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8/17/2008 | Politics, Presidential Issues
Transcript for Evangelical Leaders' Teleconference Re: Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency
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News Guests would like to thank everyone for joining our teleconference tonight. I’m Debbie Hamilton, President of News Guests, and Felicia Horton is our National Media Director, who was at the event tonight at Saddleback. The reason for our teleconference is to give some our top evangelical leaders and commentators on this call tonight the chance to react to tonight’s Civil Forum on the Presidency that Pastor Rick Warren just finished hosting, as you know, at Saddleback Community Church. Martha Zoller is our moderator tonight, and we ask you that you go ahead and not only ask questions, but importantly, because this call is being recorded, when asking a question you must announce your name and media organization and direct the question at one of our commentators by name. And our commentators tonight are Tom Minnery, Vice-President of Focus on the Family, Phil Burress, President of Citizens for Community Values in Ohio, Janet Folger, President and national radio host of Faith 2 Action, and Bishop Harry Jackson, Sr., Pastor of Hope Christian Church in Washington, D.C. and author of The Black Contract With America On Moral Values.
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Karin Agness, Founder and President, Network of enlightened Women (NeW)Phil Clements, Managing Director, Center for Christian Business Ethics Today, LLC.Chuck Colson, Prison FellowshipTom DeLay, Former House Majority Leader, United States House of RepresentativesWilliam Devlin, National President, Redeem The VoteRick Green, President, Torch of Freedom FoundationColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom RingDr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers MinistriesBishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian ChurchGary Marx, Executive Director, Judicial Confirmation NetworkJoe Murray, Columnist, The BulletinGrover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)8/13/2008 | Freedom of Speech, Politics
FCC Commissioner: Return of Fairness Doctrine Could Control Web Content
Business and Media Institute
There’s a huge concern among conservative talk radio hosts that reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine would all-but destroy the industry due to equal time constraints. But speech limits might not stop at radio. They could even be extended to include the Internet and “government dictating content policy.” FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell raised that as a possibility after talking with bloggers at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. McDowell spoke about a recent FCC vote to bar Comcast from engaging in certain Internet practices – expanding the federal agency’s oversight of Internet networks.
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David Bossie, President, Citizens UnitedRev. Clenard Childress, Jr., Assistant Director, Life Education and Resource NetworkPhil Clements, Managing Director, Center for Christian Business Ethics Today, LLC.Chuck Colson, Prison FellowshipWard Connerly, Author/Founder and Chairman, American Civil Rights InstituteTom DeLay, Former House Majority Leader, United States House of RepresentativesLen Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy CouncilChuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage FoundationJessica Echard, Executive Director, Eagle ForumTim G. Echols, President/Founder, TeenPactSteve Elliott, President, Grassfire.orgJoseph Farah, CEO, Founder, WorldNetDailyTodd Friel, Radio Host, Way of the MasterJames Gelfand, Senior Manager of Health Policy, U.S. Chamber of CommerceRick Green, President, Torch of Freedom FoundationColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom RingBishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian ChurchPeter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological SeminaryGary Marx, Executive Director, Judicial Confirmation NetworkRyan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage FoundationJoe Murray, Columnist, The BulletinJesse Lee Peterson, Founder and President, Brotherhood Organization of a New DestinyPhyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle ForumDon Shenk, Executive Director, The TideTony Strickland, Taxpayer AdvocateLorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources ProjectTimothy Watkins, Producer/Director, Renegade Productions7/24/2008 | Politics
MTV Airs First National Political Ad Featuring 'Both Ways Barack’ by Let Freedom Ring
Let Freedom Ring
For the first time in MTV’s 27-year history, the station aired their first national political ad last night during one of their most heavily viewed dayparts, within the 7pm – midnight timeframe. With the shift in how young people view their elders due to the “MTV generation” being raised many times by grandparents and the close bond that has developed between the generations, our nation’s 18-35-year olds are listening to what some folks have to say about Barack Obama. The new television and radio campaign by Let Freedom Ring, “Both Ways Barack” has created a stir as it has caused many to second guess where Barack Obama stands as the ad points out that Obama has been “worse than a flip-flopper” on several issues.
7/23/2008 | Politics, Presidential Issues
Obama is Worse Than a Flip-Flopper!
