set up a special ticket hotline so that you can be a part of this evening. Call 215-333-1729 to order tickets, or contact us by email at a special email address: zoadom@yahoo.com . Or if you would like, a copy of the invitation and response card is attached to this email. Simply print it out and return it to: ZOA-GPD, P.O. Box 45604, Phila., PA 19149.

There is no one else in local media who matches Dom when it comes to standing up for Israel, patriotism and integrity. Dom has taken on guests and callers on 1210 AM WPHT Radio who distort the facts about Israel, and he goes out of his way to speak truthfully about the Arab war against the Jews because it is the right thing to do.

Rabbi Kazan has been a fervent champion of Israel and has inspired generations of local Jews to have a place in their heart for the Jewish State. Whether it be currently at Historic Congregation Kesher Israel where he is religious leader, or Temple Adath Israel where he is Rabbi Emeritus, or at Beth Sholom where he served, or during his tours of Jewish Philadelphia he leads, he has been a proponent for Israel.

It is the duty of all who care about Israel to thank and show appreciation for stalwarts of Israel as we lest not take such support for granted. In our area, we must come out to publicly thank Dom Giordano and Rabbi Kazan.

We look forward to seeing you the evening of Sept. 8.

 Please come to our Constitution Day event entitled "Everything you wanted to know about ObamaCare, but didn't know who to ask."

 They said we had to pass it to know what's in it, but over a year later, people STILL don't fully understand how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) - aka "ObamaCare" - will affect them and their health.

 That's why a coalition of citizens and health care professionals will present "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About ObamaCare But Didn't Know Who to Ask" on the campus of DeSales University in Center Valley, PA from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 17, 2011 - which, ironically, happens to be Constitution Day.  DeSalesUniversity is located in the Lehigh Valley of PA, within easy driving distance of the major population centers of central, northeast, and southeast PA.

Policy professionals, physicians, business and legislative leaders, and representatives from groups most affected by the PPACA will share their insights and expertise through presentations, breakout sessions, exhibits, and panel discussions.

They'll explain how ObamaCare affects personal liberty and the Constitution, families and seniors, taxpayers, Medicare and the deficit, insurance premiums and the uninsured, businesses, employees and the economy, doctors, patients, and access to care, American innovation in medicine, and more. 

Also included will be detailed updates on state and national efforts to defund, repeal, replace, and nullify ObamaCare from some of the legislative leaders spearheading those efforts.

Participants will leave the three hour event far more informed about what's in the PPACA than most of the legislators who voted for it, and will be energized to get involved in the fight to save America's health care.  Participants, both live and online, will be empowered by their new understanding of how the PPACA will not accomplish any of the things its name implies, and will be able to effectively communicate that new understanding to others, providing important education about why this ill-conceived piece of legislation needs to be defeated by any means possible.

Already, according to Rasmussen's most recent poll, 54% of Americans want to see ObamaCare repealed, while only 39% oppose repeal - but the people who passed it clearly have not heard the voices of the American people yet.  The more Americans know about the PPACA, the more they dislike it, and this conference will help to provide the tools citizen advocates and health care professionals need to effectively participate in the process to defund, repeal, and replace ObamaCare.

The event will be free to the public on site in a venue which will seat 500, and a live streaming video, and a professionally produced program will promote information about our coalition's sponsoring groups, as well as providing important information about the PPACA.  

Please consider joining with the Lehigh Valley Coalition for Health Care Reform to help educate the public about ObamaCare through your sponsorship of this important event.  If you'd like to be involved, please contact me ASAP and I'll reserve your space in our program and on the promotional materials.  We are currently working on creating a web page and Facebook page for the event.

For additional information about this event and opportunities to get involved, please contact Donna Baver Rovito at ROVSPA@aol.com.

PLEASE RSVP AT THIS MEETUP SITE:

www.meetup.com/lehigh-valley-coalition-for-health-care-reform

Sincerely, 

Donna Baver Rovito

Chair, "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About ObamaCare But Didn't Know Who to Ask"

Chair, LehighValley Coalition for Health Care Reform

Editor, Liability and Health Reform Update

ROVSPA@aol.com

610-398-8551

There will be weekly meetings every Wednesday at P J Ryan's, 231 Bridge Street, Phoenixville - 6pm - downstairs

We will be discussing UN Agenda 21 & Sustainable Development, as well as other topics relevant with today's problems like the NWO, Congress, debt, how to be prepared for the future disasters, etc.... At this weeks meeting will start with sending some people over to sit in on the meeting below.  We need to know what our opposition is doing  . . . If you have any questions please feel free to email me back or contact Maggie at www.theunsolicitedopinion.com or Maggie@theunsolicitedopinion.com

If you would like to join the Green Team or volunteer for a sub-committee, please email us

CONTACT Diane about this email at : uncanney2@verizon.net   

Dear Patriot,

Please join Americans for Prosperity Foundation and thousands of grassroots activists for the 5th annual Defending the American Dream Summiton Friday and Saturday, November 4-5 at the Washington Convention Center in downtown Washington, DC.

Last year, more than 2,600 of our best activists descended on Washington for the Summit to demonstrate to elected officials, government bureaucrats, and the national media that the grassroots movement is alive and well.  We focused on reining in out-of-control spending and taxation, advancing sound free market public policy, and in a very real way, defending the American Dream.

Special bus packages are running from PA and for only this week you can register for an additional $70 off those all-inclusive bus packages. Sign up now to take advantage of this great opportunity! Use the code "Bus70" when registering.

Bus packages from PA include round trip transportation and hotel accommodations on top of all the other benefits of the Defending the American Dream Summit.

Summit Highlights Include:

• Friday Gala Dinner
• General Session with Keynote Speakers
• Continental Breakfast on Saturday morning
• Special Interactive Sessions for Teens & College Students
• Movie Night featuring Entertaining Films By Liberty Loving Filmmakers
• Seminars for Youth On Why Freedom Matters and How they Can Make a Difference
• Bloggers Row
• Free-Market Job Fair
• State-Specific Strategy Meetings
• Network With Leading Activists From Across The Country

 ... and much more!

