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U.S. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley this week equated an obscure Florida pastor and his congregants who plan to burn copies of the Koran on
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Liberalism under siege is an ugly sight indeed. Just yesterday it was all hope and change and returning power to the people. But the people
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its unemployment figures for the month of August and the national average is back up: 9.6% A
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Another day, another Democratic Congressional scandal. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) has admitted steering $25,000 in Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) scholarships to relatives
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New rules expected from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) are causing massive heartburn for Big Labor and fueling a new backroom push in Congress for
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The top Republican on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is conducting an investigation into unlawful propaganda efforts by the Obama Administration and
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Washington just can’t stop. On Tuesday, the House approved $26.1 billion in “emergency assistance” for state education and Medicaid programs. The Senate passed the same legislation
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Ted Stevens, who died in a plane crash in southwest Alaska after surviving one 32 years ago, was the Republican Party's longest-serving senator in a
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Obama Energy Czar Carol Browner appeared on NBC’s "Meet the Press" Sunday with host David Gregory touting a lame duck session of Congress after the November
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced yesterday she’s interrupting her scheduled six-week summer vacation to hold a special, pro forma session of the House to
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8/3/2010Hair: Rangel's 13 Charges
Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.), former chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, was officially charged by the House Committee of Standards of Official
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The latest version of the CLEAR Act is slated for a floor vote in the House this week as Democrats look for ways to use
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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander Levin (D-Mich.) is refusing to hold public hearings to examine administration plans to implement a new health care
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On Friday, House Republican leader John Boehner (Ohio) again floated the idea of a moratorium on new federal regulations as a means to get American
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The only two U.S. Senator physicians have released a blistering oversight report examining the first 100 days of Obamacare implementation. Sens. Tom
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At great personal and professional cost to himself, General McChrystal has just performed a tremendous service to his country. There is no need to debate
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Last night, the United States Department of the Interior shut down operations by the State of Louisiana to build a series of sand berms to
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6/18/2010In Memoriam: Mark Emmert
AmericaSpeakOn.org first launched in January, 2009. As we began this venture we sought out new voices; people willing to speak out on issues of our
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A new bill introduced by Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania would set up a taxpayer bailout of underfunded, multiemployer union pension plans. The
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6/11/2010Report from Cochise County, Arizona
Being an avid AT reader, and living on the Arizona border in Cochise County, I thought I would provide those who wish to be informed
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The Senate is set for a key test environmental vote this week and the White House is already threatening a veto. On
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Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. James R. Clapper Jr. was nominated on Saturday to replace Dennis Blair as President Obama’s director of national intelligence (DNI).
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As many of you loyal followers know, yesterday the House Republicans launched a very confusing campaign mimicking what www.AmericaSpeakOn.org has been doing for almost 18
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The House Energy Independence and Global Warming Select Committee's Democrat leadership actually held a hearing yesterday to complain about what they called the “politicization” of
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The words echoed down a marble corridor in the Treasury Department building, where there was a clamor of Medicare Trustees, two cabinet secretaries, the head
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday announced a new “tailoring rule” to attempt to postpone the disastrous consequences of their earlier “endangerment finding” that declared
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The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a new estimate yesterday of the cost of Democrats’ government takeover of health care. The new estimate shows
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If there’s one thing we’ve learned this year from the global financial crises: socialism doesn’t work. Big government borrowing, taxing and spending has failed on
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Over the past nearly two weeks, supporters of illegal immigration have been literally hyperventilating over Arizona’s new immigration enforcement law -- and spreading misinformation.
