The REAL Goldman Sachs Scandal...

Franklin Raines, Obama, Al Gore, Goldman,
Joyce Foundation, CCX and Barack Obama

A Partnership Made in Hell to Fleece America [click to read]. Once again that 'Mad Man,' Glenn Beck is ahead of the curve with a report on 'the usual suspects.'

Franklin Raines, bundler of worthless mortgages and major force behind the destruction of the construction industry makes his appearance as the purchaser of the technology to measure and manage carbon [using Fannie Mae money -- our tax dollars]. The patent was awarded the day after Barack Obama and Democrats won the election. Coincidence?

Is it a coincidence that the CCX or Chicago Climate Exchange, is projected to gross 10 Trillion a year if Cap and Trade becomes law? Is it a coincidence that this institution is in Chicago?


Glenn Beck diagrams the 'smoke and mirrors' involved.

The Real Education Scandal [click to read]. Nat Hentoff in Jewish World Review on how the teachers' unions are fighting aa gubernatorial candidate who want's real reform.

"Even if he loses the primary, staying in the state legislature, I will keep reporting on Anthony Williams because he will surely continue to be heard from on saving students from dead-end schools. He is a founder of the Hardy Williams Academy Charter School in his state. Like another historic Pennsylvanian, Benjamin Franklin, this model citizen practices what he preaches."

Visit Beautiful Arizona

Arizona Travel Guide [click to read].

Experience the State of Freedom -- Arizona

Once again the liberals are boycotting a state when someone there does the right thing. Another great travel opportunity folks! Enjoy a drive to the Grand Canyon without those nasty Obama bumper stickers!

Tax Day Tea Party at the Monument

Patriots Assemble in Washington April 15, 2010


The United States Capitol.


Virginia Sovereignty Rally at the Capitol.


Real authority recognized.


Richard Viguerie: "You are the leadership you are looking for."


The Crowd at the Washington Monument.


As evening descends we hear inspiring talks from Michele Bachman, Andrew Breitbart, Lord Christopher Monckton and many more.


Lord Monckton on the Jumbotron.

Tax Day Tea Party Information Kiosk

Information for Tomorrow's Tax Day Events


December 15, 2009 saw crowds in Washington to protest the healthcare takeover.

Tea Party is from 5:45 to 9:30 pm at the NW quadrant of the Washington Monument grounds directly across from the White House.

Freedom Works [click to read] Official Site for Washington Events.

Metro Map [click to read] to help you fiind your way in L'Enfant's Labyrinth.

Tea Party Patriots Site [click to read]. Listing of events nationwide.


If this is supposed to be an angry racist mob...


...then why is everyone I meet at these gatherings...


...so nice?


September 12, 2009 Had nice people as well...


...all concerned about the direction of the country.

Visit Faces of Freedom Gallery [click to read] to see more Tea Party Patriots and decide for yourself.

Lord Christopher Monckton

Straight Talk About the Climate Treaty...


This photo of Massanutten Lodge at Skyland was taken yesterday.

“Is Obama Poised to Cede US Sovereignty?”

Lord Monckton Says So [click to read] and we need to let the White House know how we feel about it!

Go to the White House Website [click to read] and send an email.

Write the President:

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Telephone the White House:

Phone Numbers:

Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
FAX: 202-456-2461

TTY/TDD
Comments: 202-456-6213

Tell our President we do not want him ceding our National Sovereignty and do not support an energy policy that relies on any 'carbon offset' scheme. We support a diversified sourcing of our energy needs including the development of more nuclear power, natural gas and increased domestic production of oil resources.

"President Obama is committed to creating the most open and accessible administration in American history." -- Quote from the White House Website. Hold him to it.

Please save this information for your own future reference.


No, this isn't Colorado. It is Virginia in October. Massanutten Lodge at Skyland.

We're all 'Oakies'...

...At Least to the Current Administration

Only Cass Sunstien could find joy in this story. California farmers are being denied vital irrigation and watching their land become a dust bowl, all to protect a tiny fish! Sunstien, as you know, goes so far as to say animals should have legal representation. What exactly are they teaching at University of Chicago Law School these days?

Devin Nunes Writes About it in the WSJ [click to read].

SWAC Girl [click to to read] points out the parallell to Steinbeck's 'Grapes of Wrath.'

I read 'The Grapes of Wrath' when I was much younger. It is a heart-wrenching story and the notion that our government should be active in creating more such suffering is an outrage. But lest you think this is just about some farmers out in California, Cap and Trade looms on the legislative horizon. This legislation has the potential to put many people out of business by cutting off the energy we need. In the current administration's eyes, every one of us is an 'Oakie.'


It's the last day of Summer and the dogwoods are already brilliant.

