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Israel -- One Hundred Years of Science and Technology

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Firearms and the 2nd Amendment

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Oppose the U.S. Senate's Big-Government Education Bill

William A. Estrada, Esq.
HSLDA Federal Relations

Melanie P. Palazzo
Congressional Action Program Director

November 1, 2011

Introduction

The U.S. Senate Education Committee has decided to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). This massive federal education bill was last reauthorized in 2001 as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).

HSLDA's federal relations staff have read this 868-page bill, and we believe that while it does not directly impact homeschool freedom, the bill will 1) increase the federal role in education at the expense of state, local, and parental control, and 2) will greatly increase the pressure on states to align their curriculum and standards, resulting in de facto national education standards.

Urgent Calls Needed to Senate Education Committee

The Senate Education Committee has already voted this ESEA bill out of committee, but at the urging of Senator Rand Paul (KY) the committee will hold a hearing on the bill Tuesday, November 8. If either of your senators are on the Education Committee, HSLDA urges you to call with the following message:

"I am concerned that the ESEA reauthorization bill scheduled for a committee hearing next Tuesday will greatly increase the federal government's control over education. As a homeschooler, I understand that parents-not federal education officials-are best suited to make educational choices for their children. Please oppose attempts to increase national control over education."

Senate Education Committee Members

You may identify and contact your two U.S. senators using HSLDA's Legislative Toolbox.

Senators Paul, Richard Burr (NC), and Orrin Hatch (UT) share our concerns about this bill and should be thanked.

Background

In 2001, Congress passed NCLB. While HSLDA was neutral on this bill because it included strongly written protections for homeschoolers, and prohibitions on federal funding for national teacher certification, national standards, national testing, and national databases, NCLB also greatly increased the federal government's role in education.

A decade later, nearly all education policy makers agree that NCLB is too inflexible. HSLDA believes this illustrates that the federal government should not be in the business of establishing education policy for the nation's schoolchildren.

This past month, the U.S. Senate has been working on reauthorizing NCLB. HSLDA is concerned the Senate's bill continues the failed "Washington-knows-best, one-size-fits-all" approach that was widely criticized in NCLB. In addition, one provision in the Senate's bill mandates that any state taking federal funds must put in place "College and Career Ready Aligned Standards." Mandating that each state have aligned standards with aligned coursework will guarantee the creation of national academic standards, national curriculum, and national testing. We believe this will result in the eventual requirement that homeschoolers use these national standards, curriculum, and testing.

For more about HSLDA's concerns read "The Danger of National Standards" and "Nationalized Education Standards-an Update for Home Educators."

You may also read HSLDA's legislative summary.

It is still unclear at this point whether homeschool protections will stay in the Senate's education bill, but even if they do, the trend of national standards could lead to homeschoolers losing the freedom to choose the curriculum for their children. For these reasons, HSLDA is urging opposition to the Senate's ESEA reauthorization legislation.

Morning Bell: The Backdoor Attempt to Rewrite No Child Left Behind

With Waivers, National Standards Anything but Voluntary

State-Based Reform, Not National Standards, Key to Better Education

Senate No Child Left Behind Proposal: More Big Government for Schools

Splitting Hairs on the Cadaver

You're Invited!

The Delaware County Patriots are hosting a

Republican Candidate Forum

For U.S. Senate Challengers to

Senator Bob Casey in 2012

Following the Candidates' opportunity to speak briefly,

the meeting will be opened to your questions

Please join us on November 17^th

to meet the Candidates!

Doors open at 6:30 P.M.

Forum begins promptly at 7:00 P.M.

Knights of Columbus Mater Dei Hall

327 N. Newtown Street Rd. (Route 252)

Newtown Square, PA

Bring your Family and Friends!

Attendance if free, however, seating is limited

Please call 610-572-3442 to reserve your seat

I urge you to stand with me and co-sponsor my new legislation, "American and Pennsylvania Laws for Pennsylvania Courts." This legislation protects the individual constitutional rights of the people of Pennsylvania from the incursion of foreign laws, in cases in which the application of a foreign law or foreign legal doctrine would violate someone's constitutional rights. 

Go here to see the full document . . .:   

Our constitutional rights and founding principles of freedom should not be abridged by any offshore entity, including and especially those who would promote Sharia law. 

Kerry Benninghoff

Scott Boyd

Dom Costa

Tom Creighton

George Dunbar

Frank Farry

Neal Goodman

Seth Grove

Kate Harper

Dick Hess

Scott Hutchinson

Rob

Kauffman

Daryl Metcalfe (asked to be listed as a 2nd)

Carl Metzgar

Scott Perry (asked to be listed 3rd)

Rick Saccone

Stan Saylor

Curt Schroder

Jerry Stern

Dick Stevenson

Will Tallman    Here are the action steps:

    1.  read the attached letter from Rep. Swanger, which went out in early June to all PA House members

    2.  visit, or call, your representative and ask him/her to call Rep. Swanger's secretary, Lily Horst, 717-787-2686, or email her at lhorst@pahousegop.com to be added to the list of the bill's cosponsors
 
    3.  timing: please move quickly, as they may be getting to the next step (obtaining a bill number).   Make contact, and gain their commitment, by August 1.  Having many co-sponsors on a bill, as you know, will help build momentum in the right direction quickly.

