Year: 2010

What the GOP Pledge Reflects and Why We Need To Stand By It

Posted on by Heather Bachman

: : : : : : : : : : :  When the Pledge to America was first announced, it immediately met backlash from the other side of the aisle. President Obama began a tour dedicated specifically to breaking down the plan’s items one by one.:  While to many political strategists, this response may be seen as politics as usual, there are many holes in […]

 

The Tea Party Movement Explained In a Way Everyone Can Understand

Posted on by Kathleen McKinley

Peggy Noonan getting it: I see two central reasons for the tea party’s rise. The first is the yardstick, and the second is the clock. First, the yardstick. Imagine that over at the 36-inch end you’ve got pure liberal thinking–more and larger government programs, a bigger government that costs more in the many ways that […]

 

When a Journalist Hasn’t a Clue About the Constitution

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

The Constitution of the United States of America. Journalist Mary Dejevsky wrote about it, but she sure hasn’t the first clue about what it does, what it means, or why American politics seem to have gone awry. She did get some things correct in her article in Britain’s Independent newspaper but over all she proved […]

 

Snap! Baucus Wants Probe Of Advocacy Groups

Posted on by William Teach

Obviously, Max Baucus is rather upset with the money pouring in to elections from both sides…..wait, what? The Senate’s chief tax writer has called for a federal investigation into advocacy groups that have become increasingly popular vehicles for outside donations. These groups, known as 501(c)4s after the section of the tax code that defines them, […]

 

Vadum: A Reminder, ACORN Funding NOT Permanently Cut Off

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Matthew Vadum, ever vigilant on the evils perpetrated by ACORN, reminds us that the criminal community organizer has not had its federal funding cut off permanently. The temporary cut off is soon to expire and Vadum reports that there doesn’t seem to be anyone in Congress taking up a reinstatement of the ban. In his […]

 

UN Human Rights Commission: Israeli Blockade Would Have Been Illegal Even If Bin Laden On The Ship

Posted on by William Teach

Just when you need more insanity from the United Nation, they are ready and available to provide it Israel’s blockade of a Gaza-bound flotilla last May would have been illegal, even if Osama bin Laden himself had been on the ship full of pro-Palestinian activists, a member of a U.N.-appointed fact-finding mission told the Human […]

 

Obama Ãœber Alles: Those Who Criticize Me Are ‘Destructive’

Posted on by Doug Ross

Last May, Mark Levin — the President of Landmark Legal Foundation — stated that President Barack Obama was the “closest thing to a dictator” this country had ever seen. The list of horribles included his naked attempts to silence critics, his encouragement of voter intimidation, his support of rampant vote fraud, the implicit campaign to […]

 

David Horowitz in Beverly Hills: ‘Crush the Arabs Militarily’

Posted on by Donald Douglas

See the full report, with photos, at American Power: “David Horowitz at ‘Securing America’s Future’ in Beverly Hills.” An excerpt: While I was impressed with both Cliff May and Mona Charen — and I was thrilled at the chance to see them speak — the night truly belonged to David Horowitz. During the audience question […]

 

Newest House Net Neutrality Bill Cuts FCC Out of Internet Authority

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

It looks like House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman, (D-Calif) is so desperate to get a Net Neutrality bill out of the House before the recess that he was willing to strip the FCC authority from it this week. For months he Federal Communications Commission has been angling to take power over the Internet […]

 

Shuttering New Jersey Abortion Mills: Another Reason Why Christie is a Hero

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Aside from New Jersey Governor Chris Christie taking the fight to the state’s greedy, education-killing teachers union the Gov has also struck a blow against rampant abortion in the Garden State by taking away state funding to abortion mills. Steven Ertelt reports that at least one Planned Parenthood office is closing down and others are […]

 

FBI Investigating Obama Confidant and Union Chief Andy Stern?

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

This is pretty momentous information. According to two people interviewed by federal agents the FBI and the U.S. Labor Dept. are investigating former Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Andy Stern. The two organized labor officials met with federal agents this summer to answer questions about a six-figure book contract that Stern landed in 2006 and […]

 

Gil Vicente Markets His Sociopathic Fantasies

Posted on by Dave Blount

Let me explain the tasteless, poorly executed drawings above. You see, they are high art: The charcoal drawings by Gil Vicente became a focus of controversy when they went on display at the opening of the Sao Paulo Art Biennial on Saturday. The former US President George W Bush is shown kneeling on the ground […]

 

Scapegoating Progressive Bloggers for the Obama Administration’s Failures?

