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Freshman GOP Rep. Alan West hammered away at fellow Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) on Tuesday in a biting personal attack in which he characterized the Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairwoman as "the most vile, unprofessional, and despicable member of the US House of Representatives,” according to various reports. West was responding to remarks Wasserman Schulz directed toward him on the House floor Tuesday after he'd defended the Republican's "Cut, Cap and Balance" legislation. Democrats have argued that the bill, which would cap federal spending at 18 percent of GDP, would lead to steep cuts in Medicare and Social...

Former Federal Reserve chairman, Alan Greenspan, has lashed out at America's younger workforce, saying they don't match up to the 'baby boom' generation. Mr Greenspan said the U.S. is in the process of seeing the baby boomers, which he called 'the most productive, highly skilled, educated part of our labour force' retire. 'They are being replaced by groups of young workers who have regrettably scored rather poorly in international educational match-ups over the last two decades,' he added in the interview with Globalist. He went on to say how the average income of U.S. households

We have to thank Media Matters for putting us on the scent. They have been publishing articles attacking Fox News for interviewing this candidate or that too many times for their liking. Last week they were concerned over the fact John Kasich has appeared on Fox nine times since announcing his candidacy (on June 1 2009). Similarly, MM complained that in the space of one year, Rand Paul made ’21 appearances’ on Fox. The number is a bit misleading, since when you subtract spots on Fox Business Network or online, it turns out to be 10 appearances on FNC. Still,...

Note: Photos included. SNIPPET: "Shin Bet arrests eight men from northern city of Nazareth, local council of Yafa an-Naseriyye over weapons offences, discussing possibility of murdering soldiers, Pope Benedict XVI" SNIPPET: "The eight indicted men were identified as Bader Salah, 33, of Yafa an-Naseriyye; Suhil Salah, 26, of Yafa an-Naseriyye; Misara Yaad, 28, of Yafa an-Naseriyye; Abdel Rahman Abu Salim, 19, of Nazareth; Ibrahim Muhammad Abu Aaqab, 27, of Nazareth; Bilal Ubeid, 29, of Yafa an-Naseriyye; and Sabri Narni, 29 of Yafa an-Naseriyye. The ninth defendant, who was a minor when he committed the alleged acts. was not named due...

A teacher at Genesee Elementary School in Auburn has been arrested for stealing lunch money. Police say 37-year-old Alan Robinson of Ithaca, a third-grade teacher at Genesee, used children's subsidized school lunch cards to buy himself lunch, and then never repaid the students. Robinson would have kids bring their own lunch to school, and then use their personal ID numbers to buy himself lunch. According to a state database, Robinson's salary is $50,000 a year. The investigation began after a parent saw suspicious charges on her bill. Robinson has been charged with three counts of petit larceny and three counts...

This is probably the greatest speech of this century (thus far made). If you are a member of the Demagogue Party, you will hate it. Otherwise, you will receive a feeling of inspiration reminiscent of the time you watched the movie Braveheart, when Sir William Wallace screamed the word “FREEDOM”. No matter how remotely hidden, no matter how long your inspiration may have been dormant, if you don't find it during this speech, it was probably never there...

"Alan Keyes' Tea Party Address - A Man and a Voice for Our Times" My good friends in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania attended their “Tea Party” yesterday (April 11, 2009) and filmed the rousing speech of Dr. Alan Keyes. I wish I could have been there but thanks to Ted Voron of VoronOsphere Productions, I feel as though I was. The last time I posted a Dr. Keyes “speech” - I wrote a long passionate introduction. There is nothing that I would dare to add to this speech other than to tell you that there will be four installments due to the...

Loyal to Liberty THOUGHTLET What signals the difference between a "socialist" and a "communist"? It's the gradual repression of political and civil liberty culminating in the open prosecution and suppression of dissident views. But this suppression cannot come about until a monopoly has been established over access to the seats of government executive and decision making power. The key manifestation of this monopoly is of course some form of party dictatorship. Aside from all the evidence in his known background, associates, policy preferences and political actions one of the main reasons I make bold to call Obama a communist is...

February 23, 2009 America hijacked by Kamikaze Pilots by MrArbitrage Judging from the outrageous cabinet appointments Obama has made, judging from the the underhanded tactics he used to to ram this so-called "stimulus" bill through the House and Senate, which will lead to the debasement of our currency and judging from his constant use of words like “crises” and “disaster” in every speech he makes – it is inconceivable that Obama, Pelosi & Reed could have any other intention than to bring down our economy and with it our capitalist system. I believe that these disciples of Marx know...

Alan Fine, the south Minneapolis congressional candidate who had his 1995 criminal record of domestic violence expunged in 2004, demanded Saturday that the Star Tribune retract its story outlining his arrest and details of alleged attacks against his first ex-wife that are contained in the couple's divorce file. "...The newspaper obtained an expunged copy of a June 1995 Minneapolis police report that stated Fine was arrested and booked into Hennepin County jail after officers were called to his home following a domestic abuse call from his then-wife, Rebecca Wexler.

Can The USA Avoid Attacking Iran? and Can We Attack Successfully? By © Alan Peters PROLOGUE A touch of humor best describes the West's dilemma:

Contents IntroductionWhat is the PSM/ISM?ISM Rewriting History ACT NOW! - OPPOSE GOOGLE'S PLAN Automatically send emails opposing Google's planSign a petition Introduction According to Lee Kaplan, writing for FrontPageMagazine.com: The Internet giant Google will give news agency status to the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), according to an anonymous source at Google. If true, the ISM—an affiliate of the anarchist/communist wing of the PLO—would be on par with professional news services such as CNN, Fox, and Associated Press. … The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) and the Palestinian Solidarity Movement (PSM) are related and interconnected organizations that have one goal: the...

