Quote: 

 "This quote came from the Czech Republic.

Someone over there has it figured out. It was translated into Englishfrom an article in the Prague newspaper, Prager Zeitungon.

"The danger to America is not Barack Obama, but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the Presidency.

It will be far easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to a depraved electorate willing to have such a man for their president.

The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails America. Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince.

The Republic can survive a Barack Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool.

It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools, such as those who
made him their president.""

 

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By Tom Tillison
Florida Political Press

Editor's Note - There is an photo floating around on FaceBook that states that 100% of Cuyahoga County voted for Obama with the web address for Florida Political Press attached. I am not responsible for this image and have contacted those who created it and asked them to delete it. The article below accurately points out that 15 precincts in Cuyahoga voted 100% for Obama, NOT the entire county.

Front Page Magazine is reporting that Barack Obama won Wood County in Ohio this year with 108% of registered voters. That's not a typo.

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/dgreenfield/voter-fraud-obama-won-%108-of-registered-voters-in-ohio-county/  

In 2012, 106,258 people in Wood County are registered to vote out of an eligible 98,213. This is not to say that the 108% registered all voted for Obama, just that more people are registered than eligible.

Perhaps even more astonishing is FPM reports that he won 100% of the vote in 21 districts in Cleveland. Think about that... Ohio voters had 7 presidential candidates to choose from, plus the option to write in candidates of their choosing, yet every last voter in 21 districts chose Obama.

Gary Johnson, the candidate for disaffected Libertarians who received 43,479 votes here in Florida, was on the Ohio Ballot. And while Roseanne Barr was not, she did make it on the Florida ballot and the 7,971 misguided souls that voted for her shows that there are always going to be those who choose to follow their own path. Always.

Except in Cleveland, Ohio.

Is that not a stunning consideration? As of early September, voting registration lists totaled 900,135 in Cuyahoga County, which makes up much of the Cleveland metropolitan area, so exactly how many votes do 15 districts represent? Thousands... tens of thousands?

Yet every last one, down to a man in these 15 districts voted for Barack Obama - a statistical miracle!

Reports such as this are sure to trickle out around the country for weeks to come. We have become a very sick society and considering the current President of the United States once taught Saul Alinksy in college, who's philosophy is the ends justify the means, rampant corruption should not come as a surprise.

While you may expect a thorough investigation to be launched, particularly so considering Ohio has a Republican governor, with a negligent media sure to suppress the story and an Obama Administration that can stonewall with the best of them (Fast & Furious, Benghazi), and with the American people ready to move on from the election, this is going nowhere fast.

And as long as the citizens of this country continue to deny the corruption exists, justify it in whatever manner or just look the other way, they are bringing irreparable harm upon future generations, who will pay the ultimate price for this lack of courage.

Unfortunately, any efforts to address the issue end up being hijacked by demagogues, with the Democratic Party typically pushing back for even fewer controls and accusing Republicans of racism and voter suppression, regardless of the proposal put forth.

Times that try men's souls...

Article source . . . 

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CITIZENS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT

Tuesday, November 13, 6:30-8:30pm

Quakertown Library, 401 W. Mill St., Quakertown

"Constitutional Literacy" (4th in the series) video by Michael Farris of ParentalRights.org

SAM ROHRER leads Open Discussion period on "What now?" "Where do we go from here?"  "Is there still hope for America?"  "Do we need to rethink our focus, refocus our efforts?"

Legislative Update - what you can do now to make our voice heard

Details on our annual Christmas dinner....plan to join us for this fun and encouraging time with fellow patriots...Tuesday, December 11

The election is over.  "Are YOU still supporting your destroyers?" is a sentence asked in "Atlas Shrugged" as the country falls apart.

There is something we can all do to stop funding our own destruction.  Research, then act.

OpenSecrets.org is a cool website where you can search by company, state, zip code, city, and other ways to find out who sent money to Barack Obama (or other candidates).  You can even find out who in your company or town who gave to Obama.

For example, if you click on the link below, you'll notice that Comcast contributed very large sums to Obama.  For a real eye-opener, search for "bundlers" for "Barack Obama."  Jeffrey Katzenberg of DreamWorks Animation gave $2,334,092.00 to Obama.  Warner Bros. gave $1,948,580.00 to Obama.  Comcast Corp. again comes up with another $1,152,431.00 to Obama under "David and Rhonda Cohen" as bundlers.  The list is 17 pages long of companies who gave large sums to fund our destruction.  Do we really need to support our own destruction with paying for Comcast in our homes?

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/search.php?cid=N00009638&name=%28all%29&employ=Comcast&state=%28all%29&zip=%28any+zip%29&submit=OK&amt=b&sort=A

 Florida Family Association's webmaster American Family Online has produced the following remarkable product to protect children and adults from explicit material on cell phones and tablets.

( You can find more information please see http://mobilewebguard.com )

According to our research at AFO, the largest growing group of smart phone users is the 12-17 year old age group.  Unfortunately, also according to research, the largest viewership of pornography from the Internet on smart phones is 12 to 17 year old children.  The impact is catastrophic.  Desensitization, failed relationships, abuse of women are the results, nothing good.

Although there are other so called parental control functions and filtered browser apps available, none give the protection and full functionality of MobileWebGuard.  We are most proud of the intelligent content scanning and the lock down so that it cannot be easily removed or deactivated.  A filter that can easily be removed or bypassed is a placebo and will do more harm than good if a parent thinks the phone is filtered and it is not.

This app works on most Android and Apple (iOS) devices including smart phones and tablets!  These are the fastest growing segments in consumer technology and thus the most exposed to the dark side of the Internet.  For peace of mind online, a parent must insure their child has a protected mobile device.

Related Scripture Verses

1 Corinthians 6:18 Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.

Romans 1:24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.

2 Corinthians 12:21 I am afraid that when I come again my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, sexual sin and debauchery in which they have indulged.

Philippians 4:8^- Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things.

1 Peter 4:7-10 The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. ⁸ Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. ⁹ Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. ¹⁰ Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms.

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  You can find more information please see http://mobilewebguard.com

Yes, it's true: You can support ACT! for America-at no cost to you!     An important message from
Guy Rodgers, Executive Director  

The next time you make an online purchase of almost anything, you could be helping ACT! for America-at no cost to you.

Sound too good to be true? It isn't.

All you have to do is sign up for "iGive"-a program that's been around since 1997.

The concept is as powerful as it is simple.

  And with the holidays just around the corner, you could be helping ACT! for America with every gift you buy!

The concept isn't new. In the mid-1990s many supporters of non-profit organizations signed up with long distance telephone programs where a percentage of their bill was donated to their charity of choice.

But our investigation of iGive has convinced us that this program has an ease of use and sophistication that we find remarkable.

  In other words, every time you make a purchase of merchandise you would buy anyway, you would be financially supporting ACT! for America!

All you have to do is log on below and follow the directions to create your account and download the iGive "button." (Note: downloading the "button" is key).

Get Started Here!

When I was first informed of iGive, I was skeptical. I've seen these ideas come and go. Often, they're too good to be true. Or there are all kinds of glitches and problems.

So I spent hours researching.

I looked at online customer reviews (which were very good). I read all of iGive's fine print, such as Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. I signed up and even emailed two tech support questions to see how good their tech support was.

  As you know from our Patriot Partner program, we're all about encouraging a lot of people to each do a little-to do something. When everyone does a little, together we accomplish a lot.

So consider what could happen.

  What's more, that 1.5% figure might be low. Many of the merchants offer percentage donations that are much higher. One printer inkjet company I looked at offered 13%!

Every merchant website you visit tells you right at the top what percentage of your purchase price will be donated to ACT! for America.

Just think what we could accomplish with an extra $15,000, $50,000 or $75,000 in our fight against radical Islam!

Get Started Here!

  I know there are many people out there who would love to support ACT! for America, or give more than they're giving, but in these tough economic times they simply can't.

Well, here's a way that everyone who believes in our mission can easily support what we're doing-at no cost to them.

It doesn't get any better than that.

Guy Rodgers  

Today we are excited to announce that "Occupy Unmasked"  will be made available on Video on Demand (VOD), on the heels of its successful limited theatrical release. "Occupy Unmasked" must be seen to be believed and now you and millions of others will have that opportunity right in your own homes.

