Quote: 

"The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the State governments, in times of peace and security." 

~ James Madison, Federalist No. 45, 1788

The Blaze | by Billy Hallowell | Posted on November 17, 2011 at 6:25am  

NEW YORK (The Blaze/AP) - Two days after the encampment that sparked the global Occupy movement was cleared by authorities, demonstrators in New York City and around the country were promising mass gatherings Thursday in support of the cause.

The day of action had been planned before the city and park owners cracked down on the encampment in Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan, but took on added importance to the protesters after tents, tarps and sleeping bags were cleared out early Tuesday and the granite plaza was cleaned for the first time since the group arrived more than two months ago.

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UPDATE: SAM ROHRER will be attending our forum.

Thursday, November 17th

Doors open at 6:30 pm; Meeting begins promptly at 7:00pm

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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

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ALERT ** | DealintheDistrict | ** ALERT 

This Thursday, thousands of Tea Party Patriots from across the nation will visit their Representatives' local offices to tell them...   

No more gimmicks. No more lies. Make REAL CUTS and prioritize.

 
Here are the details.DETAILS 

• Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011.
• Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (in your local time zone).
  Note: Please visit the office at any time on Thursday if you can't go at noon.
• Location: Your local Representative's office. 

 
Action steps.

1. RSVP here.   RSVP 
2. Send this Deal in the District page to your members, friends, neighbors, family, etc. 
3. Learn about what REAL CUTS look like here REAL CUTS, before you visit your Congressman. There are materials and resources on this page that you can download and print out.
4. Spread the word about this event on Facebook and Twitter. Use the hashtag #realcuts if you are tweeting about the event.

 
Remember...

• We want REAL spending cuts. No more gimmicks, no more lies. Make REAL CUTS and prioritize!
• Increasing spending more slowly than someone else is still increasing spending.
• When you increase spending by $5 and then cut $3, you haven't made a cut. Your total spending is still $2 higher than it was before. This is a gimmick. Stop it. Now.
• If you say you're cutting $3, then cut $3. This year. (And in case it's not clear to your Rep., $3 is an example. A whole lot more than $3 needs to be cut!)
• All of the so-called cuts passed by Congress always get spread out over ten years, but this Congress has no authority over the next Congress and those cuts from this year can easily be overturned. Therefore, real cuts are cuts that occur within in the same fiscal year.
• Our country's national debt has now surpassed our Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Now is the time for real cuts, not fake cuts.

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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

Nullify Now! Philadelphia

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We have finally arrived at the point where Germany was in 1930. For general enlightenment; remember, this was signed into law last year!

Take the time to read this break down of Health Care Plan owned and operated by just a few, who are exempt. It is so very important that this gets repealed.

 

 

Since government health care will be MANDATORY - watching this should be, too. Please watch the entire video.... This is a MUST! Then send it to everyone you know - ASAP!

 

Know the TRUTH about the Government Health Care Bill H.R.3200 - Key Points

RedState Morning Briefing

For November 17, 2011

1. Intentional or Not, Pat Toomey Shows America the Democrats Care Nothing for Our National Security

It is one of the quintessential pillars of the Republican Party - no new taxes. George H. W. Bush got thrown out of office for violating that pledge. But Pat Toomey, Senator of Pennsylvania, is proposing new taxes. He's proposing $300 billion in new taxes, largely through restructuring and simplifying the tax code. But they are new taxes.

So we have the GOP willing to surrender a key plank and the Democrats are unhappy. They want more. They want the GOP to go even higher. Toomey says no dice. I'm starting to think he's outfoxed all of us by throwing down his first proposal and making it also his final proposal and in the process showing us two things.

First, he is showing us just how irresponsible the House Republicans are. Toomey drew a firm line in the sand and the House GOP seems willing to up the ante. It's no wonder John Boehner, our Republican Speaker, has presided over the largest spending binge we've ever seen from Congress. House Republicans are not only willing to raise taxes, potentially more than Toomey, but are daring to call it a tax cut.

2. Repeating Mistakes?

Sometimes it seems like Congress didn't learn anything from the housing crisis at all. Early Tuesday morning, leaders in the House and Senate unveiled an appropriations bill, called a "minibus," to fund several government agencies for the fiscal year 2012. Tucked inside the 401-page bill was language to increase the limits for which the Federal Housing Administration can insure mortgage loans up to $729,750, effectively allowing the agency to back McMansions with taxpayer dollars. Adding further insult to hard-working taxpayers an independent audit revealed, just hours later, that there is a "close to 50%" chance the agency would run out of money and need a taxpayer bailout.

3. The Supercommittee of Super Insanity

As the tumultuous year of 2011 winds down, Congress will be facing a number of crucial budget deadlines. Aside for the supercommittee deadline to find $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction (over ten years), they must contend with the December 31 expiration of three provisions of the 2010 tax extenders deal; payroll tax cuts, unemployment benefits, and ethanol subsidies. Now the Washington Post is reporting that the supercomittee might attempt to extend unemployment benefits and payroll tax cuts as part of the final deal. The rubber is meeting the road, and conservatives need to mobilize rapidly.

4. Cornyn on Balanced Budget Amendment, Obama's Failure to Lead, Fast and Furious

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) had tough words for President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder following a speech today at The Heritage Foundation. He criticized Obama for a failure to lead and voiced concern about Holder's handling of the Operation Fast and Furious scandal.

"Unfortunately, the president is already campaigning, trying to channel Harry Truman, railing against a 'do-nothing Congress' when he's apparently given up on governing," Cornyn said in response to a question about the budget debate in Washington. "He's not really contributing to the solution."

