Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Video: Terrorists Use Celebratory Gunfire in Iraq as Cover to Ambush US Troops

Giuliani 26; Thompson 25

Republican Presidential Primary Contenders


Jul. 26

Jul. 12

Jun. 28

Rudy Giuliani

26%

24%

24%

Fred Thompson

25%

25%

27%

Mitt Romney

12%

12%

13%

John McCain

10%

12%

12%

Mike Huckabee

2%

2%

3%

Sam Brownback

--

2%

--

Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with approximately 600-650 likely Republican primary voters, conducted from Jul. 23 to Jul. 26, 2007. Margin of error is 4 per cent.

Hillary Has 19 pt. Lead Over Obama

Democratic Presidential Primary Contenders


Jul. 26

Jul. 12

Jun. 28

Hillary Rodham Clinton

42%

38%

39%

Barack Obama

23%

26%

26%

John Edwards

14%

13%

13%

Joe Biden

3%

2%

3%

Bill Richardson

2%

3%

5%

Dennis Kucinich

--

2%

3%

Chris Dodd

--

2%

1%

Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with approximately 750-800 likely Democratic primary voters, conducted from Jul. 23 to Jul. 26, 2007. Margin of error is 4 per cent.

Italy: Prodi Government Unpopular

The government has been in place for one year. How would you rate its performance?

Very positive

5.2%

Moderately positive

25.1%

Moderately negative

25.4%

Very negative

33.8%

Not sure

10.5%

Some people believe the current government is not leading a fluid and coherent policy due to internal tensions and differences between the parties that form the Union (Unione). Do you agree or disagree with this assessment?

Agree

76.7%

Disagree

13.4%

Not sure

9.9%

Source: Arnaldo Ferrari Nasi / Il Giornale
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 750 Italian adults, conducted from Jul. 18 to Jul. 21, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

Conservatives Still Lead in Germany

What party would you support in Germany’s next federal election?


Jul. 20

Jul. 13

Jul. 6

Christian-Democratic Union
Bavarian Christian-Social (CDU-CSU)

38%

38%

39%

Social Democratic Party (SPD)

25%

24%

24%

Left Party (Linke)

13%

13%

13%

Green Party (Grune)

10%

10%

10%

Free Democratic Party (FDP)

9%

10%

9%

Source: Forsa / Stern / RTL
Methodology: Interviews with 2,501 German adults, conducted from Jul. 16 to Jul. 20, 2007. Margin of error is 2.5 per cent.

Venezuela, South Africa Considered Among Most Dangerous Nations

Is there any area within a kilometre of your home where you would be afraid to walk alone at night?


Yes

No

Venezuela

84%

16%

South Africa

80%

19%

Bolivia

71%

29%

Kenya

69%

31%

Ivory Coast

65%

35%

Brazil

64%

35%

Peru

61%

36%

Chile

61%

38%

Argentina

56%

43%

Nigeria

51%

46%

Mexico

50%

48%

Ethiopia

50%

50%

Uganda

49%

48%

Ghana

47%

51%

Senegal

47%

52%

Palestinian Ter.

44%

49%

Poland

43%

54%

Bulgaria

42%

54%

Pakistan

40%

57%

Morocco

40%

58%

Italy

37%

62%

Slovakia

36%

64%

Turkey

36%

60%

Japan

36%

61%

Czech Republic

35%

65%

Tanzania

35%

65%

Lebanon

32%

66%

Mali

31%

69%

South Korea

30%

66%

United States

30%

69%

Britain

30%

70%

Malaysia

29%

69%

France

29%

71%

Russia

27%

70%

Canada

25%

73%

Sweden

25%

74%

Spain

24%

74%

Israel

24%

70%

Bangladesh

23%

77%

Germany

23%

76%

Kuwait

21%

75%

China

21%

77%

Ukraine

20%

77%

Indonesia

19%

79%

India

19%

80%

Egypt

16%

82%

Jordan

8%

89%

Source: Pew Global Attitudes Project
Methodology: Interviews with 45,239 adults in 46 countries and the Palestinian Territories, conducted from Apr. 9 to May 23, 2007. Margins of error range from 2 per cent to 4 per cent.

What Canadians Think of Labor Unions

How much influence do you think labour unions currently have in Canadian life?

Too much influence

48%

Too little influence

14%

About the right amount

22%

Not sure

15%

Thinking of labour unions, to what extent do you think each of the following should exercise their right to call a strike?


Always / Most
of the time

Some of the time / Never

Emergency workers

14%

82%

Health workers

17%

79%

Public school teachers

21%

75%

Public transit employees

21%

75%

Provincial civil servants

21%

73%

Federal civil servants

21%

73%

City and municipal workers

22%

74%

Telecommunications workers

26%

69%

Do you think the Canada Labour Code should be amended to prohibit employers from hiring replacement workers to perform the duties of employees who are on strike or locked out?

Yes

35%

No

50%

Not sure

15%

Source: Angus Reid Strategies
Methodology: Online interviews with 1,000 Canadian adults, conducted on Jul. 23 and Jul. 24, 2007. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

Americans Would Vote For Independent

However, the numbers go down considerably when people find out it's Bloomberg that's the candidate.

Thinking of the presidential election next year, would you consider voting for an independent candidate who is not a Democrat or Republican?

Definitely would consider

22%

Probably would consider

44%

Probably would not consider

16%

Definitely would not consider

14%

Not sure

3%

Recently, Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York City, changed his party affiliation from Republican to independent. There has been talk that he is considering a run for president as an independent. Would you vote for Michael Bloomberg if he was to run for president?

Definitely would vote for him

3%

Probably would vote for him

20%

Probably would not vote for him

39%

Definitely would not vote for him

28%

Not sure

11%

Source: Harris Interactive
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,010 American adults, conducted from Jul. 10 to Jul. 16, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

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Monday, July 30, 2007

Blackhawk Plays Practical Joke on Troops

Vancouver Naked Bike Race

Real Wiretapping Scandal

Israel OKs US Weapons Sale to Saudi Arabia

Thompson Seems to Have Lost Momentum to Giuliani

Brown's Surprise: US & UK on Same Page in Iraq

Latest Abortion Poll

Do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases or illegal in all cases?


Jul. 2007

Feb. 2007

Dec. 2005

Legal in all cases

23%

16%

17%

Legal in most cases

34%

39%

40%

Illegal in most cases

28%

31%

27%

Illegal in all cases

14%

12%

13%

Source: TNS / Washington Post / ABC News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,125 American adults, conducted from Jul. 18 to Jul. 21, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Americans Skeptical About Israeli/Palestinian Peace

Is it possible for both Israel and the Palestinian people to peacefully exist side-by-side in the Middle East?

Yes

27%

No

50%

Not sure

23%

Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 American adults, conducted on Jul. 22 and Jul. 23, 2007. Margin of error is 4 per cent.

What Australians Think of Howard, Rudd

Here are some words other people have used to describe prime minister John Howard and opposition leader Kevin Rudd. Do you agree that each of the following describes Mr. Howard / Mr. Rudd?


Howard

Rudd

Experienced

93%

58%

Decisive and Strong

80%

74%

Understands the major issues

73%

79%

Has a vision for Australia

74%

78%

Cares for people

67%

82%

Arrogant

63%

37%

Likeable

60%

81%

In touch with the voters

55%

77%

Trustworthy

53%

69%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,202 Australian voters, conducted from Jul. 20 to Jul. 22, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

United Russia Crushing Other Parties in State Duma Poll

Which party would you vote for in the election to the State Duma?


Jul. 22

Jul. 15

Jul. 8

United Russia (YR)

46%

46%

50%

Communist Party (KPRF)

7%

7%

8%

Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR)

5%

6%

6%

A Just Russia

5%

4%

5%

Source: All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center
Methodology: Interviews with 1,600 Russian adults, conducted on Jul. 21 and Jul. 22, 2007. Margin of error is 3.4 per cent.

