Written by Kathy Valente
When an elected leader who has proven himself over and over decides to go straight back into the lion’s den to fight on behalf of his constituents, they have an obligation to help him get to the finish line.
Tom Morrison was elected to the Illinois State House for the 54th District in 2011. But in 2018, his Left wing opponent and her allies spent over $2 million against him. The race was so close he won by only 43 votes!… Continue Reading
Written by David E. Smith
To start off September, this edition of Spotlight features part two of Monte Larrick and David Smith’s conversation with Pastor Calvin Lindstrom. The gentlemen stress the need to prioritize Christian education and explore various ways parents can implement faith-based education for their children. Pastor Lindstrom also details the important distinctives, advantages and opportunities of an academically-sound and biblically-solid education.
After the break the discussion turns to the recent, spectacular collapse – due to either moral failure of falling away from the faith – of several high-profile Christian leaders.… Continue Reading
Written by L. Brent Bozell III
At the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 26, Taylor Swift won the video of the year award for her latest song “You Need to Calm Down.” It’s a song that trashes anyone still dissenting from the LGBTQ agenda and begs them to “control your urges to scream about all the people you hate / ‘Cause shade never made anybody less gay.”
The network news shows gushed over her leftist activism and the “Taylor Effect” they expect it to provide.… Continue Reading
Tags: Change.org, David Cicilline, Equality Act, George Stephanopoulos, Jeff Merkley, L. Brent Bozell III, MTV Video Music Awards, Taylor Swift, The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, You Need to Calm Down
Media Watch, Religious Liberty | David E. Smith |
September 3, 2019 4:00 AM |
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Written by Robert Knight
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has again apologized – sort of – for lying about being an American Indian back when it helped advance her academic legal career.
At a Native American presidential forum in Sioux City, Iowa last week, the Massachusetts Democrat framed her prevarications as a mistake:
“I want to say this, like anyone who’s been honest with themselves, I know that I have made mistakes. I am sorry for harm that I have caused.
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Tags: 2020 Election, Black Lives Matter, Darren Wilson, Elizabeth Warren, Ferguson, Glenn Kessler, Heather MacDonald, Kamala Harris, Laquan McDonald, Michael Brown, Robert McCulloch, The War on Cops, Washington Post
Federal Elections, Political | David E. Smith |
August 31, 2019 4:00 AM |
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Written by Carol Davis
It’s a great time to be a woman in Congress — if you’re a Democrat.
Women make up nearly a quarter of the U.S. House and U.S. Senate with 127 voting members, the highest percentage in history. Only 21 of these members are Republican. That’s one Republican woman for every six Democratic women serving in Congress. In last year’s historic midterms, the number of Republican women in Congress actually decreased.
I’ve never been a fan of identity politics, but I understand from experience that identity matters, whether one likes it or not.… Continue Reading
Tags: 2020 Election, Amanda Makki, Carol Davis, Charlie Crist, House Freedom Caucus, Jeanne Ives, Kendra Horn, National Association of Women Business Owners, Rosemary Becchi, Sean Casten, Terry Neese, Tom Malinowski, Xochitl Torres Small, Yvette Herrell
Federal Elections, Political | David E. Smith |
August 30, 2019 4:00 AM |
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Written by David E. Smith
State Representative David Welter (R-75th Dist.) is promoting some town hall meetings next week in Morris, Plano, Wilmington, and Seneca so that he can “listen to your feedback, your questions, and concerns.” We thought you, a conservative pro-family voter in this district, should know how your local state representative has been voting in Springfield.
For a number of important reasons, we believe your local official, Rep. Welter, has failed us. (See this flyer for more information.)… Continue Reading
Tags: ACLU of Illinois, Ann Scheidler, Bruce Rauner, Chicago Tribune, David Welter, Equality Illinois, ERA, George Soros, JB Pritzker, Jeanne Ives, National Organization for Women, Phyllis Schlafly, Planned Parenthood of Illinois, Women’s March Chicago
Exclude From Homepage, Illinois Politics | David E. Smith |
August 29, 2019 10:51 AM |
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Written by L. Brent Bozell III and Tim Graham
In the midst of the daily tarring and feathering of President Trump by our “objective” press, we are treated to some precious moments where these badly disguised political operatives write something unintentionally hilarious.
Take, for example, The New York Times story on Aug. 25 headlined “Trump’s Allies Scour Internet to Punish Press.” Reporters Ken Vogel and Jeremy Peters ominously warned, “A loose network of conservative operatives allied with the White House is pursuing what they say will be an aggressive operation to discredit news organizations deemed hostile to President Trump by publicizing damaging information about journalists.”… Continue Reading
Tags: Arthur Gregg Sulzberger, Arthur Schwartz, CNN, Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Jeremy Peters, Ken Vogel, L. Brent Bozell III, Media Research Center, Mohammed Elshamy, om Wright-Piersaniti, The New York Times
Media Watch | David E. Smith |
August 28, 2019 7:00 AM |
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Written by David E. Smith and John Biver
Some Illinoisans wonder how Joe Walsh morphed from a Trump-supporter into a Trump-hater so intense he’s decided to run against Trump in the 2020 primaries. What strikes many as odd about Walsh’s transformation is that Trump has accomplished much of what he promised and has governed more conservatively than many expected.
Perhaps Walsh, like other Trump-haters, paid too much attention to Trump’s tweets and too little attention to all the good Trump has accomplished for the American people, including record low unemployment among blacks and Hispanics, good judicial appointments, deregulation, moving the U.S.… Continue Reading
Tags: 2020 Election, Jim Geraghty, Joe Walsh, National Review, Never-Trumpers, Ronald Reagan, Slate Magazine, Tammy Duckworth, Tea Party
Federal Elections, Political | David E. Smith |
August 27, 2019 4:00 AM |
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Written by David E. Smith and John Biver
Joe Walsh, one-term congressman and failing radio talk show host, announced on August 25th that he is now a candidate for president of the United States and will challenge President Donald J. Trump in the Republican primaries. No, this is not an article from the satirical website The Onion.
According to one news source, other people considering a run against President Trump are “former Tennessee Senator Bob Corker; Mark Sanford, a former South Carolina congressman who was also the state’s governor; and former Ohio Governor John Kasich.”… Continue Reading
Tags: Bob Corker; Mark Sanford, Donald J. Trump, Helene Walsh, Joe Walsh, John Kasich, Melissa Bean, POTUS, Salem radio, Tammy Duckworth, The Onion, Trump Derangement Syndrome
Federal Elections, Political | David E. Smith |
August 26, 2019 8:00 AM |
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Written by Jerry Newcombe
I recently preached a sermon on the subject of stealing in our church’s series on the Ten Commandments. And one of the points I made is that socialism is a form of theft.
I mentioned the slogan going around during the 1960s — “property is theft.”
But the Bible says, “Thou shalt not steal.” Implied in that commandment is the sanctity of private property — I’m not allowed to simply take it because someone else owns it.… Continue Reading
Tags: Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, George Bernard Shaw, Ronald Reagan, Saving My Assassin, Socialism, student loans, Ten Commandments, Thomas Jefferson, Thou shalt not steal, Virginia Prodan, Vladimir Lenin
Federal Elections, Political | David E. Smith |
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