5. Ezra Klein: Never Mind Stopping Occupy Rapes, Violence and Fetid Squalor, The Important Benefit of Eviction Is Helping The Movement!

Heritage Hotsheet

Experts on the Day's Hottest News

Items for November 17, 2011

HOLMES: Finally, GOP candidates debate foreign policy   

The Washington Times

House GOP Poised to Grill Energy Secretary Chu at Solyndra Hearing   

Fox News

Supercommittee struggles to reach deficit-cutting deal   

USA Today

Obama says U.S. to reassert role as Pacific Power   

The Los Angeles Times

Occupy movement plans day of action in NYC, nationwide; officials bracing for thousands
The Washington Post

Latest Heritage Research:

Factsheet - The SUPER COMMITTEE: Deficit-Reduction Solutions

WebMemo - Obama Administration Retreats from Effort to Deter Ohio Turnpike Privatization 

BackGrounder - Unintended Consequences: Allowing the Unemployed to Sue Would Destroy Jobs

BackGrounder - New EPA Inspector General Report: One More Reason to Reject Climate-Change Regulation

Reclaim rock for conservatism:  

Speculate that the Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want" was almost certainly an attempt by London School of Economics-educated Mick Jagger to convey to his youthful audience two of the bedrock concepts of conservatism: life is unfair; don't expect the state to bail you out.  

I suspect there will be some questions on the Conference Report for the appropriations bills, otherwise known as the "mini-bus",  that will be voted on this week.  Here are some key facts of how we are continuing to take the fight to the other side and do our jobs on spending and regulation reductions.  Let me know if you have further questions.  Best,

Patrick

Twenty wasteful spending programs cut by House Republicans' Appropriations Minibus:

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

New era/rural technology - $1 M

Microbiological data program - $4.2 M

Healthy Food Financing Initiative - $35 M

Subsidized Guaranteed Farm Loans - $17 M

Rural Microenterprise Investment Program - $6 M

12 Federal Agricultural Research Laboratories at 10 Locations - $38 M

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

EDA Sustainable Economic Development/Global Climate Change - $16.5 M

NTIA Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and Construction - $ 1M

NIST Technology Innovation Program - $44.8M

NIST Baldrige Performance Excellence Program - $9.6M

NOAA Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning - $1.5M

DOJ National Drug Intelligence Center - $34M

DEA Mobile Enforcement Teams Program - $40M

Community-Based Violence Prevention Initiative - $8.3M

COPS Technology - $1.2M

NSF Graduate STEM Fellowships in K-12 Education - $26M

NSF Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory - $12M

NSF National STEM Education Distributed Learning - $10M

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

TIGGER Grants (FTA) - $50M

Sustainable Communities Grants (HUD) - $100M

Stopping Over-Regulation by the Federal Government

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

the agreement's funding level---a reduction of $103 million below the President's request----will

prevent the Administration from implementing provisions of Dodd Frank.

"GIPSA" Rule

The report places restrictions on the implementation of a proposed rule by the Grain Inspection and

Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) that would have allowed harmful government

interference in the private market for livestock and poultry

Second Amendment Rights

The conference agreement includes numerous provisions that protect the right to keep and bear arms.

Three of these protections are made permanent beginning in FY 2012:

o prohibit Department of Justice (DOJ) from consolidating firearms sales records,

o electronically retrieving the records of former firearms dealers, and

o maintaining information on persons who have passed firearms background checks.

Prohibits DOJ from requiring imported shotguns to meet a "sporting purposes" test.

Amtrak

The legislation also does not include any funding for High Speed Rail or Intercity Passenger

Rail Service.

Reduces Amtrak inefficiencies by limiting un-needed overtime and prohibiting funding for

routes where Amtrak offers a discount of 50% or more off normal, peak fares.

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Oversight

No funding for the "Sustainable Communities" program.

37.5% funding cut for the mismanaged HOME Investment Partnerships Program; and

Climate Change

The conference agreement does NOT include funding to establish a new National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Service.

The Administration requested $322 million to establish this new entity within NOAA.

Prolife

Bans abortion funding for federal prisoners and conscience protection for prison employees, and

prohibits the Legal Services Corporation funds for organizations that engage in abortion-related

litigation.

Child nutrition programs -

Prevents costly regulations on local school districts that are trying to improve the nutritional quality

of meals.

The cost of these important programs could increase by an additional $7 billion over the next

U.S. boosts estimate of auto bailout losses to $23.6B

David Shepardson/ Detroit News Washington Bureau

Plan 9 from Washington Space 

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 08:05 PM PST

As the ObamaCare Mandate winds its way up to the Supreme Court, which will decide whether we still have the freedom to look after our own health in our own way without compulsion from the authorities, it's still only the tip of the positive rights iceberg.
 

 

I was right to be concerned.

Not only was H.R. 822 -- the Trojan horse gun control bill -- passed out of the House of Representatives this evening, it was passed with an amendment that would open the door to federal biometric requirements for concealed firearms permits and a federally-administered database of all permit holders.

Only 7 Republican Members of Congress stood against federal overreach in the concealed carry process by opposing this bill (you can see how your Representative voted here: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll852.xml).

The bill was amended this afternoon by ostensibly "pro-gun" Republicans to require a study be done on the ability of law enforcement officers to verify the validity of out-of-state concealed firearm permits.

You and I both know what this means. A year from now, the study will come back stating that the only way to "verify" out-of-state permits is through federally-mandated biometric requirements for concealed firearm permits and Congress "must" create a nationally administered database of all concealed weapon permit holders.

One of my biggest concerns about this bill -- the lists of gun owners a permit process creates -- should send shivers down your spine: Imagine Eric Holder and the BATFE with a national database of concealed carry permit holders.

