Quote: 

"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his."

February 2012 

Paul Marshall
Senior Fellow
Hudson Institute

Blasphemy and Free Speech

PAUL MARSHALL is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute's Center for Religious Freedom. He has published widely in newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, First Things, The New Republic, and The Weekly Standard. He is the author or editor of more than 20 books on religion and politics, including Their Blood Cries Out, Religious Freedom in the World, and Blind Spot: When Journalists Don't Get Religion. Most recently he is the co-author, with Nina Shea, of Silenced: How Apostasy and Blasphemy Codes are Choking Freedom Worldwide.

The following is adapted from a lecture delivered at Hillsdale College's Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship in Washington, D.C., on February 3, 2012.

A growing threat to our freedom of speech is the attempt to stifle religious discussion in the name of preventing "defamation of" or "insults to" religion, especially Islam. Resulting restrictions represent, in effect, a revival of blasphemy laws.

Few in the West were concerned with such laws 20 years ago. Even if still on some statute books, they were only of historical interest. That began to change in 1989, when the late Ayatollah Khomeini, then Iran's Supreme Leader, declared it the duty of every Muslim to kill British-based writer Salman Rushdie on the grounds that his novel, The Satanic Verses, was blasphemous. Rushdie has survived by living his life in hiding. Others connected with the book were not so fortunate: its Japanese translator was assassinated, its Italian translator was stabbed, its Norwegian publisher was shot, and 35 guests at a hotel hosting its Turkish publisher were burned to death in an arson attack.

More recently, we have seen eruptions of violence in reaction to Theo van Gogh's and Ayaan Hirsi Ali's film Submission, Danish and Swedish cartoons depicting Mohammed, the speech at Regensburg by Pope Benedict XVI on the topic of faith, reason, and religious violence, Geert Wilders' film Fitna, and a false Newsweek report that the U.S. military had desecrated Korans at Guantanamo. A declaration by Terry Jones-a deservedly obscure Florida pastor with a congregation of less than 50-that he would burn a Koran on September 11, 2010, achieved a perfect media storm, combining American publicity-seeking, Muslim outrage, and the demands of 24 hour news coverage. It even drew the attention of President Obama and senior U.S. military leaders. Dozens of people were murdered as a result.

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Monumental

In Search of America's National Treasure 

On Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. (local) in more than 450 major movie theaters, audiences will come together for a live, one-night only theatrical event called MONUMENTAL: IN SEARCH OF AMERICA¹S NATIONAL TREASURE, hosted by Kirk Cameron.

The two-hour show will include special guests, live music, and a showing of Kirk's new documentary film MONUMENTAL.

Audiences will be inspired as they come together at the same time in cities across the country to rediscover the people and the principles that made America the strongest, most free and prosperous nation on earth.

Kirk Cameron will take audiences on a journey through live conversations with special guests, live music from top artists, and his new documentary MONUMENTAL. Trace the heroic and harrowing travels of the early Pilgrims. Encounter the unlikely men and women who risked everything for liberty. Experience the stories of faith that guided education, government, and civic life. Hear from inspiring leaders on simple and practical ways to keep America's ideals alive, beginning at home. A high-energy patriotic event, MONUMENTAL will unite audiences in a celebration of America's unique story of faith and freedom.

OFFICIAL SITE - http://www.monumentalmovie.com  

Monumental Trailer

11-Year-Old Reporter Challenges Michelle Obama on 'Government' Role in Anti-Childhood Obesity Push 

The video featured above captures one of those rare, "out of the mouths of babes" moments. In an interview released Monday, an 11-year-old reporter named Topanga Sena challenged the first lady Let's Move! anti-obesity program.

Michelle Obama was asked to respond to critics of the program who say the government has no business telling people how to eat.

'We Are at a Crossroads': Beck Marks Anniversary of The 9/12 Project 

On Monday's episode of The Glenn Beck Program, Glenn marked the three year anniversary of the 9/12 Project, a volunteer based, non-partisan movement focused on rebuilding and uniting communities to restore them to the place they were pre-September 11.  

Read More & See the Clips Here . . . 

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.

Classes listed in Blue have been posted on YouTube and can be viewed by clicking on the link for each class below. 

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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2012 Primary Debate Schedule

Nullify Now! Philadelphia

LISTEN LIVE TO REPATRIOT RADIO

"BETTER THAN EVER"

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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

March 2012

William McGurn
News Corporation

What Public Employee Unions are Doing to Our Country

WILLIAM MCGURN is a vice president for News Corporation and writes the weekly "Main Street" column for the Wall Street Journal. From 2005 to 2008, he served as chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush. Prior to that he was the chief editorial writer for the Wall Street Journal and spent more than ten years in Europe and Asia for Dow Jones. He has written for a wide variety of publications, including Esquire, the Washington Post, the Spectator of London and the National Catholic Register. He holds a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and a master's degree in communications from Boston University, and currently serves on the board of Notre Dame's Center for Ethics and Culture.

The following is adapted from a speech delivered on February 15, 2012, at a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar in Newport Beach, California.

MANY SCHOLARS ARE better versed on the history of public employee unions than I am, but there is one credential I can claim that they cannot: I am a taxpayer in the People's Republic of New Jerseystan. That makes me an authority on how public sector unions-especially at the state and local level-are thwarting economic growth, strangling the middle class, and generally hijacking the democratic process to serve their own ends rather than the public.

Now in my experience, when one says the words "New Jersey," people for some reason think it is a laugh line. Perhaps you know us from The Sopranos or Jersey Shore. You might think that such a state has nothing to teach you. If so, you would be very wrong. New Jersey offers something that can profit the entire nation: We are the perfect bad example.

Stop the Waste: Reform Pennsylvania's Prevailing Wage Laws
Taxpayer-funded construction projects don't need to be so expensive

$900 for each family of four!

That's how much extra in taxes Pennsylvania's outdated prevailing wage laws cost taxpaying families each year.

These decades-old regulations require that workers on any state, local government or school district construction project that costs more than $25,000 be paid a state-determined wage rate that is often 30 percent to 75 percent higher than the market average.

