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<title>Obama power grabs and special privilege</title>
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<summary type="text/plain"><![CDATA[More Obama control and special privilege:Obama Supports DNA Sampling Upon Arrest By David Kravets March 10, 2010 &nbsp;|&nbsp; Josh Gerstein over at Politico sent Threat Level his piece underscoring once again President Barack Obama is not the civil-liberties knight in shining armor many were expecting. Gerstein posts a televised interview...]]></summary>
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<name>Barbara</name>
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<dc:subject>Obama Nation</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[More Obama control and special privilege:<br /><br /><blockquote><h1>Obama Supports DNA Sampling Upon Arrest</h1><div class="entryDescription">
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                    By <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/13/us/politics/13obama.html" title="Posts by David Kravets">David Kravets</a>                    <a href="mailto:david_kravets@wired.com">
                        <img src="http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/wp-content/themes/wired/images/envelope.gif" alt="Email Author" width="14" border="0" height="11" />
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                    March 10, 2010                    &nbsp;|&nbsp;
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            <p><a href="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/2010/03/screen-shot-2010-03-10-at-33416-pm.png"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-14225" title="screen-shot-2010-03-10-at-33416-pm" src="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/2010/03/screen-shot-2010-03-10-at-33416-pm.png" alt="screen-shot-2010-03-10-at-33416-pm" width="479" height="361" /></a>Josh
 Gerstein over at Politico sent Threat Level his piece underscoring once
 again President Barack Obama is not the civil-liberties knight in 
shining armor many were expecting.</p>
<p>Gerstein <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34097.html">posts a 
televised interview of Obama</a> and John Walsh of <em>America's Most 
Wanted</em>. The nation's chief executive extols the virtues of 
mandatory DNA testing of Americans upon arrest, even absent charges or a
 conviction. Obama said, "It's the right thing to do" to "tighten the 
grip around folks" who commit crime.</p></div>Read more at <a href="http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/03/obama-supports-dna-sampling-upon-arrest#ixzz0iFX3swfC">Wired</a>.<br /></blockquote>Question:&nbsp; Why does Obama refer to terrorists and criminals as "folks"?<br /><br />Then there was the exposure of secret memos concerning an Obama land grab of 10 million acres from Montana to New Mexico - and Jim DeMint's attempt to block it.&nbsp; Other presidents guilty of land grabs are Carter and Clinton.&nbsp; Notice a pattern?&nbsp; And who are the fascists in this country, really?<br /><br />More insidious: As we are focused on trying to block government takeover of healthcare, Obama has set in motion a potential federal takeover of education.&nbsp; Will the citizenry connect the dots and understand that shifting decisioin making and guidelines from the local and state level to federal represents a huge threat to our future generations?&nbsp; I''s all about control&nbsp; and leftist propaganda through the school system.<br /><br />Spunky analyzes the ramifications for homeschoolers at <a href="http://spunkyhomeschool.blogspot.com/2010/03/obama-takeover-of-education.html">The Obama Takeover of Education</a>, <br /><br />With so much going on, were you aware that <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123566428388983701.html">Obama plans to take over U.S. student loans</a>? And doesn't it make perfect sense to <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34308.html">tack it on the health care bill</a> so both can pass at once.&nbsp; Would anyone notice or care what this means?&nbsp; <br /><br />Things just keep getting curiouser and curiouser: Obama appears to be jockeying for power with the Olympics, establishing <font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/02/olympic_pawns.html">the <em>first ever </em>White
 House Office of Olympics, Paralympics and Youth Sports</a> </font>.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; When something is working well, why should the US spend tax payer dollars trying to get control?<br /><br />And even his friends - the unions - are not exempt from the roving eye or <strike>Sauron</strike> Obama: &nbsp; <h3 class="storytitle"><font style="font-size: 0.8em;"><a href="http://www.redstate.com/congressneedsfunk/2010/03/11/union-surprised-by-obama-power-grab-%e2%80%93-but-we%e2%80%99re-not/" rel="bookmark">Union Surprised by Obama Power Grab - but we're not.</a></font></h3>There's a line in <i>Evita</i> - the musical story of a narcissistic duo (Juan and Eva Peron) who rose to power in Argentina on an emotional tidal wave, lived lavishly themselves while redistributing the country's wealth and completely bankrupted what had been one of the richest nations on earth, a trauma from which Argentina has still not recovered.&nbsp; Sound familiar? Yes, it's definitely a timely and thought-provoking piece of history/entertainment.<br /><br />Juan and Evita are singing/planning their political victory, when Che - Evita's foil/conscience throughout the play - sings:<br /><br /><i>How annoying that they have to fight elections for their cause<br />
The inconvenience, having to get a majority<br />
If normal methods of persuasion fail to win them applause<br />
There are other ways of establishing authority</i><br /><br />He is subsequently clobbered and dragged off stage by the Secret Police.<br /><br />That line goes through my head when I hear of the healthcare shenanigans in Congress, or read the New York Times approving coverage: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/13/us/politics/13obama.html">Obama making plans to use executive power.</a>&nbsp; What a difference a few years - and a change of presidents - makes.&nbsp; Imagine if Bush had done that!&nbsp; I know, it's so cliche. . . <br /><br />And there's this phenomenon of a story surfacing&nbsp; - like last fall's <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10320096-38.html">Bill will give president emergency control of the Internet</a> - than disappearing.&nbsp; Just found this update:&nbsp;<a href="http://atr.org/latest-developments-fight-stop-govt-internet-a4647#"> Latest Developments in the Fight to Stop a Government Internet Takeover</a><br /><br />

        