Bush Approval Ratings Still at About 1/3

Still, the Democrat Congress wishes its ratings were that high.

a) Do you approve or disapprove of George W. Bush’s performance as president?


Jul. 21

Jun. 1

Apr. 12

Feb. 25

Approve

33%

35%

35%

36%

Disapprove

65%

62%

62%

62%

Source: TNS / Washington Post / ABC News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,125 American adults, conducted from Jul. 18 to Jul. 21, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

b) Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?


Jul. 22

May 20

Apr. 30

Apr. 1

Approve

33%

32%

35%

35%

Disapprove

63%

64%

62%

61%

Source: Financial Dynamics / Diageo/Hotline
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 801 registered American voters, conducted from Jul. 19 to Jul. 22, 2007. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent.

c) Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?


Jul. 22

Jul. 17

Jun. 28

May 23

Approve

30%

29%

27%

30%

Disapprove

62%

64%

65%

63%

Source: New York Times / CBS News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 889 American adults, conducted from Jul. 20 to Jul. 22, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

d) Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?


Jul. 2007

Jun. 2007

May 2007

Apr. 2007

Approve

25%

27%

31%

33%

Disapprove

71%

67%

64%

62%

Source: American Research Group
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,100 American adults, conducted from Jul. 18 to Jul. 21, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

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Sunday, July 29, 2007

Hunt for 3 Missing Iraqi Doctors in Glasgow

Well Known Democrat Website Claims Bush Had Pat Tillman Murdered

Sudanese Explain How Darfur is Really the Jews' Fault

Sex Suit Trouble for Liberal-Independent Bloomberg

Americans Support Surveillance Cameras by 3 to 1 Margin

Illegal Alien Guilty of Kidnap, Rape, Stabbing of Texas Girl

Hazleton Disaster Could Doom Towns Across America

Poll Shows Terrorist Continue to Erode America's Will to Fight Back

Which comes closer to your view?


Jul. 2007

Oct. 2006

In the long run, the U.S. will be safer from terrorism if it confronts the countries and groups that promote terrorism in the Middle East

38%

44%

In the long run, the U.S. will be safer from terrorism if it stays out of other countries’ affairs in the Middle East

54%

49%

Don’t know / No answer

8%

7%

Do you think of the war with Iraq as part of the war on terrorism, or do you think of it as separate from the war on terrorism?


Jul. 2007

Oct. 2006

Sept. 2006

Major part

32%

31%

36%

Minor part

14%

12%

13%

Not part

46%

52%

46%

Source: New York Times / CBS News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 889 American adults, conducted from Jul. 20 to Jul. 22, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

New Zealand: National Party Still Leads Labour

If an election were held today which party would receive your party vote?


Jul. 15

Jul. 1

Jun. 17

National

47%

48.5%

49.5%

Labour

36%

34%

36%

Greens

6.5%

8.5%

6.5%

New Zealand First

5%

2.5%

3%

Maori Party

2%

2%

1.5%

ACT

1.5%

1%

1.5%

United Future

1%

1.5%

0.5%

Progressives

0.5%

1%

0.5%

Source: Roy Morgan International
Methodology: Interviews with 844 New Zealand voters, conducted from Jul. 2 to Jul. 15, 2007. No margin of error was provided.


Most Russians Fear Terrorism

Do you fear that you or someone close to you will become a victim of terrorism?

Yes, greatly

21%

Yes, to a certain degree

52%

Not much

10%

Not at all

14%

Hard to answer

2%

Can Russian authorities adequately protect the population from a terrorist attack?

Yes, definitely

6%

Yes, somewhat

41%

No, somewhat

33%

No, definitely

9%

Hard to answer

12%

Source: Yury Levada Analytical Center
Methodology: Interviews to 1,600 Russian adults, conducted from Jul. 13 to Jul. 16, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

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Friday, July 27, 2007

McCain Leads in Homestate of Arizona

Illegals Win Victory in Court

Hundreds of Illegals Applying for New Haven ID Cards

House Trying to Release Ramos and Campean

Romanian Gymnast's Topless Floor Routine

Fox News Fire

North Carolina: Democrat Senate Passes Bill Encouraging Voter Fraud

Washington: 1,762 Fake Voters Removed From Kings County Register

Liberal Michigan Paper Calls Voter Fraud 'A Problem That Doesn't Exist'

European Union Will Require Fingerprints for Visas in 2009

France: Sarkozy's Immigration Policy for West Africa

Pope's Private Secretary Warns of Islamic Threat to Europe

Louisiana: Bobby Jindal Raises Over $8 Million

Danes Support Peacekeeping Missions

Do you support or oppose Denmark’s participation in international peacekeeping operations?

Support

57%

Oppose

27%

Not sure

16%

Source: Gallup / Berlingske Tidende
Methodology: Interviews to 1,000 Danes, conducted in July 2007. No margin of error was provided.

Florida Primary: Giuliani & Thompson Close; Hillary With Huge Lead Over Obama

Election 2008: Florida Democratic Presidential Primary

Hillary Rodham Clinton

46%

Barack Obama

15%

John Edwards

13%

Some other candidate

4%

Not sure

21%

Election 2008: Florida Republican Primary

Rudy Giuliani

22%

Fred Thompson

21%

John McCain

13%

Mitt Romney

13%

Some other candidate

4%

Not sure

27%

Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 490 likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire, and 457 likely Democratic primary voters in Florida, conducted on Jul. 18 and Jul. 19, 2007. Margin of error is 5 per cent.

UK: Labour Leads Conservatives by 7 pts.

If there were a general election tomorrow, which party would you vote for?


Jul. 20

Jun. 29

Jun. 25

Labour

40%

38%

36%

Conservative

33%

35%

37%

Liberal Democrats

15%

15%

12%

Other

12%

12%

15%

Source: YouGov / Daily Telegraph
Methodology: Online interviews with 1,664 British adults, conducted on Jul. 19 to Jul. 20, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

Giuliani Leads Hillary, Obama; Hillary, Obama Lead Thompson

Possible match-ups - 2008 U.S. presidential election

Giuliani v. Rodham Clinton


Jul. 2007

Jun. 2007

Apr. 2007

Rudy Giuliani (R)

49%

46%

51%

Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)

46%

50%

46%

Giuliani v. Obama


Jul. 2007

Jun. 2007

Rudy Giuliani (R)

49%

45%

Barack Obama (D)

45%

50%

F. Thompson v. Rodham Clinton


Jul. 2007

Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)

48%

Fred Thompson (R)

45%

F. Thompson v. Obama


Jul. 2007

Barack Obama (D)

51%

Fred Thompson (R)

40%

Source: Gallup / USA Today
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 908 registered American voters, conducted from Jul. 12 to Jul. 15, 2007. Margin of error is 4 per cent.

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Monday, July 23, 2007

Ron Paul Proposes Eliminating Income Tax Completely

Video: Aftermath of Camel/Car Crash in Iran

Drew Carey Will Host 'The Price is Right'

22 Child Sex Perverts Arrested

Hillary, Obama Pander to Racist 'La Raza'

Presidential Race: Democrats Have $100 Million More Than GOP

This does not quite match the 'Party of the People' fiction the Democrats have been shoving down American's throats for the past few decades.

Colorado: Anti-Male Boulder Law Being Challenged

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Voter Fraud: Hundreds of Forged Registration Forms in Washington State

Video: British Use Javelin Missile Against Terrorists in Basra

Barbour Could Lead GOP to Majority in Legislature

Louisiana: Roemer Endorses McCain

Giuliani 33, Thompson 25

Suppose the race for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination in 2008 comes down to a choice among John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, and Fred Thompson. Who would you most like to see nominated—McCain, Giuliani, Romney, Thompson, or would you rather see someone else nominated?
(Republican primary voters only)


Jul. 2007

Jun. 2007

May 2007

Rudy Giuliani

33%

34%

36%

Fred Thompson

25%

22%

n.a.

