Monthly Archives: July 2010

Audio Archives Updated: Nullification/Tea Party Exposed

Audio Archives Update – July 25th Show: http://jeffchidester.com/archives.html

 

1st Segment:  Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century

 What is to be done if the government violates the Constitution?  What options are available to the people?

Many believe that nullification is the answer. But what is nullification, and why is it an important tool against tyranny?  Many are familiar with the term nullification as applied by juries in criminal cases.  But nullification’s roots run deep throughout the soul of our country.

Some would try to describe nullification as nothing more than a theory that has no application in today’s America, while a handful know that our Founding Fathers intended an adversarial  relationship, not only between the three branches of the federal government, but between the federal government and the states.  It was this spirited relationship that our Founding Fathers knew would do more to protect our individual liberty.

Best-selling author Thomas Woods Jr., author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History and Meltdown, presents an outstanding historical understanding of nullification, and justifies its existence as a matter of constitutional reality that cannot be intellectually dismissed by uninformed progressives.

Find out more: http://www.thomasewoods.com/learn-about-state-nullification/

 

2nd Segment:  Tea Parties, 9-12′ers, The Constitution and Liberty….Oh, My!

 Liberty’s March Has A New Generation Of Patriots’

 What do you know about pro-liberty groups such as the Tea Party, 9-12, and others?  Some in the media have been trying to paint a picture of people who are nothing more than anti-government, racist –thugs, and unintelligent malcontents.  Is that a true picture of the movement, or has the Forth Estate shown its own biases in their reporting of the liberty movement?

During the second half of our show this week (New Hampshire Perspective – July 25 – 11am), we will be talking with a few members of area liberty groups to find out who they are and what they stand for.

Guest:

Jerry Delemus, from the Rochester (NH) 9-12 – Constitutional Activist

Sue Polidura , from the Seacoast Freedom Network – Constitutional Activist

Greg Vatistas, Dover (NH) 9-12, Constitutional Educator –Advocate

 Find out more:

Rochester (NH) 9-12: http://www.meetup.com/rochester-912-project/

Dover (NH) 9-12: http://www.meetup.com/Dover912/

Seacoast Freedom Network: http://seacoastfreedomnetwork.com/

NH Perspective Morning Update – July 29, 2010

News from Around New Hampshire/Region

Probe follows claim metal fell off Memorial Bridge

High water marks: N.H.’s beaches cleanest in the country

Binnie, Bender making most of summer’s heat with campaign events

Poll of NH Republicans finds Ayotte with commanding lead in primary

Protesters bare their chests at Mainestreet

News from Around the Country

Ariz. Gov. Jan Brewer: ‘We’re not gonna quit. We’re fighting for America’

Susan Bolton ruling on Arizona immigration law SB 1070 latest hot-button issue

Feds win round 1 against Arizona

Ruling Is New Hot-Button Issue in Hot Season

Illegal immigrants leave tons of trash in Arizona desert, devastating environment

State AGs are shocking the 10th Amendment back to life

OMB nominee got $900,000 after Citigroup bailout

Paper: ‘Holder puts felons over soldiers; The Justice Department obstructs military voting rights’

Obama uses convicted fraudster to illustrate need for higher unemployment benefits

Bank reforms to pinch consumer credit

News from Around the World

Clinton’s criticism aggravates Beijing leaders

Mullah Omar orders Taliban to attack civilians, Afghan women

Resurgence of Taliban in northern Afghanistan strains NATO troops

Opinions that Matter

Judging Arizona

In defense of states’ rights and frugal government

SCANLON: Health care push a boon to Big Labor

Year of the Tea Party Voter

NH Perspective Radio Show – August 1: The Truth About Obamacare/John Stephen

New Hampshire Perspective: August 1, 2010 

 

New Hampshire Perspective Radio Show: August 1, 2010, 11am, 96.7 the WAVE and WGIR-AM 610/930

1st Segment: Gubernatorial Candidate John Stephen

2nd Segment: The Truth About Obamacare, by Sally Pipes, from the Pacific Institute

 

1st Segment: John Stephen

BIO:

  • NH Asst. Attorney General
  • Asst. Commissioner of the Dept. of Safety
  • Commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services
  • The Boston based corporate strategy and government solutions consulting firm, The Lucus Group

We will find out why John is running for governor of New Hampshire and where he stands on some of the keys issues of this campaign.