        The propagandizing of American youth continues:<br /><br /><blockquote><h1><a href="http://www.publiusforum.com/2010/03/11/obamaganda-another-school-sings-praises-to-dear-leader/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to &lt;hr /&gt;Obamaganda: Another
 School Sings Praises to Dear Leader">Obamaganda: Another School Sings 
Praises to Dear Leader</a></h1><p><small>March 11, 2010 | <br /></small></p><p><b>-By Warner Todd Huston</b></p><p><img src="http://www.publiusforum.com/images/Obama_commie_kids.jpg" vspace="10" width="150" align="left" border="0" height="200" hspace="10" />It's
 a veritable cornucopia of Obamagandistic musical agitprop. You'll 
recall the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcm0oAcEey0">militaristic,
 fascist-styled Obama youth corps</a> from 2008 where a line of inner 
city youth stamped out their obeisance militia-like to The One like good
 little automatons?  Perhaps the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmdWvKzH6R4">slickly produced 
exploitation of sweet faced children</a> from Hollywood that same year 
will ring a bell? Or maybe your favorite is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAYlQhhocMw">this misuse of class 
time</a> in Georgia? Or per chance you'll recall "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8HEPZGfmYs">Barack Hussein Obama, 
mmm, mmm, mmm</a>"? These are excellent examples of the Obama version of
 Leni Riefenstahl's art. </p><p>But those? Well, those are all low class affairs done without an 
entire orchestra to back them up.</p><p>Now we have the brilliance of School children in Illinois, Comrade 
Obama's home turf, to add to the din of young musicians enslaved to 
efforts to exalt Dear Leader. And this tops them all in production 
values -- or at least in scope -- for the <a href="http://mya.org/">Midwest
 Young Artists</a> organization, a group dedicated to "inspiration 
through music," has taken upon itself to give the Obammessiah the full 
orchestral treatment along with a choir and a spoken word segment to 
round out the production. Uncle Joe couldn't have created a better 
display of fealty to Dear Leader. Kim Jong Il is likely red with envy.</p><p>Read more and access the video of the original symphony - Wagnerian in scope - to our Glorious Leader at <a href="http://www.publiusforum.com/2010/03/11/obamaganda-another-school-sings-praises-to-dear-leader/">Publius Forum</a>&nbsp;</p></blockquote><p>and the blatant manipulation of public school students continues:&nbsp; <br /></p><blockquote><h2><a href="http://biggovernment.com/pgeller/2010/01/31/obama-recruiting-radicals-in-high-schools/"><img alt="pam geller.jpg" src="http://mommylife.net/archives/2010/02/01/pam%20geller.jpg" class="mt-image-left" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 20px 20px 0pt;" width="56" height="80" />Obama
 Recruiting Radicals in High Schools</a></h2><span class="postheader">by 
                <strong><a href="http://biggovernment.com/author/pgeller">
			  	Pamela Geller			  	</a>
			  	</strong>
			  	</span><p>Barack Obama is using our public school system to recruit for his 
Alinsky-inspired private army. Organizing for America (OFA), formerly 
Obama For America, is recruiting in our high schools to<strong> </strong>"build
 on the movement that elected President Obama by empowering students 
across the country to help us bring about our agenda" - that is, his 
agenda of socialism for the United States of America.</p><p>Read more at Andrew Breitbart's <a href="http://biggovernment.com/pgeller/2010/01/31/obama-recruiting-radicals-in-high-schools/">BigGovernment</a>.</p></blockquote><p>While we are supposed to feel sorry for our poor El Presidente for having to postpone his trip to Indonesia, do keep in mind two things:</p><p><!-- Article Start -->
			

	

	


While this is undoubtedly being paid for as a political trip, it was timed to correspond to two First Girls' spring break, and Obama himself said he wanted to show his daughters the land he grew up in as a little boy (and where he attended an Islamic school).</p><p>While Indonesians erected a statue of Obama when he rose to the White house, they have lately been <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hFv1KDPbvngI1hk4Y8UFGhAJkDpg">considering removing it </a>in response to demands from a large segment of resentful Indonesians. If the statue is still standing, Obama plans to <a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2010/03/12/breaking-obama-delays-asia-trip-to-work-on-obamacare/">lay a wreath</a> at his own bronze feet, which would certainly be an unprecedented (White House favorite word) gesture of self-love and&nbsp; iconic photo op.&nbsp; But alas, the Indonesians are just not keen on Obama anymore, even interrupting their ongoing rioting <a href="http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=120794&amp;sectionid=351020406">to protest the Boy Wonder's</a> visit.</p><p>Looking forward to Easter: Pressure to attend church?&nbsp; I think everyone has given up expecting any more Christian pretense from the Big O.&nbsp; Instead, because the traditional <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/easterEggRoll">Easter Egg Roll</a> (I'm rather amazed that they still call it an <b>Easter</b> Egg Roll) isn't hip enough for the King of Unprecedentedness, your tax dollars will be used t<a href="http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/02/22/glee-perform-white-house-obama/">o transport the cast of Glee</a> to the White House to enhance the event.</p><p>Though their parents have insisted that they don't allow their daughters to watch TV on school nights, and despite the weekly portrayal of some distinctly adult situations, Glee is reputed to be Melia and Sasha's favorite show &nbsp;&nbsp; <br /></p><p>So why shouldn't the taxpayers be happy to fund their personal visit?&nbsp; So why not?</p><br />]]>

