Quote: 

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, 

the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy,

its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." 

February 20, 2012

The Unknown History of Civil Rights

By Wynton Hall |2/4/2008

Black History Month is about informing citizens of the hurdles and heroes of America's climb toward civil rights and equality. How interesting, then, that so many race-related political myths continue to be perpetuated by Democrats who know better.

Consider the recent fracas over Senator Hillary Clinton's contention that President Lyndon Johnson was the driving force behind the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. As any fair examination of history reveals, a large share of the legislative credit for the bill's passage must go to that other senator from Illinois-Republican Minority Leader Everett Dirksen.

Just look at the historical record. As Lyndon Johnson told Hubert Humphrey: "Now you know that bill can't pass unless you get Ev[erett] Dirksen."

Indeed, LBJ biographer Robert Caro notes that prior to 1957, Johnson "had never supported civil rights legislation-any civil rights legislation," including anti-lynching legislation. His private behavior toward blacks was appalling. Robert Parker, LBJ's longtime black employee and limousine chauffeur, claims that Johsnon blasted him daily with a blizzard of bigoted slurs. And even as LBJ was being praised by liberals for his appointment of Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court, behind closed doors LBJ's cynical brand of "identity politics" became clear. As presidential historian Robert Dallek recounts, LBJ explained his decision to a staff member by saying, ""Son, when I appoint a nig-r to the court, I want everyone to know he's a nig-r."

Still, despite his record and rhetoric, LBJ fought hard to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But those he had to fight against were Democrats, not Republicans. Democrats like former Klansman Senator Robert C. Byrd and others launched a filibuster to kill the Civil Rights bill. The chances of stopping them seemed bleak. Never in the history of the United States Senate had members mustered enough votes to stop a filibuster (a procedure known as "cloture" that requires 67 votes to invoke) on a civil rights bill.

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Are We in the Midst of World War III? Beck Thinks So After His Eye-Opening Trip to Rome, Athens... 

One of the main points that Glenn took from his weekend in Europe was the overriding sense that we are currently in the middle of World War III. This time, however, the war is being fought with financial weapons of mass destruction and the goal is to attain power, money and influence. Below is a clip from Monday's GBTV program in which Glenn explains the role that Middle East and oil will play in the conflict ahead. Hear why Glenn is frightened by this international battle:  

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 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.

Hello Friends,

I just wanted to let you know I'm going to be running buses from all over PA for rally down in DC on March 27th. That's the day the Supreme Court will be hearing OBAMACARE...and it's so important we show up.

My organization, Americans for Prosperity is providing buses. Here is the link to sign up: http://handsoffmyhealthcare.eventbrite.com/ 

I wanted to know if you guys would a.) join me on the buses and b.) send this around to your friends and bring them along.

I'm running buses in the east from the following places:

Oxford Valley Mall

Doylestown (location to be determined)

Quakertown

Allentown/Lehigh area

Philadelphia

Northeast PA (Scranton Area)

FROM CENTRAL:

Lancaster

York

Harrisburg

Berks County (Reading)

WEST:

Pittsburgh

Fayette

If you guys are interested in going or would like your group to have its own bus, please let me know. We are already working with a number of great groups across PA to provide them a bus and support in filling it and recruiting new members. Here is the link again: http://handsoffmyhealthcare.eventbrite.com/ 

We're only charging $10 for people to attend but if there are people who are having financial difficulty or need some type of assistance...please let me know. :)

Thanks, guys! Here's the link again. http://handsoffmyhealthcare.eventbrite.com/ 

In Liberty,

Jennifer Stefano

Pennsylvania State Director

Americans for Prosperity (AFP) and

Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) P.O. Box 843 Washington Crossing, PA 18977

Outside Independence Hall when
the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ended,
Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin,
"Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?"
With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded,  "A republic, if you can keep it."  

SAM ROHRER 

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

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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

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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 21, 2012

1. Principle as Political Liability

What a weird campaign season we are having. Let me present you a truth that some of you may bristle under, but is true nonetheless.

No matter how right the cause or principle, it may still be a political liability.

I'll start with the one you'll agree with it. Barack Obama and many on the left may believe that abortion . . . er . . . um . . . "women's health except for mammograms, pap smears, and the like - contraception only -" is a fundamental right necessitating the Catholic Church foregoing its own tenets and forced to give out free birth control pills and abortifacient drugs, but those who agree are deluding themselves that it will not also be a political liability.

Let's try another one. Barack Obama and the Democrats may believe that socializing healthcare in this country is the right and proper thing to do, but it has also been proven to be a political liability.

How about this one: God bless Mitt Romney for being a capitalist's capitalist making millions on Wall Street, but it will be a huge political liability in November.

Oh, one more. Come on! Rick Santorum may be absolutely right on the principles of morality and social decay in this country, but it will be a political liability with independent voters.

The funny thing is that many of you on the left who read the first two were shaking your heads in absolute disagreement and then agreeing with the latter two. Those of you on the right had the opposite reaction.