2nd Segment: The Truth About Obamacare, by Sally Pipes, from the Pacific Institute

“The American people cannot have Obamacare and freedom to.” – Congressman Steve King, Iowa, on the floor of the Congress, July 27, 2010

 Ms. Pipes is the leading expert on the effects of governmental influence (negative and positive) on our healthcare system. A former Canadian, and long-time advocate for healthcare reform, Ms. Pipes will share with us some of her concerns with the recently passed Obamacare

Topics:

What is really in the bill?

What are some of the myths and misconceptions?

Who much will it really cost?

How will it affect small-business?

What will be the consequences for senior citizens?

Can the law be repealed, and then what?

Archives Update

This weeks archives will be posted up later tonight.  Sorry for the delay.

NH Perspective Morning Update – July 28, 2010

News from Around New Hampshire/Region

Local man named Sailor of the Year aboard USS McClusky

Rescue missions in the red

Owe it or not, John Kerry’s ready to pay

Piece of Memorial Bridge seen falling off

NH GOP Senate front-runner hits a few bumps

NH signs on to Google probe

 Opinions that Matter

NATIONAL: Racism or Stupidity

NATIONAL: Obama eyes your savings to expand gov’t

NATIONAL EDITORIAL: Obama’s assault on marriage

NATIONAL: The New Journalism

NATIONAL – IBD: ‘On The Way: Job-Killing Tax Hikes’

NH: Who’s in charge? Look to governor and council

NE: Arrogance of power dogs John Kerry

News from Around the World

Iran: U.S. will likely attack at least 2 Mideast countries within 3 months

Iran preps for war games

Russia violated ’91 START till end, U.S. report finds

Al-Qaida No. 2 blasts France’s push to ban Islamic face veil, eulogizes comrade in new message

Audit: US cannot account for $8.7B in Iraqi funds

Venezuela on ‘red alert’ after Colombia row, envoy says

News from Around the Country

MALKIN: Hide-and-Seek Hypocrites on the Hill

Education secretary calls for 12-hour school days, longer school years

House GOP helps Obama fund war

Democrat Postpones Senate Hearing on Lockerbie Controversy, After Key Witnesses Rebuff His Request to ‘Clear the Air’

Obama’s base quits blaming Bush

Obama Won’t Speak In-Person at Boy Scouts’ 100th Anniversary Celebration But Will Appear on ABC TV’s ‘The View’

Paper: ‘Our Divisive Prez: He’s played racial politics & further split the country along class & party lines’

House Democrats head for a thumping at the polls

Dems launch effort to equate GOP with far right Tea Party candidates

Minority contract set-aside program exploited

Obama clings to hope on climate bill with recess looming

Rangel under pressure from House members to make a deal

NH Perspective Morning Update – July 26, 2010

News from Around New Hampshire/Region

Corn-ucopia: Blueberries, corn and other crops enjoying a great growing season

Feds consider review of child porn case at UNH

Landmark family farm for sale in N.H.

Patriots get back to work

NH website aims to keep young workers

Balancing budget is priority for Rick Ashooh

District 24 Senate race a clash of styles and accomplishment

Ayotte brings ‘Stop Spending Tour’ to Somersworth

Keene protest exposes NH nudity regulations

Opinions that Matter

The White House budget office offers a scorecard on Obamanomics.

The End Of Rangel’s Arrogant Rule

The calamitous effects of Obama’s tax hikes

Krauthammer: Beware the lame duck Dem Congress this winter

BACON: Emergence of unintended consequences

High Court ruling helps level the playing field

It’s time for a grand ‘refudiation’ of liberalism

News from Around the Country

Leaked Documents Shed Light on Afghan War

‘We And The Obama Campaign’

Obama’s message to voters: It could be worse

Senators rap Pentagon’s delay on China report

Public Option for Health Insurance: It’s On the Way

Public Option Redux

Why won’t the Justice Department let Christopher Coates testify on New Black Panther Party case?