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U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Crabb ruled Thursday that the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional. The ruling came down in a lawsuit brought against
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House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) late yesterday canceled a hearing scheduled for next week designed to intimidate businesses for following the
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4/13/2010Hair: Postcards from the Energy Edge
Remember back in 1992 when then President George Herbert Walker Bush was viewed as out of touch with the average American because he didn’t know
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s home state of Nevada is expected today to join 15 other states that have filed suit to challenge the constitutionality
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I've been a frequent flier for more than 30 years. I've racked up several million "miles," and I've been through security checks hundreds, maybe thousands,
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First off, I agree that the cost of health care must be reduced, a return to the status quo is unacceptable and insurance company practices
The moment I heard the opening presentation and keynote speakers I knew this conference had gathered the best of the best people involved in this
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A forest fire drove a frog and a scorpion to the banks of a raging river. Scorpion: If we don’t go across the
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The reconciliation bill released yesterday would not mitigate the effects of the Senate-passed health care bill, but in fact make them worse: More Tax
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Health Insurance Expansion · Makes the tax credits for health insurance premiums more generous for individuals and families with incomes between 250% and 400%
Rep. Parker Griffith, M.D. (R-Ala.) switched parties recently to escape the far-left policies of the House Democratic leadership. The newly-minted Republican is set to lead
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Democrats are plunging ahead with their game of healthcare-bill chicken with the American people, literally daring people to throw Democrats out of office in November.
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Meetings between House and Senate Democratic leaders and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel lasted on into Tuesday evening and were aimed at crafting
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By ALAN FRAM (AP) WASHINGTON — Democrats are tying the fate of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul to a fast-track process that will
Just when we thought the health care debate could not get any more tortured or bizarre, enter Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.). The now former Congressman
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By: Connie Hair Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) took a leave of absence -- but pointedly didn’t resign --from the chairmanship of the House Ways & Means
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This month marks the 37th anniversary of the homecoming of our POWs from Vietnam -- still the longest-held group of POWs in our nation's history.
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On Sunday, the White House again went on the offensive, trying to redirect continuing fallout from its own disastrous mishandling of the Christmas Day panty
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By Bob Keefe The Atlanta Journal-Constitution WASHINGTON -- As if the White House isn't already hearing it from others,
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The Supreme Court on Thursday opened wide new avenues for big-moneyed interests to pour money into politics in a decision that could have a major
The House Judiciary Committee this week voted down a resolution of inquiry that would have required the Department of Justice (DOJ) to explain to Congress
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Democrats continue to take heavy fire over their apparent refusal to honor eight separate promises made by then candidate Barack Obama to open health care
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By: Connie Hair The Free Flow of Information Act passed through the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday by a vote of 14-6, a measure that gives
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President Obama is sending 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan and is ordering military officials to get the reinforcements there within six months, White House officials
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At a time of record deficits and a $12 trillion national debt, President Obama and the Democrats are pulling out all of the stops to
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Democrats moved one step closer to passage of their $2.5 trillion government-run health care boondoggle on a straight party-line vote Saturday night, proving once again
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With the president's year-end deadline for health care reform looming, congressional Democrats know they'll almost certainly have to short-circuit the legislative process to
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11/11/2009The History of Veterans Day
What Do You Know About Veterans Day? Veterans Day gives Americans the opportunity to celebrate the bravery and sacrifice of
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11/10/2009Understanding Reconciliation
Created thru the Budget act of ‘'74, the reconciliation process was created to change current law, in order to bring revenue, spending and debt-limits into conformity with
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By: Connie Hair Despite Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s pronouncement yesterday that the health are “reform” bill may not come to a vote in the
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11/3/2009An Unhealthy Chunk of "Change"
The Associated Press reports that the House Bill to be voted on later this week costs $1.2 Trillion over the next decade. This, the 1,990
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10/13/2009Hair: Pelosi Wants Another Stimulus
By: Connie Hair As Democrats consider another round of so-called stimulus spending, Republicans on the House Committee on Ways and Means have compiled a
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Yesterday, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office reported that the Obamacare bill still being drafted by the Senate Finance Committee will cost a whopping $829 billion
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ACORN CEO Bertha Lewis yesterday blamed the Bush administration for the organization’s woes and accused Republicans of “ACORN McCarthyism.” Lewis blamed
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Yesterday State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley referred to Gitmo terrorists as “refugees.” During the daily State Department briefing, the Assistant Secretary of State unveiled the
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President Barack Obama can't be faulted for following the failed Rose Garden strategy of some of his predecessors. Instead, he is inventing a new approach
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9/24/2009O'Keffe: Telework Tango
Back in college, ballroom dancing was the largest club on campus – but, ask as I might, I could never find a single student who’d
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9/22/2009Hair: Obamacare Special Report
By: Connie Hair If there’s one thing the Obama administration knows, it’s how to exploit a good crisis or -- if none is handy --
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The Critical Role of States in National Health Reform: It is a pleasure to be here with all of you this afternoon. As
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9/16/2009America's Healthy Future Act of 2009
Chairman’s Mark America’s Healthy Future Act of 2009 Scheduled for Markup By the Senate Committee on Finance On September 22, 2009
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9/9/2009Dear Representative
**Pressure from voters is the only thing that might stop Congress from passing legislation that will radically change the access to and quality of our
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9/2/2009Kristol: A Loyal Opposition
By: William Kristol Six months into the Obama presidency, conservatives and Republicans have occasion for some good cheer. It's not simply that key
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By: Steve O'Keeffe You see, my stepfather was a bookie — "turf accountant" as they're known in the old world — so, I know
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8/27/2009Kennedy dead at 77
Liberal lion of the Senate, symbol of family dynasty succumbs to brain cancer Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who carried aloft the torch of a
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8/19/2009Hair: Obamacare on Life Support
By: Connie Hair As reported in HUMAN EVENTS, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius suggested Sunday the “public option” that facilitates the government takeover
8/18/2009Glassman: Town Hells?
