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Clintons Preside Over the Destruction Of Democrat Party. . . 2007-08-31 09:50:00 Hillary Clinton very may well be the next President of the United States. In fact I would say that it is more then likely. When and if it happens it will be because the Clintons have built the most impressive political machine in American history. The American people don't seem to care the Clintons are raising money illegally from China or from felons and ultimately they will be able to outspend the Republican nominee by 100 million dollars. I write this piece more for Democrats and liberals who think the Clintons are the answer. The fact is the Clintons have never had an interest in building an enduring Democrat Party. The reality is that the Clintons are presiding over the destruction of the Democrat Party. If Bill Clinton's first term is any indication when the Clintons are done, this once great Party, the Party of Roosevelt, Truman and Kennedy will be sliced and gutted. All of course for the purposes and desires of Team Clinton.Here are the facts:According to the National Confer ...

Environmentalism and the Global Warming Religion: An Agent of the Catholic Church 2007-08-30 15:25:00 I argued a while back that Global Warming is clearly a religion. The only difference is that they pay for their sins with carbon credits, buying hybrids, and using one strip of toilet paper. Now it appears that actual religions are relieving the guilt of environmental heathens too. Of all organizations, the Roman Catholic Church is at hand with a new line in “green confessions” to help eco-sinners find forgiveness.“Dom Anthony Sutch, the Benedictine monk who resigned as head of Downside School to become a parish priest in Suffolk, will be at the county’s Waveney Greenpeace festival this weekend to hear eco-confessions in what is thought to be the first dedicated confessional booth of its kind.” From what we are told, a new poll for Norwich Union found that, “Nine out of ten people tell little green lies about how much they recycle and how little they consume, according to a recent survey.” I predict that if they surveyed smug celebrities like Al Gore, John Edwards, L ...

Hillary Clinton Busted . . . 2007-08-30 10:29:00 Folks this is a big big big deal. The Wall Street Journal exposes some shady fund raising by Clinton, Inc. here. It seems that Madame Mao, I mean Hillary, is taking money from the Chinese "donors" who gave money to ALGORE. Who are the donors you may ask? Well they are a single family with no assets, low paying jobs and modest homes. These people have "packaged" campaign gifts to Clinton, Inc. that may total as much as half a million dollars. That's not all. Apparently the Chinese want "good treatment" for their exports in return. This is dirty dirty dirty though very complex. After reading the account the only thought you can conclude is that the Clinton's are criminals. The LA Times account is completely pathetic but there is another good piece here.Hillary has stated she is giving $23,000 of the donated money to charity. No doubt she has already pocketed most of it.Related Posts:Hillary will be the next PresidentUPDATEHoly Shi*.....The NYTimes Actually covered the story. ...

Social Conservatism IS The Conservative Movement 2007-08-30 09:00:00 Please ignore the Devil's Advocate on this issue for he simply has no credibility on it. The Devil's Advocate says he believes in judicial restraint, low taxes and a strong military. Nevertheless in 2004 the Devil's Advocate allowed his ideological purity to get in the way. This may be a shock to many of you but the Devil's Advocate voted for John Kerry, who by the way served in Vietnam, and not George Bush.This here exposes the problem with libertarians; they are unwilling to meet their friends in any sort of compromise. With his vote in 2004 the Devil's advocate was willing to accept to two more Ruth Ginsburg's instead of John Roberts and Alito. He was willing to accept 70% marginal tax rates instead of 33%. He was willing to accept a gutting of the military instead of a buildup. The fact is the Devil's Advocate was willing to throw out a President who shares his views on 80% of the issues in exchange for a man with whom he shares very little. This is some very irrational thou ...

MSNBC and CNBC Refuse to Run Pro-War Ads 2007-08-29 21:28:00 Recently, we wrote about a video commercial produced by “Freedom’s Watch,” a nonprofit group that supports the Iraq War. Freedom's Watch has placed other ads on Fox and CNN, but CNBC and MSNBC have refused to run the ads. Hypocritically, CNBC and MSNBC have run issue ads on other controversial topics. Moreover, they allowed Keith Olbermann to push his liberal nonsense in lieu of the real news or pre-game NFL coverage on NBC before a Sunday Night Football game.Consequently, Freedom's Watch has written to CNBC and MSNBC to protest their decision; here is the text of that letter (source):John KellySenior Vice-President of NBC News Network Sales30 Rockefeller Plaza12th FloorNew York, NY 10112Dear Mr. Kelly,We understand that MSNBC and CNBC (the “Networks”) are refusing to sell advertising time to Freedom’s Watch (“FW”) to air a series of educational advertisements. It is our understanding that the purported basis for the denial is a Network policy denying access to gro ...

