Tammy's BlogWire
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Newt: Defeating Barack Obama is a ‘Duty of National Security’
by Tammy on February 21, 2012He also calls him “the most dangerous president in American history.” He’s right on both counts f course and we must not forget what our mission is even with all the shiny objects out there. This is Newt at his best, speaking to a crowd of about 4,000 at Oral Robert University. Blasting President Obama the “most dangerous president in modern American history,” Newt Gingrich [1] accused the White House [2] of having an attitude towards violent Islamic extremism that puts political correctness above national security. “Someone was arrested over the weekend for trying to blow up the US Capitol, they happened to be from Morocco,” Gingrich said, referring to the FBI arrest of Amine El Khalifi Friday while he...
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Happy Washington’s Birthday! Here’s Your Politics Lounge and Open Thread
by Tammy on February 20, 2012Here are a few of the political stories I’ll be chewing on during Tammy Radio Live. What’s on your mind as we start another lovely week of saving the world and kicking liberal (D & R) patooty? ;) First, let’s start with this: CSM: Why you should stop calling today Presidents’ Day True, many refer to today’s national day off as Presidents’ Day, but federal law actually lists the holiday as Washington’s Birthday…Yes, there is a federal day off on Feb. 20, 2012. But its official name is “Washington’s Birthday.” We’re supposed to celebrate the life and legacy of the Father of Our Country, not the rest of those Mount Rushmore guys. They can get their own holiday. Thomas Jefferson,...
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FDR, The New Deal, and The Sick Chicken Case
by Tammy on February 16, 2012**A Guest Post by TAM Shifra** During my high school and undergraduate years, in the ‘60’s, it was widely believed that FDR was a national hero for ending the Great Depression. Recently, however, conservative historians and economists, including Amity Shlaes, in her book “The Forgotten Man,” have begun to argue that his policies not only did not end the Great Depression, but they actually prolonged it by several years.