Quote: 

                    "Washington, DC is 12 square miles bordered by reality."

Best Buy: TV's, computers and Hamas

Mandatory 'Big Brother' Black Boxes In All New Cars From 2015 

Provision is part of controversial MAP-21 bill expected to pass House

Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars.com | Wednesday, April 18, 2012

A bill already passed by the Senate and set to be rubber stamped by the House would make it mandatory for all new cars in the United States to be fitted with black box data recorders from 2015 onwards.

Section 31406 of Senate Bill 1813 (known as MAP-21), calls for "Mandatory Event Data Recorders" to be installed in all new automobiles and legislates for civil penalties to be imposed against individuals for failing to do so.

"Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall revise part 563 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to require, beginning with model year 2015, that new passenger motor vehicles sold in the United States be equipped with an event data recorder that meets the requirements under that part," states the bill.

Read more: 

Monday, April 23, 2012  6:00pm

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  Islamic Apartheid and Islamization actively engage in the erasure of the customs, norms and laws of any country or region in order to purely reflect Islamic sentiment. This can be done through political pressure the ultimate goal of Islamization is and has been achieved... by violent Jihad, and finally through political pressure for peace, which in Islam can only come under Shari'a rule.
  
  Resist and stand up against Islamic Apartheid and Islamization. Those who defend Islamic Apartheid and Islamization are those who fight against Freedom and Liberty.
  
  TUSIF defends the rights of everyone - women, gays, religious minorities, Muslims who are figuratively and physically imprisoned by Shari'a and Islam.
  
  This event is a universal symbol of support and encouragement for those victims with no voice. This event is a victory for them.
  
  Resist the deception of the creeping Shari'a and the Islamization of the West and around the world.
  
  Look to the chaos that is Europe under the overwhelming crawl of Shari'a. The unwise in America are only those who do not pay attention to the future that is on the horizon in Europe. Muslims and non Muslims are suffereing there, and here.
  
  Muslims are being behaeded, purposely drowned, and murdered in honor killings many times over here in the United States and Canada.
  
  Will you look the other way, or resist?
  
  TUSIF resists.
  
  Islamic Apartheid Conference Panelists:
  
  Robert Spencer - JihadWatch
  Pamela Geller - Atlas Shrugs, SIOA
  Nonie Darwish - Former Muslims United
  Simon Deng - Sudanese refugee
  
  Sponsor: David Horowitz Freedom Center
  
  "It is the responsibility of Islam to embrace the liberties required for citizens of a modern state, and not the other way around." Family Security Matters

Brownshirts at Temple University Attempt to Shut Down Free Speech

The subversive tactics of our enemies are boundless and extreme. Calling evil good and good evil, they strategically seek to seduce our young people to doctrines of demons. Our youth, like any generation needs something to desperately believe in and hold onto. Taught from a young age that God doesn't matter, because if He does exist, he works through evolution, as if he wound a clock billions of years ago and lets it tick without any intervention or laws to govern how we should live. So when seducing spirits like these come along, or pick your flavor of seducing spirits, they come in many flavors, shapes and sizes, the youth have no truth to stand on, because of course, that was abandoned with the whole idea that their is a loving Creator that watches over us all, and in Him we live and breath and have our being. So they often are prone to believe and act upon lies. -W.E.

AtlasShrugs

Fresh on the heels of the announcement by the Temple University Students for Intellectual Freedom of an Islamic Apartheid Conference April 23 at Temple University, a program exposing the suffering of millions of women and non-Muslims living under the oppression and subjugation of the sharia and debunking the vile lies and blood libels spread about the state of Israel by Islamic supremacists and their lapdog apologists (Israel Apartheid Week), comes the army of haters -- stormtroopers and brownshirts instructed to disrupt and shut down these meetings of freedom's defenders and human rights activists, as if on cue.

This is what we have come to expect from the fascists at America's colleges and universities. Subversives (like Bill Ayers) and jihadists (like CAIR and Reza Aslan) are welcomed and paid handsomely, but voices for freedom and human rights activists are hunted down and silenced like ..... dissidents.

The colleges and universities are a snapshot of what America will look like in just a few years if you don't stand up and go on the offense.

The young, brave student leader, Álvaro Enrique Watson of Temple University Students for Intellectual Freedom, which is organizing the DHFC event, writes:

The protests are being organized, yet again, against "the biggest bigots in the world and at Temple University." Once again, the opportunists are using side-bar issues/events (Trayvon Martin, and a couple of others, whom you guys all know about) to advance and fuel their protest.

Here is their Goebbels propaganda. Fitting on Holocaust Remembrance day, is it not? Funny (not) how they cite the honor killing by her family of Shaima Alawadi as a "hate crime" when that libel has long been exposed by law enforcement. If you are in the neighborhood, come and stand for freedom. 13th street entrance to Ritter Hall (Near 13th and Cecil B Moore)

"On Monday April 23rd Temple University Students for Intellectual Freedom is hosting a gathering of racist, Islamophobic bigots. The event is titled the "Islamic Apartheid Conference" and features Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer, among others. Join Occupy Temple, the International Socialist Organization, Students for Justice in Palestine, the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and other community and student organizations in a counter-protest to condemn their outrageous hate speech

In the wake of the recent hate crime/murder of Shaima Alawadi (32 year-old Iraqi-Muslim, and mother of 5 children), the wrongful imprisonment of Tarek Mehanna, the murder of Trayvon Martin, and the constant demonization, criminalization, and crimes against Black, Latino, and other oppressed communities throughout the country, among unending wars against Arab and Muslim countries, we must organize a multi-racial fightback against these racist hatemongers.

More information on Geller, Spencer, and David Horowitz:

Geller is known to her fans and critics alike as "Queen of the Muslim Bashers." Geller referred to the moderate Sufi Muslims of the proposed Park 51 Islamic Community Center as "Islamic supremacists" and writes that "societies are disintegrating as adherents of a radical, intolerant ideology run amok with no respect for Western rule of law." Her views are by no means within the boundaries of reasonable debate; the Southern Poverty Law Center considers her an extremist and calls her public statements "hate speech." Moreover, Anders Breivik (far right fanatic who killed close to 100 people in Norway last Summer) had an affection for Geller's blog, Atlas Shrugged and Spencer's Jihad Watch.

Robert Spencer runs Jihad Watch, an anti-Muslim website dedicated to the argument that Islam is an inherently terrorist religion. Spencer holds the view that "traditional Islam contains violent and supremacist elements," and that "its various schools unanimously teach warfare against and the subjugation of unbelievers." Jihad Watch is associated with the David Horowitz Freedom Center, another anti-Muslim group which uses McCarthyist tactics to attack academic freedom around the country. Not surprisingly, the event Monday is sponsored by David Horowitz!"

 

We have the opportunity to change business as usual in Harrisburg April 24th and remove the biggest obstacle to real reform in Pennsylvania 

Roger Howard is challenging Dominic Pileggi in the April 24th primary 

 Character and Integrity are more than words;  they are a way of life, and Roger Howard will be guided by his convictions and not by the union-greedy, selfish, wasteful agenda. Roger will be a big step towards restoring sanity to the way business is conducted in Harrisburg.  His first step was to signed a pledge to NOT take a state pension. He wants to serve, not be served.

Our elected officials have fallen back on old habits and are allowing unions and money toinfluence and control the agenda. Instead of real reform in Pennsylvania, all we get are crumbs  -- a few bits of crust to keep us quiet, to keep us feeling like they are doing what we elected them to do.

We can send a loud message that we will no longer allow special interests to come before the taxpayers' interests.

Yes, I believe Roger Howard has the moral fortitude to work for the taxpayer and not for special interest.

I am supporting Roger Howard because I believe in him. He is not a career politician willing to sacrifice his integrity for his own self-interest.

Please take a few minutes to listen to Roger's radio interview and you-tube video

http://wche.podomatic.com/ (Please scroll to the April 3rd date to hear this interview)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6REWvouVS0

"We are going to get back to our roots and be the party of fiscal responsibility and integrity."

Dominic Pileggi is the poster child for what is wrong with our elected officials.  As the Senate Majority Leader, he has the clout and influence to move bills forward that will do something to ease our deficit, to reform pension and prevailing wage laws.  All it takes is a minor adjustment to both bills and we could reverse this dangerous course for our state. But we must have the leadership to get this accomplished.

That's why I am working so hard to get Roger Howard elected.  I believe in him, I believe he is a man of integrity and character:  an Army Veteran of the 82^nd Airborne, jump-qualified;  a man with a PhD in Chemistry, who has a patent that ensures medicines are safely packaged;  a man who knows about business; and a man who studies the bills and sees the added wasted line-items that only increase our deficit and waste taxpayer money.

Please vote for Roger Howard  Pennsylvania State Senate 9th District on April 24th.

Rich Davis

URGENT CALL TO ACTION!   URGENT CALL TO ACTION!

