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For those of us who are starting to be more and more alarmed with Senator Obama, this video of him mocking the Bible does nothing to ease our fears.commonsensicalcat.blogspot.com

THE MORE I LISTEN TO AND READ ABOUT “the most liberal member of the U.S. Senate,” the more I like him. Barack Obama strikes a chord with me like no political figure since Ronald Reagan. To explain why, I need to explain why I am a conservative and what it means to me. ---SNIP--

There is only a month left until our next President is elected; it is crunch time. I would like to urge all of you to do whatever you can to be involved and get good Republicans, Conservatives, Republican Conservatives, and even McCain leaning independents and moderates to get out and vote. Send out e-mails to everyone you know. Remind them to vote, remind them what’s at stake, let them know the truth about Obama. Visit your states’ GOP website (click here), and see what volunteer opportunities they have available. Talk to people at work, remind them to vote, clear up...

Honestly, this is a stressful time for those of us who stand to the right in this election year. Many of us feel that this could be a major turning point in our country because of the stance and political viewpoints of our opponents on the left. Their very liberal views and policies have the potential to be destructive to this country we love. Their pro-abortion policies alone are enough for me to head in the opposite direction. My wife recently said, "If a candidate does not recognize the sanctity of life then I care very little where he stands...

I've come to realize that the conservative problem is deeper than just winning elections. We need to educate people on the principles of conservatism, and why they are the best. To that end, on a very small scale and just on my own, I've started running ads on some of the websites frequented by our liberal friends that do nothing but link to the following two Youtube videos: 1. Evan Sayet, How Modern Liberals Think2. Ronald Reagan, last 4 minutes of A Time for ChoosingOf course, the ideal (and unrealistic) response is that after watching these videos the viewers will...

This time, conservatives in Tinseltown have collaborated to communicate their ideas, but they’re doing it in jocular way. The movie has a cast that includes veteran stars Kelsey Grammer, Jon Voight, James Woods, Dennis Hopper, Robert Davi, and Leslie Nielsen. With this kind of lineup, you’d expect some great performances. And there are, under the master comedy direction of Zucker. The plot loosely follows Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” with Kevin Farley playing the character of Michael Malone, a modern-day Scrooge who wants to abolish the July Fourth holiday. Paris Hilton, who happens to be a Sen. Barack Obama supporter,...

This weekend, a deeply divided America will have another round of new films to choose from at the theaters. One is Religulous, a comic documentary in which Bill Maher, America's best-known agnostic humorist, presents a vision of the destructive forces of organized religion, a vision no less apocalyptic than the end-times scenarios promulgated by some of his targets. Then there's An American Carol, which its maker, Airplane! and Naked Gun alum David Zucker, describes as "the opposite of the Bill Maher movie." Mr. Zucker's proudly conservative comedy isn't primarily about religion. It reworks the Charles Dickens Christmas Carol scenario so...

What if you decided to patronize the local neighborhood park and discovered that baseball, football, softball, wiffle ball, volleyball, basketball, soccer, kickball, handball, tennis, frisbee, kite flying, model airplane flying and ping pong were all banned there? Sounds like fun, no? (I’m not sure about go-fish or European-style tiddly-winks). And what if I also told you that if you were contemplating a nice bike ride through the park, you could just forget it? Bicycles, skateboards, roller skates, roller blades, shopping carts, golf carts or any other motorized-wheeled modes of transportation are also banned – although, to be fair, baby carriages,...

Dear Senator McCain, Right now, I’m pissed at you. To quote a LOTR character (Tree Beard) “There isn’t a curse in Human, Ent or Elvish that can describe my anger right now!!!! I feel that the brave GOP members in the House just got their legs cutoff. Maybe they’ll stick together and fight (even if the Dems overide them in numbers) or maybe they’ll cut a deal in exchange for a few “trinkets” and “bobbles”. I can only hope they stand together. I’ve sent several letters to my representative (Lee Terry) over this matter. At least he listens. Mr. McCain,...

I was just on a website reviewing the various proposals that Californians will be voting for next month, and I clicked on their "President" link. Lo and behold, I see that after Obama and McCain, the next name that will actually appear on the ticket is Alan Keyes, running as an American Independent.I think he's a little extreme, but I'm considering casting a protest vote for him, if only to send the message "I am not happy with our current GOP choice." Now, before you tell me I'm throwing my vote away, consider: I live in California, land of fruit...

