Student senator faces impeachment for conservative beliefs

(Hat tip: KimR) - There’s a witch hunt underway for conservatives at the University of Southern California – and Jacob Ellenhorn appears to be Public Enemy No. 1.  Ellenhorn is a student senator at USC and president of the College Republicans. He is also an outspoken conservative. And that’s a big problem among his fellow student lawmakers at USC. Read more at Fox News Read More......

This is what happened at Rutgers University after a conservative spoke on campus

(Hat tip: KimR) - Breitbart Tech Editor Milo Yiannopoulos made an appearance at Rutgers University and his ideas and rhetoric so traumitzed the delicate flowers who heard him, that many of them attended a "group therapy" session afterwards.  You are not going to believe what happened next: Read more at American Thinker Read More......

We The People Blog: Freedom Sells

(Excerpt/Re: Hollywood) One of the most basic principles of modern liberalism is big government is best. Nationalized healthcare, increased welfare state, increased regulation, etc. Conservatism then, obviously, opposes many of these views. So you would think an industry that is overwhelmingly stereotyped as liberal would tend to portray this kind of ideology in its products. However, in many cases this is just the opposite.

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Seven Reasons To Hope For America

Sometimes conservatives seem to be misery junkies. It's like we get a psychic thrill from telling each other that the end of the world is at hand.  Admittedly, everything isn't coming up roses. That scent in the air isn't from flowers. --But there's still more cause for comfort than despair. "Let not your heart be troubled." Here are seven reasons to hope for America.

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Obama Wants Conservatives to Self-Cannibalize Over His Executive Action on Immigration

IMPORTANT ARTICLE by Mike Gonzalez
Having received a walloping in the elections, President Obama has promised to double down by tearing the country apart over illegal immigration. “I’ve shown a lot of patience,” he said with characteristic conceit at Wednesday’s contrition-free press conference. ✧ Make no mistake. It will be the opening salvo of a two-year campaign that will decide which course the country takes: one that fundamentally alters our way of life or one that conserves our many blessings.

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Conservatives who backed Wisconsin Gov. Walker appear target of secret probe

Dozens of conservative groups that support Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker reportedly have been subpoenaed by a special prosecutor demanding donor lists and other documents pertaining to their backing of Walker's union overhaul and recall fight. ✧ The so-called "John Doe" investigation bars those subpoenaed from talking publicly. ✧ But Eric O'Keefe, director of the Wisconsin Club for Growth, told The Wall Street Journal recently that investigators have raided at least three homes and that he "wants the public to know what is going on," despite the personal risk. Read more at Fox News/Politics... Read More......

Shahram Hadian Calls For Restoring Our Constitutional Republic

Earning tremendous applause and approval, Shahram Hadian, Iranian-born Muslim who became a U.S. Citizen and a Christian, spoke on "Restoring Our Constitutional Republic" at the Washington State GOP's Lincoln Day Dinner on April 27, 2013 in Vancouver. Hat tip to DAYLIGHT DISINFECTANT for covering Hadian's impressive talk and for this video:

Pastor Shahram Hadian, founder of the Truth in Love Project, travels all over the State of Washington and across the Nation speaking on the Threat of Shari'ah Law in America and the True Goal of Islam. Shahram also incorporates the following topics into his presentations: Protecting Our Constitution, Limited Government Principles, Civic Engagement, Border Security, National Security, Electing Strong Leadership and Supporting Israel. Read More......

‘Women Warriors’: New Movement Challenges Liberal Feminism

By Janine Turner, 10/23/2012 - A dated, sexist movement is meeting its match in conservative women. ✧ Liberal feminists think they have cornered the market on defining a woman. They think they own the agenda on what a woman wants; that only they represent women’s rights. ✧ Yet we see a new feminist movement arising in America — the “Women Warriors.” Conservative women are representing reason and are selflessly seeking answers to critical concerns beyond gender and sex. Women Warriors understand the conflicts of the world, the crises confronting America, and are sounding the alarm. Read more at PJ Media... Read More......

