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Representative Pete Sessions responds to Nancy Pelosi’s remarks of earlier today:

Rep. Pete Sessions (Texas), chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, said Pelosi crossed the line when she related the rhetoric of anti-gay protesters in San Francisco in 1978 — the year Harvey Milk, the first openly gay member of the city’s board of supervisors, and his political ally, Mayor George Moscone, were killed by former supervisor Dan White — to that of contemporary conservatives while answering a question about the protests against President Obama’s health-care proposals.

“The Speaker is now likening genuine opposition to assassination. Such insulting rhetoric not only undermines the credibility of her office, but it underscores the desperate attempt by her party to divert attention away from a failing agenda,” Sessions said in a statement. “During one of the most important policy debates of our time, the American people have been completely abandoned by those elected representatives under her control. Voters are justifiably frustrated with Washington, and the Speaker’s verbal assault on voters accomplishes nothing other than furthering her reputation for being wildly out of touch with the American people.”

Painting an entire segment of the population with such a broad brush was unbecoming the Office of the Speaker.

It’s bad enough the press is pushing this whole racial, violence mantra, but to have elected officials, especially those in leadership following suit, is a disgrace.

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Contrary to what the press or politicians on the left profess:

We are not Nazis, we are not racists, we are not mobsters….

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If you care about the truth when it comes to the antics taking place at town hall meetings then you must read this.

It is a good thing there are those who are willing to do research superior to that of our national media. I’d bet you won’t see any of the information linked above on the front page of a major publication.

Perhaps Jake Tapper will question Robert Gibbs tomorrow about these issues. One can hope.

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This is what a peaceful protest looks like.

The SEIU must now recognize the ramifications of the videos showing their members beating innocent protesters and smashing a camera into the face of a reporter. What other explanation could there be for their lack of presence at the rally outside their headquarters in St. Louis?

Courtesy of Gateway Pundit (article attached to the link above), the video below is a prepared statement written by Kenneth Gladney and delivered by his attorney:

Samuel Adams once said:

The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil Constitution, are worth defending at all hazards; and it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. We have received them as a fair inheritance from our worthy ancestors: they purchased them for us with toil and danger and expense of treasure and blood, and transmitted them to us with care and diligence. It will bring an everlasting mark of infamy on the present generation, enlightened as it is, if we should suffer them to be wrested from us by violence without a struggle, or to be cheated out of them by the artifices of false and designing men.

Mr. Gladney is correct, liberty does belong to all of us.

It was fought and paid for throughout our history by the blood of many.

Those who resort to violence in an attempt to persuade us otherwise should not only be condemned but brought to justice.

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It’s shameful that those in the entertainment business find it so easy to assign labels to those who are exercising their rights in protesting the spending binge on which the country is currently embarked.

Of course, no apologies needed as the real press (by their lack of condemnation of those like Ms. Garofalo,) will race to protect their right to speak their mind.

The powers of this woman must be phenomenal.

She obviously recognizes the racial undertones exuded by each and every individual who attended a tea party.

Wow. To be so all knowing must be a terrible curse.

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Before you view the video below, please allow me to ask a simple question.

If these tea parties were taking place across America in protest of policies set forth by a Republican President exactly what do you think the news coverage would be like?

Here’s what I think: wall to wall television coverage, including interviews with anyone they could find who would talk down the administration. Front page newspaper coverage, complete with as many pictures as space would allow.

Talking heads informing Americans how dire the situation is in our country and how we must move to reform Washington before its too late..after all there is that image thing, you know.

What we hear now are crickets chirping..a smattering here or there which generally includes not much more than numbers in attendance pulled out of thin air. Local news stations might make mention of those who are peacefully executing their right to dissent, but only if they need a filler.

Thank goodness for the internet. It provides those of us who are not into thisworship phenomenon an outlet to not only read but express our views.

What these folks are organizing is what has made this country great.

Debate and dissent (peaceful) only creates more viable solutions for all of our citizens. I’d think these tea party folks deserve at least as much attention as Code Pink or say, Cindy Sheehan, don’t you?

It is guaranteed if Lloyd Marcus had performed the following, and the administration in Washington was controlled by one with an (R) after his/her name, it would have been the closing for every evening newscast for as long as they could milk it:

The lopsidedness of our media is turning many away from politics altogether. How is it that so much that was so bad for eight years is now the best thing since rye bread?

