Archive for March 2009

Who will raise kids: Mom, Dad or state?

admin • March 30th, 2009 • national news

67 legislators in D.C. press Congress to add parents’ rights to Constitution
By Drew Zahn
© 2009 WorldNetDaily
Though efforts to pass a constitutional amendment protecting parental rights have failed in the past, two U.S. legislators are preparing to reintroduce the idea this week; and this time, they say, the effort is backed by more than 60 congressional [...]



Geithner: U.S. Open to China Reserve Currency Proposal

admin • March 26th, 2009 • national news

NEW YORK — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Wednesday said he is “quite open” to China’s suggestion of moving toward a currency system linked to the International Monetary Fund’s Strategic Drawing Rights. source >>>
I can’t believe what I see happening right before our eyes. Can the undoing of our country be done so quickly? TM



Secretary of State pushes for reforms

admin • March 26th, 2009 • local news

The World
Two years ago, the Oregon Legislature passed a bill to more strictly regulate the initiative process. Now Brown, who campaigned on the issue, is looking to strengthen it. source >>>
Katie might just be worse than Bill Bradbury, the Democrats do not want voters to tell them what to do. MA



Mexico’s Demographic Transition—America’s Opportunity

admin • March 26th, 2009 • illegal immigration news

Memo From Middle America, By Allan Wall
The past few decades have witnessed a dramatic demographic transformation in the country of Mexico. This transformation constitutes a potential opportunity to bring to an end the era of mass immigration, and specifically mass immigration from Mexico. source >>>
Allan Wall, is an American living in Mexico and always offers [...]



MY RESPONSE TO M.I.A.C. REPORT

admin • March 26th, 2009 • national news

By Chuck Baldwin
March 24, 2009
NewsWithViews.com
By now, readers should be familiar with the Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC) report dated 02/20/09 and titled, “MIAC Strategic Report: The Modern Militia Movement.” In this dreadfully malicious and slanderous “law enforcement sensitive” secret police report, Governor Jeremiah (Jay) Nixon; John Britt, Director of the Missouri Department of Public Safety; [...]



Our Leaders Betray Us

admin • March 26th, 2009 • illegal immigration news

m3report
March 24, 2009
AN EDITORIAL
The National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers is dedicated to the education of the American public and our elected representatives about issues surrounding the immigration policies of the United States. With one previous exception, we have refrained from editorializing on the subject. We have preferred to avoid opinion in favor of [...]



Students stand up for rape suspect

admin • March 26th, 2009 • local news

By Alexander Rich, Staff Writer, The World
Monday, March 16, 2009 |
Dozens of Marshfield High School students wore T-shirts on Friday declaring support for a classmate charged with rape. School officials told them to remove the shirts, but some students reportedly left school instead. The teens’ show of support was for Marcus Beckett, 18, who appeared [...]



View From Lodi, CA Pittsburgh, PA: Obama Zombies Stuck In The Twilight

admin • March 26th, 2009 • national news

By Joe Guzzardi
These are dark nights for “Obama Zombies”.
Who are they, you ask?
Pick from several definitions. Zombies—all of whom profess to have keen political insights— are Obama devotees whose beliefs are motivated by social image, who refuse to make decisions independent of the media, or, the loftiest zombie level, those who waste any part of [...]



Online voter registration moves toward reality

admin • March 26th, 2009 • local news

by Michelle Cole, The Oregonian
SALEM — Oregonians may be able to register to vote from their home computers in time for the 2010 election, under a bill passed by the state House Friday. People pay bills online, order movies online and check bank accounts online, said Rep. Ben Cannon, D-Portland. So, he asked, why shouldn’t [...]



3 officers dead, suspect killed in Oakland, Calif.

admin • March 26th, 2009 • national news

OAKLAND, Calif. – Three Oakland police officers and a suspect are dead, and another officer is in grave condition, after two related shootings on Saturday, the first after a traffic stop and the second after a massive manhunt ended in gunfire, police said. Two officers were shot in the first incident just after 1 p.m. [...]



Re: Yabba Dabba Doo! [Edward John Craig]

admin • March 21st, 2009 • national news

National Review
Friday, March 20, 2009
I can’t believe I missed the Henry Payne cartoon below, which would have made the perfect illustration for this reader-feedback post. source >>>
Great way to illustrate absurdity is with absurdity.  Wake up America before it’s too late. MA



Economic Development: The Effective Answer to Climate Change

admin • March 21st, 2009 • local news

Although global temperatures have only increased a mere 0.6 degrees Celsius (1.1 degrees Fahrenheit) in the past century, unproven computer-generated scenarios of drastic events such as rising sea levels, food shortages, spread of disease, and economic turmoil due to global warming have overwhelmed politicians and citizens alike. source >>>
A must read article by Todd Wynn, [...]



Coquille officer arrested

admin • March 21st, 2009 • local news

The World, From Staff Reports
At about 7:15 a.m., a citizen called police with a complaint alleging officer James Bryant gave alcohol to a teenage girl and solicited another to engage in a sexual act sometime between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. source >>>
If convicted, I hope he gets the maximum, as he betrayed not only [...]



A third-world country

admin • March 21st, 2009 • illegal immigration news

By Jon Gillooly
jgillooly@mdjonline.com
MARIETTA — The entrance to Marietta for drivers headed north on Powder Springs Street to the Square is not an attractive one. City Councilman Grif Chalfant described the intersection of Powder Springs and Sandtown Road as looking “like a Third-World country.” source >>>
Question, how can a town in Georgia look like a third [...]



New song recognizes ‘tea party’ movement

admin • March 21st, 2009 • national news

Worldnetdaily
‘Mr. President! Your stimulus is sure to bust, It’s just a socialistic scheme’ source >>>
New song by Lloyd Marcus, will get your toes a tapping. MA