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All Americans Get Microchip Under Skin By March 2013?

 Are we becoming robot zombies in a well planned out scheme? Are you aware of how we are being conditioned little by little day by day, being programmed to think, look, act, and live a certain way?! Are you awake? Are you using your noodle?
 

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This Friday, the Independence Hall Tea Party Association is

marking the 2nd Anniversary of the Passage of ObamaCare with a press conference on Independence Mall. 

Repeal ObamaCare Press Conference

When:   Friday, March 23, 10:30 AM

Where:  Independence Mall, 5th and Chestnut Sts.,

              Philadelphia

Who:     We have invited area Congressmen, dignitaries and

              Tea Party leaders from the Tri-State Region

Why:     To remind the media and the public that our fight to

              repeal ObamaCare has only just begun.

Cost:    Free and open to the public.  Please bring appropriate

             signs.

A short while after the presser, there will be a Rally for Religious Liberty in same vicinity of Independence Mall. 

It is scheduled from 11:45 until 2 PM.  More to follow.

Also, to bring you up to speed, our Pot of Gold Money Drop campaign  has raised an additional $300--bringing our grand total to $2500.

While we greatly appreciate the generosity of those of you that have contributed thus far, we are still short of our $5000 goal.

If you have not yet donated to the Association this year, we ask that you to please consider making a $5 or $10 contribution in the next 9 hours.

or send a check to:

 Independence Hall Tea Party Association

P.O. Box 306 

Cheltenham, PA 19012

We wish we didn't have to ask for money, but we need to pay our various monthly expenses--and they do add up.  Also, we hope to find an office in the near future--a place for all of us to call home.

On behalf of the Independence Hall Tea Party Board,

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

Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

Save the Date: Saturday, April 14, 2012 The Kitchen Table Patriots will be holding a "Red, Right and Blues" Liberty Fest FUNdraiser party We have the venue: Central Bucks Senior Center We have a band: Flamin' Harry Pricing: $25/Person paid in advance, $30/Person at the Door Make checks payable to: Kitchen Table Patriots PAC (non-tax deductible) Mail to: Kitchen Table Patriots, P.O. Box 3 - Doylestown, PA 18901 If you can help, please send us an email. One of the highlights of our fundraisers are the clever and fun raffle baskets assembled by our team and consisting of generous gifts and items donated by many local patriots and businesses. Please review the list of theme baskets and contact Mariann Davies (267) 981-9017 or via e-mail: msbdavies@aol.com, if you wish to donate items, or gift cards for the baskets. Deadline: April 12th, 2012. Here the list of baskets: 1. The Well-Read Patriot: 2. Fourth of July Basket: 3. American Beauty: (Beauty/spa items, jewelry, accessories) 4. Obama's Early Retirement Party: (wine, spirits, goodies, set-ups for the celebration on Nov. 6th, 2012!) 5. School Choice: (for the kids, educational books, games, DVDs, back-to-school supplies) 6. Acts of Valor: (a salute to our military, gifts, t-shirts, books, DVDs, accessories) 7. Don't Tread on Me!: (Gadsden flag items) 8. "Made in America": (gift items made in the U.S.A.) 9. Time for TEA!: ice tea glasses, tray, ice tea, towels, pitcher, tea-pots, etc. 10. Baseball: America's Favorite Pastime! (Phillies items)

Join The Kitchen Table Patriots at this year's PLC, the CPAC of PA March 23 & 24 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference 2012

From our friend Diana Reimer from Philadelphia Tea Party Patriots Road to Repeal Rally Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 12pm Upper Senate Park, Washington, DC Join us on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 12pm in Washington, DC as we begin our journey down the Road to Repeal. Are you worried about Government run health care? Are you opposed to the Federal government making medical choices for you? Join thousands of patriots who share your views on ObamaCare. Come to Washington, DC and be a part of the Road to Repeal Rally. A majority of Americans view government run health care as a sign of what's to come from big government. More politics, more control and less personal choice. Recent decisions by the US Department of Health and Human Services show precisely how government run healthcare will work. The government will make healthcare decisions based on political considerations over the needs of individuals. Say NO to ObamaCare! Say NO to government managed health care! ObamaCare is set to be heard by the Supreme Court of the United States March 26-28. If the Supreme Court does not throw this monstrosity out, then the battle for our healthcare continues on into November and January. Now is the time to act! We need your help to send a strong, clear message to the big government types who are bent on trampling our personal choice and freedom.This is the first stop on the Road to Repeal! We need your help to win this fight and repeal government run health care! Visit RoadtoRepeal.com to find or list a bus in your area and updates on the event. We look forward to seeing you there. Click below for a special message from Congressman Steve King.      ObamaCare Hearing at the Supreme Court

Ready for another bus trip to Washington DC? The Kitchen Table Patriots is joining with Americans For Prosperity and coordinating a bus from Doylestown to The Supreme Court in Washington, DC to tell them to STOP THE OBAMA HEALTHCARE TAKEOVER! Tuesday, March 27, 2012 9AM - Doylestown Library 150 South Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901 Send an email to us to let us know that you are willing to come. Your cost for the trip is on $10.00

Saturday, March 31, 9AM-6PM The Kitchen Table Patriots will be participating in Nullify Now Philadelphia! (Click the image above for additional details and to register) Thomas Jefferson: "Whensoever the general government assumes undelegated powers.... a nullification of the act is the rightful remedy." But what IS nullification? How does it happen and work? Since September 2010, the Tenth Amendment Center has been hosting a national tour to educate and activate people on this topic. People are learning the constitutional basis, when it's been used in history, and how it is happening around the country and how YOU can stop DC right in your own state.

The Kitchen Table Patriots co-chairs and two other KTP members are running for Delegates to the Republican National Convention Thank you so much to all of those who signed our petition. We are on the ballot! Anastasia Przbylski, Ana Puig, Jack Merritt and Dan McCabe will be campaigning county wide. Please send them an email if you would like to help in their effort: TheKitchenTablePatriots@GMail.com

 The Kitchen Table Patriots are joining with a confederation of other Pennsylvania Tea Party, libertarian, conservative, Constitutional, Patriot, and 9-12, organizations to have a consensus on a single candidate that reflects the passion, principles, values and commitment of the grassroots as well as has the acumen and gravitas to beat Senator Bob Casey in November.  All the groups would then commit to supporting this one candidate in the primary.

