Friday, August 20, 2010

Fight is on over another Arizona immigration law
   Progressivism piece by Offsite (8/20/10)

The superintendent of the Arizona Department of Public Education says his agency will consider a refusal by the school district in Tucson to videotape its “Raza studies” classes as evidence the district is “deliberately” concealing its agenda.

By All Means, Ms. Pelosi, Let’s Examine the Funding Sources
   Shadow Government piece by Guest: Frank Salvato (8/20/10)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Progressive-Leftist from San Francisco, said when asked for her opinion on the construction of an Islamic Center and mosque just 500 feet from the footprint of the World Trade Center - Ground Zero - that the controversy had been “ginned up” for political purposes and that she would support an examination of the funding behind the “opposition movement.“

Thursday, August 19, 2010

‘Will 2012 Election Be Carter-Reagan Redux?‘
   Election 2012 piece by Offsite (8/19/10)

Barack Obama’s presidency is quickly descending into Jimmy Carter territory.

Mandates and Blackmail
   Progressivism piece by Thomas D. Segel (8/19/10)

Harlingen, Texas, August 19, 2010:  According to an email from my brother, Nate, who calls California home, his state is really in bad shape.  Since politicians are notoriously poor at math, they can only estimate the state is in debt between 19 and 21 billion dollars.  The state, counties and cities are either passing out pink slips to people or making them take days off work without pay.  Schools are terminating the employment of teachers and staff.  Those educators still employed are also targeted. Some school districts are requiring the working teachers to take reductions in their wages just to retain their positions.  Colleges and universities are cutting their staff, limiting enrollment and reducing the number of classes being offered. Plants are closing or relocating.  The value of housing has dropped up to 50% in some locales.  While this is taking place the prices on everything from utilities to gasoline keep climbing. Unemployment continues at 12.5%.

For the Third Time Obama Gives Unions A Break From Transparency Rules
   Unions piece by Warner Todd Huston (8/19/10)

The Obama administration and the Democrat Party has ‘yet again’ instituted new rules to allow unions to get out of having to report their financial doings to the federal government by again rolling back reporting requirements.

Terrorists Weapon of Electromagnetic Pulse Shunned by Administration
   National Security piece by Kevin Roeten (8/19/10)

Many have no idea that EMP stands for Electromagnetic Pulse. Terrorists know the unimaginable damage an EMP attack would cause by using a small nuclear armed missile from any freighter off the US coast.

Dumping Bush Tax Cuts May Bring Depression
   Depression/Recession piece by Offsite (8/19/10)

Many economists are worried about the possibility of a double-dip recession, but former Bank of England official David Blanchflower thinks it could be much worse than that if the Bush tax cuts aren’t extended.

Arizona voters blinded by might
   Republicrats piece by Offsite (8/19/10)

Next week, Arizona voters have a chance to do something really important for the Republican Party. Eliminate a key RINO (Republican in Name Only) and clean out some deadwood in the United States Senate. John McCain has been a major stumbling block for conservatives for decades.

Border Patrol joins ICE agents in condemning Obama administration
   National Security piece by Jim Kouri (8/19/10)

On the heels of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents’ 258-0 “vote of no confidence”  against their superiors, U.S. Border Patrol agents are slamming President Barack Obama’s administration especially Attorney General Eric Holder.

The Shining City on a Hill Lacks Luster
   The Republic piece by J. D. Longstreet (8/19/10)

The push for a new constitution for America has begun.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Friends are Friends Forever
   Society piece by Guest: Kendall Wingrove (8/17/10)

“A friend loves at all times.“  -  Proverbs 17:17 - When Miep Gies became an assistant to the owner of a pectin manufacturing company in Amsterdam during the 1930s, she never could have dreamed that events would make her a pivotal character in one of the 20th century’s greatest dramas.

Immanuel Kant vs. Israel
   Middle East piece by Daniel Pipes (8/17/10)

As someone who deeply appreciates what Western civilization, for all its faults, has achieved, I puzzle over the hostility many Westerners harbor toward their way of life. If democracy, free markets, and the rule of law have created an unprecedented stability, affluence, and decency; how come so many beneficiaries, fail to see this?

Rendering gender insignificant
   Progressivism piece by Offsite (8/17/10)

The left passionately supports the most remarkable and radical change in modern social history - the redefinition of marriage from male-female to include male-male and female-female.

Obama’s Land Deal Power Grab
   Big Brother piece by Offsite (8/17/10)

Have you heard of the “Great Outdoors Initiative”? Chances are, you haven’t. But across the country, White House officials have been meeting quietly with environmental groups to map out government plans for acquiring untold millions of acres of both public and private land. It’s another stealthy power grab through executive order that promises to radically transform the American way of life.

Dismantling America
   Progressivism piece by Offsite (8/17/10)

“We the people” are the familiar opening words of the Constitution of the United States - the framework for a self-governing people, free from the arbitrary edicts of rulers. It was the blueprint for America, and the success of America made that blueprint something other nations sought to follow.