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<title>Thousands protest Obama Missouri visit - press ignores</title>
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<issued>2010-03-15T11:34:42Z</issued>
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<created>2010-03-15T11:34:42Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Funny how the Propaganda Press would send scores of reporters to Crawford, Texas to cover one lone woman anti-war protester camping outside Bush&apos;s ranch (of course, when Cindy Sheehan continued her anti-war protest against Obama, she was mocked by the same PropaPress because it was really never about war at...</summary>
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<name>Barbara</name>
<url>http://www.mommylife.net</url>
<email>Megamommy12@gmail.com</email>
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<dc:subject>Media Bias</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[Funny how the Propaganda Press would send scores of reporters to Crawford, Texas to cover one lone woman anti-war protester camping outside Bush's ranch (of course, when <a href="http://mommylife.net/archives/2009/08/cindy_sheehan_t.html">Cindy Sheehan</a> continued her anti-war protest against Obama, she was mocked by the same PropaPress because it was really never about war at all) - but did you know Obama's appearances as he burns through our tax dollars flying all over the country to get that Ol' Campaign Feeling to which he seems completely addicted?<br /><br />Check this out, from <a href="http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/03/march-for-freedom-tuesday-march-16-2010-washington-dc/">Gateway Pundit</a>:<br /><br /><blockquote><div class="blogEntryTitle"><a href="http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/03/march-for-freedom-tuesday-march-16-2010-washington-dc/" rel="bookmark">MARCH FOR FREEDOM- Tuesday March 16, 2010 Washington DC</a></div><div class="blogEntryDate">Sunday, March 14, 2010,  1:03 AM</div><div class="blogEntryAuthor">Jim Hoft<br /><br /></div><p>Last Wednesday President Barack Obama flew into St. 
Louis to give a private talk to supporters on his plan to have 
government take over the US health care industry.  He also held a 
fundraiser with local liberals including his puppet senator, Claire 
McCaskill.</p><p>His arrival did not go unnoticed.  <a href="http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/03/liveblogging-the-anti-obamacare-blowout-in-st-charles-mo-standing-room-only/">2,225
 patriots</a> turned out in St. Charles in the morning to rally against 
his socialist policies.  Another <a href="http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/03/2300-turn-out-to-protest-obama-in-st-louis/">2,000
 patriots</a> turned out that night to protest outside of his fundraiser
 including this grandmother. &nbsp;<br />
<a href="http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/grandma.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18467" title="grandma" src="http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/grandma.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="335" /></a><br />
 (<a href="http://keyboardmilitia.blogspot.com/2010/03/president-obama-pitches-his-government.html">Keyboard
 Militia</a>)<br />
She sat in her wheelchair and waved her "Don't Tread on Me" flag.  She 
came to the protest with her three daughters.  <strong>She put tape over
 her mouth to represent that her concerns do not matter in Washington 
DC.</strong> She was at the rally outside the Obama-McCaskill fundraiser
 for two hours before it got dark and she went home.  She just wanted to
 show her support.<br />
She loves her country and she loves her freedom. </p></blockquote>
      
        
          
          
	        
              
                
	              
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<title>Thousands protest Obama Missouri visit - press ignores</title>
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<created>2010-03-15T11:34:42Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Funny how the Propaganda Press would send scores of reporters to Crawford, Texas to cover one lone woman anti-war protester camping outside Bush&apos;s ranch (of course, when Cindy Sheehan continued her anti-war protest against Obama, she was mocked by the same PropaPress because it was really never about war at...</summary>
<author>
<name>Barbara</name>
<url>http://www.mommylife.net</url>
<email>Megamommy12@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Media Bias</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[Funny how the Propaganda Press would send scores of reporters to Crawford, Texas to cover one lone woman anti-war protester camping outside Bush's ranch (of course, when <a href="http://mommylife.net/archives/2009/08/cindy_sheehan_t.html">Cindy Sheehan</a> continued her anti-war protest against Obama, she was mocked by the same PropaPress because it was really never about war at all) - but did you know Obama's appearances as he burns through our tax dollars flying all over the country to get that Ol' Campaign Feeling to which he seems completely addicted?<br /><br />Check this out, from <a href="http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/03/march-for-freedom-tuesday-march-16-2010-washington-dc/">Gateway Pundit</a>:<br /><br /><blockquote><div class="blogEntryTitle"><a href="http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/03/march-for-freedom-tuesday-march-16-2010-washington-dc/" rel="bookmark">MARCH FOR FREEDOM- Tuesday March 16, 2010 Washington DC</a></div><div class="blogEntryDate">Sunday, March 14, 2010,  1:03 AM</div><div class="blogEntryAuthor">Jim Hoft<br /><br /></div><p>Last Wednesday President Barack Obama flew into St. 
Louis to give a private talk to supporters on his plan to have 
government take over the US health care industry.  He also held a 
fundraiser with local liberals including his puppet senator, Claire 
McCaskill.</p><p>His arrival did not go unnoticed.  <a href="http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/03/liveblogging-the-anti-obamacare-blowout-in-st-charles-mo-standing-room-only/">2,225
 patriots</a> turned out in St. Charles in the morning to rally against 
his socialist policies.  Another <a href="http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/03/2300-turn-out-to-protest-obama-in-st-louis/">2,000
 patriots</a> turned out that night to protest outside of his fundraiser
 including this grandmother. &nbsp;<br />
<a href="http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/grandma.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18467" title="grandma" src="http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/grandma.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="335" /></a><br />
 (<a href="http://keyboardmilitia.blogspot.com/2010/03/president-obama-pitches-his-government.html">Keyboard
 Militia</a>)<br />
She sat in her wheelchair and waved her "Don't Tread on Me" flag.  She 
came to the protest with her three daughters.  <strong>She put tape over
 her mouth to represent that her concerns do not matter in Washington 
DC.</strong> She was at the rally outside the Obama-McCaskill fundraiser
 for two hours before it got dark and she went home.  She just wanted to
 show her support.<br />
She loves her country and she loves her freedom. </p></blockquote>
      
        
          
          
	        
              
                
	              
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<title>March 16 DC Tea Party - transportation, rides, buses </title>
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<created>2010-03-15T11:20:43Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">This is being put together very hastily - I&apos;m doing searches for available transportation. Here are some items to get you started. If you know of any buses, please leave the information in the comments section. The People&apos;s Surge on DC - Have a Ride to Give, Need a Ride...</summary>
<author>
<name>Barbara</name>
<url>http://www.mommylife.net</url>
<email>Megamommy12@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Activism</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>This is being put together very hastily - I'm doing searches for available transportation.  Here are some items to get you started.  If you know of any buses, please leave the information in the comments section. </p>

