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Pelosi and Democrats Move to Change First Amendment

Pelosi and Democrats Move to Change First Amendment

According to CNSnews.com, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats in Congress announced on Thursday that they have moved to ratify an amendment to the United States Constitution that would give Congress power to control the political speech of corporations, including

Total Recall: Our Future Hangs on Wisconsin Vote

Total Recall: Our Future Hangs on Wisconsin Vote

This week, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker received rock-star treatment during a speech to the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. Outside the event, thousands of public sector union members angrily protested the visit. It is doubtful that any sitting governor ever sparked

Inside Sharpton's National Action Network

Inside Sharpton's National Action Network

You didn’t have to attend Reverend Al Sharpton’s National Action Network (NAN) Conference last week to get Sharpton’s radical message. As Washington, D.C.’s non-voting Congresswoman Eleanor Norton (D) told the audience at Thursday’s NAN Luncheon, “Reverend Al’s megaphone is attached

Wisconsin and the Rise of Government Unions

Wisconsin and the Rise of Government Unions

Unions now subsist on taxpayer dollars. This year’s annual BLS report on union data reaffirmed a decade old trend: union growth is predicated on an ever-growing government. 2012 marks the third consecutive year there were more public sector union member

Wisconsin governor greeted as Republican rock star

Wisconsin governor greeted as Republican rock star

(AP) Wisconsin governor greeted as Republican rock starBy SCOTT BAUER and SEAN MURPHYAssociated PressOKLAHOMA CITYThe preacher’s son laughed and joked as he took a seat among the biggest players in Oklahoma politics, some of whom paid $10,000 to break bread

NYT Busts Own Union's Chops, Hurts Workplace Morale

NYT Busts Own Union's Chops, Hurts Workplace Morale

For the last year, the New York Times has sought to break the will of itsown employee union. That’s not something you’ll read in the Times’ pages,but it is the assessment of Times’ labor reporter Steven Greenhouse made public today

Jezebel: Pro-Life Women Who Dress Sexy Must Be Slut-Shamed

Jezebel: Pro-Life Women Who Dress Sexy Must Be Slut-Shamed

Behold the dazzling intellectual gymnastics of today’s practitioners of cultural Marxism: 1. Last summer, in response to a Canadian cop suggesting women should “avoid dressing like sluts,” self-proclaimed feminists around the country participated in “slut walks” wherein they dressed like

The Mom Versus The Unions

The Mom Versus The Unions

No other race in the country better embodies the struggle between conservative and progressive ideals than the recall battle over Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Governor. The incumbent is former stay-at-home-mom and journalist Rebecca Kleefisch, whose ascent through the state party was a hard-won battle

Stossel Regrets Harsh Criticism of ABC News

Stossel Regrets Harsh Criticism of ABC News

John Stossel has made amends with ABC News one week after a harsh critique of the network. In a video that debuted on Breitbart TV last week, Stossel didn’t mince words when asked why he left ABC News: “Because it

Protesters Mock National Anthem at Wisconsin Tea Party

Protesters Mock National Anthem at Wisconsin Tea Party

[Madison, Wisc…] Not long ago, it was unthinkable to disrespect the National Anthem in anyway whatsoever. However pro-labor union protesters showed no hesitation in crossing that line on Saturday in Madison, Wisconsin. As thousands prepared to gather for the Americans

Wire: Obama Needs Typically GOP States

Wire: Obama Needs Typically GOP States

(AP) Obama defends typically GOP states in race to 270By THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated PressPresident Barack Obama begins his re-election campaign defending traditionally Republican territory that he carried when he won the White House four years ago. Republican Mitt Romney is looking

John Stossel On Government, Free Enterprise, And Media

John Stossel On Government, Free Enterprise, And Media

Stossel spoke at The Heritage Foundation on Wednesday about his new book, “No, They Can’t: Why Government Fails–But Individuals Succeed.” It is Stossel’s latest attempt to debunk the myths that government can solve America’s problems. He tackles everything from crony

Taxpayers Set to Lose $30+ Billion on the Auto Bailout

Taxpayers Set to Lose $30+ Billion on the Auto Bailout

In 2012 reelection mode, President Obama has routinely chastised Mitt Romney and us Conservatives for wanting General Motors (GM) and Chrysler to go through bankruptcy…bailout-free. In 2009, President Obama finished handing GM and Chrysler $85 billion in bailout money and then…had them

California Teacher Stands Up to Teachers' Union

California Teacher Stands Up to Teachers' Union

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Allen Osborn is a special education teacher at the Riverside Unified School District in California, where he teaches severely handicapped students in kindergarten through third grade. It’s a job he loves, and he hasn’t looked back since leaving the business world six years

43 Milwaukee County DA Employees Sign Walker Recall

43 Milwaukee County DA Employees Sign Walker Recall

Media Trackers is able to confirm that 43 current employees of the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s office signed the petition to recall Governor Scott Walker. A total of 70 names on iVerifytheRecall.com matched the names of current employees at the Milwaukee

SCOTUS Reviews Big Labor's Forced Political Interest-Free Loans

SCOTUS Reviews Big Labor's Forced Political Interest-Free Loans

In Knox v SEIU, the illogic of requiring non-union members to provide interest-free loans for Big Labor political activities comes under the Supreme Court’s scrutiny.  In this National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation case, Dianne Knox and others challenge SEIU’s