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Interview With Bobby Jindal

Posted by Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:06:52 PM

 Q. What lessons do you think Republicans should learn from the last two disastrous -- for them -- election cycles?

A. There are at least three lessons that immediately jump out at me. The first is that the party must consistently do what it says. You can't be the party of fiscal discipline and tolerate the kind of spending that our party has accepted in the last several years, especially in Washington. Our actions have to match our rhetoric. If the Democrats had proposed many of the spending initiatives and projects that Republicans ended up approving, we would have been the first to criticize them. It isn't just earmarks. Look at some of the discretionary spending increases in Washington.

(The above is part of interview Cal Thomas did with the Gov. of Lousiana who is pictured below. Read more  below.)

 

We went to Washington to change Washington, but we became a captive of Washington. We were supposed to be the party of outsiders. We became what we were elected to change.

Q. How do you think President-elect Obama is doing so far?

A. The president deserves our support as Americans. In church, we pray for our president, whether we voted for him or not. I think we should look for opportunities to work across party lines with him. I also think as Americans we also have an obligation to stand on principle when we disagree. We should genuinely want him to succeed.

 

(We need not only more Republicans  like Gov. Jindal we need more Americans like him. Who will put nation ahead of party. Read the whole interview Cal Thomas did here .)
 

 
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Judge who was voted out is still on the job

Posted by Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Friday, January 09, 2009 10:16:58 PM
Nine weeks after voters relieved her of her duties, District Judge Kristine Cecava of Sidney continues to preside over cases in her western Nebraska district.

State court officials say the Nebraska Constitution provides that judges who are removed from office by voters can continue to serve until a replacement is chosen.
Although the governor appoints Nebraska judges, every six years their names go on the ballot for a vote on whether they should keep their jobs. In the Nov. 4 election, more than 52 percent of voters chose not to keep Cecava as a judge.
 
Her retention vote came two years after she made national headlines by giving a probation sentence, albeit with strict supervision, to a man convicted of sexual contact with child. Cecava had said she feared that the 5-foot-1, 100-pound man could not survive in prison because of his small stature.

Cecava is the eighth judge to be removed by voters since Nebraska adopted its judicial selection process in the early 1960s.
 
(This story from my home state tells me that leaders in Nebraska need to come up with a better and faster way to remove judges after the voters  have voted them out. Read more of this story  Judge who was voted out is still on the job.)
 
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Get Ready for Senater Al Franken Thanks to the Democrats of MN.

Posted by Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Tuesday, January 06, 2009 11:54:59 AM

Strange things keep happening in Minnesota, where the disputed recount in the Senate race between Norm Coleman and Al Franken may be nearing a  outrageous outcome. Thanks to Democratic Secretary of State Mark Ritchie and a meek state Canvassing Board, Mr. Franken may emerge as an illegitimate victor.

Mr. Franken started the recount 215 votes behind Senator Coleman, but he now claims a 225-vote lead and suddenly the man who was insisting on "counting every vote" wants to shut the process down. He is being helped  by Mr. Ritchie and his four fellow Canvassing Board members, who have delivered inconsistent rulings and are ignoring glaring problems with the tallies...

Read more on this Wall Street Journal story here. It's just one more act of political corruption  being done by the Democrats who told us eight years ago they wanted justice far as  the elections go. Things have changed , of course their man is winning this time around.

 
Al Franken-Stein by LR Monkeytoes/ Lisa.
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DICK MORRIS: FRANKEN STEALING SENATE SEAT

Posted by Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Monday, January 05, 2009 3:59:06 PM


Dear Friend,

The Democrats are on the verge of seating Al Franken as the next U.S. Senator from Minnesota.

This is simply an outrage!  (  http://www.vote.com/mmp_printerfriendly.php?id=1291    )

On Election Day, Republican Norm Coleman was ahead by hundreds of votes.

Since then, Franken and liberal allies like George Soros have raised millions to wage a legal fight contesting every Coleman ballot.
(The above is part of a column written by Dick Morris. Morris is right something smells. If the Democrats are able to send this man to DC it will be an outrage and the state of MN. will be black balls for years to come. I will feel about MN. the way a late Uncle of man felt about GA. after they gave us Jimmy Carter. By the way you get all of the columns written by Morris free of charge by going to
DickMorris.com.)
 
 
Dick Morris with force by Derek Bennett
 
 
 
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Chuck Norris Letter to President-elect Obama

Posted by Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Monday, December 15, 2008 8:04:22 PM
Chuck Norris by pvera.
 
