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READ: See the Actual Letter Gov. Perry Sent to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius

Political spending by unions far exceeds direct donations

The Wall Street Journal | Published July 10, 2012

WASHINGTON -  Organized labor spends about four times as much on politics and lobbying as generally thought, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis, a finding that shines a light on an aspect of labor's political activity that has often been overlooked.
 
Previous estimates have focused on labor unions' filings with federal election officials, which chronicle contributions made directly to federal candidates and union spending in support of candidates for Congress and the White House.
 
But unions spend far more money on a wider range of political activities, including supporting state and local candidates and deploying what has long been seen as the unions' most potent political weapon: persuading members to vote as unions want them to.
 
The new figures come from a little-known set of annual reports to the Labor Department in which local unions, their national parents and labor federations have been required to detail their spending on politics and lobbying since 2005.

Link to the story . . . 

Activate: How to turn the 2012 election from a close call to a mandate

• I want to make sure I'm registered to vote and adopt a schlub friend. CLICK HERE
• I commit to registering FOUR schlub friends CLICK HERE
• I commit to be a part of the global Tea Party movement the week of Restoring Love: FreePac &Constitutional Conference
• I want to join a team - 9/12 Project, FreedomWorks, or a local Tea Party

Last night, Glenn focused on the importance of commitment. He was the first to admit, a lot of last night's show was something you had heard before - but it's important to start at the beginning and to make sure you know what you believe before you get put into action. And tonight, Glenn revealed ways for you to really get moving! 

Tonight, the focus of the show was "Activate" - and it was all about the election and how you can make sure that one way or another - 2012 is a year for a mandate for or against the progressives. And if you think it doesn't matter just take a look at what is happening right now in Wisconsin. Progressives and unions are doing everything they can to make sure that Walker loses. It's a microcosm to what is happening around the country, and Glenn thought it was so important that he recapped it on tonight's show (in under three minutes!):

LIVE SMART - NEWS TALK

Will the last conservative to leave WPHT please turn out the lights. 

Robertson, along with co-host David Toy, Jim Seigfreid, Allen and Peggy as we confront the issues of the day with Constitutional solutions to the problems we were warned about by the Founders of this, the greatest nation to ever shine a light on the world. Our guests include some of the best and the brightest commentators and Patriots around. 

www.blogtalkradio.com/teapartyorg   

Philadelphia Tea Party Patriots - Lower Bucks 

WHAT: Monthly meeting
WHEN: Thursday, July 12, 2012  from 7 PM to 9 PM

Where:   Dallas Diner
                7025 Rt. 13 (Bristol Pike)
               Levittown, PA 
               215-547-0990

Please try to attend and bring someone new....family, friend, neighbor, work, etc.   We are approaching the most important election in our lifetime, and we need to gather and focus our efforts leading up to November.

Agenda:
1.  Approving the minutes of June 12 meeting.

2.  Rob to discuss Obamatax/healthcare - DC trip

3.  Introduce Scott Petri for Q&A on Harrisburg (still waiting for confirmations from Frank Farry and Gene DiGiorlamo.)

4.  Discussion and planning actions prior to the November elections. Fulfilling our mission and upholding our core values are very important during the next few months leading up to November 6.

 
    Our mission: to attract, educate, organize, and mobilize our fellow citizens to secure public policy consistent with our
three core values of Fiscal Responsibility, Constitutionally Limited Government and Free Markets. 

5.  Open forum

Any questions, please email me at patriot1944@gmail.com 

Remember, if you would like to eat something, come around 6.  We like chatting with you. 

Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday.

Thanks!!

Lil

Rob Boysen       Lil Boysen

Coordinator       Co-Coordinator

Philadelphia Tea Party Patriots-Lower Bucks

Email:        patriot1944@gmail.com 

                  freedomwatcher1949@comcast.net 

Web:         http://lowerbucksteapartypatriots.org 

Home:              215-547-6136

Rob's Cell:        267-278-0827

Lil's Cell:           267-278-1656

Ask yourself this question everyday: "What did I do today to boot Obama and his corrupt liberal cronies out of Washington?" 

Hello Tea Partiers,

A fire has been lit under conservative grassroots!  Any wavering over whether or not to support Romney flew out the window last Thursday when Roberts failed the American people. Know this; it is up to us to turn this socialism around and with the help of Divine Providence we will succeed!  Our mission is clear.  Get out the Romney vote and once elected hold his feet to the fire!!

The last few days have been extremely busy.  Lots of ideas coming at us. The following one we can do immediately.  It came from TPP National and is called
Operation Light the Fire
Now more than ever after last week's Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare, we must hold our representatives and wanabee representatives accountable. It is up to us to defend our own liberty. Click on the link Operation: Light the Fire

Next Central Montco PTPP meeting is Thursday July 12th, 7:00 at the Rock Cafe.  Topic - Tea Party Patriot strategy to take back our Country

Citizens for Constitutional Government meeting is July 10 at the Quakertown Library.  The proposed agenda is as follows:

 6:30 Open discussion  

Sam Rohrer will address questions many conservatives have been asking themselves:  how can a principled conservative stay actively involved in the political process when so much of politics seems to be about compromise, connections, power, money, and downright corruption?  Is there any hope to effect real change in the GOP?  in Harrisburg?  in D.C.?  Do we just need to "throw them all out"  as so many frustrated Tea Party folks exclaim?

As Promised at our June meeting; Websites with Patient centered health care reform ideas

http://docs4patientcare.org/
http://healthblog.ncpa.org/hospital-at-home/

This article is a link to one of the republican plans for healthcare.    http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-5093897-503544.html

   If you would like to have the Healthcare law explained to you in unbiased and  understandable language check out this link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_O7XV3OpmU    or go to youtube.com and search with the following:  Dr. Jill Vecchio--PPACA Pt 1 Coverage

ANNOUNCING THE VALLEY FORGE PATRIOTS MONTHLY MEETING

FRIDAY, JULY 13, 6:00PM

AT THE PHOENIXVILLE COUNTRY CLUB

How well do you know our PA Constitution? Have you heard about LOST and the potential UN tax on the US? Need to know more about health care exchanges and smart meters? Please join us, be informed, learn more!

William Taylor Reil will talk to us about the "Declaration of Rights" in the Pennsylvania Constitution and the 9th and 10th amendments in our U.S. Constitution and how some in government deny us our rights.

We will be discussing the Treaty of the Sea (LOST)which, if ratified, threatens  American sovereignty. On the state level, we will dig into health care exchanges that may be developed in our Commonwealth and the reasons why this is not a good idea.