<blockquote><strong><big><big> The People's Surge on DC - Have a Ride to Give, Need a Ride</big></big></strong>
<a href="http://teapartypatriots.ning.com/profiles/blogs/the-peoples-surge-on-dc-have">[check comments thread for ride shares]</a>

<p>Do you have a ride to give others to come to DC on March 16? Do you need a ride? Use the comments in this thread to talk to others and arrange transportation for the People's Surge on DC.</p>

<p>Your country needs you NOW.</p>

<p>Dress well, be polite, and be ready to look your Congressman in the eye and tell them that our liberty is not theirs to take. We will treat them with the respect they have not (yet) shown us. And, by the end of the day, each of them will know - personally - what their<br />
vote will mean to the country, to us, and to themselves.</blockquote></p>

<p>Other organizations involved in this event:</p>

<p><a href="http://teaparty.freedomworks.org/events/march-16th-the-peoples-surge?id=3578713%3AEvent%3A68714&page=4#comments">Freedom Works</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.meetup.com/VFP-TeaParty09/messages/9488611/">Valley Forge Patriots</a></p>

<blockquote><a href="http://www.resistnet.com/forum/topics/hc-rally-info-for-march-16th">ResistNet</a>

<p><a href="http://www.resistnet.com/group/newjerseypatriots?commentId=2600775%3AComment%3A2088609&xg_source=activity">Check comments for bus info</a>.</p>

<p>Travel Arrangements: If you would like to get bus, plane ticket, hotel room please contact Joanne Griffing call: 401-822-7777 or joannegriffing@cox.net.</blockquote></p>]]>

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<entry>
<title>Urgent: Tea Party Action DC Capitol Hill 3/16</title>
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<modified>2010-03-15T11:13:53Z</modified>
<issued>2010-03-15T10:00:03Z</issued>
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<created>2010-03-15T10:00:03Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">In a last-ditch effort to make the voice of the American people heard, many groups are converging on Washington DC tomorrow. The weather promises to be fairly mild: partly cloudy and high of 58 degrees. It&apos;s not too late - here&apos;s the latest info, including a link to find a...</summary>
<author>
<name>Barbara</name>
<url>http://www.mommylife.net</url>
<email>Megamommy12@gmail.com</email>
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<dc:subject>Activism</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="protest at capitol.JPG" src="http://mommylife.net/archives/2010/03/14/protest%20at%20capitol.JPG" width="192" height="288" class="mt-image-left" style="float: left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" /></span>In a last-ditch effort to make the voice of the American people heard, many groups are converging on Washington DC tomorrow.</p>

<p>The weather promises to be fairly mild: <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=washington%20dc&wuSelect=WEATHER">partly cloudy and high of 58 degrees</a>.</p>

<p>It's not too late - here's the latest info, including a link to find a ride:</p>

<blockquote><strong><big> People's Surge - Engagement Details</big></strong>

<p><strong>Dear Fellow Tea Party Patriots,</strong></p>

<p>Time is running out.  You must act now to stop the government takeover of your health care and of your liberty.<br />
 <br />
<strong>This Tuesday, March 16th - a day of direct action</strong><br />
 <br />
We ask you to come to D.C. if possible.  If you cannot come to D.C. visit your representative's local offices and phone, fax or visit the targeted Democrats in your state. <br />
 <br />
This government is no longer the government of Lincoln - "of the people, by the people, for the people" - it is a government against the people. <br />
 <br />
Your country needs you now.  Stand up to the government and stand up for your liberty - just like we did in the Townhalls last summer and in the first American Tea Party in 1773. <br />
 <br />
<strong>This Tuesday, March 16th</strong></p>

<p>Join us in Washington DC for a special day of (non-violent) political action.  We are partnering with FreedomWorks for this event. </p>

<p><strong>9am sharp</strong>, East Capitol Lawn across from Cannon House Office Building, for those not riding buses. <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=cannon+office+building+washington+dc&sll=38.869406,-77.009114&sspn=0.121623,0.308647&ie=UTF8&hq=cannon+office+building&hnear=Washington,+DC&ll=38.889596,-77.005491&spn=0.015199,0.038581&z=15">(the lawn between the Capitol and the Supreme Court Building, Independence Avenue SE and New Jersey SE)</a><br />
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If you are riding a bus, the drop off point will the the West Capitol Lawn.  (Maryland Ave. and 3rd Street SW) </p>

<p> We will begin a dramatic march from the East Capitol Lawn to the congressional office buildings.  <strong>The march will begin at 9:15a.m</strong>., so try to be there early. We want to have a huge crowd  march with us. Invite all of your friends to join us.<br />
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<strong>ACTION ITEMS</strong><br />
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1.  We need everyone to visit their prospective representative in congress . <br />
2.  We need everyone to visit the targeted blue dog democrats. <br />
3. Bring handwirtten letters, stating who you are, what you want and why you want it.  In no uncertain terms state VOTE NO on this HealthCare bill.  <br />
Handwritten letters carry a lot of weight. <br />
4. When entering the office of a representative, FIRST, ask to speak with your representative.  If he or she is not available THEN SECONDLY, ask for the Chief of Staff or HealthCare Advisor or Assistant to the Representative.  <br />
The goal is to speak to someone in the office besides the receptionist.<br />
 5. If you have been lobbying before in Washington, DC , please lend a hand to others that have not been there before.  Remember your representatives are just people. <br />
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Important information to help you!<br />
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LONGWORTH  BUILDING - OFFICE NUMBERS BEGIN WITH THE NUMBER 1 THE OFFICE NUMBERS ARE FOUR DIGITS<br />
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RAYBURN BUILDING - OFFICE NUMBERS BEGIN WITH THE NUMBER 2 THE OFFICE NUMBERS ARE FOUR DIGITS<br />
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CANNON BUILDING - - OFFICE NUMBERS ARE THREE DIGITS<br />
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Each building has multi-entrances!<br />
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THERE ARE MORE THAN ONE ENTRANCE TO THESE BUILDINGS.  WE WILL DIRECT YOU TO OTHER ENTRANCES<br />
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Cafeteria availability!<br />
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THERE IS A CAFETERIA IN THE BASEMENT OF THE LONGWORTH OFFICE BUILDING. <br />
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Capitol East Lawn Map</p>

