Friday, July 31, 2009

Hey Obama, You Can't Buy Love from Terrorists!

Obama pulls another good one on 'stupid' Americans. Gary Bauer has the story.

$900 Million For Palestinians

Our unemployment rate is heading toward 10%. Each page of the 1,000 page healthcare bill will cost another $1 billion of your tax money. Our deficit is increasing so fast that experts are starting to ask, “What comes after trillion?” In view of this financial mess, I thought you might want to know what Obama and Hillary think is a really great use of another $900 million of your money.

They are sending it to those lovely folks in the Palestinian Authority. You know, the Jew-haters and America-bashers we regularly see on TV. Two hundred million dollars was sent on July 24th, and the Obama Administration held a special teleconference to announce the “good news” to our Palestinian “allies.” The money is supposed to stay out of the hands of terrorists and be used for job creation. If you believe that, I have a great bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.

Here’s the point: Sending your tax dollars to the Palestinians is a bad idea even in good times. Every poll shows the Palestinians hate us, no matter how much money we send them. But it is even more wrong-headed to send so much money when our country is on the ropes economically. President Obama should cancel the remaining $700 million and use it for job growth in communities like Palestine, Pennsylvania, where American families are hurting.

To Obama, Health Care Means Death

Tony Perkins of Family Research Council Action relays the distressing news about the children Obama plans to kill with Obamacare's Abortion Mandate.

Blue Dogs See Red over Abortion

The Democrats who had hoped for a relaxing August away from Washington are in for a rocky road home after last night's news that abortion coverage has been explicitly included in the House bill. FRC staffers were in the room when Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) introduced an amendment in committee that mandated taxpayer-funded abortion as part of the overhaul. The measure, which was debated during the Energy and Commerce mark-up, passed 30-28. Not only does the Capps amendment ensure that abortion will be covered, but it also requires that an abortion plan be made available in every U.S. region!

FRC has warned for months that taxpayers would be forced into the abortion business as part of health care "reform," and Planned Parenthood called us liars. MSNBC, NARAL, Daily Kos, and the "religious left" have all accused FRC of misleading the public about the existence of an abortion mandate. Now there's further proof. Of course, we didn't need the Capps amendment to verify that abortion would be included in the final package. All voters needed to know is that Congress has had the opportunity to ban abortion coverage outright, and it didn't. Multiple amendments have now been offered by pro-life members to specifically prohibit taxpayer-funded abortion as part of these bills. And every single one--including last night's from Reps. Bart Stupak and Joe Pitts--failed. Led by Stupak, six Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee joined with the Republicans to keep this radical expansion of government-sponsored abortion out of the House bill. Today, pro-life Democrats pushed back with another amendment that would have nullified the Capps amendment and protected taxpayers from subsidizing abortion. Unfortunately, it also lost.

While Stupak tries to block abortion coverage, conservative Democrats are working around the clock on a deal with their liberal members to trim costs and eliminate the government's heavy hand in the system. Despite all the time spent ironing out the Democrats' differences, it seems that this "compromise" is nothing but political theater. According to the liberal leadership, most of the changes made by conservative Democrats could be stripped from the bill when it leaves committee. Minority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) told ABC News yesterday that "he could not guarantee that the concessions negotiated into the bill by conservative 'Blue Dog' Democrats would survive in a final product." The leadership is making a mockery of conservative Democrats--a decision sure to haunt the Speaker if the Blue Dogs retaliate by pulling their support.

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Obama: Destroying American Health Care


Senator John Cornyn, Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, sounds the alarm about Obamacare.

The $1.5 trillion cost of socializing American medicine - paid for largely by increasing taxes and decreasing Medicare and Medicaid benefits - is only one reason why you should be concerned about Obamacare.

The reality of what health care will look like if this reform package passes is even more frightening.

You may have heard of Shona Holmes, a Canadian woman who almost went blind waiting for brain surgery in that country's nationalized health system.

Ms. Holmes was diagnosed with a brain tumor in Canada but was told she would have to wait 4-6 months in order to see a specialist. She was fortunate enough to be able to travel to Minnesota's Mayo Clinic, where private practitioners were able to more accurately diagnose her tumor within a week and eventually saved her sight.

What if you were gravely ill? Would you want to wait months to see a doctor when your health is on the line? Under the health care plan proposed by House Democrats and endorsed by President Obama, this could become a reality.

Obama





Quote of the Day

"The federal government’s push to help auto makers has unintended consequences which will hut many lower-income Americans. Economist, Freakonomics author and New York Times blogger Steven Levitt writes: “People who drive clunkers are generally not in the market for new cars. Presumably their replacement car will be a used car. The increased demand for used cars will lead to higher prices for used cars.” Driving up the cost of older cars may be an intended consequence for policymakers to encourage people to buy new, but it’s a bad deal for consumers."

The Heritage Foundation

A Helping Hand for the Bamster

Alains Newsletter wants to take the citizenship monkey off Obama's back. This plan is so easy, it makes you wonder why Obama didn't think of it. Just why do Democrats think he so smart, anyway?

Dear Obama...