Don't forget, receive $70 off a bus package until midnight on August 14th! Click here to register today and help defend the American dream! Use the code "Bus70" when registering.

Defending liberty and promoting prosperity is a family affair.  Give your children the gift of freedom and bring the whole family to the Defending the American Dream Summit this year.  In fact, we're offering a discount for families and small groups! Click here for more information about our special packages.

Join us and thousands of fellow freedom fighters and send a message that the American Dream is alive and well in this great country!

Sincerely,

Tim Phillips
President
Americans for Prosperity Foundation 

The Doctrine of Abrogation: Open the Koran Day

It's time to sign up!

 

 Earlier this year we announced a major event for this fall, "The Doctrine of Abrogation: Open the Koran Day."

We have scheduled this event for the weekend of October 28 - 30, 2011, which is close to the two year anniversary of the Ft. Hood jihadist massacre perpetrated by Major Nidal Hasan (pictured at right).

If you would like to learn more about this national event, or would like to host a local venue, please click here.

Please read the description of the event and the sign-up instructions carefully, and then access the sign-up form at the bottom of the page.

Also, if you would like to study the Koran, we have a resource to recommend. The Qur'an Dilemma is an accurate, readable English translation that contains commentaries and analysis, including commentaries on the doctrine of abrogation, the history of the codification of the Koran, chronological sequence of the Koran, and the status of women in the Koran. To find out more visit here.
 

All Tea Parties and Patriots:

You are invited to participate in an important event--

please share this opportunity with friends and neighbors
who believe we need a "road map" to a better future...

 Required tickets can be purchased online  

Or

Under the information below is a form that can be printed, 

to accompany your check and mailed according to instruction.

RedState Morning Briefing

For August 26, 2011

1. DOJ Raids Gibson Guitars looking for Illegal Wood

The Department of Justice is under fire for taking the bold step of sending armed agents into the factories of Gibson Guitar in Nashville and Memphis to seize what it believes to be illegal wood.

Via press release from Gibson:

"The Federal Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. has suggested that the use of wood from India that is not finished by Indian workers is illegal, not because of U.S. law, but because it is the Justice Department's interpretation of a law in India. (If the same wood from the same tree was finished by Indian workers, the material would be legal.) This action was taken without the support and consent of the government in India."

2. The Horserace for August 25, 2011

Polls suggest it is "put up or shut up" time for Sarah Palin on whether she'll run for President or, if not, assume the role of Kingmaker - and her endorsement will have power.

Rick Perry has vaulted into the lead nationally, but I still have qualms with really calling him the front runner.

Michele Bachmann is fading.

Jon Huntsman is beclowning himself.

And then there are the hangers on. We'll get into it all in this week's horserace.

3. Obama's Job-Killing NLRB Strikes Again! ALL Employers Must Post Union Notices

When the National Association of Manufacturers polled around 1,000 of its members in July about the National Labor Relations Board's case to shut down Boeing's South Carolina plant, costing up to 5,000 potential jobs, the clear majority indicated the union-backed case likely will, or has already, had a negative effect on America's job creation. . . .

Despite this, however, Barack Obama's union appointees at the National Labor Relations Board are continuing their assault on America's job creators with yet another attempt at doing union bosses' bidding by skirting Congress to require all employers covered by the National Labor Relations Act to post union notices in the workplace to advise employees of their ability to unionize their company.

4. Heritage Action's Legislative Scorecard

Well, the first comprehensive conservative report card of Congress is out, and we can now determine which members of the "Tea Party Congress" drink a hardcore brew.

Today, Heritage Action for America released their legislative scorecard for the pre-recess 1st session of the 112th Congress. Unlike most other scorecards, this one was designed to separate the men from the boys. Most traditional scorecards, and most prominently, the ACU annual report, tend to focus primarily on those votes which fundamentally divide the two parties. They fail to probe some of the more courageous conservative votes against party leadership.

To that end, any Republican who is even minimally conservative is expected to score at or near 100%. After all, at a minimum, any Republican should oppose Obamacare, vote down tax increases, and support the Republican annual budget. This is how the likes of McCain, Graham, and Chambliss have been able to achieve stellar scores. Except for those like Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, and Dick Lugar, most Republicans will vote with their party on the final roll call of major bills. In fact, anyone who is not on the list of 100% is someone who has voted with the Democrats in contravention to fundamental Republican values. A perfect ACU score should be the floor, not the ceiling, for a conservative voting record.

Heritage Hotsheet

Experts on the Day's Hottest News

Items for August 26, 2011

Hurricane Irene moves north as East Coast braces for storm winds, flooding

Washington Post

Alabama Immigration Law Faces Challenge In Court 

NPR

Ariz. sues feds over Voting Rights Act

MSNBC

Gaddafi nearly captured: report

Reuters

5 retirement tactics in a low-interest-rate world

MarketWatch

Obama faces uncomfortable questions from black community, lawmakers

Washington Post

Five challenges for Ben Bernanke

The Hill

Latest Heritage Research:

SPECIAL REPORT ON AUGUST 24, 2011A Counterterrorism Strategy for the "Next Wave" 

LEGAL MEMORANDUM ON AUGUST 24, 2011Without Proof: The Unpersuasive Case Against Voter Identification 

BACKGROUNDER ON AUGUST 24, 2011Accession to the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Is Unnecessary to Secure U.S. Navigational Rights and Freedoms 

Conservative party trick:  

More Bad News for the Obama Economy 

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No Excuse For Biden's Slip on China's One Child Policy 

Illinois Loses Most Jobs in Nation Following Massive Tax Increase 

CBO Report's Good News Built on Shifting Economic Sands 

President Obama's Regulatory Bait-and-Switch 

MLK Memorial: Remembering the Dream or Rehashing the New Deal? 

QUICK HITS

Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple Computers who has helped bring the world personal computers, iPods, iPhones, and iPads--while changing the way people consume music, movies, and the Internet--has resigned his position.

Libyan rebels now control most of the capital city of Tripoli and are turning their focus to finding dictator Muammar Qadhafi, whose location is rumored to be anywhere from tunnels, at a farm, or at a zoo.

