Two seasoned political pros, who have lost a bit of their luster, may make the same big grab for political limelight in Washington.
(This is the first of a series of articles on the 2014 congressional elections across the country. This week-Louisiana U.S. Senate race.)
And what would be a surprise to many, they just might be racing against each other. Incumbent Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu, the state’s longest serving statewide elected official is hoping to extend her career in Washington for another six years. And Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, who has lost a good bit of his traction on the national scene and is looking for a place to land, may be taking a close look at challenging Landrieu next year.
The Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, headed by Ohio Senator Rob Portman, has profiled Landrieu as the most vulnerable Democrat up for re election in 2014. Control of the U.S. senate is at stake and the numbers bode well for Republicans. Of the 35 senate seats to be decided next year, 21 are presently held by Democrats. Six Democrats have announced their retirement, including long serving veterans like Montana Senator Max Baucus, Michigan’s Carl Levin and Iowa’s Tom Harkin. So the Republicans see an opening that could allow them to take over the senate leadership.
Polls show Obamacare is losing support, giving Republicans a strong position against Democrats, and the issue seems to have legs. And history is on the side of Republicans. At no time has a sitting president’s party gained senate seats. In fact, in more recent elections, Democratic losses have averaged six seats. So the GOP, with some justification, feels buoyant over their chances to regain control. Landrieu’s defeat is a key to the Republican effort, and one can expect that major out-of-state dollars will be abundant in supporting her Republican opponent.
Right now, that main Republican challenger is Congressman Bill Cassidy, who represents a south central district centered round the state capitol in Baton Rouge. Cassidy is a medical doctor and well respected as a liver specialist who created free dental and health care clinics for the working uninsured. This, plus the fact that his wife, Laura, is also a doctor, engenders a great deal of family respect throughout the state. Interestingly, of the six congressmen who presently represent Louisiana in Washington, three are medical doctors. The bottom line is, that on paper, Cassidy will give Landrieu a real run for the money if the race comes down to the two of them.
Landrieu certainly has her share of problems. Try as she may to play the role of a Louisiana caring moderate, she won’t be able to shake the Obama tie at a time when the President is now under siege and is likely to be so right up to the senatorial election. Louisiana’s other Senator, Republican David Vitter, easily beat a democratic Congressman two years ago by simply continuing to hammer home the fact that the President and the congressman were both Democrats. Landrieu will carry the same albatross in a state that overwhelming went Republican in this past presidential election.
Landrieu is under criticism at home for rarely returning to Louisiana, choosing to spend most weekends in her multi-million Washington, D.C. home. And some party loyalists wonder how loyal a Democrat she really is. Landrieu is under criticism by her own party for passing over qualified Democrats for a number of federal appointments. Her pick for a recent opening on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals was an obscure non-democratic assistant prosecutor who rarely votes in local elections and who has repeatedly given Republican Senator David Vitter campaign contributions. Her selection for a new U.S. Attorney in New Orleans also is not a democrat. Party officials, for obvious reasons, are puzzled by her bizarre choices.
So can Governor Bobby Jindal still be a part of the senate campaign scenario? Some observers think the Jindal team has become frustrated over Jindal’s lack of traction on the national stage. Simply put, he has lost his home field advantage. While the Governor crisscrosses the nation in pursuit of respect on the national stage, problems continue to mount at home. His popularity in Louisiana has plummeted into the mid-thirties, lower than any Bayou State governor in memory. The courts have been particularly unkind, declaring many of the Governor’s pet education and finance reforms unconstitutional, and he has been raked over the coals in the business community for a back door effort to significantly raise the state sales tax that presently is ranked as one of the highest in the country.
Recently, Jindal is staying closer to home in an effort to stem a legislative revolt. In the meantime, he has neglected opportunities to gain favor with big Republican dollar givers throughout the country. Just last week, at the last minute, he cancelled a speech to the Manhattan Institute, a group of major national campaign contributors who play a major role in early campaign giving. Reports from the meeting were that donors were livid over Jindal being a no show. He offered to send his education secretary John White, and that caused even more consternation.