There will be letters to our federal legislators asking them not to ratify the Treaty of the Sea (LOST) and letters to our state legislators asking them to NOT develop health care exchanges in support of Obamacare in PA.

This is followed by open mic so bring your thoughts and ideas.

Sign up at www.meetup.com/vfp-teaparty09/

Free parking, food and drink available for cash.

CCG July 10th Meeting - SAM ROHRER speaks on Conservative activism in an unprincipled political world

Dear Patriots,

        Please save the date for the second Tuesday in July, July 10,  when Sam Rohrer will address questions many conservatives have been asking themselves:  how can a principled conservative stay actively involved in the political process when so much of politics seems to be about compromise, connections, power, money, and downright corruption?  Is there any hope to effect real change in the GOP?  in Harrisburg?  in D.C.?  Do we just need to "throw them all out"  as so many frustrated Tea Party folks exclaim?  

      Most importantly, why should and how can principled conservatives get involved in this 2012 election when the only candidates close to our position who have a prayer of winning are a Romney, a Smith, and Congressmen like Fitzpatrick or Dent - each of whom has compromised conservative principles in some areas of practice or policy?   From the perspective of a man of proven conservative principles who battled these issues for 14 years from inside the Capitol in Harrisburg, a discussion of this challenging dilemma should prove interesting and enlightening.

      Please bring your thoughts and questions, invite your conservative friends who are ready to "throw in the towel" and give up the fight - and join us a week from Tuesday at the Quakertown Library.  The proposed agenda is as follows:

SAM ROHRER speaking on Conservative Activism in an unprincipled political world -

• how do patriots of principle stay involved in a political world driven by compromise, connections, power, money, and downright corruption? 
• is compromise ever the principled choice for a conservative legislator?
• when is the lesser of two evils the principled choice?
• where do conservatives draw the line on what candidates they will actively support?

 PLEASE RSVP to this event NOW !!!

Tuesday,  JULY 10,  6:30-8:30pm

Quakertown Library, 401 W. Mill St.,  Quakertown

Bring your thoughts and questions for a Q&A Discussion following Sam's presentation

Note:  To allow more discussion time on this vital topic, we will cancel our usual half-hour open discussion time and postpone our "Constitutional Literacy" video series.  Our meeting will start at 6:30 promptly with some legislative updates and CCG business, followed by our speaker.

      PLEASE PASS ON THIS INVITATION.     For liberty, Jaime

Hey, everyone,

We went to this new tea party group for YOUNG people in Conshohocken the other night and it was filled with energy! Lots of young people were there and they are psyched to stop the train wreck of socialism. If YOU are angry and feel helpless and want to do something about it in addition to praying, please get connected with this group (below) on Facebook! They are networked across the entire country with all the other tea party groups, "912 groups," and other freedom-loving people--many who have grandparents who fought and died in World War II and other battles.  There are many more younger tea party groups springing up as it dawns on teens and 20-somethings that THEY will be the ones living under mandates . . . endless new mandates.  We haven't even discussed the fact that we do NOT have the money to pay for ObamaCare!!!  

These young people GET IT--it is them that will suffer under socialism, under the crushing debt, under devastating unemployment, and under a horrible NO-WORK ethic creeping across our country. Socialism will kill the spirit of our citizens. This group is committed to making a huge difference, right here in Montgomery County.

Also, we met Perry Bentley, the 22-year old Field Director for the MontCo Victory Center to UNELECT OBAMA.  Perry said that on July 7 there is a kickoff for anyone who is interested to help in lots of ways to get rid of Obama: phone calls, door knocking, and much more. Call 717 686-2219 to sign up and help get rid of Obama. To do nothing at this point is to allow tyranny, plain and simple. The time for watching t.v. is OVER. Your future children and grandchildren will ask you:  what did you do to stop tyranny?   

Michele

P.S.  On the Communist Party USA website today, there was an article that said:  "America will accept socialism peacefully without violence."  Will that be you or will you FIGHT it???

Join Us on Fridays and Take a Stand for Israel:    

By allowing our attention to be focused exclusively on the danger and prevention of terrorism, we ignore the many other ways we are being attacked. Specifically, we are missing what our Islamist enemies call their 'civilization jihad' - a form of warfare that employs manipulative financial techniques, lawfare, infiltration of our civil institutions and government and insidious information dominance. Together, these have the effect of exploiting our liberties and governing structures against us, so that our leaders wind up imposing the very anti-American values that our enemies promote.

Welcome to The Muslim Brotherhood in America: The Enemy Within - a 10-part, web-based video briefing that is designed to explain why and how this is happening.

It addresses a threat most Americans are unaware even exists within our country, let alone the degree of peril it represents.
The threat is the totalitarian, supremacist Islamic doctrine its adherents call "shariah" and the organized, disciplined and increasingly successful efforts by such adherents-- most especially the Muslim Brotherhood-- to bring it here.

We are making this course available in the hope of encouraging, informing and broadening support for national efforts to defeat the insinuation into this country of shariah's anti-constitutional and seditious program.  

Muslim Brotherhood in America: The Overview

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 and share it with others.  It has already been seen by over 2,100,000 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

"Losing our Sons": Documentary looks at domestic Islamic radicalization and jihadization

Charles Jacobs at Americans for Peace and Tolerance announced today the release of a trailer for their upcoming documentary, "Losing Our Sons", featuring Melvin Bledsoe - father of domestic terrorist Carlos Bledsoe aka Abdulhakim Mohamed who gunned down US Army recruiter Pvt. William Long at an Army-Navy recruiting center in Little Rock, Arkansas in June 2009. Melvin Bledsoe testified at the House Homeland Security Committee hearing earlier this month.

The upcoming documentary discusses how Bledsoe was radicalized by the Muslim Student Association in Tennessee and sent to terrorist training in Yemen with the written recommendation of the imam of a Nashville mosque. It also discusses how the agents of radicalization in the Nashville Muslim community have been aided by collaborators in the establishment media, politics and the so-called "interfaith" community.

The U.S. Constitution

A Reader 

Hillsdale College is a private, coeducational, residential, liberal arts college with approximately 1,400 students. Founded in 1844, the College remains, in the words of its Articles of Association, "grateful to God for the inestimable blessings resulting from the presence of civil and religious liberty and intelligent piety" in our nation, and dedicated to "the diffusion of sound learning" that is "essential to the perpetuity of these blessings."

Hillsdale College is distinguished by its rigorous core curriculum, by its principled rejection of federal and state taxpayer funding, and by the pledge of its Board of Trustees to resists any attempts by the government to regulate its internal affairs.

