Public Broadcasters Prepare to Fight Federal Budget Cuts
By ELIZABETH JENSEN
Published: February 6, 2008
It’s a familiar dance: for eight straight years, the Bush administration has proposed deep cuts in federal funds for public broadcasting, and seven times so far, Congress has restored them. But the magnitude of the proposed cuts put forth this week — Patricia [...]

Chis Matthews said:
“You know what I think? In big cities they ought to check people on sidewalks like getting on airplanes. And why an airplane should be safer than an American sidewalk is crazy to me. Why you can walk down the sidewalk of an American city carrying a concealed weapon without a license is [...]

On January 11, 2008, Sportsannouncer Dana Jacobson of ESPN (A subsidiary of ABC) chose to use the word F___ multiple times during the course of a speech she delivered. She even went so far as to say, ‘F___ Jesus.
If you recall, Comieianne Kathy Griffin chose to voice similar remarks, aired on ABC, before a National audience, [...]

Jerk update: Guilty troop-hating lawyer Jay Grodner to serve
probation, donate to Semper Fi Fund
By Michelle Malkin  •  January 18, 2008 08:49 PM
I mentioned this morning that lawyer Jay Grodner, accused of keying a Marine’s car on the eve of his deployment, was scheduled to appear at a hearing today. The hearing took place and reader Beverly Pearson [...]

In the state of Michigan the Democrats decided that their Party rules precluded their ‘count every vote’ used to speak against the Republican Party applies in Michigan. This is evidenced by the Party of the Left as it says ‘NO”  to Michigan voters and it clearly says “NO” to the state of Michigan being heard at [...]

John Kerry Threatens The NFL
By Rob on December 24, 2007 at 07:18 pm
 

He says he’ll be holding Senate hearings if the NFL doesn’t put the Patriots-Giants game on national television instead of the NFL network.
With the New England Patriots now one win away from finishing the regular season undefeated, Sen. John Kerry is stepping up [...]

I write most of the posts here on Desert Conservative and wonder why I get so very few comments? I try to write in such a manner so as to promote agreement or reasons for someone to question my premise.
Is the comment section to difficult to use? If so, I will do my best to [...]

I wonder if the Democrats, the majority in both the House as well as the Senate, will continue their ‘do nothing’ agendas as they seek to micro-manage the war in Iraq?
I wonder if the Democrats will continue to load ‘Earmark after earmark’ into Bills that are vital to be enacted?
I wonder if Harry ‘Hands Up’ [...]

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NRA Lawsuit: New Orleans Gun Owners’ Rights Violated During Katrina Firearm Seizures
Posted in December 26th, 2007
by Terresa Monroe-Hamilton in 2nd Amendment, Politics
From Fox News:
NEW ORLEANS — The National Rifle Association has hired private investigators to find hundreds of people whose firearms were seized by city police in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, according to court [...]