VOL host John McJunkin presents Reason #24 Why Mrs. Clinton Will Never Be President.
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Warner Todd Huston fisks and nicely takes apart a recent piece from Dick Polman.
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Andrea Shea-King's reminder of the story behind the movie "The Killing Fields" clarifies why we must not abandon the people of Iraq.
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The Blue Collar Muse tells us the infuriating tale of how the government extorted huge sums of money from the tobacco companies and lied about what that money was for.
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VOL host John McJunkin presents Reason #22 Why Mrs. Clinton Will Never Be President.
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The Blue Collar Muse is reminded of the respect and honor we must show our troops.
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Andrea Shea-King points out the danger in which we're put by the questionable actions of former president Jimmy Carter.
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Warner Todd Huston passes along a story of the over-the-top liberal bias that CNN anchor Rick Sanchez recently displayed at Penn State University.
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VOL Host John McJunkin presents Reason #22 Why Mrs. Clinton Will Never Be President.
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In the wake of Time magazine's sacrilegious Mt. Suribachi cover image, Andrea Shea-King returns to the Voice of Liberty airwaves with a story of the kind words related by the father of an Australian soldier serving in Iraq.
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Warner Todd Huston tells the sickening tale of the twisted hoax perpetrated by a Yale "art" student.
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The Voice of Liberty's podlets are normally published at around midnight PDT on Sunday evenings, but due to circumstances beyond our control, they will be delayed a bit this week, but should be published by Tuesday.  Please check back.  Apologies for the delay, and thanks for your patience!
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VOL host John McJunkin presents Reason #21 Why Mrs. Clinton Will Never Be President.
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This week marks a new chapter in the development of the Voice Of Liberty Podcast Network - we are going to start featuring guest podlets.  This week, Adam Graham, of Adam's Blog and The Truth and Hope Report, points out the lunacy of government intervention in our private lives.
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You simply have to hear this week's podlet from Ken Marrero - it's truly unbelievable.
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Tired of Hollywood trying to shove their leftist messages down your throat?  Well, they're not tired of losing money in the name of doing so.  Warner Todd Huston tells of Tinseltown's latest efforts to promote  anti-capitalist ideals.
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As you know from last week, Andrea Shea-King is indisposed until next week, and we're presenting a couple of her most popular podlets in her absence.  This week is the classic "You're Never Too Old," originally published on January 14th, 2008.  This one is heartwarming - enjoy!
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John McJunkin brings you the latest word on the failing campaign of HRC.  We apologize for the delay in this weeks' podlets (normally they're up before 12AM each Monday, and this week they're a bit over 14 hours late, and again - our apologies.)
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Ken Marrero - the Blue Collar Muse - brings to light an unbelievable story of our public education system and how mistakes are made and unsavory characters slip through the cracks to teach our children.
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Warner Todd Huston calls attention to the ridiculous anti-American/pro-United Nations notion promoted by the likes of Kofi Annan and Time Magazine that America provides very little assistance around the world.
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Our Andrea Shea-King will be indisposed this week and next, and so we will be presenting two of her most popular podlets in her absence.  This week - a classic - "What In The World Is Going On?"  Crank it up and remember again why Andrea was so upset in the first place.
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-By Warner Todd Huston

Back in September of 2006 it was reported that an Arizona monument built to memorialize the horrific events of 9/11 featured many phrases that blamed America for the attacks, yet not a one that blamed the terrorists.

The so-called memorial featured metal rings with phrases etched into them. Phrases like "Must bomb back," "Foreign-born Americans afraid." and "Erroneous U.S. air strike kills 46 Uruzgan civilians," appear on the memorial. There are other phrases that seem to place the onus for the attacks on the US and these phrases have angered Arizonans since the day this abomination ...<< MORE >>

-By Warner Todd Huston

From NBC/NJ's Carrie Dann and Adam Aigner-Treworgy

NBC and National Journal have learned that former presidential candidate Fred Thompson is visiting GOP nominee John McCain at McCain's Arizona cabin in Sedona this weekend.

No word of what's been discussed, although a source with knowledge of the visit says that the purpose may be more of a relaxing weekend getaway than a business meeting. (The two men have been longtime personal friends, even during their overlapping presidential bids.)

