Written by Laurie Higgins
On Wednesday, declassified documents reveal that 39 government officials during Obama’s reign of corruption requested the “unmasking” of General Michael Flynn between November 8, 2016-January 31, 2017–only 16 of whom were “authorized” to make such requests. Among the 39 are 8 notable Obama minions: Vice President Joe Biden (1 request), CIA Director John Brennan (2 requests), Director for National Intelligence James Clapper (3 requests), FBI Director James Comey (1 request), Treasury Secretary Jack Lew (2 requests), Chief-of-Staff Denis McDonough (1 request) and U.S.… Continue Reading
Tags: Adam Schiff, Barack Obama, CIA, Conservative Treehouse, Daniel Richman, DOJ, Donald Trump, Eric Holder, Eric Swalwell, FBI, FISA, Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Act, Fusion GPS, Glenn Simpson, IRS, James Clapper, James Comey, James Rosen, Joe Biden, John Brennan, Judiciary and Intelligence Committee, Kislyak, Loretta Lynch, Michael Flynn, Mike Rogers, National Security Agency, Obamagate, Robert Mueller, Rosemary Collyer, Samantha Powers, Sheryl Attkisson, Trump-Russia collusion
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Written by Laurie Higgins
Former Arizona U.S. Senator and Republican Jeff Flake has publicly committed to voting for befuddled Biden despite both Biden’s demonstrable dementia and credible claims by long-time Democrat Tara Reade that when Joe Biden was a 51-year-old U.S. Senator and she was a 29-year-old staffer, he forcibly put his hand up her skirt, into her underpants, and digitally penetrated her. According to the Washington Post, Flake made the odd claim that “Never has a party so quickly abandoned its principles as [the Republican Party] did in the campaign of 2016.”… Continue Reading
Tags: 2020 Election, Barack Obama, Brett Kavanaugh, Climate Change, DNC, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, IRS, Jeff Flake, Joe Biden, Obama Administration, POTUS, Robert P George, Roe v. Wade, Tara Reade, Touchstone Magazine, Washington Post
Federal Elections, Political | David E. Smith | April 30, 2020 4:00 AM | Comments Off on Former GOP Senator Jeff Flake Is Voting for Joe Biden
Written by Robert Knight
The progressive game plan to re-acquire power in Washington and make it permanent has been shockingly obvious for some time:
Import millions of illegal immigrants, hook them on government aid, and turn them into voters – legally or illegally.
Two Democrats running for Congress in Texas have come out for decriminalizing illegal immigration, along with Beta O’Rourke, who is running for Ted Cruz’s U.S. Senate seat. Virtually all Democrat office holders oppose voter ID laws.… Continue Reading
Tags: Abigail Shrier, Barack Obama, Beta O’Rourke, Bruce Jenner, Deep State, Donald Trump, FBI, free college, Free healthcare, Hillary Clinton, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, IRS, Jennifer Roback Morse, Jerry Brown, Sean McElwee, Ted Cruz, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Trump Administration
Federal Issues | David E. Smith | September 8, 2018 5:00 AM | Comments Off on As Progressives Move Left, They Must Replace the American Electorate
Written by Michael Gryboski
A measure within the federal tax overhaul bill that would end the IRS regulation barring churches from endorsing political candidates has been removed from the proposed legislation.
The U.S. Senate’s parliamentarian struck out the language overturning the Johnson Amendment, with the Hill reporting last week that the reason was because it “did not meet Senate rules that require elements of the tax bill to have something to do with the budget.”
“The Senate is seeking to move a House-Senate conference report under special budgetary rules that prevent Democrats from using a filibuster,” explained The Hill.… Continue Reading
Written by John Biver
In this week’s Spotlight podcast, Monte Larrick interviews the Reverend C.L. Bryant, a Senior Fellow at Freedom Works. Rev. Bryant also is the host of the syndicated radio show, the C.L. Bryant show on Red State Talk Radio. He is also the force behind the film Runaway Slave.
