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		<title>Enemies Of America</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Through the looking glass of Obama, deep into the nonsense of Obamanation, you are the enemy. His allies are the dictators and thugs of the world and his friends are the Useful Idiots and Lemmings who follow him blindly into &#8230; <a href="http://floppingaces.net/2010/11/01/enemies-of-america/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>Through the looking glass of Obama, deep into the nonsense of Obamanation, you are the enemy.  His allies are the dictators and thugs of the world and his friends are the Useful Idiots and Lemmings who follow him blindly into the morass of Marxism.  Relying on the gullibility and naivete of Latino Americans and their supposed sympathies for Spanish speaking illegal aliens, he points the finger at us.</p>
<blockquote><p> “If Latinos sit out the election instead of saying, ‘We’re gonna punish our enemies, and we’re gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us’ — if they don’t see that kind of upsurge in voting in this election — then I think it’s going to be harder. And that’s why I think it’s so important that people focus on voting on November 2nd.”</p></blockquote>
<p>Using the Oxymoron of Obamathink we are now alienated from our own country, a country that we were taught to love and cherish as children, by a man who has been immersed in Marxism from birth, yet vehemently denies being a Socialist.  As a Marxist and a Narcissist he desperately craves the adulation of a poverty stricken populace, for nearly every Communist dictator needs to keep his people mired in poverty to maintain control and a form of reverence or worship from his people in while they feel helpless in chains, yet oh so grateful to their omnipotent leader.<br />
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<blockquote><p>Barack Hussein <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/politics-articles/barack-obamas-connections-to-socialism-communism-and-racial-divisiveness-591732.html">Obama Sr.</a> – Barack&#8217;s father was an African socialist. While he was not with his son for much of Barack Jr.&#8217;s childhood, they did keep in touch through routine correspondence according to the memoir, Dreams From My Father.</p>
<p>Stanley Ann Dunham – Barack&#8217;s mother was a 60&#8242;s liberal feminist and an atheist – all the makings of a rebellious, 60&#8242;s-era, left-wing radical. There is little written about Barack&#8217;s mother and her political views, but from what is known, she was certainly on the left of the political spectrum.</p>
<p>Frank Marshall Davis – &#8220;Frank,&#8221; as Barack Obama refers to him in his book, Dreams From My Father, was a member of the Communist Party (USA). He was also a former community organizer in Chicago. As a youth, Barack was treated to many of Davis&#8217; rants about white supremacy, white Christianity, and undoubtedly was aware of Davis&#8217; pro-Soviet writings. In his memoir, Barack merely says he was &#8220;intrigued&#8221; by Davis.</p>
<p>Saul Alinsky – Mr. Alinsky was an avid and open socialist and the king of social activism, commonly called the &#8220;father of community organizing.&#8221; He created many organizations that relied on street agitation tactics, such as the Industrial Areas Foundation, which trained Obama in organizing tactics. He wrote the book, Rules for Radicals, which outlined many of the tactics used today in community organizing campaigns. Barack Obama worked with the Developing Communities Project and the Gamaliel Foundation – both inspired by Saul Alinsky&#8217;s tactics and socialist philosophy. Barack even wrote a chapter on community organizing in the book, After Alinsky. Saul Alinsky&#8217;s son, Lee David Alinsky, recently praised Obama on his ability to perform Saul&#8217;s tactics, saying that Barack &#8220;learned his lesson well.&#8221;</p>
<p>Reverend Jeremiah Wright – &#8220;Uncle J&#8221; was Barack&#8217;s former pastor and mentor at Trinity United Church of Christ. The philosophy of the Church is based on the teachings of James Cone&#8217;s black liberation theology. Cone admits that his theology is a mix of &#8220;black religion and Marxist philosophy.&#8221; Wright&#8217;s fiery anti-white, anti-capitalist, and anti-United States sermons landed him in a media controversy that eventually led to Barack&#8217;s denouncement of him in the spring of 2008, after 20 years of friendship. Wright had married Barack and Michelle and had baptized their two children. The pastor has also worked with Nation of Islam leader, Louis Farrakhan, and his church&#8217;s magazine, Trumpet, has given Farrakhan a lifetime achievement award with praise coming from Wright.</p>
