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'Paid Democratic Hitman': Stephanopoulos' Bizarre Debate Question on Contraception Suddenly Makes Sense 

Dick Morris

Conservative commentator Dick Morris believes that the Democrat party is covertly trying to convince voters that Republicans want to "ban contraception."

Seem a little far-fetched?

Remember when George Stephanopoulos, former senior political adviser to President Bill Clinton, moderated that ABC News Republican debate last month? Immediately following the debate, he was accused of asking "unfair" and biased questions and of running the debate in a manner that was anything but objective.

And while these charges are debatable, most everyone agrees that the moment where Stephanopoulos suddenly shifted the topic from job creation to hypothetical questions involving whether the states have a right to ban contraception was...odd (to say the least).

Did an Ivy League Professor Suggest Including Anti-Israel Messaging in College Courses? 

Prof. Amy Kaplan, University of Pennsylvania

There is an audio clip making the rounds of pro-Israel blogs, purporting to reveal a University of Pennsylvania professor apparently suggesting that fellow teachers insert a boycott Israel message into their courses, even in courses not connected to Middle East politics.

The audio clip was taped at the National Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Conference earlier this month at the University of Pennsylvania about which The Blaze reported.

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Salute Our Troops With Dom Giordano  

Monday - February 20, 2012
President's Day
10 AM - 1 PM

Live broadcast and welcome home luncheon honoring American servicemen and women from the Delaware Valley who served bravely in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Plus a celebration the 71st Anniversary of the USO, providing morale and recreational services to members of the US Military since 1941.

Dom Giordano will broadcast live from the Walnut Ballroom at the Radisson Philadelphia Northeast Hotel, Route One in Trevose, from 9 AM to 12 noon, doors open to the public at 10 AM. During his radio show, Dom will welcome several on-site special guests, including many men and women who served.

Dom and WPHT will also present "The World's Largest Thank You Card" to our troops in attendance, with panels having been signed by hundreds of WPHT listeners and clients at various sponsor locations throughout the Delaware Valley.

SALUTE THE TROOPS THANK YOU CARD LOCATIONS

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Dresher, PA-19025
in the Dreshertown Shopping Plaza

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Nissan of Turnersville
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744 W. Lancaster Avenue, Ste. 225
Wayne, PA 19087

Constitution 101:
The Meaning and History of the Constitution

Available to you, your family, your friends,
and all Americans.

Begins February 20, 2012 - Sign Up TODAY!   

Dr. Larry P. Arnn

Over the years, many friends of Hillsdale, those who never attended college here, have said to me: "Dr. Arnn, I wish I could take Hillsdale's Constitution course!"

In response to these requests, this past year, for the first time ever, Hillsdale College offered the "Introduction to the Constitution" lecture series at no charge. Frankly, I wasn't sure what sort of a response a course like this would have.

That's why I was excited to see that YOU and almost 200,000 other people from all over the United States registered for "Introduction to the Constitution."

Thank you very much for registering and participating. I hope you learned a lot from the series.

I was thrilled, not only by the response, but at what it indicates: Americans are willing and eager learn about the Constitution and to defend the principles of liberty that made America so prosperous!

And this re-awakening of national interest in the Constitution comes not a minute too soon.

Now, for the first time ever, Hillsdale College is offering a no-cost 10-week online Constitution course based on the class Hillsdale College students must complete for graduation:

"Constitution 101: The Meaning and History of the Constitution"

This course on the U.S. Constitution is available online at no charge to anyone who wants to understand and defend the timeless principles of liberty upon which our nation was founded!

I am proud to be teaching part of our NEW "Constitution 101" course and hope YOU will be one of my students again!

"Constitution 101" begins on February 20, 2012, and concludes the week of April 30. It will cover such topics as the Declaration of Independence and its connection to the Constitution, how the Constitution is structured to protect individual liberty and ensure good government, the crisis of constitutional government faced by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, and modern challenges to the Constitution during the "Progressive" era.

It is my honor to teach the first class, "The American Mind," and the final class, "The Recovery of the Constitution." All of the classes will be taught by Hillsdale College professors - the top teachers in their field and the same ones who instruct our students here on Hillsdale's campus.

Come join us Patriots March 9, Phoenixville Country Club!!!

WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA!?

Join us at our next meeting and find out and learn how you can help! Come out and meet two great conservatives who are running in the April 24 primary. Roger Howard is challenging Senator Pileggi for the PA Senate seat in the 9th District and Chris Amentas is challenging Senator Dinniman for the 19th District PA Senate seat.

Roger believes that the Republican leadership in the Senate is not living up the the reforms that were promised in the 2010 elections and that they continue to do business as usual. He will work to restore the respect and trust of the people for the PA Senate. Let him tell us how.