Thank you for your efforts.

Signed, your Legislative Focus Group
American and Pennsylvania Laws for Pennsylvania Courts

Sincerely, Sarah Hart
Chapter Leader, ACT! Pittsburgh
ACT! for America Chapter

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For November 15, 2011

1. While You Were Distracted

While we've all been distracted by the Presidential race, there is other news out there that may give you heart burn. Way back when during a forgotten age, conservatives were treated to this:

The Hill - 6/24/11 - Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Friday said President Obama "must lead" if the standoff over the debt limit is going to be resolved but warned that any package with tax increases "cannot pass the House."

ABC News - 6/23/11 - GOP Congressman - Tax Increases Can't Pass The House

The Washington Times - 6/24/11 - "There is not support in the House for a tax increase, and I don't believe now is the time to raise taxes in light of our current economic situation," said Cantor (R-Va.).

The Washington Times - 6/24/11 -Speaker of the House John Boehner added today, "The president and his party may want a debt limit increase that includes tax hikes, but such a proposal cannot pass the House."

And now?

2. Republican Chaos

Chaos: Mathematically, we see it when small changes to the inputs of a function produce large, wild changes to the outputs. I believe we're seeing that now in the GOP primary race, as a weakened Herman Cain and a strengthened Newt Gingrich, combined with a steady Mitt Romney and a resilient Rick Perry, turn it into a four cornered brawl.

Two new polls from late last week: First, ORC International for CNN polled 480 Republicans and Independent leaning Republican RVs, mobile and landlines, MoE 4.5. Ending the same day was The Tarrance Group and Lake Research Partners for Politico/George Washington polled 1,036 likely voters for an MoE of 3.1. Both polls hit mobiles and landlines.

A third poll has come out that ended over the weekend, later than those two in fact. PPP polled 576 primary voters, MoE 4.1. The poll was automated, which I believe means legally mobiles were excluded.

3. Objectivity Lost: Journalist Covering Shale Gas Sues Same Industry

I don't read the New York Times or the Chicago Tribune. For that matter, I don't read the closest newspaper to my home, the Charlotte Observer. I don't read these rags for a simple reason: I find the that the objectivity that is claimed within their pages is a sham. There are plenty of polls and countless bits of anecdotal evidence and investigations that have shown a liberal bias that overwhelmingly represents the modern newspaper.

I basically stick to three kinds of news: partisan news, where I can at least trust that the person speaking is fully aware of and honest about their personal bias; breaking news, which is the kind of news that often hasn't figured out how to address the narrative that they are eventually going to apply to it; and finally, word of mouth. Word of mouth isn't a luxury that every person has, but I know enough people and have enough contacts that I'm often able to find out what's going on by simply talking to people I trust.

Within the ever shrinking world of the newspapers I ignore is the paper of record for Denton, Texas: The Denton Record-Chronicle. Within the pages of this old world media artifact is a journalist named Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe. Peggy is the designated reporter on the Shale Gas industry which is a very important issue in the state of Texas. She also happens to be suing that industry for building a gas processing plant near her home.

4. The Implosion of Herman Cain

Anyone who saw the debate on Saturday night and observed Herman Cain's performance clearly saw a man who was terrified of the questions he was being asked and was hoping to be noticed as little as possible. Apparently, there was a good reason for that. Herman Cain apparently sat down with the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel editorial board to talk foreign policy and, well... this happened.

5. Jon Huntsman's Poor Messaging

I'm a bit shocked by this excellent Coffee & Markets interview with Ambassador Jon Huntsman.

Believe it or not, outside of his crummy campaign messaging ("I believe in science") and the debates, this is a guy who actually sounds conservative. I have to wonder if there are two Jon Huntsmans out there - the conservative and the liberal going to different events.

If nothing else, he certainly sounds to the right of Mitt Romney on a number of core issues, including healthcare and the environment. Yes, I know! The same Jon Huntsman who did the pact with Ahnuld on global warming sounds to the right of Romney.

This begs a serious question - is his campaign message just that far off kilter? Because in this interview, away from sound bites and debate one liners, this guy sounds reasonably conservative. That raises another question worth asking. Is it just Rick Perry who is having disastrous debate performances? They are killing Jon Huntsman with the base. His snotty one liners and bad jokes just rub conservatives (me included) wrong. But listen to this interview and you've got a small government, free market guy.

Where's the disconnect? Someone might want to ask John Weaver.

6. The IRS as Tax Preparers?

When conservatives and liberals advocate tax reform they are referring to radically divergent concepts. Conservatives desire a low, flat, and universal tax code, while liberals desire reform that would result in increased revenues. The obvious way to achieve that goal is to impose radical redistributive tax increases, such as the ones Obama has recently proposed. However, there is a more subtle way that is beginning to percolate into the liberal mainstream. Liberals envision a future in which the IRS would automatically pre-file your tax returns for free, sending you the bill.