WHAT:    SUPER WALK SATURDAY for SAM ROHRER to U.S. SENATE
WHEN:    SATURDAY APRIL 21st, 2012
TIME:      BETWEEN 900AM TO 700PM  - YOU CHOOSE
GOAL:     PROMOTE SAM ROHRER FOR U.S. SENATE
PRIMARY ELECTION APRIL 24th
WHY:      Sam Rohrer is the only true experienced conservative on the ballot!
GAIN:      A pro-Constitution protector & voter, in Sam's election to U.S. Senate.
WHERE:  "Targeted Neighborhoods" to get lots of votes for Sam. 

Worcester West; Worcester East 2; Worcester East 3;  Salford; Upper Salford; 
Marlborough; Towamencin 3-1: Upper Merion Candle 2; Lower Gwynedd 2-1; Upper Gwynedd 4
Lower Providence 1-1: Level Rd to Pechins Mill Rd, from Lewis Ave to Township Line Rd
Lower Providence 1-2: Arcola Rd to Level Rd, from Hoy & Barrington to Township Line Rd
Lower Providence 2-3: Trooper Rd to Church Rd; from Ridge Pike to Township Line Rd
Lower Providence 3-3: Pawlings Ave to Arcola Rd; from Tyson Mill to Eagleville & Highley
Lower Providence 3-4: Egypt Rd to Pawlings Ave; from Jode to Woodland Ave
Trappe Boro
Upper Providence Oaks: the Perkiomen to Hollow Rd; from Port Providence to Yerkes Ave
Limerick 2: Lewis Rd to Rupert Rd, from Rt422 to Swamp Pike
Lower Pottsgrove 2: Evergreen Rd to Kepler Rd, from Moser Rd to Buchert Rd
Upper Pottsgrove: Charlotte Ave to Fairview & Gross; from Harding & Levengood to Mock Rd
New Hanover Twnsp 2: Swamp Pk to Ludwig Rd; from Schaffer Rd area to Middle Creek Rd 

SIGN-UP:   terib912@aol.com   
WALK:      Walk whenever & wherever you like.  Pre-register for literature & map drop-off. 
 Housing Developments are the main goal.

TIME TO DO SOMETHING, FRIENDS! 
The other candidates, Smith & Welch, have been Democrats for years, switching only, of late, to the GOP. 

Is Tom Smith the best candidate  to represent constitutional conservative Republicans in the Senate?

1. Smith is not a PROVEN conservative.  Talk is cheap; action, particularly under pressure, proves a man.  Having never held elective office, except as a Democratic supervisor of his small town in the 70's, Tom has no record of standing for conservative policies under political pressure. How many conservative candidates who said (and often believed) the right things have gone to Washington and caved to pressure? Tom is not battle-tested in the arena of politics.  How do we know he will stand?  Can we afford to be uncertain about a candidate for Senate?  With Sam Rohrer's proven voting record, we can know that where he stood in Harrisburg for 18 years, he willstand in Washington.  A proven trusted veteran conservative is who we need to take the lead in D.C. 
2. Smith is not prepared for leadership in the Senate. Tom, as the CEO of his company, no doubt has good leadership skills.  But is he prepared to be a legislator in the highest legislative office in the land? Does he have the experience and constitutional knowledge to be able to evaluate legislation on constitutional guidelines?  Does he have the knowledge of the issues and ability to articulate them that a Senator must have?   Tom's struggling performance during the debates he attended and failure to show at several other debates indicate his lack of experience with policy issues.  The Senate is not the position to cut your teeth on; the critical issues of our times do not allow for months of adjustment and training to bring a newcomer up to speed.  Why would we assume that experience is a valued asset in every other area of life than government?  Only Sam has the experience to immediately begin contributing to the promotion of a conservative agenda in D.C.
3. Smith has already proven himself to be unprincipled  in some contexts.When When asked directly who he voted for in the Sestak-Specter primary, Tom said he couldn't remember. He also couldn't remember whether he voted for Obama in the Primary of 2008.  Really?  Furthermore, in a recent debate, Tom said - and repeated - how much he regretted being put in a position where he had to "compromise his values" in order to get permits. So what will he compromise to make gains in D.C.?  Finally, his attack ads misrepresent the truth.  To say of Sam Rohrer that he is "just another career politician" who voted for the "unconstitutional midnight pay raise" is highly misleading and slanderous to a man of Sam's proven character. Since the PA Constitution instructs the legislature to vote on pay raises, it can hardly be called unconstitutional.  If Tom did his homework and had a regard for the truth, he would know that Sam vocally opposed and voted against the payroll voucher provision - the only unconstitutional part of that bill, never took a cent of that money, and spearheaded the repeal of the payraise. And Tom knows very well that Sam's public service has never been focused on advancing his career, presumably that is why Smith heavily supported Sam in the gubernatorial race. Sam's stand on principles has cost him the support of party leadership; that's hardly the way to advance your career.  Why is Tom Smith not more careful with the truth?  When challenged in a recent debate about the negativity of the ads, Tom said that he "had to get negative" because he "had to defend" himself.  Is that honest?  Everyone knows that the first attack ad came from Smith's campaign, not the other way around.  Sam Rohrer's campaign is focused on communicating his vision, principles, and policy ideas to the voters, not on manipulating them through misinformation.
4. Smith can not beat Casey.  Smith's personal fortune will not make the difference in the race against Casey.  Republican money will go to whoever wins the nomination.  What will he have to challenge Casey's wider name recognition, deeper war chest, and greater knowledge of all things political?  Smith has no record of conservative votes to show up Casey's liberal voting record, as Sam does. He can not convince voters that he wouldn't vote for tax raises and increased spending by pointing to his voting record.  The Democrats have already targeted his voting record as a township supervisor to demonstrate that he did vote to raise taxes.  Sam never did in 18 years.  All Smith has to run on are words - and that is not Tom's strong suit.  Casey will make mincemeat of Tom if they ever debate the issues; anyone who has heard Tom in a debate knows that to be true.  And Tom has to convince the voters that he is knowledgeable about the issues, the problems, the solutions; he has to be able to intelligently answer questions in all kinds of public forums and media appearances.   Further, Tom's history as a former lifelong Democrat unproven in elected office weakens his support among the grassroots volunteers and the loyal Republican voters. Democrats are not likely to be drawn to a defector from their ranks. By contrast, some have already indicated support for Sam who has a record of acting independently of his party leadership, of putting the people and principles before Party.  Sam has already received the endorsement of the African Episcopalian bishops in Philly and the Pentecostal clergy of Philadelphia.  Why?  Because people across party lines are tired of politicians who are controlled by the party powerful and respond to Sam's message of truth and integrity in government proven by a consistent and principled record.  Only Sam has a record that proves him to be a defender of the Constitution and a champion of the people over the Party.

SAM ROHRER IS THE ONLY PROVEN CONSERVATIVE IN THIS RACE WITH THE EXPERIENCE TO BEAT BOB CASEY IN THE FALL.   for more info go to www.rohrerforsenate.org 

  Dan and Jaime Faucette

Tea party "appalled" by Welch ad

Tuesday, 17 April 2012

Written by Tim McNulty

On their touchstone tax day, Pittsburgh-area tea party groups are pushing back on an ad from GOP US Senate candidate Steve Welch saying he has the support of "grassroots Republicans."

"I was astounded and appalled that someone who claims to be a legitimate candidate would make an incredible claim," Pittsburgh tea party leader Patti Weaver, of Fox Chapel, said in a statement emailed to reporters today. " The citizens of Pennsylvania deserve candidates who maintain a standard of truth in advertising standard.  We call on Mr. Rob Gleason to denounce this ridiculous advertisement by Mr. Welch."

While the Republican establishment, including Gov. Tom Corbett, is behind Welch most tea party support has gone to former state Rep. Sam Rohrer.

A letter Weaver and other tea party organizers sent to state GOP chair Rob Gleason...:

Dear Chairman Gleason:

As tea party organizers, we can tell you that the grassroots movement does not support Steve Welch as indicated in your new advertisement.  Steve Welch voted for Barack Obama and lacks the political gravitas needed for the job of U.S. Senator.

At a meet the candidate event on Sunday, April 1, Steve was asked why he voted for Barack Obama.  Initially, Steve said he was a lifelong Republican and he voted for McCain.  Yet, when pushed, Steve admitted that he switched parties and he voted for Obama in the primary.  So, contrary to his initial response, Steve Welch is not a lifelong Republican and he did vote for Barack Obama.

The statement in your new advertisement that Steve Welch is supported by the grassroots is flat out not true, neither is your statement that the grassroots Republicans have overwhelmingly endorsed Steve Welch.  Please review your numbers from the State Committee meeting and you will see that roughly 33% of those in attendance did not support endorsing anyone.  Also, those who consider themselves Grassroots at the State Committee either voted to not endorse, abstained to choose a candidate to endorse or voted for someone other than Steve Welch.

 We formally ask that you do not air this ad unless you can substantiate with market research that the Grassroots Republicans overwhelmingly endorse Steve Welch.

 We will do everything in our power to see that as many Grassroots people as possible know that Steve Welch voted for Barack Obama.

