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6th Circuit Court of Appeals: First Amendment does not demand wall between
2008-06-06 03:38:00 In victory for Ten Commandments posted in Kentucky, court criticizes ACLU for misusing concept that is outside of the Constitution Tuesday, December 20, 2005, 1:20 PM (MST) | ADF Media Relations | 480-444-0020 <!-- function ProcessPollViewerSubmit() { ... More About: Politics , Press Releases , Amendment , Wall , Freedom of Speech
Cap and trade, freedom, and the collapse of our nation.
2008-06-04 04:23:00 America is in danger of collapse and I don’t say this lightly. I have believed in the exceptionalism of America for as long as I could understand what that meant. Five years ago, I would have told you that our economy will recover, that times will get better, and that freedom will prevail, but now I ... More About: Freedom , Elections , Economy , Collapse , Taxes
Email from the Bob Barr Campaign
2008-05-21 00:17:00 Subject: Memo: Political Assessment MEMORANDUM FROM: Russ Verney Campaign Manager, Bob Barr ‘08 TO: Friends and Associates RE: Political Assessment DATE: May 19, 2008 These days, politics seems to revolve around polling and predictions. I’m not convinced it’s the best use of anyone’s time ? especially for someone like me who’s spent his whole life in full-time campaign activities ? but consider ... More About: Email , Press Releases , Libertarian
Buesgens Amendment, smokers condemned? per deim renamed
2008-05-18 15:45:00 Mark Buesgens (R) 35B introduced this amendment, instisted it be handed out to all members, and then immediately withdrew it. It reads: 1.1 Notwithstanding the Creator of the universe, the 1.2 Minnesota Legislature 1.3 hereby condemns all smokers to eternal 1.4 damnation. 1.5 1.6 EFFECTIVE: This section is effective immediately 1.7 upon lighting up. It has also been reported that he proposed ... More About: Politics , Republican , Amendment , Condemned
Could Bob Barr be the last best hope of conservatism?
2008-05-13 05:02:00 McCain’s latest comments about implementing tariffs against China and other countries for their “carbon footprint” should be a warning flag for the nation’s true conservatives. Liberal Democrats and Republican s have participated in live-for-the-moment economic policies that rival the “money handout” campaigns by Juan and Eva Peron Those policies eventually crippled the Argentinian economy. McCain’s economic and ... More About: Politics , Elections , Economy , Hillary Clinton
Note to Republican Politicians, Compromise does not Make You Better
2008-04-22 03:04:00 I just saw a commercial where Nancy Pelosi and Newt Gingrich sit on a couch together and advocate “Climate Change” legislation. The funny thing is that we have not had a warming period for almost a decade. In fact most long term climate studies that propose a “Global Warming” scenario end in the 1990’s, which coincidently ... More About: Republican , Note , Politicians
Why do Liberals like Obama?
2008-04-04 04:38:00 Why do people follow Obama ? Is it because of his “role model” status? A man who openly admits he was a drug user, admires a racist pastor’s, and can’t get over his cigarette addiction does not sound like a role model to me. This is exactly the man that Democrats want running the country. Barack Obama is ... More About: Politics , Liberals , Elections
When did congress replace the courts?