Hillsdale College promotes the principles of liberty nationwide through its national speech digest, Imprimis, which has a monthly circulation of over 2 million, and through several outreach programs. In 2008, Hillsdale launched its Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship in Washington, D.C. The College will also launch the Hillsdale Graduate School of Statesmanship in fall 2012.

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.

FREE Training Conference Saturday, August 18, 2012 Washington Dulles Airport Marriott 45020 Aviation Drive * Dulles, Virginia * (703) 471-9500

If you are concerned about the growing threat of radical Islam and Sharia Law to our great land and you haven't seen a plan of action to meet this evil head on, here's your opportunity to join with us for real, measurable results.

Results that make a difference, not just a statement.

Our host team is working hard to deliver a day you won't forget. Plan on being there! Meet me and our growing team of professionals at the Dulles Airport Marriott on Saturday, August 18, 2012. Registration will start at 7:30 AM with the event starting at 8:30 AM and running through 5:00 PM.

Here are a few comments we have received from previous training seminars around the nation:

    You can find out more and register online by clicking here.

Call the number above to reserve your room at the Marriott if you need to spend the night.

Your early registration really helps us plan accurately for materials and supplies needed! Thank you for doing it today!

I look forward to meeting you and looking into your eyes and thanking you for taking this stand with me. We will protect this nation!

Sincerely,


Brigitte Gabriel

LISTEN LIVE TO REPATRIOT RADIO

"BETTER THAN EVER"

(all times are eastern)

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

Will Obama Destroy Socialism?

You can make corncob pipes, eighteen wheel trucks or microprocessors-- but you can't make jobs. Jobs are not a commodity or a service. They cannot be created independently through a job creating program. Rather they are the side-effect of a working economy. Trying to shortcut the economy with job creation programs is like trying to run a fruit orchard by neglecting the trees and instead buying fruit at inflated prices to resell to your customers at a lower price. It's feasible, but not sustainable.

 

The government can promote job creation through subsidized education and training, but there is a ceiling on such efforts, since government programs still have to be paid for through taxation. It can encourage companies to do business locally through tax breaks, though this is an admission that the tax rates are an obstacle to job growth. But what it cannot do is create jobs out of whole cloth. Except for government jobs.

Just about anyone in the White House this term would have launched job creation programs. And like most such efforts they would have been a wash. But Barack Hussein Obama's approach was different in that he did not even pretend to make the effort. His economic programs went by business friendly names, but invariably turned out to be concerned with only one kind of job creation. The creation of public sector jobs.

The spoils system has a long history in American politics, but it was never as spoiled as all this. There is no parallel in American history for the spoils system being used not just to rotate out supporters of the old administration and replace them with your lackeys, but to hijack the economy as your own spoils system to the tune of trillions of dollars.

Obama responded to an economic crisis by working to create two kinds of jobs. Government and union jobs. This was not about anything as simple as rewarding his supporters. The Black community got very little in exchange for supporting him. The Hispanic community similarly ended up with some token appointments, but not much to show for it. This was about shifting jobs from the private sector into the public sector and its feeders. To manufacture the types of jobs that feed money back into the Democratic party and expand the scope of the government bureaucracy.

No previous administration has as thoroughly disdained and tried to crush the private sector. But then none of them were nearly as clueless or irresponsible when it come to basic economics. The Democrats who had spent eight years mocking Reaganomics, practiced a Krugmanonics that treated money like an imaginary number. In Krugmanomics wealth is created through spending, and poverty is created by practicing wise fiscal management. The whole premise of Krugmanomics makes no sense, unless you have already decided that the private sector is a mythical beast with no room in the socialist bestiary.  

Victory Center" on Facebook

-Gabriel Malor

Last week I had the opportunity to get a sneak-peek at the RNC's new Facebook application. Designed, in the words of one RNC staffer to "take our message where the people are," the Social Victory Center app will, among other things, hook users up with campaign news targeted based on their location and preferences (which Facebook already knows, of course), let users join volunteer efforts, distribute voter registration forms, and provide an online phone bank, all without leaving the Facebook website. It will also, if users wish, put those activities on the user's Facebook wall, letting their friends see what they're up to and, hopefully, encouraging them to join in.

It's an attempt to leverage Facebook's popularity in a new way and, at the moment, the Democrats have nothing like it. The Social Victory Center was unveiled to the public yesterday, so if you're on Facebook, check it out. As the general election ramps up, check back for volunteer activities as they're added. Also, like I did in 2008, I'll be pushing online phone banking in the final weeks of the election, only this time the RNC will have done the heavy-lifting that the McCain team wasn't too keen on.

LINK: http://ace.mu.nu/

RedState Morning Briefing

For July 10, 2012

1. David Limbaugh Will Be At the RedState Gathering. Will You?

David Limbaugh, author of the awesome new book The Great Destroyer is going to be at the RedState Gathering.

You are running out of time to register for the event. And you are absolutely running out of time to get a discount on your hotel room.

The event will be August 2nd through August 5th at the Omni Hotel in Jacksonville, FL.

Go to www.redstategathering.com right now to register. You only have a week or so left to be able to.

2. . . . When?

Yesterday I asked if not now, when do we get to hold Republicans accountable.

It is mind numbingly infuriating to get some of the bellyaching from people that, in effect, we never can.

I disagree. I know most of you do too. Right now, here are six congress critters we can annihilate in Republican primaries. The alternative candidates to them are far more conservative.

If you really do care about taking the country back and improving the GOP, you have no excuse. You must oppose these incumbents currently fighting it out in Republican Primaries.

3. The Next Epic Battle: Scott Keadle Vs Richard Hudson in NC-8

With the Wisconsin recall behind us and the Texas Senate race scheduled for the end of the month, we must remember that there is an important battle taking place in North Carolina next Tuesday.

Conservative Scott Keadle - who has been endorsed by Red State, the Club for Growth, Citizens United, and the Madison Project - will be facing off against establishment-hack Richard Hudson in a runoff-election to face faux blue dog Democrat Larry Kissell in North Carolina District 8. This is a conservative district and is ripe for picking this November; however, we must pick off the seat with the right Republican.

4. Newsflash - Texas State Senators "Decide" to Support Dewhurst over Cruz

For a guy who says he will go to Washington as a "conservative" and fight against the establishment, it sure is curious to see Texas Lt. Governor David Dewhurst lining up the Texas establishment to defend him in his race for U.S. Senate against the actual conservative, Ted Cruz.

Dewhurst has the support of very few people outside of Austin. Think about it. His most powerful endorsement is that of Rick Perry - which while sad, is understandable given that Perry has worked with him for 10 years. Who else? Well, a whole helluva lot of Austin lobbyists - who know full well that if Dewhurst loses, they have to deal with him as the head of the Texas Senate to get bills passed.

