tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25248532688453288292011-12-26T02:22:30.128-05:00A voice for the vast majority of Irish Americans, who dwell on the center-right of the political spectrumPatrick H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01222291297333605649noreply@blogger.comBlogger4061100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524853268845328829.post-4555735385615521672010-05-24T15:25:00.003-04:002010-05-24T17:36:59.795-04:00

Our enemies have sights set on NYC, cutting funding only opens the doorBy Rep. Peter T. King (R-N.Y.) 05/21/10Al Qaeda, its affiliates and sympathizers want nothing more than to attack America again, and they want to do it in New York City.To prevent this, New York needs more federal homeland security funding. Clearly, the Obama administration doesn't understand that.Seventeen years after the

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A rigourous commonsensical immigration policy like Ireland's!www.city-journal.org Steven Malanga Click below:The Right Immigration Policy Not amnesty or guest workers, but newcomers who would strengthen us

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Immigration vs. Teen EmploymentStudy Finds Immigrant Competition Contributes to Decline in Work WASHINGTON (May 12, 2010) – The summer of 2010 is shaping up to be worst summer ever for the employment of U.S.-born teenagers (16 to 19 years old). But even before the current recession, the share of U.S.-born teens in the labor force – working or looking for work – was declining. A new report from

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Below is the text of Michael O’Boyce’s planned speech to the Garda Representative Association’s (GRA) annual conference. GRA speaks out against government corruption! Justice Minister Dermot Ahern boycotts conference. Michael O'Boyce is the outgoing president of the Garda Representative Association I welcome you to the 32nd Annual Delegate Conference of the Garda Representative Association. I

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How Mexico Treats Illegal AliensMichelle MalkinWednesday, April 28, 2010Mexican President Felipe Calderon has accused Arizona of opening the door "to intolerance, hate, discrimination and abuse in law enforcement." But Arizona has nothing on Mexico when it comes to cracking down on illegal aliens. While open-borders activists decry new enforcement measures signed into law in "Nazi-zona" last week

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Contact: Mark Krikorian, (202) 466-8185, msk@cis.orgCenter for Immigration Studies on the New Arizona Immigration Law, SB1070

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Portions of Kennedy FBI File May Stay Family Secret (April 12) — What secrets still remainabout one of America’s most famous publicfigures?Before the FBI releases 3,000 pages of itsfile on Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy,the family of the late political icon will havea chance to review them and make its caseto keep some portions from being madepublic.The release of this first installment

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www.independent.ieDavid McWilliams: Government has sold us out to neo-gombeen manOver 100 years ago, JM Synge described the gombeen man as follows, "groggy patriot/publican/ge-neral shopman who is married to the priest's half-sister and is a second cousin once removed of the dispensary doctor ... the type that is running the United Irish League anti-grazier campaign, while at the same time they

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Adams is wrong to deny his past even though times have changed By Ed Curran - Monday, 5 April 2010 And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech betrayeth thee. Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew."Okay, so Gerry Adams wasn't actually in the IRA. He didn't

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Author defends Adams IRA claimsMonday March 29, 2010www.independent.ieThe author of a new book alleging Gerry Adams was an IRA leader at the height of its campaign has rejected claims the allegations are being made by republicans opposed to Sinn Fein.The latest claims that Mr Adams was a top IRA member in Belfast during some of its most infamous attacks were made by a senior republican, Brendan "

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Gerry Adams ‘had Jean McConville disappeared’The Sunday TimesJohn Burns Brendan “darkie” Hughes, a former commander of the IRA in Belfast, has claimed posthumously that Gerry Adams ordered the killing and burial of Jean McConville, the mother-of-10 shot dead by the IRA in 1972. He also suggested that Adams gave the order for the Provisional IRA to hang one of its own members in Long Kesh in June

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I cannot encourage you enough to search the internet, look at You Tube, view websites like Republican Network for Unity, Friends of Colin Duffy, etc.... You cannot make an informed decision if you do not have all the information! I attended an event for the Deputy First Minister Mr. McGuinness on 18 March at Rory Dolan's in the heart of the Irish community. It was POORLY attended! For the first

