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 If men through fear, fraud or mistake, should in terms renounce and give up any essential natural right, the eternal law of reason and the great end of society, would absolutely vacate such renunciation; the right to freedom being the gift of God Almighty, it is not in the power of Man to alienate this gift, and voluntarily become a slave.

--Samuel Adams

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CCG Patriots.....Please, please, please come AND tell all your friends about this meeting.  We depend on you for publicity.  I guarantee you that everyone that comes will go away refreshed, refocused, and remotivated to stay active in the battle for the heart and soul of America.  I need this infusion of truth and hope - you need this - and so do your friends.  Please JOIN US and bring some folks with you.  Thank you for joining with us in this effort to inspire patriots to action.  Jaime

Were you crushed (as I was), stunned, disheartened, depressed, discouraged by the results of November's election?  Have you felt that all hope is gone for reversing the decline of our country?  Have you wondered what now?...what could we have done better, more effectively?....is there any point in even trying if so many of our fellow Americans are still so blind?....why should we continue to sacrifice time in what may be a lost cause?...WHAT CAN I DO?.... If you long to hear the clear, unvarnished TRUTH....PLEASE COME TO BE ENCOURAGED, CHALLENGED, AND INSPIRED BY ONE OF THE MOST PRINCIPLED (and practical!) CONSERVATIVE LEADERS IN OUR COUNTRY.  DON'T MISS IT!! Jaime

CITIZENS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT  PRESENTS

Hon. SAM ROHRER

President of Pennsylvania Pastors Network, Former PA State Representative and candidate for Governor and U.S. Senate

"The Aftermath of the Election: Why and where do we go from here?"

Tuesday, February 12, 6:30-8:30pm

Quakertown Library, 401 W. Mill St., Quakertown

Also:  Reports from.....Concerned Gun Owners of America leader Mike Tilley

                               .....Perkasie Constable Andy Rumbold on Initiative for Constitutional County Sheriff  (sign the petition to protect Second Amendment rights)

                               .....Boy Scout leader on assault on the freedom and moral foundations of the Boy Scouts by gay activists

Please spread the word and bring a fellow patriot who could use an injection of hope! 

Open to the public.  Free but donations are appreciated: please mail to Treasurer Gerry Beyer 846 Blooming Glen Rd, Perkasie, PA 18944

News Advisory

Office of State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe

RepMetcalfe.com

Facebook.com/RepMetcalfe

February 11, 2013

NEWS ADVISORY

Metcalfe to Bring HB 357 in

Defense of Right to Bear Arms

on Live PCN Call-In Program

WHAT:      PA House State Government Committee Majority Chairman Representative Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler), sponsor of the Right to Bear Arms Protection Act (House Bill 357), will face off against State Sen. Larry Farnese (D-Philadelphia) on the topic of Pennsylvania gun laws.

                   Viewers are invited to participate in Pennsylvania Cable Network's Live Call-In Program by dialing toll-free 1-877-726-5001.

WHEN:      Tuesday, Feb. 12

TIME:        7 p.m.

CHANNEL:  Pennsylvania Cable Network  

INFORMATION:    Visit PCNTV.com for a list of additional air times.

Media contact: Ty McCauslin, 717.772.9979, tmccausl@pahousegop.com

13 States, and Counting, with Bills to Nullify Federal Gun "Laws  

Return Petitions to Representative Daryl Metcalfe's office:

P.O Box 202012, Harrisburg, PA 17120-2012  

     One- Day Storm Refiel Project   

Hurricane Sandy Relief

Your opportunity to serve:

When?   Saturday, February16, 2013
Where?  New York
Who?    Adults & Teens (14-17)

Contact Mark Driver to
JOIN THE TEAM!
484-302-6336
mdriver404@gmail.com

Hello Patriots on this Day!

We need to make daily calls to Washington to stop infringement on our 2nd Amendment rights!!

Senator Casey 1-866-802-2833 www.casey.senate.gov/contact

Rep. Fitzpatrick (R-8) 215-579-8102 www.fitzpatrick.house.gov

Rep. Meehan (R-7) 610-690-7323 www.meehan.house.gov

Rep. Schwartz (D-13) 215-517-6572 www.schwartz.house.gov

Rep. Chaka Fattah 215-871-4455

Rep. Bob Brady 610-874-7094

Important Dates:

• February 15 - March 27, 2013 - Debt Ceiling:  Sometime in this date range we are expected to reach the debt ceiling (Technically we have already hit the debt ceiling, but this is the date range when we will reach a point where the Treasury can no longer implement "extraordinary measures" to meet our spending obligations.
• February 28, 2013 - Sequestration: The "fiscal cliff" bill created a new manufactured crisis that will happen sometime at the end of February. This is when the sequestration can was kicked down the road.
• March 31, 2013 - Continuing Resolution: The current Continuing Resolution that the government is operating under expires on March 31. This means that they will have to pass a CR between now and then.
• April 15, 2013 - Budget Resolution: This is the date by law in which both Houses should have a budget resolution passed. We are already hearing that the President is late in submitting his budget, the House is reporting that they will not meet their deadline for a budget, and the Senate... well they haven't passed a budget in over 1,350 days.

Any questions, holler.

Lil 

Rob Boysen                                                                                 Lil Boysen                      Bill Harper

Tea Party Patriots PA State Coordinator, S.E. Region          Co-Coordinator             Co-Coordinator

Philadelphia Tea Party Patriots Group Coordinator                Communications
Coordinator, Philadelphia Tea Party Patriots-Lower Bucks

Email:        Lil:    patriot1944@gmail.com

                   Rob: freedomwatcher1949@comcast.net

                   Bill:   uspatriot741776@yahoo.com

Twitter:        Rob: @pennpatriot1949

                     Lil:    @gypsypatriot

Rob & Lil Home:               215-547-6136

Rob's Cell:                         267-278-0827

Lil's Cell:                            267-278-1656

Bill's Cell:                           215-431-8438

For Tickets:  Contact Us:  215.269.6912                        

                                               

           

http://www.choiceonesupport.org

& Legislative Briefing!