Conservative warrior Andrew Breitbart dead at 43

Andrew Breitbart collapsed and died shortly after midnight Thursday. He was a new media entrepreneur, author of Righteous Indignation and former liberal turned conservative defender, who spoke recently at CPAC (full speech). Andrew Breitbart was a pioneer of new media websites including BREITBART (News), BIG GOVERNMENT, BREITBART TV, BIG HOLLYWOOD, BIG JOURNALISM and BIG PEACE. All websites featured an In Memoriam message by Larry Solov, President of Breitbart.com, LLC. Close friend and collaborator Matt Drudge wrote,

"DEAR READER: In the first decade of the DRUDGEREPORT Andrew Breitbart was a constant source of energy, passion and commitment. We shared a love of headlines, a love of the news, an excitement about what's happening. I don't think there was a single day during that time when we did not flash each other or laugh with each other, or challenge each other. I still see him in my mind's eye in Venice Beach, the sunny day I met him. He was in his mid 20's. It was all there. He had a wonderful, loving family and we all feel great sadness for them today... MDRUDGE"

Rush Limbaugh describes Breitbart as a "Bulldog for the Cause." BIG GOVERNMENT has been posting comments from conservative notables all day (see list of links below the fold). Rest in peace Andrew Breitbart and heartfelt condolences to his family. His life was way too short but he packed a lot into it... fearlessly. Photo: foia.tv

1. In Memoriam: Andrew Breitbart (1969-2012)

2. Breitbart's death to be reviewed by L.A. County coroner

3. Walsh: 'We must continue his good fight'...

4. ...'not the end of his crusade, but its beginning'

5. Palin: 'Thank God for his inspiration and leadership'

6. Carlson: Andrew 'willing to do things that scared him'

7. Breitbart’s Greatest Moments: ‘Man Against The Mob’

8. Rep. McCotter: Breitbart 'Gave His All to Serve His Fellow Human Beings and This Country'

9. Reuters: 'He knew how to take a punch. And he liked throwing them.'

10. Romney: Breitbart 'brilliant entrepreneur'

11. Rick Santorum Reacts To Andrew's Death

12. Congressman Gohmert Makes Touching Tribute To Breitbart On House Floor

13. Liberals celebrate death of Andrew Breitbart

14. MSNBC Mocks Breitbart with Cartoons

15. Huffington Praises Breitbart's Passion, Exuberance, Fearlessness

16. Rush: Breitbart Exposes Liberal Media Bias Even in Death

17. Guardain: Breitbart married new media with political principle

18. Gutfeld: 'He Was Fun Personified'

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House Republicans Unveil 'Pledge to America'

FOX NEWS, 9/23/2010 - House Republicans on Thursday rolled out their "Pledge to America," a sweeping conservative agenda that calls for reining in federal spending, permanently extending all of the Bush tax cuts, and repealing President Obama's signature health care law. Read more at Fox...

9/24 - But some conservatives denounce GOP ‘Pledge’ as sellout, inside job. Read More......

The Blaze: A new news and opinion source

GLENN BECK, 8/30/2010 - Introducing The Blaze: "If you are like me, watching the news or reading the paper can be an exercise in exasperation. It's so hard to find a place that helps me make sense of the world I see. ∴ Too many important stories are overlooked. And too many times we see mainstream media outlets distorting facts to fit rigid agendas. Not that you've ever heard me complain about the media before. Okay, maybe once or twice. ∴ But there comes a time when you have to stop complaining and do something. And so we decided to hire some actual journalists to launch a new website -- The Blaze. And we moved fast. We built the team and the site in just two months. ∴ We want this to be a place where you can find breaking news, original reporting, insightful opinions and engaging videos about the stories that matter most.

The Blaze will be about current news -- and more. It's not just politics and policy. It's looking for insight wherever we find it. We'll examine our culture, deal with matters of faith and family, and we won't be afraid of a history lesson.

The image of a flame is powerful. It has long stood for a burning truth. A truth that is not consumed. The Blaze will pursue truth. Of course we will make mistakes. Honest mistakes. And we'll be quick with corrections. We intend to earn your trust and keep it day in and day out with hard work and a lot of transparency.

And don't expect everything to be deadly serious. Boring is bad. We intend to have plenty of fun.

We've put together a solid team of writers and reporters. I intend to keep them busy by sending a zillion story ideas at all hours.