And now - holy cow, out of the blue - we have 18 of the 19 Senators in the Texas Senate coming out in defense of Lt. Governor (and therefore, Presiding officer of the Senate) Dewhurst...

Heritage Hotsheet

Experts on the Day's Hottest News

Items for July 10, 2012

Obama's plan for Bush tax cuts ignores larger economic problems   

Detroit Free Press

Texas refuses to expand Medicaid or establish health-care exchange   

The Boston Herald

 

Egyptian parliament convenes in defiance of generals
CNN


Auto czar, aides to testify at U.S. House Delphi pension hearing Tuesday   

The Detroit News

 

Texas says voter ID law needed to combat "culture of election fraud"   

Reuters

Latest Heritage Research:

ISSUE BRIEF:   

Obama's Taxmageddon Tax Increase Would Hurt Job Creation

RESEARCH SUMMARY:   

The Promise of Consumer-Directed Health Plans: Studies Show Success at Reducing Costs and Maintaining Quality

ISSUE BRIEF:   

U.S. Should Hold WIPO Accountable and Dissuade Future Violations of U.N. Sanctions

BACKGROUNDER:   

The U.N. Arms Trade Treaty's Criteria for Transfers Pose Problems for the U.S.

ISSUE BRIEF:   

Law of the Sea Treaty: Bad for American Energy Policy

July 10, 2012   

The Real Price of Obama's Prevarications
Jack Cashill
What Obama and his media enablers have wrought. More

The Norwegian 'Miracle'
Randall Hoven
I think of Norway as the Bono of countries. It likes to preach to the rest of us how to be good citizens of the world. In the meantime, it makes money hand-over-fist. More

Next on the Progressives' Marriage Agenda: Polygamous Nuptials
Lee Cary
President Obama's acceptance of same-sex marriage logically applies to polygamous relationships. For Progressives, the old Nike ad slogan applies: There is no finish line. More

Can Debates Swing the Election?
Bruce Walker
Conventional wisdom is that the presidential debates are not that important, but that is not necessarily true. They may prompt a landslide this year. More

Mitt Can Lose, Even If He Wins
Jim Yardley
Deposing Obama will not be enough. More

Close Down the TSA!
Pamela Geller
The TSA is a government agency of attrition and harassment. Yet it is operating at a time when Obama is enforcing a sharia ban on government agencies: we cannot address jihad or the teachings that mandate Islamic imperialism. More

Obama, Bush, and Women's Health
Jeannie DeAngelis
Spot the phony. More

The Real Reason John Roberts Upheld ObamaCare?
Selwyn Duke
John Roberts certainly knows this history.More

American Thinker Blog  

The Tax You Need Not Pay
July 10, 2012
Is ObamaCare great or what? With all the taxes I'm familiar with, if you don't pay them, you're in big trouble. But with ObamaCare, there's no enforcement. More

Federal government gives $400,000 to Memphis Planned Parenthood
July 10, 2012
What is it with the left's obsession with death? More

Blue, Red, and Swing States: The employment data does not lie.
July 10, 2012
The Blue states seem consistently to be at much lower level than Red states for increased employment. More

A Democrat consultant gets it
July 9, 2012
I wish she worked for the GOP. Do the Romney folks get it too? Inquiring minds want to know. More

Campaign against aid for Africa-which has the opposite effect of the one intended.  

Between 1970 and 1998 when well-meaning foreign aid was at its peak, the poverty rate in Africa rose from 11 percent to 66 percent. Why? Because foreign aid ended up in the hands of corrupt dictators-who are estimated to steal around $10 billion (about half Africa's foreign aid receipts) every year. Argue that what Africans need is "shock therapy," not liberal NGO workers swanning round the country in Land Cruisers. Free trade, property rights, and open markets will do far more than cash handouts. Say you got all this from a book called Dead Aid by a black African Harvard masters graduate, Dambisa Moyo.  

Please pass this to everyone!

$3,065 TAX INCREASE PER TAX RETURN

FOR PENNSYLVANIA TAXPAYERS

by January 1, 2013 

Click the picture below!

 
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83 percent of doctors have considered quitting over Obamacare 

An opponent of President Barack Obama's health care law demonstrates outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, before the court's ruling on the law. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Eighty-three percent of American physicians have considered leaving their practices over President Barack Obama's health care reform law, according to a survey released by the Doctor Patient Medical Association.

The DPMA, a non-partisan association of doctors and patients, surveyed a random selection of 699 doctors nationwide. The survey found that the majority have thought about bailing out of their careers over the legislation, which was upheld last month by the Supreme Court.

Even if doctors do not quit their jobs over the ruling, America will face a shortage of at least 90,000 doctors by 2020. The new health care law increases demand for physicians by expanding insurance coverage. This change will exacerbate the current shortage as more Americans live past 65.

By 2025 the shortage will balloon to over 130,000, Len Marquez, the director of government relations at the American Association of Medical Colleges, told The Daily Caller.

Identity Fraud, Ohio and the Presidency   Jul 09, 2012 10:33 am

Will Obama Destroy Socialism?   Jul 09, 2012 10:21 am

Spotlight on Iran (Week of June 27-July 4, 2012)   Jul 09, 2012 09:46 am

The Fourth Reich: Abortion Holocaust   Jul 08, 2012 09:27 pm

Case of Science Teacher Fired for Urging Students to Think Critically About Evolution   Jul 08, 2012 07:49 pm

Hizbollah in South America's Tri-Border: The Genesis   Jul 08, 2012 04:04 pm

In Sudan, First Signs Of Arab Spring?   Jul 08, 2012 12:40 pm

Executive Tyranny   Jul 08, 2012 11:58 am

The Economics of Planned Global Failure   Jul 08, 2012 11:35 am

Devastating: Michael Behenna's Conviction Upheld   Jul 08, 2012 11:29 am

NSA Whistleblowers Back EFF's Lawsuit Over Government's Massive Spying Program   Jul 08, 2012 11:20 am

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2012
ACT! FOR AMERICA NATIONAL CONFERENCE, AND
A HISTORIC DAY ON CAPITOL HILL

ACT! for America Chapter Leaders and members gathered in Washington, DC, from June 27-29 to learn, network, and demonstrate our strength up on Capitol Hill as part of the ACT! for America 2012 National Conference and Legislative Briefing.

If you didn't have the opportunity to join us this year, we hope the following highlights will show you what you missed, and inspire you to attend next year! If you were with us this year, we hope this e-mail will remind you of why your participation was so important. ACT! for America is growing and it's an exciting and critical time to be active in the fight to preserve our country and our democratic freedoms.

Day One: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - Welcome!