The National Conference & Legislative Briefing will begin on Wed. evening, June 19th, and conclude on Friday, June 21st at noon, with additional optional training sessions Friday afternoon.

January 30, 2013

ZOA: Senators Should Vote to Reject Hagel

More Horrific Hagel Statements - Israelis Keep "Palestinians Caged Up Like Animals," Iran Should Not Be Isolated, Supports Fatah/Hamas Merger

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has pointed to further, alarming statements made by President Barack Obama's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, and urged senators to vote against confirming him in that office.

The far-left J Street, which present itself as a pro-Israel group, has now released the video of Hagel's speech to its 2009 conference, in which Hagel said that he opposed isolating Iran  through diplomacy and sanctions, saying, "How in the world do we think isolating someone is going to bring them around to your way of thinking?"

Hagel also subscribed to the discredited 'linkage' argument, which contends that the Middle East can be greatly tranquilized and U.S. relations with Arab states enhanced if the U.S. pressures Israel into a peace agreement with the Palestinians. Hagel said, "The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is central, not peripheral, to U.S. vital security interests in combating terrorism, preventing an Iranian nuclear weapon, stability in the Middle East and U.S. and global energy security."

Echoing the views of hostile anti-Israel figures Brent Scowcroft and Zbigniew Brzezinski, Hagel suggested imposing a peace agreement on Israel, saying, "I think we are getting close to the time where something has to be laid down here on this." 

Hagel also called for a Fatah-Hamas merge, saying, "No peace will be possible nor sustainable as long as the Palestinians remain a house divided." He did not mention any conditions for Hamas

Also, Hagel seemed to refer, like Israel's Arab enemies, to Israel's capital being Tel Aviv, not Jerusalem, when said, "It's always difficult for leaders to step forward, either in Ramallah, Tel Aviv, Riyadh or Cairo." ('Sen. Chuck Hagel at the first J Street Conference,' Youtube, January 29, 2012). Other than Tel Aviv, all the other cities named by Hagel are Arab capitals.

Additionally, a report in the Washington Free Beacon has unearthed a Hagel statement that appeared in a Nebraska newspaper, the Lincoln Journal Star, on January 12, 2003, in which Hagel said that Israel was "keep[ing] Palestinians caged up like animals" ('Hagel in 2003: Israel Keeps "Palestinians Caged Up Like Animals,"' Washington Free Beacon, January 9, 2013).

ZOA National President Morton A. Klein said, "These newly unearthed statements by Hagel simply reinforce the fact that Hagel has a virtually unrivaled record of hostility to Israel, bigotry towards Jews and gays, disbelief in the importance of a strong U.S. military, indulgence of Middle Eastern terrorist groups like Hizballah and Hamas, and antipathy towards any conceivable measure - economic or military - for preventing Iran becoming a nuclear power if negotiations fail.

"These statements afford further reasons for the Senate to vote against confirming Chuck Hagel as Defense Secretary and we urge senators to do so."

Please continue to call both of your U.S. senators and respectfully ask that they oppose the nomination of Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense. Please ask friends, relatives, colleagues and all of your electronic contacts to call as well.

Pennsylvania:

Call Sen. Casey 202-224-6324

Call Sen. Toomey 202-224-4254

New Jersey:

Call Sen. Lautenberg 202-224-3224

Call Sen. Menendez 202-224-4744

Delaware:

Call Sen. Carper 202-224-2441

Call Sen. Coons 202-224-5042

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!

Interested in Sponsoring CPAC 2013?
National and local partners are critical to achieving a successful event. CPAC 2013 provides an excellent platform to promote your message and network with the leaders and activists who are on the frontlines of the conservative movement. We invite you to review the special opportunities available to join the action at CPAC 2013 by visiting conservative.org.

See you at the National Harbor!
 
 
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Questions regarding CPAC 2013 may be sent to cpac@conservative.org.

Go here:  

I spoke with someone recently regarding web sites/groups and subscriptions to information/news feeds.  This is a listing of many such which may be of use to folks.

The number of emails can get overwhelming at times, so check out the sites and see what suits your need. I recommend, though to be sure to subscribe to at least #1 Tea Party Patriots and #2 Americans for Prosperity.

Groups/web sites for keeping up on issues, events, etc.

1. Tea Party Patriots (National)    http://www.teapartypatriots.org
Dot's note ► From this site, you can get to state and local group sites. Basically, this is our "Home page" for information on the national level.  Great site to keep up with issues within the "realm" of the Tea Party's core values: Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets and constitutionally limited Government. They have many citizen journalists who contribute. Also, information on events, etc.

From the site:
ABOUT TEA PARTY PATRIOTS
The Tea Party movement spontaneously formed in 2009 from the reaction of the American people to fiscally irresponsible actions of the federal government, misguided "stimulus" spending, bailouts and takeovers of private industry. Within the first few weeks of the movement, Tea Party Patriots formed to support the millions of Americans seeking to improve our great nation through renewed support for fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government, and free market economic policies.