Prevailing wage laws cost Pennsylvania a whopping $2 billion each year in inflated construction costs.

Click here to contact your state House member and tell them we need to reform Pennsylvania's prevailing wage laws now!

It's time to tackle these antiquated mandates and bring relief to individuals and families by saving them money at a time when they need it most.

House Bill 1329 would do that by bringing the $25,000 threshold for triggering the prevailing wage out of the 1960s to a far more realistic $185,000.

Tell your state House member it's time to make this commonsense reform to the Prevailing Wage Law.

Click here to contact your representative TODAY and urge them to pass House Bill 1329!

Sincerely,

Citizens to Protect PA Jobs

RedState Morning Briefing

For March 13, 2012

1. Can Republicans Win In 2012 Without Leadership?

Fred Barnes, who is nothing if not plugged in to the thinking of leading Beltway Republicans, looks at how the Congressional GOP plans to work with the presidential nominee. . . .

Even considering the fact that McConnell has to play coy due to the fact that there's as yet no nominee, you will notice what is missing in this picture: the idea that the nominee himself, now most likely Mitt Romney, will have any ideas of his own to which Congressional Republicans will have to accommodate themselves. This is part of a broader pattern: outside of the party's most moderate precincts - where Romney is seen as a bulwark against conservatives - Republicans who have resigned themselves to Romney have done so, more or less, on the theory that he can be brought around to do things the party's various constituencies want him to do. This is the opposite of the thing we normally look for in a president: leadership in setting the agenda of the party and the country. As such, it represents an experiment, or at least a throwback to the late-19th century model of how the presidency operates. Can the GOP beat Barack Obama and run the country the next four years without presidential leadership?

2. New Record Monthly Deficit 37 Months into Obama's Presidency

Here's a headline you won't see in the media this week: we incurred the largest monthly deficit on record in February.

Seven months into a government "reined in" by the Budget Control Act, we are supposed to be reaping the benefits of budget reduction. Yet, according to CBO, we incurred a gargantuan $232 billion deficit in the month of February. The conservative Washington Times was the only publication to note that this was the largest monthly deficit on record. Keep in mind that we didn't start accruing annual deficits of $230 billion until this past decade. The preliminary estimates from CBO projected outlays at $335 billion and revenues at $103 billion. Our total deficit for the first 5 months of fiscal year 2012 is $631 billion ($869 billion in revenue; $1.5 trillion in outlays).

Think for a moment about what it means to spend $335 billion in 29 days. It comes out to $11.5 billion per day; $480 million per hour. So the next time Congress deliberates over a few billion in spending cuts over the course of a month, remember that we will add several hundred billion more in debt during the course of the debate.

3. The Utah Election

When Orrin Hatch ran for the United States Senate the first time, he campaigned against then Democratic Senator Frank Moss. Hatch traveled Utah asking and answering a simple question: "What do you call a Senator who's served in office for 18 years?" "You call him home," he said.

That was thirty-six years ago. Orrin Hatch beat Frank Moss and has been in the United States Senate ever since. This week, voters in Utah will begin the process of deciding whether or not it is time to call Orrin Hatch home, having served twice as long as the Senator he decided to challenge successfully in 1976.

I was one when Orrin Hatch beat Frank Moss. He is the longest serving Utah Senator. He is, for those of us who started paying attention to politics in the 1980?s, a seminal figure in late twentieth century American politics. From his seat in the Senate Judiciary Committee, Hatch's face has been a visible presence in American homes for decades.

Each time I have met Orrin Hatch, I've come away liking the man. But were I in Utah this week, I'd want to do as he wanted to do thirty-six years ago and call him home.

4. Fake Filibuster Outrage From Left

The left is fear-mongering on the issue of the filibuster. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed cloture on 17 nominees today and the left was quick to parrot the Reid talking points claiming Republican "obstruction" of these nominees. The fact of the matter is that there is no filibuster and Reid is merely setting the table so he can make hysterical arguments about Republican obstructionism.

Republicans, nor Democrats, have uttered one word of debate on any of these nominations. There is no filibuster going on right now and there never was. This is a fake filibuster created by Reid.

5. Jon Bruning: The Eric Holder Republican

At a time when Republicans of all stripes are calling for the resignation of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, one Republican continues to stand by his side.

Meet Jon Bruning, candidate for U.S. Senate and the sitting Attorney General for Nebraska.

Last week, we learned that Bruning lobbied the Senate to support Holder during his confirmation process. As President-Elect of the National Association of Attorneys General in 2009, Bruning co-signed two letters to the Senate Judiciary Committee praising Holder for his "fairness and balance" and urged members to confirm him. Bruning wrote: "We believe that Mr. Holder has the knowledge and experience necessary to run the Department of Justice and work with us to enforce our laws."

Bruning of course was not alone in this. There were other Republicans who signed these letters, and some Republican Senators voted to confirm him. But many Republicans also opposed him - and importantly... for those who didn't, they now understand how bad Eric Holder is and would likely admit they made a mistake.

But not Jon Bruning.

Reclaim rock for conservatism:  

Sing "California Uber Alles" by the Dead Kennedys, especially the lines:

Zen fascists will control you

100% natural

You will jog for the master race

And always wear the happy face.

* VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS * 

1. VIDEO: The Truth about Sandra Fluke's Dishonest Contraception Testimony
2. VIDEO: MSNBC Host Ed Schultz Paid Nearly $200,000 by Unions in 2011
3. VIDEO: On Your World with Cavuto: Thomas Sowell Discusses the danger of a Nuclear Iran
4. VIDEO: Muslims in Berlin stage mass funeral/protest for thug killed while attacking German. Protest was for the Muslim - who was attacking a German man, which resulted in the Muslim's death.  5. Within three months, the Central Valley city of 300,000 could become the nation's largest municipality to file for bankruptcy
6. Court Rules Illegals Can Not Be Blocked From Getting Driver's Licenses  7. Jobs Recession Now 49 Months: Longest Since WWII
8. VIDEO: Georgia charter school decision could set national precedent
9. VIDEO: See a FOX News Reporter Get Zapped by Military's Wild New 'Heat Ray'
10. AUDIO: Saturday, 3/10/12 Larry Kudlow   

NEW FSM POLL

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Free Markets Can Transform the Middle East   Mar 11, 2012 09:14 pm

Sharia in The US Military: Latest Islamic Training Guide for Military and Contractors   Mar 11, 2012 07:36 pm

Hezbollah's Relentless Rage: A Gripping New History of Lebanon's Party of God   Mar 11, 2012 03:30 pm

Sunday Worship Song of the Week: How Great is Our God   Mar 11, 2012 12:13 pm

Rick Warren, Islam and the Real Issue   Mar 11, 2012 10:00 am

The U.S. Does Not Need "International Permission" to Defend its Interests   Mar 11, 2012 06:00 am

Undermining Marriage? All in a Gays' Work   Mar 10, 2012 06:05 pm

The Religious Mosaic of Barack Obama   Mar 10, 2012 05:34 pm

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Increases Electricity Prices   Mar 10, 2012 03:06 pm

ICE: Top 5 News Stories for the Week Ending March 9, 2012   Mar 10, 2012 02:32 pm

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Cert. of birth no. 32018, of Coast Province General Hospital, Mombasa, British Protectorate of Kenya

Mar 12, 2012 06:13 am | Coach Collins

By George Spelvin, staff writer

A "certificate of birth, certificate no. 32018, of Coast Province General Hospital, Mombasa, British Protectorate of Kenya, for a child bearing the name of Barack Hussein Obama II Sex M" is on the internet at http://i3.ytimg.com/bg/jKZugoOaaREqEyqKIzGDVw/102.jpg.     This certificate states the child was born to "Stanley Ann Obama (which is) full name of Mother (with the) maiden surname Dunham," and she was born on 11/29/1942."  The full name of the Father is Barack Hussein Obama with only the year of his birth given as 1936.  His birth place is listed as Kanyadhiang Village, Nyanza, and the occupations of both mother and father are listed as "student."  The mother's residence is listed as Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, and her birth place is named as Wichita, Kansas, United States.

The date of the baby's birth is named as "4th day of August, 1961 at 7:24 pm. " The weight of child at ... Continue Reading: Cert. of birth no. 32018, of Coast Province General Hospital, Mombasa, British Protectorate of Kenya

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American Minute March 11

Mar 11, 2012 06:13 pm | Coach Collins

By Bill Federer, staff writer  

Ben Franklin was the first president of the first anti-slavery society in the United States.
In 1787, the Northwest Ordinance outlawed slavery in the Midwest.
Richard Bassett, a Signer of the Constitution, converted to Methodism, freed all his slaves and paid them as hired labor. 

John Quincy Adams fought to end slavery by removing Congress' Gag Rule.
In 1807, Congress passed the Slave Importation Act, prohibiting further importation of slaves.
19 of the 34 States outlawed slavery before the Civil War:

Pennsylvania 1787,
New Hampshire 1788,
Connecticut 1788,
Massachusetts 1788,
Rhode Island 1790,
Vermont 1791,
New York 1799,
Ohio 1803,
New Jersey 1804,
Indiana 1816,
Illinois 1818,
Maine 1820,
Michigan 1837,
Iowa 1846,
Wisconsin 1848,
Minnesota 1858,
Oregon 1859,
California 1850 and
Kansas 1861.

Senator Charles Sumner's vehement stand against ... Continue Reading:American Minute March 11

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John Boehner's legendary lack of courage finally pays off with stalled "E-Verify" legislation

Mar 11, 2012 02:00 pm | Coach Collins

by Doug Book,  staff writer

John Boehner has been criticized for exhibiting less than courageous behavior in dealings with Eric Holder, Barack Obama and most of the Democrat Party. Yet the Speaker's well-known lack of intestinal fortitude might be the only thing preserving the right of states like Arizona to make and enforce their own laws dealing with illegal aliens and the businesses which employ them.

Last year, the House of Representatives, led by Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith, advanced H.R. 2885, the Legal Workforce Act which if passed into law would "...require all employers to use the federal E-Verify program to identify fake or stolen Social Security numbers used by illegal workers." (1)

Passed out of the Judiciary Committee in September, the bill has remained in the Ways and Means Committee ever since, stalled it is said by order of Speaker John Boehner.

Any number of Republican politicians and conservative websites have been up ... Continue Reading:John Boehner's legendary lack of courage finally pays off with stalled "E-Verify" legislation

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The Sound of Terror: 6 Rockets From Gaza Strike Ashdod

Imagine spending every day of your life wondering when this will happen right in your town!

CAIR, NY Times
smear campaign
 

New York Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly has been under fire from CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations), and one of America's top media enablers of radical Islam-the New York Times.

Kelly has been attacked for using the documentary film "The Third Jihad" in counterterrorism training.

Many of you have seen this film. We promoted it heavily when it was first released.

Now "The Third Jihad" is fighting back. This short video is a powerful rebuttal to the smear campaign CAIR and the New York Times have waged against Commissioner Kelly.

As you will see in the video, the New York Times ran an editorial that clearly alters a quote from the film to fit its story line and discredit Commissioner Kelly.

We're not surprised by this. The newspaper did this to us with a story it ran in 2010, where it:

We're not surprised by CAIR's actions either. Its representatives have viciously and dishonestly attacked legislation we have been pushing in state legislatures, "American Laws for American Courts."

You can send a short email here to Mayor Bloomberg's office expressing support for Commissioner Kelly and outrage at the smear campaign that has been leveled against him.
 

March 12, 2012


  FARRAKHAN'S SPEECH GETS STANDING 'O'   
The Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan spoke to a packed house at the Berkeley campus of the University of California this weekend. The speech contained several strange moments, including: Farrakhan using a fake Asian accent. Later, he claimed that he was not anti-semitic, "just telling the truth." See the clips HERE.

