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"Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is not making a present or a compliment to please an individual -- or at least that he ought not so to do; but that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to God and his country." 

~ Samuel Adams, in the Boston Gazette, 1781 

We have two events coming up next week 

for Patriots in South Eastern Pennsylvania

When: Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Where: The Loyal Order of Moose Lodge

Address: 127 East State Street, Doylestown, PA
Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm 
 

  FreedomWorks and The Kitchen Table Patriots
Present
A Grassroots Training Event and Rally

When: Thursday, September 29, 2011

Where:  The National Constitution Center   

Address: 525 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Time: 12:30pm - 9:00pm
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Agenda 21 Creeps Into California Land Use Policy

New Meeting Schedule for the Concerned Citizen's Group.   The Concerned Citizen's Group will no longer meet weekly on Wednesdays and instead we will be having our "weekly" meeting at various government meetings around the Delaware Valley area: town councils, school boards, county commissioners, zoning boards, water boards, etc.

We will still have monthly meetings on Saturday's. The next monthly meeting will be on Saturday, October 8^th at P J Ryan's, 231 Bridge Street, Phoenixville - 6pm.  Radio Talk Show Host Maggie Roddin will do a presentation on U.N. Agenda 21 and have any updates that may have come from the U.N. or local sustainable development  . . . don't forget hay is now deemed a pollutant by the EPA . . . no hay, no crops, no animals, no food.   We will also be showing a movie on U.N. Agenda 21 at the October 8^th meeting.

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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.

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• Movie Night featuring Entertaining Films By Liberty Loving Filmmakers
• Seminars for Youth On Why Freedom Matters and How they Can Make a Difference
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Join us and thousands of fellow freedom fighters and send a message that the American Dream is alive and well in this great country!

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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.
 

 2012 Presidential Candidate Selector
or Obama, His Allies & Critics Matching Quiz

Politicians have already indicated their 2012 presidential aspirations. This matching quiz includes President Obama, top members of his administration, Obama's most vocal critics (Boehner, Cantor, etc.) and likely White House prospects (Palin, Pawlenty, Jindal, etc.). You may select a position for every issue, or just select issues important to you. The political figures' positions are based upon their voting records, special interest group ratings and their statements in the public record. In cases where there is no known public record or statement, these politicos are not given a score on that issue. We add candidates, revise their views and include new issues as they become known or change. Check back often for updates.   

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RedState Morning Briefing

For September 27, 2011

1. Dear Republican Presidential Candidates

I realize I'm biased, but with the exception of the Tampa, FL CNN-Tea Party debate, I've been rather unimpressed with the debates. There are too many of you on the stage. There is not enough time to get into the substance of your answers. And you are all making it about each other instead of about Barack Obama.

I happen to have a radio show on the largest talk radio station in the country, which is also connected to a large media group with television and radio outlets in lots of swing states - not to mention running this site, etc.

So if any of you want to come down to Atlanta, I'm sure I can find us a stage, some TV cameras, get a web stream going, invite C-SPAN, and have an actual conversation. Let's plan on an hour chat. We'll not debate, but have a conversation. We'll talk not just about your future plans and past record, but also your background.

If you're interested, let me know. We can get it done and provide Republican voters something more than "tell us specifically what your economic plan will be in one minute or less or you get the damn Google Chat beep."

2. Perry and Romney steady, Cain and Gingrich pass Paul

A couple of debates ago we looked at where the Republican Presidential primary stood nationally. Since then we've seen Mitt Romney surge, presumably as the anti-Rick Perry candidate.

But will Perry himself tumble after widely criticized debate efforts? Let's check the new CNN poll.

The facts: 447 Republican registered voters, MoE 4.5. Mobile and landline telephone polling.

3. Fast & Furious update: BATFE *sold* modified AK-47s to Mexican narco-terrorists!

Fox News has the basic story, which goes as follows: an agent of the BATFE was ordered to go and buy six Draco semi-automatic pistols from gun shops. Those guns were then resold to "known illegal buyers:" i.e., people known to resell guns illegally. So far, this is not actually bad, because this would be how standard sting operations go... except that they didn't arrest the buyers immediately. Which makes... sense, right, because Dracos are legal-to-own guns in the USA; so the BATFE would just have to keep a constant watch on the guns to make sure that they didn't miss it when the bad guys tried to smuggle the guns out of the country - no, wait, it's reported that ATF group supervisor David Voth ordered that there be no 24 hour surveillance. Well. Good thing that Agent John Dodson ignored that order and did a personal stakeout of the bad guys for six days, huh? Because he was there when they moved out with the guns! He was able to call in a request for an interdiction team!

...Which was refused.

4. EPA Calls Compliance with Own Law "Absurd or Impossible" and Requests 230k New Employees

You may have read my recent post reporting that the EPA will be responsible for over 1.4 million job losses over the next 7 years. In that environment, I suppose bureaucratic hires is the closest one can get to good jobs news when it comes to that big government dream agency known as the Environmental Protection Agency.

"DailyCaller: The EPA is asking taxpayers to fund up to 230,000 new government workers to process all the extra paperwork, at an estimated cost of $21 billion. That cost does not include the economic impact of the regulations themselves.

"'Hiring the 230,000 full-time employees necessary to produce the 1.4 billion work hours required to address the actual increase in permitting functions would result in an increase in Title V administration costs of $21 billion per year,' the EPA wrote in the court brief."

So while the Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) as well as Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) rules are going to wreak havoc on places like Texas, destroy the coal industry, and ultimately force power bills to increase almost as quickly as energy sector jobs are shed, the United States government will be embarking on its own jobs initiative: 230,000 freshly minted pencil-pushing bureaucrats!

As stated above, these new jobs would serve the purpose of enforcing all of the new regulations under the Clean Air Act which was created by the EPA in 2009. So why are courts involved? Because the EPA is deliberately violating the very Clean Air Act they are intending to enforce.

5. President Obama Blames Texas Wildfires on Global Warming

The great green culprit is back, and this time it's setting Texas on fire! At least that's what President Obama wants you to believe.

At a fundraiser in California Sunday (from which he apparently excluded the press), he seized the opportunity of one of the worst catastrophes in Texas history to score some political points. If George Bush didn't care about black people, Barack Obama certainly seems to have his issues with Texans.

TV Star Chuck Woolery Returns With Another Tax Spoof Video on...the Amish

A couple weeks ago, we re-introduced you to Chuck Woolery, the legendary TV host who has now taken to comical PSA-style videos mocking liberal tax ideas. Back then, he hilariously palled the rich who want to pay more taxes. Today, he's calling for more taxes on...the Amish.

Yes, that's right, the Amish. See, the Amish are able to get out of paying some taxes by citing their religious beliefs. That just won't do for Woolery, who calls for a 153% increase in taxes on the Amish with proposals such as the "My name is Jebediah tax" and the "Moustacheless beard tax." He even lets us all know how he feels about the "stealthy little bearded bast***s."

You can watch his new proposals - delivered in classic Woolery style - below:

Chuck Woolery - Let's Tax The Amish

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Chuck Woolery On Taxing The Rich

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Jane Fonda visited Hanoi in 1972 at the instigation of her secret lover Richard Nixon. (Roger Vadim had given her a taste for tall, dark, strange men.) Her mission was to pose as a dumb, treacherous, liberal, anti-Vietnam protestor, lull the Commies into a false sense of security with her breasts and coquettish manner, and sneak homing beacons onto NVA anti-aircraft gun emplacements-all of which were subsequently destroyed on B-52 bombing raids ordered by her secret lover. She also smuggled back messages from downed U.S. pilots, concealing them in a body cavity not likely to be searched by the North Vietnamese. Unfortunately, the letters gave her a painful infection, as did her affair with Nixon, which is the source of Hanoi Jane's lifelong resentment of American prisoners of war. This explains her infamous statement that returning POWs who claimed to have been tortured and brain washed were "hypocrites and liars." That wasn't the real, kind, generous Jane talking; it was the poxy jilted lover. 

Introduction to the Constitution

Lecture Series featuring Dr. Larry Arnn, Hillsdale College President

Introduction to the Constitution - Part 1

Introduction to the Constitution - Part 2

Rep. Todd Platts denies trying to bully tea party, says group called him 'a useful idiot'

U.S. Rep. Todd Platts, R-York, expected a typical constituent meeting when he dropped in on this month's York 912 Patriots gathering.
    

But by the end of the meeting, Platts says he was branded a communist, a "useful idiot," and saw "Replace Platts 2012" bumper stickers being distributed.
    
And when he tried to warn group leaders that they might not be adhering to federal election laws, Platts said he was accused of trying to intimidate the tea party-affiliated group with sanctions from the Federal Elections Commission.
    
The public dig at Platts by some of York's most conservative voters is further evidence of a small but vocal element that are deeply dissatisfied with him.
    
The conflict started tamely enough.
    
On his way back from Washington, a trip he makes nightly, Platts stopped by the Sept. 15 meeting of the York 912 Patriots at the Holiday Inn Holidome in West Manchester Twp.
    
About 100 people watched the film, "Agenda: Grinding America Down," which asserts that a communist and socialist agenda is eroding American cultural values. Afterward, attendees watched a presentation critical of Platts' voting record.
    
That's where things went off the rail.

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Palestinian statehood is the road to evil paved with dead Jews and Christians

Sep 26, 2011 06:13 am | Coach Collins

By Kevin "Coach" Collins

 If you doubt that a Palestinian state would be a major step toward the Islamist dream of wiping Israel off the face of the earth please read no further as you are hopelessly lost in a liberal Fantasy World. 

The facts say otherwise. The facts say a sizable number of the world's 1.2 billion Muslims harbor deeply held intentions to give their lives if necessary to kill Jews Christians and anyone else who refuses to convert to Islam or live as a pious Muslim if born into Islam.

In a sane and honest United Nations the question of recognizing Palestine as a member state would be rejected without further consideration. But such is not the case. The UN is a circus of  lowlifes who couldn't get a real job without the political connections that bring them to the brothel on 1st Avenue.