7. Unionized Clerical Workers Fight UAW Greed...

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Items for November 15, 2011

FEULNER: Focus on foreign policy

WASHINGTON TIMES

King of Jordan Calls for Syria's Leader to Step Down

THE NEW YORK TIMES

NBA Labor Negotiations Break Off

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Supercommittee could punt on tough calls

POLITICO

Supreme Court to hear challenge to Obama's health-care overhaul

THE WASHINGTON POST

Quote Competitive Enterprise Institute Founder Fred Smith Jr.  

"The threat posed by humans to the natural environment is nothing compared to the threat to humans posed by global environmental policy."  

Kill For Peace, Part I

By Prof. Paul Eidelberg, INN 

Prof. Eidelberg is a political scientist, author and lecturer; co-founder and president of The Foundation For Constitutional Democracy and is the President of the Yamin Israel movement.

Part I. Analysis

The best analysis I have read of America's foreign policy failings since the unfinished Persian Gulf War of 1991 will be found in the writings of Ralph Peters, a retired American army Intelligence officer who worked and studied in dozens of countries as well as in the U.S. Executive office.

If there is a single power the U.S. underestimates it is the power of collective hatred, meaning the hatred that animates the Arab-Islamic world.

This failing applies to Israel.

Like their American counterparts, Israel's ruling elites do not "understand the delicious appeal of hatred." They will not face the fact that man is a killer. They have learned nothing from the genocidal wars and wholesale massacres of the twentieth century, not merely in Nazi Germany,...

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Our right to cricize Islam should not be curtailed

This is a serious threat for two reasons. 1) Free speech is to be protected beyond all else. 2)Islam is a thread because of its dedication to imposing Sharia all of the world. We must be free to criticize Islam's harmful parts. We must be able to warn the people about the dangers of Islamism. We must be able to damn the religion if we think its damnable. Ted Belman

Free Speech Concerns Ahead of Meeting With Muslim Nations on Religious Tolerance    By Judson Berger, FPM 

A looming meeting with Islamic leaders hosted by the State Department has religious scholars and advocacy groups warning that the United States may "play into" the push by some Islamic nations to create new laws to stifle religious criticism and debate.

The meeting on religious tolerance, which is scheduled for mid-December, would involve representatives of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation - a coalition of 56 nations which more or less represents the Muslim world.

Critics describe the...

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Subversion, plain and simple

TELL THESE BASTARDS WHERE TO GET OFF.

U.S., EU pressure Netanyahu to scrap proposed bill against Israeli NGOs 

HAARETZ

The European Union and the United States, as well as other countries, have begun applying pressure on the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging that proposed legislation limiting funding by foreign governments of Israeli nonprofit organizations be scrapped.

The EU's ambassador to Israel, Andrew Standley, contacted the prime minister's national security adviser, Yaakov Amidror, on Thursday and warned him that passage of the legislation could harm Israel's standing in the West as a democratic country.

The Ministerial Committee for Legislation will consider Likud's version of the proposed law, sponsored by MK Ofir Akunis, on Sunday. It would bar political nonprofit organizations from receiving more than NIS 20,000 from foreign governments or international agencies such as the UN or the EU.

An explanation in support of the bill...

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Sovereignty or Submission: Will Americans Rule Themselves or be Ruled by Others?

Brave New Transnational Progressive World

By Clifford D. May, JWR 

It's coming - if only Americans will submit to "global authorities" who will produce "global governance" with "global justice" under "global rule of law."

PRES OBAMA IS THE LEADING TRANSNATIONAL PROGRESSIVE

The attacks of 9/11/01 awoke Americans - by no means all - to the threat posed by totalitarian interpretations of Islam. John Fonte, a scholar at the Hudson Institute, has long been concerned about another ideology that is perhaps no less dangerous to free peoples.

It goes by names that sound either vaguely utopian, like "global governance," or too wonky to worry about, like "transnational progressivism."

But in a new book, Sovereignty or Submission, Fonte makes clear how this ideology - widely embraced in Europe and, increasingly, among elites in the U.S. as well - is stealthily undermining liberal democracy,...

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Funding the far- left NGO's in Israel is undemocratic

Glick points the finger at Britain but Britain is not alone in this subversion. Sweden and Norway do likewise as do many others. Ted Belman

With Friends like these 
Caroline Glick, JWR

Last month Makor Rishon published a British government document titled, "NGOs in the Middle East Funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office." The document showed that in 2010, outside of Iraq, the British government gave a total of 100,000 pounds to pro-democracy NGOs throughout the Arab world.

In contrast to Britain's miserly attitude towards Arab civil society organizations, Her Majesty's Government gave more than 600,000 pounds to far-leftist Israeli NGOs. These Israeli groups included the Economic Cooperation Foundation, Yesh Din, Peace Now, Ir Amim, and Gisha. All of these groups are far beyond Israeli mainstream opinion. All seek to use international pressure on Israel to force the government to adopt policies rejected by the vast majority of the public.
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November 14, 2011

  U.S. Senator returns
  contribution from former
  CAIR official  

File this one under "don't believe for a moment that our efforts aren't making a difference."

