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John McCain isn’t in danger of losing Idaho. Or Utah for that matter. Or any area filled with traditional family value Mormon voters. But John McCain’s strong embrace of powerful women, such as Carley Fiorina or Cindy McCain, begs the question: will moms play a role in this election?

I can recall a conversation I had with a devout Mormon housewife shortly after McCain announced his running mate. They attend seminary every Sunday, have their 72-hour kits packed and generally adhere to Mormon teachings on proper living. Mind you, this person is no candidate for a Obama vote, but was only lukewarm on the subject of John McCain.

Being somewhat perplexed that a fellow conservative voter wasn’t enthusiastic about the Sarah Palin pick, as many around me seemed to be, I picked her brain a bit.

“I didn’t like how the cameras focused on Trig Palin so much” was her initial, and somewhat reserved reply.

“It just seems like she should be there for her kids” she said after a moment’s thought.

Ah ha. Mormon housewife meet hockey mom.

If I hadn’t heard the same argument from so many different Mormon folks, I wouldn’t be writing this post. But once too often living in this conservative Mormon state I have heard comments about Palin needing to put “family first” or “being away from her family too much” because of politics.

To be fair, I would suspect a lot of people face the same dilemma- can a candidate with a new child bear the burdens of parenthood while being effective in office?

But there is another element to the Palin story: her connection to the strongly anti-Mormon Assemblies of God denomination . Certainly that is doing her no favors in Mormon housewife circles. Add in the “she should be at home with her kids” factor and you can see some fraying at the edges of the conservative/Republican alliance.

It’s sad really. There are so many conservative women that Republicans can look up too. Locally I was raised during the Helen Chenoweth era. She fought federal intervention and regulation on Idaho lands. Then there is Deloris Crow from Nampa who aggressively fought tax increases and government growth. And Sharon Ullman, running for the Ada County Commission, who has always fought for open and transparent government.

On the national stage what about Pamela Geller who has led the fight against Islamo-Fascism? What about Ann Coulter or Michelle Malkin? And do I really need to remind anyone of Condoleezza Rice? I would hope not.

There are thousands more strong, conservative women- locally, nationally, even internationally, these are just some of the ones that have touched my life.

I’m willing to place a bet- I will bet that uncertainly around the future and direction of the Republican party is only adding fuel to the fire, so to speak. Women who may place family values as a strong first see the Republican party wandering off course and then suddenly get introduced to Sarah Palin out of the blue. It’s only natural that a little doubt would creep in.

But the good news: states that are overwhelmingly Mormon lean heavily Republican. So if McCain manages to pull off an upset special over the next 5 days conservative Mormon women will have 4 years to get to know, and be able to judge, the true character of Sarah Palin. Based on what I have seen so far, she will be able to more than easily dispel the myth that she is anything less than what Republican voters need her to be.

I think once time has given Palin an introduction in more households people will see Palin not as a woman and a conservative, but yet another strong, proud leader with the boldness to carry the Republican ideology. One need only to re-watch her speech at the Republican convention to affirm this belief.

That is at least the hope that Republicans can use to carry them through the next 4-8 years. God help us all if Palin is not what she is cracked up to be or if the cesspool that is Washington corrupts her. Another failed Republican leader would be too much to bear.

Yes, that is the title of his book in Indonesian. No it’s not in the translation, it’s a whole new title that is being marketed in the Muslim countries. Yet more proof Barack is trying to hide his Islamic connections.

A must read, brought to you by the wonderful Atlas Shrugs.

Newspeak claims another win.

This time we cannot refer to those who want to destroy us for what they are- Islamic terrorists. What the hell is going on in this country? The government/media complex is so throughly entrenched that they are already starting to “sift out” President Bush’s war on terror before he has even left office.

Be certain of this: this is not a policy that is being implemented to help the U.S. State Department or the CIA capture more intelligence on pending terrorist activities against America. No, this policy is driven out political correctness which will ultimately serve to weaken our identification of the enemy and further stalwart public opinion against the War on Terror.