Now let's make short work of this meaningless bit of news. There is zero chance that McCain will pick Fred ...<< MORE >>

-By Warner Todd Huston

Here is the thing, the left does not only worry about their own individual races. A liberal in New York does not ignore a Congressional race in New Hampshire. A socialist in Georgia does not turn in disinterest from a race in Pennsylvania. They concern themselves with Congressional races all across the country.

We should, too. If we stay so parochial that we don't bother supporting and rooting for conservative Congressional candidates from other states than the one in which we live, we are ceding the great battle ground to the left who WILL organize and support ...<< MORE >>

VOL host John McJunkin offers Reason #19 Why Mrs. Clinton Will Never Be President.
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Andrea Shea-King brings us up to speed on the Vets For Freedom tour, currently underway, and the sickening, spineless, Steve Massey.
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Ken Marrero tells us the story of Paul Jacob and the Oklahoma Three, and it will make your blood boil.
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Warner Todd Huston regales us with a story that's so incredulous, you simply have to hear it.
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-By Warner Todd Huston

Operation Artemus, the first major EU-led military effort, was supposed to mark a new era in joint European military operations. The short lived mission was active only a few months ending on Sept. 1 of 2003.

Now the Swedish military is accusing the French of torturing those whom they were supposed to be protecting.

According to the Swedish television news magazine Uppdrag Granskning, Swedish soldiers observed their French compatriots as they tortured a Congolese man in civilian clothes for hours, allegedly beating and strangling him. According to the report, the episode didn't end until the Swedish soldiers ...<< MORE >>

-By Warner Todd Huston

Yeah, the L.A.Times has an awful lot of egg on its face with this mess. The AP reports that TSG's proof makes the LAT look like a bunch of bumbling idiots.

The Smoking Gun said the documents seemed phony because they appeared to be written on a typewriter instead of a computer, included blacked-out sections not typically found in such documents, and other reasons. The Smoking Gun story claims the documents were created by a convicted con man and music fan with a history of exaggerating his place in the rap music world.

Originally the LAT claimed their ...<< MORE >>

-By Warner Todd Huston

"I will be honest with you that I didn’t have that many conversations with him over the last year just because I have been so busy. I haven't been going to church. I wasn’t hearing a lot of these comments. The ones that are most offensive are ones that I never knew about until they were reported on. I had had conversations with him in the past – in fact from the day I first met him — about some of his views. Understand this, something else that has not been reported on enough is despite these ...<< MORE >>

VOL podcast host John McJunkin offers reason number 18 Why Mrs. Clinton Will Never Be President.
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Tony Rezko . . . Reverend Jeremiah Wright . . . how much more damage control can Team Obama muster?  Well, hold on to your hats!  Andrea Shea-King tells us of the next round in the deconstruction of Barack Obama.
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Warner Todd Huston laments the lack of spine in the west today in regard to Islamic influence.
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The Blue Collar Muse points out the internecine fighting between Democrats, the hypocrisy therein, and expresses his amusement with the spectacle.  Grab some popcorn and enjoy watching the fight!

[Note - our apologies for the low quality of the audio - technical difficulties arose during recording.]
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-By Warner Todd Huston

In this case, the our government dolts thought that saving volts was better than worrying if the mercury inside the new CFL bulbs presented a contamination problem for anyone unfortunate enough to break one. It turns out that if someone were to drop and break one of these "earth saving" bulbs it would spread mercury contamination all over the house and special care must be taken to clean up the mess. Yes, the light bulbs that are supposed to save the world are poisonous to our health! (the EPA has published a 7 page instruction manual on ...<< MORE >>

VOL host John McJunkin offers reason number 17 why Mrs. Clinton will never be president.
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The Blue Collar Muse uses an apt analogy to expose the foolishness of the notion of our Constitution as a "living document."
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Andrea Shea-King reveals the truth behind the recent flap over the resignation of Geraldine Ferraro from the campaign of Hillary Clinton.
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Warner Todd Huston shares the delight in watching two labor unions beat each other up.
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The podlets for the week of March 17th will be delayed just a bit (they're normally up at 12:00 AM Monday mornings.)  This week they will be published by mid-day Monday.  We apologize for any inconvenience this causes for you.  Thanks for listening!
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-By Warner Todd Huston

As reports of Wright's disgusting, hate filled garbage has made the news earlier last week, many on the extreme left have pointed to the low profile that the McCain story has had as proof that the media is unfair, intimating that the media might even be on McCain's side.

