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At the end of this past July, one of the largest ports in America, Long Beach, reported that the 20% year-over-year cargo business decline is among the sharpest since the Great Depression. This is not a trend specific to Long Beach. “It’s phenomenal how much things fell away even since December,” said Paul Bingham, managing director of global trade and transportation for IHS Global Insight, the business research firm that monitors North America’s biggest ports for the National Retail Federation. As of September 4, 2009, shadowstats.com reported that unemployment in the US is now near 21% and is showing no...

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. These pictures are worth trillions. http://constitutionallyspeaking.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/trash-and-other-debris-scattered-across-the-national-mall-after-obama-inauguration-ceremony.jpg?w=410&h=268 http://constitutionallyspeaking.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/9-12-posr-rally2.jpg?w=384&h=288 If those that have no respect for others are allowed to illegally ram through their progressive, socialistic, fascist, marxist legislation then our entire country will soon look like this garbage filled wasteland instead of the pristine country she does when true constitutional conservatives at the wheel. The last twitter report I read said that the DC police were reporting that the 9-12 rally numbers exceeded the inauguration numbers, so it will be interesting to see what the final numbers really are. There should be...

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If you read the counter insurgency manual by General Petreaus, it's amazing just how much of counter insurgency is very similar to grassroots politics. In fact, Petraeus' overall strategy: clear, hold, and build is rooted in grass roots politics much more than it is in military strategy.

> "I was looking at people's arms and hands, thinking, 'I could draw from that,'" Dowell said. It's all part of training he and a select cadre of officers in Idaho and Texas have received in recent months to draw blood from those suspected of drunken or drugged driving. >

U. S. Representive Joe Wilson, who blurted out "You lie" during President Obama's healthcare address, was interviewed today by Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday. Below is the transcript of the interview, while above is the video:

The Left loves to talk about Sarah Palin's church, but not so much about its burning. And please don't mention to them that before he became president, Barack Obama sat in a church for 20 years while one of his mentors, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, preached Marxist Liberation Theology. As with all things, libs want to have it both ways. Like many other leftist hate sites, Planet of the Chimps 2 mocks Palin and Wasilla Assembly of God, a church she no longer attends: "One of the musical directors at the church, Adele Morgan, who has known Ms. Palin since the...

America's familiar debate over income inequality conceals and confuses at least as much as it reveals. To hear most journalists and activists tell the story, our country is the scene of a rampant and long-running economic travesty, as the rich grow richer, the poor grow poorer, and the distance between them belies the promise of America even in times of prosperity. As President Barack Obama put it during his 2008 campaign: "While some have prospered beyond imagination in this global economy, middle-class Americans as well as those working hard to become middle class are seeing the American Dream slip further...

The Chinese government announced on Sunday evening that it was opening investigations into whether the United States is subsidizing and dumping automotive and chicken meat exports to China, sharply escalating trade tensions two days after President Obama imposed tariffs on tires from China. China’s commerce ministry did not mention the tire dispute in its announcement on Sunday, taking pains to portray the investigations as “based on the laws of our country and on World Trade Organization rules.” But the timing of the announcement, on a weekend and so soon after the tire decision in Washington, sent an unmistakable message of...

..."With regard to President Obama's plans to use savings from Medicare waste, fraud and abuse, Gov. Bredesen noted similar arguments were made with regard to TennCare, an effort in 1994 to expand the state's version of Medicaid to cover many more people. "Tennessee has been there and done that," said Gov. Bredesen, who became governor in 2003. "That's exactly the argument for TennCare and it didn't turn out that way. Maybe they (federal government) will do a better job ... than we did in managing TennCare in the 1990s and the early part of the 2000s. I had a sense...

> Yet Fiesta's enduring popularity and strong sales even as consumers cut back are helping to keep struggling Homer Laughlin China Co. afloat. It's the last major dinnerware producer that makes its products in the U.S., as competitors have shut down or moved offshore. >

The family of the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush is preparing a festive welcome for the TV reporter, who is to be released from prison Monday after nine months behind bars. At his family's home in Baghdad on Sunday, relatives of Muntadhar al-Zeidi were already celebrating, waving Iraqi flags and hanging balloons and posters of the reporter on the walls.

Sunday, September 13, 2009 Leading Dem Says Immigration Reform Is Coming Up Next Before Year's End After the Alinsky democrats in Congress and the White House stun the country by ramming through nationalized health care it looks like immigration will be one of the next items on this year's agenda. Obama promised to reshape America. That's one promise he's keeping. The radical Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) told Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (I.C.I.R.R.) supporters at a press conference in Chicago that soon the democrats will begin work on immigration "reform." If they haven't destroyed the economy by Christmas this...

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YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. – As Gene Butman Ford opened its doors Saturday, salesmen outnumbered the shoppers looking at a depleted stock of cars and trucks, and it didn't appear that many customers were ready to buy. Like many dealers across the country, the dealership in Ypsilanti Township, Mich., west of Detroit, is suffering from a Cash for Clunkers hangover, and Sales Manager Paul Grahl isn't sure when it will end.

"LALA PRESENTS A VIDEO FROM THE IMU" 13 September 2009 SNIPPET: "Yes, the forum user's name is 'Lala' and the video is called Al-Thabat wal-Aidad (Jundullah).AVI. Titles are in German."

Here is video of Newt Gingrich on Meet the Press today talking about President Obama's pledge not to add one dime to the deficit with his Health Care legislation. Gingrich said Obama is going to take $200 billion away from Medicare Advantage in order to try and pay for his plan. But Gingrich said American know instinctively that you cannot undertake a massive Government Program like Obama is suggesting without ballooning the deficit, or without "massive tax increases," which would further deepen the recession. Gingrich is right on the mark here. Republicans need to keep hammering on how Obama can...

Muslim governments are taking advantage of the Ramadan TV season to broadcast anti-Israel and anti-Semitic propaganda, some of it reminiscent of the Nazi propaganda that preceded the Holocaust. With Muslims across the world fasting during the daylight hours and gathering at home for their daily "break of the fast" meal, Arab propaganda ministries take advantage of the large potential audiences for TV shows by broadcasting their top programs, with many shows produced specifically for Ramadan TV watchers

It is clear and not coincidence that FOX continues to attack and divide our nation along racial lines. We believe our country is beyond this type of attack and call on all Americans to demand that FOX stop its racist coverage.

Many think Sunny-O will be coming for your guns and independent thoughts. They are wrong, for now. Sunny-O first has a big obstacle to overcome: states’ rights. Americans still have the right to leave California’s high taxes for the lower tax pastures of Texas and Nevada (and many do!). What is a statist to do?