MSNBC Pulls Poll Giving Obama an “F”

If you subscribe to The Freedom Medium or follow us on Twitter or Facebook, then you may have seen my post on April 21st with a screenshot of the poll MSNBC.com has been running. The poll asked visitors to grade President Obama’s performance since he has been in office.

At the time of the post 2,443,455 people had voted, 43% giving him an “F” and only 31% giving him an “A”.

I checked this poll yesterday and saw that the numbers were getting closer with 38% giving him an “F” and 37% an “A” after well over 3 million votes.

Well thankfully we posted the screenshot when we did because the poll has been pulled from the site. In addition, I found another MSNBC.com poll showing an even worse “F” rating for Obama back in March was also pulled. You can find the report on World Net Daily, but when you click-through, you will see the page has been yanked.

This poll was obviously commissioned as part of the lead up to Obama’s first 100 days in office, and had the numbers been more in Obama’s favor, we would have heard about the poll’s results every five minutes on all NBC’s news outlets.

But look at what happens when the results are not in favor of their agenda. Not only will we not hear about the results of the poll when Obama fails; we won’t even get to see the poll on their site.

Given this style of reporting from NBC, it is no surprise that GE stockholders are showing up at meetings to protest NBC’s media bias. MSNBC is literally being dominated by FOX now because the only people who watch the former are left-wing wack jobs who think that Keith Olberman and Chris Matthews are objective journalists.

All that aside, there are still plenty of apologists for mainstream news outlets that report opinions as fact. I am sure you all know some far lefties, as I do, who claim that the mainstream media actually favors conservatives. I hope that you will bookmark this report as an example of how NBC is continuing to grow into a propaganda arm of the far left as part of your arsenal against such foolishness.

MSNBC Online Poll: Obama Gets An “F”

As of Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 6:55 there have been 2,443,455 responses to the MSNBC.com poll asking online visitors to give Barack Obama a grade on his performance as president, and thus far 43% of respondants have given him an “F” while only 31% have given him an “A”.

The poll is still live so give him a grade yourself here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29493093/

CPAC 2009: Final Day Recap and Rush Limbaugh

CPAC 2009 was an amazing experience. It was great to meet so many like minded people and to talk with people who share our concern for the direction that the Obama Administration and the Democrat Congress plan to take the country.

The final day of CPAC was filled with some great panels that I recorded and intend to follow up with specific posts in the future. The first was on a problem we never hear about in the media or even on talk radio, which is the current size of and growth in the amount & breadth of federal criminal code. The title of the panel was “How Many Crimes Did You Commit Today?” And the speakers gave a stark picture of how wide reaching and general language in federal crime legislation can be interpreted in a way that almost any activity can be considered a federal crime. They also gave specific examples of how this legislation was used to imprison people for activities that almost no one would consider a crime, but also how these crime codes could be used by people in power against their political enemies.

The next panel I saw dealt with a renewal of excitement on behalf of Conservatives for freedom of choice in the field of education. The panelists gave some great examples of new evidence that our education spending in this country, especially during the Bush Administration, is being squandered and provided innovative solutions to this problem. Each panelist gave insight to the utstanding results they are seeing in their respective organizations including the Catholic Family Caucus and D.C. Parents for School Choice. One of the best points made during this panel was by Kevin Roberts of the Catholic Family Caucus when he acknowledged that the public schools are overly feminizing boys, for example by reducing their competitive nature and by diagnosing far more boys than girls with attention deficit disorder (ADD).

There then was a panel on “Driving Energy Policy for the 21st Century” and this was an outstanding panel. Here we saw how silly the left’s ideas are on energy policy, a subject where they really have no good arguments. This panel will definitely be a source for many more posts in the future. Democrat solutions like doubling the use of renewables in 10 years would take renewable energy from 1 percent to 2 percent of our total energy sources after a 10 year period, and they put this forward as a responsible way to move forward with energy policy. One of the panelists, Niger Innis of Congress of Racial Equality, gave an unbelievable speech illustrating how the Democrat energy policy is immoral in the way it punishes the poor through the Cap and Trade initiatives. If you don’t know whether or not you are for Cap and Trade, ask yourself if you want the government telling you how much electricity, water, natural gas, and gasoline you are allowed to use. If the answer is no, then you like the rest of us want nothing to do with Cap and Trade.

