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Sunday, February 21
Beck Delivers Rousing Keynote Address at CPAC
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 21 Feb 2010 08:41 AM EST
Monday, February 15
The Conservative 100: Most Popular Conservative Sites
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 15 Feb 2010 10:25 AM EST
The Top 100 Politically Popular Conservative list contains all sites of interest to conservatives or with a conservative point of view. Several Libertarian sites are also included, such as Reason and Freedom’s Phoenix.
More>>> Tuesday, January 19
In epic upset, GOP's Brown wins Mass. Senate race; Dems blame Coakley for loss, not their policies
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 19 Jan 2010 10:20 PM EST
In an epic upset in liberal Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown rode a wave of voter anger to win the U.S. Senate seat held by the late Edward M. Kennedy for nearly half a century, leaving President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in doubt and marring the end of his first year in office. More>>> Saturday, December 26
The climate change scam: A concise summary
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 26 Dec 2009 12:54 PM EST
In the wake of Climategate, common sense deniers like to say that there is lots of other evidence for global warming, in addition to that which has been debunked by the East Anglia whistleblower. Actually, however, the scientific evidence for AGW is remarkably weak. At Icecap, Lee Gerhard, geologist and reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, sums up the key scientific evidence with admirable brevity: More>>> Monday, December 21
Health Care Nullification: Things have just gotten underway
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 21 Dec 2009 04:59 PM EST
“The several States composing the United States of America, are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to their General Government.” –Thomas Jefferson For the past few days, I’ve received loads of emails urging me to get active regarding the healthcare vote – most of which had a subject line similar to: “Last Chance to Stop National Healthcare!” Well, if you believe the only way to protect your rights is by begging federal politicians to do what you want, then these emails are certainly right. The vote went as expected, and so will the next More>>> Tuesday, December 1
In Elections, Honduras Defeats Chávez
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 01 Dec 2009 12:57 AM EST
Unless something monumental happens in the Western Hemisphere in the next 31 days, the big regional story for 2009 will be how tiny Honduras managed to beat back the colonial aspirations of its most powerful neighbors and preserve its constitution. Yesterday's elections for president and Congress, held as scheduled and without incident, were the crowning achievement of that struggle More>>> Sunday, November 15
Wednesday, November 4
Election 2009: Change I Can Believe In!
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:42 PM EST
The biggest loser was President Obama, who campaigned tirelessly for Corzine, even giving up golf on several occasions and skipping a quarter-million-dollar "date night" with Michelle to stump for the Democrat. Just two days before the election, Obama was at a rally in New Jersey assuring voters that Corzine was "one of the best partners I have in the White House. We work together. ... Jon Corzine helped get this done." Except the problem is that voting for Obama a year ago was a fashion statement, much like it was once a fad to buy Beanie Babies, pet rocks and Cabbage Patch Kids. But instead of ending up with a ridiculous dust-collector at the bottom of your closet, the Obama fad leaves you with higher taxes, a reduced retirement fund, no job and a one-year wait for an MRI. More>>> Monday, November 2
Planned Parenthood Director Leaves, Has Change of Heart
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 02 Nov 2009 05:03 PM EST
Planned Parenthood has been a part of Abby Johnson's life for the past eight years; that is until last month, when Abby resigned. Johnson said she realized she wanted to leave, after watching an ultrasound of an abortion procedure. "I just thought I can't do this anymore, and it was just like a flash that hit me and I thought that's it," said Jonhson. More>>> Thursday, October 29
NUTBUSTERZ Launched To Expose Working Families Party/ACORN Scam
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Thu 29 Oct 2009 11:47 PM EDT
A new citizen action group is committed to exposing the danger that ACORN and the Working Family Party poses to our democracy based on their record of subverting elections through voter fraud, falsifying petitions and engaging in absentee ballot fraud for favored candidacies, looting government housing programs, blackmailing corporations and cheating the public campaign finance system. Nutbusterz will serve serve as a clearinghouse for media coverage of the illegal activities of ACORN. Media reports on ACORN and the New York Working Families Party (WFP) will be updated daily. Candidates and causes that ally themselves with ACORN will be exposed and held to account. More>>> Wednesday, October 21
Cheney Strikes Back Against Afghan Criticism By Obama Administration
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 21 Oct 2009 06:50 PM EDT
