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NAPOLITANO: Can the president kill you? 

The Washington Times | By Andrew P. Napolitano | Thursday, March 8, 2012

Can the president kill an American simply because that person is dangerous and his arrest would be impractical? Can the president be judge, jury and executioner of an American in a foreign country because he thinks that would keep America safe? Can Congress authorize the president to do that?

Earlier this week, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. attempted to justify presidential killing in a speech at Northwestern University law school. In it, he recognized the requirement of the Fifth Amendment for due process. He argued that the president may substitute the traditionally understood due process - a public jury trial - with the president's own novel version of it; that would be a secret deliberation about killing.

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Important Conference in PA

 PA Leadership Conference (PLC) - On Friday and Saturday, March 23rd and 24th, the Commonwealth's largest gathering of conservative leaders and activists occurs in Harrisburg. The Friday Keynote Speaker is Fox News' Senior Political Analyst Britt Hume. Other notable speakers include Senator Pat Toomey, Herman Cain and Grover Nordquist.

The PA Coalition is once again well represented with several members on the speaking docket including our Director of Health Care Reform, Dr. Nick Pandelidis who will speak concerning aspects of the proposed PA Health Care Exchange and PA Coalition President Greg Wrightstone will be moderating the Energy Panel titled "Marcellus - How Shale we Proceed?"    Please stop by the PA Coalition's table at PLC to receive a free piece of Marcellus Shale and pick up literature on the PA Health Care Exchange. We are proud to be able to sponsor noted film-maker Ann McElhinney whose newest film "FrackNation" is to be release in June. This film will confront and expose the anti-Marcellus zealots and neo-Luddites who oppose responsible development Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale. Go to PLC to register or learn more.

Additionally, in a recent email, we regretfully omitted listing a free market candidate who is running against Union Lackey Mark Mustio: 

Sue Means

The Committee to Elect Sue Means

3485 South Park Road

Bethel Park, PA 15102

www.ElectSueMeans.com

Constitution 101:
The Meaning and History of the Constitution

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

Weeks One & Two Now Available - 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.

The U.S. Constitution

A Reader 

Editorial Note: Just received a couple of copies of the reader.   Not just a short course pamphlet this; with the heft of 'Atlas Shrugged', it is well worth getting whether or not you choose to take the course. 

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.

Christians United For Israel invites you to a  IRANIUM Movie Screening in the Bethel, PA area.

 
Sunday, March 18, 2012 - 6:00 PM     

Tri-County Worship Center
1501 Schubert Road
Bethel, PA 19507 

Event info & RSVP

Movie Screening:  IRANIUM 

Movie information

EVENT IS FREE - SEATING IS LIMITED - RSVP IS REQUESTED

  Presented  by  Christians United For Israel

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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.

Dear Group:

Please join us and Americans for Prosperity - Pennsylvania as we ride to DC to tell the Supreme Court to STOP THE OBAMA HEALTHCARE TAKEOVER!

Join us on the bus March 27th!  We have buses leaving from ALL OVER PA!  Click here to find your stop and sign up!

 Will you join me, Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania and your fellow Patriots to make sure our side is heard too?  Click here to sign up for the bus!

Please sign up here for our March 27th Rally to DC.   Here are a list of locations we are leaving from:

CENTRAL

BERKS

LEBANON

LANCASTER

YORK

HARRISBURG

CAMP HILL 

GETTYSBURG

ALLENTOWN

WEST

BUTLER

ALLEGHENY

MONROEVILLE

FAYETTE

SOMERSET

EAST

SCRANTON

LEHIGHTON

MEDIA

KING OF PRUSSIA

QUAKERTOWN

DOYLESTOWN

LANGHORNE

Don't forget to click here and sign up today (seating is limited)!

SIgned....group leader.

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

Visit Sam's website at www.rohrerforsenate.org

Shalom ZOA Members, Friends and Supporters of Israel,

UPCOMING EVENTS:

On March 19 is a special evening with activist extraordinaire Pamela Geller. Plus, we have special discount tickets of Aish's annual Israel Event. Contact our Office at 215-338-9188 for ticket information.

Help Principled Candidates Win

Campaign Training Seminar

March 16-17, 2012 ~ Harrisburg, PA

Voters today - perhaps more than at any time in recent history - are yearning for principled candidates committed to standing strong for the timeless values upon which our country was founded and standing stronger against the politics-as-usual establishment working to undermine those values.

The Winning Campaigns Training Seminar shows principled candidates, campaign staff, and grassroots activists how to run winning campaigns without compromising their values - with a special emphasis placed on running and winning primaries. You'll learn:

•   Secrets campaign pros use to develop winning strategies.
•   How to raise all the money you need to win even if you've never raised money before.
•   Keys to persuading voters in-person, through the mail, over the phone, and online.

Who should attend?
Current & future candidates, campaign staff and consultants, campaign volunteers, grassroots citizen activists.

What's the cost?
Nothing, it's free, but you must register in advance. A group of donors concerned about the political leadership in our state have generously underwritten the cost of the seminar.

Hello everyone!

You are cordially invited to our Town Hall with Sam Rohrer on Saturday, March 17^th at 7pm in West Chester. Please invite a friend who hasn't heard Sam speak. This is a limited seating event so RSVP today to ensure that you and your friends reserve a seat!  The venue will be Milestone Events, 600 E. Market St., West Chester.

RSVP to:

Alison Emmons at 610-869-6504 or

alisonemmons@gmail.com

Parking is free. We are hosting a silent auction as a fundraiser for the Rohrer for Senate Campaign, so bring your checkbook.   There are several very nice items to tempt you.

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Our guest speaker will be Representative Curt Shroder. Ms Carol Sexton will grace us with her beautiful rendition of 'God Bless the U.S.A."

It's going to be a fabulous evening.  Help us fill the building and give Sam a very warm Chester County welcome.

John Emmons

Dear Patriots,

I would encourage you to go and meet Sam. Please listen very closely to what and why he thinks like he does. I know he is a moral man.

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A look at the delegate math 

Posted: 08 Mar 2012 10:25 AM PST

The calculators are out in full force following Super Tuesday determining how each candidate, if possible, could forge a path to the magic 1,144 delegates needed to clench the nomination. There are plausible paths for each candidate but for Gingrich and Paul, it would mean severely over performing in the next few months given their performance . . . → Read More: A look at the delegate math

2012 Primary Debate Schedule

Nullify Now! Philadelphia

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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

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QUICK HITS

Even as energy prices are soaring, the Senate rejected a plan to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. President Obama made personal calls to Democrats urging their opposition.

The United States has agreed to hand over custody of prisoners to the Afghanistan government as part of efforts to negotiate an agreement on U.S. presence in Afghanistan upon the conclusion of NATO operations there.

A dialogue with Bashar al-Assad's government is out of the question, says the head of Syria's opposition forces. Though the UN had called for talks, the opposition says they are pointless amid Assad's massacre of his own people.

Greece has taken another step toward resolving its debt crisis. As part of its restructuring, 83 percent of private sector creditors have agreed to turn in their bonds for new ones with less than half the face value.

Thanks to Linda Herzog, West Chester Tea Party, for identifying the fools culprits.

Lou 

"The Founders' Key" - Larry P. Arnn

Spend an hour and prepare to learn from the President of Hillsdale College!

A great case for limited representative government!

RedState Morning Briefing

For March 12, 2012

1. Obama, Energy Promises, and Empty Rhetoric Voters in the November election will be acutely aware of two key economic variables above all others: the national unemployment rate, and the price they pay for a gallon of gasoline. President Obama senses his vulnerability on gasoline prices, and is busy erecting a defense against charges that his actions (or inactions) have contributed to high prices.  

2. The Obama Administration's Assault on Religious Freedom

Has the Obama Administration declared war upon religious freedom in the United States?

This is not as extreme a question as it appears at first blush.

What initially appeared to be a series of unrelated act is now taking on the color of a conscious strategy to eliminate the ability of religious groups to control any aspect of their lives outside the barest of liturgical practices.

In interests of full disclosure and to avoid allegations of plagiarism, I need to take a short detour to explain the genesis of this story.

3. ShePAC Fights Back: First Casualties, Misogynist Maher and Opportunist Obama

"What about saying she's a wh*re?" - Jerry Brown and aide in reference to Meg Whitman

""You have to lift their skirts to find out if they are women. You sure can't find out by how they vote!" - State Rep. Janis Sontany (D-TN)

"She works the pole" (as in stripper pole) - Joe Scarborough about Jerri Thompson

"She performed [redacted sexual act] on all the talk show hosts in Milwaukee" - John Sylvester, WDTY about Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch

"She's a balloon head" - Chris Matthews, MSNBC in reference to Congresswoman Michele Bachmann

"Christian Stepford wife in a 'sexy librarian' costume" - "hardcore pornographic centerfold spread." - Salon, about Sarah Palin

"Distracted by the lure of celebrity' and "the gubernatorial equivalent of the Real Housewives of New Jersey." - Democrat Chair Dick Harpootlian in reference to Governor Nikki Haley

The above quotes are just the very tip (and cleanest for a family site) of the iceberg of what Conservative women face in the political arena. Michelle Malkin did a great job highlighting some of the worst in her column this week 'The War on Conservative Women". Conservative women seeking political office are heretics, you see. How dare they stray off the Lefty plantation? For that, they must pay. And be punished.

4. Sometimes I wonder if we should just abolish the FCC

I know, I know. The way that broadcasts travel across state lines, it's important that some sort of national control step in, because the states can't do it. But the way the Obama FCC operates, sometimes I wonder if it's worth all the trouble.

Instead of working to ensure we have the spectrum we need allocated to the purposes we want, The Obama FCC constantly works as a roadblock, earlier against AT&T, and now against Verizon.

This same FCC is also, with apparently no objection from the President, actively and openly stonewalling Chuck Grassley and the Senate in attempts at applying reasonable oversight to the committee.