So what’s a pouting Governor to do? Consider the options. Since he is term limited in the next governor’s race, and losing steam on the national scene, Landrieu and the Senate race just might be ripe for the picking. Jindal’s political alter ego, a fellow named Timmy Teeple, abruptly departed the Cassidy for Senate team recently, and is looking for a place to land. Trying to elect his old boss may be an attractive alternative.
Surprisingly, Landrieu would much prefer a Jindal race rather than being hounded by Cassidy. All of Jindal’s warts have been in public view for a good while, and Landrieu feels she has plenty of ammo to paint Jindal as another failed incumbent. So instead of running from Cassidy, she can run a campaign directly against Jindal. In other words, hold your nose and vote for the lesser of the two evils. And the question remains as to whether Cassidy will step aside or stand toe to toe and challenge Jindal for the run -off spot.
Stay tuned! Far from being a two party, two horse race, this campaign has a long way to go to the finish line. And because of the national implications, it will be closely observed all across the country.
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A federal judge barred Arkansas from implementing one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws Friday, calling it “more than likely unconstitutional.”.
A federal judge barred Arkansas from implementing one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws Friday, calling it “more than likely unconstitutional.”
The law, which the Legislature enacted over Gov. Mike Beebe’s veto in March, makes abortions illegal after only 12 weeks of pregnancy. It’s scheduled to take effect in August.
At a hearing Friday in Little Rock, U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright granted a temporary injunction sought by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights, which argued that doctors who provide abortions would suffer “irreparable harm.”
Wright said the 12-week standard criminalizes some abortions before the generally accepted medical standard of viability for a fetus, which is 24 weeks.
“The Supreme Court has consistently used viability as a standard with respect to any law that regulates abortion,” Wright said. “This act defines viability as something viability is not.”
Wright didn’t rule on the constitutionality of the new law, dubbed the Arkansas Human Heartbeat Protection Act (.pdf).
But in a clear signal of how she was leaning, she said the 12-week standard criminalizes some abortions before the generally accepted medical standard of viability for a fetus, which is 24 weeks, while “the Supreme Court has consistently used viability as a standard with respect to any law that regulates abortion.”
“This act defines viability as something viability is not,” she said.
The ACLU and the Center for Reproductive Rights are representing Tom Tvedten, medical director of Little Rock Family Planning Services, which provides abortions, and Louis J. Edwards, a gynecologist at the clinic.
In the suit, filed last month against the State Medical Board, they argue that the new law “presents physicians in Arkansas with an untenable choice: to face license revocation for continuing to provide abortion care in accordance with their best medical judgment, or to stop providing the critical care their patients seek.”
Wright rejected the state’s motion to dismiss the case Wednesday, citing Supreme Court rulings that the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision drew a line saying abortions generally could be banned only upon a fetus’ “attainment of viability.”
Anticipating just this sort of legal wrangling, Beebe, a Democrat, vetoed the measure in March, saying that defending a “blatantly unconstitutional” law would be crushingly expensive for the state.
Talcott Camp, deputy director of the ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Project, called the law Friday “an extreme example of how lawmakers around the country are trying to limit a woman’s ability to make the best decision for herself and her family.”
That was a reference to similar anti-abortion measures recently approved in North Dakota, Kansas and Mississippi. The North Dakota law, which was also passed in March, is the toughest in the U.S., banning abortions after only six weeks.
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The front: homosexual marriage. The end: schoolchildren.
This week, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton (labeled one of America’s worst senators by TIME) signed homosexual marriage legislation into un-law after the un-lawful House and Senate approved it. In concert these branches of the Minnesota government have proven themselves to be in defiance against the laws of Nature and Nature’s God, as found in the Declaration of Independence. In the Minnesota Supreme Court chambers, a huge mural of Moses awaiting the Divine Law of God testifies to their faces that they are incompetent to serve ‘We the People’.