Double Standard with an Obama Twist


Of course, by Democrat standards, it's not intimidation when they do it.



A former member of the Federal Election Commission says both parties in Congress need to be demanding answers from the Justice Department regarding its dubious handling of a well-known voter intimidation case in Pennsylvania.

Onenewsnow


Dem's Story has more Holes than Swiss Cheese


Erick Erickson, Editor at RedState.com, exposes the bald-faced lies which Obama is trying to sell to a skeptical public.

The wannabe-socialists who pull the levers of the Democratic Party in America today have developed a narrative on the healthcare plan Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama are currently trying to push through Congress.

That narrative goes that virtually everyone is unhappy with their healthcare plan, is in favor of massive change to the healthcare system, favors Obama's healthcare plan, and especially favors the so-called "public option." They are currently busy trying to sell this narrative (which they have created out of whole cloth) to the Blue Dogs and other Democrats who are beginning to get worried about a backlash in 2010.

The goal is to convince fence-sitting Democrats and Republicans that their fears of a backlash are totally unfounded and are just being artificially ginned up by the right-wing attack machine.

The only problem with this narrative is that there is no aspect of it which is true.

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Quote of the Day

"Where in the U.S. Constitution is Congress given the authority to do anything about the economy?"

Walter E. Williams

Replacing One Racism with Another


From the National Black Republican Association...

IS OBAMA A RACIST?

By Frances Rice

How do we decide who is a racist? The dictionary tells us a racist harbors feelings of antagonism and superiority based on biological differences, such as skin color. So, what demonstrates that President Barack Obama harbors such feelings toward white people?

Glimpses of Obama’s mindset can be obtained from reading his two books, “The Audacity of Hope” and “Dreams from My Father” where Obama describes his animosity toward white people.

In “Dreams from My Father” Obama wrote: "I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mother's race." This book also contains an explanation of why Obama joined and remained for 20 years in Trinity United Church of Christ, the church of black liberation theologian Rev. Jeremiah Wright who preached hatred against whites. Obama wrote: "It came about as a choice and not an epiphany". The core of black liberation theology is black separatism, a movement that, for more than a century, has been opposed to racial integration. Equally troubling is Obama’s church giving a lifetime award to one of our nation’s most racist men, Louis Farrakhan.

Obama’s belief system on race was on full display during the 2008 campaign when, on a Philadelphia radio sports program, he described his grandmother as a "typical white person" who fears blacks.

From the roots of Obama’s enmity toward white people sprang his gratuitous attack on Cambridge Police Sergeant James Crowley. Obama declared that the sergeant “acted stupidly” while doing his duty, when all Obama knew, admittedly, was that the sergeant was white and the person arrested, Obama’s friend Harvard Processor Henry Gates, was black. Without bothering to learn the facts, Obama used the power of his position as President of the United States to demonize an American citizen because of his race. Details of the arrest are in the article “Obama Plays the Race Card” by Ronald Kessler that is on the Internet at:
http://www.newsmax.com/kessler/obama_race_gates/2009/07/23/239408.html

A video featuring the testimonial of two black officers in support of Sergeant Crowley, including the comments of Officer Kelly King who states that she supported and voted for Obama, but would not vote for him again, is posted on YouTube at:
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2009/07/26/nr.comrade.in.arms.cnn

Obama, in his rush to judgment, ignored pertinent facts, such as one of the arresting officers is black, the Cambridge Mayor is black and the Massachusetts Governor is black. From his lofty perch as the leader of the free world, Obama focused like a laser beam on the skin color of one man and engaged in grievance mongering about “racial profiling,” a charge that hampers law enforcement in black communities and was not even a factor in the Cambridge case. In an instant, Obama abandoned any pretense of being “post racial” and, before our very eyes, was transformed into our “race-baiter-in-chief”.

How ironic that the wrongs against blacks that are the genesis of Obama’s racial hostility were committed by the whites who supported the racist agenda of the Democratic Party (not that many years ago), the party Obama now heads. During his research, author Wayne Perryman uncovered documents which reveal that the Democratic Party was once proudly called the “Party of White Supremacy”. According to Perryman, Democratic Party campaign posters issued from 1868 to the early 1900’s declared: "This is a white man's country - let the white man rule". Perryman further pointed out that Democratic Senator Ben Tillman in 1909 said: "We reorganized the Democratic Party with one plank and only one plank, namely, that this is a white man's country and the white men must govern it."