2. New Debt Limit Brings New Opportunity for Cut, Cap, Balance

When Republicans agreed to raise the debt ceiling last year, not only did they credit Obama's credit card by $2.1 trillion, they also gave him a lifeline until after the election. At the time, it was projected that $2.1 trillion in new debt allowance was sufficient to last until January 2013, sparing Obama the embarrassment of raising the debt ceiling right before the election. Well, it appears that we've blown through the new debt so quickly that we might bump up against the $16.394 trillion debt ceiling before November 2012.

Last week, Senator Rob Portman released an analysis showing that we will reach the debt ceiling before the end of the fiscal year.

3. The Stimulus Chart Obama Doesn't Want You to See

Note from Erick: Yes, this is a repeat from yesterday, but it is too important to ignore.
Three years ago today, President Obama signed his infamous stimulus package into law. In exchange for $1.2 trillion (including interest), liberals said their plan would bring the unemployment rate down to about 6% today. It hasn't fallen below 8% at any point in the last 36 months.

For February 20, 2012  

1. The Last Debate?

Today is a holiday here at RedState, but I'm doing laundry, packing, and preparing to fly out to Arizona.

On Wednesday night, CNN will bring the nation what may very well be the last debate in the Republican Presidential Primary season. From Mesa, AZ, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, and Ron Paul will take the stage one last time.

At least we can presume it will be the last time. Romney, Santorum, and Paul bailed on the pre-Super Tuesday debate that would have been hosted by both CNN and the Georgia Republican Party in Atlanta.

2. The Stimulus Chart Obama Doesn't Want You to See

Three years ago today, President Obama signed his infamous stimulus package into law. In exchange for $1.2 trillion (including interest), liberals said their plan would bring the unemployment rate down to about 6% today. It hasn't fallen below 8% at any point in the last 36 months.

There has been a recent drop, though, which some Democrats claim as proof that their stimulus plan finally worked. But if that's true, then where are the jobs?

3. No 'Lone Wolf': FBI Sting Nabs Would-be Capitol Suicide Bomber who Thought he was Working with al Qaeda

On Friday, Feb. 17, a long-term FBI sting operation culminated in the arrest of a would-be terrorist while he was en route to the U.S. Capitol to carry out a suicide bombing. Amine el Khalifi, a 29-year-old Muslim from Morocco who entered the U.S. with his parents on a trip to Disney World 1999 and illegally overstayed his tourist visa by over a decade, had been on the FBI's radar since early 2011, during which he was "closely and carefully monitored," according to a law enforcement spokesperson. Over this period, Khalifi's planned target and method changed several times (from bombing a synagogue, to targeting an American general officer, to blowing up a building known to contain some DOD offices, to targeting a crowded restaurant frequented by high-ranking military personnel, to a suicide attack on the U.S. Capitol), his ultimate goal of carrying out a terrorist attack on American soil remained the same.

Thanks to the FBI's efforts (in particular, its undercover assets who engaged Khalifi over the long term), when Khalifi finally set out to commit the terrorist act he had been preparing for, law enforcement officials were able to make sure that he did so with inert explosives in his suicide vest. Khalifi was ultimately arrested en route from a mosque, where he had been praying before his attack, to the U.S. Capitol.

Because Khalifi intended to carry out this suicide attack alone, media are falling back on one of their favorite misnomers - 'Lone Wolf' - to describe him. This is as predictable as it is wholly incorrect, as even a brief glance at the criminal complaint filed against Khalifi shows.

4. Yes Virginia, There Is a Baby in There

The Virginia state legislature is fast becoming the nation's leader in fighting the abortion holocaust. Last summer abortion clinics were required to meet standards appropriate to a medical facility rather than those resembling a chicken factory. A personhood bill is moving forward which will recognize what anyone who passed high school biology already knows, that a fetus is a separate and distinct human being. But the bill that has the left in a tizzy is one that strikes directly at the market for the abortionists' sales pitch: women who have just discovered they are pregnant. As a result the Virginia GOP is being treated just by the abortion lobby the same way a rehab clinic operator would be treated by drug pushers.

The bill is pretty straight forward.

5. Did Fred Hiatt Change the Mission and Just Not Tell Anyone?

Conservatives have come to expect liberal organizations to hire purported "conservatives" to cover the conservative movement in a way that self-affirms liberal notions of conservative neanderthal-ism.

But there is a problem in Jennifer Rubin covering conservatives at the Washington Post. According to the Post's ombudsman, Patrick Pexton, editorial page editor Fred Hiatt hired Rubin "to be an opinion blogger who would appeal to conservatives and people who want to follow conservative politics. She does." . . . .

Yesterday, Jennifer Rubin discovered that Rick Santorum is a devout Catholic and, through leaps of logic that would defy Cirque Du Soleil, arrives at a laughable conclusion not in evidence that puts a big spotlight on her understanding of devout Catholics - a core constituency in the modern conservative movement, particularly inside the beltway no less.

6. NLRB Staff Union Claims Pro-Union NLRB Bosses Have Declared War on NLRB Employees

When discussing the National Labor Relations Board and its pro-union slant these days, few realize that the staff within the NLRB is also unionized.

