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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>>> Monday, December 21
America Under Barack Obama An Interview with Nat Hentoff
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 21 Dec 2009 08:25 AM EST
Nat Hentoff has had a life well spent, one chock full of controversy fueled by his passion for the protection of civil liberties and human rights. Hentoff is known as a civil libertarian, free speech activist, anti-death penalty advocate, pro-lifer and not uncommon critic of the ideological left...I try to avoid hyperbole, but I think Obama is possibly the most dangerous and destructive president we have ever had. More>>> Sunday, December 6
Gary Sutton: The Fiction Of Climate Science
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 06 Dec 2009 11:49 AM EST
Al Gore thought he might ride his global warming crusade back toward the White House. If you saw his movie, which opened showing cattle on his farm, you start to understand how shallow this is. The United Nations says that cattle, farting and belching methane, create more global warming than all the SUVs in the world. Even more laughably, Al and his camera crew flew first class for that film, consuming 50% more jet fuel per seat-mile than coach fliers, while his Tennessee mansion sucks as much carbon as 20 average homes. His PR folks say he's "carbon neutral" due to some trades. I'm unsure of how that works, but, maybe there's a tribe in the Sudan that cannot have a campfire for the next hundred years to cover Al's energy gluttony. I'm just not sophisticated enough to know how that stuff works. But I do understand he flies a private jet when the camera crew is gone (H/t: Our pal, Steve) More>>> Tuesday, November 24
Rasmussen: Support for Health Care Plan Falls to New Low
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 24 Nov 2009 03:43 AM EST
Just 38% of voters now favor the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s the lowest level of support measured for the plan in nearly two dozen tracking polls conducted since June. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 56% now oppose the plan. More>>> Sunday, November 15
Wednesday, October 28
Republican vs. Conservative
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 28 Oct 2009 06:52 PM EDT
Let's ignore Begala's shocking insensitivity to the mentally ill and focus on the politics of it. Why would Begala elevate Hoffman by focusing the fund-raising appeal on him, when there's also a Republican in the race? Partly, of course, to motivate Dems to open their checkbooks by appealing to their hatred of Sarah Palin. But managing a three-way race is tricky. It is in the Democrats' interests for the Republican vote to be as evenly split as possible between Scozzafava and Hoffman so as to increase the likelihood of an Owens plurality. A month ago, this would have meant rooting for Hoffman to improve his standing by taking votes away from her. But with Scozz fading, the Dems ought to want to shore her up somehow. By portraying Hoffman as Owens's main opponent, Begala gives Republicans a reason to abandon formal party loyalty and back the Conservative. All of which suggests that the DCCC has written off Scozzafava and now sees this as a two-man race between Hoffman and Owens. If the view we have imputed to the committee is correct, there's a very good chance Hoffman will pull off a victory. More>>>
Obama signs 'hate-crimes' bill into law: 'It's a very sad day for America and for religious liberties'
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 28 Oct 2009 06:37 PM EDT
A "hate crimes" bill opponents claim will be used to crack down on Christian speech, even the reading of the Bible, was signed into law today by President Obama. The Senate approved the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act by a vote of 68-29 on Oct. 22 after Democrats strategically attached it to a "must-pass" $680 billion defense appropriations plan. The Alliance Defense Fund blasted the "hate-crimes" bill, calling it "another nail in the coffin of the First Amendment." "All violent crimes are hate crimes, and all crime victims deserve equal justice," ADF Senior Legal Counsel Erik Stanley said in a statement. "This law is a grave threat to the First Amendment because it provides special penalties based on what people think, feel, or believe. ADF will be on the front line to defend those whose free speech or free exercise of religion rights are violated by this unconstitutional law and to ultimately overturn this attack on freedom." More>>> Thursday, October 22
All the News That's Fit to Subsidize
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Thu 22 Oct 2009 01:48 PM EDT
I've come to the view that the real protection of press freedom is in the idea of private property. Press freedom in Soviet Russia was lost precisely on this issue when, as American journalist John Reed told the story in his famous book, "Ten Days that Shook the World," a proposal was put on the table to restore the press freedom that had been suspended on the first day of the Bolshevik revolution. Lenin shouted it down with a diatribe about how that would mean restoring to capitalists privately owned printing equipment, paper supplies and ink. More>>> Saturday, October 17