We're also counting on you. Your comments. Your feedback. Your tips! You will help us build and shape The Blaze.

Thank you in advance."

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CRNC Presents "Don't Put It On Our Tab: Not Too Big To Fail"

College Republican National Committee (CRNC)

www.crnc.org/petition SIGN NOW!!!

The College Republican National Committee is thrilled to announce the "Don't Put It On Our Tab" debt-awareness initiative! The national debt poses a lethal threat to our economic future, and we're not about to let the Democrats think we are ignorant to that fact. Help the CRNC stand up and speak out for our generation by signing the petition today!

Did you know that the a child born into this world today owes over $117,000 to the DEBT alone? With unemployment rising, 'entitlement' programs collapsing, and debt skyrocketing how are we ever going to pay that back? The answer is through conservative reform. Join our facebook group ( http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dont-Pu... ) to stay informed 24/7 about the debt, what we are doing to combat it, and to examine potential solutions to it! Read More......

Sarah Palin to visit Margaret Thatcher

POLITICO, 6/14/2010 (Hat tip: Linda Weimer) - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is planning a trip to London and a visit with former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, her staff has confirmed to POLITICO. ∴ In a Facebook post scheduled to go up Monday, Palin writes: “I have received an invitation for a visit to London, and part of that invitation included the offer of arranging a meeting between myself and one of my political heroines, the ‘Iron Lady,’ Margaret Thatcher.”

“I would love to meet her and hope I'll be able to arrange the trip in the future,” Palin writes of the former conservative leader whom the former governor frequently cites in speeches.

“As I wrote last year when I offered her birthday wishes, Baroness Thatcher’s life and career serve as a blueprint for overcoming the odds and challenging the ‘status quo,'” Palin continues. “She started life as a grocer's daughter from Grantham and rose to become Prime Minister — all by her own merit and hard work. I cherish her example and will always count her as one of my role models. Her friendship with my other political hero, Ronald Reagan, exemplified the Special Relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom.”

The news of a possible trip was first reported by London’s Daily Mail, which wrote on Sunday that Thatcher has agreed to the visit.

Palin recently touted Thatcher during a speech at a fundraising breakfast for the Susan B. Anthony List in Washington — a speech in which Palin highlighted many of the “mama grizzlies” she believes are reshaping the Republican Party.

“Mrs. Thatcher, she never set out to be a woman prime minister, just a prime minister,” Palin said. “Mrs. Thatcher used to say about politics ‘You want something said, ask a man. You want something done, ask a woman.’” Read More......

The Conservative Case for Reform

WASHINGTON POST, 10/5/2009 (Hat tip: John Detweiler) - Bobbie Jindal, Republican governor of Louisiana, offers ten ideas to increase the affordability and quality of health care. Following is a list of the health care reform topics he proposes (Read Gov. Jindal's full op-ed in today's Washington Post).

1. Voluntary purchasing pools
   
2. Portability
   
3. Lawsuit reform
   
4. Require coverage of preexisting conditions
   
5. Transparency and payment reform
   
6. Electronic medical records
   
7. Tax-free health savings accounts
   
8. Reward healthy lifestyle choices
   
9. Cover young adults (Permit young people to stay on their parents' plans longer)
   
10. Refundable tax credits (for the uninsured and those who would benefit from greater flexibility of coverage)

"In short, ideas matter. The public is interested in solutions that will improve America's health-care system, not dismantle it. Republicans can lead on this." --Bobbie Jindal Read More......

The Life of a Young Black Conservative

GLENN BECK (via email/hat tip: Linda Weimer), July 8, 2009 - Last week Glenn got a call from a very impressive young man named Jerome Hudson, who told Glenn he had written an op-ed during the 2008 election on being a black conservative. He sent it in and it's fantastic. Enjoy!

While attending a black fraternity party, I recently learned it’s a bad idea to profess one’s affinity for Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, and Sean Hannity.

Worse, according to current polls, it appears I may be the only black 22 year old in America who will be voting for Sen. John McCain.

It’s not that I was unaware that being a black conservative Republican puts me in the ultimate “minority.” After all, Shelby Steele’s classic article “The Loneliness of the Black Conservative” has become an article of faith that I’ve all but committed to memory.