It's bad enough to have those lists exist at a state level. Once Eric Holder and his cronies find a way to request that list from a state, they'll do it -- all the in the name of "implementing H.R. 822."

The legislation now moves to the Harry Reid-run Senate, where companion legislation is expected to be introduced in the coming days. I have no doubt that the anti-gunners in the Senate will use this as an opportunity to make H.R. 822 even worse.

What troubles me most about this battle is the institutional gun lobby has been leading the charge for this legislation. In fact, they've been brow-beating Members of Congress who dare to question the consequences of passing such a broad, overreaching piece of legislation.

Republican Congressman Justin Amash (MI-03) fought back against the institutional gun lobby for its support of H.R. 822:

"It's remarkably bold of the National Rifle Association to send out false and misleading messages regarding H R 822, an unconstitutional bill that improperly applies the Commerce Clause to concealed carry licensing. I would support legislation that gets the federal government out of the way of states that want to recognize other states' concealed carry permits. In contrast, H R 822 will hurt gun rights by conceding broad new authority to the federal government to override state sovereignty.

Gun rights advocates have fought hard to prevent liberal abuse of the Commerce Clause that would restrict gun rights... I am disappointed that the NRA has decided to put its own interests ahead of the interests of gun owners. Fortunately, many other gun rights groups rightly oppose H R 822."

 Wednesday, November 16, 2011

To: Friends & Supporters

From: Gary L. Bauer


COUNTDOWN TO VICTORY: 356 DAYS TO THE 2012 ELECTIONS


Corruption Update

The Solyndra scandal isn't going away. The front page of today's Washington Post features a damning report that the Obama Administration heavily pressured Solyndra to delay its layoff announcements until after the 2010 elections.

The Post quotes an email from the private equity firm of billionaire Obama fundraiser George Kaiser, who was heavily invested in Solyndra. When informed about the impending layoffs at Solyndra, Energy Department officials, according to the equity firm's email, "did push very hard for us to hold our announcement of the consolidation to employees and vendors to Nov. 3rd -- oddly they didn't give a reason for that date." The 2010 elections were held on November 2nd.

Why would Obama officials do that? As the Post writes, Solyndra was the "poster child" of Obama's green jobs agenda. It had received a half-billion dollar, taxpayer-funded stimulus loan to create 1,000 jobs.

In 2009, Energy Secretary Steven Chu attended a groundbreaking ceremony for one of Solyndra's facilities. Vice President Biden addressed the event by satellite. President Obama made a high-profile visit to the plant in May 2010. While there, Obama hailed Solyndra as "a testament to American ingenuity and dynamism," and declared that Solyndra was "leading the way toward a brighter and more prosperous future." Oops -- he sure stepped in it, didn't he?

Administration apologists have asserted that everything about Solyndra was above board and handled by independent professionals every step of the way. But according to the Post, an October 25th email from Solyndra CEO Brian Harrison about the pending layoffs quickly made its way from the Energy Department's loan program director to Energy Secretary Steven Chu's chief of staff, "who then alerted White House climate change czar Carol Browner and Ron Klain, Biden's point person on stimulus efforts."

Clearly, the Obama White House was extraordinarily focused on Solyndra. Sadly, this intense interest was not focused on preventing the loss of your money, but instead on advancing Obama's political interests. Far from change we can believe in, Solyndra is just one more story of old-style Chicago corruption.


Obama Appoints Another Rationing Advocate

Our friends at The Weekly Standard are sounding the alarm on one of Obama's recent nominees, Henry Aaron. Obama has nominated Aaron to be chairman of the Social Security Advisory Board.

Aaron is a senior fellow at the left-leaning Brookings Institution. And like Donald Berwick, Obama's director for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Aaron is an outspoken advocate of government rationing for healthcare services.

It's been my experience that whenever the Obama Administration accuses conservatives of doing something bad, it's because they are projecting their own hidden agenda onto us. For example, when Rep. Paul Ryan came up with a plan to preserve Medicare, the left produced ads depicting a Ryan-like figure dumping grandma off a cliff.

When Obama accuses Republicans of trying to slash Medicare, it's because he's already done it through ObamaCare's Independent Payment Advisory Board. Not surprisingly, Aaron has praised the board as "Congress's 'Good Deed.'" If he finds any fault with the IPAB, it is that its power is too limited!

Please share this report with your friends, family members and co-workers. Jeffrey Anderson's The Weekly Standard column is a must read for anyone who is on the fence about this next election and what it means for the future of our country.


Only In Washington

According to a new survey, government bureaucrats are growing "gloomier" about their jobs. One reason cited for the decline in satisfaction is the two-year pay freeze currently in effect for government workers.

I know no one likes a pay freeze. But there are millions of Americans in the private sector who would have been thrilled to take a pay freeze in exchange for being able to keep their jobs! Instead, they were let go as Obama's policies weakened the economy and unemployment surged.

But there's more. One analyst at the Environmental Protection Agency complained, "We're learning to do more with a lot less." Excuse me?

Thanks to Obama, the EPA's budget ballooned from $7.2 billion in 2008 to $10.3 billion in 2010. House Republicans did force Obama to accept $1.6 billion in cuts as part of the debt ceiling deal, but that still puts the EPA's budget well above 2008 figures. And that does not include any of the money it got from the stimulus bill!

If it seems like Big Government bureaucrats feel entitled to more and more of your hard-earned money that's because too many liberals believe all dollars belong to Washington. The only question is how much of your paycheck will they let you keep.

