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CSCOPE: Exposing the Nation's Most Controversial Public School Curriculum System
The Blaze | Tiffany Gabbay | Mar. 7, 2013 7:50pm
In February, Texas announced that the state, along with the Texas Education Service Center Curriculum (TESCCC,) would enact major changes to the controversial curriculum management system dubbed CSCOPE. The system received a litany of complaints from faculty members and parents alike concerning its lack of transparency (parents were allegedly not permitted to review lesson-plans), lack of oversight from the State Board of Education, and for allegedly imposing oppressive working conditions for faculty members.
CSCOPE was created so that teachers could frame their year around teaching points required by the state. Lessons, which are written by CSCOPE staff and current and former teachers, can be updated and delivered online, making it more cost-effective than standard textbooks.
To note just how off-color some of the CSCOPE curriculum is, consider that the Texas CSCOPE Review, an independent watchdog group, uncovered an out-of-date, optional CSCOPE lesson-plan on terrorism - "World History Unit 12 Lesson 07" - which allegedly likens the Boston Tea Party to "an act of terrorism."
To glean greater insight, Glenn Beck invited special guests David Barton and Pat Gray, along with teachers Mary Bowen, Stan Hartzler and Texas State Sen. Dan Patrick to discuss what is truly going on within their state's education system.
Barton explained that CSCOPE is referred to as "instructional material" and not "curriculum," therefore is not subject to regulation by the State Board of Education. The historian also brought in artifacts of Texas public school curriculum to showcase just how different it is today and to mark, year-by-year, the increasing application of political correctness in lesson plans.
For those that are actively fighting Common Core or if you know people that are fighting CC please click here for an OPT OUT OF CC form. I think we need to start using this form all over the country. If anyone attempts to use the form in order to exclude their children from Common Core please let me know. PLEASE spread the word.
We need to stand up and start getting serious about taking matters into our own hands.
Republicans Call for Military Trial of bin Laden Son-in-Law
By Bill Hoffmann and Todd Beamon | Friday, 08 Mar 2013 01:02 PM
The federal government's decision to try Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, in the United States - specifically New York City - has sparked outrage.
Republican lawmakers say legal precedent has been established for "enemy combatants" to be put on trial at Guantanamo Bay, and that vital intelligence could be lost in a civilian trial, NBC News reported Thursday.
"We believe the administration's decision here to bring this person to New York City, if that's what's happened, without letting Congress know, is a very bad precedent to set," South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said in a statement.
He added Republicans are putting the Obama administration "on notice. We think that sneaking this guy into the country, clearly going around the intent of Congress when it comes to enemy combatants, will be challenged."
On the Anniversary of the Nazi Invasion, This Is What Austrians Are Saying About Hitler
The Blaze | Sharona Schwartz | Mar. 10, 2013 10:56am
Seventy-five years after the Nazi invasion and occupation of Austria, a newspaper in country has asked citizens about their opinion of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi annexation during World War II. Jewish leaders who have been raising the alarm about anti-Semitism in Austria say the results were not surprising.
Forty-two percent said life was not all bad under Hitler, while 61 percent said they would be interested in a strong-armed leader who did not have to deal with democratic challenges like political opponents and elections. The survey, published this weekend, is getting prominent play in the media in Israel, which is home to some 250,000 Holocaust survivors. That's half the number of survivors who arrived in the country since Israel was founded in 1948.
Additionally, 54 percent said they believed neo-Nazi groups would succeed in Austrian elections this September if they were not banned there.
The poll also showed that most Austrians believe their country has dealt adequately with its Nazi history and that victims of the Holocaust have been fully compensated.
Colorado Sheriff Says Dems Are Using Salary Threats to Pressure Sheriffs to Support Gun Control Bills
The Blaze | Mike Opelka | Mar. 10, 2013 10:08am
One Colorado sheriff is claiming that Democrats are pressuring pro-gun sheriffs in the state with tactics he think border on extortion.
In a radio interview with KVOR on Saturday, El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa said he received an email last week with a threat to stop or stall pay raises to the state's elected sheriffs if they don't support Colorado's pending gun control legislation.
The email, sent from the offices of the County Sheriffs of Colorado, "basically said, Dem. leadership is very upset with the sheriffs and their opposition to the gun control bills," Maketa said.
He claimed it said the Democrats were threatening to delay legislation that would give the sheriffs a long-delayed pay raise if they continue to speak out against the new push for more gun control laws.
The webcast will begin at 7:30 P.M. EST, and will feature Brigitte Gabriel, Executive Director Guy Rodgers, and Deborah Weiss, an investigative journalist, attorney and expert on the Istanbul Process and UN Resolution 16/18.
Tune in to this extremely important webcast to find out how UN Resolution 16/18 threatens your First Amendment rights and what ACT! for America plans to do to fight it.
You'll also have the opportunity to email questions.
This is a call to patriots everywhere!
If you don't want to see sharia law's prohibition against any speech that supposedly "defames" Islam or Muhammad gain a foothold in America, you need to tune in to this webcast.
If you cherish the right to free speech as much as we do, you need to tune in to this webcast.
For even if we win the war on terrorism, if we lose our freedom to speak out against the tyranny of radical Islam, we still lose.
What Is the Constitutional Role of the County Sheriff?
Citizens for Constitutional Government (CCG) is holding a
Constitutional Sheriffs forum on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 6:30 p.m., at the Quakertown Free Library
located at 401 W. Mill Street, Quakertown. The keynote speaker will be William Reill, an expert on the Pennsylvania Constitution and founder of the Sheriff Brigades of Pennsylvania. Sheriffs from Bucks, Berks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh and Montgomery Counties have been invited to attend and share their perspective on their role as a County Sheriff. Any candidate for the office of County Sheriff is invited and will be given the opportunity to make a brief statement of his platform. The meeting is free and open to the public. For more information on CCG, see www.CCG-PA.org or on the constitutional role of the sheriff, see http://www.sheriffbrigadesofpenn.com/.
PLEASE SAVE THIS DATE AND INVITE YOUR COUNTY SHERIFF TO THIS FORUM. We want to meet and hear from as many sheriffs from surrounding counties as possible so please call or visit yours to invite him/her personally (contact info below). And ask your friends to visit with you or call on their own; the more constituents ask the sheriff to come, the more likely he'll show up. HE NEEDS TO HEAR what the Constitution says about his role and YOU NEED TO HEAR FROM HIM to know whether he'll protect your Constitutional rights (like the right to bear arms). Suggestions for your conversation with your Sheriff are at the end of this email.
Note: Be sure to let your sheriff know that, if he desires it, we will give him 5-10 minutes to speak to his constituents about his perspective on his role and authority. Please let me know if and when you have contacted your sheriff and his/her response. I need to know asap which sheriffs are coming. thanks, Jaime
TO CONTACT YOUR SHERIFF (a visit is best but a phone call will do)......
BUCKS COUNTY Sheriff Duke Donnelly, Bucks Courthouse, 1st floor, 55 E. Court St, Doylestown 215-348-6124
MONTGOMERY COUNTY Sheriff Eileen Behr, Montgomery Courthouse, 1st floor, E. Airy and Swede Streets, Norristown 610-278-3331 sheriffoffice@montcopa.org
LEHIGH COUNTY Sheriff Ronald Rossi, Lehigh Courthouse, Room 253, 455 W. Hamilton St., Allentown, 215-782-3175
BERKS COUNTY Sheriff Erik Weaknecht, Berks Courthouse, 3rd floor, 633 Court St., Reading 610-478-6240 sheriff@countyofberks.com
DELAWARE COUNTY Sheriff Joseph McGinn, Delaware Courthouse, Room 101, 201 W. Front St, Media 610-891-4296
CHESTER COUNTY Sheriff Bunny Welsh, 201 W. Market St, West Chester 610-388-0240 sheriffbunny@comcast.net [Interested but will be out of town that day]
"This is about good government and accountability. The Sheriff answers to the people. This job exists because of the Constitution and I answer to the citizens who elected me."- Sheriff Bunny Welsh
Invite your Sheriff to attend our March 12 CCG Constitutional Sheriffs Forum and speak briefly about his perspective on his role
Fellow Conservatives,
Have you registered for CPAC 2013, the 40th annual political action conference March 14-16, 2013, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center? Grab your friends, spread the word, and don't miss your chance to be present and be involved in making a difference for our country's future! Register TODAY at conservative.org/cpac2013.
With a renewed focus on engaging our country's youth and empowering this next generation of shining conservative stars, you won't want to miss this historic event! You, too, can join national and regional conservative leaders, including Governors Scott Walker and Jeb Bush, Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Rand Paul, and U.S. Representative Paul Ryan, along with thousands of patriots and conservatives from across the country. This must-attend event offers three full days of blockbuster speeches, policy discussions and networking opportunities - all celebrating the shared principles of smaller government, a strong national defense and traditional American values.
This year, on CPAC's 40th anniversary, we are placing a renewed focus on engaging our country's youth and empowering the next generation of shining conservative stars. The CPAC 2013 theme, America's Future: The Next Generation of Conservatives, and tagline, New Challenges, Timeless Principles, reflects a bright outlook for growth in our movement.
Recognizing CPAC as America's largest gathering of conservative leaders and activists, ACU is also pleased to announce some exciting opportunities to help you enjoy your time at CPAC even more this year!
For the first time in our 40 years, we will be offering a free shuttle bus service to and from CPAC.
Stay tuned for the cutting-edge CPAC App, sponsored by The Washington Examiner. At your fingertips you will have the latest speaker updates, straw poll results and more.
For more information about CPAC 2013 and our other confirmed speakers, please visit our website at conservative.org/cpac2013, or check us out on Facebook at facebook.com/CPACNews or Twitter at @cpacnews and #CPAC2013.
Don't forget, register TODAY by logging on to conservative.org/CPAC2013. We look forward to seeing you in March!
On March 26th, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Perry case, which will determine if Proposition 8 - the citizens initiative approved by the people of California in 2008 to protect marriage - is constitutional or not. More importantly, the question of same-sex "marriage" and the right of Americans to protect marriage will be decided.
It is imperative that political leaders, the media, and the culture see that we care about protecting marriage enough to stand up and march for it.
The March is being organized by the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) alongside a broad coalition of pro-family organization, state partners, African-American, Latino, Catholic and Protestant leaders. Speakers include Gary Bauer (American Values), Bishop Harry Jackson, Dr. Robert George (Manhattan Declaration), Penny Nance (Concerned Women for America) and Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone.
Here's the schedule of events for the March on Tuesday, March 26th:
8:30am - Gather at the National Mall location between 10th Street and 12th Street NW & between Madison Drive NW and Jefferson Drive SW
9:30am - March to Supreme Court and then return to the National Mall location.
11:00am - 1:00pm - Rally begins at National Mall location.
Saturday, March 23, 2013 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (EDT)
Seating is very limited, but as of now there are about 80 spots left. When inviting people, keep in mind that we want the most active and involved people to attend. This is a training event, so we want to train the best, brightest, and most dedicated to become Citizen Watchdogs!
In Liberty,
Matthew M. Hissey
(267) 838 2380
Grassroots Director Americans For Prosperity Pennsylvania
Glenn: Help us get in millions of home
Why should you support the "Get TheBlaze" movement to get TheBlaze in millions of homes across the country? For starters, how about a network that will cancel out the damage Al-Jazeera will be doing in America as it replaces Current in your lineup? Check out Glenn's "why" in this exclusive letter HERE.
Ready to take action? Click here to contact your TV provider and urge them to add TheBlaze.
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Announcing the 2013 National Conference
& Legislative Briefing!
June 19 - 21 we will convene at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC for our fourth annual National Conference & Legislative Briefing.
And here's some really great news: This year's registration fee is only $229! Register by April 15th and you'll receive our "Early Bird" rate of just $189!
We also offer again this year special benefits for Patriot Eagle and Patriot sponsors.