In their wide-ranging discussion, Rev. Bryant and Monte Larrick address national tax reform, the “non-existent” black conservative, the many problems in Illinois, and the current racial situation in America.… Continue Reading
Tags: Congressional Dysfunction, Film Runaway Slave, Freedom Works, IRS, Monte Larrick, Reverend C.L. Bryan, Tax Reform
Federal Issues, Illinois Politics, Marriage, Family & Culture | David E. Smith | October 4, 2017 4:00 AM | Comments Off on SPOTLIGHT: Rev. C.L. Byrant on Tax Reform
Written by Anugrah Kumar
Pastors across the country will protest Internal Revenue Service restrictions on them not to talk politics in the church as they observe the annual Pulpit Freedom Sunday, days after the introduction of the Free Speech Fairness Act in the U.S. House to reinstate pastors’ and churches’ rights to speak freely.
“The IRS has no business acting as the speech police of any non-profit organization, as its many scandals over recent years have made clear,” said Erik Stanley, senior counsel of the Arizona-based Alliance Defending Freedom, which started Pulpit Freedom Sunday in 2008.
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Tags: Alliance Defending Freedom, Charles Chaput, Donald Trump, Dr. Jim Garlow, Erik Stanley, Free Speech Fairness Act, IRS, Jody Hice, Pulpit Freedom Sunday, Steve Scalise, The Johnson Amendment, Tony Perkins
Religious Liberty | David E. Smith | October 4, 2016 4:00 AM | Comments Off on Pastors to Protest IRS Restrictions on Speaking About Politics
Written by Lloyd Marcus
Some say, “I like Cruz, but I’m voting for Trump because I don’t believe Cruz can win the general.” These voters are really saying they believe we have lost the country to the Left. Therefore, a true conservative touting traditional values cannot win the presidency in today’s America. This mindset reminds me of what many conservatives did to Sarah Palin.
Palin epitomized the character, principles, and values we in the tea party longed to see in our politicians.… Continue Reading
Tags: DOJ, Donald Trump, Election 2016, IRS, Mitt Romney, Planned Parenthood, Sarah Palin, Ted Cruz
Federal Elections, Political | David E. Smith | December 19, 2015 8:39 AM | Comments Off on Can Cruz Win the General? Yes, He Can!
Written by Victor Davis Hanson
The last but long gasp of the Obama administration is characterized not so much by deceit and incompetence as by growing chaos. Everything appears to be coming apart. The chariot of state now veers up and down with a terrified Phaethon clueless at the reins. Whether it is ISIS, Ebola, Putin, or Obamacare, the common strain is not simple incompetence, but a maladroitness born of intolerant ideological fundamentalism.
Have our government agencies ever seemed more corrupt or useless or both, staffed by political cronies and leftist zealots?… Continue Reading
Tags: Al Sharpton, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ebola, EPA, Eric Holder, GSA, Harry Reid, Harry Truman, IRS, ISIS, James Mattis, Jeff Sessions, JFK, Jimmy Carter, Joe Biden, Jonathan Gruber, Justice Department, La Raza, Mark Zuckerberg, Nancy Pelosi, NASA, NSA, Obamacare, Putin, Secret Service, VA
Federal Issues, Political | David E. Smith | December 6, 2014 11:45 AM | Comments Off on A Moral Primer: Obama’s Legacy is Government-Induced Chaos at Home, Moral Equivalence Abroad
Written by Pastor John Kirkwood
“Please explain in detail the activities at these prayer meetings. Also, please provide the percentage of time your organization spends on prayer groups as compared with the other activities of the organization.” – Internal Revenue Service
How often do your members pray? What is the nature of your prayers? The IRS posed these and other questions to certain tea party and religious groups who were seeking tax-exempt status. After the delays, the intimidation and the Stasi-like interrogation; many of the organizations just gave up.… Continue Reading