 
 
Dear President-elect Obama:
   
First, congratulations on your victory. The historical magnitude of your presidential win is nothing short of stupendous and a colossal fulfillment of the American dream (an achievement embedded long ago in the equality clauses of the Declaration of Independence).
   
It's likely no big surprise that I don't see eye to eye with you politically. Actually, I stand in stark opposition to most of your politics. Still, I realize that we must learn to work together if we are to see our country get back on track. After Election Day, I asked myself, "How can I work for our new president to help better America?" Then a thought occurred to me. The first question that should be answered is: How will you work for me? After all, "We the People" of the United States employ you, correct?
 
(The above is from a column that Chuck Norris  wrote. Read more below.)
 
So here are a few ways you might begin to gain the respect of those who oppose you and to show that your campaign pledges to bridge the divides were not empty promises to get you into office. You should be quoting from the Constitution publicly as often as a preacher quotes the Bible to his congregation -- at least weekly.
Protect American life:  I'm sure the first of your secret briefings this past week on our global security threats have opened your eyes to the extensive onslaught of our enemies. Don't allow your pride, partisanship, personal bias or political abilities to jeopardize the safety of Americans lives. I'm surprised that a man such as you, who professes to fight for minorities, would not recognize the clear value of a human life in a womb. As president, you are called to protect (not destroy) human life; it is the "first and only legitimate object of good government."
Lead more from the center. It's been pointed out by countless pundits, and your track record is clear:  You've had the liberty of voting and fighting for an agenda "from the left" as you've tried to persuade state and federal lawmakers to do the same. But if you continue to lead our country down a more liberal road, you will follow the peril of Bill Clinton, who stepped into office and initially tried to lift the ban on gays in the military and extend abortion rights, only to prompt the creation of a more balanced and strong Republican Congress in the 1990s..
(We will have to watch to  see if Obama takes the advice of Chuck Norris. I wouldn't bet on it  but Obama is a  smart man. However  if he does do what Norris has  encouraged him to do he will be in big trouble with those on the radical left. So lets watch and see what our next President will do.  Do read the whole column Obama, Now That You Work for Me (A Letter to the President-Elect)





 
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Powell: GOP ‘polarization’ backfired in election

Posted by Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Friday, December 12, 2008 9:12:40 PM

 The Republican party must stop "shouting at the world" and start listening to minority groups if it is to win elections in the 21st century, former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday.  (   Powell: GOP ‘polarization’ backfired in election  )

In an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria for Sunday's "GPS" program, President Bush's former secretary of state said his party's attempt "to use polarization for political advantage" backfired last month.

"I think the party has to take a hard look at itself," Powell said in the interview, which was taped Wednesday. "There is nothing wrong with being conservative. There is nothing wrong with having socially conservative views — I don't object to that. But if the party wants to have a future in this country, it has to face some realities. In another 20 years, the majority in this country will be the minority."

 

"Can we continue to listen to Rush Limbaugh?" Powell asked. "Is this really the kind of party that we want to be when these kinds of spokespersons seem to appeal to our lesser instincts rather than our better instincts?"

(No the reason the GOP lost last month was they didn't focus in on the social issues. It didn't let Gov. Palin express herself or her views. The GOP does need new leadership in which it will reach out to people but stay committed to her core values. How about  people like Rev. Wright, and Bill Airs. Will the Democrats keep letting these guys speak for them? )

 
 
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Rev. Wright gets his history wrong

Posted by Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Thursday, December 11, 2008 9:21:18 PM
Obama Pastor by BHowdy.

 For the first time since his retirement last spring, Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. returned to the pulpit of Trinity United Church of Christ this morning with two goals: glorifying God and vilifying the media.

 

"Jesus said upon this rock I will build--listen to the promise--my church," he said. "And the gates of Hell--listen to the promise--the gates of Hell--neither ABC nor CNN--the gates of Hell--neither Hannity nor O'Reilly--the gates of Hell--neither Time, Time magazine, Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune ... the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it. Nothing will be impossible with God."

At the 11 a.m. service, Wright belittled "baby milk believers," who, he said, suffer a delusion that politics don't belong in the pulpit. He pointed out that "Luke the evangelist, not Wright the radical" lambasted the oppressive policies of the Roman government in the Gospel story that recounts Jesus' life.

"Any preacher who dares to point out the simple ugly facts found in every field imaginable is demonized as volatile, controversial, incendiary, inflammatory, anti-American and radical," Wright said, taking time out to note the thousands of Japanese civilians who died 67 years to the day when American warplane dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. (Actually, Dec. 7 marks the day when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.)