In fact, according to the National Labor Relations Board Union, the union represents over 950 NLRB attorneys, examiners and support staff. It is these individuals, along with their bosses within the NLRB, who are charged with remaining neutral in employer-union disputes-which makes it all the more interesting when the NLRB's union charges NLRB management with "trying to destroy their employees' union."

According to a flyer distributed by the NRLBU, NLRB Chairman Mark Pearce (a union attorney) and Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon have declared war on NLRB attorneys.

7. State Department Promoting "Gasland", Other Enviro Films To Foreign Audiences

In a true "what the frack" moment, the State Department, in association with the USC School of Cinematic Arts, has included the film Gasland in a list of 29 films to be showcased around the globe as part of an "international cultural diplomacy initiative". The initiative, called "The American Film Showcase", takes a panel of directors, film experts, and assorted talking heads to events the world over to screen the selected films and discuss them.

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Experts on the Day's Hottest News

Items for February 21, 2012

Court action could prolong health care fight  USA Today

The Obama budget -- dead on arrival  Human Events

Battle lines are drawn over whether Obama is waging a war on religion  The Washington Times

Oil prices spike on Iran export halt. Is $4 gas next?  CNN Money

Europe Bears Down on Greece  The Wall Street Journal

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REM's 1991 hit "Losing My Religion" was a veiled, deeply personal account by singer/songwriter Michael Stipe of how it feels, after a lifetime as a Democrat, suddenly to realize that your liberal ideals are a crock and you've been a secret conservative all your life.

Stipe has been a closeted member of the Republican Party since 1991 and is in fact chairman of the highly secretive Republicans for Rock branch, whose membership allegedly also includes Ted Nugent, Snoop Dogg, Brandon Flowers, Lady Gaga, and Jon Bon Jovi. The personal happiness he has experienced as a result of his change of political heart has unfortunately resulted in a dramatic falling-off in the quality of his music. Artists need pain and misery to produce great work. It is no coincidence that REM's classic Automatic for the People album was recorded while Stipe was involved in a bitter power struggle with the late Gianni Versace for the presidency of the National Rifle Association (Gay Men's Branch).  

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.

* VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS *

1. VIDEO: Benjamin Netanyahu's Former Chief of Staff Says Strike by Israel against Iran is Imminent  2. VIDEO: WHY WE SUCK - When you get down to it, all Liberal criticism of Conservatives comes down to "YOU SUCK!" And they're right! Find out why.  3. VIDEO: Patrick J. Buchanan on MSNBC Firing: 'Blacklist Of Conservative and Traditionalist Thought' 

Today's Hot Topics

We choose, you peruse.

• 1. Iranian warships dock at Syrian port after crossing Suez Canal
• 2. Iran stops oil exports to UK and France [TELEGRAPH]
• 3. Capitol Terror Suspect Thought Bomb Was Real [CBN]
• 4. Secretive Navy SEALs take starring role in new film [YAHOO]
• 5. Millions of jobless file for disability when unemployment benefits run out [NY POST]
• 6. Friday Night Doc Dump: Did WH economic advisers raise red flags on Solyndra as early as March 2010? [HOT AR]
• 7. WashPost Awards Two 'Pinocchios' to Media for Inaccurate '98 Percent of Catholic Women Use Contraceptives' Claim [NEWS BUSTERS]
• 8. Kuwaiti Considering banning the construction of churches and non-Islamic places of worship [ARABIAN BUSINESS]
• 9. The "Underwear Bomber" Had Help from the U.S. Government
• 10. Goldman Sachs caught in a Sharia Catch-22 [WASHINGTON EXAMINER]

Some Mormons Less Cultic Than Others?
Feb 20, 2012 12:18 pm

Central Bank 'Debt Capitalism' and the Promise of US-Style State Banking
Feb 20, 2012 11:55 am

Showdown in Syria
Feb 20, 2012 11:42 am

Why Diplomacy Will Really Work This Time (and Do You Want to Buy a Bridge?)
Feb 20, 2012 11:16 am

Eurokonferenz II: The Euro Before the Crash
Feb 20, 2012 10:53 am

18 Statistics Prove Economy Has Not Improved Under President Obama
Feb 20, 2012 10:42 am

Islamist Lobbies' Washington War on Arab and Muslim Liberals
Feb 20, 2012 05:00 am

Sunday Worship | With All I Am
Feb 19, 2012 02:01 pm

Right Side News Sunday Edition Week in Review February 12-18, 2012
Feb 19, 2012 01:45 pm

Obama's New Illegal Alien Czar
Feb 19, 2012 01:39 pm

Guns, Butter, Jobs and Birth Control
Feb 19, 2012 01:11 pm

Socialism and the War Against the Hebrew-Christian Faith
Feb 19, 2012 10:22 am

Facebook shuts down pro-life message

After allowing do-it-yourself abortion instructions to be posted  

Prominent pro-life advocate Bryan Kemper is questioning Facebook after it removed his pro-life message, a move that followed on the heels of the company's decision to allow the posting of directions on how to perform an abortion at home.

Just last month, the popular social media site issued an apology to Rebecca Gomperts for temporarily censoring her do-it-yourself abortion instructions she had posted as her profile picture.  