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The American Minute September 25

Sep 25, 2011 02:06 pm | Coach Collins

 Coachisright.com is pleased to announce American history scholar; nationally known speaker and best selling author William J Federer's daily American Minute column will be part of CiR's afternoon update.

 Bill Federer is a tireless and meticulous researcher whose daily history lessons reflect the relationship between God and our nation. The body of his work demolishes the notion that our founders were colorless and soulless men who were proponents of a slavish separation of church and state.

 When the topic is American history, Bill can frequently be seen and heard on such national programs as the Sean Hannity Show and the Janet Parshall's America radio show.

We're sure you will enjoy Bill's daily columns and want to share them with your friends and families. Bill Federer is an American patriot whose message needs to be heard by all.    

 By Bill Federer, staff writer

 "Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free ... Continue Reading:The American Minute September 25

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The Return of the Prodigal Son

A reluctant Jew finally sees the light. 

by David Solway, PAJAMAS MEDIA

I grew up in a Jewish anti-Jewish household dominated by my father who never once attended synagogue and refused to associate with any of the Jewish inhabitants of the town we lived in. My father hated Jews with a passion - although I should mention that he hated just about everybody with a passion. Jews, however, for reasons I could never fathom, received an extra share of his animadversion. Perhaps this was because, despite his overweening selfishness and high self-esteem, he also detested himself and simply acted out the venerable cliché, going through the motions of classic psychological projection. He was not a lovable man. But whatever the deep interior motive at work in his lava-spewing psyche, I was taught to regard my fellow Jews with unwavering suspicion. My father was not a leftist, so there was nothing "red diaperish" about my early education. I learned only that Jews of any stripe - left or...

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Propaganda is war by other means

By Ted Belman*

There are those who embrace conspiracy theories of a government plan behind major attacks like 9-11 and Pearl Harbor, to lead us into war. As outlandish such theories appear to some, many embrace them because they believe that the government always manipulates public opinion to accept intended actions which the people would otherwise reject.

When a government intends a war of aggression, it must first inculcate hatred of the indented victim. This is done through propaganda which follows the following principles;

1) Select a target to be hated. Personalize it. Focus attention on it.

2) Keep messages on target. Avoid conflicting messages.

3) Attach labels and employ narratives causing the object of the hatred to be ridiculed, scorned and feared.

4) Have appropriate messengers deliver the messages. Thus a liberal delivers the message to a liberal and a Republican to Republicans and so on.

5) Keep hidden the communications of messages and the compensation between...

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Glick: "Israel's path to victory"

This article was written before we learned of What Obama demanded of Israel for the veto and speech.

By CAROLINE B. GLICK, JPOST 

Israel has nothing to lose, everything to gain from going on the offensive. Our friends in US Congress have shown us a path that lays open to us to follow.

Rather than wash its hands of this loser's game and move its policies to a diplomatic battlefield where it has a chance of actually winning, the Netanyahu government is playing out its losing hand as if what Israel does makes a difference. Even worse, the government is refusing to consider crafting a strategy for victory that it can advance outside the hostile confines of the UN.

This is not simply a failure of imagination. It is a failure of cognition. It is a failure to notice the significance of what is already happening.

Israel's friends in the US Congress have put forward two measures that pave the way for just such a strategy for victory. By failing to recognize the opportunity...

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Islamic Fundamentalists Sentence Christian Woman to Hang

If this is what they do to Jesus' followers, what would they do to JESUS?
by Bill Levinson

We have seen at least two Arab cartoons that depict Jews as "Christ killers." The phrase "Christ killing Islamic fundamentalists" is merely payback: truth for falsehood and with compound interest. We are at WAR with the militant Islamic world (as declared by the latter with the phrase "Dar el Harb") and war not only entitles but requires us to foment informed and rational contempt and loathing of the enemy during wartime. This video speaks for itself.

Language like "Christ killer" and "Christ killing" is inflammatory, and it is intended to be inflammatory. Our side's problem is that we are too polite or, as Ann Barnhardt puts it, too nice. War is not a nice business and it is not a time to be polite. As stated by General Patton,

Men cannot be excited to kill by soft words spoken in an uncertain voice. When General...

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Obama extorts a high price for the veto and the speech 

By Ted Belman

On Monday, Jeff Daube, Director of Israel Affairs for ZOA, approached me and told me about an LA Jewish Journal article about the gun Obama reputedly put to Netanyahu's head.
Knesset visitor blasts Obama and Netanyahu advises that MK Eldad accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of buckling under intense pressure from President Barack Obama, who wants to prevent any Israeli retaliation against the Palestinian Authority in its bid to win recognition as a state from the United Nations.

He (Eldad) charged that Obama was holding Netanyahu "at gunpoint" - the gun being the U.S. threat to go back on its promise to veto the Palestinian statehood bid in the UN Security Council. Specifically, Obama has demanded that Netanyahu and Israel's supporters in the United States pressure Congress to abort two pending resolutions to penalize the Palestinian Authority (PA) if it pursues its bid, Eldad claimed.  One would shut off U.S. aid funds to the Palestinians and a second would support Israel's right to annex the West Bank. The legal justification for such actions, cited by many Israeli officials, would be that the unilateral statehood request would be a direct violation of the 1993 Oslo Accords.  Eldad said he was certain of the accuracy of his information, but declined to name his sources.

Obviously, Obama wanted to avoid the annexation bid at all costs as he wanted to keep alive his plan for negotiations. In his speech which has been liberally praised as pro-Israel he said,

I put forward a new basis for negotiations in May of this year. That basis is clear. It's well known to all of us here. Israelis must know that any agreement provides assurances for their security. Palestinians deserve to know the territorial basis of their state.

In effect Obama prevented the PA from being penalized for breaching Oslo yet again. He wants to keep Israel shacked by Oslo so it is not free to act.  No doubt part of this deal is Netanyahu's agreement to maintain a defacto freeze throughout J&S and Jerusalem.

** VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS **

1. VIDEO: NYPD Chief: Police Could Take Down Plane if Needed...Sending message to terrorists about NYC: We are too tough a target  2. INSPIRING VIDEO: Tunnel to Towers Run: 'A reminder you can do anything'
3. VIDEO: MSNBC Uses Liberal Green Jobs Activist to Blame Solyndra on George W. Bush
4. VIDEO: President At Black Caucus Dinner; 'Stop Complaining' And March
5. VIDEO: Netanyahu Tells NBC's Gregory 'You're Trying to Throw Me Under the Bus of American Politics'
6. VIDEO: Released American Hiker Rails Against USA 'Human Rights Violations' At Gitmo
7. VIDEO: Morgan Freeman: Obama Made Racism Worse, Tea Party Will Do 'Whatever [It] Can To Get This Black Man Outta Here'  8. VIDEO: President: A Billionaire Should Pay Same Tax Rate As A JEW... Er... Janitor
9. VIDEO: Muslim Students Convicted of Disrupting Free Speech at Israeli Ambassador Event in Calif.  10. SHOCKING: Mexican Drug Cartel Decapitates Woman Who Speaks Out Using Social Media 

Palestinian Nationhood: Truth... The Key to Peace

Gadi Adelman 

After Abbas' UN theatrics, Israeli premier Netanyahu said, "The truth is that Israel wants peace with a Palestinian state, but the Palestinians want a state without peace." So what is the truth?

Can We Tell the Truth?

I have met the weasel, and he is us. 

Andrew McCarthy 

The Financial Advice of Experts, Then and Now

Alan Caruba 

On October 29, 1929, the Wall Street Crash burst unrealistic financial pipe dreams. How similar are the pronouncements of today's economic pundits to those from 1929?

The State Department's Skewed Standards

Raymond Ibrahim

"Irvine 11" Convicted

Steve Emerson 

Israel at the U.N.: A Sucker's Game

Caroline Glick 

By going to the U.N., bypassing all previous negotiations, the Palestinians seek to gain a nation that will be born in a state of war with Israel.

Is COIN Fantasy Worth the Real-World Cost?

Diana West 

The Man Behind The Last Balanced Budgets We Will Ever See

Frank Hill 

Today's budget deficits run close to 42% of annual outlays. In the 1990s when the deficit stood at 21%, Alex McMillan regarded that figure as too high to be ignored.

Interview with Former Times Reporter Weinraub Reveals Unfortunate Parallels for Israel

Roger Aronoff Palestinian attempts to make a state without establishing peace worryingly echo events from WWII, warns former New York Times writer Bernard Weinraub.

A recent episode of "Stakelbeck on Terror" focuses on how the Muslim Brotherhood is exploiting the uprisings in the Middle East to strengthen itself worldwide. What this means for America is troubling indeed.

See what the "establishment media" isn't telling you by viewing this episode here.  

Stakelbeck's guests include John Guandolo, whose eye-opening video presentation "The Outlawed Brief" is part of our new resource entitled "Unmasking the Enemy Among Us: Information Warfare and the Muslim Brotherhood."

Monday, September 26, 2011

To: Friends & Supporters

From: Gary L. Bauer


Raising Cain

Two developments this weekend have Washington insiders buzzing today. First is the poor showing of the GOP front-runners in Florida's big straw poll. They are also buzzing about Herman Cain's convincing first place showing in the straw poll. (Cain won 37% to Perry's 15% and Romney's 14%.)

The reason Cain's win isn't bigger news is because many analysts believe his victory was mostly a "protest vote." But the fact remains that there is considerable dissatisfaction among conservative grassroots activists with the current field of candidates.

Just a few weeks ago that dissatisfaction manifested itself in Michele Bachmann's victory in the Ames, Iowa, straw poll. Then Rick Perry jumped into the race and Bachmann lost her momentum, seemingly in a matter of hours. But after Perry stumbled over Social Security and immigration, conservative activists signaled their dissatisfaction (so the argument goes) by raising Cain's profile.

I think both Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain would make great presidents. But it is difficult to imagine a scenario in which either of them could put together the organizational machinery and the finances necessary to run a national campaign to win the Republican nomination. Bachmann recently lost her campaign manager, and Cain almost dropped out of the race -- twice.

Now let's go back to the presumed front-runners. Mitt Romney did not seriously compete for votes in the Florida straw poll, so his team is dismissing the results. Nevertheless, his 3rd place finish is a real warning sign for a candidate who has been running since 2007!