Budget: Big changes Gov. Sarah Palin wants to slice $150 million from the state's operating budget. (Though overall, the operating budget increases under her proposal. That's because she's looking to cut in unspecified places, while spending in others, such as the Longevity Bonus and public employee retirement.) Is there $150 million worth of fat? Where is it? Her budget, which Palin talked about today in Anchorage, also includes extra money for cities, but is it a real return to revenue sharing, or a one-time deal? Palin proposes a bare bones capital budget -- a fraction of the money Murkowski...

If you are having trouble viewing this invitation click here   You are invited to a reception to support JIM GILMORE Candidate for U.S. Senate from Virginia Wednesday, October 8, 2008 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Bull and Bear Club 901 E Cary Street, 21st floor / Richmond, Virginia 23219 HOST COMMITTEE: Dave Barrett Bill Goodwin Rick Sharp Linwood Cobb Bob Marcellus Gary Thompson Miles Dumville Max Pearson Chris Whyte SPECIAL GUESTS: Delegate Kirk Cox Delegate Christopher Peace Richard Glover Aubrey Stanley, Jr. Honorable David Kaechele Pat O’Bannon Delegate Jimmie Massie Elton Wade Senator Ryan McDougle Sheriff Mike Wade,...

Tory warning on multiculturalism British multiculturalism has left a "terrible" legacy which has allowed extremists to flourish, shadow home secretary Dominic Grieve has warned. A type of "cultural despair" has led "long-term inhabitants" and newer arrivals to feel alienated and unsure of UK values, he told the Guardian. Mr Grieve, speaking on the eve of the Conservative Party conference, argued this had led to support for extremism. He also warned against downplaying Britain's Christian heritage. Mr Grieve told the Guardian: "We've actually done something terrible to ourselves in Britain.

BTW I'm Voting For Mccain / Palin Escaping the Plantation  

Call the Capitol now!! Let's do the same thing we did with scamnesty. Let's take down the phone system! HELL NO TO THE BAILOUT!!! LET'S GET OUR AMERICA BACK!! SUPPORT THE TRUE REPUBLICANS WHO ARE THERE FIGHTING FOR US!!!

As I write late on Thursday evening, some conservative Republican senators and representatives are opposing the Paulson bailout plan because they think that the government should not intervene in the market—that it is better to let financial institutions that took risks that turned out badly for them bear the consequences of their actions. As one of the freest of free marketeers, I want to explain why that thinking is wrong-headed.... Continues on First Things at the URL above.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Sen. Barack Obama's campaign has painted a grim picture in a new Web video aimed at getting record voter turnout - a John McCain victory. The YouTube video, posted but not released to reporters, features a mock MSNBC projection that Mr. McCain "wins" the Nov. 4 contest, 51 percent to 49 percent for Mr. Obama. "John McCain elected 44th president" and "Voter turnout lower than expected" are the mock captions with an MSNBC "Breaking News" headline under a smiling Mr. McCain. "It doesn't have to be that way," flashes across the screen before the clip sends voters...

WASHINGTON -- If at one time women were considered heretical for swimming upstream against feminist orthodoxy, they now face condemnation for swimming downstream -- away from Sarah Palin. To express reservations about her qualifications to be vice president -- and possibly president -- is to risk being labeled anti-woman. Or, as I am guilty of charging her early critics, supporting only a certain kind of woman. Some of the passionately feminist critics of Palin who attacked her personally deserved some of the backlash they received. But circumstances have changed since Palin was introduced as just a hockey mom with lipstick...

"Can the Traditional Family Survive Feminism” In the movie Saving Private Ryan, there is a very moving scene in which the dying leader of a group of men that had rescued Private Ryan from behind enemy lines tells the grateful private to "earn it." Many died in World War II so that we could live in a better world. I doubt that we have earned it. The immediate post-war period did witness our mid-century's golden age of the family, with high marriage and birth rates, low illegitimacy, divorce, and crime rates, and the growth of a broad and stable middle...