Former Vice President Dick Cheney returned fire Wednesday after the Obama administration claimed it had to form an Afghan war strategy from scratch because the Bush White House hadn't any key questions about the war and left it "adrift." More>>> Sunday, October 18
Sheriff Joe launches immigration sweep
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 18 Oct 2009 01:39 AM EDT
An Arizona sheriff known for cracking down on people who are in the country illegally launched a crime and immigration sweep in northwestern metro Phoenix on Friday, a half day after officials in Washington limited his powers to make federal immigration arrests. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, whose sweeps have led to allegations of racial profiling, said the rebuff from Washington won't stop him. He said he can still arrest immigrants under a state smuggling law and a federal law that gives all local police agencies more limited power to detain suspected illegal immigrants. "It doesn't bother me, because we are going to do the same thing," said Arpaio, whose deputies had arrested 16 people by Friday evening on unspecified charges. "I am the elected sheriff. I don't take orders from the federal government." (We here at the Saloon salute and support the efforts of Sheriff Arpaio. Arizona is blessed to have him. - Roland) More>>> Saturday, October 10
SNL Crackin' Obama Jokes? Oh, no day d'int
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 10 Oct 2009 05:29 PM EDT
Zo Gives his $.02 on SNL Jokin' with on Obama and the Media not likin' it. Tuesday, September 15
Massive crowd at the 9-12 March on Washington: 1.5 to 2 million marchers!
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 15 Sep 2009 12:29 PM EDT
White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod dismisses: "First of all, Bob, I don't think (the turnout) is indicative of the nation's mood..." "I don't think we ought to be distracted by that..." "My message (to the marchers) is 'They're wrong'..." Sunday, September 13
Source: Wilson breaks $1 million
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 13 Sep 2009 01:23 PM EDT
A source on Rep. Joe Wilson's campaign says his fundraising has broken $1 million -- and surpassed that of his Democratic rival, Rob Miller -- since his outburst of "You lie!" during President Obama's address to Congress Wednesday. The source said Wilson's current tally is $1,005,021 from 18,859 donations amid a high-profile campaign on the Drudge Report and elsewhere telling conservatives that Wilson is "under attack" for his willingness to take on Obama. Wilson, who initially apologized for his words, is now riding a reaction that has surpassed the liberal backlash to his words: Miller has raised less than $900,000, according to the Democratic fundraising site ActBlue -- though still more than enough to envigorate his challenge. Still, Wilson's success -- despite having been criticized by Republican leaders -- represents the power of the conservative grassroots to reward politicians who confront the White House in the sharpest terms More>>> Wilson: No Second Apology for 'You Lie' More>>>
Up to two million march to US Capitol to protest against Obama's spending in 'tea-party' demonstration
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 13 Sep 2009 01:00 PM EDT
Demonstrators waved U.S. flags and held signs reading "Go Green Recycle Congress" and "I'm Not Your ATM." Men wore colonial costumes as they listened to speakers who warned of "judgment day" - Election Day 2010. Richard Brigle, 57, a Vietnam War veteran and former Teamster, came from Michigan. He said health care needs to be reformed - but not according to President Barack Obama's plan. "My grandkids are going to be paying for this. It's going to cost too much money that we don't have," he said while marching, bracing himself with a wooden cane as he walked. (Astro-turf? I don't think so! We're the American people and we're the boss...not the Congress...not even the President. We are! - Roland) More>>>
Let freedom ring! Videos from yesterday's march on Washington
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 13 Sep 2009 04:12 AM EDT
Many thanks to Lucianne.com and the Ldotters that participated in the march! Sunday, September 6
Critics march against Chavez across Latin America
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 06 Sep 2009 12:49 PM EDT
Thousands of opponents of Hugo Chavez marched against the Venezuelan president across Latin America on Friday, accusing him of everything from authoritarianism to international meddling. The protests, coordinated through Twitter and Facebook, drew more than 5,000 people in Bogota, and thousands more in the capitals of Venezuela and Honduras. Smaller demonstrations were held in other Latin American capitals, as well as New York and Madrid. The Honduras march was led by Roberto Micheletti, who became president when Chavez ally Manuel Zelaya was ousted in a June coup. "Any politician who tries to stay in power by hitching up with a dictator like Hugo Chavez, he won't achieve it," Micheletti said. "We'll stop him." More>>>
How to Insure Every American: We don't need radical change. Subsidies and high risk pools can get the job done
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 06 Sep 2009 03:07 AM EDT
