http://mnpolitics.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Minnesota Politics en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:54:06 GMT 2010-01-08T01:54:06Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982599&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace The Detroit Bombing Attempt It would be an incredible inconvenience if the passengers of all American airlines and flights were required to go through the type of security process that El Al must . . . Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:16:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982599&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Michael Haltman 2010-01-08T01:16:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981870&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace This is a new, 30 minute documentary packed with crucial information about the inevitable and upcoming collapse of the U.S. dollar. Under current thought, it will catch most Americans off guard..... . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:01:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981870&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Sandy and John J. 2010-01-07T17:01:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980092&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace The 10th Amendment?..... What's it about? Why now? How can it help? Sovereignty is NOT the same as Secession! Visit http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/ and find out! . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:45:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980092&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Sandy and John J. 2010-01-06T18:45:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978154&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace In the aftermath of 911 anyone who criticized Team Bush about anything, including issues completely unrelated to the attack, was instantly answered with a chorus of name calling from the Right. “Un-American, . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:50:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978154&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2010-01-05T19:50:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977717&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace http://www.c-span.org/pdf/C-SPAN%20Health%20Care%20Letter.pdf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72g7qmeP1dE Our President promised us transparency. Why do the Democrats not want the American . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:29:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977717&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Winston Smith 2010-01-05T15:29:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975833&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace The State Pledge- All just political authority is derived from the People, and government may only be established and maintained with their consent. A government without limits is a tyranny. http://pledge.tenthamendmentcenter.com/the-state-pledge/ . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:31:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975833&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Sandy and John J. 2010-01-04T16:31:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974364&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Washington, D.C., is too far gone to salvage. Freedom in America has only one hope, the resurrection of State independence and sovereignty. The wizards in Washington and on Wall Street have us figured . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:58:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974364&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Sandy and John J. 2010-01-03T17:58:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973719&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace In 1776, our founding fathers declared our freedom in the magnificent Declaration of Independence; our guide to governance. They established a nation of free and independent states. Declaring that the . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:59:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973719&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Sandy and John J. 2010-01-03T06:59:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973451&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Dear President Obama,   Well, I’ve got some news to share at the start of the New Year—I got engaged! Yep, my girlfriend and I went to the Foshay Tower, the first skyscraper built . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:10:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973451&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Brett Ortler 2010-01-03T02:10:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971607&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace FYI, There are NO graphic pics in this movie trailer. It's simply an introduction to the upcoming movie. There is, however some very important information that all women should want and really need . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:15:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971607&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Sandy and John J. 2010-01-01T18:15:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969429&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace My laptop is four years old. During that time, news stories, and my own posts, have cluttered up this computer as much as it did the last one. This is a best of the last four years of news articles, intermixed . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:54:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969429&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Tim Nelson 2009-12-31T00:54:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968763&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/30/opinion/30dowd.html?_r=1   Does Obama think terrorism is real? Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:59:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968763&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Winston Smith 2009-12-30T15:59:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968695&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace I had planned to write a summary of 2009 with my thoughts, but the events of the past week in my family changed my plans.  I hope that you will forgive my abandoning of politics for this week. . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:09:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968695&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Troy Stouffer 2009-12-30T15:09:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968688&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Looks like Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska is falling on the sword for Obama by voting for cloture on the Senate's health care bill. Single payer health care, one of the 'gods of liberalism", which also . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:40:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968688&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Winston Smith 2009-12-30T14:40:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968196&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace All, I've recently revamped the series and I'm now posting the letters on YouTube as well! I started with a revised version of the letter that got the whole series started: An Open Letter to President . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:36:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968196&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Brett Ortler 2009-12-30T05:36:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968120&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Dear President Obama, Each holiday has its own associated stories and tall tales and characters, and as Christmas just passed, I’ve been thinking about Santa and the elves, and other holidays . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:15:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968120&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Brett Ortler 2009-12-30T04:15:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967852&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace I wrote about and/or passed along several articles about this very serious threat to our nation's health freedoms, more than two years ago... Here it comes, folks! Was anyone paying attention? If not, . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:07:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967852&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Sandy and John J. 2009-12-29T23:07:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965793&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace As the first decade of the 21 st century comes to a close many historians are calling it one of the worst decades on record. And the year 2009 ranks among the top contenders for the title of worst . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:41:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965793&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2009-12-28T17:41:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965649&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/s_659360.html   It was in 1774 that John Adams reminded how the "most sensible and jealous people are so little attentive to government . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:46:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965649&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Winston Smith 2009-12-28T15:46:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965529&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace The final Monday Morning Rouser of 2009: 1) Back in the days of Conelrad , an alert tone would tell you that if there were a nuclear attack, all you'd have to do is tune . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:58:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965529&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Bob Collins 2009-12-28T12:58:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965042&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace     Letter to President Obama #44 | Subject: The “War on Christmas” Dear President Obama, So Christmas has come and gone once again, and with it, we can say goodbye to the . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:54:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965042&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Brett Ortler 2009-12-28T01:54:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960572&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace It’s kind of gotten to be a tradition for me to publish something a little lighter than my usual stuff on Christmas. This year I thought some Political Carols might be fun… enjoy. . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:47:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960572&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2009-12-23T17:47:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959452&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Dear President Obama, Since everyone in the country is talking about health care right now, I thought I’d chime in too. Well, actually, I’m not going to chime in on the whole health care . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:44:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959452&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Brett Ortler 2009-12-22T23:44:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959218&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Expect the lapdog media to downplay this one! Democratic Representative Parker Griffin to switch parties. He sees the writing on the wall, next year will be a bloodbath for Democrats! http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30896.html . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:45:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959218&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Winston Smith 2009-12-22T20:45:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958132&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace After a break, I'm back to writing letters to the President. In case you don't know, I write one a day (or so), and the letters are silly, random, and usually fairly apolitical, so please check them out. . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:43:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958132&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Brett Ortler 2009-12-22T05:43:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957282&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/12/025209.php http://michellemalkin.com/2009/12/21/cash-for-cloture-demcare-bribe-list-pt-ii/ The New York Times in somewhat trying to report this, . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:03:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957282&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Winston Smith 2009-12-21T18:03:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953498&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace http://thehill.com/homenews/house/72889-pelosi-rahm-do-not-scare-rep-defazio   He's easy on Iran, easy on Gitmo terrorists, but tough to dissenters. Rahm and Barrack, the Chicago mobsters. . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:28:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953498&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Winston Smith 2009-12-18T19:28:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953249&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Mary Lou and i stopped into a favorite Persian restaurant/deli for kabobs.  The deli has a tremendous bulk selection of nuts, honey, dried fruits, Turkish delight, saragli--sweet and yummy things . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:40:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953249&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Guy W. 2009-12-18T16:40:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953176&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace 1) Garrison Keillor channels the people who post comments on YouTube and newspaper Web sites: Unitarians listen to the Inner Voice and so they have no creed that they all stand up and recite . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:00:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953176&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Bob Collins 2009-12-18T16:00:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953152&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace With the far left liberal push to increase acceptance and involvement with abortion and homosexual marriage via socialized health care and "hate crimes" prosecution, it's Christian's turn. Barack Obama, . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:38:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953152&grpId=3659174697238558&nav=Groupspace Sandy and John J. 2009-12-18T15:38:25Z