Mavericks to Rally in Virginia

Great news for Virginians!

JOHN MCCAIN AND SARAH PALIN

TO CAMPAIGN IN VIRGINIA BEACH AND RICHMOND

For Immediate Release Contact: Press Office
Monday, October 6, 2008 703-297-8900

ARLINGTON, VA -- McCain-Palin 2008 announced that John McCain and Sarah Palin will campaign in Virginia on Monday, October 13th. Senator McCain and Govenor Palin will hold a rally in Virginia Beach at 10:00 a.m. at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. Following the Virginia Beach event, Governor Palin will travel to Richmond to hold a 1:00 p.m. rally at the Arthur Ashe Center in Richmond.

Virginia Campaign Co-Chair, Attorney General Bob McDonnell said, "Voters statewide are excited to have the next President and Vice President of the United States bring their message of reform back to Virginia. John McCain and Sarah Palin will bring some much needed straight talk to the voters in Virginia about strengthening our economy, finding innovative solutions to our energy crisis, and keeping America safe. It is going to be a tough race in Virginia, but we are focused on winning Virginia so that John McCain and Sarah Palin can shake things up in Washington."

Voters can obtain tickets by going to the McCain Virginia website at Virginia.JohnMcCain.com <http://virginia.johnmccain.com/> or by visiting one of the Virginia Victory offices starting Tuesday, October 7th from 9:00 a.m. EDT to 9:00 p.m. EDT. Tickets will be available from Tuesday, October 7th through Monday, October 13th.

MCCAIN-PALIN VIRGINIA BEACH RALLY INFORMATION
WHO: John McCain and Sarah Palin
WHAT: McCain-Palin Campaign Rally
WHEN: Monday, October 13, 2008
Doors open at 8:00 a.m. EDT
McCain-Palin Rally begins at 10:00 a.m. EDT
WHERE: Virginia Beach Convention Center
1000 19th Street
Virginia Beach, VA 23451

McCAIN-PALIN VIRGINIA BEACH RALLY DISTRIBUTION SITES

Virginia Beach Regional Victory Headquarters
512 S. Independence Blvd. Suite 200
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
(757) 305-9174

Chesapeake Regional Victory Headquarters
124 Battlefield Blvd, South
Chesapeake, VA 23322
(757) 482-1111

Norfolk Victory Headquarters
6204 N. Military Highway, Suite G
Norfolk, VA 23518
(757) 334-0186

Yorktown Victory Center
Wittman for Congress Headquarters
632 Hampton Hwy.
Yorktown, VA 23693
(757) 646-1844

GOVERNOR PALIN RICHMOND RALLY INFORMATION
WHO: Governor Sarah Palin
WHAT: McCain-Palin Campaign Rally
WHEN: Monday, October 13, 2008
Doors open at 11:00 a.m. EDT
McCain-Palin Rally begins at 1:00 p.m. EDT
WHERE: Arthur Ashe Center
3017 North Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23230

GOVERNOR PALIN RALLY TICKET DISTRIBUTION SITES

Richmond Regional Victory Headquarters
2819 N. Parham Road, Suite 210
Richmond, VA 23294
804-248-6981
Chesterfield Victory Headquarters
9507 Hull Road
Richmond, VA 23236
804-721-2092

Hanover County Victory Headquarters
9502 Chamberlayne Road, Suite 12
Mechanicsville, VA 23116
202-641-6753

Fredericksburg Regional Victory Headquarters
150 Riverside Parkway, Suite 213
Fredericksburg, VA 22406
540-479-1888

Harrisonburg Regional Victory Headquarters
182 Neff Avenue, Suites 13 and 14
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
540-910-2681

Charlottesville Victory Center
455 Albemarle Square
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-973-5499

Roanoke Regional Victory Headquarters
3904 Franklin Road SW, Suite E
Roanoke, VA 24104
540-725-7445

Montgomery County Victory Center
302 A North Main Street
Blacksburg, VA 24060
540-577-4335

Washingt on County Victory Center
903 East Main Street
Abingdon, VA 24210
276-623-8244

Obama's Communist Mentor

Cliff Kincaid, President of America's Survival, Inc., provides information on international Communist, Soviet operative and mentor to Barack Obama. Below is an excerpt from his recent email...

"...Frank Marshall Davis, known in the media as a mentor for Barack Obama. A new book, The Dream Begins, claims that Davis was "demonized" as a Communist but that he helped "shape" Obama's views. I will leave it to you to decide what influence he had over Obama. But I do have the shocking truth about Davis. He was not only a documented member of the Communist Party USA, but a sex pervert, homosexual and pornographer.

You see, I have the entire 600-page FBI file on Davis. I also have excerpts from and an analysis of Davis's pornographic Sex Rebel book.

