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"RENDEZVOUS WITH DESTINY" SPONSORED BY EAGLE FORUM OF MICHIGAN. The day-long seminar on November 7th attracted over 250 people and was a tremendously successful event. Featured speakers included John McManus, President of the John Birch Society, speaking on the Federal Reserve; John Vennari, editor of the Catholic Family News, speaking on Saul Alinsky and Rules for Radicals; and Richard Thompson, chief counsel of the Thomas More Law Center, speaking on Muslim Sharia Law. Each of the three speakers received a standing ovation and 100 people left with a free copy of Geert Wilders DVD on Islamic terrorism Obsession, provided by Richard Thompson.
THE POWER OF AN ULTRASOUND PICTURE. Abby Johnson volunteered and worked for Planned Parenthood for 8 years. Then she saw the procedure for the first time on an ultrasound monitor and quit. "I would say there was a definite conversion in my heart ... a spiritual conversion," says Abby. She felt pressure for months to increase the number of abortions performed to increase profits; abortions cost between $505 and $695. "Every meeting that we had was, 'We don't have enough money, we don't have enough money - we've got to keep these abortions coming,'" says Abby. "It's a very lucrative business and that's why they want to increase numbers." Foxnews.com, 11-2-09.
DID NIDAL MALIK HASAN COMMIT A "HATE CRIME"? San Diego Eagle Forum issued a press release asking why the Attorney General of the United States has not filed a hate crime lawsuit under the recently passed Hate Crimes legislation against any mosque and its Imam where Nidal Malik Hasan practiced his religion. Moreover, why has a hate crime lawsuit not been filed against Nidal Malik Hasan? "The American people, who so generously welcomed the Hasan family as immigrants, and gave U.S. citizenship and all the benefits of a citizen to U.S.-born Nidal Malik Hasan, deserve justice," says Woody Woodrum, President of San Diego Eagle Forum.
PFIZER TO CLOSE NEW LONDON HEADQUARTERS. After the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Kelo v. City of New London expanded legal use of eminent domain and allowed the home of Susette Kelo and her neighbors to be bulldozed, Pfizer, the company that benefited from the abuse of eminent domain, is closing its New London Headquarters. The announcement "demonstrates the folly of government plans that involve massive corporate welfare and that abuse eminent domain for private development," said Scott Bullock, who argued the Kelo case for the Institute for Justice on behalf of the New London homeowners. conurant.com, 11-10-09.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK. "This is an administration hell-bent on taking America towards a socialist county," said Gov. Rick Perry at an event in Midland, TX on November 12.
GLENN BECK IS THE NEW OPRAH. Every novelist dreams of being featured on Oprah's daily TV show, and now, conservative novelists can dream big, too. Glenn Beck commonly uses a novel as a vehicle to bring up issues of importance, which means his 9 million radio listeners and his and 2.7 million TV viewers are primed to buy books that Beck features. nytimes.com, 11-5-09.
U.S. STATE DEPT. LAUNCES U.S.-E.U. ENERGY COUNCIL. "Energy is an important foreign policy priority for the U.S. and a very important component of our bilateral relationship with the EU. We wanted to have a form of engagement with the Europeans to reflect that and to raise it to the policy level, to the cabinet level," the U.S. official said in a phone interview, under condition of anonymity. http://euobserver.com, 10-23-09.
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY AND ST. LOUIS BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL TEAM UP WITH PLANNED PARENTHOOD. A new abortion training program will be operated by Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in concert with Planned Parenthood to train resident physicians to become "experts" in the performance of abortions. The Family Planning Fellowship Program will include developing "new in-patient abortion services" at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Lifenews.com, 9-15-09.
LOOK UP ELECTED OFFICIALS ON EAGLE FORUM WEBSITE. Don't forget that Eagle Forum's website includes a page where your members can look up contact information for their elected officials as well as for local and national media. Please include this link in your email alerts: http://capwiz.com/eagleforum/dbq/officials/.
NEW WEBSITE DESIGNED TO CONNECT CONSERVATIVE COLLEGE STUDENTS. CampusReform.org, sponsored by Morton Blackwell's Leadership Institute, is designed to provide conservative activists with the resources, networking capabilities, and skills they need to revolutionize the struggle against leftist bias and abuse on college campuses. The site features a web page for every college campus in the U.S. and various ways for students from that campus to connect, interact, and work together. It also features links to think tanks and policy groups in each state. Consider putting a link to CampusReform.org on your website or blog.
MAY DAY 2010-A CRY TO GOD FOR A NATION IN DISTRESS. Janet Porter of Faith2Action is hosting a rally to pray for the nation on May 1 at the Lincoln Memorial. You can find more information at www.MayDay2010.org.
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EAGLE OF THE WEEK
Michigan Eagle Forum President Violet Vestevich organized a wonderful event. It takes hours to plan and coordinate with speakers and venues as well as market the event. Reaching over 250 people is a tremendous accomplishment! Good work, Violet!
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POLITICKLES
by F.R. Duplantier
OBAMA CARES
"Let me thank every person I should,
Compliment how they did so much good,
Send a shout-out to Crow,
Make some promises - Oh,
And then mention the thing at Ft. Hood."
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