Word from Texas: “That Pelosi woman is nuts!” Also, #dontgo recruiting Citizens Intelligence Service
August 16, 2008 by Jenn Sierra
Filed under News/Op-Ed
A hat-tip for that gem goes to the dontgomovment.com, which is now recruiting for a “Citizens Intelligence Service”:
Simply email Bill Collier Upadaria@yahoo.com with your information and what you can do. You will be contacted via email by me and then by the person who oversees the area you wish to participate in and they will personally help you get started. Read more
The Georgia Crisis and Nancy Pelosi
August 14, 2008 by TXPoet
Filed under News/Op-EdBy now everyone, I hope, knows about Russia’s invasion of Georgia. I have read some comments from the “Bash Bush” crowd that say “so what, we invaded two countries also”. Some facts these detractors seem to either never knew or conveniently forget. Iraq and Afghanistan were not democracies, nor were the people free in any sense of the word.
Right Videos: Big Oil Poll; Voting and Energy
August 14, 2008 by Orlando
Filed under News/Op-EdThese right videos include:
1) Americans View of Oil Industry: Americans rate the oil and gas industry the least positively of 25 different industry sectors in the United States.
2) Candidates’ Energy Solutions Crucial to Vote: Sixty-nine percent of Americans say they would be more likely to vote for a candidate who supports establishing tax incentives to encourage energy conservation.
Some Perspective on the Edwards Affair
August 13, 2008 by Jenn Sierra
Filed under News/Op-EdCNN has a story today on the repercussions of the John Edwards affair that has been making news in recent days. Sarah Jio interviewed Elizabeth “Media Lizzy” Blackney, who shared a very personal account of what a spouse goes through when they discover infidelity, and the very personal decisions that must be made.
Elizabeth Blackney says her heart goes out to Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Edwards, because she’s been there, too.
Blackney was just 22 and pregnant when she found out in 1995 her husband had been having an extramarital affair.
[...]
Blackney has never remarried or questioned her decision to forgive the infidelity. “As difficult as our relationship was, he was the love of my life,” she says of her late spouse, who is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
“I know people who have been married 30 or 40 years who don’t know the moments of happiness that he and I knew in our brief but turbulent marriage,” says Blackney…(continue reading)
Lizzy will also be discussing this on her Blog Talk Radio Show today, along with some updates and history on the #dontgo movement. Click below to listen.
The Art of the Deal
August 12, 2008 by TXPoet
Filed under News/Op-EdNo, not the autobiography by Donald Trump. Haggling is an age old art-form. It has been described as polite arguing. The trick in haggling is for the seller to learn just how desperate the buyer is and the trick for the buyer is to determine just how much the seller wants to make money.
A starving man may sell his soul for a crust of bread, but a starving man with a crust of bread might not want to sell it at all. A baker wants to sell his bread when it is fresh so that people will know what kind of artisan he is but if he can’t sell it quickly, he can still sell it the next day at a reduced rate enough to cover his time and expense. But if he can’t sell it the third day, he must toss it out, toast it for croutons, or crumble it for bird feed and lose money.
What they were voting on…
August 11, 2008 by TXPoet
Filed under News/Op-Ed…from Roy Blunt, Republican Whip:
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Ghost Ranger, my first novel is available for purchase at Lulu.com
A young man’s need for respect and his search for love enables him to be coerced into becoming an undercover cop. Follow this man to see how others see him and try to understand why the job he becomes obsessed with and his quest for love, tear him apart as he grows old.
Thank you and I hope you enjoy reading it!
Nancy Pelosi – Stand Up Comic
August 10, 2008 by TXPoet
Filed under Entertainment
While making a trek around the web I ran into a couple well chosen words that I decided to share with you this Sunday. I hope you find them as humorous as I do.
From the Idaho Mt. Express about Nancy Pelosi:
…she’s been a perpetual no-show, scarce as hen’s teeth when President Bush and Vice President Cheney and their acolytes ran roughshod over the Constitution and blew off empty Democratic complaints. Pelosi decided if she played nice with Bush, and promised he need not worry about impeachment, he and the Republican minority would return the favor. Instead, Bush implemented ruthless policies—torture of detainees, illegal wiretaps, corruption of the Justice department—while Pelosi dropped out of sight.From the Free Press and Time Magazine:
I think the Republicans would like nothing better than for us to focus on impeachment and take our eye off the ball of a progressive economic agenda.A Few Energy Bills Nancy Wants to Ignore (Updated)
August 9, 2008 by TXPoet
Filed under News/Op-EdWhile discussing the #dontgo movement with my Representative’s (Rep. Kay Granger, R-TX 12th District) I was brought up to-date on just a few bills pending before the House that Commissar Nancy is preventing from being acted upon.