Another thing to consider: the government probably had no choice but to implement ”Words That Work And Words That Don’t: A Guide To Counter-Terrorism Communication”. After all, the vast majority of the news outlets in the country, both print and television, operate in a void of patriotism and national pride. Instead, these outlets have taken the side of the United Nation’s human-rights screamers. A system where “terrorist” is deemed a “freedom fighter” and where identification of religious groups is discouraged.

So know this, our security is being compromised by the same mentality that existed Pre-9-11. Namely that, “we can all just get along” and that no individual groups actions represent a grave enough threat for an individual nation to respond.

Perhaps the bureaucrats who wrote this report will not want us to consider the statement, “Death to America! Praise be to Allah!” as a overt threat of planned intentions against the United States. Perhaps they are just, “struggling with cultural identities in the global community”.

Please, what a bunch of bullshit.

The good news:

In a recent interview with the Washington Times, a McCain aide said the senator would continue to use the term Islamic terrorism.

And that, my friends, is yet another reason to support this man in the general election.

This story is almost too good to be true. Now the liberals are saying the National Day of Prayer is ‘hijacked’. Gee, imagine that, a Christian organization organizing a Christian event? Who would of ever thought? Yet more examples the left’s attempts to destroy our religious heritage and cultural freedoms.

NYTimes auto section complains, “hybrids are too quiet”

Parenting Squad Blog notes, “energy efficient bulbs contain house poisoning levels of mercury when broken open”

More later

Only 12% of Idahoans would choose public school over private or charter school options.

The Supreme Court agrees to hear a case centering around whether or not a State has a right to refuse to collect Teacher Union PAC donations through payroll deductions. At the center of this case is the question: does the State reserve the right to state out of unionized state employee politics or not?

McCain: There Is A Link Between Vaccines and Autism

Good god we live in a brainwashed society.

Did you catch this story?

The purveyors of the New World Order have given the High Priest their prize for ’scientific achievement’. The Reverend Al Gore can now appear ‘official’ when he attempts to brainwash your children at forced school functions.

Global warming is not caused by man. It has existed, and will continue to exist, long before and after the advent of any automobile or factory.  Notice how ‘Global Warming’ experts refuse to talk about the fact that the Vikings used Iceland for plentiful crop harvests? How could that be? Simple, there was a ‘warming period’ long before any auto came into existence. There is a natural warming and cooling to this earth. Another fact they don’t talk about: Mars and Saturn are also warming up. Didn’t know there were SUV’s driving there. Seems as if ‘global warming’ is natural and is actually caused by the sun.

Here is a proof source for my arguments.

Let me put it this way: ‘global warming’ is a false religion created by the New World Order to consolidate more power and add yet another justification to their global government planning. They want nothing more than to tax and sell you ‘carbon credits’.

Don’t believe me? The High Priest of the ’science’ himself owns the firm you would be required to buy your ‘carbon credits’ from.

Do you see how the Government/Media complex works? They want to use the government to enslave you to their point of view. They will use the media to spread propaganda and indoctrinate enough of the masses to sway them to their side. Very soon we will start seeing the ‘benefits’ that will come from the North American Union. It is all predictable, and it’s all fascism.

Its ‘1984′. Its ‘V for Vendetta’. However you want to word it, John Birch was right. An elite group of people have been planning a global takeover, patiently waiting for each nation to be ripe to cede its power over. The newest ‘High Science’ is another attempt to enforce their world view.

Sadly, even some of the most respected conservatives have succumbed to this power grab.

Even Idaho’s steadfast conservative Governor has signed executive orders that require each Department of the Idaho State Government to study its contribution to ‘global warming’. Maybe it’s the demands of the office. Maybe it’s just fluff to show the Government/Media complex his leadership. Who knows, but it is unnerving.