Perry did compete in the straw poll, however, and the collapse of his support was extraordinary -- and was no doubt due to his debate performance, which got horrible reviews. Fox News commentator Brit Hume, no Washington liberal, said: "Perry really did throw up all over himself in the debate at a time when he needed to raise his game. ...Perry is about one-half a step away from almost total collapse as a candidate." Bill Kristol said Perry's performance was "close to disqualifying."

Here's the bottom line: Perry needs to improve quickly. If he doesn't, then Romney will regain his former status as the GOP front-runner, and it is an open question as to who would emerge to challenge him.

CNN released a poll this morning that was conducted after the Orlando debate. In it, Perry still leads Romney by seven points, but there was a 5-point swing in Romney's favor since the last debate. Interestingly, the candidate who gained the most was Newt Gingrich, whose support doubled from 5% to 10%, while Herman Cain went from 5% to 7%.

For what it's worth, this time four years ago, Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson were leading the GOP field, and Hillary Clinton was leading Barack Obama by 16 points. In short, all the polls need to be kept in perspective as mere "snap shots" of the situation today -- not as predictors.


Is Christie The Answer?

My good friend and astute political analyst Bill Kristol thinks New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is the answer to the GOP's dilemma. Again, there is a lot to like about Christie. I particularly appreciate his direct style. He is quick on his feet and unapologetic about his positions. Having said that, he too would start out with significant problems.

Let's take two issues as examples. From what I know, there is no evidence that Christie is any more conservative on immigration than Perry. Perhaps he would avoid calling conservatives heartless; but, substantively, I believe his views are similar. Christie also went out of his way last year to support the construction of a mosque near Ground Zero. That will go over like a lead balloon in Republican primaries.

I'm not suggesting Christie should not run; only that we need to temper our expectations. There is no perfect conservative candidate, and America cannot afford four more years of Obama -- the damage would be irreversible. But someone has to convince us that he or she can rally the base and attract enough independent voters to beat Obama.


Obama's Stimulus Plan -- An Economic Drag

The Associated Press reported this weekend that Obama's latest $500 billion stimulus plan -- even if enacted immediately -- would do little to lower the unemployment rate. Under the most optimistic scenarios, the plan creates fewer than 160,000 jobs a month. To significantly lower the unemployment rate, the economy needs to create at least twice that many jobs each month for at least three to five years.

But Mark Zandi, the Moody's economist who modeled the economic forecasts of the plan, says his prediction was good only for one year -- 2012. And after that? According to Zandi, "Beginning in 2013, and certainly into 2014, the plan is a drag on the economy because the stimulus starts fading away," while Obama's tax increases remain in place.

Let me repeat: Obama's stimulus plan isn't a real jobs plan -- it is a reelection strategy built on class warfare. In three years, Barack Obama has morphed from the Herald of Hope to the Envoy of Envy. You can read more about that in my weekly column at humanevents.com.


Student Suspended For Faith

Last week I commented on Archbishop Timothy Dolan's letter to President Obama warning of the immediate threat to religious liberty stemming from the militant homosexual rights movement's radical demand to redefine marriage. This is not hyperbole.

Individuals have lost their jobs. Conservative organizations are facing "economic terrorism" from left-wing activists. Now students are facing suspension in the public schools if they speak up for their faith.

According to Fox News, a 14 year-old Christian honors student in Ft. Worth, Texas, was suspended for expressing his belief to a fellow student that homosexuality is wrong.

The teacher, who sent the boy to the principal's office, reportedly has a history of pushing the homosexual agenda in his class. An attorney involved in the case told Fox that the teacher had posted a picture of men kissing and told the students that "homosexuality is just part of our culture now."

Last time I checked, men and women of faith were still part of this culture too. While our friends at Liberty Counsel were able to get the school to back down this time, many on the left want to force faith into the closet while pushing homosexual indoctrination into the classroom.

Conservatives have warned for years that the left has no interest in tolerance, and that acceptance of same-sex "marriage" would lead to homosexuality being taught in the schools and the legalization of polygamy. We were dismissed as cranks. Now it's happening.

Only one side can prevail in the culture war over the values we will teach to our children and grandchildren. I strongly believe the next election may well be the decisive battle in America's culture war.
 

Billionaires, Jews and Janitors 

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 02:55 PM PDT

(John Hinderaker)

President Obama is becoming a regular gaffe machine. Speaking to the Congressional Black Caucus over the weekend, he defended his proposal to raise taxes on the already over-taxed. For a moment, however, he became horribly confused:

If asking a billionaire to pay the same tax rate as a Jew, uh, as a janitor makes me a warrior for the working class, I wear that with a badge of honor. I have no problem with that.

Here is the clip:

Did he really mean to say "Jew?" I've tried to think what appropriate word might have begun with that syllable, but I can't come up with one. It's just a slip of the tongue, of course, but-even though the observation couldn't be more commonplace-one wonders what would happen if a Republican presidential contender used the words "billionaire" and "Jew" in the same sentence, even through a verbal flub. The world might come to an end.

Hitler Learns that AttackWatch.com Is a Joke 

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 09:57 AM PDT

(John Hinderaker)

This video has been around for a while, but I just ran across it this morning. It is part of the very funny Hitler series of which we have posted one or two in the past. In this one, Hitler gets the bad news that that the administration's AttackWatch.com site has become a standing joke on the internet:

Springtime for Abbas 

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 05:53 AM PDT

(Scott Johnson)

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas turned up last week at the United Nations. He was there to petition for statehood on behalf of the PA or the PLO. There's something almost funny about Abbas's gambit. Fred Siegel reminds us that Abbas is currently in the 81st month of his 48-month term and that he is the leader of the West Bank component of the Palestinian Authority, supposedly including the Gaza Strip. Over on the Gaza Strip, however, the powers-that-be operate under the auspices of Hamas, an organization frankly devoted to the elimination of Israel, and are led by Ismail Haniya. Hamas opposes Abbas's bid for statehood. In the UN, it all makes perfect sense.

Abbas makes an avuncular appearance, but the appearance is deceiving. Some people learn everything they need to know in kindergarten. Not Abbas. Abbas probably learned everything he needed to know pursuing his graduate studies at Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow. Abbas devoted his doctoral dissertation to writing The Other Side: The Secret Relationship Between Nazism and Zionism in which he attempted to prove that the Holocaust never happened.

Wherefore heartless? 

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 03:33 AM PDT

(Scott Johnson)

A long-time reader writes about Rick Perry's position on college tuition for illegal immigrants and his claim that those who disagree with him are heartless:

Rick Perry took some serious hits in Thursday's presidential debate for his defense of the view that children brought to Texas illegally by their parents should receive the same discount on their college tuition at Texas' public universities as children who reside in Texas legally. On Friday, however, several conservatives at NRO's Corner defended Perry's position to one degree or another.

For example, Christian Schneider wrote:

By the time an undocumented child makes it from first grade to graduating high school, taxpayers have already sunk over $100,000 into that child's education. To pull the plug on those children because of the actions of their parents would be unfair, and would nullify the investment taxpayers have already made in the kid.

But I see nothing unfair about refusing to sink a second $100,000 or so into the education of people who have no right to be in the United States. And the $100,000 already invested will not be "nullified" unless one assumes these students will forget how to read, write, and cipher. A K-12 education is a huge asset in itself; it is not valuable only as a prelude to higher education.

Another Brain Freeze at the Times 

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 05:52 PM PDT

(Steven Hayward)

[Damn.  John beat me to this story.  As soon as I banged out a draft and went to post I saw that John had already worked it over.  Another failure of editorial coordination here at Power Line.  Should I pile on?  Yeah, why not.  There's one little item in this story I can add to.]

Are New York Times editorial writers complete innumerate nincompoops?  Okay, silly question.  The answer is a self-evident truth.  This sentence finally made me spit my coffee: "Recent studies suggest that, globally, renewable energy will grow faster than any other energy source in the coming decades."

This is simple-minded drivel that wouldn't make a sub-moron's mouth twitch if he'd sat through the first day of a statistics class.  All of these studies are based on pure percentage growth rates-not absolute amounts of energy produced by source.  It is the same kind of logic as someone who wonders how a swimmer can drown in a Minnesota lake that averages only two feet deep.  Example: if you go from one unit of something to two, look!  Wow!  A 100 percent growth rate!  While if you go from 100 to 105 units of something, we'll that's only a five percent growth rate, even though it five times the amount of end product as the source with the 100 percent growth rate.

All of the renewable energy studies and forecasts play that game because the renewable output is starting from such a low base, and never compare the actual amount of energy growth with other sources.  So, for example, Germany since 1990 has increased it solar power by 22,689 percent (according to data from BP's latest Statistical Review of World Energy), but after all that growth only accounts for 1.1 percent of Germany's electricity supply.   According to the BP data, guess which energy source over the last 10 years produced the largest total amount of new energy in the world?  Coal.  A somewhat inconvenient truth.  A student who tried to pass off the Times claim in Statistics 101 would get an F on the exam.  (And this leaves aside the point John makes, namely, that nearly all "renewable" energy sources require huge government subsidies.  Isn't the social welfare state unsustainable enough?  How does the Times think that scaling up renewable energy won't also end in bankruptcy?

The numbers for China are even more embarrassing. When measured in percentage terms, China's growth in renewable energy from 2000 through 2010 certainly sounds impressive-up 1,545 percent!! Yes, China built a lot of new coal plants, too, but its coal-generated energy only increased 132 percent.  Looks like renewables are the story, no?  Guess what: China built 85 times as much new coal capacity as solar and wind capacity in the last decade, when measured by energy output rather than percentage growth off the base.  All of the projections from IEA and EIA for the next 25 years have more new energy coming from fossil fuels than from renewables.  (For more on this, see here and here.  Nifty charts and graphs.)

The Times editorial board really should stop drinking those Times Square banana nut smoothies on their coffee breaks.  Although it may not help, as it appears their brain freeze is permanent by this point.

The lesson here is obvious: Nothing gets by Power Line.