<p>The black liberation theology that is practiced at Trinity is based on James Cone&#8217;s version of the religion. He has stated that Trinity represents the most accurate interpretation of his theology. Among the ideas expressed by Cone is the notion that &#8220;black religion and Marxist philosophy may show us the way to build a completely new society.&#8221; He also believes that &#8220;to be black is to be committed to destroying everything this country loves and adores.&#8221; Recently, reports have stated that Cone believes nothing Barack Obama has said or written in his books and speeches contradicts Cone&#8217;s black liberation theology. Obama has simply blunted the more &#8220;radical edge.&#8221; On the other hand, Reverend Wright seems to have a firm grasp on what his theology represents – and he was able to influence Barack Obama with it for 20 years.</p></blockquote>
<p>Father Michael Pfleger, who Wright claims was to have been &#8220;very educated&#8221; by the Black Panthers is a White priest in a Black neighborhood on Chicago&#8217;s South side who has received hundreds of thousands of dollars in ear marks and foundation grants from Obama.  Specializing in fire and brimstone sermons with racist messages, Pfleger gives his support and admiration to Louis Farrakon </p>
<p>Bill Ayers an unrepentant domestic terrorist, who helped launch the presidential campaign of Obama, was one of the leaders of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) during the 1960&#8242;s and later the even more radical terrorist groups the Weather Underground organization. Ayers took pride in explaining that these groups were comprised of communist &#8220;small &#8216;c&#8217;&#8221; (to designate working Communist Revolutionaries) and anti-capitalist radicals.  Ayers wanted to align with the Black Panther Party because they felt &#8220;white America&#8221; exploited black people; he felt they would be reliable allies in his Communist crusade, especially since they had a certain military discipline.</p>
<p>He managed to bomb police stations, the Capitol Building, and the Pentagon. In recent years, Ayers has publicly stated that he is not sorry for what he did and wishes that he had done more. He loves to be photographed stomping on the American flag and admits the idea of the United States being a just and fair nation &#8220;makes me want to puke.&#8221; </p>
<p>Adept at giving speeches in Venezuela the advances in education that the Chavez regime has made: advances that he continually tries to install in the Illinois Education System an effort that has been going forward for decades.</p>
<p>Ayers served for six years with Obama on the Chicago Annenberg Challenge (CAC); they directed separate branches of the CAC and coordinated project funding. They also served together on the board of the Woods Fund for three years. In 1995, Ayers hosted the kick off for Obama&#8217;s political career at his own home.  During that &#8220;Meet The New Black Communist&#8221; evening, Alice Palmer bestowed her Illinois State Senate position to Obama. </p>
<p>Ayers authored a book on the juvenile justice system and Obama was anxious to endorse his work. The two were the placed on a panel by Michelle Obama to discuss the book and legislation on the subject.  Obama was also a guest lecturer at the University of Illinois-Chicago, where Ayers is on the faculty. </p>
<p>The Black Radical Congress, in 2002, put on a panel discussion at the University of Illinois-Chicago termed &#8220;Intellectuals in Times of Crisis.&#8221; Obama and Ayers, were on this panel. Contrary to the imbecilic denial by Obama that Ayers is &#8220;just a guy&#8221; in the neighborhood, Ayers the domestic terrorist and Communist is a close friend and associate of Obama.</p>
<p>Bernardine Dohrn,  wife of Bill Ayers and domestic terrorist herself. She was the head of the Revolutionary Youth Movement within the SDS and the Weather Underground, and a signatory of the Weather Underground&#8217;s &#8220;Declaration of War&#8221; against the United States. A communist (Marxist-Leninist) and convicted criminal for part in violence directed against the US during the 60&#8242;s and 70&#8242;the violent radical groups she was involved with throughout the 60&#8242;s and 70&#8242;s. Dohrn eventually acquired a position at the law firm of Sidley &#038; Austin, Michelle Obama&#8217;s employer.  Tom Ayers, father of Bill and has a company which has maintained a long running professional relationship of counsel from Sidley.  Her position at Sidley &#038; Austin was arranged through Howard Trienens, a senior partner; Trienens, Tom Ayers, and Sidley partner Newton Minow, all were on the board of trustees at Northwestern University, were Dohrn is now an adjunct professor.</p>
<p>Mike Klonsky, a Maoist, also a former SDS national chairman (1968), formed the October League wen the SDS splintered into different factions.  The October League, was a Beijing-recognized official part of the U.S. Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist).  Klonsky, a leader during the 70&#8242;s, traveled to China and praised Mao. The Small Schools Workshop, created by Ayers, while Ayers headed up the CAC in 1995, was handed to Klonsky. The CAC, with Obama and Ayers funded the Workshop until the CAC went broke. An official blogger for the Obama campaign website in 2008, Klonsky the Maoist was anxious to help Obama.</p>