Can they justify never vetting the man who now sits in the Oval Office?

Sure they can, after all, they are the media and they believe they do no more than regurgitate the true feelings of our citizens.

Funny, I know a lot of people who were never asked.

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The Anchoress misses former President Bush. Me too.

The man was always true to his word. No double talk, no constant campaigning – just words from the heart. Whether one agreed or disagreed with his policies,you knew where he stood.

We should all expect at least that much from the leader of the free world.

Below is an excerpt from an interview Alan Colmes conducted with Bill Ayers:

On setting bombs as part of the Weather Underground:

“I don’t regret anything I did it to oppose the war. It was — I did it to oppose the war. I don’t regret it.”

“I don’t look back on those things and regret them, but I’m willing to rethink them. And there are many things which I’m going to rethink.”

Ah, the company the current administration in Washington has chosen to keep.

Taking of life or property in acts of domestic terrorism is nothing to regret..not even a cause for remorse. It must be nice to live in that world.

The more I read about this man the more I believe he should have a strong leadership role for the GOP in the Senate:

Jim DeMint’s gentlemanly air and refined tone belie a power and an urgency in his words.

The stately senator from South Carolina sees America’s unique centuries-old system of freedom dying out.

And he thinks we may have to take to the streets to save it.

“I would think it’s time to start thinking about peaceful demonstrations,” he told us last week.

Seriously?

“Seriously.

“The power of the people is there. Freedom is in the people’s hands right now, and it’s about to slip through.”

Of course, the recent “stimulus” debate is what’s fresh on DeMint’s mind. Despite DeMint’s putting 15 aides on it overnight, no one in Washington was able to read the bill, which was the most expensive in American history — as well as being perhaps the most irresponsible.

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About those demonstrations..the ball is rolling.

How long the momentum lasts or the numbers involved is anyone’s guess, but if things continue in the vein of the past month, one might think it would be a long time and many Americans.

Are the tears of joy turning to a bit of anger? Gee, that didn’t take long.

While reading and posting tonight hubby was watching a special on Fats Domino.

Thought I’d close this post with one of his best.

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Following a link provided at Right Wing Nuthouse I discovered one of the best articles published on the stimulus package to date.

In addition to providing a comprehensive list of the projects which will move our economy forward, there’s this little gem:

Perhaps the worst part, however, appears in Section 1607 of the final bill. This section essentially says that if a governor refuses to accept stimulus funds allocated to his or her state, the state legislature can override the governor’s decision by passing a concurrent resolution. It means that governors, such as South Carolina’s Gov. Mark Sanford, who have said that they would not accept the money, could be overridden by their state legislative bodies.

Usurping the power of a states Governor is now acceptable in Washington.

What a pet project, pork filled power grab this is.

*Ms. de Rugy continues the breakdown of the bill here. It doesn’t get any better.

*Also: Dan Riehl gives us a glimpse of the topics to be addressed in the not too distant future (via CNN):

The following week, the president will host what the White House is billing as a “fiscal responsibility” summit on February 23. The goal of the summit is to begin weighing the impact of massive federal programs like Social Security and Medicare just days before the president plans to unveil his first annual budget to Congressional leaders.

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Remember when former President Bush attempted to address the size and scope of Social Security? Look no further than this:

The money quote from this video comes at approximately the 3:00 minute mark and is delivered by Senator Dick Durbin:

Do you want to saddle your children and mine with five trillion dollars of debt?

What a difference a few years makes.

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Berkeley, California may never be the same.

Mark this day down folks. It was Wednesday, October 17, 2007 that hundreds of pro-troop supporters turned out for a giant pro-troop rally in Berkeley, CA (one of the most anti-military & anti-war cities in this nation). Not only did the size of the rally shock the San Francisco Bay Area news media, it surprised the anti-war activists at Code Pink who were outnumbered on their own turf!.

Don’t miss the photos and videos of this counter-protest here. Patriotism and support of the troops in full display in this anit-military town. How heartwarming.

Thank you Move America Forward and all other organizations involved in this endeavor. Your support not only of the troops but of American values is appreciated by many.

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