GOP hopefuls raise support, fewer funds

As the U.S. is increasing government control, U.K. is decentralizing health care

University to student: Accept homosexuality or leave

White House: Expect nine percent unemployment until 2012

Dean goes on Fox to rip its Sherrod coverage

News from Around the World

Burma ‘is developing nuclear weapons’

Khmer Rouge’s chief jailer guilty of war crimes

Obama admin. backed release of Lockerbie bomber: report

US holds drills off Korea as Pyongyang talks war

Leaks show unreported Afghan deaths

A Russian milestone: 1st black elected to office

Holder vows to back peacekeepers in Somalia

New Hampshire's Educational Polices: Our Priorities Are All Wrong

New Hampshire’s Educational Polices: Our Priorities Are All Wrong

Ann Marie Banfield

The following is a guest posting from educational expert, and frequent NHP guest, Ann-Marie Banfield.

The New Hampshire Department of Education under Governor Lynch recently announced that the New Hampshire Board of Education voted to adopt the Common Core Standards in math and English.  As the United States moves towards a more centralized education system, in this article PRI • Pacific Research Institute • What Canada can teach the U.S. about education the authors explain why Canadian students are outperforming the U.S. students: a decentralized education system.

While U.S. students continue to struggle when compared to their international peers, our neighbors to the north figured out the keys to success.  According to the article, ” While the United States has seen decades of increasing federal intervention and control of education policy, the federal government in Canada has essentially no role in K-12 education.”

Under the Obama Administration, the U.S. Department of Education has begun the process of nationalizing education.  Recently they released the “Common or National standards” in English and math.  In order to qualify for federal funding (Race to the Top funds) states are passing legislation and adopting National standards.  In other words, the schools and state departments of education are answering to the Federal Government instead of the parents and the local communities.

The Canadian system of education shows that decentralizing government in the role of education allows their schools to compete and succeed.  Not only are they succeeding, they are spending less money per student when compared to the U.S.

While some Governors have rejected the Federal Government’s infringement on education in their state, Governor Lynch’s Department of Education embraces it.  Canada shows the U.S. how to improve the quality of education; however New Hampshire has opted to move in the opposite direction.

The National Standards New Hampshire recently adopted are an improvement over what the New Hampshire Department of Education set for students.  However, what prevented the Department of Education under Governor Lynch to improve the state standards we had in place?  Other State Departments of Education worked and provided their students quality academic standards.  Why did the Department of Education under Governor Lynch fail to make this a priority?  These are the questions I think are questions to consider as we move toward the November elections.

Instead of working to improve the quality of our own standards, we’ve shifted power to the National level further eroding local control.  New Hampshire could have offered students quality academic standards and maintained what little local control is left.  Unfortunately that was not a priority for the Lynch administration and we will now have to relinquish more power to the Federal Government when it comes to decisions our local community should be making.

Ann Marie Banfield

Education Liaison, Cornerstone Action

http://www.cpraction.org/

Archive Update: Politics of Climate Change/1st CD Candidate Bon Bestani

Archive Update: Politics of Climate Change/1st CD Candidate Bon Bestani

This week’s audio archive update features Christopher Horner (Power Grab - How Obama’s Green Policies Will Steal Your Freedom and Bankrupt America.) and 1st CD Candidate Bob Bestani.  The original air-date for the show was July 18, 2010.

1st Segment: Christopher C. Horner – The Politics of Climate Change

Christopher C. Horner,Senior Fellow at CEI, and the author of three best-selling books on the politics of climate change: Power Grab (2009) Red Hot Lies: How Global Warming Alarmists Use Threats, Fraud and Deception to Keep You Misinformed (Regnery, 2008) and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming and Environmentalism (Regnery, 2007), which spent half of 2007 on the New York Times bestseller list.

Question: What does the Obama administration have planned for our energy future?

2nd segment: 1st District (NH) Congressional Candidate Bob Bestani. Topics:

Need for a real energy policy
The Economy
Where did Greece go wrong, and is America heading in the same direction?
Afghanistan
Running a campaign of substance

Tea Parties, 9-12'ers, The Constitution and Liberty….Oh, My!