Today, Obama is changing the Democratic Party into a party with the sinister premise that America is a black man’s country and the black men must govern it. Perhaps this is why Obama refused to prosecute Black Panthers who wielded weapons, hurled racial insults at voters and blocked the entrance at a Philadelphia polling place during the 2008 Election. “Protecting Black Panthers” is an editorial by “The Washington Times” that reveals how Jerry Jackson, one of the Black Panther defendants, is an elected member of Philadelphia's 14th Ward Democratic Committee and was a credentialed poll watcher for Obama and the Democratic Party. That article can be found on the Internet at:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/29/protecting-black-panthers/

The intimidation tactics by Black Panthers are a chilling reminder about how the Democrats not long ago used the Ku Klux Klan, the terrorist arm of the Democratic Party, to intimidate and terrorize Republican voters, black and white. Democratic Party racism is precisely what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a Republican, was fighting against. In Obama’s world, the civil rights accomplishments of Dr. King have been abandoned, and we are now encouraged to judge people by the color of their skin, not the content of their character. An analysis of Obama’s embracement of racial bigotry is provided in the article “How Our Post-Racial President Uses Race Card As Both Sword And Shield” by Larry Elder and is on the Internet at:
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=483546

The article “A Post-Racial President?” by Thomas Sowell reveals in stark relief how destructive to our national fiber is Obama’s racial politics and can be found on the Internet at: http://townhall.com/columnists/ThomasSowell/2009/07/28/a_post-racial_president?page=full&comments=true

Frances Rice is a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel, a lawyer and chairman of the National Black Republican Association. She can be contacted at: www.NBRA.info

Question of the Day

HELEN VALOIS, RA ANALYST — "German men and women . . . Paragraph 21 of the Code of Penal Law is still valid. According to this, anyone who deliberately kills a man by premeditated act will be executed as a murderer"... (more)

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No Jobs but lots of Waste


Just think what they would do with all the money they might get from Obamacare...


“Stimulating” Projects


"I have good news to report today. I, along with many of you, have been wondering where exactly all that stimulus money has been going. The unemployment rate has continued to grow, along with the deficit, despite the fact that we passed the stimulus bill six months ago. Well, it looks like we found our answer.

Unfortunately, according to Citizens Against Government Waste, the National Endowment for the Arts is spending some of the money it received from the Recovery and Reinvestment Act to fund nude simulated-sex dances, Saturday night “pervert” revues and pornographic horror films at art houses located in – where else! – San Francisco. (I wonder if that was an earmark requested by Nancy Pelosi?)

The NEA was given $80 million dollars that was supposed to be used to preserve jobs in orchestras, museums and theatres. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the type of pork that is produced by the government when they pass the largest spending bill in our nation’s history. Maybe if our elected representatives had taken the time to read the stimulus bill before voting on it, wasteful projects like this would not have been funded with your tax dollars."

Gary Bauer
Campaign for Working Families

Obamacare is Commuism

Liberty Counsel has a some insight on the details of the nefarious Obamacare legislation. This odious assault on liberty includes:

..Healthcare rationing

..Mandated audits of the books of private companies

..A National Health ID card, complete with government access to your personal information and even your bank accounts.

..Government decisions about what healthcare benefits you can receive, even from your private employer.

..Employers required to auto-enroll all employees in ObamaCare with no options.

...Abortion Mandate that will require you and me to fund abortion with our tax dollars!

...It also requires euthanasia counseling - the frequency of which increases with age and illness.

It mandates counsel to "increase the frequency interval" between pregnancies (in other words, bureaucrats will tell you when you should have a child). And, it even requires taxpayers to pay for "sex change" surgeries! Not to mention the clear fact that ObamaCare is an economic suicide pill for our faltering economy!

Continue to let your voice be heard. Call your Representative and Senators today and tomorrow:
Rep. Cantor 202-225-2815

Sen. Webb 202-224-4024

Sen. Warner 202-224-2023

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Cobammunism for the Soviet States of America


Obama finds a Commie whack-job to advise him about a final solution for those pesky Americans. Gary Bauer, Campaign for Working Families, has the story.

Obama’s “Science Fiction” Advisor

Many people are totally perplexed by the Obama Administration’s push to impose a massive “cap and trade” tax on energy production in the middle of a severe recession. By President Obama’s own admission, “under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates will necessarily skyrocket.” Cap and trade will kill jobs in energy-intensive industries like manufacturing, hike consumer prices on virtually every product, and may well push America over the brink from recession to depression. Why are we doing this? It could well be that President Obama is acting in part on the recommendations of his science advisor, Dr. John Holdren.

CNSNews reports that during the 1970s Holdren was an advocate of “de-development”. What is “de-development”? It’s exactly what it sounds like – a radical idea to destroy America’s economy, especially its industrial base, via environmental regulation. These “progressives” literally wanted to take us backwards in time economically. Don’t believe me? Consider this passage from his book:

“The need for de-development presents our economists with a major challenge. They must design a stable, low-consumption economy in which there is a much more equitable distribution of wealth than in the present one. Redistribution of wealth both within and among nations is absolutely essential, if a decent life is to be provided to every human being.”
He goes on to label certain technological advances as undesirable, things like “fission power, giant automobiles, plastic wrappings, genetic engineering, disposable packages and containers, synthetic pesticides…”, and adds that “the halcyon days of unquestioning public acceptance of technological ‘progress’ must disappear forever.”

In other words, capitalism is out; communism is in. Government bureaucrats and central planners will provide you a “decent life,” presumably with plenty of candles to light your hut. At least Holdren had enough common sense to understand that his workers’ paradise might present a major challenge to economists. That’s because centralized government planning doesn’t work. That’s why the Soviet Union no longer exists. I don’t want to try to recreate that failed experiment in socialism here.