Conference attendees arrived in Washington, DC, and gathered at the beautiful and historic Omni Shoreham Hotel to kick off the conference. Our first event was a "meet and greet" dessert reception, where conference attendees could form new relationships and grow existing ones with other activists who are fighting against radical Islam. It's all about knowing that we are all in this together.

After a heartfelt "Welcome" from our President and founder, Brigitte Gabriel, ACT! for America Chapter Leaders from all across the nation-the engine of the ACT! for America machine-were officially recognized. Afterward, our attendees learned about "Legal Jihad" through an informative and riveting presentation by Richard Thompson of the Thomas More Law Center.

Day Two: Thursday, June 28, 2012 - ACT! for America Goes Up to the Hill

Our conference attendees awoke bright and early for a full day up on Capitol Hill. There was electricity in the air that day, not only because of ACT! for America's presence in the Halls of Congress, but because of the Supreme Court's ruling on the President's health care legislation, as well as Attorney General Eric Holder's "contempt of Congress" vote by the full House of Representatives-which some of our conference attendees were able to watch live in the House chamber!

Immediately following the Awards Luncheon, some of our members visited with their Members of Congress and then headed back to the hotel for some well-deserved rest before the evening activities began!

After a viewing of the inspirational and heart-wrenching movie, "Losing Our Sons," attendees headed to the final event of the day, an informational briefing by Executive Director, Guy Rodgers and Director of Government Relations, Lisa Piraneo, on the presidential campaigns and the most hotly-contested congressional races.

Day Three: Friday, June 29, 2012 - General Sessions and Dinner Gala

Our third and final day of the conference included several general sessions on a wide range of topics, delivered by national security experts and former high-level government officials such as:

The day culminated with our annual Gala Dinner at the Omni Shoreham ballroom, at which we honored Houston Chapter Leaders, Steve Wilson and Susan Watts, as our Chapter Leaders of the Year; Kansas Chapter Leader, Lisa Ritchie, as the Citizen Legislator of the Year in honor of her perseverance in fighting to win passage of Kansas American Laws for American Courts legislation; and Kansas State Representative Peggy Mast with the National Security Eagle Award, for leading the successful charge as the sponsor of the Kansas American Laws for American Courts legislation.

While enjoying a delicious dinner, all attendees solidified newfound friendships, caught up one last time with old friends, and celebrated everything we have accomplished TOGETHER as a part of the growing ACT! for America wave of resistance.

During her Keynote address entitled, "The Power of One," President and founder, Brigitte Gabriel reminded everyone of just how powerful one ACT! for America member can be when joined by the 235,000 others members. And we have only just begun!
 

 Today's Headlines: Monday, July 09, 2012

Feds: Airlines Must Let Passengers Fly With Pigs for 'Emotional Support'

'I,' 'Me'-Obama Uses First-Person Pronoun 117 Times in 1 Speech

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Iran Named to Group Overseeing U.N. Arms-Treaty Conference; 'Like Choosing Bernie Madoff to Police Fraud'

Pakistan Reopening NATO Supply Lines, But Cooperation on Counter-Terror Efforts Doubtful

Obama Plans to Spend Borrowed Money That Paid for Wars for New Infrastructure, Deficit-Reduction

U.S. DEA Agents Killed Pilot of Drug Flight in Honduras

Clinton: Restricting Freedom 'Kills Innovation and Discourages Entrepreneurship'

Republican Rep. Thaddeus McCotter Resigns from Congress

COMMENTARY:

By the Numbers
By Rich Galen
As of Sunday afternoon, President Obama's job approval, according to Gallup was 46%. His disapproval was also 46%. In the past half-century only George W. Bush has won re-election with an approval score of under 50 percent.

NEWSPAPER ROUNDUP:

Hill Poll: Majority feel Obama has changed country for worse
Poll: Obama holds lead in battleground states
Racial profiling lawsuit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio goes to trial July 19
More states restrict welfare cash purchases
Mysterious fatal crash offers rare look at U.S. commando presence in Mali
Rev. Jeremiah Wright blasts African Americans raised in the white world
States, Congress rallying for an e-sales tax
Grueling Marine training course now opening to women
Colorado water shortages leave farmers, ranchers desperate
U.S. drivers slow to embrace all-electric vehicles
Chicago goes after businesses that officials say breed crime
Texas docs cut back on poor patients amid low pay and red tape
Florida's worst TB outbreak in 20 years kept secret
Rates of drug use, addiction soar for Baby Boomers   

Policymakers say that the Farm Bill is about helping farms, but this just isn't true.

In reality, the Farm Bill is a big welfare bill in disguise. The "Farm Bill" label merely allows the ever-growing spending on welfare programs to cause the price tag for the entire package to swell, contributing to our nation's budget woes. 

Before we can improve U.S. farm policy, we first need to recognize that the Farm Bill is a giant welfare bill, and it needs serious change.

Contact your Representatives today and tell them to "Trim the Fat!" in the Bloated Farm Bill.

It's hard to believe, but the numbers show that a whopping eighty percent of Farm Bill spending goes toward food stamp and nutrition programs.  The rest is welfare of a different kind: corporate welfare. The bill includes pork-like programs that do more to support special interests than small farmers, since the benefits go toward the biggest and best-connected farms that know how to navigate the Washington maze.

Every five years Congress must vote to reauthorize these USDA programs or watch them expire, meaning that the so-called Farm Bill is an opportunity to make serious reforms and real cuts to the billions we waste on farm subsidies and food stamps.

The Senate already rammed the Farm Bill through, and they failed to make meaningful cuts. The
House of Representatives is expected to take up the issue this week, and they need to hear from you that you oppose spending hundreds of billions of dollars on even more food and farm welfare.

Here are 3 links from AFP that describe our position on the Farm Bill:

http://americansforprosperity.org/legislativealerts/infographic-the-farm-bill-is-a-welfare-bill-in-disguise/ 

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/232201-what-savings-2012-farm-bill-is-agribusiness-as-usual 

http://americansforprosperity.org/legislativealerts/letter-to-house-freshman-put-campaign-promises-of-cutting-spending-into-action-on-2012-farm-bill/ 

Monday, July 9, 2012

To: Friends & Supporters

From: Gary L. Bauer


COUNTDOWN TO VICTORY: 120 DAYS TO THE 2012 ELECTIONS


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Change For The Worse

Barack Obama was swept into office riding a wave of hope and change. But nearly four years later, Americans are losing hope and they don't like the change.

A poll for the Washington, D.C., publication The Hill finds that 68 percent of likely voters believe that Obama "has substantially transformed the country." The bad news for Obama is that 56% believe he "has transformed the nation in a negative way," while just 35% believe Obama's change has been positive.

