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Give Me Liberty or Give me Death It would be Patrick Henry's defining speech. There would be no partisan rhetoric, no attacks on the character of his opponents, no condemnation of those who disagreed with him. Instead, he would take the floor of St. John's Church in Richmond that March day of 1775 and rising to address the now exiled House of Burgess, disbanded not that long before and forced into hiding by the colonial Governor, Lord Dunmore, he would, in a patient plea for action, lay out the road to revolution from grevious moves by the Imperial Government, to the petitions to King George the Third to the blight of their brethren in Massachusetts Colony. Interwoven would be the Bible, prophetic images and references taken from Shakespeare, given in the unique style that only, it would seem, Patrick Henry could speak in. In ten minutes, he lay to rest months of debate, the House rising to arms. Virginia would send troops a short time later. There is no original transcript of the speech given March 23rd, 1775 by the man who would become Governor of the State of Virginia, who would later speech passionately of the need for a Bill of Rights and would oppose the Constitution on the same grounds. The first actual written account of the text of the speech would appear two generations later in William Wirt's "Life and Character of Patrick Henry", published in 1817. The truth is that Henry's hypnotic speaking style would often seem to almost entrance his listeners, Thomas Jefferson, one of the men present at St. John's, once remarking he would always be engrossed and excited by a speech by his compatriot and yet that, if asked later to recount it, he would be unable to do so. Yet here... Here would be a battle cry of the Revolution and for a nation generations after he had faded from this earth... "Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" Tags: Patrick Henry Give Me Liberty or Death American Revolution House of Burgess St. John's Church Richmond Virginia History |
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Faith America was founded as more than just a nation, it was founded as more than just a country, but rather as a great experiment in freedom. Freedom is more than a word, it is a faith by which we place our trust in. We can not see it, nor can we touch it, and yet we feel it in our lives guiding our path. Though this is not our God or our Religion it is rightly the Divine hand of providence guiding us to a better, stronger course within the legacy of liberty that has been handed down to us. There, each and every step of the way we must hear the voices of those who came before us asking, what have we done... What have we done to advance the cause of freedom? What have we done to preserve the rights of people? If we do nothing then the reality is that all the greatest ideas and ideals are meaningless, words spoken or written but nothing more than a historical perspective of a bygone era that no longer holds any degree of meaning in our lives. Is that the fate of this great gift given to us? Is that a fate become of the faith of our forebearers? Tags: Freedom Democracy Justice Liberty America Faith Founding Fathers |
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The Cheyenne Social Club In real life they were best friends, Henry Fonda, a Democrat, and Jimmy Stewart, a Republican, but rarely did they talk politics. The story goes that once, when they were younger, they tried and it turned into a fist fight. They never discussed it again. This is the only reference to their political differences to ever show up in a movie, found in The Cheyenne Social Club. The story takes place in when Stewart and Fonda find out that Stewart inherits the Social Club from his brother. Travelling together to Wyoming Stewart is shocked to find out that it is more "social" and less club than he would like. A great watch regardless. Tags: James Stewart Henry Fonda Cheyenne Social Club Republican Democrat |
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3 Percent Are you willing to take a 3 percent chance on change? Senator Obama says that he's the candidate of change, a bi-partisan advocate for a new sort of politics. But what does his record show? According to examination by many independent sources Senator Obama sides with the Congressional leadership 97 percent of the time in the Senate. With only 14 percent of American's thinking that they are on the wrong track why does Obama think they are right 97 percent of the time? Tags: Barack Obama Nancy Pelosi Harry Reid Change Congress House Senate Record Low Approval Ratings Political Commericial |
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Change You Can Actually Believe In Since Senator John McCain announced that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will be his running mate the criticisms from the Democrats have been fast and furious. One, the Lt. Governor of Wisconsin, went as far as to say that Palin is too "fragile" to serve as Vice President. They have attacked her for being experienced, for not serving long enough and not understanding what it takes. But what she offers is real leadership for real change, not just the empty hollow rhetoric of Senator Obama and his campaign. Tags: Barack Obama Sarah Palin John McCain 2008 Presidential Election Conservative Republican Democrat |
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A Response to Senator Obama's Acceptance Speech Cast to the backburner of the news with Senator John McCain selecting Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, last night Senator Obama delivered his Acceptance Speech to the Democratic National Convention. Watching it, like most of his speeches, it invoked an emotional response in me, just perhaps not the one the Illinois Senator had been hoping for. This is my response to his speech. Tags: Barack Obama Democrat Republican Conservative Convention 2008 Presidential Campaign |