<p>These are some the Third World Communist Dictators and Thugs that are Obama supporters as well as some prominent US Communists.</p>
<p>Hugo Chavez – Venezuelan dictator<br />
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – President of Iran<br />
Fidel Castro – Cuban dictator<br />
Party of European Socialists<br />
Louis Farrakhan – Supreme Minister, Nation of Islam<br />
Democratic Socialists of America<br />
Communist Party USA (CPUSA)<br />
Frank Chapman – Member of U.S. Peace Council Executive Committee (an FBI-identified communist front group)<br />
Mark Solomon – National co-chair, Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism<br />
Joel Wendland – Managing editor of CPUSA online magazine Political Affairs: Marxist Thought Online<br />
Pepe Lozano – Leader in the Chicago Youth Communist League and editorial board member of CPUSA newspaper, People&#8217;s World Weekly</p>
<p>To believe that Obama is oblivious to his history of Communist connections, you must either be a Communist or a fool.  The proof is far more extensive and damning than this humble post has room for, but it exists and will be brought to the surface as we approach 2012, that I can guarantee you.  Americans have traditionally held the office of the President with reverence and respect; however, the office has now been degraded and demeaned to such a level that it will take a true statesman before America once again has respect for the Executive; unfortunately, a slick campaign directed by criminal elements like Ayers with a major assist from the media has unloaded this vile and corrupt presence upon the American people.  Incompetence and the work ethic of a dilettante is something Americans can overlook, but the idea of a Marxist in the White House is inexcusable. </p>
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		<title>Sunday with Ferris</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo taken at the screening of Media Malpractice at the National Press Club Back Channels: Media&#8217;s Swoon over Obama. Campaign &#8217;08 has hit the big screen. In a sense, it&#8217;s a love story. The heartthrob is the Kennedyesque young senator &#8230; <a href="http://floppingaces.net/2009/03/15/sunday-with-ferris-4/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- google_ad_section_start --><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P8FZGCsX7zc/Sb2CCUhQQnI/AAAAAAAAE3A/hC1SHX1wZiU/s1600-h/zeigler.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313546111746589298" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P8FZGCsX7zc/Sb2CCUhQQnI/AAAAAAAAE3A/hC1SHX1wZiU/s400/zeigler.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;">Photo taken at the screening of Media Malpractice at the National Press Club</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/kevin_ferris/20090315_Back_Channels__Media_s_swoon_over_Obama.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Back Channels: Media&#8217;s Swoon over Obama.</span></a></p>
<blockquote style="font-style: italic; text-align: justify;"><p><span style="font-size:100%;">Campaign &#8217;08 has hit the big screen.</span></p>
<p>In a sense, it&#8217;s a love story. The heartthrob is the Kennedyesque young senator from Illinois, with the supporting cast composed of the many media suitors who came a-courtin&#8217;.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s Chris and his thrilled leg. Oh-so-serious Anderson and his plaint about distractions vs. real issues. The TV reporter who declares a Rev. Jeremiah Wright-free zone so the candidate will feel more comfortable. The swooning ladies of The View. And the superest, specialist guest star of them all: Oprah!</p>
<p>The documentary &#8211; Media Malpractice: How Obama Got Elected and Palin Was Targeted &#8211; is part tragedy and part romantic comedy, as the above-named suitors and others trip all over themselves making excuses for their guy.</p>
<p>Filmmaker and Philly-area native John Ziegler isn&#8217;t the only one who noticed the media&#8217;s infatuation with Barack Obama. A Rasmussen poll released on Election Day showed that 51 percent of voters thought reporters tried to help Obama win. But Ziegler was on to the issue long before Nov. 4. The filmmaker&#8217;s &#8220;crystallizing moment&#8221; was the coverage of Obama&#8217;s pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and his racially inflammatory sermons.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&#8220;That showed how ridiculously in the tank the media were going to be for Barack Obama,&#8221; Ziegler says. &#8220;It was just a flat-out joke.&#8221;</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">You mean this media, John?