 Respectfully,

Don Adams, Independence Hall Tea Party PAC

Jaime Faucette, Citizens for Constitutional Government, Upper Bucks County

Mary Ellen Jones, Delaware County Patriots

Pat Rowlands, Pittsburgh 9.12 Project

David Show, Fayette Patriots

Patti Weaver, Pittsburgh Tea Party Movement

LINK: http://earlyreturns.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php/early-returns-20/53-post-gazette-staff/4289-tea-party-qappalledq-by-welch-ad

OCCUPY were just trained to create confrontations at Tea Party events and rallies, nationwide!

In observing the OCCUPY activities over the past year or so, I surmised that their "first wave" was designed to serve as their learning curve, and that their puppet masters would then deploy them to mount "Wave Two", creating new and more vehement outrages, building on their experience.

That's now coming to pass.

Please relay this to other Tea Parties.

Lou Flanagan

The General Wayne Tea Party

From a reliable source:

1, Training for OCCUPY members & supporters was conducted around the U.S. this past weekend. We know of this because some Tea Party members infiltrated some training meetings and reported what they've learned.

2. The training was conducted in cities, towns and even smaller communities. Every trainer was equipped with a DVD, handouts and a training manual, and urged to recruit others.

3. The training included specific instructions to attend Tea Party activities - meetings, rallies and town halls

3. At such Tea Party events, they were instructed to instigate confrontations and disruption. My source added, '... remember that they are well trained, well funded, extremely well organized and directed.  This is no longer the ragtag bunch of fools who are clueless about what they are there for - they are still ragtag but now they have marching orders and each group will have an even better trained leader(s)". 

4. My source also said, "...the OCCUPY movement has gone from semi-organic to fully supported and organized - and as I wrote before (and provided the links to prove this) - they are backed by the Communist and Socialist parties, UAW, SEIU, ACORN, myriad other communist/socialist organizations, Moveon.org, and of course, one of the key money people is George Soros.  This collection of 'sponsors' has no good intentions; moreover they are providing tents, food, water, sleeping bags, entertainment, drugs and more.  And they have insider's in key roles of leaders to incite and whip these people into a frenzy". 

5. How should Tea Party members handle any "situations"? My suggestions:

            1. For your upcoming events, contact your local law enforcement chief well in advance and appraise him or her of your           concerns.

            2. Share this heads up with your news media - print and broadcast outlets - in advance. Do not wait until stuff happens.

            3. Ask your members to have the phone number of the local law enforcement people on their speed dial

            4. Ask members to bring a video camera with sound

            3..At our weekly sidewalk rallies, I'll call the police first, but if things look bad, I'll instruct my members to leave as soon       as something starts. There's no use in engaging in a dispute with them because they will escalate it.

            4.If they crash a meeting, call the police. Police have a handy thing in their toolkit called, "Inciting to riot" which around          here is good for thirty days in the slammer.

6. One purpose of their disruptions will be to create "news", in which your Tea Party appears in headlines about violence or disturbances. The other purpose is the disruption itself.

                        7. Be aware that the date May 1^st,, ^­ May Day, is a traditional big day with lefties of all types, who know it as "International Workers Day".                              I've seen a separate report that OCCUPY is planning "something big" for that date, but I have no other confirmation about it.

                        Regards,

                        Lou

                        P.S. If you have updates on this topic, send them to me and I'll redistribute to my fourteen state list.  Louis  <Louis@apo146.com>  

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Here's our sample ballot for Tuesday. 

 We are looking for volunteers to hand out our sample ballot, post our signs and hand out material for other conservative candidates in Bucks County on Tuesday. We are working with several campaigns, so if you can help, please send an email to Ana Puig at TheKitchenTablePatriots.org. Feel free to call her at (267) 884-6335.
Here is a link to the brochure on the candidates that will be mailed and handed out this weekend:
KTP Delegate Candidates 2012.2.pdf

If you can even spare 1 hour on election day, please let us know and we'll get ballots to you.

Here is a radio interview with Anastasia Przybylski talking about the delegate race in the 8th district:

Anastasia Przybylski, Co-Founder of Kitchen Table Patriots, on "Chai95 Radio Hour" (Tue. 4/17/12)

Voter's Guide - Urgent information  

April 12, 2012

Dear Patriots, 

As a businessman, father and grandfather I believe that we have reached a historic crossroad where we have been forced to either fight for a serious change in direction or suffer the loss of what we currently hold dear.  Unfortunately, most persons have been convinced that they should do very little or nothing at all. 

I was recently at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference where a very stark revelation was made clear.  A question was asked of the 700 plus people in the auditorium:  "How many persons here believe that you have had it better than your parents?"   I believe that everyone raised their hand.  The speaker then asked "How many of you believe that your children will have it as good as you?"  Every hand went down.

Personally, I believe along with many others that we are in very serious trouble.  We are a very short distance from the rioting in the streets as we see in countries like Greece.  Our politicians are not seriously addressing the problems.  They continue to bribe the American public with money that is not theirs.

This overspending is not only dishonest and unethical; it is immoral and must be stopped if we have any real hope for our children and grandchildren.

Please take the time to review the voter's guide at the link provided.  You will see that there is only one candidate for US Senate who we can really count on to stand firm against the establishment pressure for "spending as usual."  The other candidates may be a help, but we do not know for certain how they will eventually vote on important issues and we honestly think they will compromise on many fronts.

Churches have every right to make this information available in bulk to the congregation and the general public.  They are not allowed to tell persons who to vote for, but they can tell everyone that there is a voting guide available for the Primary Election and challenge people to do their part.

Please get involved by distributing this Voter's Guide to as many persons as possible, especially at the polls on April 24.  Do not let this opportunity escape us.

Sincerely Yours,

Download the Voter Guide Here . . . 

RESTORING FREEDOMS EVENT  

RESTORING FREEDOMS

NEPA'S MOST UNIQUE POLITICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
 
Wilkes-Barre, PA-Friday and Saturday April 20th and 21st the F.M Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre will host perhaps the most unique political event of the year, Restoring Freedoms.  The two day event will feature inspirational speakers and music aimed at bringing diverse groups together in hopes of returning back to the principles that have made our country great, according to Lou Jasikoff one of the event organizers.

Michael Lacey another event organizer stated, "This is not about party.  There will be democrats, republicans, greens, tea partiers, libertarians, independents, and individuals of all political stripes speaking about what freedom means to them, and what can be accomplished by working together on the issues we can find common ground in.  Do we not all want clean air, clean water, safe and secure roofs over our heads, quality education for our children, and affordable health care?  Perhaps the time has come to rely on ourselves, and not look to our politicians for the answers."

Jasikoff continued, "The words of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have never rung more pure and true. "We need not do anything new just live up to what God has given to us on paper. The blueprint is there for all of us to see in those guiding documents, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution of the United States."

Jesse Epps, who was with Dr. King the day he died, and who helped lead the Memphis march, will be on hand to recall that fateful day, and his personal interaction with Dr. King.  Serving as a backdrop for the presenters will be one of only two historical anastatic copies known to exist of the Declaration of Independence.  http://www.heritagecs.com/video/Fraunces_Tavern/deploy/index.html  This will be available for viewing both Friday and Saturday.

Lacey noted, "Recording artists Krista Branch and Justin Haigh will be joined by a whole host of diverse speakers and participating organizations.  On hand will be Gary Johnson two-term Governor of New Mexico and presidential candidate for the Libertarian party.   Marc Scaringi, Republican seeking his party's nomination for U.S. Senate, former state Democrat representative from Iowa Ed Fallon, and Rupert Boneham survivor fan favorite, 20 year youth mentor, and Libertarian candidate for Governor of Indiana will also be on hand.   A full list of participating speakers and organizations can be found at our website www.restoringfreedoms.com

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Want to help Sam Rohrer become our next U.S. Senator?  

 Thank you Jeff and Brenda Ney for this fantastic explanation!   For those of you who have asked how you can respond to people about the negative attack ads against Sam, this is information that my husband put together. I hope it helps you as you interact with people both before and on election day.


1. The pay raise vote was NOT unconstitutional. The vote was COMPLETELY within the law. This charge by Smith is a BALD FACE LIE!. The part that was unconstitutional was the action of the State House leadership AFTER the vote, when they tried to take the raise in the same year it was enacted. They also added in an increase in unvouchered expense reimbursement also to be taken in the same year. The State Constitution only allows an increase in benefits to take place after next election cycle, to allow voters the choice of removing those that would vote for an increase in benefits.

With that being said, Sam was one of a handful of ethical legislators that fought to REPEAL the newly enacted law, and they were successful with, Ed Rendell signing the repeal on November 16, 2005.    Bottom line SAM NEVER TOOK THE PAY RAISE OR ANY INCREASE IN PER DIEM EXPENSES! PERIOD!

2. The Pension issue. While Sam voted way back in 2001 to increase state pensions, he did so based on faulty, untruthful projection numbers given by Governor Ridge at the time. It as not MASSIVE. It totaled about 17%. He also apogized for his vote in many public forum owning up to his mistake.     SEND THEM THIS LINK
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_664066.html

3. 'Billed Taxpayers over $14,000 in 'personal expenses'.

