In Depth: Phillis Schlafly (Live On C-SPAN2 at 9 PM Pacific)

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[leadpenny]

C-SPAN schedule.

In Depth: Phillis Schlafly

Phyllis Schlafly joins Book TV for a three-hour In Depth program featuring conversation about her books and viewer phone calls. Phyllis Schlafly is known primarily as the founder and president of Eagle Forum and as the leader of Stop ERA, a movement opposing passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. She was twice a Republican candidate for Congress from Illinois, in 1952 and 1970. She publishes a newsletter called The Phyllis Schlafly Report, writes a syndicated column that runs in 100 newspapers, records radio commentaries that are heard daily on 460 radio stations, and hosts a radio talk show on education called Phyllis Schlafly Live. Phyllis Schlafly is also the author or editor of sixteen books. If you have a question for Mrs. Schlafly, you can call during the live show or e-mail her care of Book TV at booktv@c-span.org.

[axel f]

I'm so angry that you pinged me!!!!! J/K! LOL

Yea yea yea, we get to see this woman speak later this week!

[Deb]

I think you mean the E.R.A.

She is credited with almost single-handedly stopping the Equal Rights Amendment from getting passed and like she said, she did it without ever spending a night away from home.

She's a true Iron Butterfly. And I love the way she handbagged (a la Margaret Thatcher) the left-wing callers.

[Uncle Bill]

She's one of the few sane voices left in America.

Open Borders

About Free Republic
"the effective control over illegal immigration"

Phyllis Schlafly, president of Eagle Forum,
offered the following pro-active
steps to protect our borders and,
by extension, our citizens in Triad Response to Terrorism,
dated October 24, 2001:

• We must immediately close our borders to all illegal aliens and deport those who are in the United States, including the millions who are illegally in this country on expired visas. 
• We must increase the Border Patrol to any extent necessary to keep guards on duty 24 hours a day at all crossing points, and provide military backup as needed. 
• We must completely overhaul the visa procedures to require full disclosure about the applicant's identity, employment, destination, health, travel plans, and U.S. guarantors. 
• We should require all legal aliens to carry an I.D. card with fingerprints, report their residence and travels, and enter the information on a database to track their travels in this country and flag the date of their visa expiration. 
• No visas of any kind should be issued to countries of suspected terrorists or countries that refuse to repudiate terrorists, and the State Department, which is responsible for the lax issuance of visas, must be monitored. 
• Our government should keep a database of all illegal aliens who are deported and make them ineligible for reentry any time in the future. 
• We should put a moratorium on the granting of all student and worker visas until a system is in place to track the aliens in this country and assure that they report to the educational institution or corporation claimed as the reason for entry. 
• We should forbid colleges and universities that receive federal funding from giving free tuition, student loans, or in-state tuition rates to aliens. We have too many American students who need this type of assistance. 
• All airport security personnel as well as pilots should be required to be U.S. citizens. The safety instructions given to flight crews to be passive and cooperative with hijackers should be rescinded immediately and replaced with instructions and training in how to overpower and outmaneuver hijackers. 
• The mug shots of the 22 most wanted terrorists, plus the 19 hijackers, all fit an identifiable profile. The airlines should be given legal immunity for refusing to board anyone they think may pose a danger. 
• States should repeal any laws that allow illegal aliens to get driver's licenses, and the states that are currently toying with this bad idea should deep-six it. Driver's licenses should be issued only to citizens and legal residents who can pass the driver's test in English. 
• We should put a moratorium on all immigration for at least a year. We certainly should not admit any refugees from the current conflict as there is no rational way to know the good guys from the potential bad guys. 
• We should review naturalizations of the past five years to detect fraud or criminal records as a basis for revocation of citizenship. Revoke the citizenship of any naturalized citizen who violates the oath to renounce allegiance to another country by asserting dual citizenship or holding public office in a foreign country. 
• We should not use terrorism as an excuse to promote measures that simply increase the power and budget of Big Government, or place more controls over the actions of law-abiding Americans. The law must make a clear distinction between citizens and aliens. 

Source

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Bush Administration Political Correctness Like You've Never Seen Before

IRS seminars, IDs Help Illegal Immigrants Pay US Taxes

State Department Shreds Millions of Visa Applications

STATE DEPARTMENT:Consuls Lax in Screening for Visa

Immigration Isn't An Issue Says Congressional GOP
"The National Republican Congressional Committee has been advising its candidates NOT to mention border security and immigration issues in their speeches or campaign literature,"

Bush To Push For Amnesty - The Washington Times - November 23, 2002

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The Threat of Terrorism Is From Illegal Aliens - Phyllis Schlafly

INS hasn't closed terrorist loopholes - What agency doesn't want you to know about airport immigration inspections
"Passengers claiming to be U.S. citizens can get into the country with as little as a birth certificate issued by a hospital.

Nearly 10 Percent of Foreigners Illegally Reaping Social Security Cards
"More than 100,000 of the 1.2 million original Social Security numbers handed out to foreigners in 2000 were obtained through fake documents"

Republican Lawmakers back bill on alien licenses

New Immigrants Masters at Food Stamp Fraud

Thousands of Fugitive Felons Collecting Social Security Checks for Others

It's Official: Illegal Aliens Won't Be Deported - "No one likes the idea that people came into the country illegally, but it’s not practical or reasonable to think that you’re going to be able to round them all up and send them home," - INS Commissioner

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"We're not looking for individuals of any particular religion or from any particular country."
FBI Director Robert Mueller - SOURCE

Who's watching the White House? - Illegal Alien Worked at White House for Two Years

[leadpenny]

I know I gotta get a life now. Football is boring me to tears and I'm back watching a replay of In Depth with Phillis Schlafly.