Tea Party Patriots is a national grassroots organization that exists to serve and support the thousands of local organizations and millions of grassroots Patriots throughout our nation. We provide logistical, educational, networking and other support to thousands of community-based tea party groups around the country. Tea Party Patriots state and national coordinators serve your local grassroots groups, support you with the tools and technology you need to address your local issues, listen to your voices, gather your ideas, and together help shape the overall direction of our national movement. Working in a truly grassroots fashion, we have already changed the political landscape of America.
TEA PARTY PATRIOTS IS 100% GRASSROOTS, 100% OF THE TIME.
Tea Party Patriots is made up of, and funded by, millions of regular Americans just like you, who believe there is a better way forward for America. We are a non-profit 501(c)(4) organization that does not support any political party nor do we endorse candidates. If you support fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government, and free market economic policies, we encourage you to sign up for Tea Party Patriots today.

2. Americans for Prosperity (AFP)    http://americansforprosperity.org/
Dot's note ► Great organization, super info. they sponsor/organize many events in the area and DC. Jennifer Stefano is the PA State Director. You've most likely seen her on Fox News Channel.
From the web site: OUR MISSIONS
Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is committed to educating citizens about economic policy and mobilizing those citizens as advocates in the public policy process. AFP is an organization of grassroots leaders who engage citizens in the name of limited government and free markets on the local, state, and federal levels. AFP grassroots activists advocate for public policies that champion the principles of entrepreneurship and fiscal and regulatory restraint. To that end, AFP supports:
    Cutting taxes and government spending in order to halt the encroachment of government in the economic lives of citizens by fighting proposed tax increases and pointing out evidence of waste, fraud, and abuse.
    Removing unnecessary barriers to entrepreneurship and opportunity by sparking citizen involvement early in the regulatory process in order to reduce red tape.
    Restoring fairness to our judicial system.
WHO WE ARE
The heart and soul of AFP is our citizen activists. They organize events, write letters to the editor, and petition their lawmakers to uphold freedom and prosperity. Americans for Prosperity has more than 1,800,000 activists in all 50 states and 34 state chapters and affiliates. More than 90,000 Americans in all 50 states have made a financial contribution to AFP or our sister organization, AFP Foundation.
WHAT WE DO
AFP's network of organized and influential citizen leaders in a growing number of states throughout the country is working to change the nation one state at a time.
    AFP mobilizes citizens to effectively make their voices heard in public policy issue campaigns.
    AFP educates citizens about where their elected officials stand on our issues.
    AFP combines "best-in-class" capabilities built once at the national level with local knowledge from our state staff and on-the-ground grassroots to create economies of scale that win.
    AFP leverages our comparative advantages with those of other groups by building coalitions of local, state, and national grassroots organizations fighting for a common cause.

3. Freedom Connecter    http://connect.freedomworks.org/
Dot's note ► A great site to connect with others. Register, then browse for folks who are near your residence or elsewhere who share your views. I have connections in CA, NY, NC, AL, TX, MO and FL.

4. FreedomWorks for America (FWFA)     https://www.freedomworksforamerica.org/
From the web site:
FreedomWorks for America (FWFA) is focused on spearheading bottom-up grassroots campaigns on behalf of candidates who will promote economic freedom. Unlike other PACs and organizations, FreedomWorks for America will aggressively support candidates who will defend freedom, even in political primaries against establishment or incumbent Republicans. And instead of spending funds on traditional methods like TV and radio advertisements, our financial resources will primarily be spent mobilizing our over a million-strong volunteer base to promote candidates who are champions of freedom. We are the only group with the grassroots base and the campaign expertise to make a real impact on the ground in races across the country.
WHAT WE DO
FreedomWorks for America utilizes its over a million-strong grassroots volunteer base to elect candidates who fight for lower taxes, less government, and more freedom.
WHY WE DO IT
FreedomWorks for America believes individual liberty and the freedom to compete increases consumer choices and provides individuals with the greatest control over what they own and earn. FreedomWorks for America aims to elect real champions of freedom who will stand up for these principles in the face of Washington establishment pressure, and who will be standard bearers for the grassroots to rally behind.
HOW WE DO IT
FreedomWorks for America's aggressive, real-time campaigns activate a growing and permanent volunteer grassroots army to show up and demand that our elected officials stand up for freedom. Our decentralized approach means that we have the capability to directly impact elections across the country through citizen action on the local level.

5. Constitutional Organization of Liberty (COOL)    http://reclaimliberty.com/
Dot's note ► Great educational offerings. Sign up for email.
Ruth & I bumped into each other at one of these events:
From the web site:
    Liberty Breakfast
   The Liberty Breakfast is a new presentation format that allows participants to enjoy a casual meal with other like-minded individuals, and then engage in an interactive review and discussion of a specific topic related to the Constitution, the Founding Fathers or relevant historic documents.
    The Liberty Breakfast is held on a rotating basis across Pennsylvania, and topics and instructors may vary from location to location.  Participants are responsible for the cost of their meal.  (Duration: 2-3 HR)
A Project Of The Alexander Hamilton Institute For Constitutional Studies
Education is the critical service that COOL provides to participants in order to develop a more well rounded understanding of the documents critical to the founding of this nation.  Currently, COOL offers a variety of different fee-based courses and is constantly seeking out new material for presentation.
Mark Thomas, Chairman, P.O. Box 822, Lebanon, PA 17042
reclaimliberty@verizon.net
1-717-228-7524

6. The Blaze   http://www.theblaze.com/
Dot's note ► Glenn Beck's media corporation. This is news site. They send reporters out and get some good videos. Sign up for emails.
From the web site:
The Blaze is a news, information and opinion site brought to you by a dedicated team of writers, journalists & video producers.
Our goal is to post, report and analyze stories of interest on a wide range of topics from politics and culture to faith and family.
Email: contact@theblaze.com

7. PJTV  http://www.pjtv.com/
Dot's note ► Some really good interviews
From the web site:
About PJTV
    PJTV launched at the 2008 Republican National Convention, where it was the first online news organization accorded a full television booth along with the old media networks.
    Since then it has evolved into the premier center-right online news and commentary television network, broadcasting over the Internet from its headquarters in Los Angeles, CA. PJTV studios are also located in Washington, DC, New York City, Knoxville, TN & Denver, CO.
    Besides covering the political and economic issues of the day, PJTV has been covering the Tea Party movement from its inception. PJTV viewers have found a new voice in the media via opinion commentators like Glenn Reynolds, Bill Whittle, Tony Katz, Allen Barton, Joe Hicks, Andrew Klavan, Alfonzo Rachel, Al Sonja Schmidt, Stephen Kruiser, Scott Ott, Stephen Green and others.  PJTV is under the direction of PJ Media CEO Roger L. Simon.

