It’s been said that life is what happens while we’re making other plans. It seems characteristic of human nature that in the process of eking out our existence and dealing with the vicissitudes of life, we sometimes are remiss in reflecting on the bigger picture and [...]
The liberal gang running Washington, DC these days staged another health care stick-up tonight, with all Democrats giving Harry Reid enough votes to consider ObamaCare in the weeks ahead.
Two “moderate” Democrats staged some drama in order to extort more goodies from Democrat leaders. Sen. Landrieu gained an [...]
By Andi Elliott
Congress:
When people realize how you have betrayed our country, where are you going to live?
We saw in August at the Town Hall meetings how arrogant you’ve become.
You’ve called us some disparaging names…Astroturf, Tea Baggers, Extremists…yet Major Hasan is not an “Islamic terrorist”???
You ignored us when over two million [...]
Harry Reid was just plain giddy yesterday as he presented the cooked numbers attached to his version of ObamaCare. (This is not the place to debate those numbers, but we can’t resist temptation to offer stock sales in numerous bridge projects for those who just want to [...]
This past week not only commemorated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, it also marked the 45th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s immortal “rendezvous with destiny” speech. It could hardly be considered coincidental that the most ardent foe of totalitarianism who arguably played the [...]
Military prosecutors announced yesterday that they were filing a 13-count murder indictment against Maj. Nidal Hasan for his jihadist rampage against fellow soldiers at Ft. Hood. That is well and just, but glaring in its oversight of the 14th victim – the preborn child of Francheska Velez, [...]
Threats of sending people to jail if they don’t submit to the federal government’s power grab; cuts in services for seniors; tax hikes for employers, exploding federal deficits – all of these gifts are being shoved upon us by the Liberals controlling Washington in their quest to [...]
Reports have surfaced that Planned Parenthood is running a phone in SW Idaho, asking Idahoans to call Rep. Minnick and “thank him” for backing public-financing of abortions.
We have received several calls from outraged constituents.
The phone banks are a sure sign that Minnick is feeling the heat from [...]
To an extent, both major political parties can claim some victories from Tuesday’s elections. But there are some certainties that can be gleaned from the outcomes, one of which is that President Obama’s Midas touch is now gone. Having actively campaigned for gubernatorial incumbents Jon Corzine in [...]
The U.S. House voted late last night to approve ObamaCare by a vote of 220-215. With some 54% of Americans opposed to the legislation, it is rather surprising that House Democrats nevertheless charged into the void.
One bright spot is the adoption of the Stupak-Pitts Amendment by [...]
This past week a client of mine sent me an email which was instantly humorous, but prompted me to ponder its message further. Good humor is characterized by underlying kernels of truth. So it was with this message. After the initial amusement, the kernels of veracity [...]
Communicable Disease Alert!!!
A new health threat has been confirmed in Washington, D.C. President Barry Obama and his wife, Michelle O, were the first to be officially diagnosed with this virus. It is said to spread through direct contact.
Already, the virus has infected Speaker Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid [...]
To: All voters in Precinct 20
From Brett Manwaring, Republican Precinct Committee Chairman, Precinct 20
In this current election cycle – city elections for mayor and 3 council positions – we should all consider a few things:
• Much has been made by Democrats, self-proclaimed RINO’s (Republicans in Name Only) and the [...]
By former Idaho Falls City Councilman Larry Lyon
With all the attention “Non- Partisan” politics has gotten in Idaho Falls since the Bonneville County Republican Central Committee voted 23 to 3 for the option to endorse candidates in city races, I did some research. What I found was very enlightening.
I [...]
Here is a Guest Opinion from Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk. He holds a doctorate from Yale University and serves as Director of Education at the National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia.
A lot of hot-button topics are being debated in our state legislatures these days, topics of great ethical [...]
By Andi Elliott
Thomas Jefferson said… we must “question with boldness”. OK…here it goes!
1. Why are Democrats balking at posting legislation on the internet 72 hours in advance for “We the People” to read…as Obama promised? I’m only coming up with one answer here…can someone help me out?