5. Take Out Bonner and Bachus in Alabama

Last week, I bemoaned the fact that Alabama is one of the most conservative states, yet it sports a mediocre congressional delegation. Alabama has one of the earliest congressional primaries; they will overlap with the presidential primary this coming Tuesday. It turns out that several of the incumbents have primary challengers.

Heritage Hotsheet

Experts on the Day's Hottest News

Items for March 12, 2012

Obama to tout energy progress, oil imports down   

Reuters   

Shootings Fray Afghan Ties
Wall Street Journal   

The U.S. Does Not Need "International Permission" to Defend its Interests
The Foundry   

Long-Term Unemployed Still a Fly in Recovery Ointment
Fox Business   

Latest Heritage Research:

ISSUE BRIEF
Heritage Employment Report: February Shows Good News

 Express outrage that there are Still people out there so foolish as to deny the existence of Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW).

After all, among those who just know AGW to be true are some of the most important thinkers of our age: Leonardo DiCaprio, Paris Hilton, Ed Begley Jr., and Arnie Schwarzenegger. And who do the Climate Change deniers have in their camp, pray? Why, only complete nobodies like Professor Richard Lindzen, atmospheric physicist at MIT; professor and atmospheric physicist Fred Singer of the University of Virginia; Dr. Roy Spencer, a climatologist who used to work for NASA; Dr. Willie Soon, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics...  

Conservative party piece:  

Boast that you never allow your kids to watch network news or read the local liberal newspaper. When your liberal friend responds, "Then how are they going to learn about the world?" reply, "Oh, you know, with things called books. Right now they're reading Animal Farm and The Road to Serfdom."  

FBI director: Have to check whether targeted killing rule is outside US only

By Catherine Herridge

Published March 07, 2012

| FoxNews.com

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Official List Of Words Feds Monitor On Social Networking Sites

Alexander Higgins, Contributing Writer
Activist Post

The Feds have been forced to release their social network monitoring manual, which contains the list of words the government watches on social media and news sites.

Earlier the Huffington Post reported on the Feds have been forced to give up their list of words they monitor on Facebook, Twitter, and comments being posted on news articles, so I compiled that list below.

Homeland Security Manual Lists Government Key Words For Monitoring Social Media, News

Ever complain on Facebook that you were feeling "sick?" Told your friends to "watch" a certain TV show? Left a comment on a media website about government "pork?"

If you did any of those things, or tweeted about your recent vacation in "Mexico" or a shopping trip to "Target," the Department of Homeland Security may have noticed.

In the latest revelation of how the federal government is monitoring social media and online news outlets, the Electronic Privacy Information Center has posted online a 2011 Department of Homeland Security manual that includes hundreds of key words (such as those above) and search terms used to detect possible terrorism, unfolding natural disasters and public health threats. The center, a privacy watchdog group, filed a Freedom of Information Act request and then sued to obtain the release of the documents.

The 39-page "Analyst's Desktop Binder" used by

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Israel and the Plight of Mideast Christians

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U.S. Marshals Service Report Update March 8, 2012   Mar 10, 2012 12:15 pm

FBI's Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending March 9, 2012   Mar 10, 2012 12:07 pm

Ignoring Science, 97% of Stories Hype BPA as Health Threat   Mar 10, 2012 11:09 am

Lawsuite Filed For Michelle Obama's Costs on Vacation to Spain   Mar 09, 2012 07:33 pm

Moneyball II: Obama Strikes Out on Energy Policy   Mar 09, 2012 07:20 pm

American Islamist Groups Mum on Iranian Repression   Mar 09, 2012 07:13 pm

Friday Afternoon Roundup - Over the Cliff We Go   Mar 09, 2012 06:51 pm

Oil & Politics - The Real Situation in Iraq   Mar 09, 2012 12:12 am

Jews in Palestine Must Be Returned to Their Countries of Origin   Mar 08, 2012 11:50 pm

Fed Saves the Day by Sterilizing Money   Mar 08, 2012 11:33 pm

Another America-Hating Racist in Barack Obama's Orbit   Mar 08, 2012 09:03 pm

Past Plots Help Explain New Concerns Over Jewish Targets   Mar 08, 2012 05:03 pm

BENADOR: The Power of God and The Jews Throughout History   Mar 08, 2012 11:36 am

Detecting Terrorist Surveillance   Mar 08, 2012 11:31 am

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Palestinians fire mobile Grad launchers smuggled from Libya
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 10, 2012

The Foundation

"There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." --George Washington

Government & Politics

Contraception Deception Is No Fluke

Democrats should be on the defensive over the ObamaCare contraception mandate but have instead made the entire issue a circus. They're employing their best smoke and mirrors to distract from the fundamental issue at stake -- whether Barack Obama has the constitutional authority to override religious liberty to achieve his desired insurance coverage -- but they won't get away with it.

As we noted last week, one Sandra Fluke testified before Congress on the need to have free birth control provided for all women at Georgetown University. Fluke is no typical college student, however. She's a 30-year-old self-professed "reproductive rights activist" who is pursuing her law degree, though she chose the Jesuit school for the express purpose of changing its policy on insuring contraception. Birth control is contrary to the religious doctrine of the Catholic Church, of which Jesuits are a part.

Simply put, Fluke wants them to abandon their principles in order to accommodate her and her fellow female students' recreational choices. The Left then cloaks this in the language of "rights" when no one on the Right is talking about taking rights away from anyone.

So how did Fluke gain a hearing before Congress? Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), head of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, called a hearing on the constitutionality of the Obama mandate. Democrats first wanted Americans United for Separation of Church and State executive director Barry Lynn to testify. Lynn is a typical anti-religious leftist, but at least he has some measure of "expertise" on the matter of Obama's interference with the church.

However, in a last-minute effort to misdirect the issue to "women's health," Democrats asked that Fluke appear. The committee had not vetted her, and Issa denied the request. Undeterred, Democrats held a subcommittee hearing, called their media accomplices for ample coverage, and allowed Fluke to testify about the plight of young women at Georgetown who supposedly can't afford their own birth control (despite its availability at the local pharmacy for $9 a month) and demand that the university buy it for them. She has no expertise on the subject of Obama's mandate, and her testimony was completely irrelevant hearsay.

Then, while discussing the topic last week, radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh called Fluke a "slut" and a "prostitute" and elaborated on what that meant in terms not fit for a family show. Clearly, he crossed the line with his language, and he issued two apologies -- apologies that also happened to serve to rehash his (quite valid) argument. Fluke dismissed those apologies, and we won't belabor the point; enough has been said on the subject and Limbaugh is perfectly capable of defending himself. (See, for example, here and here.)

Naturally, the Left went into overdrive to misdirect the issue again, this time to Limbaugh's comments instead of Obama's tyranny. They even hung Limbaugh's comments around the necks of Republicans -- as if they are responsible for him when no such similar standard ever exists for leftist talkingheads -- big mouths like Bill Maher, Chris Matthews, Ed Schultz and Keith Olbermann, whose own vulgar comments about women have heretofore been given a free pass. Predictably, Obama piled on with a politically opportunistic call to Fluke to "see if she was all right," and to further denounce Limbaugh and his fellow defenders of liberty.

It's critical to remember that the real issue is Obama's determination to deny religious liberty in the name of "women's health." Democrats realize that if the issue is framed properly, they lose. Their only hope is to distract and deceive by making the issue about women's access to birth control, or whether Rush is a misogynist or whatever other sideshow they can contrive.

Democrats claim that they want reproductive choices left between a woman and her doctor, but it is they who demand government control over health care in general, and, more specifically, authority to force employers and others to pay for certain "health" benefits regardless of the cost. Democrats claim that they love individual rights and liberties, but it is they who deny them for the sake of their pet causes. ObamaCare is designed to destroy liberty, and we mustn't let the Left's Big Top Circus distract from the mission to repeal it.

Share your thoughts on the mandate and the Fluke circus.

Campaign Trail: Super Tuesday

Super Tuesday saw 10 states go to the polls. Mitt Romney won Alaska, Idaho, Massachusetts, Ohio, Vermont and Virginia. Rick Santorum won North Dakota, Oklahoma and Tennessee. Newt Gingrich won his native Georgia. Ron Paul once again came up empty -- he has yet to win a single state. According to the Republican National Committee, the count of bound delegates is now Romney 339, Gingrich 107, Santorum 95, and Paul 22. To win, a candidate needs 1,144. Media reports have Santorum in second place based on projections of how unbound delegates will be allocated in the final count. Iowa, Colorado, Minnesota, Maine, North Dakota and Washington have yet to award their full number of delegates. With Tuesday now behind us, as Mark Alexander writes in The Politics of Self-Destruction, the GOP must unite behind a single candidate if it is to have any hope of beating Barack Obama in November -- which is the ultimate goal.

That said, frontrunner Mitt Romney is faced with an interesting conundrum. An exit poll conducted in his home state of Massachusetts asked voters what they thought of the Massachusetts health care law. Their response choices were About Right, Went Too Far, or Did Not Go Far Enough. Some 51 percent said it went too far, while just 37 percent said it was about right. Merely 6 percent said not far enough. Certainly those surveyed are Republicans, but they're still Bay State voters, and Romney has contested that his signature achievement remains popular there. Now with a refresher this week that he did advocate his plan at a federal level, it remains, perhaps more than ever, his Achilles heel in the GOP primary, so the opinions of Massachusetts voters are instructive. Too bad the question wasn't asked in other states.

Romney has repeatedly promised during the GOP debates that, if elected, he will repeal ObamaCare "on Day One." If he does manage to win the Republican nomination and defeat Obama in November, all freedom-loving Americans must ensure that this is a promise kept.

Hope 'n' Change: No Spreading the Wealth Around This Time

Barack Obama may be an advocate for spreading the wealth around, but that philosophy doesn't apply to his own campaign cash. The president's campaign recently rejected a $30 million request by Democrat leaders Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi for congressional campaign efforts. While that would be approximately what they received in 2008 and 2010, this year is a different story. Obama for America originally boasted that it would raise $1 billion this cycle, but fundraising thus far hasn't been auspicious, and campaign manager Jim Messina has worked to play down expectations.