The sad fact is there is never enough money for Big Government. Look at Greece. The best cure for Washington's spending addiction is to send Barack Obama and his socialist allies to the unemployment line in November 2012!


Still Going!

Our video featuring 53 embarrassing seconds of Obama continues to get noticed. Overnight the number of hits nearly doubled to more than 58,000! Thank you for spreading the word about our work!

November 16, 2011

 

GUN SHOTS FIRED AT THE WHITE HOUSE 
Last Friday there were reports of gunfire near the White House and an AK-47 rifle was found in the area. Today we learned that at least one bullet struck and was embedded in the bullet-proof glass of the White House. See the photo of a man that the Secret Service believes did the shooting HERE.

OBAMA RELEGATES HAWAII TO ASIA 
Did Hawaii just get a downgrade? President Obama's latest gaffe happened when he was speaking in Hawaii this week and said, "When I meet with world leaders, what's striking... whether it's in Europe or here in Asia..." Watch the clip HERE.

SHOULD STORES OPEN ON THANKSGIVING? 
Black Friday is less than a week away. Some stores are planning on opening at midnight and that means employees will have to report to work on Thanksgiving night. Where do you stand on the topic? Read the story, take the poll HERE.

'HONOR KILLING' DAD SAID THAT HE WOULD DO IT AGAIN... 100 TIMES 
A Canadian man charged with murdering his three teenage daughters and his first wife was heard on a police wiretap declaring that he would take the same actions again - even if his daughters came back to life 100 times over. Read the rest of this disturbing story HERE.



WHO IS ORDERING 'MANY MANY' SATELLITE PHOTOS OF CHINA'S MYSTERIOUS GRIDS? 
Earlier this week, the Blaze reported on mysterious structures in China showing up on satellite photos. We have now learned that since 2004 someone has been ordering "many many" copies of these photos. Get the details of this strange story HERE.

VIRAL VIDEO - SHOWDOWN ON 'THE VIEW' HASSELBECK AND MAHER IN AN ICY EXCHANGE  
Elizabeth Hasselbeck and Bill Maher faced off on ABC's 'The View.' Hasselbeck was upset with a crass remark Maher made back in January of this year. Watch their testy exchange HERE.  

SEE THE SEVEN LEAST-PAYING JOBS THAT REQUIRE A COLLEGE DEGREE 
Do you think that a college diploma will guarantee someone a higher wage? If you or someone in your family are considering going to college in order to earn a degree with the belief that big bucks will automatically follow, you should click HERE.  

 Wow! New Hampshire wakes up to Obama's Social Security fraud

The state of New Hampshire appears to be waking up to the issue of President Obama's eligibility for office, as well as his possible use of a fraudulent Social Security Number.
At least two state lawmakers are now involved, and a court hearing is set for Friday.

Click here to read the full article.   

Have you helped keep AFP's nationwide TV ad, "Obama's Green Giveaway," on the air?

Linda, as of this morning "Obama's Green Giveaway" has been viewed by over one million Americans online alone.

But we need your help to keep this ad alive-and expose the truth about Obama's Solyndra disaster to even more people.

If you haven't had a chance to give yet, I hope you will. You can click here to give your critical donation of $25, $50, $100 or more to AFP by clicking here: http://www.americansforprosperity.org/ol1111ct2 

Or, you can view the ad again by clicking here: http://www.americansforprosperity.org/ol1111ctv2 

Linda, I can't tell you how critical it is that we keep this ad on the air.

You and I are certainly no strangers to President Obama's wild-spending green jobs obsession-and how he doesn't seem to understand that when government picks winners and losers in the economy, everyone loses.

But President Obama and his buddies in the liberal mainstream media are desperate to keep this Solyndra disaster quiet. They don't want the American public to know that President Obama:

--Wasted $535 million in taxpayer dollars to subsidize a failing company owned by one of his biggest financial supporters,

--Kept quiet on Solyndra even after he knew it was nearly bankrupt-and even gave the more money in a desperate attempt to keep them afloat,

--Plans to spend another billion dollars on more "green technology" companies that produce products the American people don't want or need.                  

Linda, since President Obama was inaugurated in 2009, we've seen millions of jobs disappear and our national debt skyrocket under financial mismanagement.

But instead of helping solve the critical problems facing our country, President Obama chose to waste over a half-billion of our taxpayer dollars on useless "green technology"-and bail out his biggest financial supporters' failing company.

That might be how they do it in Chicago, but dishonest pay-to-play politics simply are not good enough for the American people-especially when so many of us are struggling just to make ends meet in President Obama's flat-lining economic "recovery."

With your help today, you can helped AFP alert millions of Americans about what happened with Solyndra-before Obama dumps billions more dollars down the drain on other "green technology" projects.

But we simply can't keep this ad on TV without your help today. Please click here to send $25, $50, $100 or more right now: http://www.americansforprosperity.org/ol1111ct2 

Linda, thank you for helping us alert millions of Americans about the truth behind President Obama's Solyndra fiasco-and thank you for your continued support of Americans for Prosperity.

Sincerely,

New Video from EconomicFreedom.org                              

For years the United States has been a world leader in economic freedom.   But runaway government spending and burdensome regulations have caused a   decline in economic freedom in the United States. If our economic   freedom continues to fall, how will it affect our quality of life?

Click here to watch the latest 2 minute video at EconomicFreedom.org, and be sure to share it with your friends! (http://www.economicfreedom.org/2011/10/11/episode-two-economic-freedom-in-america-today/)

Take Action                              

Tell President Obama to stop using taxpayer funds to benefit his political donors! (http://americansforprosperity.org/green-energy-scam)

President Obama spent $535 million of taxpayer stimulus money to prop up   Solyndra, a solar panel company run by his political campaign   contributors. Even though Department of Energy and White House staffers   warned that the company's business model would never work, the loan was   rushed out the door anyway. Now that Solyndra has gone belly up,   taxpayers are left holding the bill.