The Race Card, Football and Me
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 17 Oct 2009 03:20 AM EDT
The sports media elicited comments from a handful of players, none of whom I can recall ever meeting. Among other things, at least one said he would never play for a team I was involved in given my racial views. My racial views? You mean, my belief in a colorblind society where every individual is treated as a precious human being without regard to his race? Where football players should earn as much as they can and keep as much as they can, regardless of race? Those controversial racial views? More>>> Monday, October 12
Politico ♥ Left-Wing Blog Think Progress; Says Glenn Beck is Blog’s New Target
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 12 Oct 2009 12:51 AM EDT
If there was any question which side of the ideological blogosphere a lot of the inside-the-beltway media establishment go to regularly, Politico may have just cleared that up. In an Oct. 11 Politico story headlined "Think Progress makes its mark," which was the top story on its Web site that evening, Daniel Libit paid reverence to the left-wing Center for American Progress' Think Progress blog. More>>> Friday, October 9
Common Decency Suggests We Should Not Have to Deal With This, But We Must Now Confront A White House Supportive of NAMBLA
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 09 Oct 2009 02:16 PM EDT
Obama's "safe schools"...that's right, SAFE SCHOOLS...czar, Kevin Jennings When I was a teenager, my friends and I joked about NAMBLA, the North American Man/Boy Love Association. Until I was in my twenties, I thought my friends had just made it up. Surely there was no such organization that campaigned to allow open sexual relations between boys and men — a concept that did not just involve statutory rape, but offended the profound decency of a moral public. Sadly, NAMBLA is very real and today steps right out of the darkest pits of immoral human behavior and straight into the White House. Sean Hannity has been all over this story and we are just now coming to terms with how sick and demented the thinkings and associations of White House Safe Schools Czar Kevin Jennings are. More>>> Monday, September 14
Press Accuracy Rating Hits Two Decade Low
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 14 Sep 2009 09:41 PM EDT
Just 29% of Americans say that news organizations generally get the facts straight, while 63% say that news stories are often inaccurate. In the initial survey in this series about the news media’s performance in 1985, 55% said news stories were accurate while 34% said they were inaccurate. That percentage had fallen sharply by the late 1990s and has remained low over the last decade. Similarly, only about a quarter (26%) now say that news organizations are careful that their reporting is not politically biased, compared with 60% who say news organizations are politically biased. And the percentages saying that news organizations are independent of powerful people and organizations (20%) or are willing to admit their mistakes (21%) now also match all-time lows. More>>> Wednesday, September 9
Wealth redistribution: What the Left's cap and trade schemes, emissions quotas are REALLY all about
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 09 Sep 2009 10:58 AM EDT
Schellnhuber: In a special study we describe a possible way out. The WBGU has also come across countries that pump a lot less CO2 into the atmosphere than the quota would entitle them to. Most of these countries are the poorest in the world, where climate protection and the future are central issues. These nations are saving us from climate change happening at an even faster rate. This should finally be recognized and rewarded. For that reason we came up with a SCHEME whereby industrialized nations can buy emission quotas from countries with lower levels of CO2 output. The money made through this global trade in emissions could then be put towards financing environmentally friendly technology and developments in those countries. Redistributing the wealth from wealthier nations? Cap and trade? Emission quotas? Hmm, where have I heard someone say something about "spreading the wealth around" before? Or how about this little gem: Schellnhuber: Our basic principle is that all humans have equal rights to the atmosphere. This is a basic right. So now we're back to basic 'global' human rights again? Everyone on the planet should be made whole, equal, and without undue burden. Spread the wealth around, make everyone in the world equal (rights, wealth, healthcare, means of production) and save the planet at the same time? Where have I heard something like that before? And I like this comment too: The fact that Germany's emissions quotas will be exhausted in 10 years if they don't change their habits can only mean one thing: The next government must adopt a new and drastic climate package immediately. This will help us develop tomorrow's necessary climate-friendly technology much quicker. Really? Are we all going to die in the next 10 years if we don't? Schellnhuber: The WBGU is not political; we merely advise the government and present our studies and findings to the public. Our budget has nothing to do with utopias but rather with the physical conditions under which we can prevent our civilization from crumbling. Well, I know I'm convinced! Aren't you? (Our thanks and a big hat tip to Steve) More>>> Sunday, September 6