<p><a href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFBJZ3k4Njk5ODcyT3FVanNGY3d6eVE6MA">Confirm Attendance by Clicking here</a></p>

<p>  <br />
If you need a ride, or have a ride to give, connect in the<a href="http://teapartypatriots.ning.com/profiles/blogs/the-peoples-surge-on-dc-have"> "MARCH 16 People's Surge- RIDES" thread.</a><br />
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If you cannot be in DC on Tuesday, take local action.  Go to the local offices of the targeted Congressmen, look them in the eye, and tell them that our liberty is not theirs to take. <br />
 <br />
You can also do a "People's Phone Surge" on March 16th.  Start calling the targeted list (below) at 9:00 a.m. and continue until 12:00 p.m.  Take a lunch break and resume the calls again at 1:00 p.m. and call until 5:00 p.m.</p>

<p>Call both their local offices and their D.C. offices</p>

<p>After the lobbying, use <a href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dDR0Sl9IU2pRUFc3alcxbjFVNHF0akE6MA">this form</a> to upload links to your photos, videos, blog posts, and news articles.</p>

<p>Today, we are asking you to take a Moment of Silence at 12 noon for our country. Use this time to pray for our country and that our elected officials have the courage to represent us.  Use the time to contemplate the sacrifices that have been made for our Constitution and liberty and to contemplate what eternal vigilance means.  Consider what it is worth to you to insure that future generations enjoy the same liberties we enjoy today.</blockquote></p>]]>

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<entry>
<title>One Nation Under God - Jon McNaughton</title>
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<modified>2010-03-15T03:08:15Z</modified>
<issued>2010-03-15T03:04:50Z</issued>
<id>tag:mommylife.net,2010://1.7021</id>
<created>2010-03-15T03:04:50Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> From Christine - and we&apos;re alte to the party as there are nearly 3 million views since October 31, 2009: &quot;One Nation Under God.&quot; This simple phrase, added to the pledge of allegiance over 50 years ago has been the source of unbelievable debate and heated controversy. Likewise, the...</summary>
<author>
<name>Barbara</name>
<url>http://www.mommylife.net</url>
<email>Megamommy12@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Conservatism</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p> From Christine - and we're alte to the party as there are nearly 3 million views since October 31, 2009:</p>

<p><object width="500" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6VUo8OuFaiI&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6VUo8OuFaiI&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="315"></embed></object></p>

<blockquote>"One Nation Under God."

<p>This simple phrase, added to the pledge of allegiance over 50 years ago has been the source of unbelievable debate and heated controversy. Likewise, the phrase 'In God We Trust' on our currency has been targeted and continues to be attacked as improper and politically incorrect. Lawsuits have been filed and legal minds employed to ascertain whether such statements violate the concept of 'separation of church and state'.</p>

<p>As this debate continues, some so called experts have implied or concluded that our Founding Fathers and Patriots were not religious. These secular champions, in an effort to further their own causes, have even painted these great men and women from our history as being devoid of religious passions or even a belief in God. This is a part of their strategy to remove any discussion of God from the public forum.</p>

<p>These men and women were passionately religious and saw the hand of God all around them. To God they gave Thanks for His Hand in the founding of this great nation. To Him, according to their own testimony they turned for wisdom and strength when life and liberty hung in the balance. Certainly the debate on separation of church and state will continue. But no one can dispute how our Founding Fathers and Patriots felt about God. The record is clear!</p>

<p>'One Nation Under God' is Jon McNaughton's witness and reminder that those who went before us knew from whence their blessings came!</p>

<p>To view the details of this artwork, click on the link below:<br />
<a href="http://mcnaughtonart.com">McNaughton Art</a>...</blockquote><br />
</p>]]>

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<entry>
<title>Considering abortion? 101 reasons not to </title>
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<modified>2010-03-15T02:47:22Z</modified>
<issued>2010-03-15T02:34:28Z</issued>
<id>tag:mommylife.net,2010://1.7020</id>
<created>2010-03-15T02:34:28Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> A great resource to share with anyone you know. Remember: 43% of women of childbearing age will have an abortion. Let&apos;s let them know that a baby is a wonderful gift and that there is a lot of support out there - and reasons why bringing a baby into...</summary>
<author>
<name>Barbara</name>
<url>http://www.mommylife.net</url>
<email>Megamommy12@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Pro-Life Issues</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p> <span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="101 reasons not to have an abortion.jpg" src="http://mommylife.net/archives/2010/03/14/101%20reasons%20not%20to%20have%20an%20abortion.jpg" width="266" height="398" class="mt-image-left" style="float: left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" /></span>A great resource to share with anyone you know.  Remember: 43% of women of childbearing age will have an abortion.  Let's let them know that a baby is a wonderful gift and that there is a lot of support out there - and reasons why bringing a baby into the world is better than an abortion:</p>

<p>From Serena Gaefke:</p>

<blockquote>Having trouble deciding? It's a tough decision either way you look at it. I bet you could list many reasons right now as to why you should have an abortion, but have you ever considered all the reasons not to?