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Scandal shows how prone we are to hypocrisy and hysteria Ruth Dudley Edwards is sickened by the abuse of children, but also by the persecution of essentially good people like Brady Ruth Dudley Edwards – Sunday Independent - March 21 2010 I had a struggle to feel proud to be Irish this St Patrick's Day. Normally I would have smiled tolerantly at the ubiquitous shamrock-bespattered leprechaun

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Seven quizzed over cartoonist 'murder plot'Thursday, March 11 2010www.independent.ieSeven Muslims detained over a suspected plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist, allegedly masterminded by a self-styled "Jihad Jane", were facing another three days of questioning today.Four men and three women were detained in Cork and Waterford over an alleged international conspiracy to murder Lars Vilks, who

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Courtesy of Irish American GOP Activist, Virginia An American obsession with freedomTony Blankley The publishing of the Declaration of Independence 233 years ago by our Founders was responded to in London by two of the 18th century's greatest minds: Dr. Samuel Johnson (after whom a literary age was named) and Edmund Burke (the intellectual father of modern Anglo-American conservatism). Dr.

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www.tribune.ie 'Why am I on trial and McGuinness is not?' Ex-IRA member Gerry McGeough believes his trial for a 1981 murder is a political conspiracy, writes Suzanne Breen 'Why am I on trial and McGuinness is not?'

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Sinn Féin ArdfheisThe Irish Times - Mon, Mar 08, 2010Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams may have credibility problems with the broad electorate, but his reception at the party’s weekend ardfheis in Dublin would suggest a colossal level of support among active members. As for early retirement, he appears determined to lead the party into the forthcoming Westminster and Northern Ireland Assembly

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Former IRA men 'given immunity' in secret deal'On the runs' given royal pardon under British scheme, claims Gerry McGeoughSuzanne Breen, Northern EditorWilliam Cherrywww.tribune.ieThe British government has operated a secret scheme granting royal pardons or immunity from prosecution to hand-picked ex-IRA members wanted for killings, bombings and other paramilitary activities, it has been

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La Le Padraig Shona Agaibh!Happy St. Patrick's Day to All! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le_aVQTAKyY&feature=related

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Contact: Steven A. Camarota, (202) 466-8185, sac@cis.orgMinority Advocates, Constituents Differ on Immigration Zogby Poll Finds Wide Support for Enforcement, Lower Numbers WASHINGTON (February 25, 2010) – While it is sometimes assumed that minorities, particularly Hispanics, favor increased immigration and legalization for illegal immigrants, a new Zogby survey finds that minority voters’ views

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Bagpiper at FuneralAs a bagpiper, I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man who had no family or friends. The funeral was to be held at a cemetery in the remote countryside and this man would be the first to be laid to rest there. As I was not familiar with the backwoods area, I became lost and being a typical man, did not stop for directions. I finally

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Helen RittelmeyerAuthor Archive LatestMarch 17, 2009 4:00 A.M.Behind the Lace Curtain: How the GOP blew it with the Boston IrishIn 1938, John Danaher of Connecticut became the first Irish Catholic elected to the U.S. Senate as a Republican. When word got out that Danaher had joined the GOP, one Irish grandmother was incredulous: “It can’t be true. I saw him at Mass just last Sunday!”Continue

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The Real Che Guevara http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38mm4TimlLw

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Teddy is gone, and Hillary will not be president! McCain in fact may be going. That Teddy is gone means you no longer have to create visas for Tijuana and Tanganyika.A month is a long time in politics and several months a lifetime, but it looks like the Dems are going down in November.O’Dowd is moving towards reality. If he is not, his Irish Government financial backers are.Small is the way to

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Courtesy of AOH leaderImmigration reform is deadComprehensive immigration reform for 2010 and beyond is dead. There, I've said it. It is time to concentrate on alternative strategies. As the founder of the Irish Legal Immigration Reform Movement, a movement that took thousands of Irish to Capitol Hill to lobby for reform, it gives me no pleasure whatsoever to say this. I know first-hand of

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March 13th St. Patrick's Day Celebration & Fundraiser for Pete KingA St. Patrick's Day Celebration & Fundraiser for Congressman King will be held on March 13th from 2-5pm at Mulcahy's Pub in Wantagh.For more information click here.-->