First of all, they are NOT personal expenses. The State House has a LAWFUL per diem reimbursement for expenses while conducting State business on State time. The lawmakers do not 'bill' the state for their expenses, they fill out an expense report like everyone does in business. Rohrer has been consistently in the bottom 5% for the use of these monies. A fact this hit piece fails to acknowledge. After numerous Google searches, I was unable to find the article referenced in the hit piece.

Lastly, you can tell people that these false advertisements show the true character of a candidate. Tell them if Smith is lying to you now, how can you ever trust him to tell the truth once in office. You might also tell them he is spending over $250,000 a year on the political consultants that help him put together these hit pieces and that he is voted in 19 straight Democratic primaries for Democratic candidates before turning Republican.

It's easy to attack the record of another when you have NO VOTING RECORD YOURSELF!!! 
I hope this helped you.

Jeff Ney

--   Brenda Ney
Berks County Chair
Rohrer for US Senate  www.rohrerforsenate.org     

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An extremely important movie is coming this summer - Dinesh D'Souza - Obama & 2016

Dinesh D'Souza is author of many New York Times best sellers.  The movie is from Gerald R. Molen, producer of Academy Award Winning Schindler's List.

It explains in plain language who Barack Obama really is, what he stands for, and the dangers of him being reelected for another four years.

Watch this short informative video preview of this movie which came out only yesterday and share it with others.  It has already been seen by over 18,000 people.  Within a very short time it will have been seen by millions!  After you see the preview, listen to what Dinesh has to say about Obama.  Please take the time to hear this and pass it on.

Dinesh D'Souza - Obama & 2016

George W. Bush to speak in Pennsylvania on GOP presidential primary day

 

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Former President George W. Bush will deliver a speech in Pennsylvania on the day of the state's GOP presidential primary. Bush is the only prominent politician in his family that has not made an endorsement in the 2012 presidential race.

Bush will give the keynote address at the Plumstead Christian School's annual "Founders Forum" on the Calvary Church's campus in Souderton, according to the school's official website.

His father, former President George H. W. Bush is the most recent member of the Bush family to endorse former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney for president.

Bush reportedly asked Romney if his son had endorsed him for president yet.

"I haven't met with President George W. Bush," Romney said. "We speak from time to time."

Barbara Bush, his wife, replied, "We'll talk about that."

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.

Breakfast with Congressman Pat Meehan 

RJC Philadelphia Chapter

Congressman Patrick Meehan (PA-7) recently returned from a visit to Israel, Jordan, Turkey and the Palestinian Authority and will provide the RJC with an update and overview of his visit.    Thursday, May 3 

Registration and breakfast at 7:30am  

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About John Stossel

John Stossel joined Fox Business Network (FBN) in 2009. He hosts "Stossel," a weekly program highlighting current consumer issues with a libertarian viewpoint, which debuted. His first shows covered health care, global warming, the novel Atlas Shrugged, "food police", and the Road to Serfdom.

Prior to joining FBN, Stossel co-anchored ABC's prime-time news magazine show, 20/20. There he contributed in-depth special reports and recurring segments on a variety of consumer topics, from pop culture to government and business.

John Stossel's new book, "No, They Can't: Why Government Fails-but Individuals Succeed,"argues: "There ought not to be a law." Stossel explains how politicians promise to solve problems by passing laws, but the laws invariably make our problems worse.  

Why don't we learn? Because our brains don't intuit well about complex situations. After thousands of years of taking orders from tribal elders, after years of obeying our parents, we are programmed to think that anytime there is a problem, whether it's companies going bankrupt or schools keeping kids stupid, government action is the way to solve it. Using his decades of reporting, Stossel tackles how those intuitive, knee-jerk reactions lead us astray.

Central planning sounds right. It feels good. But it has nothing to do with the realities of economics and science. There is nothing that government can do that we cannot do better as free individuals - and as groups of individuals, working together voluntarily, not at the point of a gun or under threat of a fine.

May 31st The Patrick Henry Award will be Presented to Glenn Beck

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.

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Friday 10-11pm "Veterans' Weekly Forum" - Rich Davis and David Bellavia   

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

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From the preamble to the 27^th Amendment -- The Heritage Guide to the Constitution Online is a completely searchable reference tool with leading expert analysis of the Constitution. The site features clause by clause analysis of our timeless reference book, links to essays, as well as a teaching companion.

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U.S. Senator Bob Casey

 

WASHINGTON -- Everyone, it seems, wants Bob Casey's job.

Who wouldn't? The U.S. senator from Pennsylvania has one of Washington's most sought-after offices outside the White House.

His third-floor space in the Russell Senate Office Building was once occupied by the young Sen. John F. Kennedy. Four 8-by-10 shots on the wall show that Mr. Kennedy's desk was in the spot now reserved for office visitors who perch on a yellow couch to meet with Mr. Casey.

The office space, though, doesn't go with the job. Offices are assigned by seniority. Mr. Casey got the coveted spot when its prior occupant, Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., took over Joe Biden's office when the Delaware senator became vice president.

That's something Steve Welch, Tom Smith, Sam Rohrer, Marc Scaringi, David Christian and Joe Vodvarka ought to know.

The five Republicans and one Democrat -- Mr. Vodvarka -- are on the ballot to unseat the one-term U.S. senator from Scranton. John Kensinger wants a shot, too. The Bedford County pharmacist is running as a write-in candidate after failing to collect enough signatures to appear on the Republican primary ballot.

Recent polls show no clear frontrunner in the Republican contest, but indicate that Mr. Casey would beat any of them if the general election were held today.

Read more: 

Patriots, 

My name is Mike Ludwig.  I'm the Republican endorsed candidate for the 148th Legislative District.  I was removed from the ballot after a lot of hard work and I'm not ready to give up the fight.  A little about myself, I am 35 years old, married to my high school crush and we have three very adorable children. I've been serving in the US Army for 15 years and am pushing for 20 years. My wife, as well is in the Army National Guard.  I have been deployed several times and was honored to serve my country. I worked for the Montco Sheriff Dept for 6 years before I made a job change to Lebanon County and then worked as a Police Officer for the Department of Veterans Affairs for 6 years.  I then went back to my "home" county where all my friends and family live and have been enjoying my time at the Montco Sheriff Dept since Sept 2010.  I am looking to push for 300 Republican write in signatures. Although I have an army of family and in-laws that are willing to do the write in for me I'm looking for further support.  I would greatly appreciate any help that you can offer.  We are fighting certain factions of the GOP machine that are corrupt.  Let's give the people a conservative choice in November.

tugger023@yahoo.com 

Cell     610-772-6492 

Home 610-579-3908 

148th Legislative District

Whitpain Township

Upper Dublin Township

Conshohocken Borough

Whitemarsh Township

Lower Merion Township

Narberth Borough

Best Regards,
Mike Ludwig

RedState Morning Briefing

For April 20, 2012

1. Dick Lugar Needs To Fire His 'New Media' Guy

I don't know who 'starzandstripez' is, but the person has an account at RedState and is a new media consultant.

I know the person is a new media consultant because the person is exhibiting all the same bad habits idiots exhibit when posing as people who "get" new media and really have no freaking clue.

The account has been active for just over a month and in that time has posted one positive post about Chris Fields in Minnesota, one attack on Shelley Berkley in Nevada, and seven attacks on Richard Mourdock in Indiana, the bulk of which have poured in over the past two days. There's also one completely out of place post in opposition to meth laws in Oregon.
In other words, who is on the payroll of Chris Fields, Dean Heller, Dick Lugar, and Pharma reps in Oregon?

This is a bad new media consultant trying to earn his or her keep. Why bad?

2. House GOP Appropriators Continue to Grow Government

It's time we invoke a new rule when discussing the federal budget: don't focus on spending cuts; focus on limiting the size of government. All too often we get caught up in dollar figures of various government programs and agencies, instead of focusing on their imperative to exist in the first place.

The first step in approaching a spending bill is to determine if the given venture is constitutionally sound. If the answer is no, there's nothing more to debate. The second step is to determine if that venture, which is constitutionally sound, is helpful or harmful.

Needless to say, if it is harmful to the public then it should be scuttled. Finally, once the constitutional rationale and the imperative for the venture are established, we can discuss the funding level of that venture.

The case in point is the Energy-Water appropriations bill, which funds the Department of Energy and parts of the Department of Interior. There is no reason for the DOE to exist. Period. The nuclear program could easily be transferred to another part of the federal government, while we eliminate all of the wasteful programs that have not only failed to increase our energy supply, but encumbered its growth over the past few decades. Now that Republicans have focused so much attention on merely trimming the DOE budget, it turns out that they failed to cut anything!

