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A sweltering sun did not stop members of the Tea Party from gathering in Beverly Gardens Park on Sunday afternoon, cheering, waving flags and passing out literature as emcee Pat Boone, conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart, Congressional hopefuls and Revolutionary-garbed “patriots” spoke, sang and rallied more than four hundred supporters of the Beverly Hills Tea Party. A marching band with drums, flutes and three-corner hats began the event with a Patrick Henry impersonator taking the stage and reciting an abridged version of the “give me liberty or give me death” speech made famous by Henry in 1775. “There is no longer...

A Tea Party rally will be held in Beverly Hills Sunday, with Pat Boone serving as the master of ceremonies and several other entertainment industry figures speaking, discussing faith, family and freedom, according to organizers. Actor Robert Davi, actress Connie Stevens, former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Victoria Jackson, commentator Andrew Breitbart and writers Lionel Chetwynd and Bert Prelutsky are among the scheduled speakers. The rally will be held from 2-4 p.m. in Beverly Gardens Park along Santa Monica Boulevard, between Canon and Beverly drives. Organizers are hoping the rally will result in the public getting correct information about candidates...

This isn't easy to write. It's not fun to say. It's virtually unthinkable to realize and acknowledge. While the controversy still rises and rages on, around the proposed "Cordoba House" mosque and Muslim cultural center right on the edge of Ground Zero, where the World Trade Center stood till Sept. 11, 2001 – there is a world-famous building, dedicated by its current residents to similar purposes, in the middle of Washington, D.C. We call it the White House. Some liberal, "change happy" Obamaphiles will instantly call me names for even thinking what I've just said, but I want you and...

*snip* Yes, and a resounding, fervent promise by the newly elected President Obama: "My administration will bring a new transparency in our governance." That sounded so good, didn't it? *snip* Our president informed the Muslim world that "America is no longer a Christian nation," and that because of the number of Muslims in our borders that we might be considered "a Muslim nation." These and other similar comments amazed the over 80 percent of Americans who still identify themselves as Christian. *snip* But the issue that makes his notorious promise of "transparency" seem so hollow – and false – is...

Essay: The President Without a Country By Pat Boone (Bio | Archive) September 3, 2009 - 10:59 ET "We're no longer a Christian nation." - President Barack Obama, June 2007 "America has been arrogant." - President Barack Obama "After 9/11, America didn't always live up to her ideals."- President Barack Obama "You might say that America is a Muslim nation."- President Barack Obama, Egypt 2009 Thinking about these and other statements made by the man who wears the title of president. I keep wondering what country he believes he's president of. Story Continues Below Ad ↓ In one of my...

Here’s a personal maxim gleaned from long years of experience, observation, and active participation in the politics of our beloved country: In voting and political involvement, we get either what we need — or what we deserve. If we the people stay informed, stay active and involved, and prayerfully exercise our constitutional power to vote like-minded representatives into government, we can have what we need. If, on the other hand, we become lethargic, apathetic, and uninformed (even ignorant) about the issues confronting us; if we choose to “leave it to George” to sort out the best candidates and their positions,...

"Be sure, the truth will find you out." Interesting phrase, isn't it? Not "you will find the truth ..." Not even the biblical promise, "You shall know the truth, and the truth will make you free," in the Gospel of John, 8:32...................... He has paid his team of lawyers almost a million dollars to produce a Certification of Live Birth, a "short form" document, a print-out of information that has been entered – at some point in time, by someone – into a computer database. This is not a birth certificate. The state of Hawaii does not accept a Certification...

Finally, the burgeoning Nirther movement is starting to attract some serious celebrity star power, as the great one, Pat Boone, leverages his considerable gravitas to demand {...} : Mr. Obama, Show Us Your Birth Certificate.

I fly a lot. It’s gotten to be such a hassle that I’m cutting down on my air travel, and even turning down a number of engagements because I just don’t want to go through the ordeal at the airports. What ordeal? If you ask that question, you must not have flown anywhere since 9/11. I’m talking about the security gauntlet every passenger has to go through. If you have flown anywhere, you’ve had to get in the lines. Take off every bit of metal bigger than a dime, your jacket, hat, and shoes, perhaps your belt … and, if...

I fly a lot. It's gotten to be such a hassle that I'm cutting down on my air travel, and even turning down a number of engagements because I just don't want to go through the ordeal at the airports. What ordeal? If you ask that question, you must not have flown anywhere since 9/11. I'm talking about the security gauntlet every passenger has to go through! If you have flown anywhere, you've had to get in the lines. Take off every bit of metal bigger than a dime, your jacket, hat and shoes, perhaps your belt … and, if...

