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Obama Employs Name-Dropping Tactic

September 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Recently (here and here), I’ve noted President Barack Obama inclination toward dropping the names of some of his predecessors — including Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan — into interviews with members of the news media. Because I fully expect the president to continue this practice until his current [...]

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Obama Hints at Fairness Doctrine on Sunday Shows

September 20th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Brace yourselves, conservatives:  While President Barack Obama used his appearances on the Sunday talk shows to push for government-run health care, he also fired what could be considered an Oval Office “missile” aimed squarely at conservative talk radio. During a poignant segment of his interview the president that was broadcast on FACE the NATION this [...]

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Ronald Reagan Statue Dedicated in Statuary Hall

June 3rd, 2009 · 5 Comments

“I know Ronnie would be deeply honored to see himself with a permanent home in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol and very proud to be representing his beloved California. I’m so grateful to Californians for giving him this honor. “Artist Chas Fagan has captured his likeness so well and I think the addition of [...]

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‘Young Conservatives’ Share Views in Rap Video

May 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I’m not a fan of rap, but I like the content of the message being delivered by “Stiltz” and “Serious C” in the music video above by the Young Conservatives. A dynamic duo of conservatism, the rappers describe themselves as having a devout mission aimed at spreading the love and logic surrounding true conservatism.  The [...]

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‘Fashion Criminal’ AIG Exec Should ‘Just Ché No!’

March 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment

Though I’ve taken stands against federal government bailouts to the “too big to fail” AIG and favored allowing the insurance giant to award retention bonuses to its best employees, everything* changed for me after I came across a photo (left) of Gerry Pasciucco wearing a t-shirt bearing the black-and-white image of Ernesto “Ché” Guevara.  The [...]

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School Officials Declare Terminally-Ill Boy ‘Truant’

March 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment

“Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem,” said President Ronald Reagan during his first inaugural address in 1981. Proving that statement true is a report published today in the Loughborough (U.K.) Echo. Despite the fact that a terminally-ill boy’s mother had asked for permission to take him out of classes [...]

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Video Debate: Ronald Reagan vs. Barack Obama

February 13th, 2009 · No Comments

Texas Rainmaker published a great “what if” video that compares the conservative political and philosophical views of President Ronald Reagan to the left-wing socialist views of President Barack Obama. Take a look and don’t cry too much as you long for a return to the days when capitalism, freedom and optimism reigned. * * * [...]

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