China's military is "steadily closing the technological gap with modern armed forces" in a buildup that could prove "destabilizing" to the region, the Pentagon said Wednesday. 

The "super commitee" on deficit reduction reports that its members are engaged in "serious discussions" over the logistics of creating the panel, including a website for soliciting public input.

The White House says it's planning to reduce "unreasonable" regulations, but there's much more to the story. Read about it on Foundry.org. 

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GLENN BECK: RESTORING COURAGE SPEECH

Comment by Ted Belman
Glen Beck gave a blockbuster of a speech on Wednesday in Jerusalem against the backdrop of the southern wall of the Old City. He talked about faith, truth, responsibility and courage. He said he had nothing to say to Israel about courage but that he and the world had a lot to learn from Israelis about courage.

He excoriated the UN and the Human Rights advocates for calling good, evil and for ignoring true evil. He said "Human rights was once a cry for justice. Now it's used as a threat." Beautifully said. It's not that many advocates for Israel haven't been complaining about the same thing for years. They have. But to have a man with such a huge megaphone say the things that the Whitehouse, the E.U. and the U.N. never say was very uplifting. Beck speaks truth to power.

He praised the Jewish people for teaching mankind that "every individual life has dignity, that every life is sacred".

Beck entreated people to take...

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Beck at first rally: "Jews honour G-d"

GBTV: Glenn Beck Speaks at First 'Restoring Courage' Event in Caesarea

Beck slams 'tent protest', champions settlements

In my opinion, Beck should not be wading into Israeli politics. Its OK to support Netanyahu or to support keeping J&S but it is not OK to get into the protests. Ted Belman

Ynet 

Radical leftists protest in Israel Glenn Beck

"The 200,000 people on the streets of Tel Aviv are demanding change in Tel Aviv and standing against Benjamin Netanyahu, who are these people?," Beck wondered on his radio show last week. "They're obviously from the hard left," his fellow broadcaster Steve Burguiere said.

Burguiere based this claim on the protesters' list of demands from the government, and mocked such demands as those for enshrining the right to housing in the law. "It worked out well for the Soviets," a third broadcaster noted.

Watch Glenn Beck discuss Israel's 'tent protest'

When Burguiere...

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Joffie and Reich attack Beck. Dersh and Foxman defend him.

In actual fact Beck is attacked by some in the religious right and by the liberal left but for different reasons. The former distrust Beck's motivation in being nice. Many support this position because there is no sign that the evangelicals are about to abandon their attempts to convert us. They have adopted the approach of loving us to death. From my point of view, their support has many reasons. But they include that supporting Israel is the right thing to do and they believe, that so goes Israel, so goes the U.S. They support Israel politically and in particular support our right to keep Judea and Samaria. I am happy to have that support even though some evangelicals are hell bent on converting us. They think they are saving us or completing us by trying to convert us whereas we take their efforts, at best, as a sign of disrespect.

The liberal Jews on the other hand attack him for many reasons, first of which is that he is a declared enemy of Soros and Obama and their liberal...

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A disaster called Obama

Op-ed: can we have Bush back? 

Yigal Walt

Barack Obama is solidifying his status as the worst president in American history. The leader who promised us a bright future of peace and fraternity is leading the American empire - and the rest of the world with it - into a dark abyss. Ever since he settled into the Oval Office, Obama has been hopping from one disaster to the next, making every possible mistake, boosting enemies and disregarding allies while ruining everything he touches in the process. To our regret, the heaviest price - for the time being at least - is being paid by residents of the Middle East.

When the masses hit Iran's street and threatened to topple the Ayatollah regime, Obama was silent. Why should he support a struggle waged by freedom-hungry citizens against a radical Islamic dictatorship and chronic human rights violator? And so, a rare opportunity to change the face of a state that today constitutes the gravest threat to world and regional peace slipped...

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NJDC's Ira Forman: Obama Deserved Nobel Peace Prize

Mr. Forman is now Obama's "Jewish" outreach coordinator.

by Bill Levinson

The Nobel Peace Prize to Obama: Approve or disapprove? 

Ira N. Forman Executive Director, National Jewish Democratic Council :

First of all, congratulations are in order to President Barack Obama on receiving the Nobel Peace Prize "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."

Obama has made commendable progress especially in the Middle East - moving the region closer to lasting peace and security. The President's efforts to further the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians is only one of his many initiatives to establish a more peaceful and secure world.

Obama has made dramatic strides in building international support against Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and has shown strong leadership in rallying world leaders to denounce Iranian recklessness. All of these moves make Obama a worthy recipient of...

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... Visiting US Lawmakers Show Solidarity

   
As noted in this space last week, this August has witnessed the largest ever volume of travel to Israel by members of Congress.  As Israel confronted the consequences of regional instability this week, visiting GOP leaders voiced solidarity with our embattled ally.

Meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor underlined his determination to revisit US aid to the Palestinian Authority if the push for a unilateral declaration of statehood at the UN goes forward:

Cantor voiced the most strenuous objections to the recognition of the Palestinian Authority as a state at the United Nations. He also warned that if the Palestinians realized their objective, their funding will be in jeopardy. "It essentially obviates all agreements of the past" said Cantor who also expressed his serious objection to the Palestinian Authority alliance with Hamas.

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House State/Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman Kay Granger (R-TX) offered a stern warning to Egypt's present and future rulers: The continuation of American aid depends on peaceful conduct toward Israel:   

"As an appropriator I have two concerns: One thing is the continuing relationship between Egypt and Israel, and the other thing of course is what government we will be dealing with in Egypt, and what position the Muslim Brotherhood will play in this government."

"Unmasking the Enemy Among Us"
  By Brigitte Gabriel, Founder and President,
  ACT! for America

"The enemy among us" is the Muslim Brotherhood.

For years, the Muslim Brotherhood, through its many front organizations in the U.S., has engaged in what it calls "civilization jihad," an influential campaign of information warfare designed to deceive and co-opt elected officials, law enforcement officials, academics, and the media.

I can't begin to tell you the stories of how successful this information warfare has been. Stories that include people losing their jobs, even at the Pentagon, because they dared to tell the truth about radical Islam.

