"You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by encouraging class hatred. You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn. You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's inititiative and independence. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves."
Spoken by Abraham Lincoln
Friday, April 2, 2010
Illinois Democrat: “I don’t worry about the Constitution on this”
At Hot Air, Allahpundit notices Illinois Democrat Phil Hare shrugging off any concerns about the constitutionality of the health-care bill, in the worst way:
Note: He doesn’t mean “I don’t worry about it because I’ve studied the Commerce Clause and I’m confident we’ll win in court.”
When pressed, he flatly says he doesn’t know which part of the Constitution justifies the law, which is his way of saying he doesn’t care and hasn’t thought about it. In fact, the best he can do by way of legal authority is to cite life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness — which of course comes from the Declaration of Independence. His response, when corrected?
“Doesn’t matter to me. Either one.”
Here’s the video, compliments of SharpEblows.net
Congressman Hare is from Northwest IL–17th district. The GOP candidate is Bobby Schilling. Talk about a Citizen Candidate. Bobby Schilling sure fits the bill. He is a former union steward, turned insurance agent, turned small businessman with an Italian restaurant. He has been married for 24 years and he and his wife have ten children. I wish this race where here in Ohio so I could go help work his campaign!
What a great looking family!
Lefties Plan to ‘Crash’ Tea Parties
Have you ever noticed that liberal, left-wing protests are mostly characterized by their anti-American rants, vulgar language (as if the vice president were there!), signs and banners laced with profanity, trash, disrespect for the flag and senseless vandalism?
While on the other hand Tea Party and Conservative gatherings are mostly pro-American, family friendly, love of God, love of Country, and always peaceful events? And while those “right-wingers” are often LOUD, they always pick up their trash?
Get ready. The two are about to meet and it’s probably not going to be pretty.
From The Lonely Conservative:
Um, which side is more hateful again?
On April 15th thousands of right-wingers will attend rallies in cities and towns across the United States. The organizers of this nationwide day of protest call it a tea party. This tea party movement that emerged only a year ago is a coalition of conservatives, anti-Semites, fascists, libertarians, racists, constitutionalists, militia men, gun freaks, homophobes, Ron Paul supporters, Alex Jones conspiracy types and American flag wavers.
Crash the tea parties!
Remember my advice from a few days ago:
In the age of You Tube it will be much harder for the Alinskyites to get away with their thuggery. Be on guard, don’t take the bait, and document everything. These aren’t normal people we’re dealing with.
To be forewarned is to be prepared.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
The REAL Story of DC “Kill the Bill” Rally
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From DrScoundrels
Americans are deeply offended by the smear campaign that the left is waging against citizens who exercise their Constitutional rights to peaceably assemble, against the Reps who support us and our constitutional rights, and any citizen who steps out and speaks up.
The problem is that most Americans were not in DC for the healthcare protest and have no choice but to trust the media and politicians to describe the event. The problem is: they lie, plain and simple!
However, we were there for 100% of the event, and have produced two quality videos defending the character of Tea Party activism against the smear campaign. We must spread these across America to combat the left-wing hateful smear campaign of some of America’s greatest citizens; Patriotic Tea Partiers!
Part Two
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Socialist and Racist
These are two words I hear tossed around a lot in the "state run" media. So many media people and detractors of the 912 movement use these terms and they mean different things to different people.
These are the webster dictionary meanings for these terms:
racism: belief that some races of men are by nature superior to others.
When we oppose health care, amnesty or cap and trade, they call us racists. What does opposing an unconstitutional law have to do with superiority of race?
socialism: any of various economic and political theories or social systems based on collective or government ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.
Is the takeover of GM, AIG and other financial institutions good examples? How about complete ownership of all college loans? Do they fit the definition? If so, why won't the government and the media call this what it is?
Political correctness is putting a blindfold on it's citizens. Call it like it is!
These are the webster dictionary meanings for these terms:
racism: belief that some races of men are by nature superior to others.
When we oppose health care, amnesty or cap and trade, they call us racists. What does opposing an unconstitutional law have to do with superiority of race?
socialism: any of various economic and political theories or social systems based on collective or government ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.
Is the takeover of GM, AIG and other financial institutions good examples? How about complete ownership of all college loans? Do they fit the definition? If so, why won't the government and the media call this what it is?
Political correctness is putting a blindfold on it's citizens. Call it like it is!
Real American Stories
Here's the promo for the debut of Sarah Palin's Real American Stories which will air on Thursday night at 10:00 PM on Fox News.
