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Give Them Something To Do...In the aftermath of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) 2012 we are seeing two things. The first is the “CPAC plague” where all of the attendees inevitably get sick after long days of networking and listening to speeches. The second is the deluge of blog posts complaining about the drunken parties and skimpy clothing. While I have no suggestions for the first problem aside from doubling up on your vitamin c and zinc, I do have a suggestion for the second issue. Don’t complain about something unless you are going to offer a solution. Recently...

Bring Spoken Word to CPAC Conservatives constantly clamor that they need to find a way to approach more demographics – particularly minorities and the youth. Yet, when events like the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) come around, you see mainly old, rich, white men speaking on stage for hours and hours. Sometimes, they spice it up with my girl Phyllis Schlafly. Don’t get me wrong, I love listening to speakers as much as the next conservative. However, why not try a tactic that the left uses so well? The arts.Hear me out before you write me off as a right-brained...

From "Cracker Counties" to Our "Lion King"I’m tired of writing about the left’s hypocrisy issues when it comes to race – but some stories must be commented on. The left will never miss the opportunity to scream racism. They will also never miss a chance to denigrate white conservatives, particularly if they are poor, or to try and strip the heritage from minority conservatives. It’s like, “Pass Go and collect $200!” – “See a conservative minority and you must insult them racially!” There are two prime examples this week: 1. “Cracker Counties” On January 31, Jonathan Martin of Politico gave...

No matter who wins the nomination or who wins the coming election, we're going to need FR more than ever to hold their feet to the fire!! The more power the liberals and GOP establishment concentrate for themselves in the central government, the dimmer the chances for freedom surviving in America. Romney proves through is love for RomneyCare exactly who and what he is. Reagan warned us that the socialists would try to impose socialism on us through socialized healthcare, well here it is. Romney says that he wants all 50 states to impose their own similar top down government...

No matter who wins the nomination or who wins the coming election, we're going to need FR more than ever to hold their feet to the fire!! The more power the liberals and GOP establishment concentrate for themselves in the central government, the dimmer the chances for freedom surviving. Romney proves through is love for RomneyCare who and what he is. Reagan warned us that the socialists would try to impose socialism on us through socialized healthcare, well here it is. Romney says that he wants all 50 states to impose their own similar top down government designed healthcare plans...

One by one, the so-called conservative news channels, talkers, pundits, authors, news sites, blogs, etc, are falling in line with the GOP establishment elite, stabbing conservatism and our leading tea party conservative candidates in the back. Drudge, Beck, Coulter, Faux News, Rove, Hume, Abrams, Tyrell, NRO, PAM BONDI, etc, are all now deeply in the tank for the northeastern limousine liberal, Mitt Romney!! Meanwhile, even losers Dole and McCain are jumping on the bandwagon, proclaiming that RINO Romney is "the most electable". Have to presume that they considered themselves to be the most electable too. Never forget: "Electable" gave us...

Rising tuition, 'Occupy' spark new campus activismBy LINDSAY PETERSON | The Tampa Tribune Published: November 27, 2011 TAMPA - Dani Leppo planned to keep her head down, study and finish as fast as possible when she transferred from St. Petersburg College to the University of South Florida this year. But as she crossed campus one day, she saw a group of people holding signs saying tuition was going up 15 percent. An activist was born. "We can barely pay our bills," Leppo said, "and here they are raising tuition." USF government professor Harry Vanden sees the anger rising on campuses...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s idea for checking judicial activism is a textbook case of historical revisionism that is strikingly similar to the court-packing scheme of liberal icon Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Gingrich said Congress should just pass a law eliminating specific judgeships, presumably immediately ousting the activist judges currently filling those seats. Gingrich lionizes an incident now regarded as profoundly troubling by constitutional scholars. When Thomas Jefferson replaced John Adams as president in 1801, the outgoing Congress created new federal courts and judgeships which Adams promptly filled. The new Congress repealed the law and the judges were ousted. Jefferson considered...

American jurisprudence: Fair, reasonable, following the rule of law and delivering the best chance for justice anywhere, right? Well, how about a Texas district court case in which there are allegations a judge threatened a participant, ordered that his assets be seized, told him he was not allowed to hire defense counsel and then pronounced he had the full power of the Navy, Army and Marines to enforce his will? Those are the allegations contained in a case pending before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that – by the description of a volunteer attorney working on arguments –...

