Week Ending August 29, 2008 - Washington, DC

McCain goes way outside of the box on VP pick / Who is Sarah Palin? / The Obama ego and the "Greek temple" setting / The coming GOP convention / Pelosi tries to teach Catholic theology / Catholic Bishops angry over Pelosi remarks / GOP keeps pro-life platform / What is a conservative populist? / Hindus kill Christians, burn homes / Iraqi Christians need our help

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THE PRESIDENCY

MCCAIN WAY OUTSIDE THE BOX-Several weeks ago I discounted Gov. Sarah Palin as Senator McCain's pick for at my PAC site. Although she is very pro-life and a social conservative I had dismissed her for what I thought were some very petty acts while in office. Also, I just didn't think John McCain could think this far out of the box and that he would pick, like Barack Obama did, a fellow Senator. The pick of a true social conservative changes the entire dynamic of the campaign. Media bio of Palin

OBAMA CONTINUES TO DISPLAY EGO - I believe filling a stadium with 84,000 cheering fans, reminiscent of a Nazi rally in the 1930's, was a huge mistake for Senator Barack Obama. He continues to play the roll of rock star, but the luster is wearing off as voters start to look past the "Wow, a black guy for president!" feeling and start looking at what he actually believes. For example, Barack Obama is so extreme on abortion that in the Illinois legislature he voted to allow doctors to kill. Then there is that ego that went along with the Greek temple motif at the stadium. This was not a good night for the Democrats, even some of them agree. Read more

GOP CONVENTION - I will be reporting from the GOP convention in Minneapolis next week. I am scheduled to attend numerous events other than the convention itself, including receptions with candidates. I serve as the chairman of the all volunteer Government Is Not God - Political Action Committee. This PAC supports federal candidates for the White House and the Congress. Read about the political action committee.

THE CONGRESS

PELOSI SAYS CATHOLIC HISTORY IS PRO-ABORTION - Last week House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was quoting a non-existent Scripture from the Old Testament, and she said that God had blessed America with Barack Obama. This week she is telling Catholic Bishops that they are wrong and that the Church was pro-abortion in the past. This has caused public outrage among Catholic Bishops who have now publicly reprimanded Pelosi for her remarks. Read more For another good article on Pelosi's theology, read here.

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CULTURE AND RELIGION

STILL PRO-LIFE - The platform committee of the Republican Party has maintained its pro-life platform. This was a platform that in the past was not supported by Senator McCain. With his choice of a true pro-life running mate, the platform fits his campaign. Read more

WHAT IS A CONSERVATIVE POPULIST? - Recently I wrote an Op-ed for a local newspaper on conservative populism. Since then it has appeared in other newspapers and on many Internet sites. Read Op-ed

NEW CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - The all new August 21, 2008 Chairman's Report is now available to read in PDF format. This issue contains information on China's persecution of Christians during the Olympics, and election news from the perspective of social conservatives. It tells what has been happening in Congress during the recess, as well as other congressional and international news. Click here to view new issue.

INTERNATIONAL

HINDUS ATTACK, KILL CHRISTIANS - At least 30 Christians were killed and 750 homes burned to the ground by Hindu extremists in India. Christians have asked the Indian government to send troops to stop the violence, and Christian schools across India have closed in protest. Oddly, the Hindus began the attacks on Christians after one of their local leaders was killed by a band of communist guerillas.

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What is a conservative populist?

Religious Freedom Coalition chairman William J. Murray recently wrote an Op-ed which appeared in several newspapers on conservative populism. The Op-ed explains why both the Democrat and Republican parties fear conservative populists such as former Gov. Mike Huckabee. Read Op-ed here

Week Ending August 22, 2008 - Washington, DC

McCain calls for pro-life presidency / Bush Administration moves to protect pro-life doctors / $28,500 for glimpse of "The One" / Preacher Pelosi's Scripture quotes can't be found in Bible / Pelosi says God sent Barack Obama / Not really news - Pelosi is nuts / Christians forced off campus at spear point / Muslims kill hundreds of innocent civilians all over the world this week

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THE PRESIDENCY

MCCAIN CALLS FOR PRO-LIFE PRESIDENCY- At the forum held at Saddleback Church, best selling Christian author Pastor Rick Warren asked Senator John McCain at what point a baby is entitled to human rights. John McCain answered: "At the moment of conception. I have a 25- year pro-life record in the Congress, in the Senate. And as president of the United States, I will be a pro-life president. And this presidency will have pro-life policies. That's my commitment. That's my commitment to you."