When you read our reports on Davis, you will be absolutely astounded. You will ask yourself: why haven't I been told this until now? Why the cover-up?

My name is Cliff Kincaid. I am editor of the Accuracy in Media (AIM) Report. Conservative media personalities such as Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck have given me credit for unearthing the facts about the Global Poverty Act, a notorious foreign aid welfare giveaway bill. I am a journalist by training and have been a writer, analyst and researcher in Washington, D.C. for 30 years. My agenda is uncovering the truth.

I also serve as president of America's Survival, Inc. (ASI), a foreign affairs watchdog group. It was in this capacity, as we were researching the bloody legacy of international Communism, that I came upon the hard and cold facts about Frank Marshall Davis and his influence.

Please understand that we don't take a stand for or against any candidate. We have no affiliation with any political campaign. Our purpose is to educate the public about the role played by global movements and institutions on America. I came to the conclusion that we wouldn't be true to our mission if we didn't put all of our information about Frank Marshall Davis and his international communist connections on the record for you to consider. You can come to your own conclusions about the extent of his influence.

Simply put, we discovered that Davis was a key high-level operative in a Soviet-sponsored network in Hawaii. His FBI file suggests that he may have been involved in espionage activities on behalf of the Soviet Union.

We disclosed our initial findings at a May 22 news conference in Washington, D.C., where we released our two reports on communist influence in Hawaii and Chicago. These reports are available at our website. However, major organs of the national news media have seen fit to either ignore Davis or play down his communist affiliations. That tendency is clearly at work in the new book, The Dream Begins.

When America entered into our current economic crisis, I reviewed a copy of a 1932 book, Toward Soviet America, by then-CPUSA boss William Z. Foster. He explained how socialism will come to America. It is frightening to realize that Davis was part of that movement. Davis's communist activities began in 1931 and continued into the 1970s. He passed away in 1987. He never stopped being a communist.

Let me caution you. When you go to our website and read some of this material, especially the information about Davis's perverted sexual activities, you will be sickened and disgusted. This material is for adults only! I do not provide it to titillate or amuse you. I provide it so that you will understand that this is someone who should never have been put in charge or control of any young person.

It is necessary to put this on the public record because there is a coordinated effort to suppress the truth about Davis. The book I previously mentioned is only the latest example of a media trend to depict this hard-core communist agent as some kind of civil rights activist. Nothing could be further from the truth. He was a Communist pervert.

When you go to our website www.usasurvival.org and examine our reports on Davis and related matters, you will see for yourself the terrible truth."

Cliff Kincaid,
President
America's Survival, Inc.

Quote of the Day

“I want to know why Chris Dodd and Barney Frank are holding hearings when they should be the subject of the hearings.”

Charles W. Nesby, Capt. USN (Ret.), at the 29th Annual Greene County Republican Pig Roast, October 4, 2008

October 2008 Newsletter

Senator Ken Cuccinelli, A Voice for Working Families

“The way the family goes, so goes our nation,” said Anne Farmer, 1st Vice President for the Madison Country Republican Women, as she introduced Senator Ken Cuccinelli at their September 16th meeting. Senator Cuccinelli represents the 37th District which consists of a portion of Fairfax, Virginia.

Senator Ken Cuccinelli has been consistently targeted by Democrats who spent about $1 million in the last election trying to defeat him. Cuccinelli is a strong proponent for working families and he opposes the Socialist policies which Democrats embrace.

“We’ve seen from around the world what that will do to us,” said Cuccinelli. “Our values and our positions win Democrats and Independents.”

“When the Washington Post is breathing down your neck, you know you’re doing something right,“ said Cuccinelli who has faced scathing attacks from the liberal paper. Undeterred, Senator Cuccinelli said he works, “to advance the cause of liberty… families… and to protect our constitutional rights.”

“There have been years at a time when I was the only one in the Senate to put in a pro-life bill,” said Cuccinelli.

Most family bills die in the Education and Health Committee which is chaired by Senator Edd Houck (D-17th District). The 17th District includes Culpeper Louisa Madison and Orange Counties, part of Fredericksburg City, and part of Spotsylvania County.

“He is a very powerful individual. Edd Houck leads the charge to get rid of every good bill,” said Cuccinelli. In addition, “He hasn’t done well on illegal immigration.” Cuccinelli noted.

Senator Cuccinelli patroned Senate Bill 722, which removed the requirement that girls receive the human papillomavirus vaccine, and co-patroned Senate Bill 762, which provided penalties for any person forcing or coercing a pregnant female of any age to have an abortion against her will. Both of these were among the family bills that died in Houck’s committee this year.

A measure to protect human life made national headlines when the House and Senate versions of the biennial state budget both included defunding Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest private provider and promoter of abortions. The amendment, which Cuccinelli supported, was removed in conference committee negotiations. Senator Edd Houck, “vehemently opposed defunding Planned Parenthood,” Cuccinelli observed.