The VOD providers carrying "Occupy Unmasked" include iTunes; Amazon; Charter; Comcast; Google Play; DirecTV; Playstation3; Suddenlink; Time Warner; Verizon FIOS; VUDU; Xbox Zune; AT&T UVerse; Cablevision; Cox; and Dish Network.

For more information on how to watch on VOD please click HERE.

"Occupy Unmasked," takes viewers into the Occupy Wall Street camps across the country in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Portland, Denver and Oakland for an up-close look at what's happened there and who's at the heart of the movement. Exclusive footage and first-hand eyewitness accounts tell the story of the criminal activity and raw brutality in the camps - much of which has not been reported by the mainstream media.

Featuring the late conservative icon Andrew Breitbart, as well as former leftist radicals turned patriotic citizen journalists Brandon Darby, David Horowitz, Pam Keys, Anita MonCrief, Mandy Nagy, and Lee Stranahan, among others, this film delves beneath the surface of the Occupy movement to show its anarchist roots.

Please check your local cable provider to see if "Occupy Unmasked" is available on demand on your TV or download and watch the film online.

Sincerely,

David N. Bossie

Memorial Lecture 

Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 

7:30pm 

The Annual Jay Michael Swartz Memorial Lecture: An Evening with Michael Medved For Men and Women Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 7:30pm *Pre-lecture dinner 6:15pm At the Glazier Jewish Center | 25 N. State St. Fee: $36   *Pre-lecture dinner with Michael Medved (includes lecture): $100 AMERICAN JEWS AND CHRISTIAN EVANGELICALS: IRRECONCILABLE ENEMIES OR INEVITABLE ALLIES? Michael Medved is a nationally syndicated radio talk show host and bestselling author. His daily show is heard by over 3.75 million people across the country. Born in Philadelphia, Michael won admission to Yale at age 16 as a National Merit Scholar. He majored in American History and graduated with honors, before attending Yale Law School, where his classmates included Bill and Hillary Clinton. Michael wrote his first bestseller at age 26 - "What Really Happened to the Class of '65?" - a skeptical reconsideration of the "counterculture" of the 1960's that became a weekly TV series on NBC. Many American Jews distrust and even fear the rise of the evangelical Christianity. They see this religious movement as a threat to the survival of Judaism in the United States and to the continuance of a society that values pluralism and religious liberty. On the other hand increasing numbers of American Jews view evangelicals as natural allies, not just when it comes to support of Israel, but on a range of social issues here in the U.S. In this provocative presentation, Michael Medved will explain where Jews and Christians already agree, and where they can never agree, in their participation in the ongoing battles shaping American society.

Dear Fellow Conservative,
 
Registration for CPAC 2013 is now open!  The American Conservative Union's legendary annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is scheduled for March 14-16, 2013 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center.    

Register Now for CPAC 2013
Don't miss your chance to help take our country back to the right.  To register now and reserve your space, visit conservative.org.

Join the Celebration
In honor of CPAC's 40th Anniversary, we look forward to joining conservatives from across the nation for CPAC 2013, celebrating the accomplishments of the movement while also energizing the next generation of conservatives.

New Location
CPAC 2013 boasts a new location at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center.  Complimentary CPAC shuttle busses to and from the Gaylord Center will be available at convenient locations across the National Capitol Region.  Details will be released in the coming weeks; please visit conservative.org for updates.

CPAC Past & Present
The ACU has hosted CPAC in the Nation's Capital since 1973, and it now stands as the largest annual gathering of conservatives in the country. Additionally, the ACU this year hosted two regional CPACs designed to energize and mobilize Midwest and Mountain West conservatives, giving them the tools needed to defeat the liberal agenda in 2012 while also highlighting rising conservative stars and issues in the region.  Stay tuned for details on 2013 regional CPAC locations!

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The Great Betrayal: Obama's Wars and the War in Iraq

Jul 18th, 2012 

Daniel Greenfield's new Freedom Center pamphlet, The Great Betrayal: Obama's Wars and the War in Iraq, is an effort to understand the politics of the "war on terror" which has now reached a final punctuation point with the U.S. decision to speed its withdrawal from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan (where success was once deemed so crucial to national security), and to practice an incoherent form of regime change in Libya while ignoring more serious threats in Syria and Iran.

The war on terror began, Greenfield shows, as an admirable bipartisan commitment soon after the tragedy of 9/11-an effort to transcend party lines not only to punish those who attacked our country but also to interrupt planning for further attacks and try to stop the international spread of the Islamic jihad behind the attacks. But the Democratic Party, with the honorable exception of a few individuals like Richard Gephardt and Joe Lieberman, turned its back on a war soon after authorizing it, and did so at a time when American troops were facing hostile enemy fire.

Although Senate Democrats on the intelligence oversight committee had been granted access to every piece of data available to the White House, they now accused President Bush of tricking them to secure their approval. In fact, their own about-face was entirely dictated by political considerations when a Sixties antiwar activist, Howard Dean, surged ahead in the Democratic primary polls and it appeared for a moment that Americans were on the side of retreat and capitulation.

Although regime change in Iraq had been official U.S. policy since Bill Clinton signed the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998, Democratic senators such as John Kerry who only months earlier had supported the war effort now launched demoralizing attacks on the American commander-in-chief and his troops in the field, stigmatizing it as "the wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time." If the truth was the first casualty of their war against the Bush administration, the second casualty was the principle of bi-partisanship that had guided foreign policy debates throughout the Cold War, the principle that "politics stops at the water's edge." Now partisan politics trumped security.

The unrestrained attacks on the Iraq War as illegal and unjustified went largely unanswered by Republicans who failed to call the Democratic saboteurs of the nation's war effort to account or to decry the risk their cynical attacks posed to American servicemen and women on the battlefield. As Greenfield demonstrates, the Democrats' partisanship had consequences not only in Iraq but elsewhere in the region: the paralysis that resulted from their "anti-war" campaign led straight to the destruction of Lebanon and the installation of a terrorist army, Hezbollah, there as a regime within a regime. And it emboldened an overtly Islamofascist regime in Iran not only to supply the IEDs responsible for most of our troop fatalities in Iraq but also to proceed with a nuclear program aimed directly at Israel and the West.

The Great Betrayal shows that Barack Obama's abandonment of Iraq is a betrayal of all the Americans and Iraqis who gave their lives to establish freedom in that country. And the result of his policies in Afghanistan has been as disastrous. While the President presented his rationale for pursuing war there as the pursuit of al-Qaeda, after abandoning his "surge" (which resulted in two thirds of all America's Afghan casualties there and the resurgence of the Taliban allies of al-Qaeda), he blithely prepared for withdrawal as if national objectives had been met.

Order your copy of The Great Betrayal today by clicking here.  

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"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.

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Jon Voight Campaigning for Romney in Conshohocken

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Romney's Pennsylvania play 

 

Mitt Romney famously came up short in Pennsylvania after what, in retrospect, was confirmed as a pseudo-desperate play for it.


But he actually did cut pretty solidly into Obama's advantages both in the Philadelphia suburbs (he narrowly flipped Chester County and Berks County) and everywhere else.  

Read more: 

RedState Morning Briefing

For November 12, 2012

1.  No.

For five years I have consistently maintained that Mitt Romney could not be elected President of the United States. The only thing that changed was Barack Obama's terrible debate performance and I made the unfortunate mistake of going with the herd toward "he can win now." A year ago - to be precise, November 8th of last year - I wrote that Mitt Romney would be the nominee, conservatism would die, and Barack Obama would win. Regrettably, I told you so.

As I wrote would happen, Mitt Romney tried to blur lines with Barack Obama. He did not defend social conservatism, but let those attacks go unanswered. He did not articulate strong fiscal conservatism and he never repudiated Romneycare, thereby failing to make any credible attacks on Obamacare.

Conservatives and conservative institutions who embraced him early on are now scrambling to make excuses. They were so invested in a failure they cannot bring themselves to admit Mitt Romney and his campaign were failures. Mitt Romney's campaign was, to Republicans, what green energy is to Barack Obama.