We think the poll is right. Just look at the headlines. Obama has spent his first four years raising taxes, growing the government, dividing the country by class and race, trying to redefine marriage, and spending trillions of dollars we don't have.

But The Hill poll is good news in terms of the opportunity to end the Obama nightmare. If 56% of likely voters understand that Obama's change has been bad for America, that's very fertile ground for Mitt Romney and Republican congressional candidates.

Romney can win and should win. We think he will win if he does the following things:

• Clearly expose Obama's failures. Obama's $830 billion stimulus bill failed. The economy is stalling. The unemployment rate during the Bush administration averaged 5.26%. It will likely average above 9% for Obama's first term.
• Don't worry about polls that say people still like Obama. They are probably not accurate as folks may be afraid to tell pollsters that they personally dislike the first black president. But The Hill poll results are strikingly clear. Even 20% of Democrats said Obama's change has been bad for America.
• Overcome the impulse to begin every critical sentence with phrases like, "Obama's a really nice guy" or "He's a decent man, but..." If this is hard to do, take an hour and watch the interviews of Obama's campaign spokesmen on yesterday's Sunday talk shows. They begin every sentence with the equivalent of "Mitt Romney is the devil." On CNN's "State of the Union" yesterday Robert Gibbs strongly suggested that Mitt Romney is a tax cheat. He demanded that Romney release more tax records and said that "nobody knows" whether Mitt Romney has done anything illegal.
  
  In Iowa, and in every state of the union, many 2008 Obama voters feel they have been betrayed by Obama's promises of hope and change. If someone has betrayed you, they're not a "nice guy." The Romney campaign needs to swing at Obama and his Democrat allies as hard as they swing at us.
• Governor Romney should pick a solid conservative, pro-life, pro-family running mate. There is a long list of good people to choose from. Doing so will energize conservatives and boost enthusiasm among the base, which will be necessary to win.
• Don't run the campaign as if all you have to do is avoid making a mistake. To do so would be a mistake! Run your campaign as if you're 20 points down and time is running out. As any football fan can tell you, the prevent defense seldom works in football. And as every losing candidate can tell you, it rarely works in politics.
• Here's a final point of advice: Sit down with Ann and imagine the worst possible thing that Obama will try to do to you before the election is over. No matter how outlandish, whatever you come up with, triple it! Because that is what they will try to do.
  
  By the end of the campaign, Obama needs the average American to say to himself, "Well, Obama has failed, but that Romney guy is weird. He's made millions sending jobs overseas. He wants to start a dozen wars, give money away to his rich friends, starve children and dogs, and push grandma off a cliff."

Obama Changes The Subject

Stung by yet another month of bad employment data, Barack Obama today tried desperately to change the subject. He is once again embracing the Bush tax cuts. Sort of.

House Republicans are scheduled to hold votes in the coming days on repealing the ObamaCare tax and extending all of the Bush tax cuts in order to relieve some of the uncertainty that is weighing on the economy. Obama tried to blur those bright distinctions by saying he would support a one-year extension of the Bush tax cuts, but only for those making $250,000 or less. And what happens in 2014? Presumably, under Obama's proposal, everyone else -- even those making less than $250,000 a year -- gets a massive tax hike in 2014.

How does letting Big Government take a bigger bite out of your hard-earned paycheck help to create a single new job in the private sector? It doesn't! Moreover, as a matter of economic policy, Obama's "soak the rich" position is virtually meaningless.

The New York Times reports that economists estimate raising taxes on those making $250,000 and more would raise about $85 billion a year. Last year's federal deficit was $1,300 billion. Just another $1,215 billion to go.

The problem in Washington is not a lack of revenue. It is too much spending. There are not enough rich people to pay for all of Obama's spending. Eventually, if given the opportunity, he will raise your taxes, too. America can't afford four more years of Barack Obama!


GOP Policies Are Putting People To Work

Here's an interesting fact: The unemployment rates in the 17 states that elected Republican governors in 2010 have fallen nearly 50% faster than the national unemployment rate and 50% faster than the eight states that elected Democrat governors. You can read more here.


A Quiet Victory For Life

June 28th, the day the U.S. Supreme Court upheld key parts of ObamaCare, was a bad day for pro-life advocates, and for the First Amendment. But the day before the much-heralded ObamaCare decision, another court case was decided that has important implications for the First Amendment and the pro-life cause. Read more in my weekly column at humanevents.com.
 

 Brief · July 9, 2012

Taxmageddon -- It's Time to Act  

The Foundation

"An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, a power to destroy; because there is a limit beyond which no institution and no property can bear taxation." --John Marshall

Government

"[Friday's] jobs report is a broken record, with the unemployment rate stuck at 8.2 percent. The Department of Labor reports that only 80,000 jobs were added in June -- consistent with other data revealing the economy has downshifted from slow to slower. ... In 2009, the President promised that his 'recovery plan' composed almost entirely of government spending was the only way to stave off rising unemployment. The White House even drafted a chart showing projected unemployment with the economic stimulus plan and without it -- to scare lawmakers into voting for it. According to their projections, by now, unemployment should be at 5.5 percent. ... [E]mployers aren't hiring because they are suffering from prolonged uncertainty, as economists readily admit. ... That uncertainty ... stems primarily from America's date with Taxmageddon on January 1, 2013. The largest tax increase in U.S. history -- $494 billion in one year -- will hit on that day, as a host of tax cuts expire and new tax hikes (including some of Obamacare's new taxes) take effect. Taxmageddon falls primarily on middle- and low-income Americans. Heritage research shows that families will see an average tax increase of $4,138. Visit the new Taxmageddon page to see the impact of these tax hikes on individuals. ... The President should be leading the country in the opposite direction -- giving employers and individuals the assurance that these tax hikes will be prevented. Instead, in his 2013 budget submission, the President called for $2 trillion in tax increases, and he has showed no signs of saving Americans from Taxmageddon. ... The longer Congress waits to prevent Taxmageddon, the more uncertainty there will be for workers and businesses. This is an element of the economy that is actually in the complete control of American policymakers. They should act quickly to increase certainty and stability at a time when the economy greatly needs it." --Heritage Foundation's Amy Payne 