  LIBERAL LADIES PLAN A 'SEX STRIKE'
A women's group called "Liberal Ladies Who Lunch" is planning an unusual event called "Access Denied." It's a sex strike. The poster for the strike states; "If our reproductive choices are denied, so are yours." See the poster and get the details HERE.
  A GUIDE TO THE VIOLENCE AGAINST ISRAEL
Israel was forced to fully engage its "Iron Dome" protection system after more than 180 rockets were fired from Gaza this past weekend. Who is behind this attack and what's the latest news on conditions in Israel? We have assembled all the details for you HERE.
  NATION OF ISLAM NEWSPAPER CALLS BECK 'MINION OF the synagogue of satan'   
A story that broke over the weekend continues to gain momentum. The Final Call is the official newspaper of Louis Farrakhan's Nation of Islam and last Friday the paper published a threat to Glenn Beck. Why was Beck threatened? Because he was talking about Farrakhan... using Farrakhan's own words. Get the full story HERE.

CNN HOST: 'STOP TWEETING ME'
Last Thursday, Soledad O'Brien was embroiled in an on-air argument with Joel Pollak from Breitbart.com. They disagreed about the definition of Critical Race Theory. That confrontation went viral last week and apparently has frustrated the CNN host. This morning, O'Brien sought to end the discussion and put a halt to the tweets she has been receiving. Watch the segment HERE.  
  VIRAL VID - heat ray zaps a fox newser  
The U.S. Military is showing off a new weapon that is nothing short of amazing. The Heat Ray, also known as the "Active Denial System," is just the latest, non-lethal weapon to be tested by the Army. Watch a Fox News reporter feel the heat HERE.

  REAL NEWS FROM THE BLAZE: WILL CAIN EXPLAINS THE REALITY IN THE JOBS NUMBERS    Last Friday on Real News From The Blaze, Will Cain brought out the big graphs to shed some light on the latest jobs numbers. Watch "Professor" Cain compare the Obama administration's jobs numbers to those of the past decade HERE.

Tonight on Real News from The Blaze: An American serviceman allegedly killed 16 civilians (mostly women and children) this weekend in Afghanistan. The panel discusses the American response, as well as the Taliban's vow to avenge these deaths. Tonight at 7pm (or on demand) on GBTV. 

Brief · March 12, 2012

The Foundation

"Liberty is a word which, according as it is used, comprehends the most good and the most evil of any in the world. Justly understood it is sacred next to those which we appropriate in divine adoration; but in the mouths of some it means anything, which enervate a necessary government; excite a jealousy of the rulers who are our own choice, and keep society in confusion for want of a power sufficiently concentered to promote good." --Oliver Ellsworth

Essential Liberty

The Obama approach to the Constitution

"[F]or the past week America has watched the media elite and some in Washington bend over backward to turn attention away from an issue that is fundamental to the future of this country: Obamacare's attack on individual liberty. ... It all stems from a decision by the Obama Administration to mandate that religious employers, including schools, hospitals, and charities, provide health care coverage for abortion-inducing drugs and contraception. ... Some have attempted to make this a debate about other issues, but despite their efforts, the core complaint about this anti-conscience mandate remains: The President's policy is an unprecedented attack on all Americans' rights as protected by the First Amendment. ... No matter the direction the debate has taken, the deeply flawed policy remains, as does the opposition. Fortunately, Americans are not powerless to take action against this continuing encroachment on liberty. To begin with, Congress can and should take action now to stand in opposition to this anti-conscience mandate and ensure that the liberties guaranteed under the First Amendment remain intact. As Obamacare's two-year anniversary approaches, we've already seen two monumental reasons it must be repealed: the individual mandate and the anti-conscience mandate. But these are by no means the last of Obamacare's attacks on Americans' liberty." --Heritage Foundation's Mike Brownfield

What's the prescription for what ails our nation?

Re: The Left

"Sandra Fluke [is] ... really just another professional femme-a-gogue helping to manufacture a false narrative about the GOP 'war on women.' I'm sorry the civility police now have an opening to demonize the entire right based on one radio comment -- because it's the progressive left in this country that has viciously and systematically slimed female conservatives for their beliefs. We have the well-worn battle scars to prove it. And no, we don't need coddling phone calls from the pandering president of the United States to convince us to stand up and fight. At his first press conference of the year on Tuesday, the Nation's Concern Troll explained that he phoned Fluke to send a message to his daughters and all women that they shouldn't be 'attacked or called horrible names because they are being good citizens.' After inserting himself into the fray and dragging [his daughters] Sasha and Malia into the debate, Obama then told a reporter he 'didn't want to get into the business of arbitrating' language and civility. Too late, pal. ... He's leading by example. So no, we won't get any phone calls from Mr. Civility. Acknowledging the war on conservative women would obliterate The Narrative. Enjoy the silence." --columnist Michelle Malkin

The Gipper

"Freedom and the dignity of the individual have been more available and assured here than in any other place on earth. The price for this freedom at times has been high, but we have never been unwilling to pay that price." --Ronald Reagan

Government

"The U.S. Census Bureau reports that 2011 manufacturing output grew by 11 percent, to nearly $5 trillion. Were our manufacturing sector considered a nation with its own gross domestic product, it would be the world's fourth-richest economy. Manufacturing productivity has doubled since 1987, and manufacturing output has risen by one-half. However, over the past two decades, manufacturing employment has fallen about 25 percent. For some people, that means our manufacturing sector is sick. ... For the most part, rising worker productivity and advances in technology are the primary causes of reduced employment and higher output in the manufacturing, agriculture and telecommunications industries. My question is whether Congress should outlaw these productivity gains in the name of job creation. It would be easy. Just get rid of those John Deere harvesting machines that do in a day what used to take a thousand men a week, outlaw the robots and automation that eliminated many manufacturing jobs and bring back manually operated PBX telephone switchboards. By the way, if technological advances had not eliminated millions of jobs, where in the world would we have gotten the workers to produce all those goods and services that we now enjoy that weren't even thought of decades ago? The bottom line is that the health of an industry is measured by its output, not by the number of people it employs." --economist Walter E. Williams

