Conservative

A social conservative is, generally, one who believes in tradition and traditional values as a method for preservation of a nation and its culture. Of the millions who consider themselves conservatives, of course, there is a wide range of belief and practice. Overall, however, conservatives believe that social change should not be embraced purely for the sake of change, but that steps must be taken to protect a way of life based on simple and pure values.

Fiscal conservatism promotes a reduction in government spending. Fiscal conservatives often advocate deregulation of the economy, balancing the federal budget, and reducing the national debt.

In the blogosphere, conservatives generally oppose themselves to liberals in political and cultural debates. Just as there are moderate conservatives, so are there extremists; in the politically-charged climate of the online world, extreme opinions and pundits can sometimes drown out more moderate voices.

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• Do The Right Thing Radio - Politics from a Christian Perspective - Nov 11,2009

  
  Do The Right Thing! — Authority: 125
  Who says Politics and Christianity dont mix? We think it does and that we need good Christian men and women in office at all levels of government. Join us as we give you the Truth!
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• The Andrea Shea King Show - Nov 11,2009

  
  The Andrea Shea King Show on Blog Talk Radio — Authority: 511
  We take a daily, topic-driven look at news and issues that have or will have impact on your life. The program frequently features top tier national experts, fascinating guests, and a give-and-take discussion with listeners on the issues.
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• Homeland Security Fail

  
  Moonage Political Webdream — Authority: 118
  Immediately after Obama took office in January, the Department of Homeland Security seemed to take a drastic turn in policy.  Rather than concerning itself with terrorism associated with known... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Garrett Talks Health Care

  
  Blog the Fifth — Authority: 121
  Representative Scott Garrett chats with Fox 5 about his vote against the health care bill. Garrett is talks almost exclusively about Medicare Advantage, which as Ive written before can currently charge taxpayers up to a 40% mark up on services. Its good to see Garrett using the full term, as opposed to earlier , ...
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• Obama Still Not Much Of A Uniter

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 457
  President Obama is bound to be summoning Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) to the Oval Office for a whipping after he divulged comments Mr. Obama made during his pitch to the left and Democrats in the run up to the vote on the House’s latest unconstitutional attempt to control health care. Mr. Blumenauer said: ...
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• Kenneth Gladney Beating Case Remains in Limbo

  
  Bob McCarty Writes — Authority: 558
  On Aug. 6, the same day the White House told its supporters to “punch back twice as hard,” black conservative Kenneth Gladney (right) found himself at the receiving end of several of those punches. He was beaten by a group of thugs from the Service Employees International Union after they found him selling ...
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• Healthcare takeover redux.

  
  Politics Index — Authority: 457
  by AlexinCTBy now, unless you were on some cloistered retreat, you know that our House has cowardly rammed through a disastrous healthcare bill in the middle of a weekend night when nobody was looking and have even had discussions about it here. Now I ...
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• Less = More

  
  The Nexus of Assholery — Authority: 431
  Less activist government expects more of citizens, not less If Canadians were beginning to wonder precisely how Justin Trudeau intended to follow in his fathers footsteps, few would blame them. While Trudeau has enjoyed a middling profile in the Liberal party, he has yet to truly establish himself as a heavyweight ...
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• Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee and His Bag of Jellybeans.

  
  The Mudflats — Authority: 606
  Mike “Let’s Change the Constitution” Huckabee, one of the likely frontrunners for the GOP 2012 nomination has a book?  Who knew?  Well, it’s out there and it’s called “A Simple Christmas.”  Huh. Here’s where you can imagine a side-by-side book signing at some Barnes & Noble, in some backwater ...
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• The Berlin Wall with Gary Kreep LIVE from Berlin - Nov 09,2009

  
  The Andrea Shea King Show on Blog Talk Radio — Authority: 511
  In a special edition of The Andrea Shea King Show at 6 pm this evening (to be replayed again tonight during my regularly scheduled show at 9 pm ET)...Gary Kreep of the US Justice Foundation joins us live from Berlin, Germany, where the Berlin Wall came down today -- for the second time in 20 years. The symbolic ...
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• American Ex-Pat View Of The Fall of the Wall

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 457
  Below is a note sent to me today by Bill Dawson, one of my regular readers in Vienna, Austria. He is the author of the German History Blog , and offered this picture, note and other resources dedicated to this anniversary of an extraordinary day 20 years ago. The fall of the Berlin Wall. As he mentions below, it is ...
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• >>Message from Sen. Jim DeMint, Chair of Senate Conservative fund

  
  And So I Go: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow — Authority: 441
  Dear Fellow Conservatives: I want to thank everyone who joined our conference call last Tuesday night. Over 19,000 people participated in our discussion about eight of the most important Senate races taking place across the country. I also want to apologize for the technical problems that prevented many of you ...
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• The Week’s Best & Worst In Politics-Winners & Losers

  
  Politics 24/7 — Authority: 476
    LOSERS Dede Scozzafava The NY State Assemblywoman and Republican nominee for Congress in NY’s 23rd CD, was outed as closet liberal, crashed, burned and decided to take everyone out with her.  She withdrew from the race on Saturday & endorsed the Democrat nominee over the ...
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• News Flash To Infidels

  
  PUNK ROCK REPUBLICAN — Authority: 140
  There aren’t a whole lot of mosques in the United States – and the farther back in time you go the less there used to be. Bear that in mind when you see a headline like: ‘Fort Hood Shooting: Alleged Gunman Nidal Malik Hasan Attended Same Mosque As 911 Hijackers’ By Cindy Adams in The Washington Examiner . ...
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• So, how about a conservative “Media Watch Blog?”

  
  Crux of the Matter — Authority: 131
  Keeping the mainstream media honest and balanced — as well as acknowledging good writing — that is what a conservative “Media Watch Blog“ could do.And, if centrist and right leaning Canadians ever wanted proof positive that the western media is overwhelmingly anti-conservative and holds a double standard ...
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• Conservatives turn Florida into new Republican party battleground

  
  ShortFormBlog — Authority: 590
  “The only question now is what kind of Republican will Florida send to Washington next year: a pro-growth Republican with a record of fiscal conservatism or a big-government Republican with a record of tax increases?” Club for Growth President Chris Chocola • Describing his group’s decision to support ...
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• Does Conservative mean Racist? – Part I

  
  All About Race — Authority: 113
  By Andrew Padula I never thought that I would see the day when I would voice my support for Rush Limbaugh and Juan Williams in the same sentence. Life has gone from the sublime to the absurd. To me, the question of whether or not Conservatives are Racists is as perplexing as it is vexing. How has such an ugly ...
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• Demand an investigation into the insider trading.

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 457
  Demand an investigation into the insider trading. Carolyn Hileman According to opensecrets.org our congress and senate who fought so valiantly to keep those banks from failing held stock in them. In 2008, the same year that the federal government bailed out several U.S. banks, the second most commonly held stock ...
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• Gubmint Agencies…take the time to read

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 457
  This is just too SCARY not to share ….. Gubmint and How Gubmint Works Once upon a time the government had a vast scrap yard in the middle of a desert. Congress said, “Someone may steal from it at night..” So they created a night watchman position and hired a person for the job. Then Congress said, “How ...
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• Mass Murdering Muslim Major Worked to Assist Obama’s Transition Team Through University Project -By Warner Todd Huston

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 457
  Plus, Ron Reagan couples “tea baggers” with Murderer Nidal Hasan. In 2008 The George Washington University Homeland Security Institute (HSPI) initiated a transition task force to help craft homeland security policies during Obama’s transition period. In May of 2009 HSPI finished its report titled, “Thinking ...
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