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Texas surgeon likens ‘gender-affirming care’ to lobotomies: ‘In no way is this medicine’


By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter Friday, February 23, 2024

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Meg Brock (left), Dr. Eithan Haim (middle), Terry Schilling (right) speak during a panel session at CPAC 2024 on Feb. 22, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland. | Samantha Kamman/The Christian Post

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. — A whistleblower who exposed a children’s hospital for lying about prescribing puberty blockers to children likened sex-change surgeries and hormone treatments to lobotomies, a procedure he noted society eventually came to view as “barbaric.” 

General surgeon Dr. Eithan Haim spoke at the 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference during a panel titled “Genesis 1:27,” named after the Bible verse that states God created men and women in “his own image.” Terry Schilling, president of the American Principles Project, also appeared on the panel, while Daily Caller reporter Meg Brock served as the moderator. 

During the panel, Haim discussed how he blew the whistle on the Houston-based Texas Children’s Hospital, where he completed his surgical residency. The doctor provided journalist Christopher Rufo with internal documents showing that the hospital was continuing to conduct so-called “gender-affirming services” on minors despite telling the public it had paused such procedures. 

Haim said that after he exposed the hospital, federal agents showed up at his door to tell him that he was now under criminal investigation for his actions. Brock asked the surgeon why he decided to blow the whistle on the hospital, and Haim replied that he took an oath as a doctor to “do no harm.” He said he felt a responsibility to do something. 

In response to a question about how trans activists argue sex-change surgeries and puberty blockers are medically necessary for people suffering from gender dysphoria, Haim declared, “In no way is this medicine.” The surgeon stated that it is not possible to treat a psychological issue with a “solution of the body,” likening so-called “gender-affirming care” to lobotomies.

Introduced in the 1930s, lobotomies became a popular brain procedure that some believed could be a cure for mental illness. According to a 2013 paper by Mercer University School of Medicine Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery (ret.) Miguel A. Faria, Jr., an estimated 60,000 lobotomies were performed in the United States and Europe between 1936 and 1956. As Haim noted, society finally recognized the procedure as “barbaric.”

The whistleblower called on “good people” to speak up, claiming that trans ideology is “evil” and doctors are attempting to “play God.” 

“The actual goal of medicine is to preserve and strengthen what has already been created,” he said. 

Haim believes doctors are hesitant to speak up because they fear for their livelihoods. He warned that the silence from doctors fearful of losing their jobs is a “miscalculation” on their part.

Haim contends that if more doctors don’t speak up, then the world they will deliver to their children will be “much more dangerous.” The surgeon stated that the “longer this goes on, the worse it gets.” 

(L to R) Meg Brock, Dr. Eithan Haim, Terry Schilling speak on a panel at CPAC 2024 on Feb. 22, 2024.
(L to R) Meg Brock, Dr. Eithan Haim, Terry Schilling speak on a panel at CPAC 2024 on Feb. 22, 2024. | Samantha Kamman/The Christian Post

At one point during the panel, Schilling made a similar statement when he called on Republicans to stand against trans ideology, adding that they must care about values and not just winning elections. 

The conservative activist also highlighted a 2022 report the group released titled “The Transgender Leviathan.” The report cited an analysis by Global Market Insights, which estimated that the “global market valuation” for sex-change surgeries will exceed $1.5 billion by 2026. 

“This is about control, and ultimately, this is about the destruction of biological sex,” Schilling said in response to a question from Brock about how trans activists have branded themselves as a civil rights movement.

Samantha Kamman is a reporter for The Christian Post. She can be reached at: samantha.kamman@christianpost.com. Follow her on Twitter: @Samantha_Kamman

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Marsha Blackburn highlights connection between China, border crisis and fentanyl epidemic


By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter | March 3, 2023

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Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee attends The Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center at National Harbor, Maryland, just outside of Washington D.C., on March 2, 2023. | The Christian Post/Nicole Alcindor

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Speaking Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., highlighted the connection between the Chinese Communist Party and the humanitarian crisis at the U.S. southern border.

In a panel discussion at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center titled “No Chinese Balloons over Tennesse,” the 70-year-old Blackburn discussed the border crisis and national security with Fox News contributor Sara Carter serving as the moderator. 