Chris Amentas is a fiscal and social conservative who believes strong and responsible economic policies benefit everyone. He feels that politicians in Harrisburg seem unwilling to make the difficult choices needed to restore economic stability and jobs. Let's learn more.

As you know, we have Republicans in the Governor's seat, in the Senate and in the House yet nothing seems to be getting done. The House has passed numerous important bills that die in the Senate including the Voter ID Bill, HB934. Help change things by meeting these outstanding candidates and supporting them in the coming elections.

Also, Nate Benfield, Director of Policy Analysis for the Commonwealth Foundation will provide discussion on Governor Corbett's new budget proposal. Nate will give the Budget Background, a Historical Spending and Budget Process overview; long term threats to the budget, how to "Fireproof the economy" solutions and policy recommendations.

The more we know, the better prepared we will be to send our message to Harrisburg: smaller government, fiscal responsibility, free markets, and Constitutional government.

The Steering Committee
Mark, Betty, Jeff & Joe
vfpatriots.com

Please find attached a Sam Rohrer flyer that I would like you to mark on your calendars and also to pass on the flyer to your family, friends and neighbors.  Rob and I would like to give Sam a "warm welcome" to Lower Bucks.  This is another U.S. Senate candidate that we are introducing to the community.  I have asked Bob Casey to come to one of our meetings, and his staff declined. If you are able, please sign up on my events page.  If you aren't on Facebook, please let me know if you will be attending and how many.  I want to have a headcount for refreshments.

We appreciate our pastor allowing us to use the church to introduce a candidate to the community.

Any questions, please email me.

Thanks,

Hosted by Philadelphia Tea Party Patriots of Lower Bucks

(Home 215.547.6136; Cell 267.278.0827 or 267.278.1656)

Sam Rohrer

Town Hall

March 16^th 7 to 8:30 PM

Trevose United Methodist Church

4937 Church Ave & Brownsville Road

Trevose, Pennsylvania 19053

Sam is the only life-long Constitutional Republican with a consistent voting history in this race who can win. Two of the current candidates were Democrats until recently. That's not good enough.

He is a proud Reagan conservative. Sam served for 18 years in the PA House, and he has never made an unconstitutional vote. He was never afraid to stand up to leadership in Harrisburg, and that won't change when he goes to Washington.

Become educated so you can make the right decision at the polls on Primary Day, April 24^th.

 March 23rd, 2012, marks an important and unfortunate anniversary. It will have been exactly two years since President Obama forced his unpopular health care takeover onto the American people. Americans for Prosperity has educated the public about the dangers of government interference in the health care market for the past several years, and now the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments and make a ruling on that very issue. As you are most likely aware, the U.S. Supreme Court will be considering the constitutionality of several elements of the President's health care bill. This may be our best chance to overturn this offense against our health care freedoms. That's why Americans for Prosperity will be hosting a Hands Off My Health Care rally for free-market grassroots activists from across the country at the Supreme Court on March 27th. Details can be found below.

Americans for Prosperity - Pennsylvania will host bus rides to DC from the following locations:

• Dolyestown
• Harrisburg/York
• King of Prussia
• Lancaster
• Media
• Middletown
• Pittsburgh
• Reading
• Scranton
• Quakerstown/Allentown

Click here to register for the Hands Off My Health Care Rally now!

Hands Off My Health Care Rally

The United States Supreme Court, Washington, D.C.
March 27th at 1:00PM

Over the past few years, Americans for Prosperity has been the premier grassroots group educating the public on the dangers of the President's health care bill. AFP's Hands Off My Health Care Tour criss-crossed the nation in 2009 hosting over 300 events and rallies. Then, in late 2009, over 5,000 activists gathered for AFP's Code Red Rally in Washington.

We must remind the Court and all of Washington that the President's health care takeover is an affront to free-market principles and our Constitution. Not only is the individual mandate unconstitutional, but it forces consumers to enter the health insurance market against their will. Click here to read more about the individual mandate.

Click here to register for the Hands Off My Health Care Rally now!

Questions remain surrounding Maine caucus results 

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 07:27 AM PST

Weekly News From Philadelphia ZOA

Shabbat Shalom!

Philadelphia ZOA Quarterly Meeting

Wednesday, Feb. 29, 7:30 p.m., at Temple Beth Hillel/Beth El, 1001 Remington Rd., Wynnewood.

Our guest speaker will be State Representative Curt Schroder, who recently returned from a trip to Israel along with other lawmakers from the commonwealth on a trip sponsored and organized by the Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition. Schroder, a Republican, represents the 155th District, in Chester County. He is serving his ninth term.

The meeting is free and open to the public. Please

encourage those you know to also attend.

