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		<title>Deepening Concerns Over Illinois Supreme Court Candidate Rochford</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2022/11/deepening-concerns-over-illinois-supreme-court-candidate-rochford/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Hurst]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2022 20:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Illinois Family Action</em></p>
<p>Illinois Family Action was contacted by another dad, whose story deepened our concerns about the race for Illinois Supreme Court and about the Democrat Candidate, Judge Elizabeth Rochford.</p>
<p>A third person has reached out, unsolicited and previously unknown to us, who felt compelled to share their story of injustice and bias, at the hands of Judge Rochford. (The same Elizabeth Rochford who donated to corrupt and indicted Chicago Alderman, Ed Burke and is getting millions from Governor J.B.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2022/11/deepening-concerns-over-illinois-supreme-court-candidate-rochford/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Censored by YouTube&#8230;</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2022/05/censored-by-youtube/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 11:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by David E. Smith</em></p>
<p>The overlords at Google/YouTube have banned the IFA video of our U.S. Senatorial Forum. Why? Because the topic of widely suspected voting irregularities during the 2020 election was briefly touched on during the forum. That is a &#8220;conspiracy theory&#8221; Leftists will not tolerate despite the mounting evidence. So, what conspiracy theories <em>do</em> they tolerate?  Well, if you search the following topics, you will find a plethora of videos available:</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS7qGx7t0x4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump-Russia</a> collusion conspiracy theory</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnKyaaUbEag" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jussie Smollett</a> attacked by racist, homophobic Trump supporters conspiracy theory</li>
<li>Who shot JFK conspiracy theory</li>
<li>Moon landing hoax conspiracy theory</li>
<li>Area 51 conspiracy theory</li>
<li>Sasquatch conspiracy theory</li>
<li>Loch Ness Monster conspiracy theory</li>
<li><strong>Elvis</strong> still lives conspiracy theory</li>
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<p>Thankfully, last year we decided to cross-post our videos over at our <a href="https://rumble.com/c/c-864735" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rumble channel</a> in case intolerant regressives blocked us, but who knew it would be over a video of a <a href="https://rumble.com/vzal2r-ifas-2022-u.s.-senatorial-forum.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">candidate forum</a>?&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2022/05/censored-by-youtube/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Living In The Liberal Media’s ‘Twilight Zone’</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/08/living-in-the-liberal-medias-twilight-zone/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Robert Knight</em></p>
<p>We’re so far beyond media bias that we’ve entered the Twilight Zone, where nothing is as it seems.</p>
<p>Imagine, if you will, a secure border.  You can because the media are blacking out the reality. Hundreds of thousands of illegals are streaming into the United States and are being bused around the country. Despite the extreme severity of the crisis and its implications for America’s future, TV network coverage of the border has plummeted 96 percent since March, according to the <a href="https://www.mrc.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Media Research Center</a>.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/08/living-in-the-liberal-medias-twilight-zone/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;How the Fight for Life is Impacted by The Election&#8221; (Illinois Family Spotlight #226)</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-226/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benjamin D. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2020 06:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2020 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric Scheidler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monte Larrick]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>We shine our Spotlight this week on an informative, post-election conversation between Monte Larrick and <strong>Eric Scheidler</strong>, Executive Director of <a href="https://prolifeaction.org/">Pro-Life Action League</a>. They discuss our newest Supreme Court Justice, Amy Coney Barrett; the likelihood of repealing Roe v. Wade; bubble zones; and various issues that might be revisited by SCOTUS.</p>
<p>After the break, Eric details the Pro-Life Action League’s efforts amidst the pandemic. He also addresses probable and possible goals of a Biden presidency: reinstatement of Planned Parenthood’s Title X funding, repeal of the Hyde Amendment, a federal abortion law, and more.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-226/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Things That Make You Wonder About Trump’s “Loss”</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/11/things-that-make-you-wonder-about-trumps-loss/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 15:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Elections]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Micah Clark</em></p>
