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"A moderate by definition is one of three things; somebody who sits around and waits for a majority to form and then joins it, a conservative who is pro-choice, or a liberal."
-- Rush Limbaugh, June 5, 2001
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- Anti-Illegal Immigrant Law Passed In TX. (AP)
- Gov. Bill Richardson, Presidential Candidate, On Tonight Show. "We don't practice diplomacy enough," said Richardson. "We ought to talk to our enemies. Richardson was raised in Mexico before attending prep school and college in Massachusetts. "My mother only spoke Spanish to me. She was Mexican. My father. He wouldn't speak to me," said Richardson, drawing chuckles from Leno. "But when he did, he would speak to me in English. It was totally a bilingual background."
- Richardson Would Be the First Anchor-Baby President. (Whittier Daily News)
- Dept. of Homeland Security Insists Border Passport Rule "Absolutely" Begins In January. Refuting a NY senator's claim the plan will be delayed. (Click On Detroit)
- Romney's Wife Gave To Planned Parenthood. (ABC News)
- Organized RINO "Tuesday Group" Confronts Bush With Iraq War Ultimatums. Being favored politically more important than sticking with war. (Baltimore Sun)
- Bush Aides Berate RINO GOP Members. A GOP rank-and-file lawmaker said that LaHood’s recent comments were a “nuisance” and made some members “pretty upset.” The fracas between congressional Republicans and the White House delighted Democrats... (The Hill)
- House Passes Iraq Time-Table Bill Bush Will Veto. (WA Post)
- Poll: Congress' Approval Same As Bush. (Michigan Live)
- State Critics Say Gov. Romney Left MA Party In "Shambles." (The Hill)
- Massachusetts Republicans For Truth. Against same-sex marriage, upset with Romney.
- Cigarette Smoking Added As Film-Rating Factor. (Michigan Live)
- FL: Anti-Immigration Song Receives Poor Response At Police Banquet. "Press One for English." (Local 6) Performers: Rivoli Revue Read the words of the so-called "offensive" song.
- MICHIGAN: Detroit Area Sunni & Shi'ite Leaders Sign Code Of Cooperation. Sign pact affirming their commitment to speak out against conflicts between the two sects. (Michigan Live)
- FL: Judge Gives Man 31 Years In Prison for Impregnating Wife's Sisters. Sisters were 11 & 12 years old. (Local 6)
- Another News Story Vilifying Immigration Laws. (News Oklahoma)
- OK: Nonprofit Org Claims Not Involved With Movement Promoting North American Union or NAFTA Superhighway. They just want to improve flow of gods between these countries. They spoke before the OK legislature in hopes of preventing the passage of a bill to block an amendment prohibiting the state Transportation Dept. from entering any agreement with the N. American SuperCorridor Coalition. (News Oklahoma - 3rd Capitol brief down) North American SuperCorridor Coalition They claim to be telling people "who" they are. But, there is zero information as to who the membership, financial donors or organization leaders are. But, for $2,500 to $50,000 YOU can become a sponsor & attend exclusive receptions. How about the private ranch of TX Sec'y of State Roger Williams. Think the TX corridor isn't a done deal? Not without a huge fight. ABOUT NASCO: NASCO (North America’s SuperCorridor Coalition) is a 'tri-national,' non-profit, trade and trans... Oh! and this is all in Spanish too. Isn't that nice?
- Inland Ports Across North America (IPANA) [They're just a "free trade" organization. That's all. Everybody knows free trade is nothing by good.] They offer a wide range of sponsorship "opportunities" from $1000 to $10,000. [Wanna be one of the big boys controlling the world?] Who do they suggest attend their upcoming conference? "Shippers, freight forwarders, port authorities, developers, customs brokers, foreign trade zones, 3PLs, equipment suppliers and others in the supply chain." [Why don't YOU become a sponsor so that YOU can fund shoving this super highway down the throat of ordinary Americans? How can you get more powerful and important than that?]
- Week After Violent Clash, LA Immigrants Announce June Rally. The march is planned for the intersection of Hollywood and Vine, in the heart of Hollywood and far from downtown, where prior immigration rallies have taken place. "Imagine what would have happened if the cameras weren't there (in MacArthur Park)," she said in Spanish. [Yeah. Imagine. They might have killed the cops and nobody would know who did it. What would they do without the cameras to play to?] Police Chief William Bratton, meanwhile, announced a replacement for the deputy chief who was demoted to the rank of commander and assigned to his home this week. Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project, and other activists calling for stricter immigration policy also attended the meeting and spoke out in support of police.(Internat'l Herald Tribune)
- Minuteman Project Rally In Tulsa. (KOTV)
- Senate Indian Affairs Approves Hawaiian Akaka Bill. Native Hawaiian Recognition bill would create a process for a Native Hawaiian governing entity to be formed & recognized by the federal gov't. Also passed proposal to reauthorize Hawaiian federal housing programs. Already pass House last week. (Hawaii Reporter) U.S. House Votes To Give Hawaiians Sovereign Status.
