While we're out here fighting to make ends meet in this economic downturn... while our elected representatives are supposed to be up there trying to figure out how to turn the economy around... while we're giving up golf, that nice meal at our favorite restaurant and more...
The Democrats are off on a lavish retreat at Kingsmill, eating well and "talking about the stimulus package." I wouldn't care that much except YOU and I are paying for it. They're funding a good chunk of it with OUR tax dollars.
Hey, remember how they skewered AIG and others who took TARP funds for their lavish retreats? Hypocrisy to the nth degree.
Just hearing about it on Fox News... go look it up and blog, blog, blog.
The Republicans went on a similar retreat earlier, but they paid for it out of their own pockets (and some campaign funds). No tax dollars.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Like to attract more readers and followers?
When Caffienated Thoughts joined the Network, I noticed that he visited most, if not all, of our member blogs and left a comment. He made a comment that showed he actually read the blog, then introduced himself as a new member of the Network.
I talked to a number of those who write regularly and most of them popped over to his blog, read some of the entries and now they're following him.
That's one great way to bring attention to your blog: go visit others and leave comments. Chances are if you aren't blatant and openly self-serving and leave an insightful comment, they'll go check you out and maybe write about your blog.
You don't necessarily even have to leave a link to your blog if you're on blogger. If you're signed into your blog when you go blog jumping, the "from" will link to your account as long as you don't go with the "anonymous" option if offered.
Another way to bring attention to your blog is to grab a headline link and snippet from the blogs you like to share with your readers. You'd be surprised at how many people have Google alerts set up on their blog title, or have similar ways of discovering where their blog is being posted. As long as you're making sure not to step on toes (by reprinting the entire blog without permission), you'll often draw the owner of the blog to yours. Oftentimes they'll follow or subscribe if they like your content.
The blogging community is growing and there are a lot of excellent writers out there. Supporting the blogs you like is a win-win proposition. You'll both attract more readers and regular followers.
Those are just two ways to attract readers. There are many, many more. Good tag words, networking, feeding to Twitter and Facebook are other easy ways to draw attention to your blog. I'll try and highlight some more off and on. If you have any suggestions, send 'em my way and I'll share them with a link to your blog.
http://caffeinatedthoughts.com - Caffienated Thoughts
http://sarahpalindeservesourvote.blogspot.com/ - Go Sarah!
http://thecominggreatdepression.blogspot.com/ - The Coming Great Depression
I talked to a number of those who write regularly and most of them popped over to his blog, read some of the entries and now they're following him.
That's one great way to bring attention to your blog: go visit others and leave comments. Chances are if you aren't blatant and openly self-serving and leave an insightful comment, they'll go check you out and maybe write about your blog.
You don't necessarily even have to leave a link to your blog if you're on blogger. If you're signed into your blog when you go blog jumping, the "from" will link to your account as long as you don't go with the "anonymous" option if offered.
Grace Explosion is great about visiting other blogs and leaving excellent comments. Guess what? I follow her on all my personal blogs.
Another way to bring attention to your blog is to grab a headline link and snippet from the blogs you like to share with your readers. You'd be surprised at how many people have Google alerts set up on their blog title, or have similar ways of discovering where their blog is being posted. As long as you're making sure not to step on toes (by reprinting the entire blog without permission), you'll often draw the owner of the blog to yours. Oftentimes they'll follow or subscribe if they like your content.
The blogging community is growing and there are a lot of excellent writers out there. Supporting the blogs you like is a win-win proposition. You'll both attract more readers and regular followers.
Those are just two ways to attract readers. There are many, many more. Good tag words, networking, feeding to Twitter and Facebook are other easy ways to draw attention to your blog. I'll try and highlight some more off and on. If you have any suggestions, send 'em my way and I'll share them with a link to your blog.
http://caffeinatedthoughts.com - Caffienated Thoughts
http://sarahpalindeservesourvote.blogspot.com/ - Go Sarah!
http://thecominggreatdepression.blogspot.com/ - The Coming Great Depression
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Sarah says "no" to Obama stimulus package
Palin: 'No' on Obama stimulus package
Gov. Sarah Palin is joining Republicans in Congress in opposing President Obama's stimulus package, saying she is "against increased federal programs that will become a state's unfunded mandate to continue funding for generations."
Gov. Sarah Palin is joining Republicans in Congress in opposing President Obama's stimulus package, saying she is "against increased federal programs that will become a state's unfunded mandate to continue funding for generations."
#TCOT to Republican Senators: NO to Porkulus, NO to Compromise, No to Turncoats
Michael Patrick Leahy, co-founder of Top Conservatives on Twitter, the conservative grassroots organization that dominates the conversation on Twitter, today announced that the organization is focusing it's OPERATION MOVE OVER MoveON.org on all Republicans in the Senate.
"Led by #TCOT Project Servant-Leader Wendy Hermann, a work-at-home mom from Corpus Christi, Texas, #TCOT's MOVE OVER MoveOn.org project is focused on defeating the Porkulus" Bill in the Senate (S.1), in any form." Leahy said today.
"We intend to communicate that message to all 41 Republican Senators in the most direct way today and through the rest of the week. We know that Senate Majority Leader Democrat Harry Reid is trying to ram this bad bill through the Senate without a sufficient discussion of all the truly wasteful mini bail-outs to the Democrat Party's political allies it contains."
"Our message to every Republican Senator is clear and simple: Stand firm, and don't fall for false promises of 'bi-partisanship' that are being used to merely provide political cover to the Democrats. This is a clear example of the Democrats' wasteful economic policies, and we need to let the Democrats own their foolhardiness."
"The history of compromise in the US Congress is easy to understand. When Democrats coerce Republicans to abandon their principles, they call it 'bi-partisan' compromise. We conservatives call that fundamentally wrong."
"Anyone who wants to help us in this higher calling in the defense of American free markets can take an advantage of an innnovative interactive tool that allows the average person to view the most recent spending elements of the "Porkulus" Bill, and register your approval or disapproval of each item. We will be periodically be sending out press releases highlighting your opinion of the most wasteful and extravagant elements of the bill."
"This great tool has been developed by Aaron Day, of Daylight Networks. To use the tool right now, simply go to:
www.daylightnetwork.com/senate-stimulus
"Once there, you can register and vote on whether or not a specific line item included in the bill will help improve the economy or will hurt it.”
MoveOn.org, the liberal activist group funded by George Soros, is focusing an ad campaign to turn around 5 Republican Senators. They are using radio and television ads to encourage people to contact these Senators and tell them to vote for S.1. The targeted Senators are:
(1) Collins - Maine
(2) Snow - Maine
(3) Newmann (yesterday appointed to replace Judd Gregg) - NH *
(4) Murkowski - ALASKA
(5) Grassley - Iowa
Leahy continued by adding that now all Republican Senators will be contacted.