<p>Few media outlets are significantly reporting the President’s legal arguments or questions surrounding the stalled counts in several swing states that moved from Trump to Biden in the wee hours of the morning after Election Day. Most of the media could not care less about election fraud and want the President to concede right now, even though they had no such calls during Al Gore’s 37-day court fight after the 2000 election.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/11/things-that-make-you-wonder-about-trumps-loss/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;How To Swing an Election, Illinois Style&#8221; (Illinois Family Spotlight #225)</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/how-to-swing-an-election-illinois-style-illinois-family-spotlight-225/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benjamin D. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 07:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2020 Election]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Two hundred and two years after achieving statehood, Illinois – the Land of Lincoln – is more commonly associated with political and electoral corruption than with Honest Abe. Voter fraud is a sad reality that few people are willing to stand against, but, thankfully for Illinois, <strong>Carol Davis</strong>, chairman of <a href="http://www.ilpac.org/">Illinois Conservative Union</a>, is fighting for a fair and honest election process.</p>
<p>Carol Davis joins Monte Larrick to discuss President Trump’s refusal to concede the election and disturbing voting irregularities in specific cities and states.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/how-to-swing-an-election-illinois-style-illinois-family-spotlight-225/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;Election Fraud and Christian Patience&#8221; (Illinois Family Spotlight #224)</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-224/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benjamin D. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 06:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by David E. Smith</em></p>
<p>A week has passed since the general election and still, questions loom – among them, who and why? Election fraud has left the outcome of the presidential race (as well as other national and state contests) up in the air, and serious doubts remain as to the integrity of the voting and tabulating process. Many Christians are also wondering why God has allowed such confusion to happen and where is He in the midst of this political mess.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-224/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;Watch and Pray: Previewing the 2020 Election&#8221; (Illinois Family Spotlight #223)</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-223/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benjamin D. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 06:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p style="margin-left: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;">Election Week is finally here! On this edition of Spotlight, IFA Media Director <b>Monte Larrick</b> and IFA Executive Director <b>David Smith</b> look back at some of the outcomes, at both the state and national level, of the 2016 general and 2018 midterm elections. They consider various hopes and goals for a second Trump administration, as well as potential changes that might arise with a Biden administration. Closer to home, David and Monte also contemplate what the future might hold for the Illinois legislature and House Speaker Michael Madigan.</span>&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-223/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trump&#8217;s Accomplishments: The Case for Four More Years</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/trumps-accomplishments/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[v.kathy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 09:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Kathy Valente</em></p>
<p>There are many people who do not like the personality of President <strong>Donald J. Trump</strong> and his unorthodox methods of communicating. Some have even gone so far as to say that they couldn’t vote for him because of his temperament and/or boorishness.</p>
<p>Having concerns about or aversions to President Trump&#8217;s style is understandable. You don&#8217;t have to like him. When it comes to picking the commander in chief of the United States, we believe that voters should carefully consider President Trump&#8217;s record of achievements over the past four years and his goals for a second term.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/trumps-accomplishments/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>IFA Endorses Max Solomon in the 38th State Rep District!</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/ifa-endorses-max-solomon-in-the-38th-state-rep-district/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[v.kathy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 16:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><em>written by David E. Smith</em></p>
<p>We’ve spent months investigating the candidates running for state and federal office. We have emailed/messaged them, compiled voter guide surveys, reviewed their web sites and social media, analyzed voting records, compiled public statements, and met with many of them in person. Our endorsements are based on the top-tier issues that matter to pro-life/pro-family voters.</p>