For over three years ACT! for America has been shouting from the rooftops about who CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) really is and what their real agenda is. ACT! for America chapter leaders in Florida have exposed people like Ahmed Bedier, the founder of the Tampa chapter of CAIR.

The short article below provides just one example of how these efforts are paying off. When a Democratic U.S. Senator returns a contribution from a former CAIR official like Bedier, that tells us we're making progress.

Nelson rejects contribution from former CAIR official

http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/story/nelson-returns-contribution-from-former-cair-official/

Posted Nov 8, 2011 by William March


U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, who's running for re-election, has rejected a contribution from a man associated with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim group that has been accused in the past of links to radical organizations.

The donor, Ahmed Bedier, is the former Tampa director of the organization, which says it rejects terrorism and violence and denies any charges of having links to or supporting terrorist organizations.

According to a campaign spokesman, Bedier attended a Nelson fundraiser held last month by Manal Fakhoury, a prominent Ocala pharmacist, at her home.

"Fakhoury sent out the invitation and decided whom to invite," according to a statement from the campaign. Attendees included "a city council member, a local law enforcement official and a number of area business and civic leaders."

"Sen. Nelson does not know Mr. Bedier, who made a relatively small contribution of $500."

The campaign returned Bedier's check because it "learned of some highly controversial statements Bedier made about Israel" which disagree with Nelson's views, the statement said.

CAIR publicizes and opposes incidents of hostility or discrimination against American Muslims, and says it is an organization devoted to furthering religious tolerance, diversity and civil rights.

However, federal investigators have said the organization at one time had ties to an organization created to support Hamas, which the federal government considers a terrorist group.
 

ISLAMOPHOBIA - A MANUFACTURED CRISIS TO CRUSH DISSENT
A Speech By Don Feder To
"The Constitution or Sharia: A Freedom Conference"
At The Cornerstone Church, Nashville, November 11, 2011

         In politics, as in other forms of mortal combat, the best defense is often an offense. If someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, respond with another question.

         You ask a proponent of Islam "Why does carnage follow your religion wherever it goes?" And he asks why you hate him. You ask him to renounce terrorism, and he wants to know why you're spreading lies about Islam. Hence, the anti-Islamophobia campaign.

         According to Muslim activists and their leftist allies, America is in the midst of an epidemic of bigotry. The hilariously misnamed Center for American Progress recently published "Fear, Inc.: The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America."

         The 138-page report alleges that Islamophobes - funded by "a flood of cash" (the charge is ironic, coming as it does from a Soros operation) - have manufactured conspiracy theories to spread fear and hatred of, and incite violence against, American Muslims. This Vast Islamophobic Network supposedly is directed by the likes of Frank Gaffney and David Yerushalmi (two of our speakers today), scholarly Daniel Pipes and intrepid investigator Steven Emerson.   

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On the Verge of Gutting Individual Constitutional Protections?

Lt. Colonel James G. Zumwalt, USMC (ret) 

Obama wasted the first two years of his administration attempting to charm the Iranians out of their nuclear weapons program. He stubbornly ignored the piles of evidence presented to him by Israel that Iran was not interested in cutting a deal. 

With Friends Like These

Caroline Glick

The comments by Presidents Sarkozy and Obama at the G20 summit were as revealing as they were repugnant    

Lord Monckton: Al Gore Does Not Like This Man

Dear Patriots:

Al Gore refuses to debate or acknowledge this man, who is debunking the foundations of the radical environmental agenda and explaining it to lay people. If you have not heard of Lord Monckton, you are in for a treat with this week's interview! As a policy and science adviser to Margaret Thatcher, part of his varied and successful professional life, he gives the left fits.

Monckton discusses:

• The perversion of science for the political agenda of the left
• Climategate and the motives of global warming cadre
• The pernicious assault on the consent of the governed that is occurring
• What ordinary citizens can do to fight back

Watch Monckton's interview here.

Last week: Rep. Steve King

Cheers,

November 14, 2011
 
  NBC HIRES JOURNALIST CHELSEA CLINTON   Former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton has a Masters degree in Public Health from Columbia University. She has not worked a single day as a professional journalist, but NBC is announcing that they have hired Chelsea as a full time correspondent. See the news HERE.
  IS CONGRESS CASHING IN ON INSIDER INFO?  Last night's "60 Minutes" raised some serious questions about members of Congress, the sensitive information they receive about the economy, and their potential to profit from that information. Watch highlights from the segment HERE.
  WRITER/DIRECTOR RAILS ON PROTESTERS  Frank Miller is a star in the comic book world. He wrote "300," "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns," and "Sin City." Miller is also not too keen on the OWS protesters. Read his unvarnished opinion HERE.

WHAT THE HECK ARE THESE STRANGE GRIDS GOOGLE EARTH SPOTTED IN CHINA?  Google's satellite cameras have captured some very unusual images as they orbit the planet. Perhaps none of those satellite photos are as bizarre as the recently released shots of grids and strange patterns in China. Take a look and offer your guess HERE.