Blackburn, who recently led an all-female delegation to the border in January alongside Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss. and Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., shared how she has spoken with individuals crossing the border who have been taken advantage of by human traffickers and drug cartels.

As the Tennessee senator noted, Homeland Security Investigations reported that the smuggling of migrants across the border went from being a $500 million industry in 2018 to a $13 billion in 2022.

At one point, Carter revealed that she frequently receives pictures from the Texas Department of Public Safety showing children, some as young as 2, found in the backs of trunks. The Fox News contributor also shared stories of young girls being brought across the border and sold to “the worst of mankind.” 

“Shouldn’t this be a bipartisan issue?” she asked the Republican senator.

Blackburn responded that she finds the lack of bipartisan support for legislation to secure the border “astounding.” She stated that there is nothing “compassionate” about having an “open-border policy,” which she argued the Biden administration has adopted, pointing to victims who have “been raped thousands of times” or harmed by fentanyl. 

“We should be able to stop this,” Blackburn said, highlighting two pieces of legislation she has proposed to combat the issue. 

The first would require an adult that comes to the border with a child that does not have documentation proving a relation to take a DNA test. The other piece of legislation would prevent anyone charged with drug or human trafficking-related crimes at the country’s international border or territorial waters from receiving government benefits. 

“There is no trafficker that should be getting government benefits,” she said. 

In addition to the exploitation of human beings, Blackburn also talked about the rising number of fentanyl-related deaths. Last year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that opioid overdose deaths increased from over 70,000 in 2020 to over 80,000 in 2021, with over 71,000 of those 2021 deaths coming from synthetic fentanyl.

“Our children are being harmed by fentanyl that is coming across the border,” she said, emphasizing how the drug has become the leading cause of death for U.S. adults ages 18-45. 

The senator discussed how the chemicals used in the fentanyl trafficked at the border are coming from China, an issue the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration raised in December. The fentanyl is then disguised to look like ordinary medications, such as Xanax or OxyContin, and is trafficked by drug cartels. 

“Our children are the victims of this. It’s up to us to protect our precious children,” Blackburn said. “It’s up to us to protect these future generations; it’s up to us to protect our freedom and our liberty that is going to let our children dream big dreams and make those dreams come true.”

In October, the DEA announced that it had seized more than 10.2 million fentanyl pills and approximately 980 pounds of fentanyl powder from May 23 through Sept. 8 as part of its One Pill Can Kill initiative. Fifty-one of the 390 cases investigated were linked to overdose poisonings, and 35 were connected to one or both Mexican cartels. 

The DEA also issued a warning in August, alerting people that disguising fentanyl pills to look like candy, calling it “a new method used by drug cartels to sell highly addictive and potentially deadly fentanyl made to look like candy to children and young people.”

Samantha Kamman is a reporter for The Christian Post. She can be reached at: samantha.kamman@christianpost.com. Follower her on Twitter: @Samantha_Kamman

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‘Do I flush my child down the toilet?’: Abby Johnson laments loss of God’s vision for humanity at CPAC


By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter | March 3, 2023

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Pro-life activist Abby Johnson addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference on March 2, 2023, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington, D.C. | The Christian Post/Nicole Alcindor

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — A women-centered panel at the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference focused on defending human dignity and how the panelists believe the culture has lost sight of God’s intended vision for humankind.

The panel, “Some Tuff Mutha,” featured pro-life advocate Abby Johnson, founder of And Then There Were None; Penny Nance, CEO and president of the conservative group Concerned Women for America; and Kimberly Fletcher of Moms for America. Radio host Sandy Rios served as the moderator for the panel. 

One of the ways the panelists believe human dignity has been lost is through the practice of abortion, which has killed 63.5 million Americans since it was legalized in 1973. 

Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood clinic director (read more about her here and here), drew attention to the Food and Drug Administration modifying restrictions on abortion pills and enabling women to obtain prescriptions for the drugs at major retail pharmacies. Under the Biden administration, the FDA “greenlit abortion into the home of every woman across the country,” she said. 

“We have created abortion facilities in every woman’s home across the country,” Johnson added, lamenting the risk this imposes on women.  