We have some exciting new wrinkles planned for this year's event, and our list of confirmed speakers already includes:
Steven Emerson - Journalist, author, and the Executive Editor of the Investigative Project on Terrorism. A. M. Rosenthal, late-managing editor of The New York Times, described Emerson as "one of the nation's best national security correspondents."
John Guandolo - Former FBI agent and one of America's leading authorities on the Muslim Brotherhood and its inner workings in America. Guandolo spoke at our conference in 2011 and received rave reviews from conference attendees!
Ezra Levant - Canadian lawyer, author, newspaper columnist with Sun Media, and former publisher of the Western Standard. Hauled before a Canadian "human rights commission" because he published the Danish cartoons that satirized Muhammad, Levant's personal account of a politically correct government inquisition is something you won't want to miss!
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.
It will again feature our very popular Capitol Hill Awards Luncheon and our signature gala banquet-and of course, our Legislative Briefing, where Members of Congress will brief you on various issues and answer your questions.
So make your plans now to join us in our nation's capital for what promises to be our best National Conference & Legislative Briefing ever!
More details to come!
Important Announcement from SFL
You're probably wondering why you've been getting more emails from me and Sustainable Freedom Lab after having had next to none for quite some time.
Well, the truth is that I've been very busy. As always, I spend enormous amounts of my time researching, writing, and speaking to the public about the threats of Agenda 21 and Regionalism.
I've also been working on important projects behind the scenes.
Now I'm finally ready to reveal the first of these "secret" projects: The DVD version of "Stopping Agenda 21 in Your Community".
Like the title suggests, this DVD program offers step-by-step training on how you can fight back against those who would bring Agenda 21 into your community. The test audience who saw this program during the limited streaming we held last Fall felt it was critical viewing for anyone concerned about the erosion of our property rights.
If you've been wanting an interesting, clearly written, how-to-manual for identifying and fighting UN Agenda 21, here it is. Agenda 21--All the information you need to understand what is happening in your town, why it's happening, who is behind it, and what you can do to stop it. BEHIND THE GREEN MASK: U.N. Agenda 21 is 172 pages of truth. Part history, part current events, part hand-to-hand combat, and part blueprint for keeping your freedom, this is one book that you'll put to work immediately. Boots on the ground and all hands on deck is the order of the day. Awareness is the first step in the Resistance.
Awareness about Agenda 21 is finally spreading throughout the country, due in no small part to your efforts. But knowing it is there isn't enough. Now we need to educate ourselves on how to combat it. That's where you come in.
American Policy Center has recently released a booklet that explains everything you need to know to start fighting back against sustainable programs both locally and nationally. The booklet is called Special Report: Agenda 21 and How to Stop It and is available in the APC store for only $5.95.
I wrote this 35 page booklet in order to give activists a succinct resource they can refer to if they suspect Agenda 21 or Sustainable Development is being implemented in their area. It includes my own research coupled with incredibly helpful graphics created by Carroll County, Maryland Commissioner Richard Rothschild.
In the booklet you will find answers to several roadblocks that grassroots anti-Agenda 21 activists often face, including a definition of property rights and "Resolution to Protect Citizens' Property Rights," which many concerned citizens are already using to tie the hands of power hungry politicians.
This booklet is a great resource for anyone interested in preserving their property rights. It includes all the information to put up a first line of defense and step by step instructions for how to proceed from there. If you face Agenda 21 or Sustainable development in your area or are simply concerned with the national fight this booklet is a must read.
P.S. - The American Policy Center store has recently updated our inventory to include everything you need to fight back against Agenda 21. The revamped catalogue includes the "Stop Agenda 21 Action Kit", which provides users with everything they need to know about Agenda 21 in their own living room, as well as ways to share it with other concerned activists and critical knowledge on how to fight back. The store also offers DVDs of past successful conferences and symposiums, books and articles that deal with the issues of sustainability and Agenda 21 and individually packaged manuals and workbooks to aid you in your activism. You don't need to look any farther than the American Policy Center Store for everything you need to combat Agenda 21 and Sustainable Development in your area.
How to Raise an American Patriot: Making it Okay for Our Kids to Be Proud to Be American
Parents are the number one people to teach this to their kids.
This historic book will give parents the talking points they need to teach their kids why it's good to love our country and understand why it's so important to fight for our freedom and their rights.
We will lay the foundation for our next "greatest" generation.
I interviewed 13 American patriots, all with different backgrounds and upbringings - several you have heard of and several you haven't heard of but you should.
Ed Meese,former Attorney General and staff member under President Reagan.
Jackie Gingrich Cushman,syndicated columnist, daughter of Newt Gingrich.
Eric Erickson,editor of RedState.com, radio host, CNN contributor and author of the current best-seller "Red State Uprising."
Rachel Campos-Duffy,fill-in voice of The View, author, wife of Sean Duffy.
Kevin Jackson,political pundit, bloggor and author of "The BIG Black Lie.
Reverend Steven Craft,pastor, author, former prison chaplain and national speaker.
Charlie Rhoads,former military officer, CEO of Joe Foss Institute.
Rick Green,former Texas legislator, author and national speaker for Wallbuilders.
Cathy Gillespie,political and philanthropic activist, co-founder of Constituting America, wife of former Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie.
Janine Turner,actress, author, speaker, founder of Constituting America and radio talk show host, The Janine Turner Show. on Talk Radio 570 KLIF.
Dr. Larry Arnn,president of Hillsdale College, the premier educational institute for constitutional principles.
Seth Swirsky,award-winning songwriter, singer, artist, film maker and musician.
Debbie Lee,Gold Star mom and founder of America's Mighty Warriors.
In the New York Times bestseller, Sweet Land of Liberty, Ellis the Elephant sets off on a quest to find out how America became a free and exceptional nation. Now Ellis is back and ready to learn about the birth of our great nation in Land of the Pilgrims' Pride.
Written and illustrated by Callista Gingrich and Susan Arciero, Ellis once again educates and entertains as he discovers America's thirteen original colonies. Starting in Virginia, Ellis journeys through each of the colonies and learns about their unique characteristics. From Pocahantas to Benjamin Franklin, Ellis experiences life in Colonial America.
Perfect for children ages 4-8, Land of the Pilgrims' Pride will delight young and adult readers alike while exploring how America began.
In Sweet Land of Liberty, Ellis the Elephant sets off on a quest to find out.
Through an amazing afternoon at the library, Ellis travels through time and discovers the pivotal moments that have shaped our nation's unique history, including,
the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving
the Boston Tea Party
George Washington crossing the Delaware
pioneers settling the great frontier
the first man on the moon
...and many more of the astounding events and people whose dreams, courage, and hard work have made America great.
With its vivid illustrations and charming rhymes, Sweet Land of Liberty is a must read for children and parents alike who want to explore our nation's great history-and discover why America is a free and exceptional nation.
From "One Nation Under God' through "Ten Amendments in the Bill of Rights," this is the perfect book to teach little patriots about the basics of America.
One Nation Under God: A Book for Little Patriots guides children through the building blocks of America in a fun and engaging way. Beautiful full-color illustrations by Anthony Resto.
A book every Conservative parent should read to thier children!
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Has Communist Ideology Overtaken America? Education is crucial. Today I want to share two very interesting lists with you, and rather than adding an extensive amount of my commentary, I want to give you the chance to examine the facts for yourself. It is my opinion that many communist goals have already been accomplished. I also believe that advancement has been made in other areas. But, you owe it to yourself to do your own research. I believe not only in the freedom of speech, but also in the responsibility of free thought. So please don't take my word for it. Examine the facts for yourself.
Again, I want to share two lists with you. The first is a list that was entered into 1963 Congressional Record. The second is the 10 planks of The Communist Manifesto.
If you can't see this happening in America, and a ton of progress being made, then I offer two potential explanations:
You are one of the "useful idiots" of communist teaching.
I am one of the "village idiots" that your Mama probably warned you about.
Some of these points will be open for debate and some will not. In some cases it is blatantly obvious that they have achieved their goals. It is even rumored that our own President has deep communist ties. You might want to check that out as well but I will withhold my opinion at this point. Let's just lay it out and you can interpret it.
This list was originally printed in "The Naked Communist" by Cleon Skousen. It was entered into Congressional Record in 1963 as the 45 goals of "The Communist Takeover of America."
If I Were the Devil - (BEST VERSION) by PAUL HARVEY audio restored
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.
Every time an iGive member makes an online purchase at over 1,000 brand-name stores, a percentage of that purchase is donated to that person's charity of choice.
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.
Imagine booking a hotel room on Orbitz-and having 1.6% of that purchase price donated to ACT! for America.
Or buying an Xbox at Best Buy-and having 1.2% of the purchase price donated to ACT! for America.
The same goes for buying merchandise at Amazon, Bath and Body Works, Advance Auto Parts, Game Stop, Kmart, Home Depot, Holiday Inn, Old Navy, NASCAR Superstore, Overstock.com, Mattel, J.C. Penney, Office Max, QVC, Radio Shack, Shoe Carnival, Pottery Barn-and on and on the list goes.
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).
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.
And the more I dug, the more I liked what I saw. For instance, both of my tech support questions were responded to within 60 minutes. How often does THAT happen?
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.
If just 1% of ACT! for America members each purchased just $400 in merchandise in 2013, from all the available outlets, and the average percentage donated to ACT! was 1.5%, the total amount donated back to ACT! for America would be...
...$15,000. That's a lot of money, wouldn't you agree?
And if you were one of those ACT! for America members, it wouldn't cost you one thin dime to help ACT! for America receive $15,000.
If this idea really caught on, and eventually 5% of our members made purchases with iGive, that $15,000 could explode to $50,000, $75,000 or more!
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!
One of the things I most wanted to know was their Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Check it out for yourself. I confirmed the terms with a company representative. And I like what I learned. As security-conscious as I am, I have no hesitation using the service-and I'm already doing so.
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.
There are already chapter leaders who have signed up for the program, and the feedback I have been getting from them has been all positive. They love the idea and many of them are already using it.
So please, join me and these ACT! for America chapter leaders who are already signed up and using the iGive service.
Yours for a safe and free America
Guy Rodgers
America needs a history lesson
Sign up now for Hillsdale's newest online courses - available FREE to every American!
Did you know that over 500,000 other students have already registered for one of our free online courses?
As Ronald Reagan once said during a speech delivered on our campus in 1978, "Hillsdale deserves the appreciation of all who labor for freedom...Your creative outreach on national issues enables little Hillsdale to cast a long shadow."
As a school of only 1,400 students, we reach over 350 TIMES that number with our online courses on the Constitution and America's founding principles.
Now is your chance to join with your fellow citizens!
Register now for this free "American Heritage" online course so you can better understand - and defend - the principles of liberty. This is the type of education America's Founders thought necessary to preserve our republic. Lectures in this not-for-credit online course are delivered by members of Hillsdale's history department faculty, and readings are drawn from the American Heritage Reader used in the American Heritage core course taught on Hillsdale's campus.
Course Schedule
Approximately 40 minutes in length, lectures will be released each Monday according to the schedule below. Once available, each week's materials can be viewed at your convenience.
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February 2013 * Volume 42, Number 2
Calvin Coolidge and the Moral Case for Economy
Amity Shlaes Author, Coolidge
AMITY SHLAES is a syndicated columnist for Bloomberg, a director of the Four Percent Growth Project at the George W. Bush Presidential Center, and a member of the board of the Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation. She has served as a member of the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal and as a columnist for the Financial Times, and is a recipient of the Hayek Prize and the Frederic Bastiat Prize for free-market journalism. She is the author of four books, Germany: The Empire Within, The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression, The Greedy Hand: How Taxes Drive Americans Crazy and What to Do About It, and Coolidge.