<p>FREE DOWNLOAD!  <a href="http://www.101girlsguide.com/uploads/101_Reasons_Not_To_Have_An_Abortion.pdf">101 Reasons Not to Have an Abortion: A Girl's Guide to Informed Choices</a> (e-book PDF format)</p>

<p>Four years in the making - yours with one click!</p>

<p>Click <a href="http://www.101girlsguide.com/uploads/101_Reasons_Not_To_Have_An_Abortion.pdf">here</a> to download the book.</blockquote></p>

<p>Also see <a href="http://www.101girlsguide.com/">Girl's Guide</a> for more information and stories.</p>]]>

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<entry>
<title>When your hut is on fire</title>
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<modified>2010-03-15T02:00:59Z</modified>
<issued>2010-03-15T01:56:54Z</issued>
<id>tag:mommylife.net,2010://1.7019</id>
<created>2010-03-15T01:56:54Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">An email from Dorothy: The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood...</summary>
<author>
<name>Barbara</name>
<url>http://www.mommylife.net</url>
<email>Megamommy12@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Inspiration</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="hut on fire.jpg" src="http://mommylife.net/archives/2010/03/14/hut%20on%20fire.jpg" width="148" height="148" class="mt-image-left" style="float: left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" /></span>An email from Dorothy:</p>

<p> <blockquote>The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.</p>

<p>Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect himself from the elements, and to store his few possessions.</p>

<p>One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, with smoke rolling up to the sky. He felt the worst had happened, and everything was lost.</p>

<p>He was stunned with disbelief, grief, and anger. He cried out, "God! How could you do this to me?" Early the next day, he was awakened by the sound of a ship approaching the island!</p>

<p>It had come to rescue him! "How did you know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers. "We saw your smoke signal," they replied.</p>

<p>Moral of the Story:</p>

<p>It's easy to get discouraged when things are going bad or things have caused undue stress, but we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of our pain, suffering, or stress. Remember that the next time your little hut seems to be burning to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that summons the Grace of God.</p>

<p>Good luck this week. Make it a great one! </blockquote></p>]]>

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<entry>
<title>Contest: First Communion stories </title>
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<modified>2010-03-14T20:22:21Z</modified>
<issued>2010-03-14T20:08:15Z</issued>
<id>tag:mommylife.net,2010://1.7018</id>
<created>2010-03-14T20:08:15Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">The 2010 First Communion Story Contest Last year Aquinas and More started the First Communion Story website where anyone can share fond memories of their First Communion day.With First Communion season approaching again they are running a new First Communion Story contest!Here are the rules:Submit a First Communion story about...</summary>
<author>
<name>Barbara</name>
<url>http://www.mommylife.net</url>
<email>Megamommy12@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Catholicism</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<blockquote><div class="headline_area"><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://firstcommunionstories.com/2010/03/08/the-2010-first-communion-story-contest-is-live/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to The 2010 First Communion Story 
Contest is Live!"><b><font style="font-size: 1.5625em;">The 2010 First Communion Story Contest </font></b><br /></a></h2>
					
				</div><p><img class="alignleft" style="border: 0pt none; margin: 3px;" title="First Communion Story Contest" src="http://firstcommunionstories.com/wp-content/themes/thesis/rotator/firstcommunion.jpg" alt="First Communion Story Contest" width="221" height="205" />Last year 
Aquinas and More started the <a href="http://firstcommunionstories.com/" target="_blank">First Communion Story website</a> where anyone can share fond memories of their First Communion day.</p><p>With First Communion season approaching again they are running a new <strong>First
 Communion Story contest</strong>!</p><p><strong>Here are the rules:</strong></p><ol><li><a href="http://firstcommunionstories.com/wp-login.php?action=register" target="_blank">Submit a First Communion story</a> about you or your 
children by 3/31/10.</li><li>Story must be true and a GOOD memory.</li><li>You must own copyright on any photos you use in your story.</li><li>Voting on stories will run through 4/30/10.</li><li>Voters may vote for more than one story but please only vote for a 
story once.</li><li>The winners will be announced on 5/03/10.</li><li>The first prize winner will receive a <strong><a href="http://www.aquinasandmore.com/catholic-books-gifts/First-Communion-Dresses/category/1641" target="_blank">First Communion dress</a> or a $100 gift certificate at
 <a href="http://www.aquinasandmore.com/" target="_blank">Aquinas and 
More Catholic Goods</a></strong>!</li><li>Two runner-up prizes for $25 gift cards to <a href="http://www.aquinasandmore.com/" target="_blank">Aquinas and More 
Catholic Goods</a> will be awarded as well.</li><li>First Communion dress must be chosen from the selection available on
 the Aquinas and More website.</li></ol></blockquote>Let me know if you enter so&nbsp; we can vote for you!<br /><br />And check out <a href="http://www.aquinasandmore.com/catholic-books-gifts/First-Communion-Gifts-Banners-Bibles-Missals/category/1638">Aquinas and More First Communion Store</a>.<br />
				

<p></p>

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<entry>
<title>Memo to the New York Times: Obama is no Jesus</title>
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<modified>2010-03-14T19:07:47Z</modified>
<issued>2010-03-14T18:36:38Z</issued>
<id>tag:mommylife.net,2010://1.7017</id>
<created>2010-03-14T18:36:38Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> Talk about Propaganda Press!!!! Headlined As Health Vote Awaits, Future of a Presidency Waits, Too, it is the sad New York Times narrative of a poor president who worked so hard on health care only to face rejection on all sides. I guess this is supposed to evoke feelings...</summary>
<author>
<name>Barbara</name>
<url>http://www.mommylife.net</url>
<email>Megamommy12@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Obama Nation</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="obama and cross.jpg" src="http://mommylife.net/archives/2010/03/14/obama%20and%20cross.jpg" width="600" height="391" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></span></p>

<p><em><big><big>Talk about Propaganda Press!!!!</big></big></em></p>

<p>Headlined <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/weekinreview/15baker.html?hp"><big>As Health Vote Awaits, Future of a Presidency Waits, Too</big></a>, it is the sad New York Times narrative of a poor president who worked so hard on health care only to face rejection on all sides.</p>

<p>I guess this is supposed to evoke feelings of Jesus on Calvary?  Are we supposed to feel sorry for Our Glorious Leader who has squandered an incredible opportunity to create racial harmony and instead fomented a class war of those dependent on government (salaries, welfare checks, food stamps, extended unemployment, government subsidized cars and houses) and the poor schmucks working in the private sector who have to pay for it all?</p>

