The conservative woman is at the same time underestimated and misunderstood by the national media and leftists in general. Often, liberals will poke fun at the conservative woman, whom they believe has resigned herself to subservience to the patriarchal dreams of conservative men. At the RedState Gathering in Austin, TX this past weekend, I had […]
Not only did Citizen’s United’s new film “Fire from the Heartland” teach me quite a few things I didn’t know about some of my favorite women in the conservative movement, but at times it moved me to tears. What was most fascinating though, was viewing today’s tea party movement leaders in the context of history. […]
Letter to the Editor on Disclose Act by David N. Bossie E.J. Dionne Jr.’s Sept. 13 op-ed column, “The price of independence,” called for passage of the Disclose Act, a bill that would provide little transparency or tangible benefits to the American public, at the cost of their First Amendment rights. The Disclose Act is […]
Citizens United fights in defense of the First Amendment by CU President, David N. Bossie: In his Sept. 17 op-ed, “Secret Funds Flow into Races,” Fred Wertheimer alleges that “secret money has returned to U.S. politics” and argues that the DISCLOSE Act is the solution. Unfortunately, the deceptively named DISCLOSE Act has little to do […]
The conservative filmmakers at Citizens United are out with a new documentary called “Fire From The Heartland” they bill as “a powerful statement about America at a crossroads and the women who have awakened to the crisis.” “With role models such as Clare Boothe Luce, Margaret Thatcher, and Phyllis Schlafly as inspiration, these women are […]
The timing couldn’t be sweeter for the makers of “Fire From the Heartland: The Reawakening of the Conservative Woman.” Just days after the Tea Party favorite Christine O’Donnell pulled off a stunning upset against GOP establishment pick Mike Castle, Citizens United will premiere a documentary in Washington next week that they say is the first […]
Nominate for the people, not for an agenda The Senate should reject Kagan’s nomination and urge President Obama to nominate someone who is in the mainstream of American legal thought. Because of her extreme approach to analyzing the Constitution and results orientated philosophy the Senate should delay any final action until all documents are released. […]
George Will speaks out against the Disclose Act: WASHINGTON Two splendid recent developments have highlighted how campaign finance “reforms” have become the disease they pretend to cure. In Arizona and in Congress, measures ostensibly aimed at eliminating corruption or the “appearance” thereof illustrate the corruption inherent in incumbents writing laws that regulate political competition by […]
WASHINGTON — After nine months and 73 decisions, the Supreme Court’s newly concluded 2009-10 term is defined by a single case whose continuing political ramifications were on display this week in Senate hearings for Elena Kagan. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which stripped away federal limits on corporate and union spending in political campaigns, […]