The increased role of super PACs, which currently appear to favor Republicans, has also forced the Obama team to rethink their strategy. The cold shoulder extends beyond forking over some money to fellow Democrats, too. Neither Obama nor Joe Biden have committed to any fundraising events for congressional candidates thus far, demonstrating that Obama is out only for Obama in 2012. This change in direction fits the view Obama seems to hold about his own importance and the impediment Congress poses to his goal of reshaping the country.

New & Notable Legislation

The House passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act Thursday by a vote of 390-23. JOBS is a collection of a half-dozen other bills aimed at, among other things, easing the regulatory burden on small businesses and therefore removing some roadblocks to hiring. Though most Democrats voted for the bill, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called it a "jobs bill light" and said she wasn't touting its passage "because it's so meager." The White House, however, applauded the move, and it does reflect one of the few bipartisan achievements in recent history.

The Senate failed Thursday to pass a measure to bypass the Obama administration's Keystone XL pipeline denial. Even though 56 senators, including 11 Democrats, voted to override the administration, 60 votes were required to move the measure forward. The president contends that he really didn't reject the pipeline, he just couldn't abide by Republican timing, but he lobbied Senate Democrats to block passage.

From the Left: Fun on Your Dime

The Obama family has certainly enjoyed more than its "fair share" of prime vacation time. A scorecard assembled by Mr. Conservative tallies up the destinations and their cost. The First Lady's shopping trip to Europe in 2010, for example, cost upwards of $250,000 to cover the 68-member security detail, assistants and the trip on Air Force Two. The annual Hawaii Christmas vacation is a multi-million-dollar affair because Michelle and the girls always fly separately, and the stay lasts two to three weeks. In 2011, the hotel tab for staff alone was $134,000.

Rent for the "Winter White House" was $38,000. The family's 2011 Martha's Vineyard vacation was at an estate that rents for $50,000 per week. They see no reason to stop the fun now. Michelle took the girls to a luxury ski resort in Aspen on Washington's Birthday weekend, the 16th vacation taken since Obama's election. Citizens around the country are tightening their belts and planning much more modest vacations -- if they are planning any at all. If the Obamas feel America's pain, their "compassion" doesn't include your vacations.

Economy

February Sees Job Growth

The news on the employment front appears to be good -- 227,000 jobs added in February, with a level unemployment rate of 8.3 percent. If we go by the so-called U-6 unemployment number, which includes the underemployed and those who have simply dropped out of the job market, the rate is 14.9 percent, which is still down a full percentage point from February 2011. At this rate, it would take more than three years to get back to pre-recession employment. In fact, Obama has presided over the longest jobs recession -- 49 months -- since the Great Depression.

The Heritage Foundation explains the slow growth: "[A]n extraordinarily high number of Americans have dropped out of the work force, either choosing not to work, losing heart and abandoning the hunt for jobs, or accepting disability benefits. Because of the meager recovery, very few potential workers have returned to the job market to find work. With fewer people in the work force, the unemployment rate appears lower than it should as a matter of simple arithmetic. But this artificially low rate does not disguise the fact that talented, experienced, discouraged workers are choosing to sit on the sidelines instead of participating in the economy. In short, though the labor market is improving, it's nowhere near where it should be given America's potential."

As for the media's reporting, Reuters actually cuts to the chase: "It marked the first time since early 2011 that payrolls have grown by more than 200,000 for three months in a row -- bolstering President Barack Obama's chances for re-election."

Hot Air on Energy

A president seeking re-election ordinarily wants to avoid high gas prices during his run, but Barack Obama seems to believe that the steadily climbing price at the pump actually fits into his re-election strategy. He blames the oil companies at every opportunity, railing against what leftists have always claimed to be excessive profits and demanding an end to tax breaks. Of course, raising taxes on energy companies won't lower the price of gas. Yet higher gas prices are just what Obama and Energy Secretary Steven Chu actually want. As the secretary said in 2008, "Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe." Now that it's an election year, he claimed this week that the administration is doing "what we can to lower the price of gasoline." We believe his 2008 comment.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and some other Democrats offered another "solution" -- tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Pelosi suggested that every time the reserve has been tapped, gas prices have gone down. Yes, but by just a few pennies and only temporarily. She told reporters, "But even if you don't subscribe to that, that at least puts a question mark to the speculators that you might do this." Apparently, Pelosi is suggesting a head fake around the public and investors. The government is so inept at developing energy policy that elected officials are reduced to lying about doing something in order to try to achieve a result.

As for those subsidies (i.e., tax credits) for "Big Oil," we're all for closing loopholes to lower rates, but that's not what Obama means. In fact, he wants to redistribute those loopholes to alternative energy, which is already subsidized at a far higher rate than fossil fuels. When accounting for what little energy is actually provided by alternative sources, the subsidies are even more lopsided -- but let's not let facts get in the way of a good campaign narrative.

Chevy Volt: Cars Catch Fire, but Sales Haven't

We learned last week that Barack Obama wants to buy a Chevy Volt in five years. Yet those who make their living building the dud of a car received a little unexpected R&R time as GM announced earlier this week the temporary furlough of workers at the Hamtramck, Michigan, plant where the sleek beauties are built. Some 1,300 employees are laid off until April 23 as the carmaker tries to clear an inventory backlog.

While GM says Volt sales were brisker in February than in the previous month, leftists blame slow sales on the "relentless attacks" by conservative media and GOP politicians. GM lamented that "we didn't design the Volt to be a political punching bag." We'd call it a lightning rod for criticism, but either way the market speaks for itself. With just 1,626 Volts sold so far this year, GM's goal of 60,000 Volts sold worldwide in 2012 is looking like a pipe dream. Even a new $10,000 tax credit -- up from $7,500 -- promoted by Obama still isn't enough.

Ironically, just when Detroit halted production, seemingly good news charged from Europe where the Volt's sister car, the Opel Ampera, was named 2012 European Car of the Year. Then again, Motor Trend named it the 2011 Car of the Year, which didn't exactly translate into sales. Perhaps the European market, where both gasoline and electricity are far more expensive than here, is a better fit for the GM product. Sluggish sales on this side of the pond make the Volt more of an expensive curiosity than a, er, hot commodity.

The BIG Lie

"Now, because of these new standards for cars and trucks, they're all going to be able to go further and use less fuel every year. And that means pretty soon you'll be able to fill up your car every two weeks instead of every week. Over time, that saves you, a typical family, about $8,000 a year." --Barack Obama

In reality, it saves at best a few hundred dollars a year. Not too shabby, but not eight grand, either. It also doesn't account for higher insurance premiums, worse safety risks or higher-priced technology.

Income Redistribution: Bailing Out the Bubble Makers

The administration's original bailout for underwater mortgages fell woefully short of the three to four million homeowners it was predicted to help. Undeterred, Barack Obama's Homeowners Assistance Modification Program begins later this spring, accepting those who own multiple homes. Buyers of multiple homes were caught in the housing bust that occurred after the market's 2006 peak, when one-third of all mortgages were lent to consumers who already had primary residences.

Those who own up to four residences and either rent out or have plans to do so are eligible for the modification, which comes in several forms: cutting the interest rate, stretching out the repayment period, forgiving principal, or some combination of those. Some 700,000 landlords become eligible for assistance once the changes are made.

Critics accuse the Obama administration of rescuing those market speculators who lost while flipping houses at a dizzying pace. One real estate consultant called the scheme "ridiculous" and asked, "Are you going to refund people who lost money on the stock market too?" Yet when banks were coerced into helping the Obama cause, they signed the dotted line for a lot of radical change. Welcome to an America where profits are privatized (after the government gets its cut, of course) while risk is socialized.

Lottery Winner on Food Stamps

Speaking of undeserving recipients of redistributed income, word came out this week that a Michigan lottery winner received food stamps. Apparently, $1 million wasn't enough to buy groceries, so the winner kept right on taking the welfare. She thought the state would cut her off, but it didn't, which she thought was fine since she isn't working, has "no income," and has "bills to pay." Fortunately, once the story broke, her benefits were cut off.

Do you have some words of wisdom for this lottery winner?

Security

Theater of the Absurd: Obama and Israel

In light of Barack Obama's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week to discuss, among other things, the situation in Iran and Israel's possible (imminent?) attack, it's worth revisiting history. "I try not to pat myself too much on the back," Obama boasted in October 2011, "but this administration has done more in terms of the security of the state of Israel than any previous administration." Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan might beg to differ. One helped save Israel in wartime and the other regarded as perhaps the most pro-Israel president ever. Obama's claim is also belied by his call for a return to the pre-1967 borders between Israel, Egypt, Jordan and Syria, something the Israelis rightly reject as akin to disarmament. Obama's frequent demands regarding Israel's obligations in the Israel-Palestinian dispute, sometimes approaching the level of ultimatums, further refute his claims about his positive role in U.S.-Israeli relations.

The greatest fault of the Obama administration, from Israel's perspective, is its approach to Iran. Pretending that UN sanctions can dissuade Iran from developing nuclear weapons, Obama repeatedly argues against Israeli military action. The Israelis are thus discouraged by Obama's newest election-year claim that he's "got Israel's back." (Can you imagine Ronald Reagan demeaning the office of the president by uttering such juvenile banalities?) In reality, "having Israel's back" means not lecturing it about its own security in the face of an existential threat from Iran. Perhaps granting Israel's request for bunker-buster bombs would be a start.

For Israel's part, Netanyahu explained, "The U.S. is big and distant; Israel is smaller and closer to Iran ... so the American clock regarding preventing the nuclearization of Iran is not the Israeli one." Israel must act to preserve itself as it sees fit, and its deadline for military action has become tighter and tighter during the last three years. The United States doesn't want war with Iran, which an Israeli strike would almost certainly ignite; but neither should we back away from it if it is necessary to prevent this rogue state and terrorist benefactor from going nuclear.