Let Freedom Ring
Let Freedom Ring launched its first ad campaign of this election cycle today titled, “Both Ways Barack”, pointing out that presidential candidate Barack Obama has conflicting positions on many issues and “holds two positions at the same time” making him “worse than a flip-flopper.” The ad may be viewed in its entirety at www.BothWaysBarack.com The television campaign will be featured on CNN, MSNBC and FOX, awaiting clearance from other national broadcast and cable networks. Several hundred thousand dollars will be spent on the campaign. Colin Hanna, president of the group, said "We have a multi-pronged strategy. This will not be the only thing you hear from Let Freedom Ring." Hanna said the group will continue its efforts whether or not they are welcomed by the McCain campaign. "Senator McCain's personal desires should not be a part of our consideration. In fact, to do so, would approach the legally impermissible question of coordination." The transcript reads, “People are saying that Senator Obama’s recent changes of position have made him a flip-flopper. He’s not! Flip-floppers only hold one position at a time. Senator Obama is different: he holds two positions at the same time. Both ways on banning handguns. Both ways on public campaign financing. And now, both ways on withdrawing from Iraq. He’s “Both Ways Barack.” Worse than a flip-flopper! Let Freedom Ring is responsible for the content of this advertising.” For more information on Let Freedom Ring go to www.LetFreedomRingUSA.com. To view the “Both Ways Barack” commercial go to www.BothWaysBarack.com.
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Karin Agness, Founder and President, Network of enlightened Women (NeW)Phil Clements, Managing Director, Center for Christian Business Ethics Today, LLC.Chuck Colson, Prison FellowshipTom DeLay, Former House Majority Leader, United States House of RepresentativesWilliam Devlin, National President, Redeem The VoteRick Green, President, Torch of Freedom FoundationColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom RingDr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers MinistriesBishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian ChurchGary Marx, Executive Director, Judicial Confirmation NetworkJoe Murray, Columnist, The BulletinGrover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)7/21/2008 | Presidential Issues, Politics
Independent Ad Knocks Obama
Wall Street Journal
While the role of outside groups has been somewhat muted during the 2008 campaigns, that may not last much longer. An independent group called Let Freedom Ring has begun to reserve advertising time on national broadcast and cable networks for a commercial that attacks Democratic Sen. Barack Obama as not just a "flip flopper" but someone who "holds two positions at the same time." Colin Hanna, president of the group, said this morning that "The actual buy is being worked on as we speak. We have submitted the copy and the tape to all of the major broadcast and cable networks and are going through the clearance process."
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Karin Agness, Founder and President, Network of enlightened Women (NeW)Phil Clements, Managing Director, Center for Christian Business Ethics Today, LLC.Chuck Colson, Prison FellowshipTom DeLay, Former House Majority Leader, United States House of RepresentativesWilliam Devlin, National President, Redeem The VoteRick Green, President, Torch of Freedom FoundationColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom RingDr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers MinistriesBishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian ChurchGary Marx, Executive Director, Judicial Confirmation NetworkJoe Murray, Columnist, The BulletinGrover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)6/25/2008 | Character and Ethics, Politics
Dixon gifts probed
The Baltimore Sun
Prosecutors are investigating whether Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon received thousands of dollars in gifts - including fur coats - from a prominent developer whose projects benefited from tax breaks and zoning changes she supported as City Council president, a document obtained by The Sun shows. Court records, drafted by the state prosecutor's office in November, indicate that Dixon also went on lavish trips to Boston, the Bahamas, Chicago and Colorado with the developer, Ronald H. Lipscomb. In one instance, the two left Baltimore for New York by train hours after she had voted to approve a tax break for one of his company's largest projects.