Someone posted a great pix a while ago of Obama in a tin hat. I would like to put it up at the McCain booth. I could not find it on Google, but I know it came from Free Republic. Thanks,

Your office or bedroom holds telltale signs of whether you are a conservative or a liberal, finds a new study. While political conservatives tend to keep a tidy, organized office, political liberals favor colorful, more stylish but cluttered spaces. ADVERTISEMENT A person may hide their political ideology from others, including from pollsters, but the researchers were delighted to learn that a peek into subjects' living quarters or even workspaces could give that away. Conservatives and liberals leave behind distinct "behavioral residue" that can be picked up by savvy scientists and possibly other observers, according to the study by New York...

Here is what I don't understand about the bailout. Why is it necessary for the American taxpayer to foot the bill for this? How on earth does it make any sense to "solve" a problem by giving MORE power to the self-interested boneheads that created the problem in the first place? What I haven't heard anyone talking about yet is what happens when this $800 billion or so is wiped out. How is it that our economy is $800 billion short of success? Is it just me, or does the logic that this infusion of taxpayer dollars will suddenly make...

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson will address the House Republican Conference Wednesday morning as the White House continues in full battle mode to spur dubious House conservatives into supporting a $700 billion Wall Street bailout. The White House is also deploying economic "jump" teams to the House side of the Capitol to answer questions from skeptical Republicans to try to gin up support for the measure. Among those already dispatched to the Capitol Tuesday were Eddie Lazear, head of the Council of Economic Advisers, and Keith Hennessey of the National Economic Council.

Has anyone started a thread about conservative 527 groups in battleground states? I'm looking at donating, but I'm unsure which groups (and which states) would be most efficient. I'd appreciate any suggestions.

In an opinion piece by Catherine McNicol-Stock, PhD for the Philadelphia Enquirer dated September 14, 2008 entitled INTOLERANCE THRIVES IN PALIN’S PACIFIC NORTHWEST, which I include a link to here for readers’ convenience (http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/28361149.html), in her trashing of Governor Sara Palin and the residents of 6 states she not only exceeded the boundaries of good taste she provided a new definition for “low-class.” What is scary to me is the fact that she is part of academia and influences the brains of naïve young students at the Connecticut College where she teaches history. I know that I am just another...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Republican congressional candidate Jay Wolfe, a businessman and former state senator from Harrison County, told Gazette editors Friday that he's been trying to get his opponent, U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, to agree to a public debate this fall, without success. Wolfe said Rockefeller also wouldn't debate him when the two ran against each other six years ago. Rockefeller won his third term in the 2002 election. "He wouldn't debate me six years ago. I sent him a letter asking him to debate [this year], but I have not received an answer." Wolfe has long been an opponent...

Startle Response Linked to Politics More Sensitive May Mean More Conservative, Study Finds By Shankar Vedantam Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, September 19, 2008; A09 People who startle easily in response to threatening images or loud sounds seem to have a biological predisposition to adopt conservative political positions on many hot-button issues, according to unusual new research published yesterday. The finding suggests that people who are particularly sensitive to signals of visual or auditory threats also tend to adopt a more defensive stance on political issues, such as immigration, gun control, defense spending and patriotism. People who are less sensitive...

A new study argues the choice is tied to DNA, and one camp is scared. Die-hard liberals and conservatives aren't made; they're born. It's literally in their DNA. That's the suggestion of a study by a group of researchers who wanted to see if there was a biological basis for people's political attitudes. They found to their surprise that opinions on such contentious issues as gun control, pacifism and capital punishment are strongly associated with physiological traits that are probably present at birth. The key is the differing levels of fear that people naturally feel. "What is revolutionary about this...

The selection of Sarah Palin as Republican vice-presidential candidate has revealed a serious chasm in conservatism, a chasm separating conservative elites – opinion leaders, pundits, spokesmen -- from the vast population of center-right Americans they purport to represent. If this is the choice of the conservative base, one said “Then we need a new base.� (We’ll leave names out of this for the moment, lest this deteriorate into an “I never liked him anyway� discussion. The problem is systemic, and not limited to a few individuals.) “It’s over,� another insisted of Palin’s candidacy (the later “explanation� for this remark was,...

The Middle-Class Wallet By the Editors By historical standards, tax rates are low, Fed policy is loose, and trade is free. Growth has been picking up. Resurgent inflation threatens the economy more than recession does. Most people have no reason for fear about their jobs. But a lot of people are getting squeezed by higher prices. A conservative economic agenda can address the public’s concerns better than a liberal one can — and John McCain has an opportunity to present one. Here is our eight-point plan to protect the middle class.