The future of North Carolina Conservatives By Alan M. Teitleman It is a sad state of affairs for Conservatives in North Carolina. What used to be a conservative state is now rampant with liberals posing as Republicans. Although I have only lived in North Carolina for five years, I have seen a lot of changes in North Carolina politics during that time. I saw the chairman of a county Democratic party switch party affiliation and become elected to the Stallings town council as a Republican. I saw the Democratic party actively recruit Democrats to switch parties and run in Republican...

Check out Fox News talk show host Alan Colmes in Lumino Magazine. The liberal claims that Fox is fair despite cries from the left that the station is slanted right.

Hey everyone, Check out this article in Lumino Magazine on Alan Keyes. The entire issue is packed with political articles this month.

In the interview O'bama had with Alan he said he's open minded and doesn't believe in slashing people, funny how on an interview with a Chicago radio host Debrah Rowe a while back he said he'd vote against every judicial nominee Bush would make, without even knowing who they are, gee that sure is open minded. Not!

Sign and Forward Petition to GOP: Support & Fully Fund Keyes Campaign! Fellow FReepers, One of our active members in the Illinois chapter, Unspun, has created an e-petition calling on Republican leaders on both the state and national level to immediately fully fund and support the U.S. Senate campaign of Dr. Alan L. Keyes. I'm posting this on FR because all freepers across America are welcomed and encouraged to sign. And after you do, please forward it to others you know: Unspun Petition Page A re-elected President George W. Bush and our nation NEED Alan Keyes to assume Peter...

Republicans in Illinois have been scrambling to the fill the void left by U.S. Senate Nominee Jack Ryan. The Republican resigned amid a sex-scandal controversy, but now Republicans have chosen a new candidate. Nearly six weeks of looking for a replacement U.S. Senate candidate came to an end on Sunday afternoon. Former presidential candidate and current Maryland resident Alan Keyes has thrown his hat into the Illinois Senate Race where his biggest opponent will be Democrat Barack Obama. “In a perfect setting this would have not unfolded obviously. Is he the right guy? We’re going to know that November,” says...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - At one point during last week's Republican leadership gathering in Chicago, the debate over conservative activist Alan Keyes grew so contentious that journalists standing outside the closed doors heard - and reported - the shouting. The Illinois Republican State Central Committee later barred reporters from the entire floor where they were meeting to choose their party's new candidate for the U.S. Senate. But with Keyes' candidacy likely to become official Sunday, it will be much tougher for Republican leaders to hide the internal strife in their divided party. On Wednesday night the committee formally asked Keyes -...

Stop with the Hillary/Keyes comparisons already (like in the linked oped in the newspaper, the Pantagraph). Hillary was on a POWER TRIP -- she pushed local candidates (Lowy and Andrew Cuomo) to the side so she could have the prize for herself. IN CONTRAST, AMBASSADOR KEYES IS RESPONDING TO A CALL FOR HELP FROM AN IMPERILED ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY. He's on a rescue mission. True, the media in Illinois don't like his decision, they don't want him showing up with a life-preserver - - - but why should he agree with them that the local GOP should be allowed to...

Let the debates begin.Former Presidential hopeful Dr. Alan Keyes has told Illinois Republicans that he would accept their request to take on Democrat Barack Obama in the US Senate race.Members of the Republican State Central Committee insisted that the former radio and television commentator make the promise to run before they would give him the nod Wednesday night, sources told the Chicago Sun Times on Thursday. The Republicans were leery of voting to give Keyes the nomination without some guarantees. So he went back into the room and bascially said, 'If you offer, than I will accept.'Another GOP source said...

Keyes' supporters rallied in front of the Union League Club Wednesday afternoon to meet Alan Keyes as he arrived for an interview with the IL GOP.     UPDATE -- IllinoisLeader.com has just confirmed that Alan Keyes will appear in person to announce his candidacy Sunday at the 2:00 p.m. rally for his supporters to be held at the Wellington Restaurant in Arlington Heights. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS -- Republicans from all over the state are expected to converge in Arlington Heights this Sunday to see Ambassador Alan Keyes accept the State Central Committee's tap as their U.S. Senate candidate for...

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Herman Cain, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, blasted Senate Democrats for their continued use of rhetoric and scare tactic when addressing the needs of America’s seniors. “The Democrat leaders in the United States Senate don’t have a plan or even a clue on how to fix Social Security,” said Cain. “Instead of addressing the facts, Senators Daschle, Kerry and Edwards resort to the same empty rhetoric and scare tactics they have been using for the past few decades or promise more from a system that is going bankrupt.” Cain continued, “Alan Greenspan was right, under the current system we only...

<p>Rarely in the course of market events have so many been so wrong about so much. Two months ago, the pundits warned us that Japanese-style deflation was upon us in the form of collapsing bond yields. When the 10-year Treasury yield jumped to an intraday peak of 4.6% on Aug. 1 from close to 3%, we heard that soaring interest rates endangered the financial markets. Now the 10-year yield has settled down at the benign level of around 4.25%.</p>

A frequent on Rush's radio program.

Sign the Petition! Petition in Support of MSNBC's "Alan Keyes is Making Sense"Whereas MSNBC's breakthrough television show "Alan Keyes is Making Sense" is being attacked by left-wing special interests in an effort to get the show cancelled or removed from prime time; Whereas Alan Keyes' show sets a new standard for principled, intelligent, patriotic, God-respecting conservative analysis and commentary in the media; Whereas Alan Keyes possesses formidable diplomatic, analytical, and rhetorical skills unique among media personalities; Whereas Alan's show has already demonstrated far-reaching influence in the public arena by debating issues that gravely affect not only our nation, but the...

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