John McCain

15%

21%

22%

Mitt Romney

8%

6%

15%

Other / None

11%

7%

21%

Undecided

5%

5%

3%

Not sure

3%

5%

3%

Source: New York Times / CBS News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,554 American adults, conducted from Jul. 9 to Jul. 17, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Russia: Putin's Puppet Party Dominates Polls

Imagine that parliamentary elections will be held again this Sunday. Which of the following parties would you vote for?
(Decided Voters)


Jul. 2007

Jun. 2007

May 2007

United Russia (YR)

54%

52%

57%

Communist Party (KPRF)

19%

17%

18%

A Just Russia

9%

7%

8%

Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR)

8%

9%

11%

Yabloko (Liberal)

5%

4%

1%

Union of Right Forces (SPS)

3%

2%

3%

Source: Yury Levada Analytical Center
Methodology: Interviews to 1,600 Russian adults, conducted from Jul. 13 to Jul. 16, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

Germany: Conservative Coalition Remains Most Popular

What party would you support in Germany’s next federal election?


Jul. 13

Jul. 6

Jun. 29

Christian-Democratic Union
Bavarian Christian-Social (CDU-CSU)

38%

39%

37%

Social Democratic Party (SPD)

24%

24%

24%

Left Party (Linke)

13%

13%

14%

Green Party (Grune)

10%

10%

10%

Free Democratic Party (FDP)

10%

9%

10%

Source: Forsa / Stern / RTL
Methodology: Interviews with 2,501 German adults, conducted from Jul. 9 to Jul. 13, 2007. Margin of error is 2.5 per cent.

France: Sarkozy & Fillon Popular

a) Do you approve or disapprove of Nicolas Sarkozy’s performance as president?


Jul. 2007

Jun. 2007

Approve

67%

67%

Disapprove

33%

32%

Do you approve or disapprove of François Fillon’s performance as prime minister?


Jul. 2007

Jun. 2007

Approve

62%

63%

Disapprove

39%

36%

Source: Ifop / Paris Match
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 French adults, conducted on Jul. 5 and Jul. 6, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

b) Do you have a positive or negative opinion of Nicolas Sarkozy’s performance as president?


Jul. 2007

Jun. 2007

Positive

67%

63%

Negative

27%

33%

Do you have a positive or negative opinion of François Fillon’s performance as prime minister?


Jul. 2007

Jun. 2007

Positive

55%

57%

Negative

35%

35%

Source: LH2 / Libération
Methodology: Interviews with 1,000 French adults, conducted on Jul. 6 and Jul. 7, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

Trouble for Ukraine: Pro-Russian Party of Regions has Large Lead

Which of these parties would you vote for in the legislative election?

Party of Regions (PR)

33.3%

Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc

16.9%

People’s Union-Our Ukraine (NS-NU)
/ People’s Self-Defence

16.9%

Communist Party of Ukraine (KPU)

5.7%

People’s Bloc

1.6%

Socialist Party of Ukraine (SPU)

1.3%

Source: Democratic Initiatives Foundation
Methodology: Interviews with 2000 Ukrainian adults, conducted from Jun. 19 to Jul. 2, 2007. Margin of error is 2.2 per cent.

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Friday, July 20, 2007

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Louisiana: After $1.3 Million Spending Spree, Boasso Still Only at 21%

Michigan Anti-Voter-Fraud Law is Constitutional

A lot of Democrat web sites and blogs are going nuts about this.
Basically, the law states that you must either show photo ID or sign an affidavit if you are too impoverished to have a driver's license.

Poor liberals, that is putting such a hardship on their lazy, welfare-sucking voters. It's not fair! At least that's the jist of what the left-wing blogs are spitting.

For regular people, this is another victory. Now that voter fraud will be more difficult in Michigan, we can expect to see more Republican victories in the future.

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Hillary Leads Obama by 12 pts.

If the 2008 Democratic primary for president were being held today, and the candidates were (the following), for whom would you vote?


Jul. 2007

May 2007

Mar. 2007

Hillary Rodham Clinton

37%

39%

32%

Barack Obama

25%

24%

22%

John Edwards

11%

11%

13%

Bill Richardson

3%

2%

2%

Dennis Kucinich

2%

1%

1%

Joe Biden

1%

2%

2%

Other

2%

3%

--

Not sure

18%

17%

24%

Source: Zogby International
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 396 likely Democratic voters, conducted from Jul. 12 to Jul. 14, 2007. Margin of error is 4.9 per cent.

Thompson Leads Giuliani by 1 pt.

If the 2008 Republican primary for president were being held today, and the candidates were (the following), for whom would you vote?


Jul. 2007

May 2007

Mar. 2007

Fred Thompson

22%

10%

9%

Rudy Giuliani

21%

26%

27%

Mitt Romney

11%

10%

9%

John McCain

9%

13%

13%

Mike Huckabee

5%

4%

1%

Sam Brownback

2%

3%

--

Duncan Hunter

1%

1%

1%

Ron Paul

1%

--

3%

Tom Tancredo

--

1%

1%

Tommy Thompson

--

1%

1%

Other

2%

4%

--

Not sure

25%

26%

28%

Source: Zogby International
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 364 likely Republican voters, conducted from Jul. 12 to Jul. 14, 2007. Margin of error is 5.2 per cent.

Gaza Palestinians Against Violent Hamas Power Grab

Is the Hamas takeover of Gaza last month right or wrong?

Right

31%

Wrong

69%

Source: Near East Consulting
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 408 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, conducted from Jul. 10 to Jul. 12, 2007. Margin of error is 4.8 per cent.

United Russia Party Has Huge Lead

Which party would you vote for in the election to the State Duma?


Jul. 15

Jul. 8

Jul. 1

United Russia (YR)

46%

50%

48%

Communist Party (KPRF)

7%

8%

8%

Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR)

6%

6%

5%

A Just Russia

4%

5%

5%

Source: All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center
Methodology: Interviews with 1,600 Russian adults, conducted on Jul. 14 and Jul. 15, 2007. Margin of error is 3.4 per cent.

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Wednesday, July 18, 2007

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Video: Violent Protest by Mexican Teachers Union

Video: Iraqi Teen Dances With American Troops

UK: MP Warns of Non-European, Unskilled Workers Destroying British Culture

China Using Migration of its People as Influence in Other Countries

Americans Consider Hillary 'Coldest' Prez Candidate by Far

Hillary Leads Obama by 16 pts.

If the 2008 Democratic presidential primary or caucus in your state were being held today, and the candidates were (the following), for whom would you vote?
(Democrats and Democratic leaners only)


Jul. 2007

Jun. 2007

Mar. 2007

Hillary Rodham Clinton

36%

33%

38%

Barack Obama

20%

21%

21%

Al Gore

15%

20%

14%

John Edwards

11%

12%

10%

Bill Richardson

2%

3%

4%

Joe Biden

2%

1%

1%

Chris Dodd

1%

--

--

Other

--

--

--

None

4%

3%

5%

Not sure

9%

7%

7%

Source: Ipsos-Public Affairs / Associated Press
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 American adults, conducted from Jul. 9 to Jul. 11, 2007. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

Giuliani 21, Thompson 19

If the 2008 Republican presidential primary or caucus in your state were being held today, and the candidates were (the following), for whom would you vote?
(Republicans and Republican leaners only)


Jul. 2007

Jun. 2007

Mar. 2007

Rudy Giuliani

21%

27%

35%

Fred Thompson

19%

17%

n.a.

John McCain

15%

19%

22%

Mitt Romney

11%

10%

8%

Newt Gingrich

5%

7%

11%

Mike Huckabee

3%

2%

3%

Sam Brownback

1%

3%

3%

Other

2%

1%

--

None

8%

4%

6%

Not sure

15%

10%

12%

Source: Ipsos-Public Affairs / Associated Press
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 American adults, conducted from Jul. 9 to Jul. 11, 2007. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

Poland: 2 Conservative Parties Fight for First

What party would you support in the next election?