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Nullify Now! Philadelphia

LISTEN LIVE TO REPATRIOT RADIO

"BETTER THAN EVER"

(all times are eastern)

Wednesday 3-4pm "Patriots Watch" - Billy Baer and Dan Haggerty

The Case Against Obamacare: Health Care Policy Series for the 112th Congress

For Tea Parties, this can be used as basic ammunition for letters to the editor, columns for your local news outlet, handouts at public events, emailing the pdf to our elected reps as well as to members, friends and neighbors.

This appears to be an excellent resource; let's make use of it.

Lou Flanagan

The General Wayne Tea Party

The first contests in the race for the Republican nomination are just around the corner. To better inform you, we looked beyond the rhetoric to the candidates' actual records on the issues important to families.

This voter guide outlines candidate stances on issues that are important to the family. We researched the candidates' statements and votes on the ten issues that best give voters an understanding on if the candidates match your values. Please use this resource as you think about who you would like to see be the nominee to challenge President Barack Obama.

Download the free guide and be sure to share this resource with your friends and family before the 2012 primary season begins next month.

A values voter is an informed voter.

Sincerely,

Tony Perkins
President

PA implementing ObamaCare exchanges  

I wanted to update you on the exchange situation.  First, unfortunately we are getting started late in the game.  Having spoken with 4 different legislators (Rep Saylor, Boyd, Bear, and Sen Waugh), I believe the general sense on their part is that they want to be prepared to set up an exchange if SCOTUS doesn't  declare ObamaCare unconstitutional. 

Their reasoning for supporting the exchange is that PA will have more control if PA sets up the exchange rather than the feds.  We have been arguing that in fact: the exchange structure and operation is dictated by the feds, through law and regulation, regardless if the state sets it up or not; that whatever little "control" a PA would have does not mitigate any of the true horrors of the law; establishing the exchange legitimizes PPACA and undercut PA's federal lawsuit against PPACA, creates more PA expense and government, scedes state sovereignty, misses an opportunity to block the law and to have standing for further legal action.  (please see attached documents if you want more explanation).

We have more legislator visits planned, but it is clear to me that none of the legislators thus far will take on this fight.  We must generate the grass roots response to move them to do so.  It is disgusting that our Republican Governor and legislature can't pass meaningful right to work legislation, LCB reform, PA TPK Commission reform, school reform, etc but unless we respond in a big way, will make PA government bigger, make PA government poorer, harm PA citizen liberty and health by implementing an exchange.

I have contacted Campaign for Liberty to see if they are interested in coordinating efforts to stop the exchange.  I will also contact the PA Manufacturer's Association and the Chamber of Commerce, both of whom support repeal of PPACA, also for potential coordination of activities.

We are working on an on-line petition rejecting PPACA and the exchanges for PA physicians to sign and ultimately deliver by several physicians to Harrisburg.

On Wednesday, I participated in a debate put on by the Lehigh Valley Coalition for Health Care Reform (Donna Rovito).  Leo Knepper and I presented the anti-exchange positition while a rep from the PA Dept of Insurance and Dr Schmeltz of the PA Medical Society presented the for pro position.  For what it is worth, I believe we had the more compelling argument.

I welcome any thought you all have.

D4PC Exchange Testimony 

State Leg Guide to Repealing ObamaCare 

We have an amazing opportunity before us today, to score a BIG WIN for taxpayers and small businesses...but we can't do it without your help!

Please click here to send an email to your Representative and tell him or her to vote yes on the prevailing wage reform bills before the House today!

At 1pm, our PA Legislators are voting to amend the prevailing wage laws that have long favored unions and hurt working families and small businesses!  

Could you please email your legislator right now and ask him or her to vote YES on two prevailing wage reform bills: H.B. 1329 ("Threshold") and H.B. 1685 ("Jobs Classification")?

Our politicians must not only hear from the unions...they must hear from YOU and I...the people who bear the burden of paying for these bills!

Here's a quick overview of the bills:

The "Jobs Classification Bill" will require Pennsylvania to define job classifications on public works projects. The lack of definitions has been used by some unions to attack and file frivolous grievances against small business owners, costing Pennsylvania jobs and tax dollars.

The "threshold bill" will end the artificially low estimated cost of total project from $25,000 to conform to the Consumer Price Index of the previous calendar year. The current amount was based on the 1963 Consumer Price Index and allowed prevailing wage to kick in at too low a threshold making it a costly endeavor for school districts and municipalities to fund minor projects.

Will you please ask your legislator to vote "YES" to H.B. 1329 ("Threshold") and H.B. 1685 ("Jobs Classification")? Don't miss this chance to score a win for the taxpayers and small businesses of Pennsylvania!