The Obama Administration, with the support of most Democrats in Congress, is pushing a cap and trade scheme that will redistribute wealth through higher energy taxes on businesses and successful families and greatly facilitate the “de-development” of the United States.

Believe it or not, it gets worse. Two weeks ago I told you about Holdren’s support for “compulsory population control laws,” including “compulsory abortion.” Here’s more about his view of human life: “The fetus, given the opportunity to develop properly before birth, and given the essential early socializing experiences and sufficient nourishing food during the crucial early years after birth, will ultimately develop into a human being.”

Did you catch that little nuance? In Holdren’s mind, a living baby “during the crucial early years after birth” is not yet fully human, but “will ultimately develop into a human being.” That kind of dehumanizing rationalization naturally leads one to support “compulsory abortion” and euthanasia. To the central planners, each life is not an asset, but rather a liability to Big Government’s bottom line. The passages in the ObamaCare bill about “end of life” counseling for our senior citizens could have been plagiarized from one Dr. Holdren’s books.

It’s shocking that this man survived the vetting process, and it speaks volumes about the administration in which he serves. Administration officials, including President Obama, should be forced to explain his appointment. Members of Congress should take every opportunity to put this man on the record about his beliefs. If Holdren does not repudiate his own writings, he should be forced to resign.

Quote of the Day

"Four months - that is how long it took President Obama to pick his dog. Two weeks - that is how long Democrats want to take to pick your doctor.

Think about that for a moment. Nancy Pelosi and her Democrat puppets in the House are trying to rush through their trillion dollar boondoggle in two weeks - all in an attempt to avoid public scrutiny. Because the more you know about this bill, the more you will oppose government-run healthcare."

Pete Sessions
NRCC - Chairman

A Union Stooge - Democrat Creigh Deeds


Deeds betrays Virginia's Right to Work ideology.

Deeds: Stalking Horse for Big Labor 2010 Agenda

- Deeds Claims to Shun National Issues; Big Labor Sees Him as First Step on Path -

- Union Bosses Fill Coffers of Deeds, Wagner and Shannon -

RICHMOND - Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Pat Mullins today noted the inconsistency inherent in the candidacy of Democrat Creigh Deeds, who at once insists on speaking only about Virginia-centric issues and then travels across the Potomac River to bow to the demands of the big labor bosses who are funding his campaign. Just two days after protesting against pressure to reveal his stances on federal legislation that would harm Virginia's economy, Deeds wrapped his arms around the national agenda of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations at a reception in Washington, DC. This is a clear indication that the entire Democrat ticket is deep in the pocket of big labor as union leaders begin their push to spread their plans across the entire country.

Deeds: It's All About Virginia!

At the first campaign debate Saturday, Republican Bob McDonnell continuously asked Deeds to disclose his positions on key federal legislation that would kill jobs and stifle economic growth in Virginia. Deeds would only meekly reply, "Let's talk a little more about Virginia, and let's frankly, instead of focusing on what's going on in the halls of Congress, let's talk about what's going on around the breakfast table of South Hill, and Martinsville, or Big Stone Gap."

Big Labor: No Way - We're Going National!

Barely forty-eight hours after pleading to avoid federal issues that will impact Virginia families, Deeds appeared as the guest of honor at a Monday evening reception hosted by the AFL-CIO in Washington. "During his 18 years in the Virginia House of Delegates and in the state Senate, gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds has ‘been with us every step of the way,'" said Jim Leaman, president of the Virginia AFL-CIO. The union helpfully highlighted Deeds' record of supporting big labor's agenda 93.7 percent of the time.

Directly contradicting Deeds' claim to the contrary, the union leaders cast this year's Virginia elections in strict terms of national importance to liberal interests: "With only two states, Virginia and New Jersey, holding gubernatorial elections this fall, Virginia voters are ‘setting the stage' for the 2010 congressional elections," said John Sweeney, AFL-CIO national president.

Dem Ticket: Show Me the Money!

Deeds and his Democratic statewide ticket mates have raked in campaign cash from big labor interests in order to fuel their runs for office. Deeds has received at least $1.1 million dollars from major unions AFSCME ($500k) and SEIU ($100k), also including sizeable donations from the Democratic Governors Association - a major recipient of national labor money.

Democratic candidate for attorney general Steve Shannon has grabbed more than $30,000 from labor interests. Shannon has a 100-percent voting record on AFL-CIO issues.

Candidate for lieutenant governor Jody Wagner has picked up $20,000 in big labor money. Wagner has no legislative experience to rate.

"Creigh Deeds is the first stop on the big labor express that is threatening to travel all across America. This explains very clearly why Creigh Deeds and his ticket mates have taken the extreme positions they have assumed - in favor of the demands of big labor bosses and against the interests of Virginians who need more well-paying jobs in these tough economic times," Chairman Mullins said. "We now know why he's in favor of the job-killer Card Check, even though it will stifle job growth. He's for it because big labor is for it."

Deeds: Card Check - Check!