The former abortion clinic director noted that the full extent of the ramifications of the FDA’s decision is still unknown, highlighting the lack of medical supervision surrounding at-home chemical abortions. According to a 2009 study, the complication rate for chemical abortions is four times higher than for surgical abortions.

Johnson cited several concerns she has with the modified regulations, such as women potentially hemorrhaging to death in their bathroom. She also emphasized that women will be looking into the toilet to see the remains of their “fully-formed baby.” 

“And then they’re going to have to make a decision,” she said. “‘What do I do with this fully-formed baby? What do I do with this child? Do I scoop the child out of the toilet? Do I take the child to be buried? Do I flush my child down the toilet?’” 

The pro-life advocate raised further concerns about the psychological impact of seeing their child’s remains. 

Nance added that abortion is the “ultimate disrespect of human dignity,” but stressed that God still loves and can redeem women who have had abortions. 

The conservative leader pointed to another loss of human dignity, criticizing the Biden administration’s treatment of women. She asserted that the Administration seemingly believes “men can do everything better than women, including being women,” highlighting the appointment of Rachel (Richard) Levine, a man who identifies as a woman, to the position of U.S. Assistant Secretary of Health. In 2022, USA Today listed Levine, a man who identifies as a woman, as its Woman of the Year.

Nance said CWA intends to “stand up for the unique dignity of American women” and encourages other Americans to do the same. 

“We are fearfully and wonderfully made as male and female,” she said. “That is the ultimate disrespect, to deny who we are and how God created us in that unique, dignified position as American women.” 

Speaking about public education, Fletcher shared how, when she talks to mothers, she tells them how “parental rights are fundamental and supreme.” 

“We as parents have got to stand up,” she said. “First of all, we have to know what’s coming our way.” 

Fletcher noted that mothers are attending school board meetings, reading the sexual content in books made accessible to their children, and being lectured for sharing such things out loud. She also pointed to incidents involving comprehensive sex education being taught to early elementary school students or schools instructing young children about changing their sex. 

The parental advocate asserted that conservative Christian women haven’t been voting or paying enough attention to what’s happening at their school boards. This demographic of women, she added, can “repair” what’s wrong in the education system. 

In terms of fixing what they see as negatively impacting the culture, Johnson said God wants His people to participate in “daily victories,” imploring those gathered to use their “voice” and “speak boldly” on these issues. 

Nance seconded Johnson’s challenge, adding that the “Holy Spirit is alive and well,” and whether it be at school board meetings or outside abortion facilities, she called on everyone to speak the “truth” and fulfill God’s command to “care for the least of these.”

Samantha Kamman is a reporter for The Christian Post. She can be reached at: samantha.kamman@christianpost.com. Follower her on Twitter: @Samantha_Kamman

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‘You Should Be Backing Bernie Sanders’: Nigel Farage Celebrates Democrat Party Extremism at CPAC


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Brexit mastermind Nigel Farage talked about the success of populism in his home nation of Britain and abroad while giving a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md.

“I take it you’re a pro-Brexit crowd!” Farage said to wild applause to start his speech, describing himself as CPAC’s “resident foreign speaker.”

Farage called deposed former Tory Prime Minister Theresa May the worst Prime Minister in the history of the United Kingdom to start his speech and talked about the formation of his new political entity.

“We ironically became the largest delegation in the European Parliament of any European country,” Farage said of his Brexit party, also crediting his party’s success with the resignation of May.

“Boris has become the leader, and Boris to date has picked up every word and every phrase that I have stood and fought for for nearly 30 years. It’s really great news, and it means at long last we have finally left the European Union!” Farage exclaimed.

He boasted about being the most “notorious” MEP in the history of European parliament, and he was happy to be finished in dealing with the European Union.

“I don’t just want the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. I want Europe to leave the European Union,” he said.

Farage credited former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn with helping to strengthen the Tory coalition united around the Brexit. He believes that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) can do the same thing to the Republican Party in the U.S.

“You should be backing Bernie Sanders. You should be campaigning for Bernie Sanders. You should be donating money to Bernie Sanders. You should be making sure that Bernie Sanders gets that nomination. You need a Democrat Party as far left-wing, as anti-American as they possibly can be,” he explained.