When was the last time you asked your doctor how much it would cost for a necessary test or procedure? In all likelihood, you can't remember. That's because your employer-provided health plan or the government "paid for it." In fact, you paid. We all pay for health care. There's no denying that our health-care system is complex. However, we can trace most of the problems in the current system to the lack of control individuals and families have over their care. If there's one lesson we've taken away from the thousands of citizens at town-hall meetings, it's that one massive health-care bill isn't the solution. Americans nationwide have voiced their desire for greater control over their care and for reform in digestible pieces. Here's how the debate over health-care reform breaks down, and what we believe Congress can do to solve these crucial issues. (H/t: Steve) More>>> Sunday, August 23
Web extra: Congressman Herger calls Obama plan 'threat to democracy'
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 23 Aug 2009 12:07 PM EDT
Republican Congressman Wally Herger held a health care town hall meeting Aug. 18 at Simpson University in Redding, where a partisan crowd of over 2,000 people loudly cheered Herger’s position that a public option was “unacceptable.” Although Herger called several times for the audience to “respect each other’s opinions,” those opposed to president Obama’s health care were greeted with cheers while the few in favor were interrupted with catcalls. Herger did not hold back on his opinion of the health care plan and the administration’s appointment of “czars” to head various departments and task forces. “Our democracy has never been threatened as much as it is today,” Herger said More>>> Wednesday, August 19
AARP loses members over health care stance
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 19 Aug 2009 02:33 AM EDT
About 60,000 senior citizens have quit AARP since July 1 due to the group's support for a health care overhaul, a spokesman for the organization said Monday. More>>> Monday, August 17
Conservatives Now Outnumber Liberals in All 50 States, Says Gallup Poll
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 17 Aug 2009 02:55 PM EDT
Self-identified conservatives outnumber self-identified liberals in all 50 states of the union, according to the Gallup Poll. At the same time, more Americans nationwide are saying this year that they are conservative than have made that claim in any of the last four years. In 2009, 40% percent of respondents in Gallup surveys that have interviewed more than 160,000 Americans have said that they are either “conservative” (31%) or “very conservative” (9%). That is the highest percentage in any year since 2004. Only 21% have told Gallup they are liberal, including 16% who say they are “liberal” and 5% who say they are “very liberal.” (H/t: Semra) More>>> New Poll Shows Obama Approval Dropping Among Key Supporters More>>>
A French Surprise: Politicians don't 'grow' economies
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 17 Aug 2009 02:08 PM EDT
We witnessed that rarest of things last week—a politician's public humility. When France, along with Germany, reported an unexpected uptick in economic growth for the second quarter, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde called the return to growth "very surprising." Imagine that—a major global economy stops shrinking, without the benefit of trillion-dollar stimulus packages or major reforms, and a politician doesn't rush to claim credit for the achievement. (The more government clams up and gets the hell out of the way of the producers, the better it is for the economy. Nice to see that even socialist utopias like France are beginning to see it. - Roland) More>>> Monday, August 10
Levin on Health Care Town Halls
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 10 Aug 2009 02:12 PM EDT
Love him or hate him, Levin isn't afraid to tell you what he really thinks. Last week, appearing in Las Vegas at Sean Hannity's Freedom Concerts, Levin blasted the Alinsky-ite tactics being employed by the president and his supporters to attempt to foist socialized health care on to the American people. Levin is on record as acknowledging that the system can be reformed, but must be done so in a way that ensures no loss of freedoms or liberties to the people or in any way diminishes the level of care available in the United States. Sunday, August 9
Opposition Emerges to House's Jet Spree
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 09 Aug 2009 11:20 PM EDT
The health insurance plans they want us to have is not good enough for them. Now the planes we fly on are not good enough for some of them either. "The whole thing kind of makes me sick to my stomach," said Mrs. McCaskill in an interview Sunday. "It is evidence that some of the cynicism about Washington is well placed -- that people get out of touch and they spend money likes it's Monopoly money." More>>> Lawmakers' Global-Warming Trip Hit Tourist Hot Spots When 10 members of Congress wanted to study climate change, they did more than just dip their toes into the subject: They went diving and snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef. They also rode a cable car through the Australian rain forest, visited a penguin rookery and flew to the South Pole. The 11-day trip -- with six spouses traveling along as well -- took place over New Year's 2008. Details are only now coming to light as part of a Wall Street Journal analysis piecing together the specifics of the excursion. It's tough to calculate the travel bills racked up by members of Congress, but one thing's for sure: They use a lot of airplanes. In recent days, House of Representatives members allocated $550 million to upgrade the fleet of luxury Air Force jets used for trips like these -- even though the Defense Department says it doesn't need all the planes. The South Pole trip, led by Rep. Brian Baird (D., Wash.), ranks among the priciest. The lawmakers reported a cost to taxpayers of $103,000. More>>> Friday, August 7