Doesn't this sound like an endorsement?  Wasn't the KTP opposed to having the PA-GOP endorse a candidate?  Are we now hypocrites if we were to express and support a preference of one candidate over another? 

It sounds like that, but we make these distinctions:

1. The endorsement by the PA-GOP was not from the ground up; it was imposed from the top down.
2. All of the candidates tried to get the PA-GOP endorsement because of the weight it carries.
3. That is why we are asking for your input and not speaking on your behalf to these other organizations.

We are asking you to tell us which of these candidates you support.  By clicking on their name, an email will be generated to us with your preference.  We will then compile the results and submit them to the confederation and when all the groups have spoken, we'll report on the coalition results.  We are then asking everyone to support the candidate that wins the coalition support so that we can speak in a single, loud and passionate voice.

To that end, we ask you to click on one of the names below which will initiate an email to us with your vote.  Please - only one vote per person!

1. Dave Christian.
2. Sam Rohrer.
3. Marc Scaringi.
4. Tom Smith.  
5. Steve Welch.

For those who would like to know more about the candidates, we have three resources for you:

1. Excellent video to get a sense of the GOP candidates - Here is the link to the PCN recording of The Pennsylvania Republican Candidates for the U.S. Senate Debate that was hosted by The Kitchen Table Patriots along with The Loyal Opposition, The Thomas Jefferson Club and Citizens for Constitutional Government. http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/19930833
2. Candidate interviews from Venango Tea Party Patriots: http://www.vctpp.org/u-s-senate-pa-house-candidate-interviews/

The Loyal Opposition of Philadelphia                     

Young Republicans of Philadelphia

Temple University College Republicans

Philadelphia Republican Leadership Council

Invite you to

A CONVERSATION WITH THE CANDIDATES

2012 PENNSYLVANIA SENATE RACE

                         Tom Smith           Steve Welch        Marc Scaringi         David Christian           Sam Rohrer

MODERATOR - DOM GIORDANO

WPHT

Wednesday April 4^th, 6:30-9:00pm

Union League - Lincoln Room

140 South Broad Street

Philadelphia, PA

RSVP: pamelawarren1@comcast.net 

Heritage Action for America
cordially invite you to attend    Your Money, Your Values, Your Vote  2012 National Tour

  Join Us for a Week of Events in Pennsylvania! 
*  Get Free Materials on Today's Hot Issues    *  Register to Vote

*  Help Save the American Dream

Thursday, Mar. 22   10 a.m. - 1 p.m.   Grove City College
Location: Breen Student Union Building - 100 Campus Dr. - Grove City, PA 16127

Friday, Mar. 23   9 a.m. - 5 p.m.   Pennsylvania Leadership Conference
Location: Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Conference Center - 1150 Camp Hill Bypass - Camp Hill, PA 17011   NOTE: Registration Required, Click for Details

Saturday, Mar. 24   8 a.m. - 1 p.m.   Pennsylvania Leadership Conference
Location: Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Conference Center - 1150 Camp Hill Bypass - Camp Hill, PA 17011   NOTE: Registration Required, Click for Details

Sunday, Mar. 25   8 a.m. - 12 p.m.   Christ Community Church
Location: 1201 Slate Hill Rd. - Camp Hill, PA 17011  

Monday, Mar. 26   11 a.m. - 1 p.m.   Indiana Armstrong Patriots Event
Location: Indiana County Courthouse - 825 Philadelphia St. - Indiana, PA 15701

Tuesday, Mar 27  6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.   Saving the American Dream Rally
Location: Comfort Inn Conference Center - 699 Rodi Road - Pittsburgh, PA 15235

For more tour details, visit ValuesBus.com

CALLING ALL PATRIOTS!!

VALLEY FORGE PATRIOTS MONTHLY MEETING

FRIDAY, APRIL 13^TH, 6:00 pm

PHOENIXVILLE COUNTRY CLUB

355 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD

Come on out and help us make plans to Get Out The Vote (GOTV) for the primary election on April 24.

We need everyone to participate leading up to the most important presidential & senate election of our life time.

We are also honored to have William E. Been author of "Masters of Audacity and Deceit" discuss the important elements of his book including: Progressivism's Threat to America, the New World Order and George Soros, Wall Street, Mainstream Media and the Democrat Party, and Housing Crisis, Financial Crisis and the Great Recession.

Don't miss this chance to get together with your fellow Patriots and participate in a stimulating discussion.

You can sign up at www.meetup.com/vfp-teaparty09/ or at www.vfpatriots.com

Dear Fellow Patriot,

We have a choice in this years Pennsylvania Senatorial election that will have far reaching consequences for Pennsylvania. 

Roger Howard is challenging Dominic Pileggi in the 9th district. Dominic has never been challenged and with the lack of any reformative legislation coming from Harrisburg along with the redistricting fiasco, he is very vulnerable. Can you imagine replacing the third most powerful Republican in Harrisburg? 

Right now what stands in our way is the ability to get the message out. We are ordering yard signs and if we had an extra $1000.00 we could double what we are ordering. 

Can you make a small donation of $10, $25 or $50. It would make a big difference. Please go to the web site now

www.roger4pa.com

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.

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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

Shalom ZOA Members, Friends and Supporters of Israel,

UPCOMING EVENT:

UNITEPA912 & The 912 Gazette is proud to announce our endorsement of the

"Only Choice"...Sam Rohrer!

Mike Souders-Organizer

www.unitepa912.com

+God Bless America+

SamRohrer

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.

PO Box 278 Elverson PA 19520 │ 610-324-1924 │ www.rohrerforsenate.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
CONTACT: Zac Moyle (717) 884-9629

People of faith Across PA support Sam Rohrer for US Senate
ELVERSON. PA--Republican U.S. Senatorial candidate Sam Rohrer today unveiled the Rohrer for Senate Faith-based coalition. The Coalition is comprised of pastors, clergy, religious leaders and people of faith from across the Commonwealth. The coalition will work to mobilize and encourage people of faith living and working in Pennsylvania to join the campaign during this political season. 

Sam Rohrer understands the variety of issues and challenges facing priests, pastors, rabbis and the congregations they serve. Sam is encouraged by those in our religious community who act as salt and light in our culture. "Pastors, men of faith and clergy" Sam said, "who stand for life from conception to natural death, marriage between one man and one woman and freedom of speech provide a firm basis
for the unhindered spread of biblical values in our culture."