2. Why would the [...]
From Andi Elliott
26 October 2009
TO: Republican National Committee
RE: The State of our Nation and our Party
Dear Sir:
I am a monthly donor to the RNC and I will be canceling my support. It is apparent that the RNC is continuing to back those candidates that are not [...]
There are many among us who seem to make a sport of bashing business and the free market system. They appropriately point out the egregious moral and legal failures of some firms but then ascribe culpability to all in the corporate world equally. At the national [...]
Yesterday, Sen. Reid, the Senate point guy trying to paste together a temporary 60-vote majority for ObamaCare, revealed an alluring new gimmick – the “opt out”. While no details have been revealed, apparently Sen. Reid is shopping the notion that the Senate health care bill could include [...]
The Obama Administration’s decision to muscle FOX News, and recruit other news organizations into an active conspiracy to isolate the conservative network, is obviously disturbing. It should be understood as a gross abuse of presidential power. After all, the president took an oath to use the public’s [...]
By Richard Larsen
The administration and Congress are actively engaged in a class-envy war on the private sector, the free-market system, and corporations. Part of the process is to villainize corporations to make them objects of our disapprobation.
In this context, it’s advisable to remember that America has [...]
By Larry Lyon, Bonneville County Republican Central Committee Precinct Committeeman
“All that is necessary tor the forces of evil to rule the world is for enough good men to do nothing.” It is time to make these more than words. The God given freedoms we have been blessed with for over [...]
In the midst of our struggles against evil now institutionalized in Washington, D.C., which can sometimes seem overwhelming, it is important to remember the power of the individual, the single hero, to change the world.
Such an example is now available on WorldNetDaily, “5 Alive After One Brave [...]
By Richard Larsen
The appellation “Neo-con” has been so unscrupulously bandied about the last few years, and so incorrectly used as a pejorative that the actual meaning of “neo-conservative” has become lost in the din of ignorant debate. With the passing of Irving Kristol, who graduated from [...]
By Trish Oak
Dear Sirs:
The value of the Nobel Peace Prize has suffered over the years as increasingly extreme leftist committee members have dictated winners.
After Al Gore, renowned as the witless, self-promoting dolt of the era, won your prize in 2007, respect for the “honor” fell to near zero among [...]
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) wrote members of Congress yesterday, pleading again for changes in the proposed health care “reform” legislation now ripe for action on both sides of Congress.
The bishops are especially concerned about two key elements of the legislation – the absence of [...]
I actually had misgivings about the Van Jones resignation as the administrations’ “Green Jobs Csar.” He was the most high-level “green” advocate who was actually honest about what the green movement was all about. As he said, “The green economy will start off as a small [...]
With all the problems and controversies surrounding health care “reform”, it is rather unbelievable that Senate Democrats on the Finance Committee defeated two pro-Life amendments today, both on 10-13 votes.
The two amendments were offered by Utah’s senator, Orrin Hatch.
The first of his proposals would have ensured that [...]
What is most disgusting about what former president Jimmy Carter said this week is not so much that he said it, but that those of Carter’s mentality consistently engage in such reprehensible specious reasoning.
In an NBC interview, Carter declared, “I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely [...]
What is most disgusting about what former president Jimmy Carter said this week is not so much that he said it, but that those of Carter’s mentality consistently engage in such reprehensible specious reasoning.
In an NBC interview, Carter declared, “I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely [...]
Dear Mr. Obama,
I was disappointed that you did not have some type of service at the White House for the National Day of Prayer in April. Now to hear that you are welcoming the Muslims and celebrating a Prayer Day with them or even recognizing their prayer Day is [...]
The following is a letter from Andi Elliott to Roger Plothow, publisher of the Post Register. At this date, Sept. 23, no response has been received. See this earlier post.
18 September 2009
Dear Mr. Plothow:
Thank you for printing the story about me on 9/10. I was very surprised and [...]
Although current governmental efforts are directed at “transforming” the nation, there are laws of economics and common sense that can’t be evaded. They can only be obfuscated, hoping that we, the ignorant masses, don’t know any better. For example, government spending does not grow an economy, [...]
