RenewAmerica Newsletter - Th.12Nov09

November 12, 2009

Latest columns 'Inside Islam: A Guide for Catholics' Matt C. Abbott Lessons learned from New York District 23 Chris Adamo Crystal ball boom while churches go bust Kevin Fobbs Why the left loves Islam Steve Kellmeyer Horatio Bunce and holding candidates accountable Kevin Price Soviet error or desire for freedom? -- the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War Toby Westerman We win, they lose Lisa Fabrizio Obama not forthcoming with Fort Hood massacre information Jim Kouri The case of the missing moral authority Judie Brown The full scope of the ACORN scandal Michael Gaynor God, the unseen power Grant Swank Tea Party Express pays tribute to veterans in Georgia Stella Lohmann Death by political correctness Tim Dunkin BBC survey shows world disenchanted with capitalism Donald Hank The political correctness bomb that exploded at Fort Hood Edward Daley Is the day of great leaders past? Chuck Baldwin Which group is more violent -- pro-aborts or gay activists? Matt C. Abbott Newsweek: Nidal Hasan, it's not Islam, it's a 'military on the brink' Warner Todd Huston WHO SAID "we shall now proceed to the Socialist Order" Nov. 8th? Curtis Dahlgren America needs industry, Obama needs therapy Kristia Cavere Get a job Dan Popp Tea Party Express II Tour: A great day in Texas! Lloyd Marcus New growth opportunities on Facebook and Twitter Nathan Tabor Ft. Hood massacre -- psychological or theological problem? Michael Bresciani Obama media bible for Americans: Thou shalt not name thine enemy Wes Vernon Open petition to all Bishops to clarify the Church's pro-Life teaching Joseph Pecar Abuse industry teaches women to fear men, teaches men to fear women Carey Roberts Madison understood the virtues of limited government Kevin Price Pelosi ObamaCare passage: Marxists on way to controlling all of us Sher Zieve Going hunting next November Armand C. Hale Healthcare reform debate matures tea party movement Stella Lohmann Energy ABCs: playing Americans for fools Alan Caruba Responding to modern Marxism Henry Lamb Some fear no backlash against Muslims Russ J. Alan Pelosi: Buy health insurance or go to jail? Phill Kline Healthcare: who are the know-nothings? A.J. DiCintio Obama states he is Muslim Grant Swank Anti-money laundering efforts improving Jim Kouri National health care: resurrecting the welfare state David R. Usher Planned Parenthood: your tax dollars at work Ken Connor Muslim, but presumed innocent Alan Caruba Our enduring heartstrings Drake Dunaway Union violates free speech and the right to vote, and smashes common American democracy Warner Todd Huston Another state introduces Firearms Freedom Act Chuck Baldwin Another Muslim-executed massacre in the USA Sher Zieve SPIN: a 4-letter word for 'sophistical contrivance' (you lie, you lose) Curtis Dahlgren What other states can learn from New York's fiscal failure Kevin Price Scientific fraud: ruminations on duplicity and its consequences Judie Brown Abortion as "health care reform" is nothing new for Secretary Sebelius Phill Kline The Bible, just another book? Bonnie Alba The teacher, with the knife, in the (Catholic) parish school? Matt C. Abbott Jonesing for Alex Jones: drawing the line between conservatives and conspiracy theorists Paul A. Ibbetson Tea Party Express Tour II: The Five Dollar Lady Lloyd Marcus Vaccines are they safe? Proof is in the numbers Cynthia A. Janak Pelosi vows ObamaCare ram-through by Saturday Sher Zieve You pay abortions, Pelosi Grant Swank Coming close is NOT good enough! Michael Gaynor Hardline RINOs hand victory to Democrats Helen Valois Answering bogus charges against Christianity Robert Meyer Who would you rather have with you as a back-up in that dark alley? Ann "Babe" Huggett Scouting report Lisa Fabrizio More columns

