RenewAmerica Newsletter: Th.18Feb10

From: RenewAmerica  Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010

February 18, 2010

Latest columns Doublespeak: the language of deception, Part 2 Marsha West Pro-life hero series, #2 Emmett Grayson: A "Child of the Wind" becomes a man of "The Word" Tom O'Toole Baseball, Rawlings bring new meaning to free trade: postscript Diane M. Grassi PIGS flying under the radar A.J. DiCintio Toyota recall raises questions about conflict of interest Kevin Price Liberal virus alert! Reprogramming the language of job creation Norvell Rose An Irish (Catholic) tragedy Matt C. Abbott Illinois and Texas demonstrate the need for TEApublicanism Tim Dunkin O'Reilly baits Palin to be-fringe birthers -- she won't bite Michael Bresciani "Spiritual wickedness in high places" Chuck Baldwin Tea Party movement untamed Lloyd Marcus The future of NASA and a "moon shot" at the economy JR Dieckmann Judeo-Christian tradition would have saved three lives in Alabama Bryan Fischer Abusegate: teaching women to falsely accuse Carey Roberts Call a socialist a socialist, Laura Ingraham Michael Gaynor Let God oversee climate Grant Swank NSA, Google join forces to 'patrol' cyberspace Jim Kouri No 'Hail to the Chief' on Presidents Day Robert Meyer Mom-attorney-activist (politely) confronts pro-aborts, gay activists Matt C. Abbott "The Garbage of Eden" Christian Hartsock Democracy hypocrisy Dan Popp Presidents Day, part 1; "God's footprints in the snow" Curtis Dahlgren Planned Parenthood's criminal record Judie Brown Obama the pro-gun president? Warner Todd Huston Presidents' Day & then there is Obama Grant Swank For Tea Party citizens, it's 'The American Cause' Bonnie Alba Evolutionism: the dying West's science of magic and madness Linda Kimball Presidents' Day: do we really need it? Wes Vernon Will Obama "go gangsta"? Norvell Rose Pointing fingers...it's the American way Jamie Freeze Purveyors of hate Henry Lamb Global warming theory is dead, dead, dead Bryan Fischer Ronald Reagan articulated a message of economic freedom Kevin Price Erick Erickson joins would-be buriers of the Obama birth certificate issue Michael Gaynor Obama's invisible homeless and hungry Alan Caruba Dawn Eden: 'Live Action' uses lying, deception Matt C. Abbott Martial arts-trained flight attendants can disable potential airline bombers Kevin Fobbs Obama & co: the worst Executive and Legislative branches in US history Sher Zieve The Lincoln we need Warner Todd Huston Sen. Leahy pushes for terrorist trials in civilian court Jim Kouri Taking care of people, not problems Ken Connor A warning to the Tea Party Nation Chuck Baldwin Choices and chances -- does America know the difference? Michael Bresciani What Fox's Glenn Beck and ACORN 8's Michael McCray did not tell you Michael Gaynor Chicago Tribune's Trine Tsouderos undermines OSR antioxidant Dr. Stephen C. L'Hommedieu 'Bubble' trouble: Planned Parenthood called S.W.A.T. team on pro-lifers Matt C. Abbott Sean James and Al Joyner -- punked by Planned Parenthood Clenard Childress The ayatollahs are asking for it Alan Caruba Patriotism cooling: dissing America Lloyd Marcus Is the "gay" fix in on Prop 8? J. Matt Barber Obama should get serious about spending Kevin Price Real conservatism is about principles, not personalities Chris Adamo Give me the ball! Entitlement in the political field Paul A. Ibbetson Congress: moral convictions await Grant Swank French to buy the White Cliffs of Dover from UK Labour government Ann "Babe" Huggett Super Bowl beefs Lisa Fabrizio More columns