JOHN adds: Hey, man: when we double up on the Times editorial board, it isn't a failure of editorial coordination, it's a concentration of forces on low-hanging, high-value targets!

September 26, 2011        Is THE AP'S OBAMA TRANSCRIPT 'RACIST'?  The President addressed the Congressional Black Congress on Saturday night and the Associated Press was there to cover the speech. The transcribed speech posted by the venerated news organization has been called "racist" by one MSNBC analyst. See the video HERE.    GA Middle school promotes sharia law   An attentive parent has forced a change in the curriculum at a Georgia Middle School. See the homework assignment that made Hal Medlin complain about "creeping Sharia" HERE.    NYPD 'COULD TAKE DOWN A PLANE IF NEEDED'   Last night's "60 Minutes" program on CBS featured an amazing interview with NYPD's Police Chief Ray Kelly. Watch the powerful video HERE.

FREE CHECKING GOING AWAY, RICK PERRY'S GUT CHECK, SHARPTON & OBAMA AGREE   The Scottish writer Thomas Carlyle said, "Variety is the condition of Harmony." You can make your condition more harmonious by visiting the variety of stories found in the Monday morning Must-Reads HERE.

Rep. Jim Gerlach has just agreed to sign on as a Co-Sponsor of United Nations Transparency, Accountability and Reform Act of 2011   H.R. 2829

       From Pennsylvania, the following Representatives have signed as co sponsors:

Rep. Mike Kelly (Pa-3), Rep. Glenn Thompson (Pa-5), Rep. Patrick Meehan (Pa-7) and Rep. Tom Marino (Pa-10)

Note that not a single Democrat has signed on. Not even Obama Democrat Rep. Schwartz who, opportunistically, touts her Jewish credentials every opportunity she gets. And the Jewish Exponent has not written a single article about this important bill.

 Disgraceful.          

  bobguzzardi ardmore, penna. this message is not approved of only by sender, unaffiliated with any campaign, candidate or committee

United Nations Transparency, Accountability and Reform Act of 2011               H.R. 2829

The US will contribute about  $6.03 billion to the United Nations in 2011. ¹  To understate it, UN financial disclosure is less than optimal². The U.S. has been the largest financial supporter of the U.N. since the organization's founding in 1945. The U.S. is currently assessed 22 percent of the U.N. regular budget and more than 27 percent of the U.N. peacekeeping budget.

H.R. 2829 of 2011 Sponsored by Rep. Ros-Lehtinen (FL-8]

Only Rep. Mike Kelly (Pa-3), Rep. Glenn Thompson (Pa-5), Rep. Patrick Meehan (Pa-7) and Rep. Tom Marino (Pa-10) have signed as co-sponsors. Note that not a single Democrat has signed on.

H.R.2829    Summary of Bill and Co Sponsors 

United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act of 2011  
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 8/30/2011)      Cosponsors (98)
Latest Major Action: 8/30/2011 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

SUMMARY AS OF: 

United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act of 2011 - Directs the President to use U.S. influence at the United Nations (U.N.) on a wide variety of issues, including to shift the funding mechanism for the regular budget of the U.N. from an assessed to a voluntary basis.

Withholds up to 50% of nonvoluntary U.S. contributions to the regular budget of the U.N. unless the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that 80% of the total regular budget of the U.N. is apportioned on a voluntary basis.

Requires the annual congressional budget justification to include a detailed itemized request in support of the U.S. contribution of the regular budget of the U.N.

Sets forth requirements for the Comptroller General with respect to audits and investigations of U.S. contributions to the U.N. and such contributions' use by U.N. entities.

Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of a U.S. contribution to any U.N. entity unless the entity has provided the Comptroller General with a transparency certification and is in compliance with such certification.

Prohibits making funds available: (1) to international organizations for any purpose other than an assessed U.S. contribution to a U.N. entity or other international organization; (2) to international organizations and programs for any purpose other than a voluntary U.S. contribution to a U.N. entity or other international organization; and (3) for international peacekeeping activities for any purpose other than a U.S. contribution to U.N. peacekeeping activities, to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), or to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).

Directs the Secretary to withhold from the regular budget of the U.N. an amount equal to the amount of U.S. overpayments to the U.N.

States that is U.S. policy to oppose any proposals on expansion of the Security Council that would: (1) diminish U.S. influence on the Security Council, or (2) include veto rights for new Security Council members.

Directs the Secretary to withhold U.S. contributions from any U.N. entity that recognizes a Palestinian state or upgrades the status of the Palestinian observer mission at the U.N., the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the Palestinian Authority (PA), or any other Palestinian administrative organization or governing entity prior to the achievement of a final peace agreement with Israel.

Provides that until the Secretary makes a specified certification to Congress: (1) the Secretary shall withhold from a U.S. contribution to a regular budget of the U.N. an amount equal to the amount that would be allocated for the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), (2) the Secretary shall not make a voluntary contribution to UNHRC, and (3) the United States shall not run for a UNHRC seat.

Directs the Secretary to withhold from a U.S. contribution to a regular budget of the U.N. an amount equal to the amount that would be allocated for: (1) the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Palestinian territories occupied since 1967; and (2) any other U.N. Special Procedures used to display bias against the United States or Israel or to provide support for any member state which is subject to Security Council sanctions, under a Security Council-mandated human rights investigation, has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism, or is a country of particular concern for religious freedom.

States that it is U.S. policy to oppose any legitimization of the Goldstone Report and to lead a diplomatic campaign supporting its revocation.

Prohibits funds from being used for U.S. participation in the Durban III meeting or any part of the Durban process.

Withholds U.S. contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) or to any successor or related entity unless the Secretary makes specified certifications to Congress.

Prohibits any U.S. contribution to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from being used to support Technical Cooperation program assistance to any country, including North Korea, that: (1) has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism; or (2) is in breach of, or under investigation for breach of, obligations regarding its safeguards agreement with the IAEA, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, or any relevant Security Council resolution.

Directs the Secretary to withhold from the U.S. voluntary contribution to the IAEA an amount proportional to that spent by the IAEA in 2007-2008 on Technical Cooperation program assistance to such countries.

Sets forth U.S. policy regarding reform of U.N. peacekeeping operations.

Directs the President to use U.S. influence at the U.N. to oppose the creation of new, or expansion of existing, U.N. peacekeeping operations until the Secretary certifies to Congress that specified peacekeeping reforms have been adopted by the U.N. Department of Peacekeeping Operations or the General Assembly.

MAJOR ACTIONS:

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ALL ACTIONS:

8/30/2011:

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)

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COSPONSORS (98), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:   (Sort: by date)

Rep Adams, Sandy [FL-24] - 9/15/2011   Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] - 8/30/2011   Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] - 9/23/2011   Rep Blackburn, Marsha [TN-7] - 8/30/2011   Rep Broun, Paul C. [GA-10] - 8/30/2011   Rep Buchanan, Vern [FL-13] - 9/2/2011   Rep Buerkle, Ann Marie [NY-25] - 8/30/2011   Rep Burgess, Michael C. [TX-26] - 8/30/2011   Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] - 8/30/2011   Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44] - 8/30/2011   Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4] - 9/9/2011   Rep Canseco, Francisco "Quico" [TX-23] - 9/15/2011   Rep Chabot, Steve [OH-1] - 8/30/2011   Rep Chaffetz, Jason [UT-3] - 8/30/2011   Rep Coble, Howard [NC-6] - 9/21/2011   Rep Coffman, Mike [CO-6] - 8/30/2011   Rep Conaway, K. Michael [TX-11] - 9/21/2011   Rep Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [AR-1] - 9/21/2011   Rep Culberson, John Abney [TX-7] - 9/9/2011   Rep Diaz-Balart, Mario [FL-21] - 9/15/2011   Rep Dold, Robert J. [IL-10] - 8/30/2011   Rep Duncan, Jeff [SC-3] - 9/21/2011   Rep Ellmers, Renee L. [NC-2] - 8/30/2011   Rep Fincher, Stephen Lee [TN-8] - 9/23/2011   Rep Flake, Jeff [AZ-6] - 9/9/2011   Rep Fleming, John [LA-4] - 8/30/2011   Rep Forbes, J. Randy [VA-4] - 8/30/2011   Rep Foxx, Virginia [NC-5] - 9/15/2011   Rep Franks, Trent [AZ-2] - 8/30/2011   Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-24] - 8/30/2011   Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] - 8/30/2011   Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] - 9/9/2011   Rep Gosar, Paul A. [AZ-1] - 9/15/2011   Rep Graves, Sam [MO-6] - 9/15/2011   Rep Griffin, Tim [AR-2] - 8/30/2011   Rep Grimm, Michael G. [NY-13] - 8/30/2011   Rep Hartzler, Vicky [MO-4] - 9/15/2011   Rep Huelskamp, Tim [KS-1] - 8/30/2011   Rep Hultgren, Randy [IL-14] - 8/30/2011   Rep Hurt, Robert [VA-5] - 8/30/2011   Rep Jenkins, Lynn [KS-2] - 9/21/2011   Rep Johnson, Bill [OH-6] - 8/30/2011   Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] - 8/30/2011   Rep Johnson, Timothy V. [IL-15] - 9/2/2011   Rep Kelly, Mike [PA-3] - 9/15/2011   Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] - 8/30/2011   Rep Kingston, Jack [GA-1] - 9/9/2011   Rep Kline, John [MN-2] - 8/30/2011   Rep Lamborn, Doug [CO-5] - 8/30/2011   Rep Lance, Leonard [NJ-7] - 8/30/2011   Rep Landry, Jeffrey M. [LA-3] - 9/15/2011   Rep Latta, Robert E. [OH-5] - 8/30/2011   Rep Long, Billy [MO-7] - 8/30/2011   Rep Luetkemeyer, Blaine [MO-9] - 9/23/2011   Rep Lungren, Daniel E. [CA-3] - 8/30/2011   Rep Manzullo, Donald A. [IL-16] - 8/30/2011   Rep Marchant, Kenny [TX-24] - 9/21/2011   Rep Marino, Tom [PA-10] - 8/30/2011   Rep McCaul, Michael T. [TX-10] - 8/30/2011   Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] - 8/30/2011   Rep McHenry, Patrick T. [NC-10] - 8/30/2011   Rep McKinley, David B. [WV-1] - 8/30/2011   Rep McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [WA-5] - 8/30/2011   Rep Meehan, Patrick [PA-7] - 9/15/2011   Rep Miller, Candice S. [MI-10] - 8/30/2011   Rep Nugent, Richard [FL-5] - 9/21/2011   Rep Nunnelee, Alan [MS-1] - 8/30/2011   Rep Olson, Pete [TX-22] - 8/30/2011   Rep Palazzo, Steven M. [MS-4] - 8/30/2011   Rep Pence, Mike [IN-6] - 8/30/2011   Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] - 9/2/2011   Rep Pompeo, Mike [KS-4] - 8/30/2011   Rep Posey, Bill [FL-15] - 8/30/2011   Rep Renacci, James B. [OH-16] - 8/30/2011   Rep Rivera, David [FL-25] - 8/30/2011   Rep Roe, David P. [TN-1] - 9/2/2011   Rep Rogers, Mike D. [AL-3] - 8/30/2011   Rep Roskam, Peter J. [IL-6] - 9/9/2011   Rep Ross, Dennis [FL-12] - 8/30/2011   Rep Scalise, Steve [LA-1] - 9/2/2011   Rep Schmidt, Jean [OH-2] - 8/30/2011   Rep Schweikert, David [AZ-5] - 9/9/2011   Rep Scott, Austin [GA-8] - 8/30/2011   Rep Shimkus, John [IL-19] - 9/15/2011   Rep Simpson, Michael K. [ID-2] - 8/30/2011   Rep Smith, Adrian [NE-3] - 9/15/2011   Rep Smith, Lamar [TX-21] - 9/9/2011   Rep Southerland, Steve [FL-2] - 9/2/2011   Rep Thompson, Glenn [PA-5] - 8/30/2011   Rep Turner, Michael R. [OH-3] - 8/30/2011   Rep Turner, Robert L. [NY-9] - 9/21/2011   Rep Walberg, Tim [MI-7] - 9/2/2011   Rep Walsh, Joe [IL-8] - 8/30/2011   Rep West, Allen B. [FL-22] - 8/30/2011   Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A. [GA-3] - 8/30/2011   Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] - 9/2/2011   Rep Womack, Steve [AR-3] - 9/21/2011   Rep Woodall, Rob [GA-7] - 9/2/2011