Thank you for all your hard work!

In Liberty and Solidarity,

Jennifer Stefano

RedState Morning Briefing

For February 15, 2012

1. The Competitive Disadvantage of Principle

If you have not read it, this is a fascinating article in the New York Times. The crux of the article is the title - even critics of the safety net increasingly depend on it.

The article profiles a number of people who take advantage of the federal social safety net and are increasingly resentful of it. The solutions on fixing it vary. The angry, for some, may or may not be misplaced. The article reads as a Rorschach test on your ideology - liberals will read it and find the people hypocritical. Conservatives will read it and find it all maddening.

To summarize it, the United States is increasingly taxing the middle class to subsidize the middle class. All the talk about the poor and what the safety net is designed to do for the poor overlooks that the government has taken it upon itself to keep the middle class from falling into the poorer classes of society.

It is a long held principle in this country that the individual is supreme above the collective and the government. Tied to that is the principle espoused by Abraham Lincoln back in Kalamazoo, MI back in 1856, that in this country, unlike so many others, "every man can make himself." It is less and less true.

More and more, the Middle Class has become dependent on the federal social safety net. It was a slow and creeping dependence the Middle Class did not recognize until it was too late. Now suddenly their principles have come into conflict with their lifestyle.

The Middle Class believes that with hard work it can move up the ranks of society. It is not content to and does not expect to stay in the Middle Class. At the same time, the Middle Class recognizes its current dependency. It also recognizes that if it does break through it will be despised by government. Even more troubling, it does not know how to break through. Due to lobbyists, regulators, and legislators, the process of inventiveness and creativity has been shut down.

2. The Demise of the Tea Party is Greatly Exaggerated

Certain people keep opining that the Tea Party is all but dead, but those who wish for the demise of the Tea Party are missing the emerging new political infrastructure where Tea Party groups have set aside rallies for political action. Consider Wisconsin to determine where the Tea Party is going in 2012 and beyond.

From New York to California, newspapers are weighing in on the importance of Governor Scott Walker's recall in Wisconsin. Stephen Moore in the Wall Street Journal described it as "the most important non-presidential election of the decade." The Orange County Register even penned an editorial about how important it was that the public unions are stopped in Wisconsin.

3. The Highway Bill and ANWR: It's a Trap!

Well, it appears that our efforts are paying off. Responding to our charge that the GOP was violating the pledge against bundled megabills, Boehner announced that he will split the proposal into three separate bills; the highway bill (HR 7), pension reform (HR 3813), and expanded oil and gas drilling (HR 3408).

This is great news. But here's the catch.

4. Beware Greeks Demanding Benefits

In the most recent round of violent protests that have rocked Greece, a group of aggrieved Communist party members went up onto the Acropolis and hung banners from the massive rock. "Down with Dictatorship" they proclaimed (in English as well as in Greek for the benefit of the western media and/or relevant parties in London and Washington, D.C.).

The message was not particularly subtle: Here, in the birthplace of democracy, Greeks would once again stand up to their oppressors and claim their ancient freedoms. At the very feet of the Parthenon they made their stand, with the ruins of the classical past providing witness.

The juxtaposition between the "birthplace of democracy" and Greece's current budget woes has been echoed in the media, illustrated with video of Athenians torching Starbucks and Cinnabon. What this analysis fails to recognize is that the contemporary Greeks are rejecting their own heritage as they riot not for freedom, but against it.

5. CPAC: Not Quite Like the Media Matters Communications Room. But Still, Grow Up.

Stephen Glass was a fabulist. He made up stories and eventually he was caught. I read somewhere he wants to be a lawyer now, but his contrition is in doubt.

One of the things he made up was a story on CPAC. He may have made it up, but I think he got it right nonetheless.

After RedState got started in July of 2004, blogging on the right became all the rage, though it was correlation and not causation. By 2005, CPAC had a Bloggers Row and I went for my first time. The event was held that year at the Reagan Center in Washington, D.C. Most of the attendees stayed across the street at the JW Marriott. It was not an ideal venue, but it was my first time and I did not know better.

Heritage Hotsheet

Experts on the Day's Hottest News

Items for February 15, 2012

US weighing steep nuclear arms cuts   

The Associated Press

Tentative payroll tax pact reached   

USA Today

Obama Budget Eliminates D.C. Voucher Funding   

National Review Online

Proposed Obama budget includes surge in tax hikes   

Fox News

U.S. concerned about spike in Iran-Israel 'shadow war'   

The Washington Times

Latest Heritage Research:

BACKGROUNDER
Delayed Recovery Historically Slow

ISSUE BRIEF
Proposed Revisions to Homeland Security Grants Make Sense

 Go hunting polar bears in Nunavut.