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>>> Wednesday, September 2
Obama's communist "green jobs czar": The racist rants of Van Jones
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 02 Sep 2009 04:53 PM EDT
Saturday, August 29
"Isn't this America?" "Not no more"
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 29 Aug 2009 04:10 AM EDT
Police officer doesn't like protester's anti-Obama sign Tuesday, August 25
Obama's Summer of Discontent
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 25 Aug 2009 06:11 PM EDT
So we are to have a French health-care system without a French tradition of political protest. It is odd that American liberalism, in a veritable state of insurrection during the Bush presidency, now seeks political quiescence. These "townhallers" who have come forth to challenge ObamaCare have been labeled "evil-mongers" (Harry Reid), "un-American" (Nancy Pelosi), agitators and rowdies and worse. A political class, and a media elite, that glamorized the protest against the Iraq war, that branded the Bush presidency as a reign of usurpation, now wishes to be done with the tumult of political debate. President Barack Obama himself, the community organizer par excellence, is full of lament that the "loudest voices" are running away with the national debate. Liberalism in righteous opposition, liberalism in power: The rules have changed. More>>> Monday, August 17
Conservatives Now Outnumber Liberals in All 50 States, Says Gallup Poll
by
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>>> Wednesday, August 12
'Brown Shirts' vs. Purple Shirts
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 12 Aug 2009 11:48 PM EDT
Who are the real thugs? Democrats attack congressional town hall protesters as "Brown Shirts" -- likening taxpayer activists across the country to Hitler's storm troopers. But it's the Big Labor hoodlums clad in identical purple shirts -- the uniform of Service Employees International Union members -- who own the mob label. (How do vitriolic accusations from the President of the United States of America, as well as Congressional leaders, help the debate? Tonight, O'Reilly made an excellent point on his program: The leadership has completely mishandled the issue in confronting the protesters by choosing to name-call and to ridicule. How is that persuasive? Why aren't they taking Fox News up on their invitations to appear on the network to present their case to those Americans that don't support the Democrat health care reform ideas? Fair question no matter what side you may find yourself on. - Roland) More>>>
WSJ: Eight things we can do to improve health care without adding to the deficit
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 12 Aug 2009 11:31 PM EDT
With a projected $1.8 trillion deficit for 2009, several trillions more in deficits projected over the next decade, and with both Medicare and Social Security entitlement spending about to ratchet up several notches over the next 15 years as Baby Boomers become eligible for both, we are rapidly running out of other people's money. These deficits are simply not sustainable. They are either going to result in unprecedented new taxes and inflation, or they will bankrupt us. While we clearly need health-care reform, the last thing our country needs is a massive new health-care entitlement that will create hundreds of billions of dollars of new unfunded deficits and move us much closer to a government takeover of our health-care system. Instead, we should be trying to achieve reforms by moving in the opposite direction—toward less government control and more individual empowerment. Here are eight reforms that would greatly lower the cost of health care for everyone: More>>> Monday, August 10
Are We In America Or Amerika?
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 10 Aug 2009 03:13 PM EDT
Levin on Health Care Town Halls
by
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.
Pelosi, Hoyer: Protests against socialized health care "un-American"
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 10 Aug 2009 04:41 AM EDT
USAToday Op/Ed: Characterizing the dissent of Americans concerned with Dem plans to socialize the health care system as "un-American", Pelosi and Hoyer spin the vocal protests as "drowning out" opposing views. As polls indicate that nearly half of all Americans view the US health care system as either good or excellent, up nearly twenty percentage points from six months ago, opposition is clearly growing. (When will the Democrats make up their minds? Is dissent patriotic or not? - 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) Monday, July 27
Levin: Conservatism in defense of liberty
by
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 17
Aren't They All 'Hate' Crimes?
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 17 Jul 2009 03:14 AM EDT
As the Senate debates the final provisions of a $680 billion defense bill, Democrats are trying to poison the water by adding a hate crimes bill to the package. It's quite obvious that hate crimes legislation and a defense authorization bill have nothing in common and should not be voted on together.