Panetta Says White House Doesn't Need Congress

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta informed Congress this week that it is unnecessary when it comes to military action. Well, at least less necessary than gaining international approval. At issue is whether the administration will take action against Syria to prevent its president, Bashar al-Assad, from brutally suppressing public protest. Panetta says the administration will not take action as it did in Libya, but that, if it did, approval from the UN or NATO would suffice and trump the need for congressional approval.

In a nutshell, this was the problem with Obama's Libyan adventure. For the first time, a president took military action that was not in the immediate national security interest of the United States without so much as giving Congress a formal "heads up." Granted, the War Powers Act gives the president limited authority to conduct military operations, again in the national security interest, before consulting Congress. Panetta, however, contends that the administration has no intention of following this law, regardless of the circumstances.

Congress has the constitutional authority to declare war and must authorize military force with only rare exception. On the other hand, while there are cases in which international approval would be desirable, such as when allies are also threatened, the U.S. never needs this permission before acting in its own self-defense. On top of that, the UN is replete with nations that are hostile to the U.S. and its interests. As usual, the Obama White House has it exactly backwards, and it's an issue on which the stakes could be very high.

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FOIA Suit Filed Against Navy Over 'Don't Ask' Repeal

The Thomas More Law Center filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of the Navy in order to "obtain records believed to show intentional deception by the Pentagon to gain congressional support for repeal of the 1993 law regarding open homosexual conduct in the military, usually called 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'" At issue, specifically, is the possible distortion of a study about the effect open homosexuality would have in the military if "Don't Ask" were repealed. The plaintiffs are also seeking to determine if the Department of Defense fulfilled congressional requirements in order for the repeal to take effect. The first FOIA requests were made in August 2011, but the Navy has yet to respond.

Culture

Second Amendment: Two Victories

Score one -- make that two -- bull's-eyes for the Constitution. This week, judges in two court cases reaffirmed the Second Amendment right to bear arms by striking down two separate gun bans. In Maryland, a federal judge ruled as unconstitutional the state's requirement that individuals provide "good and substantial reason" to purchase a handgun. Addressing a case in which a resident had obtained a gun permit a decade ago after warding off an intruder only to have the permit renewal application denied because he could not show he had been threatened "beyond his residence," the judge noted, "A citizen may not be required to offer a 'good and substantial reason' why he should be permitted to exercise his rights. The right's existence is all the reason he needs." Tally, one.

Meanwhile, in Colorado, the state Supreme Court ruled that the University of Colorado's ban on carrying concealed handguns on campus didn't pass legal muster because the state legislature never approved the ban. Under the state's Concealed Carry Act of 2003, local governments cannot stifle concealed carry rights except in certain specific places, such as private property and K-12 schools. Colleges are not among the exceptions. Tally, two.

Naturally, Second Amendment foes will whine that more guns mean more violence. The evidence, however, is not on their side. Neither, for that matter, is the Constitution.

Obama Bumps Female Commencement Speaker

A few years ago, an article entitled "Obama Invites Self to Deliver Commencement at Women's College" would have been more likely to appear in the satirical rag The Onion. Today, however, it's just another day on the job for a president who will do anything to get re-elected. A large part of his base was, of course, women so appalled by Sarah Palin that socialism became the more palatable choice.

The White House confirmed that it "offered" Obama to speak at Barnard, the prestigious 123-year-old women's college in New York City. Obviously, this was an offer the school couldn't refuse, despite having already announced New York Times executive editor Judith Abramson as the speaker. The irony of this, of course, went unnoticed by Obama, who will use the platform to "advocate for women's rights" -- Leftist-speak for the ObamaCare contraception mandate -- by bumping a woman from the role.

Imagine if George W. Bush had caused the ouster of a female speaker to boost his own popularity. We don't have to imagine the hypocrisy. As already noted, feminists went nuts over Rush Limbaugh's admittedly misguided comments. Yet again, they go for the obvious target and ignore the insidious, infinitely more dangerous one.

It Would Be Top News If...

"A 13-year-old boy who police say was doused with gasoline and lit on fire last week while walking home from school is recovering from first-degree burns to his face and head," reports New York Daily News. The attack happened in Kansas City when two teenagers followed the boy home from school, but what's particularly disturbing is that the perpetrators are black and the victim white. As they lit the fire, the attackers allegedly shouted, "You get what you deserve, white boy!" The boy is in serious condition and we wish him well.

We also wonder, though, if the Obama Justice Department and FBI are calling in agents from all across the nation to deal with this obvious and vicious hate crime. If the races had been reversed, this heinous crime would have trumped every other headline for the next month with regular updates for a year. Such is the double standard under which we live.

Share your thoughts on this outrageous story.

Village Academic Curriculum: Teachers Get Free Plastic Surgery

Never mind that Buffalo, New York, schools face a $42 million deficit in next year's budget. Never mind the laid off teachers across the country. Some teachers in the Buffalo school system enjoy the benefits of plastic surgery with absolutely no deductible. Last year, the city's schools spent $5.9 million on plastic surgery such as hair removal, liposuction, rhinoplasty and even breast enhancement. Why? The teachers' contract with the city, including this provision, expired almost 10 years ago, and a new one has not yet been negotiated, so the two parties have merely kept it going by default. The teachers indicate they are willing to part with this particular benefit, but not "unilaterally." Nice to see them putting the kids first.

And Last...

"Campaign officials for President Obama's reelection race announced Wednesday that they are planning to release a 17-minute documentary about his first term in office next week," reports The Washington Post. According to Obama's campaign manager, Jim Messina, the documentary will "put into perspective the enormous challenges that the nation faced when the president took office and the strides we've made together." So it's not so much a documentary as it is a fantasy adventure. Putting aside the spirit of partisanship, however, many conservatives chose to help out with the movie's title. Our staff favorites are "Volt Chariots of Fire," "You've Got Fail," "Dependence Day" and "The Lyin' King." If you can think of any more, we'll be glad to forward them along.

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

Today's Headlines:  Friday, March 09, 2012

White House Won't Say What Will Happen to Troops Who Burned Korans

NAACP Asking U.N. Human Rights Council to Condemn American Voter ID Laws

Michelle: Hillary 'Is a Role Model for Me in So Many Ways'

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  Cornyn: Obama Using Texas As an ATM, One Day After Lobbying Against Pipeline Extension to Texas
  White House Defends Opposition to Keystone XL Pipeline Bill, Calling it 'Ineffectual, Sham Legislation

IG: Welfare Recipients Traded Food Stamps for Cash to Buy Drugs and Guns

Food Stamp Program Doesn't Check SSNs of Some Recipients

USDA Lets Retailers Convicted of Food Stamp Fraud Stay in Food Stamp Program

Federal Debt Has Already Grown $700B in FY12; $40 Per Day Per Full-Time Worker

Conservatives Introduce Plan to Balance Budget in 5 Years--Eliminate Education, Energy, Housing, Commerce Depts

Pelosi: Fluke's $3,000 Contraception Testimony 'Factual'--Despite $9-Per-Month Birth Control Pills

Activist Who Calls Abortion a 'Blessing' Tells Congress She Would Break the Law to Help Minors Cross State Lines to End Pregnancies

Senate Dems Reject Republican Attempt to Overturn Obama's Energy, Environmental Policies

Sen. Reid: Highway Bill Will Lead to Lower Gas Prices

Senator to Holder: Was Reid Wrong to Thwart Bush's Planned Recess Appointments?

U.S. Wants 'Justice' for Gaddafi's Victims, But New Libyan Gov't Noncommittal on Lockerbie Cooperation

COMMENTARY:

GCB: Good Christians Bashed
By L. Brent Bozell III
At the same time Washington was ablaze with outrage at the idea that Rush Limbaugh insulted a woman as a "slut," ABC premiered a new Sunday night show called "GCB," shortened from "Good Christian Bitches." Limbaugh apologized. ABC displays no such contrition. No other faith in America gets lined up for this kind of bashing.

Is the GOP Becoming a War Party?
By Patrick J. Buchanan
What to do about Iran - and whom to trust to deal with Iran - seems fated to be the foreign policy issue of 2012. And the battle lines are drawn.

Colorado's Own Green Loan Sinkhole
By Michelle Malkin
There's no escaping Solyndra Syndrome. The stench of Chicago-on-the-Potomac is fouling the fresh Rocky Mountain air.

The Boys and Girls on the Bus
By Rich Galen
In 1972, Timothy Crouse, a writer for the Rolling Stone magazine, wrote a book titled, "The Boys on the Bus," which described life among the press corps on a national political campaign. In 2012 the "bus" is Twitter. And once the Twitter-bus settles on a theme, it is as difficult to alter today as it was in 1972.

Pennsylvania defeat RINOs Pileggi and Milne  

Dear Patriots,

     In Pennsylvania we have a super majority in our House (112 Republicans vs 87 Democrats) and in the Senate, we also have a super majority (30 Republican vs 20 Democrats). Those super majorities are courtesy of the tea party groups that worked so hard to get them elected.

In order to pass anything in the House, we need 101 votes, which you would think would be easy because we have 112 Republican - but unfortunately we have about 22 RINOs and we can only count on 90 conservatives..... that's why we can't pass meaningful BOLD legislation - like in Wisconsin.

The reality is - the two parties in Harrisburg aren't the republicans and democrats - its the UNION PARTY and the TAXPAYER PARTY. The Union Party is made up of 87 Democrats and 22 Republicans and the Taxpayer Party is made up of 90 conservatives. This gives the UNION PARTY - the super majority.

