ConservaChick

I try not to do this often but I thought I'd make a little personal announcement this evening. After October 4th of this year, your old friend ConservaChick will become "Mrs. ConservaDude." Yep, that's right... I'm engaged to be married! I've referred to my fiance as "ConservaDude" a number of times in stories about counterprotesting the militant Leftists here in town and in Washington, D.C. back when he was my boyfriend. On March 1st, after bravely facing down the independent female who had sworn off marriage forever, he became my fiance. I suppose only Conservative men understand that we fiercely independent females still yearn for a joyous life of partnership, of caring and sharing. We just prefer to do so with our intellectual and spiritual equals, that's all. We've discussed it and, since "Mrs. ConservaDude" sounds all wrong in the context of this blog, I'm going to keep my maiden name of ConservaChick. After all, we don...

If the Nobel Peace Prize wasn't such a damned joke , I'd nominate Pope Benedict XVI for it; however, as you and I know it's a joke at best and a political sham at worst so I won't bother. Instead, let us create our own Noble Peace Prize . Granted, the Pope meets most of the primary definitions of "noble;" however, this particular Pope meets the more important definitions that are, oddly enough, a bit farther down the list: 4. of an exalted moral or mental character or excellence; lofty: a noble thought. 5. admirable in dignity of conception, manner of expression, execution, or composition: a noble poem. [Source: www.dictionary.com ] I am not Catholic nor do I belong to any organized religion. Yet I find myself in awe of Pope Benedict XVI as he visits our country this week. I have followed the news, heard some of his speeches, and seen video and photos of his visit. I am awed by the humility with which this great man has delivered such earnest, meaningful mess...

Four United States Presidents got caught up in a tornado and off they whirled to the land of Oz. When they finally made it to the Emerald City, they went to find the Great Wizard "What brings the four of you before the Great Wizard of Oz?" Jimmy Carter stepped forward timidly saying, "I've come for some courage." "No Problem!", said the Wizard, "Who's next?" Richard Nixon stepped forward and said, "Well, I think I need a heart." "Done!" said the Wizard. "Who comes next before the Great and Powerful Oz?" Up stepped George W. Bush and said, "The American people say that I need a brain." "No problem!" said the Wizard. "Consider it done." Then there was a great silence in the hall. Bill Clinton is just stood there, looking around not saying a word. Irritated, the Wizard finally asked, "Well, what do YOU want?" "...IS DOROTHY HERE? "

I lived in the Bay Area for a little more than 17 years. Those 17 years provided plenty of time to explore the Left, fully understand that mentality, yes... even to briefly become a Leftist... and finally come to my senses and get the hell out of there! Thank God for the sanity of the Right side of this country! The most vile and hypocritical thing about Leftists is that they claim to have "open minds," to speak out against bigotry, and to protect the "choices" of free citizens. None of which is actually true. In actuality, most of the passionate Leftists you'll ever meet have very narrow views of the world; they speak out only against perceived bigotry while leaving actual bigotry buried in their "groupspeak;" and, the only choices they protect are those with which they agree. And so, yet again, the Left rears its ugly head in all its glorious hypocrisy. Berkeley, California, well known as the locus of Leftist hatred for the military, has managed to s...

Granted, I'm behind on posting this to ConservaChick but, in this case, it's well worth the wait! If you like this, you have absolutely got to visit Uncle Jay's website every Monday.

Hats off to The Peoples Cube and Comrade Red Square yet again (and as always) for speaking truth to power and helping us of the power the "truth" with their new article: How to Frame National Debate with Red "Framing" Square The entire article is VERY enlightening and includes some handy pictures. Here is a handy list from the new article. Be sure to print this and keep it handy during the Democrat debates! Comrade Red Square's list of Party-approved word proxies to frame the debate and foster a shift in public perception: economic boom -> recession (when a Republican is President) economic bubble -> golden age (when a Democrat is President) free country -> oppressive regime oppressive regime -> workers' paradise electoral process -> failing democracy socialist dictatorship -> will of the people export of capitalist democracy -> imperialist war for oil export of communist revolution -> true democracy terrorists -> freedom fighters ...