<p>Therefore, the IFA Board of Directors and staff enthusiastically endorses <b>Max Solomon</b> in the 38th State Representative District.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/ifa-endorses-max-solomon-in-the-38th-state-rep-district/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>IFA Endorses Mike Fricilone in the 3rd Congressional District</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/ifa-endorsement-in-the-3rd-congressional-district/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[v.kathy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 22:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by David E. Smith</em></p>
<p>We’ve spent months investigating the candidates running for state and federal office. We have emailed/messaged them, compiled voter guide surveys, reviewed their web sites and social media, analyzed voting records, compiled public statements, and met with many of them in person. Our endorsements are based on the top-tier issues that matter to pro-life/pro-family voters.</p>
<p>Therefore, the IFA Board of Directors and staff enthusiastically endorses<strong> Mike Fricilone</strong> in the 3rd Congressional District.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/ifa-endorsement-in-the-3rd-congressional-district/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>IFA Endorses Jeanette Ward in the 25th State Senate District!</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/ifa-endorsement-in-the-25th-state-senate-district/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[v.kathy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 19:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by David E. Smith</em></p>
<p>We’ve spent months investigating the candidates running for state and federal office. We have emailed/messaged them, compiled voter guide surveys, reviewed their web sites and social media, analyzed voting records, compiled public statements, and met with many of them in person. Our endorsements are based on the top-tier issues that matter to pro-life/pro-family voters.</p>
<p>Therefore, the IFA Board of Directors and staff enthusiastically endorses <b>Jeanette Ward</b> in the 25th State Senate District.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/ifa-endorsement-in-the-25th-state-senate-district/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>IFA Endorses Jim Oberweis in the 14th Congressional District</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/ifa-endorsements-in-the-14th-congressional-district/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 18:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by David E. Smith</em></p>
<p>We’ve spent months investigating the candidates running for state and federal office. We have emailed/messaged them, compiled voter guide surveys, reviewed their web sites and social media, analyzed voting records, compiled public statements, and met with many of them. Our endorsements are based on the top-tier issues that matter to pro-life/pro-family voters.</p>
<p>Therefore, the IFA Board of Directors and staff enthusiastically endorses <strong>Jim Oberweis</strong> in the 14th Congressional District. We believe Jim will be able to stand up to the Left’s smears and tactics and will help turn Illinois around.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/ifa-endorsements-in-the-14th-congressional-district/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>IFA Endorses Esther Joy King in the 17th Congressional District</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/ifa-endorsements-in-the-17th-congressional-district/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 16:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by David E. Smith</em></p>
<p>We’ve spent months investigating the candidates running for state and federal office. We have emailed/messaged them, compiled voter guide surveys, reviewed their web sites and social media, analyzed voting records, compiled public statements, and met with many of them. Our endorsements are based on the top-tier issues that matter to pro-life/pro-family voters.</p>
<p>Therefore, the IFA Board of Directors and staff enthusiastically endorses <strong>Esther Joy King</strong> in the 17th Congressional District. We believe Esther will be able to stand up to the Left’s smears and tactics and will help turn Illinois around.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/ifa-endorsements-in-the-17th-congressional-district/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;Pushing for Generational Change&#8221; (Illinois Family Spotlight #220)</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-220/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benjamin D. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 05:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2020 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[49th State Senate District]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Smith]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Our election themed podcasts continue with <strong>Tom McCullagh</strong>, a GOP candidate for the Illinois 49th senate district and a candidate endorsed by Illinois Family Action. McCullagh is one of those highly qualified men running to represent his district against the radical regression Leftists are pushing on Illinois. He joins <strong>Monte Larrick</strong> and <strong>David Smith</strong> to discuss the 2020 election and how important it is to the future of neighborhoods, the nation, and all the spheres in between.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-220/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Is This Trouble for Joe Biden?</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/09/is-this-trouble-for-joe-biden/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 20:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Micah Clark</em></p>