Gross Injustice Enjoys Its Reign
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Grossly false attacks on the Catholic Church and in particular Pope Benedict XVI, while enjoying splashy, front page life in the secular media, have been rebutted and proven false repeatedly. But the same media outlets who have spread this trash across this nation, like thick lox on a bagel, are hardly going to publish the truth as it is written.
The places from which reality has been published are not mainstay sources of information for the most of the country, sadly not even for many Catholics.
Following is just one of many articles. Click if you want truth. The same source carries several other articles if you are a seeker of honesty and justice.
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Grossly false attacks on the Catholic Church and in particular Pope Benedict XVI, while enjoying splashy, front page life in the secular media, have been rebutted and proven false repeatedly. But the same media outlets who have spread this trash across this nation, like thick lox on a bagel, are hardly going to publish the truth as it is written.
The places from which reality has been published are not mainstay sources of information for the most of the country, sadly not even for many Catholics.
Following is just one of many articles. Click if you want truth. The same source carries several other articles if you are a seeker of honesty and justice.
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Ohio Tea Party Groups Challenge Health Care Mandate with Constitutional Amendment
The Ohio Liberty Council, a statewide coalition of over 25 grassroots groups, has submitted a proposed state constitutional amendment that will “preserve the freedom of Ohioans to choose their health care and health care coverage.” The amendment, drafted by the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law, would protect Ohioans from the financial burdens and individual mandates contained in the new federal health care measure passed by Congress. The group filed constitutional amendment summary language and nearly 3,000 signatures from registered voters in 48 counties with the Ohio Secretary of State and Attorney General.
Once the wording of the amendment is approved by the Ohio Attorney General, it is then sent to the The Ohio Ballot Board for certification as a “single issue”.
In order for the amendment to appear on the November ballot, the law requires that petitions with at least 402,275 valid voter signatures be submitted by the end of June. That is a huge undertaking and the effort is already short on time. Our only hope lies in technology, organization, and the networking power of the Tea Party Movement.
But Technology is the answer to overcome the time crunch and successfully achieve the 500,000 signatures needed to place the amendment on the November 2010 ballot.
ORGANIZATION is our best hope! You can preregister to sign a petition once the wording is approved. Go to The Ohio Project and register to be notified when and where you can sign a petition.
The amendment language is available here.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Bullies Revisited
"This highlights a disturbing trend in Canada: bullies have been taught that they need only shout, threaten to disrupt an event, or mis-label people or activities as ‘hate’ or ‘harassment’ and the innocent will be censored. All too often the authorities listen to these thugs and limit or suppress peaceful speech for fear of what the bullies will do. This is especially true of pro-life speech."
The CCBR release ...... goes on to describe instances of “mob rule” at Canadian universities, where protesters have disrupted or shut down numerous school-approved pro-life and pro-free-speech events."
The CCBR release ...... goes on to describe instances of “mob rule” at Canadian universities, where protesters have disrupted or shut down numerous school-approved pro-life and pro-free-speech events."
Here in the States we are watching a curious twist in bully tactics of late. It began when freedom loving constitutionalists saw need to defend their Republic.
The 9-12 Projects, Tea Parties, and citizens who aren’t gonna take it anymore, made an administration that thought it had the mandate to reign supreme, sit up and take note. As numbers grew and voices boomed, administration officials stared at television coverage, and mulled over this unforeseen problem. Who would have thought the people would want a voice? Suddenly with a burst of cleverness, an official blurt out, “This is how we’ll handle them. This is how we’ll douse their flame. Use them against themselves”!
And so it began. First an official or two spoke about how “dangerous” the town hall “mobs” were. Media outlets willingly repeated the charge. More officials feigned righteousness while decrying the “violent” Tea Partiers. Bloggers sent the falsehoods streaming into the consciousness of millions. As the protesters grew in number, so grew the warnings to the presumed gullible people.
Citizens, following their constitutional rights to gather and petition Congress, were becoming victims of propaganda. They were called “a threat” because of the language they used. Our nation was told to fear these protesting common folk, some with children in tow.
What was really happening? The bullies were laying the bully label on the people! A photo of thousands of seriously chanting people can be captioned however the press chooses. Succeeding governmental travesties brought out the anger in people. “Ah” an official said, “So much easier to point the finger of fear.”
The schoolyard bully would gladly throw blame on others when the opportunity arose. But when did he ever orchestrate a long term campaign to sway the thinking of the entire school
population? No, this is a uniquely twenty-first century American twist of bullying.
