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It is not my intent to reveal anything beyond what I recently said on TV (and likely, even less). Given that much of that is now going through a media blender, I aim merely to organize and state clearly the things I said on television recently, so as to reduce room for misreporting. A frequently played video in the news this past year has been a clip from the summer of 2015: a 26 year old Maria Butina standing up in a Las Vegas conference to ask Candidate Donald Trump a question. The conference was FreedomFest, an annual conference for...

If what you already know about the FBI’s investigation into President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia has you wondering what can come next, “make sure you are sitting down because it’s about to get worse,” said Patrick Byrne, the philanthropist and CEO of the mega online retail chain Overstock.com. Byrne revealed never published details about his intimate relationship with the Russian gun right’s activist and libertarian, Maria Butina, who is now serving out her sentence after pleading guilty in 2018 to working as a foreign agent in the U.S. without registering. In an interview several weeks ago, Byrne recanted first...

Published on Jul 11, 2015 Watch Trump’s full remarks FreedomFest Donald Trump just gave one of the most bizarrely captivating speeches of his several-week-old campaign. Donald Trump Press Conference after Freedomfest Speech Donald Trump FreedomFest Donald Trump FreedomFest Donald Trump FreedomFest Standing in front of an animated screen in Las Vegas on Saturday, Trump spoke passionately for almost a half an hour, hitting some of his main talking points: President Obama's weakness, a 'porous' Southern border, his business successes, and even Benghazi. Trump made illegal immigration the primary focus of his speech, railing against the Mexican government for supposedly sending...

MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow is going full throttle as she mocks WND Editor Joseph Farah and others who question the eligibility of Barack Obama to be president of the United States. Farah is a guest speaker this weekend at the FreedomFest event taking place in Las Vegas, and Maddow, an outspoken lesbian who champions left-leaning political causes, took to the air to make fun of Farah and others scheduled to speak. “You can add in a keynote speech by the guy so handsome he makes you remember there’s an ‘o’ in the word mustachioed: Joseph Farah from WorldNetDaily, your home...

When Mark Skousen started Freedom Fest in 2002 he didn't think he was giving birth to a movement. Now, it's a decade later and thousands of people around the world are aware of Freedom Fest and routinely attend its events. I caught up with Mark at the Global Financial Summit in the Bahamas last week. As a freedom loving person, Mark was anxious to create a place where fellow freedom lovers could gather and start fighting the ever increases governmental encroachments. Far from being a US phenomena, governments across the globe have had an ongoing undeclared war on individual freedom...

FROM THE PROMOTER Freedom Fest 2010 with Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be held at The Constant Center on June 27 Steve Batton and Freedom 1650 Conservative Talk Radio has provided thousands of fans with a “must-listen” radio experience that will expand this year with Freedom Fest 2010. Making an appearance will be Lee Greenwood, Lt. Col. Oliver North, Former Virginia Governor and U.S. Senator George Allen, Virginia Beach Sheriff Ken Stolle, Bishop E.W. Jackson, and headlined by Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (speakers are subject to change). Freedom Fest will be held at the Constant Center on Sunday,...

FreedomFest 2005 After Action Report VetsCoR BoothNote: Click on each image in this report to view it full size. Our friends at Penny Press I left VetsCoR HQ at approximately 15:15 (MST) on Wednesday afternoon. With me I had the materials for our booth (TV and DVD player, laptop computer, pocket constitutions, 65 CDs, the banners). The trip to Las Vegas was uneventful, and I checked into the Lady Luck Hotel/Casino at approximately 18:00 (PDT). Upon reaching my quarters in the hotel, I called our local member (Mike) and arranged to meet him and another vet (Rick) at Bally's...

FreedomFest 2004 VetsCoRTM after action report I left Lake Havasu City HQ at approximately 1600 on Wednesday, May 12, enroute to the convention in Las Vegas with the materials and electronic equipment for our booth. I arrived in Las Vegas approximately 1900. After driving around the same 4 blocks looking for the parking garage for the hotel I would be staying at, I finally found it and checked into the Lady Luck Hotel Casino about 1930. After getting myself checked in and getting my suitcase and briefcase to the room, I called Rodger. We agreed to meet at Bally's...

Good afternoon. First off, allow me to extend my gratitude to Young America’s Foundation for inviting me to speak. The foundation is truly a beacon of support and inspiration, and altogether an indispensable resource and ally for those who are fighting in the trenches against college leftism to preserve and advance our conservative values. I am profoundly honored to be here. Ever since the election of President Ronald Reagan, conservative values have been on the upswing in America. Faced with Ronald Reagan’s unyielding leadership and the unprecedented commitment of the United States to strong national defense, the Soviet Union -...