One more reason...

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Surprising Polls

I took a glance at realclearpolitics.com just a few minutes ago and was really quite surprised. President Bush has long been scarred by low poll numbers, but the RCP average has gone up since the last time I remember checking, unless my memory serves me incorrectly. I recall looking and seeing Congress tied with the President at 29%, though it could have 31% or something close to that. But now I can just forget that poll, because things are different now. President Bush is at 32% in the RCP average. And Congress? 25.5%! That's right, Congress is now, on average, listed as 6.5% lower than the President. They claim they were elected to fix things in Washington, but their approval rating is now LOWER than the Republican Congress's approval rating around the time of the election (a Fox News poll from 11/4 - 11/5 showed it with 29%). If Congress continues to waste the money of the people who elected them to rename Post Offices and pass meaningless resolution that they even acknowledge will have no effect on anything, their majority will be short-lived. If Republicans decide to go on the offense and defend the Conservative values that put them there for 12 good years, there is no reason they can't capitalize on this opportunity and regain majority status. Not just for the sake of the Republican Party, but for the sake of America.

Another interesting thing to point out: RCP also shows McCain BEATING Clinton now, on average. Granted, there is only a 0.8% spread, but this is showing the gaining Republican momentum against the undeserving Democrats. Until recently, the only Red win overall on RCP was Rudy vs. Hillary. This has now changed. Rudy not only beats Hillary now, but he also beats Obama, on average. McCain beats not only Hillary now, but also John Edwards. Another sign of Republican gains is the first Romney victory in ANY poll to date against a Democrat. An LA Times/Bloomberg poll gives Mitt Romney a +2% victory against Hillary Clinton.

Seeing these polls give us insight to what could possibly happen. If asked 2 months ago, a large majority of Americans would have said it is impossible for Republicans to win the White House in 2008. These polls suggest that things have changed, and a Republican win is not impossible. It will still be a close battle, but if we stick to our values, the Republicans will have recuperated from what seemed to be a horrible sickness inherited from 2006.

Just a thought...

I don't have my normal laptop anymore and don't get my replacement until the second week of July, so there's probably going to be a temporary pause in updating the podcast. But I continue to do some writing. I was listening to some sound bites from the Democratic Presidential debate the other day, and, though I don't remember the whole quote, one particular thing was from Hillary Clinton..."Bush started this war."
And this is not the first time she's made these comments. And as I hear things such as this, I began to wonder...does Hillary Clinton know about the Constitution? The Dems all too often complain that the Constitution provides a system of checks and balances, but you can't blame President Bush for their lack of understanding that he can't do much at all except head the Executive Branch of the U.S. to enforce the laws and carry out diplomacy. If Hillary Clinton would read the 8th section of the first article of the U.S. Constitution, it plainly states that Congress declares war and makes appropriations for the army and navy and it is the Congress that maintains them. As Commander in Chief, it is President Bush's job to head that Army that the Congress provides. If the Democrats oppose the war so badly, stop it. That's where they can check and balance the President, but they're too scared to because it might hurt them in 2008.
Another interesting thing that I heard was Hillary bashing the President with a "joke" about how the Bush Administration doesn't know what Diplomacy is, occasionally decide to send the Secretary of State or the Vice President to satisfy people. Well...if it's not diplomacy that the Secretary of State, who is responsible for taking care of the foreign affairs and diplomacy issues of the nation, what is? Another point: Has Hillary forgotten the negotiations breakthroughs with the North Koreans? Or the recent meeting with Iran with the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq? Those are just to name a few. You can NOT blame the President if the OTHER end of the agreement falls through. I just wonder...if working on agreements with enemy nations to try to get them to stop their renegade programs isn't diplomacy, what is? This only proves another point: diplomacy doesn't always work.
But what do I know.