 

(It looks like Wright  knows as little about history as he knows the Bible. The sad thing is people sit under him and amen what he says. Those souls need to spend time reading a good history book along with studying the Bible. The Bible says to test all things including what comes out of the mouth of a Pastor. Read more on this issue Wright visits Trinity pulpit, lashes media.)

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Obama calls on governor in Senate seat scandal to quit

Posted by Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Thursday, December 11, 2008 11:58:52 AM

 The governor accused of trying to sell Barack Obama's seat in the Senate faced growing pressure to resign yesterday as the president-elect called on him to step aside. ( Obama calls on governor in Senate seat scandal to quit         )

The call from Obama came as Rod Blagojevich turned up for work as usual 24 hours after the FBI arrested him at his home and accused him of setting a new low in corruption for his haggling over the price of a Senate seat.

 

(Good for Obama. However there are still questions that our next President needs to answer like had he talked to the governor about who should replace him. I also agree with others like Cal Thomas  mp3 and  some leaders in IL. who says now there should be an election to decide who the next Sen. from that state is. This doesn't look pretty and I won't be shocked if it gets worse as more information comes out.)

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An ugly attack on Mormons column by Jonah Goldberg

Posted by Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Tuesday, December 09, 2008 8:21:36 PM

Did you catch the political ad in which two Jews ring the doorbell of a nice working-class family? They barge in and rifle through the wife's purse and then the man's wallet for any cash. Cackling, they smash the daughter's piggy bank and pinch every penny. "We need it for the Wall Street bailout!" they exclaim.


No? Maybe you saw the one with the two swarthy Muslims who knock on the door of a nice Jewish family and then blow themselves up?


No? Well, then surely you saw the TV ad in which two smarmy Mormon missionaries knock on the door of an attractive lesbian couple. "Hi, we're from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints!" says the blond one with a toothy smile. "We're here to take away your rights." The Mormon zealots yank the couple's wedding rings from their fingers and then tear up their marriage license.

(The above is part of a column written by Jonah Goldberg. More of the column is below.)

It's amazing. Hollywood liberals, who usually shout "McCarthyism!" as a first resort, see nothing wrong with this. If Jews were attacked in this way for giving too much money to a political cause, Barbra Streisand would already have a French passport.


Never mind that Proposition 8 carried nearly every demographic slice of voters. Put aside the fact that the Catholic Church and scores of other Christian churches supported it too. Discount the inconvenient truth that bans on gay marriage have now passed in each of the 30 states in which they've been put before voters. It's all the Mormons' fault.

(Those of you  who click on to my blog a lot know that I don't agree with much of  Mormon doctrine. Below is a picture of  the Mormon Temple in Oakland is blockaded by a group of Gay Activist. November 9, 2008 However to blame the Mormon church for Proposition 8 is nuts. The people of CA. voted for it and I bet most of those voters were  not part of the Mormon faith. I am not a Mormon but on this issue they are 100% right. Read all of the above column here.)




Protest in Oakland CA at Mormon Church footsteps November 9, 2008 by Topher Adam.
 

 
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Bishops concerned about election results

Posted by Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 10:08:10 PM

Fears about laws and changes in regulations on abortion that might advance under a new Democratic-run Congress and White House are the central focus of a statement approved by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Nov. 12 during its annual fall meeting.

The majority of the 830-word, untitled statement focuses on concerns about the possible passage of the Freedom of Choice Act, calling it "an evil law that would further divide our country" and adding that the church "should be intent on opposing evil." Full Story.

(While I amen the concern of these Bishops. I also believe the Catholic Church is losing it's impact. As was pointed out by my friend Cal Thomas in a radio commentary he did last week  (Cal Thomas  radio commentary for November 13, 2008)  that church is not having the impact it once had.)

 
Cardinal George by sunnyscamera.
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Gay Marriage, the California Courts , and Democracy

Posted by Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:04:11 PM

 Today's Wall Street Journal editorial  says  that the California Supreme Court's entrance into the Proposition 8 affair endangers not only the clear decision of the voters against same sex marriage, but it endangers the whole idea of  democracy  in America.
It's true that we've seen some wild things in the days since California voters approved Proposition 8 -- a measure on the state ballot prohibiting same-sex marriage. We've had the burning of the Book of Mormon. The mailing of envelopes filled with white powder to Mormon temples. And activists marching on Mormon churches with signs and shouts of "hate" and "bigot" directed at anyone who might have a difference of opinion.
The great achievement of our system was to create a political order where these great moral disputes, as a matter of policy, are left to the people -- with allowance for differences according to region and locale. Moral agents have a role to play, generally by shaping the larger culture in which these decisions are framed and debated. But the outcome is left to the people acting through their elected representatives, a process that inevitably involves compromise, trade-offs and messy accommodations.