During Saturday's debate hosted by the Virginia Bar Association, Deeds telegraphed his approval of Card Check legislation, which will hamstring employers, increase the cost of doing business, strangle job creation and expose workers to the strong arm of big labor union bosses. "It's not going to do anything to impugn Virginia's integrity as a business-friendly state," Deeds said in the debate.

The day after Deeds attended the AFL-CIO soirée, the radical liberal group 21st Century Democrats endorsed Deeds by press release, prompting Deeds to gush, "I respect their commitment to grassroots politics and admire their long record of electing progressives across the country." Candidates generally do not receive the endorsements of organizations without completing candidate questionnaires.

Question number five on the 21st Century Democrats candidate questionnaire reads, in part, "Do you support the Employee Free Choice Act?"

Deeds - Walk Hilton Picket Lines - Check!

In January, just a few weeks before Tim Kaine proudly announced the movement of Hilton executives to Fairfax County, Deeds and his ticket mate Jody Wagner took part in a big labor picket line at the Hilton Hotel in Crystal City in Arlington County. Deeds handed out coffee and popcorn to the people picketing a well-established employer.

"Check out, not in," chanted the picketers.

Deeds: Supporting Big Labor's Agenda - Check!

"Look, it's plain on its face that Creigh Deeds will do the bidding of the big labor bosses who are funding his campaign," Chairman Mullins said. "Chief on their agenda is the job-killing Card Check bill, and then after that they're coming for our right-to-work law. Deeds said himself that they would have an ally in Richmond if he's elected governor. I think we all know what that would mean for job creation and the economy - bad news."

Deeds: Stalking Horse for Big Labor 2010 Agenda

- Deeds Claims to Shun National Issues; Big Labor Sees Him as First Step on Path -

- Union Bosses Fill Coffers of Deeds, Wagner and Shannon -

RICHMOND - Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Pat Mullins today noted the inconsistency inherent in the candidacy of Democrat Creigh Deeds, who at once insists on speaking only about Virginia-centric issues and then travels across the Potomac River to bow to the demands of the big labor bosses who are funding his campaign. Just two days after protesting against pressure to reveal his stances on federal legislation that would harm Virginia's economy, Deeds wrapped his arms around the national agenda of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations at a reception in Washington, DC. This is a clear indication that the entire Democrat ticket is deep in the pocket of big labor as union leaders begin their push to spread their plans across the entire country.

Deeds: It's All About Virginia!

At the first campaign debate Saturday, Republican Bob McDonnell continuously asked Deeds to disclose his positions on key federal legislation that would kill jobs and stifle economic growth in Virginia. Deeds would only meekly reply, "Let's talk a little more about Virginia, and let's frankly, instead of focusing on what's going on in the halls of Congress, let's talk about what's going on around the breakfast table of South Hill, and Martinsville, or Big Stone Gap."

Big Labor: No Way - We're Going National!

Barely forty-eight hours after pleading to avoid federal issues that will impact Virginia families, Deeds appeared as the guest of honor at a Monday evening reception hosted by the AFL-CIO in Washington. "During his 18 years in the Virginia House of Delegates and in the state Senate, gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds has ‘been with us every step of the way,'" said Jim Leaman, president of the Virginia AFL-CIO. The union helpfully highlighted Deeds' record of supporting big labor's agenda 93.7 percent of the time.

Directly contradicting Deeds' claim to the contrary, the union leaders cast this year's Virginia elections in strict terms of national importance to liberal interests: "With only two states, Virginia and New Jersey, holding gubernatorial elections this fall, Virginia voters are ‘setting the stage' for the 2010 congressional elections," said John Sweeney, AFL-CIO national president.

Dem Ticket: Show Me the Money!

Deeds and his Democratic statewide ticket mates have raked in campaign cash from big labor interests in order to fuel their runs for office. Deeds has received at least $1.1 million dollars from major unions AFSCME ($500k) and SEIU ($100k), also including sizeable donations from the Democratic Governors Association - a major recipient of national labor money.

Democratic candidate for attorney general Steve Shannon has grabbed more than $30,000 from labor interests. Shannon has a 100-percent voting record on AFL-CIO issues.

Candidate for lieutenant governor Jody Wagner has picked up $20,000 in big labor money. Wagner has no legislative experience to rate.

"Creigh Deeds is the first stop on the big labor express that is threatening to travel all across America. This explains very clearly why Creigh Deeds and his ticket mates have taken the extreme positions they have assumed - in favor of the demands of big labor bosses and against the interests of Virginians who need more well-paying jobs in these tough economic times," Chairman Mullins said. "We now know why he's in favor of the job-killer Card Check, even though it will stifle job growth. He's for it because big labor is for it."

Deeds: Card Check - Check!

During Saturday's debate hosted by the Virginia Bar Association, Deeds telegraphed his approval of Card Check legislation, which will hamstring employers, increase the cost of doing business, strangle job creation and expose workers to the strong arm of big labor union bosses. "It's not going to do anything to impugn Virginia's integrity as a business-friendly state," Deeds said in the debate.