Because these conservatives cannot accept that they were wrong, they must conclude that conservatism itself is somehow broken. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

2.  Dear Conservative Organizations

Rumors are swirling that many Republican Governors are thinking of going wobbly on setting up state level healthcare exchanges to comply with Obamacare, instead of forcing the federal government to set up a federal exchange.

The deadline to notify Washington is November 16, 2012.

Michael Cannon has an excellent must read on why no state should do so.

Further, the Republican Party controls 30 Governors' Mansions.

Most importantly, as Michael Cannon notes, "defaulting to a federal exchange exempts a state's employers from the employer mandate."

I think it is incumbent on each and every conservative and conservative organization, with this deadline upon us, to make a very simple pledge:

We will not support the re-election of any Republican Governor who creates a healthcare exchange in his or her state. Further, we will oppose for the nomination to the Presidency, any Republican who creates a healthcare exchange in his or her state.

In fact, I will go first.  . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

3.  Paul Krugman Agrees There Is No Fiscal Cliff

Last week I posted two essays on why I believe the best way for the GOP to address the wildly misnamed "Fiscal Cliff" is to walk away. The impact of doing so, according to the CBO, will be a temporary downturn in the economy which will make the economy stronger in the long run. Fiscal impact aside it is rarely in your interests to cut a bad deal.

As it turns out, Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman agrees. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

4.  The CBO Says The Fiscal Cliff Is A Good Thing

One of the things the left is really go about is coming up with catchy slogans. Some of them are rather unfortunate, like calling your plan to stamp out inflation the Moral Equivalent of War (MEOW), some are ridiculous, like the War on Women, but the fact remains that if you can name something you go a long way towards determining how people view the subject. (As an aside, none of these compare with naming your terrorist group the Moro Independent Liberation Front or MILF. Don't they have porn in the Philippines?) Did FDR illegally arm Great Britain in violation of the Neutrality Act and the expressed will of Congress? Or did the United States become the Arsenal of Democracy? . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

5.  Campaign Sources: The Romney Campaign was a Consultant Con Job

If you spend your time watching politics and haven't been hiding in a deep depression since Tuesday, you've probably been hearing a lot about "ORCA." According to the Washington Post, ORCA "was designed as a first-of-its-kind tool to employ smartphones to mobilize voters, allowing them to microtarget which of their supporters had gone to the polls."

There is now widespread condemnation of the program as being sloppy and poorly deployed.  . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

6.  Playing the Right Game

 confess, it is fascinating to watch the Republican consultants responsible for the Orca system debacle try and explain its inherent short comings away.

Let's begin with the first problem they face. They put an untested piece of technology in the field the day of the election. Let me repeat that-they put an untested piece of technology in the field the day of the election.

You might do that if you wanted to fail a junior high science experiment, but not a Presidential election. Technology is a wonderful thing. And it is buggy. A small piece of code here or there can cause an entire system to either slow down or crash. And yet the Romney campaign and the RNC committed to funneling all of its volunteers, upwards of 30,000, into it for election day.  . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

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November 12, 2012   

The Real Lesson of the Election
Jack Cashill
Indiana and Ohio tell a story the Democrats would rather remain unnoticed. More

America Votes to End Modern Civilization
Daren Jonescu
The stakes could not have been higher: freedom or coercion, individualism or collectivism, modern civilization or uncivilized brutalism. America chose the latter option in each case. More

Rebranding the Democrats
Stella Paul
Now that the regime is firmly entrenched and we've all been downgraded from citizens to dissidents, one of the few weapons that we may have left is our language. More

Russell Brand and the Degeneration of the Public Discourse
Robert Spencer
Ridicule is a prescribed Alinskyite tactic for dealing with ideological enemies, but it is more than that as well: it is a confession of intellectual bankruptcy. More

Outsmarting a Chicago Smarty at His Own Game
Jeannie DeAngelis
Instead of allowing Barack Obama to continue calling the shots, House Republicans could use General Petraeus's resignation as a catalyst to place control back into the hands of the American people. More

Obama Voters Rewrite American National Anthem
Reuel E. Topas
We'll see red glare, all right, but it won't be the rockets' -- it will be our cities burning to the ground. Will our flag still be there? More

It Is Not Too Early for Conservatives...
David Coughlin
It is not too early for the conservatives to start work to take back the party and the country. The Republican establishment elite does not learn from its mistakes, and conservatives can no longer wait for Republicans to wake up. More

Sunday November 11, 2012  

The Disappointment of Living in an Electoral Republic

11-11-2012 01:04:59 AM

It's sad to contemplate the possibility that the party that wins a close election is the one who is better at rounding up the most homeless, senile, or otherwise completely ignorant people and herd them to the polls and tell them how to vote...»

What Conservatives Need

11-11-2012 01:04:55 AM

In the end, cannibalism causes us to self-immolate. We have the right principles for prosperity, liberty, and civil society. We need to remind ourselves of this....»

Remembering the Power of Cool

11-11-2012 01:04:50 AM

If you think conservatism is on the run and underground, take another look at what really happened in Tuesday's election....»

After Obama: The Coming Reign of Incredibly Small Government

11-11-2012 01:04:40 AM

Conservatives might be pleased to hear that very small government is most definitely in our immediate future. The bad news is that not even conservatives are going to like it....»

We are not outnumbered.

11-11-2012 01:04:32 AM

There are at least three options in how conservatives respond to the election results...»

The Government Didn't Build That!

11-11-2012 01:04:30 AM

According to government mythology, the world owes the existence of the internet to the government, and computer communications would not exist today without the government thinking up the idea of computer networks. ...»

Mr. Putin: Denounce This Vile Russian Hoax

11-11-2012 01:04:00 AM

If Vladimir Putin would really like to recast Russia as open to and welcoming of Jews, he might consider acknowledging and denouncing Russia's role in starting the lie that fomented vicious anti-Jewish persecution around the world....»

The Answer Is outside the Mideast

11-11-2012 01:03:30 AM

The Palestinian emigration solution is not perfect. Nor is it wholly just. But Bismarck noted that "politics is the art of the possible;" for justice we will have to wait for the return of the Messiah....»

Young Blood and Good News: A Report from the Sex Wars in Princeton, NJ

11-11-2012 01:03:00 AM

If you think the next generation of American conservatives has given up the culture war, think again....»

Remaking the GOP

11-11-2012 01:02:35 AM

It's the end as we know it. The end of an era for the Republican Party. But with every end, there comes a new beginning....»

Of Moses and Mises: How Businesses Are Better Than Charities

11-11-2012 01:02:00 AM

Some people refuse to acknowledge the inherent good of business -- to a point that puts it on the same level as charity. Yet the evidence is plain for all of us to see....»

Why Mitt Lost and Obama Won: A Different Perspective

11-11-2012 01:01:50 AM

You have cold, rational economic reality on your side, but people have the warm pleasure principle inside them. That need for pleasure may explain, in a big way, why Republicans lost seats in the Senate and the House....»

Veteran's Day and Afghanistan

11-11-2012 01:01:40 AM

In 2008 Obama said in his campaign that Afghanistan was the "good war," but his actions have made it clear that it is now the "complicated war."...»

The Gideon Levys of Israel

11-11-2012 01:01:30 AM

There are no market-takers for defamatory stories on Greeks; there are for defamation by Israelis upon the Israelis. It's a product for which international demand is guaranteed, so much so that the apartheid smear commands a premium....»

Winning the Future: The Fiscal-Conservative Fantasy

11-10-2012 01:04:59 AM

"Dispense with the social issues!" we're counseled. "Don't trouble over abortion or faux marriage and instead just focus on fiscal matters." Yeah, good luck with that....»

Early Education or Early Indoctrination?

11-10-2012 01:04:10 AM

The United Nations is creeping into our educational system and not only changing the way our youngest learn academic basics, but challenging family beliefs on American sovereignty, parental rights, and freedom of religion....»

It's Your Move, Mr. President

11-10-2012 01:04:00 AM

We're watching......»

Mitt Romney's 47% Coming Home to Roost

11-10-2012 01:03:55 AM

Because majority rule is a central characteristic of democracy, the danger always exists that a majority, free of restrictions on its power, will oppress members of the minority. ...»