Spend the rest of your life happily regaling liberals with every last detail of your adventure. Say: "But you know it's really a form of aboriginal ecotourism. The Inuit depend for their livelihoods on organized sports hunting. So I was just doing my bit for the environment and the cause of native peoples. Maybe you'd like to try it? I can give you a contact number..."  

The U.S. Constitution

A Reader 

Hillsdale College is a private, coeducational, residential, liberal arts college with approximately 1,400 students. Founded in 1844, the College remains, in the words of its Articles of Association, "grateful to God for the inestimable blessings resulting from the presence of civil and religious liberty and intelligent piety" in our nation, and dedicated to "the diffusion of sound learning" that is "essential to the perpetuity of these blessings."

Hillsdale College is distinguished by its rigorous core curriculum, by its principled rejection of federal and state taxpayer funding, and by the pledge of its Board of Trustees to resists any attempts by the government to regulate its internal affairs.

Hillsdale College promotes the principles of liberty nationwide through its national speech digest, Imprimis, which has a monthly circulation of over 2 million, and through several outreach programs. In 2008, Hillsdale launched its Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship in Washington, D.C. The College will also launch the Hillsdale Graduate School of Statesmanship in fall 2012.

U.S.-Israel Differences on Iran Threaten Security   

Washington, D.C. (February 14, 2012) -- The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) expressed deep concern today over indications that the Obama administration is asking Israel to risk its security and survival to advance U.S. policy toward Iran, without providing assurances that the U.S. will protect Israel if the Iranian nuclear threat materializes.

RJC Executive Director Matthew Brooks said:

The Obama administration has strongly urged Israel to hold back from taking military action to derail or destroy the Iranian nuclear project. Israel, which has a much shorter and earlier window of opportunity than the U.S. to act militarily   to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran, is being asked to sit on the sidelines while the U.S. pursues sanctions and diplomatic outreach.  

There are reports that Israel has asked Pres. Obama for assurance that if sanctions fail, he will use force against Iran. Pres. Obama's has refused to provide that assurance, which has damaged the long-standing trust and cooperation between the two countries.   

In addition, Pres. Obama's 2013 budget request, released yesterday, calls for a sharp cut in U.S. military aid for Israel's critical missile defense programs. Cutting critical funds for missile defense at a time when the threat from Iran has never been greater is extremely dangerous, worrisome and reckless. 

The President's actions are at odds with his words. His expectation that Israel should withhold action against Iran to meet an American policy timetable, while Iran moves demonstrably closer to the ability to annihilate Israel, is at odds with common sense. The Obama administration should make clear our commitment to Israel's security and to our joint efforts to prevent Iran from achieving a game-changing nuclear capability that will threaten not just Israel, but the U.S. as well.

February 14, 2012

  Rep. King
standing fast  

During the legislative briefing portion of our national conference back in 2010, ACT! for America Executive Director Guy Rodgers explained "the power of the gavel."

He told conference attendees that the political party in the majority in Congress holds a great deal of power with respect to everything from what bills get introduced in committees to what bills get a vote on the floor. It's called "the power of the gavel."

When Republicans won control of the House in 2010, the chairmanships of all the House committees were turned over to Republicans. Rep. Peter King became chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee-and a new day dawned as he addressed issues, such as Muslim radicalization, that previously hadn't seen the light of day.

Last year Rep. King was one of the recipients at our national conference of our Patriot award for his courage and effectiveness in fighting for our national security. Below you'll see his priorities for this year. Rep. King continues to stand fast in the face of the baseless attacks he has received from organizations like CAIR.

  King Releases Homeland Panel Priorities for 2012

By CQ Staff

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter T. King released a list of his priorities for the panel in the coming year, leading off with one of its most controversial hearing topics from 2011: Muslim radicalization in America.

The New York Republican's series of domestic radicalization hearings, which covered topics including terrorist recruiting on the Internet and in prisons, as well as the role of Muslim community leaders and organizations in speaking out against violence. The sessions drew criticism from panel Democrats, civil liberties organizations and Muslim advocacy groups. King and several of his fellow GOP panelists, however, called them productive and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joseph I. Lieberman, I-Conn., agreed to hold a joint hearing in December on the potential threat of radicalization among members of the U.S. military.

"In 2012, we will continue the Committee's focus on critical counterterrorism issues, just as I promised to do when I was selected as chairman," King said. "The series of radicalization hearings I convened last March has been very productive, and I will definitely continue the hearings in 2012. The committee will also examine a number of additional homeland security issues and will move legislation necessary to secure our homeland from the terrorists who continue to plot attacks against us."