"We've seen reports that various Republican Senators are offering a few ideas to make the bill seem more palatable. This simply won't work. Adding a few elements to placate moderate Republicans while keeping 90% of the $825 billion of pork included in the House version of the bill does nothing to help the economy. If Republican legislators want a historical model to guide them, they need look back only a few months to the disastrous vote in the fall in which many of them supported the ill advised and ineffective $700 billion Wall Street Bailout."
Top Conservatives on Twitter was started on November 29, 2008. It consists of a list of over 2,400 conservatives who use Twitter. The list can be found at http://www.topconservativesontwitter.org. The list serves as a rallying point for conservatives on the internet, and has led to the formation of many action projects, of which Operation
MOVE OVER MoveOn.org is one.
The organization is referred to as #TCOT because those five characters are used so that anyone on Twitter can follow the “tweet stream” of conversation on Twitter that is aimed at the #TCOT community. To follow this “tweet stream”, go to http://search.twitter.com and enter #TCOT.
In January, www.hashtags.org data showed that #TCOT dominated the Twitter conversation. #TCOT was the number one most used hashtag, with over 18,000 tweets. The second most used hashtag had less than 6,000 tweets.
#TCOT dominated the conversation on Twitter so dramatically that it had more than three times the conversation tweets as the number two hashtag.
#TCOT has released the following details of their plan of attack:
1. Phones. As we did in Operation Melt the Phones in DC, we are going to keep up a steady stream of phone calls to these Senators offices and report back on the TCOT Action Project site what the senators are saying. This time, however, we want to also call their local state offices. Each Senator has several in their state and they should be pressured as well. The numbers are listed by state at the bottom of the page as well as a sample script. We recommend calling each of the Senators offices every day. We will be issuing daily talking points for you to question the senate aid about. Be polite, but assertive.
2. Faxes. This time we will add faxes to our blitz. Many out of state people wishing to send a letter to a senator were stymied by the Senate e-mail system not allowing them. We have posted fax numbers next to phone numbers for those wishing to use that method. A sample text is listed at the bottom of the page for use in drafting e-mails and faxes. Again, we would like each person to fax each office daily emphasizing that days talking points.
3. E-mail. If you live in the senators state, we encourage you to send daily e-mails to the senators giving them reasons to vote against this piece of legislation. Links to each Senator’s webpage are on the Phone/Fax list at the bottom of the page. Use the Fax/E-mail text suggestions to know what to say.
4. Blogging and local media. We do not have George Soros’ money. We will have to be more grassroots than that. We are wanting all conservative bloggers to post this Action Project on your blog and give your opinion or perspective on the talking point of the day.
5. We are also asking "TCOT members to call their local talk radio programs, send letters to the editor and notify local media of what you are doing. Our hope is that some will be picked up as human interest stories and we can rebroadcast them over the internet. We have made an outline/talking points list available to you for your reference. Please use that list as a starting point. We are working to build this media list, so please report back whomever you
talk to and how they reacted.
6. We are looking for people with video experience that will write and produce short videos that can be posted on youtube that counter the ads being run by MoveON.org. Please contact us if you are interested in this project.
7. We are looking to target moderate or blue dog Democrats in the Senate that could be swayed to our side. Please let us know if you find any Democrats on the fence about S. 1. Above all else, be polite. Passion is encouraged, foul language is not. Be aggressive, but not abusive.
Resources:
Senate Phone/Fax numbers (with links to e-mail) can be found at: http://moveovermoveon.posterous.com
To volunteer directly, and receive more detailed instructions, go to http://tcotprojects.ning.com
"Led by #TCOT Project Servant-Leader Wendy Hermann, a work-at-home mom from Corpus Christi, Texas, #TCOT's MOVE OVER MoveOn.org project is focused on defeating the Porkulus" Bill in the Senate (S.1), in any form." Leahy said today.
"We intend to communicate that message to all 41 Republican Senators in the most direct way today and through the rest of the week. We know that Senate Majority Leader Democrat Harry Reid is trying to ram this bad bill through the Senate without a sufficient discussion of all the truly wasteful mini bail-outs to the Democrat Party's political allies it contains."
"Our message to every Republican Senator is clear and simple: Stand firm, and don't fall for false promises of 'bi-partisanship' that are being used to merely provide political cover to the Democrats. This is a clear example of the Democrats' wasteful economic policies, and we need to let the Democrats own their foolhardiness."
"The history of compromise in the US Congress is easy to understand. When Democrats coerce Republicans to abandon their principles, they call it 'bi-partisan' compromise. We conservatives call that fundamentally wrong."
"Anyone who wants to help us in this higher calling in the defense of American free markets can take an advantage of an innnovative interactive tool that allows the average person to view the most recent spending elements of the "Porkulus" Bill, and register your approval or disapproval of each item. We will be periodically be sending out press releases highlighting your opinion of the most wasteful and extravagant elements of the bill."
"This great tool has been developed by Aaron Day, of Daylight Networks. To use the tool right now, simply go to:
www.daylightnetwork.com/senate-stimulus
"Once there, you can register and vote on whether or not a specific line item included in the bill will help improve the economy or will hurt it.”
MoveOn.org, the liberal activist group funded by George Soros, is focusing an ad campaign to turn around 5 Republican Senators. They are using radio and television ads to encourage people to contact these Senators and tell them to vote for S.1. The targeted Senators are:
(1) Collins - Maine
(2) Snow - Maine
(3) Newmann (yesterday appointed to replace Judd Gregg) - NH *
(4) Murkowski - ALASKA
(5) Grassley - Iowa
Leahy continued by adding that now all Republican Senators will be contacted.
"We've seen reports that various Republican Senators are offering a few ideas to make the bill seem more palatable. This simply won't work. Adding a few elements to placate moderate Republicans while keeping 90% of the $825 billion of pork included in the House version of the bill does nothing to help the economy. If Republican legislators want a historical model to guide them, they need look back only a few months to the disastrous vote in the fall in which many of them supported the ill advised and ineffective $700 billion Wall Street Bailout."
Top Conservatives on Twitter was started on November 29, 2008. It consists of a list of over 2,400 conservatives who use Twitter. The list can be found at http://www.topconservativesontwitter.org. The list serves as a rallying point for conservatives on the internet, and has led to the formation of many action projects, of which Operation
MOVE OVER MoveOn.org is one.