Physicians speak out on health care bill: Socializing health care WON'T fix problems
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 07 Aug 2009 10:42 AM EDT
U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, hosted the meeting attended by about 90 physicians at Memorial Hermann Hospital-The Woodlands. “The bottom line is that doctors don't want socialized medicine — another flawed health care system like Medicare. They don't believe it will lower the costs or improve quality,” Brady said. “Medicare is already going bankrupt and not quality care. It also shifts medical costs onto other paying customers. It needs to be fixed first.” More>>>
Cornyn: White House Encroaching on First Amendment
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 07 Aug 2009 03:37 AM EDT
A Republican senator is calling for the White House to suspend a new project that asks members of the public to flag “fishy” claims about President Obama’s health care plans, arguing that it raises privacy concerns and will serve to chill free speech. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is sending a letter to the White House today asking the president to “cease this program immediately” -- or to explain how Americans’ privacy will be protected if e-mails are forwarded to the White House as requested. “I am not aware of any precedent for a President asking American citizens to report their fellow citizens to the White House for pure political speech that is deemed ‘fishy’ or otherwise inimical to the White House’s political interests,” Cornyn writes More>>> Tuesday, August 4
Darrell Issa to Rahm: Chicago style intimidation politics won't work here
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 04 Aug 2009 05:09 PM EDT
Following reports that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has been orchestrating an effort to intimidate members of Congress and Governors who raise legitimate concerns regarding the effectiveness of the stimulus, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) sent a letter to Emanuel saying “While this type of scare tactic may work In Chicago, it will not work to intimidate me or other Members of the United States Congress.” “I and others have dared to bring these facts to the attention of President Obama, the Congress and the American people,” Issa wrote. “You’ve unfortunately reacted by once again resorting to the playbook of the Chicago political machine.” (We need to be calling and supporting people like Issa for not allowing the White House attack machine to steamroll their political opponents, particularly those in Congress. Congratulations, Mr. Issa! Good on ya! - Roland) More>>> Friday, July 31
Town halls gone wild
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 31 Jul 2009 11:34 AM EDT
The targets in most cases are House Democrats, who over the past few months have tackled controversial legislation including a $787 billion economic stimulus package, a landmark energy proposal and an overhaul of the nation’s health care system. Democrats, acknowledging the increasing unruliness of the town-hall-style events, say the hot-button issues they are taking on have a lot to do with it. “I think it’s just the fact that we are dealing with some of the most important public policy issues in a generation,” said Rep. Bruce Braley (D-Iowa), who was confronted by a protester angry about his position on health care reform at a town hall event several weeks ago (Dealing with these issues is the problem? No, sir, that's not the problem and you know it. American's are finally waking up to the big, steaming and stinking pile of socialism that the Democrats' health care bill represents and they're speaking out against it. Ignore them at your own political peril. - Roland) More>>> Thursday, July 30
Michelle Malkin more than a match for Today's Lauer
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Thu 30 Jul 2009 05:42 PM EDT
(Give 'em hell, Michelle! Yep, no doubt about it. I love this woman! - Roland) Wednesday, July 29
Global warming is the new religion of First World urban elites
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 29 Jul 2009 06:35 PM EDT
Ian Plimer has outraged the ayatollahs of purist environmentalism, the Torquemadas of the doctrine of global warming, and he seems to relish the damnation they heap on him. Plimer is a geologist, professor of mining geology at Adelaide University, and he may well be Australia's best-known and most notorious academic. Plimer, you see, is an unremitting critic of "anthropogenic global warming" -- man-made climate change to you and me -- and the current environmental orthodoxy that if we change our polluting ways, global warming can be reversed. More>>>
Surviving the 'End of Civilization'
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 29 Jul 2009 01:49 AM EDT
In his 2008 bestseller, "Wealth, War and Wisdom," hedge fund manager Barton Biggs warns that investors must "assume the possibility of a breakdown of the civilized infrastructure."