In addition, where is it written that one group, one gender, one class of people are more special and worthy of more protection than another group? Only in left-wing America. Equal protection under the law? Not any more. The federal hate crimes bill which is sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) has been attached as an amendment by Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) to the defense appropriations bill. As noted in The Boston Globe, "Most Republicans oppose the legislation, saying it infringes on states' rights or could lead to the criminalization of religious expressions of opposition to homosexuality." More>>> Wednesday, July 15
Sotomayor's self-contradictions
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 15 Jul 2009 08:28 AM EDT
After two days of hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, it appears that her strategy for confirmation is to contradict herself at every turn. She spent much of yesterday claiming not to have meant the things she actually said or not to have ruled the way she actually ruled. For the first time, therefore, it is not just her judgment but also her integrity that is in question. More>>> Saturday, July 11
Poll: 86 Percent of U.S. Wants Abortion Restrictions
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 11 Jul 2009 04:30 AM EDT
The American people continue to move to the pro-life perspective on abortion according to the latest Moral Compass survey by
the Knights of Columbus and Marist Poll. The poll mirrored findings of other recent surveys, showing that more Americans identify as pro-life than as pro-choice, and that the vast majority of Americans favor restricting abortion. Among the key findings: More>>> Monday, June 29
Prior Sotomayor Decision Overruled: High Court Rules for White Firefighters in Discrimination Suit
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 29 Jun 2009 10:08 PM EDT
The Supreme Court today narrowly ruled in favor of white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., who said they were denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision by Judge Sonia Sotomayor and others that had come to play a large role in the consideration of her nomination for the high court. The city had thrown out the results of a promotion test because no African Americans and only two Hispanics would have qualified for promotions. It said it feared a lawsuit from minorities under federal laws that said such "disparate impacts" on test results could be used to show discrimination. In effect, the court was deciding when avoiding potential discrimination against one group amounted to actual discrimination against another. The court's conservative majority said in a 5 to 4 vote that is what happened in New Haven. ('The "conservative majority" said...' Well, gee, Barnes, such a shame that the liberal minority still fails to see the injustice in discriminating against one group to correct the past wrongs done to another group. Great decision, SCOTUS. It was the only correct one. - Roland) More>>> Tuesday, June 9
Judges and 'Bias': The Supremes trample on state courts
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 09 Jun 2009 06:03 AM EDT
The march away from a credible, accountable judiciary took another leap yesterday, as a 5-4 Supreme Court majority gave federal judges unprecedented oversight of state court recusal standards. This is more damaging than it sounds. West Virginia's Massey coal company CEO Don Blankenship spent some $3 million in 2004 on the judicial election of Brent Benjamin to the state Supreme Court of Appeals, including donations to outside groups. When a case involving Massey later came before Judge Benjamin's court and he ruled in favor of Massey, the loser sued and claimed a denial of due process because the judge didn't recuse himself. According to the Supreme Court's majority in Caperton v. Massey, a judge who receives support that has a "significant and disproportionate influence" on his election can't then be trusted to be neutral on the bench. Heretofore, judges needed to recuse themselves on due process grounds only if they had a direct financial interest in a case, and in criminal contempt cases in which the judge provoked the original courtroom outburst. Under Justice Anthony Kennedy's Caperton standard, judges must now recuse if there is a "probability of bias." But this would seem to be open to, well, judicial interpretation. If $3 million in donations meets the probable bias test, what about $1 million, or $10,000? For that matter, should we assume judges feel a "debt of hostility" toward those who contribute to opponents? More>>> Saturday, May 30
Cheney an Unlikely Beacon for Conservatives
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 30 May 2009 01:02 AM EDT
It’s a lovely thing when the conventional wisdom proves to be so spectacularly wrong. The entire Democratic party, not to mention the media establishment, simply took as a given that suave, charming, effulgent, numinous president Barack Obama would mop the floor with grumpy, truculent, sardonic former vice-president Dick Cheney. And yet, on almost every issue he has championed since he left office, Cheney has won the debate or at least put the White House on the defensive. From the closing of Gitmo and the placement of terrorists in domestic prisons, to the release of the torture memos and the aborted release of prisoner-abuse photos, Cheney holds the higher ground politically, or in the polls, or both. More>>> Friday, May 29
Glenn Beck Interviews Craig T. Nelson About Government Responsibilty
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 29 May 2009 06:07 PM EDT
Appearing on Fox News' Glenn Beck program, actor Craig T. Nelson blasts runaway government spending and abuses being levied upon taxpayers and future generations of taxpayers, and suggests that the only way to get the attention of those in charge is to starve them of the thing they need most to operate...tax revenue. More>>> Thursday, May 28
Debating the Future Direction of the GOP: Two Words for Rod Dreher
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Thu 28 May 2009 06:07 PM EDT
I spent the Memorial Day weekend with Rahm Emanuel. No, I wasn't hanging out at the beach with President Obama's chief of staff. Rather, I spent the weekend reading Naftali Bendavid's The Thumpin': How Rahm Emanuel and the Democrats Learned to Be Ruthless and Ended the Republican Revolution. Emanuel's tenure as chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee during the 2006 election cycle is the model Republicans must attempt to reverse-engineer if they hope to regain power in Washington anytime soon. And Republicans are never going to succeed if they listen to those who tell them the reason they've been losing elections is that the GOP is too "mean-spirited." More>>>
I Feel Your Pain. Not Theirs. Yours.
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Thu 28 May 2009 05:24 PM EDT
God save us from liberal "empathy." After President Barack Obama announced his empathetic Supreme Court nominee this week, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, we found out that some people are more deserving of empathy than others. For example, Judge Sotomayor apparently "empathized" more with New Haven, Conn., government officials than with white and Hispanic firefighters who were denied promotions by the city on the basis of their race. Let's hope she's as empathetic to New Haven residents who die in fires fought by inferior firefighters as a result of her decision. More>>> |
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