~CreepyNerd

Debates & Headlines

Greetings everyone, and welcome to this edition of the Hawks Press. It’s been an action-packed two weeks in the political arena and there’s much to be discussed, which I’ll try to run through today.
First thing I want to talk about is the Republican Presidential debates. If you watched both debates, it was rather easy to tell the difference between the one on MSNBC and Fox News. Even between the types of questions MSNBC asked the Democrats were extremely different from the ones they asked the Republican candidates. Did Tom from Minnesota ask Barak Obama the difference between a Sunni and a Shia muslim? (Could Obama have answered it like Rudy?) There’s no question that the Fox News debate was more reasonable, covered more topics, and didn’t pick on certain candidates. It didn’t try to give all of the glory to one candidate, and it didn’t put certain candidates in an unnecessary pickle.
Also from the Fox News debate, I believe many would agree that Rudy Guiliani killed any chance Ron Paul may or may not of had at getting the Primary Nomination. Rudy was very strong on what he is strong in: National Defense. He is always the first to tell you the many success he had as New York City Mayor and how defense needs an even higher priority to prevent others from going through what he went through.
Another headline that caught my eye was of Jimmy Carter’s remarks attacking Bush, even worse than previous statements from himself and other members of his party. Jimmy Carter called President Bush the worst President in History. To be fair, though, he was talking with regards to foreign policy. I guess Jimmy Carter forgot he was, at one time, President, as well.
To make a quick brush with some other things, the Democrat-controlled Congress failed to cut off war funds. Pro-American Nicolas Sarkozy won the French Presidential election, despite the feeling that a liberal transition was imminent. The Senate has drafted a bipartisan Immigration Reform bill, that may or may not grant the current illegals Amnesty, depending on who you ask. Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats are yet again wanting to waste more of our tax-payers money by wasting time on a vote of No-Confidence on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales because of a constitutional right of the President to appoint and dismiss U.S. Attorney at his pleasure.
And, surprisingly, that’s not all that’s happened these past weeks. I would like to invite you to send us an email at hawkspress@yahoo.com with anything you might like to tell us or criticize us over. Remember that you can check out transcripts of all of our podcasts at friendsforconservatism.blogspot.com. Thank you for listening this week and be sure to tune in next time and tell your friends about us.

~CreepyNerd

Welcome again to the Hawks Press. This week I’m going to stray off the topic of the Iraq War and focus instead on 2008. Whether you’ve realized it or not, 2008 is going to be one of the most important election years of our time. It will be an election to determine whether or not America can withstand the test of time. As it stands, we are currently faced with many, many difficult issues that leave us more divided than any other time in history, except for the Civil War era. We have to deal with illegal immigration, health care, social security, and, most importantly, the war on Islamo-Fascism.

Sadly, we’re not going to be able to solve any of them in the current state of affairs. That is what makes 2008 such a dire year. As you may or may not know, I am a strong supporter of a Newt Gingrich presidency. Why? Because I truly believe that, out of all the candidates, Newt is the brightest, most competent, and most solution-oriented and he most certainly fills that true-conservative gap many on the right are looking for. As Steve Parkhurst, the Campaign Manager for DraftNewt.org, which I am a member, said in a recent interview with me, “I think Newt, with his knowledge of world history, has a vision and a knack for finding not just the problems, but the solutions, to some of the biggest issues of our time. I appreciate his intellect and his wit. Though I would add, that Newt didn't recently come to conservatism, he has always been a voice for everyone who wants America to be a place where everyone has a chance to succeed with limited government interference.” And that is exactly what we need.

You listen to the Democratic Party, and what do you hear? I hear an identification of problems and criticisms of how they are currently being tackled. Rather, Newt tackles the problems with solutions. And for proof, you can look back to 1994, when he led the Republican Revolution with the Contract with America. And for the younger ones, such as myself, that weren’t old enough to know or care about it, we can look to what he’s doing now.

Newt has been participating in bipartisan debates, free of moderators with 30 second time limits so that solutions can come out of ideas. He’s founded American Solutions, which had its first major showing earlier in a 90-minute debate with Mario Cuomo, a former Democratic governor of New York, where both were given 30 minutes to give their ideas and then a 30 minute question and answer session. More recently, he participated in a debate with John Kerry on climate change, where he introduced the idea of Green Conservatism, which we all can feel comfortable.

The very fate of America may very well hinge on the outcome of the 2008 elections. That is why I put my support in Newt, providing ideas and solutions to save America. You can look at the Contract with America, his September 27^th Solutions Day workshops, or at his book Winning the Future for proof of this. Thank you for listening today. I encourage you to send us your questions, comments, or anything else to hawkspress@yahoo.com and visit our blogspot at friendsforconservatism.blogspot.com, where you can look at transcripts of our podcasts and my recent interview with Steve Parkhurst of DraftNewt.org. Thank you, and good night.
~CreepyNerd

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Hello everybody! I recently managed to send a few questions to the Campaign Manager of DraftNewt.org (of which I am a member), Steve Parkhurst. Here you go ;)