November 12, 2009 Constitutional contempt WALTER WILLIAMS — At Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Oct. 29th press conference, a CNS News reporter asked, "Madam Speaker, where specifically does the Constitution grant Congress the authority to enact an individual health insurance mandate?" Speaker Pelosi responded, "Are you serious? Are you serious?"... (more)  Democrats' health care plan will "shred Constitution," Hoekstra says  To hell with the Constitution?  Pelosi's new payroll tax: a whip for socialized medicine  John Stossel: The U.S. House of Presumptuous Meddlers  Virginia's governor-elect says no to gov't-run health care option  Reid puts House healthcare bill on Senate calendar November 12, 2009 DeMint tries to ban 'permanent politicians' WASHINGTON TIMES — Sen. Jim DeMint says Washington politicians are like fruit on the vine: the longer they hang around, the more rotten they get... (more) November 12, 2009 Judge strikes down Christian license plate CHRISTIAN POST — South Carolina's "I Believe" license plate that features an image of a cross in front of a stained-glass window has been ruled unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie said the specialty license plate was motivated by a purpose to advance a specific religion and has the effect of state endorsement of Christianity... (more) November 12, 2009 Liberal media 'whitewashed' evils of communism, new study documents CNSNEWS.COM — Twenty years ago this week, the Berlin Wall fell, opening a door to freedom for millions of East Germans who had lived under communism for nearly 50 years... (more)  Better off red? November 12, 2009 Tea parties: misunderstood and vastly underrated KYLE-ANNE SHIVER — Elected officials of every political stripe ought to be shaking down to their Gucci loafers and pumps. History is forming and firming up harder than the proverbial brick wall right outside their congressional glass house. Yet they seem utterly oblivious... (more) November 12, 2009 The myth of the moderate Democrat DICK MORRIS — Don't assume that the 38 Democrats who voted against Nancy Pelosi's extremist version of health care reform wouldn't have supported it if their votes had been needed. The days before the final passage on Saturday were not filled with stirring appeals to get Democrats to back the bill so much as an auction to decide whom to let off the hook... (more)  How many Blue Dogs voted for PelosiCare?  Senior Democrat is "confident" that Stupak amendment will be stripped November 12, 2009 End Clinton-era military base gun ban WASHINGTON TIMES — Time after time, public murder sprees occur in "gun-free zones" - public places where citizens are not legally able to carry guns. The list is long, including massacres at Virginia Tech and Columbine High School along with many less deadly attacks. Last week's slaughter at Fort Hood Army base in Texas was no different - except that one man bears responsibility for the ugly reality that the men and women charged with defending America were deliberately left defenseless when a terrorist opened fire... (more) November 12, 2009 Lone GOPer: Health vote could end career WASHINGTON TIMES — The only Republican to vote for the House Democrats' health care reform bill said he voted his conscience, putting aside concerns about the cost in hopes of providing health care access to all Americans... (more) November 12, 2009 Fort Hood massacre: Just a symptom ERIK RUSH — Although U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan pulled the trigger, within hours, bloggers and commentators in the alternative press were speculating that it had been political correctness that really did the deed... (more)  What's behind America's politically correct 'love' of Islam?  Michelle Malkin: Blind diversity equals death  Ann Coulter: Muslim suffers bruised ego in Fort Hood tragedy  Joseph Farah: Looking for terror in all the wrong places  Frank J. Gaffney: It's the Jihad, stupid  Cal Thomas: Jihadists in the military  Hoekstra: White House blocking investigation of Fort Hood massacre  Free speech rights prevented probe into Hasan e-mails, investigators say November 11, 2009 Obama to attack guns as public-health threat? WORLDNETDAILY — Second Amendment advocates are expressing alarm that the most significant attack on gun rights across the United States in years soon could come in the form of a workplace "safety" regulation under President Obama's nominee to run the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration... (more) November 11, 2009 Obama refuses public photo ops with Netanyahu WORLDNETDAILY — The White House has not released any official photos of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting this week with President Obama -- just one of several signs indicating a rift between the two leaders... (more) November 11, 2009 Lou Dobbs says he's leaving CNN immediately ASSOCIATED PRESS — CNN's Lou Dobbs, a lightning rod for criticism following his transition from a business journalist to an opinionated anchor on such issues as illegal immigration, told viewers on Wednesday that he was quitting his nightly show to pursue new opportunities... (more) November 11, 2009 Salt Lake City passes 'gay rights' laws with Mormon backing ASSOCIATED PRESS — The Mormon Church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unanimous approval for Salt Lake city laws banning discrimination against gays in housing and employment... (more) November 10, 2009 Nov. 9, 1989: A great day for liberty GEORGE ALLEN — Nov. 9, 1989 - 20 years ago Monday - should be remembered forever as a truly great day in the course of human history. Few could believe the exhilarating fall of the Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain, without a shot being fired, just a little more than two years after President Reagan audaciously demanded, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"... (more)  Video: Ronald Reagan celebrates fall of Berlin Wall  What did Reagan have to do with ending communism?  The wall fell, and freedom sang  Tear down this wall November 10, 2009 FBI: 10% of U.S. mosques preach jihad NEWSMAX — Imams preach jihad and extremism in 10 percent of the 2,000 mosques in the United States, the FBI estimates. That sums up the problem facing us as we ponder the meaning of Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's slayings of 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas... (more) November 10, 2009 Obama aide who slammed Fox News resigns NEWSMAX — The White House on Tuesday shook up its communications team, with Anita Dunn stepping down and an aide taking over President Barack Obama's vaunted messaging machine. Dan Pfeiffer will become White House communications director, and Dunn will be an outside adviser to Obama's White House, officials said... (more)  Obama's Maoist media controller November 10, 2009 Democrats have short memory on judge nominees ASSOCIATED PRESS — Ten months into Barack Obama's presidency, Democrats are accusing Republicans of creating "a dark mark on the Senate" by delaying confirmation of his federal court nominees. The mark might not be as dark as Democrats make it seem... (more) November 10, 2009 Dodd calls for sweeping new government powers ASSOCIATED PRESS — Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd on Tuesday called for sweeping new government powers to prevent another economic collapse, protect consumers and dismantle failing institutions... (more) November 10, 2009 Rep. Deal wants Obama to prove citizenship ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION — Republican gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal says he wants the president to prove he is an American citizen. Deal says he has "no reason to think" that President Barack Obama is not a legal U.S. citizen but enough questions have been raised that he plans to write a letter to the president asking him to produce a birth certificate showing he was born in the United States... (more) November 9, 2009 Obama media bible for Americans: Thou shalt not name thine enemy WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — The media are playing the role of Mr. Magoo again. Once more, an act of supreme violence occurs on our soil and the self-censoring media -- led by the man in the White House -- go wandering around Mr. Magoo-style, bending themselves into pretzels to avoid calling an act of Islamofascism -- well, an act of Islamofascism... (more) Previous news

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