But I guess I had made the mistake of buying into all that liberal yammering about being “open minded” and supporting “diversity” that I’d deluded myself into believing that a civil, discussion about the herd-like ideological mentality of so many of my contemporaries suffer from was possible.

Boy, was I wrong. Big time!

My official “Negro” card got stripped away. I instantly lost my “blackness.” And now, consequently, I now am greeted with this: “Hey, y’all, here comes The Black Republican.”

And that’s when I think to myself, Hmmm…so this is how it feels to be an "Uncle Tom."

Still, being labeled “The Black Republican” is undoubtedly a promotion from: "Hey, why are you dressed so nice? You got a job interview or something?" Or, worse, “Man, why are you talking like that? You sound white? Who do you think you are? A conservative Kanye West?”

But my path to ideological emancipation began where all the most important things always begin—with my father and mother. Growing up, my Army drill sergeant father was a firm believer in tough love. My parents instilled in us Christian values. But I believe that first part—having an involved mother and father—was critical. With 70% of all black babies being born out-of-wedlock, it’s no wonder black poverty remains entrenched, welfare has become a way of life, and that many of my fellow young black male counterparts choose gangsta life over college.

But it wasn’t until college that I realized I had been ensnared in what John McWhorter calls the “Cult of Victimology.” One of my professor’s pointed me toward a world of literature I’d never been introduced to: Thomas Sowell, John McWhorter, Shelby Steele, Star Parker, Angela McGlowan, Larry Elder, Walter Williams—they obliterated the Leftist foolishness that floods my community.

It was then that my eyes were opened to the truth, a truth that my father was willing to give his life for, a truth that hundreds of thousands of American soldiers have paid the ultimate price to pass on to future generations. And that truth is this: America remains the greatest country that God gave to man.

So imagine me, a member of various organizations that largely consist of young black Americans, most of whom are womb to the tomb Democrats and liberals, speaking openly about the many opportunities and blessings we enjoy in our great nation and refuting Michelle Obama’s supposition that America is a “downright mean place..”

Can you say…..social suicide?

"So Jerome,” the partygoers asked, “you’re REALLY a Republican?!"

Duh!

Of course I’m a Republican! And your great grandparents were too!

Yes, I’m a member of the Anti-Slavery Party, the party responsible for: the 13th (abolished slavery), 14th (gave former slaves full citizenship rights), the 15th Amendment (gave slaves voting rights), the Civil Rights Act of 1871(protecting southern blacks from the Ku Klux Klan), the Reconstruction Acts, and the 1866, 1875, 1957, 1960, and 1964 Civil Rights Acts.

And no, my brothers and sisters, yesterday’s southern Democrats are NOT today’s Republicans! If so, former Klansman, Sen. Robert Byrd—the highest ranking senate Democrat and President Pro-Tempore of the Senate—apparently didn’t get the memo and forgot to switch parties.

But it’s more than just the history. I’m proud to stand for self-empowerment, personal responsibility, strong family values, small government, low taxes, free markets, a strong military, and individual achievement etc.

And don’t even get me started on which side stands up for the precious 1.4 million unborn children (32% of whom are black), who will be casualties in the war inside the womb. When I see these so-called “black leaders” bashing conservatives for “racist policies,” I wonder how they justify cheering on the political team who proudly defends the annihilation of 13 million black children since 1973.

And conservatives don’t care about black people? I don’t think so!

No, I think I’ll ride with the team who says enough with the welfare cancer that has destroyed people’s innate desire to achieve. Yes, I’ll ride with the folks who respect me enough to consider me their equal and not insult me with Affirmative Action racism. Yeah, I’ll ride with the gang who would rather create effective policies than emotional “feel good” symbolism that robs individuals of their desire to aspire.

So while it may take a little getting used to walking into college parties where I’m known as “The Black Republican,” I now realize I am a newly inducted member of a rich tradition of ideologically emancipated black conservatives. And guess what? I’m more than cool with that. I’m proud, actually.

“The conservative Kanye West”?

Hmmm….

Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?

Jerome Hudson is a sophomore at Tallahassee Community College with plans to transfer to Florida A&M University in the fall. Read More......