CQ reports that the Energy-Water bill passed out of the Energy-Water Appropriations subcommittee yesterday by voice vote actually appropriates $32.1 billion, an $88 million increase above fiscal 2012 levels. But here is the most egregious part of the bill:

3. The Palin-Bolling Proposal To Lower Gas Prices
Conservatives need to do a better job of explaining how they would lower gas prices. More drilling is a great piece of the pie, but there needs to be more. Governor Sarah Palin and Eric Bolling, Fox News host of of The Five, have put together a comprehensive plan to lower gas prices and they mapped out the details in the video below.

Heritage Hotsheet

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Items for April 20, 2012

Republicans say new study belies Obama claim US has 2 percent of world oil   

Fox News 

Jobless claims data remain weak   

LA Times 

Chairman Conrad's Embarrassing Quasi-Budget
The Foundry   

India missile test has few critics, unlike NKoreal   

Associated Press 

Let the Bush tax cuts expire? It will cost American families   

Christian Science Monitor  

U.S., France, others hint at use of force against Syria if violence continues  Washington Post   

Latest Heritage Research:

 Quote Joe Biden on Barack Obama:

"I mean, you got the first main stream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy."  

The Legacy of European Colonialism

April 18, 2012 | Eli E. Hertz

Israel is often referred to as a colonial power responsible for much of the instability in the Middle East. The problem is that this labeling is a total fallacy. Unlike nation-states in Europe, modern Lebanese, Jordanian, Syrian, and Iraqi nationalities did not evolve; they were arbitrarily created by colonial powers.

In 1919, in the wake of World War I, England and France carved up the former Ottoman Empire into geographic spheres of influence, dividing the Mideast into new political entities with new names and frontiers. Some of the newly created states' names came from classical antiquity, such as Syria and Palestine, while others were based on geographic designations, such as Jordan and Lebanon. Iraq, for example, was a medieval province with borders very different from those of the modern state, which excluded Mesopotamia in the north and included part of what is now western Iran.

Territory was divided along map meridians without regard for traditional frontiers (i.e., geographic logic and sustainability) or the ethnic composition of indigenous populations. The prevailing rationale behind these artificially created states was how they served the imperial and commercial needs of their colonial masters. Iraq and Jordan, for instance, were created as emirates to reward the noble Hashemite family from Saudi Arabia for its loyalty to the British against the Ottoman Turks during World War I, under the leadership of Lawrence of Arabia. Iraq was given to Faisal in 1918. To reward his elder brother Abdullah with an emirate, in 1922 Britain cut away 77 percent of their mandate over Palestine earmarked for the Jews and gave it to him, creating the new country of Transjordan or Jordan, as it later was named.

The European nation-state model was ill suited to the structure of social organization indigenous to the Middle East where clans, tribes, ethnic groups, Islamic sects, and regional loyalties dominate social units. Much of the conflict in Arab states today reflects that reality, and anti-Zionism has become the glue that holds them together.

Iraq is a case in point. Writing in the Guardian, Oxford historian Avi Shlaim notes that in the 1920s, pan-Arabists hoped Iraq "would be a national prototype for other Arab nations - a 'Prussia of the Middle East.' Iraq however was an artificial state," said Shlaim, "cobbled together by Britain out of three ex-Ottoman provinces, and bereft of any ethnic or religious rationale ... lack[ing] the essential underpinnings of a national bond." The Kurds in the north, comprising 20 percent of the Iraqi population, are a non-Arab Indo-European ethnic group that aspired to political independence as part of Kurdistan. The Shiite Muslims in the south (50 percent of the population) viewed Arab nationalism as a devilish plan by the rival Sunni Muslims (30 percent) to dominate them. "In the face of such deep and pervasive divisions, it was a well-nigh impossible task to achieve the two basic objectives of the Arab national movement: unity and independence." Yet many Arabs, writes Shlaim, saw anti-Zi onism as a convenient tool and grand cause that would unite Arabs by "keeping Palestine in Arab hands. ... Unity would be forged on the anvil of war against the common enemy."

Still, the Arabs' hatred of Israel has never been strong enough to prevent the bloody rivalries that repeatedly rock the Middle East from civil wars in Yemen, Lebanon, and Syria to the war between Iraq and Iran, or gassing of countless Kurds in Iraq. Since their creation as states, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq (and their respective national identities) have been held together by demographic balancing acts or dictatorial regimes and anti-Zionist glue. The fragility of these national identities has been demonstrated time and again in civil wars, feuds, assassinations, coups, and uprisings sparked by tribal, ethnic and religious rivalries, and conflicting loyalties.

The manner in which European colonial powers carved out political entities with little regard to their ethnic composition not only leads to inter-ethnic violence, but also encouraged dictatorial rule as the only force capable of holding such entities together, according to Hebrew University Professor Shlomo Avineri. That phenomenon also poses a stumbling block that to this day makes democratization a difficult objective to achieve in places like Iraq.

Against this backdrop, members of the EU want another chance to remold the Middle East, including a solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict, which the British were unable to resolve during 30 years of British Mandate rule. Even during that period, Great Britain's track record was poor, conjuring up a series of so-called peace plans that attempted to appease the Arabs so that they would accept the Jews. Today, the EU aims to solve the conflict at Israel's expense for a host of self-serving reasons.

For the complete article including footnotes please click HERE.  

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  URGENT action needed! Add your name to open letter to Congress TODAY!!!  

According to a recent CQ article (see below, highlights added), FBI leadership is moving forward with a plan that could purge from its counterterrorism training materials "references to Muslims...that it deemed offensive." As we all know, groups like CAIR want EVERY reference to radical Islam removed because they deem ANY terrorism reference to Islam "offensive."

We have learned that this potential capitulation by the FBI leadership to politically-correct special interest pressure has some Members of Congress concerned-and they should be.

So are we. And so should you.

With annual congressional hearings addressing the FBI just around the corner, we need to take action NOW to make sure the appropriate congressional committees are aware that there is opposition to these proposed changes from the folks back home. As you know, it's almost impossible to get Congress to take action on something unless they feel some "heat" from their constituents.

This is why it's critical we make our voices heard on this important issue NOW! And it's essential that we speak out loud and strong!

The first step in addressing this issue is an open letter to the chairmen of the appropriate House and Senate committees. Some of these committees are scheduled to hold hearings on the FBI very soon. THEY NEED TO HEAR FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS that making changes to counterterrorism training manuals without any congressional input, to appease political correctness, is COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE, because doing so WILL MAKE US LESS SAFE!!!!

  The Obama administration has already purged all references to radical Islam and jihad from its national strategic threat assessments. We can't let this happen at the FBI as well. FBI agents in the field need to have training materials that accurately define the threat-for their safety and for ours.

We CAN stop these changes from happening, IF WE ACT.

So please, take action TODAY. It will only take a few moments of your time, but it will have a tremendous impact. Add your name to our open letter to congressional committee chairmen and forward this message to everyone you know!

  Afternoon Take: FBI to Change Counterterrorism Training Policies
  By Chad Brand, CQ Staff

The FBI is reportedly amending its training materials to eliminate references to Muslims and Arab-Americas that it deemed offensive, a change at least one high-ranking Democratic senator has championed.

The bureau recently notified Congress that it removed the references it deemed offensive, along with language saying that agents had the ability to suspend the law and impinge on the freedoms of others in the course of investigations, the New York Times reported. The story noted that Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., wrote to FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III, earlier this week about the training material.

Durbin's letter raised concerns that an internal review of its training materials by the bureau uncovered evidence of instructions for agents to make assumptions about Islam, Muslims and Arab Americans based on crude stereotypes, including language such as "Islam is a highly violent religion," and "mainstream American Muslims are likely to be terrorist sympathizers."

Durbin asked the FBI make the training materials public and hold accountable the individuals responsible for the language deemed offensive.

Rep. Trent Franks, one of a group of House Republicans that has questioned whether the Obama administration's review of its counterterrorism training policies put politics over security, said he was unhappy with what he called the FBI's lack of communication with Congress about its training manual reviews. The Arizona Republican said he wants details about who advised the FBI during the process.

"The FBI must not permit outside parties to censor the true or critical material from FBI training curricula just because someone feels it to be politically incorrect," he told CQ. "We want to know who these outside reviewing parties are, what their affiliations are, and whether they are being permitted in some instances to overrule the judgment of seasoned FBI trainers."
 

Eco-Communism Celebrated Annually on Earth Day   Apr 19, 2012 11:42 am

I came of age in the 1950s during a period when Joe McCarthy was raising hell about communists in the federal government. He was spectacularly inept, often made intemperate and inaccurate charges, but for the most part he was right. He managed to alienate his fellow Republicans and earn a slap-down from then President Eisenhower. By around 1953 his fifteen minutes of fame were up. His bombastic personality undermined the seriousness of the issue.

Community Organizers Mobilize to Save ObamaCare   Apr 19, 2012 11:26 am

The Obama administration has enlisted one of America's leading economic terrorist groups to help defend and promote the president's widely unpopular socialist healthcare scheme.  This development is not all that surprising because when liberal policies threaten to destroy the country Democrats typically think all they need to do is shout louder to make people understand how wonderful the hated policies really are. This ongoing collaboration with radical left-wing community organizers is also part of the Obama reelection campaign's divide-and-conquer strategy: Inflame the base and attack opponents relentlessly to draw the public's attention away from the worsening economy.