The coalition will be a catalyst for spreading Sam's message of strong values, lower taxes on Pennsylvania's families and businesses and creating an environment to revitalize our economy in order to grow good, family sustaining jobs. 

The Rohrer for Senate Faith-based Coalition State Advisory Leadership Board is made up of dynamic religious leaders from various counties and backgrounds that will help to grow the coalition.

Anyone interested in joining the Faith-based Coalition should visit: http://www.rohrerforsenate.net
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Members of the Rohrer for Senate Faith-based Coalition State Advisory Leadership Board Don Wildmon, American Family Association, Founder and Chairman Emeritus
Dr. Denton Mallonee Rev. Steve Jones Diane Gramley Gary G. Dull, President The Faith and Freedom Institute William Depner, Director Pennsylvania Pro-life and Conservative Coalition  

The Nationwide Rally for Religious Freedom is being held Friday, March 23 atnoon, local time, outside federal buildings, Congressional offices and historic sites across the country. The theme for the Rally is "Stand Up for Religious Freedom-Stop the HHS Mandate!"

Thousands of Americans of all faiths will be participating in these peaceful rallies, organized by the Pro-Life Action League and Citizens for a Pro-Life Society to oppose the new mandate from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that requires all employers provide free contraceptives, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs through their health plans, even in violation of their consciences.

Religious leaders and other public figures will speak out against the HHS Mandate at each Rally site. Holding signs reading "Stand Up for Religious Freedom" and "Stop the HHS Mandate," participants will offer hymns and prayers for our nation and pass out literature to the public about why the HHS Mandate is unconstitutional and Un-American.

The Nationwide Rally for Religious Freedom will be a peaceful, family-friendly, non-partisan, ecumenical event. For more information, please see the Rally Guidelines and Protocols, below.

Reading

Madison Building

400 Washington Street (Map)

E-mail the Rally Captain

{ For Ticket Information } 

From July 16 through July 18, 2012, Christians United for Israel will be holding its 7th Annual Washington Summit. We're going back to stand with Israel in our nation's capital. This year - more than ever - we need you to join us!

In the coming months, critical decisions are going to be made about Iran, Israel and the world. Finally, Washington is beginning to focus on the issue of a nuclear Iran. Many of our leaders want to confront this looming threat. But others want to keep kicking the can down the road. The debate is far from over.

• We know that when thousands of CUFI activists arrive in DC and on Capitol Hill, we can change the conversation.
• We can remind our leaders that a nuclear Iran is not only a threat to Israel, but to the US as well. And we can demonstrate to our elected officials that their constituents care enough about this issue to show up at their DC offices.
• We know that we can create a sense of immediacy that's otherwise lacking.
• We know that the more of us who show up and speak out -- the louder our voice and the greater our impact.

We stand at a critical juncture in history. Don't be silent! Don't miss your chance to make a difference! Don't pass up your opportunity to defend America and bless Israel!

Our leaders need to remember that we are watching them and we need to remember that God is watching us.

LISTEN LIVE TO REPATRIOT RADIO

"BETTER THAN EVER"

(all times are eastern)

Thursday 3-4pm "America's Black Shield" - Ted Hayes and Terrance Lang

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

Read more: 

RedState Morning Briefing

For March 22, 2012

1. Forgetting History

I have a confession to make.

I am a thirty-something pundit on television and radio and I am frequently aggravated by many twenty and thirty-something pundits on television and radio. It is even a non-partisan aggravation.

We all make mistakes and I am sure someone can be critical of me for the same reason I find so many up and coming political pundits so aggravating, but I try to do my homework. I do keep a Lexis-Nexis account. I do read my history books. Mistakes happen, but it seems a lot of up and coming soon to be somebodies are making needless mistakes.

2. Marx Madness Redux

My radio producer, Shane, is a genius. And he put this audio montage together in honor of the 2nd anniversary of Obamacare.

What to call it? Marx Madness.

What to put as background music? Why the national anthem to the USSR of course.

3. Mitt Romney: The Consummate Etch A Sketch

Throughout the presidential campaign, we have been lampooned by the pale-pastel wing of the party for not coalescing around the Romney campaign with alacrity. Our detractors have been stupefied by our stubborn opposition to "the only candidate who can beat Obama;" the man with the requisite resume, funding, organization, intelligence, and persona.

We've been at a loss to encapsulate our opposition into a one-liner; a bumper sticker. After all, it takes copious pages of ink to explain the extent of Romney's hypocrisy on the issue of healthcare alone. Yet, late in the 11th hour of the campaign, when it's probably too late to make a difference, we have finally discovered our symbol that exemplifies Romney. Ironically, it came from his own campaign.

4. A Real Solution to the Gridlock Over the Highway Bill

As we approach the March 31 expiration date for surface transportation projects, we can take solace in the fact that the House will not vote on two bad bills; Boehner's original 5-year $260 billion reauthorization and the Senate's 2-year $109 billion bill. While we push for a more prudent long-term solution, the House will pass a 90-day stopgap bill to continue spending at current levels until the end of July.

Heritage Hotsheet

Experts on the Day's Hottest News

Items for March 22, 2012

Obamacare, Two Years Later   

National Review Online 


N. Korea welshes on food aid deal: Satellite launch tests long-range missile  

The Boston Herald

The Supreme Court Weighs ObamaCare   

The Wall Street Journal

French terror suspect killed during police raid, interior minister says  FoxNews.Com

Keystone pipeline: Southern portion should be expedited, Obama says  Politico      

Pope Benedict, why won't you meet Cuba's dissidents?   

FoxNews.com   

Latest Heritage Research:

BACKGROUNDER
The Obamacare Two-Year Checkup: More Reasons for Repeal 
ISSUE BRIEF
U.S.- Pakistan Reset: Still Need to Deal with Terrorist Sanctuaries 
ISSUE BRIEF
The Ryan Budget: Confronting the Nation's Spending Crisis

Slaughter a liberal sacred cow:  

Explain that China's "genocide" in Tibet is a liberal myth, eagerly stoked by the exiled Dalai Lama (who has no vested interests, right?) and funded in the 1950s by the CIA as part of a campaign to discredit the Communist Chinese. Most of the Tibetan monasteries were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution by young native Tibetan Communists convinced that religion had inhibited Tibet's modernization. Stories about mass killings turn out, on close scrutiny, to be entirely fictitious. Conclude this mini-history lesson by asking: "Anyway, what's your problem? You're a liberal. You LIKE Commies!"  

