NetRight Daily: Health Care and more on Comrade Graham

Do Bluedogs Believe ObamaCare Fairy Tales?:  Members of the House could vote as early as this weekend on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's 1,900-plus page proposal to create a government-run health care system in America.

More on the Comrade Lindsey Graham Ad Buyers:  We've done two in-depth stories now on the ultra-liberal special interests behind the recent barrage of "conservative" pro-Lindsey Graham ads in South Carolina.

A True Stimulus:  The recent history of stimulus programs suggests that at least two ideas thought at first to be surefire winners left a lot to be desired once the results came in.

Journalism and the Left:  There has always been concern among fiscal conservatives that their common sense approach to government expenditures never receives a fair representation in the mainstream media.  Even when their ideas are enacted and prove to be very successful, they are derided by the news media.  The policies enacted by the Reagan Administration produced a decade of economic growth and ended many years of uncontrolled inflation, yet those policies were labeled as "trickle down economics" by the left and the news media.

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NetRight Daily: Lindsey Graham Sides With Soros on Climate

Lindsey Graham Sides With Soros on Climate Change:  The ads portray Graham as "fighting to protect South Carolina," of course they conveniently neglect to mention that the climate change legislation he is currently drafting with President Barack Obama and Democratic Sen. John Kerry is likely to significantly raise South Carolinians' power bills -- perhaps by as much as $4,000 a year.

Valerie Jarrett:  The Next Van Jones:  Many have wondered how anyone as extreme as Obama's "Green Jobs Czar" Van Jones – a self-described "Communist" obsessed with racial conspiracy theories – could have been named to head a federal agency. David Horowitz described the radicalization of the Democratic Party as the appointment's subtext. Closer to the fore, Jones owed his elevation to another new factor: the unparalleled influence of Valerie Jarrett. To call Jarrett a presidential adviser, even a close adviser, is misleading.

Election 2009:  Lessons Taught - And Learned?:  At the risk of getting far too deep in the weeds, it was not just the Obama Administration and Congressional Democrats who were sent a warning Tuesday. The GOP honchos in Washington were sent a clear signal as well.

Barack, You Have a Problem:  Anyone who has yet to visit the site of the new Washington News Observer independent broadcast news bureau is missing some of the most unique and revealing on-camera interviews coming out of the Nation's Capitol.

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NetRight Daily: NY 23, Lindsey Graham and Who is Valerie Jarrett?

Dede Drops and Gingrich's Two-Step:  Dede Scozzafava gracelessly dropped like a rock out of the NY 23 race early Saturday morning.  And Newt Gingrich then did the predictable thing by quickly switching his support to what his finger in the wind told him was the winning side. Bad for Dede. Worse for Newt.

Who is Valerie Jarrett?:  For those of you who have heard her name thrown around but are still wondering who exactly she is, I have put together this quick fact sheet on her.  I hope this helps answer some questions.

Lindsey Graham's Sordid Self:  Once the hero of the conservative movement for his courageous stand against the libidinal Bill Clinton in the House impeachment proceedings of 1998, Lindsey has since evanesced into a mere shadow of his once-stalwart self. Or, for that matter, of any other wannabe leader with scarcely a thimbleful of testosterone flowing through his anemic system.

Check out this week's edition of Capitol South.

Guilt Through Television:  As though it wasn't enough to have the government increasing our debt exponentially and taking over whole sectors of the economy, now Americans will also be assaulted with guilt through their televisions.

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Daily Grind: Lindsey Graham's Sordid Self

Lindsey Graham's Sordid Self
Today, Graham is little more than the ever-eager turn-to guy whenever the hard left needs a squishy sycophant to carry its water through the corridors of Congress.

Harry's Shell Game
With or without the public option, it will be at minimum a trillion dollar proposal with a new "Health Choices Commissioner dictating health insurance plans.

New! The Wire: The Dede Drop and the Gingrich Two-Step
A new feature that brings you all the news that doesn't fit on the page.

Too Hot Not To Note: Exclusive Interview With Minority Leader John Boehner
The Washington News Observer interviews John Boehner on the current health care plan.

 

AFP - Senator Graham backs off cap-and-trade

Dear Friend,

Ever wonder if  attending rallies, town hall meetings, and tea parties impacts elected officials?  Ever wonder if your telephone calls or emails make a difference with politicians?

They do. Let me tell you a  story from here in South Carolina.

A couple of weeks ago, Senator Lindsey Graham joined Massachusetts Senator John Kerry in an op ed calling for cap-and-trade policies. 

It was outrageous and deeply disappointing to see a Senator like Lindsey Graham, from a conservative state like South Carolina, cave in to Al Gore, Speaker Pelosi and the Obama Administration on such a crucial issue. 

At Americans for Prosperity we felt we had to act quickly.  We organized four of our "Hot Air" Tour events across the state hitting Spartanburg, Columbia, Mt. Pleasant/Charleston, and Myrtle Beach.  We launched radio advertising supporting the events in those markets, while our friends at the American Energy Alliance launched a statewide radio ad telling South Carolina citizens what Senator Graham was up to.   CLICK HERE TO HEAR THE AEA AD.

Tea Party groups, 9/12 groups and a host of other in-state grassroots groups joined the effort and launched their own intiatives to make sure Senator Graham heard the message. 

The first rally occurred in Spartanburg, South Carolina on Monday night as over 200 folks turned out to make their voices heard.  Most of the local media ignored us.  It did not matter though.  We asked the activists to whip out their cell phones and pour in calls to Senator Graham's office.  Subsequent events were not easy.  It rained like crazy in Columbia and Mt Pleasant/Charleston but activists turned out anyway to send a message.  In Myrtle Beach many folks ended up in the wrong location due to a glitch on our end, but they did not give up - driving from one location to another to join us. 

We made tens-of-thousands of telephone calls urging South Carolina citizens to contact Senator Graham.  We sent tens-of-thousands of emails asking the same thing while also advertising on websites like the Drudge Report. 

By Tuesday afternoon, Senator Graham's office was telling constituents that he was not in support of cap-and-trade.  The Senator's office also said we were distorting his position on cap-and-trade but that's simply not accurate.   

The effort is not over by any means.  We must continue to urge Senator Graham to do the right thing for South Carolina by opposing this job killing, energy tax.  That means continuing to ask South Carolina citizens from all walks of life to stay on the case.

But here's the point. Without individual citizens taking action -- making that phone call, sending that email, taking time away from work and family to attend that rally or tea party, telling their family and friends to take action, and donating their hard-earned money towards efforts to help spread the word - we wouldn't be making the difference with Senator Graham.

Simply put...you make the difference when you stand up and fight. 

Let's keep it up -- in your state and your community.  You are the path to victory for our values. 

PS: Make sure you join in the "Congressional House Call" day on November 5.  For more information on this crucial and exciting day Click here.