Jul. 2007

Feb. 2007

Civic Platform (PO)

31%

30%

Law and Justice Party (PiS)

24%

28%

Left and Democracy (LiD)
Democratic Left Alliance (SLD)
Social Democracy of Poland (SDP)
Democratic Party of Poland (PD)
Labour Union (UP)

13%

11%

Self-Defence of the Polish Republic (SRP)

5%

5%

League of Polish Families (LPR)

3%

2%

Peasant’s Party (PSL)

3%

2%

Which coalition government would you prefer?

Civic Platform (PO) and Law and Justice Party (PiS)

35%

Civic Platform (PO) and Left and Democracy (LiD)

28%

The current coalition: Law and Justice Party (PiS),
Self-Defence of the Polish Republic (SRP) and
League of Polish Families (LPR)

18%

Other / Not sure

19%

Source: PBS DGA / Gazeta Wyborcza
Methodology: Interviews to 1,020 Polish adults, conducted on Jul. 7 and Jul. 8, 2007. Margin of error is 3.2 per cent.

Portugal: Socialists Lead by 11 pts.

What party would you vote for in a general election?


Jun. 2007

Jan. 2007

Socialist Party (PS)

40%

43%

Social Democratic Party (PSD)

29%

28%

Unitarian Democratic Coalition (CDU)
Portuguese Communist Party (PCP)
Environmental Party "The Greens" (OV)

10%

9%

Leftist Bloc (BE)

9%

8%

Social Democratic Centre /
Popular Party (CDS/PP)

7%

8%

Source: Marktest / Diario de Noticias / TSF
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 815 Portuguese adults, conducted from Jun. 19 to Jun. 22, 2007. Margin of error is 3.45 per cent.

Sizable Number of Americans Agree With Democrat Attempts to Censor Political Speech in Media and Web

Should the federal government require radio and television stations to offer equal amounts of conservative and liberal commentary?

Yes

41%

No

41%

Not sure

18%

Should the federal government require websites that offer political commentary to present opposing points of view?

Yes

34%

No

50%

Not sure

6%

Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 American adults, conducted on Jul. 11 and Jul. 12, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

New Hampshire: Romney, Hillary Lead

Election 2008: New Hampshire Republican Primary

Mitt Romney

27%

Rudy Giuliani

20%

John McCain

16%

Fred Thompson

15%

Sam Brownback

1%

Duncan Hunter

1%

Tom Tancredo

1%

Ron Paul

1%

Mike Huckabee

1%

Tommy Thompson

1%

Election 2008: New Hampshire Democratic Primary

Hillary Rodham Clinton

33%

Barack Obama

25%

John Edwards

15%

Bill Richardson

7%

Chris Dodd

3%

Joe Biden

2%

Dennis Kucinich

2%

Mike Gravel

1%

Source: Research 2000 / The Concord Monitor
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 400 likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire, and 400 likely Democratic primary voters in New Hampshire, conducted in July 2007. Margin of error is 5 per cent.

UK: Labour's Exploitation of Attempted Terror Attacks Gives Them a 7 pt. Lead

If there were to be a general election tomorrow, which party do you think you would vote for?


Jul. 13

Jul. 5

Jun. 28

Labour

40%

37%

39%

Conservative

33%

35%

35%

Liberal Democrat

19%

17%

18%

Other

8%

10%

8%

Source: ICM Research / Sunday Telegraph
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,003 British adults, conducted from Jul. 11 to Jul. 13, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

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10 Reasons for Enforcing Immigration Laws

From the American Chronicle.

10. It's time to raise the American standard of living. The real minimum wage has been declining for over a decade. Some advocate raising the minimum wage--but this would raise the price of unskilled labor above its free-market value. Mass unemployment would result.

Why has the market value of unskilled labor declined? For the same reason that all prices move: supply and demand. It's hard to change the demand side of the equation: You can't make anyone "need" an unskilled worker who doesn't need one already. For years, however, we have been artificially modifying the supply side by tolerating a massive influx of unskilled workers across our borders. We can reverse the trend by enforcing immigration laws. We won't need to raise the minimum wage. It will raise itself. Millions of Americans will be lifted out of poverty, and millions more from the lower middle class to prosperity.

9. We can immediately create millions of new jobs. Conservative estimates place the number of illegal aliens in the U.S. at 10,000,000. Taking into account minor children and the aged, that's still millions of people who are flooding our labor force. Remove them, and opportunities will abound for Americans.

There's a canard that says that illegals "take the jobs Americans don't want." This is a fallacy! There's no job an American can't or won't do for a living wage. It is a cruel joke on the American worker to allow illegals to depress wages for many jobs below poverty level, and then to mock Americans for being reluctant to participate in the poverty.

8. Breaking the law is crime. Lawbreakers are criminals. Out of deference to the PC crowd, many like to use the term "undocumented workers"--as if illegals were merely missing a piece of bureaucratic paperwork. By the same logic, we can call a car thief an "undocumented driver."

Our immigration laws exist for good reasons: to protect our safety, our national sovereignty, our standard of living, our health, and our culture. Those who break them may "want a better life for themselves," but then again, so do all that enrich themselves by disregarding the law.

Many people who wish to immigrate honestly are waiting patiently. Granting privileges like driver's licenses and social security cards to illegals is a slap in the face to law-abiding citizens and immigrants alike. It's like opening an express window to give titles and owner's cards to car thieves, while making legitimate owners stand in line!

7. Open borders threaten our safety. Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, two things have become clear. First, we have enemies, and they are vicious and without conscience. Second, our enemies obviously believe that an attack from within is more feasible than an attack from without.

Even before the horrid events of September 11, our immigration laws had the primary purpose of protecting us. The use of visas and passports allows our government to monitor, and control who enters our country, and why.

Few illegal aliens are terrorists. But it only takes one! More importantly, the creeping ideology of open borders--the (usually unspoken) belief that treating foreigners who enter our country differently than we treat our own citizens is somehow "discriminatory" or "racist"--is creating a terrible dilemma: Either we cease to monitor the aliens (and open ourselves up for even worse attacks), or we create the "equality" of the police state by casting aside constitutional protections for citizens and monitoring
everyone.

The more resolutely we protect our borders against threats from without, the safer, and freer, we can live within them.

6. We're a nation of 293 million; the Third World population is over six billion and growing by 85 million annually. Do the math.

Our country seems large, but its population is tiny compared to that of the Third World. China and India alone have seven times our population.

For whatever reasons, our society has succeeded in creating immense wealth where many others have created only poverty. An American welfare recipient would still be "rich" by the standards of most of the world.

One can't blame the citizens of countries who produce much less wealth per capita than we for wanting to reap the benefits our forefathers have sown for us. But if we open the borders, our island of productivity and prosperity will soon disappear beneath a flood of
Third World squalor.

5. American culture is worth preserving. Culture is more than operas and Shakespearean plays--it's the sum total of the customs, beliefs, artistic creations, attitudes, goals, and norms that make a society what it is. It is passed down, as a treasure, from grandparent to parent to child. In other words, culture is what gives us our identity.

Some advocate "multiculturalism"--creating a society in which multiple cultures exist side by side, and believe that "diversity"--having as many cultures as possible, with none dominant—is desirable.

The majority of the media elite believes that we need more multiculturalism and diversity; the majority of the population doesn't. Regardless of how anyone stands on this issue, the fact is that our society is already multicultural and diverse. Anyone who wishes to enjoy, and celebrate, the many cultures now coexisting in America need only visit any American city.

By contrast, genuine American culture--the Founding Fathers, the story of the pioneers and the winning of the West, the Pledge of Allegiance, Columbus Day, the Bill of Rights--is under constant assault. Some of our country's detractors vilify all that is traditionally American, while others would reduce our traditions to one more example of quaint folklore beside those of other nations.
Russian culture can be found in Russia, Mexican culture in Mexico, multiculturalism in any major city... but where can one find American culture? Only in a place where Americans treasure it, and lovingly transmit it from generation to generation. Immigration laws should ensure that those who seek to live permanently on American territory be willing to adopt and preserve its culture. And they are useless unless they are enforced.