Look for moments of maximum pessimism. To the legendary value investor Sir John Templeton, this was the secret to learning how to buy low and sell high. In recent months, I've been feeling the pessimism in a big way. You probably have too. Watching the scroll of headlines on cable news channels this summer, I thought I was in an overdone disaster film. Riots break out across the globe, screamed a Drudge headline. Markets were crashing. An earthquake cracked the Washington Monument. In my hands, Mark Steyn's new book After America -- a rollicking read that makes a strong case...

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Occupy OKC, the local arm of the rapidly-spreading “Occupy Wall Street” movement, announced today that they will be protesting a visit by leading Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts. According to this week’s issue of the Oklahoma Gazette, Romney is making a fundraising stop at a Friday morning event at the Jim Thorpe Association and Sports Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City. In addition to a breakfast fundraiser, featuring hosts ranging from former Gov. Frank Keating to Devon Energy’s Larry Nichols, the Oklahoma Republican Party is holding their 2012 Victory Rally, later in...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Protesters, activists and the simply curious were few and far between midday Saturday when the Occupy OKC “public pep rally” was held in Kerr Park, as part of what has grown to be a week-long “occupation" of the downtown Oklahoma City park. The moderator of the event encouraged all of the folks in the park - whose rallying cry was “We are the 99 percent” and were following the lead of Occupy Wall Street in New York - to gather around the oval by the Kerr Park fountain and amphitheatre and share with the rest of the...

For those who care to see Sarah Palin in the race for president, a closed group was started to work towards encouraging her to reconsider.

Honor Begins at Home Four men, one calling: To serve and protect. As law enforcement officers, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, David Thomson, and Shane Fuller are confident and focused. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood. While they consistently give their best on the job, good enough seems to be all they can muster as dads. But they're quickly discovering that their standard is missing the mark. When tragedy hits home, these men are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, their faith, and their fathering....

...Never will a politician in any country ever question government’s fiscal management. Even in the Euro crisis, governments expect Germany to bail out all of Europe to ease the immediate pain, but again there is no discussion about revising the system. There is just a presumption that if they get through this shortfall, it will all go back to normal. These people actually believe they can continue to promise the Moon, never pay off... ...Even in the Euro crisis, there are people now blaming Britain for not joining the currency. Some now say to make the Euro work somehow it...

Here is the free entry link: click here to enter without contributing Here is the text of the email: Friend I'm writing to invite you to dinner. If that sounds familiar, it's because we've done this before. I've asked the campaign to organize small, five-person dinners with supporters like you as a regular thing. These dinners are important to me. Not just because they help me stay connected to supporters like you who are doing the hard work of building this campaign, but because they set us apart. No matter what our opponents do over the next 14 months, we...

I heard it all the time in high school, and I hear it from younger students all the time now: “I’m pro-life, but I can’t vote yet.” My immediate response is… so what! Voting for pro-life candidates is but a fraction of our responsibilities as pro-lifers. Young people are vital to the movement because we represent the future, and there is so much more to our activism than simply voting pro-life when election seasons come around. We need middle and high school students standing up and being a voice for those who cannot speak for themselves. Don’t ever think that...

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WASHINGTON -- The White House is making it easier for people to press the federal government to act. It is bringing that age-old constitutional right to petition one's government into the digital age with a new webpage, "We the People," where members of the public will be able to create and sign petitions seeking the government's action on a range of issues. An official response is guaranteed for any petition that draws enough signatures -- 5,000 names within 30 days -- after it is reviewed by staff and the appropriate policy experts within the administration, according to White House officials...

The great news is; there is within the coping strategies site, a pearl of very great price. And this Be Still exercise is being used and growing rapidly within the ranks of the military. It is saving many lives that would have otherwise lived in despair and often ended in suicide. All can hear the exercise right on their front page at no charge. Let's all pitch in though to keep them funded. All activists! We need this centering exercise to fight the leftist that have captured our nation. We need to fight without resentment...you know, that motivating irritation about...