</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Kudos to Kevin Ferris for having the mettle to write about <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.howobamagotelected.com/">Media Malpractice</a>. It takes a certain strength of character to step back and examine the actions of the media during the past election cycle. Even more so when it is your chosen profession. Perhaps Kevin should hand out copies of <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/22/books/review/Chen.t.html">&#8216;<span style="font-weight: bold;">Better</span>&#8216;</a> along with this article to his fellow journalists at the Inquirer. They need all the help they can get!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I found a great video of John Zeigler talking about the media&#8217;s reaction to his film. He jokes about having enough material from the reception his film received to make a Media Malpractice 2 &#8211; only I don&#8217;t believe he was joking.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/nmxtYwLFCrw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nmxtYwLFCrw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The photo below was taken in the Ladies loo at the National Press Club. Yes, my camera goes everywhere. With the media abandoning their professional principles, who is minding the cradle of liberty?</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Pssst&#8230;I AM.</p>
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		<title>Fun and Games at CPAC</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CPAC offers a phenomenal opportunity to connect with fellow conservative bloggers, discuss grass root activism with Saul Anuzi, chat with Joe the Plumber and be inspired by the life work of Phyllis Schlafly.  Thanks to the remarkable Atlas Shrugs, Geert &#8230; <a href="http://floppingaces.net/2009/03/10/fun-and-games-at-cpac/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>CPAC offers a phenomenal opportunity to connect with fellow conservative bloggers, discuss grass root activism with Saul Anuzi, chat with Joe the Plumber and be inspired by the life work of <a href="http://www.phyllisschlafly.com/">Phyllis Schlafly</a>.  Thanks to the remarkable Atlas Shrugs, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88blBiWV8AY">Geert Wilders</a> was able to speak his truth at CPAC, and not be turned away at customs.</p>
<p>A sampling of the pervasive attack on freedom via climate non-aggression pacts:</p>
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<p>I had the opportunity to meet a Flopping Aces reader who is quite the charming fellow, we attended a Tea Party and met two groups searching for freedom:</p>
<p>Tea Party at Lafayette Park, Washington DC:</p>
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<p>At the same time, Ashraf refugees were asking for assistance from the current administration &#8211; good luck on that:</p>
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<p>One perk of having press credentials!</p>
<p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P8FZGCsX7zc/Sbc91As12-I/AAAAAAAAE1I/R64pkn-7KwQ/s1600-h/coffee.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311782266437229538" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P8FZGCsX7zc/Sbc91As12-I/AAAAAAAAE1I/R64pkn-7KwQ/s400/coffee.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></p>
<p>At the National Press Club for a viewing of Media Malpractice, I garnered a personal apology from the liberal reporter/BTR host Tommy Christopher, after convincing him to stop hiding behind Ed Morissey.</p>
<p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P8FZGCsX7zc/SbcjBDri1FI/AAAAAAAAE04/usuMRApgi28/s1600-h/IMG_1886+%282%29.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311752786581574738" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P8FZGCsX7zc/SbcjBDri1FI/AAAAAAAAE04/usuMRApgi28/s400/IMG_1886+%282%29.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a></p>
<p>The Silver Shoes became blog fodder for CPAC via Fausta&#8217;s <a href="http://faustasblog.com/?p=10467">Shoe Blogging</a></p>
<p><a href="http://rsmccain.blogspot.com/2009/02/video-ziegler-vs-blumenthal.html">Robert Stacey McCain</a> caught a &#8216;discussion&#8217; between the CPAC troll Max Blumenthal and Media Malpractice producer John Zeigler. Erik Svane of <a href="http://no-pasaran.blogspot.com/">Non Pasaran </a>gets into the discussion as well:</p>
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<p>John Zeigler came to Bloggers Row to give his impression of his meeting with Max. You can see Tommy Christopher off to the side filming as well:</p>
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		<title>Catching up with CPAC</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Macho Sauce entertained the crowds with his conservative message. He is a down to earth approachable individual, it was a pleasure to chat with him in the lobby of the Shoreham. Sarah Palin ruled CPAC. Although this remarkable Governor could &#8230; <a href="http://floppingaces.net/2009/03/10/catching-up-with-cpac/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>Macho Sauce entertained the crowds with his conservative message. He is a down to earth approachable individual, it was a pleasure to chat with him in the lobby of the Shoreham.</p>