New Hampshire Perspective Radio Show: Tea parties, 9-12 and Liberty….Oh, My!

‘Liberty’s March Has A New Generation Of Patriots’

What do you know about pro-liberty groups such as the Tea Party, 9-12, and others?  Some in the media have been trying to paint a picture of people who are nothing more than anti-government, racist –thugs, and unintelligent malcontents.  Is that a true picture of the movement, or has the Forth Estate shown its own biases in their reporting of the liberty movement?

During the second half of our show this week (New Hampshire Perspective – July 25 – 11am), we will be talking with a few members of area liberty groups to find out who they are and what they stand for.

Guest:

Jerry Delemus, from the Rochester (NH) 9-12 – Constitutional Activist

Sue Polidura , from the Seacoast Freedom Network – Constitutional Activist

Greg Vatistas, Dover (NH) 9-12, Constitutional Educator –Advocate

Pro-liberty Group:

  • Tea Party
  • 9-12
  • Seacoast Freedom Network
  • Tea Party Coalition

Topics:

What does the pro-liberty movement stand for?

Who does the pro-liberty movement represent?

Many believe that the pro-liberty movement was just a response to President Obama’s election (sore losers), but it is older than that, and goes deeper.

There are those that believe that the pro-liberty movement is merely an extension o f the Republican Party, is that true?

Because the movement lacks a definitive leader, there are those that point to that as a reason not to take the movement seriously.  But in many was the lack a central head – or extensive chain of command is by design.

Hero’s of the pro-liberty cause:

  • Washington
    Washington
  • Madison
  • Jefferson
  • Coolidge
  • Reagan
  • Who else?

Charges of racism:

  • NAACP
  • MSNBC: Nightly – Oberman, Maddow and Matthews
  • Left leaning bloggers
  • Media attention – fair, unfair – bias
    • Ignored or dismissed
    • Mock and mischaracterized the cause
    • Attack the cause
    • But the popularity continues to grow

What are some the activities have you participated in or helped organized:

  • Tea party rallies
  • Pro-liberty Film Festival
  • Social gatherings
  • National events: 91-12 rally
  • Upcoming events
    • 8-21 – Statewide 9-12 Picnic
    • 8/28 – Glenn Beck event
    • 9-12 Rally in DC

 

What next for the pro-liberty movement:

  • Endorsements – Political support
  • Running for office
  • Policy influence
  • Education
    • Constitutional courses
    • Pending legislation updates

How can people find out more about the pro-liberty movement:

  • Websites
  • Meetings
  • Events
  • The Tea Party Documentary

 

” ‘First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win.’”

Gandhi

NH Perspective Morning Update: July 22, 2010

News from Around New Hampshire/Region

Ayotte the target of campaign’s first push poll

Man arrested after blocking drive-through, say police

Jellyfish stings 150: Wallis Sands scene in Rye a ‘real horror show’

Maine gov. praised for supporting N.H. bridge plans

Lamontagne takes aim at rival Ayotte

News from Around the Country

Economic future ‘unusually uncertain’

Poll: Obama’s approval hits all-time low; loses to ‘unnamed Republican’ in potential 2012 matchup

When McCain picked Palin, liberal journalists coordinated the best line of attack

Obama’s Electronic Health Records Czar: HIV Status and Abortions Need Not be Included

DOJ: US attorney firings by the Bush administration not criminal

White House apologize for pushing black USDA employee out – but deflect blame

More Democrats call for keeping tax cuts

News from Around the World

Al-Arabiya Director Calls Nuclear Iran ‘Most Dangerous Threat That is Facing Our Region in 100 Years’

World Court rules for Kosovo in break from Serbia

Italy to China in driverless vehicles

Iran’s Khamenei calls on Muslims to fight U.S. and U.K. ‘terrorism’

China’s largest reported oil spill is ‘severe threat’ to sea life

British PM urges Americans not to blame BP for Lockerbie Bomber release

‘Iran won intel battle with CIA’

Opinions that Matter

EDITORIAL: Global warming’s unscientific attitude

Gregory Kane: Holder should sue Maryland to be consistent

EDITORIAL: Unemployment benefits to extend malaise

Michelle Malkin: Why did the feds kill dealership jobs?