It is true that John Hagee has made bigoted statements against the Catholic Church. It is also utterly true that Jeremiah Wright has made racist, hateful statements against all whites and the history of this country.

But, for the left to imagine that the situations in which ...<< MORE >>

Much has been made of Geraldine Ferraro’s comments regarding where Barack Obama would be in this race if he was just another white guy.  I think when the Wall Street Journal and Mickey Kaus both say you’re right, you’re probably on to something.  A less reported, but no less fascinating comment made by Ferraro in her explanations to Diane Sawyer was highlighted over at The Corner.  Talk about self-awareness.  I have to say I am impressed.  It takes guts to speak that plainly about politics and the vagaries of political popularity.  I am sure ...<< MORE >>

-By Warner Todd Huston

The book, "Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes," has numerous passages that describes gay sexual encounters in exacting, sometimes violent, detail.

The book, "Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes," has numerous passages that describes gay sexual encounters in exacting detail, some of them violent.

Initially, this book was required reading for college-bound seniors, but a Deerfield community group was successful in getting the book removed from the required list and placed on an opt-in list.

Matt Barber, director of cultural issues with Concerned Women for America, was amazed by the explicit nature of ...<< MORE >>

VOL host John McJunkin offers up Reason #16 Why Mrs. Clinton Will Never Be President.
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Andrea Shea-King goes on a rampage - fueled by reports of young rabbinical seminary students in Israel gunned down in cold blood.  This one is not to be missed!
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The Blue Collar Muse - Ken Marrero - makes the case for allowing firearms on campus.
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Warner Todd Huston tells us of Angelina Jolie's take on the Iraq war - and it's not leftist drivel . . . no - really.
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-By Warner Todd Huston

There is a growing number of Americans who have the conception that too many judges are weak on crime, that their judgments all too often mollycoddle criminals. It's hard to quibble with such a conception, unfortunately. But we cannot merely cast blame on our judges and move on as if there is no other area of concern. While perhaps heightened, judges often are a reflection of our greater society and what they are reflecting is a sever degradation of our moral center.

A recent story about a small case in Winona, Texas, embodies all that seems broken ...<< MORE >>

So, how is a Rush Limbaugh caller's comments News?

On March 3rd, the Political Radar blog breathlessly reports this momentous "news," this stupendous, stultifying, divisive, pointless, news. Even more shocking, Limbaugh "laughed at the caller's comment." The NERVE!

Seriously, people! How is it that a caller's comments to any radio show amounts to news? Would it be news if I reported what some guy at the 7/11 store said to me yesterday? The news should be what the hosts say, not the callers. And, even at that rate, the news value of what a radio host says might easily be considered less ...<< MORE >>

In the spirit of the impending baseball season, our good friend Adam Graham at Adam's Blog has a light-hearted take on what baseball would be like if it were handled the way we handle presidential elections - pretty amusing stuff.
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Last week we lost a hero of a man who was pivotal not only to the conservative movement, but to the history of the world.  William F. Buckley, Jr. was irreplaceable, but his legacy provides a road map to a successful future for the conservative movement and for the United States of America.  We have chosen not to deliberately eulogize him here - that task has been very ably and exhaustively handled elsewhere, and for a complete list of links, please visit National Review Online.

Moving on to current business - Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 is do-or-die time ...<< MORE >>

Ken Marrero answers this frequently asked question, and frankly hits a home run with his response - make time to hear this piece no matter what else you have in your schedule - this is heady and important stuff.
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Wednesday morning, February 27th, 2008, the father of modern conservatism, William F. Buckley, Jr. passed away, leaving an incredible legacy.  Andrea Shea-King asks if conservatism died with him.
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Warner Todd Huston uses the fine work of Robert A. Heinlein as an example of the hypocrisy of the left in regard to literature.
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On behalf of the Voice of Liberty Podcast, I wish to express our deepest sympathy to the family of William Buckley, who slipped the surly bonds of earth this morning.  We also wish to express condolences to the fine staff of National Review, for whom this must be a very emotional day.  Rest in peace, Bill - you were more important than you can possibly know.
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As we draw inexorably closer to the end game for the Clintons, John McJunkin is amused by Monica Crowley's apt "baby seal" metaphor.
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Ken Marrero - The Blue Collar Muse - points out that America may collectively have a long fuse, but a mighty large keg of powder when it comes to illegal immigration.
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Andrea Shea-King laments the pitiful condition of military history education in America - but she offers us a glimmer of hope in the form of 12 congressional candidates led by a teacher who won't let America's military history fade away.  Please contribute to Iraq Veterans for Congress today.
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Warner Todd Huston tells us of the BBC's omnipotent understanding of religion in relation to Lourdes.
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Coming on Monday, February 25th.  Stay tuned . . .
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-By Warner Todd Huston

As Mr. Toto has it this "nasty bit of Bush bashing" is at about 98 percent through the film and occurs during a scene where young Miss Ronan is playing the part of a teenaged talent show contestant.

