For decades after World War II, both parties followed an uneasy strategy of détente with the Soviet Union, trying to appease communist demands while appearing “reasonable.” The Soviets played them for the suckers they were, increasingly demanding more accommodations as their strength and aggression grew. When Ronald Reagan burst onto the …
I am proud and humbled to celebrate the first anniversary of this blog. It has evolved quite a bit in its first year. I am most proud of the contributors who have agreed to post their stories at 54°40’ Or Fight! We now have 21 active contributors from around the …
You may recall the Oregon businessman who took offense to Obama’s “You didn’t build that” quote and put a large sign in his shop window stating, “Hey Obama, I built my business by myself, you lousy incompetent excuse for a President.” Provocative, to be sure. But understandable, given this President’s …
Romney Campaign Response: Secretary of Business View on YouTube Apparently Obama thinks the problem with our economy is too few bureaucrats trying to control the private sector, and not enough centralized control in the hands of a few elite ruling class “intellectuals” like himself: President Barack Obama signaled if he …
In a recent report, the Congressional Research Service revealed that welfare spending has increased by 33% under Barack Obama, topping out at over $1 Trillion annually. As I pointed out in my previous post on the report, baseline spending on social programs has deliberately been driven up by the Obama …
Earlier today, we covered the latest video sting by Project Veritas that implicated a sitting Congressman in potential voter fraud. Well that didn’t take very long. According to Jim Geraghty: So what has Congressman Moran been up to lately? Three prominent Virginia lawmakers are calling on the Department of Justice …
A brave girl. If you want to understand how brave, read the comments at YouTube. Jenny is a 13-year-old 8th grader who’s been interested in politics for a couple of years. She was confused about the claims of the Democrats and the claims of the Republicans. So, she decided to …
October 12, 2012, Portland Oregon: As Mitt Romney surges ahead in the polls, more and more conservatives are coming forward to say “Hi” and inquire about the new Oregon TEA Party Freedom Bus. As the bus prepares to head off to an event Suzie, an Oregon voter who was driving …
This email just crossed our transom about 15 minutes ago. It really captures the spirit of Independence, the Founding Fathers and American Exceptionalism, doesn’t it? Anyone want to guess what party she belongs to? Dear Friends and Neighbors, Simply put, the most powerful thing in turning out the vote – …
A couple of weeks ago I read on a website about how Oregon’s Death Tax has obviously not affected my family because I was a 5th generation farmer. (Since then they have taken then claim down.) However this group, Tax Fairness for Oregon, knows nothing about my family. Here’s the thing, my …
It’s been two decades since the socialists and communists scored a bigger victory over the world than they ever did under Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Mussolini, or any other glorious leader. It’s the 20th Anniversary of the glorious Rio Earth Summit. Take a listen: I Spy Minute Thurs June 14 2012 …
[5440 note: excellent analysis from the Liberty Bullhorn. Here's an excerpt.] Predictably, the European welfare state crisis is making its way into the presidential campaign. So far, this influence is limited to ill-informed rhetoric. Using Bill Clinton as its talking head, the Obama administration is attacking Romney for being a …
[5440 note: adapted from my original post at FreedomWorks] Just when you thought media bias couldn’t possibly be more blatant, along comes this article from MarketWatch, a purportedly trusted source of Wall Street news. (Never mind that MarketWatch is operated by CBS, who should change their acronym to Cooing Barack …
Have you met Obama’s new welfare queen spokeswoman, “Julia,” yet? She’s downright “creepy,” as Paul Ryan so fittingly put it. And that’s not all. Michelle Malkin warns, “Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be ‘Julia’”: Quick, hide under the covers. The nation’s storyteller, Barack Obama, unveiled a frightening …
The Occupy Movement largely fizzled yesterday–after being told going in to May Day that there would be “massive” disruptions all across the U.S. They barely made the news other than to say there was no news. Anyone who’s followed the Occupiers know they are the epitome of what Lenin called …
May Day has been corrupted from a day of joy and celebration to one of anger and demands by the Occutpy crowd and organized labor. But socialists and socialism fails because it fails to understand things like “giving” and the reality of the human condition. Here’s a hint: organized theft …
Socialists are great at changing their names to disguise their true intentions. Sort of like Ron Artest changing his name to “Metta World Peace”. But every now and then, the reality behind the names show through. Like Obama and the “World Peace Council.” I Spy Minute Mon Apr 23 2012 …
Podcast: I Spy Minute Thurs Apr 19 2012 Does anyone else remember the “good ol’ days” when being a communist or socialist was a bad thing? Today’s Minute is about socialism right here in America. For this week’s I Spy Radio Show, we’re interviewing Trevor Loudon, famed investigative journalist and author …
Breaking news from our friend, Gordon Fulks, PhD in the Oregon American Meteorological Society equivalent of a Friday Afternoon News Dump™: Hello Everyone, In a stunning development this afternoon, we learned that the Oregon AMS meeting being held next week as a counterpoint to our climate presentation to them in …