RedState Briefing 05/29/2014

Morning Briefing

For May 29, 2014

Bipartisan Corruption in the Texas Legislature the Media Mostly Ignores
Wallace Hall is a University of Texas Regent appointed by Gov. Rick Perry. He is presently facing impeachment and possible jail time for uncovering systematic corruption in the enrollment process of the University of Texas system due to interference from members of the Texas legislature. The Speaker of the Texas House is implicated. The Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee has been forced to resign. A powerful state senator is in the crosshairs. The heads of the University of Texas may be involved. And the media, both in Texas and nationally, is largely silent. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →



Obama’s Speech at West Point: Lies, Deceptions and Delusions
Barack Obama gave the commencement address at the United States Military Academy at West Point. While the address was billed as his “foreign policy vision” it was vintage Obama: banal, deceptive, self-serving, and partisan to the very core. Sort of a metaphor for them man himself. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

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The Caged Bird Sang to Me
I never met Maya Angelou. But I admired her from afar. Some people are just worthy of praise, regardless of their positions, convictions, or titles. We should not be so counter-cultural to the present culture and politics that we as conservative are not willing to recognize that caged bird sang a melody worth humming along to even when we didn’t care for the words.

And she chose life. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →


The Democrats’ Tactical Retreat
The Democrats have been signalling for a while now that they really have no intention to truly fight, as a party, against the Republicans. Going into the political season, they had two strategies they could have chosen from, and they chose to play it safe. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →


Orrin Hatch Speaks for the French Republicans
I’m sure Senator Orrin Hatch would have had the courage to make the following statement in 2012 during his contentious primary challenge.  . . . please click here for the rest of the post →


Sudan: Torturing and Executing a Woman for Her Faith Is No Big Deal
The Embassy of Sudan has release an official public statement that torturing and executing a woman for her Christian faith isn’t “violating human rights.”

Earlier this month a Sudanese judge sentenced Meriam Ibrahim to be flogged and executed for her Christian faith.  She is currently on death row and just gave birth to an American girl.  Her son, an American toddler, is also imprisoned with her. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

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Erick Erickson
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