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Carol Browner: Energy and Climate Change Czar

Aug 26th, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
Carol Browner: Energy and Climate Change Czar

Given that, regardless of where legislation stands, the EPA has been given unprecedented power and we are therefore under constant threat of Cap & Trade, I thought it was time to take a look at one of this administrations front runners for that agenda. Meet Carol Browner who’s official title seems to be “Assistant to
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Liberty Lost – Variations on a Theme

Aug 26th, 2010 | By Rich Mitchell
Liberty Lost – Variations on a Theme

This week, the Conservative Daily News team decided to focus on liberty.  With the 8-28 Restoring Honor rally this weekend, it seems logical that we would focus on a foundational principle of our republic – individual freedom. “A free people [claim] their rights as derived
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The Shredding of the Constitution

Aug 25th, 2010 | By Rich Mitchell
The Shredding of the Constitution

Individual liberties have been at the core of our Great American Experiment since it’s beginning.  The Federalist Papers and Declaration of Independence make the case that certain rights are inalienable and the Constitution sets down the framework by which they should be protected.  President Obama is the master at the helm of a liberty-destroying administration replete
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You Are No Longer Entitled to Prosperity

Aug 25th, 2010 | By Michelle Ray (twitter: @GaltsGirl)
You Are No Longer Entitled to Prosperity

Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), or Chartilism, is not as innocuous as it sounds, and America can trace her every current  financial woe to it. Developed in the 1920s, and approved of by John Maynard Keynes, it became the hidden standard of our economy when we moved completely to a fiat money system and away from
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Freedoms and Liberties: Under Constant Attack

Aug 24th, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
Freedoms and Liberties: Under Constant Attack

The Decleration of Independence reads: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers
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Sleaze – The Chicago Way

Aug 24th, 2010 | By Polar Coug (twitter @PolarCoug)
Sleaze – The Chicago Way

“So, what do you know about protocols?” asked the Vice President of Engineering for a network engineering company. It was the mid-1980s, and I wanted a job. I was clueless – it sounded Greek to me. I was so clueless that I didn’t even realize it was Geek, not Greek. So I answered his question
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Transparency: an open letter to Barack Obama

Aug 23rd, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
Transparency: an open letter to Barack Obama

Obama promised us the most transparent administration in history.  Instead we get deception after deception.  Lie after lie.



Do You Know Attorney General Eric Holder?

Aug 23rd, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
Do You Know Attorney General Eric Holder?

Our current Attorney General, Mr. Eric Holder has been active just behind the scenes in our Government in Politics for many years. He has been instrumental in President Clinton’s pardoning of terrorists, taken a position against the 2nd amendment, twists the first amendment,  as well as calling Americans “cowards” about race.  When chosen by Obama to be
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Meet Our New Radical Ambassador to El Salvador: Maria del Carmen Aponte

Aug 21st, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
Meet Our New Radical Ambassador to El Salvador: Maria del Carmen Aponte

Yesterday on August 19th Obama took advantage of the Senate’s recess to push through four people for political positions by Recess Appointment. One of the four raised a few eyebrows, and for good reason. She is Maria del Carmen Aponte and she is now our
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Ron Bloom Obama’s Manufacturing Czar

Aug 18th, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
Ron Bloom Obama’s Manufacturing Czar

Continuing our look into Obama’s radical czar’s we come to Ron Bloom. Ron Bloom is yet another Union shill within the Obama administration as well as a Maoist. First up, Official title and duties from WhiteHouse.gov: Sept 7th 2009 President Obama Names Ron Bloom Senior
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Obama, ACORN, and Voter Fraud

Aug 17th, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
Obama, ACORN, and Voter Fraud

The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) is, was and still is a very large radical Left-wing group operating throughout the country. They also have a very long history you may not realize.  You can read a detailed many page history at Discover the Networks: Here are
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From Immigrants to Democrats: The Citizenship USA Program

Aug 15th, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
From Immigrants to Democrats: The Citizenship USA Program

Attempting to Naturalize as many new Americans as possible for votes is nothing new to the Democratic Party. Though it looks like the Obama Administration may conduct this goal through a blanket amnesty, the Clinton Administration tried to create more Democrats a different way, by taking 
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Rahm Emanuel: White House Chief of Staff

Aug 15th, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
Rahm Emanuel: White House Chief of Staff

Time to look at the White House staff to get a clearer picture of what’s behind the policies of this administration. First up, White House Chief of Staff Rahm “deadfish” Emanuel. We will get into the deadfish later. First here’s the WhiteHouse.Gov bio: Rahm Emanuel
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First Principles – Open Thread