REVEALED: Nancy Pelosi Blocked Credit Card Reform While Investing Millions in Exclusive Visa Stock Offering

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Monday, November 14, 2011

To: Friends & Supporters

From: Gary L. Bauer


COUNTDOWN TO VICTORY: 358 DAYS TO THE 2012 ELECTIONS


ObamaCare To The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court announced this morning that ObamaCare will be on the docket this term. Arguments will be heard in March and a decision is expected in late June. It's not at all clear how the ruling will impact the 2012 elections.

Some speculate that a ruling against ObamaCare could fire up Obama's left-wing socialist base. Alternatively, a ruling in favor of ObamaCare could energize conservatives to fight even harder to defeat Obama and take back the Senate so the law can be repealed. Here are two things I know for sure.

First, Justice Elena Kagan should recuse herself from the case. Before her appointment to the Supreme Court, she was Solicitor General of the United States -- the government's top attorney before the Supreme Court. The idea that she had no involvement in formulating a legal defense of ObamaCare in its early stages is laughable.

House Republicans have been pushing the White House and the Justice Department for months to release all relevant records on Kagan's involvement, but the Obama Administration is stonewalling.

Second, it will be tragic if there is a majority on the Supreme Court that believes the government has the authority to compel citizens to purchase products. If the government has that much power, then "we the people" have lost too much of our liberty.


Has OWS Worn Out Its Welcome?

After assaults, thefts, rapes, riots, outbreaks of disease, drug overdoses and deaths -- none of which occurred at Tea Party rallies -- it appears as though the Occupy Wall Street movement has finally worn out its welcome. In major cities across the country, police forces are sweeping out OWS camps, cracking down on illegal activity and dismantling tents and other makeshift structures.

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter called a press conference yesterday out of concern for the "rapidly deteriorating conditions" at Occupy Philly. Mayor Nutter said that the group was fractured with internal divisions and that the people in the group had changed. He also said "public urination and defecation remain a significant health threat."

Police in Oakland, California, raided the Occupy Oakland camp this morning. According to Mayor Jean Quan, "The encampment became a place where we had repeated violence and, this week, a murder. We had to bring the camp to an end before more people were hurt."

While we can applaud the belated return of law and order to many of America's major cities, I doubt we have heard the last of the OWS movement. Barack Obama and many Democrat are emotionally invested in OWS. They had hoped it would be their ticket to power in 2012. OWS may hibernate over the winter months, but I suspect it will come back next year and under new management, taking its orders from Obama's reelection headquarters in Chicago.


Obama Sends Canadian Oil To China

The radical environmental movement scored a major victory last week. American consumers and workers lost out. Under pressure from no-growth green extremists, the Obama Administration announced that it would conduct yet another review of the Keystone XL pipeline that would transport Canadian oil to Gulf coast refineries. This announcement is expected to delay a final decision on the pipeline until 2013 -- after Obama's reelection campaign. But it could be a moot point by then.

Yesterday, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the delay had produced "extremely negative reactions" in his country. In response to American reticence to accept Canada's oil, Harper said, "This does underscore the necessity of Canada making sure that we are able to access Asian markets for our energy products. I indicated that yesterday to [Chinese] President Hu Jintao."

In other words, because of Obama's pandering to the radical left, the Keystone pipeline may well go west now, instead of south to the U.S. From there the oil can be put on tankers and sent to China, rather than be used here to reduce our dependence on imported oil from an increasingly unstable Middle East. The national security and economic implications of this decision are astounding.

And the left's environmental argument against the tar sands oil is nonsense. Does global warming only occur in America? Of course not! The oil will be used and the Chinese desperately want it. By caving into the radical environmentalists, Obama is practically handing it to the Chinese.

It was estimated that the pipeline project would have created 20,000 jobs and generated billions of dollars of revenue. In response to last week's announcement, Terry O'Sullivan, president of the Laborers' International Union of North America, issued a statement condemning the administration. Here is an excerpt:

"Environmentalists formed a circle around the White House and within days the Obama Administration chose to inflict a potentially fatal delay to a project that is not just a pipeline, but is a lifeline for thousands of desperate working men and women. The Administration chose to support environmentalists over jobs -- job-killers win, American workers lose."

More Labor-Union Socialism

By Discover The Networks

With his deep socialist ties, United Steelworkers president Leo Gerard is delighted to be called the "No. 1 scourge of free traders."

Recent Press Releases

Hello There,

The new Uncommon Knowledge video from our friends at the Hoover Institution is now available.

This week's video features Thomas Sowell, legendary economist and commentator, who has recently published a collection of his greatest works in The Thomas Sowell Reader.

In this brand-new wide-ranging interview, Sowell discusses his most important past achievements, while also offering his take on current affairs. He explains in great detail his early experiences with poverty, his transition from a Marxist to a capitalist, his views of President Obama's policies, and presents a balanced look at the Republican presidential candidates.

Who is Thomas Sowell backing in the 2012 election?  Watch the video to find out!

Only Cain, not bimbos can kill the Cain campaign

Nov 14, 2011 05:13 am | Coach Collins

By Doug Book, staff writer

  Why has Herman Cain's campaign thus far survived a media-led sexual harassment assault which would have surely doomed Republican candidates with more money,  more powerful friends and the party's blessing and support?