“Not only will you get four more years of this great President Trump, but I think with Bernie, you won’t just get Trump. With Bernie, I think you can re-take the House too!” he added.

Farage talked up President Trump, who he described as his “friend,” as leading the fight to end globalism.

“You are part of a big moment in history, and with four more years of Donald Trump, we will complete the job,” Farage said to conclude his speech, which ended the second day of the CPAC event. It will conclude after Saturday when Trump addresses the event.

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After Trump Invites Him Onstage, Activist Reveals Truth Behind What’s Happening to Conservatives on College Campuses


Reported By Alec Schemmel | Published March 2, 2019 at 2:16pm | Modified March 3, 2019 at 2:12pm

During President Donald Trump’s speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, he took a moment to recognize the discrimination conservative students face on college campuses.

“I turn on my television the other day and I saw somebody that was violently punched in the face,” Trump said to his audience at CPAC.

“The man’s name is Hayden Williams,” Trump added. “Hayden come up here please.”

Williams jumped onstage to say a few words, but he refused to use his several seconds of fame to talk about himself.

“It’s great that I’m being recognized,” he said, “but there’s so many conservative students across the country who are facing discrimination, harassment and worse if they dare to speak up on campus.”

Williams is a field representative at the Leadership Institute, a non-profit organization based of Arlington, Virginia, which aims to help fight the liberal bias that has infested America’s campuses. Williams was on UC Berkley’s campus on Feb. 19 helping local student activists when Zachary Greenberg, 28, allegedly assaulted him. Greenberg was arrested by UCPD on Friday afternoon and was being held on a $30,000 bond at Glenn Dyer Jail in Oakland.

“It’s as important now than ever the work at Leadership Institute and Campus Reform exposing these liberal abuses to the public,” said Williams, “and these students do it because they have a love of our nation and freedom.”

Williams said that if progressive socialists had their way, the Constitution would be put through a paper shredder.

“If you keep defending us, we’ll keep defending you,” Williams said of Trump.

The audience roared in approval as Trump announced a new executive order which requires colleges and universities to support free speech.

“If they want our dollars, and we give it to them by the billions, they’ve got to allow people like Hayden, and many other great young people … to speak,” Trump said.

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At CPAC, Trump Announced A New EO To Protect Free Speech On Campus


Written by Wes Walker on March 5, 2019

URL of the original posting site: https://clashdaily.com/2019/03/at-cpac-trump-announced-a-new-eo-to-protect-free-speech-on-campus/

Trump went WAY off-script at CPAC, covering a bunch of topics and the crowd loved it! But among the things that were planned was the President’s response to the rise of the authoritarian Left on campus.

You can suppress speech, or you can have government money — but not both.

Here’s your President working his magic:

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“We reject oppressive speech codes, censorship, political correctness and every other attempt by the hard left to stop people from challenging ridiculous and dangerous ideas. These ideas are dangerous,” Trump said. “Instead we believe in free speech, including online and including on campus.”

“Today I’m proud to announce that I will be very soon signing an executive order requiring colleges and universities to support free speech if they want federal research grants.”
Source: The Hill

He punctuated his point by bringing up Hayden Williams, the guy who was sucker-punched in the face at Berkeley while tabling. The Violent Snowflake Who Beat Up MAGA Student Better Brace Himself For Jail — the attacker has since been formally charged.

With all the examples of schools shutting down right-of-center guest speakers, limiting their attendance, or turning a blind eye when left-wing agitators break up meetings, this will speak in a language they can understand.

So many times, STUDENTS are told what they are or are not allowed to do in a government-funded school (BAD TEACHER: Middle School Teacher Forbids Reading Bible During “Free Time”, and Dear Apolitical Christians: This CA Bill Could Ban The Bible And The Christian Worldview for example), even though Original Intent of the Establishment Clause was to protect the religious and free speech rights of the citizen, not curtail it.

It will be nice to see that flipped around to say that if you want government money, you will treat free citizens AS free citizens, and leave their speech alone.

There he goes standing up for the rights of American citizens. Clearly that’s proof positive that he’s the second coming of Stalin… or that other guy they keep comparing him with.

