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Podcast: Congressional Pay, Debra Medina & Glenn Beck, Tea Party Convention, DC Snow, Guests: Valerie Meyers & Luke Brady
Mon, 02/15/2010 - 10:09am | posted by United Liberty Staff
After taking a week off, Jason and Brett host Georgia Congressional candidate Valerie Meyers (you may recall her Liberty Candidate interview with us) and United Liberty administrator and contributor Luke Brady on this week’s show.
They discussed:
Secession…an American Tradition
Sun, 04/26/2009 - 6:26am | posted by Matt Chancey
Texas Governor Rick Perry raised a few eyebrows recently when he used the “S” word in public. Secession, he said, was always an option on the political table as far as Texas was concerned.
TX Gov. Rick Perry on State Sovereignty
Thu, 04/16/2009 - 11:45pm | posted by Shana Kluck
I’m starting to think that Gov. Rick Perry has been body-snatched and replaced with the man speaking in this video. Normally, that would be a cause for concern; however, in this case the alien invader is a vast improvement.
Perry is up for re-election and has a serious contender in Senator Kay Baily Hutchinson, so maybe this is just political posturing- but I sincerely hope it’s the real deal. We need more governors taking the same stand on the issue of state sovereignty.
I Support A College Football Playoff — But Not This Way
Thu, 12/11/2008 - 11:35am | posted by Austin Wilkes
Being a diehard Crimson Tide fan— and believing we deserve a chance at the national title as much as Oklahoma, Florida, or Texas— I can surely relate to (R-TX) Rep. Joe Barton’s disillusionment with the current BCS system. He is right- we need a playoff to determine the National Champion for Division 1-A college football. Personally I prefer an 8 team playoff that integrates the existing bowl traditions, while still finding annual closure to each season. But the difference between myself and Rep. Barton is that he is using his position of power to introduce a bill that would push the NCAA to end the current system and introduce a playoff system. I argue that he does not and should not have the authority to use the legislative process to accomplish this worthy goal.
Rep. Bachus: “The people will rise up and stop us.”
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 3:23pm | posted by United Liberty Staff
Congressmen Bachus and Neugebauer discuss runaway spending and pending reprecussions.
The GOP Shakeup Begins
Wed, 11/05/2008 - 6:08am | posted by United Liberty Staff
Politico is reporting that the third ranking Republican in the House of Representatives, Adam Putman, has decided to resign his position. Putnam, 34, elected in 2000, has been viewed as a rising party star able to provide a young fresh face to party leadership. His most recent national point of importance occurred when he stood aside Bush surrogates and other Republican Party leaders attempting to sell the $850 billion TARP Bailout package to skeptical House Republicans.
So wondering how does this effect things? Won’t this neocon just be replaced by yet another neoconservative with little to no true conservative principles? Well the following is an interesting development-
Mandatory Vaccines Override Parental Rights
Sat, 10/18/2008 - 7:59am | posted by Shana Kluck
Recently, New Jersey angered parents by requiring children between 6 months and 5 years that attend day care or preschool to receive a flu shot. The reasons given for laws like this are that it’s in the public’s best interest- supposedly, fewer children will get sick and/or die, if they’re all inoculated. Disease also costs companies and the state money in missed productivity and health care costs. So, what’s to object to? Won’t the majority benefit if everyone is vaccinated?
Texas Woman Visited by the “Thought Police”
Mon, 10/13/2008 - 11:28am | posted by Shana Kluck
I have to admit that I was skeptical when my mom sent me an email with this story in it. Since the kind of jack-booted behavior described seems too sensational to be true, I first verified the story at The Lufkin Daily News and also spoke to Jessica Hughes’ friend and neighbor, Connie Wells, who confirmed Jessica’s existence and story.
According to the email, Jessica Hughes, New Jersey native, but now a resident of Lufkin, TX, was called by an Obama volunteer on her cell phone and asked to support Senator Obama on November 4th. Jessica replied in the negative, citing Obama’s socialist tendencies and votes against an Illinois “born alive” bill as her reasons.
Texas Primary Results: Paul coasts, Medina finishes in third
Wed, 03/03/2010 - 12:30pm | posted by Jason Pye
Despite all of the news coverage about the “tea party candidates” running against him, It didn’t take long on Tuesday night to see that Rep. Ron Paul would easily win the Republican Party nomination in the 14th Congressional District by winning over 80% of the vote in the four way race.
Paul, who has served in the House since 1997 (not including earlier terms from 1979 to 1985), was being accused of not spending enough time in the district since his bid for president in 2007 to 2008. Republican primary voters in TX-14 overwhelmingly disagreed.
As I wrote on Monday, I would’ve been surprised had Paul not received 60% of the vote. Every two years it seems there is a lot of attention paid to Paul’s primary opponents, more than is reasonably necessary outside the district or state. They never succeed, despite the wishes of pro-war bloggers and commentators.
The GOP primary for Governor was a hot race thanks to the presence of liberty candidte Debra Medina. Unfortunately, Rick Perry won just enough to avoid a runoff with Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, winning by a vote of 51.1% to 33.3%. Perry will head to the general election.
Medina, who had been gaining ground on Perry and Hutchison until her appearance Glenn Beck’s radio show, received 18.5% of the vote, finishing third.
You can see full GOP primary results here.
Texas primary voters head to the polls tomorrow
Mon, 03/01/2010 - 1:11pm | posted by Jason Pye
Voters in Texas will head to the Republican and Democratic Party primary voters will head to the polls tomorrow to determine who will be their nominees for office in November. Candidates on the ballot include Debra Medina, who is running for governor against incumbent Rick Perry and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson, and Rep. Ron Paul, who is facing three primary challengers.
Medina, who was endorsed by Dr. Paul, had been rising until some comments on Glenn Beck’s radio show that sparked controversy. Since that time her poll numbers have dropped off, likely not enough to let Perry skate away without a runoff against Hutchinson.
While I haven’t been able to see any internal numbers, I hear Paul’s campaign isn’t too worried about the three challengers (John Gay, Tim Graney and Gerald Wall) he faces on Tuesday. That doesn’t mean that they don’t notice them, after all he has participated in debates and they seem to respect the anti-incumbent feeling in the political atmosphere.
None of the challengers have raised enough money to mount a significant campaign, though I would like to see Paul’s financial disclosure come the end of the first quarter.
I’d be shocked if Ron Paul received anything less than 60 percent of the vote tomorrow. We’ll let you know the results as soon as they are available.