The organization is referred to as #TCOT because those five characters are used so that anyone on Twitter can follow the “tweet stream” of conversation on Twitter that is aimed at the #TCOT community. To follow this “tweet stream”, go to http://search.twitter.com and enter #TCOT.
In January, www.hashtags.org data showed that #TCOT dominated the Twitter conversation. #TCOT was the number one most used hashtag, with over 18,000 tweets. The second most used hashtag had less than 6,000 tweets.
#TCOT dominated the conversation on Twitter so dramatically that it had more than three times the conversation tweets as the number two hashtag.
#TCOT has released the following details of their plan of attack:
1. Phones. As we did in Operation Melt the Phones in DC, we are going to keep up a steady stream of phone calls to these Senators offices and report back on the TCOT Action Project site what the senators are saying. This time, however, we want to also call their local state offices. Each Senator has several in their state and they should be pressured as well. The numbers are listed by state at the bottom of the page as well as a sample script. We recommend calling each of the Senators offices every day. We will be issuing daily talking points for you to question the senate aid about. Be polite, but assertive.
2. Faxes. This time we will add faxes to our blitz. Many out of state people wishing to send a letter to a senator were stymied by the Senate e-mail system not allowing them. We have posted fax numbers next to phone numbers for those wishing to use that method. A sample text is listed at the bottom of the page for use in drafting e-mails and faxes. Again, we would like each person to fax each office daily emphasizing that days talking points.
3. E-mail. If you live in the senators state, we encourage you to send daily e-mails to the senators giving them reasons to vote against this piece of legislation. Links to each Senator’s webpage are on the Phone/Fax list at the bottom of the page. Use the Fax/E-mail text suggestions to know what to say.
4. Blogging and local media. We do not have George Soros’ money. We will have to be more grassroots than that. We are wanting all conservative bloggers to post this Action Project on your blog and give your opinion or perspective on the talking point of the day.
5. We are also asking "TCOT members to call their local talk radio programs, send letters to the editor and notify local media of what you are doing. Our hope is that some will be picked up as human interest stories and we can rebroadcast them over the internet. We have made an outline/talking points list available to you for your reference. Please use that list as a starting point. We are working to build this media list, so please report back whomever you
talk to and how they reacted.
6. We are looking for people with video experience that will write and produce short videos that can be posted on youtube that counter the ads being run by MoveON.org. Please contact us if you are interested in this project.
7. We are looking to target moderate or blue dog Democrats in the Senate that could be swayed to our side. Please let us know if you find any Democrats on the fence about S. 1. Above all else, be polite. Passion is encouraged, foul language is not. Be aggressive, but not abusive.
Resources:
Senate Phone/Fax numbers (with links to e-mail) can be found at: http://moveovermoveon.posterous.com
To volunteer directly, and receive more detailed instructions, go to http://tcotprojects.ning.com
New group on Team Sarah
Just rec'd this and thought some of you might be interested in this new group:
Hi everyone, As you know the media continues to bash Sarah every chance they get, and they will continue as long as she is a Threat to BHO. I have started a group called "Prayer Warriors For Sarah!." We pray for Sarah everyday. I am inviting you to join me in praying for Sarah and her precious family.
Thank you, Irma
http://www.teamsarah.org/group/prayerwarriorsforsarah
(You'll need to be a member of Team Sarah to join the group)
Hi everyone, As you know the media continues to bash Sarah every chance they get, and they will continue as long as she is a Threat to BHO. I have started a group called "Prayer Warriors For Sarah!." We pray for Sarah everyday. I am inviting you to join me in praying for Sarah and her precious family.
Thank you, Irma
http://www.teamsarah.org/group/prayerwarriorsforsarah
(You'll need to be a member of Team Sarah to join the group)
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Timely quote
"We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt." - Thomas Jefferson, letter to Samuel Kercheval, 12 July 1816
Hat Tip DeLaAngela, http://rebuildtheparty.ning.com
Hat Tip DeLaAngela, http://rebuildtheparty.ning.com
Palin-Berry 2012 Joins the Read My Lipstick Network
We have another great new blog joining the Read My Lipstick Network. The Palin-Berry 2012 blog is one I've added to my personal "follow" lists and I think when you read some of Deanna's thoughts you'll do the same!
http://palin-berry2012.blogspot.com/
Palin-Berry 2012
Hey, When you're right... you're right.
A young conservative's view of today's politics
Just another tidbit --- while I've never met Deanna, we're both from the metro Atlanta areas. Opposite ends of town, but still it's kind of neat to have another Georgia blogger join our ranks.
http://palin-berry2012.blogspot.com/
Palin-Berry 2012
Hey, When you're right... you're right.
A young conservative's view of today's politics
Just another tidbit --- while I've never met Deanna, we're both from the metro Atlanta areas. Opposite ends of town, but still it's kind of neat to have another Georgia blogger join our ranks.
New members... new members!!!
I get a tingly feeling running down my leg... or should it be up my leg??? yeah, well, sorry, no tingly feelings, but I am very happy to have some new members joining our ranks. I think we have some of the smartest, most dedicated and intelligent bloggers on the Internet.
Sarah Palin's Accomplishments -- http://sarahs-accomplishments.blogspot.com/ You KNOW there's going to be a lot to write about on this blog. The list is long and it continues to grow. Ron finds some of the best info and does a great job of keeping a group of us posted on the latest and greatest. With the advent of this blog, you'll all be able to read and share with your readers.
Living in Bizarro World -- http://livinginbizarroworld.blogspot.com I'm sure most of you can relate to that sentiment! We really are living in a topsy-turvy-upside-down world! This one has multiple contributors. It's new, but I can already tell it's going to be a good one. Kathy just wrote her first post and it's well worth a read. If you have an interest in contributing to this blog, let me know and I'll hook you up. You know this is going to be a FUN blog.
Ready to Rumble for Rush - http://readytorumbleforrush.blogspot.com/ I set this one up in response to the attacks on Rush. My feelings are this is just part of a multi-pronged effort to kill talk radio and ultimately true free speech. I drew a line in the sand. It focuses on the efforts to shut down Rush, talk radio, the Fairness Doctrine and free speech in general. I'm looking for contributors as I really don't have time to give this effort my all at the moment.
Demtactics - http://demtactics.blogspot.com One of our Barracuda Babes set this one up a while back but she hasn't done anything with it. Well, now she's started writing so we're going to add it to the list of members. Amanda has asked her fellow Barracuda Babes to contribute when they have time, and is open to adding some more Babes if you're out there. The blog focuses on the tactics Democrats use, the direction they're taking the country, and anything related.
