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WASHINGTON — The historic blunders of President Barack Obama’s embarrassing healthcare rollout demonstrate spectacularly the utter failure of what? Let me tell you. They are the blunders of what was once called the “Brightest Generation” in American history, the 1960s generation. It did not start with Obama. His blunders were just a continuance of their blunders. By the 1960s generation I mean the pot-smoking, war-protesting, guitar-strumming kids of the left—not the majority from the 1960s generation, not the silent majority, but the minority. They were the miracle workers in politics: Jean-François Kerry, the Clintons, Al Gore, Joe Biden, and all...

SGT. Edmund John Jeffer's last few words were some of the most touching, inspiring and most truthful words spoken since the tragedy of 9/11 - and since our nation went to war. SGT. Jeffers was a strong soldier and talented writer. He died in Iraq on September 19, 2007. He was a loving husband, brother and son. His service was more than this country could ever grasp - but the least you can do for the man who sacrificed his life for you ... is listen to what he had to say. Listen up and pay attention to all of...

BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS MORRIS COUNTY, NEW JERSEY RESOLUTION NO. 49 ADOPTED: March 8, 2006 WHEREAS, an advanced placement government class at Parsippany High School conducted a mock trial (the “Mock Trial”) and named George W. Bush, President of the United States of America, as a defendant; and, WHEREAS, during this Mock Trial, President Bush was falsely accused of “crimes against civilian populations,” and the “inhumane treatment of prisoners,” and WHEREAS, these charges amounted to accusing the President of the United States of being a war criminal, and WHEREAS, this Mock Trial was conducted while the United States was in...

BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS MORRIS COUNTY, NEW JERSEY RESOLUTION NO. 49 ADOPTED: March 8, 2006 WHEREAS, an advanced placement government class at Parsippany High School conducted a mock trial (the “Mock Trial”) and named George W. Bush, President of the United States of America, as a defendant; and, WHEREAS, during this Mock Trial, President Bush was falsely accused of “crimes against civilian populations,” and the “inhumane treatment of prisoners,” and WHEREAS, these charges amounted to accusing the President of the United States of being a war criminal, and WHEREAS, this Mock Trial was conducted while the United States was in...

CARLSBAD – About 350 demonstrators clad in black lined Carlsbad Boulevard yesterday afternoon to tell the government to bring U.S. troops back from Iraq. Each demonstrator wore an 8½-by-11-inch sheet of paper on his or her chest with the name of a service member killed in the war. They stood single-file along the west side of Carlsbad Boulevard with their backs to the ocean. In places along the line they stood shoulder to shoulder. Many waved peace signs to passing motorists, and many drivers honked their horns in response. A couple of demonstrators held signs that read "Killed in Action:...

Warren Community College President Defends Professor’s Harassment of Young Conservative Professor Admits Radical Diatribe Student Fights Back HERNDON, VA –Young America’s Foundation exposed Warren Community College’s radical Professor John Daly, who in an email to student Rebecca Beach, vowed to intimidate those students who host conservative speakers and called for American soldiers in Iraq to murder their superiors. Instead of admonishing the professor’s intemperate attack on a student’s right of free expression, Warren Community College President William Austin said Prof. John Daly has “first amendment rights” to harass Rebecca. Furthermore, the President is trying to bully Rebecca into silence. He...

MY FELLOW young Americans, the evidence is mounting that this war we are fighting in Iraq is not a ''just" war. No, this is a dirty fight, and we're in it for the long haul. But I guess that's the problem -- ''we" are not in it at all. ''We" are here in our land of iPods and cellphones, luxuriating in our apathetic comas while our soldiers are over there. I know what you're thinking. You have that magnetic yellow ribbon on your SUV, and, boy, if that is not uber-effective I do not know what is. But let me...

Left pounces THE controversial MP George Galloway, who is to tour America this month accompanied by Jane Fonda, the Hollywood star, will be sharpening his critique of the Iraq war in the light of President George W Bush’s difficulties in coping with the effects of hurricane Katrina. As Denise Bollinger, a tourist stranded in New Orleans said, “It’s downtown Baghdad.” The anti-war left has been quick to suggest that American troops, including members of the Louisiana National Guard — many of whom are deployed in Iraq — would prefer to be helping their own citizens rather than facing Islamic insurgents....

The feigned outrage over Karl Rove's criticism of the liberal response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on this country forced me to recall what liberals I encountered were saying in the days immediately after the savage attacks. I was then in my first few weeks at Pace Law School with a front-row seat to the left's post-September 11 reaction. September 11 challenged us as individuals, as law students, and as Americans. America must respond forcefully, I thought, and that response will be definitive as it reverberates throughout the world for decades to come. snip Yet my professor, the...

I am not writing to quarrel with your judgment about the war in Iraq. Rather, I am writing to protest your attitude toward the war. And the point I want to make is this: sometimes, you have to choose between proving yourself to have been right, or helping make a project succeed despite your opposition to it. Since all our tempers are running hot, it might be best to illustrate my point with a non-political example: Imagine that a husband and wife are planning their vacation. One wants to spend it on the beach at Puerto Vallarta, and the other...