By: James K. Glassman Deep concern about the government’s healthcare activity is nothing new, and politicians who believe that the opposition to
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By: Connie Hair Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Ca.), the ranking Republican on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, yesterday released a Staff Report on
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8/13/2009Levin: Real Health Reform
Republicans have a chance to advance some market-oriented reform ideas. By: Yuval Levin This has been a most unhappy summer for liberal
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By: Connie Hair President Obama and Congressional Democrats continue to attack the “special interests” that have lined up to oppose Obamacare. It’s the usual Obama
By: Connie Hair Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), Chairman Emeritus of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is one of the driving forces behind the Democrat
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8/7/2009Hair: Town Hall Twilight Zone
By: Connie Hair The bizarre Democrat reaction to their own constituents -- the ones they invited to Congressional town hall meetings -- morphed yesterday from
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8/4/2009Pulling No Punches
The maverick on Obamanomics, Sarah Palin, and the media. By STEPHEN MOORE John McCain is red in the face and hopping mad.
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7/29/2009The NICE Road Ahead
At the debut of his own health care reform plan in June, Bob Dole recalled some words of encouragement from Ronald Reagan: Get me one
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7/27/2009Bachmann: DMV Healthcare
Submitted by: Congresswoman Michele Bachmann From what we’ve seen from the Democrats so far on health care reform legislation, it’s clear that they are more
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By: David Pollock Several new polls suggest that the United States is gaining ground in the "Arab street," and that President Barack Obama's latest overtures,
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By: Congressman Walden and Congressman Pence
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7/21/2009Card Check Deal In The Works?
By: Connie Hair Senate Democrats on Friday floated a huge trial balloon announcing a possible compromise deal on the Orwellian-named Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA).
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By: Connie Hair In a stunning report (pdf) released yesterday by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the current financial crisis was traced
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7/8/2009Sotomayor Comes into Focus
By: Connie Hair Supreme Court nominee Sonya Sotomayor told the Puerto Rican ACLU that U.S. judges should consider foreign law in deciding unsettled issues.
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7/2/2009Hair: Franken Declared Winner
Just when you thought things couldn’t get more farcical in our nation’s capitol, the Al Franken Circus heads to town. Franken was declared the winner
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7/1/2009The Defenestration of Economics
The House of Representatives’ passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act by a narrow margin late Friday is a reminder of the emerging
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If there’s one thing the American people should demand of their elected representatives, it’s that’s we should know what’s in bills before we vote on
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6/26/2009Hair: Cap and Tax Vote Today
By: Connie Hair The House vote on the highly controversial Waxman-Markey “global warming” tax bill is scheduled for today as Speaker Nancy Pelosi (R-Cal.) is
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The War Supplemental conference report passed the House of Representatives last night by a roll call vote of 226-202 with six members not voting.