However, Senator Cuccinelli is used to fighting seemingly uphill battles.

“When you are in Fredericksburg and running on a conservative platform, you face certain challenges that you might not in other parts of Virginia,” Cuccinelli said. Challenging their positions is the way to change hearts and minds, he added.

“Every liberal position is based on a fallacy,” said Cuccinelli. “When you get down to the fallacy, they will swear and they will yell but they won’t answer the question.”

One of those position is abortion. Cuccinelli, who is Pro-life, believes that life begins at conception and is a strong advocate for women and children. He urged his listeners to ‘Love them both.’

“You’ve seen the bumper sticker. You need to believe it,” said Cuccinelli. “Make that industry respect the women they are dealing with.”

Although attention is focused on the presidential election, Senator Cuccinelli has begun to garner support for his campaign for Attorney General of Virginia in 2009. The Republican candidate for Attorney General will join Bob McDonnell, the current Attorney General of Virginia who is running for Governor, and Bill Bolling is running for re-election as Lieutenant Governor in 2009.

“The Attorney General deals with an awful lot of the issues that the Senate deals with,” said Cuccinelli. “I’ve been a leader in the Senate fighting taxes. I’ve been a leader in the Senate fighting for property rights. I am a Second Amendment leader in the Senate.”

“I’m a General Assembly expert on mental health and mental health in the judicial system,” Cuccinelli said. “I serve as a court appointed attorney in mental health hearings. I’ve done that for over 10 years.”

“I will not back off what I believe is the right thing to do,” said Cuccinelli who believes that there is no room to compromise on constitutional issues. “There has never been any doubt in Richmond or my district where I stand on the issues.”

“Every bit of power you give government, including taxes which are just another form of power, is just a little less freedom you have,” remarked Cuccinelli.

If he emerges as the Republican Candidate for Attorney General of Virginia, Senator Cuccinelli is prepared.

“We have the benefit, many of us, of being motivated by our faith,” said Cuccinelli. “And unlike the Democrats, we recognize the importance of that. You run these races and when it’s all said and done, you find out what God’s plan is for you. We need your prayers.”

Cuccinelli asked the Madison Republicans for their support in the 2009 Election.

“We have the strongest slate running for these positions that we have ever had in Virginia,” said Senator Ken Cuccinelli.

Veterans for McCain hold Loudoun County Rally

The McCain-Palin Team Virginia reports on the strong support from veterans for John McCain and Sarah Palin

"On Saturday, hundreds of Veterans from Northern Virginia gathered in support of John McCain and Sarah Palin at Landsdowne Town Center.

Congressman Frank Wolf, RADM Robert H. Shumaker, USN (Ret), Former Vietnam War POW, CDR Everett Alvarez, USN (Ret), Former Vietnam War POW, and Joe McCain were all speakers at the event.

Every Wednesday is Veterans for McCain-Palin Night at your local Victory Office. Come and join fellow veterans from your area and help John McCain and Sarah Palin. Wednesday is Vets Night

If you can't make it on a Wednesday, please join us on other nights."

Questions and Answers about the financial rescue legislation

Senator Mitch McConnell explains the ins and outs of the bail-out bill that was passed.

"On Wednesday, after several days of negotiation, I helped pass a bill with broad bipartisan support to stabilize our credit markets and preserve the way we do business.

This bill:

• Provides Tax Relief for American Families, Businesses, and Renewable Energy: Includes the extension of expiring tax provisions that will have a real impact on families and small businesses, including relief from the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) that will prevent 135,000 Kentucky families from being hit with a tax increase.
• Eases the Credit Crisis: Provides up to $700 billion in three phases for the Treasury to purchase distressed assets – mostly mortgage backed securities.
• Strengthens the FDIC: In order to protect bank customers, Congress will allow the FDIC to insure deposits up to $250,000 for one year (up from the current $100,000).

You might be wondering if this economic package was necessary. What began as a problem with subprime mortgages quickly spread throughout the entire economy. Credit, the lifeblood of our economy, began to dry up, threatening to undermine the livelihoods of countless Kentuckians. The Secretary of the Treasury and the Chairman of the Federal Reserve warned of dire and unprecedented consequences without urgent action.

These consequences affect real people. I heard from a small business owner who saw the interest rate on his building quadruple in one week. I am aware of communities with good credit that could not sell the bonds needed to support jobs. Because of these kinds of things, I decided that inaction was not an option. I worked to find a bipartisan consensus to stabilize the economy, protect taxpayers, and prevent massive unemployment.

The following information should help explain why the U.S. Senate took the action it did. I insisted the legislation protect taxpayers, contain strong oversight provisions and that it limit compensation for Wall Street gamblers who got us into this mess.

