Apart from stating he was a "severely conservative" Governor, the most memorable line from Mitt Romney's speech at CPAC today was a reference to baseball.
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Nader to NHL: Ban Fighting
Consumer advocate and perennial presidential candidate Ralph Nader is calling upon the NHL to ban fighting.
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
Obama WH Doesn't Care if the Senate Passes a Budget
Mark Hemingway of The Weekly Standard draws our attention to this exchange yesterday between ABC White House correspondent Jake Tapper and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
CNN Kicks Roland Martin Off The Air
CNN has suspended Roland Martin indefinitely for tweets he wrote during the Super Bowl which were construed as homophobic.
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Who The BBC Calls Extremist
Over at NRO, Charles C.W. Cooke drew my attention to an article which appeared in The Telegraph concerning a meeting involving the mandarins a the BBC. Their discussion centered around how to describe Abu Qatada, the imprisoned al Qaeda terrorist who a British immigration tribunal ordered released on bail earlier this month.
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Let's Not Measure Oval Office Drapes for Santorum Just Yet
At present, Quin Hillyer is in a state of euphoria and could probably leap across the Colorado River if he were so inclined and I wouldn't blame him for doing so.
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Thoughts on the Santorum Sweep
As both John Tabin and Jim Antle have noted (as did Team Romney even before the results), Rick Santorum has no more delegates this morning than he did 24 hours ago. Yet there is no question that Rick Santorum is in a far stronger position then he was 24 hours ago, delegates or no delegates.
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Why The Pats Losing The Super Bowl Wasn't So Bad After All
Maria Menounos, co-host of the syndicated entertainment show Extra and a diehard New England Patriots fan, lost a bet with correspondent A.J. Calloway.
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In Defense of Clint Eastwood
As I wrote here shortly after it aired on Sunday night, I really liked the Clint Eastwood Chrysler Super Bowl ad and said it was the only ad worth remembering.
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Monday, February 6, 2012
No I Didn't See That (I Guess I Was M.I.A.)
Unlike Ross Kaminsky (and much of the world), I missed the M.I.A. giving the world the old familiar suggestion during Madonna's Super Bowl half time show. Most of Madonna's music doesn't interest me so I wasn't paying a lot of attention to the proceedings.
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Thoughts on Queen Elizabeth II @ 60
Sixty years ago today, Princess Elizabeth ascended to the throne becoming Queen of England and of all nations in the British Commonwealth after the death of her father, King George VI.
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AFP: Happy Birthday President Reagan
Washington, DC – Today Americans for Prosperity, the nation’s premier advocate for economic freedom, released a very special “Happy Birthday” message to honor President Ronald Reagan on his 101st birthday. The 60-second television spot contrasts Reagan’s optimism, prosperity, and belief in freedom with the broken promises and class-warfare rhetoric of President Obama.
Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips said, “On Reagan’s birthday, I can’t help but miss the President more than ever. His vision for America contrasts so sharply with the big-government waste and cronyism that will be the legacy of the Obama Administration.”
Called “Two Visions,” the ad compares and contrasts quotes from the two presidents, showing the stark difference in their view of what America should be.
“It’s important to remind ourselves what a terrific difference a great leader can make in this country,” Phillips continued. “President Reagan knew that free market policies would result in millions of new American jobs, exploding personal incomes, with broad-based prosperity and optimism for our nation. However President Obama’s approach is just the opposite – more taxes, more government, and job killing regulations – all in pursuit of his own liberal ideology.”
The ad culminates with the message: Happy Birthday, President Reagan. We miss your optimism, your love of America, and your belief in the power of freedom. The ad release coincides with social media advertising and grassroots action.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Giants Best Pats - Again
As Yogi Berra said, "It's Deja Vu all over again."
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Clint Eastwood 2012
The only Super Bowl commercial I am going to remember is the spot Clint Eastwood did for Chrysler.
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Alliance Defense Fund offering week long scholarships in Florida for training Christian attorneys
National Litigation Academy
Among the more than one million lawyers in America are thousands who believe in the issues supported by ADF. However, few have the specific training or experience necessary to handle a free-speech, religious liberty, or other matters involving constitutional law and other areas of concern to the Alliance.
To help recruit and train this untapped resource of dedicated women and men, ADF launched the National Litigation Academy - a state-of-the-art lawyer training project - in 1997. The Academy sessions consist of worship and devotional activities, banquets, theological exhortation, worldview analysis, fellowship, common meals, and joyful interaction. They feature an intense course of study conducted by some of the nation's top law school professors, litigators, and constitutional experts in the country. These experts instruct on public interest practice topics such as the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment, the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, Equal Access law, 42 USC § 1983 actions, Family and Marriage law and other matters.