Is it a successful ploy? That is yet to be seen. Impassioned citizens have gathered by the (1.7) millions and are yet to be officially charged with any violation or even leaving a scrap of litter. People who care about justice have not been cowed, shaken, or found guilty of false charges. They stand strong and clean.
How did your dad tell you to handle a bully? Stand up to him and he’ll leave you alone, right? And it worked! What the code of being a dad didn’t allow him to tell you, until after the fact, was the bully would leave you alone, but maybe not before giving you a black eye.
We the people will have our voices heard. We can’t stop the bully’s insipid plan. But we’re willing to take the black eye. For that eye will always be focused on freedom.
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Violent Liberal Hate Rhetoric: Fifteen Quotes
I hesitate to post this article because of the level of hate that comes through. Not from the author, but from the liberal quotes he sites. However, it’s important to have this information when someone on the left says the right is engaging in hate speech.
by John Hawkins
In an effort to distract people from the destructive, illegitimate power-grab-of-a-bill masquerading as health care reform that the Democrats just passed over the objections of the American people, liberal members of Congress have spent days over-hyping threats against them. Of course, the sad reality is that EVERYONE who achieves any notoriety at all in this business gets death threats, but it's only treated as noteworthy by the press when it happens to liberals. Had the exact same events that followed the health care debate happened to Republicans instead of Democrats, it wouldn’t have been a page one story in any major paper in the nation.
Read the rest here.
Editors' Note: This column contains language some may find offensive.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Representing’ al-Qaeda
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Does helping jihadists lie, plot, and identify CIA agents demonstrate patriotism — or material support to terrorism?
I finally know what Glenn Beck is talking about when he says blood shot out from his eyes. How can this not be deemed treason?
From the NRO read it
here.
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Does helping jihadists lie, plot, and identify CIA agents demonstrate patriotism — or material support to terrorism?
I finally know what Glenn Beck is talking about when he says blood shot out from his eyes. How can this not be deemed treason?
From the NRO read it
here.
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Tea Party Express and CNN Bias
The Tea Party Express III kicked off their cross country road trip on Sunday in Harry Reid’s hometown of Searchlight, Nevada. This rolling Tea Party will make a stop in Cleveland on Sunday, April 11th on their way to Washington, DC.
By all accounts it was successful beyond anybody's wildest expectations. But you wouldn’t know that from CNN.
CNN's Fredricka Whitfield reporting on the event proclaimed "Hundreds of people, at least dozens of people - we haven't gotten a count of how many people turned out there.” Video here.
Maybe she should have tuned in Fox News to check out the crowd! I sure looked like more than “dozens of people”.
And how could “dozens of people” driven so many cars?
This photo was taken at 1:35 p.m. More than an hour and a half after the rally started and people were lining the highway still trying to get in. The actual rally is in the upper left corner of this photo.
Photos © 2010 - American Border Patrol
Mark Steyn commented "With counting skills like that, no wonder they think being trillions of dollars in debt is a great way to control costs."
UPDATE: Several people have asked for video of this event.
Aerial Video of Traffic - (Shaky and may make you a little sea sick!)
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Preamble to the Bill of Rights
Did you know that there was a Preamble to the Bill of Rights? I didn't either until I read a book that said there was one, but it was removed in the 1930s. Wow, just when the New Deal and social experiments started.
The following is the original preamble to the Bill of Rights.....
"The conventions of a number of States, having at the time of their adoption of the Constitution expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best insure the beneficent ends of its institutions."
Why hasn't this shown up in our textbooks?
D. Roman
The following is the original preamble to the Bill of Rights.....
"The conventions of a number of States, having at the time of their adoption of the Constitution expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best insure the beneficent ends of its institutions."
Why hasn't this shown up in our textbooks?
D. Roman
Abraham Lincoln
I remember the press comparing our President to Abraham Lincoln. Do you think the President would agree with this Abraham Lincoln quote? D. Roman
Let every American, every lover of liberty, every well wisher to his posterity, swear by the blood of the Revolution never to violate in the least particular the laws of the country, and never to tolerate their violation by others. As the patriots of '76 did to the support of the Declaration of Independence, so to the support of the Constitution and laws let every American pledge his life, his property, and his sacred honor. Let every man remember that to violate the law is to trample on the blood of his father, and to tear the charter of his own and his children's liberty..... Let it be taught in schools, in seminaries, and in colleges, let it be written in primers, in spelling books and in almanacs, let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislative halls, and enforced in courts of justice. And, in short, let it become the political religion of the nation, and, in particular, a reverence for the Constitution.