August Recess for the nations’ lawmakers was certainly not business as usual this year. With headlines and debate centered on the controversial overhaul of our health-care system, it could be fair to say many of them ran into constituent buzz-saws in their town hall meetings across [...]
By Andi Elliott
You can imagine my surprise when Nick Draper, of the Post Register, called me for an interview after having been “banned” from having my opinions published. I have worked with Nick on animal cruelty situations before. I found him to be fair and am always eager to spread [...]
David Ripley, Idaho Chooses Life
With all the speeches, commercials and op-ed pieces, no doubt many Americans are confused about just how dangerous ObamaCare will turn out to be. After all, at some important level it really is hard to believe that the left-wing machine controlling Washington would really deny [...]
By David Ripley, Idaho Chooses Life
Regardless of where you stand on the political spectrum, we all have to admit that the guy can give a heckuva speech. His voice is soothing, manners smooth; you find yourself wanting to believe him. And, after all, he is The President of the [...]
By Andy Richardson of Richmond, VA
Something had been bothering me about the numbers in the health care
graphs I have seen from our representatives. (I majored in
Mathematics, so I have a bit of experience looking at numbers.)
I recently attended a town hall meeting by Representative Bobby Scott
and he [...]
For a brief moment in recent history we were united as a nation. We were not divided by ideology, color or creed. We were all Americans. That fateful day nearly eight years ago united us as a nation as did the similarly horrific Pearl Harbor attack. [...]
Senator Edward Kennedy’s passing does not provide justification for passage of an imprudent health-care bill. As Shakespeare said, “A rose by any other name would smell so sweet,” so to the contrary, bad legislation by any other name, even a Kennedy Health Care Bill, would still [...]
By Andi Elliott
You know, I was thinking as I listened to our elected officials speak at the Eastern Idaho Republican BBQ fundraiser…how easy it is to be a Republican in Idaho. And, it was pretty evident that our Governor and Congressional representatives have formed a “mutual admiration society.
I guess it [...]
By Andi Elliott
You know, I was thinking as I listened to our elected officials speak at the Eastern Idaho Republican BBQ fundraiser…how easy it is to be a Republican in Idaho. And, it was pretty evident that our Governor and Congressional representatives have formed a “mutual admiration society.
I guess it [...]
By Andi Elliott
August 28, 2009
Re: Pursuant to the Constitution of the United States of America, Petition for redress of grievances
Dear Senators Crapo and Risch and Congressman Simpson:
Pursuant to the Constitution of the United States of America, I, Andi Elliott, submit this petition to Congress [...]
Got answers? See Glenn Beck’s website.
[...]The Dallas Republican Examiner has uncovered yet another horrifying feature of the Pelosi/Obama plan to remake American society through health care “reform”.
Under Title V, the federal government would move into the business of establishing school-based “health clinics” in or near schools across the nation. While housed in [...]
In his national radio broadcast on Saturday, the President attempted to relieve Americans’ fears that his proposals to take over the nation’s health care system would lead to systematic euthanasia or tax-funded abortions.
He claimed, according to the Washington Times, that he welcomed public discussion of his radical [...]
It’s alarming to witness the escalating accusations of people being “Nazis” in American politics. Bush was not a Nazi, and Obama is not a Nazi. Swastikas have no legitimate place in the American political dialogue. National Socialism (for which Nazi serves as a contraction) was peculiar to [...]
By Andi Elliott
A few weeks ago, I watched in disbelief as a dog fell out of the back of a pickup and was then run over by the rear tire. Incredible! For how many decades have I talked to people about the dangers of letting their dogs ride unprotected in [...]
Recent attempts to compare Bill Clinton’s successful freeing of two Al Gore reporters by North Korea and George Hansen’s efforts to free American embassy personnel from Iran thirty years ago have been high on hyperbole and short on fact. Since both events have national security implications, [...]
Andy Richardson, Richmond, VA
“For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to
know the whole truth, to know the worst, and to provide for it.” -
Patrick Henry
For many of us the place in which we now find ourselves, our country
and our freedom is [...]
