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11/05/2008 10:26 PM
Many people deserve the gratitude of Barack Obama for the roles they played in his historic victory. But there are two men whom he may have forgotten to thank.
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Viguerie
11/05/2008 03:34 AM
In the 2008 elections, “Voters did not reject conservatism,” Richard A. Viguerie, the Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, said. “They rejected Big Government Republicanism in all its forms, including the Bush administration and the Republican leadership in Congress.”
The McCain campaign, Viguerie said, “represented many things Americans do not like about politics. Senator McCain spent more than a quarter-century in Washington as a ‘moderate’ and ‘insider,’ and his campaign was run by longtime Washington insiders and lobbyists for Big Government.” -
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10/16/2008 03:19 AM
“Finally!” Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, said. “Senator McCain finally realized that he can win only if he nationalizes the election, if he makes it a fight between conservative and liberal ideology. And that’s what he did tonight.
“Where did this John McCain come from? This was certainly a different John McCain from the fellow we saw in the two previous debates. -
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Viguerie
10/15/2008 06:25 PM
Barack Obama’s recent blunder– his admission that his policy is to “spread the wealth” of people like plumbers – “encapsulates everything Senator Obama believes about economics,” Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, said.
“On taxes, on spending, on regulation, on redistribution of wealth, the Obama economic policy can be summed up in two words: Marxism / Socialism. -
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10/08/2008 03:41 AM
“In order to win, any Republican presidential candidate must ‘nationalize’ the election – make it a stark choice between liberals and conservatives, between two competing visions of government,” Richard A. Viguerie, chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, said.
“John McCain did not do what he needed to do. -
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10/03/2008 12:50 PM
By Jeffrey A. Rendall
Many conservatives will always remember September 3, 2008 as the day when Sarah Palin introduced herself to the country with her stirring speech at the Republican National Convention – and it’s true, Palin’s fans will look back with fondness to the night when she popularized ‘lipstick’ and ‘pit bulls’ and ‘hockey moms’ in the same riddle. But it’s also arguable that October 2, 2008 will be even more significant in the annals of Palin’s conservative movement history, the night when she cemented her place in the political future by sharing the stage with Democratic Senator Joe Biden for the lone vice presidential debate (which took place at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri) of the season and holding her own. Steve
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Viguerie
10/01/2008 06:36 PM
By agreeing to the selection of Gwen Ifill to moderate the vice presidential debate, despite her obvious conflict of interest regarding the presidential election, Republicans have shown why they are called “the stupid party,” Richard A. Viguerie, the Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, said.
“How could the negotiators have signed off on a liberal moderator who has a book coming out on Inauguration Day heralding the ‘Age of Obama’?” Viguerie asked. -
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10/01/2008 12:37 AM
John McCain may have one chance left to win this election, the Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, Richard A. Viguerie, said. “He must free Sarah Palin to go after Barack Obama and the liberal Democrats, or he will almost certainly lose.”
“The McCain campaign has put this ‘pit bull with lipstick’ on a leash. The campaign has surrounded her with people from the Bush administration. And as we can see from the wreckage of the Bush presidencies, these folks don’t have the slightest clue how to make a case to the American people.” Marla Smith
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Viguerie
09/26/2008 10:42 AM
Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, issued the following statement regarding the negotiations over the proposed Wall Street bailout:
“This bailout is something only a liberal Democrat could love. Conservatives are sick about this total cave-in by President Bush and the Senate Republicans. The proposed bailout would take us strongly toward a socialist America. -
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Viguerie
09/25/2008 12:12 PM
“Americans have every right not to believe President Bush”
“Conservatives are so strongly opposed to the bailout that John McCain risks undoing all his gains with conservatives if he supports it,” the Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, Richard A. Viguerie, said. “If John McCain supports this bailout, he will lose all of the goodwill and support he has gained from conservatives by picking Governor Palin as his running mate,” said Viguerie. Ken Roland
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Viguerie
09/15/2008 05:39 PM
With the popularity of Governor Sarah Palin providing lift to the GOP ticket, Republicans are starting to feel better about races for Congress and at the state level. But most of them are missing the point of her popularity and may be personally disappointed on Election Day, Richard A. Viguerie said.