<p>I know that there is great skepticism towards political polling because of how they are often used to influence rather than measure public opinion. There is also skepticism because many polls seem to prove themselves inaccurate on Election Day.</p>
<p>However, there is a fascinating new poll that may mean trouble for the Biden/Harris ticket. It has findings that you won’t hear on CNN, MSNBC or the other liberal news networks.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://democracyinstitute.org/new-democracy-institute-sunday-express-poll-trump-ahead/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Democracy Institute/Sunday Express Poll</a> shows that President <strong>Donald J.</strong>&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/09/is-this-trouble-for-joe-biden/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;An Answer to the Prayers of Illinoisans&#8221; (Illinois Family Spotlight #209)</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/an-answer-to-the-prayers-of-illinoisains-illinois-family-spotlight-209/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benjamin D. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2020 05:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2020 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeannette Ward]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate 25]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Even if you live outside of Illinois Senate District 25, this edition of Spotlight presents information every voter needs to know. Republican candidate for senator, <strong>Jeanette Ward</strong>, joins me and Monte Larrick to talk about her candidacy as well as some of the critical issues facing our state. Jeanette shares the biblical values and common-sense principles regarding freedom, faith, and family that will inform her service if she is elected.</p>
<p>During our discussion, Jeanette discusses the implications of the ongoing bribery scheme investigation involving ComEd and “Public Official A” (alleged to be Illinois House Speaker <strong>Michael Madigan</strong>).&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/an-answer-to-the-prayers-of-illinoisains-illinois-family-spotlight-209/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Biden Quotes “Prophet Muhammad”</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/07/biden-quotes-prophet-muhammad/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2020 12:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Robert Spencer</em></p>
<p>The hadith Biden is quoting is this one: “On the authority of Abu Sa`eed al-Khudree (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah say, ‘Whosoever of you sees an evil, let him change it with his hand; and if he is not able to do so, then with his tongue; and if he is not able to do so, then with his heart — and that is the weakest of faith.&#8217;”&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/07/biden-quotes-prophet-muhammad/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Most Trump Supporters Can&#8217;t Wait to Vote for Him</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/07/most-trump-supporters-cant-wait-to-vote-for-him/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2020 11:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by David Limbaugh</em></p>
<p>Commentators came out of the woodwork to ridicule President <strong>Donald Trump</strong> for allegedly turning his July 14 press conference into a campaign rally (and for being unpresidential). So what if he did?</p>
<p>They objected that he veered into other topics when he was supposed to be talking about China and Hong Kong. Horrors!</p>
<p>The press corps, of all people, has no standing to complain about topic drift at presidential press conferences when it routinely uses such events to ask questions unrelated to the announced topic.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/07/most-trump-supporters-cant-wait-to-vote-for-him/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>PODCAST: Bitter, Shortsighted Never-Trumpers Harming America</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/podcast-bitter-shortsighted-never-trumpers-harming-america/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benjamin D. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2020 05:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Those who refuse to vote for President Trump because they find his tweets and temperament off-putting are small-minded, myopic, self-indulgent traitors to America. They are indulging their antipathy for Trump and their personal vindictiveness at the expense of America&#8217;s future.</p>
<p>There is a loathsome campaign afoot by Never-Trumpers/RINOs/Establishment Republicans (aka the D.C. swamp) to bequeath to the next generation a country of far more oppression, far less liberty, far greater educational indoctrination, a darker economic future, and more threats domestic and foreign.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/podcast-bitter-shortsighted-never-trumpers-harming-america/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Joe Biden’s “Moral Fiber,” or Lack Thereof, on Abortion</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/05/joe-bidens-moral-fiber-or-lack-thereof-on-abortion/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2020 13:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Adelaide Holmes</em></p>