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Karin Agness, Founder and President, Network of enlightened Women (NeW)Barry Asmus, Senior Economist, National Center for Policy AnalysisPhil Clements, Managing Director, Center for Christian Business Ethics Today, LLC.Chuck Colson, Prison FellowshipJeffrey Conway, Former CFO, Ruth’s Chris SteakhouseChuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage FoundationWilliam Edgar, Professor of Apologetics, Coordinator of the Apolo, Westminster Theological SeminaryRon Ferner, Dean of the School of Business and Leadership, Philadelphia Biblical UniversityLou Giuliano, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (r, ITT CorporationMike Gottfried, Founder, Team FocusWayne Grudem, Research Professor of Theology and Biblical Studie, Phoenix SeminaryColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom RingDr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers MinistriesJulius Kim, Westminster Seminary CaliforniaPhillip Kim, Assistant Professor of Management and Human Resour, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of BusinessPeter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological SeminaryJennifer Marshall, Director of Domestic Policy Studies, The Heritage FoundationAlex McFarland, President, Southern Evangelical SeminaryFran McGowen, Founder and President , CarSenseDavid "Mac" Mcquiston, President/CEO, CEO Forum, Inc.Ryan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage FoundationJoe Murray, Columnist, The BulletinK. Scott Oliphint, Professor of Apologetics and Systematic Theology, Westminster Theological SeminaryAndrew Peterson, Reformed Theological Seminary, Virtual CampusVern Poythress, Westminster Theological SeminaryGale Radebaugh, Vice President, Pharmaceutical Sciences (Ret.), Pfizer ResearchPhil Ryken, President-Elect , Wheaton CollegeChuck Stetson, Co-founder and Managing Director, PEI FundsJohn Weiser, Board Member, Westminster Theological Seminary , In Medias ResDavid Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com6/16/2008 | Politics, Presidential Issues
With Tim Russert’s Death, NBC News Must Replace a Man of Many Roles
Yahoo News
The sudden death of Tim Russert has left the management of NBC News, for the moment at least, at a loss to contemplate how to replace him. Mr. Russert was not only the moderator of “Meet the Press,” television’s most successful political talk show, he was also the chief of NBC’s Washington bureau, responsible for the hiring of staff members and directing its operations. More significantly, he was NBC’s public face on politics, appearing regularly on the network’s full range of programs, including the NBC’s “Nightly News,” and on its cable news channel MSNBC.
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Karin Agness, Founder and President, Network of enlightened Women (NeW)Phil Clements, Managing Director, Center for Christian Business Ethics Today, LLC.Chuck Colson, Prison FellowshipTom DeLay, Former House Majority Leader, United States House of RepresentativesWilliam Devlin, National President, Redeem The VoteRick Green, President, Torch of Freedom FoundationColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom RingDr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers MinistriesBishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian ChurchGary Marx, Executive Director, Judicial Confirmation NetworkJoe Murray, Columnist, The BulletinGrover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)5/20/2008 | Politics, Presidential Issues
GOP fails to recruit minorities
Politico
Just a few years after the Republican Party launched a highly publicized diversity effort, the GOP is heading into the 2008 election without a single minority candidate with a plausible chance of winning a campaign for the House, the Senate or governor. At a time when Democrats are poised to knock down a historic racial barrier with their presidential nominee, the GOP is fielding only a handful of minority candidates for Congress or statehouses — none of whom seem to have a prayer of victory. At the start of the Bush years, the Republican National Committee — in tandem with the White House — vowed to usher in a new era of GOP minority outreach. As George W. Bush winds down his presidency, Republicans are now on the verge of going six — and probably more — years without an African-American governor, senator or House member.
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Karin Agness, Founder and President, Network of enlightened Women (NeW)Phil Clements, Managing Director, Center for Christian Business Ethics Today, LLC.Chuck Colson, Prison FellowshipTom DeLay, Former House Majority Leader, United States House of RepresentativesWilliam Devlin, National President, Redeem The VoteRick Green, President, Torch of Freedom FoundationColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom RingDr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers MinistriesBishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian ChurchGary Marx, Executive Director, Judicial Confirmation NetworkJoe Murray, Columnist, The BulletinGrover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)5/14/2008 | Politics, Presidential Issues
GOP Stunned By Loss in Mississippi
Real Clear Politics
In a major blow to national Republicans, a Mississippi congressional seat that once voted for President Bush by a twenty-five point margin elected a Democrat on Tuesday. Prentiss County Chancery Clerk Travis Childers beat out Republican candidate Greg Davis, the mayor of Southaven, by a 54%-46% margin, a spread that several Republican strategists on Capitol Hill characterized as a startling wake-up call for a party in dire straits.