Apathy, from Merriam-Webster 1. Lack of feeling or emotion. 2. Lack of interest or concern.
I used to tell people that didn’t vote they did not have any complaint. I have since changed that to people that do not have a clue of the issues do more harm to their [...]
By Andi Elliott, Tea party Patriots Idaho State Coordinator
Hey! Mr. Congressman…
Remember me? I’m “We The People”… your boss…the one that voted for you and pays taxes to support the programs that you pass. Aren’t you suspose to represent me?
What’s going on in Congress now? I surely don’t like [...]
We do not have a health care crisis. Our health-care in this country is outstanding, and particularly here in Eastern Idaho. Portneuf Medical Center and their incredible staff provide superb care, as my family was reminded of just recently.
We can’t even truly say we have [...]
By Andi Elliott, Tea Party Patriots Idaho State Coordinator (email: StraightTalkIdaho@yahoo.com)
Thank you, President Obama…I truly want to thank you. For years I’ve tried to tell people that they must take an active part in their government and be an informed electorate…you’ve been able to accomplish this feat in [...]
Those who lived behind the “Iron Curtain,” or even in Nazi Germany, were fearful of expressing their true opinions about their government policies. Such reticence was necessary for they lived in fear that something they said might be reported to the authorities, leading to them being whisked [...]
Andi Elliott is the Tea Party Patriots Idaho State Coordinator of the Great American Tea Party. She asks all Tea Party Patriots
to fly the American or the “Don’t Tread on Me” flags on the 15th of each month.
Please invite your fellow patriots to do likewise.
If you enjoyed this [...]
By Thomas Kime
Here we go again with the “amnesty for illegals” argument in Congress. The American people let it be known the last time that they were not in favor of this stupid (one of Obama’s favorite words) idea. Obama says he will make it fair. Just pay a fine [...]
By Andy Richardson of Richmond, VA
We have all heard the quote from Benjamin Franklin at one time or
another that, “Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain
a little security will deserve neither and lose both.” Few, however,
take the time to sit down and think [...]
We have repeatedly written about the tremendous financial and moral threats posed by the Democrat’s plan to nationalize health care. A wide range of analysis is available online for American patriots committed to protecting our nation from a certain and unfixable disaster.
There is, for example, an article [...]
It’s always amusing to observe the benighted, simplistic fashion by which some from the political left characterize and demean those from the right. Last Sunday’s Idaho State Journal provided a perfect example with a “letter to the editor” by Leonard Hitchcock. Although attempted satirically and tongue-in-cheek, it [...]
During an interview with CBS news face Katie Couric, President Obama indicated, for the first time, that he was not seeking to establish federal funding of abortions as part of his health care “reform”. According to Life News, Obama claimed that, “I am pro-choice (sic), but I [...]
We hope you enjoy this post from a new “alternative” source in Idaho Falls.
Guest Post by Silence Dogwood, reporting for the Idaho Falls Alternative News
July 17, 2009
In a landslide vote last night, the Bonneville County Republican Central Committee (BCRCC) voted to begin endorsements of issues as well as non-partisan races. [...]
Over this past weekend, Minnick staffers distributed an article by the Congressional Quarterly touting Congressman Minnick’s “independence”. According to his staff, “Walt is far and away the most independent person in Congress, and [yet]is still seen as a valuable member of his caucus thanks to his experience [...]
Planned Parenthood is perhaps the most justifiably vilified contemporary social entity. And understandably so, especially to those of us who believe in “life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness,” for this organization is perhaps the largest promoter of abortion in the United States. Yet before a “woman’s right [...]
Unfortunately for America, Justice Ruth Ginsburg is not the only devotee of Eugenics loose in the nation’s capitol.
WorldNetDaily reports (07.13.09) that President Obama’s “Science Czar”, Professor John Holdren, is an advocate of fascist policies to control population growth and save “Mother Earth” from sundry apocalyptic threats. This [...]
