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Tucson’s Mike Shaw video featured on Glenn Beck

May 5, 2011 By 3 Comments

Congratulations to Mike Shaw for having his video work featured on Glenn Beck’s show today. Beck was especially interested in Shaw’s revelation and coverage of former Colorado professor Ward Churchill who appeared in middle of the protest. Churchill, who was fired from the University of Colorado at Boulder because he referred to victims of the 9/11 attacks as “Little Eichmanns” was obviously in on the protests to orchestrate and organize the student protest.

Here is the video from Glenn Beck’s show:

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Here is the video that Mike produced:

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Filed Under: Education, Freedom of Speech, Media, Personalities, Protests, Race Relations Tagged With: , , , ,

The Agendas Behind the bin Laden News Event

May 5, 2011 By 20 Comments

The Agendas Behind the bin Laden News Event

by Paul Craig Roberts, a former Assistant Secretary of the US Treasury under President Ronald Reagan and former associate editor of the Wall Street Journal.

Excerpts:

The US government’s bin Laden story was so poorly crafted that it did not last 48 hours before being fundamentally altered. Indeed, the new story put out on Tuesday by White House press secretary Jay Carney bears little resemblance to the original Sunday evening story. The fierce firefight did not occur. Osama bin Laden did not hide behind a woman. Indeed, bin Laden, Carney said, “was not armed.”

The White House has also had to abandon the story that President Obama and his national security team watched tensely as events unfolded in real time (despite the White House having released photos of the team watching tensely), with the operation conveyed into the White House by cameras on the SEALs helmets. If Obama was watching the event as it happened, he would have noticed, one would hope, that there was no firefight and, thus, would not have told the public that bin Laden was killed in a firefight.

full article here…….

Filed Under: Terrorism

Arizona Conservatives on the radio this last week

May 5, 2011 By 9 Comments

Arizona has several talented conservatives on the radio. Here’s a rundown of some great interviews over the last week.

Hair on Fire with Barbara featuring an interview with RNC Chairman Reince Priebus and former Arizona GOP Chairman Randy Pullen.

Listen to internet radio with Hair on Fire by Barbara on Blog Talk Radio


The Alexander & Goldman show featured an interview with Sheriffs Paul Babeu and Larry Dever available here.

Tea Party Talk with Van discussing a possible run for public office.

Listen to internet radio with Van the Radio Man on Blog Talk Radio

To any other conservative radio hosts we forgot to mention, please send us an email to include you in the lineup!

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Politics on the Rocks tonight with Grover Norquist

May 5, 2011 By

 

 

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Politics on the Rocks is honored to host Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform on Thursday, May 5th 6:00 PM at Hotel Valley Ho located at 6850 E. Main St in Scottsdale, AZ 85251 (480-248-2000).
This free event will take place in the SoHo Ballroom which is located near front entrance & valet drop. We will be giving a complimentary hard back edition of Grover Norquist’s Best-Selling book “Leave Us Alone” to the first 300 people that arrive.
Also speaking is Arizona State Treasurer Doug Ducey, former CEO of Cold Stone Creamery.
This is a free event and everyone is welcome to attend. We would like to thank our marketing partner Scottsdale Nights, photographer Christopher Cashak, and East Valley Web & Graphic Design. 

Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) was founded by Grover Norquist in 1985 at President Ronald Reagan’s request. ATR is a coalition of taxpayer groups, individuals and businesses opposed to higher taxes at the federal, state and local levels.
ATR organizes the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, which asks all candidates for federal and state office to commit themselves in writing to oppose all tax increases. In the 112th Congress, 237 House members and 41 Senators have taken the pledge. On the state level, 13 governors and 1249 state legislators have taken the pledge.
In the words of Newt Gingrich, Grover Norquist is “the person who I regard as the most innovative, creative, courageous and entrepreneurial leader of the anti-tax efforts and of conservative grassroots activism in America . . . He has truly made a difference and truly changed American history.” Mr. Norquist holds a Masters of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, both from Harvard University. He currently lives in Washington, DC. For more info on ATR check out their website.

Doug Ducey is the Arizona State Treasurer and former CEO of Cold Stone Creamery. He took office January 3, 2011 as Arizona’s 32nd State Treasurer. As Arizona’s Chief Banker and Investment Officer, Treasurer Ducey oversees more than $10.2 billion in state assets and serves as an investment manager for local governments. Doug came to Arizona in 1982 to attend Arizona State University where he graduated with his Bachelor of Science in Finance in 1986. He worked his way through college at Hensley & Co., the local Anheuser-Busch distributorship. Upon graduation, he joined Procter & Gamble and began a career in sales and marketing. There he was trained in management, preparing him for his role as partner and CEO of Cold Stone Creamery. When he and his business partner sold the company in 2007, Cold Stone had grown from a local scoop shop to more than over 1,400 locations in all 50 states and 10 countries. Doug then committed to an entrepreneurial pursuit in Scottsdale where he became the lead investor and Chairman of the Board for iMemories. For more info on Doug Ducey please visit this website.

Every month Politics on the Rocks champions a charity in the valley. This month we are working with Operation Homefront.
Local artist Lucretia Torva has created an oil painting of fallen soldier SPC Robert “Ski” Donevski who died a hero in Afghanistan January 16, 2010. His actions saved 19 people and he has been awarded 12 medals including the Silver Star and Purple Heart. She painted this portrait not only to represent Robert for his parents, also as a representation of all people who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
Robert Donevski’s proud Mother will be in attendance and, if you feel so inspired, you may donate in Robert’s name to Operation Homefront.