And to prepare for a breakdown of civilization, "your safe haven must be self-sufficient and capable of growing some kind of food ... It should be well-stocked with seed, fertilizer, canned food, wine, medicine, clothes, etc." Bloomberg Markets suggested that by "etc." he meant guns, as Biggs added "a few rounds over the approaching brigands' heads would probably be a compelling persuader that there are easier farms to pillage." That warning's not from a hippie radical. Biggs was a respected Wall Street guru at Morgan Stanley for 30 years. As the chief global strategist Institutional Investor magazine put him on its "All-America Research Team" 10 times. Smart Money said: "Biggs is without question the premier prognosticator on the international scene and a mover of markets from Argentina to Hong Kong." More>>> Monday, July 27
Levin: Conservatism in defense of liberty
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:24 AM EDT
Peter Berkowitz, who reviewed my book Liberty and Tyranny for the Weekly Standard, and did a pretty poor job of it, sees the most aggressive assault on representative and constitutional government in modern history and preaches moderation and, ultimately, inevitability. In the first sentence of his review he asserts "Moderation ... is an essential political virtue and a quintessentially conservative virtue." This is the way forward for conservatism, he insists. At no time does he define "moderation" or any governing principles, other than to misapply moderation as prudence, when prudence is, in fact, about judgment. Edmund Burke, who Berkowitz misunderstands and, therefore, wrongly cites for his proposition, supported the American Revolution (while rejecting the French Revolution). The American Revolution can hardly be described as a moderate reaction to England's usurpations. Nor can it be said to be a popular uprising, given that a majority of the nation either opposed it or was indifferent. But it was a revolution whose purpose was to establish a civil society rooted in natural law, a just rule of law, moral order, tradition, faith, reason, and, yes, liberty. More>>> Friday, July 24
A catastrophe largely self-imposed
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 24 Jul 2009 05:03 PM EDT
"The Negro cannot win if he chooses to sacrifice the future of his children for immediate comfort and safety." That quote from Martin Luther King epitomizes the state of black America and the perpetuation of its demise by the Obama administration. Ironically, and tragically, much of the decimation of the black community, by means of betrayal and deceit, is self-imposed. This deliberate and systematic discrimination would not flourish if it were not for willing pawns, duplicitous individuals more concerned about personal political gain than the future of the lives they serve. Their culpability is disgraceful and deplorable. Their greed for gain works to sustain the status quo of destruction; works to "sacrifice the future of (our) children for immediate comfort and safety." More>>>
Perry raises possibility of states' rights showdown with White House over healthcare
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 24 Jul 2009 04:50 PM EDT
Interviewed by conservative talk show host Mark Davis of Dallas’ WBAP/820 AM, Perry said his first hope is that Congress will defeat the plan, which both Perry and Davis described as "Obama Care." But should it pass, Perry predicted that Texas and a "number" of states might resist the federal health mandate. "I think you’ll hear states and governors standing up and saying 'no’ to this type of encroachment on the states with their healthcare," Perry said. "So my hope is that we never have to have that stand-up. But I’m certainly willing and ready for the fight if this administration continues to try to force their very expansive government philosophy down our collective throats." More>>> |
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