Virginia Right!

12:54PM: I am in the media section with great seats in the back of the ground floor.  I have seen and been greeted by too many to mention but I will mention one or two as I listen to the Lieutenant Governor candidates.  I shout out to Del. Peace who provided the Hanover delegation with [...]

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I have already posted on the fact that I cannot support Corey Stewart for Lt. Governor and now I call on the TEA Party Federation to rescind their endorsement. The letter below shows the same thing my research turned up about Stewart and the reason that, in spite of the endorsement by the TEA Party [...]

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This is a dramatic development. Senator Rand Paul, 2016 GOP Presidential potential hopeful, will speak at Howard University, the seminal African-American universityestablished in 1867 in Washington DC.  Here’s the story and below is from the university’s statement: “Sen. Paul’s speech will focus on the importance of outreach to younger voters, as well as minority groups. [...]

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Update: Virginia Right! endorses Buddy Fowler. I have personally known Buddy Fowler for several years and have had many chats with him. (Buddy and I were both Magisterial District Chairmen in Hanover.) He is not only a good man, he is a strong Conservative and will be a reliable successor to John Cox (whom I [...]

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I am pleased and excited to report that Del. Rob Bell, our next Attorney General, WON, that’s right WON, a Tea Party straw poll in Hampton Roads according to this report in Virginia Virtucon with 56% of the vote after a forum where BOTH GOP candidates were present! Delegate Rob Bell was victorious over Harrisonburg [...]

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When I ran for delegate many years ago, part of my platform was to reform the Virginia divorce laws. I tried to argue that the long separation periods and endless litigation acted as a wheel to run over women and children. Well – nothing’s really changed. It still takes a year of separation to finish [...]

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A person I admire very much who I know is a strong follower of Christ asked me today:  Is Governor McDonnell a honorable man?   Is he a believer [in Christ]? I answered (after a long pause) YES, I believe the governor is a honorable man and is a believer.  I am very disappointed with the [...]

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Thanks to Tom White, I was able to attend the Cantor/Jindal breakfast this am!  (In fact I am here – already I have been a few feet from my hero, Governor Bobby Jindal) I have gotten a solid, if blurry photo that should be in an update for this blog post.  I was invited up [...]

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As reported masterfully by Tom White at this blog, fifty (now I understand something less than fifty thanks to the VR and patriots writing into their delegate!) GOP delegates voted for the omnibus Agenda 21 bill! I am glad to see that two of them were not Delegates Chris Peace (my delegate!) and John Cox(my [...]

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“If they hold firm…things may be changing for the better in Washington.” ALEXANDRIA, Va. – ForAmerica Chairman L. Brent Bozell III today released a statement in response Speaker John Boehner’s opposition to replacing any of the spending cuts in the sequester.  “Finally, Speaker Boehner and the House Republicans are starting to sound like a majority,” Bozell said. “When [...]

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Every week on Monday morning , the Council and invited guests weigh in at the Watcher’s Forum, short takes on a major issue of the day. This week’s question:Can the Republican Party come back, or will a new party emerge? The Glittering Eye:Of course the Republican Party can come back. Right now its major problems [...]

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Every week on Monday morning , the Council and invited guests weigh in at the Watcher’s Forum, short takes on a major issue of the day. This week’s question:What’s your reaction to the Fiscal Cliff Agreement? The Razor:Everyone said Boehner was dealt a bad hand, but I don’t play poker for a reason: I suck [...]

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Every week on Monday morning , the Council and invited guests weigh in at the Watcher’s Forum, short takes on a major issue of the day. This week’s question:What Are Your Predictions For President Obama’s Second Term? The Razor:I believe we will witness the Left’s Reagan, the difference being that no matter how badly he [...]

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This article on the Daily Paul was and is well done.  Well written exhortation to get involved in local government and politics.  Here are a few highlights from the article of a liberty activist named Travis Couture (slightly edited): Please, get involved in your party, unless it is that unbearable, run for office locally, learn [...]

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  The Council has spoken, the votes have been cast, and the results are in for this week’s Watcher’s Council match up. What happens when you finally decide enough is enough? This week’s winner, Virginia Right! looks at that question in this week’s winning entry, .Boehner and Cantor’s ‘War on Conservatives’ Causes Exodus of Conservatives [...]

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It is a bit disappointing for UKIP to not do better in the by-elections, however, party affiliation appears to be strong in many areas in the UK. In Rotherham, UKIP came in a strong second place with just under half of the Labour vote (9,866 votes to UKIP’s 4,648) with the BNP a distant third [...]

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After Private WH Meeting, Liberal Leaders ‘Came Away Convinced That The White House Would Ultimately Prove Willing To Go Over The Fiscal Cliff’   Liberal Leaders ‘Pleased With What They Heard’ At White House   “I’m told that representatives of major unions and progressive groups met privately this morning with senior Obama administration officials at the [...]

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I think we can take the word of the NYTimes this time:  The Republican platform has condemned Agenda 21 and proposed UN taxes: “We strongly reject the U.N. Agenda 21 as erosive of American sovereignty, and we oppose any form of U.N. Global Tax,” the platform reads. This is a VICTORY for activists like YOU!  [...]

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Missouri Republican and candidate for the US Senate Todd Akin opened his mouth, inserted his foot and has painfully watched as Democrats and Republicans alike pointed, laughed, ridiculed and castrated the pro-life Christian. Of course the left wants tar and feather the entire Republican Party with this no matter how much the GOP fellows join [...]

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