Was this plan necessary? Why did the Senate pass this legislation?

Yes, the plan was necessary because of a looming economic crisis. A Heritage Foundation report put it like this: "Households across the nation are beginning to see the leading edge of the storm that is already roiling credit markets here and around the world. The sudden and dramatic drop in the value of retirement accounts after the House's initial refusal to agree to the package was just one symptom of what is to come. Even more important, however, is the continued deterioration of the credit system. Without action, ordinary Americans will face the effects of a dramatic economic contraction, including sharp increases in unemployment."

Why is the plan so expensive?

Most economists agree that the initial cost of this bill will be recouped, and there is a significant chance the rescue bill could actually make money for American taxpayers.

Does this bill limit the pay of corporate CEO's?

Yes. No "Golden Parachutes" for greedy CEO's. For companies taken over by the government, any existing employment contracts for top executives can be terminated. For large institutions participating in the Treasury auctions, there will be penalties designed to limit executive pay – including excise taxes. I made sure greedy corporate CEO's weren't getting taxpayer money after what they've done to the American economy.

Does this bill adequately protect taxpayers?

Yes. The government can insist on partial ownership in participating companies, so that taxpayers can benefit from that company's revival. The President must propose legislation to recoup any lost taxpayer funds after 5 years. It requires the Treasury Secretary to establish an insurance program funded by industry – not taxpayers. Homeowner assistance programs are available, but only when in the taxpayers' best interest. Taxpayers make the investment so only taxpayers should receive any proceeds. All money will go to debt reduction, and there are no funds for radical liberal organizations like ACORN.

Does this bill contain enough oversight provisions to ensure it is working properly?

Yes, the bill contains strong oversight measures. In addition to an independent oversight board, congressional oversight, and constant GAO review, there will be a special, independent inspector general charged with preventing abuse in the program. Congress can block half the funds ($350 billion), if it believes the program isn't working.

I keep my money at a community bank. Does this bill help local banks, or just Wall Street?

I included a provision to help community and regional banks. It allows them to treat losses in preferred stock in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as ordinary losses for tax purposes.

Does this bill cut taxes?

YES. I insisted this legislation extend tax relief in a number of areas, such as:

• Relief from the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) - Prevents 135,000 Kentucky families from being subject to the onerous alternative minimum tax, saving them an average of $2,000.
• Education Tax Incentives – Expands the student tuition deduction and tax incentives for teachers who pay for school supplies out of their own pocket.
• Promote Kentucky Coal for Energy Independence – Includes tax incentives to encourage the development and deployment of coal to liquids technology and to build refineries to process coal to liquids (like the one being considered in Paducah).
• Promotes conservation and clean energy – It includes tax incentives, like those I offered in the Gas Price Reduction Act, for plug-in hybrid cars. It extends tax incentives for entities that generate electricity from wind, solar and biomass. It includes incentives to purchase energy efficient appliances for homes.

Does this bill fund liberal Democrat causes? After all, they control Congress.

NO. At my insistence, this bill does not include any money for radical groups like ACORN. It does not include any automatic tax increases, bankruptcy "Cramdown," or provisions requiring union membership on boards."

Mitch McConnell
United State Senator

Quote of the Day

"What do you know about terrorist William Ayers, a self-described little “c” communist, in whose home Senator Obama’s political career began and with who the relationship appears may go all the way back to the Senator’s days at Columbia University?"

J. D. Pendry

Dems are responsible for the sub-prime mess - watch the video

Pete Kirkham, Executive Director with the National Republican Congressional Committee says everyone should see this awesome video. Democrats from Carter to Clinton, Dodd, Frank, Obama and Pelosi are responsible for letting the crooks running Fannie and Freddie rip off the taxpayers.

Click here to view the new web video

which explains how the Democrats are responsible for the catastrophe at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

News by the Numbers - October 2008

• Less than 1 degree - the amount that global temperatures will have cooled by the end of the century, according to geologist Don J. Easterbrook, a professor emeritus at Western Washington University. The first half of 2008 was the coolest for at least five years and the rest of the year almost will certainly be cooler than recent years, according to columnist Phil Brennan, citing an article by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). “…This cooling exactly fits the pattern of timing of warm/cool cycles over the past 400 years,” writes. Easterbrook.


• 1 to 7 years - the amount smoking shortens life expectancy, according to studies.


• Early 40s - the average age at which homosexuals die if AIDS is the cause of death, according to a report on Health24.com


• Early 50s - the average age at which homosexuals die, according to the Health24.com report.


• 66 infants - had been left to die after abortions in Great Britain in the past year, according to the Daily Mail.


• 66 percent - of the time during the last 50 years, Democrats have controlled both houses of Congress, according to Gary Bauer. In case any Democrats are reading this, that means Republicans had control of Congress just 24% of the time, and there were a few years when the parties split control during the Reagan Administration.