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BTR Heading Right Convention: Wyatt's Speech sorry there is no video for this, this is part two though, my speech for the BlogTalkRadio Heading Right Radio "Convention" last night, where I spoke on the need for conservatives to stay united and reclaim, with their eyes focused on future, the spirit of the American Revolution. This is the full audio of that speech, plus two of the hosts of the night's events, Frank and Shane of Political Vindication, offering their thoughts. To listen to all the speeches visit www.blogtalkradio.com/politicalvindication and www.blogtalkradio.com/joshallem. Four hours of great convention, plus an hour long pre-convention wrap up at www.blogtalkradio.com/patriotaction. Tags: Commentary Analysis Patriot Action Live Political Vindication American Revolution 2008 Election Conservatism |
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BTR Heading Right Convention: Matt introducing Wyatt Last night we held the BlogTalkRadio Heading Right Radio "Convention" with the pre-convention show being held at Patriot Action with Matt and myself and the action at Political Vindication and Josh P. Allem afterward. One of the initial speakers of the evening I was introduced by Matt, my co-host on Patriot Action Live, who came on to talk about the show and offer some election analysis. These are his thoughts, and his kinds words for me. Tags: Commentary Analysis Patriot Action Political Vindication Conservative Heading Right Barack Obama John McCain 2008 |
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Some Fundamental Questions (Two) How does America remain competative for generations to come? Often we are told our education system just isn't working, that our public schools are failing kids, sending them into the work force not ready to take on the jobs that will keep America globally competitive. Yet we have one of the best funded education systems in the world. The solution isn't in just tossing more money at the problem, but abandoning the thinking that got us to where we are at now and embracing choice and competition within a publicly funded education system. It's time to say no to the blackhole of bureacracy and yes to children. Tags: Education Vouchers Choice Competition Changing World Markets Keeping America Competitive |
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Why You're Wrong About the Right If you decide to read only one political book this summer I'd recommend "Why You're Wrong About the Right: Behind the Myths: The Surprising Truth About Conservatives" written by two bright, young up and coming thinkers in the conservative movement S.E. Cupp and Brett Joshpe. As you may know they were recently guests on Patriot Action Live, the BlogTalkRadio Show hosted by Matt and myself (www.blogtalkradio.com/patriotaction), talking about this great book. It is a must read for any conservative trying to better understand their ideology and what it means and any serious student of politics, on the right or left, trying to gain a more firm grasp on current political thoughts and the diversity within the Republican Party and the Conservative movement. Written in a clear, concise way with a spectacular wit about it it will challenge your pre-conceived notions and create a better basis to work from. With 40 contributors from all walks of life the wealth of knowledge and expertise offered in this book is unmatched. Check out the interview at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/patriotaction/2008/07/25/Patriot-Action-with-Wyatt-and-Matt and get your copy of this book. Tags: Why You're Wrong About the Right Brett Joshpe S.E. Cupp Conservative Republican Politics Book |
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Why You're Wrong About the Right FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) -- Jul 23, 2008 -- Self-proclaimed "closet conservatives" and authors, S.E. Cupp and Brett Joshpe, who collaborated to write "Why You're Wrong About The Right", will be part of internet radio show Patriot Action Live on Thursday, July 24, 2008. They will be discussing the myths that many people believe about Republicans and conservatives. The book tackles twenty such myths and includes the viewpoints of many well-known conservatives such as Tucker Carlson, Tony Stewart, Newt Gingrich, and Ted Nugent, to name a few. Listeners are encouraged to call (347) 215-7779 to give their opinions or ask questions. The stream and archives are available at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/patriota... The show is live every Tuesday and Thursday night at 8 p.m. Eastern/ 5 p.m. Pacific. The show is hosted on BlogTalkRadio. An archive will be available at the same link immediately following the show or listeners can subscribe to the archives via the RSS feed located on the host page. Read more about the show and the discussion on the Patriot Action blog at www.paword.org. Tags: Why You're Wrong About the Right S.E. Cupp Brett Joshpe Patriot Action Blogtalkradio Politics Political Book Commercial |
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Patriot Action Live With Michael Johns Tomorrow Night, Thursday, July 17th, 2008, at 8pm EST Matt and I are going to be joined by award winning Conservative Author and former Speech Writer to President George H.W. Bush Michael Johns. Be sure to tune in at www.blogtalkradio.com/patriotaction as we talk about Rebranding the Republican Party and Conserving Conservatism. Tags: Michael Johns Patriot Action Conservative Republican Political Commercial Blogtalkradio Politics |
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Some Fundamental Questions What has built America? As we consider the course of our future prosperity we have to ask ourselves a few fundemental questions as to the course that we should embark upon, first among them is How will this strengthen and preserve the American Dream? We must create an atmosphere of success for all people and in that, the American Dream is not about making government bigger, it's about making the individual stronger. Tags: The American Dream Prosperity Government Regulation Legislation Politics Grassroots |