Explosions reported as standoff between French police and terror suspect escalates 

TOULOUSE, France - Riot police set off explosions outside an apartment building early Thursday in an effort to force the surrender of a gunman who boasted of bringing France "to its knees" with an Al Qaeda-linked terror spree that killed seven people.

As the standoff dragged into a second day, hundreds of heavily armed police, some in body armor, cordoned off the five-story building in Toulouse where the 24-year-old suspect, Mohamed Merah, had been holed up.

Just after midnight, three explosions were heard and orange flashes lit up the night sky near the building. An Interior Ministry official said the suspect had gone back on a previous pledge to turn himself in -- and that police blew up the shutters outside the apartment window to pressure him to surrender.

Hours later two new blasts and a burst of gunfire were heard, though officials said no full-out assault was under way. "It's not as simple as that. We are waiting," the Toulouse prosecutor, Michel Valet, told The Associated Press.

Authorities said the shooter, a French citizen of Algerian descent, had been to Afghanistan and Pakistan, where he claimed to have received training from Al Qaeda.

Aborted Babies: Chopped Up and Sold Under Obama Administration's Nose

The American Dream

DOE's Disastrous Management of Loan Guarantee Programs   Mar 21, 2012 11:48 am

Egypt Designates Israel Its Top Enemy and Obama Restores Military Aid   Mar 21, 2012 11:24 am

The Socialist Apprentice   Mar 21, 2012 11:11 am

Law Students for the Nanny State: Law Students for Reproductive Justice   Mar 21, 2012 02:42 am

Brushbacks, Proxies, and Connecting the Dots   Mar 21, 2012 02:09 am

Laundered Money   Mar 21, 2012 01:10 am

Is The Obama Administration Evil?   Mar 20, 2012 06:00 pm

The GOP Budget and America's Future   Mar 20, 2012 05:29 pm

Afghanistan and the Long War   Mar 20, 2012 04:16 pm

Aborted Babies Are Being Chopped Up And Sold To Researchers All Over America   Mar 20, 2012 03:52 pm

Newt's drive to the White House (On $2.50 Gas?)

Mar 21, 2012 06:13 am | Coach Collins

By Ron Reale, staff writer

It is now more obvious than ever that Newt Gingrich should stay in this race. If for no other reason he needs to do so to keep repeating his questions and answers on fuel.

Over the coming months he needs to get others to repeat and spread the truth about our oil capacities and this is the way to do it. Keeping the debate going will spotlight the current debacle that is the Administration's oil policy, the effects of Obama's unemployment rates and the rest of the economic questions that plague us because of Obama, front and center in the MSM and the people's minds.

Newt need do nothing else. He could get elected on this one issue.

The more he repeats the facts, and points out the beneficial ripple effect of  unleashing America's energy industry, and the jobs it would create, the more he diminishes Obama. The more Obama has to go out ... Continue Reading:Newt's drive to the White House (On $2.50 Gas?)

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American Minute March 20

Mar 20, 2012 06:13 pm | Coach Collins

By Bill Federer, staff writer

  Sir Isaac Newton died MARCH 20, 1727.
With his mother widowed twice, he had been raised by his grandmother before being sent off to grammar school and later Cambridge.
A discoverer of calculus, Newton described universal gravitation, the three laws of motion, and built one of the first practical reflecting telescopes.
Using a prism, Newton demonstrated that a beam of light contained all the colors of the rainbow.
President of the Royal Society from 1703 till his death, Sir Isaac Newton wrote one of the most important scientific books ever written, Principia, 1687, in which he stated:
"This most beautiful system of the sun, planets, and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent Being...
All variety of created objects which represent order and life in the universe could happen only by the willful reasoning of its original Creator, whom I call the ... Continue Reading:American Minute March 20

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Media threatened with federal investigations if Obama birth certificate story reported

Mar 20, 2012 01:00 pm | Coach Collins

by Doug Book,  staff writer

Individuals and member organizations of the American media were threatened with FTC and FCC investigation if information gathered by Sheriff Arpaio's Cold Case Posse concerning the forgery of Barack Obama's long form birth certificate were passed on to the American public.

It was Posse lead investigator Mike Zullo who made this stunning revelation, stating  "During our investigation, we actually were told [that media] had been threatened with FTC investigations. Commentators [had been] threatened with their jobs."  (1)

And Jerome Corsi, author of "Where's the birth certificate," the book whose imminent publication was responsible for forcing Barack Obama to quickly create and place the fraudulent long form birth certificate on the White House web site, has said that  "Testimony is being developed that the White House is intimidating, in a systematic way, the mainstream media and if any broadcasters dare go into this birther story, they're going to risk FCC investigations... people are going to ... Continue Reading:Media threatened with federal investigations if Obama birth certificate story reported

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Fellow patriots,

The message below comes from Bob Petrusak, a retired Assistant Attorney General for the State of Colorado who is also a patriot and a friend.  Bob has some valuable legal advice for Pennsylvanians in the wake of the outrageous decision by Judge Mark Martin to throw out the assault charge against a Muslim who unquestionably assaulted an Atheist in a Halloween Parade because he was dressed as Muhammad.  Please read his message and prepare to take action. 

Thank you,

Dave

USA: An oil rich nation after all

The President has been traveling on Campaign Tourapalooza 2012 this month and seeking to explain rising oil and gas prices. One of his favorite tag lines has been to say that you "can't just drill your way to lower gas prices." (And he's partly correct there, but more on that later.) But he's also tossing out another figure when he makes these remarks.

"With only 2% of the world's oil reserves, we can't just drill our way to lower gas prices," he said. "Not when we consume 20% of the world's oil."

So is that actually true? Are we an oil barren nation? As John Merline points out at Investors Business Daily, it's not even close to being accurate unless you're really picking and choosing your terms. This is because the figure that Barack Obama is quoting relies on estimates of proved reserves.

But the figure Obama uses - proved oil reserves - vastly undercounts how much oil the U.S. actually contains. In fact, far from being oil-poor, the country is awash in vast quantities - enough to meet all the country's oil needs for hundreds of years.

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Former governor Mitt Romney won yesterday's primary election in Illinois. The race now turns to Louisiana, which will hold its primary on Saturday.