Afghanistan At Home   Apr 19, 2012 11:23 am

Last week I was able to observe some of the top police brass doing what they do and it struck me how similar Community Policing is to Counterinsurgency. Both are methods used to control violence in fragmented multicultural areas by building trust and winning over tribal leaders in the hopes of lowering their group's participation in crime and terrorism while getting them to cooperate with the local forces and act as informants on the bad guys.

Obama's War on Women   Apr 18, 2012 10:07 pm

Hilary Rosen's attack on Mrs. Ann Romney by saying that (although she raised five children) she "never worked a day in her life" perfectly fits the definition of a gaffe. A gaffe is a statement that reveals what the spokesperson really thinks but turns out to be embarrassing when it is publicly discussed.

The Obama Oil Embargo   Apr 18, 2012 12:47 pm

From canceling oil leases in his second week in office to denying the XL Pipeline this year President Obama and his administration have offered up a non-stop assault on affordable energy.  Now that high gasoline prices have come home to roost, the president is flailing around for an energy policy.

Afghanistan At Home

Last week I was able to observe some of the top police brass doing what they do and it struck me how similar Community Policing is to Counterinsurgency. Both are methods used to control violence in fragmented multicultural areas by building trust and winning over tribal leaders in the hopes of lowering their group's participation in crime and terrorism while getting them to cooperate with the local forces and act as informants on the bad guys.

 

In Afghanistan it may be a matter of navigating the Pashtuns, Hazaras and Tajiks, and their various families, while in Brooklynbad, Al-Minneapolis or Londonistan it's Somalis, Turks and Lebanese, but it's still much the same game. The big brass, in coordination with local activists who claim to represent the community leadership, unveil a new strategy which involves lots of face time, aid and respect for the assorted cultures involved. The boys in blue or khaki fall in line, but know that it mostly comes down to having enough boots on the ground and hoping that the locals are afraid enough not to try anything big.

We can of course withdraw from Afghanistan, send up the choppers in whirls of dust, ship the gear back home and trim down the military. And some of those ex-soldiers will go into local police forces and security companies where they will be doing the same thing they did back in Afghanistan, but with less firepower and more discretion, because while the people on the ground may be Pakistanis, Somalis or Iraqis, they have the right papers and are officially Americans or Europeans.

Withdrawing from Baghdad or Kabul is a snap compared to withdrawing from London or Los Angeles and even small towns are on the line. 3,000 Somalis showed up in Lewiston, Maine, pop. 36,000. Now Lewiston has nearly double the violent crime rate of the state average. In the Finnish town of Lieksa, it's the same story. Or in Shelbyville, Alabama. There are Little Mogadishus all over which share the problems of the big Mogadishu. The bigger they get, the bigger the problems get.

There was always a thin line between community policing and counterinsurgency, but the rise of domestic Muslim violence has nearly eliminated the line as the insurgency comes home. In Afghanistan soldiers look for IEDs, while back in London or New York their law enforcement colleagues search for bombs in cars and bus stations. Angry bearded mobs shake their fists and threaten death in London and Jalalabad. And uniformed men visit mosques, take off their shoes and discuss working together with the local leaders on stopping the violence.
 

4/19/2012 

The Governing Class and Us 

Democrat Senate Candidate Wants to Repeal (Part of) Obamacare 

Obama Administration Courts the Muslim Brotherhood 

VIDEO: 10 Years Ago Today, Dems Say ANWR Won't Yield Oil for 10 Years 

Arizona v. United States: Showdown in the Supreme Court 

Top 10 Most Expensive Obamacare Taxes and Fees 

QUICK HITS

Following a NATO meeting in Brussels, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that the United States and its NATO allies have finalized agreements to wind down the war in Afghanistan.

CIA Director David Petraeus has requested authority to expand the CIA's drone campaign in Yemen with "signature strikes" on terrorists, relying on intelligence indicating patterns of suspicious behavior for targeting.

India successfully tested a long-range nuclear-capable missile that could reach deep inside China, providing what it hopes will be a deterrent against its neighbor.

The House yesterday passed a transportation funding bill that also mandates construction of the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the Gulf Coast -- a measure that President Obama has flatly opposed.

VIDEO: Ten years ago to the day, Senate Democrats stood in opposition to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, saying it wouldn't begin to produce oil for up to ten years. Ten years later oil production on federal lands is at a nine-year low. Read more about it on The Foundry. 

Does Obama wear Malcolm X's sunglasses?

Apr 19, 2012 06:23 am | Coach Collins

By George Spelvin, staff writer

Could Barack Obama be wearing Malcolm X's sunglasses in the picture surfacing of the President's bloated face asleep on a floral imprinted stuffed sofa? Eyes closed with decidedly swollen cheeks, Obama appears to be fast asleep. But close examination of that picture reveals the glasses seem old and have a very revealing factor involving a missing left arm piece. A copyright protected blog by Martha Trowbridge and Erik Rush speculates, "Could Obama be wearing Malcolm X's eyeglasses?"

On that dreadful day, February 21, 1965, Trowbridge postulates Malcolm could have been shot wearing those same glasses that Barack Obama, Jr. has on while sleeping on that stuffed sofa. But how or even why would he fall asleep wearing sunglasses inside what may be the White House, and why would he be wearing old glasses with a broken left arm? Trowbridge speculates the pandemonium that ensued when Malcolm was shot dead on that stage could have ... Continue Reading:Does Obama wear Malcolm X's sunglasses?

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American Minute April 18

Apr 18, 2012 06:13 pm | Coach Collins

By Bill Federer, staff writer

  William Brewster died APRIL 18, 1644.
His position as a leader of the Pilgrim church in England led to his capture and imprisonment.
Fleeing to Holland, Brewster later sailed with the Pilgrims to America, signed the Mayflower Compact and was elected an elder.
Governor William Bradford wrote of William Brewster:
"(In England) on the Lord's day they generally met at his house, which was a manor...and he entertained them with great kindness...providing for them at heavy expense to himself.
He was the leader of those who were captured in Lincolnshire, suffering the greatest loss, and was one of the seven who were kept longest in prison and afterwards bound over to the assizes.
After he came to Holland he suffered much hardship, having spent most of his means...
Towards the latter part of those twelve years spent in Holland, his circumstances improved...for through his knowledge of Latin ... Continue Reading:American Minute April 18

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Obama and his Party ought to brace for an electoral tsunami in November

Apr 18, 2012 02:13 pm | Coach Collins

By Kevin "Coach" Collins  It is getting increasingly difficult for Barack Obama's cheerleaders to find something to get excited about. The silly faces in the media who believe Obama is on his way to a landslide victory have nothing positive to point to when they insist he is "right on track." Leftist pollsters are embarrassing themselves by resorting to ridiculously over polling Democrats to squeeze out any kind of a lead for their hero. Legitimate polls are telling a quite different story.  Last Friday Rasmussen reported  Obama is trailing Mitt Romney 48/43 among likely voters which is bad enough, but his accompanying reports leave those predicting a "big" win for Obama next November little to be happy about. Rasmussen also found that while both John Boehner and Mitch McConnell had slightly higher negative than positive ratings, both Harry Reid (27/48) and Nancy Pelosi's (31/60) positive/negative ratings are seriously upside down.  Bad ratings for Reid and Pelosi aside, ... Continue Reading:Obama and his Party ought to brace for an electoral tsunami in November

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Alexander's Essay - April 19, 2012

Patriots' Day: Sons of Liberty Then and Now

'Tis the Season for a Patriot Spring

"Let us therefore rely upon the goodness of the Cause, and the aid of the supreme Being, in whose hands Victory is, to animate and encourage us to great and noble Actions -- The Eyes of all our Countrymen are now upon us. ... Let us therefore animate and encourage each other, and shew the whole world, that a Freeman contending for Liberty on his own ground is superior to any slavish mercenary on earth." --George Washington, 1776

North Bridge Memorial

Today, April 19th, is the 237th anniversary of Patriots' Day, marking the opening salvo of the American Revolution and the beginning of the greatest experiment in human Liberty.

A quick search of the Obama White House website reveals not a single reference to this most notable date in the history of our Republic -- not that I expected to find any acknowledgment of such. I am certain that the current statist regime occupying the Executive Branch would not want to promote this formative event distinguished by a call to arms to turn back a growing tide of tyranny.

Try though Barack Hussein Obama might to ignore it that is precisely what occurred on this day in 1775, when a small band of citizen Patriots challenged the authority of the most powerful government in the history of man. Take a moment to revisit the events of that day, and share with contemporary citizens who may never have had an introductory lesson in civics, the story of how a small group of American Patriots irrevocably altered the course of history toward a new bearing of Liberty.