The following is adapted from a talk given at Hillsdale College on January 27, 2013, during a conference on "The Federal Income Tax: A Centenary Consideration," co-sponsored by the Center for Constructive Alternatives and the Ludwig von Mises Lecture Series.
With the Federal Debt spiraling out of control, many Americans sense an urgent need to find a political leader who is able to say "no" to spending. Yet they fear that finding such a leader is impossible. Conservatives long for another Ronald Reagan. But is Reagan the right model? He was of course a tax cutter, reducing the top marginal rate from 70 to 28 percent. But his tax cuts-which vindicated supply-side economics by vastly increasing federal revenue-were bought partly through a bargain with Democrats who were eager to spend that revenue. Reagan was no budget cutter-indeed, the federal budget rose by over a third during his administration.
An alternative model for conservatives is Calvin Coolidge. President from 1923 to 1929, Coolidge sustained a budget surplus and left office with a smaller budget than the one he inherited. Over the same period, America experienced a proliferation of jobs, a dramatic increase in the standard of living, higher wages, and three to four percent annual economic growth. And the key to this was Coolidge's penchant for saying "no." If Reagan was the Great Communicator, Coolidge was the Great Refrainer.
Pennsylvania HB357, The Second Amendment Preservation Act to nullify federal gun laws in the State, needs your help to move forward.
The bill has been assigned to the House Judiciary Committee. Bill sponsor, Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, has said that the bill needs 102 sponsors to get out of committee on to the full House for a vote. It currently has 72 sponsors.
The Tenth Amendment Center requests your immediate help by contacting your state senator to express your support for this legislation. We urge you to CALL and EMAIL. Strongly, but respectfully, inform your representative that you are extremely concerned with federal infringements on the right to keep bear arms - and that you want them to SPONSOR HB357
ACTION ITEMS:
1. Please contact your state representative. He or she needs to get on board with the Constitution and sponsor HB357 Currently check the link for the following representatives who are co-sponsors to the bill. The most updated list of cosponsors are on the website to House Bill 357 can be found here. If your representative is not listed, please contact them and ask them to cosponsor HB357. If they are, thank them for supporting the bill and encourage them to stand strong.
2. Encourage your local community to take action as well. Present the 2nd Amendment Preservation Act to your city county, your town council, or your county commissioners. Various local governments around the country are already passing similar resolutions and ordinances. Local legislative action is a great way to strengthen a statewide campaign against 2nd Amendment violations
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I realize there are those within the Republican Party who do not like Rush Limbaugh. Some of them even think the GOP is worse because of him.
Likewise, there are those within the GOP who say they like Rush and see "a use" for him, but they themselves do not like listening to him. He's just not their cup of tea or something.
These people should really spend a week listening to Rush three hours a day and perhaps they would not be so stupid.
Most of the people who fall into these camps have been mouthing off on two topics about which their commentary has been decidedly stupid. Perhaps if they were students of the Institute for Advanced Conservative Studies they'd wise up.. . . please click here for the rest of the post →
2.House Conservatives Must be Willing to Change Their Minds
If the GOP ever starts getting an accurate whip count on these rules and they know conservatives are against them, they will start modifying the rules to woo House Democrats over. House Republican leaders are routinely breaking the Hastert rule these days. They are passing legislation that does not have majority Republican support and relying on Democrat votes to get it passed.
3.Alternate New York Times Headline: 'Global Warming Saves Civilization
Like Beauty, the interpretation of scientific data is often in the eye of the beholder. I'm an engineer with more than a smattering of book-learning in the geologic sciences. It has always struck me as appalling that the scientists who would reorder our very lives around their interpretation of climate science and its implications for our future have so little interest in earth history and the geologic time scale. The climate alarmist community seems to focus on anecdotes and anomalous weather patterns that we can observe over the course of a human lifespan but have a vauge explanation for abrupt and dramatic changes in the distant past.
But in terms of the geologic time scale, human history is the blink of an eye compared the 4.5 billion year age of the earth. The end of the last ice age, a monumental, undeniably non-anthropogenic warming event, happened about 12,000 years ago; to a geologist it may as well have happened a week ago last Thursday. Yet climate scientists rarely address the implications of that warming event on their modern-day warming theories.
But this week, a new study came out which alarmingly concludes that CO2-forced temperatures are at or near their Holocene (post ice age) maximum.
This week, Bloomberg News reported that "almost 90 percent of insurance companies lack a comprehensive plan to address climate change, and fewer than half of them view it as a likely source of financial losses."The demon lords of global warming are no longer fearsome enough to command billions of dollars, and thousands of jobs, in sacrifice - not when voters worry that something has gone deeply, badly wrong with their economy. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
It's time for Congress to make a real budget-and not just any budget.
It's been four years since the U.S. had a real budget. While the House of Representatives has passed budgets, the Senate has stopped each one. Instead, the Senate under Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has done short-term, stopgap measures to keep the government funded year after year.
But this year, Reid and others have said they are going to step up and do their job.
The President's budget is already late-by two months-and will not appear until early April, according to the White House. To get things started, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) will unveil his fiscal year 2014 budget tomorrow.
Heritage's Alison Acosta Fraser and Patrick Louis Knudsen, the Grover M. Hermann Senior Fellow in Federal Budgetary Affairs, have a blueprint for what that budget should look like if we are to have any hope of reclaiming economic growth and digging out of the hole we're in. They make the case that the budget should do six things.
1.Balance. Achieve balance within 10 years, and stay in balance.
2. Defend America. Fully fund national defense.
3. Reform Entitlements. Reform the major entitlement programs (Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security) with real policy changes that improve the programs, eliminate their shortcomings, and make them affordable.
"Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was greeted on his first visit to Afghanistan since taking office by suicide bombs, threats and Afghan President Hamid Karzai's accusation that the U.S. is colluding with the Taliban," reports Bloomberg.
Yesterday and today, the Falkland Islands are voting on whether to remain under the United Kingdom. Watch our video to see what it's all about.
A Seattle bar is the first to ban Google Glass, the new technology that allows people to take pictures or video through a pair of glasses. The bar owner cites privacy concerns.
Why Florida Persists in the Zimmerman Prosecution Jack Cashill Obama gave the White House imprimatur to a politically irresistible campaign, one that both stoked the grievances of his racially sensitive base and energized his party's gun control advocates. More
Nurse Ratched and the Therapeutic State Glenn Fairman Under color of an exaggerated maternal concern for our temporal wellbeing, the Therapeutic State arises in America with reptilian eyes as she licks her lips and sizes us up. More
Winning the Message Anthony J.Ciani When people are polled on their beliefs, the Republican Party is in the minority on nothing. So why is it so hard to get the message across? More
The Most Open Administration in History Eileen F. Toplansky The only thing that Obama has been honest about is his desire to bring change. Had more Americans inquired what kind of change, Obama would never have made it to the White House. More
Posted by Daniel Greenfield @ the Sultan Knish blog
Hugo Chavez's death was met with tributes from Iran, Bolivia, China and El Salvador. The Western left did not waste much time adding their withered roses to El Comandante's coffin. George Galloway called him another Spartacus. Jimmy Carter described him as a leader who fought for the "neglected and trampled". Michael Moore praised him for declaring that the oil belongs to the people.
Whether or not the oil belongs to the people is a matter of some debate considering how much of it seemed to end up in Chavez's pocket.
Chavez died with an estimated net worth of 2 billion dollars making him the 4th richest man in Venezuela and the 49th richest man in Latin America. For a while, Chavez weathered attacks from the media empire of Gustavo A. Cisneros, the richest man in Venezuela. Then before the 2004 election, their mutual friend Jimmy Carter brokered an agreement between them. Cisneros' media stopped criticizing Chavez and both men bent to the task of getting even richer.
While the Bolivarian Spartacus lined his pockets with oil money, Venezuela's middle-class was struggling to get by in a country where the private sector had imploded. Income increased on paper, but decreased in reality as inflation increases ate the difference. Around the same time that Comrade Hugo was launching the third phase of his Bolivarian Revolution, inflation had decreased household income 8.8 percent while consumer goods prices increased 27 percent.
On his deathbed, Hugo Chavez devalued his country's currency for the fifth time by 32 percent, after tripling the deficit during his previous term when the national debt had increased by 90 percent. From 2008 to 2011, Chavez's oil-rich government increased the debt by nearly 50 billion in a country of less than 30 million. That same year, The Economist speculated that Venezuela might go bankrupt.
With Rodman advertising Kim as a his new friend, it was one more blow for those who believe that what N. Korea needs is not more basketball for the Party elite, but the scrapping of its missile and nuclear weapons programs.
During his first term, Obama kept his distance from Israel, locked up a Christian who made a movie about Mohammed and withdrew his support from the Arab Dictators.
When I first lived in Iran, before the Islamic Revolution, I never felt threatened in the streets. Upper class women went about their errands in Tehran....Other than being pinched in a crowd, the prospect of rape was nil.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same." ~ Ronald Reagan
Even when Barack Obama does something right, he still manages to get it wrong!
Last night news broke that we had captured Sulaiman Abu Ghaith -- Osama bin Laden's son-in-law. Abu Ghaith was involved in planning the 9/11 attacks and served as a spokesman for Al Qaeda, urging Muslims to wage jihad against the West after the attacks.
His capture is good news. One intelligence expert described Abu Ghaith as being one of the few remaining Al Qaeda leaders "capable of getting the old band back together."
Unfortunately, the Obama Administration made the decision to sneak Abu Ghaith into the country, rather than send him to the terrorist detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Abu Ghaith appeared in a federal court this morning in Manhattan under intense security. Once again, this administration has put its ideology ahead of national security and ignored the will of Congress in the process.
When the Obama Administration announced plans in early 2009 to close Gitmo and transfer top Al Qaeda terrorists to the United States for trials in civilian courts, there was a huge backlash from the public and the then Democratically-controlled Congress. In May 2009 the Senate voted 90-to-6 to keep Gitmo open. And for good reason!
Senator Rand Paul had to launch a 13-hour filibuster to get this administration to acknowledge that it would be unconstitutional to target U.S. citizens in America with drone strikes. That's because U.S. citizens have rights here. But the Obama administration didn't think twice about bringing bin Laden's son-in-law into the country and giving him all the rights of American citizens. I suspect they read him his Miranda rights too.
As Fox News noted, his trial could last years and, "some of the evidence against Abu Ghaith will be a challenge for prosecutors to bring to court if it is classified." When Obama first suggested bringing the Al Qaeda thugs to the U.S., New York City officials were opposed to the idea because of the potential security nightmare. Well this isn't just any one of the Gitmo thugs -- it's Osama bin Laden's son-in-law.
As Sen. Lindsey Graham said yesterday, if Abu Ghaith isn't an enemy combatant, who is? He should be in Gitmo, where he can be questioned for intelligence purposes. No doubt he now has a legion of ACLU attorneys advising him to remain silent.
Reagan And Bush Were Right
This week North Korea's Kim Jong Un rejected the ceasefire agreement with South Korea and threatened to launch a preemptive nuclear strike against the United States. While North Korea has nuclear bombs, most experts do not believe it has yet mastered the technology needed to put a warhead on a missile. It is tempting to ignore Kim's bluster, but it is dangerous to ignore delusional dictators.
In response to the threat, White House spokesman Jay Carney said, "I can tell you that the United States is fully capable of defending against any North Korean ballistic missile attack." That's reassuring, and I certainly hope Carney is correct. But I must have missed his thank you.
If the United States is capable of defending itself against ballistic missile attacks, it is in spite of Obama and his left-wing allies. God forbid, but if the day ever comes that when tens of thousands of Americans are saved from such an attack, it will happen largely because of the leadership of Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush.
Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative -- intended to save Americans from nuclear weapons -- was mercilessly mocked by our liberal elites as a "Star Wars fantasy." But the technology took off, leading to the Patriot missile batteries and the Iron Dome system that is protecting Israeli civilians today.