For the Record

"At the federal level the [Obamacare] mandate was adjudged to have been an Unconstitutional expansion of the Commerce Clause on the part of the Congress, but fell within the Congress' taxing powers. So, at the federal level the mandate is a tax. But, in states -- of which the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is one -- there is no such thing as a 'Commerce Clause' because states have no power to impose trade restrictions on one another. Thus there can be no Unconstitutional expansion of Massachusetts' Commerce Clause because it doesn't exist. So, at the state level the mandate can be a penalty. ... For a man or woman trying to decide whether to expand their small business and add a few employees in suburban Omaha, or rural Ohio, whether the mandate is a tax or a penalty is of absolutely no moment. How much Obamacare will cost them -- something they're probably still trying to determine -- is all that matters. An engineering shop in Omaha and a small manufacturer in Ohio will not alter the unemployment figures. But 10,000 small businesses deciding to hire two or three people will. And they're not going to do it because in small towns not hiring someone you're not certain you can keep on the payroll is far less painful than having to lay someone off after a few months." --columnist Rich Galen 

Opinion in Brief

"Betrayal is hard to take, whether in our personal lives or in the political life of the nation. Yet there are people in Washington -- too often, Republicans -- who start living in the Beltway atmosphere, and start forgetting those hundreds of millions of Americans beyond the Beltway who trusted them to do right by them, to use their wisdom instead of their cleverness. ... The Chief Justice probably made as good a case as could be made for upholding the constitutionality of ObamaCare by defining one of its key features as a 'tax.' The legislation didn't call it a tax and Chief Justice Roberts admitted that this might not be the most 'natural' reading of the law. But he fell back on the long-standing principle of judicial interpretation that the courts should not declare a law unconstitutional if it can be reasonably read in a way that would make it constitutional, out of 'deference' to the legislative branch of government. But this question, like so many questions in life, is a matter of degree. How far do you bend over backwards to avoid the obvious, that ObamaCare was an unprecedented extension of federal power over the lives of 300 million Americans today and of generations yet unborn? ... There are many speculations as to why Chief Justice Roberts did what he did.... But all of that is ultimately irrelevant. What he did was betray his oath to be faithful to the Constitution of the United States." --economist Thomas Sowell 

Essential Liberty

"Justice Roberts apparently forgot that his first duty is not to protect the 'image' of the court but to protect the Constitution, of which the court is the primary steward. Whether or not he intended to, Justice Roberts breathed new life, for now, into the Great Destroyer, making November that much more important. If the tea party was taking a brief nap -- as some have suggested (but I don't believe) -- the federal government has awoken it with an ear-piercing alarm that will not quit ringing before Election Day. ... [L]et's truly reflect on America's Constitution and its liberty and redouble our resolve and commitment to recapturing both." --columnist David Limbaugh 

The Gipper

"The Founding Fathers established a system which meant a radical break from that which preceded it. A written constitution would provide a permanent form of government, limited in scope, but effective in providing both liberty and order. Government was not to be a matter of self-appointed rulers, governing by whim or harsh ideology. It was not to be government by the strongest or for the few. Our principles were revolutionary." --Ronald Reagan 

Insight

"Whenever the power that is put in any hands for the government of the people, and the protection of our properties, is applied to other ends, and made use of to impoverish, harass or subdue them to the arbitrary and irregular commands of those that have it; there it presently becomes tyranny, whether those that thus use it are one or many." --English philosopher and physician John Locke (1632-1704)

Re: The Left

"Given how many more Americans define themselves as conservative rather than as liberal, let alone than as left, how does one explain the success of left-wing policies? One answer is the appeal of entitlements and a desire to be taken care of. It takes a strong-willed citizen to vote against receiving free benefits. But an even greater explanation is the saturation of Western society by left-wing hate directed at the right. The left's demonization, personal vilification, and mockery of its opponents have been the most powerful tools in the left-wing arsenal for a century. Since Stalin labeled Leon Trotsky -- the man who was the father of Russian Bolshevism! -- a 'fascist,' the Left has labeled its ideological opponents evil. And when you control nearly all of the news media and schools, that labeling works. The liberal media even succeeded in blaming the right wing for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy even though his assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, was a pro-Soviet, pro-Castro communist. Similarly, just one day after a deranged man, Jared Loughner, attempted to kill Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and murdered six people in the process, The New York Times columnist Paul Krugman wrote that it was right-wing hate that had provoked Loughner.... Krugman made it all up. But what matters to most of those who speak for the left is not truth. It is destroying the good name of its opponents. That is the modus operandi of the left. It works." --radio talk-show host Dennis Prager 

Political Futures

"With Barack Obama at the helm, and David Axelrod charting the course against Mitt Romney, this nation is about to set sail into a poisonous sea of class envy and hatred. 'Bain' Capital will be 'Bane' Capital, as in evil. 'Venture capital' will be 'vulture capital.' This November's election might boil down to a fundamental debate between the merits of markets vs. central planning and wealth redistribution; at the least, that's where the rhetoric is taking us. If I were advising Mitt Romney, I'd tell him to bone up not only on the good he did at Bain Capital ... but on Hayek, Friedman, Hazlitt, Mises, Laffer, and, most of all, Marx. He might Google the word 'agitprop,' since he will be precisely such a target. And if Romney does this right, he has [the] chance not only to win Americans' vote but to educate them about the wondrous free-market system that has made their nation the greatest marvel in human history -- and which they won't learn about from Obama and Axelrod." --columnist Paul Kengor 

Faith and Family

"The abstinent minority has now become the majority. Over the last two decades, teens have become more likely to remain sexually abstinent. According to the 2011 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 53 percent of high school students have remained abstinent, an increase of 15 percent, and two in three are currently abstinent. ... Largely misrepresented, SRA [Sexual Risk Avoidance] education is more than just about saying 'no.' Abstinence-centered and holistic, the SRA strategy offers skill-building topics such as goal setting and future orientation, healthy decision making, building assets, avoiding negative peer pressure, and human development. ... Despite the research and parental and teen support for SRA approaches, the Obama Administration has nearly eliminated all federal funding of SRA education; instead, it has created additional programs for contraceptive-centered education, according to the NAEA [National Abstinence Education Association] report, while nearly eliminating support for risk avoidance. ... When it comes to sex education, the debate is ostensibly fought on the grounds of empirical evidence, but it is ultimately one of values." --Heritage Foundation's Christine Kim 

Culture

"[D]oes anyone doubt that there's something about the legal regime in this country that's creating a headwind against basic human decency? And I'm not just talking about trial lawyers and the politicians who love them. Last year, in Alameda, Calif., a man walked into the chilly -- but not exactly freezing -- waters of the Bay Area to commit suicide. It was a slow affair. The police and firefighters got there in plenty of time. But, due to union-backed rules, they simply declined to save the man's life. They just stood on the beach and watched. Fire Chief Ricci Zombeck was asked what he would have done if it were a child, rather than a suicidal adult, slowly drowning out there. He responded that if he were on duty he'd have let the kid drown, but if he was off duty he would have saved him. These are the symptoms of a sick culture." --columnist Jonah Goldberg 