4. It's not your father's immigration. Previous generations romanticized immigration. The images are still with us: Starry-eyed Irish, Italian, Jewish, and Polish arrives toting their bags and trunks onto shore at Ellis Island... The tablet at the base of the Statue of Liberty exhorting other nations to "Give me your tired, your poor..." The native-born American learning to love pizza and bagels.

That was then. This is now. Yes, there are still many people in foreign lands who harbor the "American Dream," and who seek to come here to realize it.

Millions of illegal aliens, however, have attitudes and motives very different from those of the immigrants in the fading black-and-white photos of yesteryear. It's not fashionable to speak the truth about this group. But the truth must be spoken.

What makes this new breed of "immigrants" different? To begin with, they're not "immigrating" at all--they're sneaking in. They don't have an "American dream" of building this country; rather, though still loyal to their home nations, they want to exploit ours economically. Many even dream of taking over regions of our country, and displacing us. There's already a word for this goal: Reconquista of Aztlan. If the members of this group don't intend to return home, yet have no loyalty to America, what should we call them? Certainly not "immigrants."

A ‘colonist’ is a better term. Today's colonists, like those of the past, want to build enclaves on American soil from which they can expand their own wealth and power, and that of their homeland, while drawing on the resources that were created by the native population. How can we welcome legitimate immigrants while keeping out colonists? By knowing who is coming here, and why, and only admitting those whose presence is in our country's best interests. In other words, by enforcing immigration laws.

3. It's an issue we can all come together on. Conservatives, traditionally, aim to preserve the valuable legacy of the past, and to protect freedom by limiting the power of government. Liberals seek to provide all citizens, even the most disadvantaged, with the opportunity to realize their full potential. Both have worthy goals, but often squabble over how to realize them.

Removing illegal aliens can give us the best of both worlds. We can preserve our traditional culture. And without resorting to costly and intrusive government programs, we can give our poor a genuine "hand up": as the glut of cheap labor dries up, those at the bottom rung of the economic ladder will suddenly find themselves able to climb higher without ruinous competition.

People of good will on the left and the right can only smile approvingly as the free market provides our unskilled and uneducated with a decent wage, and with a job market that welcomes instead of marginalizes them.

We can "live better than we did four years ago" and have a rebirth of national pride, as President Reagan wanted for us. And we can have a "New Deal" for our poor, a society where no American is left out, which were the ideals of President Roosevelt.

At last, we can come together. That's what patriotism is all about.

2. We either face tough issues now, or tougher ones later. Immigration issues are complex. We need a national debate--which, judging by the 2005 inaugural speech by Bush--isn't happening.

Most Americans, when confronted with the facts, want what they want now: strict enforcement of our immigration laws.

It won't be easy. We'll have to find workable ways to deport illegal aliens without creating unnecessary hardships for those who have broken our immigration laws, and without creating severe dislocations for the unscrupulous employers who have benefited from their presence. And, of course, we'll have to counter, with quiet reason, the voices of those who scream "discrimination" or "racism."

Some cringe at the challenges that await us.

These challenges, however, pale in comparison to those that future generations will face if we fail to act. Imagine an overcrowded, impoverished America with shrinking wages and expanding burdens on the social service system. Imagine an America where millions of Americans have been driven out of their neighborhoods by throngs of foreign colonists who neither speak our language nor understand the culture that created American prosperity--but who deeply resent the poverty that inevitably results from their own unwillingness, or inability, to live as true Americans.

Will Americans be forced to tax away their own shriveling wealth, and to transfer it to the aliens within our borders, if they wish to appease the colonists' anger? Will the shrinking American middle class merge with the alien underclass to form a new "peasant culture" while a tiny American elite trembles behind the walls of heavily policed gated communities? Or will full-scale cultural and racial war break out? None of these possibilities is appealing. Nonetheless, a society is a reflection of the population that comprises it. If we, as an advanced society with a low birthrate, continue to import a Third World population with a high birthrate, we will become a Third World society, and will face the problems, which other Third World societies face as well.

Isn't it better to face the issue of illegal immigration now--and to do something about it?
... and the number one reason is:

1. We owe it to our kids and grandkids. Our children and grandchildren will marvel at the digitized archives of the TV shows of the 1950s and 1960s. They'll see a prosperous, free, united America-- the envy of the world, a place anyone would be happy and proud to call home. This, they'll realize, was the legacy our grandparents and parents left us, the American citizens of the early 21st century.

How will the America we leave to our children stack up against the America our parents left to us? What will future generations think of us? Will we be known as the preservers and expanders of the beautiful legacy, or as its destroyers? By our actions or inactions, we're deciding which it will be. Right now.

Garrison gave us the most powerful and compelling reasons I have seen for each one of us to take actions for preserving our country. It behooves each of you to use your computer, telephone, radio station, TV station, letters to the editor of your newspaper and calls to every senator and congressman every week relentlessly to gain national focus on this immigration invasion. Democracy is not a spectator sport. This nation is in danger of becoming a Third World nightmare with all the corruption, disease, illiteracy, violence and balkanization known all over the world. We need a 10-year moratorium on all immigration to catch our collective breath and we need deportation of over 15 million illegal aliens in a slow and orderly fashion.

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Giuliani 30, Thompson 20, McCain 16


Jul. 8

Jun. 14

Jun. 3

Rudy Giuliani

30%

28%

32%

Fred Thompson

20%

19%

11%

John McCain

16%

18%

19%

Mitt Romney

9%

7%

12%

Newt Gingrich

6%

7%

8%

Mike Huckabee

2%

3%

2%

Tom Tancredo

2%

--

2%

Duncan Hunter

2%

2%

1%

Sam Brownback

1%

2%

1%

Tommy Thompson

1%

2%

1%

Chuck Hagel

1%

1%

--

Jim Gilmore

--

1%

--

Ron Paul

--

2%

1%

Other

--

--

1%

None

--

--

3%

No opinion

9%

8%

6%

Source: Gallup / USA Today
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 394 Republicans and Republican leaners, conducted from Jul. 6 to Jul. 8, 2007. Margin of error is 5 per cent.

Australia: Rudd Leads Howard by 1 pt.

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way John Howard is doing his job as prime minister?


Jul. 8

Jun. 17

May 27

Satisfied

46%

45%

44%

Dissatisfied

44%

45%

47%

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Kevin Rudd is doing his job as leader of the opposition?


Jul. 8

Jun. 17

May 27

Satisfied

60%

62%

64%

Dissatisfied

21%

22%

17%

Who do you think would make the better prime minister?


Jul. 8

Jun. 17

May 27

Kevin Rudd (ALP)

43%

46%

47%

John Howard (Lib.)

42%

40%

38%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,168 Australian voters, conducted from Jul. 6 to Jul. 8, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

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Hungary: Fidesz Has Enormous Lead Over Socialists

If an election were held today, what party would you support?
(Decided Voters)


Jun.
2007

Apr.
2007

Mar.
2007

Hungarian Citizens Party (Fidesz)

60%

57%

55%

Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)

29%

31%

30%

Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF)

7%

5%

7%

Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ)

3%

3%

2%

Source: Gallup Hungary
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,024 Hungarian voters, conducted from Jun. 19 to Jun. 24, 2007. Margin of error is 3.2 per cent.

Russia Doesn't Want Kasparov as President

Garry Kasparov may possibly run for Russian president in the 2008 presidential elections. Would you be likely or unlikely to vote for Garry Kasparov?

Likely

10%

Unlikely

69%

Hard to answer

21%

Source: Public Opinion Foundation
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,500 Russian adults, conducted on Jun. 23 and Jun. 24, 2007. Margin of error is 3.6 per cent.