Aug 9th, 2010 | By Rich Mitchell

No good understanding of Conservatism can be had without studying what might be considered its first principles.  Philosophically, a first principle is a “basic, foundational proposition or assumption that cannot be deduced from any other proposition or assumption.”[1] It is the foundation upon which an entire body of thought it based. A great philosophical debate
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Liberal Attacks the Contract from America

Aug 8th, 2010 | By Rich Mitchell
Liberal Attacks the Contract from America

A progressive author by the name of Ryan Normandin has an agenda against the Tea Party as he makes obvious by creating a post to dismantle the “Contract From America”.  It is not my self-identified post to defend the Tea Parties, they can do that
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Cass Sunstein: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

Aug 8th, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
Cass Sunstein: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

Cass Sunstein. I really don’t have a good (tasteful) way to describe this man other than Extreme Left Wing Socialist Liberal. He has some extremely questionable and left wing views. The position Obama appointed him to makes him very dangerous indeed. Here’s his Bio from
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Zbigniew Brzezinski, Global Governance and Barack Obama

Aug 7th, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
Zbigniew Brzezinski, Global Governance and Barack Obama

Zbigniew Brzezinski could be called the Maurice Strong of Foreign Policy. While Strong used the UN and Global Organizations to advocate the need to redistribute wealth in the name of Global Warming/Climate Change, Brzezinski seeks to redistribute power to global organizations, or Global Governance. In all
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I Want Your Money Trailer (2010) HD

Aug 7th, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)

Must see trailer! I Want Your Money trailer…Set against the backdrop of today’s headline – 67% of Americans don’t approve of Obama’s economic policies, the film takes a provocative look at our deeply depressed economy using the words and actions of Presidents Reagan and Obama and shows the marked contrast between Reaganomics and Obamanomics. The
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Meet Dr. Khalid Abdullah Tariq al-Mansour, an Obama Backer

Aug 6th, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
Meet Dr. Khalid Abdullah Tariq al-Mansour, an Obama Backer

In this interview, Percy Sutton ( One time attorney for Malcom X) reveals that, at the request of Dr. Khalid Abdullah Tariq al-Mansour, he wrote a letter of support to get Obama into Harvard as President of the Law Review. So now we must ask,
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John Holdren: Science and Technology Czar

Aug 4th, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
John Holdren: Science and Technology Czar

If I had to define John Holdren, I would call him a “Green Communist.”  However, President Obama has given him much different titles: Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Co-Chair of the President’s
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Obama’s Socialist Endorsements and Support

Aug 3rd, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
Obama’s Socialist Endorsements and Support

In my last post I showed that Obama was a member of  the Socialist “New Party” in the 1990′s. That membership came with privileges. During his Presidential Campaign Obama had no shortage of aid from Socialist organizations. I have their support and aid to him below, in
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Barack Obama & The Socialist “New Party”

Jul 31st, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
Barack Obama & The Socialist “New Party”

Barack Obama not only has ties to Socialist Organizations, apparently he signed a contract with one as well. First lets identify one of these Socialist Organizations, the “New Party” From Discover The Networks: Co-founded in 1992 by Daniel Cantor (a former staffer for Jesse Jackson‘s
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The War on Tax Cuts

Jul 29th, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
The War on Tax Cuts

In their current battle to tax-and-spend us into economic collapse, the left has dug up or created every statistic they can to somehow justify taking more money away from Americans and letting the government spend it. This is not a new battle or a new
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Obama’s Mentor: Frank Marshall Davis

Jul 24th, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
Obama’s Mentor: Frank Marshall Davis

Frank Marshall Davis was a writer, poet, journalist, and Communist Party member. He was also a mentor for the young Barack Obama while he was in Hawaii. Obama writes of Mr. Davis in his book “Dreams From My Father” and refers to him only as
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What Does the President See in Rashid Khalidi?

Jul 23rd, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
What Does the President See in Rashid Khalidi?

On May 31, 2010 a so called “Peace Flotilla”  attempted to break through the legal Israeli  blockade of the Gaza Strip. The Flotilla was asked to cease their attempt to illegally  dock at the Gaza Strip and dock at the Israeli port of Ashdod instead, they refused to
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Many Private-Sector Employees May Be Independent Contractors Soon

Jul 22nd, 2010 | By Rich Mitchell
Many Private-Sector Employees May Be Independent Contractors Soon

The last eighteen months have been the most traumatic to America’s businesses community ever.  The Obama administration started out by bashing those who run companies and those who invest in them: CEOs and Bankers.  Oddly enough, now those two demographics are a little punch drunk
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Unemployment is High. The Fix? Keep Doing the Same Things