Duane Milne and Dominic Pileggi refuse to take on the serious problems in our state, like:

- the fact that Pennsylvania is one of the WORST states in the country for business, because of

- - regulations

- - environmentalist have too much say and influence on our legislators

- - taxes - the are too high and discourage business

- - oppressive labor laws

- - collective bargaining

- - Unions that force membership and collection of wages

- - Pay to play rules

- - Pensions that are excessive and greedy - often paying 90-100% of salary AND overtime... gold star healthplans with little or no co-pay

Believe it or not, here is what some of Pileggi's priorities are:

1) Installing Red Light Cameras

2) The Library Code - (Library Code???, what about the Unions and the oppressive labor laws? - he won't touch them.....)

Your tax money at work for re-election...    

 Liberals and feckless judges can deny it, but the questions about Obama's eligibility remain 

Mar 11, 2012 06:13 am | Coach Collins

By George Spelvin, staff writer

  Barack Hussein Obama, using eight different names, has failed to meet eligibility requirements for the office of U.S. President according to a 19 point challenge alleging he was born in Kenya to a Kenyan citizen and a teen age mother not old enough to convey U.S. citizenship.  Democrat Attorney Philip J. Berg who filed his challenge to the nomination petition with the Pennsylvania Commonwealth on February 23, doubts in Argument 13 that "Obama ever held Natural Born Citizenship status!"

   Centering on the NBC clause, Article II, Sect. 1, Clause 5, the eligibility challenge states that Barack Hussein Obama, aka Barack Hussein Soetoro is "not a Natural Born Citizen as defined by the U.S, Constitution.  Furthermore, Obama was "born in Kenya on August 4, 1961, (and) at the time of his birth his mother was only 18 years old and not old enough to confer U.S. NBC status to him."

   The native ... Continue Reading:Liberals and feckless judges can deny it, but the questions about Obama's eligibility remain

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American Minute March 10

Mar 10, 2012 05:13 pm | Coach Collins

By Bill Federer, staff writer  

  26-year-old William Penn received from King Charles II the charter to Pennsylvania on MARCH 10, 1681, as repayment of a debt owed to his deceased father Admiral Sir William Penn, who captured Jamaica and defeated the Dutch navy.

A student at Oxford, William Penn was expelled for having his own prayer services in his dorm room instead of attending the Anglican chapel.

Penn converted to Quakerism and was imprisoned in the Tower of London.

His colony was a "holy experiment" for persecuted Europeans, one of the few original colonies to accept Mennonites, Amish, Catholics and Jews.

Emphasizing his plan of Christian tolerance, William Penn named the city "Philadelphia," Greek for "Brotherly Love."

History records that since William Penn insisted on treating the Delaware Indians honestly, paying a fair sum for the land, his city of Philadelphia was spared the Indian attacks and scalpings that other colonial settlements experienced.

Before arriving, William Penn wrote ... Continue Reading:American Minute March 10

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Politicians decide our 1st Amendment rights could be hazardous to their health

Mar 10, 2012 12:25 pm | Coach Collins

by Doug Book,  staff writer

Congress has just made it easier to arrest and convict those who exercise their 1st Amendment rights of protest and assembly.  

A number of articles have recently appeared on the web concerning the "Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011," a bill recently passed by Congress which makes it a criminal offense to "impede or disrupt" the activities of the President, Vice President or anyone under the immediate protection of the Secret Service. The measure also makes it illegal to engage in "disorderly behavior" at a special event of "national significance" or in the proximity of a "restricted building or grounds."  Anyone who violates a provision of the proposed statute is subject to fine, imprisonment of up to 10 years or both. (1)

In short, Congress figures it would be a good idea to keep tight rein on anyone who demonstrates a little too energetically about the decisions coming ... Continue Reading:Politicians decide our 1st Amendment rights could be hazardous to their health

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Israel and Iran: Obama wants a diplomatic solution before November and Israel be dammed

Mar 10, 2012 05:13 am | Coach Collins

By Jim Emerson, staff writer

Iran and Israel have been in the news quite a bit lately, most of the talk lately has been speculation about an Israeli strike of Iranian nuclear facilities and when that might happen. Israel is not taking Iran's nuclear threat lightly because she understands she will most likely be the first target. The prevailing view of the bureaucrats is that Iran doesn't have a nuclear weapon yet but may be very close. Recent analyses of satellite photos show the Iranians are hiding evidence of nuclear trigger testing.

Sanctions

In an attempt to get the Islamic Republic to halt its undisclosed nuclear weapons program, the United States and the European Union have imposed sanctions and froze the Iranian central bank's assets.  This has hurt the general population but has done very little to discourage the regime from its nuclear ambitions. Western governments are hoping the sanctions will create civil unrest similar to the ... Continue Reading:Israel and Iran: Obama wants a diplomatic solution before November and Israel be dammed

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American Minute March 9

Mar 09, 2012 05:13 pm | Coach Collins

By Bill Federer, staff writer  

  The Confederate iron-plated ship Merrimac destroyed two Union boats during the Civil War.
The Union responded with the ironclad Monitor.
Dedicating a statue to the Monitor's designer, John Ericsson, May 29, 1926, President Calvin Coolidge stated:
"When the ironclad Merrimac went out on the morning of MARCH 9, 1862, to complete its work of destruction it was at once surprised by this new naval innovation...
After a battle lasting four hours in which the Monitor suffered no material damage...the Merrimac...badly crippled, withdrew, never to venture out again...
The London Times stated that the day before this battle England had 149 first-class warships.
The day after she had but two, and they were iron-plated only amidships.
Naval warfare had been revolutionized."

When offered payment in 1882, John Ericsson replied:
"Nothing could induce me to accept any remuneration for the Monitor...
It was my contribution to ... Continue Reading:American Minute March 9

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An ugly Air Force cover up: Quinton Keel not fired, but promoted and allowed to resign

Mar 09, 2012 01:13 pm | Coach Collins

By Kevin "Coach" Collins

 Instead of being fired, Quinton Keel the Dover AFB mortuary supervisor who dumped 9/11 victims remains in landfill was promoted and allowed to resign after being promoted.    

Keel whose ghoulish mistreatment of the remains of our fallen military heroes was brought to light by whistleblowers has been force out only because was caught retaliating against them. 

According to Air Force sources Keel, showed no regard for our honored dead, and no remorse when his willful mishandling of our war heroes' bodies was revealed by courageous whistleblowers. Instead of contrition Keel systematically retaliated against those who exposed him.   

Keel has been accused of lying to authorities investigating charges that, among other things he ordered the arm of a fallen Marine be sawed off in order to force his body into a uniform!

Investigation also revealed that on Keel's orders the remains of victims of the 9/11 attack on the ... Continue Reading:An ugly Air Force cover up: Quinton Keel not fired, but promoted and allowed to resign

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Obama has perverted the media so much we have to look to Pravda for honest reporting

Mar 09, 2012 05:13 am | Coach Collins

By George Spelvin staff writer

The English language version of the Russian publication "Pravda," ( a word which ironically means either truth or  justice),  is revealing what perhaps is the most mind boggling piece of the puzzle of Barack Obama's nativity story heretofore hidden from public knowledge.

"Arizona + Minor v. Happersett + Hawaii State/U.S. Citizenship issues = justia and the scrubbing of Minor off the internet=a puzzle coming together, showing what Obama really is" summarizes one columnist,  commenting on Pravda's scoop. 

 One free legal search site allegedly scrubbed the penultimate Supreme Court decision regarding definition of NATURAL BORN CITIZEN before the 2008 election; Minor  v. Happersett either was just dropped or somehow (minimized) by "Justia.com (which) is owned by an Obama supporter." 

Pravda goes on to assert that the "systematic scrubbing of Minor v. Happersett in the summer of 2008 (involved)  erasing the name and specific text quoted from the case, ... Continue Reading:Obama has perverted the media so much we have to look to Pravda for honest reporting

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American Minute March 8

Mar 08, 2012 05:13 pm | Coach Collins

By Bill Federer, staff writer  

 The three-masted frigate USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned ship in the world still afloat.
It fought the Muslim Barbary Pirates of North Africa in 1803, sailed against the British in the War of 1812, and caught slave traders off the coast of Africa in the 1850's.
The U.S.S. Constitution was saved from being broken into scrap by a poem titled "Old Ironsides," written by Oliver Wendell Holmes.
"Her deck, once red with heroes' blood,
Where knelt the vanquished foe,
When winds were hurrying o'er the flood,
And waves were white below..."

Holmes' son, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., was born MARCH 8, 1841.
A graduate of Harvard, he fought in the Civil War, edited the American Law Review and was a Harvard Law professor before becoming Chief Justice of Massachusetts' Supreme Court.
In 1902, Theodore Roosevelt appointed Holmes to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Known ... Continue Reading:American Minute March 8

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Headlines we will never see

Mar 08, 2012 01:13 pm | Coach Collins

By Ron Reale, staff writer

Obama, Citing Constitutional Freedoms, Declares "America Greatest Country"

Mitt Romney Admits Mistake

Newt Gingrich Out of Ideas

New York Times Supports Conservative Candidate

Planned Parenthood Admits Millions from Taxpayers Covers Abortions

Planned Parenthood Admits Extermination of minorities was and is goal

Obama Declares American Military "Greatest Force For Good In History"

Limbaugh Time Mag's "Man Of The Year"

Iraqis Grateful To U.S. For Freedom

Saudi Arabians Stop Exporting Wahhabism

Israelis Lay Down Arms, Middle East Peace Reigns

Muslims Lay Down Arms, World Peace Reigns

Muslim World Allows For Different Religious Views

Muslims Give Up Violent Quest For World-Wide Caliphate

CAIR Admits Terrorist Beginnings, Connections

Progressive Dems Admit Communist Manifesto Their Goal For America

Obama Admits His Policies Direct Cause Of 86% Rise In Gas Prices

Liberals Admit Reagan Right about Taxes

Liberals Credit Reagan, Thatcher, Pope With Winning Cold War

Progressives Admit FDR Policies Prolonged Depression

Progressives Admit Failure Or Financial Collapse Of ... Continue Reading:Headlines we will never see

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THE INTERFAITH TASKFORCE FOR AMERICA AND ISRAEL (ITAI)

123 S. Broad Street, Suite 1832, Philadelphia, PA 19109

Friday, March 9, 2012

Dear ITAI Members and Donors:

ITAI ON THE MOVE...Several ITAI members attended this year's AIPAC Policy Conference including David Edman who is on his way to Israel, and Leonard Feldman, Esq., along with Joseph Puder. The ITAI story was imparted to scores of AIPAC delegates from throughout the U.S

PANDERING AND PLATITUDES: OBAMA AT AIPAC

By: Joseph Puder

The AIPAC policy conference this year attracted more than 13000 individuals, including over 2000 students from nearly 500 campuses - altogether a most impressive achievement.  What was less than impressive was President Obama's speech.  President Obama was obviously trying to woo Jewish voters and their attendant campaign contributions by making what was clearly an election year speech.  Sunday's speech was also full of pandering and platitudes.