Has Social Conservatism Destroyed the Conservative Movement? 2007-08-29 17:12:00 Today, the editor of Reason magazine, Nick Gillespie, wrote in the L.A. Times an interesting editorial. He argues that after numerous moral scandals from supposed social conservatives, the Republicans and Conservatives themselves are losing the Culture war because of hypocrisy. While they push family and moral values in the public arena, many of them do not live up to their own standards, thereby losing trust among the people. Consequently, he argues that Conservatives and Republicans should divert to the principles of limited government preached so adamantly by Barry Goldwater; I could not agree more.“To Goldwater, the state was inefficient at best and predicated on violence and coercion at worst. As much as possible, he argued, individuals should be left alone to pursue their happiness as they saw fit, whether in the workplace or the home.” (source) It is important to recognize that Government on its face is simply inefficient at promoting moral values for society. While Gov ...

John Edwards Tells American Middle-Class to Sacrifice their SUVs 2007-08-29 12:36:00 John Edwards’ absolute arrogance and stupidity is no longer funny or cute. Today he asked a middleclass audience to sacrifice their sport utility vehicles. Clearly Edwards forgot the fact that many of these people use SUVs for their professions or to travel with large families. Even with this asinine statement, Edwards still believes he is “a man of the people.”If we outline all of John Edwards’ mishaps throughout his campaign, he should have dropped out months ago. Nevertheless, the liberal media continues to elevate this degenerate. Deep down the MSM want him to succeed and will take steps necessary to reach that end. When was the last time anyone heard the media mention that John McCain, who will probably drop out of the race in the next few months, has the same poll numbers as Edwards (around 11%)?Examining John Edwards’ record, nobody in their right mind would vote for him. The reptilian John Edwards: 1) Lives in one of the largest homes in the Country, yet says he is a ...

John Kerry Denies Massacres after Vietnam and Supports Reeducation Camps (Open Thread) 2007-08-29 00:07:00 Can anyone explain to me how John Kerry was ever elected the Democratic Party nominee?It is one thing to argue that we never should have been in Vietnam; it is another thing entirely to deny massacres after we left Vietnam and Southeast Asia. It is also more ridiculous to suggest that Communist reeducation camps were benign.For the love of God, this man really did ride the short bus to school.Consider this an open thread.Related EditorialsAl Gore and John Kerry Rode the Short Bus to SchoolJohn Edwards Joins John Kerry and Al Gore on the Short BusDemocrat Party: A Bunch of Trust Fund Babies ...

Did Keith Olbermann Anonymously Spam Copious Dissent? 2007-08-28 19:56:00 Yesterday, I wrote about the Michael Vick dog fighting case. Moreover, I made three simple arguments: 1) Pit bulls are not inherently evil dogs; in fact, they are great family animals; 2) Dog fighting is disgusting and Michael Vick should be punished to the fullest extent of the law; and 3) I posed the general question of why blacks are asked to defend Michael Vick and the “subculture” of dog fighting. All three are legitimate points.Conversely to Vick’s situation, white people are never asked to defend the worst elements of their Culture; there is a clear double standard. Michael Vick’s conduct had nothing to do with race, and yet race was interjected into the conversation to satisfy liberal templates. The arguments made in the original editorial were succinct, and easy enough for anyone to understand.While any reasonable person would understand the arguments, evidently, the lunatic Left who comment on our blog respond with the same nonsense only seen by liberal Professors ...

Senator Larry Craig Is A Creepy Deviant 2007-08-28 09:20:00 Every day that passes that this scumbag remains in the Senate is more damage to conservative Republicans. He needs to be thrown out immediately by Republican leadership in The Senate. What this man did (and apparently has done ) is no one's fault but his own. If this is not taken care of swiftly then the Party and the conservative movement will suffer. This guy makes me sick.I could care less if this guy smokes pole, but his incredible lapse of judgment should indicate to all of us that he is not worthy of serving in the United States Senate. Any Republican who defends Senator Craig's trolling for sex in men's bathrooms should be excoriated as well. This is a total no brainer.As far as the public perverts on the left, in that they seek to make Larry Craig's perverse behavior mainstream, they are going to have on air orgasms about this story. The left enjoys nothing more then Republican gay sex scandals. Chris Mathews might blow his load on air tonight instead of during a commercial ...