It is important to note the chronological history of what took place before this immoral, unconstitutional, unethical, and unlawful bill was signed:
On May 20, 2011, I was invited to deliver the opening prayer at the MN House session (https://shop.youcanruninternational.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=94). Unbeknownst to me at the time, the MN House was planning to vote on a constitutional ban on homosexual marriage (decided by the people in the November elections), much like 32 states have already done. The capitol was packed with supporters and protesters of the ban, and media coverage was heavy on the subject.
Even though my prayer made no mention of homosexuality, I was denounced by then Speaker of the House Kurt Zellers, a corrupt Republican who has since lost his position. The media flocked around to interview me after my prayer. While I was preparing for a press conference, I was approached by diplomats such as Senator Paul Gazelka who begged me not to talk to the media, afraid that if I did so the measure would not pass. The president of the Minnesota Family Council told me they would have to “distance themselves” from me due to the fact that they felt they had all in hand, and that my prayer was such an offence.
These “diplomats” were more concerned about not hurting anyone’s feelings than they were about protecting our posterity. They thought the route of delicacy would win over radicals who were determined to silence religious freedom and implement a radical homosexual agenda.
Their diplomacy was their ruin.
In a state with massive voter fraud issues (please research the MN Secretary of State Mark Ritchie and his involvement with fraud), the ban on homosexual marriage was lost during the November elections (along with Voter ID). Minnesota Republicans voted Rick Santorum (a strong conservative) for their GOP Presidential candidate in the 2012 precincts, while the House, Senate, and Governor’s office became controlled by Democrats. If Minnesota Republicans are this conservative, how did they allow Democrats to be in control?
Once in session – before they even implemented a budget – both the House and Senate passed homosexual marriage. Coinciding with this bill was the “Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act.”
Can you guess what was included in a large portion of this bill? That’s right! Anti-bullying policies… including gender identity and sexual orientation. Wait a second. I thought this was about homosexual marriage. Bullying has nothing to do with marriage. I obtained a copy of this bill. Under this Act, there will be an attempt for schools to be revolutionized to normalize homosexuality, and anyone who disagrees with sexually deviant behavior will be punished. This includes students’ behavior on or OFF campus BEFORE, during, and/or AFTER school hours. All staff and school volunteers will be forced to undergo annual training to ensure a “safe environment” for – let’s put it plainly – LGBT students. In other words, the state is attempting to take full control of the beliefs of the children of Minnesota, which is a UN global agenda.
During an interview on my radio broadcast this week (sonsoflibertyradio.com), a former senator from Minnesota, Gretchen Hoffman, told us pedophile groups such as NAMBLA (North American Man and Boy Love Association) will be asking for permission to lower the age of consent for sexual intercourse, just like Canada (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkvAIMrNnqA).
This is criminal behavior from people who are put into position to uphold the laws of our republic and protect the wellbeing of its citizens. Instead they are targeting the young to be made a prey by lawless criminals.
Before this time, MN Senator John Marty (a pastor’s son) had been deceptively trying to circumvent the people and implement homosexual marriage. In 2010, I wrote a letter to all school districts as well as all state representatives in Minnesota, warning of the destructive consequences of the radical homosexual agenda. Here are portions the letter:
We all agree that our posterity deserves the best education, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness that our forefathers fought, bled and died for. In order to preserve these freedoms, we must take care to uphold the laws and values that make a nation free indeed. After all, freedom is not given to do what you want to do, but what you ought to do.
As public schools already face challenges in teaching reading, writing, and arithmetic, intense pressure from the radical homosexual agenda is forcing schools to deal with a number of issues never before presented. There has been major attempts to normalize the homosexual lifestyle through education curriculum such as Comprehensive Sex Education, Anti-Bullying Policies, and the such [even going so far as to attempt to normalize bestiality (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhbC6Nziurk)]. While the mainstream media wants to make this lifestyle out to be normal, healthy behavior, we want to make you aware of the actual statistics linked to this dangerous behavior:
Captain William Riddle of the Los Angeles Police says, “30,000 sexually abused children in Los Angeles were victims of homosexuals”.
