News Clips 5-22-13

May 22, 2013 | No comments

Media Seeks TFF’s Opinion On President Obama’s Political Coming-Out-Of-The-Closet

May 10, 2012 | No comments

The unintended consequences of President Obama’s coming out of the political closet to tell everyone what we already knew — that he supports homosexual marriage — we’re in the news! Family Foundation of Virginia President Victoria Cobb was interviewed by WRIC-TV (see below … Read more>

Update: Still No Vote On Property Rights, Still Keep Calling Your Senators!

February 21, 2011 | 1 comment

The Virginia Senate vote to protect property rights from the government’s overwhelming power of eminent domain again was put off today. One reason given was a senator’s absence due to attendance at a funeral, but no one doubts negotiations continue, especially … Read more>

Senate Rules Dispute Boils Over Into Rare Discharge Motion On Floor: Full Senate Finally On Record On Protecting Property From Eminent Domain

February 10, 2011 | 3 comments

A bit of history was made — or at least attempted — Tuesday in the Senate. Senator Mark Obenshain (R-26, Harrisonburg), expressing the frustration of an arbitrary exercise of Senate rules by majority Democrats, made a discharge motion … Read more>

Special Election Set For 91st District House Seat

January 4, 2011 | 3 comments

Governor Bob McDonnell today set March 8 as the date for the special election to fill the 91st district House of Delegates seat suddenly vacated last week when Delegate Tom Gear (R-Hampton) resigned for health reasons. Delegate Gear’s multiple Read more>

Mark Warner’s Confused

November 8, 2010 | No comments

I happened across a fascinating statement by our self-described “radical centrist” U.S. Senator Mark Warner in a well-done weekend post-election analysis piece in the Roanoke Times. Here is the paragraph:

But Democrats struggled with their message this fall, especially

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Ad Of The Year?

November 1, 2010 | 1 comment

This ad by Citizens Against Government Waste is getting rave reviews by people of all political stripes. It scored in the 90s among Republicans and around 75 among Democrats in a Dr. Frank Luntz focus group, the highest ever bipartisan approval he’s ever … Read more>

Poll: Mid-Term Election Predictions: How Many House Seats Will Flip In Virginia?

October 28, 2010 | 1 comment

All signs are pointing to a large Republican victory on November 2. But how large? Will Virginia play a role? It’s prediction time. Tell us how many of Virginia’s six seats held by Democrats will flip to the GOP column … Read more>

Quote Of The Day, Columbus Day Edition

October 11, 2010 | 1 comment

Earlier this morning, on MSNBC, anchor Chris Jansing asked liberal media mogul (owner of the New York Daily News and U.S. News & World Report), real estate billionaire, journalist and author Mort Zuckerman how he would spend the few … Read more>

Representative Perriello’s Announces His Summer Town Hall Schedule

August 4, 2010 | 3 comments

FYI, for the good folks in the 5th Congressional District: U.S Representative Tom Perreillo has released his summer town hall schedule. As with last summer, it’s extensive. So, if you are concerned about the issues of the day, and Read more>