When government steps in to pick winners and losers based on politics, it   opens the door to even more cronyism. As we've already seen   with Solyndra, government betting taxpayer dollars on unproven   technologies is a very bad deal. A restrained federal government that   doesn't have taxpayer cash to spread around is essential to stopping the   cronyism that's ruining our markets. Click here to view AFP's TV ad regarding Solyndra, and to sign the petition now! (http://americansforprosperity.org/green-energy-scam)

Sign up to receive additional policy updates from AFP. (http://www.kintera.org/c.5oJELSPwFhJWG/b.6074153/k.8B4D/Action_Center/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=5oJELSPwFhJWG&b=6074153&aid=15649) Want to receive regular emails with more in-depth policy analysis and strategic updates? Click here to become one of our most engaged activists (http://www.kintera.org/c.5oJELSPwFhJWG/b.6074153/k.8B4D/Action_Center/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=5oJELSPwFhJWG&b=6074153&aid=15649).

Defending the American Dream Summit                              

On November 4th and 5th, our related organization, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, held its 5th annual Defending the American Dream Summit. Over 2,000 citizen activists were in attendance, and they heard from a phenomenal lineup of speakers including former MA governor and GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, businessman and GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain, radio host Mark Levin, Judge Andrew Napolitano, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and many more.

Click here to see video of the keynote speakers! (http://site.defendingthedream.org/?page_id=428)

Click here to see photos of the event! (http://site.defendingthedream.org/?page_id=431)

Click here to see Fox News coverage of the Summit! (http://nation.foxnews.com/occupy-wall-street/2011/11/06/conservative-vs-liberal-ideology-display-dc)

AFP Foundation also chose the Summit to recognize five hard working activists as their Activists of the Year, and honored them each on stage for their hard work. The activists honored include Oriannah Paul, Catherine McDonald, Shirley Koehn, Joanne Fileatreau, and Lana Theis.

Local Highlights:

AFP's Cut Spending Now Tour makes a splash in Southeastern Missouri! (http://www.semissourian.com/story/1774131.html?response=no)

AFP Virginia hosts the Cut Spending Now Tour in Roanoke! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7888795@N07/sets/72157627983272934/show/)

The Energy for America Tour, sponsored by AFP, makes stops in Colorado. (http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/Bus_tour_looks_to_spark_energy_changes_in_Washington_132567873.html)

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Chronicle · November 16, 2011

The Foundation

"If it be asked, What is the most sacred duty and the greatest source of our security in a Republic? The answer would be, An inviolable respect for the Constitution and Laws -- the first growing out of the last." --Alexander Hamilton

Editorial Exegesis

"The 'constitutionality' of the Obama health care law, Harvard Law School's Laurence Tribe wrote in the New York Times earlier this year, 'is open and shut,' adding that the challenge against it is 'a political objection in legal garb.' In announcing [Monday] that it will consider the law's constitutionality, the Supreme Court said it would give an historic five-and-a-half hours to oral arguments. Perhaps by his Cambridge standard, Mr. Tribe thinks the nine Justices are a little slow. We prefer to think this shows the Court recognizes the seriousness of the constitutional issues involved. It makes those who cavalierly dismissed the very idea of a challenge two years ago look, well, constitutionally challenged. ... It's true that without the mandate the law is unlikely to work, but the law is such a Rube Goldberg contraption that it won't work with the mandate. We'd like to see the entire law overturned, but the mandate deserves its own constitutional judgment. It shouldn't be found constitutional merely because Justice's lawyers say its excision would ruin the entire law. Congress can't drop unconstitutional provisions into laws hoping that the Court will bless them simply because not doing so would invalidate the larger law. ... The Court itself deserves credit for deciding to take this case this year, even though it probably means issuing a decision in an election year. The law is already speeding the ruin of U.S. health care, increasing costs and reducing competition. It is easily the most unpopular major reform in decades and the most unpopular entitlement expansion ever. ... These are issues involving the nation's core understanding of the citizenry's relationship to its government. Voters should have the chance to include the Court's verdict on the law when they go to the polls in 2012." --The Wall Street Journal

Essential Liberty

"The justices reportedly expect to make a decision by June. Whenever it comes, they'd better get it right. The case's main focus is the law's individual mandate, a provision that requires every American adult who doesn't have health care insurance to buy coverage. If a majority of justices decide that such a demand is constitutional, this nation will suffer through a fundamental transformation that rises to the level of the 'change' candidate Barack Obama promised -- or threatened -- if he were elected president. An America in which Washington can require the citizenry to do its bidding in all things is no longer a free republic -- though some might argue that freedom and our republican style of government have been crumbling for decades. If Washington can force Americans to buy health care insurance, then Washington can do whatever it wants. Old limits will be gone. A soft tyranny will replace the liberties guaranteed by the Constitution. It's impossible to overstate the magnitude of this case." --Investor's Business Daily

How do you think the Court will rule?