Uncle Bill, is that a picture of Phillis with our Supreme Warlord?

[evad]

Mommys and Daddys..this is who you'd want your daughters to grow up to be like.

A truly wonderful lady.

[Ligeia]

She's a true Iron Butterfly. And I love the way she handbagged (a la Margaret Thatcher) the left-wing callers.

That may be a first. A woman caller who freely admits to the world that she crawled up on the the operating table made for a dog to kill her first child calls me a minion. The next female caller completely loses her composure demonstrating typical feminist anger and bitterness while Mrs. Schlafly never skips a beat and sticks to the facts. She so terrifies the left that even the voices of the liberal men who call in tremble in fear.

[Ligeia]

Eagle Forum website for more information.

[Deb]

Yeah, that woman who got aborted by her vet will go down in call-in history. Did she think Phyllis and the rest of us would burst into tears?

[Ligeia]

Ann Coulter's column, "Call her Mrs." at Ann Coulter.org. The forward in Mrs. Schlafly's latest book is written by Ann.

Feminist Fantasies

[Ligeia]

She said President Bush's "No Child Left Behind" curriculum omits the 2nd Amendment so that children will not learn it exists unless someone outside the classroom thinks to tell them. Sheesh, can't take your eyes off the Republicans for a second.

CCE's textbook called We the People: the Citizen and the Constitution admits a peculiar aversion to facts: "The primary purpose of this text is not to fill your head with a lot of facts about American history and geography. Knowledge of the facts is important but only insofar as it deepens your understanding of the American Constitutional system and its development."

"Deepens your understanding," that is, of a prescribed worldview without cluttering your mind with hard facts about American history and what is actually in the U.S. Constitution. For example, the fact that the U.S. Constitution contains a Second Amendment doesn't exist in the book called Standards. Many pages of Standards are devoted to the Bill of Rights but, funny thing, the Second Amendment is completely censored out.
EF: Adopting a Federal Curriculum (paragraphs 6,7)

[ladylib]

I hated her 20 years ago, but I realize she makes a lot of sense now.

She really got rough treatment today, but she stood up to it very graciously.

I especially liked her phonics program and the fact that she feels that parents should teach their children to read before they go to school. I'm beginning to think parents should do just more than teach their kids to read at home. Perhaps just take over their education in all subjects if possible?

She mentioned children's literature in the public schools and the fact that children should be exposed to literature that was written prior to the 1970's. Many public schools refuse to use literature written before 1970 because they think that it's biased, homophobic, etc., etc. (Check out the PABBIS website -- Parents Against Bad Books In School.) She said that not all children are exposed to depression, drugs, sex abuse, whatever, etc., in their private family lives and it's unfair to expect them to respond to such aberrant literature in their classes. I totally agree with this.

I wish she could have been more open about homosexuality and her son (who she's very proud of) because she really got slammed by angry homosexual callers.

[fatima]

I am watching it now,she is great.

[ladylib]

And another thing she mentioned -- the armed forces and women in combat.

No real man is going to want to fight along side a woman in combat. Why? Most men are very protective of women and will go out of their way to protect a woman in a bad situation. Woman are a hindrance in combat.

[EODGUY]

Although the caller was clearly trying to intimate, in a demeaning manner, that Phillis couldn't name any "up and coming" women, I felt immediately that Phillis didn't name anyone because she did not want to slight those she may not identify.

She proved why she is admired by so many.

[Slyfox]

She so terrifies the left

Phyllis is pretty much a self-made gal. She's not beholden to any liberal, feminist or quota. When she in the middle of the ERA fight she decided that she needed to get a law degree, so she worked part time and got it. She doesn't use the fact that she is a woman as a crutch to get her anywhere.

I remember watching her during the ERA debates. She was amazing, sitting there debating all the shrews and she was the only one at the end who still looked nice and fresh and not like the hang-dog-ugly-feminoids who were so mad at her they could've spit bigtime.

There is even a tape of Phyllis giving Phil Donahue a real run for his money on his show way back. She literally left him speechless. It was priceless.

[Ligeia]

I wish she could have been more open about homosexuality and her son (who she's very proud of) because she really got slammed by angry homosexual callers.

I thought she handled those questions with poise and grace. You know she loves her son and I'd guess they have a good relationship since she said he works for Eagle Forum. Her telling those interested that she is going to write a book on the subject gives her the opportunity to approach the situation with sensitivity and love and not as a two-sentence sound bite. She has an opportunity for Christian witness and my impression is she wants to handle it correctly and the timing isn't right on a call-in television show.

[Ligeia]

There is even a tape of Phyllis giving Phil Donahue a real run for his money on his show way back. She literally left him speechless. It was priceless.

Donahue speechless?? Amazing! I can hear the sputtering now.... Thanks for the background. The ERA fight was in my pre-politics days so I don't really remember any of it. I do remember seeing her photograph and name in the newspaper. The interview will re-air in its entirety for those missed it at midnight Eastern.

[Bonaparte]

For those unable to catch the re-run, it can be viewed here.

[Gracey]

Thanks to you I'm watching it NOW.

[hocndoc]

Hi, Gracey,
We're watching it, too. I agree with Mrs. Schlafly's agenda, and I'm afraid that I disagreed with her, too, in the '70's. But, now that I know that legislation often has a 'booby-trap,' I'm glad that the ERA didn't pass.

I knew we wouldn't be home from church and lunch, so I set the recorder for tonight. I wish we had scooted home, so I could have called. Too few of the callers were supportive.

If I knew how to make this forum work better, I'd use huge letters to say,

"God Bless you, Mrs. Schlafly!! You're a Deborah and an inspiration to all of us!!"