2008-04-03 05:25:00 This week, two major “trials” took place in the Democrat controlled United States congress. First of all, Oil company executives were put on trial. One after the other, congressmen and women took cheap shots at the oil companies. They claimed the oil companies unjustly gained profits and are not helping their competitors enough. Another “trial” will take ... More About: Politics , Congress , Socialism , Courts
Lieberman-Warner Environmental Act Could Kill Economy
2008-03-28 00:50:00 The Hill is reporting that the Lieberman-Warner act could cost far more than Democrats are willing to let on. In fact, even after most of the up front expenses are taken care of, the EPA predicts that the bill would cost the U.S. economy $983,000,000,000 in a singe year (estimate for 2030). All this for a contrived ... More About: Economy , Environmental , John Warner , Spending
Disgraced Kathy Tingelstad Decides Not to Run Again
2008-03-26 02:53:00 One of the “Republican Six” defectors decided to back down in their opposition to Republican voters. Kathy Tingelstad of Andover is calling it quits and will not seek another term. The Admiral, at Lake Minnetonka Liberty, had the following to say about Tingelstad’s decision to end her campaign. Stripped of her leadership role, excoriated at her endorsing ... More About: Politics , Elections , Taxes , Minnesota
Two Choices: Obama is a Radical, or He is a Liar
2008-03-18 23:29:00 Up until recently, race has been all but a dead issue in America. Most Americans do not even consider making race a factor when hiring someone, and it is safe to assume that most Americans do not feel that race plays a significant role in their choosing of friends and aquaintences. However, radicals like Jeremiah Wright ... More About: Politics , Elections , Barack Obama , Hillary Clinton , Quotes
Florida Primary Redo is Not Going to Happen
2008-03-18 01:59:00 Florida democrats have been talking about a “do over” in Florida ever since the primary early this year. The problem is that Florida’s primary came to early for the democrat schedule. The DNC banned the Florida delegates from being seated at the convention since they had their primary too early. Then Hillary won the primary. She ... More About: Politics , Elections , Hillary Clinton , Florida , Primary
Barack Obama?s Church - Political Hate Speech
2008-03-14 21:02:00 Barack Obama’s pastor, Jeremiah Wright, has been scrutinized a lot lately for his political activism from the pulpit. The IRS has been investigating his church (Trinity United Church of Christ) for being used as a political advocacy group rather than a place of worship. The IRS could pull the church’s tax exempt status, but this is ... More About: Politics , Elections , Iraq , Political
Democrats? or Zombies
2008-03-14 01:30:00 Since this is a slow day in the news, here’s a good one for you! Courtesy of Bill Jungbauer. Share This More About: Politics , Democrats , Zombies , Democrat
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer Resigns
2008-03-12 20:30:00 New York Democrat Governor Eliot Spitzer resigned today after being cited in an investigation into a prostitution ring. Before being elected to the governorship, Spitzer held the position of Attorney General of New York. It was in this position that he was characterized by two traits. First of all, Spitzer was seen as a shoot from the ... More About: Politics , New York , Ethics
Ben Stein Movie to fight against censorship in academia
2008-03-11 18:00:00 Ben Stein has produced a new documentary that will cause quite the stir in the educational institutions. You can see the trailer below. I have heard that “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed” comes out in theaters nationwide on April 18,2008. Check out his website for more details. Share This More About: Politics , Movie , Censorship , Fight , Academia
Al Franken vs. Norm Coleman
2008-03-11 02:15:00 Anti-Strib is reporting that Mike Cerisi announced in an email today that he is out of the Minnesota Senate Race. It’s now a race between Al Franken and Norm Coleman. Now since Al Franken is the presumptive nominee, lets go over his key issues. These are his stances listed on his website (The spin has been removed ... More About: Politics , Elections , Taxes , Republican
Bring in the Replacements!
2008-03-10 03:42:00 Saturday’s Republican conventions may be a signal of a paradigm shift in Minnesota Republican political thought. Traditionally, the incumbent would receive the de facto endorsement of the party. Both Democrats and Republicans have enjoyed this undeserved luxury for most of our nation’s political history. Saturday’s caucuses have produced a much different result. Grass roots activists within their ... More About: Communism , Replacements
More Attacks by Left Wing Radicals Go Uncriticized
2008-03-08 06:05:00 In the past week, there have been two terrorist attacks by radical left wing groups in the United States. While neither caused injuries to people, both seemed to be designed to terrorize and intimidate those who don’t submit to the leftist agenda. On Monday, three luxury “green” homes were set ablaze with explosive devices in a ... More About: Politics , Elections , Terrorism , Socialism , Left