Ronan's character takes the stage for a student talent show and starts strumming a song to the tune of Alanis Morissette's "Ironic."

Then Mr. Toto gives us the faux lyrics of this Bush bashing tune...

"While the North Pole is turning to slush, on my TV there's President Bush," she sneers. "He's a pay-ay-ain in the whole world's ass. How can it ...<< MORE >>

Now that Senator McCain has the Republican nomination all but wrapped up in a bow, and after very little in the way of negative press, the liberal media have now commenced their shift from supportive to combative - the New York Times starts the hammering.  Is anyone surprised by this?

UPDATE - Exurban Jon is not surprised.
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-By Warner Todd Huston

I am sure that you all have noticed that John McCain is not the conservative's hero? There has been story after story expounding on how McCain has a lot of cajoling to do before principled conservatives will vote for him in November. He hasn't made those efforts yet, at least if looking at the primaries and caucuses that have occurred since McCain became the "presumptive nominee" — at least according to the media — are concerned. These last few early February events did not make him look much like an obvious winner, either. Even president Bush has ...<< MORE >>

-By Warner Todd Huston

To celebrate this famouse (sorry, famous) holiday coming out of their favorite communist nation, the Globe does their best to give us a nice warm feeling about "rats"... at least certain ones, anyway.

Rats get a bad rap in Western culture. The less-than-adorable rodents are often referenced in disparaging ways: "I smell a rat"; "Why that dirty rat." . . . But in China, being a Rat is no disgrace. In fact, according to Chinese astrology, the Rat is a respected, courageous, and enterprising individual... The Year of the Rat officially began on ...<< MORE >>

Voice of Liberty Podcast host and producer John McJunkin presents Reason #13 Why Mrs. Clinton Will Never Be President.
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Warner Todd Huston celebrates the birthday of our first president with a look at the principles to which George Washington adhered in his life.
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The Blue Collar Muse employs a story originally told in a song by Nashville's legendary Tom T. Hall to explain why he stands on principle and doesn't waver in the breeze.
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Sometimes history turns on the tiniest little moments.  Andrea Shea-King helps us celebrate the birthday of a heroic American who has "The Right Stuff."
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VOL's John McJunkin interviewed Kieran Michael Lalor, congressional candidate in New York's congressional district 19, and founder of Iraq Veterans for Congress.  Please visit the Iraq Veterans for Congress website, and make a donation to help get these fine conservative gentlemen elected.
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Ken Marrero - the Blue Collar Muse - nails the current state of affairs between Senator John McCain and the Republican party.
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No - really - he is.  In this week's podlet, he'll tell you all about it.
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Andrea Shea-King tells us the amazing tale of one of America's greatest fighter pilot heroes.
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. . . who are taking a stand against dhimmitude.  Their newspapers are publishing this political cartoon, but our liberal mainstream media will not.  In solidarity, the blogosphere is doing it's part, as are we . . .
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Just a quick note - due to CPAC, this week's podlets will be delayed by a day or two.  Stay tuned - they'll be up before you know it!  And thanks for your patience.
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This will be my last post from CPAC - I'll be climbing aboard a 757 bound for Phoenix first thing tomorrow morning.  There were two major news items today - one being the announcement by Mike Huckabee that he'll continue on in the primary hunt.  Citing naysayers who claim that the math doesn't point to a likely success in that venture, Huckabee quipped that he didn't study math - rather he studied miracles, and hopes for one.  The other major news item for the day was the telling result of the CPAC straw poll.  The winner was Mitt Romney, who ...<< MORE >>