The day was also filled with great speeches. Ward Connerly spoke on the subject of race and took on race bullies like Attorney General Eric Holder who called us a nation of cowards with regard to race. Ann Coulter once again did an outstanding job of highlighting examples of liberal hypocrisy and the obsurdity of their views. And Bill Bennett who spoke on many topics including his expertise in education. Bill Bennet is a great Conservative leader, but I’d like to see him more willing to confront the liberals in charge right now. Everyone on our side and people on the other side even acknowledge that the left is intent on ushering in European-style Socialism to our political structure and culture. It would be nice to see all of our Conservative leaders on the same page with this issue.

And finally, there could not have been a better finishing act for this convention than Rush Limbaugh. He gave one of the best speeches I have ever seen in person or on television, maybe the best. His speech was a great inspiration and call to action for Conservatives to take back the leadership of the country both in Washington D.C. and at home. He spoke for more than 90 minutes and then received  the Defender of the Constitution award. When I got home and watched coverage of his speech, I was taken back once again by how badly the media, especially Fox News, covered it wrong. There was no animosity toward Newt Gingrich or any other truly Conservative leader in Rush’s speech, yet the media including Fox is trying to create it. Newt and Rush’s speeches were in basic alignment and they actually build of one another. Newt is the best at coming up with solutions for our side without compromising our principles, and I’m sure Rush would acknowledge that. Rush is the glue that keeps the movement together, addressing us for 18 hours each week and providing a consistent source of optimism and inspiration, and I think Newt would acknowledge that. I will be interested in how Rush responds on his show tomorrow. I would like to see him start holding his friends at Fox responsible for their reporting when they get it wrong.

I am very happy to have attended my first CPAC and intend to get back there next year to see how we improve.

CPAC 2009 Day 2 – Get Active

Day one of the Conservative Political Action Convention (CPAC) was a hard one to beat, but today was even better with some great speeches from Newt Gingrich, Sen. Jim DeMint, Rep. John Boehner, and Governor Mark Sanford. Newt Gingrich’s is the one that stood out to me because of his gift for effectively creating and articulating innovative, alternative solutions to the problems we are facing including the rise in unemployment and the ongoing financial malaise. Newt’s speech also stood out because of his ability to inspire and motivate people to take action in order to regain control of the country, which was a very strong theme today and has been for the entire event thus far.

One of the most impressive speeches I have seen here was on tax panel today by Jim Gilmore, former Governor of Virginia. In his speech Gilmore gives insight to how the left’s motivation to drive the budget so incredibly high is a scheme to make permanent as much of the new programs this bill includes as possible. As a former Governor in charge of the budget for the commonwealth of Virginia, Gilmore said he has “never seen a legislature willing to scale a budget back”. Most people who pay attention understand that once a group is given money by the government, it becomes nearly impossible to stop paying the group and even increasing payments to that group. It reminds me of a quote I once heard: There is nothing more permanent than a temporary government program. The objective ultimately is to come back to the American people under the guise of fiscal conservatism and say that we need to “pay our bills” and “balance the budget” therefore, you guessed it, higher taxes. Larry Eastland, PhD, of LEA Capital Management, Eric Singer of Congressional Effect Management, and Steve Lonegan, Republican Candidate for Governor in New Jersey this year joined Mr. Gilmore in providing excellent explanations and reasons why lower taxes would go far to improve economic conditions in the U.S. on this panel. Their discussion will be a great source of info for more posts on tax policy leading up to the next elections.

After the panel on tax policy, it was Ron Paul’s turn. He is an interesting person to listen to and I agree, however I disagree with some of his views on the Federal Reserve and the United States’ overall foreign policy. It was a good experience to see him speak in person and to talk with some of his supporters at the conference.

Mitt Romney came up after Ron Paul to what had to be the most attended speech of the event to this point. I missed some of Mitt’s speech, but from what I saw he gave a very inspirational speech that I think resonated with younger attendees who seem to flock to Mitt Romney. Many people who may have been tired from roaming the convention all day suddenly appeared to have found new energy after Mitt Romney’s speech.