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The Pensive Quill Tuesday, February 16, 2010Light From The DarkDuring the Blanket protest the blanket men, most barely out of their teens or still in them, would sing a song: ‘we’ll follow the old man wherever he wants to go, wherever he wants to go.’ It was a song that was really sung from the cells, not a spoof about a song being sung in the H-Blocks before the song was ever written as one

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Courtesy of 'Narrowback', Irish American GOP activist, NYCNice and neutral: Why Irish passports are a spook's best friendSat, Feb 20, 2010http://www.irishtimes.com/The use of Irish passports in the execution of a Hamas figure in Dubai may have surprised, but it has always been a popular document, writes TOM CLONAN AS TRAVEL documents – fake or otherwise – Irish passports are highly prized by a

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'Hit squad' used fake Irish passportsTuesday February 16 2010www.independent.ie At least three members of a suspected hit squad blamed for the assassination of a Hamas commander in Dubai were using fake passports, it emerged today.Police in Dubai released details yesterday of 11 people they believe were involved in killing Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, including six British passport holders and three Irish

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http://www.independent.ie/Kevin Myers: I would entrust the teaching of my son to the 'Jesuits' of an almost Jesuitless ClongowesI wake up each morning in the madhouse that is Ireland and wonder, what next? What insanity will the banks, or the political classes, or the liberal mob concoct today?

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Senses coming political massacre?End of era! http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/11/rep-patrick-kennedy-seek-election-sources-say/?test=latestnews

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Two shot in US bowling alley rowWounded pair and security guard face charges after fight caught on CCTVBy Barry Duggan and Shane HickeyTuesday February 09, 2010 THE parents of an Irishman who was shot outside a New York bowling alley after he was thrown out for smoking inside the venue have flown to the US to be at their son's bedside.Gerard Hourigan (29), from Upper Grange, Bruff, Co Limerick,

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Not that they benefit the Irish anymore! Let's Abolish the Casino Visas – a Bit of Targeted Immigration Reform... Why Ireland? Because about twenty years ago the Irish-American organizations noticed that the 1965 Amendments had both ... the country-of-origin quotas that had been so kind to Irish immigrants in the past and had substituted a family-based allocation system which made it very

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Recently there was a story in the Washington Post about a 39 y/o woman who came here from the Belgian Congo. She was six months pregnant at the time of entry. Supposedly she came here for a "respite" because her boyfriend from another tribe was threatening her as he did not want the baby. ( It isn't explained where she got the thousands of dollars to pay for the trip.) She has relatives here

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Business and Labor on ImmigrationZogby Poll: DC Lobbyists Often Out of Step with Constituencies WASHINGTON (February 3, 2010) - A new Zogby poll of senior executives, business owners, and members of union households finds that each of these groups thinks the best way to deal with illegal immigrants in the country is to enforce the law and cause them to return home. This is in stark contrast to

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In Monday's Washington Post, page 3, 01/01/10, there was a big article about people (illegals I assume) demonstrating because immigration reform has not been addressed to their satisfaction by Obama. Many parties were quoted, who mainly said there was little or no chance of increasing immigration in a country with a 10% unemployment rate. Frank Sharry was also quoted as saying it was a long

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Ed Sullivan Show in the 1960sClancy Brothers & Tommy Makemaccompanied by champion Irish dancers from the New York United Irish Counties Feis Perhaps faces will be recognized!Courtesy of Irish American GOP Activist, Virginiahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoQL8hG9O6w&feature=related Dancers Identified With the help of Felix and Joan Dolan who were in the audience that night and who were very much a

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The Irish bustLearning to make do and mendNov 26th 2009From The Economist print editionThe Bankers: How the Banks Brought Ireland to Its Knees. By Shane Ross. Penguin Ireland; 312 pages; £14.99. Buy from Amazon.co.ukFollow the Money. By David McWilliams. Gill & Macmillan; 298 pages; £14.99. Buy from Amazon.co.ukShip of Fools: How Stupidity and Corruption Sank the Celtic Tiger. By Fintan O’Toole.