Jul 20th, 2010 | By Rich Mitchell

The unemployment rate stands at 9.5% – still much higher the President Obama or his group of economists could predict.  What’s even worse is that they can’t figure out why people aren’t finding jobs.  It’s your economy Stupid. Joe Biden was out hailing the stimulus package as a giant job creation machine while simultaneously blaming
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Cap & Trade, Crime Inc, and Maurice Strong

Jul 19th, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
Cap & Trade, Crime Inc, and Maurice Strong

Harry Reid is once again working on a Climate Change/Cap & Trade/ Energy/Pollution Bill and Obama just wanted to remind you what to expect: That’s right, “Prices will necessarily skyrocket.” And that’s just the minimum you can expect from this oh so wonderous 20 lbs. of
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Welcome to Obama’s Nanny State

Jul 18th, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
Welcome to Obama’s Nanny State

In a post for Conservative Refocus I wrote about the Obama Administration and control. There are many more examples that must be brought to the attention of the American Public. Here’s a video on some of the more spectacular medical suprises that were within the
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Bill Ayers and Obama – Why It’s Important

Jul 15th, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
Bill Ayers and Obama – Why It’s Important

William (Bill) Ayers is more than a controversial figure – he is an unrepentant violent radical terrorist and probably a rapist as well.  During the 1960′s he co-founded a violent left wing organization called the “Weather Underground” Which conducted riots and bombing campaigns including the
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Communism and a Progressive Presidency

Jul 14th, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
Communism and a Progressive Presidency

In his Book “The Naked Communist” written in 1958 author W. Cleon Skousen lays out the Geopolitical Strategy of how the Soviet Union was attempting to control all World Governments. Within the pages he included a list of “Current Communist Goals.” In 1963 the list was published into the De Land Courier by Mrs Patricia
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Obama’s Idea of Immigration Enforcement: Whack-a-Mole

Jul 10th, 2010 | By Rich Mitchell
Obama’s Idea of Immigration Enforcement: Whack-a-Mole

Other than suing any state willing to go after illegal immigrants, the White House has done precious little to secure our borders.  Lately, the Obama administration has turned to that age old arcade favorite, “whack-a-mole” for guidance. The New York Times reports that the current
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Ethanol: What They Aren’t Telling You

Jun 20th, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
Ethanol: What They Aren’t Telling You

Most information on Ethanol presents the corn-based fuel as a panacea for the worlds pollution woes, a green-jobs creator, and a needed boost to American farmers.  Digging into these claims brings some interesting data points to the surface. The American Coalition for Ethanol touts ethanol as: ..a high octane, clean burning, American-made renewable fuel. Its
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Truth Unimportant, Left Will Do Anything to Destroy Tea Party

Jun 17th, 2010 | By John Smith (twitter: @StopObama2012)
Truth Unimportant, Left Will Do Anything to Destroy Tea Party

*updated* from orginal post on 6/13/10. When The Tea Parties began, the Liberal Media’s first instinct was to ignore and ridicule it to hopefully make it go away. With that strategy failing, the left is pulling out all the stops. Fox News picked up the
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Unintended Consequences: Outline of a Presidency

Jun 5th, 2010 | By Rich Mitchell
Unintended Consequences: Outline of a Presidency

President Obama is clearly a victim of his own lack of experience.  Experience breeds wisdom, which can help leaders and thinkers understand what the consequences of their actions or inactions will be.  This President has education, a gift for eloquence, but his lack of experience
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Do Liberals Have America’s Best Interest At Heart?

Jun 1st, 2010 | By Rich Mitchell

Liberals are pulling together an agenda that raises more questions than answers. The left presents themselves as compassionate, protectors of the little-guy. Upon examining their positions, it would appear that the left is interested in protecting anyone but Americans .



BP Spill Proves Conservatives Had Correct View on Regulation

May 28th, 2010 | By Rich Mitchell

I spend a fair amount of time reading liberal blogs and news sites to understand how others think.  I didn’t take the President’s advice, I have been doing this for years.  In fact, I even turned my wife on to the idea of reading two newspapers daily, one from each side of the spectrum more
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Californians Fear Crisis Threatens Liberal Benefits

May 23rd, 2010 | By Rich Mitchell

A co-worker brought up an interesting point when we were discussing the Greek crisis.  He said, “California isn’t really in all that different shape”.  That sparked an idea,  I decided to take the very next EU citizens mad about losing entitlements article and put California everywhere the disgruntled Europeans were represented.  The article that showed
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Census Workers Point Out Deficiencies in Current Operation

