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Adnan Barqawi at Republican Party of Virginia Convention

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Rick Sincere has the video of the best speech of the Convention and probably the best speech a number of the attendees had ever seen.

As is typical of handheld camcorders, the audio is passable – Rick is off to the side and there is a wicked echo. The RPV must have something high quality tied directly into the PA system and let’s hope they can manage to get it posted soon.

But Rick has done us all a great service by getting this uploaded.

From the way the ambient sound dies after the first few minutes you get a real sense of how this kid transfixed the crowd once they realized what was taking place. Bravo, Rick Sincere.

I  was outside for over half of it, and when I got to my seat my wife said “If they change the rules about birthplace he is going to be elected president.” The fact that it occurred while the votes were being tallied, and the general perception was the RPV was just killing time, meant expectations were EXTREMELY low when Adnan took the stage. Many delegates were in their seats only because it was hot and humid outside.

You can just imagine the change in mood that swept the Coliseum.

UPDATE: Hey here’s an idea. Considering the similarities in their backgrounds and the fact neither is legally eligible to hold the office of U.S. president, would it not be great to have a debate on what it means to be American, with Adnan Barqawi facing off against the dipshit in the White House? I’d pay real money to see that take place.

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Posted in Culture, History, immigration | 19 Comments »

A Little Comedy Gold For Your Sunday

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

All the good TV shows are over and the Tour de France is over a month away, so I will do my best to get back into entertainment mode for you.

To kick off the summer, check out this bit of comedy gold. Hint: Do not have liquids in your mouth around 1:45 in.

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RPV Convention Recap

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

The 2009 Republican Party of Virginia Convention served as a milestone for many Virginia conservatives, as the only true contest anyone really cared about was a resounding success for those who want to see conservative principles rebound in the Commonwealth, and who saw Ken Cuccinelli as the standard bearer for those principles.

Ken Cuccinelli Speech At Republican Party of Virginia 2009 Convention from Joe Budzinski on Vimeo.

For the record, Ken Cuccinelli’s speech for attorney general nomination was much better than the speeches of either of his opponents. They were not even in the same ballpark.

Bob McDonnell was uncontested for nomination for governor; Bill Bolling was barely contested for nomination for Lieutenant Governor; the RPV Chairman race was between a guy who really knew how to give a speech and a guy who sounded like he was reading from his shopping list at Barnes and Noble.

This Convention was all about the race for nomination for attorney general, and Ken Cuccinelli won after the first ballot with at least 51% of the vote over the combined vote totals of John Brownlee and Dave Foster. That race was the only reason I and a whole bunch of people I talked to even bothered to make the trip down to Richmond on a beautiful Saturday, and thank goodness Ken won.

The bottom line message to take away from this event: Conservatives, don’t give up. While it might be too early to say a new day is dawning, the sun is definitely peeking over the horizon. We have a candidate we can go to the well for in the coming months. You might have reservations about Bob McDonnell, but Ken Cuccinelli is someone who can really make a difference for our nation. I will see you all out on the campaign trail.

Besides me and the lovely Linda B, NVTH friends I talked to in Richmond included: ACTivist, Blog Fu, Brian Withnell, Bulletproof Monk, Cathy Mac, Donny Ferguson, Eve Barner, Mark Sell, G. Stone, Jacob, Jane, Loudoun Insider, along with illustrious Sterling Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio (for whom I was wearing the traditional orange ball cap in solemn camaraderie), and blogfather John of Loudoun. And frankly, the Convention was just so packed with people it was nearly impossible to find anyone so I don’t think I saw a fraction of the people I knew there.

Bad for networking but FANTASTIC for Republican prospects in upcoming elections.

My Twitter comments from the Convention are here. Photos and more comments are below the fold.

By the way, a major highlight of the Convention was a speech by a Virginia Tech cadet which I missed most of. As soon as that video is posted I will link to it. It was not just a “good speech,” it was a seminal event in Virginia political culture. When someone gets it uploaded somewhere it will be a new post here. It is going to be one of the great political video clips of all time.
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Catholic League’s Bill Donohue Says Sotomayor May Not Be So Bad

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Catholic League President Bill Donohue is someone whose opinion all conservatives should note, and he makes the case that hair-trigger opposition to President Obama’s nominee to the US Supreme Court may be mistaken:

“I wish I knew more about her. But from what we know, it looks like she’ll be at least a wash with Souter, and maybe we’ll even see improvement.”

He noted that while Judge Sotomayor’s record on abortion-related cases is thin and tangential — a challenge to policies on U.S. aid to international family-planning groups and a decision about the free-speech rights of abortion protesters — but she has backed the legal claims of pro-lifers.

