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Sam Tanenhaus's Problem Continues
https://townhall.com/columnists/emmetttyrrell/2013/02/14/sam-tanenhauss-problem-continues-n1511736
– Sam could have traced us back to Nathan Bedford Forrest, the former Confederate General who went on to be an early member of the … I am looking forward to the 2014 elections. Whether Sam belongs to that conservative consensus I very much doubt. … We get being likened to the most famous defender of slavery.…
White Liberals Tell Black Lies about Civil Rights
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2013/02/13/white-liberals-tell-black-lies-about-civil-rights-n1512152
– It wasn't a "tough" decision for Eisenhower to send troops to Little Rock in 1957. … To the easily astounded Chris Matthews, Tanenhaus breathlessly remarked, "Not one Republican voted against that bill!" … It's one thing to rewrite history to say the Holocaust was when the Swedes killed the Jews.…
Who Makes the Cut for the Worst Presidents Ever?
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelmedved/2013/02/13/who-makes-the-cut-for-the-worst-presidents-ever-n1510980
– — a record that stands to this day. … Buchanan pledged to stop "agitation of the slavery question" and to "destroy sectional parties." … Similarly, Jimmy Carter's 1976 platform pledged to reduce unemployment to 3%, but Carter ran for re-election with more than twice that…
Britain on path to legalize gay marriage
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2013/02/12/britain-on-path-to-legalize-gay-marriage-n1511008
– LONDON (BP) -- British lawmakers have voted in favor of a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, putting the country on a path to become … the 12th country worldwide to do so. … Half of his Conservative Party rejected the proposal or refused to vote: 127 voted in favor, 136 opposed the bill, and 35 abstained…
Obama’s Imbalance
https://townhall.com/columnists/timphillips/2013/02/12/obamas-imbalance-n1510682
– Despite Congress having voted to approve these spending reductions that were signed into law by President Obama, both the President … Second, we have to bolster Republicans in the House and encourage them to do the right thing on spending cuts. … For America to prosper and grow, 2013 needs to be a turning point.…
FIRST-PERSON: Boy Scouts avert calamity (at least for now)
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2013/02/11/firstperson-boy-scouts-avert-calamity-at-least-for-now-n1510163
to be members. … "vast majority" voted with their feet to maintain the Boy Scouts' "core" principles. … One does not have to assert that any one group is more prone to pedophilia than another.…
Is it Time to Throw in the Towel?
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbrown/2013/02/11/is-it-time-to-throw-in-the-towel-n1509786
– ” · The 2012 elections marked the first time that any states voted to legalize same-sex “marriage” and President Obama, in his … I have to pinch myself sometimes. I never thought I would live long enough to see this. Never. Ever.” … annihilated when it comes in the end than to bow down to this and say ‘go ahead.’…
Chevy Volt Follows Stupid 2012 with Stupider 2013
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2013/02/11/chevy-volt-follows-stupid-2012-with-stupider-2013-n1509503
– Yes, that’s tough competition, but in the “idiocy” category GM seems to be the ruling champion.   … What better way to reward them then to figure out another way to fleece them out of more money that they don’t value? … ” for all of us, no one would have voted for them.…
Selective Thoughts
https://townhall.com/columnists/brucebialosky/2013/02/11/selective-thoughts-n1508382
– As you know they recently expanded the category of best picture from five choices to anywhere from five to ten with nine nominees in … Don’t waste your time waiting for the residents of those states to defeat their Congressmen and Senators who voted to raise their taxes … They are too stupid to figure it out, which brings into question how they are able to make that much money in the first place.…
Britain Votes For the Beginning of the End
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelyoussef/2013/02/10/britain-votes-for-the-beginning-of-the-end-n1509061
– intended by the Creator to be between a man and a woman. … But that can be of little comfort to its faithful members and pastors. … Muslims in England have been waiting for this legislation to pass before trying to get their legal right to marry four wives.…
Why Non-Torture is More Honorable Than Assassination
https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2013/02/10/why-nontorture-is-more-honorable-than-assassination-n1508994
– of compassion, and American humility, and the need for us to talk to our enemies instead of torturing them. … extract information about when they are next going to try to kill us, I couldn't have disagreed more strongly. … But it doesn't have to be...…
CULTURE DIGEST: Methodist men join calls against Boy Scouts change
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2013/03/01/cult…methodist-men-join-calls-against-boy-scouts-change-n1524071
– open its membership to homosexuals. … ARKANSAS GOVERNOR'S ABORTION BAN VETO OVERRIDDEN -- The Arkansas Senate voted Feb. 28 to override Gov. … The Republican-controlled Senate voted 19-14 along party lines following a 53-28 vote to override by the Republican-controlled state…
Obama admin.: Marriage no longer state issue
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2013/03/01/obama-admin-marriage-no-longer-state-issue-n1524066
– The Supreme Court has yet to apply laws impacting sexual orientation to a heightened scrutiny review. … "Sexual orientation generally bears no relation to ability to perform or contribute to society." 3. … "Indeed, at the last election the People of Maine, Maryland, and Washington voted to redefine marriage.…
GOP is Erratic in its Confirmation Strategy