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The Heritage Foundation Randy Pate On Tuesday, former HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt debated former Senator (and former Obama nominee for the top HHS
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The Small Business Association Myles MacDonald Nothing seems more important to Congress right now than healthcare reform. Who better qualified to debate the issue
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Watch today's Health Care Reform debate between former Health and Human Services Secretary Michael O. Leavitt, and former Senate Majority Leader, Senator Tom Daschle live.
Relief won't go away, but changes likely, experts contend COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The tax-favored status of employer-provided health care coverage likely will be scaled back
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6/1/2009Health Reform's Savings Myth
"Health-care reform is entitlement reform" has become a mantra of the Obama administration. The idea is that Congress can add a massive health-care program this
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5/28/2009Questions for Sonia
Submitted by ASO member: Ignatius Reilly Obama thinks big. To borrow from Stephen Skowrownek, a professor of political science, President Obama seems to
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Senators Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-Okla.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Reps. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) introduced yesterday a Republican health care reform
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5/15/2009Remembering Irving R. Levine
Irving R. Levine was my mentor and I am deeply saddened to learn of his death as we were very close friends. He taught
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President Obama yesterday met with a group of health care lobbyists at the White House then emerged from the meeting trying to sell America on
It is vitally important to national security and economic security that President Barak Obama fulfills a pledge that he made on the campaign trail concerning
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4/21/2009Beyond Health Care
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Commission to Build a Healthier America has just released a new report: Beyond Health Care. At a time when
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Not what the kids thought was going to happen when the "Easter Bunny" visited... Talk about a happy
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When the milk runs dry, the Obama farm is known to focus on pork.
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Your mother was a hampster, and your father smelt of Elderberries!
Okay, so President Obama held this electronic town hall thing at the White House last week where he answered questions from ‘regular people’ on topics
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3/30/2009The Reluctant Optimist
I’m fascinated by the delicate “plate spinning” the Administration is using to avoid a calamitous crash. It feels like they keep adding another plate (a
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3/25/2009Cartoon of the Day
Wouldn't it be nice to always see the world through rose colored glasses?
3/22/2009Cartoon of the Day
An amzing look at what child's play has become. AIG vs. the rest of us is the new cops and robbers.
3/19/2009The Day Without End
$787 billion worth of bailout money – much of it being pumped right into the already behemoth federal government. The thought of those rivers of
3/19/2009Cartoon of the Day
3/19/2009Cartoon of the Day
Who would have thought a business on the brink of failure would make questionable financial decisions?
3/18/2009Tax Payer Teaparty
Watch this video about taxpayers from all across the country protesting Government spending and the burden it places on future generations: Taxpayers
3/18/2009Cartoon of the Day
I'm also proposing Dick Vitale as my Deputy Secretary... can I get a "Yeah Baby?"
3/17/2009Cartoon of the Day: A Change in Tone
All that negativity was bringing everybody down.
The Nancy is currently headlining a tour of fiscal irresponsibility.
3/15/2009The Reluctant Optimist
This would all be the height of hilarity if it wasn’t actually happening. When the screaming in my head stops, I have quiet
3/15/2009Cartoon of the Day
In light of the recent stock market bounce, we can see that Obama is sure trying hard... if only that was enough.
3/10/2009Cartoon of the Day
Take a look at today's Cartoon of the Day. Obama and Gibbs sure seem to feel differently about Limbaugh.
3/9/2009Cartoon of the Day
Wouldn't it be nice if the right hand knew what the left was doing?
3/9/2009Op-Ed: The Republican Problem
Submitted by ASO member: Grant Woods I am an Arizonan. It used to be easy to be a Republican here. We had
The Senators argue: We've let bad small banks fail, so we should let bad big banks fail as well.
3/8/2009Cartoon of the Day
A look at the way our Administration puts out a fire. Burning good money after bad.
In the wake of the Stimulus Bill, that was so hurriedly rushed through Congress that not one Congressional Member read the bill before voting on
Since the inauguration of President Obama, our country has embarked on a big money, big government spend-a-thon. After passing a $1.1-trillion-plus economic “stimulus” package and
A transcript of Rush's show today:"But I have an idea. If these guys are so impressed with themselves, and if they are so sure of
Soren Dayton at The Next Right has a good post warning why he believes the Fairness Doctrine Fight is not over. Take
3/3/2009Cartoon of the Day
Check out today's cartoon of the day. A look at the various stimulus packages that have and will be passed by the Administration. It's back
President Obama will today nominate Kathleen Sebelius to be his Health and Human Services Secretary. According to the New York Times, Ms.