I got in from the Ronald Reagan Dinner Banquet a while ago, and I simply had to post an entry about the evening's events.  The featured speaker this evening was columnist and arch-conservative "fatherly voice-of-reason" George Will.  Will was the first conservative columnist I ever read, and I have a high sense of reverence for him.  He profoundly influenced my political sensibilities as a young man, and I am indebted to him.  His address this evening was bursting at the seams with brilliant and witty demonstrations of bedrock conservative first principles applied to numerous current issues.  He had ...<< MORE >>

OK - OK - it's time to move on, but others in the blogosphere have kept the "McCain Packed The Room" narrative alive this morning.  Stanley Kurtz continues his assertion that McCain's camp had little or nothing to do with the composition of the audience here and here.  Stephen Hayes at the Weekly Standard largely agrees, and mentions the amusing anti-McCain activists who seemed to garner more attention from the press than from CPAC attendees.  I snapped some photos of this group in the lobby yesterday, but cannot publish them due ...<< MORE >>

In an earlier post, I had mentioned how it was very difficult to get into the Regency Ballroom at the beginning of the McCain speech.  In actuality, even a young McCain staffer stood and engaged in a shouting match with a security professional, explaining that he "would be fired" if he weren't allowed into the room.  I presumed that it was partially because McCain's people managed to stuff a whole lot of supporters into the room and partially because the fire marshal was going to shut the event down if any more people crammed in.  Well - a couple of ...<< MORE >>

As promised, here is the McCain speech in its entirety (in case you haven't already heard it on Fox or C-SPAN.)  Other than optimizing levels and fading in and out - you'll hear the recording precisely the way I heard the speech from the back of the Regency Ballroom at the Omni Shoreham hotel in Washington DC - unedited, and with some electronic bleeps and bloops created by various wireless devices in the room and some rustling noises.  If you listen carefully, you can hear the McCain staffers who stood next to me whispering about "where are the boos coming ...<< MORE >>

Fresh out of the McCain address here at CPAC - I would have bet that there would be boos and catcalls, and I would have been right.  The negativity was not overwhelming, mind you.  There wasn't a lot of physical space available for dissenters.  The room was jam-packed with McCain supporters - so much so that many of us in the press corps had difficulty getting in the room 20 minutes before the speech - Mara Liasson of NPR, Kathryn Jean Lopez of NRO, myself, and many other journalists fought and eventually were allowed in.  I got in the room ...<< MORE >>

Checking in from CPAC (courtesy of the nice Internet Row online access point provided by Townhall.com - you should see Mary Katharine Ham's Hillary Clinton Communist Kossack Hat!)  I was sitting in the third row about thirty feet away from Governor Romney when he made his announcement today.  What was truly odd about it was that it was a complete blindside.  The first 15 minutes of his speech were far and away the most forceful, inspiring, and potent words I'd ever heard him speak (and I've seen him speak in person three times in addition to most such TV appearances ...<< MORE >>

...Has someone gone over to do a wellness check on Hugh Hewitt? He may be hanging in his garage at this point!
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Greetings from our nation's capital - I have arrived and I'm making preparations for tomorrow - the first day of CPAC.  Before my four days in Washington are up, I will hear from our president and vice president, and the remaining Republican presidential candidates, among many others.  I will be strolling the exhibit floor, in search of victims folks to interview, and if all goes well (and particularly if any news is made) you'll be hearing the fruits of my labors quickly.  And to be sure, some of my interview material will not be posted until I return ...<< MORE >>

-By Warner Todd Huston

Just a quick note to let Publius Forum visitors know that I was quoted in the Washington Times today.

Writer Jennifer Harper had emailed me the other day for my impression on the media during this election cycle. She featured my opinion up front in the story.

Go check it out:

"Press coverage dry run for fall," By Jennifer Harper

An important day of reckoning finally arrived in the presidential race yesterday, and not a minute too soon. The press at last had genuine news events to cover, rather than weepy moments or political kerfuffles.

Most news organizations treated Super Tuesday ...<< MORE >>

I have decided to make my blog post of last Thursday ("A Sober Analysis Of The Status Quo") available as a podlet.  Please listen to it, and please pass the word along to as many people as you can (particularly those who are planning on voting for Senator McCain or those who are unsure.)  This is as important and serious as it gets.
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The Blue Collar Muse channels the great Ayn Rand and nails the current primary with this must-hear analysis.
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Andrea Shea-King interviewed Dr. Walid Phares, and he has a few things to say about the upcoming election.  Listen in on this sober and straightforward analysis . . .
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Warner Todd Huston illuminates a frightening trend in the UK - hopefully we'll heed the warning.
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-By Warner Todd Huston

OK, I'm a nearly 50 year-old white dude, so you won't catch me trying to be "all that" with the kid's Rap music. In fact, I hate the stuff (I was listening to Beethoven, Glen Miller, U2 and the Police today, if that helps pinpoint me?). HOWEVER... and this is a big one, too... I am compelled to pass on the latest tune from Mr. Bomani D. Armah, the self-proclaimed "not a rapper" rapper.

