Archive for August, 2007

Join Us August 20th in Tulsa

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007 by Peter Deery

Just in case you forgot, save the date!
Join us for a breakfast with Senator Inhofe!
Contact: Adam Brandon
Phone: (202) 942-7698
Email: abrandon@freedomworks.org
Join FreedomWorks and Senator James Inhofe for a complimentary breakfast on August 20th.
On Monday, August 20th, at 8:00 AM, FreedomWorks will host a complimentary breakfast to discuss the future of U.S. energy policy [...]

Bob Murray defends coal mining and production

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007 by Brendan Steinhauser

Bob Murray, CEO of Murray Energy, defended the coal mining and production industry today on CNN in the wake of the collapsed mine in Utah.
Watch the video on the Drudge Report.
Murray testified on Capitol Hill a few months back about the coal industry and the attempts by the climate change alarmists to destroy that [...]

FINALLY- they’re telling me how to talk

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007 by Matt Hittle

New York is considering banning two widely-used “bad words.”

While the bill also bans the slang word “ho,” the b-word appears to have acquired more shades of meaning among various groups, ranging from a term of camaraderie to, in a gerund form, an expression of emphatic approval. Ms. Mealy acknowledged that the measure was unenforceable, but [...]

John Edwards’ campaign carbon footprint

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007 by Brendan Steinhauser

The Washington Times reports that out of the candidates for president, John Edwards emits the most greenhouse gases.
This “eco-awareness” is just getting more ridiculous by the day. While the elites burn tons more carbon than the average American, they also have a higher self-righteousnous quotient, by paying carbon indulgences to compensate for their polluting [...]

House passes $16 billion tax increase

Monday, August 6th, 2007 by Brendan Steinhauser

The Democrat controlled House of Representatives passed its energy bill this weekend, which would raise taxes on energy by $16 billion. Who will pay for this new tax hike? Why, Big Oil, of course. But who will really pay for this tax hike? Consumers. Anyone that uses oil and gas will bear the brunt of [...]

FreedomWorks video response to Senator Dick Durbin on broadband

Friday, August 3rd, 2007 by Brendan Steinhauser

Jose Pinera talks about personal retirement accounts

Friday, August 3rd, 2007 by Brendan Steinhauser

Do as I say, not as I do

Friday, August 3rd, 2007 by Matt Hittle

In a stunning display of hilarity and hypocrisy, John Edwards scathingly commented on contributions from Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.
It turns out that, while Hillary received $20,000 from News Corp….
Edwards received…….brace yourself………………….
$800,000.

Hypocrisy of the highest order

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007 by Matt Hittle

This mailing has been going around the internet for a while, so you’ve probably seen it, but I decided to blog about it now. It seems that the time is right in the so-called “international debate” about climate change.
Its called “A Tale of Two Houses”….
House #1
A 20 room mansion ( not including 8 [...]

John Locke Foundation’s global warming guide

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007 by Brendan Steinhauser

This is a great resource for anyone interested in learning more about the climate change alarmism of Al Gore and his friends in Hollywood.
You can download the full global warming guide here.