8. The Heritage Foundation   http://www.heritage.org/
Dot's note ► Great resource for information on and analysis of issues.
From the web site:
Founded in 1973, The Heritage Foundation is a research and educational institution-a think tank-whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.

9. Glenn Beck   http://www.glennbeck.com/
Dot's note ► Audio of radio shows and commentary. Other programs require a paid subscription.

10. National Center for Policy Analysis   http://www.ncpa.org/
From the web site:
Daily Policy Digest - NCPA's Daily Policy Digest brings you the most wide-ranging public policy findings five times a week at no charge.
12770 Coit Road, Suite 800
Dallas, TX 75251-1339
1-972.386.6272

11. PoliticsPA   www.politicspa.com
From the web site:
Online political community features news briefs, editorials, and links to sites of interest to Pennsylvania voters.
900 19th Street NW, 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20006

12. PAIndependent   http://paindependent.com/
Dot's note ► great news of PA
From the web site:
Pennsylvania Independent is a public interest journalism project dedicated to promoting open, transparent, and accountable state government by reporting on the activities of agencies, bureaucracies, and politicians in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
225 State Street, Suite 300
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone 717.350.0963

13. 912 Patriots of Lower Bucks  http://patriotsoflowerbucks.com
Dot's note ► MUCHO information from multiple sources!
From the web site:
Your Daily Updates ALL in ONE Place
PO Box 2122
Warminster, PA 18974
215-274-5415

14. Rasmussen Reports    http://www.rasmussenreports.com/
Dot's note ► also commentary regarding what's in the news.
From the web site:
"If it's in the News, it's in our Polls. Public opinion polling since 2003". 625 Cookman Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

15. Town Hall    http://townhall.com/                http://townhall.com/columnists/
Dot's note ► you'll recognize many of these conservative columnists. Sign up for Town Hall daily and you get, again, MUCHO commentary.
From the web site:
Townhall is the top source for conservative news, political cartoons, breaking news, election news and commentary on politics and the media culture.
Townhall Spotlight
1901 N. Moore St - Suite 701
Arlington, VA 22209

16. Tea Party Nation    http://www.teapartynation.com/
Dot's note ►  Great discussions on numerous issues.
From the web site:
A HOME FOR CONSERVATIVES!!!
Tea Party Nation is a user-driven group of like-minded people who desire our God-given individual freedoms written out by the Founding Fathers. We believe in Limited Government, Free Speech, the 2nd Amendment, our Military, Secure Borders and our Country.
Judson Phillips

17. Daily Caller    http://dailycaller.com/    http://dailycaller.com/wp-login.php?action=register
Dot's note ► Several editions including: The DC Morning and The DC Links.
From the web site:
Daily Caller is a news and opinion website based in Washington, D.C., United States, with a focus on politics, original reporting and breaking news, founded by journalist and political pundit Tucker Carlson and politician Neil Patel.

18. Cowboybyte    http://cowboybyte.com/
Dot's note ► Cowboybyte has a BITE to it as well. Most entries link to original information/articles. I really like it!
From the web site:
Ronald Reagan... John Wayne... Charlton Heston... These men were rugged individualists, conservatives, and patriotic Americans - the very qualities that make up a true Cowboy. CowboyByte.com is dedicated to bringing the cowboy out in all of us. 
While the mainstream media is lying to you and covering up the truth, CowboyByte.com will inspire and inform you. At CowboyByte.com, you'll be the first to know about any threats to our Constitutional right to bear arms. We'll tell you about the effects of bills introduced and passed regarding our air, water, and food supply. You have the right to know how your government is affecting you and our family. That's why CowboyByte.com will be there to tell you what is really going on behind the scenes.

19. Conservative Daily    http://conservative-daily.com/
Dot's note ► Good articles and links. A big part is their "action alerts". They also charge for sending faxes to Congress.
From the web site:
Conservatives Daily Alerts

20. Conservative Daily News - (different than the one above)    www.conservativedailynews.com/
From the web site:
"News for the People, By the People" - CITIZEN JOURNALISTS.
Rich Mitchell - Managing Editor
Conservative Daily News
PO Box 42
Bahama,
North Carolina 27503

21. Freedom Outpost    http://freedomoutpost.com/
Dot's note ► Good variety of articles and videos.

22. Atlas Shrugs http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/
Dot's note ► Pamela Geller pulls no punches on this site. Some somewhat incendiary articles. Pam was a speaker in DC at the Independence Hall Tea Party Association Independence Day event.

The group who was having a statewide tour selling the Agenda 21 "Smart Towns" concept...
http://www.strongtowns.org/

On our side of the Agenda 21 issue..
John Anthony - Sustainable FREEDOM Lab, L.L.C.
http://sustainablefreedomlab.org/

For ACTION in Pennsylvania....
Americans for Prosperity - Pennsylvania
http://americansforprosperity.org/pennsylvania/

The Pennsylvania version of the Drudge Report...

http://keystonereport.com/

Go around the Main Stream Media...
https://twitter.com/

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"Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all economic growth in the United States."