Eugenics Still Alive and Well in 2012

11-10-2012 01:03:50 AM

Planned Parenthood, the biggest abortion-provider in the nation, has eternal friends in leftist radicals throughout the United States. And their message is chilling....»

'It Ain't Over 'til It's Over': What to Do Now

11-10-2012 01:03:40 AM

In all the crying and wailing going on about Mr. Obama's continued presence in the White House two things seem to be completely missing: an honest appraisal of what happened and a serious plan for saving the republic....»

Al Sharpton and His Trickle

11-10-2012 01:03:30 AM

The good Reverend Al, and the rabid race-warriors he loves to stir up, have in fact benefited tremendously from the misunderstood and improperly named "trickle-down" concept in the past thirty years....»

Is It Time for a Virtual Congress?

11-10-2012 01:03:15 AM

Exile all 535 members of Congress and the Senate to their respective districts and states? It might be good for them, and it would definitely be good for us....»

The Mythology Channel

11-10-2012 01:02:30 AM

The History Channel continues its depressing leftward slide with a hideously biased account of Henry Clay Frick and 19th-century Pittsburgh's Homestead Strike....»

Gen-Xers Gave Us Obama's America

11-10-2012 01:02:25 AM

With the degraded values of Generation X on full display, is an American revival even possible?...»

'Pst...Can We Talk?'

11-10-2012 01:02:00 AM

It's time this country's women have an honest conversation: a girl-to-girl, woman-to-woman, one-to-one chat like we had with our mothers when we "came of age." ...»

AT Cartoon: "US Umbrella"

AT Video - Click to Watch Condoleezza Rice: GOP Needs 'Even Bigger Tent' for 'Broadly Popular' Political Philosophy

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Walking Through That Door by Madison Rising

Veterans Day Tribute

Alumni Symposium 2012 Paula Broadwell

November 9, 2012

Coming Storm? Vegas Employer Lays Off 20% After Election Results

November 9, 2012

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A Day for Democrats   Nov 09, 2012 09:43 am

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A Guide to the Fiscal Cliff and the Options for Congress   Nov 08, 2012 09:06 pm

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What We Lost in This Election   Nov 08, 2012 10:12 am

A key question to ask when reading the article  below is, "Would Nakoula have been imprisoned for a year if he had uploaded a video of funny kittens?"  If not, then we are witnessing our first imprisonment for blasphemy against Islam in the United States. 

The President "made an example of" Nakoula, denouncing him before the entire world, imprisoning him, and marking him for eventual death at the hands of vengeful Islamists.  Because Hillary Clinton declared that "we are going to arrest the man who made that film" (see video Father of Slain Seal Wants to Know Truth, 3½-minute mark), it looks like Nakoula's punishment was predetermined and simply needed a pretext.  The message to the rest of us is that if we openly denounce Islam, the Obama Regime will denounce us to the world and scrutinize us until it finds something it can prosecute us for, and then it will prosecute us to the MAX.

Given that Rev. Terry Jones is still walking a free man, he must have kept his nose very clean.  His only punishment for burning a Koran was public denouncement by the President, the Secretary of State, and a 4-Star General.

Never before has freedom of speech been so threatened in the United States.  With the imprisonment of Mr. Nakoula, President Obama has become a collaborator with the Islamists and terrorists...as if we didn't already know this from his cordial relations with the Muslim Brotherhood.

Please Click Here to sign a petition to demand a full investigation into the Benghazi attack!

Dave

Man behind 'Innocence of Muslims' film sentenced to one year in prison for violating probation

Mona Shafer Edwards / AFP - Getty Images file

This Sept. 27 courtroom drawing shows Nakoula Basseley Nakoula in court on probation violation charges in Los Angeles.

By The Associated Press and NBC News staff  November 7, 2012

A California man who was behind an anti-Muslim film that spurred violent protests in the Middle East was sentenced on Wednesday to one year in prison for violating the terms of his probation stemming from a 2010 bank fraud conviction.

Mark Basseley Youssef, a 55-year-old Egyptian-American, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Christina Snyder after he admitted four of eight alleged violations including obtaining a fraudulent California driver's license.

Youssef served most of a 21-month prison term in the bank fraud case. Federal authorities wanted Youssef to serve two years for the violations.

None of the violations had to do with the content of "Innocence of Muslims," a 13-minute film that mocks the prophet Mohammad as a religious fraud, pedophile and a womanizer. The movie sparked a torrent of violence in Libya and other parts of the Middle East, and dozens died.

Federal authorities have said they believe Youssef is responsible for the film, but they haven't said whether he was the person who posted it online. He also wasn't supposed to use any name other than his true legal name without the prior written approval of his probation officer.

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American Muslim group applauds defeat of Republican candidates

CAIR says that Republican Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann had led an "anti-Muslim witch hunt" in the House.

By Martin Barillas Wednesday, November 07, 2012

In a press release, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) welcomed what it called "the rejection of Islamophobic candidates by voters nationwide." This followed the re-election of President Barack Obama, a professing Christian, who has long been rumored to be a Muslim in secret. CAIR focused on the electoral defeat of Rep. Allen West (R), who the group quoted as saying that Islam is not a religion but is instead a "totalitarian theocratic political ideology" that is a "very vile and very vicious enemy," was defeated by a narrow margin.

Also in Florida, State Representative Adam Hasner (R) was defeated in his bid for Congress. Hasner once co-hosted an event featuring Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders that was also sponsored by the person CAIR characterized as an "Anti-Muslim hate group leader" Pamela Geller - blogger who frequently writes about terrorism and the persecution of Christians in Muslim lands. CAIR criticized Hasner for blocking "Florida Muslim Capitol Day" in 2009.

CAIR also applauded the defeat of Florida man, Terry Kemple, who lost his campaign for the Hillsborough County School Board. The CAIR release stated, "Kemple's main issue in the race was seeking to keep Muslim speakers out of local schools."

In Illinois, Rep. Joe Walsh (R) was defeated in his re-election bid. CAIR claims that during the campaign this year, when a town hall meeting attendee told him that he was "looking for some godly men and women in the Senate, in the Congress, who will stand in the face of the danger of Islam," Walsh supposedly "left the door open for suspicion of every Muslim living in Illinois" when he said that Islamism is more of a threat "now that it was right after 9/11" and "It's here. It's in Elk Grove. It's in Addison. It's in Elgin. It's here."

In Arkansas, Rep. James McLean defeated Republican Charlie Fuqua, a candidate who advocated the deportation of all Muslims in a self-published book.

In Minnesota, Rep. Chip Cravaack (R-MN) lost his seat. According to CAIR, Cravaack was a key supporter of Rep. Peter King's (R-NY) series of "anti-Muslim hearings."

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Was Petraeus' Affair Outed to Keep Him from Testifying at Benghazi Investigation?

I think we're beginning to get a glimpse into the behind-the-scenes battle over the Benghazi cover-up and the likely blackmail threat that led General Petraeus to announce his affair (apparently to beat the punch of being "outed."  See this video) and resign in the portentous words below (see bottom of this article):

Petraeus had been scheduled to testify before the House and Senate Intelligence committees next week about the attack on the Benghazi Consulate, but he will no longer be testifying and it's not yet clear if the committees will summon him in the future to testify about the attack. Acting CIA director Michael Morell will testify in his place next week.

As usual, the politically correct mainstream media hides the most important fact: The man who insisted on praying in the aisle was a Muslim.  How can we deduce this?  Because only Muslims pray in a way that would necessitate getting down in the aisle of a plane.  Why is this fact important?  Because one of the Islamist strategies for taking over the West is to overload our systems and make daily life so insecure and expensive that society breaks down.  If you want to get a picture of what this looks like, take a look at the "Arab Spring" nations.  How does this strategy apply to the case of this praying man?  Think of the cost involved in the emergency procedures his behavior provoked.  Scrambling the jets cost many thousands of dollars.  The emergency landing disrupted the airport, costing more money and creating an emergency atmosphere.  And of course there are all of those people who were on that plane, who's business meetings and personal lives have been disrupted and now have to take another flight to get to their destinations, costing many tens of thousands of dollars.  All because a guy got down in an airplane aisle, prayed loudly, and refused to get up.  This disruptive act needed no expertise, no practice, cost nothing, and won't even result in criminal charges. 