While Americans suffer record-high gas prices, Energy Secretary Steven Chu yesterday testified that he would give himself an "A" for his efforts to control gas prices.

Though Obamacare will be the talk of the town in Washington next week when the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the law, President Obama will not be publicly defending his legislation, nor will he mark the two-year anniversary of its signing.

The Obama Administration is imposing tariffs on solar panels imported from China, alleging that the country is granting illegal subsidies to manufacturers there.

According to a new report, President Obama's stimulus dollars disproporationately went to states represented by Democrats in Congress. Read about it on The Foundry. 

Toomey signs on to Reciprocity Carry Bill. Let's add Rohrer to that list in 2013

Senators Thune and Vitter Introduce Reciprocity Bill with more than 25 Cosponsors

Tuesday, 20 March 2012 16:55

To keep the Senate Gavel in the hands of Harry Reid

Today, Senators John Thune (R-SD) and David Vitter (R-LA) introduced legislation to recognize national reciprocity for gun owners who can legally carry concealed firearms in the state where they reside.

The Thune-Vitter bill, S. 2213, was introduced with a huge show of support. Twenty-nine Senators sponsored or cosponsored the bill, and this is, in large part, thanks to you! Because of all your efforts over the last week, the following Senators signed on in support of the legislation:

Ayotte (NH), Barrasso (WY), Boozman (AR), Burr (NC), Chambliss (GA), Coburn (OK), Cochran (MS), Cornyn (TX), Crapo (ID), DeMint (SC), Enzi (WY), Graham (SC), Grassley (IA), Hatch (UT), Inhofe (OK), Isakson (GA), Ron Johnson (WI), Lee (UT), Lugar (IN), McConnell (KY), Paul (KY), Portman (OH), Risch (ID), Rubio (FL), Sessions (AL), Thune (SD), Toomey (PA), Vitter (LA), Wicker (MS) Moran (KS) and Roberts (KS).

This bill, the Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, treats concealed carry as a RIGHT belonging to the people - not a privilege granted by the government.

"Rather than establish a national standard, our bill will ensure that law-abiding citizens are able to carry concealed firearms while at the same time respecting the laws of the respective states they visit," said Sen. Thune.

The Thune-Vitter bill provides national recognition for concealed carry permit holders (who have obtained one from their home states), but it also recognizes the right to carry for residents of Constitutional Carry states (where no permit is required).

This is a huge win for gun owners! Constitutional Carry is currently the law in five states, and more than a dozen states have legislation to move in that direction.

A competing bill, S. 2188, offers reciprocity ONLY for permit holders -- and thus it would prevent many gun owners, who can legally carry in their home states, from carrying firearms when they travel out-of-state. This compromise bill, sponsored by anti-gun Senate Democrats Mark Begich (AK), Joe Manchin (WV) and Max Baucus (MT), would deal a severe blow to the momentum we have in passing Constitutional Carry at the state level.

It is crucial that Senators support the Constitutional Carry-friendly bill, and to oppose any efforts to weaken the Thune-Vitter legislation.

ACTION: Contact your Senators right away. Thank those who have sponsored S. 2213. If your Senators have not yet cosponsored, please urge them to do so ... and to stay off of the Begich-Manchin bill.

There are two different letters, depending on whether your Senators are cosponsoring S. 2213.

On Tuesday, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released his budget blueprint for the next ten years. The 100-page document lays out a bold and serious proposal to fix Washington's spending problem -- in sharp contrast with our tax-and-spend President and the do-nothing Senate.

There are some very good things in the Ryan proposal, but it comes up short in several areas as well. Below are a few highlights. Be sure to check out AFP's statement (http://www.americansforprosperity.com/032012-americans-prosperity-lauds-chairman-ryan-bold-and-serious-budget-proposal) and our Obama vs. Ryan budget breakdown (http://www.americansforprosperity.com/032112-choice-two-futures-obama-vs-ryan-budget) for more details.

Strong Points

Repeals the President's health care takeover.                                                

Cuts spending by a moderate amount in the first year and by $5.3 trillion over the next ten years when compared to the President's budget.                                                

Proposes pro-growth tax reform by not raising taxes, eliminating special handouts while also cutting overall individual and corporate tax rates.                                                

Through market-based reforms, creates a financially sustainable model for Medicare while preserving seniors' access to and control over their health care decisions.                                                

Empowers states by block granting federal welfare programs, including Medicaid.                                                                                        

Needs Improvement

Replaces automatic "sequestration" spending cuts with cuts spread over a number of years (which can be un-done by future lawmakers).                                                

Doesn't repeal the Death Tax, maintaining current high rates that discourage saving and hurt family-owned farms and businesses.                                                

Doesn't reform Social Security to provide optional personal savings accounts as our sister organization, AFP Foundation, recently profiled (http://www.americansforprosperityfoundation.com/SavingSocialSecurity).                                                

Still calls for big budget deficits every year until the year 2040.                                                                                        

Americans for Prosperity(R) (AFP) is a nationwide organization of citizen leaders committed to advancing every individual's right to economic freedom and opportunity. AFP believes reducing the size and scope of government is the best safeguard to ensuring individual productivity and prosperity for all Americans. AFP educates and engages citizens in support of restraining state and federal government growth, and returning government to its constitutional limits. AFP has more than 1,900,000 members, including members in all 50 states, and 34 state chapters and affiliates. More than 90,000 Americans in all 50 states have made a financial investment in AFP or AFP Foundation. For more information, visit www.americansforprosperity.org (http://americansforprosperity.org)

 Crossroads GPS: Gas Prices 

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"Make Mine Freedom" Cartoon (1948)  

In 1948 HARDING COLLEGE produced this animated cartoon heralding the principles of freedom that made this country great and defining the threats posed by excessive government to these same freedoms. The cartoon explained in a simple, entertaining way how FREE ENTERPRISE built this nation and transformed it into the envy of the world. The applicability of this cartoon today is uncanny!  

Check it out.

"Make Mine Freedom" Cartoon (1948)

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Obama Still Lying About Mother's Health Insurance Problem 

The Employee Rights Act Empowers Workers

By James Sherk

Abstract: Labor unions should serve the interest of employees-not the other way around, as often happens. Legislation introduced in Congress would go a long way toward making this a reality. The Employee Rights Act guarantees workers a private, informed, uncoerced vote on unionizing. The bill also enables employees to re-elect (or unelect) their bargaining representatives every three years. The Employee Rights Act further protects workers from union pressure and extortion. It requires unions to obtain workers' permission before spending their dues on matters unrelated to collective bargaining. It also gives employees the right to vote on accepting a contract or before going on strike. These reforms would shift the balance of power in the workplace from unions to workers.