In December of 1773, the Sons of Liberty, a group of Boston "radicals" acting under the leadership of Samuel Adams, galvanized a rebellion against authoritarian colonial rulers, through the simple act of dumping tea into Boston Harbor -- a protest of a small three pence tax levied by the British. That event was immortalized as the "Boston Tea Party," and was the inspiration for the rising rebellion in this era called the Tea Party Movement.

Sixteen months after the Boston Tea Party, the first Patriots' Day began with the horseback gallop of Paul Revere and William Dawes, just after midnight, en route to Concord, Massachusetts. Their mission was to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams that British troops were coming to arrest them and seize their weapons. The British understood that to render neutral any resistance to tyranny, they must first disarm the people and remove from them the palladium of the liberties.

Revere was captured but Dawes and Samuel Prescott, who had joined them along the way, escaped and continued toward Concord. Dawes later fell from his horse, but Prescott, who knew the area well enough to navigate rapidly at night, made it to Concord in time to warn the Sons of Liberty.

At dawn, farmers and laborers, landowners and statesmen alike, gathered to confront the British, pledging through action what Thomas Jefferson would later frame in words as "our Lives, our Fortunes, and our Sacred Honor." Thus began the great campaign to reject the predictable albeit tyrannical order of the state and to embrace the difficult toils of securing individual Liberty. It was this as-yet unwritten pledge by militiamen in the Battles of Lexington and Concord that would delineate the distinction between Liberty and tyranny in Colonial America.

Why would the first generation of American Patriots forgo, in the inimitable words of Samuel Adams, "the tranquility of servitude" for "the animating contest of freedom"?

The answer to that question defined the spirit of American Patriotism at the dawn of the American Revolution, and to this day and for eternity, that spirit will serve as the first line of defense against tyranny.

Comment: How will you celebrate Patriots' Day?

In the first months of the American Revolution, English author and lexicographer Samuel Johnson, a Tory loyalist, wrote that American Patriots' quest for liberty was nothing more than "the delirious dream of republican fanaticism" which would "put the axe to the roots of all government." Johnson concluded famously, "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."

In the same year Johnson founded the now-popular pastime of denigrating American Patriotism, Founder Alexander Hamilton was aptly defining its Foundation: "To grant that there is a supreme intelligence who rules the world and has established laws to regulate the actions of his creatures; and still to assert that man, in a state of nature, may be considered as perfectly free from all restraints of law and government, appears to a common understanding altogether irreconcilable. Good and wise men, in all ages, have embraced a very dissimilar theory. They have supposed that the deity, from the relations we stand in to himself and to each other, has constituted an eternal and immutable law, which is indispensably obligatory upon all mankind, prior to any human institution whatever. This is what is called the law of nature."

Hamilton continued: "Upon this law depends the natural rights of mankind: the Supreme Being gave existence to man, together with the means of preserving and beatifying that existence. He endowed him with rational faculties, by the help of which, to discern and pursue such things, as were consistent with his duty and interest, and invested him with an inviolable right to personal Liberty, and personal safety. The Sacred Rights of Mankind are not to be rummaged for, among old parchments, or musty records. They are written, as with a sun beam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the Hand of the Divinity itself; and can never be erased or obscured by mortal power."

Our Founders declared "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights," and they constituted this affirmation in order to "secure the blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity."

Unlike King George's partisans and generations of authoritarians since, American Patriots were and remain unwaveringly loyal to something much larger than a mere man or geo-political institution. They pledged their sacred honor, as do we, in support of Essential Liberty as "endowed by our Creator" and enshrined in our Declaration of Independence and its subordinate guidance, our Constitution.

It is this resolute devotion to the natural rights of man, the higher order of Liberty as endowed by God, not government, which defines the spirit of American Patriots, and has obliged the animating contest of freedom from Lexington Green to this day.

Since the dawn of Patriots' Day in 1775, and loudly again in the present era, the essence of Johnson's denigration of patriotism has been repeated by statists, who augment their disdain for Patriots with words like "fascist," "nationalist" and "jingoist."

These statists, Democratic Socialists in the current vernacular, would have us believe that they are the "true patriots," and only they deserve to be the arbiters of Liberty. But, caveat emptor: As George Washington implored in his Farewell Address, "Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism."

Liberty, as affirmed through natural law, is an abject affront to Socialists, who can claim dominion over others only if they supplant Rule of Law with their own rule. For such statists, the notion of serving a higher purpose than oneself is enigmatic; consequently, there is a raging ideological battle between Democratic Socialists and Patriots across our nation today.

Our steadfast support for Liberty and limited government is diametrically opposed to the Socialist manifesto of the once-noble Democrat Party, as reframed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1933, and renewed by every Democrat president since.

Regardless of how statists choose to promote Democratic Socialism, like National Socialism it is nothing more than Marxist Socialism repackaged. Ultimately, it likewise seeks a centrally planned economy directed by a dominant-party state that controls economic production by way of taxation, regulation and income redistribution.

So, will this Patriots' Day pass without our renewed commitment to keep and carry forward the endowment which inspired those who fired the "shot heard 'round the world"?

Of those content to be subjects rather than citizens, Samuel Adams' stirring words ring true today: "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands, which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen!"

Of course, the ranks of American Patriots today, however thin, are much like those of previous generations. We remain singularly devoted to the defense of Liberty over tyranny.

In 1775, John Adams wrote, "A Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever."

Post Your Opinion: Was Adams correct?

In 1776, George Washington, in General Orders, wrote, "The time is now near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be freemen or slaves; whether they are to have any property they can call their own; whether their houses and farms are to be pillaged and destroyed, and themselves consigned to a state of wretchedness from which no human efforts will deliver them. The fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the courage and conduct of this army. Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves us only the choice of brave resistance, or the most abject submission. We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or die."

Once again, the time is at hand when our Patriot ranks must determine whether Americans are to be freemen or slaves -- and this election year will determine in large measure the fate of our nation.

Fellow Patriots, today is the last of the 2012 Patriots' Day Campaign. Please support our mission to sustain our legacy of Liberty through The Patriot Post, a touchstone for countless American Patriots across our nation.

More important, help us promote Liberty through the distribution of millions of Essential Liberty Project pocket guides to young people in educational institutions nationwide. This guide is a proven and effective tool to educate those of all ages who are uninformed about Liberty and tyranny, and ambivalent about how to stand for freedom. We can enlist them into our Patriot ranks with your support.

Deus et Constitutione - Libertas aut Mortis!
Semper Vigilo, Fortis, Paratus et Fidelis!

Mark Alexander
Publisher, The Patriot Post

Thursday, April 19, 2012

To: Friends & Supporters

From: Gary L. Bauer


COUNTDOWN TO VICTORY: 201 DAYS TO THE 2012 ELECTIONS


The Race Has Gone To The Dogs

I can't believe I'm writing about dogs, but for months now the Obama campaign has tried to pigeonhole Mitt Romney as a heartless, out-of-touch elitist. Part of its narrative has focused on how the Romney family once transported their Irish Setter, Seamus, on a family vacation to Canada (in a crate on the roof of the family car.) Oh the horror!

But this isn't a joke. The Obama campaign is attempting to create a Romney "doggate" scandal. Liberals are making Seamus a constant talking point. In fact, one New York Times columnist has written about the dog more than 50 times! Lanny Davis, a well-respected Democrat insider, never misses an opportunity to inject the dog's treatment into an interview.

There is even a website devoted to "Crategate" and a Facebook page with more than 50,000 fans. David Axelrod is tweeting pictures of dogs. Why? Because Americans love their dogs and Obama and his hacks are willing to politicize EVERYTHING.

Well, now the news has broken that 30 years ago as a young boy growing up in Indonesia, Barack Obama, actually dined on dogs! I might be inclined to give the president a pass on this. After all, it's hard to hold him responsible for what he did as a child. But Democrats seriously think they can use the "Seamus scandal" to smear Romney and win votes. Fine. The gloves are off!

At least the Romneys loved their dog so much that they didn't want to put Seamus in a kennel and built a special crate so they could take him with them on the family trip. Now would you rather be the dog on Romney's roof or the dog on Obama's dinner plate? Instead of the bumper sticker, "Mitt is Mean," how about "Barack Bites"? Some bloggers have weighed in and suggested Obama eats "pup tarts" and loves "chicken poodle soup."

Seriously, folks, this story is just one more example of the Obama campaign's attempt to distract you from far more serious issues like the economy, the debt, Obama's foreign policy disasters and his attack on religious liberty and our values.


Welcome To Obama's "Recovery"

The latest economic reports suggest the Obama "recovery" is stalling. Existing home sales fell 2.6%. Economists had been expecting an increase in sales. The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank's report on manufacturing activity in the Mid-Atlantic states indicated that new factory orders fell to their lowest levels since September. Economists were predicting a small decline from 12.5 to 12.0, but the index of business activity fell to 8.5.

In addition, new claims for unemployment benefits fell 2,000. That's good news, right? Not exactly. Last week's numbers were, once again, revised upward by 8,000. So even though the media will report 2,000 fewer new claims for unemployment, suggesting an improving jobs picture, we're actually worse off by 6,000 lost jobs!