Judicial Activism Gone Berserk In a pending civil lawsuit in a Texas Federal Court, a constitutional nightmare is occurring that could have ominous consequences on all Americans. In violation of the Constitution, The Democrat appointed federal judge in this case has made a U.S. business owner essentially a slave without any due process or hearing. All of the relevant details of this incredible and profoundly disturbing case are online at lawinjustice.com No case in recent judicial history resembles more of a Stalinist show trial. The conduct appears to be more corruption than merely judicial activism and the litany of outrages...

(And you wonder why Britain is in trouble ....) After just one day of classes at her summer school of choice, Emily Birkenshaw had already learned a crucial lesson: how to "go floppy" when facing arrest. "You're heavier then, so you can't be carried," she said, with the genuine delight of a new recruit. The 24-year-old been practising by linking arms with her classmates and singing loudly at a pretend policeman. "It just felt really empowering," she said. "If that happened [in real life] – and I hope it wouldn't – I'd know how to do it without getting hurt."...

How about the TEA PARTY getting with the times and making more use of technology and social networking. My proposal is to adapt the liberal/union tactics of "flash mobs", by employing their methods in order to create "Instant Tea" parties. Spot a liberal politician in your district...tweet/text/email to a Tea Party list and have an "INSTANT TEA PARTY" in their faces. What say you?

A new controversy over Oscar winner Jane Fonda's Vietnam War activism caused the actress to come out swinging against home shopping TV network QVC on Saturday, over what she described as its caving in to "extremist" pressure to cancel her appearance. In a blog posting on showbusiness website TheWrap.com, Fonda wrote that she was scheduled to appear on QVC on Saturday to introduce her book "Prime Time" about aging and life cycles. But the network, Fonda wrote, reported receiving a flood of angry calls regarding her anti-war activism of the 1960s and 1970s, and it decided to cancel Fonda's appearance....

The Essential Rules Of Liberty There is nothing worse in this world than an enslaved man who naively believes himself free, except, perhaps, trying to explain to that same man his predicament. You can lay truth after truth before his feet. You can qualify your every position with cold hard irrefutable data. You can plead and scream and raise veritable hell, but before he will ever listen, he must first become aware of his own dire circumstances. As long as he views himself as “safe and secure”, as long as he imagines his chains to be wings, he will see...

NEW: But — It’s Still a Phony Budget: The SacBee provided details of some of the changes that supposedly “balance” the budget. One is “$200 million Amazon online tax enforcement.” They actually think they can heist this money even though Amazon has promised it will fire the “affiliates” — some 20,000 small Mom and Pop outfits — that would be taxed. The tax would only affect those who use Amazon’s sales engine, not buy directly from Amazon itself (direct sales are ruled by federal law which isn’t changing). But there were no reforms in the Brown/Democrat budget — no spending...

How many times have you passed by a protest site and marveled at the dedication to come out and march for a cause. Even if you don’t agree with protest you must feel a grudging respect to the volunteers who attend these events on their own time. That in itself is a small victory for the protesters to make the public aware of their cause. Would you feel differently if you found out that these are not volunteers but paid workers for a powerful organization? These protesters would not seem so noble anymore and the message would be diluted to...

PLEASE COPY AND PASTE BELOW AND E-MAIL OR FAX Speaker Boehner http://www.speaker.gov/contact/ FAX- 202-225-5117 Email:speakerboehner@mail.house.gov __________________________________________________________ Speaker Boehner, This is a plea for you to exercise your responsibility to control our rogue Administration and it’s arbitrary decision to use U.S. planes and arms against Khadaffi in Libya. The sixty days for Congressional approval have ended. The implications here are monumental and disastrous for our democratic republic. Our president, who is showing clear signs of becoming a traitor, has used his own simple judgement to turn the might of our military against another country, Obama’s enemy du jour. He does not...

When Julia Holcomb was sixteen she and a friend contrived to meet - and seduce - Steve Tyler, the frontman of the multi-platinum-selling band Aerosmith, and now co-host of American Idol. Holcomb’s gambit was more successful than she could have imagined. She and Tyler met backstage after an Aerosmith show, and what followed was a passionate and drug-fuelled three-year relationship that nearly culminated in marriage, even though Holcomb was a full decade younger than the rock star. But the affair eventually spun out of control and ended explosively after Holcomb was pressured into aborting Tyler’s unborn child. The iconic photo...