And now for the punch line: Imagine a thousand Muslims like him all doing the same act at the same time.  They could basically bring down all passenger air traffic in the United States, cost the U.S. Air Force millions of dollars, and throw the entire country into a state of emergency - all at no cost and minimal personal risk.  WAKE UP AMERICA!

Dave

Airliner makes emergency landing after passenger rejects instructions

By Aaron Cooper, CNN  Fri November 9, 2012

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Fighter jets escorted a United Airlines 757 Thursday night
• Station says passenger who ignored landing instructions was a man praying in an aisle
• The aircraft landed uneventfully at Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C.
• No charges were filed, and the passenger was taken to a local hospital, official says

Washington (CNN) -- A United Airlines plane, escorted by fighter jets, made an emergency landing Thursday night after a passenger refused to follow flight attendant instructions.

Flight 662, a 757 aircraft, was in route from Denver and scheduled to land at Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C., at 9:10 p.m.

"The flight declared an emergency because a passenger would not follow flight attendant instructions for landing," Megan McCarthy, a United spokeswoman, told CNN in a statement, referring all other questions to law enforcement.

CNN affiliate WUSA reported that the passenger who ignored the instructions was a man praying in the aisle of the jet.

"Out of an abundance of caution we scrambled two F-16s," Lt. Cmdr. Bill Lewis of the North American Aerospace Defense Command said.

The aircraft landed uneventfully at Dulles, according to Rob Yingling, a Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority spokesman.

Police responded, but no arrest was made and no charges were filed, he said. The passenger was taken to a local hospital.

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Saturday, November 10, 2012

Israeli Aid Missions Providing Relief to Hurricane Sandy Victims

Israel Flying Aid and synagogue volunteers in Connecticut preparing an emergency food convoy.
Photo Credit: Israel News Agency 

Obamacare Is Still Vulnerable 

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Carny Nation 

Posted by Daniel Greenfield @ the Sultan Knish blog 

Come right in and step right up. See the bright lights and the oddities of nature. Inside folks, for the low price of twenty-two trillion dollars, you can see Binders of Women, Team Big Bird and entire reams of green windmills and fields full of bayonets and horses. Here lies become the truth and everything is full of sugar. And the highlight of the show will be Barack, the Exotic Prince from the Wilds of Indonesia and Kenya, with a special appearance by Oprah and a hologram of JFK. Here in the Carnival of Fools, the party never stops and no one ever has to pay the bill.

 

"There's a sucker born every minute," a famous connoisseur of them once said. And suckers are big business. Very big business indeed. But don't feel too sorry for the sucker. The sucker is a creature composed of ignorance and greed. He believes in his own specialness. He believes that he can fool other people into giving him their money, when actually he is the one being fleeced. The mark is an aspiring scammer who is too dumb to realize that nothing in life is free and the scam is on him.
 

How Long Does It Take A Political Party To Wear Out Its Welcome? 

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 02:24 PM PST

(John Hinderaker)

To those of us who follow the news closely, four years seems like forever. But for most Americans, it seems that four years isn't enough for a political party to wear out its welcome.

In a post yesterday, Paul noted that defeating an incumbent president isn't easy: from 1896 to the present, only five incumbents who sought re-election have been rejected by the voters. A reader refines that number further and, I think, persuasively:

More on the Timing of Petraeus's Resignation 

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 08:04 AM PST

(John Hinderaker)

George Will Says to Cheer Up 

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 07:15 AM PST

(Steven Hayward)

Read More . . . 

A stalemate, not a mandate 

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 04:21 AM PST

(Scott Johnson)

The Fall 2012 issue of the Claremont Review of Books is forthcoming, but we have a timely preview. The issue will carry Professor James Ceaser's analysis of the meaning of the election. Ceaser is professor of politics at the University of Virginia. Our friends at the CRB have posted a column adapted from his forthcoming essay.

Professor Ceaser is a shrewd observer of the political scene. He anticipated four scenarios for "The day after" the election in an excellent Weekly Standard article. As it happens, the outcome appears to have landed somewhere between scenarios 1 and 2. Under each of these scenarios, Professor Ceaser observed:

Video: The Real Reason Petraeus Resigned

Democrats No Longer Care

The Real Reason Romney Lost

Video: Malkin: Impeach Obama For Benghazi 'Jihadi-Coddling'

A Word From The President

Pro-life Hero Rebukes Pseudo-pro-lifer Ann Coulter!

Video: Local Businessman Blames Obama Administration For Coal Layoffs

God Is Dead

Video: Congressman Wants Petraeus To Testify One Way Or The Other

Middle Schoolers Subjected To Graphic Gay Indoctrination

Video: NRA CEO On The Results Of Election Day 2012

Goodbye, America

Video: Joe Miller's Post-Election Breakdown

A Fork In The Road, Part I

Post-Election State Of The Union

Hispanic Group Demands National Amnesty For 11 Million Illegals

CIA Director Petraeus Resigns, Cites Extramarital Affair

FEMA: let's house Sandy's Staten Island White Middle Class victims in an old prison

Nov 11, 2012 06:27 am | Coach Collins

By Kevin "Coach" Collins

Just imagine for a moment what would happen if George Bush's FEMA Director "Brownie" had suggested homeless African American victims of Katrina be relocated to an empty Louisiana prison. I'll wait while you try to stop laughing and compose yourself. Whether it would have been a good idea or a TERRIBLE INSULT would have made no difference; it would never have even been discussed.

Paternalistic liberals could not sleep at night knowing this was going on. They would much rather see their Black people being forced to sleep in tents and exposed to the elements than sleep in a well-lit warm and safe former prison. "Oh the inhumanity of it all!"

Nevertheless, placing Staten Island's White Middle Class Sandy victims in the Island's now abandoned Arthur Kill Correctional Facility is "on the table" as a possibility for solving the temporary housing needs of thousands of homeless Staten Islanders living in New York's ... Continue Reading:FEMA: let's house Sandy's Staten Island White Middle Class victims in an old prison

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Maybe voters didn't know their lives really did depend on the outcome

Nov 09, 2012 05:13 am | Coach Collins

by Doug Book, staff writer

Many have called the 2012 election the most important in their lifetime. But in citing the economy, unemployment, foreign affairs, gas prices, healthcare and the burgeoning corruption of the American judiciary, political pundits may have universally ignored the real threat to the American public and the reason it was imperative to remove the Obama Regime from power.

It happened back in March. Republican representative Tom Graves of Georgia asked FBI Director Robert Mueller whether the Administration's "...policy of extra-judicial killings of American citizens abroad could also apply in the United States." Incredibly, Mueller responded "I have to go back. Uh, I'm not certain whether that was addressed or not." (1)

Graves then made it a bit easier, asking whether "...from a historical perspective the federal government has the ability to kill a United States citizen on United States soil, or just overseas." "I'm going to defer that to others in the ... Continue Reading:Maybe voters didn't know their lives really did depend on the outcome

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Democrats No Longer Care

Nov 10, 2012 05:13 am | Coach Collins

By Jim Emerson, staff writer

The election revealed the true nature of the supporters of Barack Obama: they do not care about anyone but themselves. The Free Obama-phone Lady from Ohio is now the face of America. If you don't give her free stuff you suck. After a hard day of ranting about how great Obama is and how evil conservatives are goes home to watch her flat screen TV she got with her Obama bucks EBT card.

Voter Suppression

The only Americans who were denied the right to vote were the men and women selflessly serving this nation overseas, Obama supporters and no-show Republicans don't care. This weekend American celebrates Veteran's Day. Obama supporters only think of it as a three day weekend if they had a job. For most entitlement leeches it a day the Post Office takes off so they have to wait an extra day to get the Bluetooth ear piece for ... Continue Reading:Democrats No Longer Care

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Half of America celebrates but the rest of us know the plagues Obamacare will bring us on Jan. 1

Nov 08, 2012 12:13 pm | Coach Collins

By Kevin "Coach" Collins

Those who are "whooping it up" over Barack Obama and his Party's victory won't care about this list of taxes and other plagues that will be forced on us by Obamacare come next January. Some are blissfully ignorant of what is coming; others have always been content to be surfs and still others know all this and don't give a damn - they like hanging out and drinking beer in the park. Nevertheless, those who voted for Barack Obama still work and have a real life have big surprises coming their way.