Labor unions have institutional objectives: to expand their size, income, and influence. Unions want more dues-paying members-whether they improve working conditions or not. Unions also want contracts that protect their institutional powers. These objectives often conflict with the desires of workers. Employees may want a different contract, or they may not want to join a union at all. When these interests clash, the law gives unions substantial powers over employees.

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The Foundation

"No pecuniary consideration is more urgent, than the regular redemption and discharge of the public debt: on none can delay be more injurious, or an economy of time more valuable." --George Washington

Editorial Exegesis

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)

"The Republicans running for president could learn a lesson from House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis. If, as the GOP candidates say, we really have gone miles down the wrong fiscal and economic road, and we surely have, then we require something bold and substantive to take us in the right direction. ... Ryan's plan is a bold stroke. He would cut the top marginal tax rate from its current 35% to 25%. ... Instead of the six brackets under our current punitive tax code, Ryan gives us just two: 25% and 10%. And America's corporate tax -- at 35% the highest rate in the world, with the exception of Sub-Saharan Africa's one-party socialist state of Cameroon -- is cut to 25%, and it largely eliminates the taxation of U.S. companies' overseas profits. Individuals and businesses would be taxed $2 trillion less over 10 years under Ryan's plan than under President Obama's budget, while the federal government would spend more than $5 trillion less. Ryan also scraps something politicians have been promising to get rid of for years, but haven't: the infamous Alternative Minimum Tax. The AMT was passed over 40 years ago to punish a tiny handful of tax-sheltering 'super rich,' but -- surprise, surprise -- soon started slamming the middle-class. ... Ryan's tax reform would help bring America back to what it could, and should, be. It may just be the best weapon in the GOP arsenal." --Investor's Business Daily

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Upright

"As of 5:25 am, AP has fully called 16 of the 18 congressional districts [in Illinois], and Santorum carried only three of them, for a total of 10 delegates. ...So the current total is Romney 41, Santorum 10, with 3 too close to call. If the current numbers hold up ... Santorum gets 2 of the remaining 3, leaving a final score of 42-12 Romney. ... The non-Romneys now would have to win about 56% of remaining delegates in order to control a majority of delegates among them. So far, they've won about 42 percent of delegates. That means, by my quick math, that they would need to improve by more than 33 percent over past performance. I don't see any reason to suspect this might happen." --columnist Timothy P. Carney

"There is no reasonable expectation that Santorum can get the delegates necessary to win the nomination. ... Santorum had a good run; an extraordinary run. ... In the run-up to the Iowa Caucuses on January 3, Rick Santorum was a bit player in the back of the chorus line. In the early debates Rick Santorum was at one end showing his lack of support in the polls. ... He will do well in Louisiana on Saturday but there are no election activities after that until April 3; then nothing until the Northeast primary on April 24. It is time. Over the next 30 days this will become blindingly clear. Santorum and Gingrich should bow out and get in behind the Republican nominee, Mitt Romney." --columnist Rich Galen

"[W]hat we see is that Romney won big in metro Chicago, carried the counties with small cities (Rockford, Peoria, Springfield, Champaign-Urbana) Downstate and ran even in the two counties just east of St. Louis, for a solid victory. Romney essentially carried the areas that Barack Obama carried against John McCain in November 2008." --political analyst Michael Barone

"In the general election, President Obama will have all the advantages against Romney that Romney currently has against his Republican rivals. ... And the mainstream media will give Obama more publicity than Romney can buy. How does anyone ever defeat a sitting president then? They do it because they have a message that rings and resonates. ... The question is not which Republican looks better against Barack Obama in the polls today, before the general election campaign begins. The question is which Republican can take the fight to Barack Obama, as Reagan took the fight to Carter, and win the poll that ultimately matters, the vote on Election Day." --economist Thomas Sowell

Insight

"Count it the greatest sin to prefer life to honor, and for the sake of living lose what makes life worth living." --Roman poet Decimus Juvenal (c. 1st - 2nd century)

"Democracy means that anyone can grow up to be president, and anyone who doesn't grow up can be vice president." --American comedian Johnny Carson (1925-2005)

The Demo-gogues

Petulance on display: "[D]o not tell me that we're not drilling. We're drilling all over this country. I mean, I guess there's some -- there are a few spots where we're not drilling. We're not drilling in the national mall. We're not drilling at your house. I guess we could try to have like, you know, 200 oil rigs in the middle of Chesapeake Bay." --Barack Obama, the great orator

Patting himself on the back: "Change is the decisions we made to stop waiting for a Congress to do something about our oil addiction and finally raised fuel efficiency standards on our cars and on our trucks so that by next decade we will be driving American-made cars that get 55 miles per gallon." --Barack Obama

Tone deaf: "Actually we're not hearing a lot about gas prices right now from constituents. And I think that reflects a growing understanding on the part of the public, that there really is very little that the government and politicians can do." --Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY)

Politics of personal insulting: "If some of these [Republican] folks were around when Columbus set sail, they must have been founding members of the 'flat earth society.' They would not believe that the world was round." --Barack Obama

It's still about him: "[It's] not as trendy to be an Obama supporter, because it's not as fresh. Those [HOPE] posters are kind of rolled up in some closet somewhere. But my determination, my determination is unwavering. My passion to bring about change is undiminished. The need is still great." --BO

Left theology: "Jesus did not help just the sick who could afford to pay for it." --Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) on why Christians should support the top-down government takeover of health care known as ObamaCare

Non Compos Mentis: "You can go back 500 years. You cannot find a more audacious plan." --Joe Biden on Obama's decision to take out bin Laden

Dezinformatsia

Out of touch: "Encouraging news on gas prices. New indications this morning that they may have peaked. ... So far high gas prices haven't hurt consumers but a fear if they continue to go up they will." --ABC's George Stephanopoulos (Right. People have hardly noticed!)

Objectivity: "This is Christmas in March if you're a Democrat because this is sort of silly season, this is not going anywhere fast." --MSNBC anchor Alex Wagner on Paul Ryan's budget proposal

Take a look in the mirror: "[A]s poor as the economy is in Mississippi and in Alabama, for them to vote for the richest guy who endorses the policies that reinforces their economic problems is absolutely throwing reason out the window. But if you're driven by hate and bias, and that is peppered by these talk-radio, hate-radio guys, then you don't even think about the fact that you're suffering under these policies. You vote for the policies that caused your suffering."  

