Voice For Liberty

Month: April 2009

  • The ABC’s of Virginia Alcohol Law

    At the recent Sammies awards presented by the Sam Adams Alliance, a video titled The ABC’s of Virginia Alcohol Law received an award. It’s a funny video. It’s not the most important issue in the world, but it shows us another example of the ways that government get so twisted up in a knot (of…

  • Soros watch launched

    A new website has been launched to keep track of the activities of George Soros.

  • Fraud, deceit, and misinformation regarding carbon dioxide

    EPA declares greenhouse gases a threat, (Renee Shoof, McClatchy Newspapers, 4/18/09). This pronouncement follows a U.S. Supreme Court conclusion that carbon dioxide (CO2) is a pollutant, with a directive to the EPA to study whether this gas posed a threat to our health and welfare, or whether the science was too uncertain to make a…

  • Michelle Malkin on bloggers and tea party reaction

    Saturday in Northbrook, Illinois, about 300 people gathered to attend an awards ceremony presented by the Sam Adams Alliance. One of the presenters was Michelle Malkin, who has been at the forefront of blogging for a long time. She’s also been involved in the recent tea party movement. In her remarks (introducing my friend Chad…

  • The idiocy of Janeane Garofalo

    Were tea party protesters a bunch of racist rednecks who hate having a black man in the White House? I guess it depends on who you talk to. It’s been reported widely for the past few days, so this is sort of old news. But Janeane Garofalo, who in some quarters is considered sage, offered…

  • Wichita school board chooses not to keep business local

    Paul Driver of ATG Sports wonders why the board of USD 259, the Wichita public school district, is about to award a construction contract to an out-of-state company when a local, cheaper alternative is available. The district’s clear message during the bond issue campaign last year was that the construction business would be good for…

  • Wichita tea party on Kansas Week

    Bob Weeks talks about the Wichita tea party and related issues on the KPTS Television public affairs program Kansas Week on April 17, 2009.

  • Sammies Awards celebrate, award liberty

    Tonight in Northbrook, Illinois, about 300 people gathered to attend an awards ceremony presented by the Sam Adams Alliance. The Sam Adams Alliance inspires, trains, and links allies to advance economic and individual liberty through a strategic combination of new media tools and traditional communications. The Sam Adams Alliance is a “to-do tank” that educates,…

  • Wichita tax day tea party a success

    Yesterday several thousand Wichitans and folks from all over Kansas met on a windswept field to register their discontent with Washington policies. The crowd heard from some great speakers, some of which you can see at the WichitaLiberty YouTube channel. Citizens had opinions, too. Common themes of frustration included too much spending, pork-barrel spending, and…

  • Video from Wichita tea party

    Some video from the Wichita tax day tea party: Cheryl Green: “More taxes are coming!”

  • Wichita tea party: citizens speak

    At the tax day tea party in Wichita, citizens showed their protest signs and talked about the message they want to send to Washington.

  • Kansas tea party coverage

    ‘Tea party’ rally attracts 1,000 in Wichita (Wichita Eagle) “Cheryl Green donned a Paul Revere uniform Wednesday and rode on horseback through the fringes of the crowd at a taxpayer ‘tea party’ to protest the federal economic stimulus package. ‘More taxes are coming! More taxes are coming!’ Green shouted before climbing onto a stage in…