“She’s [also] been pretty good on religious liberty cases” and “doesn’t hold any animus on religion” either in her decisions or her known public remarks, he said. “She said it was wrong to prohibit a menorah on public ground; I like that. She talks about the religious rights of prisoners; I like that too.”

Donohue goes on to note that Obama’s next best choice may be far worse from a conservative perspective – an opinion I’ve seen expressed elsewhere. A next potential Obama nominee is Diane Wood, who pro-lifers should view with much greater apprehension.

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Time To Get An AK47

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Longtime NVTH visitors know I consider the AK47 the best firearm ever invented, and as luck would have it you now have a likely brief window to outfit your homestead with one of these beauties. Over the past six months AKs have been hard to get, and 7.62 x .39 ammo has been even rarer. Well, no more.

Right now, Classic Arms has AKs and ammo at very reasonable prices. For less than a thousand bucks you could have a gun and enough ammo to fight off multiple onslaughts of zombies. With inflation set to go through the roof in this country, rifles and bullets are sound, tangible investments in which to park your money. That is solid economic advice, and also what you should tell your wife.

I am not kidding – go there now and place an order. It’s been a long time since AKs have been under $500 and any ammo available at all.

Posted in 2nd Amendment | 6 Comments »

RPV Convention Preview

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

ACTivist tells me I will be lucky to get to Richmond at all because I drive like an old lady, but assuming our posse makes it to the Republican Party of Virginia Convention tomorrow I will attempt some interaction from the Convention floor. For one, I will be sending Twitter updates which you can find by clicking here (or just scroll to the bottom of the right sidebar).

Unfortunately, I will be sending them from my cell phone. Here is what it is like to compose for Twitter on a cell phone:

dink dink dink dink dink dink dink dink dink dink dink

That just spelled the word “the”

So naturally, my patience really runs out quick when I am trying to report anything via Twitter, especially when I am not drinking, which I won’t be tomorrow. But I’ll also be getting some video, audio, photos, and if there is anything interesting I’ll try to post it here by tomorrow night. That, as we all know, is a big “if.”

I’m sure I will see some of you all down there. Stone – check. Monk – check. LI – check. Jacob – check. Grigsby – check. Wolv, are you going to come out? Linda B will be there but one hot momma is surely not enough: Cmac, I’m talkin’ to you. Hey how about you Sophrosyne, where the hell have you been. Singleton? Anyone else?

Posted in Campaign 2009, Politics | 27 Comments »

Idiots Feed On Their Own Kind

Friday, May 29th, 2009

This from the Politico (so it MUST be true) made me roll.  It seems that Nader is accusing McAuliffe of bribing him during the 2004 Presidential race to drop out of key contested states so that Kerry could sail thru and win (that worked, didn’t it?)  What really cracked me up-besides the denials-was the line at the end of the article: 

“I don’t think most Virginians are interested in looking backwards, and I don’t think they have much interest in Ralph Nader’s attempts to grab headlines. They care about who’s going to get our economy back on track.”

And who are they referring to?  Another Dem in line with the current administrations way of thinking?  My sides hurt.  Please make it stop!

Posted in Campaign 2009, Politics | 2 Comments »

Va. Republicans On The 2nd Amendment

Friday, May 29th, 2009

I just couldn’t help myself.  I just read a wonderful article in America’s 1st Freedom with Chris Cox and Chuck Norris.  Norris talks about getting to the youngins (similar to what Obama did) for the next generation constitutional voters.  The article is great and it refers back to an ad that ran during the last election which you can see here.  Notice the sign in the video?  It reads “We don’t dial 911″ and the amplified theme is to check the voting record of candidates.  Gun-ban Bob is one of those.  Think of it this way-when the crap hits the fan and the U.S. is in total anarchy, which are you going to rely on; a politician or your firearm?  Nuff said! 

Posted in 2nd Amendment, Campaign 2009, Politics | No Comments »

John L Brownlee Put Grandpa In Jail

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Lowest of the low, and that is why we cherish it so. A robocall regarding the 2009 Virginia Attorney General election at tomorrow’s Republican Convention. You can’t make this stuff up.

And how utterly annoying would it be to find this on your answering machine as I did? It does not redound against Brownlee, but actually makes you want to shoot whoever produced it.

For all of us who see politics as entertainment carried out by other means, this robocall is classic material.

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About The “John L. Brownlee” Robocall

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

After hearing the “John L. Brownlee” robocall on our machine tonight, my reaction was exactly that of Nova Conservative: It had to come from the Foster campaign because it fits with the argument of the comparison piece mailing we all received last week, and why would Cuccinelli need to do it? And being totally illegal – the sponsor was not identified in the call – it seems more like what you’d get from the last place campaign than the leader.