Or how leaders from a handful of Muslim Brotherhood front organizations, organizations named as unindicted co-conspirators in the Holy Land Foundation terrorism trial, are advising President Obama on Middle Eastern affairs.
  America is beginning to wake up to the threat of sharia law. Now America must wake up to the threat of the Muslim Brotherhood.

This is why ACT! for America has designed a resource-rich "tool kit" to help you understand the in's and out's of the Muslim Brotherhood threat, AND give you the tools to educate your friends and family.

We call this new resource "Unmasking the Enemy Among Us:
Information Warfare and the Muslim Brotherhood."

We have never made such a resource on the Muslim Brotherhood available before. Today, we are offering it to those who choose to become a Patriot Partner to ACT! for America, making a monthly gift of only $19. Simply log on here, choose the Patriot Partner option, and select the $19 gift level.

  In this one-of-a-kind "tool kit" you will find:

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August 25, 2011
 
  BECK REVEALS ISRAEL EVENT DEATH THREATS   Thursday's Glenn Beck radio show revealed some chilling details from behind the scenes at Glenn's "Restoring Courage" event. Major last-minute changes to the program had to be made as the livelihoods and lives of several participants were threatened. Glenn explains the details HERE.
  Which 2012 candidate 'STOOD WITH israel'?   Only one of the announced GOP Presidential hopefuls made the trip to Glenn Beck's three-day "Restoring Courage" event in Israel. You can see who visited the Western Wall and attended the big event HERE.
  CNN PUNDIT INSULTS GOP VOTERS   It is not unusual for a cable news host to express an opinion about a presidential candidate, but CNN's Jack Cafferty has decided to attack the people who support candidates he disagrees with. Watch the crotchety Cafferty insult those who disagree with his presidential politics HERE.

OBAMA'S $10-MIL VACATION, CHENEY BOOK TO MAKE HEADS EXPLODE & WHERE'S IRENE?    If life is just too crazy for you to be able to read every single online newspaper, then you are just the kind of person for whom we designed the Must-Read section of the blog. Thursday morning's vital news stories await you HERE.

MEET 'FRANKEN-KINDLE' A HACKED E-READER FOR THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED   An electrical engineer who was just trying to make it easier for his handicapped sister to read books on the Amazon Kindle may have opened the doors for millions of physically challenged people to the world of reading. See the FrankenKindle HERE.  

Declaration of Rights & Responsibilities

Declaration of Rights & Responsibilities

As the American Declaration of Independence clearly states, when in the course of human events it becomes necessary for people to band together and collectively declare their rights and responsibilities to which the laws of nature and nature's God entitle and bind them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should disclose the causes which impel them to such.

Therefore let us declare that we still hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal and are endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But with those rights come responsibilities.

In order to continually experience life, liberty and happiness as promised, nature's God demands obedience to His law to protect those rights. This is where we have fallen short and therefore, in order not to lose the blessings of freedom, the people of the world must turn from the sole focus on rights, and recognize the inherent and required responsibilities that we have.

Among the responsibilities to which we must adhere to maintain our God given rights are honor, courage and vigilance.

Over time, we believe that these basic human responsibilities have been trampled, and replaced with degradation, fear and apathy.

Read more and hear the video here: 

Cartoon of the Day: A Fitting Tribute

Daily Updates from The Liberty Blog 

**VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS **

How Do 'Real' Jobs Get Created in the Real World? 

Frank Hill 

You would like to think that someone in Washington must know how to 'create jobs' with all the talk that emanates from the White House and Capitol Hill on a daily basis, wouldn't you?

Liberals Redefine "Extremism" and the "Political Center" 

Christopher Adamo 

The left has redefined all political debate to the point that anything which does not conform to the liberal agenda is instantly characterized as "rancor," "extremism," or "hate."

Today's Hot Topics

No, Bernanke, No!

Tom McLaughlin 

Intercession in the Desert:

The Gathering of the Old Men and the Ghosts 

Tom Marin, Vicki Davis, Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely, US Army (Ret) 

Not All who Opposed the Libya Adventure are "Isolationist."

Andrew McCarthy 

War is not an executive undertaking; it is a national undertaking. There is considerable reason to believe that a post-Qaddafi Libya will be worse for the United States than Qaddafi's Libya.

It's a Real War, Stupid!

Dr. Michael Ledeen 

The Economy on the Brink:

An Interview with Heritage's Curtis Dubay 

Roger Aronoff 

Palestinian Authority: No Condemnation of Terror Attacks

Itamar Marcus, Nan Jacques Zilberdik

GERMAN-ISRAELI TIES

By: Joseph Puder

The nation that perpetrated the Holocaust is now Israel's best friend in Europe.

The looming Palestinian Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) that is expected to occur in the upcoming session of the UN General Assembly this September, has sent the Israeli Foreign Ministry diplomats into high gear in the hopes of offsetting the Palestinian initiative, and having the Ramallah-based Palestinians led by Mahmud Abbas return to the negotiating table.  In its efforts to curtail the Palestinian move, Israel has expended a great deal of energy on Germany - its most important ally in the European Union.

According to the Polish Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) in Warsaw, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (FDP) and Dirk Niebel (FDP), the German Minister of Development Corporation traveled to Benghazi, one of the towns controlled by Libyan rebel forces on June 13-14, 2011, and then went on to Israel and the Palestinian territories. Germany, as reported by the OSW, "Is trying to negotiate the question of the proclamation of Palestine's independence between Israel and the Palestinians. It is interested in the proclamation not being unilateral and being based on a compromise negotiated with Israel."
   The main target of the visit, according to the OSW was Israel, and preventing the Palestinians from proclaiming a Unilateral Declaration of Independence. At the U.N. General Assembly, the Palestinians intend to request recognition of their state comprising East Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. If the vote was held today, approximately 100 countries would recognize Palestine's independence. This would be not only the 'traditional anti-Israel majority' but probably also Spain, Ireland, Norway, France and the UK.