His office said that legislation will include bills covering authorization for the Department of Homeland Security and its components - a goal the chairman has set in previous years - and cybersecurity. The House Homeland subcommittee that handles cybersecurity approved a bill (HR 3674) from its chairman, California Republican Dan Lungren, earlier this month.

King's other priorities are:

• Studying the presence and activities in the United States of Iran's intelligence services, as well as groups such as Hezbollah and al Qaeda.    
• Probing money from Islamist groups that comes into the United States.   
• Examining potential leaks of classified information regarding sensitive counterterrorism operations.   
• Obtaining Purple Heart medals for military servicemembers hurt of killed during the 2009 shooting attacks at Fort Hood, Texas, and at recruiting stations. Currently, those events are considered criminal matters under military policy and ineligibles for Purple Hearts, as King's and Lieberman's committees discussed last year.   
• Investigating the possible roles that the deceased al-Qaeda head Anwar al-Awlaki and current seniors leaders Daoud Chehazeh and Eyad al-Rababah, may have played the attacks of September 11, 2001.   
• Studying security preparations for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.   
• Assessing whether enemy veterans of conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia pose dangers to the U.S. homeland.   
• Ensuring the protection of U.S. security contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq.   
• Monitoring emerging threats to the homeland;   
• Continuing close examination of the Department of Homeland Security's operations, policies, and programs.

No Sex, Many Lies, One Video Tape, and a Soldier's Unnecessary Death
Feb 14, 2012 11:40 am

Shariah's Police: Global Governance
Feb 14, 2012 12:49 am

Emails Disclose Galloway's Syrian Support
Feb 13, 2012 11:22 pm

The Global Warming Hoax is Now Killing People
Feb 13, 2012 10:06 pm

Russian Nuclear Submarine As Omen -- Will U.S. Continue To Disarm?
Feb 13, 2012 09:28 pm

U. S. Legislative Immigration Update February 13, 2012
Feb 13, 2012 06:51 pm

Totalitarianism and the American Education System
Feb 13, 2012 05:22 pm

Dawn of the Drones: The Realization of the Total Surveillance State
Feb 13, 2012 03:12 pm

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1. MUST WATCH VIDEO: Daniel Hannan - A brilliant and inspiring ode to American conservatism by Britain's shining parliamentary star! A MUST LISTEN!  2. Which U.S. City is Paying Students to Come to School each Day?
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Oliver Stone's Son Converts to Islam in Iran

2/14/2012 by Erin Carlson

"The conversion to Islam is not abandoning Christianity or Judaism, which I was born with," 27-year-old filmmaker Sean Stone tells AFP.

Sean Stone, son of controversial director Oliver Stone, converted to Islam in Iran on Tuesday.

The ceremony was held in Isfahan, the third largest city in the country, where Stone -- a 27-year-old filmmaker following in his father's foosteps -- is shooting a documentary.

 

Stone, who made cameos in a handful of his dad's movies as a child, is now a Shiite Muslim with the chosen name, Ali, according to reports.

  

"The conversion to Islam is not abandoning Christianity or Judaism, which I was born with," he told news outlet AFP, via Yahoo News. "It means I have accepted Mohammad and other prophets."

 

He did not give details on why he converted.

The Liberal Uses of Race

The all have defects; so can a brokered convention be the answer?

Feb 14, 2012 05:13 am | Coach Collins

By Ron Reale

Those who scoff at Newt Gingrich's plans for space should keep in mind similar arguments were made against John Kennedy when he proposed his moon quest.

JFK had a cold war going on, but still saw the necessity of going to space.

Today, our President will face China in the race to a moon base.

Does anyone really want China controlling space from a militarized moon base? Or controlling all the minerals available on the moon?

Along with the great idea proposed by Rick Santorum concerning Manufacturing companies and Capital Gains taxes, a US/China "base race" would make America's economy take off like a rocket.

Between the manufacturing jobs created throughout the country and NASA in the southern states building our own moon base facilities, and those spurred by re-invigorating the American oil industry by creating the Keystone pipeline and allowing drilling, (and frakking) in the US and off ... Continue Reading:The all have defects; so can a brokered convention be the answer?

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It's not just forced abortion coverage; Obamacare includes several dangers to our liberties

Feb 13, 2012 01:13 pm | Coach Collins

By Kevin "Coach" Collins

Forcing us to buy health insurance and pay for abortions whether our conscience will allow it or not are not the only dangerous elements of Obamacare. 

Americans for Prosperity (AFP) has examined the bill and provided its opinion of what is wrong and dangerous about Obamacare. Here are the AFP's observations. 

It's partially true that healthcare will be rationed. Cost limitations are mandated and will be enforced.