“Too many Republican candidates think Governor Palin is popular because of her gender or because she’s a fresh face with a ‘cool’ life story. They think they can hold onto her skirt and that her popularity will help carry them to victory,” said Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com. -
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09/12/2008 06:40 AM
The news media’s reaction to the Sarah Palin selection shows how elite and out of touch with the interests and values of average Americans.
Before she was selected as McCain’s running mate, Governor Palin was widely known and respected in conservative circles. Many conservatives spent the past six months pushing for her to be considered, along with Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford. -
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Kevin
08/12/2008 01:11 PM
A letter by ConservativeHQ.com's Richard A. Viguerie, regarding John McCain's choice for VP, appeared in the August 12 Wall Street Journal. Click HERE to read the letter. Click below to comment on the letter.
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Viguerie
08/14/2008 12:54 PM
According to CBO, the current fiscal year, which ends on September 30, will end up with a deficit of $400 Billion. While this figure is shockingly high, the truth is that the actually deficit is a lot higher. The $400 Billion deficit is based on an accounting fraud called the Unified Budget, in which money borrowed from the Social Security Trust Fund and which is added to the National Debt, is counted as income for the annual budget. This kind of trickery by Republicans and Democrats would land officers of publicly held companies in prison. When you take the $186 Billion that is being borrowed from Social Security and add it to the $400 Billion deficit that is being acknowledged, you get the real deficit of $586 Billion. Raiding the Social Security Trust Fund to finance the general operations of the federal government is a direct attack on the financial security of senior citizens. Trying to cover it up through deception is unconscionable. As for Fiscal Year 2009, the Bush Administration projects a deficit of $482 Billion, but that does not include $36 Billion from the Housing Bill, $80 Billion in war costs, and $227 Billion borrowed from the Social Security Trust Fund. The actual deficit next year will be $825 Billion--$343 Billion more than has been acknowledged. While the Housing Bill passed late and no one really is sure what the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will cost, it is inexcusable to pretend that the $227 Billion being borrowed from Social Security is an asset, rather than a debt that must be repaid. Republican and Democratic politicians should keep their hands off of Social Security surpluses. And they should start accounting honestly for the money borrowed from the Trust Fund.-
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Kevin
08/11/2008 07:35 PM
The following press release was issued August 11, 2008:
Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, praised Senator John McCain for indicating that he would tap former U.S. Comptroller David Walker to help balance the federal budget. In a statement, Viguerie said: “Senator McCain has sent a clear signal that he would seek to end the massive deficits that have occurred during the Bush Administration and the last 10 years that the Republicans controlled Congress. “Under George W. Bush, Dennis Hastert, Tom DeLay, Bill Frist, and Ted Stevens, the Republican Party was transformed from the party of fiscal responsibility to the party of spend and spend, elect and elect. John McCain may very well be serious in wanting the GOP to return to its ideological roots. “At the end of July 2008, the national debt stood at $9.58 Trillion, of which $2.36 Trillion was owed to the Social Security Trust Fund. “For Fiscal Year 2009, the national debt is projected to increase another $825 Billion, including $227 Billion to be borrowed from Social Security. “This insanity must stop. Senator McCain’s embrace of deficit hawk David Walker is a strong indicator to conservatives and independents that he intends to try to do something to stop these irresponsible deficits. “I might note that David Walker has also talked with the fiscal advisers of Senator Barack Obama, so perhaps there is something hopeful in that as well. After all, Walker was appointed head of the General Accounting Office (GAO) by President Clinton and was appointed as Assistant Secretary of Labor by President Reagan. “Republicans and Democrats should be able to agree that the annual budget deficits are unconscionable and that the cumulative national debt threatens our children’s future.” -
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Kevin
08/07/2008 09:58 PM