That brings our merry band of bloggers up to a total of 122. I'd like to grow that to 200 by the end of February... We're pretty easy to get along with. All you need to do is be willing to post the blogroll on your sidebar (or our logo link if you can't use blogrolls) AND be a conservative blogger. Well, we don't like trash talk, either. Most of our bloggers support Sarah Palin, but we don't require that the blog focus on Sarah and we have some that support other candidates or they're open to supporting any GOOD conservative candidate.
By the way, we're always open to adding new writers to any of our Barracuda Babes blogs. We're all Sarah Palin supporters and conservatives. Our blogs are wide-ranging and so are our topics. Some of the contributors write once a month, when the feeling strikes and some write regularly. If you're interested, let me know (read my lipstick at live dot com).
Sarah Palin's Accomplishments -- http://sarahs-accomplishments.blogspot.com/ You KNOW there's going to be a lot to write about on this blog. The list is long and it continues to grow. Ron finds some of the best info and does a great job of keeping a group of us posted on the latest and greatest. With the advent of this blog, you'll all be able to read and share with your readers.
Living in Bizarro World -- http://livinginbizarroworld.blogspot.com I'm sure most of you can relate to that sentiment! We really are living in a topsy-turvy-upside-down world! This one has multiple contributors. It's new, but I can already tell it's going to be a good one. Kathy just wrote her first post and it's well worth a read. If you have an interest in contributing to this blog, let me know and I'll hook you up. You know this is going to be a FUN blog.
Ready to Rumble for Rush - http://readytorumbleforrush.blogspot.com/ I set this one up in response to the attacks on Rush. My feelings are this is just part of a multi-pronged effort to kill talk radio and ultimately true free speech. I drew a line in the sand. It focuses on the efforts to shut down Rush, talk radio, the Fairness Doctrine and free speech in general. I'm looking for contributors as I really don't have time to give this effort my all at the moment.
Demtactics - http://demtactics.blogspot.com One of our Barracuda Babes set this one up a while back but she hasn't done anything with it. Well, now she's started writing so we're going to add it to the list of members. Amanda has asked her fellow Barracuda Babes to contribute when they have time, and is open to adding some more Babes if you're out there. The blog focuses on the tactics Democrats use, the direction they're taking the country, and anything related.
That brings our merry band of bloggers up to a total of 122. I'd like to grow that to 200 by the end of February... We're pretty easy to get along with
By the way, we're always open to adding new writers to any of our Barracuda Babes blogs. We're all Sarah Palin supporters and conservatives. Our blogs are wide-ranging and so are our topics. Some of the contributors write once a month, when the feeling strikes and some write regularly. If you're interested, let me know (read my lipstick at live dot com).
Monday, February 2, 2009
NoStimulus.com down
Rec'd a comment on past blog saying the www.nostimulus.com site was down. Checked, verified. It's down. Not sure if it was hacked or overwhelmed by traffic. I'm trying to find out.
In the meantime you can visit www.readthestimulus.org to keep up with the latest.
Two groups (that I'm involved with, I know there are more) are hitting this one hard and heavy: www.TopConservativesonTwitter.com and www.WAM08.org.
Both have action groups specifically targeting stopping the stimulus and have great resources.
WAM is having a televent tonight at 8:30 p.m. (info in previous blog). TCOT has set up an action group "Move Over MoveON". They have a Ning site: http://tcotprojects.ning.com/group/operationmoveovermoveonorg with all the info you need to contact your elected spenders.
Another great thing happening is the modern "Tea Party". I popped some info on a prior blog about that one.
And... while stopping the stimulus package is certainly top priority, don't forget Sarah Palin has a birthday coming up on Feb. 11th. Take the time to send her a birthday card. http://www.readmylipsticknetwork.com/sarah_palin/birthday.htm
In the meantime you can visit www.readthestimulus.org to keep up with the latest.
Two groups (that I'm involved with, I know there are more) are hitting this one hard and heavy: www.TopConservativesonTwitter.com and www.WAM08.org.
Both have action groups specifically targeting stopping the stimulus and have great resources.
WAM is having a televent tonight at 8:30 p.m. (info in previous blog). TCOT has set up an action group "Move Over MoveON". They have a Ning site: http://tcotprojects.ning.com/group/operationmoveovermoveonorg with all the info you need to contact your elected spenders.
Another great thing happening is the modern "Tea Party". I popped some info on a prior blog about that one.
And... while stopping the stimulus package is certainly top priority, don't forget Sarah Palin has a birthday coming up on Feb. 11th. Take the time to send her a birthday card. http://www.readmylipsticknetwork.com/sarah_palin/birthday.htm
Send a Tea Bag to Washington; Modern Tea Party
Although the goal for this one is to have the tea bags in hand tomorrow, I think if they get there this week it'll still send the right message. Even sending a fax picture of a tea bag works. Send an email with the word "TEA BAG TEA PARTY" as the message (I'd imagine attached clip art will end up in spam file somewhere).
Here's the info from the Facebook group:
Description: It is time for We The People to send a strong message to Washington DC - no more. No more loading our children and grandchildren with debt. No more bailing out speculators and bankers who made bets they knew were unsafe at the time. No more bailing out people who came to Congress to demand the removal of leverage limits, got what they asked for, then blew themselves up with the very leverage they demanded to be able to use.
No more.
Therefore, on February 1st, which is more than enough time for Barack Obama to be seated in his chair in the West Wing, I am recommending an act of peaceful, lawful and yet unmistakable protest.
That is, to mail President Obama one teabag. Nothing dangerous, nothing illegal - just one teabag.
Send one to your Congressman and one to each Senator.
(If you don't feel comfortable sending an actual tea bag then print one off and send it.)
Source:
Denninger, Karl
Market Ticker "Tea Party February 1st?"
http://market-ticker.org/archives/732-TEA-PARTY-February-1st.html
FedUpUSA
http://www.fedupusa.org/node/116
How to contact President Obama
Barack Obama
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20500
How to contact your Representative
https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
How to contact your Senator
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Here's the info from the Facebook group:
Description: It is time for We The People to send a strong message to Washington DC - no more. No more loading our children and grandchildren with debt. No more bailing out speculators and bankers who made bets they knew were unsafe at the time. No more bailing out people who came to Congress to demand the removal of leverage limits, got what they asked for, then blew themselves up with the very leverage they demanded to be able to use.
No more.
Therefore, on February 1st, which is more than enough time for Barack Obama to be seated in his chair in the West Wing, I am recommending an act of peaceful, lawful and yet unmistakable protest.
That is, to mail President Obama one teabag. Nothing dangerous, nothing illegal - just one teabag.