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RedState Morning Briefing

For February 12, 2013

1.  Dear @HowardKurtz et al, Let Me Explain Why Conservatives Hate The Press Corp With One Easy Example

The press is convinced that conservatives do not like them because of conjured up, imaginary reasons. That couldn't be further from the truth.

This past week, the press gave us yet another example of why conservatives have legitimate reason to hate them. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

2. Gov. Kasich Enlists Socialized Medicine Lobbyists to Help Implement Obamacare

Governor John Kasich worked with the far-left Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio (UHCAN Ohio) to build his case for Medicaid expansion, a central piece of President Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Washington Post blogger Sarah Kliff detailed Kasich's strategy in a February 6 Wonkblog entry.

"Rather than having to convince the governor, Obamacare supporters were asked to focus their efforts on convincing businesses and legislators," Kliff explained in her story, which was titled, "How Ohio's Republican governor sold the state on expanding Medicaid."

While the Kasich administration publicly insisted no decision had been made, UHCAN Ohio Executive Director Cathy Levine "was in regular contact with the governors' [sic] office, sharing different budget assumptions, as to ensure they would all land near the same place." . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

3.  Christopher Dorner Fan Clubs Are Beyond Detestable.

Christopher Dorner wanted to exact revenge for the fact that he had been fired from the LAPD. He apparently believed that the murders of Monica Quan and Keith Lawrence were necessary, yet not sufficient to fulfill that requirement. He hadn't exacted true revenge until he called up Monica Quan's father, Randall Quan, and taunted him about how easy it was to shoot his daughter. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

4.  Douglas County's GOP Blocks GA Black Republican Chair from being a County Delegate

It's not often I get to write about happenings in my old neck of the woods, but that's a fact of life when you were born and raised in a relatively sleepy suburban county of metro Atlanta. Still, don't let the "sleepy" bit fool you; once you peel back that layer, you find the same kinds of political gamesmanship and good ol' boy network shenanigans that exist everywhere else.

This story comes to us courtesy of Erick's old stomping grounds at Peach Pundit. Apparently, 1st Vice Chair of the Douglas County Republican Part Michael McNeely, who is also the Chairman of the Georgia Black Republican Council, has been blocked from being a delegate to the county's GOP Convention by county GOP Board Member Jack Gamel.  . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

5.  Banning Gays From The Prom

While anti-discrimination laws prevent gay students from being excluded from school activities, a group of students, parents and a teacher are hoping to do just that.  According to Paige Preusse of NBC 2, At Sullivan High School, in Sullivan, Indiana, the group will be creating a separate prom that will ban gay students from attending.

As if the idea of excluding certain students from the prom wasn't enough, the group is attempting to do it in the name of Christianity. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

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February 12, 2013   

Pope Benedict XVI Still Unnerves the Media
Jack Cashill
A host of things the media have never liked about a Pope who would not hew to whatever worldview the chattering classes embraced at the moment More

Losing Lincoln's Legacy
Ken Blackwell and Bob Morrison
Obama made it his business to take a stand on Illinois' Infant Born-Alive Protection Act. On many controversial matters, he voted "Present," but on this one bill, he led the effort to kill the measure. More

Swallow Your Pride, Save Your Child
Daren Jonescu
It is high time for parents who care about the future of their children, their community, and their civilization to stop telling themselves comforting lies about their power to combat the degradations of public education. More

The Resilient Conservative Majority
Bruce Walker
Conservatives not only consistently, but overwhelmingly outnumber liberals in America. So why do liberals have such political success? More

Putin's RuNet Crackdown
Kim Zigfeld
Deep-seated Russian hostility to the West isn't going to change on its own. Without inspiring American leadership, Russia will continue to wallow in the mire of dictatorship and oppression. More

Why Leftists Should Fully Support the Second Amendment
Anthony J.Ciani
Our right to keep and bear arms is just like the other rights. But when it comes to guns, we are required to apply to exercise that right. More

Why do civilians need assault weapons?
Mark Almonte
The cost of tyranny is high. It's your freedom. Having an assault rifle tells a despot that the cost to take your freedom will also be high. More 

American Thinker Blog

Former Pot Addict 'Implores' Cuccinelli Not to Legalize Marijuana
February 12, 2013
Following the narrative of the Left? More

Ted Nugent to attend State of the Union
February 12, 2013
Nugent advocates his causes like he plays guitar - brilliantly over the top and without apology. More

Would government tell us if we were about to be hit by an asteroid?
February 11, 2013
They couldn't keep it a secret even if they tried. More

China now #1 in trade
February 11, 2013
Bowing to the inevitable. More

What Happens When the Government Tells the Truth
February 11, 2013
There's a sickening contrast between the Obama administration's "White Paper" authorizing the killing of American citizens and the complete fiasco of Benghazi as we now know it. More

After SOTU, Obama heads to Chicago to talk gun control
February 11, 2013
What can he say about gun control in a city that has far stricter laws than any he has proposed at the federal level? More

In for a penny, in for a trillion bucks
February 11, 2013
We are living in a nightmare world with no chance of waking up. More

Predictable: Medicaid expansion will cause massive doctor shortage in CA
February 11, 2013
More primary care will be given by nurses and physician assistants. More

Senator Inhofe threatens filibuster to block Hagel nomination
February 11, 2013
No filibuster decision yet from GOP leadership. More

'The Absentee Commander in Chief'
February 11, 2013
Obama went AWOL the night of the Benghazi attack. More

Unlikely Savior for British Health Service Crisis
February 11, 2013
Too much "optimizing"? More

Pope Benedict in shock resignation
February 11, 2013
To step down at the end of the month. More

Defending Our Country

By David Horowitz

The missing issue in the presidential election and why it is vital to retrieve it.