Petty Officer 3rd Class Pablo Paredes followed through on his plan: He refused to board his Navy ship yesterday morning when it sailed for Iraq with thousands of Camp Pendleton Marines. For nearly two hours, the weapons-control technician sat on his ship's pier at the 32nd Street Naval Station. He talked with media and waited to be arrested, but the arrest didn't happen. A Navy spokesman said Paredes, 23, wasn't taken into custody because he hadn't violated any regulations. Navy procedures stipulate that an officer can't be listed as missing until an official roll has been called aboard ship. "Paredes...

Stand Up Against the Seditionists! THE SAN DIEGO MILITARY COUNSELING PROJECT, a group that encourages military personnel to "resist" the war, is holding a rally Saturday afternoon in support of Navy deserter Pablo Paredes. We'll be there, too. Who: The San Diego Chapter of Protest Warrior, and anyone else who believes Liberty is worth defending. What: A rally in support of our military. When: 1230pm Saturday, December 18. Where: The corner of Harbor Dr. & Broadway, on the San Diego waterfront. Why: To counter the message of radical anti-war groups who will be rallying nearby in support of Navy deserter...

Letter I sent today To The Editor, 3 Reasons Not to Vote for Kerry For Those Who are Undecided 1. Voted against the first gulf war. We had a coalition of nations that even included Syria and he still voted against it. Under what circumstances would Kerry be for going to war? 2. Over 350 economists including recent Nobel Prize recipient Edward Prescott recently signed a letter critical of Kerry's economic plan “would, over time, inhibit capital formation, depress productivity growth, and make the United States less competitive internationally. The end result would be lower U.S. employment and real wage...

This is a call to arms for all fellow conservative minded individuals living in the L.A. area. ANSWER has designated March 20th as their "GLobal Day of Action" and are organizing protests across the nation. For those interested in confronting these peacenicks and commies you can find information at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LAProtestWarriors/. We are currently organizing a counter protest to these commies, and you are all invited to sign up. Come check us out, we need as much help as we can get.

Mobile users told to 'chase Bush' Protesters angry about the "security bubble" around President George Bush on his UK visit are being asked to use gadgets to be heard and seen. The Chasing Bush campaign is asking people to "disrupt the PR" of the visit by spoiling stage-managed photos. They are being encouraged to send location reports and images by mobile to be posted on the Chasing Bush site. "We want to give people a chance to be a visible voice of dissatisfaction," said campaign organiser Tim Ireland. Not smiling Technologies like text messaging and weblogs have been successfully used...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted on Tue, Apr. 15, 2003 War's course curbs protesters' energy By E. THOMAS McCLANAHAN The Kansas City Star Here's something to be thankful for: The peace protests are ebbing. Thanks to a magnificent military campaign, the demonstrators will get their wish. Now it's time to give peace a chance. Of course, it's not the sort of peace the protesters sought. They tried to prevent Iraq's liberation. They preferred the peace of Baghdad under Saddam Hussein. Even those who said they wanted regime change refused to support the military action needed to make it happen. I hope they took...

When anti-American war protesters descended upon Fox News Channel's Manhattan headquarters yesterday, the No. 1 cable news network used its news zipper to fire back. In red neon letters that crawled across the building from the Avenue of the Americas to 48th Street, the peacenistas were taunted with barbs like: "War protester auditions here today. . . . Thanks for coming!," "How do you keep a war protester in suspense? Ignore them" and "Attention protesters: The Michael Moore Fan Club meets Thursday at a phone booth at Sixth Avenue and 50th Street." "I thought I'd have some fun with it,"...

<p>Martin Sheen's politicking against the war on terrorism may have cost him a lucrative endorsement contract.</p> <p>Sheen and his son Charlie starred in a spot for Visa's Check Card which was cited as one of the top TV commercials of 2002. But it was abruptly canceled last week.</p>

For Rumsfeld, a land of disenchantment War protests at defense secretary's hideaways near Taos no vacation 03/11/2003 By ANDY LENDERMAN / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News TAOS, N.M. - Children are blowing whistles on Donald Rumsfeld's privacy outside his digs in northern New Mexico, an area where for decades celebrities have sought seclusion. Artists, writers and, increasingly, the rich have flocked to this high country resort town to get away: D.H. Lawrence, Dennis Hopper and Julia Roberts, to name a few. The defense secretary finds he must work harder for privacy since war protests were staged at...

Easy to protest It is easy to say "Peace at any price" when you are not paying the price. It is easy to criticize the president when you know he is not going to send soldiers to kick in your door and gang-rape every female inside, no matter how young; when you know you are not going to have to watch your children being tortured in ways that cannot be described in this newspaper. It is easy to call the president evil when you know he is not going to have your tongue ripped out and have you stripped, manacled...