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On Independence Day It's been recounted several different ways in several different places. I first heard of the Speech of the Unknown reading of Thomas Jefferson a few years back and became fascinated by the story. In 1957 Ronald Reagan used it to talk about freedom in his Eureka Speech, George Lippard wrote of it in his 1840's book Legends of the American Revolution and so did Manly Hall in The Secret Destiny of Americans. Who the speaker was no one knows, of those who believe the story of that 4th of July offer that only the Count of Saint Germain might have had access while others don't offer much of a theory. I tend to towards the belief that it was a spirit in the air as they debated the Declaration of Independence and the consequences of their action. Each man there knew that by passing this document they would mark themselves a wanted man, subject to the will of the King. Yet despite whatever dangers, whatever harm they might have suffered, they believed enough in freedom to say it doesn't matter, I believe in something more than just my own peace or my own safety. As we mark another independence day, we must find ourselves asking do we believe in the cause of our freedom and liberty, the cause of this great and noble Republic, that we might live and die not just for ourselves but for the ideals of something greater than ourselves, in the pursuit of that more perfect union? Independence Day is not just a day on the calendar or a day of the week, it is a spirit deep within us calling us to a better nature towards the actual freedom of all people. Are we ready to meet that challenge? Tags: Independence Day 4th July Freedom Liberty Declaration of America United States American Revolution |
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The Creed of the Democratic Party NOTE: I hate to disable ratings but when the number of ratings begin to surpass the number of views it has become apparent that people are playing a game, using multiple accounts in order to mark down the video. So the ratings are disabled. With the cult of personality surrounding Barack Obama it seems like his supporters try to explain away everything as if he was infallible and inerrant in his policies. Well it would seem that we aren't the only ones clinging to our religion. Available at http://www.cafepress.com/wyattmcintyre "The Creed of the Democratic Party" tee-shirts, cups and cards, featuring the Last Fundraising Supper. Tags: Barack Obama Satire Politics Merchandise Religion 2008 Presidential Election Cling to their religion |
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The Candidate of Change A few of my subscribers asked if I would redo this video because the text was a bit hard to read. So I took the opportunity to clean up the video a little bit while I was at it. If you want to add your comments here please do and I am sorry for the inconvenience. We keep hearing that Barack Obama is the candidate of change, that he is clear and consistent in his leadership and in his message. But what does that mean? A look at a few of the positions and counter positions the Junior Senator from Illinois has taken in the course of his four short years from a candidate for the United States Senate to a candidate for the Presidency. Tags: Barack Obama Change Flip Flop Iraq Withdrawal Troop Funding Candidacy Cuba Embargo Words Matter Leadership |
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The Candidate of Change (Original) We keep hearing that Barack Obama is the candidate of change, that he is clear and consistent in his leadership and in his message. But what does that mean? A look at a few of the positions and counter positions the Junior Senator from Illinois has taken in the course of his four short years from a candidate for the United States Senate to a candidate for the Presidency. Tags: Barack Obama Change Flip Flop Iraq Withdrawal Troop Funding Candidacy Cuba Embargo Words Matter Leadership Commercial |
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Second Term With the current challenges and problems that we face can we really afford to elect a candidate committed to finishing Jimmy Carter's second term. Whether it's the windfall profit tax, Cuba or Iran Senator Barack Obama says "Yes we can" to the failed policies of the administration of President Carter and "Yes we can" to the ideas adopted after he lost in 1980. Tags: Barack Obama Jimmy Carter Cuba Energy Oil Windfall Profit Tax Iran 1976 2008 Presidential Election Change Political |
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What Does Conservatism Mean? (Part Two) What are conservative values? Work, Family, Faith and the unbridled hopes of the American people built on the foundations of the American dream, strengthened and preserved by the rugged individualism of the nation building towards the common good of all people. These are the fundemental and core values that are key to the conservative movement as it pushes forward, and this is the legacy handed to us by strong leaders that we must remember and fight for each and every step of the way. Tags: Conservative Conservatism Values Faith Family Hard Work American Dream America Ronald Reagan Politics Political |
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What Does Conservatism Mean? Without a doubt Ronald Reagan was one of the most prolific spokesmen for conservatism in our lifetime and beyond. With that he defined a movement, a grassroots coalition stretching from one end of the nation to another, helping to define what it meant to be a conservative. This is meant to hear what he has to say about key issues that we are facing, that we are talking about today as we seek to once more reclaim our strong conservative heritage in a changing world. Tags: Ronald Reagan Security Military Government Energy Healthcare Social Oil President Conservative Politics |