It is true that a committee of government bureaucrats will decide what treatments you can receive with no appeals accepted.  

Despite doubletalk to the contrary healthcare costs for ACORN the SEIU the UAW and other unions WILL be subsidized by you. And remember the Obama Administration will be keeping the books so "favored" organizations will NEVER run out of our money. 

Yes ACORN will directly benefit from this scheme (don't listen to the liberal line that "ACORN does not dispense healthcare so how can ... Continue Reading:It's not just forced abortion coverage; Obamacare includes several dangers to our liberties

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February 14, 2012  

February 14, 2012
      Cops visit dad who shot kid's laptop
Last Friday's viral video smash from the North Carolina dad who destroyed his daughter's laptop using a .45 pistol sparked a visit from the local police and Child Protective Services. Tommy Jordan says that he and his daughter were interviewed separately by government officials. What did the police and community services people decide to do about the laptop execution? Find out HERE.

  WH ADVISOR TALKS ABOUT A 'WORLD TAX'
Two short weeks after the United Nations floated the idea of creating a world tax to fund "social protection," a member of the White House is suggesting that we need a "global minimum tax." Watch advisor Gene Sperling make that statement HERE. 

IRANIAN BOMBER BLOWS OFF HIS OWN LEGS

Police in Thailand are working to sort out all of the details about a man from Iran who was apparently in the country to carry out terror plots. During a stand off on the streets of Bangkok, the man tried to toss a grenade at the police, but it bounced back at him and blew off his legs. Graphic photos and the rest of the details can be seen HERE.

GLENN BECK ON TOUR - 'UNELECTABLE 2'
Tickets are on sale now for Glenn's upcoming comedy tour. Join Glenn for an unforgettable night of comedy in a city near you -- Tampa, Raleigh, Phoenix, San Diego, Oklahoma City and Charleston. Dates and ticket information is available HERE.  

  VIRAL VID - TEBOW GETS MILITARY BALL INVITE   NFL rookie sensation Tim Tebow is back in the news. The Denver Broncos quarterback has just gotten an invitation to the Military Ball from Airman Jamie Walden. The 20-year-old Walden is currently stationed at Barksdale AFB and she also enlisted a couple of her military members to encourage Tebow to say "yes." Watch the clip HERE.

FROM GBTV: Real news from the blaze - UNDERSTANDING THE BUDGET

President Obama delivered his massive budget yesterday with all of the typical Washington pomp and circumstance. The Real News panel peeled back the veneer and explained the gimmicks and tricks found inside the bloated budget. See the entire segment HERE.

Tonight on Real News from The Blaze: Syria is in the spotlight. The violence on the streets of Syria has been escalating and the world appears to be unable or unwilling to do anything about it. The panel discusses that topic and other stories missed by the mainstream media tonight at 7pm ET on GBTV

YES YOU CAN GET A HOTEL ROOM IN HONG KONG FOR JUST $30 A NIGHT!
One of the costliest parts of international travel is managing what you will spend on a place to sleep. One hotel in Hong Kong has built a facility that offers nightly beds for just $30. OK, they're not really beds, but more like pods. See these affordable, but beehive-like accommodations HERE.  

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

To: Friends & Supporters

From: Gary L. Bauer


COUNTDOWN TO VICTORY: 266 DAYS TO THE 2012 ELECTIONS


Santorum Surging

Santorum's surge is real. Three national polls released in the past 24 hours have Senator Rick Santorum essentially tied or leading Governor Mitt Romney in the Republican presidential contest. As a result, Santorum has overtaken Romney in the RealClearPolitics.com average of polls.

And here is why Santorum's surge is real: According to an analysis of the CBS/New York Times poll, "Mr. Santorum's bump is largely fueled by increased support from self-described conservatives, evangelical Christians and Tea Party supporters." These voters are the base of Republican Party. Until recently, they had been divided. But if they coalesce around one candidate, this race will look considerably different.

Here is another point to consider. Looking at the breakdown of a recent Michigan poll where Santorum was leading Romney one political analyst observed, "Perhaps the most interesting aspect ... is the stark divide it shows in the level of voter commitment to the candidates." In the poll, Santorum was running 11 points ahead of Mitt Romney among "definite voters."

These findings should give the party establishment second thoughts about the entire "electability" argument. How does the party win if its nominee does not motivate its most committed supporters? Rick Santorum motivates. Mitt Romney still has a hard time getting an emotional reaction from grassroots conservatives.


Obama's Budget Breakdown

Today's Wall Street Journal breaks down Obama's latest budget proposal. Here are some facts to share with your friends as they consider whether Obama deserves another term.