Opinion in Brief

"Members of the Obama administration have been pointing out how hard it would be to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities, now that they have been built deep underground and dispersed. That would have been something to consider during the time when President Obama was taking leisurely and half-hearted measures to create the appearance of trying to stop the Iranian nuclear program, while vigorously warning Israel not to take military action. Time was never on our side. The risks go up exponentially the longer we wait. ... Nor should we assume that we can remain safe by throwing Israel to the wolves, once the election is over, as might well happen if Obama is re-elected and no longer has any political reasons to pretend to be Israel's friend. That kind of cynical miscalculation was made by France back in 1938, when it threw its ally, Czechoslovakia, to the wolves by refusing to defend it against Hitler's demands, despite the mutual defense treaty between the two countries. Less than two years later, Hitler's armies were invading France -- using, among other things, tanks manufactured in Czechoslovakia. This was just one of the expedient miscalculations that helped bring on the bloodiest and most destructive war the world has ever known. Dare we repeat such miscalculations in a nuclear age?" --economist Thomas Sowell

For the Record

"When the people of Iran rose up following obviously rigged elections in June, 2009, Mr. Obama declined to offer any support for the Green Revolution in the streets. Instead, green turned to red -- the red bloodstains on the cobblestones as the mullahs' hired guns shot down pro-democracy demonstrators. Mr. Obama has allowed Ahmadinejad, Iran's putative head of state, to come to America to address the UN General Assembly and to deliver his rants against his neighbor, Israel. Ahmadinejad was further allowed to disport himself at Columbia University. All the while, Ahmadinejad had two American hikers locked up on trumped up charges. The Obama administration betrayed our new allies in Eastern Europe -- Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic -- by ditching our anti-ballistic missile plans. For what purpose? To gain Russia's cooperation in dealing with Iran. Did we get it? Actually, no. Russia is busily pulling the teeth of UN resolutions dealing with Iran and Iran's puppet state, Syria. ... Now, President Obama assures Israel he 'has their back.' Well, thanks to President Obama, Israel's back is to the wall. ... So, are Mr. Obama's words of assurance to Israel something substantial? Or are they, in Hillary's words, just words?" --columnist Ken Blackwell

Reader Comments

"Why in the world would any Republican or conservative in their right mind want a brokered convention? How much time does that give the candidate to go up against Obama -- six weeks at best? I believe that Mitt Romney is our best bet and he should be paired on a ticket with a young and articulate conservative. Mark Alexander is correct in his assertion that we will self-destruct if the current internal strife continues, and the consequence WILL be the election of Obama. And the consequence of that would be...." --Lady Liberty

"I applaud Mark Alexander's column, 'The Politics of Self Destruction,' for boldly exposing how we, as Republicans, can be our own worst enemies. While most of the reader comments supported that thesis, some demonstrated it. Alexander mentioned a couple of vice presidential prospects, including Marco Rubio, and some readers objected, saying that Rubio is no more eligible than Obama. As both an advocate of our Constitution and an attorney specializing in immigration, I can attest to the fact that Rubio most certainly would qualify under the plain language of our Constitution and its Fourteenth Amendment, as a 'natural born citizen.' Further, there is no legal comparison between the controversy about Obama's citizenship which questions where he was born (unfounded in my opinion), and Rubio's citizenship based on the legal status of his parents. The latter, in fact, did have legal status at the time of Rubio's birth. Finally, as a Florida citizen, let me just say that I do not think Marco Rubio would agree to be on a presidential ticket with Mitt Romney, but that is another discussion." --From the Sunshine State

Alexander's Reply: As noted in reply to the first objection to Rubio, for the record, Marco Antonio Rubio was born May 28, 1971, in Miami, Florida. His parents were resident aliens at the time of his birth, seeking and soon to receive their status as naturalized U.S. citizens. You may correctly assume that, because Rubio's parents were in the United States legally and thus, "subject to the jurisdiction thereof," he does qualify as a natural born citizen while under the same clause, the children of illegal aliens are most decidedly not "natural born citizen of the United States." If you do not understand this assertion, read on.

Regarding "birthright citizenship," let me offer a few unadulterated facts. Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution as ratified in 1789, states: "No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States."

By all accepted definitions of citizenship at the time, Marco Rubio is a "natural born citizen," as were many of our ancestral Founders.

After the War Between the States, the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was passed to ensure that slaves born in the U.S., and legally subject to its jurisdiction, had the same rights of citizenship as all Americans. It stated, "All persons born in the United States, and not subject to any foreign power, excluding Indians not taxed, are hereby declared to be citizens of the United States."

Concerned about the integrity of the Civil Rights Act given the Supreme Court's decision a decade earlier in Dred Scott v. Sandford denying citizenship to blacks, and that some future Congress would reverse this legislation, the 14th Amendment was proposed to ensure rights of citizenship. In the plain language of its authors, those who are born to parents legally in the U.S., whose parents have no allegiance to a foreign power (as diplomats), are thus, "subject to the jurisdiction thereof," and have claim to birthright citizenship. (This would clearly exclude those born to illegal aliens.)

By the constructionist interpretation of the 14th Amendment, Marco Rubio is, indeed, a "natural born citizen."

The Rule of Law as outlined by the 14th Amendment stood until 1982 when it was adulterated by judicial activists who concluded in Plyler v. Doe, that "no plausible distinction with respect to Fourteenth Amendment 'jurisdiction' can be drawn between resident aliens whose entry into the United States was lawful, and resident aliens whose entry was unlawful." That opened the floodgates for "anchor babies," a gate that should be closed -- but that would require a judiciary that abides by its oath to uphold the Rule of Law.

Thus, as adulterated, not only is Marco Rubio a "natural born citizen," but so is everyone else born in the U.S., regardless of whether their parents were here legally or illegally. However, there is no comparison between the questions of Obama's citizenship and that of Marco Rubio, which seems to have inspired some reader comments. The legitimate questions about Obama's citizenship are based on where he was actually born -- as posited by some who argue he was not born in the United States. (I would note that enormous political capital has been thrown down this rathole for the last four years, much to the detriment of the campaign to defeat Obama.)

For further reading, I have authored several essays on this subject, including "On the Fourteenth Amendment," and more particularly, "Birthright Citizenship?" and "Immigration Policy: 'Subject to the jurisdiction therof'."

