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 Ronald Reagan: Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate delivered 12 June 1987, West Berlin Audio mp3 of Address  [AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from audio. (2)] Thank you. Thank you, very much. Chancellor Kohl, Governing Mayor Diepgen, ladies and gentlemen: Twenty four years ago, President John F. Kennedy visited Berlin, and speaking to the people of this city and the world at the city hall. Well since then two other presidents have come, each in his turn to Berlin. And today, I, myself, make my second visit to your city. We come to Berlin, we American Presidents, because...

The Subversive Plan To Ditch The Electoral College by Phyllis Schlafly, May 10, 2006 A plot is afoot to change our constitutional form of government by ditching the Electoral College. John Anderson, Birch Bayh and John Buchanan, three losers who were defeated in the 1980 Reagan landslide, are scheming to change our Constitution without complying with the amendment process. Our Constitution requires that a president be elected by a majority of votes in the Electoral College, with each state's vote weighted based on its population. But some who took an oath to defend our Constitution are plotting to undermine...

Make English Our Official LanguageTell Your Senator to vote YES on the Inhofe amendment! As the United States Senate debates immigration reform and prepares to pass blanket amnesty for at least 12 million illegal aliens, there is hope that some Senators are standing up for the American people. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) has submitted an amendment that would make English the official language of the United States. His amendment, identical to the National Language Act (H.R. 4408), sponsored by Rep. Peter King (R-NY) in the House, would require immigrants to learn English by making all official business conducted in...

I Support Katherine Harris Rep. Katherine Harris As you've probably noticed, there is a great deal of news swirling around a planned announcement by Rep Katherine Harris regarding her campaign for the Senate. The general rumor is that she will be pulling out of the race. If so, it's a loss for all of us. I met Harris a few years ago when she was running for Congress. I was impressed then and continue to believe that she is one of the few public servants who does her work for the right reasons and whose service makes this nation...

She certainly deserves it. While Coretta Scott King deserves respect, she also was a media darling. There are some heroic women who live more quiet lives as they support a husband who did great things for our nation. Virginia Puller is one of those women. You in all likelihood don't even know who she is, specifically because she didn't march around, or hold press conferences, engage in politics or court the media. Virginia Puller, the wife of heroic Marine legend "Chesty" Puller, died last Saturday. Her funeral is set for this Saturday. Will the president be there? Does Bill Clinton...

Amnesty/Guest-Worker is Immoral by Phyllis Schlafly, Dec. 14, 2005 President George W. Bush, Senators John McCain, Edward Kennedy, and several others are promoting legislation to grant some kind of amnesty/guest-worker status to millions of illegal aliens residing in the United States, as well as to an indefinite number of additional foreign workers. All these bills should be rejected because they are immoral. Inviting foreigners to come to America as guest workers is equivalent to sending the message: You people are only fit to do menial jobs that Americans think they are too good to do. We will let you...

Is it possible that some humanity and action are emerging from Modern Muslims in Indonesia? Let's hope this is another sign that Muslims have finally had enough of al-Qaida's stone-age theory and barbarity. Via Aljazeera: Volunteers from Indonesia's largest Islamic organisation will guard churches across the world's most populous Muslim nation on Christmas amid fears of terrorist attacks... A youth wing affiliated with Indonesia's largest Muslim group, Nahdlatul Ulama, 40 million strong, told Reuters on Friday that its members would guard churches for the coming Christmas festivities and it had persuaded youths from other religions to join the project. Tatang...

via TammyBruce.com - Roger L. Simon has posted on a very disturbing piece in The Middle East Online, about the influence of Fox shareholder Saudi Prince al-Walid bin Talal on Fox News Channel coverage of the Middle East, Israel and Muslim violence. You can get the story and link here at RLS.

a casualty of president bush's spending spree Yes, you can start registering today to get that very special tax-payer funded prescription care coverage if you're on Medicare. Congratulation Seniors. This program will cost at least 1.2 trillion dollars and will effectively mortgage your children's and granchildren's future. One might ask: How will Congress balance this insane budget? Where are they going to get the money? Gee, how about from September 11th Ground Zero workers! Here's one example of the cost of Big Government politicians spending trillions of dollars they do not have--they retract legitimate tax spending, such as for health...

            Christian Republicans By Patrick Hynes Published 10/28/2005 12:09:18 AM The modern Democratic Party traces its roots back to the Washington administration-era machinations of Thomas Jefferson and his protege James Madison. These two were almost unique among the Founding Fathers in their hostility to the cozy relationship religion and politics shared throughout America history beginning in its early days as a British outpost. The Republican Party, on the other hand, formed in part out of the revivalist spirit of the Second Great Awakening. America's two dominant political parties have undoubtedly morphed over the years, but Democrat and Republican...

Tammy Bruce's latest book, is due out this November.I just happened to be looking in at her website and seen the promo for it.

    Our Jesse By Published 8/11/2005 12:07:53 AM WASHINGTON -- I have been reading an advance copy of memoirs written by Jesse Helms, the retired North Carolina senator who braved the liberals' indignation to create the politics that now prevails on Capitol Hill and in the White House, namely, modern American conservatism. Helms did not do this alone, and arguably he was only a member of the first-string team whose quarterback was Ronald Reagan. Yet Helms was very important, particularly on the social values issues that average Americans now deem so compelling. His memoir, Here's Where I Stand (Random...

"I mean, Pence meant it. At least I think so, and I'm pretty cynical. He warned against big government Republicanism and against a GOP that thought the federal government was the solution to every social ill."

"We know nothing really about her, but by God, Condi is our gal!" --- Anonymous Freeper I've repeatedly asked here at FR for anyone to tell me *CONDI'S* stand on a number of issues ranging from economics to school prayer.I have yet to receive one reply to my queries on where Miss Rice stands on a number of issues.So can someone please tell me, especially you, Section 9, why I should be excited about a possible Condi Rice presidency run?FYI: Miss R. in my opinion will prove to be an excellent Sec of State. But POTUS? Sorry, unlike a lot...

Enemy of the Week

I sincerely thought that Dubya would get a minimum of 400 EC votes.I don't think that the demographics are that much different between now and the 80s, when Ronald Reagan just dominated the two elections he was in.RR won every State except Minnesota when he faced Mondale. Why did the voters in Massachusetts, Oregon, Maryland and Illinois give the nod to him then and not Dubya yesterday?

You've chosen to follow a certain religion.That religion may be Judaism, Catholicism, Southern Baptist, Hinduism, etc.What makes you so sure that you do not worship in vain?Does, or does not, God have an established set of rules? 4th Commandment -Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.So when is the Sabbath day? It has to be a specific day, right? So is it Friday sunset until Saturday sunset, or is it Sunday? Both can't be right. A whole lot of people are keeping the Sabbath on the wrong day. But which group is wrong?And the answer isn't - 'well, you...

I recently was asked this by a young lady who is decidely anti-George W. Bush.Instead of me answering her I thought I'd give some Republican women that honor. (Maybe if she better understood the G.O.P. she might be more inclined to listen to our side of the story.) Here are the young lady's words: I`ve been meaning to ask you, is it common for republican women to vote for who their husband`s tell them to? I`m not asking to be nasty, I really want to know. I`ve met about 8 to 10 women at work who say they only vote...

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