Send one to your Congressman and one to each Senator.
(If you don't feel comfortable sending an actual tea bag then print one off and send it.)
Source:
Denninger, Karl
Market Ticker "Tea Party February 1st?"
http://market-ticker.org/archives/732-TEA-PARTY-February-1st.html
FedUpUSA
http://www.fedupusa.org/node/116
How to contact President Obama
Barack Obama
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20500
How to contact your Representative
https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
How to contact your Senator
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
STOP the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009"
This week, the Senate is scheduled to consider the economic stimulus bill. It passed the House last week as H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 with NO support from Republicans. Its cost per family is about $4,300.
BAD IDEAS - "THE DEVIL IN DISGUISE"
The hidden liberal policy agenda inside the 'stimulus bill':
Over $142 Billion in Federal education funds: Nearly double the total outlays for the Department of Education in 2007 - making good on Reid-Pelosi-Obama education promises to the NEA.
$87 Billion Medicaid bailout: If we keep bailing states out without any accountability, they will have every incentive to continue irresponsible spending. It forces fiscally responsible taxpayers in states, like Indiana, to pay for the fiscally irresponsible decisions, by bureaucrats, in states like Illinois.
Expanded Medicaid coverage and SCHIP: Congress is using the stimulus to push forward their liberal health care agenda. This incremental strategy will ultimately move the country closer to the tipping point where government will control more health care spending than the private sector - leaving individuals and families with less control over their personal health care decisions.
Green Jobs?: The myth of 'green jobs' merely means replacing one job lost, with a new job that fits the left's agenda. It is a zero sum game. More than doubling spending, the stimulus also has over $35 billion for the Dept. of Energy. DOE's current budget is $23.8 billion.
Redistribution: Refundable "Make Work Pay" Tax Credits for people who don't pay taxes.
Pork Spending: TV Coupons ($650 M), Nat'l Endowment for the Arts ($50 M), Hollywood ($246 M.)
Stop this spending bill! Call your Senators (Republican and Democrat) and tell them to vote "NO" on this bill. Contact information can be found at http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102438502210&e=001So82mBW5uZGmO896hC3K1OHO0N16JZJsPINHvEJAPMw82w9-lnb9BMnnc7X4ByP6trHVeQk-Li4A7lVjYM1fWqb2lYhwS9YtA7KzZMNdg-r9BMZbFwY46Q== or call 202-224-3121.
Sources:
http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102438502210&e=001So82mBW5uZHx9B9zJ8RJ1LKYBVdHQC0iM5HxvLz71rZJyD8JjHHX6lSfPU_kx-rvTKYnQiZ3KzgYpDyBXaqmYSBQDWkhPq1Da9u7BKgYlffufI95fa6Ckyx1WxFeh69XTYnuiMROSjFlnCTTKkU9DlSovu0NQtaHUOu8ZO0Bhbn7O6JpRKpJTAR1S0CxTFlKrxbl2ulTNs7PbEWGmErQKX-sj6iLfkLGAeA7mevINno=
http://www.washingtonwatch.com/
From: National Federation of Republican Women CAP Alert
ACT NOW!
Stop the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Call your Senators (Republican and Democrat) and tell them to vote "NO." Contact information can be found at www.senate.gov or call 202-224-3121.
BAD IDEAS - "THE DEVIL IN DISGUISE"
The hidden liberal policy agenda inside the 'stimulus bill':
Over $142 Billion in Federal education funds: Nearly double the total outlays for the Department of Education in 2007 - making good on Reid-Pelosi-Obama education promises to the NEA.
$87 Billion Medicaid bailout: If we keep bailing states out without any accountability, they will have every incentive to continue irresponsible spending. It forces fiscally responsible taxpayers in states, like Indiana, to pay for the fiscally irresponsible decisions, by bureaucrats, in states like Illinois.
Expanded Medicaid coverage and SCHIP: Congress is using the stimulus to push forward their liberal health care agenda. This incremental strategy will ultimately move the country closer to the tipping point where government will control more health care spending than the private sector - leaving individuals and families with less control over their personal health care decisions.
Green Jobs?: The myth of 'green jobs' merely means replacing one job lost, with a new job that fits the left's agenda. It is a zero sum game. More than doubling spending, the stimulus also has over $35 billion for the Dept. of Energy. DOE's current budget is $23.8 billion.
Redistribution: Refundable "Make Work Pay" Tax Credits for people who don't pay taxes.
Pork Spending: TV Coupons ($650 M), Nat'l Endowment for the Arts ($50 M), Hollywood ($246 M.)
Stop this spending bill! Call your Senators (Republican and Democrat) and tell them to vote "NO" on this bill. Contact information can be found at http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102438502210&e=001So82mBW5uZGmO896hC3K1OHO0N16JZJsPINHvEJAPMw82w9-lnb9BMnnc7X4ByP6trHVeQk-Li4A7lVjYM1fWqb2lYhwS9YtA7KzZMNdg-r9BMZbFwY46Q== or call 202-224-3121.
Sources:
http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102438502210&e=001So82mBW5uZHx9B9zJ8RJ1LKYBVdHQC0iM5HxvLz71rZJyD8JjHHX6lSfPU_kx-rvTKYnQiZ3KzgYpDyBXaqmYSBQDWkhPq1Da9u7BKgYlffufI95fa6Ckyx1WxFeh69XTYnuiMROSjFlnCTTKkU9DlSovu0NQtaHUOu8ZO0Bhbn7O6JpRKpJTAR1S0CxTFlKrxbl2ulTNs7PbEWGmErQKX-sj6iLfkLGAeA7mevINno=
http://www.washingtonwatch.com/
From: National Federation of Republican Women CAP Alert
ACT NOW!
Stop the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Call your Senators (Republican and Democrat) and tell them to vote "NO." Contact information can be found at www.senate.gov or call 202-224-3121.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Wake Up America Movement Hosts Televent
To be included in the Televent send an email to joinwam@wamtoday.org and tell them you read about the event on here and would like to be included. Include your name and state please.
AN URGENT ALERT TO ALL CONCERNED WITH OUR COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC SURVIVAL
TELEVENT: HOW TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION - MONDAY FEBRUARY 2 8:30 - 9:30 ET
We all know that without the brainwashing of the American public - by the mass MEDIA -Obama wouldnot be in the White House. Now we are confronted with the ongoing MSM cover-up of the facts of the so-called "Stimulus Plan". The secrets being kept include:
* the fact that the current bill's 600 pages include mountains of special interest expenditures, campaign pay-offs and other costly measures which have nothing at all to do with "stimulating the Economy."