And George W. Bush had the courage to pull the United States out of a bad treaty that limited its potential. He also maintained funding for missile defense against fierce liberal opposition, and negotiated agreements to set up defensive systems to protect our European allies from Iran -- agreements Barack Obama broke.
All Votes Now In -- Obama Lost
That got your attention, didn't it?
No, not Barack Obama, but Roy Abong'o Malik Obama, his half-brother. Malik Obama ran for a local office in Kenya. He had hoped his popular last name might translate into a political career, but he lost, finishing a distant third.
He blames his poor showing on voter fraud and bad publicity, such as this report from a British newspaper. But perhaps low information voters in Kenya are just smarter than low information voters in U.S.
March For Marriage
On March 26th the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case seeking to define the definition of marriage. Just as it did with abortion, which the left used the Supreme Court to impose its morality on the people, it is once again hoping that the high court will invalidate the will of millions of Americans and force same-sex "marriage" on every state in the union.
You and I may not have a vote in the Supreme Court, but we can still make our voice heard!
Join me in our nation's capital on Tuesday, March 26th for the March for Marriage. I am proud to co-sponsor the March for Marriage along with the National Organization for Marriage and other pro-family organizations.
Please share this report with like-minded friends, family members and fellow worshippers, and encourage them to attend. Visit MarriageMarch.org for handouts, talking points, a schedule of the day's events and more.
by Tim Brown
John Brennan Sworn In On Constitution Without Bill Of Rights, Not Bible
Newly confirmed Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan took his oath in a swearing ceremony that was highly unusual. Brennan was not sworn in on a Bible. He was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden on a "first draft" of the Constitution, which does not contain the Bill of Rights.
The first draft included notations from George Washington. While this might sound historic and patriotic. It is anything but that.
Obama Opens Borders to Terrorists to Punish Americans Over Sequester
The sequester was President Obama's idea back in 2011 to begin with. He thought it was an effective extortion tool to force Republicans to do things his way, because he was not willing to compromise on anything. But it backfired and the Republicans for once stood their ground and called the president's bluff.
Like all bullies, Obama is blaming the Republicans for his sequester and he is doing his best to make it hurt the public as much as possible so that they will blame the GOP. An email that was leaked by a Department of Agriculture field officer indicated that the Obama administration had given instructions to make the sequestration cuts hurt Americans as much as possible.
We're seeing a profile in courage, properly understood, that could prove transformative not just for the GOP.
I don't use Twitter very often, but late Wednesday morning, after watching half an hour of Senator Rand Paul (Tea Party/Republican-KY) filibustering the nomination of John Brennan to head the CIA, I felt compelled to send out the following: "Watching @SenRandPaul, @SenMikeLee, and @SenTedCruz filibuster John Brennan gives hope for America."
Sometimes, the smallest things can be the most revealing. On Tuesday, we learned that President Barack Obama's administration, in response to spending "cuts" imposed by sequestration, decided to cancel all tours of the White House beginning March 9. The only conceivable conclusion to draw from all of this is that Barack Obama and his administration don't care about any suffering their deliberately destructive and disruptive decisions will cause if they believe that they can exploit the related pain for political gain.
Most of his life, Sen. John McCain has been a disgrace to his service, the Congress and to his country. The GOP cannot hope to win another national election unless and until it retires flawed, easily caricatured men like John McCain - and never nominates them again.
Sen. Rand Paul emerged from his filibuster feat with more than just a brief response on domestic drone strikes from Attorney General Eric Holder, which the lawmaker lauded as a victory. In just a couple of years in the Senate, he has moved the ball further on a viable presidential run for a self-described libertarian candidate than his father, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), did in two presidential tries.
The nostrums of gun control will have unintended consequences that will only perpetuate a black market in guns, criminalize otherwise law-abiding citizens, and open a gateway to the acquisition of real assault rifles. Of course, for liberals bent on feel-good solutions to complex problems, these are the "solutions" that will be forced upon us. Meanwhile, the next Hadiya Pendleton will only be an uncompromised drive-by away from the trigger pulled by another teenager on a gun that is already illegal.
The Labor Department reported this morning that non-farm payrolls rose by 236,000 in February. The unemployment rate edged lower to 7.7% as the number of people in the labor force dipped slightly. January job gains were revised downward by 40k jobs, but December's job growth was revised up.
Business services, construction and health care led February's job growth. Despite the bump in construction, unemployment in that industry remains at 15.8%.
During Thursday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun control, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) made some questionable claims while pushing a ban on high-capacity magazines. Feinstein argued that it is �legal to hunt humans with 15-round, 30-round, even 150-round magazines.� Follow the Senator's dubious rationaleHERE.
During Fox News� �Studio B� on Friday, Shepard Smith confronted Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) over a number of issues, including his sharp criticism of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), his stance on drone strikes and the future of the GOP. Things got a bit tense between the host and the Arizona Senator. Watch the videoHERE.
According to a report in Us Weekly, Elisabeth Hasselbeck is being fired from ABC�s �The View� because market researchers found that her conservative views were out of touch with the show�s audience. The magazine, citing unnamed sources, reported on Friday that Hasselbeck will be leaving the show along with Joy Behar, an outspoken far-left liberal who quit the show by choice. Get the whole storyHERE.
On Friday's radio show, wearing red berets and shedding fake tears, Glenn Beck and company paid tribute to the late notorious Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez. Beck covered all of the socialist leader�s �achievements,� including runaway inflation and food shortages. See the videoHERE.
Elmwood Place is a village in Ohio with only about 2,100 residents. In September of last year, the town just north of Cincinnati had two traffic cameras installed to nab speeding drivers. According to the Associated Press, the cameras issued 6,600 tickets and racked up fines to the tune of $1.5 million in just one month. Learn how these cameras are wreaking havoc on the local economyHERE.
Earlier this week, actor Russell Crowe posted a video on YouTube showing �time-lapsed� photos of what he thought might be a UFO. After the video went viral though, a reasonable, non-extraterrestrial explanation as to what the strange lights were has emerged. See the photos and the video. Then learn the plausible explanationHERE.
From TheBlaze Contributors page. John Barges has written for the Examiner.com and with the King Street Patriots. John has written a piece for TheBlaze on Gun Control. We invite you to read itHERE.
Earlier this week, a low-riding sports car collided with a box truck to the extent that the car�s front end, all the way to the driver�s seat, became wedged under the truck. How did the driver avoid being decapitated? According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, he ducked. Witness the jaw-dropping imagesHERE.
Do you hate waking up? Has a friend or family member ever pulled a cruel prank to rouse you from your slumber? If so, you�ll be able to sympathize with the poor souls in the following compilation video that features some of the worst wake-up calls ever. See just how bad it can beHERE.
Almost immediately after Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) lambasted his colleague Sen. Rand Paul(R-Ky.) for his 13-hour filibuster, the New York Times captured an incredibly uncomfortable moment of the two men inside an elevator. TheBlaze would like you to caption the photo. See the "squirm worthy" moment and give us your best captionHERE.
For almost a year, many parents and teachers in Texas have been complaining about the secretive and controversial curriculum plan that was being force-fed to the public school system. Last night, the Glenn Beck program exposed some of the horrific details of CSCOPE, but also revealed that the state legislature has finally gotten involved. Watch the video HERE.
John Brennan�s nomination for the post of CIA Director was met by an unprecedented response among a vocal, if small, group within the Republican coalition in the Senate. On Thursday, Brennan's nomination was approved by the Senate. However, some of the those who stood with the opposition actually voted FOR Brennan. See the listHERE.
A man was shot and killed by a homeowner after he attempted to break into a home in Spokane, WA by entering through the doggie door. A witness told police that the man, armed with a large knife, attempted to force his way into the home. Watch the local TV reportHERE.
Brianna Priddy, a waitress at an Applebee�s restaurant in Lakewood, Colo., was an unfortunate victim of identity theft. She was out on the town with her friends on one of her nights off when she realized she had lost her wallet, including all her cash, credit cards and driver�s license. However, two weeks later she was reunited with her driver�s license in a stunning way. Get the entire storyHERE.
During the general Q&A session, Disney CEO Bob Iger faced a shareholder who complained about political bias at ABC and ESPN. The shareholder cited two specific incidents at the networks, including when ABC�s Brian Ross wrongly asserted that the Aurora shooter James Holmes might be a member of the Tea Party and when ESPN commentator Rob Parker asked if Robert Griffin III was a �cornball brother� for having a white fianc�. See how the head of Disney and ABC respondedHERE.
On Thursday, Fox News� Shep Smith blasted the Obama administration�s controversial drone strike program, saying he doesn�t understand why people aren�t freaked out over the government�s willingness to kill Americans overseas. Mr. Smith manages to make up for the perceived lack of "freaking out" by doing a bit of it himself. See the segment from yesterday's showHERE.
Next week, thousands of conservative activists will assemble near Washington, D.C. to collectively heal from the disappointment of the November election and to find a path forward. Of the approximate 250 speakers on the CPAC roster, only about 71 are women. TheBlaze spoke to a CPAC representative and asked why this discrepancy existed. Learn the answer HERE.
Thursday night, a hockey player for the Swiss Nationalliga B, the nation�s second-tier league, was injured so severely after being checked into the boards that he is reported to be paralyzed. And now criminal charges could be brought against the player of the illegal move. Watch video of the playHERE.
Sometimes the falling snow piles up so high on a roof and becomes so heavy that it might actually need to be shoveled off to prevent a collapse. The person shoveling also need to be very careful, unlike the guy in this video. Watch the clipHERE.
Before he died, artist Arthur Pinajian told his family to just throw all of his old paintings into the garbage when he died. Well, his family didn�t follow his orders � and it�s a good thing they didn�t. The family found thousands of paintings and works by the Armenian artist in the garage. And as it turns out, they are worth roughly $30 million. Watch the video of this amazing treasure findHERE.
Since America is more than seventy percent White, an honest media would present lots of stories about minorities, especially Blacks victimizing Whites even as they demand more money from them; but of course they don't. The media doesn't concern itself with the truth about Black on White crime. It has become virtually axiomatic that stories about violent crimes omit the race of the perpetrator even when it is known and would be helpful in capturing him.
While statistics about Black on White crime tell the worst of the story, most Whites have instinctively learned to stay off their town's "Martin Luther King Boulevard" for their own safety. Nevertheless, that strategy has its limitations. Large cities have seen their centers became minority enclaves and it is woe to those Whites who innocently and/or naively wander into such areas even during daylight.
The word "heroic" is perhaps the most overused adjective in modern day lexicon, too often heaped upon people who are neither brave nor worthy of particular praise. Far too many actors and athletes are called heroes for doing what they are paid to do or for engaging in publicity stunts for the purpose of garnering the attention and acclaim of an easily impressed public. Such faux heroes are clearly nothing like the firefighter who has entered a burning building, the cop who runs into harm's way or the soldier who has been deployed into a warzone.
Caregivers
According to a recently released RAND study it is estimated as many as a million Americans selflessly serve as caregivers for wounded troops. (1) Families of wounded warriors deal with tremendous stress that comes from the emotional and physical demands of caring for disabled vets. They are the unsung heroes that the press and the ... Continue Reading:Who looks after America's unsung heroes?
Americans will remember the oft-repeated promise made by Obama in 2008, whereby health insurance premiums for American families would be cut by $2500, and this would occur within his first term. Presumably, he based this contention on a memo written for his campaign in May, 2007 by three well-regarded experts from Harvard: David Blumenthal, David Cutler, and Jeffrey Liebman.
As they stated:
Combining all of these effects-from improved health IT, better disease management, reduced insurance overhead, reinsurance, and reduced uncompensated care -under our "best-guess" assumptions, we estimate that businesses will save $140 billion annually in insurance premiums. The typical family will save $2500 per year.