<p>He has stirred up envy and bitterness everywhere he went.  Lived high on the hog, with private entertainment, lavish parties, expensive vacations and date nights galore - all while scolding those paying his bills to tighten our belts. </p>

<p>Claiming to be open to other ideas, he has invited the opposition to photo ops, then treated them with contempt.   He has bullied and bribed Democrats who didn't agree with him - even called one congressman in for a little one-on-one, giving his brother a judgeship hours later,  </p>

<p>Corrupt. Self-indulgent.  Narcissistic.  Relentless.  Ruthless.  </p>

<p>These are not the qualities associated with the cross.</p>

<p>Heaven help us!  The American people made a mistake from which we may never recover.  </p>]]>

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<entry>
<title>OK Go&apos;s This Too Shall Pass - Rube Goldberg version</title>
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<modified>2010-03-14T17:05:55Z</modified>
<issued>2010-03-14T16:59:43Z</issued>
<id>tag:mommylife.net,2010://1.7016</id>
<created>2010-03-14T16:59:43Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Your boys will love this: According to my Big Boyz, OK Go first caught on with their Treadmill video. If you are a mom who&apos;s surrendered to the fact that boys are profoundly different, and if you want to delight your sons, you might want to share this unique group....</summary>
<author>
<name>Barbara</name>
<url>http://www.mommylife.net</url>
<email>Megamommy12@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Music</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>Your boys will love this:</p>

<p><object width="500" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qybUFnY7Y8w&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qybUFnY7Y8w&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="315"></embed></object></p>

<p>According to my Big Boyz, OK Go first caught on with their <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTAAsCNK7RA&feature=related">Treadmill video</a>.  If you are a mom who's surrendered to the fact that boys are profoundly different, and if you want to delight your sons, you might want to share this unique group.</p>]]>

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<entry>
<title>How to peel a potato without  a peeler</title>
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<modified>2010-03-14T15:47:03Z</modified>
<issued>2010-03-14T14:23:36Z</issued>
<id>tag:mommylife.net,2010://1.7014</id>
<created>2010-03-14T14:23:36Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> From Margaret: Just thinking of all the potatoes I&apos;ve peeled in my lifetime for potato salad and scalloped potatoes........</summary>
<author>
<name>Barbara</name>
<url>http://www.mommylife.net</url>
<email>Megamommy12@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Recipes</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p> From Margaret:</p>

<p><object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z4W0qIPJmoo&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z4W0qIPJmoo&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object></p>

<p>Just thinking of all the potatoes I've peeled in my lifetime for potato salad and scalloped potatoes.....</p>]]>

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<entry>
<title>Mark Steyn: Obamacare worth the price to Democrats</title>
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<modified>2010-03-14T13:40:44Z</modified>
<issued>2010-03-14T13:34:48Z</issued>
<id>tag:mommylife.net,2010://1.7012</id>
<created>2010-03-14T13:34:48Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Mark Steyn: Obamacare worth the price to DemocratsMarch 5, 2010So there was President Obama, giving his bazillionth speech on health care, droning yet again that &quot;now is the hour when we must seize the moment,&quot; the same moment he&apos;s been seizing every day of the week for the past year,...</summary>
<author>
<name>Barbara</name>
<url>http://www.mommylife.net</url>
<email>Megamommy12@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Obama Nation</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="obama white coats.jpg" src="http://mommylife.net/archives/2010/03/14/obama%20white%20coats.jpg" class="mt-image-left" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 20px 20px 0pt;" width="300" height="225" /></span><blockquote><h1>Mark Steyn: Obamacare worth the price to Democrats</h1>March 5, 2010<br /><br />So there was President <a class="DL-topic-highlighted" href="http://topics.ocregister.com/topic/Barack_Obama">Obama</a><span></span>,
 giving his bazillionth speech on health care, droning yet again that 
"now is the hour when we must seize the moment," the same moment he's 
been seizing every day of the week for the past year, only this time his
 genius photo-op guys thought it would look good to have him surrounded 
by men in white coats.<p>Why
 is he doing this? Why let "health" "care" "reform" stagger on like the 
rotting husk in a low-grade creature feature who refuses to stay dead no
 matter how many stakes you pound through his chest?<!-- end articleExtras -->
<!--googleon: all--></p><div align="left">Because it's worth it. Big time. I've been saying
 in this space for two years that the governmentalization of health care
 is the fastest way to a permanent left-of-center political culture. It 
redefines the relationship between the citizen and the state in 
fundamental ways that make limited government all but impossible. In 
most of the rest of the Western world, there are still nominally 
"conservative" parties, and they even win elections occasionally, but 
not to any great effect (Let's not forget that <a class="DL-topic-highlighted" href="http://topics.ocregister.com/topic/Jacques_Chirac">Jacques Chirac</a><span>
 </span>was, in French terms, a "conservative").<!--googleoff: all--><!--googleon: all--></div><p>The
 result is a kind of two-party one-party state: Right-of-center parties 
will once in a while be in office, but never in power, merely presiding 
over vast left-wing bureaucracies that cruise on regardless.<!--googleoff: all--></p><a class="DL-topic-highlighted" href="http://topics.ocregister.com/topic/U.S._Republican_Party">Republicans</a><span>
 </span>seem to have difficulty grasping this basic dynamic. Less than 
three months ago, they were stunned at the way the <a class="DL-topic-highlighted" href="http://topics.ocregister.com/topic/U.S._Democratic_Party">Democrats</a><span>
 </span>managed to get 60 senators to vote for the health bill. Then <a class="DL-topic-highlighted" href="http://topics.ocregister.com/topic/Scott_Brown">Scott Brown</a><span>
 </span>took them back down to 59, and Republicans were again stunned to
 find the Dems talking about ramming this thing into law through the 
parliamentary device of "reconciliation." And, when polls showed an ever
 larger number of Americans ever more opposed to Obamacare (by margins 
approaching three-to-one), Republicans were further stunned to discover 
that, in order to advance "reconciliation," Democrat reconsiglieres had 
apparently been offering (illegally) various cosy Big Government 
sinecures to swing-state congressmen in order to induce them to climb 
into the cockpit for the kamikaze raid to push the bill through. The 
Democrats understand that politics is not just about Tuesday evenings 
every other November, but about everything else, too.<br /><br />Read more at the <a href="http://www.ocregister.com/opinion/health-237719-care-government.html">Orange County Register</a><br /></blockquote><!--googleoff: all--><!--googleon: all--><!--googleon: all--> ]]>