Simon and Schuster are advertising their latest hit piece on Sarah today on the Drudge report...I have been hitting it over and over to cost them some ad money. :-)

Former White House lawyer, David B. Rivkin, Jr. is having quite a run. On the heels of his national success planning and leading the lawsuit by 26 plaintiff states challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, Rivkin is being honored as one of the best law firm writers in America. The prestigious 2011 Burton Award for Legal Achievement has been awarded to Rivkin for his Washington Post article, “Why the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy is Doomed,” which ran in the Feb. 13, 2010 edition. The article, written by Rivkin and his Baker Hostetler law colleague Lee A. Casey,...

Just when conservatives are getting ready for a showdown with the Obama Administration and congressional liberals over deficit reduction and spending cuts, a "bipartisan" group of liberal Democrats and energy state Republicans have joined forces to push a $9 billion expansion of taxpayer-funded subsidies for natural gas vehicles. While you are paying $4 per gallon for your gas at the pump, the bill, HR 1380, would extend the 50 cents per gallon subsidy per gallon for liquid or compressed natural gas and hand out credits of up to $64,000 for purchasing natural gas vehicles. CALL YOUR CONGRESSMAN RIGHT NOW TO...

A political music video that got a patriot fired from coaching job. Just a GREAT song to start the week.

Now come on. Today Obama released his long-form birth certificate, and for the first time, I clicked on the link to see it. There were other proofs of birth before this one, and a lot of people studied all the things wrong with those. Of course lately, Donald Trump has been asking about his long-form birth certificate. So today, it was with great hoopla that the President of the United States of America allowed all of us subjects to see that he indeed was born in Hawaii. But since I see all of this as ridiculous, I couldn't help but...

Here at American Vision we get a steady stream of comments and questions. After our conferences, speeches, articles, the number-one question we always get is this: “What Can We Do?” In response to that, we have begun this new project called, “Restoring America One County at a Time.” This project attempts to provide practical answers to that question in at least ten major areas of life. The steps are not easy, but if we’re truly serious about a free society, this project will help you make a beginning. In this introduction to the project, I want to discuss briefly its...

From Billie Tucker, First Coast Tea PartyPlease read the rest at the link In the movie, Poltergeist, a sweet family made up of a hard working dad, a stay at home mom and three cute children are infiltrated by evil spirits in their home. They fight to keep the evil out of their home. They do all they can to protect their children. At the end of the movie, it is revealed that their neighborhood was developed on top of a cemetery by a crooked, deceitful and opportunistic developer. The family leaves town and the movie ends with a neighborhood...

It’s that time of year again—time for one of Mississippi’s premier road races, the annual Run for the Roses 5K run/walk held each year on the second Saturday in April in the town of Prentiss, Mississippi in Jefferson Davis County. Only this time, it’s not just your week that will get a workout. Cindy Shivers Bryan, a Republican candidate for the office of House of Representatives (District 91) which represents parts of Copiah, Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, and Simpson counties, will appear at the Run for the Roses festival to listen to voters’ issues and to tell more about her...

UPDATE: Please scroll down for the three videos that are posted. March 20, 2011 at Noon we were invited to celebrate the triumph of the Jews over our oppressors throughout history ….

A new video being distributed by the Women in Green movement, headed by Yehudit Katsover and Nadia Matar, shows the activities done by the group in response to the Arab takeover of Jewish lands in Judea and Samaria. *video* As the video explains, the takeover by Arabs is made possible since the Civil Administration, by its own admission, does not enforce the law in the PA Arab sector. The Arabs take advantage of this fact to take over Jewish lands. “It began with a single greenhouse,” said journalist Haggai Huberman. “And who would destroy a single greenhouse? It’s just one...

As the political machines gear up for the next elections, which are not that far away, I decided to take a look at exactly where we are, in terms of the nation and where we have to go make "passing", meaning the future is secure, in terms of the state of the union. This will be several short sections. 1. Biggest issue: The Economy, Stupid. Lots of mixed signals. But, if you stop looking at the details, and try to see the overall, things are incredibly dour.