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Weekly GOP Address - 01/09/10 - given by Congressman Pete King (R-NY) Click below:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43r2R1kmBBQ&feature=related

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Collins 22 Societywww.generalmichaelcollins.com info@generalmichaelcollins.comwww.generalmichaelcollins.comGet the Collins 22 Society January NewsletterClick below: http://generalmichaelcollins.com/pages/newsletter.htm Collins 22 Society Mission StatementTo perpetuate the name of Michael CollinsTo honour his ultimate sacrificeTo aspire to his life principlesTo actively campaign for the erection

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Courtesy of Waterford GOP ManClick below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDb7FVu-m5Y

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‘Only Mad Dogs and’ . . . IrishmenBy Patrick Hurley Published in the the Irish Examiner 01/19 - 01/25/10http://www.irishexaminerusa.com/It is the rare issue over which arch left winger Niall O’Dowd and ourselves could come to a meeting of the minds. We rendezvoused with the darling of the expatriate Irish Left for Fox News Channel's Fox and Friends early on the morning after Christmas. O’Dowd and

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I just HAVE to share my delight and enthusiasm about the outcome of the Massachusetts Senatorial election. We took New Jersey, Virginia and now Massachusetts. The margins weren't great but they are victories none the less. However, we have a long way to go in defeating those Senators who are up for re-election throughout the country in 2010. Those politicians who don't give a damn about

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www.city-journal.org Judith Miller A Bridge Too Far?The New York terrorism trials could overwhelm the city, warns the NYPD’s top cop.New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly warned Wednesday that putting Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other suspects on trial for terrorism in New York would place an unbearable financial and security burden on a city whose policing resources were already

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Schism fears for GaeilgeoiríBRIAN Ó BROIN - Sat, Jan 16, 2010 – Irish TimesA new survey indicates that Gaeltacht and urban Irish speakers are finding each other increasingly more difficult to understand. Could this rift further weaken the language?RECENTLY, I’VE been meeting a lot of urban speakers of Irish, and was thinking about the Government’s plan to boost the number of daily speakers of

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PRESS RELEASE - For immediate releaseTHE IRISH AMERICAN REPUBLICANSENDORSE STATE SENATOR SCOTT BROWNFOR UNITED STATES SENATEThe Irish American Republicans, a 130-year old coalition of Irish Americans in the Republican Party, have enthusiastically endorsed State Senator Scott Brown, to be elected as the next US Senator from Massachusetts, in the special election scheduled for January 19th."

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Dated: January 11, 2010 For Immediate ReleaseCONGRESSMAN KING REAFFIRMS DECISION NOT TO RUN FOR SENATESees Republicans Retaking House in 2010 Congressman Pete King announced today that he is reaffirming his decision not to run for the United States Senate against Kirsten Gillibrand in 2010. Rep. King has issued the following statement:

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U.S. Military landings at Shannon, a boon to Irish economy€10m: Shannon security bill for US troopsBy Mary ReganPolitical Reporter Monday, January 04, 2010 – Irish ExaminerALMOST €10 million has been spent in just three years on protecting US troops passing through Shannon airport on their way to wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Department of Justice figures show the cost of providing Garda security

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Courtesy of Irish American GOP Activist, Virginia Curley’s PeopleThree generations after James Michael Curley reshaped Boston politics, we - and our leaders - are still living with the consequencesBy Peter S. Canellos January 3, 2010Back in the ’90s, Turner Classic Movies produced hourlong documentaries on the great stars of the ’30s, hosted by actors who were inspired by them. Susan Sarandon

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Number of Irish moving to Australia up by 25% as crisis bitesJAMIE SMYTH - Tue, Dec 29, 2009 – The Irish TimesTHE NUMBER of residence visas issued by the Australian government to Irish people rose by 25 per cent this year, while there has been a 13 per cent jump in similar residence visas issued by Canadian authorities, according to new figures.The statistics show Irish people are moving to both

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Nollaig Shona do Gach Duine agus Bliain Flaithuila Agaibh!

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www.irishexaminerusa.comFifth Columnists Among Us By Patrick Hurley "T' anam an Diabhal ... That's only down the block." It was early on the Sunday morning after the Fort Hood terrorist attack in which a radical Islamic fifth-columnist, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, had murdered 13 unarmed soldiers and a civilian, and wounded 38... Read more...