Many times over the fifteen years we’ve been battling Planned Parenthood and other allied social engineers, we have charged that the “Sanger Vision” is alive and driving the pro-abortion movement. And each time we are not-so-politely rebuffed and ridiculed by the Abortion Lobby: Sanger may have advocated [...]
In April, President Obama declared that “the days of science taking a back seat to ideology are over.” But actions in Washington over the past few weeks prove that ideology is sitting firmly in the front of the class, and science may have been kicked out of [...]
I have just learned of the Intermountain Christian News, an on-line newspaper. I urge you to visit with website and spread the word!
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[...]A groundbreaking study by the Elliot Institute has just been published, and finds that an abortion history is “particularly damaging to the parenting process”.
The article has been published in Current Women’s Health Reviews. It looks at the psychological reactions to various types of child loss and how [...]
Freedom! How sweet the word, and how profound the meaning. Men have died, and been willing to sacrifice all they had, for freedom. Our Fourth of July celebrations are based on that Declaration to the English throne, “And for the support of this declaration, with [...]
A seemingly accelerating trend with Americans is to look with skepticism and a jaundiced perspective at business, capitalism, and the profit motive. In spite of efforts by some to rewrite history, those of us who are students of history recognize the critical contribution of the profit motive [...]
Attorney General Eric Holder told a group of liberal lawyers last week that he thinks it is time for Congress to enact new, broader “Hate Crimes” legislation to “stop violence masquerading as political activism”.
As justification for a grand expansion of his powers, Holder pointed to the killing [...]
It was spring, 2007. The blossoms were budding on the plentiful cherry trees in Washington, D.C., belying the storm fomenting within the halls of Congress and in the national media newsrooms. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales had just dismissed a handful of U.S. Attorney’s, and the media as [...]
It was spring, 2007. The blossoms were budding on the plentiful cherry trees in Washington, D.C., belying the storm fomenting within the halls of Congress and in the national media newsrooms. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales had just dismissed a handful of U.S. Attorney’s, and the media as [...]
Please feel free to copy and paste this petition in order to copy and circulate.
PETITION TO THE IDAHO LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR
We the Undersigned People of the State of Idaho hereby request that the Idaho
Legislature and Governor commence immediate action to enforce the statements as set
[...]
Letter written by Jesse Higgins
Senator Mike Crapo Fax: (202) 228-1375
Senator Jim Risch FAX: 202-224-2573
Congressman Mike Simpson Fax: 202-225-8216
Congressman Walt Minnick Fax: (202) 225-3029
Have you got the message, enough is enough. The time has come to stand up and be counted. The slide to socialism needs to be [...]
Letter written by Jesse Higgins
This letter was started several months ago (while George Bush was president). It has been very difficult to write as I keep hoping “common sense” will break out in Washington and the rest of the country.
After making a statement on the radio in response to [...]
Letter written by Jesse Higgins
If you are offended by “Political incorrect” talk stop reading now and go on to something else. I have never been accused of being politically correct.
Where did this movement of “Political Correctness” come from? The Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt, Germany, which was founded [...]
The Idaho Press Tribune carried a fascinating background report prepared by the AP in yesterday’s edition. Entitled, “Promises, Promises: Indian health care”, it looks at how well the federal government has managed to meet its obligations and promises to American Indians dependent upon it for basic health [...]
It has been alarming to me how the landscape of the American economy has become so dramatically altered over the past few months. The lines have become increasingly blurred between government ownership and corporate control with what’s happened in the auto and banking industries, and it appears [...]
In his first pro-abortion vote, Democrat Walt Minnick supported Hillary Clinton’s bid to create a new “Office of Women’s Issues” in the State Department. The head of this propaganda arm of the Abortion Lobby will hold the rank of ambassador-at-large with a charge to promote “women’s empowerment [...]
It should probably not need saying, but there is just no chance that Judge Sonia Sotomayor will turn out to be a pro-Lifer once enthroned at the Supreme Court. For one thing, it is impossible to believe that President Obama would make the kind of “mistake” that [...]
