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Here is video of Sean Hannity talking with GOP Rep. Eric Cantor about President Obama's Health Care Speech to a Joint Session of Congress. Cantor said he was "taken aback by the partisan nature of the speech." He said Obama was throwing up a smokescreen with the attacks on opponents of his attempt to bring Government Health Care. He also said Obama overstated the idea that the economy is "back from the brink." Cantor said again he was "aghast" at the "hyperbole" used by Obama in the speech. In contrast to that, Cantor said "we need some adult leadership." ....

GOP Rep. Joe Wilson apologized for his outburst last night when he called out one of President Obama’s many lies. I’ve never seen Nancy Pelosi’s face show so much emotion in my adult lifetime. The Left is in high dudgeon — never letting a moment of manufactured outrage go to waste. Sure, members of Congress should leave the heckling to town hall protesters. But it was Obama who said himself in the speech: “If you misrepresent what’s in the plan, we will call you out.” That’s what Joe Wilson was doing, wasn’t it?

"Much of what President Obama said last night does not hold up to a fact check. Many of his untruths are the same ones he has been telling for months...here’s a list of the the repeat lies…Claims the “Healthcare problem is our deficit problem. Nothing else even comes close. Nothing else. Now, these are the facts.” — FACTS: Scandal #485 “ObamaCare Press Conference Lie # 3 7/22/9 Obama says the “biggest driving force behind the federal deficit is the skyrocketing costs of Medicare and Medicaid.” Not True. Fox News reported on July 13th the real causes for Obama’s huge deficit:...

Could the swine flu usher in martial law? An emergency physician from Fort Hood, Texas, weighs in on that possibility. Lawmakers in Massachusetts are considering Senate Bill 2028, a pandemic response bill that will give public health officials and law enforcement complete control over citizens of the Commonwealth. Under the bill, should a pandemic be declared, the aforementioned officials will have authority to quarantine and forcibly immunize citizens. Any citizens resisting will face stiff fines and up to 30 days in prison. The bill also gives authorities the right to seize private property and supplies and redistribute them as they...

Americans’ who do not believe President Obama is a U.S. citizen won a huge decision in California as a judge set three court dates, one of which will require the President to prove his citizenship. The case will be heard by U.S. District Judge David Carter in Southern California, it is the first time the merits of the President’s citizenship will be argued in open court. The first obstacle the plaintiffs will have to overcome is an October 5 motion to dismiss as well as the arguments on the issue of discovery. From there the plaintiffs will have to navigate...

President Barack Obama in a televised speech to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night made clear he is sticking to his goal of health care reform, but the final impact on the health care industry is still far from certain as legislators continue the debate. For health insurers and their shareholders, the uncertainty over reform has made for a roller coaster throughout the year, driving shares lower, then higher depending on which way the political wind blows in Washington. Stocks dove deeper than the broader market in early March, after Obama described reform as "a necessity we have to...

Congressman Ron Paul informed Campaign for Liberty today that House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank will hold hearings on H.R. 1207, Congressman Paul`s bill to audit the Federal Reserve. The hearings are tentatively set to take place Friday, September 25th at 9:00 am. "The Federal Reserve wields tremendous power and is at the center of our current economic storm of deficits, debt and bailouts.Congressman Barney Frank should be commended for his willingness to hold hearings on Fed transparency," said Campaign for Liberty President John Tate. "A full and thorough Audit of the Federal Reserve is now supported by over...

Joe Biden has given an excellent example of the famous aphorism that "a gaffe is when a politician tells the truth." Appearing on Good Morning America today to talk up Pres. Obama's health care speech to Congress, the veep praised his boss for debunking various supposedly false assertions, including "how we're going to insure illegal aliens." Biden was just about to move on when, realizing his crime against political correctness, he revised his remark: "undocumented aliens," quoth the VP. View video here.

On August 14 a young Marine Lance Corporal, Joshua Bernard, was struck by a Taliban-fired RPG during an ambush while on patrol in Afghanistan's Helmand Province. This American hero suffered severe leg wounds and eventually succumbed to his injuries on a field hospital operating table. According to friends, Bernard was a young man whose strong faith guided him on a path of service -- eventually leading to his enlistment in the Marine Corps. His passing is a tremendous blow to his family and friends -- and to an eternally grateful nation. Similar stories of sacrifice and loss have been playing...

Take Hold of the Dream Today's Scripture "…despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us." (Romans 8:37, NLT) Today's Word from Joel and Victoria Many people struggle with letting go of past hurts and failures. They get caught up in how unfair their situation is. And the whole time, their dreams are lying dormant and unfulfilled. It's time to realize that in order for a new door to open, you must let old ones close behind you. Maybe you got off to a rough start in life. You may have had more than your...