Or it could’ve just been some third party with an agenda. And a sense of humor. Call me irreverent, but politics gets pretty boring to me and stuff like this cracks me up. My only question is, since it was an illegal call, could I get in trouble by posting the audio? I was a huge Mystery Science Theater 3000 fan and this robocall was definitely in the “Plan 9 From Outer Space” league of political agitprop. I so very much want to let the world hear it.

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Real Goverment Reform — Campaign Finance

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Here’s a simple idea for Campaign Finance Reform that will clean up a lot of the mess:

  1. Only registered voters may contribute to politicians.
  2. One may only contribute to campaigns in which one is registered to vote.
  3. No other entities — PACs, unions, corporations, etc. — may contribute.

There can still be PACs and unions and what-not, but they cannot contribute to political campaigns.

Posted in Den of Thieves, Politics | 4 Comments »

The Judicial Oath

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

The following is the oath a justice must pledge before taking a seat on the federal bench:

“I, __________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as (name of position) under the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God.”

So, how does this square with Sotomayor’s own statements(see below)?

“[W]e who judge must not deny the differences resulting from experience or heritage but attempt . . . continuously to judge when those opinions, sympathies, and prejudices are appropriate.”

So a prejudiced judge is okey-dokey if they are Spanish?  Or does this extend to all of the ‘oppressed’ classes?  This is lunacy.  Sotomayor has other statements regarding Judicial activism with regard to where federal policy is set — in the appellate courts!  She also believes that latina woman is inherently a better judge than a white male.  This is both sexist and racist.  This is also Obama’s first pick to the Supreme court.  There must be someone better out there.   Is there a liberal judge with gravitas in the house?

UPDATE I
While visiting Mason Conservative I found the following –Sotomayor with her foot buried deep in her mouth:

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California Supreme Court Upholds Common Sense

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

The California Supreme court ruled that the State Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage was, well, constitutional.  How a constitutional amendment can not be constitutional is beyond me, but those who brought the case are not well-known for their common sense — or sense of any kind.

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A Look at Judge Sotomayor

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Now that 0bama has nominated Judge Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, it is time we take a look at her rulings.  Fortunately, the NYT has already compiled some of them, so I will direct your attention there.

Of particular interest is the ruling in Maloney v. Cuomo (2009):

“The Second Amendment applies only to limitations the federal government seeks to impose on this right.”

This argument is, quite simply, ludicrous.  I seriously doubt that Judge Sotomayor would say that the First Amendment does not apply to the States, despite the fact that the first words of that Amendment are “Congress shall make no law….”  The Second Amendment does not have such wording.  Indeed, she wrote in Ford v. McGinnis that a Muslim prisoner in the New York State Department of Correctional Services had had his First Amendment rights violated by his not being allowed to participate in a non-mandatory holiday feast.  So the First Amendment, which specifically applies to Congress, also limits the State governments, but the Second Amendment, which does not specify Congress, does not limit the States.

Well, then, Judge Sotomayor, is it OK for the States to quarter soldiers in people’s homes?  It is OK for the State Police to go into people’s homes without warrants?  Do the Fifth Amendment protections only apply in federal courts, not State courts?  Is one only entitled to a jury of one’s peers in federal courts, not in State courts?  Does the prohibition on cruel and unusual punishments apply only to the federal courts, not to State courts?

Is Sotomayor’s “logic” what we need in the Supreme Court?

Posted in 2nd Amendment, Abortion, Judiciary | 33 Comments »

How Far We Have Fallen

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

The difference could not be more stark.  On one hand we have the mind that wrote the Declaration of Independence, started one of the first wine vineyards in North America, wrote the Virginia constitution, which heavily influenced the U.S. constitution — in short a polymath, the quintessential renaissance man.  The third president of the U.S. said:

“A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned – this is the sum of good government.”
-Thomas Jefferson

On the other hand we have the 44th president.  A man of no great distinction or accomplishment before he took office.   A man whose only accomplishment is getting elected.  A man who unlike previous presidential nominees campaigned with the media wind at his back.  This man said:

“We are out of money!”
-Barak Obama

After a $2T spending spree, this man had the nerve to even sound mildly surprised. The difference in philosophy could not be more stark. Jefferson lionized the yeoman farmer, the independent land owner.  Obama’s philosophy, on the other hand, is to foster dependence on the the central government.

We certainly cannot afford Obama and his policies.  The question is, can we survive the fallout.  Most of the damage already done boggles the mind.  We will be paupered by this spending.

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