The most serious plague of re-electing Barack Obama is that it has put into peril the spiritual life of his Christian and Orthodox Jewish supporters. Someday they will be called upon to explain their support for those who desecrate God's laws.

Obamacare will force faith based medical facilitates to close or commit abortions. Obama's voters have opted for a ... Continue Reading:Half of America celebrates but the rest of us know the plagues Obamacare will bring us on Jan. 1

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Where Do We Go From Here?               The calls and emails have been coming in furiously. Stated in different ways, 'where do we go from here,' is the question that is on just about everyone's mind.

      We can answer that question in two words, "leadership" and "courage," but before we go any further, let's take an honest and realistic look at what actually happened on Tuesday, where we stand, and what potential long-term disasters were possibly averted on Tuesday.

      As we lick our wounds, it may seem unreasonable for us to make the following point but bear with us: Nothing actually changed on Tuesday. Pause and think about it for just a minute. In reality, as a nation, we simply maintained a horrendous and intolerable status quo.

      Barack Hussein Obama is still illegally occupying the White House. Harry Reid is still in charge of a small but obstructionist Democrat majority in the United States Senate and the spineless John Boehner is still 'leading' the House of Representatives.

      Obviously, we gained nothing, but we haven't lost ground either. Our country is in the same (albeit intolerable) position that it occupied on November 5th; and while we have said, in the past, that Barack Obama is a "disease" that is afflicting this great country, truth be told, he's merely a symptom of a far greater sickness that has afflicted this great country for far too long.

      Star Parker so aptly stated: "For years, we've talked about the demographic shift impacting our country's policies, with liberals selling entitlements to an ever-enlarging voter block in exchange for votes and values. Well, it's time to stop talking because the shift has happened."

      Parker is right but if one were to point fingers, our Republican leaders have been quilty for years, unwittingly perhaps, of spreading the very cancer that is destroying this great nation.

      Here's just one example of how our Republican leaders have allowed the left to build constituencies that erode our very foundations and drive the country ever leftward.

      For years we've allowed the government to fund so-called "comprehensive sex education programs" in our public schools, we've allowed the government to fund Planned Parenthood. As a country, we've worshipped at the altar of birth control and abortion and pushed welfare programs that place the government into the role of father in the lives of far too many of our children; and now we wonder why single, unmarried women and young people voted in overwhelming numbers for the man who supports such suicidal programs.

      We could cite countless examples but suffice it to say that our problems did not surface overnight. We are indeed reaping what we sowed. As Obama's mentor, Jeremiah Wright would say: America's chickens have indeed come home to roost.

      And when it comes to "what we lost," namely, reversing the horrendous direction touched upon in the above paragraphs, a clear win, in this presidential election, was never an option.

      While we kept our powder dry during the campaign (lest we be falsely accused of sabotaging a Republican victory), we didn't swallow the Kool-aid either. We always knew that Mitt Romney was not a conservative. He never was a conservative and he will probably never be a conservative.

      A Romney administration would have simply continued the leftward march of this country, albeit at a much slower pace, put a "GOP-Stamp" on it and compromise-to-get-along Republicans in Congress would have simply jumped on the liberal Romney bandwagon, as if leftist policies advanced during a Republican administration are somehow better than leftist policies advanced during a Democrat administration.

      The dark cloud of Romney's loss, in the end, may have a silver lining. We may have averted a much worse disaster; the long-term continuation of a march to the left on the part of Republican elected officials which, over time, might have done more damage to our fortunes and our country than the hard times which are sure to come over the next four years.

      Put another way, disaster was unavoidable after Mitt Romney secured the GOP nomination; as a nation, assuming that we succeed in coming years when it comes to electing principled conservatives to office, we may have succeeded in trading a long-term disaster for a short-term disaster.

      Are we painting a rosy picture? By no means. If Barack Obama has his way, gas prices at the pump will continue to rise. The cost to heat our homes and feed our families will go up. More of us will lose our homes and our jobs.

      It's not a pretty picture but, as Americans, we are made of stern stuff. We can weather the storm.

      Are we engaging in a delusional attempt to put a happy face on a disastrous situation? Hardly. It was however necessary to take a realistic look at where we stand to adequately explain where we must go.

      So where do we go? We must stay the course and continue to force our elected officials, kicking and screaming if we must, to effect a change in the political dialogue in Washington. We must force them to start exhibiting qualities that have been in short supply in Washington in years past, namely, courage and leadership.

      One of our members, Dorothy L., in response to words of assurance we sent her in an email wrote us in reply: "For two elections now there have been excellent books and articles about who Obama really is. The leaders of Republican Party have said nothing I don't think that the fact that the Liberals have controlled the media is the real culprit. As you have said and I will paraphrase, the GOP is weak."

      Dorothy hit the nail on the head. We've perceived our Republican leaders as weak because they've followed (and are still following) a failed strategy. They only act when they believe the political dialogue indicates that it would be advantageous for them to act instead of acting to change the dialogue.

      That's a recipe for disaster. We must convince our Republican leaders to follow the example of Ronald Reagan and act to advance a dialogue that, in turn, makes it advantageous for them to pursue an affirmative agenda.

      Perhaps an illustration is in order. On Wednesday, Gary Bauer, a man whom I personally hold in the highest regard, made a statement in response to the question of where we go from here that touches upon the kind of thinking that brings us defeat.

      Bauer wrote: "We are probably stuck with ObamaCare. I hedge that somewhat because I believe it is possible that as the law is fully implemented over the next few years, and as its negative effects become obvious, its unpopularity will continue to grow."

      He went on to say: "The courts will be skewed further to the left as Obama has four more years to pack them with left-wing activists."

      Bauer was right to "hedge" because, truth be told, and in spite of what Republican elites make believe, we don't have to accept anything. We don't have to accept ObamaCare and we don't have to accept left-wing tyrants on the federal bench. The solution is simple. We must convince Republicans to have the courage and exhibit the leadership necessary to just say no.

      ObamaCare can be stopped. The Republican House can simply exercise its Constitutional duty of the purse and refuse to fund it. That was always an option, but it's an option the GOP leadership has refused, thus far, to explore.

      Why the refusal? The GOP political establishment is living under the delusion that such a move would lead to a "government shutdown" which would be perceived as draconian and stigmatize the GOP in the eyes of the American people.

      We don't accept that premise. We don't accept the premise that it's necessary to attempt to engage Mr. Obama and then complain that getting him to "compromise" is like "nailing Jello to the wall."

      Here's a piece of advice Mr. Boehner. Draw a line in the sand and just say no. The tactic, after all, works for your opposition.

      Harry Reid and Senate Democrats have refused to pass a budget for almost 4 years. Isn't his refusal draconian? Didn't Harry Reid make crazy and highly inflammatory statements during the presidential campaign? Were his actions not the types of things that should cause public disenchantment and accusations of ineptness, stupidity and incompetence? Of course, but that hasn't stopped Harry Reid and there's a lesson to be learned in studying Harry Reid's tactics.

      The same goes for Obama's nominations to the Supreme Court and the federal bench. Senate Democrats obstructed George W. Bush's nominees to the federal bench. They "borked" Robert Bork. Are they stigmatized? Perhaps, but they're also the majority party in the United States Senate in spite of their foolishness and there's a lesson to be learned there as well.

      In short, Harry Reid acts, Nancy Pelosi acts, Barack Obama acts; and when they act, they change the dialogue and thereby "justify" their inane actions. In contrast, our "leaders" cede issues and fight from positions of weakness. They do it legislatively and they do it when they campaign.

      Mitt Romney ceded Benghazi... he ceded the Obama's administration's assault on the Church and people of faith. He ceded so many issues because his handlers thought that bringing them into the political dialogue would make him appear to be "stupid," or worse, an unreasonable political ideologue.