COMMITTEE(S):

RELATED BILL DETAILS:

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AMENDMENT(S):

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¹ Claudia Rosett  FORBES  April 2011 

²  Claudia Rosett FORBES   November 2010;

US Funding of UN Reaches All Time The Heritage Foundation August 2011 Brett Schaeffer;

The U.S. has been the largest financial supporter of the U.N. since the organization's founding in 1945. The U.S. is currently assessed 22 percent of the U.N. regular budget and more than 27 percent of the U.N. peacekeeping budget.

10 Reasons to Abolish the UN September 23, 2011 Frontpage Magazine Daniel Greenfield 

Squashing Columbia's "Haman" Banquet for Iranian terror leader 

Fellow patriots,

It's sad to see that, even in an article like the one below, the Mainstream Media continues to cover up Muslim atrocities.  In this case, the article's declaration that "Indonesia is a secular nation with a long history of religious tolerance" should have gotten the Muslim author fired if there was any interest in truthful reporting.  A more accurate statement would have been "Indonesia is a Muslim-dominated nation with a long history of Islamic terrorism and oppression," as anyone who can remember the following tragedies can attest:

• 2002 Bali bombings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Bali_bombings 
• 2003 Jakarta bombing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Marriott_Hotel_bombing 
• 2005 Bali bombings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Bali_bombings 
• Persecution of Christians in 2007: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUMQ9Xn9bxQ&feature=related 
• Indonesian police physically attack Christians, caning them in 2008: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxJcYniwkXE&feature=related 
• A string of attacks in early 2010 that closed 20 churches: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhvOUBN2feo&feature=related   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgpHHoIvU2I 
• A pastor and wife nearly burned to death by Islamic terrorists in 2009: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjIBdwnV-k0&feature=related 
• Christians prevented from worshipping by the government in late 2010: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_289cMAPfY&feature=relmfu 
• Muslims nearly killing two pastors in 2011: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky0kRghsn80&feature=related 

And, of course, who can forget the systematic genocide in Christian East Timor from 1975 to 1999 after its forcible annexation by Indonesia, wiping out about 20% of population: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_occupation_of_East_Timor

Fortunately, the Christian Post also wrote an article on the attack that was a little more honest (see bottom), listing 2 other murderous attacks on groups of Indonesian Christians in the past month.  This is an ONSLAUGHT!

Dave

Suicide bombing at Indonesian church injures 22

AP

Indonesian police officer stands guard near an armored vehicle outside a church after an explosion in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011. A suicide bomber attacked the church packed with hundreds of worshippers Sunday, killing himself and wounding at least 20 other people, police and hospital officials said. (AP Photo)

By SLAMET RIYADI

updated 9/25/2011

SOLO, Indonesia - A suicide bomber blew himself up inside an Indonesian church as hundreds of worshippers were filing out after the Sunday service, injuring at least 22 people, police said.

The bomber's mangled body lay at the entrance of the Tenth Bethel Gospel Church. Around him, screaming people were splattered in blood.

Police Chief Gen. Timur Pradopo said the low-intensity device appeared to be attached to the man's stomach.

"We are now waiting for DNA test results to confirm his identity," Pradopo said. "We hope to reveal it soon."

A woman working at an Internet cafe near the church in the Central Java town of Solo said the man had visited her shop an hour before the explosion and browsed websites about al-Qaida and a local Islamist group.

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Palestinian Muslims Stone another Jewish baby in Jerusalem

Today's US Casualties in the Global Jihad and Defense of Freedom

They gave their lives in defense of freedom combating the jihad against the West. Please say a prayer for the moms -- today is Gold Star Mother's Day -- and the families.

It is appalling that this President, against the advice of his Generals, has made the reckless decision to leave 3000 Soldiers in Iraq by the end of this year. We have a President who refuses to identify the enemy. Those who support our troops have written a letter to the President pointing out the perilous position he is putting them in. Please join us in standing for the safety of our troops by signing the petition at this  website. Thanks to Bev Perlson, Band of Mothers. AND please, forward this to all your lists.  We need signatures and time is of the essence!

SGT Rafael E. Bigai Baez, 28, of San Juan, PR, died Sept. 23 in Wardak, province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, LA.

SGT Andy C. Morales, 32, of Longwood, FL, died Sept. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Orlando, FL.

PFC Carlos A. Aparicio, 19, of San Bernadino, CA, died Sept. 23 in Wardak, province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, LA.

LCPL Terry C. Wright, 21, of Scio, OH, died Sept. 21 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC.

SPC Robert E. Dyas, 21, of Nampa, ID, died Sep. 21, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.  He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, KS

SPC Ryan J. Cook, 29, of Fort Walton Beach, FL, died Sept. 18 in Takhar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, AK.

SSG Estevan Altamirano, 30, of Edcouch, TX, died Sep. 18 in Tikrit, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX.

The other fallen heroes 

See video here: 

Herman Cain's poll numbers

Dem strategist says it's time to take Cain seriously

Last week I made a mistake - one for which I often chide others. My examination of the Republican presidential field was poli-centric, focusing on those candidates with a background in politics at the expense of someone who is clearly doing the right thing and doing things right, despite having never held public office - Herman Cain.

Having never held office, Cain is too easily dismissed by the commentariat and by Washington operatives mesmerized by political résumés. Is Cain for real?

Click here to read the full article at The Hill 

Obama says GOP would cripple America

How we doin' now?

President Barack Obama charged Sunday that the GOP vision of government would "fundamentally cripple America," as he tried out his newly combative message on the liberal West Coast.

Aiming to renew the ardor of Democratic loyalists who have grown increasingly disenchanted with him, the president mixed frontal attacks on Republicans with words of encouragement intended to buck up the faithful as the 2012 campaign revs up. 

Click here to read the full article at Yahoo News

'Shameless!' OnStar tracks users' driving habits even after they quit service; it must stop: Schumer

Included in every Gov't Motors vehicle

Turn it off, OnStar! That's Sen. Chuck Schumer's message to the automotive GPS service, which announced it's automatically tracking where ex-customers go, how fast they drive and even if they and their passengers wear seat belts.

Schumer is calling on OnStar honcho Linda Marshall to end the new practice, which the company announced last week, of keeping watch on former customers unless they explicitly opt out.

Click here to read the full article at the NY Daily News

Solyndra loan constroversy casts pall on national transportation bank proposal

Wanna see how the "infrastructure bank" would work?

An escalating controversy over government loans to Solyndra could sap whatever momentum a proposed national bank for transportation projects may have gained from being included in President Obama's "American Jobs Act."

The bright lights from the inquiries into the grants to the failed California solar energy company come at time when a long-proposed national infrastructure bank was moving to the forefront of the country's political debate.

Click here to read the full article at The Hill

GOP's afffinity for lousy jobs won't lift economy

Robert Reich thinks everybody should have a "good" job

Rick Perry and Mitt Romney can duke it out over who created the most jobs, but governors have as much influence over job growth in their states as roosters do over sunrises.

States don't have their own monetary policies, so they can't lower interest rates to spur job growth. They can't spur demand through fiscal policies because state budgets are small, and 49 out of 50 are barred by their constitutions from running deficits.

Click here to read the full article at the San Francisco Chronicle

Obama tells blacks to 'stop complainin' and fight

There's the community organizer

In a fiery summons to an important voting bloc, President Barack Obama told blacks on Saturday to quit crying and complaining and "put on your marching shoes" to follow him into battle for jobs and opportunity.  And though he didn't say it directly, for a second term, too.

Obama's speech to the annual awards dinner of the Congressional Black Caucus was his answer to increasingly vocal griping from black leaders that he's been giving away too much in talks with Republicans -- and not doing enough to fight black unemployment, which is nearly double the national average at 16.7 percent.