• Mid to upper 70s - the average lifespan of heterosexuals, according to the Health24.com report.


• 77 percent - of ads from Obama’s campaign during the week following the GOP convention were negative compared to 56 percent negative ads from McCain, according to a study by the University of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Advertising Project.


• 190 - the Senate Bill sponsored by Senator John McCain in 2005 which called for immediate action on the pending Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac crisis. Three Democrats, Dodd, Clinton and Obama himself led the charge to kill it. They subsequently became the three largest recipients of political contributions from Fannie and Freddie.


• 200 percent - the amount the risk of suicide increases among individuals who have engaged in a homosexual lifestyle, according to a study published in the medical journal BMC Psychiatry. Homosexuals are also about 50% more likely to suffer from depression and engage in substance abuse than the rest of the population, according to the new study from the United Kingdom.


• 270 - the number of electoral votes a candidate must amass to win the presidency.


• 2018 - the approximate year when the earth will enter ““little ice age” for up to 80 years because of a decrease in solar activity, according to Victor Manuel Velasco Herrera, a researcher at the Institute of Geophysics at Mexico’s National Autonomous University. Satellite data indicate that a period of global cooling may have begun in 2005, Herrera stated.


• 41 to 43 million - the estimated state population of Texas in 2050 if current legal and illegal immigration is left unchecked, according to Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). Texas currently has about 23 million residents.


• $4.7 billion - the annual combined costs of education ($4 billion), medical care ($520 million) and incarceration ($150 million) of illegal aliens in Texas, according to estimates by (FAIR).


• $10 billion - the amount Saddam Hussein's government owed to communist China, a debt which the new Iraqi government has been forced to repay in full.


• $100 billion - the amount owed to American citizens by The People’s Republic of China; a debt inherited when the communists took over in 1949, according to Congressman Elton Gallegly, (R-CA). The Chinese have not paid one red cent in the last 59 years.

VP Debate Analysis

Gary Bauer declares Sarah Palin the winner of the VP debate and exposes a few other points that Democrat Gwen Ifill aided Obama and Biden with, purely by their omission.

Palin Power!

In the days leading up to last night’s debate, the Obama campaign and its elitist, liberal media allies were spinning this narrative: Sarah Palin is stupid, inexperienced and belongs nowhere near Washington, D.C., much less the White House. Her selection reflects poorly on John McCain’s judgment, and, by the way, this election is over.

Since the GOP convention, the Left has been relentless in savaging Palin. In the last ten days, in the middle of the economic crisis and in the lead up to the debate, the Obama campaign was gaining traction on the belief that it had the momentum. Its goal, of course, is to demoralize you – the readers of this report – with the intent of suppressing conservative turnout on Election Day.

No vice presidential candidate in recent memory has gone into a debate with so much at stake, and, in my view, the straight talking, pro-life, pro-family governor of Alaska more than held her own. Governor Palin spoke more effectively for Main Street than the pseudo-populist “from the neighborhoods of Scranton,” Joe Biden.

That said, I did have a major disappointment with the debate. In 90 minutes, Gwen Ifill did not ask one question about the sanctity of life. Now, I don’t believe that was an oversight. I believe that the issue was intentionally avoided because Obama and Biden have gotten into a lot of trouble in recent weeks due to their radical pro-abortion positions. For example:

• At Pastor Rick Warren’s Saddleback forum, Obama said that the question of when a baby is entitled to human rights was “above my pay grade.”
  
  
• When Tom Brokaw asked Speaker Nancy Pelosi to assist Senator Obama in explaining the abortion issue, she so distorted Catholic teaching that bishops around the country felt compelled to speak out and set the record straight.
  
  
• When Joe Biden tried to explain his own position, he managed only to utter a defense of homicide. He said that while he believed life begins at conception, he votes for abortion because he does not want to tell people to follow his beliefs. If that were true, what made him run for public office in the first place? Every law is a reflection of someone’s moral judgment about right and wrong. If Senator Biden has so little faith in his own judgment, he shouldn’t be in public office.

In recent days a top Vatican official warned that the Democrat Party was on the verge of “transforming itself definitively into a party of death.” It is very unfortunate that more people did not get the opportunity to learn how radically pro-abortion the Democrat ticket is. So radical that the candidate at the top of the ticket would deny some babies born alive urgent medical care.

And while the issue is a major negative for the Obama/Biden campaign, it is clearly a plus for McCain/Palin. Any question about the inherent value of each life would have been an opportunity for the mother of five children, including a baby boy with Down syndrome, to hit a homerun.