BUSH ADMINISTRATION ON CONSCIENCE - On Thursday the Department of Health and Human Services proposed regulations to protect the right of conscience for pro-life medical workers by requiring that recipients of federal funds verify that they are complying with the Hyde-Weldon and other conscience laws. Hyde-Weldon is an appropriations rider that prevents discrimination against physicians, health care professionals, hospitals, health insurance plans, or any other kind of health care facility, who object to abortion on the basis of "religious beliefs or moral convictions." Read more (Note: This is a blog and the actual statement may not be at the top of the page.)

$28,500 TO GLIMPSE "THE ONE" - Last Sunday Barack Obama collected $7.8 million at three fundraisers in San Francisco. At one event for VIPs he charged $28,500 per person to get a glimpse of him. Although I have no proof, I am told by sources that the men's and women's rest room signs at these events were changed to "Person Rest Stations." Read more

THE CONGRESS

"PREACHER" NANCY PELOSI'S SCRIPTURE- On several occasions this year Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has said, "The Bible tells us in the Old Testament, 'To minister to the needs of God's creation is an act of worship. To ignore those needs is to dishonor the God who made us.' " However, this passage does not appear anywhere in the Old or New Testament. In fact there is nothing close enough to even paraphrase it. One Baptist scholar said it was "fictional." Pelosi's office refused to comment.

PELOSI'S DIVINE REVELATION - According to Nancy Pelosi, God has given her a revelation that He has "blessed" America with Barack Obama . Not only does Pelosi quote Scripture that does not exist, now she has word directly from God that he has chosen Barack Obama to be our leader. She also claims to be a Catholic who is pro-abortion and thinks men who practice anal sex with each other should receive marriage licenses. Read more

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CULTURE AND RELIGION

NEW CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - The all new August 21, 2008 Chairman's Report is now available to read in PDF format. This issue contains information on China's persecution of Christians during the Olympics and election news from the perspective of social conservatives. It tells what happens in Congress during the recess, as well as other congressional and international news. Click here to view new issue.

INTERNATIONAL

CHRISTIANS FORCED OFF CAMPUS - In Jakarta, Indonesia, hundreds of Christian theology students have been living in tents since a mob of Muslims stormed their campus in July. The mob attacked with bamboo spears and was tossing Molotov cocktails. Arastamar Evangelical School of Theology has now been forced to shut down after operating at the location for more than 20 years. Read more

MUSLIMS KILL INNOCENTS WORLDWIDE THIS WEEK - The attack at the arms factory in Pakistan killed 67 workers and didn't even merit much coverage in American media outlets. Just a few days before in Pakistan, the Muslim Taliban bombed a hospital, killing 30. Earlier this week Muslim suicide bombers killed 38 innocent people at markets in Algeria. In the last week more than 100 civilians have died in bombings in Iraq. Also this week Muslims murdered civilians with bombs, grenades or guns in Thailand, Somalia, Afghanistan, Philippines, Azerbaijan, and Lebanon. Earlier in the month there were attacks in China and Germany. The total count of dead civilians by Muslim terrorists for August so far is well over 1,000 worldwide.

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Week Ending August 15, 2008 - Washington, DC

President visits church in China / Did Bush underestimate Russia? / McCain and Obama rattle swords at Russia / MCCain and Obama open to pro-abortion VP's / Pelosi may want to drill for oil / Republicans to shut down government? / China and Russia compared by Paul Weyrich / Iraqi Christians need our help / Senator Obama says the $4,000 a minute Exxon pays in Tax is not enough

NEW CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - The all new July 31, 2008 Chairman's Report is now available to read in PDF format. This issue contains a full report on the July mission to the Middle East to assist Iraqi Christian refugees. There are new facts on the condition of Christians in Jordan. The bombing in Ariel and the recovery of David Ortiz's son is also covered. Click here to view new issue.