This manipulation of the employment data has been an ongoing pattern for weeks now. So much so that the most important figure to pay attention to is not the number of new claims but what the previous week's figure was revised to.

For example, the media have routinely reported drops in new unemployment claims week after week. Almost a month ago, the figure stood at 348,000. And the headlines were trumpeting a new four-year low, suggesting a real turnaround in the economy. But now, we're up to 386,000 weekly claims for jobless benefits. That's nearly 40,000 lost jobs! Have you heard that figure anywhere?


Scandal Update

The Colombian prostitution scandal has ended the careers of three Secret Service agents. One reportedly resigned, another was allowed to retire, and one was fired, although he will be allowed to contest his termination. ABC News reports that eight more agents "remain on administrative leave with suspended security clearances."

This scandal and the recent GSA scandal are taking their toll. Washington reporters are now writing about whether they will impact the public's perception of Obama's competence. But there's another brewing sex scandal that Democrats are working hard to keep quiet.

Tuesday North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue (D) demanded the resignation of David Parker, chairman of the state's Democrat Party, after it was learned that Parker personally signed off on a sexual harassment case involving the executive director of the North Carolina Democrat Party, Jay Parmley. Parmley resigned his position over the weekend when news broke that he had sexually harassed and then fired another male staffer.

This scandal could not come at a worse time for the Democrats. Obama will visit North Carolina next week. A marriage protection amendment will be on the North Carolina ballot next month. And Democrats are pressuring Obama to endorse same-sex "marriage" in the platform at the Democrat National Convention this September -- in Charlotte, North Carolina.


TransCanada Tries Again

TransCanada has submitted a new route for its proposed Keystone XL pipeline to the state of Nebraska. You may recall that Barack Obama blocked the previous route, citing environmental concerns. The company immediately promised to reconfigure the route, and yesterday it made good on that promise. The Obama Administration is involved only because the pipeline crosses our border with Canada.

Radical environmentalists, however, don't care what route the company suggests. They don't want ANY pipeline built. They don't want us using Canada's oil, derived from tar sands. But the envirowackos and their liberal allies have their heads stuck in the sand.

Canada's oil will be used -- either by us or by the Chinese. Our national security demands we do everything possible to get more oil from friendly allies like Canada, rather than rely on hostile or unstable regimes in the Middle East.

The Keystone XL pipeline has been reviewed and studied for three years. So approval of the new route should be relatively quick and easy, right? Wrong. The Obama White House is promising to slow walk the latest proposal. A State Department official said, "If TransCanada comes in with a new application, it will trigger a new review process, a completely new review process."

House Republicans think that is absurd. Yesterday, the House passed a transportation funding bill that mandated construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. It was the fifth time that the GOP-led House has passed legislation approving the pipeline. Sixty-nine Democrats supported the bill, but Obama is threatening to veto it.


Romney To Speak At Liberty University

It was announced today that former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney will deliver the 2012 commencement address at Liberty University. One speech does not make a campaign, but this is an important opportunity for the Romney campaign to reach out to evangelicals and values voters by explaining what a Romney Administration would mean to them.

It also reminds me that four years ago Reverend Jerry Falwell sat down with Gov. Romney, me and other conservative, pro-family leaders, and concluded that he could be comfortable with a Romney presidency. Obviously, I haven't seen the speech yet, but I'm sure Mitt Romney will make it crystal clear to the Liberty graduates that the battle this November is for the heart and soul of America.
 

House Committee Votes to Close Tax Credit Loophole!

Yesterday, Members of the House Ways & Means Committee voted 22-12 to stop the IRS from giving refundable tax credits to illegal aliens.

Last year, the Inspector General for the U.S. Treasury Department released a report revealing that illegal aliens annually receive $4.2 billion in refundable tax credits, primarily through the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC).

The Ways and Means Committee voted to close this tax credit loophole by requiring that individuals who claim the ACTC provide a valid Social Security Number (SSN), based on language introduced by Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX). Currently, the IRS only requires applicants for the ACTC to provide an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), which the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) indiscriminately hands out to illegal aliens.

The legislation was part of a budget reconciliation proposal that now goes to the House Budget Committee for inclusion in a larger package aimed at saving tax-payer dollars.

FAIR thanks the following Ways and Means Committee Members who voted to close the loophole:

Members who voted against closing the loophole include:

The Socialist Party of America announced in their October 2009 newsletter the names of the Congressional democrats that currently belong to their caucus. 

Q: How many members of the U.S. Congress are also members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)?
A: Seventy (70) 

Q: Who are these members of Congress?
A: See the listing below:

Co-Chairs:
Hon. Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07),
Hon. Lynn Woolsey (CA-06) 

Vice Chairs:
Hon. Diane Watson (CA-33)
Hon. Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18)
Hon. Mazie Hirono (HI-02)
Hon. Dennis Kucinich (OH-10)  OOPS! He was just primaried...by whom?! 

Senate Members:
Hon. Bernie Sanders (VT) 

House Members (in alphabetical order):
Hon. Neil Abercrombie (HI-01)
Hon. Tammy Baldwin (WI-02)
Hon. Xavier Becerra (CA-31)
Hon. Madeleine Bordallo (GU-AL)
Hon. Robert Brady (PA-01)
Hon. Corrine Brown (FL-03)
Hon. Michael Capuano (MA-08)
Hon. André Carson (IN-07)
Hon. Donna Christensen (VI-AL)
Hon. Yvette Clarke (NY-11)
Hon. William "Lacy" Clay (MO-01)
Hon. Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05)
Hon. Steve Cohen (TN-09)
Hon. John Conyers (MI-14)
Hon. Elijah Cummings (MD-07)
Hon. Danny Davis (IL-07)
Hon. Peter DeFazio (OR-04)
Hon. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03)
Rep. Donna F. Edwards (MD-04)
Hon. Keith Ellison (MN-05)
Hon. Sam Farr (CA-17)
Hon. Chaka Fattah (PA-02)
Hon. Bob Filner (CA-51)
Hon. Barney Frank (MA-04)
Hon. Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11)
Hon. Alan Grayson (FL-08)
Hon. Luis Gutierrez (IL-04)
Hon. John Hall (NY-19)
Hon. Phil Hare (IL-17)
Hon. Maurice Hinchey (NY-22)
Hon. Michael Honda (CA-15)
Hon. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (IL-02)
Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30)
Hon. Hank Johnson (GA-04)
Hon. Marcy Kaptur (OH-09)
Hon. Carolyn Kilpatrick (MI-13)
Hon. Barbara Lee (CA-09)
Hon. John Lewis (GA-05)
Hon. David Loebsack (IA-02)
Hon. Ben R. Lujan (NM-3)
Hon. Carolyn Maloney (NY-14)
Hon. Ed Markey (MA-07)
Hon. Jim McDermott (WA-07)
Hon. James McGovern (MA-03)
Hon. George Miller (CA-07)
Hon. Gwen Moore (WI-04)
Hon. Jerrold Nadler (NY-08)
Hon. Eleanor Holmes-Norton (DC-AL)
Hon. John Olver (MA-01)
Hon. Ed Pastor (AZ-04)
Hon. Donald Payne (NJ-10)
Hon. Chellie Pingree (ME-01)
Hon. Charles Rangel (NY-15)
Hon. Laura Richardson (CA-37)
Hon. Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34)
Hon. Bobby Rush (IL-01)
Hon. Linda Sánchez (CA-47)
Hon. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09)
Hon. José Serrano (NY-16)
Hon. Louise Slaughter (NY-28)
Hon. Pete Stark (CA-13)
Hon. Bennie Thompson (MS-02)
Hon. John Tierney (MA-06)
Hon. Nydia Velazquez (NY-12)
Hon. Maxine Waters (CA-35)
Hon. Mel Watt (NC-12)
Hon. Henry Waxman (CA-30)
Hon. Peter Welch (VT-AL)
Hon. Robert Wexler (FL-19) 

BONUS ROUND
Q: How many of the DSA members sit on the House Judiciary Committee? 
A: There are 23 Democrats on the Judiciary Committee of which eleven, almost half, are currently members of the DSA. They are as follows:  

John Conyers [Chairman of the Judiciary Committee],
Tammy Baldwin,
Jerrold Nadler,
Luis Gutierrez,
Melvin Watt,
Maxine Waters,
Hank Johnson,
Steve Cohen,
Barbara Lee,
Robert Wexler,
Linda Sanchez 

Based on this, personally I think the estimate of 80 is low. More like 120-150, but those not listed - they just hide their allegiance better than the others.  

• VOTE THEM ALL OUT. Except in the People's Republic of Berkeley (Maxine Waters CA-35)

LINK: http://thehill.com/opinion/op-ed/222125-rep-allen-west-stirs-the-pot

• Social Darwinism, Continued
• We Aren't As Bad As the Other Guys!
• Best Buy: TV's, computers and Hamas
• Will the Real Social Darwinists Please Stand Up?
• Last call for lunch with Jay Nordlinger tomorrow

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