Reacting to Senator Barack Obama’s support for increasing Social Security payroll taxes, and news reports that Senator John McCain would consider increases in the payroll tax, Richard Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, issued the following statement: Neither Senator Obama nor Senator McCain appear to know what happens to Social Security payroll taxes. Or maybe they know and hope the public is kept in the dark so that Social Security money can continue to fund wars and social programs. Every penny raised in payroll taxes beyond what is necessary to pay current benefits is spent by the federal government on everything from space ships to paper clips. In turn, the Social Security Trust Fund gets non-negotiable IOUs. In Fiscal Year 2009, the Social Security surplus is projected to be $227 Billion, which will be used to finance the general operations of government. The total IOUs in the Trust Fund, old age and disability, currently amount to $2.36 Trillion. When we get to 2017, when payroll taxes no longer produce enough revenue to pay full Social Security benefits, these IOUs in the Trust Fund could be as high as $4.971 Trillion, depending on the economy (in current dollars). Future Social Security payments can only be met by some onerous combination of additional tax increases to replace the Social Security payroll taxes that were spent on other things, reductions in benefits, or additional borrowing. Increasing payroll taxes now would provide more money for big spending programs not related to Social Security, while creating greater problems as to how seniors would receive their checks in the future. It is highly irresponsible for Senators Obama and McCain to even consider increases in payroll taxes until legislation is enacted to make sure Social Security surpluses are saved, not spent. Tim
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Viguerie
07/31/2008 06:40 PM
My July 29 news release, Bush White House Hides True Scope of Federal Deficit, had a serious error that I must correct.
The real budget deficit, which I accused the Bush White House of understating by $307 Billion, is even worse than I said! President Bush’s team left out of their 2009 budget shortfall projection the additional $36.6 Billion from the Housing Boondoggle, er, Bill, which was passed just last weekend. This reminds us all, Congress is still in session, so the budget deficit could still increase and taxpayers’ wallets may be picked even more. Here are the numbers:
Therefore, the actual deficit is about 73% greater than Bush’s very misleading number Americans feel that politicians regularly lie and mislead them. However, it’s sad and dangerous for the country when the President of the United States starts acting like another politician – parsing, dissembling, misleading – even lying. President Bush owes the American people an apology for deliberately giving them wrong deficit numbers. With most of our country’s major institutions facing major scandals and loss of respect by Americans--9% approve of Congress--President Bush should set an example and tell us the truth regardless of how it reflects on his Administration.” -
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07/29/2008 07:07 PM
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Viguerie
07/29/2008 05:28 PM
The following is the text of a press release, Tuesday, July 29, 2008. Richard Viguerie: Stevens indictment symptomatic of Culture of Corruption in politics (Manassas, VA) The indictment of Senator Ted Stevens, the senior Republican in the U.S. Senate, is “just a symptom of the corruption that has infected Republicans and Democrats alike,” Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, said. “That infection is spreading rapidly through Washington and all of American politics, from the houses of Congress to the courthouses.” “Sometimes, as in the ethanol subsidy program, or the bailout of the crooked mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the level of corruption is so large that it’s hard for the mind to grasp. It’s like an Enron a day,” he said. Said Viguerie: “There used to be hardly a day that passed without some new story of a politician who had abused the public trust. But now it seems to be happening several times a day, somewhere in this country, that a politician is indicted, or going off to jail, or resigning to avoid prosecution. “In 2006, the image of congressional Republicans as corrupt was a major factor in their loss of control of Congress. Since then, the Democrats are turning out to be just as bad, but the Republicans have done little to clean up their act.” Viguerie noted that Republican reformers who have stood up to the GOP establishment have been targeted for retaliation. “Republicans and Democrats, liberals and conservatives, politicians of all stripes should understand that, since they won’t take action to clean up their own houses, the American people will do it for them,” he said. --30-- -
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Kevin
05/07/2008 08:57 AM
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