<p>On April 14, 2020, former President <strong>Barack Obama</strong> endorsed his former Vice President and presidential candidate <strong>Joe Biden</strong>. In his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-s3ANu4eMs">video announcement</a>, he says of Biden, “Through all his trials, he’s never once forgotten the values or the moral fiber that his parents passed on to him and that made him who he is.” But Obama is incorrect.</p>
<p>When it comes to the issue of abortion, Biden has evolved from the moderate he claimed to be into a radical supporter of abortion rights.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/05/joe-bidens-moral-fiber-or-lack-thereof-on-abortion/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>25th IL Senate Dist. Endorsement: Jeanette Ward</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/03/25th-state-senate-district-endorsement-jeannette-ward/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2020 17:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Illinois Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2020 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[25th State Senate District]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeanette Ward]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Kathy Valente</em></p>
<p>The voters in the <strong>25<sup>th</sup> State Senate District </strong>have an amazing opportunity to nominate a courageous woman with unmovable integrity in the Republican primary election. <strong>Jeanette Ward</strong> is a proven conservative who will fight tenaciously for our families and our values. She has the unwavering support of Illinois Family Action!</p>
<p>You may remember that Jeannette served on the largest elected school board in Illinois, District U-46, from 2015-2019. She made national news due to her principled opposition to the district&#8217;s liberal policies.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/03/25th-state-senate-district-endorsement-jeannette-ward/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bernie Sanders and the Company He Keeps</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/03/bernie-sanders-and-the-company-he-keeps/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2020 09:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Hugh Fitzgerald</em></p>
<p><strong>Bernie Sanders</strong> has let it be known that he won’t be attending the <a href="http://AIPAC">AIPAC</a> meeting this year because of the “bigotry” displayed by that organization. In fact, he has never attended a meeting of AIPAC, has no real idea of what that organization does, cannot possibly have read their literature, if he thinks there is an ounce of “bigotry” in the works and days of that Samaritan group that has the audacity of hoping to correct misinformation and disinformation about the tiny Jewish state, a state that would like – what an outrageous demand!&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/03/bernie-sanders-and-the-company-he-keeps/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>105th District Endorsement: David Paul Blumenshine</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/03/105th-district-endorsement-david-paul-blumenshine/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2020 21:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Diane Benjamin</em></p>
<p>It doesn’t make sense to send the same representatives to Springfield over and over and over when Illinois is in a death spiral of debt. Pensions need reformed, we don’t need a &#8220;progressive&#8221; tax that will chase high income job creators out of the state.</p>
<p>We need fighters in Springfield, we don’t need representatives merely collecting a paycheck and compromising our values with liberal Democrats.</p>
<p><strong>David Paul Blumenshine</strong> is the pro-life/pro-family conservative choice for the 105th State Representative District.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/03/105th-district-endorsement-david-paul-blumenshine/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Can Deception &#038; Smooth Talk Hide This Huge Divide on The Sanctity of Life?</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/02/can-deception-and-smooth-talk-hide-this-huge-divide/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Micah Clark</em></p>
<p>This is a tale of two candidates as far apart as night and day. Last week, President <strong>Donald J. Trump</strong> boldly spoke in defense of life to millions watching his State of the Union address. Using an example of a mother and daughter who were guests in the U.S. House chamber for his speech, the President said:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>“Ellie reminds us that every child is a miracle of life. And thanks to modern medical wonders, 50 percent of very premature babies delivered at the hospital where Ellie was born now survive.</em></p></blockquote>&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/02/can-deception-and-smooth-talk-hide-this-huge-divide/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Pete Buttigieg’s “Different Way” Is Not Biblical Christianity</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/01/pete-buttigiegs-different-way-is-not-biblical-christianity/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2020 10:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by David Closson</em></p>