In reality, you would be hard-pressed to find anyone whose premiums have decreased. Rather, according to the latest annual Kaiser Family Foundation employee health benefits survey, premiums for employer-provided family coverage rose $3065-a 24% increase from 2008 to 2012. Looking only at the period after ACA became law, ... Continue Reading:Watching the Affordable Care Act Unfold (Or Maybe Unravel)
From the time the Catholic Church established the university system in the so-called Dark Ages, when scientific method was devised at the Cathedral School at Chartres, lively exchange of ideas in science, philosophy, theology, law and the arts has been the fuel to advance Western Civilization. Built on the best of Roman and Greek civilizations, she made course corrections that ultimately draw on the promise of redemption God gave our first parents. Adam and Eve paid the price for their own failure to exercise their authority over creation given to humanity made in His image and likeness. Cain's and Abel's have contested in the search for truth ever since. No human endeavor or institution is now or ever has been exempt from this struggle between good and evil. Our job is to do something about it as good stewards, not mockers and penalizers.
Today, Academia's gift to civilization is not lively discourse in ... Continue Reading:Academia's lost soul
What We Learned from Rand Paul, and Must Continue to Learn
Phil Klein on Rand Paul's filibuster, and what it revealed about Obama:
A lot of the outpouring of conservative support for Paul's filibuster on Obama's drone policy went beyond the libertarian and anti-interventionist blocs of the movement who were also deeply troubled by Bush era counter-terrorism policies. Even those conservatives who may not agree with all of Paul's views on presidential war powers were supportive if for no other reason than they relished seeing a conservative win a messaging war with Obama. It was impossible to dismiss this as just a right-wing Tea Party attack, because a lot of liberals agree with the substance of Paul's criticism. This filibuster had to get under Obama's skin. As much as anything else, he was elected on a promise to turn the page on the Bush era and conduct the war against terrorism with greater concern for civil liberties. Watching Paul's filibuster last night, I couldn't help but think that this is how Obama imagines himself - a principled crusader for justice. When Bush and Cheney were running the show, whatever could be said about them, at least they were consistent in supporting broad presidential powers in the realm of national security. But it's hard to look back at the pre-2009 Obama and see him as anything other than an arrogant hypocrite now - somebody who thinks a muscular executive branch is okay so long as he's running it.
Many - not all, but many - folks on the right looked at Obama early on and figured that it was all or mostly a pose, that the junior senator with the messianic media coverage was not leading public opinion but riding it and adjusting himself to fit its preferences. As some of us pointed out, all statements from him come with an expiration date, which is the moment those statements become politically inconvenient. Or, as one of my favorite writers pointed out in May 2009:
Moderates thought they were electing a moderate; liberals thought they were electing a liberal. Both camps were wrong. Ideology does not have the final say in Obama's decision-making; an Alinskyite's core principle is to take any action that expands his power and to avoid any action that risks his power.
As conservatives size up their new foe, they ought to remember: It's not about liberalism. It's about power. Obama will jettison anything that costs him power, and do anything that enhances it - including invite Rick Warren to give the benediction at his inauguration, dine with conservative columnists, and dismiss an appointee at the White House Military Office to ensure the perception of accountability.
Now, let's all take positioning and messaging notes from Paul. He fought his battle on the most favorable territory possible: that the U.S. president cannot assert the authority to kill an American citizen who is on U.S. soil with a drone without a trial.
He didn't oppose all use of drones, at least in this filibuster.
He didn't even oppose the use of drones to kill American citizens overseas, like Awlaki.
By the way, apparently Senator Dick Durbin paid absolutely no attention to any of that, because in his objection to Rand Paul, he kept invoking Osama bin Laden.
One of the first victims of the Great Recession was service. I don't know about you, but with disturbing regularity I get seated in restaurants . . . and we sit there . . . waiting for someone to greet us, bring menus, ask if we want anything to drink . . . and we're left waiting for a seemingly interminable time. It's as if our waiter suddenly retired. Or, you know, it's like we're in Europe.
It's not a debt and deficit crisis, it's a jobs crisis. The debt and the deficit are part of it, part of the general fear that we're on a long slide and can't turn it around. The federal tax code is part of it-it's a drag on everything, a killer of the spirit of guts and endeavor. Federal regulations are part of it. The administration's inability to see the stunning and historic gift of the energy revolution is part of it.
But it's a jobs crisis that's the central thing. And you see it everywhere you look.
I'm in Pittsburgh, making my way to the airport hotel. The people movers are broken and we pull our bags along the dingy carpet. There's an increasing sense in America now that the facades are intact but the machinery inside is broken.
The hotel has entrances on two floors. I search for the lobby, find it. Travelers are milling about, but there's no information desk, no doorman, no bellman or concierge, just two harried-looking workers at a front desk on the second level. The man who checked me in put his phones on hold when I asked for someone to accompany me upstairs...
Things are getting pretty bare-bones in America. Doormen, security, bellmen, people working the floor-that's maybe a dozen jobs that should have been filled, at one little hotel on one day in one town. Everyone's keeping costs down, not hiring.
What that hotel looked like is America without its muscle, its efficiency, its old confidence.
Under ObamaCare, employers with 50 or more full-time workers must provide health insurance for all their workers, paying at least 65% of the cost of a family policy or 85% of the cost of an individual plan. Moreover, the insurance must meet the federal government's requirements in terms of what benefits are included, meaning that many businesses that offer insurance to their workers today will have to change to new, more expensive plans.
ObamaCare's rules make expansion expensive, particularly for the 500,000 US businesses that have fewer than 100 employees.
Suppose that a firm with 49 employees does not provide health benefits. Hiring one more worker will trigger the mandate. The company would now have to provide insurance coverage to all 50 workers or pay a tax penalty.
...Under the circumstances, how likely is the company to hire that 50th worker? Or, if a company already has 50 workers, isn't the company likely to lay off one employee? Or cut hours and make some employees part time, thus getting under the 50 employee cap? Indeed, a study by Mercer found that 18% of companies were likely to do exactly that. It's worth noting that in France, another country where numerous government regulations kick in at 50 workers, there are 1,500 companies with 48 employees and 1,600 with 49 employees, but just 660 with 50 and only 500 with 51.
If service industries cut the staff any deeper, it's going to start looking like the sets of The Walking Dead in this country.
And Now, an Extended Look at the Comedic Horror That Is Dudes
A couple Jolts ago, I mentioned Dudes, a spectacularly bad idea that Cam Edwards and I came up with one late Thursday night. The show was our sitcom answer to HBO's Girls, -- inspired by his Twitter chats with Kurt Schlichter. We admit, we don't know what it's like to be a hapless young woman stumbling her way into delayed adulthood in the era of the Obama economy. We know what it's like to be a thirty or forty-something guy, still trying to play by the Reagan-era rules and values, in an Obama economy and Kardashian culture.
Cam and I envisioned a very Kurt-like protagonist, a successful lawyer, red state in his values in a blue-state city, a bubbling teapot of incredulity at the standards, expectations, and mentality of the modern world around him.
We would meet Not-Kurt dealing with a client who wanted to sue someone for writing nasty things about him on the Internet.
NOT-KURT
What you're talking about is a troll. I don't sue trolls. Do you know why? BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO MONEY. When you get libeled by a millionaire with a mansion and a yacht, then call me.
He would later lament our litigious society . . . while admitting it's a good way to make a living.
People are willing to sue each other over the most inane and inconsequential things! It is ridiculous, it is destructive to our society, and it is going to make me an embarrassingly rich man.
Not-Kurt would have a hapless legal assistant, who falls in with every what-are-they-thinking fad and trend that comes down the pike - " meggings," "guy-liner" and "man-scara," perhaps even being a Brony. Separate from the inanity of the trends, Not-Kurt would regularly chew his assistant out for his willingness to follow every silly idea proclaimed as stylish, concluding every grow-up-think-for-yourself-and-be-a-man lecture with, "Go fetch me a latte."
Not-Kurt would have some regular friends/partners-in-crime. One would be the Mike Greenberg to his Mike Golic, a guy who's slightly less at war with the spun-off-its-axis world around him, but befuddled nonetheless. He's the one who would offer the rant:
I'm a married middle-aged guy with a house in the suburbs who goes to work, pays his taxes and takes care of his kids. When the hell did I turn into the villain in society? Chris Brown still walks the streets! In the time it's taken me to finish this sentence, "Shawty Lo" has impregnated three more women and Kim Kardashian's been on four more magazine covers! I think one of 'em's a fishing magazine!
Yet somehow Madison Avenue considers me to be their go-to stereotype as a doofus, I'm the butt of every joke, sneered at for unsophisticated tastes, dismissed as a relic of a fading past, accused of not paying my fair share in taxes and insufficiently globally conscious because I'm only taking care of what's directly in front of me instead of glaciers or the Gaza Strip. How am I the problem in the world today? What the hell did I ever do?
We envisioned a show that was not quite explicitly political, but certainly would echo some of the cries of disbelief we've heard among the conservative grassroots about the state of the world today. At some point they would encounter some Occupy type, and Not-Kurt would dismiss the Occupier's complaint that "corporatist attitudes about what constitutes value" were at the heart of what ails the society:
You're never going to get my respect. You would loudly proclaim that you don't care about that, and perhaps you shouldn't. Hey, maybe what I think of you doesn't really matter. But what the economy as a whole is willing to pay you to do does matter, a lot. And absolutely no amount of protesting or chanting or giant puppets can make you more useful to someone else who has the money to pay you to do something.
And of course, every odd phrase would coincidentally be the name of an obscure band from the early 90s that Kurt saw open up for Right Said Fred in 1992.
ADDENDUM: Remember when I said I was going to get more visual? I was pretty pleased with yesterday's effort:
This format is very useful for reaching the voting public that isn't interested in reading beyond two sentences.
Video: Obama Giving Billions To The Muslim Brotherhood!!
Mar 09, 2013 01:32 pm
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Obama Poised To Carry Out Hostile Military Takeover Of US
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Video: Feinstein: Large-capacity Magazines Are Used To Hunt Humans- LEGALLY!!
Mar 09, 2013 01:19 pm
I love that Senator Feinstein believes that legal carriers are somehow not capable enough to engage a mass shooter in gun play, but somehow expects citizens to tackle the same gunman when they pause to reload. Related posts: Ban High Capacity Magazines? We Can't Even Ban Pot! The possibility of a federal assault weapons ban [...]
Mar 09, 2013 01:17 pm Over two centuries ago, a group of people also known as our Founding Fathers had a dream. A dream of living as free men, and of enjoying the Liberty that God gave them to be the masters of their own destiny. They were ruled by an English tyrant and were overtaxed without any hope of [...]
Video: Ed Schultz Caller Rips Apart MSNBC Talking Head Over Drones!
Mar 09, 2013 01:14 pm
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Mar 09, 2013 01:07 pm Afraid of a potential lawsuit, the mayor of Longview, Wash. recently announced that the city's council meetings will no longer begin with a prayer to Jesus Christ. For more than half a century, local ministers rotated turns delivering the invocation; but Mayor Don Jensen's admonition understandably caused the pastors to reconsider. One member of the [...]
Video: Justice Sanders: Obama Identity Document Fraud Case Not Frivolous
Mar 09, 2013 12:52 pm
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Video: "People Were Being Slaughtered, And We Did Nothing!"
Mar 09, 2013 12:44 pm
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Why "Progressives" Minimalize The Declaration Of Independence
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Mar 09, 2013 12:30 pm New findings show that the real earning power of men is on the decline, with most earning less today adjusting for inflation than they did when Jimmy Carter was president 34 years ago. Women, however, are doing much better, taking home more than they did in the late 70s, although they still earn less overall [...]
Mar 09, 2013 12:25 pm WASHINGTON - The number of federal workers and retirees who owed delinquent income taxes jumped by nearly 12 percent in 2011, the Internal Revenue Service said Friday. Nearly 312,000 federal workers and retirees owed more than $3.5 billion in back taxes as of Sept. 30, 2011, the agency said. The year before, about 279,000 workers [...]