With chants of ‘Drain the Swamp’, we sent Trump to Washington for a reason: to protect our Freedoms from the all-consuming appetite of a Leviathan Government. That’s why he started slashing red tape and taxes. He’s getting Government out of the way, so free people — individuals and businesses — can give the double middle-finger to the scolds who recently told us ‘you didn’t build that’.

Biden claimed that Republicans wanted to “put y’all back in chains”. But in two years as President, he’s done the opposite.

Trump came to take the shackles off so that the world could once again hear the Roar of true American Freedom.

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Carson to announce new job with Christian group


waving flagBy Caitlin Yilek, March 04, 2016

URL of the original posting site: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/271813-carson-to-announce-new-job-with-christian-organization

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Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson is set to announce he has a new job during his Conservative Political Action Conference address on Friday near Washington. Carson, who announced earlier this week that he sees no “political path forward” in his White House campaign has accepted a job as national chairman of My Faith Votes, a nonpartisan organization focused on getting Christian voters to the polls.

“Nothing is more important to me than my personal faith, and it is my faith that motivated me to be involved in the political process to begin with,” Carson said in a statement to Politico.

“I believe Christians in this country can easily determine the next president of the United States and all other national and local leaders, should they simply show up at the polls,” he continued. “When we do vote, We The People will once again solidify our commitment to the Judeo-Christian values upon which our nation was founded.” AMEN

The Republican has yet to officially end his presidential campaign, but has struggled in the polls since a brief surge last autumn. He has leaned heavily on his faith on the campaign trail and has connected with evangelical voters despite performing poorly in initial primary contests.

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Ben Carson: Ridiculous How Abortion Activists Call Pro-Life People “Anti-Woman”


 

 

By Steven Ertelt, Feb 26, 2015, Washington, DC

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“We shouldn’t submit to the PC Police, and to people who are trying to control us by intimidation and by IRS audits and by messing with your job,” the retired neurosurgeon said Thursday. “The only reason they can do that is because we sit silently by. That’s what they want us to do.” He referred to how the liberalSouthern Poverty Law Center recently issued a begrudging apology to him after adding him to  an extremist watch list that includes members of the KKK, because of his views against abortion and on other issues.cause of death

The biggest question on the minds of attendees regarding Carson is whether the pro-life doctor will officially seek the GOP nomination for president. Like other potential candidates at the conference, Carson wasn’t there to announce plans to run — but he made it clear he has no interest in the top pro-abortion Democrat for 2016.

“I’m not ready for Hillary. I’m ready for a country that puts our Constitution on the top shelf. And for those that have any doubt, that includes the Second Amendment. I’m for a country where we take the restraints off the most dynamic economy the world has ever known,” he said. hate obama

Carson received standing ovations both when he took and left the stage and his pro-life views have been embraced across the country.

For example, in 2013, Carson shared what he believes about the supposed “war on women” at the Voters Value Summit. He said, “You know, there are those of us in this society who have told women that there’s a war on them because that cute little baby inside of them, they may want to get rid of it and there are people that are keeping you from doing that,” Carson continued. “And women say, ‘No, no, they’re not doing that to me! No!’ And they get all riled up.”

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“There is no war on them, the war is on their babies, Babies that cannot defend themselves. Over the past few decades, we have destroyed 55 million of them. And we have the nerve to call other societies of the past heathen. What we need to do is re-educate the women to understand that they are the defenders of these babies.”mommy can you feel me

Carson has said he would decide by May if he will run for president. Currently, pro-life Rand Paul, Chris Christie, Scott Walker, Bobby Jindal, Mike Huckabee, Marco Rubio, Rick Perry and many others have mentioned their interest in the Republican presidential nomination.Freedom with Prayer

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Allen West: ‘Faux Commander in Chief’ Obama Thinks ‘Beards, Turbans, & Hijabs’ More Important Than Vets


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Speaking at CPAC earlier this month, Lt. Col. Allen West had some very harsh words for President Obama on the subject of the military and veteran’s benefits.

West’s primary issue in this clip is the reduction in force of our military, as well as deprioritizing of training and equipment in favor of progressive, feel good policy initiatives that, frankly, do nothing for readiness. As long as this administration continues to focus on nonsense like undermining good order and discipline by breaking long traditional and obvious common sense rules of uniforms instead of what is actually necessary for a modern fighting force, a “faux Commander-in-Chief” is about as kind and delicate a description as Obama can expect from a soldier like Allen West.