I think an opportunity was missed on the meaning of marriage. While Sarah Palin gave the right answer in respect to the contracts and agreements that all individuals can make now, she quickly added that a McCain administration would do nothing to redefine marriage. When Ifill asked Biden to clarify his position on the meaning of marriage, he responded with the very misleading statement that the Obama/Biden ticket believed marriage was between a man and a woman. Here are the facts:

• Barack Obama has called the Defense of Marriage Act “an abhorrent law,” and he has said it should be repealed. That action would put every state law regarding marriage in jeopardy of being redefined at the whim of any federal judge.
  
  
• Obama is on the record supporting the outrageous decision of the California Supreme Court ordering same-sex “marriage.”
  
  
• Obama has also publicly opposed the right of the citizens of California to define marriage for themselves at the ballot box.

Biden’s statement that the Democrat ticket believes marriage is the union of a man and a woman does not pass the “straight face test.” Again, it is unfortunate that more people did not learn the truth about how radical the Obama/Biden ticket really is.

The most outrageous moment of the debate came when Senator Biden repeatedly made the ludicrous statement that John McCain voted against funding for our troops. Biden was playing an inside Washington game, trying to confuse voters. But perhaps he had Senator McCain confused with Harry “the war is lost” Reid. Unlike Harry Reid and other Democrats, John McCain has been one of the strongest supporters of our troops and of winning the war in Iraq. So much so that the Democrats have been attacking him as a “war monger.” So to suggest John McCain voted against our troops simply is absurd.

Then, with all his vast knowledge and experience as a former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Biden cited the wrong article of the Constitution regarding the powers of the vice president. Did you hear about that on CNN or MSNBC today? Imagine the media reaction if Sarah Palin had made that blunder.

There was another very revealing moment during the debate that I want to call to your attention. When asked if there was an issue on which the candidates had changed their minds, Senator Biden said he changed on the confirmation of judges.

Once upon a time, Biden believed that the most important consideration was whether or not the nominees were competent jurists. Now, what matters most when it comes to Supreme Court justices is whether or not they are leftwing ideologues. If McCain or any Republican ever said anything that clear, the roof would cave in on them for daring to have a “litmus test” on judges.

This is a critical issue, my friends. I believe, with President McCain and Vice President Palin, we have a good chance of getting the right judges nominated. With President Obama and Vice President Biden selecting our judges, I guarantee you that the conservative pro-family, pro-life movement will be set back for decades in the culture war.

With so many critical issues likely to come before the Supreme Court in the near future – the right to life, the meaning of marriage, self-defense, private property, religious liberty, even national security issues – conservatives must make every effort to vote on November 4th for the McCain/Palin ticket.

I believe Sarah Palin clearly won the debate. In the remaining 32 days of this election, I hope the McCain campaign will release the “Barracuda,” and let Sarah be Sarah. To read more of my thoughts on last night’s debate, please read my weekly column at www.humanevents.com. Please feel free to post your comments, too!

Quote of the Day

"They say the truth hurts. In Barack Obama's case, it is simply devastating.

Not surprisingly the Big Media have kept the American public blind to the truth about Obama, including...

• The fact that a corrupt Chicago Machine politician "made a U.S. senator" out of Barack Obama
• How Barack Obama won his first election by having his lawyers knock all his opponents off the ballot on technicalities
• Obama's support for a grotesque "infanticide" law that was too extreme even for Nancy Pelosi
• The Tony Rezko connection: "I've never done any favors for him," says Obama about convicted developer Tony Rezko. Oh, but he has..."

Tom Winter
President and Editor in Chief, HUMAN EVENTS

Mark Warner throws taxpayers under the bus

No wonder Mark Warner likes taking money from Wall Street fat cats. They have a lot in common besides the big bucks. It's been said that if Warner had made his dough on Wall Street the way he made it through his government connections, he would have been charged by the SEC with insider trading.

THE CHOICE IS CLEAR: JIM GILMORE WHO FIGHTS FOR THE TAXPAYERS
OR MARK WARNER WHO WILL FIGHT FOR THE HIGH ROLLERS ON WALL STREET

Alexandria – Former Gov. Jim Gilmore, candidate for the Virginia U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. John Warner, said today in a debate with Mark Warner on statewide television the choice for Virginia voters in the November 4th election is clear -- a U.S. Senator like Jim Gilmore who will fight for taxpayers and oppose federal government bailouts or a U.S. Senator like Mark Warner who will sell out the taxpayers for the high rollers on Wall Street.

“I am strongly opposed to asking America’s hard working families to cover the bets of the Wall Street high rollers and insiders who exploited flaws in government regulations to make personal fortunes and devastate our economy,” said Gilmore.

Throughout the debate Gilmore repeatedly pointed out how as a U.S. Senator he will stand up for regular Virginians who are struggling and how Mark Warner will instead protect the special interests on Wall Street, rather than the taxpayers.