• The four years of Obama's first term will represent "the four highest spending years since 1946." In other words, the country hasn't spent this much money as a percentage of our GDP in any four-year period since World War II.
• Obama's presidency is defined by deficit spending. For four years in a row, Obama's spending has produced deficits in excess of $1.29 trillion -- a historic first.
• Meanwhile, the Journal notes that "revenues [are] at historic lows because of the mediocre recovery," a recovery hampered by Obama's regulatory assault on virtually every major industry, constant attempts to raise taxes and the uncertainty created by ObamaCare.
• "All of this has added an astonishing $5 trillion in debt in a single presidential term."
• Lastly, Obama's budget proposes to raise taxes on individuals, businesses and families earning more than $200,000. "These are the 3% of taxpayers that Mr. Obama says aren't paying their fair share, though that 3% pays more in income tax than the rest of the other 97%."

Keep that last point in mind. As we have repeatedly argued, the problem in Washington is not a lack of revenue, it is too much spending. Just like Bill Clinton, who promised to make the rich "pay their fair share," the Democrats will eventually target the middle class for a big tax hike too. Why? Because there are not enough rich people in America for Obama to tax in order to pay for all his spending.

By the way, don't fall for all the rhetoric about how Obama is going to "soak the rich" to pay for services for the poor. His budget kills the school choice program for inner-city kids in Washington, D.C., while increasing subsidies for "new energy vehicles" like the overpriced Volt from "Government Motors."

America can't afford four more years of Barack Obama!


The Compromise/Cave-In

By now you have probably heard that House Republican leaders have agreed to renew the payroll tax cut without coming up with a way to pay for it now. They accepted this compromise with the White House because they could find no other way to avoid an economic growth-killing tax increase.

While House Republicans wanted to cut spending, Obama and Senate Democrats wanted to raise taxes on entrepreneurs and small businesses. Sadly, the polls show Obama has been winning this debate, and the House GOP leadership didn't want to fight on this ground again.

I can understand why they reached that conclusion. But I suspect they also felt that they would get credit from the media for compromising with Obama. After all, the media have been labeling the GOP "obstructionist" for months. Well, guess what? Every news story today is about how the GOP got rolled by Obama and surrendered.

News flash to our friends on Capitol Hill: You are going to be labeled either "obstructionists" or "cowards." Pick your battles and your retreats carefully.


Israelis Targeted Worldwide

Israeli diplomats were the targets of assassination attempts in New Delhi, India, and Tbilisi, Georgia, yesterday. The car-bombing in India injured four people. Thankfully, the device used in Georgia failed to explode.

This morning brought news of a series of bomb blasts in Thailand. Two Iranians are in custody, including the bomber, who lost both his legs when one attack went awry. Police are searching for a third accomplice.

The Israeli government is blaming the Islamic regime in Tehran and its terrorist proxy, Hezbollah, for these attacks. Defense Minister Ehud Barak said, "We know who carried out the terror attacks, we know who sent them, and Israel will settle the score with them."
 

Today's Headlines:  Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Obama: Not Raising Taxes is a Form of Government Spending

White House Underestimated 2012 Deficit by $769.5B--or 138 Percent

25 Percent of Seniors to Face Highest Medicare Premiums Under Obama Budget

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Obama Budget to Spend 1.5 Times as Much on Health Care as on Defense

Michelle Bachmann: 'Every Single American Is Negatively Impacted by Obamacare'

Obama to Increase Federal Spending 53 Percent by 2022

Obama Chief of Staff Misleads on How Budget Process Works in Senate

Santorum: Occupy Protesters Represent 'True Intolerance'

State Dep't Budget Seeks to Spend $770 Million on 'Arab Spring' Reforms in 11 Countries

Administration Seeks $4.1 Billion for Int'l Bodies, Including 'Palestine'-Embracing UNESCO

Washington Governor Signs Same-Sex Marriage Bill Into Law

Egyptian Cabinet Minister Says U.S. Sought Chaos in Egypt

COMMENTARY:

On to Tehran -- or Is It Damascus?
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Our War Party has been temporarily diverted from its clamor for war on Iran by the insurrection against the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. And if Assad falls, who rises? Would a triumphant Muslim Brotherhood in Damascus keep the peace on the Golan Heights, as the Assads did for 40 years?

Rising Black Social Pathology
By Walter E. Williams
The sorry and tragic state of black education is not going to be turned around until there's a change in what's acceptable and unacceptable behavior by young people. That change has to come from within the black community.

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14-year-old arrested for attack on teacher
Democrats split on handling Iran threat
Social Security reserves forecast to run dry in 2022
Hurricanes pose risk to offshore wind farms
Britain being overtaken by 'militant secularists', Cabinet minister warns
Obama budget repeals billions in oil, gas tax breaks, reviving fight with GOP
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