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With Friends Like This …

January 11th, 2011 · Comments Off

Last Saturday there was a shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), and a federal judge that left six dead, including the judge, and 14 wounded. The shooter was a lunatic named Jared Loughner. Within hours of the shooting several media outlets and liberal elites are bemoaning the Glock 19, the firearm used in the shooting, [...]

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Tags: Crime/Law · Freedom/Independence · Government · Guns · The Left · The Right · The US

Anti-gun = Anti-individual = Anti-freedom

December 30th, 2010 · Comments Off

All of the anti-gun groups go out of their way to convince people that they’re not actually against personal ownership of guns, just that the country needs “common sense” guns laws to keep everyone safe. But what are these “common sense” laws that groups like the Brady Bunch always talk about but rarely explain, via [...]

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Tags: Assault Weapon · Concealed/Open Carry · Crime/Law · Freedom/Independence · Gun Free Zone · Guns · The Left · The US

The American Moocher

December 20th, 2010 · 4 Comments

The picture below shows Raymeica Kelly holding up two power bills. Ms. Kelly is angry that she couldn’t get the taxpayers to pay her electric bills. She says she doesn’t have the money to pay her bills and is demanding that you and I pay them for her. Notice anything odd about the photo? Notice [...]

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Tags: Freedom/Independence · Government · Money · Socialism · Taxes · The Left · The US

Have The Democrats Been Neutered?

December 19th, 2010 · Comments Off

WONDERFUL news via MyWay.com: The population continues to shift from Democratic-leaning Rust Belt states to Republican-leaning Sun Belt states, a trend the Census Bureau will detail in its once-a-decade report to the president. Political clout shifts, too, because the nation must reapportion the 435 House districts to make them roughly equal in population, based on [...]

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Tags: Election · Government · The Left · The Right · The US

We The People Dodged A Bullet

December 17th, 2010 · Comments Off

A massive tax package preventing a big New Year’s Day tax hike for millions of Americans is on its way to President Barack Obama for his signature. The measure would extend tax cuts for families at every income level, renew jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed and enact a new one-year cut in Social Security [...]

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Tags: Government · Money · Taxes · The Left · The Right · The US

Comrade Michelle

December 15th, 2010 · Comments Off

A child nutrition bill was signed into law by President Obama Monday morning, capping months of advocacy by the first lady as part of her efforts to reduce childhood obesity. Says Michelle Obama, “We can’t just leave it up to the parents”. http://www.breitbart.tv/ WTF? This is Socialism. This is what 67 million brain-dead liberals demanded [...]

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Tags: Freedom/Independence · Government · The Left · The US

The 25 Best Ann Coulter Quotes About Liberals

November 22nd, 2010 · Comments Off

I found this over at Right Wing News: 25) Liberals seem to have hit upon a reverse Christ story as their belief system. He suffered and died for our sins; liberals make the rest of us suffer for sins we didn’t commit. Their claims of how awful ‘we’ are never seems to encompass themselves in [...]

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Tags: Media · The Left · The Right · The US

Back in 1938 …

November 4th, 2010 · Comments Off

FDR was emboldened by his 1936 landslide reelection to expand his agenda and consolidate his control of government. Obama was emboldened by his 2008 landslide election to expand his agenda and consolidate his control of government. Prior to Tuesday night, the largest midterm shift against the party in power was in 1938, and it effectively [...]

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Tags: Election · Freedom/Independence · Socialism · The Left · The Right · The US

I Should Be Happy

November 3rd, 2010 · Comments Off

This poor blog as been running on auto-pilot recently. I’ve been spending a great deal of time with my local candidates and elections. We The People starts in the local community and spreads all the way to Washington, not the other way around. So here I sit the day after a historic election. I should [...]

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Tags: Election · Georgia · The Left

The Last Best Hope

October 17th, 2010 · Comments Off

In Europe the people have historically been content with being ruled subjects. Not here. This government has abused its tax authority, usurped unconstitutional governing and financial powers, created massive budgets, then bought constituencies and distributed privileges to its allies. This government has created a new class, a new aristocracy. We must take America back. There [...]

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Tags: Freedom/Independence · Government · Taxes · The Left · The Right · The US

The Socialist

October 7th, 2010 · Comments Off

This is the Hope And Change 67 million people voted for in November 2008. In less than 30 days will you allow those 67 million votes to go un-answered? Do you want Socialism for your children and grandchildren? We The People can take this country back, but only if you vote … and bring a [...]

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Tags: Freedom/Independence · Government · Socialism · The Left · The Right · The US

Are Things Better Today Than In January 2007?

September 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Found at Newsbusters: * In January 2007 before the Democrats took over Congress, unemployment was 4.6 percent; now it’s 9.6 percent. * In January 2007 there were 7.1 million unemployed people in America; now there are 14.9 million. * In January 2007 the median home price was $210,600; today it’s $179,300. * In January 2007 [...]

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Tags: Government · Money · Taxes · The Left · The US

America: Third World Country?

September 24th, 2010 · Comments Off

Taken from Macleans: U.S. unemployment rate is around 10%. One in 10 homeowners are behind on their mortgage payments. Home sales are at record lows. Ohio’s Ashtabula County sheriff department was cut again to 49 people and just one squad car for a county of 1,900 sq. km. The state of Michigan has converted at [...]

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Tags: Crime/Law · Government · Money · Taxes · The Left · The Right · The US

Welcome To Socialism

September 20th, 2010 · Comments Off

From an editorial in the Union Leader: In the 1980s, fewer than a third of Americans received some sort of government benefits. That figure has risen to about 50 percent, At the same time, 45 percent of Americans pay no federal income taxes. If these trends are not reversed, we will soon reach a point [...]

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Tags: Freedom/Independence · Government · Money · Taxes · The Left · The Right · The US

November Elections

September 19th, 2010 · Comments Off

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Tags: Freedom/Independence · Government · Money · Taxes · The Left · The US