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Written by DrJonz | 20 February 2009

Right out of the Castro playbook:

Democrat Rep. Henry Waxman: 'Oversight of the Internet is One of His Top Priorities'
Monday, February 16, 2009 | Kristinn

The American Spectator's Prowler column published today has a disturbing report on the plans by the Democratic Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Henry Waxman to regulate political speech on the Internet.

In addition to details of methods Waxman is considering to rein in conservative talk radio, The Prowler reports on Waxman's desire to use the power of the federal government to investigate amd control political content on the Internet.

The article quotes an unnamed committee staffer as saying of Waxman's power grab:

"Does one heavily trafficked Internet site present one side of an issue and not link to sites that present alternative views? These are some of the questions the chairman is thinking about right now, and we are going to have an FCC that will finally have the people in place to answer them."

"Internet radio is becoming a big deal, and we're seeing that some web sites are able to control traffic and information, while other sites that may be of interest or use to citizens get limited traffic because of the way the people search and look for information. We're at very early stages on this, but the chairman has made it clear that oversight of the Internet is one of his top priorities."

"This isn't just about Limbaugh or a local radio host most of us haven't heard about. The FCC and state and local governments also have oversight over the Internet lines and the cable and telecom companies that operate them. We want to get alternative views on radio and TV, but we also want to makes sure those alternative views are read, heard and seen online, which is becoming increasingly video and audio driven. Thanks to the stimulus package, we've established that broadband networks -- the Internet -- are critical, national infrastructure. We think that gives us an opening to look at what runs over that critical infrastructure."

The article reports that Waxman intends to work with Democratic Party President Barack Hussein Obama's nominee to be chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, who is awaiting confirmation by the Democrat controlled Senate, to investigate and regulate free speech on the Internet.

Don't start the revolution without me!

Expelled At Normandale

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Written by Derek Brigham | 29 March 2009

I wanted to let you know about an upcoming event put on by Jordan Jelinek and the Normandale College Republicans April 8th. They are having a viewing, free of charge, of the movie Expelled with Ben Stein at 1PM. As Jordan says:

The God question always sparks discussion, which makes it interesting to me why university would like to stifle it out along with Intelligent Design. Contrary to what critics of EXPELLED present, this movie serves to plant the seeds of healthy discussion between two rivaling doctrines, Intelligent Design and Darwinism. EXPELLED also succeeds in bringing many recognizable figures on both sides of the discussion.

As this documentary plainly shows, Academia wishes to keep students in the dark about the Ph. D's, teachers, politicians, journalists, and students who are intimidated into silence. As College Republicans, we wish to spring new life into a dying discussion by welcoming disagreements on ideas that truly matter.

Make My Day McConnell

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Written by Yappy | 29 November 2009

We've all played that game where you walk away from a conversation, debate or argument and only later think of exactly what you should have said.  At this point of the game you slap yourself on the forehead, and it's  over.  It's not a very satisfying game.  The more satisfying game is to imagine what you or somebody else SHOULD say, at some future time.  That game is better when you can imagine your words in the mouth of some important figure, and better still when you can imagine them quoting some other famous line from your script.  The game is a delight up until the person actually says what they wanted to say (and never, it seems, what YOU thought they should say) but then you get to imagine THEM smacking themselves in the forehead, for realizing they should have said what you wrote for them.  

So here is today's game play.  Imagine Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, addressing the Senate on Monday, and in particular Harry Reid (aka Dingy Harry).  "Mr. Majority Leader, you have started this debate on health care reform by way of 60 votes, all Democrats.  We Republicans cannot stop you from anything that Democrats all agree on, so I say this to you:  Go ahead, make my day.  When you lose the next election, and you will, we Republicans are simply going to repeal this sham, this abomination masquerading as reform, and you will have lost your seats to accomplish nothing. So you have to ask yourself, do I feel lucky?  Well, do you?"   Your turn.

Criminals For Gun Control

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Written by Derek Brigham | 22 July 2009

Are you for stronger gun control like Mayor Bloomberg? Think voting no on the Thune amendment was the way to go? Hey, you're not alone. There are a lot of hard working people that are on your side...

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Haiti Disaster Relief Organizations

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Written by Derek Brigham | 14 January 2010

In the wake of the devastating earthquake in Haiti sadly comes fraudulent relief organizations. I perused our circle of bloggers and talk show hosts and compiled a list of suggested reputable groups.

Minnesota-based:

National:

If you are in the supply chain business, visit American Logistics Aid Network, which coordinates major supply chain organizations with relief agencies to deliver supplies.

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