By Andy Richardson
One seldom hears that phrase any more – yet, in the past, the idea
that government is a burden on the producers of a country was so
obvious that it never needed mention.
The concept is a simple one with two main parts:
Wealth is produced, (like manufacturing a [...]
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor affirmed the important of a Supreme Court Justice being free from bias and committed to equal justice by declaring that “a wise old man and wise old woman will reach the same conclusion in deciding cases.” Supreme Court nominee Sonia [...]
By mid-morning Monday, the National Organization for Women led the Abortion Lobby in pouncing on the “opportunity” created by Tiller’s slaying.
The president of NOW, Kim Gandy, issued the following statement:
“Bringing the killers to justice is not enough - the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security [...]
By Andi Elliott, President, Humane Society of the Upper Valley
When I first saw the old horse, it was about 18 months ago. The Humane Society of the Upper Valley had been called because it was obvious from the protruding ribs and hip bones that the horse was starving. Pressure [...]
In a dramatic turn of events, notorious late-term abortionist George Tiller has been murdered today in Wichita. As of this writing, there was no information available as to who wielded the gun outside a church at which Tiller served as usher.
Former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline, who [...]
I remember several years ago standing on the banks of the Snake River watching helplessly as the heavy spring thaw threatened flooding near Blackfoot. At the time I remember how humorous it would be to see a bunch of us scooping water out with five-gallon cans [...]
By Andrew Richardson of Richmond, VA
When solving a problem I have found that nothing is quite so important to the process as asking the right question.
It is all about the right question. Do you want your intentions validated or do you want a solution? Too often the questions we see [...]
President Obama’s nominee to replace David Souter on the Supreme Court, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, is by all objective accounts an activist judge who will indulge left-wing policy preferences instead of impartially applying the law.
She appears to be intellectually shallow, and perfectly willing to use her judicial power [...]
While Thanksgiving is a time to pause and give thanks to God for the things that we have, Memorial Day is a time to pause and give thanks to God for the people who have fought for the things we have, the most important of which [...]
While Thanksgiving is a time to pause and give thanks to God for the things that we have, Memorial Day is a time to pause and give thanks to God for the people who have fought for the things we have, the most important of which [...]
By Andrew Richardson, of Richmond, VA
Who ARE these people running for public office? How can they have
failed to notice that the government stopped doing things “for” the
people and started doing things “to” us long ago? Yet, somehow, they
still think it is ok to tell us how they [...]
Please join us at the following event:
This is a continuation of the tea party rally and to honor our veterans. Walk the freedom mile and/or attend the program.
WHO: All patriots who want to honor our veterans and become more involved in restoring our liberties.
WHEN: Monday May 25th
TIME: Assemble [...]
So, how’s the “hope and change” working out for ya? Let’s summarize the changes that have taken place in the last 100 plus days.
America is being transformed from the most successful country in the entire history of the world AND one with the highest standard of living AND one with [...]
In our ongoing consideration of the threat posed by President Obama’s pledge to radically “reform” the American health care system, we have asserted that a nationalized health care scheme poses a threat to the infirm and elderly. But some have challenged our contention that Obama’s utopia will [...]
It has been entertaining to witness the unsolicited counsel pontificated from the left telling the Republican Party what’s wrong with it. Not just nationally, but locally, with a liberal high school teacher and a liberal physics instructor lecturing Republicans on what they’re doing wrong. Since many liberals [...]
After seeing our last posting on the very important issue of health care “reform” now being managed underground by Democrat leaders in Washington, Congressman Walt Minnick’s staff contacted us to share some of the work Minnick has already done to ensure that any reform measures are adopted [...]
In a letter to a constituent, Sen. Mike Crapo outlines his anxiety over the president’s proposal to completely remake America’s health care system. Many of his concerns mirror ones we raised in our last posting.
“While I agree that the nation’s health care system needs to be reformed, [...]
By Representative Tom Loertscher, R-31
As we were waiting for the Senate to send one last budget bill to us so that we could finish our business and put a final end to this session, I couldn’t help but think that this was not the ending any of us had in [...]