Chris Dorner: A Mass Shooter Leftists Can Love

By Tom Blumer

Progressives reveal their soft spot for cop killers.

Brennan's Testimony and Waterboarding Misinformation

By Bruce Thornton

Leftists fume over CIA chief nominee's acknowledgement of the usefulness of enhanced interrogation.

Dear Father, Dear Son: Two Lives...Eight Hours - on The Glazov Gang

By Frontpagemag.com

Larry Elder and Dwight Schultz discuss Larry's new riveting memoir that will touch your heart in unexpected places.

We're All Nazis Now?

By Bosch Fawstin

There's no Uglier American than the Anti-American American.

Notes Toward Winning the Culture War

By Mark Tapson

How conservatives can win the future.

Tony Bennett: Gun Control or We Become Nazi Germany

By Ben Shapiro

The Hollywood Greatest Generation icon goes off the rails.

Muslim Persecution of Christians: December 2012

By Raymond Ibrahim

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Sunday, February 10, 2013

The Unverifiable World 

Posted byDaniel Greenfield @ the Sultan Knish blog

A picture used to be worth a thousand words in that fanciful interval between the court painting and the photoshop when a photograph was thought to have an unfalsifiable quality. That too was an illusion and the Communists were doing their own crude photoshops, removing purged leaders from photos around the same time as the invention of the ballpoint pen. But now the photo is a thing that is hard to take seriously. They are too easy to fake and the proof of authenticity involves a debate so technical that it becomes easier to tune in to an argument about quantum mechanics.

 

The photograph and the video have become collections of pixels that can be tampered with to make the unreal, real. Like all realities now, photographic reality is entirely subjective. There is no reason to believe in a photo. Not when even major news organizations routinely run photoshopped news photos from their stringers.

The linguistic side has more than kept up with the technological side. Bad arguments are now a science. There are research studies on the best ways to produce talking points in response to a scandal. Every topic can be infinitely argued without any hope of resolution because the technology of bad faith debate is now widely accessible.

The fields of facts are just as bad. Don't like a study, produce another one. Don't like these numbers, find some other ones. Everything from polls to credit ratings can be juggled as many times as necessary and while that may not change reality, the only time reality is encountered is when it punches through the paper mache display. And when that happens, everyone just patches it up again.  

Marines Were Disarmed for President Obama's Second Inaugural Parade

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Morning Jolt - February 11, 2013

By Jim Geraghty

Here's your Monday Morning Jolt.

Enjoy!

Jim

BREAKING NEWS: POPE BENEDICT XVI TO RESIGN

Here's the HUGE news of the morning:

Pope Benedict XVI announced today that he will resign Feb. 28, saying his role requires "both strength of mind and body."

The pope's decision makes him the first pontiff to resign in nearly 600 years. A conclave to elect a new pope will take place before the end of March. The 85-year-old pope announced the decision to resign in Latin during a meeting of Vatican cardinals.

The statement:

Dear Brothers,

I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonisations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church. After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry. I am well aware that this ministry, due to its essential spiritual nature, must be carried out not only with words and deeds, but no less with prayer and suffering. However, in today's world, subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith, in order to govern the bark of Saint Peter and proclaim the Gospel, both strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months, has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognise my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me. For this reason, and well aware of the seriousness of this act, with full freedom I declare that I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome, Successor of Saint Peter, entrusted to me by the Cardinals on 19 April 2005, in such a way, that as from 28 February 2013, at 20:00 hours, the See of Rome, the See of Saint Peter, will be vacant and a Conclave to elect the new Supreme Pontiff will have to be convoked by those whose competence it is.

Dear Brothers, I thank you most sincerely for all the love and work with which you have supported me in my ministry and I ask pardon for all my defects. And now, let us entrust the Holy Church to the care of Our Supreme Pastor, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and implore his holy Mother Mary, so that she may assist the Cardinal Fathers with her maternal solicitude, in electing a new Supreme Pontiff. With regard to myself, I wish to also devotedly serve the Holy Church of God in the future through a life dedicated to prayer.

From the Vatican, 10 February 2013

BENEDICTUS PP XVI

Lindsey Graham: Until the Benghazi Truth Is Told, Your Nominees I Will Hold

A slogan that Johnny Cochran could approve:

Sen. Lindsey Graham said on Sunday he'll block President Barack Obama's nominees for Defense secretary and CIA director if the White House isn't more forthcoming about its response to the attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

"No confirmation without information," the South Carolina Republican said on CBS's "Face the Nation."

Graham said he wants to know if Obama himself phoned his Libyan counterparts during the Sept. 11 attacks in Benghazi and what the results of such a call might have been. Without cooperation, Graham said he'll try to put a hold on Chuck Hagel, the Defense nominee, and John Brennan for CIA.

"I don't think we should allow Brennan to go forward to the CIA directorship, Hagel to be confirmed for secretary of Defense, until the White House gives us an accounting," Graham said. "Did the president ever pick up the phone and call anyone in the Libyan government to help these folks?"

Rick Moran points out this is something of a symbolic maneuver, and one that isn't likely to work, as long as Senate Democrats remain unified:

The hold is a senatorial courtesy, and threatening to use it is just about all the Republicans have left when it comes to leverage on the White House to get more information about Benghazi. It would be unprecedented to place a hold on a cabinet nomination, and it is likely that Majority Leader Harry Reid would demand a cloture vote in order to lift the hold and bring the nominations to the floor. Several Republicans would probably join the 55 Democrats in voting for cloture, and the president would get his up or down vote on both nominees.