Talks between Israel and the Palestinians broke up in September 2010, when the Palestinians walked out and have not resumed since.  The ostensible reason for the Palestinians walk out has been that Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, did not extend the building freeze on West Bank settlements. The real reason is however the Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmud Abbas' attempt to exact further concessions from Israel through the threat of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence, and ultimately the unwillingness of the Palestinian leaders to live with the permanent reality of a Jewish State.

Germany fears that Palestine will be another block in the domino effect of the Arab revolutions. In the worst-case scenario this could end - in Germany's opinion - in another armed conflict.  Germany, unlike Britain and France has not threatened Israel with voting for the UDI.

German-Israeli ties have a special dimension to it - not the least of which is the shared history of the most horrific crime in modern time - the Holocaust - which was perpetrated by the Germans on the Jewish People.  The Germans have, for the most part, striven to regain a measure of moral legitimacy in the aftermath of the Holocaust by working to insure that it remains true to protecting the remnant of the Jewish people, albeit not through military force but diplomacy.

In accepting the credentials of the new German ambassador to Israel, Andreas Michaelis, Israel's President Shimon Peres declared during the official ceremony in Jerusalem: "The relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and Israel are very special, very close and very meaningful.  It is not the usual diplomatic relations, it is a long memory, many emotions and many hopes all combined." Peres added, "I have the highest regard for (German) President Wulff. His attitude to Israel is warm, friendly and sincere and we appreciate it very much.  We have much admiration for Chancellor Merkel who possesses something very rare in politics, namely the confidence in her honesty, devotion, and seriousness, and we are lucky to have her as a friend."  In response, newly installed Ambassador Michaelis said, "It is my objective to preserve the special quality of the relationship between the Federal Republic of Germany and the state of Israel, and also to work towards peace in the region. The Chancellor has very clearly stated that right of the Jewish State to exist is the raison d'être of the Federal Republic of Germany.  As head of the mission here, I will try my best to make that a reality on a daily basis."

Michaelis pointed out in an interview with the Israeli daily Maariv (8/18/2011) that "Germany will continue its commitment to protect Israel's security in every conceivable arena." Asked whether the deadlocked Peace Process has impacted on the special relations between Germany and Israel, Michaelis rejected the idea, stating that the relations between Germany and Israel are complicated as a result of the Holocaust. Still, he said, "two things are changing in front of our eyes.  The moral authority of the Holocaust survivors is diminishing as they die out, and the question is how we retain the memory of the Holocaust without the living survivors.  Second, he added, Germany too is changing.  Germany has a great number of immigrants, and many of them are Muslims, but they are German too, and the operative question is how do they remember the Holocaust?"   

Michaelis explained that, "At times there are situations whereby a variety of groups in Germany are critical of Israel on the peace process and Germany's relations with Israel. At such times it is particularly important for Germans to hear a clear response from our government.  Chancellor Merkel rejects such criticism in a clear voice, and states unambiguously that the relationship with Israel is special, and that Germany continues to care about Israel's security, as part of our historical responsibility of Germany towards Israel."

Germany today has become very involved in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process; in contrast to the role it played 20-years ago during the Oslo Agreements when Germany was not considered a major player.  Michaelis pointed out that, "Israel is situated in a dangerous region, and we believe that things would get even more dangerous for Israel if we will fail to solve some of the central problems in the region, one of which is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."

According to Michaelis, just about every politician in Germany would agree that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must be solved by political means. He charges that there is no time to waste, and that efforts must be invested in the right instruments of negotiations. That is why Chancellor Merkel was the first European leader to announce the rejection of the Palestinian Unilateral Declaration of Independence.

Michaelis said that "Germany succeeded to advance a position at the EU that prefers the two sides (Israel and the Palestinians) return to negotiations.  At the moment the EU does not have a unified position on how to vote in September.  But we have a common stance for the return of the parties to the negotiating table, and many of us are working on a formula that would make it possible."

While the German government has been Israel's primary ally in Europe, it is essential to note that German corporations are involved in trade with Iran, and that for many Germans guilt over the Holocaust is largely gone, and while acts of anti-Semitism are combated by the government, it is, nonetheless, a growing phenomenon. All things aside, in today's Europe, Germany is the only EU member to stand with Israel on rejecting the Palestinian UDI.

Today's Headlines:  Thursday, August 25, 2011  

U.S. Ed Secretary: 'The Best Ideas...in Education Are Never Going to Come from Me'

Obama 'Ready to Sign Off On' Jobs-Creating Pipeline Project, Industry Manager Says

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  RSC Chairman Wants to See 'Exact Language' of BBA Before Deciding Whether to Support It

National Women's Law Center: 'Wide-Ranging Assaults' On Women In Name Of 'Deficit Reduction'

Percentage of Young People Employed This July Is Lowest on Record

White House Must Prove Its Opposition to China's One-Child Policy, Critics Say

Low Interest Rates Squeeze Savers and May Hold Back Economy

Report: Chicago-Area College Is First to Ask Prospective Students About Sexual Orientation

'Freedom U': Georgia Profs Offer Seminar to Illegal Immigrants

New Words in Merriam-Webster Dictionary Include 'Tweet,' 'Fist Bump'

FCC Finally Buries 'Long Dead' Fairness Doctrine  

COMMENTARY:

The Language of Socialism
By Ben Shapiro
Key phrases such as "social justice" and "women's rights" tell you precisely where someone stands on the political spectrum. And then there's the phrase used by both sides - the "less fortunate."

Dr. King Would Be Appalled
By Alan Caruba
The huge, intimidating MLK statue obliterates the humility and gentleness of Dr. King, the heart that strove against injustice. A life-size statue would have been more in line with his message of equality.

Thursday, August 25, 2011

To: Friends & Supporters

From: Gary L. Bauer


Jobless Claims Up Again

Weekly claims for jobless benefits rose yet again last week, to 417,000. Economists had predicted an increase to 405,000. In addition, there was a separate report this week from the Labor Department finding that youth employment is at its lowest level in decades.

These numbers underscore the continued weakness in the economy and the anxiety felt in homes across America as jobs and the economy remain voters' top concern. I'm not surprised to read today that House Republicans are increasingly worried about how the economy may affect them next year.