What Kind of President is America Ready for?

Do you think America is ready to elect...


Yes

No

Not sure

A Mormon president

66%

27%

7%

An African-American president

59%

30%

11%

A woman president

58%

32%

10%

A Hispanic president

39%

48%

13%

If your party nominated (the following) for president, would you vote for that person if (he or she) were qualified for the job?


Yes

No

Not sure

An African-American president

92%

4%

4%

A woman president

86%

9%

5%

A Hispanic president

81%

14%

5%

A Mormon president

66%

27%

7%

Source: Princeton Survey Research Associates / Newsweek
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,001 American adults, conducted on Jul. 2 and Jul. 3, 2007. Margin of error is 4 per cent.

Brazilians Like Lula

How would you rate the performance of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as president?


Jul. 2007

Apr. 2007

Dec. 2006

Good / Very Good

50%

49%

57%

Fair

33%

33%

28%

Bad / Very Bad

16%

16%

13%

Source: Ibope
Methodology: Interviews with 2,002 Brazilian adults, conducted from Jun. 28 to Jul. 1, 2007. Margin of error is 2.2 per cent.

Israelis Say No to Compensating Arab 'Refugees'

Regardless of what you think regarding the refugee issue or the "right of return", do you think Israel is obligated to compensate Arab refugees who left in 1948?

Yes

24%

No

68%

Not sure

8%

Source: The Friedrich Naumann Foundation
Methodology: Interviews with 609 Israeli adults, conducted from May 28 to May 30, 2007. Margin of error is 4.1 per cent.

Australia: Labor Party Has Large Lead

What party would you vote for in the next election to the House of Representatives?


Jul. 1

Jun. 17

Jun. 3

Australian Labor Party

50.5%

48%

51%

Coalition (Liberal / National)

36%

37%

38%

Australian Greens

7%

6.5%

5.5%

Family First

1.5%

2%

1.5%

One Nation

1%

1%

1%

Australian Democrats

0.5%

1.5%

0.5%

Two-Party Preferred Vote


Jul. 1

Jun. 17

Jun. 3

Australian Labor Party

59%

58.5%

58%

Coalition (Liberal / National)

41%

41.5%

42%

Source: Roy Morgan International
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,690 Australian voters, conducted on Jun. 23, Jun. 24, Jun. 30 and Jul. 1, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

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10. Hong Kong (90)
11. Germany (90)
12. Finland (90)
13. Denmark (90)
14. Canada (90)
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16. United States (85)
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19. Japan (80)
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The Gettysburg Address

"Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting-place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead who struggled here have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth."

-- Abraham Lincoln
November 19, 1863

List of the Enumerated Powers of Congress

Section 8: The Congress shall have power To lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defence and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

To borrow money on the credit of the United States;

To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes;

To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States;

To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures;

To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States;

To establish post offices and post roads;

To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries;

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court;

To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations;

To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water;

To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years;

To provide and maintain a navy;

To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces;

To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions;

To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the states respectively, the appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;

To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the government of the United States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the state in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings;—And

To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.

A List of American Third Parties

* America First Party (2002) * American Party (1968) * America's Independent Party (2008) * Boston Tea Party (2006) * Communist Party of the United States of America (1919) * Constitution Party (1992) * Florida Whig Party (2006) * Green Party (1996) * Independence Party of America (2007) * Libertarian Party (1971) * Moderate Party (2006) * Modern Whig Party (2008) * National Socialist Movement (1959) * New American Independent Party (2004) * Objectivist Party (2008) * Party for Socialism and Liberation (2004) * Peace and Freedom Party (1967) * Pirate Party of the United States (2006) * Progressive Labor Party (1961) * Prohibition Party (1869) * Reform Party of the United States of America (1995) * Socialist Party USA (1973) * Socialist Workers Party (1938) * United States Marijuana Party (2002) * Unity Party of America (2004) * Workers Party (2003) * Working Families Party (1998) Source: Wikipedia

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Speakers of the House

1st Frederick A.C. Muhlenberg, Pennsylvania, Apr 01, 1789

2nd Jonathan Trumbull, Connecticut, Oct 24, 1791

3rd Frederick A.C. Muhlenberg, Pennsylvania, Dec 02, 1793

4th, 5th Jonathan Dayton, New Jersey, Dec 07, 1795

6th Theodore Sedgwick, Massachusetts, Dec 02, 1799

7th-9th Nathaniel Macon, North Carolina, Dec 07, 1801

10th, 11th Joseph B. Varnum, Massachusetts, Oct 26, 1807

12th, 13th Henry Clay, Kentucky, Nov 04, 1811

13th Langdon Cheves, South Carolina, Jan 19, 1814

14th-16th Henry Clay, Kentucky, Dec 04, 1815

16th John W. Taylor, New York, Nov 15, 1820

17th Philip P. Barbour, Virginia, Dec 04, 1821

18th Henry Clay, Kentucky, Dec 01, 1823

19th John W. Taylor, New York, Dec 05, 1825

20th-22nd Andrew Stevenson, Virginia, Dec 03, 1827

23rd John Bell, Tennessee, Jun 02, 1834

24th, 25th James K. Polk, Tennessee, Dec 07, 1835

26th Robert M.T. Hunter, Virginia, Dec 16, 1839

27th John White, Kentucky, May 31, 1841

28th John W. Jones, Virginia, Dec 04, 1843

29th John W. Davis, Indiana, Dec 01, 1845

30th Robert C. Winthrop, Massachusetts, Dec 06, 1847

31st Howell Cobb, Georgia, Dec 22, 1849

32nd, 33rd Linn Boyd, Kentucky, Dec 01, 1851

34th Nathaniel P. Banks, Massachusetts, Feb 02, 1856

35th James L. Orr, South Carolina, Dec 07, 1857

36th William Pennington, New Jersey, Feb 01, 1860

37th Galusha A. Grow, Pennsylvania, Jul 04, 1861

38th-40th Schuyler Colfax, Indiana, Dec 07, 1863

40th Theodore M. Pomeroy,New York, Mar 03, 1869

41st-43rd James G. Blaine, Maine, Mar 04, 1869

44th Michael C. Kerr, Indiana, Dec 06, 1875

44th-46th Samuel J. Randall, Pennsylvania, Dec 04, 1876

47th J. Warren Keifer, Ohio, Dec 05, 1881

48th-50th John G. Carlisle, Kentucky, Dec 03, 1883

51st Thomas B. Reed, Maine, Dec 02, 1889

52nd, 53rd Charles F. Crisp, Georgia, Dec 08, 1891

54th, 55th Thomas B. Reed, Maine, Dec 02, 1895

56th, 57th David B. Henderson, Iowa, Dec 04, 1899

58th-61st Joseph G. Cannon, Illinois, Nov 09, 1903

62nd-65th James Beauchamp Clark, Missouri, Apr 04, 1911

66th-68th Frederick H. Gillett, Massachusetts, May 19, 1919

69th-71st Nicholas Longworth, Ohio, Dec 07, 1925

72nd John N. Garner, Texas, Dec 07, 1931

73rd Henry T. Rainey, Illinois, Mar 09, 1933

74th Joseph W. Byrns, Tennessee, Jan 03, 1935

74th-76th William B. Bankhead, Alabama, Jun 04, 1936

76th-79th Sam Rayburn, Texas, Sep 16, 1940

80th Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Massachusetts, Jan 03, 1947

81st, 82nd Sam Rayburn, Texas, Jan 03, 1949

83rd Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Massachusetts, Jan 03, 1953

84th-87th Sam Rayburn, Texas, Jan 05, 1955

87th-91st John W. McCormack, Massachusetts, Jan 10, 1962

92nd-94th Carl B. Albert, Oklahoma, Jan 21, 1971

95th-99th Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Massachusetts, Jan 04, 1977

