American Family Association Blog

Obama Just Doesn't Care

11/6/2009

I watched with interest as Obama made his remarks following the horrific Fort Hood shooting incident yesterday. As I'm sure you remember, President Bush got all sorts of flak for his handling of the 9 11 shootings because he was

No More Muslims in the U.S. Military

11/6/2009

by Bryan Fischer, AFA Director of Issues Analysis It became evidently almost immediately that the mass murderer in yesterday's killing spree at Fort Hood was a Muslim who was motivated by jihadist impulses.Nidal Malik Hasan had told fellow soldiers that

ObamaCare: You Will Be Paying For Sex-Change Operations

11/6/2009

by Bryan Fischer, AFA Director of Issues Analysis Bank on this one thing If ObamaCare passes, you and I will soon be subsidizing sex change operations with our own tax dollars.The U.N. just this week declared that everybody in the

Islam a Peaceful Religion?

11/6/2009

by Jeremy Wiggins Ok. We all have mixed feelings about what has happened at Ft Hood in Texas over the past 24 hours. And first let me saw that we need to pray for the families of the victims, and

You Will Pay For Abortions Under MussoliniCare

11/6/2009

by Bryan Fischer, AFA Director of Issues Analysis The debate is officially over on whether or not PelosiCare, or MussoliniCare as I prefer to call it, will force taxpayers to pay for abortions.As House minority leader John Boehner points out,

Is Beck the New Oprah?

11/5/2009

An article in the NY Times today explores Glenn Beck, "the outspoken media darling of populist conservatism," as the new Oprah Winfrey. You may ask, how is Beck anything like Oprah? Just as every author in America wants to appear on

Political Fallout

11/5/2009

Watch as Rep. Bill Pascrell and former PA Senator Rick Santorum debate whether or not the GOP's election wins will weaken Obama's agenda.

Democratic Deficit Duplicity

11/5/2009

by David Limbaugh I nearly fell out of my chair as I read this New York Times headline "Democrats Push for Plan to Cut Deficit." From the headline alone, I couldn't tell whether this was before, during or after they

Gallup: If Election Were Today, GOP Would Win House

11/4/2009

Elijah Friedeman| In a generic ballot, Democrats lead the Republicans 46%-44%. But Gallup says that if the election were held today, the Republicans would win back the House.

111 Bureaucracies Created by Pelosi Healthcare Bill

11/3/2009

Elijah Friedeman| Pelosi's new healthcare bill contains 111 new bureaucracies. At least that's what the Republicans are telling us. See the list here.

Top Dems: No Healthcare Bill in 2009

11/4/2009

Elijah Friedeman| Top Democratic officials are saying that ObamaCare could be pushed to 2010, which might spell defeat for the already beleaguered bill.

Picture Worth a Thousand Words

11/4/2009

by Bryan Fischer, AFA Director of Issues Analysis No wonder Planned Parenthood fights tooth and nail to keep laws requiring that ultrasound images be made available to pregnant women who are considering an abortion.Not only does viewing an image of

97% Say Texting While Driving Should Be Banned

11/3/2009

Elijah Friedeman| A new NYT/CBS poll says that 97% of Americans think texting while driving should be illegal. I absolutely disagree with those 97%.

Leaders Embrace Criticism, Cowards Silence It

11/3/2009

by Crane Durham Imagine everything that was connected to you was under a microscope. Your business, family, and friends were all covered with the intensity of OJ’s car chase. These microscopes spotlights are operated by organizations that profit from making

Emboldening the Thought Police

11/3/2009

by David P. Smith The Orwellian concept of the “thought police” is now coming more toward full circle with the signing into law of “hate crimes” legislation that would more appropriately be called “thought crimes” legislation. I have never yet seen

Government Takeover of the Swine Flu

11/3/2009

by Bryan Fischer, AFA Director of Issue Analysis President Obama has been warning us for months on end now about the dangers of the swine flu, reminding us to wash our hands and cough into our arms just as any

Religion of Peace

11/3/2009

by Bryan Fischer, AFA Director of Issue Analysis The 20 year old woman whose father ran her down with the family car has died. The "honor killing" is now complete.FOX, despite it's much vaunted reputation for being "fair and balanced"

Sen. Hatch: If Health Insurance Mandate Is Upheld, 'There Is Literally Nothing That The Federal Government Can't Force Us to Do'

11/2/2009

Elijah Friedeman| Senator Orrin Hatch warns about the possible repercussions of the health insurance mandate. What could be affected? Everything.

Does the U.S. Constitution Provide For Tyranny?