The day after Deeds attended the AFL-CIO soirée, the radical liberal group 21st Century Democrats endorsed Deeds by press release, prompting Deeds to gush, "I respect their commitment to grassroots politics and admire their long record of electing progressives across the country." Candidates generally do not receive the endorsements of organizations without completing candidate questionnaires.

Question number five on the 21st Century Democrats candidate questionnaire reads, in part, "Do you support the Employee Free Choice Act?"

Deeds - Walk Hilton Picket Lines - Check!

In January, just a few weeks before Tim Kaine proudly announced the movement of Hilton executives to Fairfax County, Deeds and his ticket mate Jody Wagner took part in a big labor picket line at the Hilton Hotel in Crystal City in Arlington County. Deeds handed out coffee and popcorn to the people picketing a well-established employer.

"Check out, not in," chanted the picketers.

Deeds: Supporting Big Labor's Agenda - Check!

"Look, it's plain on its face that Creigh Deeds will do the bidding of the big labor bosses who are funding his campaign," Chairman Mullins said. "Chief on their agenda is the job-killing Card Check bill, and then after that they're coming for our right-to-work law. Deeds said himself that they would have an ally in Richmond if he's elected governor. I think we all know what that would mean for job creation and the economy - bad news."

*Certain links may not work because Big Labor bosses are afraid that people will learn the truth.*


Bad News for Climate Change Kooks

Obama: 6 months into destroying America

Hussein does Alinsky proud...

VIDEO: 1st Six months of the Obama Administration

Democratic senators and congressman are running away from Obama due to his polls being so low. His approval rating is between 30-50%. Obama has spent more than any other president combined and is planning to possibly have a bailout that is worth about $23 trillion dollars.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Fighting Against the Destruction of our Country

Republicans defend our freedom while Democrats try to take it away.

RNC Targeting Vulnerable Democrats

Despite being outnumbered in Congress by a huge Democrat majority, the Republican Party is successfully fighting Barack Obama’s socialized health care bill. Republicans in Congress have remained united in their opposition to ObamaCare. The GOP realizes how this radical legislation would change our country’s future. Now, the RNC is stepping up its efforts with $1 million in radio ads targeting 60 vulnerable Democrats. The radio ads will focus on the swing states of Arizona, Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. In addition, the RNC is running television ads in Arkansas, Nevada and North Dakota.

According to RNC spokeswoman Gail Gitcho, “The Democrats targeted by the RNC radio ad have campaigned on fiscal responsibility, and now these Democrats are being held accountable to their campaign promises as they prepare to vote on a government-run health care bill that will cost American taxpayers $1.6 trillion, add to the record budget deficit and burden American families and small businesses with higher taxes.”

I hope the pressure from these ads on the targeted lawmakers will be effective. Congressmen know that their constituents are the ones who ultimately determine their political futures, not Nancy Pelosi or Harry Reid
.

Quote of the Day

Families Can’t Afford House Climate Bill

Representative John Salazar, Democrat from the 3rd District of Colorado, recently expressed concerns echoed by many with respect to the massive House-passed Cap and Trade bill:

“I have always been a strong proponent of creating green jobs and investing in renewable energy. But the cost to consumers in this bill is highest for those living in rural America, particularly in a district like Colorado’s Third where the Low Income Energy Assistance Program is vital in getting us through our long harsh winters. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the bill will cost the average U.S. household $165 annually. But in my district estimated annual increases are between a few hundred dollars and several thousand dollars per household. I cannot support dramatically increasing utility rates on my constituents, at a time when I feel the economy is just starting to stabilize across the state.”

Obamacare = Oppressive Taxes


Mathew Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel, knows more about Obamacare than most Democrats.

"The more we study the massive House version of the ObamaCare bill, the more it becomes clear that this bill will undermine our healthcare system, raise taxes, cause healthcare rationing, and violate the conscience rights of pro-life and Christian citizens.

The government will require you to join its system.

The government will decide your treatments and benefits.

The government will have the power to ration care.

The government will impose oppressive taxes on individuals
and businesses who refuse to participate."

Monday, July 27, 2009

Quote of the Day


"For pro-aborts, murder, if the victim is an unborn child at any stage of development, is health care."

Star Parker


When Democrats Can't Read


This is the kind of thing that makes people say 'throw the bums out!'


Another Liberal Confesses: He Doesn’t Read Legislation

The American people’s outrage continues to grow over members of Congress who don’t read the legislation they are voting on. It is inexcusable for an elected public servant to fail in this primary responsibility, especially when the legislation will impact every citizen and generations of Americans for years to come. Can you imagine any doctor being so callous as to admit that he doesn’t bother to read his patients’ medical files? Amazingly, some members of Congress don’t even see the problem with their negligent behavior.

Representative John Conyers (D-MI), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, recently questioned the point of reading the health care bill. “I love these members, they get up and say, ‘Read the bill.’ What good is reading the bill if it’s a thousand pages and you don’t have two days and two lawyers to find out what it means after you read the bill?” Rep. Conyers is one of the most liberal members of Congress. In fact, he introduced a bill to setup a “truth commission” to investigate former President Bush. His arrogance summarizes the Left’s philosophy: Details don’t matter; the ends justify the means.