Now, for those so predisposed, you may resume the effort to self-destruct, but understand that effort is worth more to Obama's re-election than any ad share he can buy.

"In response to Friday's Digest about Sandra Fluke and the contraception issue, Insurance, including health insurance, is designed as a safety net so that a family, individual or organization won't suffer financial devastation in the case of an unforeseen event, such as illness, injury or other medical malady. The coverage generally pays for treatment associated with the condition, as long as such coverage is deemed appropriate by the medical community. Please tell me, for what medical malady would contraception provide treatment?" --Steve

The Last Word

"At times, I find myself wondering if, after a thousand postings, I will eventually run out of things to carp, whine and scream about. I should only be so lucky, for it would mean that liberalism had finally all but vanished from our nation's capital, and the likes of Barack Obama, Harry Reid , Nancy Pelosi, Maxine Waters, Henry Waxman, Sheila Jackson Lee, Patty Murray, Charles Schumer and Pat Leahy, had all been returned to the various zoos from which they'd been on loan. In the spirit of bi-partisanship, I would acknowledge that there are a fair number of naïve bumpkins in both parties. Although they are far more numerous in the voting blocs of Democrats, even in the GOP there are those I refer to as Utopians. Whereas on the Left, such lunkheads tend to think that if only a thousand more laws are enacted, we will achieve Nirvana; on the Right are those who believe there is an ideal presidential candidate who will somehow combine the best elements of George Washington, Abe Lincoln and Ronald Reagan. Anything short of that and they threaten to stay home and sulk on Election Day, even if the alternative is to allow an international disaster like Obama to be re-elected." --columnist Burt Prelutsky

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Arizona sheriff finds Obama presidential qualifications forged

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By Dianna Cotter

A singularly remarkable event has taken place in the United States of America. This event occurred in Arizona on March 1^st and was an earth shattering revelation.

 

A long awaited press conference was given by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a five time elected Sheriff, which should have made national and international headlines. Arpaio's credentials include serving in the United States Army from 1950 to 1953, service as a federal narcotics agent serving in countries all over the world with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), and served as the head of the Arizona DEA. Without doubt, this is a serious Law Enforcement Officer, not one to be taken in by tin-foil-hat wearing loons.

 

Yet, in the five days since his revelations there has been little in the way of serious reporting on the findings he presented in his presser. With 6 short videos, the Sheriff and his team presented a devastating case, one the tame US press is apparently unable to report.

 

On April 27, 2011, President Barack walked into the White House Press room with a Cheshire cat like grin and a "Long Form Birth Certificate" from the State of Hawaii in hand. From the podium in the press room, Mr. Obama said, "We're not going to be able to solve our problems if we get distracted by sideshows and carnival barkers,". Quite the barb from a man holding a forged document.

That's right, forged.

No Joy in Romneytown

Rarely have Republican voters made it as obvious that they would rather have anyone else than the inevitable nominee. Romney has the delegates summons all the voter enthusiasm of Taft and Ford combined. The establishment, as usual, isn't paying attention or pondering the implication of a situation where Rick Santorum is repeatedly beating out Romney, not just because of his message, but because any non-Romney is capable of doing the same thing. And has done it.

 

The history of these primaries has been a list of alternative candidates to Romney who is winning because the candidates have either been personally destroyed by the media and/or the establishment, or because they have gotten in each other's way. Romney has not gotten this far on merit. Had he been up against a leading competent candidate all the way through, he would now be in the same position that he was in 2008.

The electorate wants change. The party doesn't. The electorate wants principles. The party doesn't. There's a middle ground between the two, but so far it's been hard to find. The pure candidates tend to be inexperienced with problematic backgrounds who are unused to operating in the political arena. The realpolitik candidates have no values or principles, and knowingly or unknowingly, advance the liberal agenda.

As a candidate Romney has one thing going for him, electability... just not in the actual primaries of his own party where he had to be helped over the finish line by the party establishment in a campaign where his only asset is his electability in a future campaign. Voting for Romney is an investment in defeating Obama, even if the returns aren't so great. Romney is low risk and low yield. There isn't much reason to hate him unless you're a conservative or a member of Occupy Wall Street. That's his best and only asset in a general election.
 

Today's Headlines:  Monday, March 12, 2012

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Garry Trudeau Likens Pre-Abortion Sonogram to Rape: 'You Tell Me The Difference'

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COMMENTARY:

Tart Tongues
By Rich Galen
Those of us who are professional political hacks - Republican and Democrat - have been taught since kindergarten that the way to win is to draw the starkest possible distinction between your candidate and your opponent.

A Century of Cherry Blossoms
By Ed Feulner
As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of our lovely cherry trees on the national Mall, let's pause this year to remember what they symbolize. The fact that a former foe has become one of our best allies is certainly something worth celebrating.

NEWSPAPER ROUNDUP:

Obama Impeachment Bill Now In Congress

Mar 12, 2012 04:30 pm

Let the president be duly warned. Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr., R-N.C., has introduced a resolution declaring that should the president use offensive military force without authorization of an act of Congress, "it is the sense of Congress" that such... Continue to Post

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The Breitbart Army Has Risen

Mar 12, 2012 04:28 pm

Back when rumors about President Obama being a Muslim raised their head momentarily in the mainstream media, Obama blamed the 24/7 news cycle and all the "noise" that is disseminated via the media. Translation: America is too stupid to differentiate... Continue to Post

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The Mainstream Media Blackout Of The Arpaio News Conference

Mar 12, 2012 04:25 pm

We are living in strange times. The Russian news service Pravda has written an extremely detailed article not only about Sheriff Joe Arpaio's revelation of the forgery of Obama's birth certificate and Selective Service document, but has picked up on... Continue to Post

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PA Attorney Philip J. Berg Continues Fight On Obama Eligibility

Mar 12, 2012 04:24 pm

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 teenage mother not... Continue to Post

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Game Changer

Mar 12, 2012 04:24 pm

Game Change aired at 9pm lat Saturday evening detailing the roller-coaster that was the McCain-Palin 'o8 campaign.  John McCain and Sarah Palin have bashed the film as a distortion of facts.  Palin PAC has called the film "fact change".  Jay... Continue to Post