<p>[Last week], six candidates participated in the final Democratic debate before the Iowa caucus. <strong>Joe Biden</strong>, <strong>Bernie Sanders</strong>, <strong>Elizabeth Warren</strong>, <strong>Amy Klobuchar</strong>, <strong>Pete Buttigieg</strong>, and <strong>Tom Steyer</strong> each made their pitch for why they should be their party’s nominee to take on President <strong>Donald Trump</strong> in the general election.</p>
<p>Buttigieg’s repeated emphasis of his religious background is unique for his party: Democrats have been reluctant to speak about their faith on the campaign trail.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/01/pete-buttigiegs-different-way-is-not-biblical-christianity/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Latest Scandal Reminds Us Who Bernie Sanders Really Is</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2020 11:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Peter Heck</em></p>
<p>Despite the mainstream media blackout (did you really expect anything less from the Democrat Media Complex protecting one of its own?), the <a href="https://disrn.com/news/bernie-campaign-staffer-videoed-defending-soviet-gulags" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">bomb</a> dropped on the <strong>Bernie Sanders</strong> campaign by the conservative investigative journalist group <a href="https://www.projectveritas.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Project Veritas</em></a> is making its rounds. If you haven&#8217;t yet seen or heard:</p>
<blockquote><p>A Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign field organizer was caught on hidden video making some astounding statements, including defending Stalin&#8217;s murderous Soviet gulags, equating Trump voters to Nazis that need to be &#8220;re-educated,&#8221; saying &#8220;cities will burn&#8221; if Trump wins re-election, and saying Milwaukee and other cities &#8220;will burn&#8221; if Sanders does not win the Democratic nomination.</p></blockquote>&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/01/latest-scandal-reminds-us-who-bernie-sanders-really-is/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>2020 Democrats Want Unsafe, Unregulated, Do-It-Yourself Abortions</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2019 13:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Patrina Mosley</em></p>
<p>In today’s Democratic Party, anything goes—from <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/warren-applauds-9-year-old-transgender-child-at-cnn-forum">applauding</a> parents who encourage their children to reject their God-given identity and mutilate their young bodies, to bizarrely championing “<a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/julian-castro-on-abortion-one-2020-democrat-hit-the-gas-pedal/">abortion rights for trans-females</a>,” to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/25/us/politics/democratic-candidates-abortion-survey.html#link-6a161632">now</a> happily supporting the dangerous do-it-yourself abortion method known as the abortion pill.</p>
<p>When the <em>New York Times</em> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/25/us/politics/democratic-candidates-abortion-survey.html#link-6a161632">surveyed</a> the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, all of them (unsurprisingly) vowed to defend abortion. However, when asked if they were in favor of lifting the restrictions on abortion pills and making them available over-the-counter (<span class="caps">OTC</span>), many of the candidates were unwilling to take a public position.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/12/2020-democrats-want-unsafe-unregulated-do-it-yourself-abortions/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Should Politicians in the Wealthy West Promote Abortion in Poor Countries to Curtail Climate Change?</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/12/should-politicians-in-the-wealthy-west-promote-abortion-in-poor-countries-to-curtail-climate-change/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2019 10:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Vijay Jayaraj</em></p>
<p>Some issues transcend partisan politics. This is one of them.</p>
<p>In a special debate on climate change hosted by CNN in September, United States presidential candidate U.S. Senator <strong>Bernie Sanders</strong> (D-VT) suggested using taxpayer money to fund abortion in poor countries. He believes doing so would help fight climate change.</p>
<p>In the debate, an audience member said, “Human population growth has more than doubled in the past 50 years. The planet cannot sustain this growth….&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/12/should-politicians-in-the-wealthy-west-promote-abortion-in-poor-countries-to-curtail-climate-change/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Pastor and State Rep Candidate Models Holy Courage</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by David E. Smith</em></p>
<p>God desires for His people to walk in righteousness and stand for truth, justice and the sanctity of life. His Word instructs us to be bold and courageous, to expose what is wicked, and to uphold what is right, honorable and praiseworthy.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, God&#8217;s people often fail to step up to the challenge in our hostile and dark culture. But those who answer God&#8217;s call and become bold truth tellers are worth highlighting, because it encourages us to emulate them.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/12/one-pastor-models-contrite-repentance-and-holy-courage/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New Report: Republicans Can’t Win Without the Family</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2019 13:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Leo Thuman</em></p>