- Abraham Lincoln
Let every American, every lover of liberty, every well wisher to his posterity, swear by the blood of the Revolution never to violate in the least particular the laws of the country, and never to tolerate their violation by others. As the patriots of '76 did to the support of the Declaration of Independence, so to the support of the Constitution and laws let every American pledge his life, his property, and his sacred honor. Let every man remember that to violate the law is to trample on the blood of his father, and to tear the charter of his own and his children's liberty..... Let it be taught in schools, in seminaries, and in colleges, let it be written in primers, in spelling books and in almanacs, let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislative halls, and enforced in courts of justice. And, in short, let it become the political religion of the nation, and, in particular, a reverence for the Constitution.
- Abraham Lincoln
PJTV to Cover Sarah Palin Live
The Tea Party Express is kicking off their third road trip today with a mega rally in the home town of Harry Ried. More than 10,000 conservatives are expected to attend and her Sarah Palin, the key-note speaker at 3 PM EDST.
Some people think the Tea Party Express is a device of the Republican party to take over the Tea Party movement. Others see it as catalyst to to bring conservatives together and get more people involved in the core principles of smaller government, less taxes and constitutional principals.
Check it out and make up your own mind.
You can follow all the events of the day live on PJTV on your computer. Fox News has carried their events in the past as well.
African-American Conservatives Running for Congress
Republicans have recruited their biggest roster of African-American candidates ever.
Many of them are gathered in Washington this weekend for the annual Frederick Douglass Foundation Leadership Summit, where Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele spoke.
The pro-life, anti-gay marriage political group was founded two years ago with the help of North Carolina Republican Party Vice Chairman Timothy Johnson.
Most of the African-American conservatives are long shot candidates. Many say they don’t expect to get the financial backing they desperately need, but they are still determined to raise money much like Obama, by appealing to small grassroots donors, including Tea Party Republicans and conservative Democrats.
Here is a list of black Republican candidates in 2010:
Candidates for the Senate
- Marion Thorpe , Florida
- Larry Linney, North Carolina
- Michael Williams , Texas
Candidates for Congress
- Lester Phillip , Alabama’s 5th District
- Princella Smith , Arkansas’s 1st District
- Vernon Parker , Arizona’s 3rd District
- Virginia Fuller,California’s 7th District
- Star Parker , California’s 37th District
- Chrystopher Smith, California’s 39th District
- Mason Weaver , California’s 53rd District
- Ryan Frazier , Colorado’s 7th District
- Prince Brown , Florida’s 8th District
- Eddie Adams , Florida’s 11th District
- Corey Poitier , Florida’s 17th District
- Allen West , Florida’s 22nd District
- Deon Long , Florida’s 24th District
- Cory Ruth , Georgia’s 4th District
- Deborah Honeycutt , Georgia’s 13th District
- Rupert Parchment , Georgia’s 13th District
- Isaac Hayes , Illinois’s 2nd District
- Robert Broadus , Maryland’s 4th District
- Charles Lollar , Maryland’s 5th District
- Bill Hardiman , Michigan’s 3rd District
- Angela McGlowan , Mississippi’s 1st District
- Barb Davis White , Minnesota’s 5th District
- Martin Baker , Missour;s 1st District
- Shannon Wright , New Jersey’s 6th District
- Michael Faulkner ,New York’s 15th District
- Jerry Grimes , North Carolina’s 1st District
- Lou Huddleston , North Carolina’s 8th District
- Bill Randall , North Carolina’s 13th District
- Jean Howard-Hill , Tennessee’s 3rd District
- Charlotte Bergmann, Tennessee’s 9th District
- William Hurd , Texas’s 23rd District
- Stephen Broaden , Texas’s 30th District
- Coby Dillard , Virginia’s 3rd District
Source: The Daily Caller
Hattip: Jim, Cleveland 9.12
Friday, March 26, 2010
Democrats Establish Their Agenda
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Several blue states were poised to spring into action so as to bring more people to their way of thinking before the ink on the unhealthy bill was dry. Anyone who is going to benefit soon, even if they'll pay dearly in the future, will be a sure Democrat vote or so political wisdom goes. Click here for article.
Here's a little tale that Aesop might like.
The Family in the Blue House
By Lindy
Once upon a time in a big blue house lived a family of Parents, Children and a Nanny. The parents were sensible people who knew the rules for a happy, healthy life. The children loved their parents but spent much time with Nanny.