May 6th, 2010 | By Rich Mitchell

The Census director, Dr. Robert Groves, posted a kickoff letter for the Census workers as they head out to count those that did not return their census forms.  The letter is the stuff a cheer leading boss of 50,000+ new hires might give and didn’t immediately strike me as newsworthy, then I started reading the
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CBO: Global Warming Policies Will Affect [Un]Employment

May 5th, 2010 | By Rich Mitchell

Reading through the CBO Brief intended to address how anti-global warming policies will negatively impact employment, I couldn’t help asking myself, “was it ‘bring your kid to work day’” at the CBO.  I was considering whether I had been spoofed into some kids blog or otherwise tricked into reading some overly-zealous conservative’s facebook page.  Nope,
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White House Blog: Watch Out for Loopholes in Financial Reform Bill

May 4th, 2010 | By Rich Mitchell

Dan Pfeiffer, the White House Communications Director, posted on the White House Blog, “The 10 Most Wanted Lobbyist Loopholes”. Mr. Pfeiffer is basically telling us that lobbyists are working to weaken Obama’s “Wall Street Reform” by limiting provisions in the bill.  Some of his concerns are things that we should genuinely look into, but others
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What’s Really Happening with Arizona’s Immigration Law?

Apr 24th, 2010 | By Rich Mitchell
What’s Really Happening with Arizona’s Immigration Law?

rizona Governor, Jan Brewer signed her State’s new tough immigration bill into law this week. There is heavy support from Arizona residents, but firm opposition from liberal-leaning organizations.

Arizona has been pleading for assistance from the Federal government for years, so this is not a new problem, nor did Obama cause it. Immigration was a problem Obama had promised to solve in the first year of his presidency and his failure to follow-through has given Governor Brewer no choice but to act at the State level.



Obama’s Choice for Deficit Reduction Panel Left Huge Deficits at SEIU

Apr 24th, 2010 | By Rich Mitchell

As I reported last month, Obama has nominated Andy Stern, the leader of the Service Employee’s International Union (SEIU).  Now the concerns are mounting over the quality of this choice and Obama’s true motives for his fiscal policy group. The Washington Times reported that Mr.
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Obama’s Deficit Panel Marginalized by .. Obama

Mar 6th, 2010 | By Rich Mitchell

President Obama house been touting his intent to put together an executive panel to review approaches to trim the soon to be $14 trillion federal debt.  His newest addition to the panel demonstrates that the President is not serious about doing much of anything on the deficit. Obama recently appointed the leader of the Service
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Final Proof: Global Warming is Politics, Not Science

Mar 5th, 2010 | By Rich Mitchell

Leaders in the promotion of the idea that global warming is caused by man’s actions are taking a firm stance: use politics instead of science.  The Washington Time obtained damnifying emails from the leaders of the global warming science community that states: ..strategy includes forming a nonprofit group to organize researchers and use their donations
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Obama Disingenuous on Health Care Reform Bi-partisanship

Feb 27th, 2010 | By Rich Mitchell

Obama has repeated (ad ad nauseum) that he would be willing to meet Republicans in the middle on health care.  The GOP says to do that would mean starting over, which is something that the President will not do. So who is being more partisan?  The GOP is saying that it cannot support the huge
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Real World Unexpectedly Not Obama’s Utopia

Feb 12th, 2010 | By Rich Mitchell
Real World Unexpectedly Not Obama’s Utopia

Our current President promised us “hope”, “change”,  and prosperity.  These are the usual promises of politicians, but these, most Americans believed.  The wars would  end, the Iranians would listen, the EU is a model to be replicated, global warming would cause heat and drought, foreclosures
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Supreme Court Overrules Political Spending Limits

Jan 23rd, 2010 | By Rich Mitchell

Ever since the Supreme Court decided to allow corporations to spend money on political advertising, liberals and extremists have been in an uproar.   Ralph Nader is threatening to change the first amendment and the President wants new legislation to counter the court finding (that’s not
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Obama Hasn’t Done Enough Damage Yet. More Coming

Jan 22nd, 2010 | By Rich Mitchell
Obama Hasn’t Done Enough Damage Yet.  More Coming

Between the failed stimulus package (8% unemployment?), bailouts for the auto industry (the only one doing well is Ford), hostages in Iran, the fact that Chavez doesn’t like us and now the Russians are gearing up for another cold war…  it’s obvious that Obama hasn’t accomplished nearly enough destruction of the American way-of-life.  That’s ok,
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Obama: More Speeches Needed for Policies to Succeed

Jan 21st, 2010 | By Rich Mitchell

I was watching an interview of President Obama by George Stephanopoulos just after the election of Scott Brown to the U.S. Senate. I wanted to see how he would adjust to the voice of the American voter. Would he pull a Clinton and understand that his policies were unpopular, state that he hears us and
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