THE PRESIDENCY

PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH VISIT CHINESE CHURCH - While in China for three days at the Olympics, President Bush made several statements on human rights. He and Mrs. Bush attended services at a church sanctioned by the Chinese government. Read more

MCCAIN AND OBAMA ATTACK RUSSIA - Ask either John McCain or Barack Obama and they will be happy to tell you that oil rich Saudi Arabia, the single most despotic nation in the world, is our true friend and ally of the United States. Both will also be happy to state that oil rich Russia, with a democratically elected parliament and President, is pure evil and an enemy of the world that must be contained. Virtually everything said by both men about the current conflict in Georgia was misinformed, as they tried to out do each other in saber rattling. Fortunately neither man is currently president. French President Nicolas Sarkozy seems to have the only rational mind available in the West right now and was working out a deal with Russia and Georgia to stop the fighting in the Caucuses. Read more

IS OBAMA BEYOND LIBERAL OR JUST IGNORANT? - Being a Washington insider, I hear politicians say a lot of dumb things every day. At an event in Titusville, Florida this week Barack Obama said that Exxon made a profit of $1,500 a second. He then said that the "record profits" should be taxed for the purpose of putting a "$1,000 emergency energy rebate in the pockets of working families." Currently Exxon pays $4,000 a second in taxes or almost three times as much as its profit. Exxon's cost of doing business is $15,000 a second. Exxon employs hundreds of thousands of people all over the world. Those "profits" that Obama wants to take for taxes are mostly paid out as dividends into IRA's and other retirement accounts that own the stock. We have to keep in mind that Senator Obama has never held a job in the private sector.

MCCAIN AND OBAMA MAY BOTH PICK PRO-ABORT VP - It is a sure bet that Barack Obama will pick a VP who will want to personally supervise the construction of abortion clinics in every neighborhood in America. Now it seems that John McCain may do the same. In statements this week he said he saw nothing wrong with a pro-abortion pick for VP such as former governor Tom Ridge (R-PA). Read more

THE CONGRESS

PELOSI MAY BACK OIL DRILLING- Last week radical San Francisco leftist Nancy Pelosi, who rules over the House of Representatives, told a news outlet that she personally would "save the planet" by not allowing any further drilling for oil in the United States, particularly offshore drilling. Oops! Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama now says offshore drilling would be OK to "temporarily" reduce high gas prices. His change of heart came about as polls showed 70% of Americans wanted offshore drilling. Now Nancy Pelosi says she would allow and even vote for offshore drilling if it is with a "package." Perhaps the energy from Pelosi's and Obama's fast flip flops can be somehow harnessed as a solution to the shortage.

REPUBLICANS TO SHUT DOWN GOVERNMENT? - Republican congressmen continue to demonstrate in the House chamber despite the fact that Congress is in recess for the entire month of August. They are demanding that Speaker Nancy Pelosi call back the House to vote on a bill to allow more oil drilling in the United States. Meanwhile 36 GOP Senators say they will block a vote on any government funding bills until there is a vote on offshore drilling. Such a move would shut down the government. Meanwhile Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) has begun an energy freedom day web site.

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CULTURE AND RELIGION

HAMAS LEADER'S SON TURNS TO JESUS - Mosab Hassan Yousef was born the son of one of the leaders of HAMAS, an Islamic terror organization. He was raised in the West Bank where many young men grow up to be Jihadists and even suicide bombers. But the person of Jesus Christ has changed his life and he now attends an evangelical Christian church. Read more See video

NEW CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - The all new July 31, 2008 Chairman's Report is now available to read in PDF format. This issue contains a full report on the July mission to the Middle East to assist Iraqi Christian refugees. There are new facts on the condition of Christians in Jordan. The bombing in Ariel and the recovery of David Ortiz's son is also covered. Click here to view new issue.

INTERNATIONAL

CHINA AND RUSSIA COMPARED - My dear friend Paul Weyrich has one of the greatest political minds of the past hundred years. He is one of the founders of the conservative movement as we know it today. After President Bush spent three days in China at the Olympics, Paul Weyrich did a comparison of that nation to modern Russia. Everyone who thinks China will reform because it has turned somewhat toward free enterprise should read his analysis. Read more

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Week Ending August 8, 2008 - Washington, DC

China detains White House press corps / China tells Bush not to "use" human rights / Bush aid funneled money to Radical Islamic groups / Obama the Almighty / Congress in recess to avoid vote on oil / "GAY DAY" in California public schools / China imprisons Christian bookstore owner for printing Bibles / More on Iraqi Christians

NEW CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - The all new July 31, 2008 Chairman's Report is now available to read in PDF format. This issue contains a full report on the July mission to the Middle East to assist Iraqi Christian refugees. There are new facts on the condition of Christians in Jordan. The bombing in Ariel and the recovery of David Ortiz's son is also covered. Click here to view new issue.