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Being "Frank" about CA Conservative Politics. |
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National/International News
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"English-Only Policies 'Creeping' Into Workplace." (Stephanie Armour, SJ)
- Kulongoski Signs Same-Sex Rights Bill. (SJ)
- Gordon Smith Ready To "Rumble." "My position is no different than most of the Democratic candidates for president," Smith said. "If they attack me, they attack their own." (Politico)
- Julia Silverman of the AP: "States React To Crisis Pregnancy Centers." ["React?" The Oregon Conservative was interviewed by Silverman for this story (not included in report). She emphasized, during the interview, that she must maintain a neutral tone for her reports. Did she?]
- Bill Proposes To Arm Campus Safety Officers. (Steve Haske, Daily Vanguard)
- OR Democrats Float Plan To Raise Corporate Minimum Tax. (Julia Silverman, SJ)
- Former, Conservative Republican, Rep. Mac Sumner Succumbs To Lung Cancer. Resigned from House 5 months ago for treatment. (SJ)
- House Passes Bill That Adds Safety To Labor Talks. Measure covers firefighters, police, corrections unions. (Steve Law, SJ)
- Measure Would Require State Buildings To Cut Energy Use 20%. (Aaron Clark, SJ)
- OR Senate Votes for Added Director Seat for Higher Education Board. SB 2579
- Measure Requires Police Training. (Peter Wong, SJ)
- Cougar-Hunting Bill Clears House. (SJ)
- Ron Saxton Takes New Job At Jeld-Wen. (Steve Law, SJ)
- If You Don't Use Your Gift Card, the OR Gov't Will. It's for the children & schools. You don't dare criticize that, do you?] SB 460-B
- Kulongoski Staffer To Resign To Lead OR Democratic Party. (Steve Law, SJ)
- Maine RINO Faces Biggest Challenge Yet. [Why not have a Democrat who is willing to honestly identify themselves?] (Bradenton Herald)
- Maine: Democrat, Tom Allen, Enters Race Against RINO Susan Collins. (AP)
- Senate Approves FDA Bill. (Reuters)
- House OKs Bill Governing College Lending. (AP)
- White House: Give Wolfowitz Fair Hearing. (AP)
- Romney Assails Sharpton's Mormon Comment. (AP)
- Congressional Report (Sen. Edward Kennedy) Claims Conflicts In Fed Reading Program. Says officials who gave states advice on which reading materials to buy had deep financial ties to publishers. [Books probably weren't liberal enough for Kennedy.] (AP)
- House Panel Slashes Army Modernization Plan. Rep. Duncan Hunter (news, bio, voting record), the panel's senior Republican and a candidate for his party's 2008 presidential nomination, said the size of the recommended cut worried him about the potential "long-term impact on the capability of the U.S. Army." (AP)
- Rasmussen GOP Primary Poll: Giuliani 25%, McCain 17%, Thompson 16%. (AP)
- Possible Curbs On Satellite Photos. (AP)
- Justice Stevens: 31 Years & Counting. (AP)
- Justice Alito: Conservative As Advertised. (According to Mark Sherman, AP)
- EDWARDS BLASTS COULTER, Comes To Obama's Aid. (Klaus Marre, The Hill)
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Being "Frank" about CA Conservative Politics. |
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National/International News
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- Legislators Scrap Gov's $665-M Emergency Radio Proposal. Sen. Betsy Johnson, D-Scappose, called the spending proposal "frankenbudget -- it's cobbled together in a weird way." Rep. Donna Nelson, R-McMinnville, said she felt as if she were being asked to sign a
blank check. "I've never seen anything like what's happening here in all my years of being -- to establish something that is so huge and so serious" without more detail. "I don't know how on earth we can do this without a plan and a budget." (Oregonian)
- House Strikes Down "Family Member Exclusion" In Auto Insurance. (Oregonian)
- Oregonian Finally Reporting On Testiness In State Legislature. Required terminology toward legislative colleagues not containing tensions.
- Two Buildings Proposed On Lots Near Capitol Mall. Space now used for parking would have to go. (SJ) [Parking is already a miserable experience. This will ad to the misery. One object is to encourage traffice to nearby businesses, but as long as the parking situation is as hostile, & expensive, as it is (and now will be worse) NOTHING will work to encourage more business.]
- Bill Would Target Certain Partnership Tax Shelters. Some of the shelters identified by the IRS are: Partnership Straddle Tax Shelter, Inflated Partnership Basis Transactions, Lease In/Lease Out Transactions and Offshore Deferred Compensation Arrangements. SB 39-A
- Smoking Ban In OR Bars Likely To Pass. (KATU)
- Bill Forces Promotion of Solar Energy In Buildings. (SJ) HB 2620
- Bill Would Grant Leave for Survivors of Wife-Beating. SB 946
- 70% Of OSU Students Vote To Assess Themselves an $8.50 Fee, Per Student, for "Green" Energy Campus. (KCBY)
- Bill Passes Requiring Safety Classes for ATV Riders. Vote was 20-9 (SJ) SB 101
- Senate OKs Bill for Lactating Mothers. Employers have to provide private place or suffer "civil penalty." Passed 20-1. (SJ) HB 2372
- Walker Sponsored Charter School Bill Looks Dead for Now. Requires higher percentage of teachers be licensed by state. [Which would render the schools no different than public schools and rob them of their intended liberty of choice.]
- HB 2702: "Plain-Language" Bill Wins Final Approval. (SJ)
- Cyberbullying Bill Sails Through OR House, Moves To Senate. (SJ)
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