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Rick Perry Calls for Return to Federalism Led by Red States


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Rick Perry, the Republican governor of Texas, called for a return to federalism on Friday in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference. Quoting Thomas Jefferson, Perry said, “It’s time for a little rebellion on the battlefield of ideas… instead of looking to Washington, look to the states.”

The states, Perry argued, are “laboratories of innovation.” It is time to elect national leaders “who devolve power to the states, not rob them of it.”

“It is time for Washington to focus on the few things the constitution establishes as the federal government’s role,” Perry told the receptive crowd. The federal government should “get out of the health care business…get out of the education business… [and] stop hammering industry.”

According to Perry, there are two visions of America at the state level.

In blue states, Perry said, taxes are out of control and jobs are fleeing. In red states, “freedom of the individual comes first. Taxes are low, spending is under control, and jobs are on the rise.”

Perry singled out four Republican governors whose conservative policies are leading to economic growth in their states: Nikki Haley in South Carolina, Bobby Jindal in Louisiana, Scott Walker in Wisconsin, and Rick Scott in Florida.

“Conservative governors trust the people more than the machinery of government,” Perry said. “The contrast with blue states is crystal clear,” he added.

“Let’s pick the two biggest [blue states], New York and California. No two states have lost more personal income to other states,” Perry said. He noted that “it costs twice as much to hire a truck to move from California to Texas as it does to hire a truck to move from Texas to California… You can’t find enough trucks to flee the Golden State.”

Perry cited Texas, the state where he has served as governor for over a decade, as an excellent example of “Red State” success.” We cut taxes, we didn’t spend all the money… we made predictable regulations… we created 30% of the nation’s new jobs.”

As a result, Perry said, Texas has an “economic boom of monumental proportions.”

Perry concluded by saying “the red state-blue state debate really matters” because “the vision that wins out… will determine the future of our nation.”

“There is a price to be paid for policies that destroy our economy and embolden our foreign enemies,” Perry warned.

The Texas governor ended on an upbeat note. “It’s not too late for America to lead in the world but it starts by leading at home.”

“We don’t have to accept recent history,” Perry said. “We just have to change the presidency.”

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Sarah Palin: Ted Cruz, Rand Paul Top My 2016 List


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On Friday, Sarah Palin, whose endorsement may have the most impact in the 2016 GOP presidential contest if she does not run, said that though she did not have a 2016 favorite yet, Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Rand Paul (R-KY) were at the top of her list.

Former South Carolina Senator and Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint has said that Palin’s endorsement has the most impact in GOP primaries, and a recent national survey found that Palin had the highest favorability rating among Republican presidential primary voters.

Appearing on Fox News’s On The Record with Greta Van Susteren the night before she closes out CPAC for the second time in three years, Palin was asked if a potential candidate was emerging as her favorite.

“No, not yet,” she answered without hesitation.

Van Susteren then asked if there were candidates who were at the top of her list.

“I appreciate those who have fought for America like Ted Cruz, like Rand Paul,” Palin answered before saying that, perhaps, the best candidate may not even be a politician.

“It doesn’t have to be someone who has a title today, someone who’s in office today,” Palin said. “In fact, some would say we need to stay clear of those who have followed a conventional political path. Maybe they are a part of the problem.” 

“There are businessmen and women and strong family men and women who understand what it is that makes America exceptional, and they want to protect that, they want to get back to that; maybe someone like that will rise and be the 2016 candidate, maybe that’s what we need,” she explained.

When asked if she would run in 2016, Palin gave the same answer she always gives: “You never say never.”

She said she does not have a team “doing the poll-tested, whatever they do” to figure out what messages work and test the waters in early presidential primary states. Palin said that she’ll “never say never” and run if there aren’t fighters that appreciate and want to fight to preserve American exceptionalism and the promise of America. Palin said there are so many Americans who “feel like I feel” and “serve this country” and mentioned that “it doesn’t have to be me” running for president.