THE PRESIDENCY

WHITE HOUSE PRESS CORPS DETAINED - Chinese officials insulted President Bush when he arrived in China by refusing to allow the press corps traveling with him to deplane for three hours. The President thought going to the Olympics and championing human rights would change the hearts of the Communist leaders of China. Since they have no hearts, this is not possible Mr. President. The Chinese Foreign Minister said of Bush's remarks on freedom, "We firmly oppose any words or acts that interfere in other countries' internal affairs, using human rights and religion and other issues." Don't expect to see this information on the front page of your newspaper. Big business and the liberal media are as much in love with the Chinese communists as they are with Barack Obama.

BUSH AIDE FUNNELED MONEY TO RADICAL ISLAM - Karen Hughes, a close confidant of President Bush, funneled millions of dollars in grants to radical Islamic organizations, many of whose leaders have been convicted or indicted in terrorism cases. Read more

OBAMA ALMIGHTY - Obama's ego transcends even the willingness of the mainstream press to inflate it. Finally, some are poking fun at the man who manages to use the words "I" and "me" so many times in the same sentence that it causes grammar experts to get physically ill. Obama is so puffed up about himself that he has become a comedy target for the McCain Campaign. McCain's "The One" commercial has been viewed tens of thousands of times on the Internet. View "The One"

THE CONGRESS

CONGRESS IN RECESS ... BUT - Congress is in recess for the month of August. TV commentators say it is their "vacation," but actually Democrat lawmakers are in their districts trying to explain why they refuse to allow energy exploration in the United States. Meanwhile about fifty House Republicans take to the floor of the House everyday even though radical left Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has ordered the cameras off and the lights out. The Republicans are trying to call to the attention of Americans that it is Pelosi and the Democrats who refuse to allow a vote on drilling for oil or expanding nuclear power. Read more

"SAVING THE PLANET" - When Congress returns in September, Republican Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) will push the Democrats for an up-or-down vote on the American Energy Act, H.R. 6566. The act would promote American-made energy and stop the flow of money to Muslim dictators. It would open deep-water resources and allow drilling in areas where the Democrats currently forbid it. Radical leftist Speaker Nancy Pelosi has so far refused to allow a vote, knowing that enough Democrats will vote for the bill to allow it to pass. She told a reporter that she would not allow a vote because she needs to "save the planet."

SENATE WEAKENS FIGHT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING - A great accomplishment of the House was when they passed overwhelmingly the William Wilberforce Act of 2007 (H.R. 3887), which authorized U. S. law enforcement to aggressively investigate and prosecute cases of human trafficking and slavery. Senator Biden (D-DE) has introduced a Senate version (S- 3061) that removes key provisions necessary to make the law effective. A group of organizations, including the Religious Freedom Coalition, have sent a letter to President Bush asking him to take a firm stand behind the House's William Wilberforce Act of 2007 and to not sign a weakened version. Read letter

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CULTURE AND RELIGION

CALIFORNIA'S GAY SCHOOL DAY - This week the California Assembly passed AB 2567 on a 43 to 26 vote, with Democrats for, and Republicans silently against. It previously passed the Senate. If signed into law, it will create an official day commemorating homosexuality, bisexuality, and transsexuality in California's public schools. Every May 22nd kids from kindergarten through high school will be expected to celebrate homosexual experimentation, homosexual 'marriages,' sex-change operations, and cross dressing. Governor Schwarzenegger has not disclosed his position on the bill being presented to him.

NEW CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - The all new July 31, 2008 Chairman's Report is now available to read in PDF format. This issue contains a full report on the July mission to the Middle East to assist Iraqi Christian refugees. There are new facts on the condition of Christians in Jordan. The bombing in Ariel and the recovery of David Ortiz's son is also covered. Click here to view new issue.

INTERNATIONAL

CHINA TORTURE OF CHRISTIAN BOOKSTORE OWNER - A Beijing, China bookstore owner and House Church Leader, Shi Weihan, has suffered deteriorating health since his imprisonment four months ago. He has been refused his diabetes medication and has lost more than 20 pounds in body weight. Shi was coerced to sign a confession convicting him of "engaging in the printing and distribution of a large number of illegal publications." The Bibles and Christian literature Shi printed and sold at his Beijing Christian bookstore were "illegal" because they were not printed by the "official" church.

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