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Kim Davis Was Not Elected into Office by the Supreme Court. Klavan On Culture. Andrew Klavan dishes up biweekly satirical commentary on an American political culture that has lost its logical, philosophical and moral way.

Klavan On Culture

Using an original blend of comedy and journalism—augmented with creative visuals—Klavan seeks to re-discover the first principles that have made America and the west unique as well as uniquely great. He focuses on how conservative values do and don’t fit into within the constructs of the mainstream. Rooted in sound logic and good-natured humor, Klavan’s digitorials illustrate why conservatives have a love-hate relationship with popular culture. About the Host: Andrew Klavan is the author of such internationally bestselling crime novels as True Crime, filmed by Clint Eastwood, and Don’t Say A Word, filmed starring Michael Douglas.

Klavan is a contributing editor to City Journal, the magazine of the Manhattan Institute. Video: Glenn Beck Program : Crossing the Rubicon - Video. Verum Serum. Socialists in Congress… Shocking New Evidence from WND Indicate More than Earlier Reports of 70, As Many As 82 « Frugal Café Blog Zone. Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on August 16, 2010 Unbelievable.

Socialists in Congress… Shocking New Evidence from WND Indicate More than Earlier Reports of 70, As Many As 82 « Frugal Café Blog Zone

The news came out last week about 70 members of Congress belonging to the Democratic Socialists of America, but that number is now believed to be as high as 82. From WorldNetDaily, How many socialists sit in Congress today? 1 group boasts 70, but see what WND survey suggests: WASHINGTON – The Democratic Socialists of America boasted in a newsletter to insiders 70 of its members currently serve in Congress, but an independent survey by WND suggests the number of actual avowed or semi-secret socialists in the House and Senate is considerably higher – at least 82.The DSA is a political action committee and bills itself as the heir to the defunct Socialist Party of America. The Educate America Foundation - Patriots. At the time of this writing, September 25th 2008, the U.S.

The Educate America Foundation - Patriots

House and Senate are poised to pass a $700 billion bailout to Wall Street. At the behest of President George W. Bush, the U.S. taxpayers are going to be on the hook for what can only be referred to as the biggest fraud in U.S. history. Virtually our entire financial system is based on an illusion. We spend more than we earn, we consume more than we produce, we borrow more than we save, and we cling to the fantasy that this can go on forever.

1913: America's Worst Year - Introduction. By Fennoman | February 12, 2008 While we're a young country, we've had some bad things happen to us.

1913: America's Worst Year - Introduction

Some early wars, civil war, terrorist attacks, natural and economic disasters have all been experienced throughout our history. Woodrow Wilson: America’s Worst and First Fascist President « Conservative Colloquium. HUB Pages - Politics and Social Issues. Socialism vs Capitalism. This Hub is the last of six in a series.

Socialism vs Capitalism

Previous entries include: Define Socialism; Pros and Cons of Capitalism; Experiments in Socialism; and Socialism in America. All nations that have fully implemented Socialism have experienced a drastic drop in their standard of living, marked by both a lack of goods and food. John Holdren, Obama's Science Czar, says: Forced abortions and mass sterilization needed to save the planet. John Holdren, Obama's Science Czar, says: Forced abortions and mass sterilization needed to save the planet Book he authored in 1977 advocates for extreme totalitarian measures to control the population Forced abortions.

John Holdren, Obama's Science Czar, says: Forced abortions and mass sterilization needed to save the planet

Mass sterilization. A "Planetary Regime" with the power of life and death over American citizens. The tyrannical fantasies of a madman? American Thinker. GeeeeeZ! The Cato Institute. Lower Taxes, Less Government, More Freedom. Downsizing the Federal Government. Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt on States' Rights and Constitutional Authority.

Address of Franklin D.

Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt on States' Rights and Constitutional Authority

Roosevelt as Governor of New York, March 2, 1930. (Per text in his Public Papers and Addresses, 1938, I, 569---also New York Times March 3, 1930) Explanatory Notes regarding this address (Hamilton Abert Long). I have been asked to talk about the respective powers of the National and State Governments to rule and regulate, where one begins and the other ends. Maximum Freedom, Minimum Government. What a Libertarian Is and Is Not. What a Libertarian Is - and Is Notby Sam Wells A libertarian is a person - any person - who consistently advocates individual freedom and consistently opposes the initiation of the use of coercion by anyone upon the person or property of anyone else for any reason.

