http://www.redstate.com/kbday Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:11:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In less than 48 hours, the Facebook Group Stop HR 1388 drew more than 2,100 members hoping to block passage of HR 1388, known in the House as the GIVE bill. GIVE is an appropriate title, because that’s exactly what this bloated bill will require of American taxpayers. Sen. Harry Reid ... http://www.redstate.com/kbday/2009/03/23/stop-hr-1388-group-aims-at-concealed-spending-in-%e2%80%9creauthorization%e2%80%9d-bill/ Most of us will say abundant gratitudes on Thursday for family, friends and a roof over our heads, but our elected officials in Washington have some rather unique blessings to offer thanks for. Take Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) Rangel will probably say something like, ‘I’m grateful I’m not going to ... http://www.redstate.com/kbday/2008/11/25/turkey-revelry-in-washington-us-legislator/ Dear RNC, RNC donor here—McCain campaign donor too. I’ve followed news reports about money spent on Gov. Sarah Palin’s large family—clothing, baby goods, what have yous. Gov. Palin is in the news 24/7 it seems; Democratic media just cannot get enough of our vice-presidential candidate. And now we’re talking line items ... http://www.redstate.com/kbday/2008/10/22/about-that-150k-dear-republican-national-co/ (Pearl Harbor)--Al Jazeera, the Middle Eastern news agency, scooped a story about a military meeting between the U.S. and China that hasn’t appeared in a newspaper in either country. The headline said, ‘Military Giants Meet in Hawaii,’ and the story dated Oct. 20, 2008 revealed, “Major-General Zhong Zhiming [Chinese People’s ... http://www.redstate.com/kbday/2008/10/20/al-jazeera-scoops-military-giants-meeting-b/ It was a comical moment many may have missed in the final presidential debate, and for Sen. John McCain it was a slip of the tongue. But it made a telling point because it spoke to Sen. Barack Obama’s core belief—that government is the solution to everything. If you filter ... http://www.redstate.com/kbday/2008/10/15/senator-government-vs-joe-the-plumber-in-f/ Sen. John McCain’s campaign protested removal of videos by YouTube because of takedown notices even though the videos did not infringe on copyrights. Via a letter dated Oct. 13 to YouTube, the campaign said the videos contained less than 10 seconds of video with CBS content. CBS refused comment to ... http://www.redstate.com/kbday/2008/10/15/youtube-yanks-mccain-videos-and-theres-a-def/ Once again, racism rears its politically profitable head, with Georgia Democrat Rep. John Lewis accusing Sen. John McCain of ‘sowing seeds of hatred.’ Lewis was referring to anger expressed by some who spoke up at recent rallies. Memo to David Axelrod: these people, like your own constituents, are angry at Washington. ... http://www.redstate.com/kbday/2008/10/12/if-obamas-so-far-ahead-why-play-the-race-ca/ What's amazing to me is the amount of information readily available about the presidential candidates' plans and the complete lack of attention to that information by mainstream media and taxpayers. There's a must-read article at The Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan organization that's been praised by both major political parties for ... http://www.redstate.com/kbday/2008/10/10/tax-foundation-says-obamas-plan-contains-ta/ By circumstance, we ran into our favorite tipster whose official cloak is ‘Deep Tote’ and our informant has delivered some amazing news—Sen. Barack Obama has already won the Oct. 15 Presidential Debate to be held at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Considering we learned this immediately after the 2nd Presidential ... http://www.redstate.com/kbday/2008/10/08/obama-wins-final-presidential-debate-before-i/ Sen. Barack Obama delivered his customary rousing speech in Abington, Pennsylvania on Friday, pitching talking points directly to the constituency he calls the "middle class." The Ambler Gazette reported, "Obama said he wants to end the economic crisis by creating jobs through investing in renewable