Lawsuit Threat Prompts School To Readmit Christian Speaker
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Key Romney Aides Back Gay Marriage; Social Conservatives Not Surprised
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Dr. Miller's Theistic Evolution And The Christian Skeptic
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Video: Radio Caller Compares Accused Murderer To Obama
Mar 08, 2013 01:23 pm
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Video: US Camps To Be Used For "Political Dissidents"
Mar 08, 2013 01:10 pm
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Judge Explains Fallacy Of Gunmaker Liability For Criminal Acts
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Video: Illegal Aliens Lobby For Obama's Amnesty Program
Mar 08, 2013 12:15 pm
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5 Mandatory Steps For Protecting Data From Eavesdroppers
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Video: Fox Anchors Offer To Pick Up Tab For White House Tours!
Mar 08, 2013 12:07 pm
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Video: Rand Paul: McCain, Graham 'Missing The Point' On Filibuster
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Video: Government Emergency Alert Test Interrupts Rand Paul Filibuster
Mar 08, 2013 11:49 am
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RUSH: We welcome to the program this afternoon Senator Rand Paul from Kentucky. Senator, you got some sleep last night, I trust?
PAUL: Well, I did, but, you know, I was thinking of you when I was in the middle of this 13-hours. I got about five hours into it and I was like...(more)
Wow. Look what's happened to babes of Fox News
Something major has just happened to the gorgeous women of Fox News.
It's something you'll never hear reported by the likes of CNN or MSNBC.
But we've got the story, video and, of course, plenty of mesmerizing photos.
School covers backside after covering kids with burqas
Last week, WND reported that a school in Lumberton, Texas, had underage students wear burqas as part of a lesson on Islam in a ninth-grade high school geography class.
That story -- and the accompanying photo of children role playing as Muslims -- apparently got noticed because school administrators quickly began to cover their tracks.
As so often happens, the cover up may be worse than the original offense ...
Republican members of Congress who joined Democrats in passing this high-sounding piece of toxic legislation are being called out as "cowards" by one of conservatism's most-respected icons.
And that's just the beginning of the dressing down dished out ...
Principal can't keep THESE Christians out of school
Some perspectives aren't allowed in public school, it seems, after a Florida principal tossed a Christian group out on its ear, one official claiming the First Amendment "doesn't apply here."
Oh, really? This high school picked the wrong Christians to bully ...
Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad begging for the Shiite Muslims' 12th Imam, the Mahdi, to return to Earth sooner than prophesied ... not news.
Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini urging this Islamic messiah to rush his return ... not news.
An international Catholic socialist leader yearning for the return of this apocalyptic figure -- hand in hand with Jesus -- to usher in an era of world peace ... THAT is news!
Dec. 7, 1941 ... Pearl Harbor ... the U.S. Navy's defenders of the Pacific all docked side by side ... sitting ducks for the Japanese attack that came that morning.
That's why THIS surprising picture has some wondering if the lessons of that day that lives in infamy have been forgotten.
In the closing weeks of World War II, Lutheran pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer and others unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
Here's the role played in that attempt to kill the tyrant by a black church in Harlem ...
Worried college will turn your kid into a Marxist? It's worse
Remember the good old days?
You'd work hard, save your money, send the son you'd nurtured with your values off the university (at great expense), and at the end of four years the university would return him ... a completely different person.
Well, it's still like that, but if you send your son to any of THESE universities, after four years they could return a daughter to you.
In Lahore, a frenzied mob of Muslims went on a rampage in a Christian neighborhood, burning 150 homes. It was the usual story: someone started a rumor that a Christian had "blasphemed the Prophet," and members of the Religion of Peace® swung into action:
Hundreds of people in eastern Pakistan rampaged through a Christian neighborhood Saturday, torching dozens of homes after hearing reports that a Christian man had committed blasphemy against Islam's prophet. ...
A large crowd from a nearby mosque went to the Christian man's home on Friday night, said Khan. Police registered a blasphemy case against the man after the crowd gathered and demanded action, the officer said.
Fearing for their safety, hundreds of Christian families fled the area overnight. Khan said the mob returned on Saturday and began ransacking Christian homes and setting them ablaze.
No doubt they looted them of any valuables first.
He said the Christian community handed over to police the accused man, identified...as Sawan Masih, when police came to the neighborhood to investigate. Then the Christians all locked up their houses and went to relatives in other areas. He said the mob was armed with hammers and steel rods and broke into houses, ransacked two churches and burned Bibles and crosses. ...
The scene was chaotic. An Associated Press reporter said roughly 150 homes were torched. One man was seen carrying a dog and some puppies from a burning house. Refrigerators, washing and sewing machines, cooking pots, beds and other household goods were ripped from homes, smashed and burned in the streets.
One of the Christian homes that were attacked:
Few things in life are as much fun as burning down your neighbors' houses, apparently:
As is so often the case, the mob was incited to violence at a Friday evening service at a local mosque.
Civil War officers used to say that you can't lead from the rear. Thousands of them gave their lives, leading their men the only way they knew how. No one asks Barack Obama to give up more than an occasional game of golf, but he still can't bring himself to lead. In one of his administration's many low moments, a White House aide explained Obama's style as "leading from behind," as though he were proud of it.
Sheridan at Winchester
Patty Murray
The budget is a typical case in point. After four long years, Senate Democrats have finally been shamed into obeying the law and producing a budget. Patty Murray, the new chairman of the Budget Committee, says it will be unveiled on Wednesday, and there will be one day-Thursday-to "mark up" the budget, proposing and voting on amendments. The Republican House, meanwhile, will produce a budget as it does every year. We will be watching with great interest to see what Patty Murray's proposal includes by way of taxes, spending and debt. If the "regular order" is followed, it is possible-unlikely, but possible-that the House and Senate budgets can be reconciled through compromise in a conference committee, and the federal government might actually have a budget for the first time in years.
So where is Barack Obama in this process? Nowhere, apparently. By law, he was required to produce his budget in February. He missed that deadline; no surprise there, as Obama's regard for laws of all kinds is slight. The White House said Obama's budget would be produced in March, but now the date has been pushed back to April. One might think that, with Congressional Democrats finally getting into the budget game after four years, Obama would want to play a role. You might even think he would want to lead. But no: it appears that he has not coordinated even with the members of his own party on the Hill, and his budget, when it finally sees the light of day, will be an irrelevant afterthought.
I once knew a judge who was pathologically incapable of making a decision. I felt sorry for him, but I always wondered: why on Earth would a man who would rather do almost anything than make a decision want to be a judge? Obama is a similar case. Why would someone who has no idea how to lead, who evidently has no desire to lead, want to be President of the United States?
Heading into this session of Congress, any list of young, rising Republican Senators would have included not just Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and Rand Paul, but also Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire. However, that was before she joined the McCain-Graham-Ayotte trio.
The formation of that trio seemed like a good idea at the time. It offered McCain and Graham a fresh, diverse face. And since Susan Rice and Hillary Clinton were slated to be targets, Ayotte's presence would help rebut the inevitable (and absurd) charge of sexism.
From Ayotte's point of view, the alliance would elevate her profile, while providing her with national security/foreign policy credentials and the appearance of gravitas. Moreover, McCain has long been popular in New Hampshire.
But now McCain and Graham have made themselves the symbol of all that's objectionable about the "past its sell-by date" Republican establishment. They did so primarily through their attacks on Rand Paul - fair in principle, I believe, but over-the-top in execution.
Even before the filibuster, though, McCain and Graham were suffering from over-exposure and from their convoluted approach to the Hagel nomination. For example, McCain's vote to end the filibuster of a nominee for Secretary of Defense he deemed unqualified was cutting it too fine for many conservatives.
Where does this leave Ayotte? Light years behind Cruz, Rubio, and Paul in the estimation of many conservatives.
Is the damage irreparable? Probably not. We should remember that Ayotte has stood with McCain and Graham on issues where they had the right line - most notably in trying to find out what happened in Benghazi. She did not denounce Rand Paul's filibuster.
It will be interesting to see whether the McCain-Graham-Ayotte trio appears again in public. My advice to the Senator from New Hampshire would be to go solo from now on. Or, if there's to be a reunion, confine the performance to Benghazi-related issues.
This weekend's installment in the Power Line 100 Best Professors in America series is Diana Schaub, who teaches in the political science department at Loyola College in Maryland. She was appointed by President Bush in 2006 to the President's Council on Bioethics, and serves also on the Hoover Institution's Task Force on the Virtues of a Free Society. I should also mention that she teaches in the Ashbrook Center's summer master's degree program in history and government for high school teachers. No rest for the best!
Diana studied for her Ph.D at the University of Chicago, which means she Blooms with provocative insights on everything from . . . well, heck, let's just let the title of one of her books speak for itself: Erotic Liberalism: Women and Revolution in Montesquieu's Persian Letters. See, here's the point: conservatives do "gender" too; we just don't use that term. We prefer "eros" instead, and start at the beginning with the classics. (Some other time maybe we'll spend a few minutes pondering Socrates' argument about the natural equality of women in Book V of The Republic, which most postmodern gender feminists have probably never read, since all those ancient Greeks are the deadest of dead white males. Jean Yarbrough, who will be coming to this space soon, teaches a course at Boudoin entitled "Eros and Politics," and let's just say for now that Germaine Greer and Betty Friedan don't make the reading list.) Other essays and book chapters of Schaub worth reading include "The Pillars of the Temple of Liberty," in The Survival of Culture: Permanent Values in a Virtual Age, edited by Hilton Kramer and Roger Kimball, and "The Liberation of Women: Old and New," in The Liberal Tradition in Focus: Problems and New Perspectives, edited by Joao Carlos Espada, Marc F. Plattner, and Adam Wolfson. But my favorite has to be "Captain Kirk and the Art of Rule," which appears in Faith, Reason, and Political Life Today, edited by Peter Lawler and Dale McConkey.
There are few better than Schaub on issues of race in America, especially the important legacy of Frederick Douglass. The very first episode of The American Mind video series with Charles Kesler features a conversation with Prof. Schaub about some of these matters which you can see here if you're signed up with Claremont to view this series, and if you aren't, why not?-it's free. (The clip linked here is just one minute long, and offers Kesler's introduction of Schaub.) Or, here's a nice short bit (about one minute) of Schaub talking about the most salient aspects of the Lincoln and Washington monuments:
The White House insists that President Obama will go ahead and visit Israel later this month even if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not put together a governing coalition before the president arrives.
Obama is scheduled to arrive March 20. Netanyahu's deadline for forming a governing coalition is March 16. However, it's not clear that Netanyahu will meet that deadline. And even if he does, the views of the new ruling coalition on key issues may not have taken shape.
So why isn't Obama willing to postpone his visit? After all, there must be limits to the kind of understandings he can reach with a leader whose government hasn't yet been formed. Israel, a parliamentary democracy, doesn't operate like the U.S. Netanyahu can't be counted on to proceed with a policy unless the members of his coalition support that policy. Until we know who will be in that coalition, at least some of his important policies remain up for grabs.
Obama's unwillingness to reschedule may have something to do with the lavishly imperial way in which he travels. The nightmarish logistics of such travel are not conducive to rescheduling.
But the more fundamental explanation may lie in the objectives of Obama's visit. Thankfully, it appears unlikely that his objective is to make substantive progess on "peace talks" with the Palestinians - an issue as to which Netanyahu might be constrained by a coalition. Obama seems temporarily to have gotten out of the "peace" brokering business. For example, his mention of Israel during the State of the Union speech conspicuously avoided the issue.
More likely, Obama wants to persuade Netanyahu not to attack Iran. This is an issue over which Netanyahu would likely exercise decisve influence, regardless of who is in his coalition.