The most interesting conversation I’ve had yet was with a cadet I met today from the Citadel. It is not often I get to meet people like him and his fellow cadets and tell them that they truly are the best this country has to offer. The United States of America would not survive without people like this who dedicate their entire lives to their country starting at military schools and eventually becoming the generals such as General David Petraeus who lead our country through its most difficult cises. My only hope is that the rest of the country starts remembering that we owe guys like this our respect and should always give them the benefit of the doubt in their duty to protect our country.

Tomorrow is the last day of CPAC 2009 and they have saved some of the best speakers for last. The update for the last day will be posted on Sunday, March 1.

Back Online – First Day at CPAC 2009

The first full day of CPAC 2009 is in the books and for a first time attendee like myself it was quite overwhelming. I tried to get to as many panels and speakers as possible covering many topics. The overall theme of the event which has transcended each subject is that Republicans lost, not Conservatism and only with a return to true Conservative principles can we regain power starting in 2010.

The first speaker I saw was Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. This is a true up-and-comer in the Conservative movement and the GOP. He was an outspoken opponent of the bailouts and the stimulus bill, and a very articulate and effective proponent of alternative solutions to the problems the country is currently facing. He did a great job in his speech of confronting the true sources of the financial crisis and placing the blame on Congressional Democrats who opposed better regulation of Fannie and Freddie.

The next notable speech I attended was the highlight of the first day. Former Ambassador to the U.N., John Bolton spoke about the national security challenges that the country and this new administration face. Ambassador Bolton gave an alarming call to attention of threats to U.S. sovereignty both within our borders as well as international threats. He warned that this threat is coming from people who think our international policies should be based on or influenced by what leaders of other countries believe they should be, rather than focusing on what the citizens feel and what is in our best interests. He called attention to the fact that Obama is beefing up the State Department and diplomatic efforts while cutting defense spending and support for the military. He talked about the resurgence of Russia politically and militarily. And he gave specific examples of upcoming events that will give new insights to Obama’s intentions on the international stage. One such example was a request by the Dalai Lama to meet with the President in March, which marks the 50 year anniversary of his flight from China. It is a meeting that the Chinese do not want to take place, but one that Obama should give. I will be posting following up on much of what he had to say in coming posts.

Next I got a chance to here another great new leader in the Conservative movement, Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana. His speech followed along the theme that Conservatives are “in the wilderness” now having been cast out of power by citizens who expected more responsibility from their elected officials. He was very inspirational calling on Conservatives to take this time as an opportunity to get back to our roots and rejoin the fight to take the power back of far left liberals who are now running the country. He too provided alternative solutions to fix the financial crisis saying that tax cuts instead of stimulus would provide “twice the jobs for half the price”. And he assured us listening that Democrats in Congress are definitely trying to censor talk radio in some form or fashion and that we should stay vigilant against any move that attempts to do so.

The final notable event from the first day was a panel titled “Al Franken and ACORN: How Liberals are Destroying the American Election System”. The speakers were: Hans von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation; Heather Heidelbaugh of the Republican National Lawyers Association; Mark Braden, former RNC Chief Counsel; and Ken Blackwell of the Family Research Council and for Ohio Secretary of State. Each speaker provided alarming accounts of how the left is relentlessly attacking our election system through fraudulent voter registration and campaign funding for liberal candidates. And also how they use an endless flood of litigation designed to hamper the legal system that holds up elections and push through cases that further blur the lines of what is and is not fraud. The most salient instances were brought up in a specific case by Heather Heidelbaugh who was the head lawyer in a case against ACORN in Pennsylvania. She had a witness that worked for ACORN who testified under oath that ACORN was actively involved in the Obama campaign and that they were used to funnel money to the campaign from wealthy supporters who reached their legal campaign funding limits. Her witness contacted numerous mainstream media outlets, including the NY Times, with this information long before the trial and was told that none of them were going to run her story. I will be posting more on the specifics that came out of this panel in future posts as well.

In all the first day was a great learning experience. I also got to check out the exhibit hall where I found some great organizations offering great information that is very hard to find. The information I collected from organizations like Americans for Tax Reform, Capital Research Center, the Freedom Project and more are going to be very useful in fighting the left in the coming years. I also picked up two new movies that I look forward to watching: Media Malpractice: How Obama Got Elected and Palin Got Targeted, and Newt Ginrich’s Ronald Reagan, Rendezvous with Destiny. Stay tuned for day two.

Live at CPAC 2009: Freedom Medium Updates and Coverage