Allegedly manipulative conservative religious voter guides often get lots of media play. But Religious Left groups publish their own guidance, although for a much smaller potential constituency. The 1.2 million member United Church of Christ (UCC), whose elites are probably the most left-leaning of all major U.S. denominations, has helpfully composed “Our Faith, Our Hope” guides to direct how liberal Christians should think in politically correct terms about climate controversies, socialized medicine, the U.S. presence in Iraq, immigration and the Welfare State.

CAYCE — On a recent Thursday evening, the South Carolina Democrat sharing the top of state ballots with Sen. Barack Obama strode through a restaurant parking lot where the bumper stickers featured the presidential candidacies of Ron Paul, Bob Barr and Chuck Baldwin. The Post and Courier Bob Conley Inside the family eatery just outside Columbia, a mix of independents, Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians and Constitution Party members waited. A smattering of members of Southern heritage groups were in attendance. Copies of "Free the South: A Blueprint for Peaceful and Legal Secession," rested on a couple of tables. In a year...

In the last couple of weeks, there is no denying that Sarah Palin has attained superstar status in the political arena and the Democrats and the mainstream media are scratching their heads and wondering what hit them. In fact, in a matter of days, she has had more media scrutiny than Barack Obama has had in the past two years. I seriously doubt if they will admit the truth about Sarah Palin, even if they were able to accept it. There's no deep dark mystery here, no Rosetta Stone required to decipher the Palin phenomenon. It's as simple as first...

RICHMOND, Va. - There will be a televised debate between Virginia's rival Senate candidates, Mark Warner and Jim Gilmore. But the debate's timing at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 3, means its audience will consist largely of hardcore political junkies. The debate will be broadcast from WSLS-TV in Roanoke and will be offered for live broadcast to any Virginia television station that wishes to air it. Warner had been under fire from Gilmore and the press for not consenting to a televised debate. The two debated for the first time in July at the Homested Resort and will clash again...

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    They will do anything to destroy Sarah Palin. They will do anything to elect Obama President — the most leftwing candidate in history. Only you can stop them.Dear Fellow American:As I write this letter, the far Left — the Obama campaign, the Democratic Party headed by Howard Dean and the major (liberal) media—are all working in overdrive to destroy and smear Sarah Palin. They believe if they can destroy this courageous young woman and popular governor, they will end John McCain’s bid for president. Just this week, commentator Bill Maher ridiculed Sarah’s baby son who has Down's...

The annual United Mine Workers Labor Day picnic in Boone County featured most of West Virginia's dominant Democratic Party leaders, but it failed to attract a large crowd of people to hear them speak. News photos of the event suggest there were more empty seats than interested voters, prompting the local county Republican chairman to label it the smallest turnout he can ever remember. Gov. Joe Manchin spelled out the party marching orders in the lead-off position, telling Hillary Clinton supporters in this state that it's now time for them to join ranks with party nominee Barack Obama partisans just...

MARTINSBURG - A born-again Christian who is running for the U.S. Senate spoke to area Republican groups Thursday about key issues in his campaign, including abortion. In his speech Thursday night, Jay Wolfe borrowed a phrase that former President John Adams used to describe slavery in order to describe his stance on abortion. "Abortion is an evil of colossal magnitude and it needs to be corrected," Wolfe said. The Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate is running in November's general election against current U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va. Wolfe spoke to members of the Berkeley County Republican Club and the...

I was born and lived in Philadelphia for 25 years. I moved away when I married, but still have family there. I was aware that The Bulletin, which used to be a great afternoon paper until it shut down many years ago, was revived four or five years ago. I have not seen a copy of it until today. Having vowed not spend one dime on either the Daily News or the Inquirer, both liberal, racist rags, I have to say I am pleasantly surprised by the content of the Bulletin. I imagine the circulation is minuscule, but I wonder...