(The people of CA. have spoken. The courts should stay out of it.)



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Calif. Supreme Court to take up gay marriage ban

Posted by Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:13:58 PM

 California's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state's new ban on same-sex marriage but refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying before it rules. (  Calif. Supreme Court to take up gay marriage ban )

The California Supreme Court accepted three lawsuits seeking to nullify Proposition 8, a voter-approved constitutional amendment that overruled the court's decision in May that legalized gay marriage.

All three cases claim the measure abridges the civil rights of a vulnerable minority group. They argue that voters alone did not have the authority to enact such a significant constitutional change.

 

(I hope the court this time will accept the fact that their job is to interpret the law not make law. The CA. voters have spoken far as the  law goes.)

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Interviews With Obama Voters

Posted by Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:09:33 PM

Here is a video of what some Obama voters knew about our nation. I was one who didn't get too excited about having so many people voting in the last election. We don't need more American voters, we need more informed voters. Here is the video Interviews With Obama Voters.

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GOP Needs More Sarahs And Fewer Arnolds

Posted by Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 8:56:07 PM

 Fresh off her rollercoaster ride as the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee, Governor Palin gave a speech that was simultaneously humorous and serious, confident yet self-deprecating. Unshackled from the nitwits who ran the disorganized John McCain for President Campaign, she was relaxed and back in her element. She spoke of the states as a proving ground for the future leadership of the nation, and of the governors as the alternative to Washington's visionless business-as-usual. She is truly a political rising star in the midst of several political rising stars.

Conspicuous by his absence was the governator, celebrity potentate of an increasingly ungovernable state that comprises most of the Left Coast. Apparently, he was too busy begging the federal government for a bailout of his state to bother attending the RGC. Either that or he was pouting because he is no longer the biggest fish in the shrinking pond of GOP governors.

Emboldened by the largesse of the feds in recent corporate bailouts, Arnold now says his state needs a five billion dollar infusion of cash in order to maintain that infamous profligate California lifestyle -- at least for a while. Like the "Big Three" automakers, Schwarzenegger is in the process of trying to convince the nation that his state is "too big to fail." He no doubt believes that after nearly a trillion dollars of handouts to corporate America, the country is ready to start bailing out the states -- especially if it means avoiding increased taxes at the state level.

Ironically, Arnold seems to see no conflict in the fact that a few years ago (on his watch) California committed that exact same sum to the highly questionable field of embryonic stem cell research. Always compelled to live on the cutting edge of everything, the state committed to this funding to show how much more progressive it was than the federal government. (Kind of like legalizing "medical marijuana.")

 

(There is a battle for the soul of the GOP. The question is who will win  those who believe in the values  of  less government, right to life, and a strong America or those who want the party to change with the times. For the rest of Doug Patton's  column, "GOP Needs More Sarahs And Fewer Arnolds," click right here.)

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Door open for CANF to help shape policy

Posted by Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 8:45:56 PM

W ith Democrats in control of the White House and Congress, the Cuban American National Foundation is sitting pretty after wandering the political wilderness for eight years.

Jorge Mas Santos -- scion of the architect of U.S. policy toward Cuba before ultra-conservatives walked out of CANF in a huff in 2001 -- now has the ear of President-elect Barack Obama.

(The above is part of a column written by Myriam Marquez. More of her column is below.)

The result? With Fidel Castro all but dead and his brother Raúl in charge, the U.S. government has had no sway on the regime and the opposition is floundering.

With Obama's win CANF is positioned to have immense influence on Cuba policy. What to expect?

An aggressive policy to get more money to the opposition in Cuba. For years the U.S. government has handed millions of dollars to exile groups and academics for democracy-building programs on the island. But as past U.S. government audits have pointed out, most of that money never left Miami. The rules need to change so that money and equipment can reach the opposition -- just as it did during the Cold War for the Polish Solidarity movement.

 

(So what is ahead I am not sure and I have  concern. Lets not forget Obama has said we should sit down with evil leaders around the world and also Obama is bringing people to DC. from the Clinton days. What happened when Bill Clinton was President a peaceful family had their home in Florida raided  and a little boy taken so he could be sent back to be one of Castro's sons. It  was a shameful night for America. Read the whole column right here.)



Cuba 1978 by ninin's.

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