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This is not good:

Palin to Obama: Try listening

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Fresh from Mrs. Palin's facebook, words that give life to our exasperation, fomented by being dismissed and ridiculed instead of heard:

We’ve now seen three landslide Republican victories in three states that President Obama carried in 2008. From the tea parties to the town halls to the Massachusetts Miracle, Americans have tried to make their opposition to Washington’s big government agenda loud and clear. But the President has decided that this current discontent isn’t his fault, it’s ours. He seems to think we just don’t understand what’s going on because he hasn’t had the chance – in his 411 speeches and 158 interviews last year – to adequately explain his policies to us. Instead of sensibly telling the American people, “I’m listening,” the president is saying, “Listen up, people!” (More)

Entire student body attends march for life

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Ok, I already was a big fan of Christendom College First off, Warren Carroll, its founder is an amazing Christian historian. His books read like novels but are first rate histories. For anyone who might be interested, i suggest starting with the guillotine and the cross which describes the French Revolution in terms of a cosmic struggle between good and evil: a truly captivating account.
But then i read the following about Christendom:

Front Royal, VA (January 26, 2010) - On January 22, Christendom College transported over 400 students, faculty, and staff to the 37th March for Life in Washington D.C. Braving the cold weather, the college community rallied on the Mall facing Capitol Hill with an estimated 300,000 fellow pro-lifers.

"The March was extremely hopeful and joyful despite the hard times we are facing," Junior Ania Zganiacz of Connecticut said. "It's wonderful how Christendom supports the March by making it so easy for students to attend—it really is an essential way for the Christendom community to stand up for the culture of life."

Great stuff. Now, if i can persuade my children to apply there in a few years :)

Michael Savage shocked by pro-life march while eating chowder

Famed and controversial radio host Michael Savage describes going for lunch and being pleasantly shocked by the 2 mile long "Walk forLife West Coast" that stretched the streets of San Fransisco--and which was buried by the local media.

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"It just doesn't seem to be a very hip issue."

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I thought the closing quote from the excerpt below was of special interest. It regards the pro-life youth of today and the growing awareness of life in the womb at an earlier age. And on the other side, you don't see the same inculcation and can't, because what would you say? What can you say that isn't contradicted by the science children learn in the most basic life science class. Life begins at conception.

Activists who support abortion rights conceded that there's less energy among young people on their side of the debate.

"Unfortunately, I feel my generation is a little complacent," said Amanda Pelletier, 20, co-director of the abortion rights group at American University. "It just doesn't seem to be a very hip issue."

Erin Matson, action vice president for the National Organization for Women, said that the current political climate is "terrifically hostile" to abortion rights and that her group hopes to organize a national march similar to a huge rally for NOW's side of the issue in 2004.

Matson criticized President Obama and Democrats in Congress for having "put forth the most punitive proposed restrictions on abortion in my lifetime." She referred to the provision in the House bill sponsored by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), which would prevent women who receive federal insurance subsidies from buying insurance that pays for abortions.

Matson and Pelletier were among fewer than 100 abortion-rights supporters who demonstrated in front of the Supreme Court on the anniversary of Roe.

Young people in the March for Life said they thought they were more opposed to abortion than people in their parents' generation because they had more information about the issue, in part because of their education.

"We start learning early on why it's wrong. I don't think they got the chance to do that," said Kelly Brennan, 17, who came here with a group from Archbishop Ryan High School in Philadelphia. (Full article)

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Largest Pro-life March Ever in San Fransisco

"The 6th Annual Walk for Life was a huge success! Despite rain, tens of thousands of pro-lifers filled the streets of San Francisco on Saturday January 23rd, 2010." Read more

The above imagine is jarring and inspiring for a number of reasons:

• The location--my kneejerk reaction is to assume there is little hope in city that was named after the greatest mendicant of the middle ages.
• The crowd is so large, it's not a trickle it's a flood.
• This is the 6th annual walk for life in San Fransisco, and it has gotten progressively bigger each year. The simple witness that there are other defenders will attract more and more individuals tapping into previously unknown reservoirs of courage.
• The crowd is so youthful, brimming with joy in what many would consider the belly of the beast.

H/T Thomas Peters

Where Sin Abounds, Grace Abounds Even More (Romans 5:20)

Thompson V. Feingold: potential "marquee match-up"

Ed Morrisseyover at Hot Air has a good little blurb about the potential match-up, recalling some of the tense townhalls Feingold has had this past year. Here's a bit:

Until this year, Russ Feingold appeared to have a secure hold on his Senate seat from Wisconsin, despite being significantly more liberal than his state’s voters. Feingold had earned their support for his plain spoken style and his occasional bipartisan forays — one of which bit the dust today as blatantly unconstitutional. However, given the hostile reception Feingold has received at town-hall meetings, Wisconsin voters may be ready for a change — and Tommy Thompson could end the tenure of the Senate’s most liberal member:

In a brief interview Wednesday about the possibility of a Senate run this year, Thompson, a Republican, would only say: “I’m not saying no.”

The former governor mused last fall about a potential gubernatorial or Senate run, but if he does mount a campaign this year, it’s now almost certain to be a run against Feingold.

A Thompson-Feingold contest could become one of the country’s marquee matchups. Republicans have so far been unable to recruit a top-tier challenger to take on Feingold, who is one of the body’s most liberal senators.

That Thompson is seriously weighing a bid against Feingold illustrates how promising Republicans believe this November could be for the party. Following Scott Brown’s shocking win Tuesday in the Massachusetts special Senate election and victories in the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial contests last November, GOP officials believe it will become easier to woo potential candidates. (Full article)