“In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But […]
Slow Day in Texas
It’s a slow day in a little West Texas town. The sun is beating down, and the streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit. On this particular day a rich tourist from back east is driving through town. He stops at the motel and lays a $100 bill on the […]
Butch Otter’s Cold Hard Cash
“There is nothing more reliable than someone whose loyalty can be bought for hard cash.” Boris Balkan, the antagonist in the film, The Ninth Gate, With all of the discussion taking place on immigration these days, thanks in no small part to presidential candidate, Donald Trump, it is appropriate to compare the actions in this […]
Chairman Collins, Chairman Siddoway and Committee Members, thank you for taking my testimony. The essence of good tax policy is to provide revenue in a way that does the minimum damage to the economy. Prosperity is a function of economic growth and growth requires cash. If a manufacturing business wishes to double its output then […]
Authentic patriots generally will go out of their way to hear a speech by a speaker with the credentials and experience that The New American senior editor William F. Jasper gave on Dec 1st for northern Idaho and eastern Washington Americans. Those fortunate enough to attend this speech came away wishing more people could have […]
Thursday, December 3, 2015 Remarks as delivered Well good morning everyone. Ok it’s early – there’s still energy – Good morning everyone. Ok, we need that energy because we have a lot to talk about and we have a lot to do. Let me echo Ms. [Valerie] Jarrett’s words about the tragic events in California […]
Starting January 20, insomniacs and fervid firearms enthusiasts will have a place to go: GunTV. The home shopping network television show will provide six hours of early morning programming initially, from 1:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. ET, with plans to expand to 24/7 within its first year. The timing for entrepreneurs Doug Bornstein and Valerie […]
The United Nations climate conference in Paris (COP21) concluded as a major success for the UN as the leaders of 195 countries unanimously signed on to the final agreement, including Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (shown). According to the English-language Indian newspaper The Hindu, “Russia said the global community was beginning a new stage in its […]
Dear Patriotic American
There would be no Christmas celebration without Jesus Christ. Christianity is under severe attack today! America was founded largely by Christians who escaped oppressive dictators in Europe and the State Church of England. They denied religious freedom as exists in many communist and Islamic nations today. Until 1962, the Supreme Court ruled that we were a […]
UN Climate Accord Signed in Paris
The team on the ground in Paris from The New American reports that a climate accord has been reached at the conclusion of the global warming summit: “After two weeks of negotiations at the United Nations COP21 global-warming summit, governments and dictatorships from around the world agreed to a massive deal to shackle the planet […]
Former Sen. Russ Fulcher and Bob “Nugie” Neugebauer talk about Immigration and other Idaho issues.
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