https://townhall.com/columnists/dianawest/2013/03/01/gop-is-erratic-in-its-confirmation-strategy-n1523086
– How does a U.S. citizen tapped to lead the State Department not have to answer to U.S. senators for such treasonous behavior while … David Vitter of Louisiana voted no) and confirming her 94-2. (Vitter and Republican Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina voted no.) … John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina) voted to end debate on the Hagel nomination, thereby guaranteeing confirmation…
Va. OKs bill protecting campus religious groups
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2013/02/27/va-oks-bill-protecting-campus-religious-groups-n1521979
– (BP) -- Virginia lawmakers have voted to give college campus groups the right to restrict membership to students who agree with their … Fifteen Christian groups refused to affirm the policy and lost their access to campus facilities and student-fee funding. … In an effort to force the school to reverse course, the Tennessee legislature adopted a measure similar to Virginia's, except it included…
How Obama Wins
https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2013/02/27/how-obama-wins-n1521145
– Obamacare led to the Republican wipeout of 2010.Then Obama began to lose. … Now Obama runs to the cameras to suggest that if these cuts go forward, the world will end. … If not, he gets to cast Republicans as hard-hearted Scrooges who want Tiny Tim to starve to death.…
BP Ledger, Feb. 25 edition
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2013/02/25/bp-ledger-feb-25-edition-n1520173
– She began to craft as a teenager, not truly knowing why other than she wanted to be useful. … "I had to acknowledge I had been reported and I needed to change my behavior." … To save the CU website to a devices homepage so it opens similar to an app: Apple -- In the Safari browser (iPhone, iPad) go to: campbellsville.edu…
The Celebrity Presidency
https://townhall.com/columnists/jackkerwick/2013/02/25/the-celebrity-presidency-n1520064
– In contrast, to over half of the country that voted for them, the Obamas seem connected. … To cite just one example, George W. Bush is famous. But he is no celebrity. Celebrities belong to the pop culture. … To be sure, the Obamas want to make sure that every American believes this.…
Are Spending Cuts Good Politics?
https://townhall.com/columnists/chrisedwards/2013/02/24/are-spending-cuts-good-politics-n1519124
– Yet reform efforts in the 1990s did not lead to a voter rebuke. … Also in the 1990s, the Republicans proposed reductions to many sensitive programs including Medicare, Medicaid, education, housing, … In their budget plan for 1996, House Republicans voted to abolish more than 200 programs including whole departments and agencies. …
The Public Has Spoken – 100,000 Americans Sign WH Petition on Cellphone Unlocking
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekkhanna/2013/02/23/the-p…0-americans-sign-wh-petition-on-cellphone-unlocking-n1518234
– Unlocking is a technique to allow your phone to use a different carrier. … to address an issue of this serious nature - it will then be incumbent on Congress to act to address this problem. … To those who want to get involved to support property rights, innovation and the free market – ask your Member of Congress: 1…
CULTURE DIGEST: Fan-based Christian music awards slated
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2013/02/22/culture-digest-fanbased-christian-music-awards-slated-n1518474
To register for tickets to the fan experience, visit www.KLOVEFanAwards.com. … Among reports to 40 Days staff during the first week: -- Three women decided not to have abortions at a St. … She would have preferred to proceed by "slow degrees," said Ginsburg, 79, according to the Harvard Gazette.…
Hagel Proves Obama Won't Stop Iran
https://townhall.com/columnists/monacharen/2013/02/22/hagel-proves-obama-wont-stop-iran-n1517779
– Speaking to the Center for Strategic and International Studies in 2007, Sen. … Two others were handcuffed together, with one's right hand joined to the other's left. … That the president refuses to withdraw this nomination makes nonsense of his repeated pledges to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions.…
Hispanicked GOP Elite: They'll Respect Us In the Morning
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2013/02/20/hispanicked-gop-elite-theyll-respect-us-in-the-morning-n1516832
– (McCain lost Hispanics by 67 percent compared to 71 percent who voted against Romney.) President George H.W. … Trying to appeal to Hispanics with amnesty would be like trying to win over baseball fans by shouting "Go Yankees!" … From single mothers to corporate subsidy-takers, they want your money and the Democrats promise to give it to them.…
WRAPUP: EC OKs requests with int'l impact
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2013/02/20/wrapup-ec-oks-requests-with-intl-impact-n1516732
– Baptist Convention In another matter, the Executive Committee voted to consider a recommendation at its June meeting that the combination … According to background material given to the EC members, this creates "an impression that runs counter to the goal of broadening inclusion … a request to create a program to train all convention-elected trustees, to report at the 2013 Houston annual meeting that it approved…
Don't Get Sick: Obama's Health Insurance Premiums are Going Through the Roof
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2013/02/20/dont…ealth-insurance-premiums-are-going-through-the-roof-n1515691
– In California, Blue Shield is seeking state approval to raise its premiums by up to 20 percent, saying that federal mandates under … For example, a young man will see his premium jump from $58 a month to $175, according to the survey. … people each year will be able to obtain employer-provided health insurance in the years to come.…
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