Click here to read the full article at Yahoo News

OTC inhalers to be phased out to protect ozone layer

Now you'll need a prescription

Asthma patients who rely on over-the-counter inhalers will need to switch to prescription-only alternatives as part of the federal government's latest attempt to protect the Earth's atmosphere.

 
The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday patients who use the epinephrine inhalers to treat mild asthma will need to switch by Dec. 31 to other types that do not contain chlorofluorocarbons, an aerosol substance once found in a variety of spray products.

Click here to read the full article at MSNBC

Brief · September 26, 2011

The Foundation

"The freedom and happiness of man ... [are] the sole objects of all legitimate government." --Thomas Jefferson

Government

"Most socialists are not about economic prosperity. Oh, they'll use Keynesian theory that deficit spending stimulates economic growth to justify their demand for more government expenditures. But in the end, Obama's 'stimulus' package wasn't even fair to John Maynard Keynes. Don't get me wrong; the obscene forced federal expenditures wouldn't have succeeded in stimulating the economy even if Obama had used them for that purpose. But he didn't, and it is pretty hard to deny in hindsight that he never intended to. Before he commandeered the $868 billion, he assured us it would go to shovel-ready jobs and get people back to work again. It was only after the fact that he cynically laughed in our faces about the unavailability of such jobs. (He's doing the same thing all over again with his latest jobs bill.) Despite his promise that he would strictly account for this money and watchdog against its waste, he threw gobs of it away to locations with phantom ZIP codes, to ACORN-like political allies, to unions and to corrupt environmental wastelands, such as Solyndra. There was no private-sector economic multiplier effect for any of Obama's stimulus expenditures. The only multiplier effect in this and his other spending bills was in the public sector. Obama furtively tucked into these bills many perpetually sustaining federal programs that would remain with us, continue to grow and further choke the private sector. Thus, if you measure Obama's promise of hope and change against his true intention, he might well be succeeding. As one who believes that America's free market is unfair, he has gone a long way toward shaking up that structure -- and he's not even close to being finished." --columnist David Limbaugh

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"Another part of this ['jobs'] bill provides for yet another year of unemployment insurance. That gets us close to three years of federal benefits one can collect before being required to look for a job. Again, progressives somehow imagine that most people will spend every week of those three years determinedly beating the bushes for employment. Spare me. The overwhelming majority of people will spend virtually the entire three years living off the fat of the taxpayer-underwritten land, and only start looking for a job when the government gravy train gets perilously close to the last stop. In addition, does anyone but a progressive believe that three years of not working will have no effect on someone's job skills? Ergo, progressives, whose economic policies have turned people into long-term wards of the state, want those same people to be able to sue someone else if they 'feel' they were discriminated against during a job interview. And according to the president, this is the kind of thinking that will produce another 2.6 million jobs. Good luck with that, my re-distributionist comrades." --columnist Arnold Ahlert

The Gipper

"The American dream is not that every man must be level with every other man. The American dream is that every man must be free to become whatever God intends he should become." --Ronald Reagan

For the Record

"Not only conservatives, but even some liberals, have been calling Social Security a Ponzi scheme for decades. Moreover, neither the media nor the politicians who are carrying on over the use of the words 'Ponzi scheme' show the slightest interest in any hard facts that would tell us whether Social Security is or is not a Ponzi scheme. It is a 'gotcha' moment, and that is apparently what some people live for. ... Social Security worked fine when the small generation from the 1930s received pensions from the money being paid in by the larger and more prosperous 'baby boom' generation that followed. It worked fine when the average life expectancy of the first generation was not long enough for most of them to collect Social Security checks for more than a few years -- if at all. Declining birth rates and greatly increasing lifespans have created havoc with Social Security's finances, which are based on having the first generation's pensions paid with money collected from the second generation -- and the second generation's pensions paid by the next generation, etc. Any private financial scheme set up in a similar way would be illegal. That is why Charles Ponzi went to prison." --economist Thomas Sowell

Essential Liberty

"While ignoring laws that he is obligated to enforce, Mr. Obama has added other duties that would leave America's Founders scratching their heads. ... [An example] is Mr. Obama's heavy-handed seizure of the nation's health care system and Obamacare's unconstitutional mandate for everyone to purchase health insurance. Nowhere, not even in the much-abused commerce clause, does the Constitution give the government the right to force citizens to engage in commerce. If Obamacare is upheld, government bureaucrats can pretty much order us to do anything they want. ... The Constitution's enumerated powers and limitations ensure maximum liberty in a free republic. When the chief enforcer shows such profound contempt for the Constitution, he needs to be reminded that no one is above the law. Not even The One." --columnist Robert Knight

Insight

"Every collectivist revolution rides in on a Trojan horse of 'emergency.' It was the tactic of Lenin, Hitler, and Mussolini. In the collectivist sweep over a dozen minor countries of Europe, it was the cry of men striving to get on horseback. And 'emergency' became the justification of the subsequent steps. This technique of creating emergency is the greatest achievement that demagoguery attains." --President Herbert Hoover (1874-1964)

Political Futures

"There's one sure way for Republicans and conservatives to lose the 2012 presidential election -- split over who their presidential nominee will be, and fail to go all-out to support the winner. ... If Obama is not to be re-elected in 2012, Republicans need to get their act together, decide on a nominee, and back him or her to the hilt. ... It's important to recall that Ronald Reagan outraged some Republicans when as California's governor he raised taxes and signed an abortion bill and became the first California governor to sign a no-fault divorce law. Despite all this, he still went on to become the greatest U.S. president of our lifetime. If he were alive today and we were to nominate him in 2012, I wonder which wing of the GOP his opponents would come from. Regardless of the outcome of such a confrontation, Republicans will have to either hang together or hang alone. ... Put it this way: Who do you hope will be the president when 2013 dawns: Barack Obama or a Republican?" --columnist Michael Reagan

Culture

"Essentially, state governments distribute welfare payments via a credit card (EBT). Most major food outlets take EBT as a form of cash. ... Just who is Mr. EBT, though? He's a self-titled rapper who just came out with a new YouTube sensation titled 'My EBT.' Yes, he wears the traditional rapper get-up of a straight-brimmed hat and baggy pants. But look beyond the clothing and see something deeper -- the sort of leech who is bankrupting our society. In a three minute, 51-second song, Mr. EBT champions his eponymous card -- or rather, his sister's EBT card. (Yes, that's fraud.) Because, as we all know, government dependency is a family value. ... Welcome to Obama's America, where shame is no longer allowed. ... This culture of entitlement doesn't start at the bottom; it starts at the top. It doesn't have to do with race, or with class. It has to do with a basic human tendency to accept what we are given and assume that we deserve it. There is a reason that the heads of Solyndra still do not see what they did wrong in blowing nearly half-a-billion dollars. After all, they were entitled to it. For the same reason, those who receive EBT cards and 'swipe! swipe!' away do not see a problem. ... It's time to end the EBT mentality and restore the mentality of individualism and liberty. Otherwise, we'll all end up on the EBT in the near term, and the country will end up bankrupt in the long term." --columnist Ben Shapiro

Opinion in Brief

"Last week, to kick off its campaign seeking UN recognition as a state, the Palestinian Authority staged a highly publicized march to the UN offices in Ramallah, where a letter was delivered for Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. Officials named Latifa Abu Hmeid to lead the procession and hand over the letter. 'She was chosen,' reported the Palestinian daily Al-Ayyam, 'because she is a symbol of Palestinian suffering as a result of the occupation.' What the paper did not mention is that Abu Hmeid is the mother of four murderers, whose sons are serving a total of 18 life sentences for their involvement in multiple terrorist attacks. According to Palestinian Media Watch, this is not the first time Abu Hmeid has been honored. Last year, the Palestinian Authority awarded her 'the Plaque of Resoluteness and Giving,' and a government minister publicly extolled her virtues: 'It is she who gave birth to the fighters, and she deserves that we bow to her in salute and in honor.' It is this grotesque and bloody culture that Palestinian leaders want the UN to affirm as worthy of statehood. The wonder is not they make the request, but that anyone thinks it should be granted." --columnist Jeff Jacoby

Faith & Family

"The intellectual class and the left still believe that secularism is an unalloyed blessing. They are wrong. Secularism is good for government. But it is terrible for society (though still preferable to bad religion) and for the individual. One key reason is what secularism does to moral standards. If moral standards are not rooted in God, they do not objectively exist. Good and evil are no more real than 'yummy' and 'yucky.' They are simply a matter of personal preference. One of the foremost liberal philosophers, Richard Rorty, an atheist, acknowledged that for the secular liberal, 'There is no answer to the question, "Why not be cruel?"' With the death of Judeo-Christian-God-based standards, people have simply substituted feelings for those standards. Millions of American young people have been raised by parents and schools with 'How do you feel about it?' as the only guide to what they ought to do. The heart has replaced God and the Bible as a moral guide. ... A vast number of American young people do not even ask whether an action is right or wrong. The question would strike them as foreign. Why? Because the question suggests that there is a right and wrong outside of themselves. And just as there is no God higher than them, there is no morality higher than them, either." --radio talk-show host Dennis Prager

Reader Comments

"In answer to the question posed in Mark Alexander's essay, Taking Down Socialist Tax Fairness Rhetoric, the biggest single threat to American Liberty is the U.S. government. I don't really know how long it has taken, but the citizens of this country have been indoctrinated into the belief that we need the government to take care of us and correct all the ills we face -- all the while the government is the one causing most of the ills." --Dianne

"The greatest threat to American Liberty is apathy. There are a dangerous amount of people who do not care about or care to learn about the bigger picture and how decisions we make know affect the future of our country. Most Americans, unfortunately, believe what they see on television and are not diligent in researching facts and learning history on their own. What we do and think and how we vote DOES matter!" --Amanda

"On Friday you asked what can be done about the thugs in Washington. One thing we can do that costs little is for each of us contact our elected officials multiple times asking for action on each of the crimes by this administration. Keep the heat on until action is taken. My congressman hears from me quite often but one voice crying in the wilderness is not given much attention. A multitude of screaming voices can not be ignored." --Gary

The Last Word

"As its own contribution to the end of the world as we know it, the Obama administration has just released a document called 'Living Within Our Means And Investing In The Future: The President's Plan For Economic Growth And Deficit Reduction.' If you're curious about the first part of the title -- 'Living Within Our Means' -- Veronique de Rugy pointed out at National Review that under this plan debt held by the public will grow from just over $10 trillion to $17.7 trillion by 2021. In other words, the president's definition of 'Living Within Our Means' is to burn through the equivalent of the entire German, French and British economies in new debt between now and the end of the decade. You can try this yourself next time your bank manager politely suggests you should try 'living within your means': tell him you've got an ingenious plan to get your spending under control by near doubling your present debt in the course of a mere decade. He's sure to be impressed." --columnist Mark Steyn

Semper Vigilo, Fortis, Paratus et Fidelis!
Nate Jackson for The Patriot Post Editorial Team

September 26, 2011

Presidential Debates Are Not Serious

By Star Parker

9/26/2011

The presidential debates are looking more and more like symptoms of the problems we've got than part of the process of solving them.