<p>Veritable droves of right-of-center commentators and would-be eminences are more than happy to sound off ad-nauseam about tax cuts and job creation. Those priorities are spoken about as if they are the only political issues that conservatives can win on. In 2018, before November’s midterm elections, a group of Republican insiders and strategists <a href="https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/27/tax-cuts-gop-2018-midterms-482158">happily gloated</a> that another round of tax cuts would leave Democrats completely stumped, flailing in confusion at their loss.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/11/new-report-republicans-cant-win-without-the-family/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Moderate Democrat</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2019 13:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Micah Clark</em></p>
<p>You may have noticed that several news commentators attached the label “moderate” to former New York Mayor, <strong>Michael Bloomberg</strong> last week when he filed papers to run for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.</p>
<p>A <a href="https://afain.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=61f5592a94affec9554afe209&#38;id=4e4f841eae&#38;e=45beb336ce">news story</a> appearing at <em>Town Hall.com</em> this week raises some questions about the notion that Bloomberg is a middle of the road Democrat.   It points to a lawsuit against the former mayor in which an employee told him that she was pregnant.  &#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/11/the-moderate-democrat/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Democrats&#8217; Election Interference Projection</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 13:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by David Limbaugh</em></p>
<p>You know what doesn&#8217;t pass the smell test in the Democrats&#8217; sham impeachment crusade? Their main beef is that President <strong>Donald Trump</strong> abused his power to interfere with a presidential election (2020), yet that&#8217;s all they have been doing for the last three years.</p>
<p>Interference with a presidential election (2016) was also their allegation with the Russia-collusion hoax. Oh, my, how they revere the integrity of the election process.</p>
<p>Remember U.S. Rep.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/11/the-democrats-election-interference-projection/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Democrats’ Excessiveness Will Backfire</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2019 12:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by David Limbaugh</em></p>
<p>How many times do Democrats get to cry wolf before a rational body politic tells them to go fly a kite? Instead of retreating with tails between their legs over their failed Russia hoax, they’re at it again.</p>
<p>Did any Democrats leading the false charge that President <strong>Donald J. Trump</strong> colluded with Russia to steal the 2016 election ever apologize for putting the country through this nightmare? Did any of their media water carriers ever backpedal from their anti-Trump sensationalism?&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/10/democrats-excessiveness-will-backfire/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Democrats Once Again Embrace Population Control to Save the Planet</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Stephen Moore</em></p>
<p>Is the left once again embracing Malthusian population control in order to save the planet?</p>
<p>Of all the preposterous proposals put forward by the Democratic presidential candidates during the CNN climate change town hall meeting last week, the dumbest wasn&#8217;t outlawing plastic straws, incandescent light bulbs or air travel. It wasn&#8217;t the contention that climate change is the globe&#8217;s greatest threat since World War II. It wasn&#8217;t even the fantastical hypothesis that hurricanes are racist because they target &#8220;communities of color&#8221; more than white areas.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/09/democrats-once-again-embrace-population-control-to-save-the-planet/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Pocahontas’ Worst Lie</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2019 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Robert Knight</em></p>
<p>U.S. Senator <strong>Elizabeth Warren</strong> (D-MA) has again apologized – sort of – for lying about being an American Indian back when it helped advance her academic legal career.</p>
<p>At a Native American presidential forum in Sioux City, Iowa last week, the Massachusetts Democrat framed her prevarications as a mistake:</p>
<blockquote><p>“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.</p></blockquote>&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/08/pocahontas-worst-lie/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Five New GOP Women to Watch in 2020</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2019 09:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Carol Davis</em></p>
<p>It’s a great time to be a woman in Congress — if you’re a Democrat.</p>