“We’re no longer a Christian nation.” — Barack Obama, June 2007 “America has been arrogant.” — President Barack Obama “After 9/11, America didn’t always live up to her ideals” — President Barack Obama “You might say that America is a Muslim nation.” — President Barack Obama, Egypt 2009 Thinking about these and other statements from the man who wears the title of president, I keep wondering what country he believes he’s president of? In one of my very favorite stories, Edward Everett Hale’s “The Man without a Country,” young Army lieutenant Philip Nolan stands condemned for treason during the Revolutionary...

The president without a country Posted: June 06, 2009 "We're no longer a Christian nation." – President Barack Obama, June 2007 "America has been arrogant." – President Barack Obama "After 9/11, America didn't always live up to her ideals." – President Barack Obama "You might say that America is a Muslim nation." – President Barack Obama, Egypt 2009 Thinking about these and other statements made by the man who wears the title of president … I keep wondering what country he believes he's president of.

Although liberal groups and even courts protect HIV and AIDS victims from having to divulge their condition on any records, for fear they might be denied public activity and employment, innocent school kids are scrubbed, fumigated, and isolated lest they spread the deadly virus of Christianity. ....Wade was given a fourth grade assignment to choose a “hero,” write a description of his hero and portray the chosen hero as part of a “live wax museum.” He would then give an oral report in front of the class. When 9-year-old Wade chose Jesus as his hero, school officials immediately insisted that...

News Bulletin: In a stunning, unprecedented civilian uprising, President Obama, Vice President Biden, Speaker Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Reid were recalled and sent packing. Practically overnight, responding to the national emergency, an extraordinary election propelled entertainer/activist Pat Boone into the White House. The new president just revealed his first-term agenda. ... Wow, I had this crazy dream last night!

At the close of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, it's reported that a lady approached the venerable Benjamin Franklin and asked, "Well, Doctor, what have we got? A republic or a monarchy?" And the grand old man responded gravely, "A republic – if you can keep it." You may have heard that quote before, but have you asked yourself just what Ben Franklin was getting at? Well, the long, tiresome and often contentious convention had almost ended with nothing, with members going back to their home states angry and bitter. In the midst of apparent breakdown and failure, it was...

Boy, ol' headmaster Charlie Gibson and cute, cunningly earnest Katie Couric really got poor helpless Sarah Palin, didn't they? I can just imagine the "brain trusts" of ABC and CBS and the Obama handlers coming up with innocent-seeming questions, setting traps that would surely trip up the newcomer to big media style politics. "Hey Charlie, warm her up with a little big time news anchor charm – and then ask her to explain the 'Bush Doctrine'! I'll bet she can't. Who can? Can you, Charlie? No? Well, that's my point. She could probably give three or four answers, and they'd...

As I set fingers to word processor, I'm being transported through the night sky back to L.A. from the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Many thoughts are roiling around in my head, and I'd like to share some of them with you. First, it's been unique, absolutely (a word crossword puzzlers like me see frequently) a "oner." I had the feeling right from the start this one would be like no other, and I was proven right on the first day. Hurricane Gustav blew into New Orleans right on time, and the GOP decided they shouldn't compete for...

OK, the battle has truly joined, and some fur is beginning to fly. The nominating conventions still lie ahead, but here in the first days of August, things are heating up in what seems like almost unprecedented early flurries of daily TV and radio spots. Millions have been spent already. Internet postings are appearing like flies on flypaper – and being avidly read and quoted on broadcast talk shows. Candidate Obama, the junior (by any definition) senator from Illinois, has already made what seemed a post-election victory tour of Europe, following a quick and obligatory visit to trouble spots in...

Rush Limbaugh is a patriot. Pure and simple, a patriot.I see him in the select company of other patriots like Paul Revere, Thomas Paine and Ben Franklin. Thankfully, he hasn't been asked to make a dying proclamation like Nathan Hale – "I regret that I have but one life to give for my country" – but I suspect he would, if it came to that.Oh, I know he's the big dog in radio, all radio, and not just conservative. And I know he's paid big bucks because of the millions that listen to him every week. And I'm aware...

He was a spokesman for the Chief. He traveled with him, conversed with him, shared meals and confidences with him, was certainly one of his closest friends. He learned from him, believed in him, benefited greatly from the association – and, when asked, would try to explain him and his mission to others. He was trusted. He was identified with the Chief, and he basked in that. Oh, he didn't go along with everything the Chief did, and he didn't fully understand all he said, but he tried faithfully to represent the man and what he was doing, and he...