11/2/2009

by Jerry Richardson I bet you didn't know that the Constitution provides for tyranny (unrestricted government)? Well, according to House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, apparently it does. Should Congress have the power to force citizens to buy ObamaCare even if they

Planned Parenthood Leader Leaves After Ultrasound

11/2/2009

by Jeremy Wiggins "The leader of Planned Parenthood in College Station, Texas left her post after watching the ultrasound of an abortion procedure." This woman, whose name is Abby Johnson, resigned after working as a director for Planned Parenthood

Scozzafava Drops out of Race, Endorses Democrat Owens in NY-23

11/2/2009

Elijah Friedeman| In the New York district 23 Congressional seat race, the so-called Republican Dede Scozzafava has dropped out and endorsed the Democrat Bill Owens. Election day is tomorrow. It's on.

From Tragedy to Triumph

11/2/2009

The new Navy assault ship, the U.S.S. New York, arrived in New York today to be commissioned. Why is this newsworthy? Because the ship contains about 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center. First responders and families of 9 11

Planned Parenthood's Declaration of Debauchery

10/30/2009

Check out American Life League's latest video below.

Will the Unborn Have a Public Option?

10/30/2009

Check out the video below from NMATV on the unborn and the public option of the health care plan.

Desecrated Flag Video Is Finalist in DNC Contest

10/29/2009

The DNC is sponsoring a contest for a health care ad, and one of the finalists in the contest features a video in which an American flag is desecrated. Does this ad cross the line? You may watch a video clip

Not Surprising: Most Americans Think Media Out of Touch

10/29/2009

Elijah Friedeman| We've known it for a while. The media is out of touch. When will they finally wake up and realize no one is listening anymore?

Cash for Clunkers Costs Taxpayers $24,000 Per Car

10/29/2009

Elijah Friedeman| An analysis of Cash for Clunkers shows that the program cost Americans $24,000 per car. Yet another example of government run amok.

Paranormal Taxivity

10/29/2009

The National Republican Senatorial Committee has a new ad out just in time for Halloween. Courtesy of Hot Air. You may check it out below.

Govt Waste? No Surprises There

10/29/2009

by Jeremy Wiggins Our government has yet again proven to us that it cannot be trusted in running pretty much any part of our economy. In what can only be described as staffers dumping money into a raging bonfire, news

President Obama Really Likes Golf

10/29/2009

Don't know if you saw this news item from earlier in the week, but Politico reported that even though President Obama has only been in office for nine months, he has already hit the links as much as President Bush

Skin Care Company Using Fetal Cells In Anti-Wrinkle Cream

10/28/2009

by Jeremy Wiggins This in from Christian News Wire. "Children of God for Life announced today that Neocutis, a bio pharmaceutical company focused on dermatology and skin care is using aborted fetal cell lines to produce several of their

Obama Advisor: We're Just Speaking Truth to Power

10/28/2009

Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to President Obama, appeared on CNN and has some comments about the feud between the White House and FOX News. See Hot Air. When Campbell Brown flat out asks Jarrett if she believes FOX news is biased, Jarrett

It is Foundational

10/28/2009

By Matt Miles Creation Truth Foundation Over the last several years, I have taught many students from around the country, and a real problem has become apparent to me. I discovered a great war exists between the Kingdom of God

Approval Ratings for Obama Still Dropping While GOP Struggles to Find Footing

10/28/2009

Last week Gallup found that President Obama's average job approval rating dropped to 53% in the third quarter of 2009, from 62% in the second quarter the largest second to third quarter drop for an elected president. See Gallup. Further,

Progressive Protein Milkshakes

10/28/2009

by Mike Adams I’m a college professor and you aren’t. That means I’m a lot smarter than you are and I do really important things with my time. And I can honestly say that all of my colleagues are just

Should Christians Use the Word Fool?

10/27/2009

by Jerry Richardson Were you taught by your patents, as I was, never to call anyone a fool? What is the basis for that training? Without doubt it is the following statement by Jesus as found in the Bible (quoted

Newt in 2012: Don't even think about it

10/27/2009

by Bryan Fischer, AFA Director of Issue Analysis Newt Gingrich, fresh off endorsing Big Tent Republican Dede Scozzafava in New York's District 23 special election, told C SPAN's "Washington Journal" yesterday morning that he's seriously considering a run for the

Obama burned in effigy in Kabul

10/27/2009

by Bryan Fischer, AFA Director of Issue Analysis So much for Obama's magic improving the world's view of America. He was burned in effigy by demonstrators yesterday in Kabul, Afghanistan, demonstrators holding huge banners which read, "No Democracy We want

Girl Scouts move: too many sex offenders in the neighborhood

10/27/2009

by Bryan Fischer, AFA Director of Issue Analysis The Silver Sage Girl Scouts in Twin Falls, Idaho, are moving their headquarters because they discovered that 50 sex offenders live within one mile of their current location.The problem is, there's no

Lieberman Ready to Filibuster Health Care Bill

10/27/2009

Sen. Joe Lieberman told Politico today that he would support a GOP filibuster of Reid's health care reform bill. See Politico. Lieberman says he opposes any health care reform that includes a government run insurance program even if it includes an opt