“Requiring taxpayers to cough up $700 billion without providing them any additional assurances for their own financial security is wrong,” Gilmore added.

Gilmore said Mark Warner supported the costly bailout of Wall Street while simultaneously taking in almost $3 million in contributions from the Wall Street high rollers who benefit from the taxpayer bailout. (Click here to see)

“Maybe Mark Warner finds it easy to take more and more of the taxpayers’ money, but I do not,” Gilmore said. “We must restore accountability in Washington – and on Wall Street – so America’s taxpayers are protected and our economy prospers.”

This third Virginia U.S. Senate debate between former Gov. Jim Gilmore and Mark Warner took place in Roanoke, Virginia. Sponsored by NBC affiliate WSLS Channel 10, the debate was held at the Taubman Museum of Art in downtown Roanoke and was moderated by WSLS news anchor and political reporter Jay Warren. The debate was broadcast live on television stations statewide.

14 Lies? Say it ain't so, Joe!

Despite his best efforts, Senator Biden still managed to look arrogant but at least he didn't plagiarize any of John McCain's speeches.

Joe Biden Lies 14 Times During Debate...

Each time Senator Biden was on his heels, he looked directly into the camera and lied -- more than a dozen times by our count. He lied about John McCain's record, his own record, and Barak Obama's dangerous policies. Governor Palin showed the American people tonight why a McCain-Palin Administration will bring real reform, leadership, and straight talk to Washington." --Tucker Bounds, spokesman McCain-Palin 2008

1. TAX VOTE: Biden said McCain voted "the exact same way" as Obama to increase taxes on Americans earning just $42,000, but McCain DID NOT VOTE THAT WAY.

2. AHMEDINIJAD MEETING: Joe Biden lied when he said that Barack Obama never said that he would sit down unconditionally with Mahmoud Ahmedinijad of Iran. Barack Obama did say specifically, and Joe Biden attacked him for it.

3. OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING: Biden said, "Drill we must." But Biden has opposed offshore drilling and even compared offshore drilling to "raping" the Outer Continental Shelf."

4. TROOP FUNDING: Joe Biden lied when he indicated that John McCain and Barack Obama voted the same way against funding the troops in the field. John McCain opposed a bill that included a timeline, that the President of the United States had already said he would veto regardless of it's passage.

5. OPPOSING CLEAN COAL: Biden says he's always been for clean coal, but he just told a voter that he is against clean coal and any new coal plants in America and has a record of voting against clean coal and coal in the U.S. Senate.

6. ALERNATIVE ENERGY VOTES: According to FactCheck.org, Biden is exaggerating and overstating John McCain's record voting for alternative energy when he says he voted against it 23 times.

7. HEALTH INSURANCE: Biden falsely said McCain will raise taxes on people's health insurance coverage -- they get a tax credit to offset any tax hike. Independent fact checkers have confirmed this attack is false

8. OIL TAXES: Biden falsely said Palin supported a windfall profits tax in Alaska -- she reformed the state tax and revenue system, it's not a windfall profits tax.

9. AFGHANISTAN / GEN. MCKIERNAN COMMENTS: Biden said that top military commander in Iraq said the principles of the surge could not be applied to Afghanistan, but the commander of NATO's International Security Assistance Force Gen. David D. McKiernan said that there were principles of the surge strategy, including working with tribes, that could be applied in Afghanistan.

10. REGULATION: Biden falsely said McCain weakened regulation -- he actually called for more regulation on Fannie and Freddie.

11. IRAQ: When Joe Biden lied when he said that John McCain was "dead wrong on Iraq", because Joe Biden shared the same vote to authorize the war and differed on the surge strategy where they John McCain has been proven right.

12. TAX INCREASES: Biden said Americans earning less than $250,000 wouldn't see higher taxes, but the Obama-Biden tax plan would raise taxes on individuals making $200,000 or more.

13. BAILOUT: Biden said the economic rescue legislation matches the four principles that Obama laid out, but in reality it doesn't meet two of the four principles that Obama outlined on Sept. 19, which were that it include an emergency economic stimulus package, and that it be part of "part of a globally coordinated effort with our partners in the G-20."

14. REAGAN TAX RATES: Biden is wrong in saying that under Obama, Americans won't pay any more in taxes then they did under Reagan.

Source: www.johnmccain.com

Teacher's Union betrays a public trust

The Socialist VEA doesn't care about students except to indoctrinate them as little left-wingers promoting the Democrat agenda.

Information Alert: Teacher Union Violates Parent Trust

It really shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone familiar with the Virginia Education Association, but the news this week that teachers were encouraged to promote Barak Obama in the classroom is still a violation of trust that should shock every parent.

Earlier this week news stories broke about the fact that the VEA sent an email to its members that said, “teachers should wear blue Tuesday for ‘Obama Blue Day’ and to ‘register two voters or talk to two people who may be on the fence/or a McCain supporter and sway them to become a Obama supporter."