Michael Vick: Why Are Liberals Asking Blacks to Defend Him? 2007-08-27 22:57:00 Michael Vick is probably one of the greatest athletes ever to enter the National Football League. Nevertheless, the man tortures and mutilates dogs on the side, while people bet on it. Evidently, Michael Vick thought this was a good way to spend his time outside the gym.My major problem with Vick is not only the dogs he tortures, but the end result of promoting this behavior. Notably, these abused dogs are often let out into the neighborhood and attack people or other animals. As a result, Legislatures pass breed-specific legislation to kill all dogs that look like Pit Bulls.In Denver, Colorado, family dogs were taken from peoples’ homes and killed because the Legislatures thought the problem was the dogs, not the people. Nobody seems to remember that the American Pit Bull was the dog of WWII, Helen Keller owned a Pit Bull as a therapy dog (Pit Bulls are still used as therapy dogs in Europe), Pit Bulls were filmed in the movies “Homeward Bound” and “Little Rascals,” Jack ...

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Resigns 2007-08-27 12:26:00 Today Alberto Gonzales announced his Resignation from his position as Attorney General of the United States. While many on the Right will move to defend Gonzales, I am certainly not one of those people. Alberto Gonzales was an abject failure, who demonstrated utter incompetence. Had Alberto Gonzales not held the position, virtually none of the fake scandals would have arisen.There are some major benefits to Gonzales’ resignation, however, other than a competent person taking his place. The first benefit is that the Democrats are not going to be able to deflect attention from their own shortfalls. With Karl Rove and Alberto Gonzales gone, this may require the Democrat Party, led by Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, to actually accomplish something. Since Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid took office, not only has this Congress become one of the most corrupt in history, but neither The Speaker or the Majority Leader can get their Party in order.Now the American people can tell Reid and Pelo ...

Breaking News: Nouri Maliki Blasts Senators Hillary Clinton and Carl Levin 2007-08-26 19:59:00 Today Iraqi Prime Minister attacked Hillary Clinton and Carl Levin. Glad we heard this news after NBC decided to have Keith Olbermann pretend to be a real newsman. Thankfully the BBC does a better job at covering the untouchable Mrs. Bill Clinton and our election politics.Earlier this month, Hillary Clinton and Carl Levin thought it was appropriate to attack Iraqi's Prime Minister publicly during a war.Hillary Clinton said on August 22nd,"I share Senator Levin's hope that the Iraqi parliament will replace Prime Minister Maliki with a less divisive and more unifying figure when it returns in a few weeks."Well, Maliki would have none if it. He called out the disgraceful Senators by name. He said, "Leaders like Hillary Clinton and Carl Levin have not experienced in their political lives the kind of differences we have in Iraq""When they give their judgment they have no knowledge of what reconciliation means."The next time you listen or read MSM, ask yourself whether they are talkin ...

MSNBC Moves Countdown with Keith Olbermann to NBC, Right before Sunday Night Football 2007-08-26 19:04:00 Keith Olbermann is a B-level pundit on cable news, which is not saying much. Childishly, he attempted to increase his audience size by daily naming Bill O’Reilly as, “Worse Person in the World.” Still, he gets abysmal ratings.With all that being said, he is clearly a liberal partisan, who openly supports the Democratic Party. Nevertheless, NBC found it appropriate to put Keith Olbermann on NBC in lieu of real News before Sunday Night Football. Could anyone imagine the liberal outrage if “The O’Reilly Factor” was on FOX’s Network directly before a football game? Of course you could not imagine it; it would never happen.Political pundits should not be on television during dinner time on a Sunday before the football game. We should be receiving a recap of the week’s news from real journalists. But, I will make a deal with NBC: If that is the way it is going to be, fine; then Rush Limbaugh should get his own hour-long show before 60-minuites. He would double Katie ...

Sweden Bans Woman from Smoking in Her Garden: Thank You Big Government 2007-08-26 13:18:00 Every chance liberals and “Big Government” get, they will take away your freedom. If you are skeptical, look no further than Sweden. In Vaxjo, a woman was just banned from smoking in her own backyard. For those of you who think America will never get this insane, all it takes is small steps over time, and we are certainly taking steps in the wrong direction. Just a decade ago, nobody could have predicted that trans fat and smoking would be banned in restaurants, but that is exactly what happened.While I am not a smoker, most people support smoking bans because they find smoking an annoyance. However, once people give government power, government continues to grow. I honestly predict that government will ban unhealthy foods in restaurants or give tax credits for exercising in the next twenty years.Sweden, a Country just oozing with government regulations, is a macrocosm of how far these lunatics will go. This recent smoking ban “came after the woman’s neighbor, a lawyer w ...