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Tonight: Glenn is Back!
You may have noticed that Glenn was missing for a few days last week. We couldn't tell you where he was going or why, only that he was on "special assignment." Glenn has some BIG announcements about his trip to Europe, where he met with several religious and political leaders ...a global movement of faith, peace and freedom is coming.

PLUS: Former Victoria's Secret Model Kylie Bisutti
Kylie Bisutti joins Glenn on GBTV to discuss her decision to walk away from her Victoria's Secret modeling contract due to her Christian faith, her future modeling career, and her desire to serve as a positive role model that young girls can look up to. Tonight at 5pm ET (or on demand) - Only on GBTV!

Wednesday: Brad Thor hosts GBTV
This Wednesday, best-selling author and fan favorite, Brad Thor, guest hosts The Glenn Beck Program. If you think the information Glenn shares with you has the power to keep you up at night, just wait until you hear what Brad Thor has to say about Islamic extremism and the threat it poses in our cities. Wednesday, 5pm ET on GBTV!

Thursday: Rick Santorum
GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum will join Glenn for one full hour in the GBTV studios in Dallas... You are not going to want to miss this interview. Live at 5pm ET or watch on demand- Only on GBTV!

Real News from The Blaze - Weeknights from 7-8pm ET
The mainstream media has a new competitor-the truth. Real News from The Blaze will bring you honest coverage of the news you care about and the stories you can't find anywhere else.

Independence USA - Wednesday from 8-8:30pm ET
Frank worries that having a vehicle that can only run on gasoline will not be enough if disaster were to strike. He sets out to make a hybrid vehicle that can run on gas, propane, and horse manure. Will he succeed? Don't miss an all new episode of Independence USA this Wednesday live at 8pm ET. If you missed last week's episode you can catch it on demand.

The B.S. of A. - Thursday from 8:00-8:30pm ET
GBTV's chief humorist, Brian Sack, has been given a mandate: To stay objective, rational and witty as he takes on the news of the day through a comedic lens.

Glenn: Whitney Houston story is 'one of the most tragic' ever  Glenn reacts on radio to the shocking news that music icon Whitney Houston had died at the age of 48. Why does Glenn think Houston's death is even more tragic than most?

Greece is on fire
This headline is becoming more and more commonplace, and with Greece's unemployment now topping 20% (having gone up 7% in about a year) you can most likely expect more. The lesson to be learned from Greece's woes? Be thankful you don't live there, yes -- but realize we are headed down the same path.

Texas Rangers star athlete Josh Hamilton opens up about relapse on GBTV
Last week on "The Glenn Beck Program" Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton opened up about his most recent relapse to Dr. James Robison, who was filling in for Glenn. Hamilton discussed his personal demons, struggles, and faith on the show in his first one-on-one interview since the incident.

Real News: S.E.'s Mainstream Missed It
Last week on Real News from The Blaze, S.E. Cupp pointed out what many newspapers missed in the decrease of unemployment numbers.

The B.S. of A.: Breaking News
When news breaks, the breaking news center breaks the news. Matt weighs in with an important news update.

Follow @GBTV to give us real time feedback and comments during LIVE shows (or as you watch on demand) ...you may even see your tweet LIVE on GBTV!

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February 20, 2012
      BECK VISITS ROME & ATHENS - WHY?  
The past weekend was a busy one for Glenn Beck. The talk show host flew to Rome to meet with leaders of the Catholic Church at the Vatican. And he also spoke with a large gathering of European Tea Party leaders. What did Glenn discuss with both groups? Find out HERE.

  GREECE UNDER PRESSURE - BECK IN ATHENS   
"Always try to go back to the original sources." Glenn has encouraged people to do their homework and whenever possible, to get to the original source materials. Glenn travelled to Greece this weekend to see the actual conditions on the ground. See the shocking images of Athens HERE.     

MOM ASKED TO DECLARE 7-YR-OLD A RACIST
The mother of a 7-yr-old child in Britain is furious with a request made by her son's school administrators. They want her to sign a paper acknowledging that something her son said on the playground was a racist incident. What did the boy say? Read it HERE.     

SANTORUM TELLS CBS'S BOB SCHIEFFER: 'MY CHILD WAS NOT STILLBORN'   
A discussion of prenatal testing required by Obamacare lead to a heated exchange between Rick Santorum and 'Face The Nation' host Bob Schieffer. Watch the exchange HERE.

RISING SEX CHANGE TREATMENTS FOR KIDS?

There is an alarming rise in the number of young people who believe that they were born with the wrong gender. However, there's also a disturbing increase in the number of parents who are encouraging doctors to give these children, as young as 8 years old, drugs to block their body's natural development. Read this unbelievable story HERE.   

VIRAL VID - O'REILLY SHOWS UP ON SNL  
Last weekend, Bill O'Reilly showed up in a very unlikely spot. The Prime Time news channel ratings machine stopped by Saturday Night Live and actually appeared in a sketch. Watch the clip that features O'Reilly being called "the sexiest man in America" HERE.

REAL NEWS FROM THE BLAZE: LEFTIST INFLUENCE ON THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA   
Last Friday night, S.E. Cupp and the panel discussed in influence of the political Left on stories in the mainstream media. If you missed the spirited exchange, we have it HERE.