--MSNBC's Al Sharpton, who routinely supports the policies that reinforce economic problems

Tact and tolerance: "[The Republicans have] got three RCs, or two RCs -- two Roman Catholics -- running and a Mormon, so three cultists running, and they gotta pick one of the three cultists, as they see them." --MSNBC's Chris Matthews

Civility: "I think [Republicans] should test the alleged laws of gravity by jumping out of a plane without a parachute." --Stephanie Miller show sidekick Jim Ward

Stretching: "[Barack Obama] is the most Jewish president we've ever had (except for Rutherford B. Hayes). No president, not even Bill Clinton, has traveled so widely in Jewish circles, been taught by so many Jewish law professors, and had so many Jewish mentors, colleagues, and friends, and advisers as Barack Obama." --The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg

Newspulper Headlines:

Questions Nobody Is Asking: "Is Elvis a Mormon?" --The New York Times

Longest Books Ever Written: "The Problem With Obama's Documentary" --Commentary website

Shortest Books Ever Written: "I Was a Virgin on Birth Control" --Huffington Post

Answers to Questions Nobody Is Asking: "Sandra Fluke: I Will Not Be Silenced" --HotAir.com

The Left Is Really Obsessed With Contraception: "What Is Plan B in Afghanistan?" --The New Yorker website

Bottom Story of the Day: "A.F.L.-C.I.O. Endorses Obama" --New York Times website

(Thanks to The Wall Street Journal's James Taranto)

Village Idiots

Laughable: "[I] think the president's quite comfortable being the underdog. I think he's happy to run this race from -- as if he were behind the whole time." --former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs

That's racist! "Callista Gingrich. Karen Santorum. Ann Romney. Now do you really think our country is ready for a white first lady?" --actor Robert DeNiro

Some apology: "My remarks, although spoken with satirical jest, were not meant to offend or embarrass anyone -- especially the First Lady." --DeNiro, apologizing to Michelle Obama for offensive remarks about the Republican candidates' wives

Completely incomprehensible: "How can you have in our country that is based upon liberality and liberation, be so anti-liberal. That's toxic waste to our consciousness. It's hard to be an American conservative because that's a contradiction in terms. Now if you take away freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of protest, and lock people out based upon their race, their language and their religion, that's conservative and fascist. America is a liberal idea." --"The Reverend" Jesse Jackson

He's pressed the "reset button" all right: "There are three things about Barack that really stand out for me: strength, moral authority, and wisdom. ... [H]e has pressed the reset button on the moral authority of the entire free world." --British PM David Cameron

Twisted: "I love abortion. I don't accept it. I don't view it as a necessary evil. I embrace it. ... I love abortion. ... No woman benefits from even the vaguest insinuation that abortion is an immoral or objectionable option. That's the weak argument made by misogynistic, forced-birth advocates, and it has no place in a dialogue about reproductive freedom. ... Rather than trying to cozy up to the forced-birth camp, women who value their freedom should be proud to say that they like abortion. In fact, they should venerate it whole-heartedly. ... What's not to love?" --abortion activist Jessica DelBalzo

Goose and gander: "The First Amendment was specifically designed for citizens to insult politicians. Libel laws were written to protect law students speaking out on political issues from getting called whores by Oxycontin addicts." --HBO's Bill Maher on why it's ok for him to personally attack Sarah Palin but condemn Rush Limbaugh on Sandra Fluke

Short Cuts

"Congratulations to Obama! He's now increased the debt more in three years than George W. Bush did his entire eight year presidency. But all that spending was worth it because just look at the great results! So what exactly is the argument that Obama isn't a hugely incompetent failure? So far it's 'Look! Over there! A war on women!'" --humorist Frank J. Fleming

"British Prime Minister David Cameron visited Washington last week and, as expected, President Obama apologized to Cameron for the Revolutionary War." --Jodi Miller

"President Obama hosted a state dinner for British Prime Minister David Cameron. The president and the British are getting along a lot better lately. They love to compare notes on ways the Tea Party's always trying to overthrow their rule in America." --comedian Argus Hamilton

"White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told the reporters at his morning briefing that he hoped they would watch the new movie about Obama's first term 'many times.' They might. Look how well 'Titanic' did at the box office." --Fred Thompson

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

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

To: Friends & Supporters

From: Gary L. Bauer


COUNTDOWN TO VICTORY: 230 DAYS TO THE 2012 ELECTIONS


Romney Wins Illinois

As was widely expected, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won the Illinois primary yesterday. Many commentators do not see the results as a "game changer" because the pattern we have seen all year long prevailed again last night.

For example, Romney once again massively outspent his opponents -- perhaps by as much as 7-to-1. That is a luxury he will not have in the general election, and it could be masking other weaknesses. In fact, Obama will likely have a major funding advantage.

Romney won big in Chicago but lost every county south of Springfield. Come November, Obama will crush Romney in America's urban centers, as happens in every presidential election.

George W. Bush won reelection because he carried Ohio in 2004. He carried Ohio in part because of massive turnout by evangelical voters in rural areas who went to the polls to vote for the marriage amendment on the ballot that year.

But as one Washington Post reporter noted, "Romney has won all 10 primaries where evangelicals make up less than half the vote. And he's lost all 7 where they have been [greater than] 50%." The media are quick to dismiss Santorum's support in rural counties. But unless the GOP nominee can motivate these voters and win big in these areas in November, victory could be elusive.

With last night's win, Mitt Romney strengthened his position as the clear front-runner. The next contest is Saturday in Louisiana, where Senator Santorum enjoys a commanding lead according to the latest poll.


Obama's Energy "Tour de Farce"

If you haven't heard yet, Barack Obama is stumping the country on an "energy tour." I'd like to take credit for the title of this item, but the credit goes to Speaker John Boehner, who so aptly named Obama's trip.

Obama is stopping at a Nevada solar plant today to "tout investments in 'renewable' energy." Of course, the president can't visit California-based Solyndra again. That solar plant went belly-up after getting $500 million of your hard-earned tax money.