3/1/2009Cartoon of the Day
Take a look at the "new monopoly board". I wonder who will claim Park Place?
Obama lays out his budget this morning, which suffers from a $1.75 trillion dollar deficit.
2/26/2009Senate Prevents F.D. Revival
From FoxNews... The Senate approved an amendment Thursday that would outlaw the so-called "Fairness Doctrine," an off-the-books policy that once required broadcasters
But only if the slain soldier's family agrees to allow the photos to be taken.The AP has the details.
2/26/2009Congressman Pence Writes...
The American people love a fair fight and so do I, especially where the issues of the day are debated. In a free market, fairness
2/26/2009Fairness Doctrine Prohibited
Today the Senate adopted an amendment to the DC voting rights bill offered by Senator DeMint and other GOP Senators that would prohibit the Federal
2/26/2009Cartoon of the Day
Take a look at today's cartoon of the day. A look at the Administrations desire to be perceived as centrists...
Politico has a preview of what to look for in Obama's speech at 9 pm ET tonight.
The Democratic Congress (with a lot of Republican help) is seeking a 6.7% budget increase over 2008.Ugly.Politico has the full story.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - http://www.freepress.net/node/48369 Date: February 24, 2009 Contact: Jen Howard, Free Press, (202) 265-1490 x22 or (703) 517-6273 WASHINGTON
According to the New York Times, Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is trying to stop President Obama's plans for Social Security reform.The article may be
From an article in the Washington Times today:As CPAC begins in the nation's capital later this week, the conservative movement has much to contemplate as
2/22/2009Governor Bobby Jindal Interview
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal was on NBC's Meet The Press this morning. On the show, Governor Jindal explained why he planned on turning down a
2/22/2009Cartoon of the Day
Take a look at today's Cartoon of the Day. A humorous look at how our legislature operates.
2/21/2009The Case For Nationalization?
The Wall Street Journal ran an article yesterday about New York University economics professor Nouriel Roubini and Mr. Roubini's case for a government takeover of
Dear President Obama: I have a straightforward question, which I hope you will answer in a straightforward way: Is it your intention
2/20/2009The Friday Laugh
"Loewe Sound"A funny and clever commercial.Happy Friday ASO community!h/t Sullivan
The video clip may be found here.Fairly incredible footage.
2/19/2009Cartoon of the Day
On her blog at Daily Beast.As a blogger and daughter of the 2008 Republican Presidential candidate, Ms. McCain knows of what she speaks.The post is
Because of near unanimous opposition to the poorly planned and poorly developed economic stimulus bill many Republicans are facing the ire of the Democrats and
The summit will be next week at the White House.The New York Times has the preliminary details:The White House is finishing plans for what it
The more things change, the more things stay the same?
2/18/2009Obama's Silver Lining
For all the criticism of the early Administration, President Obama should be commended on one thing, his opposition to the reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine.
2/18/2009Cartoon of the Day
2/17/2009Another Example Of The Unequaled Sophistication Of President Obama's Communications Operation
The White House today released a photo slideshow telling, they claim, the story of the stimulus debate.And everyone knows that a picture is worth 1,000
2/17/2009Recovery.gov Goes Live
The Obama Administration's website for tracking stimulus dollars has gone live.
2/17/2009Cartoon of the Day
2/17/2009Fairness and Localism
O'Reilly and Beck clip on the Fairness Doctrine and Localism:
“Labor – rather than the nation’s quantity of gold and sliver – is the cause of increase in national wealth.” This phrase was postulated almost
2/13/2009No Time to Read?
It was so important to get this Stimulus Bill passed and have it on the President’s desk by the Inaugural. So important that if it
2/13/2009The Friday Laugh
The FixerRight now, folks throughout the country are viewing on television the massive political machinery of Washington, D.C. and by that, I mean the press
Editor's Note: AmericaSpeakOn is tracking how President Obama's stimulus package is being received around the country. We are encouraging our readers to send us local
Ugly.And very, very expensive.