President Obama is scheduled to deliver a major address on jobs soon. There are reports today that the president is considering a wide range of options -- from retrofitting schools to a massive refinancing of government-backed mortgages. Obama and his strategists know that if the economy doesn't turn around quickly, the voters are likely to evict him from the White House.

The economy was weak in 2008 but when Democrats had total control of Washington in 2009 and 2010, they made things worse. Their trillion-dollar stimulus bill wasted money on liberal boondoggles. They passed a socialized medicine scheme packed full of tax increases, and tried to pass a massive new energy tax on top of that. And while Obama's regulatory regime has run roughshod over our entrepreneurs and small business owners, Obama keeps vowing to raise their taxes. None of this is helping.

Yet since Republicans took over the House, fights over spending and the budget have dominated the headlines. It would be a mistake to say that voters don't care about deficits and spending. But our staff has reviewed months of polling data on voters' priorities, and by a 2-to-1 margin the economy and jobs outpolled the deficit and spending as the top priority.

I want to encourage our conservative friends in Congress to refocus their efforts and frame every issue in the context of jobs and the economy. While controlling spending is critical, creating jobs and growing the economy is even more important, not just to the voters, but also as the solution to our fiscal crisis. We need to avoid the trap of sounding like a party of bean counters, while continuing to offer solid, pro-growth solutions that will benefit small businesses and families.

I know John Boehner and House Republicans get it. (Click here to learn more.) They have passed numerous pro-growth bills, which are languishing in Harry Reid's Senate.

Unfortunately, most Americans have no idea what House Republicans have done. The left-wing media certainly have no interest in telling them. Conservative activists at the grassroots level can help by sharing these reports with their friends and family members.

In coming days, President Obama will try to seize the issue as his own, and he will try to blame congressional Republicans for the bad economy. But America can't afford four more years of Barack Obama. The results of the past two and a half years speak for themselves.


Obama's Regulatory Regime

Earlier this week I reported on the burgeoning regulatory regime that Obama has unleashed on job creators. Here are a few more outrageous examples:

• The EPA is for the first time requiring thousands of businesses to report their greenhouse gas emissions. Not surprisingly, the process is complicated. So the EPA produced a series of FAQs or "frequently asked questions" to help out. But thanks to the bureaucratic nightmare that is the EPA the FAQ list is nearly 400 questions long!
• To give you an idea of just how intrusive Obama's regulatory regime has become, consider these new regulations for goat herders. This is proof-positive that we have too many bureaucrats with too little to do.
• Rep. Doc Hastings, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, is warning that bureaucratic red tape is putting a key supply of domestic energy and, thus, our national security, at great risk. To remain not just economically viable, but also physically viable, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline must maintain a certain volume of oil flowing through the pipeline. Oil production at existing fields has been declining for some time, yet virtually every attempt to open new areas to drilling has been blocked. Hastings has introduced legislation to allow more drilling, which would save the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and create thousands of new jobs.

Good News!

Monday I told you about Jerry Buell, a "teacher of the year" in Mount Dora, Florida, who was suspended from his job due to his support for traditional marriage. I'm pleased to report that the local school board has voted to reinstate Buell, finding that he did not violate the code of ethics.

However, at least one media report indicates that Buell is still under investigation. The superintendent of schools gave Buell "a list of directives he needs to follow," and officials are reportedly combing through school web pages and his class syllabus. All because he dared to express his opinion on marriage. Welcome to the brave new world of left-wing "tolerance."
 

American kids go hungry

49% of children born on WIC

In high school, Katherine Foronda trained herself not to feel hungry until after the school day had ended. She wasn't watching her weight or worrying about boys seeing her eat.   She just didn't have any food to eat or any money to buy it.

"I thought, if I wasn't hungry during class I'd be able to actually focus on what we were learning,'' said Foronda, now 19.

Click here to read the full article at ABC News

Black dem faces tough race for Miss governor

Writer only sees black and white

After making history this week as the first black candidate to win a major-party nomination for Mississippi governor, Democrat Johnny DuPree now faces the tough reality of trying to win a general election against a better-known, better-funded GOP candidate in a strongly Republican state.

DuPree, the mayor of Mississippi's third-largest city, Hattiesburg, said he's not daunted because he has usually been outspent in campaigns. He said he plans to continue running a race-neutral campaign focused on jobs and education.

Click here to read the full article at Yahoo News

Would you donate to Uncle Sam? The government has received $3M in gifts this year

Most libs wouldn't

When billionaire Warren Buffett wrote an opinion article in The New York Times this month that called for higher taxes on the wealthy, his proposal was met with a roar from several conservative pundits, who wondered why Buffett didn't just donate his billions to the government.

"If the government's purposes are so vital, why doesn't he simply give the money to the IRS?" an editorial in the Wall Street Journal asked. "If he's worried about being undertaxed, we'd suggest he simply write a big check to Uncle Sam and go back to his day job of picking investments."

Click here to read the full article at Yahoo News

Majority of NJ voters say Obama doesn't deserve reelection

Yes, New Jersey

The majority of voters in New Jersey say President Obama does not deserve a second term, according to a new Rutgers poll.

Only 43 percent of New Jersey voters in the poll said Obama deserves to be reelected, while 47 percent said he deserves to be voted out of office.

Click here to read the full article at The Hill

Labor chief: Obama needs to focus on job growth, not cutting deficit

AFLO-CIO doesn't give a damn

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said Thursday that President Obama needs to do what is necessary to boost the struggling economy and not give into Republican demands to cut government spending.

Speaking to reporters at a breakfast hosted by The Christian Science Monitor, Trumka said Washington's obsession with the national deficit could lead to a second recession. The White House needs to consider substantial measures to fix the lagging job market and not fall into a Republican-laid trap of focusing solely on paring down the nation's debt, he said.

Click here to read the full article at The Hill

Beware the Tea Party, Jesse Jackson, Frederica Wilson and black democrats say at jobs meeting

Jackson compares us to pro-slavery activists

Democratic members of the Congressional Black Caucus are in Miami Tuesday to host a jobs fair, part of their five-city tour to draw attention to high unemployment, particularly in the black community.