The Democrat leadership realizes that if all members of Congress had time to review the bills they vote on, most probably would not pass. Congressmen who do read the bills have a hard time understanding what they mean. As long as this trend continues, the legislation Congress passes will lose its legitimacy, democracy will be undermined in the eyes of the public and the politicians will find it increasingly difficult to justify their six-figure salaries. In fact, by their own admission, many don’t know what they are doing and, therefore, aren’t earning their paychecks. Hopefully, their employers – the voters – will fire scores of liberal incumbents next November!

Gary Bauer
Campaign for Working Families


Also read Gary's column on the undetermined future of the marriage between social conservatives and the GOP online at :
www.washingtontimes.com.

Obama throws Seniors Under the Bus


Our Dear Leader has his own 'final solution' for population control. Americans for Limited Government has the story.

Barack Obama's Soylent Green Rationing Rooms

American senior citizens have realized that the prescription being offered is socialized medicine and the side effects will only be deadly.

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Higher Taxes Mean Less Freedom

And Liberal Democrats Love Taxes, That is a Given...

Taxes on Table for Deeds: Debate Greatest Hits

- Democrat Open to Tax Hike for Transportation -

RICHMOND - Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Pat Mullins today highlighted the "greatest hits" from Saturday's gubernatorial debate, in which Democratic candidate for governor Creigh Deeds clearly left an increase in taxes on the table. At the first gubernatorial debate hosted by the Virginia Bar Association, Deeds repeatedly left open the possibility that he would seek higher taxes on Virginians to fund his amorphous wish list of a transportation plan.

"I'll tell you what I'm not going to do," Deeds said during the debate. "A lot of options are going to be on the table. I'm not going to presume what will and won't pass the General Assembly."

Following the debate, Deeds was pressed by the media and again refused to rule out an increase in taxes for road improvements, but would provide no further details of his plan for infrastructure or funding. Watch the video here.

Washington Post

"[Deeds] essentially asked voters to trust that he would succeed where others have failed: persuading the state legislature to cooperate. His strategy seems to be to imply strongly that he would raise taxes -- there are ‘a lot of options,' he said, wink, wink -- without saying so directly."

Washington Post

"‘He's got a wish list. He doesn't have a plan,' McDonnell said, at one point even urging debate watchers to visit Deeds's Web site so they could see for themselves.

"Deeds said after the debate that putting forward a funding plan would be a ‘lightning rod' that would kill reform."

Roanoke Times:

"But when McDonnell asked him whether he would increase taxes, Deeds was evasive.

"‘A lot of options are going to be on the table,' Deeds said. ‘I'm not going to presume what will or will not pass the General Assembly next year.'

"McDonnell hammered on Deeds' answer, telling the Democrat: ‘You don't have a plan. You haven't suggested one dime.'

"Pressed further on the issue by reporters after the debate, Deeds said: ‘I'm running for governor, I'm not running for dictator.'

"‘A specific funding source would be a lightning rod,' Deeds said. ‘I'm not prepared to throw up any lightning rods.'

"McDonnell said he would not raise taxes, saying, ‘I don't think the people of Virginia could sustain another tax increase.'"

Staunton News Leader:

"Following the debate, Deeds said he is ‘open to a lot of different options' to fund new transportation projects and would not explicitly rule out taxes as one of those methods."

Richmond Times-Dispatch:

"Deeds said he would make transportation his top priority and he refused to rule out a tax increase. He said all options would be on the table when he calls a special session next year."

"All this puts Mr. Deeds in a particularly tight spot," said Chairman Mullins. "Does he try to get all the way from July to November with his ‘no comment' policy and just hope no one asks him any more questions about transportation, the issue he says is the most important one facing Virginia? Or does he reveal what everyone knows to be his true intention: to raise taxes on hard working Virginians during the worst economic period we have seen in decades. That's his call to make. Even if he won't say it, his record makes clear what he's going to do. Wink, wink."

A side-by-side comparison of the two candidates' proposals for transportation reveals that the McDonnell plan is comprehensive and includes funding mechanisms that do not rely on any tax increases at all. The Deeds "plan," by contrast, is nothing more than some vague platitudes with no mention of how the wish list might be funded.