'Hope and Change'

Schumer Stumps for One Party Rule...

2010 Election Calendar included with letter.

"It's going to take more than two years to undo the damage of the Bush administration," a letter to Democrats from Senator Charles E. Schumer dated July 31, 2009 direly begins. The letter urges Democrats to deliver President Obama a "filibuster proof" majority to "...overcome Republicans' repeated efforts to stand in the way of 'change' and 'progress.'"

Wow! Sound's like one party rule to me. Like it or not, these people seek to push unread legislation that would create massive changes in the way we live. All this from the people who promised to make government more open and accountable. How is nuking opposition 'reaching across the aisle?'

The letter goes on to explain how filibusters are 'negative.' "Because of the likes of Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin and Dick Cheney are on the radio and TV day after day, taking nasty swipes at the Democratic Party and President Obama. They have no interest in bridging divides. They just want us to fail."

Amen! I sure don't want Canadian style Nationalized Healthcare. Nor do I want 'Cap and Trade' laws that will tax energy we need into unaffordble and destroy American competitive ability. A Democrat majority; would it have spared us Freddie Mac under Franklin Raines? I think not. Our founding fathers were wise to acknowledge human depravity by setting up a system of checks and balances. We dare not disarm them now.

To understand why many Americans are understandably skeptical of overreaching government control in their lives, one simply has to look at the flap surrounding The Death Book for Veterans [click to read] as mentioned in the WSJ by Jim Towey. Towey begins:

"If President Obama wants to better understand why America's discomfort with end-of-life discussions threatens to derail his health-care reform, he might begin with his own Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). He will quickly discover how government bureaucrats are greasing the slippery slope that can start with cost containment but quickly become a systematic denial of care.

Last year, bureaucrats at the VA's National Center for Ethics in Health Care advocated a 52-page end-of-life planning document, "Your Life, Your Choices." It was first published in 1997 and later promoted as the VA's preferred living will throughout its vast network of hospitals and nursing homes. After the Bush White House took a look at how this document was treating complex health and moral issues, the VA suspended its use. Unfortunately, under President Obama, the VA has now resuscitated "Your Life, Your Choices."

Without checks and balances, what other 'choices' are we likely to lose control of?

Now add to this SWAC Girl's thoughts on The Ruling Class in America [click to read]! See you in Washington on the 12th!!!

Update: Other Voices:

The Ad ABC TV Banned [click to view].

Erika Lassen [click to read].

"During his acceptance speech, President Barack Obama said, "And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your president, too."

"The disconnect between President Obama's acceptance speech and his current tone is remarkable. However, it is what I most assuredly can identify as "change." -- Erika Lassen

Michelle Malkin on 'One Party Rule' [click to read].

The 'Mob' Pelosi Loved [click to read].

The First Amendmend Does Not Apply to You! [click to read].

Stacking the Deck at Dean/Moran Town Hall [click to read].

We can't have those pesky rabble standing in the way of 'hope and change,' can we?

Time to Stop Blaming Bush? [click to read].

Taxpayer Protest

9/12/09

NATIONAL TAXPAYER PROTEST

10:00am Events begin at U.S. Capitol, Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial

2:00pm March begins at Lincoln Memorial and ends at the U.S. Capitol Building

Agenda Link

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Thursday, 9-109:00am to 12:00pm Liberty Summit at DC Armory (REGISTER NOW!)

1:00pm: Press Conference on Capitol Hill (REGISTER NOW!)

1:30pm to 5:30pm: Grassroots lobbying visits on Capitol Hill

5:30pm Doctors Rally Against Socialized Medicine (REGISTER NOW!)

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Friday, 9-119:00am Leadership Institute: Internet Activist Workshop (Agenda and Registration) (Complete Leadership Institute Workshop Schedule here.)

10:00am - 5:00pm ParentalRights.org: Lobbyist and Activism Training Seminars, various sessions (Agenda and Registration)

1:00pm Leadership Institute: Grassroots On the Ground Workshop (Agenda and Registration)

2:00pm to 5:30pm Grassroots lobbying visits on Capitol Hill

4:00pm Bureaucrash Happy Hour at Bullfeathers

5:00 pm Leadership Institute: Grassroots on the Hill Workshop (Agenda and Registration)

6:30pm to 10:00pm Remember 911 and support the troops at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. (see the map)
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Saturday, 9-129:00am Crowd gathers at Freedom Plaza

10:00am March on the Capitol Begins down Pennsylvania Ave. (See Map)1:00pm March ends and Rally Begins at West Front of the U.S. Capitol
Click here to register for the March on Washington!