But at a town-hall style meeting the members held Monday night, some of the most heated talk centered not on jobs but on the tea party. 

Click here to read the full article at the Miami Herald

AFL-CIO seeks to boost clout with super PAC

Let's see what kind of people they support

The AFL-CIO hopes to boost its clout by launching a new political action committee that could raise unlimited amounts of money, part of the federation's goal of building a year-round political organizing structure.

Forming a so-called "super labor PAC" would allow the labor federation to raise money from sympathetic donors both inside and outside union membership and mobilize support beyond its traditional base, instead of ramping up political activities each election cycle.

Click here to read the full article at Yahoo News

CBO projects unemployment above 8 percent until 2014

Obama promised this would never happen

Economic growth in the United States is expected to remain weak for several years and unemployment will likely stay above 8 percent for another three years, the head of the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday.

In a blog post accompanying the agency's latest estimates of the U.S. budget situation, CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf said the economy could be in for a prolonged downturn, exacerbated by recent turmoil in financial markets.

Click here to read the full article at CBS News

August 25, 2011
  Culture Watch: Marriage Keeps Love Alive and Hearts Pumping

Many a bachelor has taunted and teased a groom-to-be that "I do" will be his famous last words. But for all the jesting predictions about the finality or fatality of marriage, walking down the aisle could be the healthiest thing you do to keep your relationship alive and your heart ticking.

A new study published in the Journal of Health Psychology suggests that when it comes to major heart surgery, marriage can be a good predictor of long-term survival. The study found that married men and women were 250 percent more likely to be alive 15 years after coronary artery bypass surgery than their unmarried counterparts. Marriage had an even greater impact on men's post-op longevity. Fifteen years after bypass surgery, over 80 percent of happily married men's hearts were still beating for the one they loved, while only 36 percent of single men were still living. Even among male patients who rated their marriages poorly, almost two-thirds survived past the 15-year mark.

Greater surgery survival rates aren't the only benefit that comes with giving your heart away in matrimony. In addition to the usual prescriptions of regular exercise and a balanced diet, tying the knot could be one of the most beneficial lifestyle changes you make. Marriage can have a profoundly positive effect on men and women's psychological well-being, stress levels, and drinking and smoking habits. Marriage is even associated with reduced mortality rates.

The benefits of marriage do not stop at the doctor's office door. Married men and women also tend to have better financial health, increased savings, and greater social mobility than unmarried individuals. Perhaps most importantly, lifelong, married love can provide the best environment for raising well-adjusted, successful children.

With its many social, economic, and even health benefits, one need only place a finger on the state of marriage to read the pulse of civil society. Skyrocketing unwed birth rates, no-fault divorce laws, and increasing cohabitation have placed the health of families and society in peril. Fortunately, the same strength of heartstrings that can help pull men and women through surgery can also restore families and build stable, loving homes for the next generation.

Ballots or Bullets?

Ballot Box Barriers to Restoring Constitutional Integrity

"We should be unfaithful to ourselves if we should ever lose sight of the danger to our Liberties if anything partial or extraneous should infect the purity of our free, fair, virtuous, and independent elections. If an election is to be determined by a majority of a single vote, and that can be procured by a party through artifice or corruption, the Government may be the choice of a party for its own ends, not of the nation for the national good." --John Adams, Inaugural Address, 1797

All around us, there are imminent and ominous threats to the future of American Liberty. None, however, is more grave than the demolition of free enterprise by those who would replace it with the authoritarian rule of Democratic Socialism envisioned by Barack Hussein Obama and his leftist comrades.

Rancorous political debate is currently focused on competing solutions for our failing domestic economy and the collapse of our esteemed standing among the nations of the world.

Conservatives, particularly those resolute constitutional constructionists who identify with the much-maligned Tea Party Movement, rightly understand, as did Ronald Reagan, that "government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem." That is why we are advocating for the restoration of constitutional limits on the central government.

Conversely, the growing ranks of leftists in Congress, some 80 of whom are openly members of the Socialist Party of America's Congressional Progressive Caucus, led by Reps. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN), subscribe to the notion that government is both the engine and the drive train of our nation's economy.

But if Essential Liberty and Rule of Law as enshrined in our Constitution are to survive, then free enterprise must be their economic engine. At present, however, that engine is attempting to pull an ever more bloated government trailer -- a trailer so overloaded as to bring the economy to a dead stop.

How bloated?

Obama's government programs will amass a $1.3 trillion deficit in fiscal year 2011 alone, some $400 billion more than the paltry $917 billion in savings to which Congress agreed over the next decade under the recent budget deal and corresponding debt-ceiling increase.

This oppressive bloat -- and our elected leaders' utterly inadequate response to it -- will serve as fodder for much of the political debate ahead of the 2012 election. Indeed, the future of Liberty depends on the successful defeat of enough congressional leftists to provide strong conservative majorities in both the House and Senate. Moreover, Liberty hangs in the balance of the upcoming presidential election. While conservatives recaptured the House of Representatives in 2010, the first effective step to restrain Obama's agenda, only a conservative president can begin to undo the damage done to our nation by the Obama regime.

However, do we still have the luxury of political solutions, via elections, to salvage what is left of our Republic? Is the ballot box still a viable method to restore constitutional integrity?

Is the ballot box still an option? Post your opinion

As John Adams once warned, we must be vigilantly on guard against all contagions that would "infect the purity of our free, fair, virtuous, and independent elections."

These contagions, these obstacles, are as follows, roughly in order of threat magnitude: an ignorant electorate; candidates who are unable to articulate the difference between Rule of Law and rule of men; institutionalized dependency on the state, including the fact that 40 percent of Americans pay no federal income tax; forced redistribution of wealth; comfort, complacency and indifference; Leftmedia dezinformatsia; opposition by the leftist elite; and, finally, the conferring of legal status upon illegal immigrants in order to fortify Democrat voter constituencies illegitimately.

The most significant obstacle to restoring liberty by way of the electoral process is the fact that so many Americans know so little about civics or civic responsibility. When it comes to getting government right, ignorance is not bliss.