Tonight on  Real News From The Blaze: The average voter in America is worried about the jobs and the economy, but the mainstream media is focusing on social issues. Are they intentionally avoiding President Obama's record as the election approaches? Also, how will another bailout for Greece effect the global economy? Find out tonight at 7pm ET (or on demand). Only on GBTV!

Rep. Issa afraid to enforce law against black AG Holder

Feb 20, 2012 05:13 am | Coach Collins

by Doug Book,  staff writer

During the past week a number of Operation Fast and Furious watchers have been celebrating the notion that Congressman Darrell Issa's February 14th letter to Eric Holder represents a last chance, comply or else, final offer to the gangster Attorney General. (1)

Unfortunately, buying into such wishful thinking will result in nothing but disappointment as the Congressman has shown little in his dealings with the Attorney General over the past 6 months but a litany of empty threats and predictable retreats when they are ignored.

During his December 8th testimony before Issa's House Government Reform Committee, Holder stated emphatically that his Department of Justice would NOT provide congress any Fast and Furious information dated later than February 4th of 2011. In support of that assertion he has prevented DOJ officials providing testimony to the House and ignored repeated requests for relevant letters and emails.  (2)

Perhaps such astounding arrogance should have ... Continue Reading:Rep. Issa afraid to enforce law against black AG Holder

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American Minute Feb. 19

Feb 19, 2012 05:13 pm | Coach Collins

By Bill Federer, staff writer

The groans of a dying man kept him awake in the little inn outside New York. He was hardened to the cries because a college friend at Brown University had persuaded him to be an atheist. The next morning he learned the man who died in the night was none other than his college friend. This rude awakening led him to become one of America's first foreign missionaries. His name was Adoniram Judson, born in Massachusetts, August 9, 1788. At age 23, and his wife 22, they sailed from New England on FEBRUARY 19, 1812, for Calcutta, India, but were forced by the British East India Tea Company to Rangoon, Burma. They preached in Burmese, translated Scriptures and started schools. Enduring hardships, Adoniram was imprisoned during the Burmese War. He later gained respect from the Burmese and British officials, translating his English-Burmese Dictionary and the Bible. By his death, there were 63 churches, ... Continue Reading:American Minute Feb. 19

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Reflections On the Battlefield: The Enemy Within and How To Overcome

Feb 19, 2012 01:13 pm | Coach Collins

By Barry Sanders, staff writer

Let us begin by defining who we are in terms of convictions and goals; the enemy in terms of how they are manifest. We are a contemplative,  geographically disparate coalition of like-minded individuals seeking  restoration of our Country by attending the Constitution, a people prepared  to sacrifice, using, but not limiting ourselves to the peaceful ballot box,  taking as literal the words and wisdom of Jefferson, Adams and Madison.

We are humble servants, a conduit for a future generations lifeblood; an arrogant yet factually accurate statement. We are versed in the documents giving birth to our Constitution, namely the Federalist Papers, vehemently dispelling the notion of an over reaching Federal government, taxation,  regulations and denial of individual liberties. We indeed hold certain truths to be self-evident, defending our borders against enemies, foreign and domestic, honoring sacrifices made by our fathers, mothers, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters in uniform.

A macro examination yields ... Continue Reading:Reflections On the Battlefield: The Enemy Within and How To Overcome

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Brief · February 20, 2012

The Foundation

"Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness." --George Washington

Political Futures

Rick Santorum

"There are reports the Obama campaign, long focused on Mitt Romney, is beginning to prepare for a face-off with [Rick] Santorum, just in case the former Pennsylvania senator captures the Republican nomination. The conventional wisdom among both Democrats and Republicans is that Obama would seek to tear Santorum limb-from-limb with attacks on his positions on abortion, contraception, and, now, prenatal testing. ... In his first surge, in the last days of Iowa caucus campaigning, Santorum shot into the lead on the strength of a platform that featured appealing positions on jobs, on taxes, on national defense, as well as the social positions for which he is well known. Alone among Republicans, Santorum spoke at length about the decline of U.S. manufacturing and the problems of American workers who don't have college degrees. ... Those positions, along with his dogged determination on the stump, caused many Republicans to give him a serious look. Now, leading in the polls both nationally and in Michigan, which holds a key primary February 28, Santorum knows that his opponents, both in the Republican race and Democrats, will seek to provoke him into controversial statements on social issues. And yet in the last few days, he has been unable to steer the political conversation back to the topics that work best with voters. If he can't re-take control of that conversation, he could find himself in serious trouble." --columnist Byron York

How does Santorum's message resonate with you?

Washington's Birthday

In some circles, today is observed as "Presidents' Day," jointly recognizing Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, but it is still officially recognized as the anniversary of "Washington's Birthday" -- and that is how we mark the date in our shop. Washington's actual birthday is Feb. 22.