“There are people out there not yet registered. You teach some of them.”

The email went on to say, “Let's make Obama Blue Day a day of Action!” and, “Barack the vote!”

Obviously, the “teach some of them” is an encouragement to manipulate and indoctorinate students of voting age to support and vote of Barak Obama. In 2000, The Family Foundation supported a bill that became law that says schools must not require students “to convey or deliver any materials that advocate the election or defeat of any candidate for elective office.” The VEA’s action may not break the letter of the law, it certainly violates the spirit of the law, while also violating the trust parents have placed in their children’s teachers.

Of course, the VEA was quick to downplay the email when it became public. In fact, VEA president Kitty Boitnott defended the email, saying that it was a non-partisan effort to register voters and that the author did not “intend” to encourage teachers to recruit students to vote for Obama.

Seriously, these people really do think that we are all idiots.

The VEA has a long history of extreme liberal positions. They have had on their agenda reversing the state’s law (now in the Constitution) banning civil unions and have made special rights for homosexuals a top priority. Their parent organization, the National Education Association (NEA) is one of the most extreme organziations in the nation, calling for unlimited abortion on demand, the redefinition of marriage, and on an on.

Virginia’s teachers do not have to put up with this blatant political agenda. They have other options. The Virginia Professional Educators offers even better insurance policies and other benefits without any political agenda. If you are a teacher who feels forced to be part of the VEA I urge you to check out the VPE.

Those of you who are parents, I encourage you to make sure that the teachers you have entrusted your children with are not undermining the values and principles you teach at home. We cannot sit by and watch the next generation be indoctrinated.

Victoria Cobb, President
The Family Foundation of Virginia

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This weekend: See a movie

Vets for Freedom has an endorsement and links for a hysterical new movie you'll want to see.

"Tonight, the movie "An American Carol" hits theatres across the country. It's a pro-troop movie featuring some of Vets for Freedom's top Hollywood supporters--including Jon Voight, who has appeared numerous times with VFF and with troops across the country. Regardless of your political persuasion, I encourage you to see the movie this weekend. CLICK HERE for information on the film and CLICK HERE for local theatres."

Pete Hegseth
Chairman, Vets for Freedom

Democrat Platform is Pro-Death

Austin Ruse makes it clear why conservatives need to vote for John McCain and the Republican Pro-Life Platform.

Democratic Platform Promises More Abortion Overseas

Republican Reject Pro-Abortion UN Treaties

By Austin Ruse

(WASHINGTON, DC – C-FAM) The platforms of the two major American parties show a stark difference in how each presidential candidate would approach United Nations (UN) issues. The Republican platform explicitly rejects various UN treaties while the Democratic platform makes clear its support for the agenda of wider access to abortion and a strengthening of the UN system of enforcing abortion rights.

The Republican platform rejects by name two UN treaties that have been used by UN Committees, UN agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to promote abortion -- the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child -- and supports the continued defunding of groups overseas that promote or perform abortions.

Specifically the GOP platform says, "Because the UN has no mandate to promote radical social engineering, any effort to address global social problems must respect the fundamental institutions of marriage and family. We assert the rights of families in all international programs and will not fund organizations involved in abortion. We strongly support the long-held policy of the Republican Party known as the 'Mexico City policy,’ which prohibits federal monies from being given to non-governmental organizations that provide abortions or actively promote abortion as a method of family planning in other countries. We reject any treaty or agreement that would violate those values. That includes the UN convention on women's rights, signed in the last months of the Carter Administration, and the UN convention on the rights of the child."

This is the first time the Republican platform has specifically rejected these treaties and is likely a reflection of the increasingly radical rulings of the committees empowered to monitor state compliance with them. CEDAW has been used repeatedly by its committee to promote abortion.

The Democratic platform does not explicitly support either treaty but, according to the National Organization for Women, Democratic nominee Barack Obama supports United States (US) ratification of the CEDAW treaty, as does vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden. The platform explicitly supports the ideas contained in these treaties and resurrects a slogan used by Hilary Clinton at the Beijing Women's Conference, "Human rights are women's rights and women's rights are human rights." This was a rallying cry for abortion at the Beijing conference in 1995.

The platform states "We must make the United Nations human rights organs more effective, energetic, and effective." Critics charge that the human rights bodies at the UN are already too energetic and even aggressive in promoting a left-wing social agenda. Critics further charge that these human rights bodies undermine international law by ceding power from sovereign states to bodies made up largely of NGO representatives.

The Democratic platform also promises to begin funding pro-abortion groups overseas by overturning long-standing US policy against it. The platform also promises that the Democratic president would return to funding the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) which the US Government defunded because of the agency’s links to China’s coercive one-child policy.

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