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The Occupy Wall Street movement has received so much media coverage in recent weeks that it’s nearly impossible to keep abreast of all the developments. So many endorsements and criticisms coming from all directions enter the news cycle in such rapid succession that even the most dedicated news junkies may have missed out on many of the pronouncements. Supporters and detractors of OWS both might find it useful to have a handy all-inclusive list of who has endorsed or embraced the protest. To satisfy that demand, we hereby present a list of groups, organizations, individuals and entities that have expressed...

Washington – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today responded to the “Manhattan Declaration” produced and released by 145 evangelical, Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian leaders indicating that they will not cooperate with laws that conflict with their beliefs, including those recognizing same-sex couples. The document also references the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) as a threat to religious liberty. Yet ENDA – which prohibits workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity – broadly exempts religious organizations. The declaration also argues that religious groups that receive public funds...

"The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time." --Thomas Jefferson For all of our nation's history, there have been tactical battles between opposing political ideologies -- liberals (leftists) who want to liberate us from constitutional rule of law, and conservatives who strive to conserve rule of law. Great political capital has been, and continues to be, expended by the Left in order to offend our Constitution, and by the Right in order to defend it. Amid the din and rhetoric of the current lineup of tactical contests, I ask that you venture up to the...

Meet the ‘Rapist Protection Act’ March 23, 7:28 PM · 5 comments ShareThis Feed Few gun control proposals more clearly reveal the ultimate intention to disarm American citizens than those which punish lawful gun owners for the crimes of others. Imagine a mandatory gun storage law which would make you criminally liable under the following circumstances: A minor steals your firearm, even if the minor doesn’t live in your house; The gun doesn’t belong to you and might not even be in your possession, perhaps having been brought into your home by someone else without your knowledge; Even if you...

Lately I've been thinking of four left wing incidents that happened in Maine over the course of two years. I feel I should get them off my chest I think some of them would be interesting and I think others should know about them. The first one involves an incident that took place in the Bangor metro area two years ago. This freind of mine and his family were having trouble. He had difficulty getting by and he worked at Edwards Shop'n'save in Hampden outside Bangor. He was on food stamps and his wife was laid off and couldn't get...

SURVEY Should People Be Allowed To Have Pit Bulls At Pets? Yes No Results so far: Yes 57% No 43% Poll Link Here

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Police raids touched off fierce gunbattles Thursday that killed six Islamic extremists, and authorities said the dead included al-Qaida's leader in Saudi Arabia, whose hideout was found to hold the head of a murdered American last summer. Saleh Mohammed al-Aoofi, the kingdom's top fugitive, had led local al-Qaida operations since his predecessor was killed by police a year ago during a crackdown on religious militants in the homeland of Osama bin Laden and most of the Sept. 11 suicide hijackers. Al-Aoofi was believed involved in the June 2004 kidnapping and beheading of engineer Paul M. Johnson...

Three major cable providers are buying into the launch of two new homosexual cable networks that will air homosexual programming around the clock for the first time in U.S. television history. In April, Comcast and Cox Communications agreed to offer the homosexual network "Here," put out by Regent Entertainment through their video-on-demand offerings. Viacom will offer its own advertiser-supported homosexual network, "LOGO," as a basic cable channel starting on June 30. "I don't think most parents want their children flipping channels on their way to the Cartoon Network and running across a scene of two men kissing in bed on...

Coalition to Stop Gun Violence: "KILLING MACHINES" The "Coalition to Stop Gun Violence" has just published a 13-page screed titled "Killing Machines", which purports to be about all the horrible evils of so-called "assault weapons". With the sunset of the 1994 "assault weapons" ban coming up in a year, it's no surprise that this sort of propaganda would be surfacing, and it this document is any indication, the anti-gunners are pulling out all the stops to maintain their fear-mongering grip on the minds of "average" Americans. Those of us who know the truth of this matter need to start preparing,...

NIAGARA FALLS - Niagara County Legislator Renae Kimble is proposing that the county look for money to buy guns from street thugs. Kimble, D-Niagara Falls, said she is offering a resolution at Tuesday's Legislature meeting to institute a gun amnesty program in response to the recent rash of homicides and other shootings in Niagara Falls. The hope is to entice owners of illegal guns to turn them in for destruction by police. "The key incentives within this program are complete anonymity for those turning in the guns, financial incentive as part of the buy-back program and the sense of increased...

In Paris, anti-war protesters shouted in English, "Stop Bush! Stop war!" Tokyo activists carried toy guns filled with flowers. And one banner at a Moscow rally read: "Iraq isn't your ranch, Mr. Bush." The slogans and banners were different at protests around the world Saturday, but the message to the United States and its allies was the same: Find a peaceful solution to the Iraq crisis. US President George W. Bush also faced similar opposition in cities at home this weekend. In Washington, thousands of protesters braved the bitter cold, sometimes darting back to their heated buses to stay warm....

TACOMA — Standing just yards from the gun shop where the Beltway sniper suspects are said to have obtained a rifle, gun-control advocates yesterday called for new laws that would restrict firearms sales at gun shows and make it easier to identify guns used in crimes. Members of Washington CeaseFire, joined by several legislators, stood in the wind and rain outside Bull's Eye Shooter Supply and said it is time to close a loophole in state law that allows pistols, rifles and shotguns to be sold at gun shows without the standard background checks required at gun shops. The group...