 Certainly it isn't because this scandal-pimping subsidiary of the Democrat Party has a history of taking it easy on black conservatives. Clarence Thomas and Condi Rice will attest to that.

 On October 25th,  Cain had topped party favorite and Northeastern liberal Willard Romney by 4 percentage points in a CBS/New York Times poll.  And 5 days later,  by strange and timely coincidence,  the liberal on-line hit service Politico had presented 2 females brought forward by anonymous sources,  willing and eager to resurrect dozen year old sexual harassment claims against the newly crowned Republican front runner.

 Never mind the overpowering odor connected with the timing of these sudden and suspicious revelations.  For months Politico had covered the Cain campaign with its standard,  anti-conservative ... Continue Reading:Only Cain, not bimbos can kill the Cain campaign

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American Minute for November 13th

Nov 13, 2011 04:13 pm | Coach Collins

 Coachisright.com is pleased have American history scholar; nationally known speaker and best selling author William J Federer's  American Minute column as a part of CiR's team.

 Bill Federer is a tireless and meticulous researcher whose daily history lessons reflect the relationship between God and our nation. Bill is a regular guest on radio and television shows when getting American history right is essential.

 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

The Vietnam War Memorial was dedicated NOVEMBER 13, 1982, honoring 58,000 American troops who died.
U.S. forces inflicted over a million enemy fatalities, yet politicians did not allow a victory.
A former Communist North Vietnamese colonel, Bui Tin, called the American "peace movement" essential:
"Every day our leadership would listen to the world news ... Continue Reading:American Minute for November 13th

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Conservatives with Stockholm Syndrome (Part I)

Nov 13, 2011 01:13 pm | Coach Collins

 By James Lewis, staff writer

 Jonah Goldberg wrote a book called Liberal Fascism a few years ago, making a solid case that the Western world has descended into a kind of political hell. Radical leftists have stolen the word "liberal" from decent, mainstream America. They have become the new persecutors, pursuing a fanatical anti-American agenda. The left aims to destroy anyone who challenges their fascist (statist) goals.

 We've seen their media lynchings hundreds of times, and conservatives have never defended each other. So when the left goes out to destroy the reputation of a good and decent person, like Sarah Palin or Michelle Bachmann, we just hit the ground and take it. We even excuse the lynch-mob slander campaign by telling ourselves that, well, it's a tough game.

  We now know who dropped the phony charges on Herman Cain. It's that champion of the little guy and gal, Barack Hussein Obama, with the able assistance of David ... Continue Reading:Conservatives with Stockholm Syndrome (Part I)

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Brief · November 14, 2011

The Foundation

"The history of ancient and modern republics had taught them that many of the evils which those republics suffered arose from the want of a certain balance, and that mutual control indispensable to a wise administration. They were convinced that popular assemblies are frequently misguided by ignorance, by sudden impulses, and the intrigues of ambitious men; and that some firm barrier against these operations was necessary. They, therefore, instituted your Senate." --Alexander Hamilton

Government

Greasing palms and cutting deals

"The bipartisan debt panel to nowhere is exactly where K Street lobbyists want it to be: hopelessly deadlocked. ... Instead, we are witnessing another obscene special-interest splurge to preserve the status quo. All in the name of 'reform,' of course. The only thing 'super' about the so-called budget control super committee is the size of lobbying muscle exerted on its members. Almost 100 registered lobbyists who are former employees of super committee members are now 'representing defense companies, health-care conglomerates, Wall Street banks and others with a vested interest in the outcome of the panel's work,' the Washington Post found in September. ... On the other side of the revolving door, 10 out of the panel's 12 members have now raked in donations from foreign registered agents totaling more than $50,000 in direct campaign contributions during 2011 alone, according to government watchdogs. ... Moreover, all 12 super committee members have been contacted by foreign lobbyists, eager to secure targeted exemptions, loopholes and protectionism. ... [Last] week, the Seattle Times disclosed that [super committee co-chair Patty] Murray held a two-day staff retreat at heavyweight lobbying outfit Strategies 360, which was founded by Democratic political operative Ron Dotzauer. The group donated meeting space to Murray's team and skirted ethics rules by offering similar deals to nonprofits. ... According to OpenSecrets.org, Strategies 360 has conducted $985,000 worth of lobbying targeting more than a dozen government agencies this year. A spokesman for the senator ... sniffed that the report was a 'non-story.' ... Remember: The 'K' in 'K Street' stands for 'Kabuki.'" --columnist Michelle Malkin

What's your outlook for the debt committee?