Had President Obama been sincere about his "devotion" to Israel, he would have, at some point in his presidency, made a visit to Israel.  His only trip to Israel was during the 2008 election campaign - another point in time when he was seeking Jewish votes.  Many were surprised to note that once elected, he used the opportunity of a June 2009 trip to Cairo to also visit Saudi Arabia but not Israel. The speech he delivered in Cairo had a distinct pro-Arab and pro-Muslim flavor, and gave one the impression that Israel was created as a result of Holocaust guilt - guilt that should be borne by the Europeans and not the Arabs.  His speech also made no mention of the two thousand year longing of the Jewish people to be restored to their biblical homeland. Earlier that year, in April, he had visited Turkey and made no stopover made in Israel.  

Obama, in his Sunday morning (March 4, 2012) speech at AIPAC told the audience, "But as you examine my commitment to Israel's security, you don't just have to count on my words. You can look at my deeds, because over the last three years, as President of the U.S, I have kept my commitments to the State of Israel." Yet the one commitment Prime Minister Netanyahu wanted from Obama - U.S. backing for Israeli action against Iran - he did not receive.  It is clear that the Obama administration is refusing to act against Iran in advance of the threshold crossing by the Islamic Republic's radical mullahs of nuclear capability, if indeed it has not been crossed it already.  Iran's Ahmadinejad assesses the situation in much the same way Hitler did that Obama, like Britain's Chamberlain, will not resort to military action.

In articulating the risks a nuclear Iran would pose to the region, Obama told the polite AIPAC audience, "That is why, four years ago, I made a commitment to the American people, and said that we would use all elements of American power to pressure Iran and prevent it from acquiring a nuclear weapon. And that is what we have done." Not really! The Iranians laughed at the naiveté of the American president who gave them time to produce enough nuclear material for several bombs.  Moreover, instead of retaliating forcefully against Iran and its proxies for killing American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, Obama famously declared on January 28, 2009 that "If countries like Iran are willing to unclench their fist, they will find an extended hand from us."

President Obama received a standing ovation from the AIPAC audience when he said: "Iran's leaders should understand that I do not have a policy of containment, I have a policy to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon."  Yet, on July 22, 2009, his Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared that, "The U.S. would create a Middle East nuclear umbrella should Iran obtain a nuclear weapon." In other words, the Obama administration is indeed willing to accept a nuclear Iran.

Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed the AIPAC audience on Monday evening (March 5, 2012) and made it clear that Israel cannot and will not wait for Obama's permission to act when Israel's survival is at stake.  However disguised and polite, many in the audience gleaned that Netanyahu has been pressured by Obama to refrain from action, and that Israel cannot accept Obama's timetable with regard to Iran.

Obama's failure to support the 2009 Green Revolution in Iran against the brutal regime of President Ahmadinejad and the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was a major policy failure and diplomatic disaster.  Instead of supporting the pro-western opposition, Obama helped strengthen the regime.  His statement that "Israel's security is sacrosanct and non-negotiable" and that "my administration's commitment to Israel's security has been unprecedented" is questionable, especially in light of his $60B arms deal with Saudi Arabia and the $3.2B weapons sale to Egypt, which included the delivery of F-16's.

President Obama made sure that members of the Muslim Brotherhood were invited to attend the speech he gave in Cairo, he "threw President Mubarak under the bus" - a partner who was anti-Muslim Brotherhood and, he is increasingly reliant on Turkey's Islamist Prime Minister Erdogan, who he hopes will set things right in Syria by supporting the Muslim Brotherhood there - all of which highlights Obama's failure to support democratic and secular opposition groups while he weakens Israel's strategic and security interests in the region.  

Reversing the Bush administration's boycott of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) (based on its flagrant anti-Israel obsession), the Obama administration decided to rejoin the UNHRC in September 2009.  President Obama stated that his aim is to have "closer cooperation with the U.N."  U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Esther Brimmer, however, in addressing the UNHRC "acknowledged that the U.S. human rights record is imperfect."

And, more directly, it was President Obama who precipitated a crisis with Israel over construction in Jerusalem in March 2010.  The Jerusalem Post reported that the Obama Administration "treatment of Netanyahu during his meeting with Obama created the impression of a deep crisis in relations. As Jackson Diehl wrote in the Washington Post, "The White House's refusal to allow non-official photographers record the Obama-Netanyahu meeting, and the fact that no statement was issued afterwards, led to the impression that Netanyahu is being treated as if he were an unsavory Third World dictator, needed for strategic reasons but conspicuously held at arm's length."

Obama's obsession with Israeli construction in Jerusalem had the effect of stiffening Palestinian Authority chairman Abu Mazen's (Mamoud Abbas) demands and rejecting negotiations with Israel.  

In addition to isolating Israel and creating the perception that Israel is solely at fault, the President was caught speaking his mind about PM Netanyahu to French President Sarkozy during the November G20 Summit in Cannes when he thought the microphones were off.  In response to Sarkozy saying, "Netanyahu, I can't stand him. He's a liar," Obama responded, "You are sick of him, but I have to work with him every day."  

The disagreement between Obama and Netanyahu hinges on what they view as a priority.  For President Obama it is up to Israel to devise a peace formula that the Palestinians can accept.  Netanyahu, on the other hand, faces an existential threat from Iran and wants U.S. backing to eliminate Iran's nuclear threat.

While the Obama administration has maintained strong security cooperation with Israel, its policy failures regarding Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, and Egypt, have created an image of weakness that can only encourage aggression on the part of Iran and its allies.  President Obama's platitudes delivered at the AIPAC conference cannot mask the failures of his administration in the Middle East.  Nor can his pandering to a pro-Israel audience hide his contempt for Netanyahu, and his risky policy which is allowing Iran time to build nuclear bombs.

Friday, March 9, 2012

To: Friends & Supporters

From: Gary L. Bauer


COUNTDOWN TO VICTORY: 242 DAYS TO THE 2012 ELECTIONS


Let The Vetting Begin!

You may recall that not long after Texas Governor Rick Perry jumped into the GOP contest, the media got ahold of Perry's college transcripts. But we have yet to see Barack Obama's. It is really odd that Obama's college transcripts appear more secure than national security secrets.

Just days before he passed away, Andrew Breitbart announced that he was going to do the media's job and fully vet Barack Obama's college days. This would seem to be fertile ground for any enterprising young journalist.

After all, Obama wrote in his autobiography that "I chose my friends carefully. The more politically active black students. The foreign students. The Chicanos. The Marxist professors and structural feminists and punk-rock performance poets."

How did these "Marxist professors and structural feminists" influence young Barack's thinking? That would have been an interesting debate to many Americans in 2008. But I suspect most journalists were uninterested in that debate, either because they counted many "Marxist professors and structural feminists" among their friends or because they were protecting Obama. Or perhaps both.

So who were these Marxist professors that Obama sought out in his college days? The first to be uncovered by Breitbart's investigation is the late Harvard Law professor Derrick Bell. In this video, you can see Obama embracing Bell and encouraging folks to "open up your hearts and your minds to the words of Professor Derrick Bell."

And what did Bell believe? Bell was a proponent of something called "critical race theory," which holds that America and its institutions are inherently racist. Bell was critical of white liberals and Jews. He embraced Louis Farrakhan.

In fact, Bell was so convinced of America's racism that he wrote a story about aliens offering to pay off America's national debt in exchange for selling all blacks into slavery. By the way, the aliens chose to represent themselves through an image of Ronald Reagan.

Just imagine if one of the Republican presidential candidates had embraced a white supremacist professor. Imagine if they had sat in the pews of a white supremacist church for twenty years. The media would be up in arms over this revelation. That candidate would be hounded out of the race and run out of the party in a matter of hours.

Yet when similar information is revealed about Obama, it is ignored and dismissed out of hand as irrelevant "old news." Is it irrelevant? Or is it one more piece in the puzzle of who Barack Obama is?

Bell fits the pattern, and helps to explain why Obama would leave Harvard and then sit in Jeremiah Wright's church for 20 years. The "Marxist professor" Bell goes a long way in explaining Obama's socialism, and why Obama's "Justice" Department would dismiss the voter intimidation case against the New Black Panthers.

Let the vetting begin!


Democrats Defeat Pipeline & Jobs

Yesterday Senate Democrats, at the urging of Barack Obama, voted to kill the Keystone XL pipeline. Knowing how popular the pipeline is, Harry Reid had to raise the bar for passage to 60 votes in order to defeat it. And he succeeded -- the vote was 56 to 42. Click here to see how your senators voted.

This vote is a gift to the GOP. In spite of the media's efforts to portray Obama as a moderate and cast Republicans as obstructionists, yesterday's vote demonstrated the exact opposite. Eleven Democrats defied Obama and joined all Republicans in voting for the pipeline. This project had strong bi-partisan support, but Obama stood in the way.