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<p>Sarah Palin ruled CPAC. Although this remarkable Governor could not attend the conference, her presence at this event was tangible. Two exhibits were dedicated to her: Team Sarah and Sarah 2012, and she was featured in the John Ziegler film <a href="http://howobamagotelected.com/">Media Malpractice.</a></p>
<p><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P8FZGCsX7zc/SbHh88giddI/AAAAAAAAEx8/fRK1Tx9VTj8/s1600-h/thanksarah.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310273872797529554" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P8FZGCsX7zc/SbHh88giddI/AAAAAAAAEx8/fRK1Tx9VTj8/s400/thanksarah.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></p>
<p>You can view the rest of my photos from CPAC on <a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/skye820/sets/72157614428801622/">FLICKR</a></p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.paconservativecouncil.com/?p=294">The Rise of Conservatism</a></strong></p>
<blockquote><p>Ladies and gentlemen, I am happy to report that Conservatism is alive and kicking! The Republican Party, however, is on life support. Attending CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) after a disastrous presidential election cycle, I was curious to gauge the mood of the grassroots conservative activists in the Age of Obama. What I discovered was a strong sense of renewed energy and purpose from the activists At random intervals during the conference, I asked attendees to gauge the mood of the activists and consistently received positive feedback. Conservatives understand the treacherous challenges facing our nation domestically and globally. They are ready to roll up their sleeves and work together towards the goal of turning the nation back from the brink of disaster. I would like to believe the RNC is trying to grasp the concept, yet the Party leadership stubbornly clings to habits that have not served them well over the past two election cycles. The inability to adapt is the quickest way to extinction.</p>
<p>A wise party leader would reach out to embrace the energy of the grassroots activists and work with them to present a unified message to the public. A party that simply votes “no” on an out of control spending scheme is not enough. Party leaders have to continually make the case of why this spending bill is akin to voodoo economics and offer an alternative solution to the public. The RNC working in concert with a solid grass root network could amplify and spread the message to every corner in the US.</p>
<p>To be fair, this is no easy task. Numerous lectures at CPAC carefully detailed the magnitude of the creeping social engineering programs being rolled out under the guise of the Democrat endorsed ‘economic recovery’. For the nation’s sake, I hope these programs fail, and that private industry is allowed to stand on its own two feet again. Despite what Rham Emanuel states, Rush Limbaugh is a great showman of the conservative movement but he is not the authority. The party is missing the Buckley/Reagan combination that brought conservatives of all flavors to the table.</p>
<p>CPAC brought together 8,000 grass root conservative organizers from across the nation who are optimistic, engaged in promoting solutions and not placing blame for the disastrous election cycle. CPAC invited speakers who presented solutions that do not require Jane and Joe America to surrender more of their freedom or tax dollars in order to save them from an ill defined threat. Through organizations such as the DontGo Movement, Rebuild the Party, Operation Tea Party and <a href="http://www.paconservativecouncil.com/">PACC (Pennsylvania Conservative Council</a>), conservatives have demonstrated the ability to organize effective grassroots campaigns. We have the message and the networking capability to promote real change in Washington and the nation. The RNC can embrace conservative activists or get rolled in the upcoming 2010 and 2012 election cycles.</p></blockquote>
<p>Did I tell you I met Joe The Plumber?</p>
<p>You can find my interview with Joe The Plumber <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.pjtv.com/video/PJTV_Daily/CPAC_-_Conservatism_20_Conference%2C_Day_2/1452/5101/">HERE &#8211; </a>Tea Time with JTP</p>
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		<title>Yup, We DO Want Obama&#8217;s Socialist Agenda To Fail</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Memo to liberals, Socialists and all those to the left of those two&#8230;.we DO want Obama&#8217;s Socialist agenda to fail. The liberals can feign outrage all they want but the truth of the matter is the left wanted Bush to &#8230; <a href="http://floppingaces.net/2009/02/28/yup-we-do-want-obamas-socialist-agenda-to-fail/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>Memo to liberals, Socialists and all those to the left of those two&#8230;.we DO want Obama&#8217;s Socialist agenda to fail.  The liberals can <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/28/santorum-cpac-obama/">feign outrage</a> all they want but the truth of the matter is the left wanted Bush to fail so badly they bled BDS.  But we don&#8217;t want him to fail in some kind of tit for tat.  No, we want our country to succeed and it will not if Obama is successful in engineering a Socialist state.</p>