Sci Fi Giant Ray Bradbury Slams Obama’s Era of Big Government
   Government piece by Warner Todd Huston (8/17/10)

The L.A. Times has a heartwarming story(1) of literary giant Ray Bradbury who at 90 is not afraid to tell everyone exactly what he thinks. A gathering of admirers got an earful of Bradburyisms on the verge of his Aug 22 90th birthday celebration in Los Angeles. Bradbury railed against the “too many machines” that we surround ourselves with, lamented that we hadn’t colonized the moon by now, and said that the U.S. is in need of a revolution because “there is too much government today.“

Secular Humanism Fizzles, Cosmic Humanism Flourishes
   Progressivism piece by Offsite (8/17/10)

It may surprise some readers to learn that secular humanism, the anti-religious, anti-supernatural belief system liberal reformers and radicals tried to foist on society has fizzled out.  Their anti-God worldview failed to sway us away from our religious beliefs and from our obsession with “hidden knowledge.“  Instead of the promised Utopia, “secular humanists created two world wars and the death of 200 million.“  They also created a modern culture war, an upheaval over social issues such as abortion, guns and gays and, worst of all, they created moral anarchy.

Obama’s Petulant Presidency
   Presidency piece by Aaron Goldstein (8/17/10)

Remember when Christopher Buckley endorsed Barack Obama?  Let’s revisit. - The son of the late William F. Buckley, the founder of National Review, wrote in October 2008, “As for Senator Obama: He has exhibited throughout a “first-class temperament.“ (1)

Monday, August 16, 2010

Another day another union bailout
   Demercrats piece by Offsite (8/16/10)

A bill introduced by Sen. Robert Casey’s (D-PA) is a micro targeted bailout which could have drastic ramifications, resulting in billions of taxpayer dollars being funneled to union pensions.

‘ Where Have All The Anti-Establishment Youth Gone?‘
   Social Engineering piece by Guest: Wayne Lela (8/16/10)

A couple of Iranian dissidents in Canada, who are part of a rock group, recently received permission by a founder of the band Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, to use the Pink Floyd song “Another Brick in the Wall,“ but with slightly changed lyrics. Instead of urging teachers to “leave them kids alone,“ as the original song does, the Iranian dissidents urge Iran’s Ayatollah to leave Iran’s kids, the ones protesting against the Iranian government, alone.

‘Surprisingly’ Bad Economic News
   Economics piece by Offsite (8/16/10)

Have you noticed how often the elitist “economists” in government, academia and the media are surprised by bad economic news?

North Carolina’s Illegal Immigration Law
   Immigration piece by J. D. Longstreet (8/16/10)

US - DOJ Goes After Arizona - But Not NC.  Why? - Here in North Carolina, if you are arrested, charged, and incarcerated for impaired driving, or any felony, you will be asked to prove you are a citizen of the United States.  If you cannot, ICE (or Homeland Security) will be contacted and queried concerning your case. That’s the law in the Tar Heel state. It has been for some time now.

For Liberals Deception is An Important Tactic
   Progressivism piece by Warner Todd Huston (8/16/10)

Jonathan Strong of The Daily Caller reports(1) an interesting and instructive conversation that was held publicly between lefty blogger and Journolist member Matthew Yglesias and the National Review’s Mark Hemingway. During their exchange on Twitter, lefty Yglesias claimed that lying is a legitimate tactic for “advocates” to use to win the policy argument, thereby admitting that liberals think it is OK to lie in order to get their policies in place.

Dave Reichert’s Primary Problem
   Election 2010 piece by Jayme Evans (8/16/10)

On Tuesday, August 17, 2010, Washington State Republicans in the Eighth district have a clear choice between the establishment candidate, incumbent Dave Reichert, and several challengers, only one of whom stands out as a true principled conservative with the gonads to clearly articulate those principles.

‘Restoring Honor: A New American Awakening?
   The Republic piece by Jeff Lukens (8/16/10)

If anything good can be said about the progressive left controlling our government, it’s that their astonishingly brazen and heavy-handed tactics may have aroused the American people into a new spiritual awakening. With basic liberties under assault, we are seeing a revival of values that have been dormant for a long time.

The lost art of low-brow rhetoric

Two political blunders this month, one by an overly seasoned professional and the other by an arrogant rookie, show the low levels occupied by today’s political rhetoric. Gone are the days of clever cuts and brainy barbs. Maybe that’s because clever and brainy are not adjectives associated with a growing number of public officials.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

‘Fair and Unbiased Reporting - Does It Exist?‘
   TheFringeMedia piece by Thomas D. Segel (8/15/10)

Harlingen, Texas, August 15, 2010:  For more than twenty years the American public has been saying news coverage is left leaning and extremely biased.  Those within the media have consistently denied that such one-sided or opinionated reporting is true.

Licking the ‘hands which feed you’
   The Republic piece by Offsite (8/15/10)

I have a wise friend who recently posted something on her blog that stopped me in my tracks. She wrote a piece called “Loyalist or Patriot?“ and it’s one of the more insightful and truthful analyses I’ve read in a long time concerning the split in philosophy that is dividing our country. I’ll pause here for a moment to let you read her words of wisdom.

Chris Dodd bows to global governance
   Progressivism piece by Offsite (8/15/10)

There is nothing ambiguous or uncertain about this statement: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. (10th Amendment)

Colorado agency blows off law restricting money for illegals
   Government piece by Offsite (8/15/10)

A state agency in Colorado has disobeyed a state law because officials in the Department of Labor and Unemployment thought the mandatory verification of the immigration status of unemployment benefit recipients would slow down their process of delivering checks to applicants.