It follows, then, that there is a dearth of qualified candidates who are able to articulate the difference between Rule of Law and rule of men, who instead get lost in the high weeds of lesser political issues.

A majority of Americans are beneficiaries of some combination of thousands of government schemes to redistribute wealth. The resulting institutionalized dependency on the state is insidious, as it results in reliable votes for whichever party (read: the Democrat Party) can take the most from one group and redistribute it to another. It's no wonder that the most recent Index of Dependence on Government (2010) reports the greatest single-year percentage rise in dependence since 1976.

As Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) recently noted, Obama's "intent is to create dependency because it worked so well for him."

Additionally, 40 percent of Americans pay no federal income taxes. This huge voting bloc thus has no (apparent) stake in our nation's fiscal health, and its voters are thereby motivated to use their ballots to keep the government largess spewing.

As 19th-century political economist Frederic Bastiat noted, "Government is the great fiction through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else."

The forced redistribution of wealth pushed the Cost of Government Day to 12 August this year, which means that the average American tax payer must now work 224 days to fund all taxes, and hidden regulatory taxes, imposed by the central government. That date is 27 days later than in 2008, and it now consumes more than 60 percent of national earned income. There are endless regulatory costs on the horizon, such as Obama's new fuel economy standards which according to a study conducted by the Center for Automotive Research, will increase the average retail price of motor vehicles more than $11,000.

As government takes more, individuals have less to live their lives and to support Liberty advocacy organizations like The Patriot Post.

Of course, comfort, complacency and indifference, particularly among wealthy "Republicans" who contribute little to sustain our legacy of Liberty for our posterity, undermine the potential for sustaining Liberty by way of the ballot box.

In response to such indifference, Samuel Adams advised, "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen!"

Meanwhile, Leftmedia indoctrination and thriving financial support for wealthy left-elite socialist causes continue to twist public opinion and ensure the success of leftist candidates and policies.

Other obstacles to ballot box solutions? Post your comments

While these are certainly formidable obstacles to the rejection of socialism and successful restoration of constitutional integrity, they are not insurmountable. Still, when generations of Americans have been inculcated with the belief that they are entitled to so much from the state, it may take a generation or more to re-educate them, and to stave off the violence that often erupts when the state fails to meet their expectations as witnessed recently in Greece and England.

The question remains: Are we irrevocably locked into the Cycle of Democracy? Recall that this evolves from bondage to spiritual faith; spiritual faith to great courage; courage to Liberty (Rule of Law); Liberty to abundance; abundance to complacency; complacency to apathy; apathy to dependence; and from dependence back into bondage (rule of men).

At the close of the first American Revolution, George Washington wrote, "No country upon earth ever had it more in its power to attain these blessings [of Liberty] than United America. Wondrously strange, then, and much to be regretted indeed would it be, were we to neglect the means and to depart from the road which Providence has pointed us to so plainly; I cannot believe it will ever come to pass."

We have already veered from that road. Is there time to use the ballot box to attain a new dawn for Liberty, or are we destined to dependence and bondage, which will require another renewal of faith and courage?

Tell me what you think

Rick Perry AGREES with Obama: Open Borders for America!  

Rick Perry AGREES with Obama: Open Borders for America!

 Susan's Paul Ryan Medicare Pamphlet - please print this and give it to your contacts

August 25, 2011 

On Thursday's Program 

Glenn arrives in Capetown, South Africa

Immediately after Restoring Courage ended, Glenn boarded a plane and headed for Capetown, South Africa to continue the global human responsibility movement that he kicked off on 8.24 in Jerusalem. Glenn explains on radio today why he picked South Africa to be the next stop and explained where he's headed next on radio today. More HERE.

Also, if you haven't read the 'Declaration of Rights & Responsibilities' check it out, live it, share it! 

The amazing stories behind the 8.24 participants

Glenn recapped the amazing Restoring Courage event on radio today and revealed some of the incredible behind-the-scenes stories from participants whose lives were at risk. Some, understandably, cancelled at the last minute over death threats. Check out the stories from radio today HERE - plus, get a full recap of the entire Restoring Courage events and happenings HERE. All of the events are available on demand for GBTV subscribers.

Courage: The Arab Sheikh who supports Israel - read his letter of support HERE. 

Peace Now dopes get owned by Jewish academic (VIDEO)

Hilarious media coverage of 8.24 

Glenn went over some of the more peculiar coverage of the Restoring Courage event on radio today. One of the favs include a report from Reuters that began like this: "Beck's 'Restoring Courage' event, in an archaeological park Israel has built in an area of Jerusalem it captured in a 1967 war..." Suffice to say, the article didn't get any better from there. Glenn goes over the horrific reporting on radio today. 

Divine Providence: Performer not scheduled flies halfway across globe; performs @ 8.24

To his friends and family it probably seemed like the craziest idea ever. But when one musician decided it was time to pack the bags and head for Israel --- he did it. What happened next can only be explained as a miracle. A 'coincidental' meeting with Glenn turned into the inspirational close of Restoring Courage. Glenn tells the story on radio today - details at GlennBeck.com.

It's not too late to support Restoring Courage

This was more than just an event - this was the beginning of a global movement. You can still support it by pre-ordering the Restoring Courage Photo Book, the DVD set and other great memorabilia. It will help support the event financially but more importantly it will support the movement and help spread the word. Solutions will never come from bureaucracy - they come from YOU. 

It all began with Restoring Honor...

The recent events in Israel, including the global movement on rights & responsibilities Glenn recently kicked off, wouldn't have happened if Restoring Honor in Washington DC didn't happen first. Make sure to share the spirit of 8.28 with your family and friends as well as the message of 8.24 by checking out the latest deal from Markdown.com! The beautiful 8.28 picture book and the exclusive documentary - visit Markdown.com to take advantage of this limited time special offer!

Hurricane Irene takes turn for the worse

Turns out the earthquake was just a warm up act for the East Coast as Hurricane Irene appears to have turned and squared itself for a direct hit on the coastline. It will start out pounding the Carolinas and make its way up the coast, possibly impacting as far north as Boston. Get the latest updates on the storm HERE.