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For the Record

"The [birth control mandate] 'accommodation' ... is a farce. If you're paying for health insurance -- or if you self-insure, as many institutions do -- shifting responsibilities to the insurance companies doesn't shift the costs, just the paperwork. A Catholic hospital would still pay for the services; there just wouldn't be a line item for it in the monthly insurance bill. That's not accommodation; that's laundering. ... Of course, if religious institutions don't want to violate their consciences, they can simply stop offering health insurance altogether (providing yet another example of how Obama misled voters when he promised that the Affordable Care Act wouldn't cause anyone to lose their current coverage). That would at least allow religious organizations to uphold their principles. The result, however, would be to force taxpayers to subsidize practices many find morally abhorrent. In other words, Obama's solution is to make paying taxes a moral dilemma for many pro-lifers. ... When we empower bureaucrats and politicians to make such huge personal decisions for us, it becomes impossible to avoid trampling on liberty. The Roman Catholic Church was simply the first in the leviathan's path." --columnist Jonah Goldberg

Re: The Left

"To be blunt, the president has it exactly backwards. It is not religious institutions that wish to be held to a different set of rules, but those who would kick the First Amendment to the curb -- the one that establishes the exact same religious standard for everyone -- in order to accommodate the abortion-on-demand constituency. Thus, when Democrats and the president speak about finding an 'accommodation' to address religious peoples' concerns, they are being both arrogant and disingenuous: no member of the government has the option of deciding whether or not accommodate clauses contained in the Constitution. They are bound by it --all of it. Despite all their high-minded pronouncements to the contrary, Democratic agenda has long been defined by different people playing by different sets of rules. ... Even more ironically, for Democrats, anything less than an equal outcome is de facto evidence that someone is playing by a different set of rules, and must be brought to heel by any means necessary -- even if it means bending the rules in the process." --columnist Arnold Alert

Culture

"Never mind that a vast government apparatus exists to provide poor women access to contraceptives, from Medicaid and community health centers to Title X. There are roughly 4,500 Title X-funded clinics around the country. They are required to provide free birth control to the poor and subsidized birth control to people with incomes between 100 percent and 250 percent of poverty. They serve about 5 million people a year. By any reasonable standard, we are one of the most lavishly contracepted societies in the history of the planet. ... A Centers for Disease Control report this year found that among teen mothers who had unintended pregnancies, only 13 percent said they had trouble getting access to birth control. ... Of all the causes of the explosion in illegitimate births, limited access to contraception can't be high on the list. At the same time that we have seen a profusion of contraceptives that are dazzling in their variety, impressive in their efficacy, and democratic in their widespread accessibility, out-of-wedlock births have gone from 10 percent in 1970 to 42 percent today (largely among poor women with access to government-provided contraceptives)." --National Review editor Rich Lowry

Government

"President Obama said in his State of the Union speech, 'We've already agreed to more than $2 trillion in cuts and savings.' ... Cato Institute economist Dan Mitchell cut through the fog to get at the truth of the $2 trillion 'cut.' 'We have a budget of, what, almost $4 trillion? So if we're doing $2 trillion of cuts,' Mitchell said, 'we're cutting government in half. That sounds wonderful.' ... Calling that a 'cut' is nonsense. Mitchell gave an analogy: 'What if I came to you and said, "I've been on a diet for the last month, and I've gained 10 pounds. Isn't that great?" You would say: "Wait, what are you talking about? That's insane." And I said: "I was going to gain 15 pounds. I've only gained 10 pounds, therefore my diet is successful."' Democrats use this deceit when they want more social spending. ... Mitchell points out that the politicians don't even have to make actual cuts to save the future. If they just slowed the growth of government to about 2 percent per year, the U.S. economy could grow out of this mess. But the politicians won't do even that. ... Bottom line: Don't trust the politicians' numbers." --columnist John Stossel

Essential Liberty

"Americans pride themselves on being a self-reliant people. ... But with each passing year, that portrait flies more and more in the face of reality. The numbers plainly show that we are becoming a people dependent not on ourselves, but on government. We are evolving into a nation of takers, not givers. The numbers in question come in the form of a new Heritage Foundation report titled 'The 2012 Index of Dependence on Government.' You don't have to read far before you realize that the days of Horatio Alger stories are behind us. Start with the most basic facts: Today, more than 67.3 million Americans rely on assistance from Washington for everything from food, shelter and clothing to college tuition and health care. These benefits cost federal taxpayers roughly $2.5 trillion annually. Oh, about those taxpayers: Even as the number of Americans receiving federal aid rises, the number of federal taxpayers continues to drop: Nearly half of all Americans -- 49.5 percent -- don't pay any federal income taxes." --Heritage Foundation president Ed Feulner

The Gipper

"The federal government has taken too much tax money from the people, too much authority from the states, and too much liberty with the Constitution." --Ronald Reagan

Reader Comments

"The best way to fight Marxism in America is to send Obama packing! What he knows about Jesus and His teaching you could put on the head of a pin and never find it, even with the strongest magnifying glass in the world. Just look at how he handled the abortion/contraceptive thing and you know just how out of touch with Christian religion and principles he really is." --Jiggs

"The best weapon to fight Marxism in America is political education. Especially for the young and the poor so they can know the truth about what the left is really all about. The Patriot Post is the best source for truth in politics and government." --Fred