Believe it or not, yours truly was at one time a card-carrying member of PETA and a vegan. I am certainly glad I came to my senses years and years ago or I would have been even more upset when I read this !

Why did the chicken cross the road? DR PHIL: "The problem we have here is that this chicken won't realize that he must first deal with the problem on 'THIS' side of the road before it goes after the problem on the 'OTHER SIDE' of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he's acting by not taking on his 'CURRENT' problems before adding 'NEW' problems." OPRAH: "Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I'm going to give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens." GEORGE W. BUSH: "We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle gr...

If you haven't been paying close attention to DC lately, you might have missed this bit of Congressional trickery: Without explanation, Congress has stripped away $3 billion in desperately needed funds to build the Border Fence that it approved last year and to provide for other border security. That's right—without telling the public, Congress is pulling the plug on the U.S.-Mexico Border Fence that it voted for with such enthusiasm last year (just before they asked voters to re-elect them). [...] Time is critical—Congress will finalize this funding question before Christmas! Grassfire.org has done a great job of laying out the events leading up to this bit of treachery by Congress in a special report, " Government Border Fence Trickery ." Read it to find out how these types of "scams" are conducted. Take action today by signing this petition to let Congress know that you care about illegal immigration and that you're paying attention! My name's on...

[...] "In short, for the sake of placating MoveOn.org and other radical anti-war groups, the Democratic leadership is willing to lay off thousands of employees in America and under cut the incredible success of our troops in Iraq. Such logic is perverse and infuriating, especially to courageous Democrats like Reps. Brian Baird and Jim Marshall, who have moved beyond partisanship to support the success being achieved in Iraq." [...] Lt. Pete Hegseth, who served in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division from 2005 to 2006, is executive director of Vets for Freedom . Read the terrific editorial he wrote; it appears in today's Washington Times .

Interviewer: "How could Syrian intelligence get to Abu Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi? What was their purpose? What did Syrian intelligence want?" Jawhar: "It is not in the Syrians' interest for Iraq to remain calm even for a moment. They benefit from this. The more Iraq is destroyed, the more pleased they are, because if the Americans feel comfortable in Iraq, they will move on to many other places. For the same reasons, it is not in the Iranians' interest... I don't know if you noticed, but the Shi'ites started fighting the Americans only two years ago. It's not the Shi'ites - the Iranians asked them to fight, and sent them weapons, explosive devices, and so on, because if the Americans feel comfortable in Iraq, they will move on to the other areas. Have you forgotten about the New Middle East?" [...] MEMRI has posted excerpts from (and a link to the video of) an Al-Arabiya TV Interview with a Former Al-Qaeda Trainer in Iraq . Shehada Jawhar, is ...

The Pope took a couple of days off to visit the mountains of Alaska for some sight-seeing. He was cruising along the campground in the Pope-mobile when there was a frantic commotion just at the edge of the woods. A helpless environmentalist, wearing sandals, shorts, a "Save the Whales" hat, and an "I love Al Gore" T-shirt, was screaming while struggling frantically, thrashing around trying to free himself from the grasp of a 10-foot grizzly bear. As the Pope watched horrified, a group of Republican loggers came racing up. One quickly fired a .44 magnum into the bear's chest. The other two reached up and pulled the bleeding, semiconscious environmentalist from the bear's grasp. Then using long clubs, the three loggers finished off the bear and two of them threw it onto the bed of their truck while the third tenderly placed the injured environmentalist in the back seat. As they prepared to leave, the Pope summoned them to come over. "I give you my blessin...

Initial Pentagon Furlough Notices to Be Sent Out This Week Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England has notified Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin that a notice of pending furloughs will be sent to 100,000 affected civilian employees and contractors this week. While leftwing politicians play games with the funding for our troops and their operations during wartime in an effort to somehow "hurt" President Bush, civil service workers will be the first to pay the price. Over 100,000 civilian employees are going to be furloughed without pay. Sadly, the only Christmas image I can seem to picture is that of Reid & Pelosi as Mr. and Mrs. Santa smiling, waving, and saying, "Ha Ha Ha! Merry freakin' Christmas! Here's your furlough! (I hope you weren't expecting a bow on this...)" Let's hope those clowns stop screwing around with funding our troops and their services this way during wartime. Drop them a note, folks. Call their offices. ...