Upright

"The individual mandate is the poster child of this Administration and the liberals in Congress overstepping their authority to inject the government into the lives of its citizens. ... If the Supreme Court strikes down the individual mandate, as it should, it should also strike down the rest of the law in its entirety. But the second step (the 'severability' issue) is a closer question. The Court might get the first part right (striking down the individual mandate) but get the severability question wrong and not strike down the rest of the law. So, until the day the law is fully repealed, the job is not done." --Heritage Foundation's Nina Owcharenko

"A couple of months ago, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Beth Brinkmann was standing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, defending the federal law requiring Americans to buy government-approved health insurance, when Judge Laurence Silberman asked her about broccoli. Specifically, he wanted to know whether a law requiring Americans to buy broccoli would exceed the federal government's authority to regulate interstate commerce. 'No,' Brinkmann said. 'It depends,' she added. ... Imagine the fun that Congress could have coming up with mandates aimed at coercing healthier lifestyles once it has a constitutional blessing as well as a fiscal justification. ... If you value your freedom to spend your money as you choose, you should hope the Supreme Court rejects the Obama administration's open-ended view of the Commerce Clause -- no matter how you feel about broccoli." --columnist Jacob Sullum

"President Franklin D. Roosevelt was re-elected for an unprecedented third term after two terms in which unemployment was in double digits for eight consecutive years. We may lament the number of people who are unemployed or who are on food stamps today. But those who give the Obama administration credit for coming to their rescue when they didn't have a job are likely to greatly outnumber those who blame the administration for their not having a job in the first place. ... There has probably never been a time in the history of this country when we more urgently needed to get a president out of the White House, before he ruined the country. But will the conservative Republican candidates let that guide them?" --economist Thomas Sowell

"President Obama was wrong to say at the Asia-Pacific economic summit that America has gotten 'lazy' in the past few decades at attracting foreign investment. What he should have said, in the light of his administration's handling of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, is that America has become quite adept at blocking foreign investment. ... TransCanada wants to invest $7 billion in building a pipeline across the United States to carry oil from Alberta to the Gulf Coast. If we were merely lazy, we'd have accepted the project and the thousands of associated construction jobs long ago. That would be the path of least resistance, not to mention common sense." --National Review editor Rich Lowry

Insight

"We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force." --novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand (1905-1982)

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The Demo-gogues

Oh please: "The president is focused like a laser on passing the American Jobs Act, on making sure we put people back to work. We need some help from Republicans." --DNC chair and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)

Reaching: "President Obama is trying to make sure the middle class gets 17 different tax cuts for small business owners. Ninety-five per cent of Americans got a tax break at the outset of Obama's administration. We are focused on getting things turned around, and while yes, we've increased our debt, we've done so in a way that has made sure the economy can start to turn around, and we would make even more progress if the Republicans would stop rooting for the economy to fail." --Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Firing up the base: "Folks, you [unions] fired the first shot. It's not about Barack Obama. It's not about Joe Biden. It's about whether middle-class people are going to be put back in the saddle again -- because you are the people who make this country move." --Joe Biden

Department of irony: "The very core of what this country stands for is on the line. The basic promise that no matter who you are or where you come from, what you look like, that you can make it in America if you try -- that vision is on the line." --Barack Obama

Blame Game: "Normally ... the way politics works is if the overwhelming majority of the American people aren't happy with what you're doing, you start doing something different. So far that hasn't happened in Congress -- and the Republicans in Congress in particular." --Barack Obama

Dezinformatsia

Speaking truth to power: "What is extraordinary about the president is his demeanor. You know, as all around is in chaos, the president has always maintained a confident and assured demeanor. Does he know something we don't? Or is he just quite cool under pressure?" --CNN's Piers Morgan

Multiple wrong choice: "[A]t the [last] Republican debate, some of the hopefuls ... defended the practice of waterboarding which is a practice you banned in 2009. Herman Cain said, 'I don't see that as torture.' Michele Bachmann said that it's 'very effective.' So I'm wondering if you think that they're uninformed, out of touch, or irresponsible?" --CNN's White House correspondent Dan Lothian to Obama

More from the sycophants: "What [the GOP presidential candidates] wanted to do was level attacks against President Obama, but that's going to be difficult as well. I don't think the Republican nominee for president really feels like [foreign policy] is the most vulnerable area for President Obama. His foreign policy by a lot of accounts has been very successful, particularly on the war on terror, and I think they want to focus on the economy." --NBC's David Gregory on Saturday night's GOP debate

Belly laugh of the week: "[Y]ou balanced the budget and cut the size of the government. How come you're not a hero of the Tea Party?" --Time magazine's Richard Stengel to Bill Clinton

Newspulper Headlines:

Promises, Promises: "Get a Grip or I'm Out Too, Says Obama" --Daily Express (London)

Out on a Limb: "Republicans Reluctant to Accept Romney as Nominee" --Washington Examiner

Questions Nobody Is Asking: "Time's Stengel to Bill Clinton: Why Aren't You a Tea Party Hero?" --HotAir.com

News You Can Use: "'Stop Doing Things That Are Stupid'" --Defense News

Village Idiots

Excuses: "[The Republicans are] good at this. They're good at labeling you. And what I would say to you is I think [Obama] has presented balanced plans. If you look at this jobs plan, which I talk about in real detail in the book, several of the ideas, including the payroll tax cuts, in the president's plan, were first proposed by Republicans who now oppose them, probably just because he's for them. The president plainly has bent over backwards to try to cooperate with them, and still wants to. And I think that's the right position." --Bill Clinton

Hating the troops: "I think it is shameful that it is perceived as legitimate to solicit in an academic institution for support for men and women who have gone overseas to kill other human beings." --University law professor Michael Avery opposing Veterans Day

Hate speech: "[T]here are a lot of parallels between John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama: The age; they're both young politicians; they both spent a short time in the Senate; they both have beautiful wives; they both have beautiful kids. ... [T]here's also been this sort of atmosphere of real hate and obstructionism that surrounded both men. So, I began to think history repeats itself and at that point I thought to myself, 'You know I really would like to write this book.' And one of the things that I'd kinda like to say is, 'Here is where hate will get you eventually. This is what happens. Finally, it's the barrel of a gun.'" --author Stephen King on why he wrote his novel, 11/23/63