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<title>American Minute: Albert Einstein</title>
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<summary type="text/plain">March 14 Born in Germany MARCH 14, 1879, he began teaching himself calculus at age 14. With a doctorate from the University of Zurich, he wrote papers on electromagnetic energy, relativity, and statistical mechanics. He predicted a ray of light from a distant star would appear to bend as it...</summary>
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<![CDATA[<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="americanminute.gif" src="http://mommylife.net/archives/2008/11/11/americanminute.gif" class="mt-image-left" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 20px 20px 0pt;" width="233" height="181" /></span><blockquote>March 14<br /><br />
Born in Germany MARCH 14, 1879, he began teaching himself calculus at age 14.<br /><br />
With a doctorate from the University of Zurich, he wrote papers on electromagnetic energy, relativity, and statistical mechanics.<br /><br />
He predicted a ray of light from a distant star would appear to bend as it passed near the Sun.<br /><br />
When an eclipse confirmed this, the London Times headline ran November 7, 1919, "Revolution in science-New theory of the Universe-Newtonian ideas overthrown."<br /><br />
This was Nobel Prize winner Albert Einstein.<br /><br />
Einstein's first visit to the U.S. was to raise funds for Jerusalem's Hebrew University.<br /><br />
On his 3rd visit, 1932, he took a post at Princeton.<br /><br />
When Nazis took over Germany, Albert Einstein stayed in the U.S. becoming a citizen in 1940.<br /><br />
Einstein's theory of relativity is the basis for applying atomic energy.<br /><br />
Einstein's warning that Nazis could create an atom bomb led FDR to set up the Manhattan Project.<br /><br />
Though not believing in a personal God, The Saturday Evening Post, October 26, 1929, published an interview with George Sylvester Viereck, in which Einstein stated:<br /><br />
&nbsp;As a child, I received instruction both in the Bible and in the Talmud. I am a Jew, but I am enthralled by the luminous figure of the Nazarene...<br /><br />
No one can read the Gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus. His personality pulsates in every word. No myth is filled with such life.<br /><br />
Three years before Einstein died, he was asked to be Israel's 2nd President, but declined due to age.<br /><br />
The periodic table's 99th element, discovered shortly after his death in 1955, was named "einsteinium."<br /><br />
Princeton University's Fine Hall has inscribed Albert Einstein's words: "God is clever, but not dishonest."<br /></blockquote>You can<a href="http://www.americanminute.com/"> subscribe</a> to William Federer's American Minute - always good material for dinnertime discussion -
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<title>March 15 Code Red Rally at Capitol - conservatives, unite!</title>
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<summary type="text/plain"> Well, this seems appropriate. Our Bishop called for fasting and prayer on Monday that any forthcoming healthcare legislation would honor the sanctity of life and protection of conscience of all healthcare workers. Other organizations are calling for a day of action Tuesday: CODE RED Rally to...Kill The Bill! When:...</summary>
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<dc:subject>Activism</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p> <span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="protest at capitol.JPG" src="http://mommylife.net/archives/2010/03/14/protest%20at%20capitol.JPG" width="192" height="288" class="mt-image-left" style="float: left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" /></span>Well, this seems appropriate.  Our Bishop called for <a href="http://mommylife.net/archives/2010/03/arlington_dioce.html">fasting and prayer </a>on Monday that any forthcoming healthcare legislation would honor the sanctity of life and protection of conscience of all healthcare workers.</p>

<p>Other organizations are calling for a day of action Tuesday:</p>

<blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><big><big><strong>CODE RED Rally to...Kill The Bill!</strong></big></big></div>

<p><strong>When: March 16, 2010 at 10 a.m. ET</strong></p>

<p><strong>Where: Capitol Hill, Taft Park, Washington D.C.</strong></p>

<p><em>The American Grassroots Coalition and The Tea Party Express welcome the American People to bring their LOUD VOICES, Thoughts and Letters to their elected Representatives.</em></p>

<p>Speakers Include:</p>

<p>    * Congressman Mike Pence<br />
    * Congresswoman Michele Bachmann<br />
    * Congressman Tom Price<br />
    * Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn<br />
    * Congressman Joe Wilson<br />
    * Congressman Phil Gingrey<br />
    * Amy Kremer of Tea Party Express<br />
    * Tim Phillips of American for Prosperity<br />
    * Jim Martin of 60 Plus<br />
    * Matt Patterson of the National Center for Policy Analysis</blockquote></p>

<p>If you can, please come.  I have covered these events and they are not the ones portrayed by the Propaganda Press who demean and lie about the citizen patriots exercising their right to dissent - you know, the one the Propaganda Press loves when it's leftist or destructive.</p>

<p>Please come and bring your children to see democracy in action.  Come and bring your cameras to record the reality the Propaganda Press will not show.</p>

<p>Here are albums from events I've covered:</p>

<p><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/BarbarasMommyLife/115MarchOnWashingtonMicheleBachmannSTeaParty#5400806388747511186">11/5/09 March on Washington - Michele Bachmann's Tea Party</a></p>

<p><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/BarbarasMommyLife/912MarchOnWashingtonDC#">9/12/09March on Washington</a></p>

<p><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/BarbarasMommyLife/WashingtonDCTeaParty#">4/15/09 Washington DC Tea Party</a><br />
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