As Breitbart News has reported and documented, Palin’s influence was proven during the 2012 cycle – as candidates Palin praised before Iowa and South Carolina voted won:

She praised Rick Santorum in December in 2011 when Iowans seemed lukewarm about the field of Republican primary candidates. After Palin made her remarks on December 2 on Fox News’s Hannity, Santorum, who was at four percent in the polls in Iowa – barely above Jon Huntsman, who was not even competing in the state – started getting momentum and eventually won the caucus a month later. Though Santorum had gone “all-in” in Iowa and planted his campaign exclusively in the state, voters were persuaded to consider his candidacy more seriously after Palin spoke kindly of him.

Palin has influence in South Carolina as well, of course – her support of Nikki Haley in the 2010 primary ensured she won the Palmetto State’s gubernatorial election – and her positive comments about Newt Gingrich enabled him to win South Carolina’s presidential primary in 2012.

While the 2012 GOP presidential primary had a clear establishment frontrunner in Mitt Romney and a bevy of weaker candidates who battled to be the anti-Romney, the 2016 primary has strong candidates across the board without a clear frontrunner. If they all run, potential candidates like Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, Paul Ryan, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Scott Walker, Bobby Jindal, Marco Rubio, Rick Perry, and Rick Santorum would each have a significant group of supporters that may get them around 8-15% of the vote.

That may make Palin, if she chooses not to run, the 2016 kingmaker.

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I Really Like This Man. We Need A Lot of Men Like Senator Tim Scott


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Tim Scott at CPAC: Set the Potential of our Children Free with School Choice

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March 6, 2014 By

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Senator Tim Scott from South Carolina is a shining example of the fact that, contrary to what Barack Obama says, everyone has had the opportunity to make it in America. Everyone has had a fair shot to get their ‘fair share’. It’s only a matter of whether or now and how they choose to take advantage of the opportunity to pursue and obtain the American dream.

Scott opened up his remarks at CPAC this year with one simple question. “How many of you like me believe in the future of America?”

The crowd showed their answer to the question with loud applause. Scott continued saying because he believes in the future of America, his opportunity agenda focuses on people and not big government.

Because I believe in the future of America, my opportunity agenda focuses on the people and not big government.

America is about Americans and self-determination. We are not about the government. The greatest asset we have cannot be found in Washington, DC. Not in Obama’s executive orders do we find the greatness of America. We find them in the wisdom of our founding fathers and the pages of our Constitution. The success of our economy is seen in the size of our ideas, not the size of our tax bills. We need to cut our taxes, not raise them.

Greatness is created in relationships when people pool their resources together and start small business, in garages, coffee shops and at kitchen tables.

Senator Scott then shared his personal experience of going from a troubled kid struggling in school, in fact failing miserable, to being one who worked hard to achieve. He owes a lot of who he is to his mentor who showed him that a life of poverty did not have to be his destiny.

I view waffle fries as freedom fries because that’s how I met my mentor. 

I was losing my way. I had flunked out of high school as a freshman. John Moniz came along at just the right time. That Citadel graduate taught me that you can think your way out of poverty. He taught me if you want to escape poverty, an education can get you out of it.

It taught me that kids, not unions, should be the focus of our education. Parents, not bureaucrats in Washington, should decide the path of their child’s education. When the parents have a choice, the kids have a chance.

We need to set free all the potential for all the kids in our country through school choice.

Scott believes that school choice should include a dual track educational program to address the needs and dreams of those kids who may not wan to go to college. Learning a trade or skill of some sort would give them the chance to ‘earn while they learn’. Doing so will help address the vacancy of what Scott said are 4 million jobs unoccupied due to a lack of people with the skills necessary to fill them.

In closing, Scott gave a nod to the people giving them the credit for making the difference in Washington.

You are the backbone of the conservative movement and men and women like myself stand on your shoulders.

WATCH the full video of Tim Scott’s speech at CPAC 2014. Click on image below to view Tim’s speech.

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Jennifer BurkeJennifer Burke became politically active for the first time at the Porkulus Tea Party in Seattle in February 2009. She was a speaker at the Seattle Tax Day Tea Party at Westlake Center on April 15, 2010, was featured in a popular Tea Party video, Proud to be a Teabagger , that has gone viral on YouTube and many top conservative blogs, and was a speaker at the WA 4 WI rally in support of Scott Walker. View all Posts by Jennifer

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