The McDonnell Plan

  • Privatize Virginia's Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) and dedicate proceeds to transportation
  • Pass legislation to capture increased revenue from growth in port operations, and invest in regional transportation projects
  • Take percentage of sales tax collected in Northern Virginia and put in regional transportation account
  • Issue $3 billion in available bonds for transportation, and support future bond issuance of $1 billion for highly congested areas
  • Expand 70mph speed limit, currently only allowed on stretches of Interstate 85 in southern Virginia, to sections of other interstates in Commonwealth
  • Dedicate percentage of new revenue growth to transportation
  • Spend 75% of future surplus funds on transportation
  • Dramatically expand Public-Private Partnership agreements for major priority projects
  • Protect Transportation Trust Fund
  • Audit VDOT to find and eliminate waste and inefficiencies; Seek greater autonomy from time-consuming federal regulations
  • Seek federal approval for use of 2nd and 3rd year stimulus dollars for transportation projects now
  • Support HOT lanes
  • Enact border tolling of traffic coming into Virginia from North Carolina along I-85 and I-95
  • Dedicate percentage of revenue from future offshore drilling to transportation
  • Prioritize transportation projects. Top of list: Widen I-66 in and out of Beltway; Complete, within budget and on time, rail to Dulles; Complete I-495 and I-395/95 HOT Lane Projects; Upgrade Route 460; Find consensus for Third Crossing and move forward; Build High Speed Passenger Rail; Improve I-81; Coalfields Expressway Completion
  • Provide telework tax credits
  • Create bipartisan transportation task force, led by former governors and congressmen, to evaluate Virginia's transportation system and propose improvements
  • Employ smart traffic technologies, light synchronization and new traffic management systems

The Deeds "Plan"

"During his first year in office, Creigh will make it his top priority to find a workable, creative transportation solution." (Deeds economic development plan)


Sunday, July 26, 2009

Quote of the Day


Erick Erickson, Editor at RedState.com notes, "Democrats have been open about their desire to push seniors toward euthanasia as a cost savings option. In fact, the Democrats already have in the legislation a provision requiring senior citizens to receive instructions every five years on dying with dignity." Read more from Erick below:


"It's always great to hear liberals speak when they think no one is listening.

Rep. Paul Tonko is a freshman Democrat from Albany, NY. He's a typical non-descript eastern machine politician whose a robot for Obama and Pelosi and doesn't have too many original thoughts. Earlier this week one of his top aides was flying to Washington from the district. She was accompanied by what appeared to be a special interest Washington DC lobbyist, who probably came to Albany to attend some type of big money golf, gambling, and cigars fundraiser for Tonko.

Anyway, unbeknownst to them, a hero of the conservative movement sat quietly behind them. It was impossible to avoid listening to their boisterous conversation, and Tonko's aide didn't disappoint.

Naturally, most of the banter dealt with the health care bill, and here are a few of the gems:

The two were talking about whether Tonko would even be given time to read the bill. She told the lobbyist, "well he pays me to read it for him".

"[The] costliest part [of the Obama healthcare bill] will be the physician's rate cut," she said. Lots of political capital is going to be spent to get that through.

And, for the crowning glory, the aide feels that "probably the best part of the bill is the increase in Hospice care which will solve the prolonging of life issue."

This seems to prove the argument that the Obama bureaucrats will eventually decide who lives and who dies.

Isn't "hope and change" wonderful?"

A Better Way than the NEA

OneNewsNow.com has good news for teachers who want to break away from the anti-Christian, anti-family NEA


Teachers flocking to Christian alternative to NEA

The Christian Educators Association International says it has seen an increase in enrollment due to some developments in the National Education Association.

8 Minutes You Need to Spend Listening

Donald E. Wildmon, Founder and Chairman of the American Family Association, has found someone who has actually read Obama's CommieCare.

Listen to former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson as he interviews someone who has read the Obama Health Care bill.

Obama’s plan would deny medical care for the elderly. This interview is 8 minutes long. Please listen and then forward it to friends and family.

(MP3 / M3U format)

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Wear your Wading Boots to ObamaMedia Events

Raise your hand if you believed the B.S. Obama was spreading Wednesday night. Don't you look silly if you did. Gary Bauer, Campaign for Working Families, lays out some of the crazy lies that were flying around on ObamaMedia.

Press Conference Deception


In my 40 years here in Washington, D.C., I have witnessed dozens of presidential news conferences televised on primetime national television. I have even personally helped brief presidents for such conferences. Not until last night however had I ever seen a president lie and attempt to deceive the American people regarding health care as much as Barack Obama did. Here are some of the statements Obama made, followed by the facts.
Obama said, “This is not just about the 47 million Americans who have no health insurance.”

Fact: That number is bogus. Most experts estimate the number is between 20-25 million, and even then a significant portion of that total is illegal immigrants. Are the American people now responsible for the health care of people who entered the country illegally? You won’t hear Obama mention the number of illegals that we would have to pay for under his health care plan, because he knows how furious the American people would be.

Obama claimed that government would stay out of health care decisions in an overhauled system, but this doesn’t align with proposals coming out of Congress.

Fact: Federal authority would grow under any of the proposals being discussed in the House and Senate.

Obama said, “It will keep government out of health care decisions, giving you the option to keep your insurance if you’re happy with it.”

Fact: The current House legislation states that a committee chosen by the government would have the right to decide what is and isn’t covered by insurance plans in a new purchasing pool, and, yes, one of those options would be a government insured program. In addition, a provision in the plan says that these same standards could be enforced on ALL private insurance plans, not just the ones in the initial “pool.” Finally, no new individual insurance policy could be written after Obama’s plan becomes law.
Barack Obama is an intelligent man. I’d be willing to bet he knew these facts before he spoke to the country last night. Despite this, he still refused to tell the truth regarding his socialized health care plan. It seems his personal political gain is more important to him than the well-being of the American people.