"Historically, the best weapon to fight Marxism has been any weapon with a caliber greater than point four. Education (what a quaint idea!) seems to be ineffective." --GAMtns

"This temporary payroll tax cut, which makes no sense at all, is just another example of Congress 'leading' the country to ruin while placing at least one hand over their backside." --Brian

"The payroll tax 'holiday' is another Democrat scam to fool voters into thinking it means something to their lives. All it does is accelerate the demise of Social Security or increase the debt. And the Democrats don't care which because they've already positioned themselves to deflect blame completely back to the Republicans. And their constituents lap up their lies and hypocrisy like mother's milk." --Mike

"Please call 'crony' capitalism by its proper name -- Corporate Socialism. I have been corrected on this and I think you will agree too. Crony capitalism allows the socialists off the hook every time. They say, 'See, capitalism doesn't work, it's corrupt,' even when their ideology is largely responsible." --Freepeoples

"The caption under the picture of the Navy Seal has both his first and last names misspelled. How about issuing a correction?" --Robert the Bruce

Editor's Reply: That image did not originate with us, it was a last minute addition, and our editing team just read it the way it should have been instead of fixing it. For what it's worth, Houston's first name was also misspelled. We deeply regret the error, which has been corrected.

Opinion in Brief

"Understand, I don't expect liberals to turn on [Barack Obama] because he continues to promote the redistribution of wealth. ... But when, during his State of the Union address, he had the gall to say that it's not fair that Warren Buffet's secretary, Debbie Bosanek, pays more in income taxes than billionaire Buffet, I don't recall hearing any of the Party faithful call him on it. As we all know, tax rate is not the same thing as tax obligation. Even Ms. Bossiness ... knows she doesn't write a bigger check to the IRS than her boss. We also know ... that folks like Buffet and Romney already paid income taxes on the money they earned at a rate of 35% before getting to invest whatever was left and then pay an additional 15% on those capital gains. The IRS, a gang of ghouls who would cheerfully pry the gold from the teeth of the deceased, then gets a third crack at their money in the form of death taxes. The notion that rich people don't pay their fair share of taxes is such a blatant lie that only that half of the population that pays nothing, while in some cases collecting 'refunds,' would be hypocritical enough to turn it into their favorite mantra." --columnist Burt Prelutsky

The Last Word

Editor's Note: The following is satire. Obama didn't really say these things.

"President Obama ... announced that he is stepping down as president until after Election Day so he can focus all his time on campaigning. 'Let's just forget it,' Obama said in an interview with Barbara Walters. 'Nobody's buying this. I'm already mainly campaigning. This just formalizes the arrangement.' Obama's decision to temporarily cede the presidency to Vice President Joseph Biden comes amid criticism that the budget he released ... does more for Obama's political prospects than the country's economic future. ... 'The new budget I released ... was produced at our campaign headquarters in Chicago by David Axelrod,' Obama told Walters. 'He's is a wizard with numbers, though mostly it's been with polls. This is the first time he's tried writing a federal budget. I think he did just great.' ... Obama blamed Republicans for the deficit. 'They're making me do this. They upset me, and when I'm stressed, I spend. I'm working on it.' ... Meanwhile, Chinese President Hu Jintao expressed satisfaction with the new leverage his country would have over the United States as China increases its lending to fund America's spending. 'Bark like a dog, USA! Speak! Roll over.'" --columnist Keith Coffer

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

"'That thing was greased,' as they say in Chicago .... Word now coming out reveals just two days after Secretary of State Brian Kemp gave Barack Obama the green light to appear on Georgia election ballots, the Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Kemp's state an eye popping $8.3 BILLION loan guarantee to begin construction on two nuclear plants." -Suzanne Eovaldi, CoachIsRight.com
     Coincidence? Was the "fix in" long before Malihi's ruling? Is the "Chicago Way" now alive and well in Georgia? Was someone "bought-off"? Was "pressure applied"?

     Eovaldi implies as much: "So on February 7, 2012, Georgia Secretary of State Kemp stated '... I find that the Respondent, President Barack Obama, meets the State of Georgia's eligibility requirements.' And a scant two days later, Obama's DOE finds the money to award Kemp's state a whopping $8.3 billion loan guarantee for a $14 billion nuclear project and license approvals not done in the industry in over 30 years!"

     Coincidence or not, one thing is certain, with still more legal challenges on Obama's eligibility in the pipeline and the findings of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Cold Case Posse scheduled to be released in about a week, Barack Obama knows that he's not out of danger. He knows that he's still on the ropes and that's precisely why Barack Obama is still so desperately trying to make the eligibility issue to go away!

     The Usurper-in-Chief, has the audacity to run for reelection to an office he may not have been eligible to hold in the first place. He's already spent millions of dollars to shut you down and shut you up. Is it unreasonable to ask if he's also willing to use your hard-earned tax dollars to "grease" the wheels as well?