Posted on by Robert Stacy McCain

Just when you think Democrats could not possibly become more absurd, they surprise you: With each passing day, I’m beginning to realize that the crux of the problem for Obama is a handful of prominent progressive bloggers, among them Glenn Greenwald, John Aravosis, Digby, Marcy Wheeler and Jane Hamsher. That’s from liberal New Media guru […]

 

Bob Beckel Is A Grotesque Pig, He Carries Water For Radical Islam, And Fox Should Fire Him

Posted on by John Hawkins

Even as liberals claim to be feminists, it’s impossible to miss that the most grotesque misogyny comes from the Left these days. Everything from “hate f*** lists,” to over-the-top sexist insults, to attacks on women’s families have become par for the course when Democrats are involved. If you want to see another all-too-typical example of […]

 

Chicago News Outlets Miss That FBI Targeted Protester is Chief Steward for SEIU

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

One might think it would be big news that a Chief Steward for a Local chapter of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is being investigated by the FBI for possible connection to overseas terror networks. Apparently, though, several Chicago news outlets didn’t see a reason to add this little fact to their stories. And […]

 

Rep. Roskam on The ‘Pledge To America’ (Answers to Earmarks Question)

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Last week the House Republicans issued their update of the 1994 “Contract With America.” They have labeled it the “Pledge To America,” and it was launched to a standing ovation from House Republicans. On Friday I spoke to Representative Peter Roskam (R, Ill.) and asked a few questions about this new effort. Roskam said that […]

 

Net Neutrality Update

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

If you are as worried as I am about the left’s effort to force ever larger amounts of big government onto our lives, then you should be looking into the issue of Net Neutrality. To that end a few times a week I’ll be posting some links and info about Net Neutrality to help you […]

 

Old Paul Krugman: The Debt Is No Problem! Spend More! New Paul Krugman: We Can’t Pay Off This Huge Debt!

Posted on by John Hawkins

Barack Obama and the Democrats in Congress have gone on the largest spending spree in recorded human history and all the while, Paul Krugman has not just been cheering them on, he’s been shouting “Spend more” at the top of his lungs. Don’t believe me? Then just take a look at these Krugman quotes, It’s […]

 

Obama Calls Base Un-Serious, Biden Calls Them Whiners

Posted on by William Teach

First we have the Lecturer-In-Chief not sounding full of hopey changey Admonishing his own party, President Barack Obama says it would be “inexcusable” and “irresponsible” for unenthusiastic Democratic voters to sit out the midterm elections, warning that the consequences could be a squandered agenda for years. “People need to shake off this lethargy. People need […]

 

Democrats Already Planning For Lame Duck Session With 20 Bills

Posted on by William Teach

They can see the writing on the wall that they will lose the House, and a slight change of losing the Senate. So, what do they do? Bow to the will of the People and take a break from their destructive legislative agenda? Yeah. Sure. Right. Like that’ll happen Democrats are considering cramming as many […]

 

7 GOP Candidates Who Can Slide Daggers Into The Heart Of The Left In November

Posted on by John Hawkins

Since I’m one of the people who’s always complaining that conservative bloggers, columnists, and talk radio hosts don’t do enough to get conservatives elected, I think I have a special responsibility to step up and help some candidates. So here are 7 Republicans running for House seats that I believe deserve our support. 1) Renee […]

 

Pot Smoking Gov’t Motors Car Builders Actually Fired

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Monday Government Motors (GM) took a hard line against the drunken, pot smoking union members that became the unwitting star of a news expose in Detroit last week firing the partiers. All 13 employees were fired after being shown on WJBK, Fox 2 News Detroit drinking and smoking pot in a local park on their […]

 

Bill Maher Thinks You’re Stupid

Posted on by Susannah Fleetwood

This past Friday night, Bill Maher broke with tradition. Instead of just having a panel composed of three Leftist yes men who hang on his every word, Maher had a panel of two conservatives (Andrew Breitbart and Amy Holmes) and one progressive (Seth MacFarlane, the creator of The Family Guy). Things were humming along quite […]

 

Coffee Parties Don’t Die; They Just Fade Away

Posted on by John Hawkins

Back in March, it was highly amusing to see the same mainstream media that heaped scorn on the Tea Parties celebrating a brand new liberal movement that would soon dwarf the Tea Party: The Coffee Party! Here’s some of what I wrote back then: Incidentally, there are articles about the “Coffee Party Movement” showing up […]

 

Shorter Bill Maher: You Should Hate The Rich For Being Rich

Posted on by John Hawkins

It’s no secret that liberals try to convince Americans to hate the rich the way the KKK tries to convince Americans to hate blacks and Jews, but the Left is getting less subtle about it. For example, here’s Bill Maher: New Rule: The next rich person who publicly complains about being vilified by the Obama […]

 

Massive SEIU-Connected Voter Fraud Uncovered in Texas

Posted on by Dave Blount

Democrats still have one hope to stay alive at the polls — by cheating. Fortunately the Tea Party movement has awakened patriotic Americans, who are lifting rocks and shining lights into unwholesome crevices, making it more difficult for “community organizer” types to cancel our votes with phony ones. In the Houston area, Catherine Engelbrecht created […]