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Karin Agness, Founder and President, Network of enlightened Women (NeW)Phil Clements, Managing Director, Center for Christian Business Ethics Today, LLC.Chuck Colson, Prison FellowshipTom DeLay, Former House Majority Leader, United States House of RepresentativesWilliam Devlin, National President, Redeem The VoteRick Green, President, Torch of Freedom FoundationColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom RingDr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers MinistriesBishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian ChurchGary Marx, Executive Director, Judicial Confirmation NetworkJoe Murray, Columnist, The BulletinGrover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)4/24/2008 | Economy, Foreign Policy, Oil and Gas, Politics
Brazil Oil Finds May End Reliance on Middle East, Zeihan Says
Bloonberg
April 24 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil's discoveries of what may be two of the world's three biggest oil finds in the past 30 years could help end the Western Hemisphere's reliance on Middle East crude, Strategic Forecasting Inc. said. Saudi Arabia's influence as the biggest oil exporter would wane if the fields are as big as advertised, and China and India would become dominant buyers of Persian Gulf oil, said Peter Zeihan, vice president of analysis at Strategic Forecasting in Austin, Texas. Zeihan's firm, which consults for companies and governments around the world, was described in a 2001 Barron's article as ``the shadow CIA.''
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Karin Agness, Founder and President, Network of enlightened Women (NeW)Barry Asmus, Senior Economist, National Center for Policy AnalysisDavid Bossie, President, Citizens UnitedDan Celia, Host, "Financial Issues Live" Radio ProgramPhil Clements, Managing Director, Center for Christian Business Ethics Today, LLC.Chuck Colson, Prison FellowshipWard Connerly, Author/Founder and Chairman, American Civil Rights InstituteTom DeLay, Former House Majority Leader, United States House of RepresentativesWilliam Devlin, National President, Redeem The VoteJames Edwards, Cofounder, Olive, Edwards, & Cooper, LLCJoseph Farah, CEO, Founder, WorldNetDailyPaul "Dave" Gaubatz, Owner-Director, Wahhabi CT PublicationsJames Gelfand, Senior Manager of Health Policy, U.S. Chamber of CommerceLou Giuliano, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (r, ITT CorporationColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom RingLowman Henry, Chairman & CEO, Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research, Inc.Larry Hunter, President, The Social Security InstitutePhillip Kim, Assistant Professor of Management and Human Resour, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of BusinessCliff Kincaid, President, America's Survival, Inc.Joe Murray, Columnist, The BulletinGrover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)Chuck Stetson, Co-founder and Managing Director, PEI FundsTony Strickland, Taxpayer AdvocateJohn Weiser, Board Member, Westminster Theological Seminary , In Medias Res2/19/2008 | Foreign Policy, Politics
Fidel Castro Resigns Cuban Presidency After Half-Century in Power
Fox News
HAVANA — An ailing, 81-year-old Fidel Castro resigned as Cuba's president Tuesday after nearly a half-century in power, saying he will not accept a new term when parliament meets Sunday. The end of Castro's rule — the longest in the world for a head of government — frees his 76-year-old brother Raul to implement reforms he has hinted at since taking over as acting president when Fidel Castro fell ill in July 2006. U.S. President George W. Bush said he hopes the resignation signals the beginning of a democratic transition. "My wishes have always been to discharge my duties to my last breath," Castro wrote in a letter published Tuesday in the online edition of the Communist Party daily Granma. But, he wrote, "it would be a betrayal to my conscience to accept a responsibility requiring more mobility and dedication than I am physically able to offer."
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Phil Clements, Managing Director, Center for Christian Business Ethics Today, LLC.Chuck Colson, Prison FellowshipTom DeLay, Former House Majority Leader, United States House of RepresentativesWilliam Devlin, National President, Redeem The VotePaul "Dave" Gaubatz, Owner-Director, Wahhabi CT PublicationsColin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom RingCliff Kincaid, President, America's Survival, Inc.Joe Murray, Columnist, The Bulletin1/29/2008 | Politics
Bush Urges Econ Action, Iraq Patience
MyWay.Com
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush, standing before Congress one last time, urged the nation Monday night to persevere against gnawing fears of recession and stay patient with the long, grinding war in Iraq. He pressed Congress to quickly pass a plan to rescue the economy. "We can all see that growth is slowing," Bush said in a blunt acknowledgment of rising food and gas prices, increasing unemployment and turmoil in the housing and financial markets. He cautioned against accelerating U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq, saying that would jeopardize progress achieved over the last year. "We have unfinished business before us, and the American people expect us to get it done," Bush declared. It was his final State of the Union address and he faced a hostile, Democratic-led Congress eager for the end of his term next January.