Moreover, as Jonathan Tobin points out, Obama cannot hope for Israeli restraint unless he convinces Israelis that the U.S. remains "committed to Israel's security and can be trusted to do the right thing on any security-related issue."
For this purpose, just showing up in Israel may be 90 percent of the battle - provided that Obama manages to conceal his disdain for the Jewish state.
This afternoon Michelle Obama and John Kerry were scheduled to present the International Women of Courage Award to Samira Ibrahim and nine other women who have shown leadership in advocating for women's rights around the world. Ibrahim was included in recognition of her battle against the Egyptian army's infamous "virginity tests." Ibrahim was in Washington for the award ceremony today.
Writing at the Weekly Standard on Wednesday, Samuel Tadros performed the due diligence that should have been performed by the State Department. Tadros demonstrated through a review of her statements on Twitter that Ibrahim is a rather vile anti-Semite and 9/11 fan. Among her Twitter droppings, Ibrahim had left a record of statements quoting Hitler with approval, celebrating the murder of Israelis in Bulgaria last summer, and the September 11, 2012 siege of the U.S. embassy in Cairo.
Ibrahim alleged the Weiner defense. She claimed that her Twitter page had been "stolen" and that she was not responsible for the comments. Jeffrey Goldberg wrote about the case yesterday while the outcome was perhaps subject to reasonable doubt. Today the State Department announced it was deferring her award pending further review, like NFL officials going to the tape to make a touchdown call.
Ibrahim herself has spoken, writing in Arabic on her Twitter page. Egyptian democracy activist Mina Rezkalla provides the translation: "I refuse to apologize to the Zionist lobby in America regarding my previous anti-Zionist statements under pressure from American government therefore they withdrew the award."
This would seem to settle the question as to whether or not her page had been "stolen." Now all that's left is for the State Department to demand that Ibrahim reimburse American taxpayers for her trip to the United States.
One door closes and another opens. Given that bit about "the Zionist lobby in America," Ibrahim may be in line for a plum position working for Chuck Hagel over at the Department of Defense.
Remember when we were told that the Republican Party, cowed by the Tea Party and other "extremists," was marching in lockstep towards its doom to the tune of a single drummer? If that seems to you like only yesterday, you aren't far off.
But check out the Senate. The Democrats are in lockstep on virtually every vote. Even in response to President Obama's controversial, seemingly illiberal drone policy, the only strong Democratic dissenter is Ron Wyden.
Meanwhile, the Republicans are all over the map on a multitude of matters, putting on a virtual circus of dissent and division.
In this ring, see principled Young Turks like Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio raise hell. In this ring see the Old Bulls trying to beat some sense into their misguided young colleagues.
Unfortunately, Rand Paul seems more confused (or perhaps opportunistic) than principled. Recall his votes on Chuck Hagel. First, he voted to filibuster Hagel; then he voted to confirm him.
Meanwhile, Marco Rubio seems more like a cheap-shot artist than a principled advocate of conservative reform. Recall his sponsorship of the canard that key groups opposing amnesty for illegal aliens aren't really conservatives, but rather stalking horses for the pro-abortion movement.
Only Ted Cruz seems to fulfill the principled Young Turk role with a modicum of dignity and coherence. Ironically, but perhaps for that reason, he draws the most fire from the left.
As for the Old Bulls, their critique of the Young Turks contains more nonsense than sense. Think of Lindsey Graham's ill-informed and childish attack on Rand Paul's filibuster. And think about how miscast the intemperate John McCain is in the role of wise elder statesman.
We're a big tent with plenty of clowns.
Fortunately, the Party is blessed with a few Senate Republicans who fill simultaneously the roles for which Paul/Rubio and McCain/Graham are auditioning. For example, Jeff Sessions and Ron Johnson provide principled and powerful dissent against Obama's left-liberalism. And they manage do so with dignity and maturity.
In a Washington Post op-ed, Bill Clinton argues that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which he signed into law, is unconstitutional. This raises an obvious question: Why did Clinton sign an unconstitutional piece of legislation into law?
As slick as he is, Clinton can't provide an answer. He does explain why he signed DOMA in 1996:
[At that time] in no state in the union was same-sex marriage recognized, much less available as a legal right, but some were moving in that direction. Washington, as a result, was swirling with all manner of possible responses, some quite draconian. As a bipartisan group of former senators stated in their March 1 amicus brief to the Supreme Court, many supporters of the bill known as DOMA believed that its passage "would defuse a movement to enact a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, which would have ended the debate for a generation or more." It was under these circumstances that DOMA came to my desk, opposed by only 81 of the 535 members of Congress.
Clinton appears to be saying that he signed DOMA to head-off a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. But that's no excuse for signing unconstitutional legislation. After all, Clinton took an oath to uphold the Constitution. Unfortunately, oaths have never had much meaning for Clinton.
Clinton also says "I know now that the law is discriminatory." But he also must know that not all "discriminatory" laws are unconstitutional.
Moreover, DOMA's potential for "discrimination" was apparent when Clinton signed it. At that time, as he acknowledges, some states were moving towards legalizing same-sex marriage. DOMA meant that same-sex couples who married in these states would not have certain federal benefits available to other married couples. Yet Clinton signed DOMA into law.
I wonder what Bill Clinton hoped to accomplish through an op-ed in which he admits to another act of cynicism and lawlessness. Does he think that one or more of the five Supreme Court Justices who may be inclined to uphold DOMA will be moved by this op-ed to switch on the issue?
I doubt it. More likely, the judge Clinton has in mind is History. That arbiter already has him pegged as lawless cynic anyway. So why not try to explain away his endorsement of DOMA, and get on what he assumes eventually will be the prevailing side by hopping abroad the gay marriage express before it arrives at the station?
Looking back to the Republican rout of Bill Clinton and the Democrats in 1994, Clinton looked like he was a goner in 1996, plaintively remarking at a press conference in early 1995 that "I'm still relevant." It is clear that Bill Clinton's comeback began with the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995, which enabled him to deploy his best "I feel your pain" schtick, and to demagogue conservative talk radio. It was an amazingly opportunistic performance, but it worked to turn around his sagging fortunes.
Something of the same dynamic may have taken place yesterday for Republicans with Rand Paul's theatrical, old-school filibuster conducted in the age of new-school social media and a 24/7 news cycle. Coming only a few days after Obama's inverse "relevant" flop ("I'm not a dictator"), Senator Paul pointed out how Obama (or a future president) might in fact wish to behave like a dictator, even if the claim was thin. It "changed the narrative," as the postmodernists like to say. It caught Democrats flat-footed, and the media by surprise. Democrats were totally AWOL on the Senate floor, except for Sen. Ron Wyden, who sympathizes with Sen. Paul. (Needless to say, if President Bush made as extensive use of drones as Obama is doing, the Left would be rending every garment and staging hunger strikes.)
Even better, as our Paul Mirengoff noted, it exposed the weary, used-up quality of the GOP old guard in the Senate. This also reminds me of how the "young turks" in the House (especially Newt but also Jack Kemp) in the late 1970s and early 1980s began to turn out the old "go-along," Stockholm-syndrome Republicans of the time. The dynamic yesterday and today between McCain and Graham, and Paul-Rubio-Cruz-Lee and Toomey shows whose time is up, and whose time is coming.
I'm not sold on Rand Paul, but mark your calendar: yesterday was a turning point. And it may have just elevated Rand Paul to the top tier of GOP candidates for 2016.
Perhaps A Deficit Of Fully Functioning Brain Cells?
McCain also insisted that he and Lindsey Graham are the "winning part of the party." Is he taking some medication that the American people should be made aware of...
Gore's Al Jazeera Deal Now a Major Scandal By Cliff Kincaid RightSideNews.com
While the lawsuit over the sale of Al Gore's Current TV to Al Jazeera is making headlines, a close reading of the legal complaint provides additional evidence that a congressional investigation into the curious transaction is urgently needed and necessary.
North Korea Threatens To Nuke US: Where Are Barack Obama And/Or John Kerry? By John Lillpop CanadaFreePress.com
Obama plans to round out his week with a preemptive strike of his own: He will release another few thousand illegal aliens from prison to roam the streets of America, which used to belong to US citizens, pre-Obama and pre-Sequester, that is.
Anti-Gun Hysteria in Schools Has Gone Too Far By Leah Barkoukis TownHall.com
In the wake of Sandy Hook, progressives have unsurprisingly placed the blamed on inanimate objects rather than on the mentally disturbed individuals who use them.
Who Said Michelle Obama Looks Like A 'K Street Hooker'?
Gabor Zolna, posting for Western Journalism, says the following photo makes Michelle Obama look like a "K Street Hooker." Harsh words but look at the photo and let us know your thoughts...
(CNS News) The federal debt has increased $2.5 trillion over the past two years, during a time when federal spending has been governed by a series of deals cut between Republican House Speaker John Boehner and Democratic President Barack Obama.
[Video] Proof: Government Internment Camps No Conspiracy Theory
The following video outlines a recently leaked 2010 Department of the Army document studying the feasibility of internment camps for political dissidents in the U.S...
Sarah Palin was right. Dr. Manny Alvarez talks with Neil Cavuto about a government move to force doctors to start performing "mortality tests" on patients.
Rush: GOP Establishment Plays Footsie With Obama America's Conservative News
Sources say that Rand Paul's filibuster wasn't discussed at Obama's lavish dining extravaganza with the GOP-elites but we can't help but wonder if Obama put McCain and Graham up to dissing Rand Paul ...
Reign of Evil: A Look Back at the Vicious Rule of Hugo Chavez By Arnold Ahlert RightSideNews.com
It is no accident that the death of Hugo Chavez, while mourned by the usual suspects on the left, was celebrated by thousands of his fellow countrymen.
John Dewey: Bosom Serpent Of American Education By Kelly O'Connell CanadaFreePress.com
As Dewey was not so much interested in individual student learning, but instead the child's adaptation to a state-dominated society, we can well-guess the effect has been catastrophic.
60,000 Border And Customs Agents Told To Take Furloughs By Todd Beamon Newsmax.com
Sixty-thousand federal employees responsible for securing the nation's borders and facilitating trade will be furloughed for as many as 14 days starting next month because of $85 billion in cross-government spending cuts.
The Democrats' strategy for achieving immigration reform is coming into view: promise the tech industry what it wants in exchange for help lobbying for a comprehensive solution. Full Story
Hearing on H-1B Visas Raises Questions of Fairness for U.S. Workers
The merits of the H-1B temporary worker visa program were called into question during a Tuesday hearing on high-skilled immigration . Full Story
Jeb Bush Says Legalization But No Citizenship
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, the son and brother of presidents, says the United States should overhaul its laws to make immigration easier and to give illegal immigrants a way to legal residence, not citizenship. Full Story
In opening remarks, full Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) highlighted the importance of a functional workplace enforcement tool. Full Story
Pressure Builds on Senate Group to Reveal Bill
A bipartisan Senate group working on immigration reform plans to set a timeline for unveiling legislation, as it feels subtle pressure from the chairman of the Judiciary Committee. Full Story
Obama Adulterates Marriage and Federalism
This column by ACRU Senior Legal Analyst Jan LaRue waspublished March 7, 2013 on the American Thinker website.
"Marriage, it doesn't mean anything." That's what Barack Obama told wife Michelle while they were dating, according to her 2008 interview in The New Yorker. Marriage won't mean anything if Obama has his way with the Supreme Court.
As a suitor of voters, Obama expressed his "sacred" version in response to a question from Pastor Rick Warren just before the 2008 election:
"I believe that marriage is the union between a man and a woman. Now, for me as a Christian -- for me -- for me as a Christian, it is also a sacred union. God's in the mix."
ACRU's Liberty U. Brief: ObamaCare Violates Religious Freedom
WASHINGTON (March 6) - In an amicus brief filed at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) argues that the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act's (PPACA) employer and individual mandates are unconstitutional burdens on religious freedom. It is the ACRU's ninth federal court brief challenging ObamaCare.