Q: First of all, tell me about DraftNewt.org.
DraftNewt.org is the website and blog portion of the overall Draft Newt '08 movement. Our movement has blossomed to a great grassroots presence and the website/blog is an online gathering portion of that presence. DraftNewt.org is a blog for everyone to participate in and we always have great links to youtube videos, facebook and myspace pages and other interesting news as it relates to Newt.
Q: How did you manage to get your position with the movement and what exactly do you do?
I got the position by literally being a lifelong fan of Newt Gingrich and getting involved with the Draft Newt movement early on. When the original founder of Draft Newt found himself overwhelmed with the positive response to Draft Newt, he needed to hand it off to someone who was as devoted as he was. I am the National Chairman for Draft Newt '08 which basically means I am a campaign manager on a national level. I coordinate with all of our leaders across the country, and some of those overseas, to make sure things are getting done that further our cause. I also work to make sure all those leaders have the things they need to be successful.
Q: I know there are many, but give me some reasons why you think Newt should be our next President?
I think Newt, with his knowledge of world history, has a vision and a knack for finding not just the problems, but the solutions, to some of the biggest issues of our time. I appreciate his intellect and his wit.
Q: What can you tell me about the size and awareness level of the movement?
We are growing everyday and we have volunteers all over the country and even some overseas.
Q: Are there any trends that you have noticed between the people that have joined and where they are from? That is, does there seem to be certain geographic areas where membership and activity seems to be concentrated?
I have been pleasantly surprised that we have had folks from all over the country, and even overseas, who believe in Newt and this movement. There is not one particular region more popular than the other.
Q: What is DraftNewt planning to do if/when Speaker Gingrich announces his candidacy?
We will hand over our information to the Newt Gingrich folks and they can do with it what they like. We will have prospective e-captains, activists, fundraisers, students and workers ready to go for Newt should he get into the race. Then we will all get to work, as a team, to elect Newt President.
Q: What, in your opinion, makes the Speaker stand out and tower above the other candidates?
Like from a previous question, I think Newt, with his knowledge of world history, has a vision and a knack for finding not just the problems, but the solutions, to some of the biggest issues of our time. I appreciate his intellect and his wit. Though I would add, that Newt didn't recently come to conservatism, he has always been a voice for everyone who wants America to be a place where everyone has a chance to succeed with limited government interference.
Q: What kind of things is DraftNewt doing to spread the word and build support?
We are advertising on the internet. We also have some Draft Newt fliers on our website that people are posting in coffee shops or on campuses and places like that. Once we get people to the website, they get signed up and we get them in contact with the Draft Newt leader in their area.
Q: Is DraftNewt affiliated with other websites or with anyone in particular?
No. Draft Newt is one of a kind.
Q: Without getting into the amount and sizes of contributions, what do you do, if I may ask, with the donations?
We take care of our internet site fees first. After that, we do web advertising and that sort of thing. We have not spent most of our money, though there were some fees involved with getting started.
Q: What are your plans for DraftNewt and what do you intend on doing to further increase and expand the movement’s reach?
I plan to have solid teams built all across America so that if Newt gets in the Presidential race later this year, he will have a team of volunteers ready to work so that on January 20, 2009 Newt Gingrich is sworn in as President Newt Gingrich. We have radio time reserved in certain markets and we plan to continue to be a presence.
Q: Do you have members from all 50 states? Which one(s) seem to have the most?
Yes we do have people in all 50 states. Like from an earlier question, I have been pleasantly surprised that we have had folks from all over the country, and even overseas, who believe in Newt and this movement. There is not one particular region more popular than the other.
Q: Any celebration plans if Newt is successful in 2008?
America will celebrate if Newt becomes President.
Q: What kind of advertising products and merchandise do you have or plan on working on for the movement?
We have a Cafe Press store where a person can get just about anything. We do plan to carry our own line of t-shirts and bumper stickers soon. We might add additional products based on demand.
Q: Is there anything else you would like to say? Any questions you think others might ask that you might want to answer?
We are open to everybody who wants to get involved. There is something for everyone, we are more than just a website. Folks who want to help us reach a wider audience are invited to contribute to Draft Newt though DraftNewt.org where they can use PayPal or a secure credit card system. This helps us insure that Ideas Today become Solutions Tomorrow. Thank you for your time.

And thank you for your time, Steve ;) Steve has also had various other interviews, including http://2008central.net/?p=428 and http://www.cqpolitics.com/2007/05/gingrich_remains_a_speaker_but.html#more I'll be back tomorrow with a new podcast ready to be uploaded. Until next time!

~CreepyNerd

Who Are We?

“Who are we?”

Hello my friends and welcome to the Hawks Press. There wasn’t an update last week, as you probably know, due to various reasons. Before I begin, I would like to offer my prayers to everyone affected by the recent Virginia Tech tragedy and say that everyone shares the pain.