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The Last Word

"Good news: The Waldo Canyon fire, which forced 32,000 residents (including our family) to flee, claimed two lives and destroyed 347 homes, is now 100 percent contained. Bad news: Radical environmentalists won't stop blowing hot air about this year's infernal season across the West. Al Gore slithered out of the political morgue to bemoan nationwide heat records and pimp his new 'Climate Reality Project,' which blames global warming for the wildfire outbreak. NBC meteorologist Doug Kammerer asserted: 'If we did not have global warming, we wouldn't see this.' Agriculture Department Undersecretary Harris Sherman, who oversees the Forest Service, claimed to the Washington Post: 'The climate is changing, and these fires are a very strong indicator of that.' And the Associated Press (or rather, the Activist Press) lit the fear-mongering torch with an eco-propaganda piece titled 'U.S. summer is what "global warming will look like."' ... Radical green efforts to block logging and timber sales in national forests since the 1990s are the real culprits. Wildlife mitigation experts point to incompetent forest management and militant opposition to thinning the timber fuel supply. Another symptom of green obstructionism: widespread bark beetle infestations. ... Local, state and federal officials offered effusive praise for my fellow Colorado Springs residents who engaged in preventive mitigation efforts in their neighborhoods. The government flacks said it made a life-and-death difference. Yet, litigious environmental groups have sabotaged such mitigation efforts at the national level -- in effect, creating an explosive tinderbox out of the West. Stoking global warming alarms may make for titillating headlines and posh Al Gore confabs. But it's a human blame avoidance strategy rooted in ideological extremism and flaming idiocy." --columnist Michelle Malkin  

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Friday Digest - July 6, 2012

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Rodent Axelrod gnaws at the very hand that protects his disabled daughter: Socialists have no shame

Jul 09, 2012 06:13 am | Coach Collins

By Kevin "Coach" Collins

The story of David Axelrod's daughter Lauren is heartwarming. It is the story of how the love and caring of a child's parents can triumph over terrible physical and mental disabilities. From her infancy Lauren had epileptic attacks that numbered as many as 25 a day in her teens. There seemed to be no hope of Lauren's ever recovering from the ravaging disease that eventually caused irreversible brain damage that left her developmentally disabled.

In 2000 a doctor told the Axelrods a new anti-convulsant drug called Keppra might help end Lauren's seizures.  The new drug worked well enough to end the attacks in just a few days. The seizures behind her, Lauren would still need total 24 hour attention because she was unable to care for herself even for brief periods.

The stress of this ordeal must have been enormous on the entire family especially her parents. What would ... Continue Reading:Rodent Axelrod gnaws at the very hand that protects his disabled daughter: Socialists have no shame

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American Minute July 8

Jul 08, 2012 06:13 pm | Coach Collins

By Bill Federer, staff writer

  The Liberty Bell got its name from being rung JULY 8, 1776, to call the citizens of Philadelphia together to hear the Declaration of Independence read out loud for the first time. Made in England in 1752, this massive bell, weighing over 2000 pounds, was rung on each anniversary, until JULY 8, 1835, when it cracked tolling at the funeral of the famous Supreme Court Justice John Marshall. Inscribed on the Liberty Bell is a verse from the Old Testament Book of Leviticus, chapter 25, verse 10: "Proclaim Liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof." At the 150th anniversary of the Declaration, 1926, President Calvin Coolidge stated: "People at home and abroad consider Independence Hall as hallowed ground and revere the Liberty Bell as a sacred relic. That pile of bricks and mortar, that mass of metal, might appear as only the outgrown meeting place and the shattered bell...but to those ... Continue Reading:American Minute July 8

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Have we no patriots in DC? Are all of our Representatives cowards?

Jul 08, 2012 01:13 pm | Coach Collins

By Ron Reale, staff writer

I do not understand the mindset of a United States Congressman or Senator, of either Party, who would so publicly and readily not only abdicate their responsibility to follow the Constitution, but sit back and without a fight or so much as a show of false indignation, allow another branch of Government to usurp their powers and render them meaningless.

Out of 535 so-called representatives, the people that are supposed to hold up our founding documents to protect the citizenry they represent, not one of them had the stones, was enough of a Patriot, to stand up and proclaim that, "not having received any decision from the Supreme Court on the law the Congress sent them, no action would be taken on the bill until the next Court session, when the court will have a chance to further deliberate on the Bill, possibly rendering a decision. In the meantime, if any Representatives in ... Continue Reading:Have we no patriots in DC? Are all of our Representatives cowards?

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Why does Home Depot support this kind of activity?

July 9, 2012
 

On Sunday, June 10, Home Depot participated in the 2012 Philadelphia Pride Festival.

Home Depot signed on as a "festival" vendor, conducting Kid's Craft Workshops for children in the midst of lewd activities, including nudity and homosexual activities.

Home Depot doesn't see a problem associating itself with the celebration of depravity. But to operate a booth for the purpose of attracting children is unconscionable. The photos at right show the children's booth, although adults obscured our camera's view of the children.

AFA and Americans For Truth were there to document exactly what kind of event Home Depot supported with corporate dollars. You can see the full report here, but be warned. The content is graphic and contains offensive material.

Home Depot knows that transvestites, cross-dressers, and the promotion of gay sex are mainstays at these events. This is where Home Depot set up a children's booth!

TAKE ACTION

1. If you have not done so, sign the Boycott Pledge at BoycottTheHomeDepot.com.
2. Call your local store manager. Let the manager know that you will not be shopping at The Home Depot until the company stops supporting the homosexual agenda. You can find the phone number here. (click "Store Finder").
3. Print the paper petition and distribute it at Sunday School and church.

Number of Illegal Alien Minors Crossing Border Alone Continues to Grow

According to recently released U.S. Customs & Border Protection figures, 15,590 unaccompanied illegal alien minors have crossed the border so far this fiscal year.

Read the full article

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Judiciary Chairman Demands Answers over Administrative Amnesty

In the letter, Chairman Smith severely criticizes the agency for its lack of foresight and failure to plan.

This Graph Says an Awful Lot About the So-Called 'Recovery' 

Lately, we've heard a lot about "the recovery" and lot of arguing over who's to blame for its supposed slowdown. But before we got too bogged down in who's responsible for retarding economic growth, maybe we should first look at the data.

Without one word of explanation, Harvard University econ professor Greg Mankiw posted the following graph to his blog:

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

As you can see, the shaded area indicates the recession and everything to the right of that is the so-called "recovery."

Huh.

So, was this what the White House meant when it said we're moving in the right direction or should we just not read too much into the data?