Past National Litigation Academy sessions have helped effectively equip attorneys to battle the radical homosexual legal agenda, defend parental rights, uphold the sanctity of human life, and protect religious freedom. Each academy session is four to five days in length and the CLE segment qualifies for mandatory continuing legal education credit in most or all applicable states.
One of the unique aspects of our National Litigation Academy is the way it can help multiply our Ministry Friend's investment in ADF. As an ADF ally, the attorney's expenses are scholarshipped by ADF, including travel, lodging, and most meals. In return, each attorney ally who attends the National Litigation Academy makes a faith commitment to provide 450 hours of pro bono legal work on behalf of the Body of Christ. The goal is to fulfill this commitment over a three-year period on cases and projects related to his or her training and/or matters that forward the mission of the alliance. Attorneys whose firms will not permit a 450 hour commitment or who have extreme extenuating circumstances may qualify for a 200 hour commitment over a three-year period. Persons with the smaller commitment may fulfill it only by performing specified litigation activities, and will not receive all of the benefits of a full commitment. Please direct questions regarding the pro bono commitment to nlainfo@telladf.org.
In just eleven short years, ADF has trained more than 1,300 allied attorneys that have provided dedicated, pro-bono service valued at over $100 million in the legal battle to defend, protect, and affirm religious freedom, the sanctity of life, marriage, and the family.
Admission to each NLA is granted only after application and acceptance. Space is limited. Applications are now being received for the following session:
Schedule
NLA 34: July 11 - 15, 2011
Apply here. The deadline is April 20
Friday, February 3, 2012
Ben Gazzara, 1930-2012. R.I.P.
Actor Ben Gazzara passed away on Friday of pancreatic cancer. He was 81.
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The Unemployment Numbers Benefit Obama
Even if Ross Kaminsky is correct in saying that unemployment is falling despite President Obama's economic policies there is no question these numbers will help Obama's re-election prospects. The unemployment rate has fallen five straight months dropping nearly a percentage point. Perception, after all, comprises nine-tenths of reality.
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A Thought for Josh Hamilton
Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton apparently suffered a relapse on Monday night and was seen drinking at a bar in Dallas. His teammate Ian Kinsler is also reported to have arrived at the bar in an effort to persuade Hamilton to return to his home.
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Edwin Jackson On The Move Again
Consider what I wrote when the St. Louis Cardinals acquired pitcher Edwin Jackson from the Chicago White Sox (via the Toronto Blue Jays) last July.
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Does Trump's Endorsement Matter?
First, it looked like Donald Trump was going to endorse Newt Gingrich. Now, as both Jeff Lord and Ross Kaminsky have noted, it looks like he's going to give his blessings to Mitt Romney.
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Boondoggle Projects Threaten California with Third World Status
Gov. Jerry Brown has an interesting definition of “third world.”
In an interview with a San Francisco radio station last week, Brown said California would become “a Third World country” unless the state builds a ghastly $100 billion high-speed rail line that’s been fraught with mismanagement, cost overruns and shaky ridership projections.
It’s an odd claim, considering many third-world nations are characterized by crumbling infrastructure, failed boondoggle projects and constant budgetary trouble. In much of the third-world, a new leader will pour massive amounts of a nation’s fortune into a single prestige project, only to have it fail when poor planning, bureaucratic incompetence and malfeasance slowly eat up all the funds.
By this definition, California seems currently on track to become America’s third-world state. Just like high-speed rail, the same spending lobby is promoting a nearly $1 billion per year tax hike so that a politically appointed panel can dole out favors to cronies. The $1 billion in new taxes under Proposition 29 goes into a lockbox that only this politically-influenced commission can access. Not even in cases of waste or abuse can the Governor or the Legislature make any changes! Proposition 29 sounds like it was plucked straight from the playbook of some Latin American dictator or Middle Eastern sheikh.
Jerry Brown ought to find the nearest dictionary. Pouring money into boondoggle projects while neglecting vital services like education and public safety is the surest way for California to join the third-world. Until California can figure out how to pay for what it already has, voters need to say no to more new spending.
Martha Montelongo is a columnist and radio talk show host.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Angelo Dundee, 1921-2012. R.I.P.
Legendary boxing corner man Angelo Dundee passed away at the age of 90. As of this writing, his cause of death is unknown.
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Rush Should Credit Andy McCarthy, Not Me
It has come to my attention that Rush Limbaugh mentioned yours truly on his radio program today.
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Don Cornelius, 1936-2012. R.I.P.
Don Cornelius, the longtime host of the nationally syndicated TV show Soul Train, died this morning of an apparent suicide. He was 75.
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Romney's Poor Remark
Mitt Romney is drawing fire for saying he's "not concerned about the poor."
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