Taxpayers should be OUTRAGED!

This is an unbelievable outrage and totally unacceptable. The Grapevine has sent a letter to our Congressman/women! ACORN is replete with voting/voter fraud and is currently under investigation!........

“One of the sticking points in resolving the crisis was a poison pill in the Dodd/Paulson compromise that would move 20% of profits from the bailout into the Housing Trust Fund, a slush fund for political action groups such as ACORN (the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) and the National Council of La Raza.”
- Investors Business Daily, 9/26/08

#13 - Unlucky for Voters!

Voters: Keep in mind....Democrat candidate Obama is the #1 MOST LIBERAL member of the US Senate. His running mate - Joe Biden - is #3 MOST LIBERAL!

Add those together, you get the universally known BAD LUCK #13!

To KNOW the candidate(s) is to NO the candidate(s)!

Gingrich: The Happiest Convention!

The Happiest Convention!

by Newt Gingrich

This was the happiest convention I have attended.

In seven conventions going back to 1984, I have never seen delegates as happy.

I have seen them eager, energized, committed, determined but the underlying mood last night was sheer joy.

There was joy that Senator McCain had had the courage to pick Governor Palin.
There was joy that she and her family had come through the week of attacks smiling and eager to campaign.
There was joy that Governor Palin's Wednesday night speech completely vindicated Senator McCain's choice.
There was joy that 37 million Americans had seen her speech. That is almost as many as watched Senator Obama's acceptance speech (39 million).

There was deep inspiration from Cindy McCains story of adopting a child from Bangladesh and her commitment to the poor and the weak around the world.

There was awe at the film about Senator McCain's service to country and inspiration from the personal parts of his speech.

There was joy at Roberta McCain saying "he's a momma's boy" and admiration for her energy and enthusiasm at 96 (sort of knocks down the age issue).

Finally there was joy that we had nominated two real people of great authenticity to take on the poseurs on the other ticket.

It was appropriate in St. Paul, the city of F. Scott Fitzgerald, that the modern Great Gatsby found himself facing a ticket with a real war hero and a real governor.

Obama's long voyage of self discovery and posturing may be about to collide with a team that can't be intimidated and is not afraid to tell the truth.
Now that is a cause for joy.

Obama wants YOUR Gun(s)!

On the Second Amendment, Don't Believe Obama!...

The NRA Facts Prove it!

< http://www.nraila.org/obama/>

It is now time for gun owners to take a careful look at just where apparent nominee Barack Obama stands on issues related to the Second Amendment.

During the primaries, Obama tried to hide behind vague statements of support for "sportsmen" or unfounded claims of general support for the right to keep and bear arms. But his real record, based on votes taken, political associations, and long standing positions, shows that Barack Obama is a serious threat to Second Amendment liberties.

Don't listen to his campaign rhetoric! Look instead to what he has said and done during his entire political career.

FACT: Barack Obama voted against the confirmation of 2 of the 5 Justices that affirmed an individual right to keep and bear arms.

FACT: Barack Obama voted to allow reckless lawsuits designed to bankrupt the firearms industry.

FACT: Barack Obama wants to re-impose the failed and discredited Clinton Gun Ban.

FACT: Barack Obama voted to ban almost all rifle ammunition commonly used for hunting and sport shooting.

FACT: Barack Obama has endorsed a 500% increase in the federal excise tax on firearms and ammunition.

FACT: Barack Obama has endorsed a complete ban on handgun ownership.

FACT: Barack Obama supports local gun bans in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and other cities.

FACT: Barack Obama voted to uphold local gun bans and the criminal prosecution of people who use firearms in self-defense.

FACT: Barack Obama supports gun owner licensing and gun registration.

FACT: Barack Obama refused to sign a friend-of-the-court Brief in support of individual Second Amendment rights in the Heller case.

FACT: Barack Obama opposes Right to Carry laws.

FACT: Barack Obama was a member of the Board of Directors of the Joyce Foundation, the leading source of funds for anti-gun organizations and "research."

FACT: Barack Obama supported a proposal to ban gun stores within 5 miles of a school or park, which would eliminate almost every gun store in America.

FACT: Barack Obama voted not to notify gun owners when the state of Illinois did records searches on them.

FACT: Barack Obama voted against a measure to lower the Firearms Owners Identification card age minimum from 21 to 18, a measure designed to assist young people in the military.

FACT: Barack Obama favors a ban on standard capacity magazines.

FACT: Barack Obama supports mandatory micro-stamping.

FACT: Barack Obama supports mandatory waiting periods.

FACT: Barack Obama supports repeal of the Tiahrt Amendment, which prohibits information on gun traces collected by the BATFE from being used in reckless lawsuits against firearm dealers and manufacturers.

FACT: Barack Obama supports one-gun-a-month handgun purchase restrictions.

FACT: Barack Obama supports a ban on inexpensive handguns.

FACT: Barack Obama supports a ban on the resale of police issued firearms, even if the money is going to police departments for replacement equipment.

FACT: Barack Obama supports mandatory firearm training requirements for all gun owners and a ban on gun ownership for persons under the age of 21.

Please forward to your family and friends who care about our Second Amendment Rights!

Buchanan: Democracy and Hitler!

In his 1937 "Great Contemporaries," Winston Churchill wrote, "Whatever else may be thought about (Hitler's) exploits, they are among the most remarkable in the whole history of the world."

Don't miss Pat Buchanan's.......'Democracy: A Flickering Star?'
<http://www.humanevents.com/search.php?author_name=Patrick%20J.%20Buchanan>

Tort Reform; Ethics; Replacing Appointments!

The Grapevine reccommends Steve Fairs latest "Tort Reform Needed in Oklahoma" at: < http://www.stevefair.blogspot.com/>

Please check the Ethics reports for legislative candidates in your district. The Trial Lawyer lobby is not going gentle into that good night. They are contributing large amounts to candidates who if elected will work to stop tort reform! To check the candidates in your area, click on link:
< http://www.state.ok.us/~ethics/>

This election cycle will also be a good opportunity for the replacing (voting-out) of Henry appointments to various postitions in state government. ie: Treasurer, Corporation Commissioner...etc. The people need to make these 'appointments' at the ballot box!

Sen. Coburn having medical tests...

From The Hill and OKC news line.......Sen. Tom Coburn of Muskogee has been tested for an irregular heartbeat.
Spokesman John Hart says Coburn was tested Friday at a Washington area hospital but has not been admitted.

The Oklahoman reported from its Washington bureau that Hart said the Republican senator is being tested for common arrhythmia and expects to return to the Senate Saturday.
The 60-year-old Coburn had a benign tumor removed from his pituitary gland last summer. He had colon cancer in 2003 and a malignant melanoma in 1975.

[ed] We certainly all wish the Senator well.