100th, 101st James C. Wright, Jr., Texas, Jan 06, 1987

101st-103rd Thomas S. Foley, Washington, Jun 06, 1989

104th, 105th Newt Gingrich, Georgia, Jan 04, 1995

106th-109th J. Dennis Hastert, Illinois, Jan 06, 1999

110th, 111th Nancy Pelosi, California, Jan 04, 2007

112th, 113th, 114th John Boehner, Ohio, Jan, 2011

BLOATED Bastids: List of US Government Departments and Agences

Conservative, Republican & Libertarian Celebrities

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The Interested American Ranking of the Presidents of the United States of America

Abraham Lincoln
Ronald Reagan
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
John Adams
James K. Polk
William McKinley
Calvin Coolidge
William Taft
George W. Bush
Theodore Roosevelt
James Monroe
Andrew Jackson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Benjamin Harrison
John F. Kennedy

Zachary Taylor
Benjamin Harrison
Ulysses Grant
Grover Cleveland
Chester Arthur
Martin Van Buren
John Tyler
William Henry Harrison

George HW Bush
John Q. Adams
Gerald Ford
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
Rutherford B. Hayes
Warren Harding
Andrew Johnson
James Buchanan
Herbert Hoover
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James Carter
Woodrow Wilson
Barack Hussein Obama
Lyndon Baines Johnson


45 Goals of the Communist Party (1963)

  • 01. U.S. acceptance of coexistence as the only alternative to atomic war.
  • 02. U.S. willingness to capitulate in preference to engaging in atomic war.
  • 03. Develop the illustion that total disarmament by the United States would be a demonstration of moral strength.
  • 04. Permit free trade between all nations regardless of Communist affiliation and regardless of whether or not items could be used for war.
  • 05. Extension of long-term loans to Russia and Soviet satellites.
  • 06. Provide American aid to all nations regardless of Communist domination.
  • 07. Grant recognition of Red China. Admission of Red China to the U.N.
  • 08. Set up East and West Germany as separate states in spite of Khrushchev's promise in 1955 to settle the German question by free elections under the supervision of the U.N.
  • 09. Prolong the conferences to ban atomic tests because the United States has agreed to suspend tests as long as negotiations are in progress.
  • 10. Allow all Soviet satellites individual representation in the U.N.
  • 11. Promote the U.N. as the only hope for mankind. If its charter is rewritten, demand that it be set up as a one-world government with its own independent armed forces. (Some Communist leaders believe the world can be taken over as easily by the U.N. as by Moscow. Sometimes these two centers compete with each other as they are now doing in the Congo.)
  • 12. Resist any attempt to outlaw the Communist Party.
  • 13. Do away with all loyalty oaths.
  • 14. Continue giving Russia access to the U.S. Patent Office.
  • 15. Capture one or both of the political parties in the United States.
  • 16. Use technical decisions of the courts to weaken basic American institutions by claiming their activities violate civil rights.
  • 17. Get control of the schools. Use them as transmission belts for socialism and current Communist propaganda. Soften the curriculum. Get control of teachers' associations. Put the party line in textbooks.
  • 18. Gain control of all student newspapers.
  • 19. Use student riots to foment public protests against programs or organizations which are under Communist attack.
  • 20. Infiltrate the press. Get control of book-review assignments, editorial writing, policymaking positions.
  • 21. Gain control of key positions in radio, TV, and motion pictures.
  • 22. Continue discrediting American culture by degrading all forms of artistic expression. An American Communist cell was told to "eliminate all good sculpture from parks and buildings, substitute shapeless, awkward and meaningless forms."
  • 23. Control art critics and directors of art museums. "Our plan is to promote ugliness, repulsive, meaningless art."
  • 24. Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them "censorship" and a violation of free speech and free press.
  • 25. Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV.
  • 26. Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as "normal, natural, healthy."
  • 27. Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with "social" religion. Discredit the Bible and emphasize the need for intellectual maturity which does not need a "religious crutch."
  • 28. Eliminate prayer or any phase of religious expression in the schools on the ground that it violates the principle of "separation of church and state."
  • 29. Discredit the American Constitution by calling it inadequate, old-fashioned, out of step with modern needs, a hindrance to cooperation between nations on a worldwide basis.
  • 30. Discredit the American Founding Fathers. Present them as selfish aristocrats who had no concern for the "common man."
  • 31. Belittle all forms of American culture and discourage the teaching of American history on the ground that it was only a minor part of the "big picture." Give more emphasis to Russian history since the Communists took over.
  • 32. Support any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part of the culture--education, social agencies, welfare programs, mental health clinics, etc.
  • 33. Eliminate all laws or procedures which interfere with the operation of the Communist apparatus.
  • 34. Eliminate the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
  • 35. Discredit and eventually dismantle the FBI.
  • 36. Infiltrate and gain control of more unions.
  • 37. Infiltrate and gain control of big business.
  • 38. Transfer some of the powers of arrest from the police to social agencies. Treat all behavioral problems as psychiatric disorders which no one but psychiatrists can understand [or treat].
  • 39. Dominate the psychiatric profession and use mental health laws as a means of gaining coercive control over those who oppose Communist goals.
  • 40. Discredit the family as an institution. Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce.
  • 41. Emphasize the need to raise children away from the negative influence of parents. Attribute prejudices, mental blocks and retarding of children to suppressive influence of parents.
  • 42. Create the impression that violence and insurrection are legitimate aspects of the American tradition; that students and special-interest groups should rise up and use ["]united force["] to solve economic, political or social problems.
  • 43. Overthrow all colonial governments before native populations are ready for self-government.
  • 44. Internationalize the Panama Canal.
  • 45. Repeal the Connally reservation so the United States cannot prevent the World Court from seizing jurisdiction [over domestic problems. Give the World Court jurisdiction] over nations and individuals alike.