* not only does this bill - HR1 - multiply the staggering debt of the T.A.R.P. funds previously agreed to and already of doubtful outcome. This next step spending spree is ONLY THE BEGINNING. The entire "Obama Recovery Plan" is actually composed of TEN NEW PIECES of LEGISLATION - of which this TRILLION DOLLARS of debt is barely the tip of the iceberg!
* also this week, with no MEDIA scrutiny, the SENATE SAILED THROUGH THE NEW SCHIP PROGRAM which spends millions more to ensure the healthy birth and ongoing health care of children of ALIENS. This, despite the fact that forecasts now indicate our health care system is not equipped for this burden.
The general public is ill-informed of the FACTS & DETAILS of what has been spent and WHO it will help or HOW it can be expected to serve the CRITICAL PURPOSE of resolving the real-estate crisis or creating the jobs we need! It's no exaggeration to say that Americans are being swindled by our own government!
There is only one way to circumvent the MEDIA's cover-up of Washington's current INSANITY - WE MUST BECOME THE MEDIA - and SPREAD the TRUTH ourselves - in well coordinated ways for maximum impact and influence on current events.
JOIN this TeleEvent to learn a STRATEGY that really will work to correct the public ignorance while there is still time to mobilize middle-class America to STAND UP FOR OUR RIGHTS to FAIR REFLECTION by our Washington officials. Your ACTION is needed to preserve our democracy - but not all courses of action are equal. Just complaining and protesting won't achieve needed REFORMS.
As part of W.A.M. Strategic MEDIA REFORM PROGRAM, you'll be at the leading edge of the real facts as they unfold - and your coordinated ACTIONS on the MEDIA will make a real difference!
Take the time for this STRATEGIC CONFERENCE to urgently change the public perception and reaction to Obama's big socialist game plan. Efforts without a plan are futile and ineffective. Cooperative involvement of those who know enough to care and care enough to know make all the difference.
W.A.M. knows you care - join this Event to be "in the know" and make your Voice heard!
REMEMBER THE FUTURE IS UP TO YOU & NOW IS THE TIME WE MUST SHIFT ITS COURSE.
AN URGENT ALERT TO ALL CONCERNED WITH OUR COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC SURVIVAL
TELEVENT: HOW TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION - MONDAY FEBRUARY 2 8:30 - 9:30 ET
We all know that without the brainwashing of the American public - by the mass MEDIA -Obama wouldnot be in the White House. Now we are confronted with the ongoing MSM cover-up of the facts of the so-called "Stimulus Plan". The secrets being kept include:
* the fact that the current bill's 600 pages include mountains of special interest expenditures, campaign pay-offs and other costly measures which have nothing at all to do with "stimulating the Economy."
* not only does this bill - HR1 - multiply the staggering debt of the T.A.R.P. funds previously agreed to and already of doubtful outcome. This next step spending spree is ONLY THE BEGINNING. The entire "Obama Recovery Plan" is actually composed of TEN NEW PIECES of LEGISLATION - of which this TRILLION DOLLARS of debt is barely the tip of the iceberg!
* also this week, with no MEDIA scrutiny, the SENATE SAILED THROUGH THE NEW SCHIP PROGRAM which spends millions more to ensure the healthy birth and ongoing health care of children of ALIENS. This, despite the fact that forecasts now indicate our health care system is not equipped for this burden.
The general public is ill-informed of the FACTS & DETAILS of what has been spent and WHO it will help or HOW it can be expected to serve the CRITICAL PURPOSE of resolving the real-estate crisis or creating the jobs we need! It's no exaggeration to say that Americans are being swindled by our own government!
There is only one way to circumvent the MEDIA's cover-up of Washington's current INSANITY - WE MUST BECOME THE MEDIA - and SPREAD the TRUTH ourselves - in well coordinated ways for maximum impact and influence on current events.
JOIN this TeleEvent to learn a STRATEGY that really will work to correct the public ignorance while there is still time to mobilize middle-class America to STAND UP FOR OUR RIGHTS to FAIR REFLECTION by our Washington officials. Your ACTION is needed to preserve our democracy - but not all courses of action are equal. Just complaining and protesting won't achieve needed REFORMS.
As part of W.A.M. Strategic MEDIA REFORM PROGRAM, you'll be at the leading edge of the real facts as they unfold - and your coordinated ACTIONS on the MEDIA will make a real difference!
Take the time for this STRATEGIC CONFERENCE to urgently change the public perception and reaction to Obama's big socialist game plan. Efforts without a plan are futile and ineffective. Cooperative involvement of those who know enough to care and care enough to know make all the difference.
W.A.M. knows you care - join this Event to be "in the know" and make your Voice heard!
REMEMBER THE FUTURE IS UP TO YOU & NOW IS THE TIME WE MUST SHIFT ITS COURSE.
If you're on Twitter... get involved with Top Conservative on Twitter
Top Conservatives on Twitter (www.topconservativesontwitter.com) is growing and they are acting. If you go to the site you'll see they have a number of action projects. One that I'm involved in is the one to stop the spending bill.
If you're not on Twitter, check out the "101 on Twitter" on the left sidebar. It may seem overwhelming at first, but soon you'll be tweetin' with the best of them. Put #TCOT in your profile, sign up on the TCOT website and you'll make friends fast.
I encourage you to sign up for one or more of their action projects. You know I've been doing all I can to stop the "stimulus" package. The Democrats are using the bad economy to push through every pet project and entitlement program imaginable in the guise of a "stimulus" package.
I know I'm preaching to the choir. Most of you KNOW this is bad for our country, it's bad for democracy and it's bad for the economy in the long run.
Another group that is working hard and doing great work in fighting the stimulus plan is W.A.M. (Wake Up America Movement). You'll find them at www.wam08.org. Sign up on the site. They send out great info and are working hard to protect our freedoms.
Here's a few stories on the stimulus that popped up today. When contacting your Senator regarding voting NO for the stimulus package, be sure to call your Governor, too. It seems some of them are pressuring Congress to vote yes... Geez. Short sited to say the least.
GOP governors press Congress to pass stimulus bill
Most Republican governors have broken with their GOP colleagues in Congress and are pushing for passage of President Barack Obama's economic aid plan that would send billions to states for education, public works and health care. Their state treasuries drained by the financial crisis, governors would welcome the money from Capitol Hill, where GOP lawmakers are more skeptical of Obama's spending priorities.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090201/ap_on_go_co/stimulus_gop_governors
Debunking the Myth that Government Spending Stimulates the Economy
Several years ago, the Media Research Center joined with then-Cato economist Stephen Moore (now with the Wall Street Journal) on a book “Dollars and Nonsense” debunking the news media’s top ten economic myths. First on the list was the canard that government spending and deficits stimulate the economy, a premise demolished in an essay written by the Nobel-prize winning economist Milton Friedman.