<p>Women make up <a href="https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/b472eea371d18b13465c7b1bcdcf35daee3369da?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.proofpoint.com%2Fv2%2Furl%3Fu%3Dhttps-3A__mailtrack.io_trace_link_0a68610b1761ff8dcb7bdb56a8c750716896cdd4-3Furl-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Fwww.cawp.rutgers.edu-252Flist-2Dwomen-2Dcurrently-2Dserving-2Dcongress-26userId-3D3908889-26signature-3D207830b905cead51%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3Dcnx1hdOQtepEQkpermZGwQ%26r%3DAA442jMvbCURPtZiNmMNtJBnripGQYCHw7_DqJFkmec%26m%3DtA9TCQBRZTuIAbAmT3W9sF8rrXbDRR9toc6WJY1MNd0%26s%3DS1IpACjtAUGa2tYG8iCsaeSBu1TIOq4U3t_hxvExcyE%26e%3D&#38;userId=3908889&#38;signature=5f56562cf050eb34" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">nearly a quarter</a> 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.</p>
<p>I’ve never been a fan of identity politics, but I understand from experience that identity matters, whether one likes it or not.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/08/five-new-gop-women-to-watch-in-2020/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Joe Walsh&#8217;s Misguided Self-Serving Candidacy</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/08/joe-walshs-misguided-self-serving-candidacy/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2019 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by David E. Smith and John Biver</em></p>
<p>Some Illinoisans wonder how <strong>Joe Walsh</strong> 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.</p>
<p>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.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/08/joe-walshs-misguided-self-serving-candidacy/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Wise and Honest Candidates Needed</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/08/wise-and-honest-candidates-needed/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by John Biver</em></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Illinois Democrats have shoved the most extreme legislation down the throats of Illinoisans by passing the nation&#8217;s most radical abortion bill, forcing public school indoctrination of our children, imposing higher taxes and fees and putting more drugs on our streets. The pendulum will not swing back on its own. We need to step up if we hope to counter the billionaire Governor and the Illinois Democrats. ~ IFA’s David E. Smith</strong></span></p></blockquote>
<p>Right now, there are many thousands of people who have decided not to give up on Illinois.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/08/wise-and-honest-candidates-needed/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8216;Fact-Checkers&#8217; Find Democrats Are Truth Tellers</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/07/fact-checkers-find-democrats-are-truth-tellers/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by</em> <em>L. Brent Bozell III</em></p>
<p>One reason many Americans don&#8217;t trust those &#8220;fact-checker&#8221; websites is because to know them is to see right through their incessantly liberal worldview. These impartial arbiters of truth routinely defend Democrats as being &#8220;Mostly True&#8221; on everything while savaging Republicans as just the opposite. It&#8217;s not just <strong>Donald Trump</strong>, mind you. It&#8217;s <strong>Ted Cruz</strong>. And <strong>Rick Santorum</strong>. And <strong>Newt Gingrich</strong>. And pretty much anyone who challenges liberal orthodoxy.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/07/fact-checkers-find-democrats-are-truth-tellers/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Joe Biden Leads the Pack with Deceptive “Moderate” Platform</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/06/joe-biden-leads-the-pack-with-deceptive-moderate-platform/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Timothy J. Dailey</em></p>
<p>Former Vice President <strong>Joe Biden</strong> (D-DE) maintains <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/democratic_nomination_polls/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a solid lead</a> over his Democratic rivals, portraying himself as the more reasonable alternative to what he calls his far-left primary opponents. Yet his own policy positions have historically been demonstrably more radical than the mainstream America he claims to represent.</p>
<p>What many people remember about Biden is his lifelong penchant for making embarrassing gaffs that elicit groans from his supporters and delight his opponents, such as when he addressed a wheelchair bound politician at a campaign rally: “I&#8217;m told Chuck Graham, state senator, is here.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/06/joe-biden-leads-the-pack-with-deceptive-moderate-platform/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Party with No Ideas</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2019 09:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by John C. Goodman</em></p>
<p>At first glance you might think that the Democratic presidential campaign is boiling over with one new idea after another. Free health care. Free education. No more carbon emissions. There have been so many pronouncements, it’s hard to keep track of them.</p>
<p>But that’s just at first glance. If you delve deeper, you will discover these are not ideas at all. They are feelings. Strongly held feelings, mind you. But feelings, nonetheless.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/06/the-party-with-no-ideas/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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