Just this morning, I reported that Sen. Debbie Stabenow has backed off on the idea of holding hearings for radio accountability, something she discussed last
2/9/2009ARE YOU MAD YET AMERICA???
$1.6 billion of your taxpayer bailout money has gone to failed bank executive's pockets this year. In mid-December 2008, well before "normal" bonus time
2/9/2009Stimulus Clears Hurdle
From CNN....The Obama administration's $827 billion economic stimulus plan survived a key vote in the Senate, putting a compromise version of the bill on track
2/8/2009Leader Boehner: Featured Blogger
“Stimulus” Should Unleash America’s Potential – Not Government’s Appetite for PorkOn Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported more troubling news that the American economy
2/7/2009Your Weekend Links
- Did you expect Change so soon?- The Stimulus Hurts, it really, really hurts.- Weren’t we supposed to be past “The politics of Fear?”- From
Sen. Stabenow wants hearings on radio 'accountability'; talks fairness doctrine This morning, radio host Bill Press brought up the recent closing of liberal station
The Stimulus bill now making it’s way thru the Congress isn’t so stimulating, especially if you are a young person in America. Believe it or
2/6/2009Your Nightly Dose...
From CNN...WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. senators debated a massive economic-recovery package Friday evening after sources said a working coalition of Democrats and some Republicans had
Okay, so the House passed a bill that seems pretty unlikely to provideanywhere near the stimulus the economy needs - and might do long-termdamage in
Loved last week’s Walter Williams piece http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/30/no-free-ride-claus/ on the "stimulus" plan. It gives a good explanation of how government spending impacts private spending and the
2/4/2009The Bailout
247 to 188; these are two numbers we should keep in mind over the upcoming months and years.Other than immediately attempting to remedy our Nation's
1/21/2009Cyber-Bullying: Free Speech?
America, SpeakOn This... When does the public good of protecting individuals from harassment outweigh our constitutional right of free speech?
NPR's The Kojo Nnamdi Show has an excellent piece on how e-government is changing the way grassroots communities communicate with elected officials.You can listen online
1/17/2009Dying For Freedom Of Speech
A member of the AmericaSpeakOn community wrote us this week to let us know about the life and death of Lasantha Wickrematungo.
1/16/2009"What Freedom Means To Me"
AmericaSpeakOn has heard from people from around our country who are interested in creating homemade videos answering the question, "What Freedom Means To Me".
On Fox News the other morning (at about 1:17 into the clip):
1/14/2009Barack Obama 2.0
You might not agree with President-elect Obama on the issues, but his team sure does know how to organize at the grassroots level.And there is
1/14/2009Editor Of Human Events Wants AG Designate Eric Holder To Answer Questions About Fairness Doctrine
Jed Babbin, the editor of the popular conservative website HumanEvents.com, wants Eric Holder, Barack Obama's pick for Attorney General, to answer questions about the Fairness
The New York Times reported yesterday that President-elect Barack Obama has selected Julius Genachowski to lead the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC
1/9/2009Fairness Doctrine - Not so fair!
I, like most Americans, am thankful that the elections are behind us and a peaceful transition of power will occur on Jan. 20, 2009. This
On Wednesday, January 7, Senators DeMint and Thune and Congressmen Pence and Walden reintroduced the Broadcaster Freedom Act. The bill is identical to HR
#### Press Release####For More InformationContact: 202-621-1785Jan. 7, 2009AmericaSpeakOn.org Applauds Legislation to Protect Free SpeechWashington, D.C. AmericaSpeakOn.org applauds Senators DeMint and Thune and Representatives Pence
From: The Honorable Mike PenceSupport Real Fairness on the AirwavesBecome an Original Cosponsor of the Broadcaster Freedom ActDear Republican Colleague:The American people love a fair
12/4/2008Our Great Conversation
Over the last few months, we have had an amazing series of conversations and debates with friends, family, and even strangers. Incredibly, the range of
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced yesterday she’s interrupting her scheduled six-week summer vacation to hold a special, pro forma session of the House to
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