About 1/3 of all sexual abuse cases among children are committed by homosexuals, and about ½ of all such cases among foster children are committed by homosexual providers. Please consider that less than 2% of America is gay.
50% of the calls to a hotline to report “queer bashing” involved domestic violence (i.e., homosexuals beating up other homosexuals).
33% of homosexuals ADMIT to minor/adult sex.
There is a notable homosexual group, consisting of thousands of members, known as the North American Man and Boy Love Association (NAMBLA). This is a child molesting homosexual group whose cry is “SEX BEFORE 8 BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE.” This group can be seen marching in most major homosexual parades across the United States.
Homosexuals commit about 33% of all reported child molestations in the United States.
73% of all homosexuals have had sex with boys under 19 years of age.
Many homosexuals admit that they are pedophiles: “The love between men and boys is at the foundation of homosexuality”. At least 20% of homosexuals approve of homosexual sex between children and adults.
Because homosexuals can’t reproduce naturally, they resort to recruiting children. Homosexuals can be heard chanting “TEN PERCENT IS NOT ENOUGH, RECRUIT, RECRUIT, RECRUIT” in their homosexual parades. A group called the “Lesbian Avengers” prides itself on trying to recruit young girls. They print “WE RECRUIT” on their literature. Some other homosexuals aren’t as overt about this, but rather try to infiltrate society and get into positions where they will have access to the malleable minds of young children (e.g., the clergy, teachers, Boy Scout leaders, [Jerry Sandusky,] etc.). See the DC Lesbian Avengers web page, and DC Lesbian Avengers Press Release, where they threaten to recruit little boys and girls.
Sadly, we could list many, many more statistics regarding the homosexual lifestyle and their crimes.
As a ministry that is committed to upholding the morals and values [as well as the laws of our republic] that make us a great nation, we have been a faithful-mouthpiece on our nationally syndicated radio program with multiple thousands of listeners. It is our job to educate America regarding who is upholding our Constitution, and who is not. We urge you to be aware of the statistics regarding this subject, in order to produce an environment of the healthy, quality education that our nation’s youth deserve.
Thank you for your time, and we trust you will do what is necessary for the security of our nation, our posterity, and our freedom.
After seeing these violations, I hope you can understand why God calls homosexuality an abomination.
Minnesota has ignored these warnings to their own demise. If any of our students are punished for their beliefs or violated by perverted, sexually deviant criminals, Minnesota’s schools and state representatives should be and will be held legally accountable.
A preacher friend of mine just reminded me where the state of Minnesota just put themselves: “Throw rocks at God and you will learn how gravity works.”
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It seems our Justice system does work when at times we get close to losing our faith in it.
Well at least it worked this past week after a jury found Jodi Arias guilty of 1st degree murder! Now we can only pray that it also works on behalf of the three young women that were rescued from the skumbags that held them captive for 10 years. We also need to pray that this same justice system also holds accountable the terrorists that perpetrated the evil in Boston.
My concern is the leftist media and the leftist Attorneys that will line up to defend this evil who will try there best to make the perpetrators the victims. You see there is no example to look to because the Media, Industry and our Government has decided that God has no place in our culture and cannot lead us because after all the Bible is out of touch and old-fashioned and can’t possibly apply to the 21st century.
I mean let’s look at our Government and this Administration and ask ourselves are they the role models to find moral compass? Let’s be intellectually honest they don’t and won’t take responsibility for Benghazi. At one time in our society we looked to our Government to be an example to be the moral compass. After all, our Government was founded on a belief system of having God as our center core and we took pride in the fact that we could acknowledge and seek God for wisdom.
Is it any wonder why we have the lack of morality, the mass murders and the Washington and Wall Street scandals in modern America. Does it surprise you that the new role models for our children are birthed out of Hollywood with its constant promotion of sex, drugs and fast easy money?