I have been quietly watching the ramp-up to 2008's elections. I've tried to hold my tongue. Really, I have. However, my eyes have been opened now to the stupor into which I allowed myself to be lulled by the same old songs of Republican politicians. I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna take it anymore! So why am I all up in arms this afternoon? In preparation for some tough choices in the GOP primary in 2008, I began doing some research online. Lo and behold, among my travels online, I found some of my favorite Conservatives rated badly on the Club for Growth's RePORK Cards for the Senate and the House . Let's just say that I was offended to find only ONE of Kentucky's Senators on the list of Top 10 Anti-Pork Senators ! (Again, thank you for your true Conservatism, Senator Bunning.) In the "good old days," Conservatives rejected an overblown federal government whose voracious appetite for bigger and bigger spending meant more taxes and subsequently a...

Like every other blogger on the planet, I have a few thoughts to share regarding last night's GOP debate on CNN. I know there are supposed to be no original thoughts left in the universe but I truly haven't seen these expressed elsewhere. The candidates were all in fine form last night -- looked good, sounded good. None seemed to stumble horribly or cave in to using the usual ambiguous answers. I was quite proud to see that each candidate seemed on fire with his own brand of Conservatism last night. I ws energized by it actually. The proof that Conservatism is a thinkers political ideology was in abundant evidence. Just as intellects come in all shapes and sizes -- from the rough and tumble biker with the 180 IQ to the clean cut PhD in Physics -- Conservatives are much the same. Our ideology covers quite a spectrum of thought and representation. Listen to Rush Limbaugh's radio show any given day of the week and you'll hear callers that cover this same spectrum, from tee...

Want to spend tons of free time drilling down into interesting data, searching on your favorite causes, and worrying about the current color of your state according to FEC data? Thanks to Dave at Political Base , ConservaChick herself may not sleep tonight... Kentucky is BLUE right now ! ACK! The non-partisan folks at Political Base have plotted FEC contributions on Google maps. They do roll-ups at the metro, city and zip code level and you can also run custom searches like "ACLU" to see individual contributions across the map. WARNING: The use of the Political Base website is not only addictive but it's a little scary! Symptoms may include sweating, anxiety, delirium, and nausea. Please consult your doctor if you experience any of these symptoms after spending too much time with the FEC data in the fun format provided. Nice work, Political Base! Thanks for the heads up on this fun tool, Dave!

Provide yourself with a positive outlook on the future of this country using just your computer! Here's how: 1. Create a new folder on your computer. 2. Name it 'Hillary Clinton' 3. Send it to the trash. 4. Empty the trash. 5. Your PC will ask you, 'Do you really want to get rid of 'Hillary Clinton?' 6. Firmly Click 'Yes.' 7. Feel Better. 8. Tomorrow we'll do Ted Kennedy. (Thanks for that chuckle, Mark!)

From our friend Johnny Waltz with Veterans for Freedom, his slide show of the convoy from Kuwait to Iraq . Thanks for sharing your pictures with us at ConservaChick, Johnny!

Special dispatch for ConservaChick readers from Ryan Gill at Move America Forward: Starting Monday, November 26th, Move America Forward will wage a huge, cross country pro-troop holiday tour called " Honoring Heroes at the Holidays Tour ." We will have pro-troop rallies and events in 40 cities across America for the next three weeks, and at each event they'll collect signed Christmas, Hanukkah and holiday greeting cards that will be delivered to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. We are collecting over 100,000 cards in this effort - and given the current rate the cards have been coming in to our headquarters at Move America Forward -- that goal could well be exceeded. Please help us spread the word of this effort and forward this link to the Move America Forward tour route so patriotic Americans all across the nation can do their part to show their support for our troops who will be serving more than 7,000 miles away from their families, friends and homes during the hol...