List of All United States Supreme Court Justices

Jay, John (1789-1795)
Rutledge, John (1789-1791), (1795)
Cushing, William (1789-1810)
Wilson, James (1789-1798)
Blair, John Jr. (1789-1795)
Iredell, James (1790-1799)
Johnson, Thomas (1791-1793)
Paterson, William (1793-1806)
Chase, Samuel (1796-1811)
Ellsworth, Oliver (1796-1800)
Washington, Bushrod (1798-1829)
Moore, Alfred (1799-1804)
Marshall, John (1801-1835)
Johnson, William Jr. (1804-1834)
Livingston, Henry Brockholst (1806-1823)
Todd, Thomas (1807-1826)
Duvall, Gabriel (1811-1835)
Story, Joseph (1811-1845)
Thompson, Smith (1823-1843)
Trimble, Robert (1826-1828)
McLean, John (1829-1861)
Baldwin, Henry (1830-1844)
Wayne, James Moore (1835-1867)
Barbour, Philip Pendelton (1836-1841)
Taney, Roger Brooke (1836-1864)
Catron, John (1837-1865)
McKinley, John (1837-1852)
Daniel, Peter Vivian (1841-1860)
Nelson, Samuel (1845-1872)
Woodbury, Levi (1845-1851)
Grier, Robert Cooper (1846-1870)
Curtis, Benjamin Robbins (1851-1857)
Campbell, John Archibald (1853-1861)
Clifford, Nathan (1858-1881)
Swayne, Noah Haynes (1862-1881)
Miller, Samuel Freeman (1862-1890)
Davis, David (1862-1877)
Field, Stephen Johnson (1863-1897)
Chase, Salmon Portland (1864-1873)
Strong, William (1870-1880)
Bradley, Joseph P. (1870-1892)
Hunt, Ward (1872-1882)
Waite, Morrison Remick (1874-1888)
Harlan, John Marshall (1877-1911)
Woods, William Burnham (1880-1887)
Matthews, Stanley (1881-1889)
Gray, Horace (1881-1902)
Blatchford, Samuel M. (1882-1893)
Lamar, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus (1888-1893)
Fuller, Melville Weston (1888-1910)
Brewer, David Josiah (1889-1910)
Brown, Henry Billings (1890-1906)
Shiras, George Jr. (1892-1903)
Jackson, Howell Edmunds (1893-1895)
White, Edward Douglass (1894-1921)
Peckham, Rufus Wheeler (1895-1909)
McKenna, Joseph (1898-1925)
Holmes, Oliver Wendell Jr. (1902-1932)
Day, William Rufus (1903-1922)
Moody, William Henry (1906-1910)
Lurton, Horace Harmon (1909-1914)
Hughes, Charles Evans (1910-1916), (1930-1948)
Van Devanter, Willis (1910-1941)
Lamar, Joseph Rucker (1910-1916)
Pitney, Mahlon (1912-1922)
McReynolds, James Clark (1914-1946)
Brandeis, Louis Dembitz (1916-1941)
Clarke, John Hessin (1916-1922)
Taft, William Howard (1921-1930)
Sutherland, George (1922-1942)
Butler, Pierce (1922-1939)
Sanford, Edward Terry (1923-1930)
Stone, Harlan Fiske (1925-1946)
Roberts, Owen Josephus (1930-1945)
Cardozo, Benjamin Nathan (1932-1938)
Black, Hugo Lafayette (1937-1971)
Reed, Stanley Forman (1938-1980)
Frankfurter, Felix (1939-1965)
Douglas, William Orville (1939-1980)
Murphy, Frank (1940-1949)
Byrnes, James Francis (1941-1942)
Jackson, Robert Houghwout (1941-1954)
Rutledge, Wiley Blount (1943-1949)
Burton, Harold Hitz (1945-1964)
Vinson, Frederick Moore (1946-1953)
Clark, Tom C. (1949-1977)
Minton, Sherman (1949-1965)
Warren, Earl (1953-1974)
Harlan, John Marshall (1955-1971)
Brennan, William Joseph Jr. (1956-1997)
Whittaker, Charles Evans (1957-1965)
Stewart, Potter (1958-1985)
White, Byron Raymond (1962-2002)
Goldberg, Arthur Joseph (1962-1965)
Fortas, Abe (1965-1969)
Marshall, Thurgood (1967-1993)
Burger, Warren Earl (1969-1995)
Blackmun, Harry Andrew (1970-1999)
Powell, Lewis Franklin Jr. (1971-1998)
Rehnquist, William Hubbs (1971-2005)
Stevens, John Paul (1975-2010)
O`Connor, Sandra Day (1981-2005)
Scalia, Antonin (1986-present)
Kennedy, Anthony McLeod (1988-present)
Souter, David Hackett (1990-2009)
Thomas, Clarence (1991-present)
Ginsburg, Ruth Bader (1993-present)
Breyer, Stephen Gerald (1994-present)
Roberts, John Glover Jr. (2005-present)
Alito, Samuel A. Jr. (2006-present)
Sotomayor, Sonia (2009-present)
Elana Kagan (2010-present)

Ranking Countries by Economic Freedom

Hong Kong
Singapore
Australia
New Zealand
Ireland
Switzerland
Canada
United States
Denmark
Chile
United Kingdom
Mauritius
Bahrain
Luxembourg
The Netherlands
Estonia
Finland
Iceland
Japan
Macau
Sweden
Austria
Germany
Cyprus
Saint Lucia
Georgia
Botswana
Lithuania
Belgium
South Korea
El Salvador
Uruguay
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Spain
Norway
Armenia
Qatar
Barbados
Mexico
Kuwait
Oman
Israel
Peru
United Arab Emirates
The Bahamas
Malta
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Latvia
Hungary
Jordan
Albania
Costa Rica
Trinidad and Tobago
Macedonia
Jamaica
Colombia
Malaysia
Panama
Slovenia
Portugal
Romania
France
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Turkey
Montenegro
Madagascar
Dominica
Poland
South Africa
Greece
Italy
Bulgaria
Uganda
Namibia
Cape Verde
Belize
Kyrgyz Republic
Paraguay
Kazakhstan
Guatemala
Samoa
Fiji
Dominican Republic
Ghana
Mongolia
Lebanon
Burkina Faso
Morocco
Croatia
Rwanda
Egypt
Tunisia
Azerbaijan
Tanzania
Nicaragua
Honduras
Zambia
Kenya
Swaziland
Bhutan
Serbia
Algeria
Nigeria
Cambodia
Vanuatu
Philippines
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mozambique
Mali
Brazil
Indonesia
Benin
Gabon
Pakistan
Gambia
Senegal
Sri Lanka
Yemen
Malawi
Cote d'Ivoire
India
Moldova
Papua New Guinea
Tonga
Tajikistan
Niger
Nepal
Suriname
Cameroon
Mauritania
Guinea
Argentina
Ethiopia
Bangladesh
Laos
Djibouti
China
Haiti
Micronesia
Russia
Vietnam
Syria
Bolivia
Ecuador
Maldives
Sao Tome and Principe
Belarus
Equatorial Guinea
Central African Republic
Guyana
Angola
Lesotho
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Uzbekistan
Chad
Burundi
Togo
Ukraine
Liberia
Timor-Leste
Comoros
Kiribati
Guinea-Bissau
Iran
Republic of Congo
Solomon Islands
Turkmenistan
Democratic Republic of Congo
Libya
Venezuela
Burma
Eritrea
Cuba
Zimbabwe
North Korea

Not Indexed:
Afghanistan
Iraq
Liechtenstein
Sudan

Source: 2010 Index of Economic Freedom, The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal.


The Bill of Rights

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.



Amendment II

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.



Amendment III

No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.



Amendment IV

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.



Amendment V

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.



Amendment VI

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.



Amendment VII

In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.



Amendment VIII

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.



Amendment IX

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.



Amendment X

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

Right to Work States

  • Alabama
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Idaho
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Oklahoma
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Virginia
  • Wyoming

Top Conservative Colleges in America

Ave Maria University, CONS
Benedictine College, CONS
Brighham Young University, PR08, CONS,
Calvin College, USN06,
Cedarville University, EHOW
Christendom College, YAF10, CONS,
College of the Ozarks, YAF10, PR08,
Evangel University, CONS
Franciscan University of Steubenville, YAF10, CONS, EHOW
Grove City College, YAF10, PR08, CONS,
Harding University, YAF10
Hampden-Sydney College, PR08,
Hillsdale College, YAF10, PR08, CONS
The King's College, YAF10, CONS,
Liberty University, YAF10, USN06, CONS,
Newberry College, CONS
Ohio Wesleyan University, EHOW
Patrick Henry College, YAF10, CONS,
Regent University, YAF10
Saint Vincent College, YAF10
Thomas Aquinas College, YAF10, CONS,
Thomas More College, YAF10
United States Airforce Academy, PR08
United States Coast Guard Academy, CONS
United States Merchant Marine Academy, PR08
United States Naval Academy, PR08
University of Dallas, PR08, CONS
Wheaton College, PR08
Wisconsin Lutheran College, YAF10

Sources:
CONS — Conservapedia
EHOW — eHow.com
PR08 — Princeton Review 2008.
YAF10 — Young America's Foundation 2009-2010.
USN06 — US News and World Report 2006.

The Worst Mass Murderers in History

1. Mao Tse Tung (China) Roughly 70 million murdered.
2. Josef Stalin (Soviet Union) Roughly 23 million murdered.
3. Adolf Hitler (Germany) Roughly 12 million murdered.
4. Ismail Enver (Turkey) Roughly 2.5 million murdered.
5. Pol Pot (Cambodia) Roughly 1.7 million murdered.

Hirohito (Japan)
Vladimir Lenin (Soviet Union)
Saddam Hussein (Iraq)
Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam)
Kim Il Sung (North Korea)
Ion Antonescu (Romania)
Fidel Castro (Cuba)
Che Guevara (Argentina)
Robespierre (France)
Idi Amin (Uganda)
Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe)
Radovan Karadzic (Bosnia)
Francisco Franco (Spain)
Osama Bin Laden (Al-Qaeda)