I happen to believe however that our time is not over and that there will be resurgence across this great land that embraces God and the morality and sensibility that comes from living a life of excellence. My reason for this belief this hope is because I know God is still on the throne and is not done with America and his people. YES, I still not only believe but I know that America is still that beacon of light that will set the example for the rest of the world.
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On the heels of the Benghazi exposé (on the crimes of this administration), I watched a press conference this morning by the families of three Navy SEAL Team 6 members who were killed along with 26 others when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan.
“True revolutionaries do not flaunt their radicalism. They cut their hair, put on suits and infiltrate the system from within.”
– Master Saul Alinsky/pupil Barack Hussein Obama
“And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.”
– 2 Corinthians 11:14, KJV
The information that came forth was nothing less than surreal, obvious and very telling.
Telling, I say, that on a daily basis this administration adds insult to injury when the American people have already seen, in the light of day, that its officials are willing to defend radical Muslims (America’s sworn enemy) at every turn:
Here are some points from the families’ press release:
Obama and Biden disclosed that it was Navy SEAL Team 6 who carried out the successful raid on bin Laden’s compound, putting a target on the backs of our now fallen heroes.
High-level military officials sent the Navy SEAL Team 6 heroes into battle without special operations aviation and proper air support.
There was a denial of pre-assault fire, possibly contributing to the shoot down of the Navy SEAL Team 6 helicopter.
Military brass, while prohibiting any mention of the Judeo-Christian God, invited a Muslim cleric to the funeral for the fallen Navy SEAL Team 6 heroes who disparaged in Arabic the memory of these servicemen by damning them as infidels to Allah
Obama went out of his way to ensure that Osama bin Laden had a proper Muslim burial.
America, you now have an administration that is clearly at war with our republic, our Mosaic institution and our Christian heritage.
They are even willing to go the extra mile and desecrate the sacrifice of those who gave them the privilege to be in a representative, governmental position.
As seen by today’s press conference, the American people are now in a position where they are having to do what the government was put in place to do. This administration is now committing the crimes it has been put into position to prevent.
One more point …
America needs to quit talking to these politicians as if they do not know what they are doing; they know exactly what they are doing.
The best the conservatives have – who are responsible for the corner the American people have been painted into – have even gone so far as to sit back and play the fool by reasoning with this unreasonable administration.
This administration is filled with lying, scheming, immoral, treasonous radicals.
America attempts to be rational with the irrational, and all the while these radicals attack America … and America loses.
No more.
This is nothing less than criminal, and criminals need to be lawfully dealt with. Simply put, it is time to get radical with criminal radicals in this most awesome God-given country of ours and bring forth justice.
The answer is found in Article II, Section 4, of the United States Constitution:
“The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”
When the president attacks America’s military:
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CONTROL OF U.S. SENATE AT STAKE in 2014
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013by Jim Brown
Show host,Jim Brown’s Common Sense
Two seasoned political pros, who have lost a bit of their luster, may make the same big grab for political limelight in Washington.
(This is the first of a series of articles on the 2014 congressional elections across the country. This week-Louisiana U.S. Senate race.)
And what would be a surprise to many, they just might be racing against each other. Incumbent Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu, the state’s longest serving statewide elected official is hoping to extend her career in Washington for another six years. And Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, who has lost a good bit of his traction on the national scene and is looking for a place to land, may be taking a close look at challenging Landrieu next year.
The Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, headed by Ohio Senator Rob Portman, has profiled Landrieu as the most vulnerable Democrat up for re election in 2014. Control of the U.S. senate is at stake and the numbers bode well for Republicans. Of the 35 senate seats to be decided next year, 21 are presently held by Democrats. Six Democrats have announced their retirement, including long serving veterans like Montana Senator Max Baucus, Michigan’s Carl Levin and Iowa’s Tom Harkin. So the Republicans see an opening that could allow them to take over the senate leadership.