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/rich-noyes/2009/02/01/debunking-myth-government-spending-stimulates-economy
Obama presses Senate on stimulus
President Obama pressed the Senate to move quickly on his massive economic-stimulus plan, saying Saturday that Americans "have little patience" for political bickering and noting that while the bill isn't perfect, it can jump-start job creation.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/feb/01/obama-urges-senate-action-on-stimulus/
If you're not on Twitter, check out the "101 on Twitter" on the left sidebar. It may seem overwhelming at first, but soon you'll be tweetin' with the best of them. Put #TCOT in your profile, sign up on the TCOT website and you'll make friends fast.
I encourage you to sign up for one or more of their action projects. You know I've been doing all I can to stop the "stimulus" package. The Democrats are using the bad economy to push through every pet project and entitlement program imaginable in the guise of a "stimulus" package.
I know I'm preaching to the choir. Most of you KNOW this is bad for our country, it's bad for democracy and it's bad for the economy in the long run.
Another group that is working hard and doing great work in fighting the stimulus plan is W.A.M. (Wake Up America Movement). You'll find them at www.wam08.org. Sign up on the site. They send out great info and are working hard to protect our freedoms.
Here's a few stories on the stimulus that popped up today. When contacting your Senator regarding voting NO for the stimulus package, be sure to call your Governor, too. It seems some of them are pressuring Congress to vote yes... Geez. Short sited to say the least.
GOP governors press Congress to pass stimulus bill
Most Republican governors have broken with their GOP colleagues in Congress and are pushing for passage of President Barack Obama's economic aid plan that would send billions to states for education, public works and health care. Their state treasuries drained by the financial crisis, governors would welcome the money from Capitol Hill, where GOP lawmakers are more skeptical of Obama's spending priorities.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090201/ap_on_go_co/stimulus_gop_governors
Debunking the Myth that Government Spending Stimulates the Economy
Several years ago, the Media Research Center joined with then-Cato economist Stephen Moore (now with the Wall Street Journal) on a book “Dollars and Nonsense” debunking the news media’s top ten economic myths. First on the list was the canard that government spending and deficits stimulate the economy, a premise demolished in an essay written by the Nobel-prize winning economist Milton Friedman.
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/rich-noyes/2009/02/01/debunking-myth-government-spending-stimulates-economy
Obama presses Senate on stimulus
President Obama pressed the Senate to move quickly on his massive economic-stimulus plan, saying Saturday that Americans "have little patience" for political bickering and noting that while the bill isn't perfect, it can jump-start job creation.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/feb/01/obama-urges-senate-action-on-stimulus/
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Easy way to contact Senators
Here's a link to a page that lists all of the U.S. Senate with links to their website and contact form: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Send 'em a note saying you want them to vote NO to the misnamed stimulus package.
Send 'em a note saying you want them to vote NO to the misnamed stimulus package.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Super Bowl Cries Foul at Pro-Life Ad
The Washington Times is reporting today that NBC, in a disturbing show of censorship, has nixed a powerful pro-life ad slated to air on Super Bowl Sunday. The commercial, called "Imagine Spot 1," was created by a Catholic group called Fidelis to drive home the potential of human life. After its run on Black Entertainment Television (BET), the spot is approaching a million YouTube hits.
NBC justified the slight by saying that the ad was too political in nature.
In reality, these 41 seconds do more to inspire than the hundreds of other Super Bowl ads that use sex and alcohol to wow viewers. It's ironic that producers pull out the rule book when they want to police traditional values, but when their stars do something really out-of-bounds the networks swallow their whistle.
If you'd like to complain about the double standard, contact NBC's comment line directly at 212-664-2333. In the meantime, please watch the video for yourself and pass it on to your family and friends. You can find it on YouTube.
Additional Resources YouTube: Fidelis Super Bowl Ad
From the Family Research Council
NBC justified the slight by saying that the ad was too political in nature.
In reality, these 41 seconds do more to inspire than the hundreds of other Super Bowl ads that use sex and alcohol to wow viewers. It's ironic that producers pull out the rule book when they want to police traditional values, but when their stars do something really out-of-bounds the networks swallow their whistle.
If you'd like to complain about the double standard, contact NBC's comment line directly at 212-664-2333. In the meantime, please watch the video for yourself and pass it on to your family and friends. You can find it on YouTube.
Additional Resources YouTube: Fidelis Super Bowl Ad
From the Family Research Council
Interesting tidbit re: Palin's nomination speech
Daily Tidbits: Presidential Election, Sarah Palin most inquired ...
CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA
President Obama's 30-minute infomercial spawned 1800 answers, while Sarah Palin's nomination speech collected 1880 responses. The favorite movie of the year ...
CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA
President Obama's 30-minute infomercial spawned 1800 answers, while Sarah Palin's nomination speech collected 1880 responses. The favorite movie of the year ...
Ready to Rumble for Rush
Mr. Obama threw down the gauntlet regarding Rush Limbaugh recently. The President told GOP leaders, "You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done."
This may be the first time a sitting President has elevated a talk show host to this level of power! However, silly as you may think this issue is, it is really about killing talk radio and free speech.
Then the mainstream media took some of his comments out of context (again) and piled it on a bit more saying Limbaugh wanted Obama to fail.
Now there is an ad pitting Rush and Obama against each other and the Democrats have a petition to express outrage at the comments Rush didn't make.
Mr. Obama and the Democrats are using Rush Limbaugh as a rallying point to continue their assault on any speech that voices opposition to their policies and agenda. The implementation of the un-"Fairness Doctrine" is the next step in this war.
Once we start down the path of curtailing freedom of speech on the radio there will be more. It will be the Internet, the television and other media.
We invite you to help fight this battle. Whether you are a ditto-head or just someone who believe in free speech, you can't afford to sit on the sidelines in the current skirmish.
We've set up a blog, and designated a section on the Read My Lipstick Network regarding "Free Speech" which includes info on the ongoing fight. We'll be letting you know more as this issue continues to mushroom.