February 18, 2010 Conservatives unveil 'Mt. Vernon' list of principles NEWSMAX — With polls and recent elections suggesting a possible comeback for Republicans, a group of prominent conservatives unveiled a statement of principles Wednesday called Constitutional Conservatism that they hope will guide a new era of governing... (more)    Americans asked to sign 21st century statement of conservative principles  Who's who of conservative movement unveils "Mount Vernon statement"  Conservative manifesto makes bid to reunify  Richard Viguerie on the Mount Vernon Statement February 17, 2010 Planning to fail PEDRO PRIMAVERA — The economy seems to have settled in somewhat from the disaster of 2008. Every indication is the economy is poised for a rebound -- provided the right trigger is in place... (more)  One year later, stimulus has mixed record  Stimulus anniversary not so happy February 17, 2010 Petition drive unveiled to stop ObamaCare NEWSMAX — A new grassroots-conservative organization will kick off an ambitious campaign Thursday morning called "One Million Speak in One Week" -- a plan to gather 1 million signatures urging Republican leaders not to concede an inch to President Obama during the upcoming summit on healthcare reform... (more)  Poll: Start over on health reform  100 lawmakers reject Big Brother health-care  takeover  Kyl fears Dems will force health reform February 17, 2010 Education: too important for a government monopoly JOHN STOSSEL — The government-school establishment has said the same thing for decades: Education is too important to leave to the competitive market. If we really want to help our kids, we must focus more resources on the government schools... (more) February 17, 2010 Poll: Majority says Obama shouldn't be re-elected NEWSMAX — A majority of Americans now believe President Barack Obama doesn't deserve re-election in 2012, according to a new CNN poll released Tuesday... (more)  View the CNN poll in PDF February 17, 2010 RNC takes down controversial tea party site NEWSMAX — The Republican National Committee has pulled off the Web a site that some tea party leaders saw as evidence the GOP is trying to "hijack" the grass-roots conservative movement. The decision to pull TeaParty.Gop.com off the Web apparently stems from a meeting Tuesday between RNC Chairman Michael Steele and 50 conservative activists... (more)  Tea Party at 1: Still just folks  Tea Party Patriots say GOP's Steele "hijacking" movement  Tea party leaders meet RNC's Steele  Second tea party convention planned for Vegas in July February 17, 2010 Scalia: No right to secede ROBERT BARNES — Is there a right to secede from the Union, or did the Civil War settle that? Certain Tea Partiers have raised the possibility of getting out while the getting's good, setting off a round of debate on legal blogs. The more cerebral theorists at the smart legal blog The Volokh Conspiracy question whether such a right exists... (more) February 17, 2010 New findings cast increasing doubt on Schiavo's death BOBBY SCHINDLER — During my family's battle to save my sister Terri Schiavo from death by dehydration, a tremendous amount of debate raged over whether or not she was in what the medical profession refers to as a persistent vegetative state (PVS)... (more) February 17, 2010 Supreme Court aided free speech, but should have gone further RODNEY A. SMITH — The Supreme Courts ruling in Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission restored free speech to corporations, unions and special interest groups by allowing them to spend unlimited amounts of money via independent expenditures advocating the election or defeat of clearly identified state and federal candidates... (more) February 17, 2010 Obama defeats FDR (in spending other people's money) TERENCE P. JEFFREY — After he signed a law last week authorizing the U.S. Treasury to borrow an additional $1.9 trillion, President Barack Obama delivered a characteristically sanctimonious speech. It was about his deep commitment to frugality... (more) February 17, 2010 I was a 'useful idiot' NANCY MORGAN — For the first 39 years of my life, I was a walking, talking useful idiot. I believed without question what I saw on TV, and adopted as fact whatever I saw in the newspaper headlines. Armed with this information, I figured I knew it all. There were no questions I couldn't answer and no opinions I wouldn't espouse... (more) February 16, 2010 Obama's politically correct Pentagon ROBERT MAGINNIS — America's military is being destroyed by a readiness-busting political correctness (PC) because those wearing stars too often lack the courage to tell their civilian bosses "no." That lack of courage has led to a long string of cultural PC crises -- including refusal to recognize internal threats from Islamists to sex-based absurdities and misguided rules of engagement... (more) February 16, 2010 U.S. schoolbook glorifies communists WORLDNETDAILY — A book for high-school students glorifies communists, socialists and at least one activist who has called for "resistance" against the U.S. government, WND has learned. The work, "Americans Who Tell the Truth," has been used in schools across the U.S., according to its author. The book, however, does not inform readers of the extremist backgrounds of the personalities upheld as heroes... (more) February 16, 2010 Obama to embark on 'Save the Senate' tour WASHINGTON TIMES — President Obama kicks off what might be called his "Save the Senate" tour this week, heading west to campaign for two embattled Democrats trailing badly against Republican challengers - including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada... (more) February 16, 2010 Arizona Senate votes to outlaw sanctuary cities for illegals JUDICIAL WATCH — Fed up lawmakers in a Mexican border state plagued with huge numbers of illegal immigrants are increasingly taking matters into their own hands by passing laws to control the crisis long neglected by the federal government... (more) February 16, 2010   ASSOCIATED PRESS — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country is not planning a war with Iran, and has criticized Tehran's talk of such a conflict as a reaction to the threat of tougher sanctions... (more) February 16, 2010 Bayh retirement plan boosts GOP hopes for retaking Senate FOX NEWS — Only 15 months after being left for dead, the Republican Party suddenly finds itself not just with a pulse, but within reach of reclaiming the U.S. Senate... (more)  Dick Morris: They're dropping like flies February 16, 2010 Global warming scam begins to unravel WESLEY PRUDEN — You can fool some of the people some of the time, as Abraham Lincoln observed, and you even can fool all the people some of the time... (more)  Poll: 47% believe climate change not man-made  Climate "consensus" cracks up  More embarrassments for the U.N. and "settled" science  Root causes of the global warming hoax and the hijacking of science February 16, 2010 The Census and the Constitution WALTER WILLIAMS — The Census Bureau estimates that the life cycle cost of the 2010 Census will be from $13.7 billion to $14.5 billion, making it the costliest census in the nation's history. Suppose you suggest to a congressman that given our budget crisis, we could save some money by dispensing with the 2010 census... (more)  Census Bureau wasted millions on 2010 headcount preparations, audit finds  Cons to count more in census changes February 15, 2010 Presidents' Day: do we really need it? WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — Because of two back-to-back snowstorms, this city of Washington and your federal government were shut down for four days in a row. You can bemoan or celebrate that -- as you wish -- depending on whether you think the bureaucracy is a threat or a blessing, considering its enhanced size and increased powers (some of dubious constitutionality) and the proposed enlargement of its powers (read Health "Care" and Cap and Tax power grabs)... (more) Previous news

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