Mark R. Warner, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, is answering Jim Gilmore's first television salvo with a commercial depicting the Republican as a budget-buster. Warner yesterday put up a 30-second advertisement that accuses Gilmore of attempting to "cover up the biggest shortfall in Virginia history." The Gilmore spot, which started running this past weekend, spotlights the $1.4 billion tax increase that Warner won for police, public education and social services in 2004. The dueling commercials -- on cable and over-the-air stations -- are pegged to the candidates' fiscal stewardship as governor. Gilmore served from 1998 to 2002 and was...

  Sixth Edition September 6, 2008 In This Issue Quick Links Contribute here! Visit our Web site! Hello friends!    Dr. Sauerberg spent a busy week in Minnesota for the Republican National Convention, and enjoyed meeting so many others who want to see Senator Dick Durbin removed from the U.S. Senate!     This Friday, Sept. 12, U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D., (R-OK), will join Dr. Sauerberg for a fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m. at Harry Caray's in Rosemont. Those interested in attending should contact Teresa Belmonte via e-mail at tbelmonte@sauerberg2008.com by Thursday, Sept. 11.  Sen. Coburn has been one of the strongest voices in Congress...

And that’s what it feels like in L.A. They don’t even want to listen to you, they don’t even want to have a conversation about a single – they’re uninteresting! They’re so uninteresting. I’m telling you if you were ever to go to a dinner party with some of these people, and trust me I’ve been there with the best of the best, the degree to which they’re uninteresting would shock the average American. It’s like they’ve scanned the DailyKos, they’ve gotten their conspiracy theory – I mean they’re the new conservatives” – he chuckled – “they really are.”

Jim Gilmore for Senate Media   September 8, 2008 For Immediate Release   GILMORE CAMPAIGN AND VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN PARTY RELEASE FIRST SENATE CAMPAIGN TV AD TITLED “PRINCIPLED” Alexandria – The Jim Gilmore for Senate Campaign and the Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) today announced the release of the first Republican U.S. Senate campaign TV ad in Virginia. Paid for by the RPV and authorized by Jim Gilmore, the ad began airing this past weekend throughout Virginia. The 30-second ad, which is titled “Principled” reminds voters of former Gov. Jim Gilmore’s record of honesty and trustworthiness, while comparing Mark Warner...

"On the other hand, while the most recent round of polls may be overshooting the mark, I am also reminded of something called the Shy Tory Factor, a phenomenon observed in the early 1990s in British elections in which conservative voters (Tories) had tended to be underrepresented in pre-election polling, perhaps owing to response bias. It seems plausible to me that some segment of conservative Republican voters had effectively been in hiding from the pollsters, either embarrassed by the performance of George W. Bush (and therefore disengaged from politics), or embarrassed to disclose to pollsters that they support him. Suddenly,...

It's more than you might think.By Sharon McGovern The Indian Jones movies are more than they seem; canny explorations of the American presence in the world, the power of (and responsibility to) the sacred, and—in the latest—a thorough denunciation of one of the great evils of the 20th century, communism. While the last isn’t—or shouldn’t be—controversial, it is unusual. And the construction of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull pays homage to its successors in such a way that the set is tied together beautifully. It is more than its reputation would suggest. The first Jones movie,...

Gilmore campaign & RPV launch television ad - Principled Principled - Mark Warner and His Lies Help keep this and future ads running! https://www.jimgilmoreforsenate.com 

With the selection of Sarah Palin as Vice President Candidate on the Republican ticket, the presidential race is less about Democrat vs. Republican, than it is about Liberal vs. Conservative. Democrats and Republicans both agree that Washington is "broken" and both sides want "change." Democrats Barack Obama and Joe Biden believe that government is the answer while John McCain and Sarah Palin believe that government is the problem. Clearly, change can be for good or for bad. The speech by Sarah Palin marks the well-defined line in the sand that conservatives have wanted for months to have John McCain draw....

A long string of radio talk show booths line the way into the St. Paul's Xcel Center and many of the firmly conservative hosts have surprisingly kind words for Republican presidential nominee John McCain, especially for his newly selected running mate, Sarah Palin. "The response this week has been very positive," said Lars Larson, host of the conservative Lars Larson Show, broadcast from KXL radio in the traditionally liberal enclave of Portland, Ore. "My role here is to tell people what is going on." Conservative talk radio has been an effective barometer of the Republican base for more than two...

I believe the Lord heard our prayers and opened McCain's heart to give our country the gift of Sarah Palin. GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!

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