I would like to talk today about some of the recent statements you might have heard from talk radio, TV, blogs, and various other sources that go back to something I said in an earlier podcast. In referring to the Democrats trying to get an Emergency War Spending Bill loaded with billions of dollars in pork and hurtful timelines that would ultimately kill the chances of success in Iraq. “So they can win the White House in 2008.”

"I believe myself that the secretary of state, secretary of defense and -- you have to make your own decisions as to what the president knows -- [know] this war is lost and the surge is not accomplishing anything as indicated by the extreme violence in Iraq yesterday,” the undeserving Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid stated Thursday. Of course, we all know Harry Reid is a brilliant military genius who has the greatest plan for Iraq.

If you haven’t been paying attention, Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer have finally confirmed what I’ve been saying. “We’re going to pick up Senate seats as a result of this war.” For those who attack Republicans for saying the Democrats are only looking after their chances in 08 and not looking after our soldiers, you’ve just lost your argument. It may just be one of my conspiracy theories that Democrats are going to do whatever it takes to make this war a defeat for America, a failure for George Bush, and a victory for the Islamic-Fascists to regain total control of Washington again, but when you here these statements, it appears to be more than just a conspiracy theory, more than just a theory. It appears to be true.

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich wrote about Harry Reid’s statements in his recent Winning the Future newsletter, which I highly recommend if you have not yet subscribed to it. Quote: “This is not a sentiment--and these are not words—worthy of the leadership of a great nation.” Unquote. I’ll tell you what it is: despicable. Let’s look at another recent development.

[play audio clip of Jack Murtha about “we are not fighting this war”]

That was Jack Murtha’s response to statements Pete Hoekstra made about fighting the War on Terror. When I first heard of those statements listening to Mark Levin’s radio show, I couldn’t seem to be able to think of how anyone could take Congressman Hoekstra’s remarks to mean “we” as in the Congress. Apparently Jack Murtha doesn’t realize that WE are a nation and WE share in the fight, whether we are there or not. WE are proud of our service men and women and what they do, and it’s idiots like Murtha, Reid, and Schumer who don’t seem to get it.

I’ll go ahead and get it out of the way: Harry Reid should resign, and John Murtha needs to shut up. Mark Levin said it best: Harry Reid is a Traitor and has committed Treason. Levin used those two words, and I’m repeating them. Traitor: A person who betrays another. Treason: The betrayal of a trust or confidence; treachery. By publicly admitting that he’s playing with the War to pick up Senate seats and declaring that, despite what our troops on the ground and what our generals are reporting, the war is lost, he has betrayed our troops and stabbed them in the back. He is allowing the funds to be put off and is using slow bleed tactics to weaken our own army. He has given the enemy reason to celebrate by saying “You have won and have defeated the greatest nation God gave to man.” He has betrayed the trust the military has put in the Congress to give it the funding necessary to continue on the road to success. But they don’t care. They’re going to pick up Senate seats because of this war--can’t let anything change that. If you think people like Sean Hannity are just paranoid or overreacting saying that the Democrats are “invested in defeat,” listen to them now and tell me they’re not. If you can honestly say they are not investing in defeat, your name just might be Harry Reid.

By the way, the last bit of Jack Murtha’s statements says “they have won the war, the mission was accomplished.” This is strange in the fact that immediate sentence after that is “we cannot when it militarily, we can only win it diplomatically.”...The troops have won but we cannot win militarily? Well, that’s a bit of an odd statement, even more confusing when Harry Reid says we’ve LOST the war.

Before I leave, I would like to give kudos to Senator John McCain. McCain has long been a strong supporter for the War and he just may be able to do what George Bush hasn’t been able to do: change American opinion about the war. I love President Bush and think he’s a great President, but you’d never be able to tell that he’s had many successes during his Presidency from media reports, and it’s going to take more people to help begin a shift towards revealing the truth to the American people. Rather than going along with the pessimism towards the war, McCain and the Republicans and our military leaders look to the optimistic side. McCain said "Before I left for Iraq, I watched with regret as the House of Representatives voted to deny our troops the support necessary to carry out their new mission. Democratic leaders smiled and cheered as the last votes were counted. What were they celebrating? Defeat? Surrender? In Iraq, only our enemies were cheering." Thank you, Senator McCain.

I thank you for tuning in for this latest edition of the Hawks Press and hope you will continue to tune in and support us. Don’t forget to share us with your friend. You can check out the blogspot friendsforconservatism.blogspot.com for transcripts of the Hawks Press podcasts, along with various other blog posts. Feel free to email us your questions, comments, hate mail, or whatever you’d like to send us at hawkspress@yahoo.com. Thank you, and good night.

~CreepyNerd