On Charlie Rangel Ethics Story, Credit Where Credit is Due
Amid all the many news stories today about the House Ethics Committee finding long-time Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY) guilty of a long list of ethics offenses, I'm seeing very few hat tips to the National Legal and Policy Center, the northern Virginia-based ethics watchdog group that uncovered these transgressions. The ...
Deneen Borelli Debates Nancy Pelosi’s Legacy on Fox
On today's edition of Fox and Friends, full-time Project 21 Fellow Deneen Borelli debated the legacy of outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with host Brian Kilmeade, political strategist Joe Trippi and Pete Hegseth of Vets for Freedom. Share Article | Permalink Email Article | Print Article View Printer Friendly Version ...
Deneen Borelli to Appear on Fox & Friends, Friday at 7:15 AM ET
Project 21's full-time fellow, Deneen Borelli, will be on Fox and Friends Friday morning at 7:15 AM ET. Here she is during her last appearance on Fox, giving some straight-up advice for success to newly-elected Tea Party candidates: ...
On Veterans Day, Americans Should Be Very Proud of Our Military
Iraqi children at the back of Joe Roche's Humvee. According to Joe, the children are saying "Thank you America," "Bush good" and "I love you." A guest post by Joe Roche I've served repeatedly in Iraq and elsewhere as a soldier in the US Army, and I believe that the ...
Obama’s Top Advisors Critical of Obama’s “Green” Jobs Stimulus Plan: Obama Says Full Speed Ahead
Damn the torpedoes! Source: iStockphoto.comIn a recent radio address, President Obama attacked the GOP for criticizing his renewables loan program that costs taxpayers billions of dollars and has been central to Obama’s plan to create “green” jobs under the stimulus package: [t]here are some in Washington who want to shut ...
The Obama Administration: Hope and Change [the Truth]
Remember when President Barack Obama promised to lead “a new era of openness in our country”? That was a lie. It turns out that when the White House doesn’t like the facts, it changes them. For example, after the BP oil spill – in the hopes of issuing a ...
MSNBC: Network Gone Wild!
Washington, DC –As General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt tours Asia with President Obama, the controversy at GE's MSNBC network is reaching a boiling point. Its most radical hosts are running amok -- disobeying company policy, using heated rhetoric at progressive rallies and even promoting revolution. Adding MSNBC's antics to its ...
Drilling as a Real Stimulus: Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs Could Be “Saved or Created” By Easing Restrictions on Domestic Energy Development, by Caroline May
The best economic stimulus package is one that is free. Hundreds of thousands of American jobs could be "saved or created" while slashing both the budget and trade deficit by simply easing restrictions on domestic energy development. We don't need more alternative energy. What we need is more energy alternatives ...
Congressman-Elect Allen West’s Intention to Join Congressional Black Caucus Cheered by Black Conservatives
Washington, DC – Congressman-elect Allen West (R-FL) announced that he plans to join the Congressional Black Caucus after his January swearing-in. Members of the Project 21 black leadership network applaud this effort by West -- a black man whose campaign was strongly supported by the tea party movement -- to ...
Growing the Government By Stealth
Project 21 member Cherylyn Harley LeBon has a featured commentary now posted on the Daily Caller web site about largely unnoticed but vigorous efforts by the Obama Administration to grow the size of the federal government by turning private contractors into federal employees. “Insourcing” is the process of requiring that ...
Tina Fey’s Honor: Laughable
David Almasi, Executive Director of the National Center for Public Policy Research, has a whimsical commentary on the Daily Caller today. Almasi takes issue with the Kennedy Center’s decision to honor Tina Fey with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. According to Almasi, At 40, Fey is by far the ...
Same Schtick, Different Day
Members of the New Black Panther Party showed up yesterday at the very same Philadelphia polling place where, in , the Party was accused of trying to intimidate voters. In that previous case, the two men at the polls and their leader were charged with violating peoples’ voting rights. The charges, ...
Project 21 Members Unwilling to Give New Majority Unconditional Support
Washington, D.C. – Black conservatives are cheering the mandate for change away from liberal big-government policies and toward promises of a smaller and more responsible government. But members of the Project 21 black leadership network -- many of whom are also active in the tea party movement -- say their ...
So Much for That
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. -Presidential oath of office When asked if there "is any concern at all ...
Free Speech “Schizophrenia”: Left Claims to Support Freedom and Openness, Yet Up in Arms that Andrew Breitbart Might Express an Opinion on ABC News
Free Speech "Schizophrenia": Left Claims to Support Freedom and Openness, Yet Up in Arms that Andrew Breitbart Might Express an Opinion on ABC News The Censorship Continues: Last Week, Juan Williams; This Week, Andrew Breitbart - Who's Next? Washington, DC – Members of the Project 21 black leadership network are ...
How’s That Post-Racial America Working Out for You? by Kevin Martin
How's That Post-Racial America Working Out for You? by Kevin Martin (bio) American voters elected a black president. Three women now serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Gay marriage is legal in several states. Despite evidence of widespread tolerance in America, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights ...
Environmentalists Should Stop Self-Defeating War on Clean Alternative Energy, by Caroline May
Environmentalists are engaged in a misguided legislative battle against a drilling method that increases our reserves of natural gas - an environmentally sound and economical energy source.According to a report by the Potential Gas Committee (PGC), drilling innovations such as hydraulic fracturing (or hydrofracking) have increased the amount of retrievable ...
Excessive Regulation of Mountaintop Mining Puts American Jobs at Risk, by Caroline May
At the very time President Obama is trying to convince the public that job creation is his number one priority, his Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking steps that could cost nearly 53,000 Americans their jobs. Since Obama took office, his EPA has targeted mountaintop mining projects for enhanced regulatory ...
Give Conservatism a Chance, by Jimmie L. Hollis
Give Conservatism a Chance by Jimmie L. Hollis (bio) In his book It's OK to Leave the Plantation, C. Mason Weaver said the next logical step for the civil rights movement is the rise of a black conservative movement. Weaver, a black conservative, former congressional candidate and public speaker, says ...
Our Taxpayer Dollars at Work Shrinking the Private Sector, by Cherlyn Harley LeBon
Government isn't good at creating sustainable jobs. It can create a sensible environment of tax rates, regulations and property rights protections that encourage private sector entrepreneurs to take risks with their capital, expand inventory and create lasting job opportunities. Unfortunately, the Obama Administration and the liberal majority in Congress over ...
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