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Rep. Trent Franks: Obama Should Release Long-Form Birth Certificate

By | 09.28.09 | 2:06 pm

Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) accidentally walked into the world of “birther” conspiracy theories last month, when a local newspaper seemed to report that Franks was considering a lawsuit against the president. Franks cleared the matter up immediately: He had merely considered suing for proof of the president’s citizenship before More…

Regrets? Joe the Plumber Has a Few

By | 09.28.09 | 9:28 am

Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher was a late addition to the speaker lineup at the How to Take Back America Conference last weekend in St. Louis, but I don’t know what the attendees would have done without him. After his short Friday night dinner speech, Wurzelbacher was given a golden More…

Huckabee in St. Louis: Get America Out of the U.N. (Video)

By | 09.27.09 | 11:48 am

[UPDATE -- Video of the speech is below the jump.]

ST. LOUIS — Former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-Ark.), speaking to a very friendly dinner crowd at the “How To Take Back America” conference, said that he’d “nearly had an Elvis moment” watching this week’s United Nations general assembly sessions and More…

Bachmann in St. Louis: Defund the Left, Beware One-World Currency

By | 09.26.09 | 3:22 pm

ST. LOUIS — Speaking to a packed hotel ballroom at the conservative How to Take Back America Conference, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said that exposes of “criminal tomfoolery” inside of ACORN could kick off a campaign to “defund the left.”

Bachmann was introduced warmly by Phyllis Schlafly, the iconic conservative More…

How Do You Recognize When You’re Living Under Nazis & Communists?

By | 08.28.09 | 1:11 pm

If you’ve ever found yourself pondering this question, then you should probably get yourself to the “How to Take Back America Conference” in St. Louis on Sept. 26. The Minnesota Independent’s Andy Birkey reports that once there, you will be able to attend a number of eye-opening More…