      Ronald Reagan knew better. He advanced the issues that politicians typically avoided and the media predictably called him "stupid" and "unreasonable" but he didn't seem to care because he knew that once he forced the issues into the political dialogue, people would come to understand those issues. People would come to understand why he was advancing those issues and people would come to actually support his "stupid" and "unreasonable" stances once they realized that his "stupidity" mirrored their own.

      If your opposition is going to paint you as a buffoon for supporting "idiotic" issues like traditional marriage (which most Americans support by the way), the sanctity of life (which most Americans support by the way), saving American lives (which most Americans support by the way), that organizations like Planned Parenthood, which not only advances genocide but has an annual budget of approximately 1 billion dollars, is not deserving of taxpayer money; or, in Reagan's case, calling the Soviet Union is an "evil empire"... don't back away from those issues, embrace them.

      The "squishy-middle" will never respect you for attempting to convince them that you really don't hold those "idiotic" views or that you only hold those views "moderately." Efforts to back-away, only add credibility to the false premise that such views are "idiotic."

      People will however respect you and join you when you make a reasonable argument for holding those views and there are words for that Reaganesque quality, courage and leadership. It's a quality Reagan had and Mitt Romney and John Boehner lack.

      What would happen, for example, if Mr. Boehner allowed Barack Obama to shut the government down over a refusal to fund the implementation of ObamaCare and very simply stated: 'If shutting down the government is necessary to stop the advancement of tyranny and ensure the American people will not be subjected to servitude to the federal government, then so be it.'

      Admittedly, the liberal media would castigate him. He'd watch his approval numbers temporarily plummet, but we maintain that the American people would, in fairly short order, affirm his bravery and his commitment were he to simply stay on message and refuse to compromise or equivocate.

      Courage and leadership are desperately needed in Washington, but it's not enough for us to simply say that courage and leadership are needed in Washington.

      Our mission is just as clear today as it was back in 2008, when we founded GrassTopsUSA. Courage and qualities of leadership may not come naturally to some of our self-appointed leaders in Congress but those qualities can we learned and we're more than willing to provide the necessary instruction.

      Our task won't be easy. Even self-proclaimed conservatives will, out of both malice and stupidity, oppose efforts to advance a truly conservative agenda.

      Stupidity? Oh yes and here's a case in point. The publisher of Newsmax, Chris Ruddy, recently cautioned us that Romney lost because Hurricane Issac preempted Senator Marco Rubio's primetime speech during the GOP convention and Hurricane Sandy put Romney's campaign into "freeze mode."

      Ruddy went on to blame "double-dealing" by Chris Christie, Romney's choice of Congressman Paul Ryan's as Veep (Ryan, in Ruddy's estimation was too "conservative" and therefore "unqualified" for the job), Romney and... here's the icing on the cake... Ryan's specific calls for fiscal sanity and the "myth" that a "conservative base" actually exists.

      Hey, we couldn't make this stuff up if we tried. It's hard to win a fight when the publisher of the most widely read "conservative" publication on the Internet behaves delusionally.

      It may never occur to Ruddy and Karl Rove or RNC Chair Reince Preibus for that matter, that Romney lost precisely because he failed to advance a conservative message. It may never occur to them that the fact they they're allowed to breath and occupy space on the planet earth contributed to Romney's defeat and it will never occur to them that we lost because Romney and men like Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell refused to unapologetically advance a conservative agenda.

      That last statement bears repeating. We're not saying that Boehner and McConnell don't fight for the conservative agenda. The problem is that they refuse to fight for it unapologetically. No one ever won a war with his hat in his hand.

      Yes, we'll not only be forced to fight the left, we'll find ourselves fighting the delusional and weak-willed who claim that they are not only within our ranks but that they are 'leaders' within our ranks.

      And, as we continue the fight, we'll all have to make sacrifices in our personal lives, some we will make freely and some will be bestowed upon us by an increasingly hostile government, but we are made of stern stuff and if we grid our loins and prepare for what is to come, we will be victorious.


Keep the Faith



Chris Carmouche
GrassTopsUSA        

What Does the Election Mean for Obamacare?

What's next for Obamacare now?

The bad news is that many of the health care law's serious effects were delayed until after the election. Ten of its 18 new tax hikes have yet to kick in. And there is still so much about the law that we don't even know.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was absolutely right when she famously remarked in 2010 that "we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it." Thus far, we have seen revelations of increasing costs, higher taxes, and a flood of directives from Washington bureaucrats-yet there are countless major features of the law that have not been decided.

Just a few of the questions that remain: What will a qualified health plan look like? What will be in the essential benefits package that insurers are required to provide? How will the employer and individual mandates to purchase insurance be implemented? The list goes on.

Thankfully, this isn't the end of the story. Obamacare is not here to stay. Despite the 2012 election, the assumption that the health care law will stay on course is another example of the left's wishful thinking. Of course, efforts for a complete repeal will likely face the same fate as efforts in the last Congress did. But there are ample reasons, as well as opportunities, to change the course of this law.

Public opinion has not changed. Exit polls show that more Americans still want the law repealed in full or in part.

So much of the law has yet to be developed. As more regulatory details emerge, they will generate even more public controversy and create even more practical obstacles for implementation. These instances will provide ample opportunities for legislative remedial action.

Bipartisan opposition to the law will continue. While the House vote earlier this year pressured five Democrats to support full repeal, more significant were the various piecemeal repeal bills that gained bipartisan support. Most notable: Repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), the unelected group of experts in charge of cutting future Medicare payments, passed the House and had more than 234 co-sponsors-Republicans and Democrats. These efforts will likely gain more attention in the future, as will efforts to weaken other elements of the law. House majority leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) has already vowed a vote on the IPAB repeal again.

The states can and will have their say. Two of the largest elements of the health care law-the massive Medicaid expansion and the costly subsidies scheme funneled through government exchanges-are heavily dependent on state compliance. But the June Supreme Court decision reaffirmed that states are not at the mercy of the federal government. Many state officials realize that there is little upside to joining forces with Washington in implementing this disastrous endeavor, thus further eroding the long-term viability of Obamacare.

Major lawsuits are moving ahead. The recent Supreme Court decision was not the only lawsuit against Obamacare. There are a number of lawsuits making their way through the federal courts. The anti-conscience mandate requiring virtually all employers to finance abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization, and contraception undercuts religious freedom. Today, there are already 40 suits representing more than 100 plaintiffs against it. An Oklahoma lawsuit raises a new legal question on the employer and individual penalties. More suits will certainly follow as more of the law is exposed.

These unending complications give us the opportunity to present a more desirable alternative. Patient-centered, market-based reforms are the best antidote to Obamacare's top-down, government-run scheme. The Heritage Foundation's Saving the American Dream plan offers such a path.

If the election had turned out differently, it would have been easier to repeal Obamacare. But that does not mean that Obamacare is here to stay. The only difference is that dismantling it will now be a more protracted and messy process.

Alexander's Column - November 8, 2012

Part 2: Halftime Is Over ... We're Back in the FIGHT!

"Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us. We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding generations to that wretchedness which inevitably awaits them if we basely entail hereditary bondage on them." --Thomas Jefferson (1775)

Tuesday, the final ballot-box battle to unseat Barack Hussein Obama was narrowly repelled, but in the process, his socialist cadres exposed the full range of weapons and tactics in their arsenal. While our unceasing efforts to defend Liberty would have received an assist by a Romney-Ryan victory, our mission in support of Liberty is not predicated upon who sits in the White House or on Capitol Hill.

While the Obama-Biden ticket's marginal victory certainly does not constitute a mandate, Obama will pursue his statist agenda as if he had won every vote rather than just the slim 50.4 percent majority. His objective remains "fundamentally transforming the United States of America," and he will pursue the centerpiece of that objective, breaking the back of free enterprise, with vigor.

American Patriots across the nation have and will continue to engage his socialist cadres every time they step onto the field.