Minnesota Sun Current Newspaper Bias on Tax Increase
2008-03-07 00:42:00 One of the largest local newspaper chains in the Twin Cities seems to be engaged in a little bit of biased censorship. Many times newspaper outfits think of themselves as gatekeepers to all the important information within a specific community. The bias of editors sometimes gets in the way of free and open thought. These editors ... More About: Elections , Economy , Taxes , Republican , Minnesota
Jason Lewis vs. Rick Kupchella on the 2008 Minnesota Sales Tax Increases
2008-03-06 00:17:00 Jason Lewis of 100.3 KTLK has been an outspoken and justified critic agaist Kare11’s ruthless attack on capitalism and complete disregard for the facts on the 2008 Minnesota tax increases. Here is Jason Lewis’s latest post about Rick Cupchella. (Note: all quotes are from news stories posted on KARE11 website or Mr. Kupchella?s postings and/or ... More About: Economy , Taxes , Talk Radio , Sales
Czech President stands against EnviroCommunism
2008-03-05 07:39:00 President Vaclav Klaus of the Czech Republic is probably one of the bravest and most eloquent leaders in the free world. He is only the second president to serve the Czech Republic. President Klaus understands the world that we live in better than most. He lived through communism and has life experience in being under governmental ... More About: Politics , Global Warming , President , Tony Blair , Al Gore
Obama takes a stance
2008-03-04 00:13:00 Presidential candidate Barack Hussein Obama startled many supporters this Sunday when he took stances on key issues during a campaign speech . Barack Obama said that he supports “same sex unions” but believes that they should be equal to a normal marriage. He further went on to say that he strongly supports abortion. Obama believes that this ... More About: Politics , Elections , Ethics , Abortion
McCain to Supporters: ?I?m a Proud Conservative Liberal Republican?
2008-03-01 20:18:00 Presidential candidate John McCain had a straight talk moment while addressing supporters yesterday (February 29, 2007). McCain appears to have summed up his entire political career in six words. He was having a hard time getting his wording correct throughout the entire speech. At one point he told the crowd that: “I’m a proud conservative liberal Republican …” He ... More About: Politics , Quotes , Conservative
Keith Downey to Compete for Ron Erhardt?s House Seat
2008-03-01 04:18:00 For the casual Minnesota politics observer, the Minnesota House of Representatives is a boring topic. Most people are too busy working, raising a family, or collecting welfare checks. However, the issues developing internally inside the Minnesota House Republican Caucus should catch everyone’s attention. The leader of the House Republicans, Marty Seifert, has done a great job ... More About: Seat , Compete , Keith
DFL Fires Molnau to Stop Her Blockage of Increased Spending
2008-02-28 21:09:00 The Senate Democrats in Minnesota removed Carol Molnau from the Transportation Commissioner position on a party line 44-22 vote. Share This More About: Politics , Spending , Stop , Fires
More talk of global cooling
2008-02-28 02:48:00 Snow in Jerusalem, more frequent subzero temperatures in the Midwest, record levels of sea ice in the Antarctic, and so on. What does this mean? Well, lets dispense with the obvious first. Al Gore was wrong. I know that may have come as a shock to some Utopian readers, but it needs to be said. Al ... More About: Global , Talk , Communism , Cooling
Minnesota Republican Traitors are Being Replaced by More Qualified Represen
2008-02-27 00:07:00 From the Capital Press Corp (Source: True North): SEIFERT ANNOUNCES NEW REPUBLICAN LEADS SAINT PAUL — (February 26, 2008) — State Representative Marty Seifert today announced the six Republican s who voted to override Governor Tim Pawlenty’s veto have been removed from their leadership positions. I have spoken with all six members and received their resignations from their lead ... More About: Politics , Taxes , Minnesota , Press Releases
Minnesota Democrats Propose Tax Increases for Everyone
2008-02-19 03:36:00 The Minnesota Tax Party is in full swing. Today, the DFL announced a plan that would solidify their Minnesota tax increasing agenda for the next several years. Their plan includes: A $0.075 per gallon gas tax increase. Automatic increases on the gas tax in future years. A 1/2 percent sales tax increase. A constitutional amendment to increase the sales ... More About: Politics , Economy , Democrats , Taxes
Obama and Clinton Buy Super Delegate Votes
More articles from this author:2008-02-15 15:00:00 You can give a super delegate a dollar, but can you make him vote? Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have spent over $890,000 on “campaign contributions” to Super Delegate voters. Obama alone has spent over $694,000 on bribing super delegates. In an odd sort of way, the party of “change” seems to be supporting the status ... More About: Politics , Ethics 1, 2 |
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