Insight

"The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." --John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)

Essential Liberty

"The Declaration of Independence recognizes that the inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness don't come from the divine to government, but from the divine to you and me. But when the elected delegates went off to the Continental Congress to represent the people of the 13 colonies -- and eventually sign the Declaration of Independence -- everyone in America was a 'subject.' Yet alive in the hearts of those 'subjects' was a unique vision; a vision of life without kings, where each human being is himself sovereign before God. This patriot vision, found in the Declaration of Independence, articulates our national creed and is the very foundation of American exceptionalism. In it, we are truly unique in the annals of time, but ... the preservation of our revolutionary American idea -- that individuals are sovereign -- is not foreordained. Its survival hinges, as it always has, on its power to bring forth a new generation of veterans who are willing to lay down their lives to protect it and a people wise enough to honor them when they do." --ConservativeHQ's Richard A. Viguerie

Opinion in Brief

"The good news is that the GOP field is united around free-market principles and united against government bailouts for housing, autos, energy and banks. I was, however, disappointed [during Wednesday's CNBC debate] with all the candidates' responses to the financial crisis in Italy, in particular, and Europe overall. No one wants to bail out Italy or Greece or Europe. And yes, the GOP candidates did provide examples of why America must change course to avoid the European disease brought on by social-welfare entitlements. But the fact remains that U.S. stock market investors are very worried about a banking-contagion threat in a worst-case European scenario. If that were to happen, it would absolutely spread to the United States. And if that were to happen, we'd need some strategic contingency planning about the proper roles of the Federal Reserve, FDIC and Treasury. It's not just bailouts or nothing. I think the Republican field has to think about this in order to connect with the investor class. Remember, investors are the most likely to vote in presidential elections. No one wants more TARP bailouts. But no one wants a financial catastrophe that could sink our economy, either." --columnist Lawrence Kudlow

The Gipper

"I'm sure everyone feels sorry for the individual who has fallen by the wayside or who can't keep up in our competitive society, but my own compassion goes beyond that to the millions of unsung men and women who get up every morning, send the kids to school, go to work, try and keep up the payments on their house, pay exorbitant taxes to make possible compassion for the less fortunate, and as a result have to sacrifice many of their own desires and dreams and hopes. Government owes them something better than always finding a new way to make them share the fruit of their toils with others." --Ronald Reagan

Political Futures

"[M]aybe it's best that there is some loathing between conservatives and our presidential nominee. The last thing we want to do is fall in love with a politician. Because what type of people become skilled politicians? People who hate government? No, those people never learn to work in the system. The people who succeed in politics are those who kinda like government and see it as a great tool for change -- i.e., they're the enemy. No one gets to the level of being able to run a skilled campaign for president and remains a true conservative. ... The true conservatives are always going to be those of us who never have the taint of politics on us, and if we want real change that reduces the size of government in this country, that means we'll have to put even more pressure on a Republican president than we do on a Democrat." --columnist Frank J. Fleming

Can we hope for a true conservative nominee?

Re: The Left

"Today's liberals would have you believe they occupy the moral high ground on every political and cultural issue. But have you ever taken inventory of their double standards? ... Democrats maligned former President George W. Bush's economy for the better part of his two terms, despite the robust growth, unemployment below 5 percent and a 2007 deficit less than 10 percent of what it is today. They tell us that President Obama's horrendous economy, on the other hand, is not even his fault. ... Democrats have slandered genuine grassroots Tea Partiers as lawless, racist, AstroTurf scofflaws who are sometimes even domestic terrorists, despite the Tea Partiers' peaceful, respectful behavior, no evidence of racism and almost no arrests at any of their events. ... But when leftist Occupy Wall Street protesters have truly been organized from above, have engaged in lawless and violent behavior leading to many arrests and have spewed anti-Semitic bile, liberals, including President Obama himself, have lionized them and identified with their cause. ... I'll stop here, even though I'm not yet halfway through my list." --columnist David Limbaugh

Culture

"'Of course we're going to riot,' Paul Howard, a 24 year-old aerospace engineering student at Penn State University, told The New York Times. 'What do they expect when they tell us at 10 o'clock that they fired our football coach?' The coach in question, as we all know, is Joe Paterno, the decades-long patriarch of Penn State football. Paterno was fired by the board of trustees for his part in a reprehensible non-response to the alleged rape of a 10-year-old boy in the locker room showers. You have to wonder what's wrong with our society when someone can say, 'Of course we're going to riot,' but not over the cover-up of pedophiliac rape. Rather, students feel it is their obvious right, perhaps even duty, to throw violent temper tantrums when a multimillionaire football coach is fired, simply because the coach is part of their 'college experience.' ... People keep saying the cover-up proves the corruption of college football. Maybe so. College football certainly has its myriad and manifest vices. But what about the riots? These aren't simply a product of football culture, they're a product of a campus culture that teaches students they have an absolute right to whatever their hearts desire, starting with a fun-filled college experience and, afterwards, a rewarding career." --columnist Jonah Goldberg