<p>The liberals are upset <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/28/santorum-cpac-obama/">Santorum wants</a> his Socialist policies to fail, They are upset that <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/27/delay-obama-fail/">Delay wants</a> Obama&#8217;s Socialist policies to fail, and they were already upset with Rush so I doubt they will break a sweat with his speech tonight to CPAC where he again reiterated that he too wants Obama&#8217;s Socialist policies to fail: (via <a href="http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2009/02/rush-limbaugh-mocks-harry-reid-at-cpac.html">Gateway Pundit</a>) </p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Rush:</strong> This notion that I want the President to fail, folks, this shows you a sign of the problem we&#8217;ve got. That&#8217;s nothing more than common sense and to not be able to say it, why in the world do I want what we just described, rampant government growth indebtedness, wealth that&#8217;s not even being created yet that is being spent, what is in this? What possibly is in this that anybody of us want to succeed? <strong>Did the Democrats want the war on Iraq to fail! </strong></p>
<p><strong>CROWD:</strong> Yes!</p>
<p><strong>RUSH:</strong> <strong>They certainly did. They not only wanted the war in Iraq to fail, they proclaimed it a failure.</strong> There&#8217;s <strong>Dingy Harry Reid waiving a white flag</strong>: [Harry Reid impression] This war is lost. This war is &#8212; [Cheers and Applause] They called General Petraeus a liar before he even testified. Mrs. Clinton &#8212; [Crowd Booing] &#8212; said she had to, willingly suspend disbelief in order to listen to Petraeus. We&#8217;re in the process of winning the war. The last thing they wanted was to win. <strong>They hoped George Bush failed</strong>. So what is so strange about being honest to say that I want Barack Obama to fail if his mission is to restructure and reform this country so that capitalism and individual liberty are not its foundation? Why would I want that to succeed? [Applause]</p></blockquote>
<p>Here is Rush&#8217;s speech in full, 10 parts in total: <span id="more-17626"></span></p>
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		<title>13 Year Old Jonathan Krohn Defines Conservatism</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So freakin impressive. Here is 13 year old Jonathan Krohn speaking at CPAC:]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>So freakin impressive.  Here is 13 year old Jonathan Krohn speaking at CPAC:</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While waiting to pick up my credentials at the Omni Shorham, and people watching. Well, more people watching than credentialing. Ed Morrissey strolled by, so did Joe the Plumber. Cool, no? I bumped into Dr. Melissa Clouthier while checking in &#8230; <a href="http://floppingaces.net/2009/02/25/a-cpac-discussion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- google_ad_section_start --><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P8FZGCsX7zc/SaX5pppnqtI/AAAAAAAAEwc/MgDWIXTiNjg/s1600-h/CPAC2009.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306922229876370130" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 77px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P8FZGCsX7zc/SaX5pppnqtI/AAAAAAAAEwc/MgDWIXTiNjg/s400/CPAC2009.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>While waiting to pick up my credentials at the Omni Shorham, and people watching. Well, more people watching than credentialing. <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://hotair.com/archives/2009/02/25/classic-tems-inside-gitmo-inside-the-space-program/">Ed Morrissey</a> strolled by, so did Joe the Plumber. Cool, no?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I bumped into <strong><a href="http://www.melissaclouthier.com/">Dr. Melissa Clouthier</a></strong> while checking in to CPAC and as we were chatting, Ed Morrissey strolled by..again. A great conversation ensued in the Omni Shorham&#8217;s lobby amongst the three of us over the state of the RNC and the tone of CPAC 2009.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Ed stated he would like to see more coalition building in the RNC and is curious to see if there is much finger pointing at this year&#8217;s CPAC. He also observered that Obama, like Reagan, had the edge in this past election cycle by paring his economic message down to the simple phrase &#8220;A tax cut for 95% of Americans&#8221;. Republicans and conservatives need to acquire better communication skills in order to win elections. Speaking of the bailout boondoggle, Pelosi and Co. dropped the ball by excluding Republicans from the construction of this monstrosity, and it might come back to bite them in 2010.