H.R. 3089, No More Excuses Energy Act of 2007 Reduces the price of gasoline by opening new American oil refineries; investing in diverse energy sources such as wind, nuclear, and clean coal-to-liquid technology; and making available more homegrown energy through environmentally sensitive exploration of the Arctic Energy Slope and America’s Deep-Sea Energy Reserves.
H.R. 2279, Expand American Refining Capacity at Closed Military Bases Reduces the price of gasoline by streamlining the refinery application process and by requiring the President to open at least three closed military installations for the purpose of siting new and reliable American refineries. Read more
“Gang of Ten” Seeking to DeRail the #dontgo Movement (Updated - Rush inteviews Chamblis)
August 8, 2008 by forthardknox
Filed under UncategorizedRush interviewed U.S. Sen. Saxby Chamblis (R-GA) on his show today regarding the Gang of 10. Listen to the podcast, here.
…from Eric Odom, of #dontgo
This morning we learned that an effort is underway that would essentially knock down the intentions of the #dontgo Movement. While the Gang of Ten, as they are being called, is not hot off the press, it appears they are still meeting and planning on pushing forth a bill that stinks of politics.
The Republican Senators joining this Gang are Lindsey Graham , John Thune, Saxby Chambliss, Bob Corker and Johnny Isakson.
As of now there is no solid evidence showing the Gang of Ten will succeed. Especially considering the fact that these Senators organized BEFORE #dontgo kicked off. I would imagine there are conversations going on that suggests the Gang of Ten should back off because Republicans are now dominating on the #dontgo issue.
But if the Gang of Ten sticks to its guns, even after a full week of movement style activism and center-right based rallying, I think a revolt against these Senators might be in order.
This is the part of the Gang of Ten plan that will enrage the movement:
That’s because the plan is a Democratic giveaway. New production on offshore federal lands is left to state legislatures, and then in only four coastal states. The regulatory hurdles are huge. And the bill bars drilling within 50 miles of the coast — putting off limits some of the most productive areas. Alaska’s oil-rich Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is still a no-go.
The highlight is instead $84 billion in tax credits, subsidies and federal handouts for alternative fuels and renewables. The Gang of 10 intends to pay for all this in part by raising taxes on…oil companies! The Sierra Club couldn’t have penned it better. And so the Republican Five has potentially given anti-drilling Democrats the political cover they need to neutralize energy through November.
When asked about the Gang of Ten, Dan Burton said that compromise is likely. The problem with this compromise, however, is that it essentially puts us right back at square one.
Which would be nothing short of another example of our Do Nothing Congress.
#dontgo Movement Update
August 8, 2008 by TXPoet
Filed under EntertainmentThe #dontgo movement for those not paying attention started a week ago today. It is where rebel congressmen stood up to the Head Mistress Pelosi and said “Hell, No, We Won’t Go!”
It is traditional for Representatives to make five minute speeches at the end of a session. They even sign up to do this. This year they signed up and began speaking but the dominatrix in charge didn’t like what she heard or perhaps her Prada pumps were pinching her toes. For what ever reason she turned out the lights, turned off the lights, removed the water from the floor and left OUR Congressmen in the dark still talking.
Video: 8-7 Energy Protest Press Conference
August 7, 2008 by Jenn Sierra
Filed under News/Op-EdAlso, check out Boehner’s Live Blog.
DontGo.US Feed
August 7, 2008 by Jenn Sierra
Filed under FHK Web WarriorsThere’s a new spam-filtered twitter feed with the latest #dontgo updates at the link below (thanks for the link, Danger Girl!).
The Truth Exposed: MoveOn Supporters Want $10, $20, $30 Gas!
August 6, 2008 by Jenn Sierra
Filed under UncategorizedAmericans for Prosperity crashed a recent MoveOn.org rally at the U.S. Capitol, where lots of people wearing Obama t-shirts and buttons called for $10, $20, and even $30 gas.
How the Republican Revolution Started…
August 6, 2008 by Jenn Sierra
Filed under UncategorizedSherri “Eeevil Conservative” Reese has Rep. John Carter (R-TX) on her show, as well as Media Lizzy, Snooper, TrueBlackMan, and others, and:
Newt Gingrich speaks on the House Floor! Republicans are not just standing strong, they are growing in number and strength. Also, the story of HOW this ALL BEGAN and the media outlets who BROKE the news, and LEAD THE CHARGE!
(Hint, it started here, here and here, in that order - long before the A.P. or any of the Mainstream Media caught on!)
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