We are very excited to partner up with the historic Hotel Valley Ho for our upcoming event. Hotel Valley Ho was cool back in 1956 when it first opened its doors, before Downtown Scottsdale was downtown. It’s every bit as chic now, after an expansive but meticulously groomed 2005 renovation. Check out their website.
Regards,
Charles A. Jensen
Politics on the Rocks National Committee

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Are Arizona Conservatives that naive about Grover Norquist?

May 5, 2011 By 10 Comments

Plenty of political unrest brewing over an event scheduled Thursday night featuring the President of Americans for Tax Reform and founder of the Islamic Free Market Institute, Grover Norquist.

National security advocates including Pamela Geller, David Horowitz and Frank Gaffney have all been very vocal in their opposition to Norquist’s standing in the conservative movement.

In March, 2010, Pamela Geller wrote an article for American Thinker:

Grover Norquist’s ties to Islamic supremacists and jihadists have been known for years. He and his Palestinian wife, Samah Alrayyes — who was director of communications for his Islamic Free Market Institute until they married in 2005 — are very active in “Muslim outreach.” Just six weeks after 9/11, TheNew Republic ran an exposé explaining how Norquist arranged for George W. Bush to meet with fifteen Islamic supremacists at the White House on September 26, 2001 — to show how Muslims rejected terrorism. (read entire article, “Grover Norquist Jihad.”)

Over a year ago, Founder and President of The Center for Security Policy, Frank Gaffney, issued the following video warning and challenge:

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And here is what David Horowitz had to say about Norquist as recent as February 12th of this year during his keynote at CPAC 2011:

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Arizona advocates for strong national security and border security policy should be more than a little concerned about Norquist’s appearance at this casual Republican event tomorrow night. Friends of Israel should be even more alarmed that the Norquist soiree will hoodwink more conservatives into a false sense of peace and security regarding our single most important ally in the Middle East.

Those Arizona conservatives who venture to show at tomorrow night’s Norquist event should ask Mr. Norquist the hard questions. At at time when the country is debating the proper burial treatment by the Obama Administration of the most notorious terrorist in history, someone ought to press Mr. Norquist on his sensitivities and sensibilities in the battle against Islamic terrorism.

 

Filed Under: Debates, National Security, Special Event, Terrorism Tagged With: ,

Goldwater offers solutions to Coyotes quandary

May 5, 2011 By 6 Comments

by Nick Dranias
Goldwater Institute

The Goldwater Institute has repeatedly met and talked with Glendale officials, including Mayor Elaine Scruggs, to try to resolve the constitutional conundrum raised by the city’s effort to subsidize the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes. But the Goldwater Institute will not turn a blind eye to Glendale’s plan to spend hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to prop up the Coyotes in violation of the state constitution.

The deal hinges on two main components. First is that the city proposes borrowing up to $100 million to purchase arena parking rights from the future team owner. This is a charade meant to hide a $100 million handout to the new owner because the city already owns the parking rights. The second component is the $97 million arena management fee. That fee would directly subsidize the Coyotes by reimbursing its future owner for operating expenses that only benefit the team. However laudable the goal of keeping the Coyotes in Glendale, it does not merit back-room negotiations, abuse of taxpayer money, and violation of the law.

It is not too late for Glendale to keep the Coyotes in town legally. The city should pursue more private investment in the deal by having the NHL reduce its upfront sales price for the team and spread any balance out over the 30 year arena lease term. It should also demand that the NHL promise not to relocate the Coyotes over the term of the lease. The city should reduce the management fee so that it does not reimburse the future owner of the Coyotes for operating expenses that only benefit the team. And if the future owner of the Coyotes really believes he can turn the bankrupt team around, Glendale should demand a 100% asset-backed guarantee of all revenues that have been promised to the city.

There are legal ways to keep the Coyotes in town and protect taxpayers; Glendale should choose one.

Nick Dranias holds the Clarence J. and Katherine P. Duncan Chair for Constitutional Government and is director of the Joseph and Dorothy Donnelly Moller Center for Constitutional Government at the Goldwater Institute.

Learn More:

Goldwater Institute: Frequently Asked Questions about Glendale/Phoenix Coyotes deal

Maricopa County Recorder’s Office: Glendale Parking Agreement (Jan. 25, 2011)

Forbes: A Critical Battle Over The Sports Economic Model

Washington Post: George Will: An Arizona city’s sports mania encounters a hard check

Filed Under: City Government, Constitutional Law, Spending, Sports

Congressman Flake: Study Shows Need for STAPLE Act

May 5, 2011 By 6 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 5, 2011
CONTACT: Genevieve Frye Rozansky

Technology Industry Will Continue to Be Outsourced Without Reform

Washington, D.C. – Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today highlighted a study by Compete America which states that U.S. universities during the 2009-2010 school year awarded roughly one-half of all advanced engineering degrees to foreign-born students.

The results from the study prove the need for the STAPLE Act, (H.R. 399), which would exempt from caps on green cards and H1-B visas foreign students who have earned a Ph.D. degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics from a U.S. university and have a job offer in the U.S.

“Unless our visa policy is adjusted to allow foreign-born, U.S.-educated students to remain and work in the country after they’ve graduated, we’re going to continue to see our technology industry move overseas. Why should we let the next Google be developed abroad when U.S. universities are educating the people who will create it?” said Flake.

To learn more about the Compete America study, please visit http://www.competeamerica.org/state/state-data.

 

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