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Melissa stressed that conservatives had to hold to fiscal responsibility. The big tent idea aside,there have to be core values, one of them being fiscal responsibility. That Republicans lost the election to a junior senator from Illinois owning the placard of fiscal responsibility. Hello! RNC..are you listening?? She noted that the recently adopted spending bill has lit a fire under the GOP/conservative activists &#8211; I heartily agree!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I&#8217;ll tell you what, It was great just to listen to their exchange. My thoughts on the big tent theory? Do the Dems really have one? It seems as though you are required to conform to the Dem orthodoxy or you are booted from the party &#8211; ala &#8211; Senator Lieberman. <em>Anton Checkhov observed &#8220;Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.&#8221;</em> That is the Dem&#8217;s &#8220;Big Tent&#8221;theory in a nutshell. It is not that they are the party of tolerance, quite the opposite, actually. They simply used the abject hatred of George Bush to bring all types together. This was also the litmus test for inclusion in this &#8216;tent&#8217;. Does the RNC need to emulate this behavior?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">As for CPAC? I&#8217;m with Melissa, a fire has been lit and this is the place for conservative activists to network and build coalitions. A big part of that will be building organizations that seed fiscal conservatives into the framework of the State GOP. Want to know how to go about that? Check out <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.paconservativecouncil.com/">PACC</a>.  Other urgent needs are to re-tool our party message and take back ownership of fiscal responsibility.  No small tasks, indeed.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Oh, with all my high tech photo gear I brought with me, you&#8217;d think that I&#8217;d have photos for you. Well, it does not matter how high tech your gear is, it doesn&#8217;t work when you leave it at the hotel.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">UPDATE: Senator Inhofe interview:</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Senator Inhofe will be available for blogger interviews <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">between 9:30-11:00am tomorrow morning at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).</span></strong> Senator Inhofe has been one of the leading Congressional voices on today’s hot-button issues, such as <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">opposing massive government spending and tax raises in the Stimulus Bill/Bailouts,</span></strong> <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">opposing the unnecessary closing of GITMO</span></strong>, <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">spreading the truth about Global Warming alarmism,</span></strong> and <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">fighting back against Democratic attempts to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine.</span></strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br />
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		<description><![CDATA[Just arrived in DC for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). The schedule is jam-packed with good events. Looking forward to talking with Sen. DeMint, networking with other grassroots organizations and having the coolest bloggers on the planet spend &#8230; <a href="http://floppingaces.net/2009/02/25/skye-in-dc/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Just arrived in DC for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). The schedule is jam-packed with good events. Looking forward to talking with Sen. DeMint, networking with other grassroots organizations and having the coolest bloggers on the planet spend quality time with me.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I&#8217;m also ready to capture the conference better than before &#8211; check the sweetness:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P8FZGCsX7zc/SaWrX9TVusI/AAAAAAAAEwM/DXUbXyO0ako/s1600-h/3307633423_eeb7660224_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306836164007017154" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P8FZGCsX7zc/SaWrX9TVusI/AAAAAAAAEwM/DXUbXyO0ako/s320/3307633423_eeb7660224_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I&#8217;ll be <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://twitter.com/skye820">Twittering</a> the conference as well as posting on FA, <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.midnightbluesays.com">MidnightBlue</a> and on  PA <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="www.pawatercooler.com/">WaterCooler</a>. Photo collections will be posted to <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/skye820/">FLICKR</a>, and videos to <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/skye820">YOUTUBE</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span></p>
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