Graham would probably not go along with a filibuster. Hagel and Brennan's other major critics in the Senate would be equally reluctant. And what he's asking for from the White House, he is not likely to get. The administration has successfully stonewalled, obfuscated, and brushed off requests for information until Benghazi now seems a distant memory - a bad dream that the president would like the American people to forget.

Obama: Did I Say the Economy Recovered? I Meant I'm Still Working On It!

Our old friend Byron York is a pretty even-keeled guy, but I think he finds it pretty audacious for the president to spend his State of the Union address insisting that he's relentlessly focused on the economy and job creation, after his lone reference to the economy in his inaugural address was the declaration "an economic recovery has begun."

You know, somewhere, just not here.

York:

White House spinners are working furiously in the final 72 hours before President Obama's State of the Union speech. Their job: convince the recession-scarred American public that economic recovery is Obama's top priority - after everything he has said and done to suggest otherwise.

The unemployment rate is 7.9 percent - one tenth of a point higher than it was when Obama took office in January 2009. But the true toll of joblessness is far higher. The Labor Department's so-called U-6 rate, which includes people who want a job but have become so discouraged they have quit looking, is 14.4 percent. And a new study, by Rutgers University scholars, shows that 23 percent of those surveyed have lost a job sometime in the last four years, while another 11 percent have seen someone in their household lose a job. That is one-third of the American people who have experienced unemployment during Obama's time in office, along with many more who have experienced other hardships of the economic downturn.

Elsewhere, Byron points out that the president has "pivoted back" to the economy at least six times since taking office.

Actually, back in 2011, the RNC identified at least nine times the White House told reporters that their energies would be focused on "pivoting" back to jobs.

When the administration recycles its talking points, you'll forgive me for recycling my reaction:  "Keep in mind that inherent in the pivot-point talking point is an inherent excuse: the reason the administration hasn't seen much success in bringing down the unemployment rate, or is perceived to be useless in bringing down the unemployment rate, or hasn't communicated its message about its efforts, is always a lack of time and focus. I think most of us would argue the problem isn't really an administrative attention deficit disorder or chronic focus on other issues; the problem is the policies stink . . . "Alright, now we're really going to pivot to jobs, just you wait and see" sounds like the oft-heard pledges of dieting and exercise and saving money and cleaning out the basement and flossing; the idea that all it's going to take is a bit more attention to the problem and it's going to be solved."

Once Bitten, Twice as Shy, When It Comes to Valorizing Others

Over the weekend, Peggy Noonan wrote about the Paul Harvey Super Bowl commercial, and began with this point:

[It was great] because it spoke respectfully and even reverently of others. We don't do that so much anymore. We're afraid of looking corny or naive, and we fear that to praise one group is to suggest another group is less worthy of admiration. So we keep things bland and nonspecific. Harvey wasn't afraid to valorize, and his specificity had the effect of reminding us there's a lot of uncelebrated valor out there. It would be nice to hear someone do "So God Created Firemen," or "So God Created Doctors," but I'm not sure our culture has the requisite earnestness and respect. We do irony, sarcasm and spoofs: "So God Created Hedge Fund Managers." Anyway, it was nice -- a real refreshment -- to hear the sound of authentic respect.

I read that and thought of last week's observation about satire -- that it's useful for tearing down, but not building up. And I'm wondering if the cultural challenge before the Right is based more upon the need to build up certain values and ideas and less about tearing down the Left's.

Of course, maybe people are a bit more wary about valorization -- we've seen so many once-respected figures end up having some rather glaring flaws. Back in 2011, I talked about all the rude awakenings and worldview-changing shocks we had experienced in the past 15 years:

Think back to about fourteen or fifteen years ago, and everything you thought you knew at that moment . . .

You knew no president would be so reckless that he would get caught having sex with an intern in the Oval Office.

You may have worried about your kid's safety at school, but you knew two alienated teenagers couldn't turn their rage into a massacre.

You knew a giant company like Enron with a big corporate headquarters and commercials couldn't be a big scam. After all, serious professional economists like Paul Krugman worked for them as consultants.

When you looked out at the New York City skyline, you knew it would look the same the next day.

You knew that you could trust priests.

Now, just since then, we can add a new list of shocking scandals and circumstances where one-respected figures fell short: Lance Armstrong, David Petraeus, the New Orleans Saints' bounty program, BBC television personality Jimmy Savile being revealed as a serial sex abuser of children, the allegations surrounding the puppeteer behind Elmo, the Secret Service running around with prostitutes in Colombia . . .

Paul Harvey wasn't afraid to valorize, but maybe we are, having been burned time and again. We don't want to look foolish for celebrating or saluting someone who we fear will someday disappoint us. We feel like we've been played for chumps and suckers one time too many.

On Friday, I did an appearance on Daily Rundown, and guest host Chris Cillizza made a reference to "the trust deficit." I was in the makeup chair at the time -- yes, everybody who goes on television gets makeup done, and believe me, the world is a better place for it -- and the ladies there chuckled at the term. I went on a riff, "Well, as you know, in recent years trust spending has been way up, and trust revenue just hasn't kept up with the projections. So we're hoping that the new plan for trust sequestration will help up deal with our unsustainable trust debt."

But that's kind of what we have here, isn't it? We do have a trust deficit.

Very few Second Amendment supporters believe that the Left wants merely "sensible gun control" and that they're not, deep down, seeking to eliminate the right of citizens to own firearms.

Very few folks on the right believe that any non-deportation option for illegal immigrants won't quickly shift to an all-out amnesty, adding 11 million people to the voter rolls, welfare rolls, and so on.

Very few folks on the right believed Obama's rhetoric about a "balanced approach" to deficit reduction; they felt that they would always be asked to give greater ground on tax increases, for extremely minor spending reductions, or have them mostly focused on a traditional GOP priority, defense spending. Now with the top rate having increased, the president demands . . . an elimination of tax deductions and an increase of "tax revenue."