Heritage Morning Bell: The Stealth Plan to Silence Rush
Does President Barack Obama believe that the greatest threat to progress resides in Rush Limbaugh? Earlier this week while trying to sell his Trillion Dollar Debt Plan to Republican leaders, Obama said, “You can’t just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done.” Thankfully House Republicans listened to the hundreds of constituents calling their offices asking them to vote against the bill and not the guy who thinks he can buy their votes with a couple of cocktail and Super Bowl parties. Now we find out that Obama’s far left allies are upping the ante.The leftist umbrella organization American Untied for Change is pouring money into radio ads in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Nevada. The ads ask listeners, “Will you side with Obama or Rush Limbaugh?” ... More
Mr. Obama and the Democrats are using Rush Limbaugh as a rallying point to continue their assault on any speech that voices opposition to their policies and agenda. The implementation of the un-"Fairness Doctrine" is the next step in this war.
Once we start down the path of curtailing freedom of speech on the radio there will be more. It will be the Internet, the television and other media.
We invite you to help fight this battle. Whether you are a ditto-head or just someone who believe in free speech, you can't afford to sit on the sidelines in the current skirmish.
We've set up a blog, and designated a section on the Read My Lipstick Network regarding "Free Speech" which includes info on the ongoing fight. We'll be letting you know more as this issue continues to mushroom.
Heritage Morning Bell: The Stealth Plan to Silence Rush
Does President Barack Obama believe that the greatest threat to progress resides in Rush Limbaugh? Earlier this week while trying to sell his Trillion Dollar Debt Plan to Republican leaders, Obama said, “You can’t just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done.” Thankfully House Republicans listened to the hundreds of constituents calling their offices asking them to vote against the bill and not the guy who thinks he can buy their votes with a couple of cocktail and Super Bowl parties. Now we find out that Obama’s far left allies are upping the ante.The leftist umbrella organization American Untied for Change is pouring money into radio ads in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Nevada. The ads ask listeners, “Will you side with Obama or Rush Limbaugh?” ... More
From the American Center for Law and Justice; Petition re: un-Fairness Doctrine
This is dangerous. So I'm asking for your help at this critical time. The voice of every concerned citizen must be heard immediately in Congress ... because today, we're literally staring down the barrel of government-controlled speech.
With a new President and new Congress, I need you to stand with me to protect free speech!
http://www.aclj.org/ (Main page; click on petition link, top left)
You understand the urgency. Free speech is the cornerstone of our freedoms - but if some members of Congress get their way, Christian broadcasting will be forcefully silenced. The conservative point of view? Effectively shut down by the liberal left.
With a new Congress and new President comes an emboldened new threat to bring back the so-called ''Fairness Doctrine'' - a troubling regulatory measure that gave the federal government authority to tell broadcasters what to air. We've got a battle on our hands. The liberal assault on your First Amendment rights is real. There IS something you can do.
Sign our petition: http://www.aclj.org/Default.aspx (click on link to petition, top left).
The Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 has just been introduced in both the House and Senate (H.R. 226; S. 34) - it's legislation that would effectively ban the return of the troubling Fairness Doctrine. In fact, the Broadcaster Freedom Act would permanently prohibit the FCC and President Obama from reinstating the Fairness Doctrine. It's that imperative.
But it must pass Congress in order to protect the free speech rights of Christian and conservative broadcasters.Today, I urge you to exercise your rights as a concerned citizen. Quite frankly, applying the pressure from tens of thousands of citizens' voices raised in protest is our best chance to succeed.
Thank you for understanding the urgency and for doing your part. God bless you.
With a new President and new Congress, I need you to stand with me to protect free speech!
http://www.aclj.org/ (Main page; click on petition link, top left)
You understand the urgency. Free speech is the cornerstone of our freedoms - but if some members of Congress get their way, Christian broadcasting will be forcefully silenced. The conservative point of view? Effectively shut down by the liberal left.
With a new Congress and new President comes an emboldened new threat to bring back the so-called ''Fairness Doctrine'' - a troubling regulatory measure that gave the federal government authority to tell broadcasters what to air. We've got a battle on our hands. The liberal assault on your First Amendment rights is real. There IS something you can do.
Sign our petition: http://www.aclj.org/Default.aspx (click on link to petition, top left).
The Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 has just been introduced in both the House and Senate (H.R. 226; S. 34) - it's legislation that would effectively ban the return of the troubling Fairness Doctrine. In fact, the Broadcaster Freedom Act would permanently prohibit the FCC and President Obama from reinstating the Fairness Doctrine. It's that imperative.
But it must pass Congress in order to protect the free speech rights of Christian and conservative broadcasters.Today, I urge you to exercise your rights as a concerned citizen. Quite frankly, applying the pressure from tens of thousands of citizens' voices raised in protest is our best chance to succeed.
Thank you for understanding the urgency and for doing your part. God bless you.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Joe the Mom Joins the Read My Lipstick Network
Joe the Mom is our newest blogging Network member. Don't you love the title? Bet you never forget it.
If that isn't catchy enough, here's her tag line: "What America really needs now is another mommy with a blog." She says she is "Just your "average joe" mom with a full-time job and plenty of opinions."
www.joethemom.blogspot.com - Joe the Mom
Hope you'll add this to the list of blogs you're following and send a message to Sara welcoming her to the Read My Lipstick Network. You know we ALL love seeing comments on our blogs.
Invite her to join your various Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Ning groups, too.
We're all going to need to be networking if we're going to get our country back on the right track.
If that isn't catchy enough, here's her tag line: "What America really needs now is another mommy with a blog." She says she is "Just your "average joe" mom with a full-time job and plenty of opinions."
www.joethemom.blogspot.com - Joe the Mom
Hope you'll add this to the list of blogs you're following and send a message to Sara welcoming her to the Read My Lipstick Network. You know we ALL love seeing comments on our blogs.
Invite her to join your various Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Ning groups, too.
We're all going to need to be networking if we're going to get our country back on the right track.
Another Read My Lipstick Network Member!
Caffienated Thoughts has joined the ranks of our superb member bloggers, writers, website owners, etc., etc.
Looks like there are six (6) contributors to the blog. I like the tab with their photos and short bios, nice addition as you kinda feel like you know who's writing. I even recognized some of the names...
Have fun clicking the tabs -- you get a different cup of coffee each time! It's the little things that amuse me.
I think you're going to like this blog. It's "Stimulating musings on the news, politics, culture, life and theology."
http://caffeinatedthoughts.com/ - Caffienated Thoughts
Looks like there are six (6) contributors to the blog. I like the tab with their photos and short bios, nice addition as you kinda feel like you know who's writing. I even recognized some of the names...
Have fun clicking the tabs -- you get a different cup of coffee each time! It's the little things that amuse me
I think you're going to like this blog. It's "Stimulating musings on the news, politics, culture, life and theology."
http://caffeinatedthoughts.com/ - Caffienated Thoughts
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