It should have been the easiest thing in the world for Obama to embrace the pipeline, as Bill Clinton has suggested he do. Obama's former National Security Advisor has said the pipeline is essential. With Ahmadinejad causing trouble in the Middle East, more oil from Canada is a slam dunk. With gas prices rising and millions out of work, more oil and the jobs the pipeline would have created should have been a no brainer.

But yesterday's vote is more evidence of just how captive Obama and Senate Democrats are to the left's extreme environmental ideology. Remind your friends and family members about this vote the next time they complain after filling up their tanks!


"The Romney Divide"

The Wall Street Journal's Kimberley Strassel writes today about the difficulty the GOP front-runner is having in closing the deal with primary voters. Referring to the "Romney divide," Strassel notes that while Romney is doing well with "college grads" and "the more affluent," he is struggling with the "very conservative, the tea partiers and the evangelicals." In other words, the base of the party!

But rather than confronting this problem, Strassel notes that his top advisors are almost contemptuous. For example:

"A senior campaign aide airily dismissed Mr. Romney's Super Tuesday weaknesses, noting: 'The areas we didn't do as well in are rural and they are more anti-Obama.' Meaning, who else are these guys going to vote for come November? How about: no one. They could stay home."

America cannot afford four more years of Barack Obama. But as important as it is for Republican voters to stand with our nominee, it is equally important that the nominee not write off or alienate significant portions of the GOP base. Strassel concludes by writing, "The Romney Divide isn't unbridgeable. But if the governor wants to be welcomed by those distant voting groups, he needs to do the jumping."


"Santorum & Freedom"

Wanting to know how Rick Santorum has rocketed from the back of the pack to emerge as a serious challenger for the GOP nomination, the Wall Street Journal's Daniel Henninger traveled to Ohio recently to observe the Santorum campaign. Contrary to the media's narrative, Henninger found that Santorum wasn't preaching about morality, but freedom. You can read his column here.


Government Gone Wild

Here are two stories certain to get your blood pressure up.

Wednesday the Washington Times reported that the District of Columbia has received nearly $900 million in stimulus money since 2009 but can't account for a single new job. In fact, according to the Times the employment situation in the nation's capital has gotten worse! Consider this excerpt:

"In the District, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate has increased by 8 percent since 2009, as the D.C. government was receiving historic levels of federal stimulus funding via contracts, grants, loans, tax benefits and entitlements."

March 10, 2012        HOW BIG ARE FAITH-BASED MOVIES? (HUGE)  
2011 was a banner year for the people making family-friendly, conservative-themed movies. Based on a recent report from Movieguide.org, films without gratuitous sex and violence outperformed the Left-of-center movies by a 6 to 1 margin. Read the details HERE.

IS ABC'S NEW SHOW, 'GCB' ANTI-CHRISTIAN?
Last Sunday night, the Disney-owned ABC network premiered a new primetime program that appears to be a parody of Christian women in Texas. 'GCB' is the abbreviated title for a show that was originally called "Good Christian Bitches." Is it offensive? Some say yes, others disagree. Get the facts and decide for yourself HERE.     

'AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM IS... HERESY'  
Liberal Pastor Jim Wallis is back in the spotlight. Just days after saying that America was not and never has been a "Christian nation," Wallis is slamming the concept of American Exceptionalism. Watch the video and hear Pastor Wallis calling the concept a "dangerous" thing HERE.     

SEE THE EVIDENCE THAT OBAMA IS AMERICA'S MOST BIBLICALLY-HOSTILE PRESIDENT   
Historian David Barton has gathered the evidence and just released an extensive study showing that President Obama's relentless attacks on Christianity now qualify him as the most "biblically-hostile" president in American history. Read the foot-noted evidence HERE.

CHURCH FORECLOSURES ON RECORD PACE

One of the most surprising statistics of this nagging recession is the foreclosure rate for churches. Houses of worship in all areas are facing bank repossession because they cannot pay their mortgages. Find out in what parts of the country this sad reality is hitting the hardest HERE.       

VIRAL VIdEO - NEW CLIP FROM fr. pontifex  
A Catholic priest and succesful hip-hop artist named Father Pontifex is back on The Blaze again. This time, the priest is laying down some spoken word in response to President Obama's healthcare mandate. You can check out the padre's poignant and very pointed rhymes HERE.

CARDINAL DOLAN DETAILS THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S 'LECTURE' TO THE BISHOPS
New York's new Cardinal has penned a public letter that recaps a bizarre conversation between White House officials and leaders of the Catholic Church. Find out why the Cardinal has told Catholics to "prepare for tough times" HERE.

March 09, 2012         

FOX-PIVEN'S DARK PREDICTION FOR OWS
Spring is just around the corner. And according to Leftist professor Frances Fox Piven, the arrival of Spring could also coincide with the "second phase" of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Piven predicts that the next phase will include shutting down institutions and she says, "we'll see action against the banks, against the corporations." Watch the professor's address from last week HERE.

UPDATE ON UGANDA'S 'INVISIBLE CHILDREN'

Blaze editor Jon Seidl has followed the story of Uganda's "Invisible Children" since the first film on the subject was released several years ago. As the latest film covering this violence and abuse went viral on the internet, questions started popping up about the group behind the movie and their motives. Read Jon's detailed update HERE.  

VIRAL VID - what were those lights in az?  
Mysterious lights in the early morning skies over Phoenix have sparked the fires of speculation all over the internet. Was it an explosion? Did an electrical transformer blow up? The incident was captured live on a traffic camera and you can see it HERE.

  REAL NEWS FROM THE BLAZE: WHY ISN'T OCCUPY WALL STREET ON A TERROR LIST?  
A list of groups that might be considered a danger to the American government includes the usual suspects like militia groups and some openly racist organizations. But the Occupy Wall Streeters seem to have been given a pass. Why? The panel discusses the reasons HERE.

Tonight on REAL NEWS FROM THE BLAZE: The new unemployment numbers are out. But are they accurate? The Real News panel will break down the latest information about the economy and how it seems to contradict the much gloomier data gathered by Gallup. PLUS, the latest installment of the Real History series: The man who inspired Ronald Reagan's economic philosophy, Andrew Mellon. tonight at 7pm ET (or on demand) - Only on GBTV.

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Continue to Post Read More and Comment: Professor Derrick Bell Not Responsible For Obama's Racism?        Politicians: 1st Amendment Rights Hazardous To Our Health Mar 10, 2012 01:57 pm   Congress has just made it easier to arrest and convict those who exercise their 1st Amendment rights of protest and assembly. A number of articles have recently appeared on the web concerning the "Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of... Continue to Post Read More and Comment: Politicians: 1st Amendment Rights Hazardous To Our Health        Gloria Allred The Ambulance Chaser Rides To The Rescue Mar 10, 2012 01:52 pm   Once again, feminist Attorney Gloria Allred, ever seeking the spotlight, is trying to file a  frivolous lawsuit against Rush Limbaugh for calling Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke two derogatory words on his widely syndicated radio show. Limbaugh's show airs on... Continue to Post Read More and Comment: Gloria Allred The Ambulance Chaser Rides To The Rescue        Dennis Kucinich, 1997-2012 Mar 10, 2012 01:45 pm   Left-wing blowhard Dennis Kucinich will no be returning to congress. He lost the primary that pitted himself against Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur when his district was absorbed due to congressional reapportionment. The base loves him for his harsh criticism of the... Continue to Post Read More and Comment: Dennis Kucinich, 1997-2012        Israel Be Damned: Obama Wants Diplomacy Mar 10, 2012 01:41 pm   Iran and Israel have been in the news quite a bit lately; most of the talk lately has been speculation about an Israeli strike of Iranian nuclear facilities and when that might happen. Israel is not taking Iran's nuclear threat... Continue to Post Read More and Comment: Israel Be Damned: Obama Wants Diplomacy        Politics, Prophecy, And The Santorum Factor Mar 10, 2012 01:25 pm   If these are not the biblical 'last days,' then nothing said here is of any particular consequence. If, as the Bible says, the last generation begins when Israel becomes a free and independent nation again (British Mandate of 1948), then... Continue to Post Read More and Comment: Politics, Prophecy, And The Santorum Factor        Cool It, America Mar 10, 2012 01:22 pm   We all need to calm down and watch our mouths. Last week Rush Limbaugh referred to a Georgetown University law student who had testified to Congress about contraception as a slut. Rush did the right thing. He apologized. Last year... Continue to Post Read More and Comment: Cool It, America        A Centennial Verdict On Progressivism (1912-2012) Mar 10, 2012 01:21 pm   Contemporary liberals fondly recall their progressive forebears from a century past, who railed against trusts and fought for social justice. Certainly, their forebears did much to make them proud; after all, who now could argue against measures that purified the... Continue to Post Read More and Comment: A Centennial Verdict On Progressivism (1912-2012)        One Of America's Most Powerful Congressmen Suddenly Retires Mar 10, 2012 01:04 pm   Norm Dicks has been in the House of Representatives for 35 years. During those years, he became famous for his insider deal making and bringing home the bacon to not only his district but also his family. But despite years... Continue to Post Read More and Comment: One Of America's Most Powerful Congressmen Suddenly Retires        Is Mitt It? Mar 10, 2012 01:01 pm   Mitt Romney has yet to seal the deal.  He's not the most conservative of conservatives, but he's the "best" we've got. There is no way that Gingrich, Santorum, or Paul, who has yet to win a primary, can overcome Romney's... Continue to Post Read More and Comment: Is Mitt It?        Motor City "Stimulus": $148,000 To Dress Two Low-income Job Seekers Mar 10, 2012 01:00 pm     As part of the 2009 federal "stimulus" law, the Detroit Department of Human Services (DHS) received an $11 million grant courtesy of U.S. taxpayers. Of that money, $148,000 was spent on providing business attire for low-income job seekers -... Continue to Post Read More and Comment: Motor City "Stimulus": $148,000 To Dress Two Low-income Job Seekers        Down With Mitt: Why Obama Is A Lock Mar 10, 2012 12:55 pm     The near-certainty that Mitt Romney will be defeated by Barack Obama in November is both intuitive and numerical. Following his important if unspectacular victories in six out of 10 state primaries on Tuesday, former Massachusetts Gov. Romney is now on a slow but... Continue to Post Read More and Comment: Down With Mitt: Why Obama Is A Lock        Government-Approved Green Light Bulb Costs $50 Mar 10, 2012 12:53 pm   The U.S. government last year announced a $10 million award, dubbed the "L Prize," for any manufacturer that could create a "green" but affordable light bulb. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said the prize would spur industry to offer the costly... Continue to Post Read More and Comment: Government-Approved Green Light Bulb Costs $50        Obama Calls Putin To Congratulate Him On Fraudulent Victory Mar 10, 2012 12:49 pm   The White House says President Barack Obama congratulated Vladimir Putin for winning election as Russia's next president. Obama and Putin spoke by phone Friday, five days after Putin won a return to the presidential post he held before his protégé... Continue to Post Read More and Comment: Obama Calls Putin To Congratulate Him On Fraudulent Victory        Murkowski Regrets Voting With GOP On Birth Control Mar 10, 2012 12:17 pm     Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she saw it coming, even before the public scolding last weekend at Alaska's Iditarod dog sled race. Siding with Republican leaders on a contentious contraceptives vote was a mistake. A moderate in an era of... Continue to Post Read More and Comment: Murkowski Regrets Voting With GOP On Birth Control