     Well Mr. Obama, you can run but you can't hide from this constitutional crisis of your making. You may want this issue to go away... and you've already shown, by your actions, that you want the Constitution to go away as well... but we're not going to give you the satisfaction! We're not going to let you get away with it and we have not yet begun to fight  

Greek Bailout 2.0 Will Make Everything Worse

After receiving a $145 billion bailout in May 2010, Greece is now seeking a second larger bailout from the European Union (EU) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Here we go again. Of course, throwing even more money at the European welfare state won't solve its problems. The Greek government created their own problems by rapidly expanding the welfare state over the past couple decades. A second U.S. taxpayer-financed bailout of Greece will only make the debt situation worse in the long-run.

Greece is a prime example of how socialism doesn't work in practice. As U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said, "the problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money." Greece's government debt as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a staggering 140 percent. The size of Greece's bloated public sector is unsustainable. One out of every five Greeks is employed by the government. Some employees in the Greece Parliament do not even bother showing up to work because there are not enough places for all of them to sit, according to the New York Times. Read more

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FreedomWorks Stands with Senator Inhofe Against the EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency, a favorite tool of Obama's job crushing agenda, continuously promulgates unilateral rules and regulations that ultimately threaten entire industries in the United States and push consumer prices constantly higher. Most notably, the EPA's recent regulatory onslaught is targeting energy by way of new restrictions on fossil fuels, which will increase prices, reduce the reliability of the nation's electricity grid, and destroy jobs. One especially dangerous EPA regulation is the Utility Maximum Available Control Technology (MACT) rule, which has the potential to cripple the American coal industry and deal a critical blow to the fragile American economy by way of skyrocketing energy costs.

However, yesterday in Washington, freedom struck first. Senator James Inhofe (R) of Oklahoma, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, introduced Senate Joint Resolution 37. This resolution of disapproval filed under the Congressional Review Act that, passed with a simple majority vote in the Senate, would stop the utility MACT before it does any harm and would challenge the EPA's assault on the economy and jobs. Read more

Happy Presidents Day.

Let's Celebrate the Idea of Presidents Obeying the Law.

Send Faxes to Pres. Obama (and Your 3 Members of Congress) Protesting His Gutting of the 287(g) Program for Local Immigration Enforcment

Last week, DHS head Janet Napolitano told Congress that she doesn't want to do the "exit" part of the entry/exit system for the 45-million-a-year foreign visitors because she has illegal immigration under control already. Apparently, no visitor is overstaying visas any more.

Napolitano also is refusing to deport about 300,000 illegal aliens who already had their day in court and were ordered deported. etc. etc. etc.

And now the President has submitted a budget that allows Napolitano to gut the 287(g) program that trains local and state police to arrest illegal aliens, detain and transfer for deportation. The open-borders groups have been demanding an end to this program for years, and this budget would give them most of what they want.     ACTION 1: Fax Your 3 Members of Congress -- Tell them you are outraged at this latest example of Pres. Obama and Secretary Napolitano trying to nullify congressional immigration laws:

Fax to Congress: http://www.numbersusa.com/faxes?ID=13776     ACTION 2: Fax the President -- Tell him that continuing to satisfy the radical open-borders groups does not satisfy most of the American public:

Fax the President: http://www.numbersusa.com/faxes?ID=13777     ACTION 3: Phone the White House -- Get the phone number and talking points here:

Phone the President: http://www.numbersusa.com/phones?ID=13778

You can read more details on this whole mess in the new blog by Jonathan Osborne of our Hill Team at:

https://www.numbersusa.com/content/nusablog/jonosborne/february-20-2012/house-committee-misses-chance-question-sec-napolitano-immigrati     THANKS,

-- ROY
      

Today's Headlines:  Monday, February 20, 2012

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George Washington's Farewell Address

An Uplifting Lift Off
By Rich Galen
Fifty years ago today, Marine Col. John Glenn lifted off (NASA never used the phrase "blast off") from a Cape Canaveral launching pad and America was in the space business.

Glenn reacts to Behar

Since Glenn was out of the country when Joy(less) Behar made her "genius" comments on Virginia's new pre-abortion ultrasound mandate, he couldn't help but make a few remarks this morning on what he referred to as, "some of the most amazing audio he's ever heard."

Linsanity exposes silly lib PC standards

New York Knicks point guard sensation Jeremy Lin has been on a historic run in his first appearances as a starter. 'Linsanity' has gripped NYC and the sporting world, but the PC police are out in full force. Lin is an Asian American, and with the hypersensitive politically correct climate created by liberals several reporters are in hot water after using 'offensive' puns. Adding to the ridiculousness, one of the reporters accused of racism is actually married to an Asian. Glenn reacts on radio today. 

Goat Cam: The Belcastro family is getting ready to welcome a new addition to their farm, and you can watch all the action and the countdown HERE.

Great programming for your kids! In honor of President's Day today, Liberty Treehouse is giving you a weeklong salute to America's greatest leaders. We'll be 'driving thru' George Washington, JQ Adams, AND his mom, Abigail all while sharing some fun presidential trivia along the way. In addition, throughout the week we'll explore learning styles, hang out with our very own Science Toymaker, and take any questions from you for our co-host, Lu to answer on our show. Please send your questions to libertytreehouse@gbtv.com.  Liberty Treehouse  rolls out the Red, White and Blue carpet every weekday afternoon at 4:30 pm ET (and available on demand), only on GBTV Plus!

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