Nanny let the children know she had access to chocolate ice cream and a brand new cuddly puppy. Nanny had spent months telling her charges they would love the ice cream and adore the puppy when it came, and she told them they could have it all without having to do any chores. WOW! The children were delighted; they looked forward to enjoying the puppy and ice cream. Mother and Father made it known they wanted the children to do their normal chores and not eat too many sweets. They even talked about replacing Nanny with someone who shared their principles and values.
The day came when the concerned parents interviewed a new nanny. They liked her because she adhered to time tested, sensible child care methods with a focus on health, safety and sense of responsibility.
One day the parents called the children to the parlor to make an important decision. The children, knowing that Nanny's chocolate ice cream, of which they’d had a taste, was in the freezer and the puppy on the porch joined their parents. The parents informed them they were to be given a say as to who would be their nanny from then on. They told the children about the new nanny prospect and her views. The children frowned. The parents then asked the children which nanny they wanted. Did they want the one who would provide them with safe, healthy and sensible care or the Nanny in the kitchen who at that moment was clinking bowls and spoons to the tune of How Much Is That Doggy in the Window?
What do you suppose happened next?
You are right! The children cried, argued, pouted, and screamed until the harried parents relented and decided to keep Nanny. The children then cheered and shouted and ran to the kitchen, drooling for chocolate ice cream. And all ended well.
Well, things didn't end well for all. Nanny moved to another blue house and the children grew to be fat and lazy. But it wasn't a bad thing for the puppy. The puppy ended up happiest. He had grown to be a wolf.
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Several blue states were poised to spring into action so as to bring more people to their way of thinking before the ink on the unhealthy bill was dry. Anyone who is going to benefit soon, even if they'll pay dearly in the future, will be a sure Democrat vote or so political wisdom goes. Click here for article.
Here's a little tale that Aesop might like.
The Family in the Blue House
By Lindy
Once upon a time in a big blue house lived a family of Parents, Children and a Nanny. The parents were sensible people who knew the rules for a happy, healthy life. The children loved their parents but spent much time with Nanny.
Nanny let the children know she had access to chocolate ice cream and a brand new cuddly puppy. Nanny had spent months telling her charges they would love the ice cream and adore the puppy when it came, and she told them they could have it all without having to do any chores. WOW! The children were delighted; they looked forward to enjoying the puppy and ice cream. Mother and Father made it known they wanted the children to do their normal chores and not eat too many sweets. They even talked about replacing Nanny with someone who shared their principles and values.
The day came when the concerned parents interviewed a new nanny. They liked her because she adhered to time tested, sensible child care methods with a focus on health, safety and sense of responsibility.
One day the parents called the children to the parlor to make an important decision. The children, knowing that Nanny's chocolate ice cream, of which they’d had a taste, was in the freezer and the puppy on the porch joined their parents. The parents informed them they were to be given a say as to who would be their nanny from then on. They told the children about the new nanny prospect and her views. The children frowned. The parents then asked the children which nanny they wanted. Did they want the one who would provide them with safe, healthy and sensible care or the Nanny in the kitchen who at that moment was clinking bowls and spoons to the tune of How Much Is That Doggy in the Window?
What do you suppose happened next?
You are right! The children cried, argued, pouted, and screamed until the harried parents relented and decided to keep Nanny. The children then cheered and shouted and ran to the kitchen, drooling for chocolate ice cream. And all ended well.
Well, things didn't end well for all. Nanny moved to another blue house and the children grew to be fat and lazy. But it wasn't a bad thing for the puppy. The puppy ended up happiest. He had grown to be a wolf.
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Do We Have It?
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In this article by NRO's Tony Blankley the health care bill is compared to a time of historical note. My first favorite part of this article is when he says "...free middle-class America — if it still has its historic character — will not tolerate the yoke of socialism being put upon their necks." (Emphasis mine)
My question is do we have it? We like to use terms and images that recall the spirit of our ancestors. But does the majority of the country really have it?
You decide.
My second favorite part: "Let us devoutly pray — and commit to ourselves — that this time freedom shall be reacquired . . . peaceably."
Amen
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In this article by NRO's Tony Blankley the health care bill is compared to a time of historical note. My first favorite part of this article is when he says "...free middle-class America — if it still has its historic character — will not tolerate the yoke of socialism being put upon their necks." (Emphasis mine)
My question is do we have it? We like to use terms and images that recall the spirit of our ancestors. But does the majority of the country really have it?
You decide.
My second favorite part: "Let us devoutly pray — and commit to ourselves — that this time freedom shall be reacquired . . . peaceably."
Amen
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