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On 9/11 Terrorists Being Tried in NYC: |
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"[Khalid Sheik] Mohammed and his murderous crew don't belong in civilian courts, where they will get defendant rights designed for ordinary criminal suspects. They declared war on our nation, were captured on foreign battlefields and deserve no presumption of innocence or other constitutional protections.
"They'll use our liberties to turn the trial into propaganda for their warped cause. Their images and words will fly around the world as fodder for a new generation of jihadists. The federal courthouse and detention center will become a fortress. The judge, prosecutors, witnesses, federal agents and jury will need protection, some for years. It's madness." |
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— Michael Goodwin, New York Post
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— Michael Goodwin, New York Post
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Posted November 16, 2009 • 10:03 AM
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Regarding the Ft. Hood Massacre: |
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"Some 3,500 Muslims now serve in the U.S. military. The overwhelming majority of them are loyal Americans who see no conflict between their personal religious duty and service to their country. But there can no place in our military for those persons of any faith who do. America has now seen the horrors of what 'diversity at any cost' can lead to." |
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— Linda Chavez, Author, Syndicated Columnist and Center for Equal Opportunity CEO
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— Linda Chavez, Author, Syndicated Columnist and Center for Equal Opportunity CEO
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Posted November 13, 2009 • 08:52 AM
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On ObamaCare's Individual Mandate and the Threat of Jail Time for Failing to Purchase Health Insurance: |
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“In all the sanitized TV news reports about the House-passed health care plan, no one mentions the shocking tax penalties and maybe jail time implicit in the bill's nearly 2,000 pages. This is what could await uninsured Americans who do not want to buy health insurance as the bill demands them to do - or else.
"Congress' Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), in a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee, confirms that failure to comply with the terms of the law that the Democrats passed last weekend could put people in jail. The JCT told the committee that anyone who decides not to maintain ‘acceptable health insurance coverage’ or, absent that, pay the individual health insurance mandate tax of about 2.5 percent of income, would be liable to large fines or prison sentences.” |
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— Donald Lambro, Washington Times Chief Political Correspondent
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— Donald Lambro, Washington Times Chief Political Correspondent
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Posted November 12, 2009 • 09:13 AM
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On the Men and Women of the U.S. Armed Forces: |
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“I will always do my duty no matter what the price. I’ve counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice.
Oh and I don’t want to die for you, but if dying’s asked of me I’ll bear that cross with honor, cause freedom don’t come free. I’m an American Soldier, an American. Beside my brothers and my sisters, I will proudly take a stand. When liberty’s in jeopardy, I will always do what’s right. I’m out here on the front lines, sleep in peace tonight. American Soldier, I’m an American, Soldier.”
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— Singer-Songwriter Toby Keith, "An American Soldier"
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— Singer-Songwriter Toby Keith, "An American Soldier"
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Posted November 11, 2009 • 08:52 AM
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On Healthcare and the Free Market: |
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“Advocates of government control want you to believe that the serious shortcomings of our medical and insurance system are failures of the free market. But that's impossible because our market is not free. Each state operates a cozy medical and insurance cartel that restricts competition through licensing and keeps prices higher than they would be in a genuine free market. But the planners won't talk about that. After all, if government is the problem in the first place, how can they justify a government takeover?
“Many people are priced out of the medical and insurance markets for one reason: the politicians' refusal to give up power. Allowing them to seize another 16 percent of the economy won't solve our problems. Freedom will.” |
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— John Stossel, Award-Winning News Correspondent and Co-Anchor of ABC News ‘20/20’
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— John Stossel, Award-Winning News Correspondent and Co-Anchor of ABC News ‘20/20’
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Posted November 11, 2009 • 08:48 AM
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On "Terrorism" and the Ft. Hood Massacre: |
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“Islamist terrorists don't all have al Qaeda union cards in their wallets. Terrorism's increasingly the domain of entrepreneurs and independent contractors. Under Muslim jurisprudence, jihad's an individual responsibility. [Ft. Hood shooter Maj. Nidal] Hasan was a self-appointed jihadi. Yet we're told he was just having a bad day.
“Our politically correct Army plays along. Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey won't utter the word ‘terrorism.’ The Forces Command Public Affairs Office guidance for officers never mentions ‘Islam’ or ‘terror,’ leaving you unsure whether there was a traffic accident down at Fort Hood, or maybe an outbreak of swine flu.” |
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— Ralph Peters, LTC, USA-Ret., Author, Columnist and Commentator
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— Ralph Peters, LTC, USA-Ret., Author, Columnist and Commentator
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Posted November 10, 2009 • 08:35 AM
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On Political Correctness and the Ft. Hood Massacre: |
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"The intimidation of so much of the government becomes total, so great is the fear of being accused of hurting the feelings of evildoers. Winston Churchill got it right in the run-up to World War II, when good people couldn't bear to look evil in the face. ‘The malice of the wicked,’ he said, ‘is reinforced by the weakness of the virtuous.’" |
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— Wesley Pruden, Washington Times Editor Emeritus
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— Wesley Pruden, Washington Times Editor Emeritus
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Posted November 10, 2009 • 08:32 AM
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On House Passage of Health Care Reform Legislation: |
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"Saturday's vote to create a massive government-run health-insurance program is to Nancy Pelosi and her Democrats what the Battle of Gettysburg was to the South. It will be remembered as the high point of their unswerving efforts to demand government solutions to every big problem... The question now is whether Democrats in the notoriously cautious Senate will mount a similar suicidal charge up the hopeless hill." |
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— Charles Hurt, New York Post Columnist
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— Charles Hurt, New York Post Columnist
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Posted November 09, 2009 • 09:08 AM
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Regarding Today's Scheduled House Vote on Health Care Legislation: |
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"There will be one bipartisan vote today, and that is against Speaker Pelosi’s overhaul of health care. There will not be a bipartisan vote for this bill." |
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— House Republican Whip Eric Cantor
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— House Republican Whip Eric Cantor
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Posted November 07, 2009 • 03:47 PM
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Regarding the Shooting Rampage at Ft. Hood: |
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"Whether it was directed from a foreign or domestic source, it is still an act of terror." |
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— Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Homeland Security Intelligence Subcommittee Ranking Member
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— Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Homeland Security Intelligence Subcommittee Ranking Member
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Posted November 06, 2009 • 09:26 AM
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