What a Libertarian Is and Is Not

(Coercion is here defined as any action taken by a human being against the will or without the permission of another human being with respect to his or her body or property. This includes murder, rape, kidnaping, assault, trespassing, burglary, robbery, arson and fraud.) Some libertarians (such as the late Robert LeFevre) not only oppose all forms of initiatory coercion, but also the use of retaliatory coercion (revenge or criminal justice). The vast majority of libertarians, however, maintain that physical force used in self-defense or defense of one's family or property is fully justifiable. But, all libertarians, by definition, at least oppose the initiatory use of coercion. Positive & Negative Liberties in Three Dimensions. It is only those who do not understand our people, who believe our national life is entirely absorbed by material motives.

Positive & Negative Liberties in Three Dimensions

We make no concealment of the fact that we want wealth, but there are many other things we want much more. We want peace and honor, and that charity which is so strong an element of all civilization. The chief ideal of the American people is idealism. I cannot repeat too often that America is a nation of idealists. Bastiat Institute. Tenth Amendment Center. Oath Keepers – Guardians of the Republic. And the Perils of Revolution. As over-leveraged investment houses began to fail in September 2008, the leaders of the Republican and Democratic parties, of major corporations, and opinion leaders stretching from the National Review magazine (and the Wall Street Journal) on the right to the Nation magazine on the left, agreed that spending some $700 billion to buy the investors' "toxic assets" was the only alternative to the U.S. economy's "systemic collapse.

And the Perils of Revolution

" In this, President George W. Bush and his would-be Republican successor John McCain agreed with the Democratic candidate, Barack Obama. Thirty-Thousand.org - Return the House of Representatives to the People (Home Page) 545 People by Charlie Reese : Campaign For Liberty. Daily Archives - Mises Institute.

The Great Thanksgiving Hoax - Richard J. Maybury. Each year at this time school children all over America are taught the official Thanksgiving story, and newspapers, radio, TV, and magazines devote vast amounts of time and space to it. It is all very colorful and fascinating. It is also very deceiving. This official story is nothing like what really happened. Everything You Love You Owe to Capitalism - Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. [Day 25 of Robert Wenzel's 30-day reading list that will lead you to become a knowledgeable libertarian, this talk was delivered at the Mises Circle in Seattle on May 17, 2008.] I'm sure that you have had this experience before, or something similar to it. You are sitting at lunch in a nice restaurant or perhaps a hotel. Waiters are coming and going. Media Research Center. Www.faketeaparty.com. Fight for Glenn Beck. Beck University. Glenn Beck. Fight the Lies and the Left-Wing Boycott of Glenn Beck.

Home to freedom and prosperity, and free-market education for over 50 years. Communist Manifesto 10 Planks. Read the 10 Planks of The Communist Manifesto to discover the truth and learn how to know your enemy... Karl Marx describes in his communist manifesto, the ten steps necessary to destroy a free enterprise system and replace it with a system of omnipotent government power, so as to effect a communist socialist state. Those ten steps are known as the Ten Planks of The Communist Manifesto… The following brief presents the original ten planks within the Communist Manifesto written by Karl Marx in 1848, along with the American adopted counterpart for each of the planks.

- Charles Krauthammer Archive. Judge Napolitano : FreedomWatch. George Will - Real Clear Politics. The Right Scoop- SharpElbows.Net. Obamacare_Chart.pdf (application/pdf Object) Conservapedia. The Jawa Report v3.0 Beta. The Political Game. Let's play a game. I call it Frivolous vs. Magnanimous. It's a great way to highlight the differences between the two political parties. Debate Frivolous: The Democrats cancelled their debate on Fox News, apparently afraid of partisan "spin".

Magnanimous: The Republican debate appeared on noted pro-Democratic outlet MSNBC and was hosted by liberal pundit Chris Matthews... with color commentary offered by Keith Olbermann. War Frivolous: only months after the Iraq war had begun, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi pilloried the Bush administration, stating that "The situation in Iraq and the reckless economic policies in the United States speak to one issue for me... and that is the competence of our leader. " Magnanimous: After President Clinton's 1998 decision to order military strikes against terrorists in Afghanistan and Sudan: Supreme Court Justices Frivolous: Democrats split over the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice John Roberts in a harsh, and nearly unprecedented, divide:

Democrats fake vandalism crime against themselves.