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Here It Goes Again: Congress Seeking To Control Internet With New Bill

Mar 12, 2012 04:23 pm

Congress is doing it again: they're proposing overbroad regulations that could have dire consequences for our Internet ecology. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 (H.R. 3523), introduced by Rep. Mike Rogers and Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, allows companies... Continue to Post

Read More and Comment: Here It Goes Again: Congress Seeking To Control Internet With New Bill       

John Boehner's Lack Of Courage Might Actually Help Freedom With Stalled "E-Verify" Legislation

Mar 12, 2012 04:23 pm

John Boehner has been criticized for exhibiting less than courageous behavior in dealings with Eric Holder, Barack Obama and most of the Democrat Party. Yet the Speaker's well-known lack of intestinal fortitude might be the only thing preserving the right... Continue to Post

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

Mar 12, 2012 04:20 pm

Who does Obama think he is?  Are we to believe that members of our military will be judged by international trials in secret? Let's not forget that two Afghan troops trained by the U.S. Military shot two of our soldiers... Continue to Post

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Obama Apologizes For Afghan Slayings, Still Ignores Mexican 'Fast And Furious' Murders

Mar 12, 2012 04:20 pm

President Barack Obama has never apologized to Mexican President Felipe Calderon for the 300 civilians murdered with weapons the United States provided to Mexico's drug cartels, but on Sunday he found time to place a call to Afghan president Hamid... Continue to Post

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Most Southern Republicans Believe Obama Is Muslim

Mar 12, 2012 04:18 pm

It has been a while since the question of President Obama's religion - his true religion, maybe the religion he or his "church" don't want you to know about - has been on the national agenda. And the upcoming Alabama... Continue to Post

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Obama Awards Over $21 Million To Algae Company

Mar 12, 2012 04:15 pm

The Obama administration has been outspoken in support of using algae as a fuel. But at what cost? How much green will America spend on green algae? Over $21.7 million of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act money has already been awarded... Continue to Post

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Obama Presses Netanyahu To Hold Off Iran Attack Until After Election

Mar 12, 2012 04:13 pm

Israel will only strike Iranian nuclear facilities in September or after the United States presidential elections in November, a White House official told the British Sunday Times newspaper after a meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack... Continue to Post

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Gasoline Prices Jump A Nickel Over The Weekend

Mar 12, 2012 04:05 pm

The price of gasoline has reached $3.80 per gallon after jumping by nearly a nickel over the weekend. Experts say pump prices are rising on the expectation that supplies will dip next month while refineries switch from winter to summer... Continue to Post

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Raquel Welch: Americans Are 'All Sex Addicts' Living In An 'Era Of Porn'

Mar 12, 2012 04:01 pm

Cinema bombshell Raquel Welch thinks Americans are living in an "era of porn," and that today's stars are simply too sexual. In an interview with Men's Health magazine, Welch,71, says, "I think we've gotten to the point in our culture... Continue to Post

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Bill Introduced To Regulate Men's Reproductive Health

Mar 12, 2012 03:55 pm

COLUMBUS - Before getting a prescription for Viagra or other erectile dysfunction drugs, men would have to see a sex therapist, receive a cardiac stress test and get a notarized affidavit signed by a sexual partner affirming impotency, if state... Continue to Post

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Video: CNN's O'Brien: Stop Tweeting Me About Derrick Bell Video

Mar 12, 2012 03:30 pm

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Video: Sheriff Joe Arpaio: Obama Birth Certificate Fraud Is 10 Times Worse Than Watergate

Mar 12, 2012 02:49 pm

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Eric Holder Attacks Texas On Voter ID Law

Mar 12, 2012 02:47 pm

The Justice Department's civil rights division has objected to the new photo ID requirement for voters in Texas, saying many Hispanic voters lack state-issued identification. The department says the state has failed to show that the newly enacted law has... Continue to Post

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Video: Terrorist Bill Ayers Calls Andrew Breitbart A "Grinning Bomb Thrower Of Radical Right"

Mar 12, 2012 02:45 pm

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ObamaCare Asserts Power Over Cellphones And Computers

Mar 12, 2012 02:44 pm

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Monday, March 12, 2012

To: Friends & Supporters

From: Gary L. Bauer


COUNTDOWN TO VICTORY: 239 DAYS TO THE 2012 ELECTIONS


Obama Can Be Beaten

Last week I expressed my chagrin that George Will and others in Washington were writing off the presidential contest as hopelessly lost, preferring instead to focus all our resources on the congressional contests. This is bad strategy and it is defeatist.

It is bad strategy because, as I noted, there are several swing states like Florida, Ohio and Virginia that will decide the presidency. These same states also have key Senate contests. If Obama wins these states, he will most likely win the White House. And if he has coattails, Democrats will likely win these Senate contests too. In presidential elections, the race for the White House drives turnout, and defeatism at the top of the ticket can lead to defeats down the rest of the ballot too.

But what is most perplexing to me is that there is no reason for conservatives to be so discouraged. Of course incumbent presidents have tremendous advantages. But they can and do lose elections. And this one in particular deserves to lose big -- just like Jimmy Carter! The good news is that the American people are not inclined to give Mr. Obama a second term.

Just consider the latest Washington Post/ABC News poll. Last month this poll gave Obama a net positive 50% to 46% job approval rating. It also found Obama leading Mitt Romney by six points. But after weeks of fawning news coverage about an improving economy, endless commentary about the dysfunctional GOP primary and non-issues like birth control, the March Post/ABC poll finds that Obama's numbers have flipped: 46% approve of his job performance and 50% disapprove. According to the Post's report, "a record number of Americans now give the president 'strongly' negative reviews." By the way, the Washington Post/ABC News poll has a history of oversampling Democrats.

Moreover, in head-to-head match-ups, both Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are very competitive against Obama. For all the talk about how the silly "birth control" debate is costing the GOP with independent voters, the Post/ABC finds: "The downshift is particularly notable among independents -- 57 percent of whom now disapprove -- and among white people without college degrees, with disapproval among this group now topping approval by a ratio of more than 2 to 1, at 66 versus 28 percent."