You may recall the last time Mr. Armah appeared in my work? He wrote a tune that appeared on BET TV called ...<< MORE >>

I will apologize in advance for the lengthy blog post.  This is a topic that simply cannot be skimmed over in a paragraph.  Please take the time to read all of it.  America faces a gravely important election in 2008, the results of which cannot be left to chance.  As of now, John McCain appears to have a substantial advantage over Mitt Romney, but the fight is far from over.  If conservatives rally behind Romney, there’s no reason why he cannot accrue enough success in the Super Tuesday primaries next week to keep his hopes for nomination alive.  Speaking for ...<< MORE >>

I watched tonight's GOP Debate on CNN, and I'm more convinced now of two things:

1)  John McCain is not deserving of our vote nor is he qualified to lead this country.

2) 
Mitt Romney is a gentleman who is going to have to get his hair mussed
and well creased cuffs dirty if he's going to take on and beat the "war
hero" senator.

Does Romney have
it in him?  Can he roll up his sleeves, get sweaty and nasty and
wrestle in the political mud with someone who's been feeding from the
federal trough for 20+ years? 

If he does, Mitt Romney at
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[Editor’s Note: The Voice of Liberty Podcast welcomes a new blogger to its ranks today – Christa McJunkin (full disclosure, she’s John McJunkin’s wife.)  She’s a former liberal who has converted to conservatism, and has a lot of great things to say.  Enjoy her thought-provoking posts!]



It struck me today that there is a very real difference between the Republicans and the Democrats in this election season.  I know – MAJOR NEWSFLASH!  I’m talking about a very real difference that doesn’t get discussed, and this is it . . .

The Republican candidates have actual policy ...<< MORE >>

Bill Clinton sure is talking a lot these days - John McJunkin thinks he knows why.
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Last week, Duncan Hunter endorsed Mike Huckabee for the Republican nomination in the presidential race, causing many of us to collectively gasp, "WHAT?"  Our Andrea Shea-King sat down with Hunter for dinner on Friday evening and had a chat with him about it.  Listen to the podlet for the full story . . .
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Warner Todd Huston regales us with a story that stretches the limits of credulity so far you'll simply have to hear it to believe it.
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The Blue Collar Muse addresses the issue of whether gay marriage is a civil right.
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-By Warner Todd Huston

The Jerusalem Post caught another fauxtography scam out of the mideast this week. It appears that Hamas legislators have staged fake power outages to illustrate how oppressed they are for the benefit of journalists. The Journalists were treated to a photo op of the Hamas legislators sitting in their halls of power surrounded by burning candles in rooms with curtains drawn. The scene was set to show how they have had their power cut by the eeeevil Jews. Only problem is, midday sunlight can clearly be seen against the curtains. So, the candles were unnecessary. All they ...<< MORE >>

-By Warner Todd Huston

The Telegraph gives us the tale of the dolphins gone wild.

New evidence has been compiled by marine scientists that prove the normally placid dolphin is capable of brutal attacks both on innocent fellow marine mammals and, more disturbingly, on its own kind.

So, when are we going to see an episode of cops where a dolphin gets led into a cell with a coat over its head?

Scientists first came across their watery mystery in 1997.

The first clues to solving the riddle came in 1997 when, by coincidence, marine biologists in Virginia were finding young, dead dolphins with ...<< MORE >>

-By Warner Todd Huston

Here is the latest news on Flake's efforts as it appeared in the PatriotPost.us

The big news from the Swamp this week is the economic "stimulus" package, but more on that later. As for obviously wasteful government spending, it looks as if President George W. Bush will pass up the opportunity to reject (http://archive.PatriotPost.US/pub/08-02_Digest/page-2.php) the large number of congressional earmarks that are not part of binding legislation by simply instructing executive agencies to spend the money differently, but he is e