Future Battle Bullet Points:

Today's Headlines:  Friday, November 09, 2012

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At Obama State Dept., Pollster Tells Yemen TV: I Know Evangelicals are Voting 'If I See Cars with Little Statues of Jesus'

Clinton on Security at U.S. Diplomatic Posts: 'Nobody Takes That More Seriously Than I Do'

Holder Not Sure He Will Stay on as Attorney General

Harry Reid: Americans Aren't Interested in Issues of Same-Sex Marriage and Abortion

Biden's Bishop Silent on Pro-Abortion Biden Receiving Holy Communion

Marijuana Law Changes Won't Put NFL Drug Policies Up in Smoke

'Final' Talks on Global Arms Treaty Move Ahead, With U.S. Support

Jay Leno to Joe Biden: 'You've Been VP for Four Years. That IS Your Vacation'

 

Friday, November 9, 2012

To: Friends & Supporters

From: Gary L. Bauer


Confronting The Fiscal Cliff

There are 51 days before the country goes over the so-called "fiscal cliff" -- a combination of mandatory spending cuts and massive tax increases that could plunge the country back into a recession.

Speaking from the White House this afternoon, President Obama asserted that he won a mandate Tuesday to raise taxes. And he once again demanded that the Bush tax cuts for those earning $250,000 a year expire at the end of the year.

Let's assume for a moment that Barack Obama gets his way and taxes on the rich go up next year. By most estimates Obama's proposed tax hikes would raise roughly $56 billion a year. Last year's federal deficit was $1.3 trillion or $1,300 billion. Just another $1,244 billion to go!

Clearly Obama's tax increases are not the solution. They do not come close to fixing our fiscal mess. The problem is too much spending!

Speaker John Boehner said yesterday that tax increases were unacceptable and wouldn't pass the House of Representatives. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell was equally defiant. In a statement, Senator McConnell said, "I wasn't sent to Washington to raise anybody's taxes to pay for more wasteful spending and this election doesn't change my principles."

Hold on, folks. It's going to be a rough ride!


GOP In Panic Mode

There is a lot of handwringing among Republicans about the future of the party right now. Predictably, some are suggesting that we need to jettison values issues. Others are suggesting we need to embrace amnesty. Some even think the GOP should give in on taxes too.

The Washington Post reports that the Republican Party has already begun an "exhaustive review of what went so wrong." I don't believe there is a single thing we can point to that conveniently explains what happened Tuesday night. The exit polls indicate Hurricane Sandy had a major impact on how people voted. I don't know what you do to counteract a hurricane.

But can anyone point to a single substantive policy change the Democrats made after their losses in 2000, 2004 or 2010? I hope all of this anxiety to do "something" doesn't lead to any rash judgments if that "something" only further alienates the conservative base.

Tuesday was disappointing, but it was by no means a liberal landslide. Obama lost millions of voters. He got 50% of the popular vote, a smaller percentage than 2008. The House of Representatives remains solidly Republican. Let's stop overreacting, take a deep breath and make sure we get this right.


Media Notice

Tune in Sunday at 9 AM and noon ET to CNN's "State of the Union." I will be on to discuss the future of the Republican Party. Joining me will be former Utah Governor and Ambassador Jon Huntsman, Jr., and Carlos Gutierrez, former Secretary of Commerce in George W. Bush's Administration.


Honoring Our Veterans

Communities across the country will honor our veterans this weekend. Please take a moment to tell your children and grandchildren about the sacrifices made to ensure that we remain free. There is a poem you have likely seen before, but I want to share it with you again, because it summarizes well what we owe our veterans.

It is the veteran, not the preacher, who has given you freedom of religion.
It is the veteran, not the reporter, who has given you freedom of the press.
It is the veteran, not the poet, who has given you freedom of speech.
It is the veteran, not the protester, who has given you freedom to assemble.
It is the veteran, not the lawyer, who has given you the right to a fair trial.
It is the veteran, not the politician, who has given you the right to vote.
It is the veteran, who salutes the Flag, who serves under the Flag, whose coffin is draped by the Flag.

To the millions who have always been there to stop the tyrant, protect the weak, and preserve the peace -- we have not forgotten you. A grateful nation thanks God for giving us men and women like you.

If you would like to send a message of thanks to our troops, click here.


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Friday, November 09, 2012

Friday Afternoon Roundup - What Went Wrong 

Posted by Daniel Greenfield @ the Sultan Knish blog 22 Comments 

Chris Muir's Day by Day Says it All

WHAT WENT WRONG I

The GOP neglected its base and frantically tried to show that they were more responsible Democrats, but with a deep love of free enterprise. The Democrats focused on turning out every single rotten member of their 2008 coalition and getting them to the polls.

The GOP chased the voters it didn't have. The Democrats chased the voters they did have and made sure as many of them as possible showed up to vote.

The GOP softened its message. The Democrats hardened theirs. The GOP tried to be moderate. The Democrats tried to be extremist.

Guess which plan worked?

In a low turnout election with the media running against you, you don't aim for the center, you act like a general, fire up your base and command your armies.



WHAT WENT WRONG II

Elections come down to turnout. Everything else is window dressing. And the voters did not come out in sufficient number.

The election did not really come down to Obama vs. Romney. It came down to Romney vs. Obama.

Or to put it another way, most Romney voters were really voting against Obama. And most Obama voters were really voting against Romney.

In a competitive economic environment, the government class and the productive class were both trying to protect their economic lifelines. Whether it was the ability to earn a living or to get stuff from the government.  

Two shining stars in the midst of GOP defeat

On Election night, the Pennsylvania GOP got its clock cleaned in nearly all Federal and statewide races.

On one front (US House), Pennsylvania seriously upgraded their delegation and moved to the right, electing two fiscal constitutional conservatives to replace a Republican RINO and a left leaning Democrat. Pennsylvanians now have 13 out of 18 seats filled by Republicans.

That's the good news...

Now the bad news: The average Heritage Action score for all Republicans is 54.9%. While that is better than the average Democrat score of 15.7%, it is unacceptable. Our PA delegation is led by usually reliable Joe Pitts with a 77% rating and it goes downhill from there.

Two Shining Stars that won and we hope to count on:

Keith Rothfus

In his victory on November 6^th, when he defeated sitting Congressman Mark Critz, Keith Rothfus provided a blueprint to the GOP on how to win in a predominantly Democrat area. He ran by espousing strong conservative fiscal and social values and promoting his philosophy of limited government. His district was 52% Democrat, yet he was able to win by win by 3%.

Keith had lost a close contest against incumbent Jason Altmire in the 2010 race for the old 4^th Congressional District. Republican mapmakers pushed Altmire and Critz into one gerrymandered district when they were forced to reduce the number of districts by one. Critz won in a hard fought contest that forced him to spend a significant part of his war chest on the primary.

Keith was aided by a strong grass roots effort including local groups like the 9.12 groups from Pittsburgh, Monroeville, and South Hills; the Pittsburgh and Southwest PA Tea Parties, and Veterans and Patriots United (among others). In addition, American Majority and Heritage Action coordinated to open a field office to focus on this race, where the grass roots activists could make phone calls.

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Keith Rothfus November 9th at Pgh 9.12 Meeting

Scott Perry

Republican Scott Perry, a three-term member of the state House of Representatives and a colonel in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, succeeds Todd Platts as the representative for the state's 4th Congressional District.

Platts, who had become known as a RINO among limited government groups, did not seek reelection after serving six terms. The district covers York and Adams counties, nearly all of Harrisburg and part of Susquehanna Township in Dauphin County and parts of Cumberland County.

A veteran of the Iraq War and owner of a mechanical contracting firm, Scott is known as a fiscal conservative and a promoter of sound energy policy. He was a prime sponsor of the Castle Doctrine bill that allows Pennsylvanians to defend themselves against imminent violence without first retreating.

Scott beat a Democrat, a Libertarian and an Independent in the Nov. 6 election.
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Scott Perry: Patriot, Father, Husband and now Congressman

October Revolution: This Time We Can Make It Work! 

NOVEMBER 7 is the glorious 95th anniversary of the Socialist Revolution in Russia, celebrated by the masses all over the world with spontaneous marching in goose-stepping columns as they share their rations of potatoes and beet vodka.

It is symbolic that on this day American workers, peasants, and the toiling unwashed intelligentsia celebrate the re-election of their first openly socialist president, hoping he will soon abolish the capitalist oppression of gainful employment and replace it with equal rations of beets and potatoes.

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