Faith & Family

"The Girl Scouts (GSUSA) gather[ed] ... in Houston (November 8-13) to celebrate its 100th Anniversary, with a convention theme of 'Renewing the Promise: Girl Scouts in a New Century.' ... A quick look at the speaker lineup for its upcoming convention makes clear that the Girl Scouts are promoting not the traditional values of the original Girl Scouts, but the radical, raunchy values and relativistic decision-making of the trendy left-wing Girl Scouts. ... The women showcased at this year's convention ... reveal an agenda-driven organization. Speakers include: Swanee Hunt, a powerful Democratic fundraiser and philanthropist with a mission to achieve 'gender parity.' ... Annise Parker, Mayor of Houston, is a pro-abortion lesbian who presided over the opening of Houston's new Planned Parenthood abortion center. Marlee Matlin, an actress and LGBT supporter, is known for her portrayal of a deaf lesbian on Showtime's 'The L word.' ... If you are a former Girl Scout, and want the Scouts to return to a wholesome emphasis on character, leadership, and service in the context of traditional morality, then make your voice heard. Email or phone them to protest the promotion of pro-abortion and LGBT advocates and to ask them to stop trampling over the religious and moral concerns of their own members." --columnist Rebecca Hagelin

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"The debt committee should not waste any more of the taxpayers' money as this was a farce, a doomed effort from the very beginning. The Demos want everything their way and will not consider any alternatives. The want-to-be-president couldn't come up with a budget when Demos were in charge of both the House and the Senate. Who in the world believed that there would ever be a budget now let alone any 'compromise' involving Republicans?" --Morning Glory

"It's simple. Eric Holder is an accomplice to murder. He is a liar and he is trying to get more gun controls based on his own actions. Remember right before Fast and Furious was exposed both he and Hillary Clinton among others were saying that the cartels were getting these guns through the 'Gun Show Loophole.' He needs to go ASAP!" --Vince

The Last Word

"It turns out that a committee created to reduce the deficit is instead going to increase it. As The Hill reported: 'Democrats on the supercommittee have proposed that the savings from the end of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan be used to pay for a new stimulus package, according to a summary of the $2.3 trillion plan obtained by The Hill.' ... [I]n what sense are these 'savings'? The Iraq War is ended -- or, at any rate, 'ended,' at least as far as U.S. participation in it is concerned. How then can congressional accountants claim to be able to measure 'savings' in 2021 from a war that ended a decade earlier? And why stop there? Why not estimate around $2 trillion in savings by 2031? ... Come to think of it, didn't the Second World War end in 1945? Could we have the CBO score the estimated two-thirds of a century of 'budget savings' we've saved since ending that war? We could use the money to fund free master's degrees in Complacency and Self-Esteem Studies for everyone, and that would totally stimulate the economy. The Spanish-American War ended 103 years ago, so imagine how much cash has already piled up! ... [T]he [Obama] administration then proposed a 15-cent tax on Christmas trees in order to fund a federal promotional campaign to promote the sale of Christmas trees. Possibly Commerce Department research showed that there's a dramatic fall-off in the sale of 'holiday trees' round about December 26 every year, and Obama figured a little stimulus surely couldn't hurt. He was forced to rescind the proposal, presumably after an ACLU chum pointed out that settling the Bureau of Christmas Tree Promotion lawsuit would wipe out all the budget savings from the French and Indian Wars." --columnist Mark Steyn

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Today's Headlines:  Monday, November 14, 2011

Balanced Budget Amendment Without Spending Cap Will Lose GOP Senate Votes, Says Sen. Lee

Supreme Court Will Hear Obamacare Challenge This Term, Before 2012 Election

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UN Chief Presses World Leaders to Come Up With $100B a Year for 'Green Climate Fund'

Obama: 'Laziness' Impedes the U.S. in Attracting Foreign Investment

Grassley to DOJ: 'Longer You Stonewall, The More Egg You're Going to Have on Your Face'

Israelis Consider Fallout of Military Strike on Iran Nukes

Marchers Protest Anti-Semitic Violence in New York City Jewish Neighborhood

COMMENTARY:

Newt? Newt!
By Rich Galen
Newt thinks he doesn't need to beat Romney - he needs to consolidate the non-Romney vote, and he's the only one who can do that.

NEWSPAPER ROUNDUP: 
NBC News hires Chelsea Clinton for network's 'Making a Difference' series
Atheists in U.S. military seek official recognition
MS-13 gang is branching into underage prostitution, authorities say
Judge who freed Sandusky on bail volunteered at his charity, report says
Obama: GOP lawmakers out of step with public on jobs bill
Gingrich ties fortunes to South Carolina
Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren calls for 'nuanced' response to Iran nukes
Days of cheap and abundant water are coming to an end for Texans
U of Illinois football player, two others shot at party
U.S. Treasury calls sanctions on Syria 'effective'
Romney, Gingrich would wage war on Iran
Gloria Cain says her husband 'totally respects women'
Tax credits fueling green energy drive could vanish
More foreign students studying in USA
Shooting victim is tied to Occupy Oakland
National Cathedral holds 1st service since earthquake
Doctors see surge in newborns hooked on mothers' pain pills
Frederick Co., Md., wants to create laws to deter illegal immigrants

Glenn interviews Rick Santorum

Few candidates on the conservative side of the spectrum are as consistent as former United States Senator Rick Santorum. And he's one of the few politicians who have proved they will stick to their beliefs even if it means they will likely lose their election, as he did when he continued to campaign on the dangers of Iran even though it wasn't the top polling voter issue. Glenn talks with now candidate for President Santorum on radio today. Get the segment at GlennBeck.com!