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In a statement to the national leadership of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the largest and most active Irish American organization, immediate Past National President Jack Meehan emphasizes that Rhode Island representative, Congressman Patrick Kennedy is obliged to respect the teachings of the Catholic Church. Though members of the Kennedy clan, including President John Kennedy, have been AOH

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Support 249 Years of Irish Faith, Hertiage&Culture in New YorkIt is with great pride that we announced the Grand Marshal of the 249th NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade to be The Honorable Raymond W. Kelly Police Commissioner, City of New York. Please join us in welcoming our Grand Marshal as he joins our family... a family of friends, volunteers, committee members and all those who hold the Parade

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http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=timothy-costello&pid=136475550

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11/22/report-kennedy-barred-communion-stance-abortion/?test=latestnews Hmmmm . . . Perhaps there are some courageous, principled bishops after all!!!

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Overheard on the VHF Guard - Emergency Frequency - 121.5 MHz while flying from Europe to Dubai. Iranian Air Defense Site: 'Unknown aircraft you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself..' Aircraft: 'This is a United States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace.' Air Defense Site: 'You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart our airspace we will launch interceptor aircraft!' Aircraft: 'This

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"On the 28th day of November, the Tans left the town of Macroom . . . In recent years, RTE Leargas produced an interesting documentary on the ambush, which treats the opportunistic revisionism that has festered since the late 1980s and the deaths of the last IRA participants. Click, in sequence, on each of the three links below to view the full program. The narrative is in Gaelic but it

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New York Post www.nypost.com Dodd's danger Congressional Democrats around the country may be worrying that ObamaCare and runaway federal spend ing will hurt their re-election chances next year -- but Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut

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New York Post ww.nypost.com Wake up, Mr. President! We're in a war here The Obama administra- tion's obdurate refusal to accept the reality of Islam ist terrorism was underscored yet again yesterday when Attorney General Eric Holder announced that 9/11 architect Khalid Sheik Mohammed will be brought to New York to be tried as a common criminal KRIS W. KOBACHA loss for America Attorney General

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Message from Congressman Peter King Dear Supporter: I need your help to be re-elected. This year's election results contained a lot of good news. Republicans won the Governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia and scored a series of major upsets in Nassau County and Suffolk County as well. One result, however, could cause real problems for me. Democrats won the

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Rear Adm. Jim Carey is a Co- Chairman of Irish American Republicans On this Veterans Day Nov. 11, 2009, today's Washington Times Newspaper featured an OP-ED Commentary by Rear Admiral [Ret.] Jim Carey, National Chairman of the National Defense Committee, Former Chairman of the U. S. Federal Maritime Commission, and Chairman of The Flag & General Officers' Network. We forward it for your

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A man in full: University of Notre Dame President Fr. John Jenkins By Niall O'Dowd As speeches go, it was one of the finest ever delivered at the American Irish Historical Society annual banquet, now over 100 years old and thriving. It was held Thursday night at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. Fr. John Jenkins stood up as gold medalist and delivered a speech that reclaimed the Irish roots of

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Anti-CatholicismOctober 29, 2009The following article was submitted in a slightly shorter form to the New York Times as an op-ed article. The Times declined to publish it. FOUL BALL!By Archbishop Timothy M. DolanArchbishop of New York October is the month we relish the highpoint of our national pastime, especially when one of our own New York teams is in the World Series! Sadly, America has

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New York Postwww.nypost.com By Ralph PetersCall this horror by its name: Islamist terror On Thursday afternoon, a radicalized Muslim US Army officer shouting, "Allahu akbar!" ("God is... Read On By Paul SperryThe military's blinders Why did the US military ignore the clear warning signs that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the suspected... Read On By Stephen SchwartzTake a look at Hasan's old mosque

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www.irishexaminerusa.com A Tale Of Three Politicos The 125th Anniversary celebration of the County Cork B. P. & P. Association of New York was held recently at the Terrace on the Park in Queens, N.Y. Politicos made the journey from Cork, "de" city by "de" Lee, to join in the celebrations... Read more...