Maximum style, minimum substance. Focus on sizzle, forget about the steak.

These events are supposed to be about quality information, raising the bar, and producing a thoughtful, informed electorate. But they are being produced to provide entertainment, and we are barely getting that.

Technology doesn't take the place of substance. Youtube and real time polling are not substitutes for thoughtful, provocative questioning.

Can it really be that Rick Perry, in this third debate in which he has appeared, was not pushed, after all the heat being thrown out on Social Security, on how specifically how he would reform it?

Can it be, as health care expert after health care expert has laid out the long list of failures of Romneycare in Massachusetts, and its unquestionable similarities to Obamacare, that Mitt Romney was not grilled thoroughly on this and called on his sidestepping and denials?

Can it be that, on a day where the stock market in our country dropped 3 ½ percent and in China 5 percent, that candidates were not asked what they think is wrong with the global economy?

Late last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took what is being called "the final step" towards implementing their illegal Net Neutrality regulations.

You may recall, that back on December 21, the FCC bypassed government regulations and seized control of the Internet -- delivering what many believe is a knockout blow to one of the last, great free-market frontiers our nation and the world has ever seen.

According to the organization Less Government, regardless of a multiple lawsuits, a move by the House of Representatives and a D.C. Circuit Court unanimously ruling that the FCC had no authority to take control, the fed is still arrogantly pushing forward toward full implementation of their Net Neutrality regulations on November 20!

The FCC's Net Neutrality regulations would be job-killers -- likely stifling the $30 billion annually that investors pour into Internet development and advancement and hundreds of thousands of jobs.

And that's not the worst of it... As we warned several months ago, these regulations will lead to the FCC's control Web content!

Should we expect anything less?

Considering government growth and control is surging while private sector job opportunities continue shrinking! Now Americans are in danger of losing their free speech rights through this latest FCC Net Neutrality power-grab!

+ + A Grassroots Call to Action!

The only way to stop this runaway train is for grassroots Americans to appeal to the Senate to move quickly to pass a Congressional Review Act (CRA) Resolution that would effectively kill the illegal, job-killing Net Neutrality order.

With more than 100,000 petitions already in hand, Grassfire Nation is asking key members of our team -- like you, who haven't yet added their name to our petition, to do so right now by clicking here:

<a href="http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?u=50943&RID=32787015"> http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?u=50943&RID=32787015 </a>

With your help, we anticipate delivering 150,000 petitions or more in the week ahead as we work together to stop the federal takeover of the Internet!

After signing, please alert your friends and family members.

Since this has not been publicized by the liberal media, many Internet users are likely unaware of the huge threat looming overhead. You can help change that by sending this message to them and encouraging them to take action with you by clicking below.

To sign our petition to "Stop the Fed Takeover of the Internet," click here:

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Thank you for your outstanding efforts.

Grassfire Nation

P.S. Again, if you are concerned about the loss of your Free Speech Rights with the federal takeover of the Internet, speak up by signing our petition today:

Click here to take fast action:

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QUICK HITS

At a fundraiser this weekend, President Obama blamed "climate change" for the recent devastating Texas wildfires.

The Washington Times reports that the California Democratic Party is listed as a creditor for Solyndra, the scandal-ridden solar company that filed for bankruptcy after taking over $500 million in taxpayer funds.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) are pressing President Obama not to pass the free trade agreements he has sat on for nearly three years.

The Washington Post's Fact Checker gave President Obama "Three Pinocchios" for his claim that his new stimulus bill would help the bridge connecting Ohio and Kentucky, which he visited last week.

Credible reports last week revealed Pakistani intelligence officials were involved in the recent attack on the U.S. embassy in Kabul. Heritage expert Lisa Curtis offers details and suggests how the U.S. should respond HERE.

Serfs in Warrenville

If nothing else, Elizabeth Warren's campaign for Commissar of Massachusetts deserves to be credited for getting at the heart of the issue. And the issue is private property.

 

Is there such a thing as private property? According to the Warrens, private property is a false construct. Property is generated, maintained and protected through the state. The individual is a sharecropper whom the state generously allows to retain the majority of his wealth and land. But when the individual begins getting uppity and asking why he has to give the state so much, then it's time to remind him that everything he has really belongs to the state.

Elizabeth Warren is unsurprisingly a lawyer, even less surprisingly, a Harvard Law professor, still less surprisingly, she had a string of government appointments on influential committees. Her resume is representative of how unrepresentative Harvard lawyers with government connections  are to the people on whose behalf they claim to have abolished private property.

After overseeing the TARP boondoggle, Warren insists with a straight face that the government has the right to demand more money from the people for the benefit of everyone around them.

"You built a factory out there? Good for you. But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for," Warren says. But the flip side of that equation is that it's the need for markets and goods that helped get the roads built in the first place. It's that need which makes cities and towns, more than public servants do.
 

News from The Hill:

Facebook forming own PAC to back candidates
By Gautham Nagesh
 

Facebook confirmed it filed paperwork on Monday to start its own political action committee.

"FB PAC will give our employees a way to make their voice heard in the political process by supporting candidates who share our goals of promoting the value of innovation to our economy while giving people the power to share and make the world more open and connected," said a spokesman via email.

The firm acknowledged the formation of the PAC after reports emerged of Facebook registering the domain names FBPAC.org and FBPAC.us. Creating a PAC is just the latest step in Facebook's continued expansion of its presence in Washington, but this is the first time the firm will back candidates.

Read the complete story here.

Do college kids know who Hitler is? Watch 180 the movie and find out!  

Interviews with college-age people in California (about various topics) are throughout this new movie. I just watched this movie and found it to be very thought-provoking.  I was amazed at what the college kids did NOT know.  It is graphic in parts, has some rough people in it who may offend you, and is very hard-hitting.  It is filled with films from the past, the gospel, lots of history, and interviews with YOUNG people. By the end of the discussion, because an adult talked with them, they changed their minds.

Michele

Watch this shocking documentary: 

Erik Todd Dellums Presents: "Little Children"

House Judiciary Committee Passes Mandatory E-Verify

In a 22-13 party-line vote, the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday passed legislation by Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) that would require all employers to use the E-Verify employment eligibility verification program. In addition to requiring all employers to use E-Verify, the legislation, entitled the "Legal Workforce Act" (H.R. 2885), makes several important changes including limiting the number of documents employers may accept to verify employment eligibility and increasing the penalties for employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens or fail to use E-Verify.

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House Homeland Security Committee Moves Border Bills

The House Homeland Security Committee last week marked up several pieces of legislation intended to help protect America's borders. The committee, chaired by Rep. Peter King (R-NY), passed a total of six bills which evidenced "bipartisan agreement and highlights our shared goal of improving security while enhancing coordination and facilitation between [Department of Homeland Security (DHS)], other agencies, and the public," King said.

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Today's Headlines:  Monday, September 26, 2011

Catholic Bishops on Obamacare Reg: 'Unprecedented Attack on Religious Liberty,' Even Jesus Wouldn't Qualify as 'Religious'

Obama's FY 2011 Debt Bigger Than Nixon's Entire Government

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As U.S.-Pakistan Rift Widens, China Tells U.S. to Respect Pakistan's 'Sovereignty'

UpsAt! Herman Cain Beats Perry and Romney by More Than 2-to-1 in Florida Straw Poll

Obama Says He's Exempting States from Education Law Without Congressional Authorization

DNC Chair: U.S. Economy 'No Longer Dropping Like A Rock'

U.S. Welcomes Saudi Announcement on Limited Political Rights for Women

State Dept. Allowing Public to Say Whether Oil Pipeline Is in 'National Interest'

Raising Cain
By Rich Galen
Herman Cain did a great job in his speech to the Florida delegates and they rewarded him with nearly 40 percent of the straw poll votes.

Look What We've 'Made in Taiwan'
By Ed Feulner
I have just returned from a special trip to Taipei, where I helped  launch a new television station, "Taiwan Yam," the first local station on the whole island of Taiwan.

NEWSPAPER ROUNDUP:

Part-time workers on rise in Mass.; Many forced to settle for lower-pay jobs
Activists to retailers: Stop funneling money to Christian groups that oppose gays
Herman Cain victory in Fla. straw poll a sign of voter displeasure with GOP field
Poll: 81% unhappy with government
Revolutionary engine gets 65 mpg, but auto industry may balk at costs
ADHD rates low among Latinos; Findings baffle health researchers
Mass. bill caps number of years a spouse can receive alimony
Visa program for undocumented abuse victims gaining momentum
California Democratic Party among Solyndra's creditors
States should screen newborns for heart defects, Sebelius says
Records show R.I. state Rep. didn't serve in Gulf, as claimed

'Every Single One' Fallout: Justice Dept. in Turmoil From PJMedia Series

113 and Oh.

Following the Justice Department's long-delayed compliance with a Freedom of Information Act request, PJMedia recently published content from the resumes of each career attorney hired to the DOJ's Civil Rights Division under Attorney General Eric Holder. The articles were written by two former Civil Rights Division attorneys - J. Christian Adams and Hans von Spakovsky - and PJMedia Editor Richard Pollock.