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Obama Eligibility Controversy Receives International Attention

Mar 09, 2012 02:09 pm

The English language version of the Russian publication "Pravda" (a word which ironically means either truth or justice) is revealing what perhaps is the most mind boggling piece of the puzzle of Barack Obama's nativity story heretofore hidden from public... Continue to Post

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Obama's Past Revealed

Mar 09, 2012 01:56 pm

The late Andrew Breitbart said at the last CPAC that he has videos of Obama's college days and that we're going to vet him in 2012. On Wednesday night, Breitbart.com, Hannity, BuzzFeed, and other media outlets were uploading and disseminating... Continue to Post

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Limbaugh And The, Um, Lady

Mar 09, 2012 01:54 pm

Saul Alinsky is alive and well in the political maneuverings of the secular left. The problem is that we all have the playbook now. As most of you know, Rush Limbaugh has been under fire of late for comments he... Continue to Post

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SEIU And Occupy

Mar 09, 2012 01:33 pm

It's a marriage from hell. SEIU and the "Occupy" movement are working together to combat our agenda that is trying to save the nation from fiscal ruin.  Ralph Reed wasn't kidding when he said this will be the toughest and... Continue to Post

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Headlines We Will Never See

Mar 09, 2012 01:25 pm

Obama, Citing Constitutional Freedoms, Declares "America Greatest Country" Mitt Romney Admits Mistake Newt Gingrich Out of Ideas New York Times Supports Conservative Candidate Planned Parenthood Admits Millions from Taxpayers Covers Abortions Planned Parenthood Admits Extermination of minorities was and is... Continue to Post

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An Interesting Approach Toward Defeating Team Obama

Mar 09, 2012 01:23 pm

Congressman Allen West would breathe new life into the candidacy of Republican presidential primary candidate Newt Gingrich. Congressman West and former Speaker Gingrich share the same conservative views, among them their disgust with the direction President Obama has used his power, frequently... Continue to Post

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Judge Napolitano's Take on Obama Assasination Teams

Mar 09, 2012 01:20 pm

It is sad that FoxNews cancelled the Judges show Freedom Watch, but I am glad he is still sharing his views on different shows. Here he discusses Obama Justice Department policy to kill American citizens. This policy scares me and it should scare all Americans that hold the US Constitution dear.

Watch the Video and Comment: Judge Napolitano's Take on Obama Assasination Teams


 

An Ugly Air Force Cover-Up

Mar 09, 2012 01:17 pm

  Instead of being fired, Quinton Keel the Dover AFB mortuary supervisor who dumped 9/11 victims remains in landfill was promoted and allowed to resign after being promoted. Keel whose ghoulish mistreatment of the remains of our fallen military heroes was brought... Continue to Post

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The Oil And Gas Industry Is Helping Grow The US Economy

Mar 09, 2012 01:12 pm

Lately, President Obama has been bragging about the drop in America's dependence on foreign oil-now less than fifty percent. Earlier this week, he introduced a new chart to show how oil imports have declined under his leadership. The chart does... Continue to Post

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Let's Help Our Wounded Warriors

Mar 09, 2012 01:04 pm

The Wounded Warrior Project is a special organization and provides each of us with a unique opportunity to get involved with those that have made a sacrifice for our country. Some are amputees, multiple amputees, quadriplegics, and recipients of major... Continue to Post

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Arpaio Investigation: Obama Might Be Kenyan

Mar 09, 2012 12:55 pm

Among the records missing for Barack Obama that would be available for an ordinary president are passport records, school records such as those from Punahou, Occidental, Columbia and Harvard, Harvard Law Review writings, scholarly articles for the University of Chicago,... Continue to Post

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Palin: McCain Campaign Managers Wouldn't Let Us Investigate Obama's Past

Mar 09, 2012 12:54 pm

One of the greatest tragedies in American history is that not only did the media fail to investigate Obama in 2008, but the McCain campaign was complicit in the cover-up of Obama's past. My great worry about Romney is that he will hold the same attitude as McCain and fail to tell the full truth [...]

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Federal Debt Has Already Grown $700B In FY12; $40 Per Day Per Full-Time Worker

Mar 09, 2012 12:49 pm

(CNSNews.com) - So far in fiscal 2012-which began on Oct. 1-the federal government has borrowed more than $700 billion, according to the official debt numbers posted by the U.S. Treasury. That means that since Oct. 1, the debt has been... Continue to Post

Read More and Comment: Federal Debt Has Already Grown $700B In FY12; $40 Per Day Per Full-Time Worker


 

Is Michelle Obama A Race Agitating Occupier?

Mar 09, 2012 12:44 pm

A treasure trove of information is coming out regarding Barack Obama's time in college.  Over at the Breitbart sites, we are learning how Obama inserted himself into a fight to implement hiring on the basis of race at Harvard Law School.  The... Continue to Post

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Congress Curtails Our First Amendment Liberties

Mar 09, 2012 12:27 pm

A bill has just passed the House and the Senate that criminalizes protests anywhere near the presence of a designated government official. On Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted nearly unanimously (388-3) in favor of H.R. 347, the Federal Restricted Buildings... Continue to Post

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Bill Maher: Obama's Million Dollar Man

Mar 09, 2012 12:18 pm

Bill Maher is a sleazy man, and it is no surprise he loves Obama. Obama is a sleazy president. Together they are united in bringing America into the gutter.

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The Real "Game Change" Of 2008... Drudge Goes In The Tank For Obama

Mar 09, 2012 12:17 pm

It is totally understandable that hard core conservatives would like nothing more than for Andrew Breitbart's shocking death to have some sort of larger meaning. The fulfillment of his promise that college tapes of Barack Obama will insure that he... Continue to Post

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Limbaugh Rebuffs Attempt By Sleep Train To Get Him Back

Mar 09, 2012 12:12 pm

The rift between Sleep Train Mattress Centers and Rush Limbaugh apparently became permanent today after Limbaugh reportedly turned aside the Sacramento retailer's attempt at a truce. Limbaugh rebuffed Sleep Train's request that the controversial radio host resume his duties as... Continue to Post

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Banks Foreclosing On Churches In Record Numbers

Mar 09, 2012 12:06 pm

(Reuters) - Banks are foreclosing on America's churches in record numbers as lenders increasingly lose patience with religious facilities that have defaulted on their mortgages, according to new data. The surge in church foreclosures represents a new wave of distressed... Continue to Post

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Senate Rejects GOP Environment, Energy Proposals

Mar 09, 2012 11:51 am

The Senate has rejected several Republican-backed attempts to overturn President Barack Obama's environmental and energy policies as it deals with a bill to keep federal aid flowing to transportation projects across the country. The two-year, $109 billion transportation bill before... Continue to Post

Anti-HB 56 March Trivializes Civil Rights Protests of the Past  A "re-enactment" of the 1965 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, is an affront to those who put their lives on the line to win full rights for black Americans a half century ago.
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Grover Norquist: Ending Birthright Citizenship is a Tax  Anti-tax activist Grover Norquist believes Americans could effectively start paying a tax on having babies.
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The New Radical Chic: Send an Illegal Alien to College  In what most would consider an appalling lack of judgment, billionaires from Silicon Valley are - in the name of philanthropy - funding scholarships at colleges and universities for illegal aliens.
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Sens. Schumer, Brown Push for Thousands More Irish Guest Workers  The duo are lobbying harder than ever to pass legislation granting an additional 10,500 work visas to Irish nationals in time for St. Patrick's Day.
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A Long Walk and A Long Stretch to Connect Illegal Immigration with the Civil Rights Movement  The advocates for illegal aliens are taking their cause to a whole new level of audacity as they attempt to identify their agenda with the African-American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
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Obama's big government has failed: here's a free market solution

Most job creation in an economic rebound comes from small business. Get connected with great small businesses around America and get America going again! Get all the details on Glenn's brand new Markdown Marketplace and how you can get involved. 

American taxpayers subsidizing $50 light bulbs

Anyone who thought turning over the nations light bulb management to the Federal Government was a good idea is unsurprisingly eating crow today. The $10 million award (taxpayer $$) for a 'green' but affordable LED light bulb went to Phillips. They developed and built it, now the bulb is ready to hit the market -- for a cost of $50. MORE

General Jerry Boykin

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's admission that he seeks international permission ahead of Congressional approval shocked a lot of Americans. Glenn talked with General (Ret) Jerry Boykin on radio today about that and the Joseph Kony story, which has caught fire on the internet. WATCH.

Radical leftist Piven predicts Occupy heading into 'trouble' phase