Googlebombers turn "Abortion" into second result for "Murder"Cory Doctorow at 4:33 AM Friday, Feb 25, 2011  Someone has spoofed Google into making the Wikipedia entry for "abortion" into the second result in searches for "murder." However you feel about abortion, this Wikipedia page is pretty clearly not the second-most relevant document regarding murder on the entire English-speaking World Wide Web. Reddit, can we PLEASE do something about this?

Lena Taylor (WI-4)- Signatures needed, 13,498 Spencer Cogs (WI-6)- Signatures needed, 11,817 Jim Holperin (WI-12)- Signatures needed, 15,960 Mark Miller (WI-16)- Signatures needed, 20,352 Robert Wirch (WI-22)- Signatures needed, 13,537 Julie Lassa (WI-24)- Signatures needed, 15,879 Fred Risser (WI-26)- Signatures needed, 19,805 Dave Hansen (WI-30)- Signatures needed, 13,852 Basis of recall (not required for State offices but included on Petitions): Conspiracy to intentionally interfere with the proper functioning of the Wisconsin Senate and gross dereliction of duty. Recall status: Active Wisconsin registered recall committee: American Recall Coalition Wisconsin registered sponsoring org.: American Patriot Recall Coalition Wisconsin registered conduit: Americans Against...

To Arizona Patriots, Yesterday, several members of the Arizona State Guard, LLC attended State Senator Sylvia Allen’s Border Security Committee meeting. One of the subjects was SB1495, the senate version of Jack Harpers HB2070 that will create a state-organized, controlled, and funded citizen’s security defense force to be known as the Arizona State Guard (proposed). The conversation was concerning some of the wording to be reviewed and changed, but in essence the bill appears to be moving forward, and it looks like it will eventually hit the Senate Floor. As I understand Jack Harper’s bill is also moving forward quite...

The unions and their democrat bosses are ordering thousands out to protest against legislation that would bring some of their special rights to an end. Should not we be there to counter protest and show support for the Republicans brave enough to stand their ground? Does anyone have any knowledge of Tea Party plans to counter protest? If so, when and where, please.

[British] Government Chief Scientific Adviser John Beddington is stepping up the war on pseudoscience with a call to his fellow government scientists to be “grossly intolerant” if science is being misused by religious or political groups. In closing remarks to an annual conference of around 300 scientific civil servants on 3 February, in London, Beddington said that selective use of science ought to be treated in the same way as racism and homophobia. “We are grossly intolerant, and properly so, of racism. We are grossly intolerant, and properly so, of people who [are] anti-homosexuality...We are not—and I genuinely think we...

YORBA LINDA, Calif. (KABC) -- Hundreds protested in Orange County on Sunday night, accusing speakers at an Islamic fundraiser of being radical Muslims. "You're messing with Americans now. We're not England, we're not British, we're Americans," one protester yelled. The protesters are upset over the speakers who headlined an event at the Yorba Linda Community Center.

Citizen Activist Grates On State Over Traffic SignalsFebuary 7, 2011 BY BRUCE SICELOFF - Staff Writer RALEIGH -- David N. Cox says he was merely exercising his right to petition the government, but a state Department of Transportation official has raised allegations that Cox committed a misdemeanor: practicing engineering without a license. Cox and his North Raleigh neighbors are lobbying city and state officials to add traffic signals at two intersections as part of a planned widening of Falls of Neuse Road. After an engineering consultant hired by the city said that the signals were not needed, Cox and the...

Egyptian activists have circulated a 26-page plan called "How To Protest Intelligently" (via The Atlantic). Despite the polite title, the tone of this pamphlet is revolutionary. The demands of the people include "the downfall of the regime of "Hosni Mubarak and his ministers." Strategic goals include "to take over important government building." It also includes tips for fighting against riot police. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/egypt-activist-plan-2011-1?slop=1#ixzz1DDAoFbP5

By Stephen Eichler Thursday, February 3, 2011 The good news is emerging; cadres of invisible Patriots are empowering the Tea , working tirelessly behind the scenes to restore America. The names of the invisible Patriots carry no political weight, they do not seek glory, their acts will never be recorded in history books, but they are indispensible in the fight against the darkness which covers America today. These invisible Patriots are the true Americans guarding all we hold dear, many of them members of the Tea Party. You see, the acts of the Tea Party are etched upon our memories...

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