As we observe the eighth anniversary of al-Qaida's attack on our nation, I propose that we imagine ourselves under attack, albeit a more insidious, less spectacular one. No, I'm not trying to spread unhappiness. I am instead hoping we can use the memory of that tragic day to improve our lives and those of our children. The date of Sept. 11, 2001, is seared into my memory. When I first saw a plane fly into a building, I thought it must have been an errant commuter-plane accident. As we all now know, it was not a commuter plane but a...

I am from Detroit and I am a Lions fan; erstwhile, anyway. The Lions stink, stank, and have stunk since before I was born. They are lousy, appalling, and nausea-inducing. They are no damn good. Rotten, too. Few can remember when last they won a game. My dad always jokes that in their first game of each new season, a fan in the stadium holds up a sign reading, “Wait ’til next year!”. Because of their rank dismalness, they are, paradoxically, the most-loved football team, and the reason is simple. What opposing coach’s heart is not filled with glee when...

Here's a stunner.After the campaign speech Barack Obama delivered to Congress tonight the state-run media reported that Dear Leader's talking points were not true. They were being kind. This made it past the editor's desk at the AP: *************President Barack Obama used only-in-Washington accounting Wednesday when he promised to overhaul the nation's health care system without adding "one dime" to the deficit. By conventional arithmetic, Democratic plans would drive up the deficit by billions of dollars. The president's speech to Congress contained a variety of oversimplifications and omissions in laying out what he wants to do about health insurance. OBAMA:...

Missionary Weapons (1) "When you were under the fig tree, I saw you" —John 1:48 Worshiping in Everyday Occasions. We presume that we would be ready for battle if confronted with a great crisis, but it is not the crisis that builds something within us— it simply reveals what we are made of already. Do you find yourself saying, "If God calls me to battle, of course I will rise to the occasion"? Yet you won’t rise to the occasion unless you have done so on God’s training ground. If you are not doing the task that is closest...

Today’s meeting of the state personnel board offered no shortage of melodrama, with board member Al Tamagni telling Andree McLeod to “just keep bitching” and threatening to sue her. It started after McLeod, who has had her ethics complaints against Sarah Palin dismissed by the personnel board, tore into the board during the time set aside for the public to speak. “For anyone to even criticize a person like myself who wants to file complaints and does so and then call me a serial complainer and then complain about the cost? What is the cost of corruption? What is the...

September 8, 2009 . Ronald Reagan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse . Santa Ana, California * Orly Taitz speaks calmly and logically * Discusses the defense’s motion to dismiss * Lucas Smith – why no deposition * Gary Kreep being co-counsel for two of the defendants * Difficult because they have two different theories * Why is barry being represented by DOJ attorneys? State Rep Cynthia Davis (R-MO) (they swore her in before she spoke!) talks about the Constitution and then the issue of how states can legally change info on birth certificates. This is a new tack and a...

It's easy to attack a leader. And yet President Obama says he wants input from Republicans. When I was politically active, including nationally, I was heavily involved on the GOP side of things. So here's a constructive memorandum to the president. It's based on both experience and on some of the nonpartisan polls our firm conducts. It's intended to explore the reasons Obama's approval ratings are dipping and what he can do to prevent a disastrous four years in office. I know he won't read it, but I'm writing it as if he will -- that is, as fairly and...

Statistics, even at their best, don't tell a whole story. A variety of people employ medical statistics dubiously to push pet causes. A perfect example: infant mortality statistics. The officially reported U.S. infant mortality rate has been indisputably high compared with similarly industrialized countries since at least the 1920s. That fact has led to public health officials in the U.S. to conclude the rates are "caused" by poorly distributed health care resources and can be "solved" with a socialized, government-run health care system. However, there's a basic problem with the numbers: Different countries count differently. According to the World Health...

Obama pushes for Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid By JENNIFER LOVEN, AP White House Correspondent Wed Sep 9, 10:57 pm ET WASHINGTON – Aiming to boost his hometown of Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, President Barack Obama is bringing Olympic athletes to the White House next week and sending a senior adviser to Denmark to lobby Olympic officials, White House officials said Wednesday.

Have you ever been to the Goshen Fair? If not, you should go sometime or to one like it. When you do, you will see a healthy cross-section of hardworking, family and community oriented, mostly non-urban, Americans. I was at the Goshen Fair on Sunday. After trying my first deep fried Oreo cookie, I began chatting-up fair goers. My assessment of the mood in Goshen is that everyone is at least concerned about how Washington is running the country, while many are highly agitated and angry. There is a palpable sense that Washington isn’t doing enough to create more jobs...