Short Cuts

"The left is always shrieking that the Republicans are going to nominate some right-wing nut for the presidency; if only that were true. The Republican base's perfect candidate would be someone who emerged from his bomb shelter toting a shotgun with the sole purpose of dismantling government. We want someone who can barely restrain himself from violence when talking to the normal useless, arrogant, tax-and-spend politician. Someone who, when given a bill to raise taxes, wouldn't only veto it but would also publicly burn it and then hunt down the perpetrators who wrote it." --humorist Frank J. Fleming

"You know what you call a Democrat who makes as many verbal gaffes as Rick Perry? Vice president." --comedian Jay Leno

"President Obama cut $4 billion from his administrative budget, but will spend the money on other programs. I swear, if Obama were in a sinking boat, he'd drill a hole to let the water run out." --former senator Fred Thompson

ZOA Praises Sarkozy's Expressing Regret to Netanyahu Over Overheard Harsh Remarks - Why Won't Obama?

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has praised French President Nicholas Sarkozy's efforts to essentially apologize for his disparaging, harsh private comments, publicly overheard, about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in conversation with President Barack Obama. In a letter of condolence to Prime Minister Netanyahu on the recent death of his father-in-law, President Sarkozy wrote, "You have my friendship, and our differing views on the problems of the Middle East, and the interpretations appearing in the media, have no effect on it" ('Sarkozy pledges friendship to Netanyahu in letter,' Jewish Telegraphic Agency, November 15, 2011),  The ZOA is especially pleased about President Sarkozy's letter, as it called upon both presidents last week to apologize for their remarks. The ZOA wonders why President Obama, who also made disparaging remarks about the Israeli Prime Minister, has not done the same.

During their meeting following a G20 press conference last week, President Sarkozy said of Prime Minister Netanyahu, "I cannot stand him.  He is a liar,' while President Obama replied, "You're fed up with him, but I have to deal with him every day!" ('Report: Sarkozy calls Netanyahu "Liar,"' Yediot Ahronot, November 7, 2011).

ZOA National President Morton A. Klein said, "While no one would imagine that President Sarkozy has changed the views he expressed, it is praiseworthy that he has tried to clarify that his comments do not reflect on the value he places on his relations with the Israeli Prime Minister and on the Franco-Israel relationship. 

"As the ZOA has said earlier in regard to this incident, it seems that the failed and disastrous Oslo process, even though its failure is the result of Palestinian extremism, racism and non-acceptance of Israel, has accelerated the tendency of foreign leaders to demand more of Israel whenever their hopelessly flawed policy of establishing a PA-led Palestinian state hits a Palestinian brick wall. 

"The only question outstanding is why President Obama has not spoken on the subject since his disparaging words about Mr. Netanyahu were made public last week. President Obama says he is a strong and committed friend of Israel, yet he makes disparaging remarks about its prime minister, then refuses to express any regret or issue a retraction once it becomes public. The only possible interpretation one can put on this behavior is that President Obama meant what he said and that his hostility to Mr. Netanyahu and the government he leads is such that he will not even go through the motions of expressing regret or downplaying his remarks.

Today's Headlines: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 

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Teamsters Cheer (Non-Working) Occupy Protesters for Bringing 'New Energy' to Labor's Fight 

Rep. West to Media: 'Stop Being Afraid of This President' Who 'Is Destroying This Country' 

Obama Expands U.S. Military Presence in Australia, Drawing Warning From China 

Gingrich: Freddie Mac Paid His Consulting Firm Up to $1.8M for 'Strategic Advice'

Will the U.S. Fund a Palestinian Government That Includes Terrorists?

As Iranian Students Stage 'Pro-Nuke' Rallies, Dissidents Urge Iran to Back Away From Bomb-Making 

Democrats, Republicans 'Stymied' on Deficit-Reduction Deal

Boehner to Obama, Senate Dems: 'Let the Senate Speak' on Bottled-Up Bills 

Brooklyn Museum Rejects Bishop's Call to Pull Ants-on-Crucifix Video from Gay Art Exhibit 

COMMENTARY:

Under GOP House, Federal Debt Has Increased $6,766 Per Household
By Terence P. Jeffrey
We are as much in need of great leaders today as at any time in our history. We will not find them among those who now run Congress.

NPR Versus 'Minstrel' Cain
By L. Brent Bozell III
It's quite clear that the liberal media don't want Herman Cain even standing on the debate stage. It ruins their preferred caricature of the Republicans as an all-white country club. Would this vitriol against Cain exist if he were white?

Obama's Half-Billion-Dollar Crony Drug Deal
By Michelle Malkin
What do you get when you mix Democratic fat-cat donations, Big Labor favors, pharmaceutical lobbying and Beltway business as usual? Answer: another toxic Barack Obama-approved crony deal.

#OWS
By Rich Galen
Part of the problem for the Occupy Wall Street crowd was that nobody paid much attention to them.

NEWSPAPER ROUNDUP: 

FYI... This is VERY IMPORTANT regarding the legal DEFINITION of "DEATH" for purposes of expanding organ donation.   They are looking to make poosible changes in 2012.

LIFE WITH BIG BROTHER

Latest Obama controversy: Who's ID'd as organ donor

Doctors warning changes would erase crucial line

Posted: November 15, 2011
8:47 pm Eastern

By Bob Unruh  © 2011 WND

Officials running a federal program that is considering redefining death are going to be seeking further public comment after members of the Christian Medical Association raised alarms about several problems, including what they believe would be an open door to pressure families to donate organs before their loved one has died.