ADDENDUM: CNN anchor Deb Feyerick to Bill Nye the Science Guy: "Talk about something else that's falling from the sky and that is an asteroid. What's coming our way? Is this an effect of, perhaps, of global warming or is this just some meteoric occasion?"

Asteroids! They're attracted to our warming planet just like moths to a flame, I tell you!

To read more, visit www.nationalreview.com

If Dr. Melgen plays "Let's Make a Deal" with the IRS he just might bring Menendez down

Feb 11, 2013 05:13 am | Coach Collins

By Derrick Hollenbeck, staff writer

Bob Menendez is a Democrat and therefore usually has immunity from prosecution or even penalties for crimes that would put the average person in hot water and a Republican in prison for life without parole.

Nevertheless, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez could (operative word COULD) end up having to resign "to spend more time with his family" as Democrats who have been caught red handed often do.

Menendez is the embodiment of what makes New Jersey the most corrupt state in America. He was taught the ways of corruption by the Hudson County crime machine. He learned the "pay for play", contribution shakedown for promotions rackets as he worked his way up the ladder from soldier to captain to Capo. Follow his financial disclosure forms over the years, trace the "meteoric" rise of the civil servants who donated increasingly larger amounts to him and you'll come to the same conclusion.

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*** LEGISLATIVE ALERT ***

 ANNOUNCING ACT! FOR AMERICA'S
HIGH PRIORITY LEGISLATION LIST
FOR THE 113^TH CONGRESS

by Lisa Piraneo, Director of Government Relations

A new Congress-the 113^th-officially began on January 3, 2013. ACT! for America will be watching legislation that is introduced during this Congress (over the next two years) to identify those bills that will strengthen our national security. We will actively support the legislation that makes our High Priority List via my presence on Capitol Hill and through the voice of our 250,000 grassroots activists. You are an integral part of that strategy.

Today, I am announcing the first piece of federal legislation that will be placed on our Legislative High Priority List:

H. Res. 36, introduced by Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA/10). Congressman Wolf's legislation creates a short term special committee to investigate the Benghazi attack on our consulate, killing Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. We are pleased to report that this important and timely bill already has the support of 26 cosponsors, but we need many more if this special committee is ever to see the light of day.

If any of you watched the hearings on the Benghazi incident that took place recently in both the House and Senate, I think you'll agree that the statements by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey, were sorely lacking, if not downright insulting to Members of Congress, the families of the victims, and the American people. As Representative Jeff Duncan (R-SC/3) told Secretary Clinton, "Madame Secretary, you let the consulate become a death trap." (See box.)

This stonewalling is unacceptable. But it won't stop until the American people say NO MORE.

The U.S. Congress needs to hear from their constituents that creating this special committee is something that they want to see done-and soon. Will you let them hear from you?

 ** Two Important Action Items **

Make no mistake about it: Each of you plays a critically important role in seeing productive national security bills move through the legislative process. The proposals that ultimately land on our High Priority List will move further through the legislative process only if your federal legislators hear from you-their constituent.

I look forward to working with each one of you during the 113^th Congress and I thank you all for your efforts to protect our great nation.

REMEMBER, YOUR VOICE COUNTS!
IF EACH OF US DOES JUST A LITTLE, TOGETHER WE CAN
ACCOMPLISH A LOT!

by Mark Horne | posted on February 11, 2013 

 While Americans have been scandalized by stories of TSA thugs helping themselves to the electronic equipment of the passengers they are allegedly suppose to protect, a much worse violation of rights has been going on. As horrible as it is to have government thieves take your iPad, at least in theory they were not supposed to do so. Your iPad is your property and no one is supposed to take it.

But what about the data on your iPad, laptop, or any other electronic device?

In the case of stolen iPads, we are facing government agents who are dabbling in criminal activity that is not part of their official job. In the case of stealing all the data on your iPad, we are facing a criminal organization operating as an agency of our government. And now they have officially told us that that is what they do and there is nothing we can do about it. They have issued the memo: we own you.

Read more: http://godfatherpolitics.com/9405/dhs-to-america-we-own-you/#ixzz2KgzyRm5Q

 

Time is of the essence.

With every passing day, opposition grows to President Obama's nomination of anti-Israel former senator Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense.

With Senator Hagel losing ground, the Senate Democrats may try to force a vote this week, before he can lose even more support.

Every day brings new revelations about Senator Hagel - revelations that confirm he's the wrong man for the job.

Now we're learning that Senator Hagel was active in a George Soros-funded organization that seeks to dramatically cut American defense capabilities, and he's refused to disclose many of the sources for his funding and income since he left the Senate.

What is Senator Hagel hiding? Why the secrecy?

Now is exactly the right time to speak out to stop this dangerous, unwise nomination.

Sign our Petition to Protect Israel and Defeat Chuck Hagel's Nomination.

Jay Sekulow
ACLJ Chief Counsel

News from The Hill:

Committee to vote Tuesday on Hagel confirmation
By Jeremy Herb

The Senate Armed Services Committee will vote Tuesday on the confirmation of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) despite threats from Republicans to hold up President Obama's nominee to lead the Pentagon.

Read the story here.

Monday, February 11, 2013

To: Friends & Supporters

From: Gary L. Bauer

Today's Headlines:  Monday, February 11, 2013

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COMMENTARY:

State of the State of the Union
By Rich Galen
Washington, D.C., is awash in activity surrounding the President's State of the Union address tomorrow night at nine Eastern time. In the end, the only two people who know the exact contents of the State of the Union address are the President and the aide who types the final edits into the Teleprompter.


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