sources of energy, discouraging companies ... http://www.redstate.com/kbday/2008/10/05/obama-decries-outsourcing-but-supporters-out/ Sarah Palin hooked me the first time I saw her speak. Until that moment, I was dedicated to my party’s nominee, but there was little passion. I hadn’t anticipated Sen. John McCain winning the GOP nomination for president. I had foreseen Sen. Barack Obama winning his party’s nomination because I ... http://www.redstate.com/kbday/2008/10/01/the-perils-of-palin/ Courtesy of Drudge, covers for two different issues of US Weekly illustrate the great divide between the RNC brand and the DNC brand when it comes to mainstream media. One cover shows a glowing Sen. Barack Obama and his wife Michelle—“Why Barack Loves Her.” The other shows Gov. Sarah Palin ... http://www.redstate.com/kbday/2008/09/03/call-for-boycott-of-wenner-media-products-in/ Top prize for today's media hysteria race goes to The Philadelphia Daily News where one columnist wrote: “If McCain wins, look for a full-fledged race and class war, fueled by a deflated and depressed country, soaring crime, homelessness - and hopelessness!” That column comprises a complete fiction—for instance, poverty is ... http://www.redstate.com/kbday/2008/09/02/media-hysteria-over-obama-key-indicator-in-ne/ On the Bill O'Reilly Show tonight, there was a segment on Rep. Robert Wexler (D-[allegedly] 19). Wexler's Republican opponent Edward Lynch did some research and discovered the Democrat is fulfilling his residency requirement by residing at his mother-in-law's home, one in what The Palm Beach Post describes as a "55-and-older-community." ... http://www.redstate.com/kbday/2008/07/22/oreilly-puts-rep-robert-wexler-on-the-hot-s/ Evision this: 20,000 college kids set up a camp—‘Tent State’—in a city park for four nights, strategizing on war protests and educational matters while the Democratic National Convention crowns the party’s presidential monarch in the city of Denver. Envision this: bathrooms, food wrappers and a big fat environmental question mark. ... http://www.redstate.com/kbday/2008/07/21/tent-statethe-anti-woodstockadds-another/ The headline at The Drudge Report website,"Group Repping 50,000 Physicists Opens Global Warming Debate..." [linked to dailytech.com] says it all. That headline stems from an article posted in the July, 2008, newsletter of the American Physical Society unit known as Physics and Society. Lord Christopher Monckton of Brenchley wrote the ... http://www.redstate.com/kbday/2008/07/17/breaking-news-sunlight-shines-on-global-warm/ A Quinnipiac University Poll released this week showed Sen. Barack Obama ahead of Sen. John McCain, with Obama's rank heavily influenced by responses from women and blacks. But the poll also revealed some interesting figures related to the economy. Media outlets are focused on negatives related to the economy, but ... http://www.redstate.com/kbday/2008/07/17/economy-feedback-buried-in-latest-quinnipiac/ Sen. Barack Obama’s healthcare plan cuts a wide path through the current road most Americans take. Besides hoping to expand Medicaid, in a series of recent speeches to Hispanic groups, he moved towards Sen. Hillary Clinton’s plan, hoping to provide a refundable credit of up to 50 percent on premiums ... http://www.redstate.com/kbday/2008/07/16/the-problem-with-obamas-healthcare-plans/ TV One plans to cover the Democratic National Convention and even the Wrap Parties, but CEO Johnathan Rodgers has no plans to bring the Republican National Convention to his audience. According to the Associated Press, TV One reaches 43.7 million households—almost one half of homes in the US with TVs. ... http://www.redstate.com/kbday/2008/07/15/tv-one-to-cover-dnc-and-after-parties-but-not/ It’s a touchy point with me, the matter of Sen. John McCain’s age. Media just can’t talk about it enough—the latest is an Associated Press story that (again) explores how voters feel about the matter. Seems like only yesterday the Democratic Party as well as media maintained an obsession ... http://www.redstate.com/kbday/2008/07/14/why-does-media-discriminate-against-this-sena/