Consider how Obama fares on these measurements:

• The economy: 38% approve and 59% disapprove.
• Preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons: 36% approve and 52% disapprove.
• The federal deficit: 32% approve and 63% disapprove.
• Gas prices: 26% approve and 65% disapprove.

Gallup recently asked whether Obama's presidency has been a success or failure. Half of those surveyed said it was a failure, while just 44% said it was a success. If gas prices keep going up, and given Obama's policies they likely will, he will be lucky to get 44% of the vote on Election Day!


"It's ObamaCare, Stupid"

Voters are clearly concerned about the economy and upset by high gas prices too. But ObamaCare could be the issue that costs Obama his job.

A recent academic study found that support for ObamaCare cost House Democrats roughly six points at the ballot box. More than the stimulus or cap and trade, ObamaCare was responsible for the Democrats' historic defeat and loss of 66 House seats in the 2010 elections.

The passage of time has not healed the Democrats' wounds. Last month a Gallup survey found that 72% of Americans -- and even 56% of Democrats -- felt that ObamaCare's individual mandate was unconstitutional. And the latest Rasmussen poll finds that likely voters still favor repealing ObamaCare by a double-digit margin of 53% to 42%.

These are horrible numbers for the president's signature accomplishment, which bears his name. But as some in the GOP seek to make the campaign all about the economy, are they giving up our most potent issue against Barack Obama in the fall campaign?

That was the question asked last week by the Wall Street Journal's Daniel Henninger. In a column entitled "It's Obamacare, Stupid," our friends at The Weekly Standard pick up the theme this week. Consider this excerpt:

"...the more Obamacare becomes an issue in the fall, the more it will highlight President Obama's liberalism in the minds of voters -- particularly independent voters. It correspondingly suggests that the more this election is focused simply on stewardship of the economy, the less Obama's big-government liberalism will be highlighted in voters' minds.

"In other words, should Mitt Romney win the Republican presidential nomination, he could surely run (and has given every indication that he would run) as a centrist who's focused on the economy. But by choosing to de-emphasize Obamacare, he would allow Obama to come across as more of a centrist as well. This would effectively take the GOP's best issue off the table. What's more, no issue will more starkly highlight the differences between the parties than Obamacare. Voters know that if Obama is reelected, Obamacare is here to stay. If the Republican wins, there is at least a very good shot at repeal. ...

"The electability argument is ultimately about issues. Obamacare is Obama's greatest weakness. He is more likely to be defeated by a candidate who is willing to run against Obamacare as the epitome of big-government liberalism -- emphasizing its singular threat to Americans' liberty and their way of life."

Obama Justice Department Undermining Ballot Security

Today Texas became the latest victim in the Obama Justice Department's jihad against state voter ID laws. After the 2010 elections swept Republicans into power, several states passed voter ID laws in response to the ACORN scandal. But Attorney General Eric Holder declared that preserving ballot access -- not combating voter fraud -- was the greater "moral imperative."

We have to produce an ID to buy alcohol. We have to produce an ID to drive. We have to produce an ID to board an airplane. We have to produce an ID to cash checks. Yet Democrats say that it is an onerous burden to ask citizens to produce an ID when they cast their ballots. The American public overwhelmingly disagrees.

In 2008 the Supreme Court upheld state voter ID laws in a 6-to-3 decision. A December Rasmussen poll found that 70% of likely voters support voter ID laws, including 64% of independent voters and even 54% of Democrats.

On issue after issue, this administration is clearly out-of-touch with the American people. For the next 239 days, we will continue to expose Obama's radical agenda at every opportunity.


Obama Exploits Daughters To Justify Abortion Extremism

Whenever you hear Obama start a sentence with "As the father of two daughters...," it's a safe bet he's about to launch into a commentary on reproductive issues. He did it most recently to explain his defense of Sandra Fluke. But there is a clearly established pattern of Obama invoking his daughters to justify his pro-abortion extremism. You can read more in my weekly column at humanevents.com.
 

Senators Claim to have Votes to Increase Guest Workers Visas in time for St. Patrick's Day

Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Scott Brown (R-MA) continue to push legislation granting an additional 10,500 work visas to Irish nationals in hopes of passing it in time for St. Patrick's Day, March 17.

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ICE Director Tells Congress Amnesty Review is Half Complete

Last week, ICE Director John Morton told Congress that his agency's review of 300,000 pending deportation cases is already half complete. Morton delivered that news to the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee last week during a discussion of ICE's proposed FY 2013 budget.

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DHS to Reveal Exit System, Overstayers could be Subject to ICE Priorities

Before a packed hearing room, Homeland Security (DHS) Principal Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism John Cohen testified to the House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security that DHS would soon be presenting its plan to implement a biometric exit system in the coming weeks.

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Federal Appeals Court Enjoins Parts of AL Enforcement Law

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit enjoined two additional sections of Alabama's immigration enforcement law, HB 56, from taking effect.

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Norquist Calls Eliminating Birthright Citizenship a Tax

On Monday, President of Americans for Tax Reform, Grover Norquist, declared that that ending birthright citizenship would result in a "tax on every child being born."

Save the Date: Monumental opening Mar. 27 - Glenn interviews Kirk Cameron 

Glenn chatted with Kirk Cameron on radio today about his new documentary Monumental. This film will be right up every Glenn Beck fan's alley - chock-full of history stories you should know but were never taught. Why weren't you taught them and what can we learn from them today? Check out the interview from radio today. 

IDIOT: Alan Grayson runs red light, slams his Mercedes (1% much?) into city bus injuring two. WATCH.

This week on GBTV:

• Season Finale: Frank and Adam set out to make their own black powder for shooting practice but will it hold up against the store bought kind? Plus, Frank challenges Kim to a beer making competition where the loser must be the winner's servant for 24 hours.  Don't miss the one hour season finale of GBTV's reality show, Independence USA, this Wednesday at 8pm - all previous episodes are available on demand.