Authored by ACRU General Counsel Peter Ferrara in Liberty University v Timothy Geithner, the brief's key arguments are:
"The Supreme Court ... found the PPACA's individual mandate to be without authorization under the Commerce Clause and the Necessary and Proper Clause. This Court should find the same for the employer mandate."
"The employer mandate is also not justifiable under the Taxing and Spending Clause. .... The Court upheld the individual mandate only because the assessment imposed on individuals ... did not cross the line between a permissible tax and an impermissible punitive penalty under Bailey v. Drexel Furniture (1922). ...the employer mandate involves a prohibitive penalty similar to the one struck down in Drexel.
This column by ACRU General Counsel and Senior Fellow for the Carleson Center for Public Policy (CCPP) Peter Ferrara was published March 6, 2013 on The American Spectator website.
Almost a week since the dreaded sequester went into effect, and look out your window. To quote President Obama the day after Obamacare was passed, the sun is still shining, the birds are still chirping, and the earth is still spinning on its axis.
Of course, Obamacare still does not go into effect for another year now. But the sequester has already been in effect for five days. Unlike the sequester, when Obamacare goes into effect, it will kill people.
This column by ACRU Policy Board Member and Professor of Economics Dr. Walter E. Williams was published March 6, 2013 on Townhall.com.
Let's work through an example. Suppose 100 yards of fence could be built using one of two techniques. You could hire three low-skilled workers for $15 each, or you could hire one high-skilled worker for $40. Either way, you get the same 100 yards of fence built. If you sought maximum profits, which production technique would you employ? I'm guessing that you'd hire one high-skilled worker and pay him $40 rather than hire three low-skilled workers for $15 each. Your labor costs would be $40 rather than $45.
Suppose the high-skilled worker came into your office and demanded $55 a day. What would be your response? You'd probably tell him to go play in the traffic and hire the three low-skilled workers. After all, hiring the three low-skilled workers for $45, to get the same 100 yards of fence, would be cheaper than the $55 a day now demanded by the high-skilled worker.
Ask Georgia State Senators to Support Corrections Bill for Immigration Enforcement Law
HB 125, which would fix some unintended consequences of Georgia's 2011 immigration-enforcement law, passed the House and will soon be heard in the Senate Judiciary Non-Civil Committee. The ACLU and other pro-illegal alien groups are protesting the bill and plan a lobbying day on Tuesday, March 12th.
HB 125 closes a loophole that allows illegal aliens to use passports they acquired after illegal entry for "secure and verifiable" ID purposes under the law. This loophole could allow illegal aliens to access benefits the law denies and makes them appear to be "documented." The bill also adds driver's licenses to the list of "public benefits," which restr icts the types of documents that can be used when applying, and clarifies that applicants for professional licenses and other public benefits are only required to document U.S. citizenship once in the same issuing agency.
Please help pass HB 125 by contacting Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, President Pro Tempore David Shafer, Majority Leader Ronnie Chance, the Judiciary Non-Civil Committee and your State Senator. Also, if you live in the Atlanta area, consider visiting Senators on March 12th. Instructions are included below.
Contacting Lt. Gov. Cagle
Please call and email Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle (404-656-5030; email form) with the message:
"All of Georgia is watching. Voters like me expect you to stand up to the ACLU and pro-illegal alien groups by passing HB125 intact. Georgia has more illegal aliens than Arizona. YES on HB 125 and yes to a secure and lawful Georgia."
Additional Talking Points
Current law unintentionally requires Georgia officials, including police, to accept an illegal alien's "undocumented passport" as proof of legal presence in the U.S. This allows illegal aliens to seem "legal" even though their passport has no valid stamp documenting legal entry. This loophole must be removed because it completely nullifies the intent of our law.
The undocumented passport problem and other issues addressed under HB 125 must be fixed. Please use the power of your office to pass the bill intact.
Contacting Senate President Pro Tempore Shafer
Please call and email Senate President Pro Tempore David Shafer (404-656-0048; david.shafer@senate.ga.gov) with the message below. If you are a constituent, be sure to mention it.
"All of Georgia is watching. Voters like me expect you to stand up to the ACLU and pro-illegal alien groups by passing HB125 intact. Georgia has more illegal aliens than Arizona. YES on HB 125 and yes to a secure and lawful Georgia."
Additional Talking Points
Current law unintentionally requires Georgia officials, including police, to accept an illegal alien's "undocumented passport" as proof of legal presence in the U.S. This allows illegal aliens to seem "legal" even though their passport has no valid stamp documenting legal entry. This loophole must be removed because it completely nullifies the intent of our law.
The undocumented passport problem and other issues addressed under HB 125 must be fixed. Please use the power of your office to pass the bill intact.
Contacting Senate Majority Leader Chance
Please call and email Senate Majority Leader Ronnie Chance (404-463-1366; ronnie.chance@senate.ga.gov) with the message below. If you are a constituent, be sure to mention it.
"All of Georgia is watching. Voters like me expect you to stand up to the ACLU and pro-illegal alien groups by passing HB125 intact. Georgia has more illegal aliens than Arizona. YES on HB 125 and yes to a secure and lawful Georgia."
Additional Talking Points
Current law unintentionally req uires Georgia officials, including police, to accept an illegal alien's "undocumented passport" as proof of legal presence in the U.S. This allows illegal aliens to seem "legal" even though their passport has no valid stamp documenting legal entry. This loophole must be removed because it completely nullifies the intent of our law.
The undocumented passport problem and other issues addressed under HB 125 must be fixed. Please use the power of your office to pass the bill intact.
Contacting the Senate Judiciary Non-Civil Committee
Please call and email the listed Republican committ ee members using the message below. If you are a constituent, be sure to mention it.
"All of Georgia is watching. Voters like me expect you to stand up to the ACLU and pro-illegal alien groups by passing HB125 intact. Georgia has more illegal aliens than Arizona. YES on HB 125 and yes to a secure and lawful Georgia."
Additional Talking Points
Current law unintentionally requires Georgia officials, including police, to accept an illegal alien's "undocumented passport" as proof of legal presence in the U.S. This allows illegal aliens to seem "legal" even though their passport has no valid stamp documenting legal entry. This loophole must be removed because it completely nullifies the intent of our law.
The undocumented passport problem and other issues addressed under HB 125 must be fixed. Please pass the bill intact.
The ACLU and other pro-illegal alien groups have designated Tuesday, March 12th as "Immigrant Rights Lobby Day." If you live in the Atlanta area, or can travel th ere, please visit your Senator (and if possible, a number of Republican Senators) to counter their lobbying efforts. You can use the above-noted talking points.
Please Click here for instructions to make a call to your State Senator.
The Real Reasons Bill Clinton Now Supports 'Gay' Marriage
In an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal
former president Bill Clinton has come out of the closet in support of homosexual marriage. In 1996, he signed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Why the change? He says that 1996 "was a very different time."
This tells me that Clinton governed in terms of opinion polls. In 1996, opinion was against homosexual marriage, therefore, he was against it. In 2013, opinion polls show a different view. There's nothing startling in this type of moral shift. Politicians do it all the time.
With 17 years of pro-homosexual propaganda hitting us every day, I'm not surprised that opinions have shifted. Let me ask the poll question, and I bet opinion would shift back hard the other way. Remember, low-information and no-information voters are now in the majority.
But let's get back to Clinton and the real reason for his shift.
ABC's Porn Pinup for Teenage Girls By L. Brent Bozell III Sometimes it's hard to measure the distance between the supposedly established, respectable press and the seediest corners of hardcore pornography. On March 1, ABC's "Nightline" celebrated a porn star named "James Deen" (real name: Bryan Sevilla). The apparent "news" hook is his role in a forthcoming movie with the ever-more pathetic Lindsay Lohan. Nothing sells like sensationalistic sex. Just call it "news" - and hide the smirk.
Rotten to the Core: The Feds' Invasive Student Tracking Database By Michelle Malkin While many Americans worry about government drones in the sky spying on our private lives, Washington meddlers are already on the ground and in our schools gathering intimate data on children and families.
If We've Lost Walter ... By Rich Galen Not only is Obama losing the undying adoration of the American people, he is also in trouble with the normally Liberal chattering class here in Our Nation's Capital.
The Glenn Beck Program paid Hugo Chavez his due today, going over all the accomplishments the dictator achieved. From the rise in murder to the rise in his weight and wealth, Glenn covers all the wonderful 'achievements' that left Venezuela with runaway inflation and food shortages. Watch the totally non-sarcastic goodbye on radio today HERE.
What happened to Colorado? More crucial gun votes today
Glenn spoke with State Senator Ted Harvey on radio today about the fight going on in Colorado over gun control. Several proposals are coming up for a vote in this swing state. If the left can get this notch on their belt, others will surely follow. Check out the interview HERE.
White House honors woman who totally loves 9/11, hates Jews
Samira Ibrahim was set to be honored by Michelle Obama and others when someone dug deep in her Twitter history. Way back to July 2012 it was discovered that Ibrahim said the terror attack on an Israeli bus was 'very sweet news' and on the date of the Benghazi attack, 9/11, she said, "May every year come with America burning."
On March 13th, the restoration of journalism begins
For The Record is an investigative news magazine with no political agenda and nothing to lose. Probing, fair, but unforgiving. Journalism the way it used to be. Don't miss the premiere as For The Record investigates how the NSA turned America into a surveillance state. Wednesday, March 13th @ 8pm ET - Only on TheBlaze TV.
John McCain calls rising GOP leaders "wackos"
John McCain is doubling down on his attack of Senator Rand Paul and even took it a step further by calling the new crop of Tea Party GOP representatives "wacko birds", an insult that was popular in 1871. Get the full story via TheBlaze.
Operation defeat Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham has long been a poster child for Republicans in name only but he's taken it to a whole new level with his attacks on Rand Paul. He made some of the worst points imaginable in his bizarre opposition to Senator Rand Paul. Glenn took him to task on radio today. WATCH
Last night on TV Glenn exposed one of the more shocking aspects of the progressive intrusion in American education. Quietly slipping through is something called CSCOPE which, among other things, places emphasis on the greatness of Communism and Islam while referring to the Boston Tea Party as a 'terrorist act'. How'd it get in and where will it appear next? WATCH
Allen West joins Pat and Stu
Former Congressman Allen West spent some time scheming about how to replace Lindsey Graham and consoled Pat & Stu over Hugo Chavez's death. HERE
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In February, Texas announced that the state, along with the Texas Education Service Center Curriculum (TESCCC,) would enact major changes to the controversial curriculum management system dubbed CSCOPE. The system received a litany of complaints from faculty members and parents alike concerning its lack of transparency (parents were allegedly not permitted to review lesson-plans), lack of oversight from the State Board of Education, and for allegedly imposing oppressive working conditions for faculty members.
The federal government's decision to try Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, in the United States - specifically New York City - has sparked outrage.
Seventy-five years after the Nazi invasion and occupation of Austria, a newspaper in country has asked citizens about their opinion of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi annexation during World War II. Jewish leaders who have been raising the alarm about anti-Semitism in Austria say the results were not surprising.
Glenn: Help us get in millions of home
American Policy Center has recently released a booklet that explains everything you need to know to start fighting back against sustainable programs both locally and nationally. The booklet is called Special Report: Agenda 21 and How to Stop It and is available in the APC store for only $5.95.
Has Communist Ideology Overtaken America? Education is crucial. Today I want to share two very interesting lists with you, and rather than adding an extensive amount of my commentary, I want to give you the chance to examine the facts for yourself. It is my opinion that many communist goals have already been accomplished. I also believe that advancement has been made in other areas. But, you owe it to yourself to do your own research. I believe not only in the freedom of speech, but also in the responsibility of free thought. So please don't take my word for it. Examine the facts for yourself.
Glenn Beck's heartfelt goodbye to Hugo Chavez