If the purveyors of the New World Order have the power of government on their side, and the persuasiveness of the media to soothe you, what resistance can really arise to their nefarious deeds? Is it destined that we cede the Constitution to the United Nations Charter on ‘Human Rights’? God that is a scary thought. I think I need to go watch some college football to cheer up.

Isn’t progress great?

Rich Galen at Townhall.com wrote a great bullet point list of the spin that is being put on by the Government/Media complex over this SCHIP issue.

I will let you read his article yourself, but the gist of it is this: everything in this bill is a lie, a twist of definitions in an effort to use politically-correct fascism to mute any opposition to this bill.

Well guess what?  This bill is wrong. Way wrong.

A case in point about the maddening, twisting and redefining that the political-correctness doctrine requires can be found here, in the case of 12-year-old Democratic spokesperson Graeme Frost. I guarantee you that there is no brainwashing there. No-sir-ee, every 12 year old is able to give a Democratic radio address about why he feels welfare expansion is a great idea.

And that is the exact point. It is all PC-brainwashing. Where is the spirit of self-reliance? Where is the spirit of liberty and individualism? What insane collective absurdity have we come to that we can justify any sort of feel-good government policy, even when the facts fly in the face of reality?

Let me put it this way: Any government program, no matter how well conceived, no matter how well screened or buffered, no matter how regulated WILL be taken advantage of by the socialist workers of the American progressive movement.

Let me re-phrase that: the Government bureaucracy will intentionally look the other way, no matter what regulation or law Congress or a state legislature writes, if they feel public money will help some poor sap they feel is ‘disadvantaged’.

Don’t believe me? Read up on the above SCHIP case. Its a picture perfect example of everything that is wrong with government welfare.

• Entitlements given to the undeserving
• Definitions skewed beyond measured norms
• ‘Overlooking’ obvious deficiencies in the application for public benefits
• Ambiguous language that intentionally allows a government program to expand beyond its scope
• A lack of screening for duplicitous coverages that a potential recipient would have in the private sector.
• Overlooking ‘luxuries’ like private education, vehicle loan or other personal lifestyle choices.
• A lack of screening for assets which could be used as alternative measures of economic gain.

Even the New York Times, in its coverage of the controversy of this 12-year old Hitler Youth [read: brainwashed child] seems, at times, to agree that this family is not a legitimate heir for public welfare assistance.

They even quote Michelle Malkin on her blog:

“The bottom line here is that this family has considerable assets,” Ms. Malkin wrote in an e-mail message. “Maryland’s S-chip program does not means-test. The refusal to do assets tests on federal health insurance programs is why federal entitlements are exploding and government keeps expanding. If Republicans don’t have the guts to hold the line, they deserve to lose their seats.”

Well said. Well said, indeed.

Legitimate debate over a person’s eligibility for public welfare is being silenced by purveyors of the political correctness movement. If we value freedom and liberty and oppose top-down government, we must stand up to this media driven propaganda.

Failure to do so would only encourage further immigration from private medical or social plans to government/taxpayer-backed-and-funded welfare.

The next wave of the politcal correctness facism has started.

A enelected judge has deceided what the state policy of marriage should be. If the arbiters of law are going to make our politcal decisions then what use is there for democracy? When the very legal system undermines the rule of law and culture, then what use is there for Congress or a Legislature?

The bigger issues that the government/media complex REFUSES to report on: Gayness HAPPENS to a person. Meaning that due to trauma in a persons life, usually childhood molestation, they become emtionally scarred and resort to homosexuality. Its not popular to say that, but we cannot let the silent epidemic go on.

What is even more insane, now they want to WELCOME this perverse lifestyle into our childrens classrooms- yes bring a mental diesese spurred on by early childhood molestion right to the children… WHAT A GREAT IDEA!

Here is some data.

How can the labor movement support the CHEAPENING of its workers? How can the AFL-CIO oppose enfocement when illegal immigrants bring down wages, lower workplace education levels and often weaken workplace safety? No wonder union membership is declining as they are more politcal that practical now….

At least one media giant says no.