What about the plant Obama is visiting today? According to the Nevada Journal, it got $42 million from Washington and $12 million from the state of Nevada, "but currently only five full-time employees operate the plant... That comes out to $10.8 million in tax-dollar subsidies per employee." Does that sound like a wise investment of your tax dollars?

Sunshine is great -- when you're at the beach. But it doesn't get me to work and back each day. What is Obama doing about gas prices? Gas now averages $3.87 a gallon -- a new record high for this time of year.

Obama may want us to put algae in our tanks, but so far there are no algae fueling stations for him to visit. (How much algae are they putting in Air Force One?) So, for once he's bowing to reality -- and stretching the truth in the process. Here's the really unbelievable part about Obama's energy "tour de farce."

Tomorrow Barack Obama is going to Cushing, Oklahoma, to announce his support for the Keystone pipeline. No, not THAT pipeline. The White House announced today that Obama is going to fast-track construction of the southern portion of the pipeline that will run from Oklahoma to the Gulf Coast. But that part of the pipeline does not require presidential approval. Meanwhile, Obama is "slow-tracking" the most important part of the pipeline, which would bring in more oil from Canada.

Oklahomans are not amused by the president's "publicity stunt," and oil workers are planning to protest Obama's hypocrisy. As one energy analyst said, "He calls our industry an industry of the past and they'd like us to go away. ...The president is using this, frankly, as a publicity stunt to say he's doing something against high gas prices."


Obama's Tax Farce

Yesterday House Budget Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan released a new plan to tackle America's growing debt crisis by slashing spending, reforming the tax code and preserving entitlement programs for future generations. Democrats howled with rage. In their view, Washington doesn't have a spending problem. Their solution is always to raise taxes.

Barack Obama's solution, which he talks about frequently, is the so-called "Buffett rule" to make the rich "pay their fair share." In his State of the Union address, President Obama devoted more than 500 words to his desire to raise taxes on the rich. His campaign for reelection and the entire Occupy movement are built on class warfare and "spreading the wealth around."

So, what about the Buffett rule? The Associated Press reported yesterday that Obama's budget "cure-all" would raise $47 billion over 11 years. That's less than $5 billion a year when he's running deficits well in excess of $1 trillion a year!

This is not a serious proposal. Obama is not serious about fiscal responsibility. Remember all his harping about tax deductions for corporate jets last year? That would have saved us a whopping $300 million a year!

Please share this report with friends and family members. They need to understand, as we have argued repeatedly, that there are not enough rich people and they are not rich enough to pay for all the government that Obama and the Democrats want.

Eventually, they will come after the middle class too. They already did with several hidden taxes in ObamaCare, but they want more. As one liberal Washington Post blogger wrote, "Democrats cannot simply raise taxes on the rich and call it a day."


In Good Company

I'm pleased to report that my name was included on a list of pro-family, Christian leaders. Others on the list include Chuck Colson, Tony Perkins, Jim Daly, Don Wildmon and Robert George. That's pretty good company!

So, what is this list? It is a media "black list" drawn up by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) as part of its so-called "Commentator Accountability Project." GLAAD is working hard to silence conservative, pro-family, Christian voices in the media.

My friends, the culture war is real. This is just the latest example of the radical left's intolerance and its assault on free speech. That is why Fox is under attack and why advertisers on the Rush Limbaugh Show are being threatened. It is more evidence of its efforts to force faith and conservatism out of public arena and into the closet.


Toulouse Suspect A Radical Islamist

French police have cornered the main suspect in a rash of shootings that have left three French soldiers, three Jewish school children and one rabbi dead in the past eight days. You won't be shocked to learn that the suspect is 24 years-old, of Algerian origin and a follower of the "religion of peace."

Mohammed Merah reportedly spent time with militant Islamic groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Merah told police he wanted to "avenge Palestinian children" and France's support for the war against the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. He has been on a terrorist watch list for years. Apparently they weren't watching him closely enough.
 

Today's Headlines:  Wednesday, March 21, 2012

White House Backs Biden's Claim That Killing Bin Laden Was Boldest Mission in '500 Years'

Michelle Obama Touts Sotomayor, Kagan as Votes for the Right to 'Love Whomever You Choose'

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Defends Obama's Decision to Restore UNESCO Funding

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Gingrich: Sure Romney Won, He Outspent Opponents 7-1

Hoyer: 'Free Sterilization? I Don't Know Anything About Free Sterilization'

Paul Ryan: My Plan Can Balance the Budget in 10 Years

Rep. Speier: 'Women Will Attain The Position of First Class Citizens' Under Obamacare

  Michelle Obama: President's Grandmother, VP of 'Little Bitty Community Bank,' Faced Gender Bias

Christian Family Evicted From Egypt Town

GAO: 25% of All Renewable-Energy Initiatives in FY 2010 Tied to 2009 Economic Stimulus

Obama Campaign: De Niro's Joke About 'White First Lady' Was 'Inappropriate'

Illinois Republicans Choose Freshman Congressman Over 10-Term Veteran

GOP Targets Obamacare's New Cost-Cutting Board

COMMENTARY:

Tattooed Scholars
By Terence P. Jeffrey
College athletes -- and those who coach and mentor them -- could have a positive impact on those who will follow them into college if they displayed more faith and less body ink.

MSNBC'S Sharpton Sinkhole
By L. Brent Bozell III
While MSNBC unloads both barrels on Rush Limbaugh for "vicious attacks" and lobbies for his show's complete implosion, they continue to employ Al Sharpton and Ed Schultz, who advocated on-air for ripping Dick Cheney's heart out of his chest and called Sen. Joe Lieberman's wife a "whore." The idea that MSNBC can lecture anyone else for being uncivil is beyond ridiculous.

Obama's Algae Racket
By Michelle Malkin
Pond scum stinks. And so do the Obama administration's enormous, taxpayer-funded "investments" in politically connected biofuel companies.

Romney Wins
By Rich Galen
Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich are essentially running their own campaigns and they stink at it. They should bow out and get behind the Republican nominee, Mitt Romney.

NEWSPAPER ROUNDUP:

Incredible evening in Philly, speaking at a ZOA event. Huge thanks to Steve Feldman for organizing and putting it all together. Full house. Passionate and fierce attendees. Pamela Hall was there filming -- I'll post video as soon as it's up.

Great patriots attended including the inestimable Rich Davis (below left), Sheepdogs and West Chester Victory Coalition, James Lafferty, Chairman of VAST and SIOA Board member