Entries by Dr. Rich Swier

How Harry Reid Is Abusing His Power

Hans von Spakovsky in his column “How Harry Reid Is Trying to End Debate in the Senate” writes, “The latest salvo in the Senate’s procedural war was fired yesterday when Senator Chuck Grassley (R—Iowa) introduced a resolution to limit abuse of the cloture rule—a practice frequently employed by Sen. Harry Reid (D–Nev.). Grassley was joined […]

New Study: President Obama a “member of the Flat Earth Society” on Climate Change

Who are the real deniers of global climate change? A new report sheds light on the science and facts about global climate change. After reading the report I have come to the unfortunate conclusion that it is President Obama and his administration who truly are members of the “Flat Earth Society.” The March 10, 2014 […]

Legal Attack on “Buffer Zone” Protecting Planned Parenthood Abortion Facility

The Thomas More Law Center (TMLC), a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, MI, stepped-up its legal attack on a Portland, Maine city ordinance, designed to restrict pro-life speech, by adding an additional plaintiff and filing a motion yesterday for a preliminary injunction to immediately stop the enforcement of the City’s ordinance. […]

Rentrak and i360 Partner to Provide Insights for Republican and Conservative Organizations

PORTLAND, Ore., March 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and TV everywhere, today announced a partnership with i360, the leading data and technology resource for the pro-free-market political and advocacy community, to provide insights into political audiences by integrating 18 segments of actual voter data with Rentrak’s local television viewing ratings. […]

FL District 13: Jolly wins, Sink sinks, now what?

There was a special election for the Congressional District 13 seat in Florida. District 13 encompases Pinellas County. David Jolly defeated Democrat challenger Alex Sink, a former state Chief Financial Officer, by 3,500 votes or a 1.87 percent margin – 48.43 percent to 46.56 percent, according to the unofficial results from the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections. Libertarian […]

Dr. Rich Swier speaking on “Morals and the Media: Reporting using a Biblical Perspective”

You’re invited to join the Faith and Freedom meeting on Sunday, March 16, 2014 at 12:30 p.m. at the T. J. Johnson Youth Ctr. Bldg. – Faith Baptist Church located at 8751 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL 34240 (Coffee and bagels available). GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Rich Swier, LTC, U.S. Army (Ret.), Publisher, DrRichSwier.com e-Magazine TOPIC: “Morals and the Media: Reporting […]

Where the sole employer is the State, opposition means death by slow starvation

Many Democrats wonder what happened to their party since the days of President Grover Cleveland. Cleveland was the leader of the pro-business Bourbon Democrats who opposed high tariffs, Free Silver, inflation, imperialism, and subsidies to business, farmers, or veterans. His crusade for political reform and fiscal conservatism made him an icon for American conservatives of the era. Cleveland won praise for his honesty, self-reliance, integrity, […]

Black conservative leaders: NRA created to protect freed slaves

A year ago Black conservative leaders discussed how the NRA was created to protect freed slaves. These Black conservative leaders discuss the reason the NRA was founded and how gun control is an effort to control people. This is the full version of that discussion: [youtube]http://youtu.be/jKMi023Ofro[/youtube]   The Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE) hosted a […]

List of Florida’s anti-gun mayors released

The grassroots Florida TEA Party (FTP) has released a list of Florida mayors who are anti-Second Amendment. In an email FTP states, “It’s getting pretty crazy out there. With so many states attempting to pass legislation to limit and/or eradicate the gun rights granted by the United States Constitution to its citizens, the Second Amendment Coalition of […]

Dr. Ben Carson Finishes Strong in 2014 CPAC Presidential Straw Poll

MERRIFIELD, Va., March 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The National Draft Ben Carson for President Committee, a political action committee formed to draft Dr. Ben Carson into the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, is proud to announce that Dr. Carson made a strong showing in the 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) presidential straw poll, coming in third place […]

Bonilla For Congress Launches “NO GUTS JUST NUTS” Campaign Against Alan Grayson

Orlando, Florida –  Republican congressional candidate Jorge Bonilla has just released his campaign’s “NO GUTS. JUST NUTS” initiative, aimed at depicting Congressman Grayson as an out-of-touch and divisive liberal Democrat legislator who has championed the dangerous Obamacare law, and has been entirely supportive of President Obama’s “Stimulus” Presidency. “Alan Grayson has positioned himself well outside of the mainstream […]