The Justice Department is forbidden by federal law from hiring employees based on political affiliation. Yet the resumes revealed the following ideological breakdown among the new hires:

Leftist lawyers: 113

Moderate, non-ideological, or conservative lawyers: 0.

That represents the basest headline for the series, the matter-of-fact evidence that should lead any reasonable observer to believe the DOJ has employed an illegal political litmus test during the interview process. But the "Every Single One" series has provided additional benefits: the results present the inherent flaw in leftism's perversion of the term "civil rights," while providing a real world example of the flawed belief actualized. Additionally, the "Every Single One" series presents ramifications that reach far beyond the individuals most directly affected by DOJ activity.

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Jobs Bill Forces States to Surrender Sovereignty!

Blog by Alan Caruba

Here's the truth about Obama's "jobs bill".

The Jobs Bill is not about creating jobs, but surrendering States' Sovereignty.

Under Sec.376, States receiving any Federal funding whether Medicaid, Medicare, Tuition, FEMA, etc. will now surrender its Sovereignty under this new Jobs Bill.

Surrendering Sovereign Immunity allows states to be sued by anyone recognized by the Federal Government.

Interesting that Hilda Solis has been advocating the rights of illegals and now this Jobs plan forces states to yield its sovereignty to be sued. It is also likely Labor Unions could invoke this requirement to supersede Right to Work and force unionization of state agencies and businesses.

Is this a Jobs Bill or a bill to expand Federal power via DOJ, DOL, and others members of the Federal Family?

SEC. 376. FEDERAL AND STATE IMMUNITY.

(a) Abrogation of State Immunity- A State shall not be immune under the 11th Amendment to the Constitution from a suit brought in a Federal court of competent jurisdiction for a violation of this Act.

(b) Waiver of State Immunity-

(1) IN GENERAL-

(A) WAIVER- A State's receipt or use of Federal financial assistance for any program or activity of a State shall constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity, under the 11th Amendment to the Constitution or otherwise, to a suit brought by (123) an employee or applicant for employment of that program or activity under this Act for a remedy authorized under Section 375(c) of this Act.

The Jobs Bill pdf can be read here.

Write your Senator and Representative. Remind them that the U.S. is a republic composed of sovereign and independent republics. It's called "United" States for a reason. Send this bill to the shredder.

September 26, 2011

Part 2: the candidates and the debates--a candid review

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST - There's a lot of money and political activism idling on the sidelines -- held in abeyance by key figures amongst Republican-oriented groups and individuals. That "smart money" (in currency and political acumen) is waiting for the perfect candidate to take on Barack Obama... (more)
 

 Despite "Obamneycare," Mitt is back in command

September 25, 2011

Does Romney truly embrace tea party principles?

LLOYD MARCUS - I preface my following statements regarding Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney with enthusiastically saying, "ABO, Anybody But Obama." Any Republican is a thousand times better for America than Obama. Obama is an evil, divisive man willing to sacrifice national black/white race relations to further his anti-America socialistic, some say communist, agenda. Gee Lloyd, how do you really feel?... (more)
 

September 25, 2011

Why the presidential debates aren't serious

STAR PARKER - The presidential debates are looking more like symptoms of our problems than they do like part of the solution. Maximum style, minimum substance. Focus on sizzle, forget about the steak. These events are supposed to be about quality information, raising the bar, and producing a thoughtful, informed electorate. But they are being produced to provide entertainment, and we are barely getting that... (more)
 

September 25, 2011

Herman Cain wins GOP Florida straw poll; Rick Perry in second place

WASHINGTON TIMES - Former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain won the Presidency 5 straw poll here Saturday, delivering a blow to Texas Gov. Rick Perry's front-runner status and a victory for a candidate who has struggled to transform his grass-roots popularity into strong showings in national polls... (more)
 

September 25, 2011

Santorum blasts Perry on immigration

NEWSMAX - In an exclusive Newsmax interview, former Pennsylvania Senator and Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum accuses Rick Perry of being soft on illegal immigration and launches a three-pronged attack on the Texas governor's policies on undocumented aliens... (more)
 

September 25, 2011

Obama's hope and change promise reconsidered

DAVID LIMBAUGH - When Obama promised "hope and change" as a candidate, I think he had in mind a new paradigm, one of restructuring America's economic system in his image rather than triggering economic growth, though he wanted the electorate to believe that growth was his focus... (more)
 

September 25, 2011

BBC turns its back on year of Our Lord

LONDON DAILY MAIL - The BBC has been accused of 'absurd political correctness' after dropping the terms BC and AD in case they offend non-Christians. The Corporation has replaced the familiar Anno Domini (the year of Our Lord) and Before Christ with the obscure terms Common Era and Before Common Era... (more)
 

September 24, 2011

EPA to property owner: 'Your land is our land'

WORLDNETDAILY - ust imagine. You want to build a home, so you buy a $23,000 piece of land in a residential subdivision in your hometown and get started. The government then tells you to stop, threatens you with $40 million in fines and is not kidding... (more)
 

September 24, 2011

Student punished for Christian faith

GODFATHER POLITICS - Fourteen year old Dakota Ary attends Western Hills High School in Fort Worth Texas. He is an honor student, plays football and has never been in trouble at school; that is until earlier this week... (more)
 

September 23, 2011

Chris Christie reconsidering 2012 run, will decide in days

NEWSMAX - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is reconsidering his decision not to enter the 2012 presidential race -- and he says he will let top Republican donors know within days about his plans, Newsmax has learned... (more)
 

September 23, 2011

Gallup: 55% distrust media

GALLUP - The majority of Americans still do not have confidence in the mass media to report the news fully, accurately, and fairly. The 44% of Americans who have a great deal or fair amount of trust and the 55% who have little or no trust remain among the most negative views Gallup has measured... (more)
 

September 23, 2011

Netanyahu: Palestinians want state without peace

YNETNEWS - Responding to Abbas' fiery anti-Israel speech, PM Netanyahu tells UN General Assembly Palestinians want state without peace; 'Israel has extended its hand in peace from the moment it was established,' he says... (more)
 

September 23, 2011

Bam's government loans to nowhere bill

MICHELLE MALKIN - President Obama still hasn't learned the classic First Rule of Holes: When you're in one, stop digging. Up to his earlobes in failed stimulus grants and tainted federal loan guarantees, the shoveler in chief tunneled forward this week on his latest Government Loans to Nowhere bill. His willful ignorance is America's abyss... (more)
 

September 23, 2011

Ohio joins states letting voters weigh in on Obama's health law

BLOOMBERG NEWS - As legal challenges to President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul proceed to a decisive U.S. Supreme Court battle, state ballot boxes are becoming skirmishing grounds in efforts to impede the law... (more)
 

September 23, 2011

Perry: 'I don't think you have a heart' if you oppose in-state tuition for children of illegal immigrants

WEEKLY STANDARD - During Thursday night's Republican presidential debate, Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, and Rick Santorum all took shots at Rick Perry's record on illegal immigration... (more)
 

September 23, 2011

U.S. walks out of Ahmadinejad speech

WORLDNETDAILY - The U.S. thumbed its nose today at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahamdinejad, walking out of the U.N. General Assembly hall during the Iranian's address to the 2011 meetings. The U.S. mission to the U.N. issued a sharp reaction but then refused to identify the low-ranking U.S. delegates who remained sitting in the front row of the hall... (more)
 

September 22, 2011

Obama rolling back Bush-era education law

ASSOCIATED PRESS - States are about to get some guidance from President Barack Obama about how they can get around provisions in the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law -- a step the administration has undertaken to effectively gut the law since Congress had been slow to rewrite it... (more)
 

September 22, 2011

The candidates and debates: a candid review

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST - As this is written, we're looking forward to the next Republican debate. It's early in the election cycle, but not too early to be thinking about which candidate is (1) right on the issues, and (2) electable... (more)

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

September 26, 2011 

On Monday's Program 

Tonight on GBTV: The biggest crime the world has ever seen - who's behind it? Get the amazing story only from Glenn Beck on GBTV! Plus why has Glenn scheduled an on-air staff meeting? Find out tonight at 5pm ET only on GBTV!

Are you a college student? Good news and bad news

The bad news: you have to listen to liberal drivel each and every day -- and you pay for it! The good news? It'll all be over in 4 years or less in some cases. Oh, and here's more good news - if you are a college student and want to interact with Glenn live on GBTV in NYC this Wednesday 9/28 just send an email to tickets@gbtv.com and we will contact you with all the info!

Ever heard of the Khalifah? 

If you have no idea what a Khalifah is or even if you already do, Glenn wants you to check out GBTV this Thursday for an incredible show devoted to efforts to institute Sharia Law here in America. Glenn's team has poured through hours and hours of new video footage where leaders have talked about getting into the streets to protest and cause problems. Don't miss it - get educated only on GBTV! 

AP correctly transcribes Obama; MSNBC cries racism

During a speech President Obama gave to the Black Caucus he spoke in such a way that none of the 'g' letters were pronounced. The AP reporter writing the report on the speech transcribed the words just as President Obama said them and MSNBC took exception to this calling out the AP for its obvious racism. Wait, does MSNBC have a problem with the way President Obama speaks? Sounds...racist! Audio & Glenn's reaction HERE.

Churches to lose tax free status?

Glenn talked about the issue today regarding churches and their tax status - which may be in jeopardy if they engage in any political talk whatsoever. Glenn wouldn't necessarily attend a political church one way or the other - but being the voice of the 1st revolution, the pulpit should always have freedom of speech. Glenn speaks with Jim Garlow, president of Pastors SpeakupMovement.org  on radio today. WATCH

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What was Netanyahu thinking?

For some reason, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu thought it would be a productive use of his time to appear on 'Meet the Press' this weekend. Not surprisingly, the entire interview was boiled down to the host trying to get Netanyahu to say something negative about President Obama. He would have been justified, but he didn't take the bait. What happened when he wouldn't engage? Get the answer HERE.

What have you been missing on GBTV? WATCH