The proposal could move the federal government closer into alignment with what has been proposed by longtime Barack Obama adviser Cass Sunstein.

Obama's "regulatory czar" was revealed in 2009 to have pushed strongly for the removal of organs from those who did not give their consent to becoming an organ donor.

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11/16/2011 

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The Individual Mandate: A Step Closer, but the Fight Against Obamacare Must Continue 

QUICK HITS

Following drug overdoses, deaths, and sexual assaults, police in at least six states arrested Occupy Wall Street protesters yesterday, prompting The Washington Post to ask, "Is this an occupation or an infestation?"

The Federal Housing Administration, which insures more than $1 trillion in mortgages, may need a $43 billion bailout from the U.S. Treasury, according to a new government report.

Beginning in 2012, the United States will base 250 Marines in Australia for six-month tours as part of an effort to gain a greater foothold in the Asia-Pacific region.

Economist Mario Monti will be sworn in as Italian premier early Wednesday along with a new cabinet. The new government faces the challenge of changing the country's course toward fiscal disaster.

The Energy Department's Inspector General has recommended that the loan guarantee program that financed Solyndra be placed on a department "watch list." Read more at Foundry.org. 

November 16, 2011 - Today's News  

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When Israel attacks Iran's nukes, Obama will be the last to know

Nov 16, 2011 05:13 am | Coach Collins

By Doug Book, staff writer

  Would Israel launch a surprise attack against Iranian nuclear facilities without first having informed the White House of its intentions?  That's a question to which Barack Obama would dearly love an answer, but don't expect Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to provide one any time soon.

 Upon receipt of an October report by UN weapons inspectors that Iran was in the process of building a nuclear weapon,  Barack Obama dispatched Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to Israel to demand  "...an unshakable guarantee that Israel would not carry out a unilateral military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities without first seeking Washington's clearance."

 But neither Israeli PM Netanyahu nor Defense Minister Ehud Barak would provide Obama with such a guarantee,  instead telling Panetta only that no attack was planned.

 The nation of Israel has survived the geographic nightmare of being surrounded by hostile Muslim neighbors through good intelligence,  dogged preparedness and a no nonsense,  no ... Continue Reading:When Israel attacks Iran's nukes, Obama will be the last to know

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American Minute for November 15th

Nov 15, 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

    He lost two sons in the Revolution, was the only clergyman to sign the Declaration and served on 120 Congressional Committees.
His name was John Witherspoon, and he died NOVEMBER 15, 1794.
Born in Scotland, he was a descendant of John Knox.
John Witherspoon was the President of Princeton University, the leader of a ... Continue Reading:American Minute for November 15th

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Democrat run Detroit slowly sinking like a torpedoed battleship

Nov 15, 2011 01:13 pm | Coach Collins

 By Kevin "Coach" Collins

 For at least a decade, the sea of vacant lots, nights that crackle with gunfire, and  abandoned buildings burning without attention have all been the constant companions of those few people still left in Detroit. Nevertheless, in a masterful display of propaganda damage control Detroit's true condition has remained a secret outside of the Motor City and its surrounding area.

  That secret is now out.

 A $ 1.7 million extensive forensic audit of Detroit's finances done by Ernst & Young   has found its way to sunlight. It describes a city that is NOT rebounding and NOT "getting on its feet" in spite of what Chrysler's TV ads say.  It says Detroit is running out of money - very quickly. Some of the debts the city has run up are 18 months old and still can't be paid. At the end of this calendar year Detroit will not have the money to pay ... Continue Reading:Democrat run Detroit slowly sinking like a torpedoed battleship

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November 16, 2011 

On Wednesday's Program 

Tonight on GBTV: Glenn speaks with a former Secret Service agent about the shocking White House shooting. That and much more tonight at 5pm only on GBTV! Get Glenn's preview of tonight's show HERE.

Did an 'Occupy' protester fire an AK-47 at the White House?

It sounds too ridiculous and far-fetched to be true - but it is. Shots were fired at the White House on Friday and authorities just discovered that a bullet had hit a window at the White House. The shots appear to be from a high powered rifle and the window struck was that of the Obama's living quarters. The Obamas were not home at the time of the incident. How in the world did something like this happen with relative disinterest from the media? Glenn has more on GBTV. WATCH

Montage of violent OWS rhetoric

On radio this morning, Glenn played the audio of people calling for violence and revolution in the Occupy Wall Street movement. Think this is a joke? Think that it's harmless? There are people spouting violent rhetoric and threats - calling for things far worse than the rapes and attacks that have happened over and over again. WATCH.

Small business creates a tasty snack; Glenn ruins diet

Have you ever tasted potato chip crumbles mixed with bacon in a milk chocolate cup? How about chocolate covered potato chips? Get the story behind the chips the radio crew devoured on radio this morning HERE.  Markdown.com is offering a great deal on a 14 piece combo package of various potato chip goodies. Visit Markdown.com  for details! 

Glenn interviews Trevor Louden

Glenn spoke with one of the more interesting people he knows on radio today - Trevor Louden. Here's a man who's dedicated his life to calling out radical leftists wherever he can root them up. Turns out they are all over the place and they just keep on coming. Glenn talks with Trevor about the latest connections he's found. WATCH

Another violent revolutionary song

4th Hour Lessons in broadcasting: Pat & Stu recap and analyze a horrible rookie broadcasting mistake Glenn made on radio today. What did the 30+ year industry vet do that made the skin on every PD in America crawl? Find out on today's 4th hour only on GBTV - WATCH!

MSNBC Host wants to ban handguns