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS FOR SATURDAY’S RALLY:
Dick Armey - FreedomWorks

Matt Kibbe - FreedomWorks

Mason Weaver, San Diego, CA

John Tate, Campaign for Liberty

Rep. Marsha Blackburn (TN)

Apostle Claver T. Kamau-Imani, Houston, TX

Jenny Beth Martin, Tea Party Patriots

Darla Dawald, Resistnet.com

Brendan Steinhauser, FreedomWorks

Steve Elliot, Grassfire

Kellen Giuda, New York City

Deneen Borelli, The National Center for Public Policy Research/Project 21

Andrew Langer, Institute for Liberty

Stephen Baldwin and Kevin McCollough, X-Treme Radio

Yaron Brook, Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS FOR THURSDAY’S DOCTORS RALLY:
Rep. Phil Gingrey (GA)

Rep. Tom Price (GA)

Update: Catch the Bus From Staunton [click to read].

The Danger of 'Fast Fixes'

Unintended Consequences of Rushing

In the 1970's an earthquake levelled Managua, the Capital of Nicaragua. Humanitarian aid efforts were quickly initiated to help the victims. Agencies determined that they should send food to the ruined city as soon as possible. Too bad no one actually took the time to look at the situation a bit more carefully. Yes, Managua lay in ruins, but the surrounding countryside was relatively unscathed and the donated food only served to wipe out the agricultural economy.

Had the well-meaning bureaucrats simply concentrated on restoring infrastructure, Nicaragua's farmers would have happily fed the country themselves.

There is a lesson here for those who would push massive unread bills through Congress to deal with healthcare 'reform' and 'Cap and Trade.' What are the consequences of these proposals?

When President Kennedy wanted to send a man to the Moon, a ten year program was proposed. There HAD to be time to scope out the problem and desgn creative solutions. Likewise the redesign of American healthcare is complex and the components of any solution need to be sufficiently analyzed before they become the law of the land. Bad fixes are almost always more trouble to repair than a more reasoned process of getting it right the first time.

Indeed it would be a great time to open up the discussion of real solutions. Solutions that include tort reform and settlement caps that would lower the cost of care. Insurance competition and a regulatory structure that allows people to shop across state lines and form more viable groups for independent contractors should be part of this discourse.

The Carbon Tax should be openly discussed as to its true impact on the American economy. Certainly we should continue to develop better, cleaner and more local sources of power and we need to develop our energy resources at home. Energy independence is a necessary goal and should be pursued with the same determination that took us to the Moon.

Black Ribbon Protest Against Cap & Trade bill

JULY 1st, URGENT ACTION REQUIRED

Tie a black ribbon made of any material available (strip of fabric, black garbage bag or other material) on trees, streetlight poles, antennas and anything else that you choose to decorate.The black ribbon represents the certain death of the American economy that this bill will bring.
MILLIONS WILL LOSE JOBS
WE MUST STOP THIS BILL

Senator Warner (official website)
Richmond Area Office: 804-739-0247
Washington DC: 202-224-2023
Fax: 202-224-6295

Senator Webb (official website)
Richmond Area Office: 804-771-2221
Washington DC: 202-224-4024
Fax: 202-228-6363

thanks to the Richmond Tea Party for this update.

The Assassin-eight

The Eight Republikans that Killed Common Sense:

Mary Bono (Calif.), Michael Castle (Del.), Mark Kirk (Ill.), Leonard Lance (N.J.), Frank LoBiondo (N.J.), John McHugh (N.Y.), David Reichert (Wash.) and Christopher Smith (N.J.)

These representatives voted for the regressive Carbon Tax. Are you feeling underrepresented yet? Notice that all these representatives come from areas within the known range of the RINO. Hopefully Virginia's two senators will see this bill for the job killer that it is.

The science is still inconclusive on 'Global Warming.' Polar bear populations are INCREASING contrary to the hysteria about them all drowning as the ice flows shrink. Polar bear encounters are on the increase at places like Prudhoe Bay. The one thing that IS clear is that if you work the numbers the Carbon Tax will eviscerate the energy industry. That means lost jobs and slower recovery.

John Boehner points to independent studies that show a national energy tax will put millions of Americans out of work. The Heritage Foundation estimates it will cost the average family "nearly $3,000 per household per year." The Wall Street Journal says it is "likely to be the biggest tax in American history." President Obama himself said under his "cap and trade" plan, "electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket." How is that going to make American companies more competitive in the world market? The bill itself recognized that some 'relief' would be necessary for lower income energy buyers. It ignores the damage done to their "rich" employers who must buy energy to produce their product or service.

The oil company employee is endangered, the polar bear isn't.

ht/Rush, Lynn, Newt

The Cap and Tax Fiction, WSJ [cick to read].

Senate Report Debunks Polar Bear Extinction Fears [click to read].