Polls show Obamacare is losing support, giving Republicans a strong position against Democrats, and the issue seems to have legs. And history is on the side of Republicans. At no time has a sitting president’s party gained senate seats. In fact, in more recent elections, Democratic losses have averaged six seats. So the GOP, with some justification, feels buoyant over their chances to regain control. Landrieu’s defeat is a key to the Republican effort, and one can expect that major out-of-state dollars will be abundant in supporting her Republican opponent.
Right now, that main Republican challenger is Congressman Bill Cassidy, who represents a south central district centered round the state capitol in Baton Rouge. Cassidy is a medical doctor and well respected as a liver specialist who created free dental and health care clinics for the working uninsured. This, plus the fact that his wife, Laura, is also a doctor, engenders a great deal of family respect throughout the state. Interestingly, of the six congressmen who presently represent Louisiana in Washington, three are medical doctors. The bottom line is, that on paper, Cassidy will give Landrieu a real run for the money if the race comes down to the two of them.
Landrieu certainly has her share of problems. Try as she may to play the role of a Louisiana caring moderate, she won’t be able to shake the Obama tie at a time when the President is now under siege and is likely to be so right up to the senatorial election. Louisiana’s other Senator, Republican David Vitter, easily beat a democratic Congressman two years ago by simply continuing to hammer home the fact that the President and the congressman were both Democrats. Landrieu will carry the same albatross in a state that overwhelming went Republican in this past presidential election.
Landrieu is under criticism at home for rarely returning to Louisiana, choosing to spend most weekends in her multi-million Washington, D.C. home. And some party loyalists wonder how loyal a Democrat she really is. Landrieu is under criticism by her own party for passing over qualified Democrats for a number of federal appointments. Her pick for a recent opening on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals was an obscure non-democratic assistant prosecutor who rarely votes in local elections and who has repeatedly given Republican Senator David Vitter campaign contributions. Her selection for a new U.S. Attorney in New Orleans also is not a democrat. Party officials, for obvious reasons, are puzzled by her bizarre choices.
So can Governor Bobby Jindal still be a part of the senate campaign scenario? Some observers think the Jindal team has become frustrated over Jindal’s lack of traction on the national stage. Simply put, he has lost his home field advantage. While the Governor crisscrosses the nation in pursuit of respect on the national stage, problems continue to mount at home. His popularity in Louisiana has plummeted into the mid-thirties, lower than any Bayou State governor in memory. The courts have been particularly unkind, declaring many of the Governor’s pet education and finance reforms unconstitutional, and he has been raked over the coals in the business community for a back door effort to significantly raise the state sales tax that presently is ranked as one of the highest in the country.
Recently, Jindal is staying closer to home in an effort to stem a legislative revolt. In the meantime, he has neglected opportunities to gain favor with big Republican dollar givers throughout the country. Just last week, at the last minute, he cancelled a speech to the Manhattan Institute, a group of major national campaign contributors who play a major role in early campaign giving. Reports from the meeting were that donors were livid over Jindal being a no show. He offered to send his education secretary John White, and that caused even more consternation.
So what’s a pouting Governor to do? Consider the options. Since he is term limited in the next governor’s race, and losing steam on the national scene, Landrieu and the Senate race just might be ripe for the picking. Jindal’s political alter ego, a fellow named Timmy Teeple, abruptly departed the Cassidy for Senate team recently, and is looking for a place to land. Trying to elect his old boss may be an attractive alternative.
Surprisingly, Landrieu would much prefer a Jindal race rather than being hounded by Cassidy. All of Jindal’s warts have been in public view for a good while, and Landrieu feels she has plenty of ammo to paint Jindal as another failed incumbent. So instead of running from Cassidy, she can run a campaign directly against Jindal. In other words, hold your nose and vote for the lesser of the two evils. And the question remains as to whether Cassidy will step aside or stand toe to toe and challenge Jindal for the run -off spot.
Stay tuned! Far from being a two party, two horse race, this campaign has a long way to go to the finish line. And because of the national implications, it will be closely observed all across the country.
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