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Several NYS Republican campaigns have asked for New York Republican Lawyer volunteers for Election Day. In several close races across New York - in Westchester County; in NY 23 for US Congress; in Queens for NYC Council; and in other critical races - lawyer volunteers are needed. In Westchester County - the GOP team led by County Executive nominee, Rob Astorino, and DA nominee Dan Schorr, has

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A leading Republican lawyer is in the electoral fight of his life, and he needs our support. Dan Halloran, a true Republican leader, and member of the RNLA national Board, is the Republican Party, Conservative Party and Libertarian Party nominee in one of the few solid Republican districts in New York City. Dan promises to bring a powerful voice for lower taxes, fiscal sanity,

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EditorIrish Examiner New York Citywww.irishexaminerusa.com Dear Editor: Pat Hurley's commentary on the late Senator Kennedy's role in Ireland's conflict has much to commend it. As the only person to serve on the National Boards of three major Irish-American organizations and as a member of several others for over 30 years I can relate to much of what Mr. Hurley says. Senator Kennedy was

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We have had to change the date and time for our upcoming reception for Congressman King in NYC.The new date and time for Georgette Mosbacher's home reception is:Monday, November 2, 2009Beginning at 5:30 PMA revised invitation and response form is attached for your review and information.,Congressman King and Georgette would be pleased to have your paticipation in the event.Thank you for your

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Conservative Party of New York StateState Chairman Michael R. Long The Officers and Members of The New York State Conservative PartyCordially invite you to our 2009 Fall ReceptionHonoring AMBASSADOR JOHN R. BOLTON with The Charles Edison Memorial Award onThursday, October 29th, 20096:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.at The New York Athletic Club (Ninth Floor)180 Central Park South (59th Street just off

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The Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland presents THE CROSSING Thursday, October 29, 2009 8 P.M. Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center Broadway & 65th Street Tickets $25.00 - $100.00 212-875-5030 Maestro Gearoid Grant - Conductor Emmanuel Lawler - Tenor Patrick Martin - Highland & Uilleann pipes Accompanied on stage by a variety of Childrens' Choirs including St. Sebastian's

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Irish American Republican Frank Duggan leads protest against Libyan leader Ghaddffi at the United Nations.Click below:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBB2YfiCfYE

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Public EditorNew York TimesOctober 7thIn an article today ("Lithuiana Resumes IRA Dissident Trial") which is from the AP, the following sentence occurs. It reads: The Real IRA was responsible for the deadliest attack of the entire four-decade conflict over Northern Ireland: the August 1998 car-bombing of Omagh that killed 29 people, mostly women and children. It is an oft-repeated falsehood about

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THE 2010 GRAND MARSHAL OF NYC ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE HAS ROSCOMMON AND LONGFORD HERITAGENEW YORK, NY - Tuesday, October 6th, 2009The New York City St Patrick’s Day Parade Committee is pleased to announce that the Grand Marshal of the 249th NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade will be The Honorable Raymond W. Kelly, Police Commissioner of the City of New York.“Commissioner Kelly traces his Irish

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www.irishexaminerusa.com Teddy... Unsanitized The incessant, insufferable bombast of falsities and hyperbole on the passing of Senator Ted Kennedy is over. The affront to the truth became so nauseating that, as a relief, one almost longed for the effusive Michael Jackson coverage... Read more...

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On Saturday, September 26th the inaugural Hudson Valley Irish Festival will be held at Peekskill Riverfront Green Park. The park, conveniently located next to Route 9 and the Peekskill MetroNorth station on the Hudson Line, offers one of the most dramatic vistas on the Hudson River. The event will raise funds to support Irish music, art and culture in the lower Hudson Valley. The Festival is a

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Daniel J. FlynnWhat’s in the Kennedy Name?Less and lessIf Congress passes President Obama’s trillion-dollar overhaul of the nation’s health-care industry, political entrepreneurs are sure to seek a cut of the enormous prize, and few have positioned themselves more skillfully than Ted Kennedy, Jr. “For years, Kennedy, Jr. has been boldly exploiting both his name and his intimate relationship with

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Daniel J. FlynnIn Step with TedAs Kennedy tilted left, the Democratic Party generally followed.4 September 2009http://www.city-journal.org/When Ted Kennedy won his first election in 1962, he joined a Massachusetts congressional delegation composed of Republican Leverett Saltonstall in the Senate and eight Democrats and six Republicans in the House. Though Democrats controlled both houses of the

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Fundraiser for Congressman Pete King in Manhattan October 5, 2009, beginning at 6:00 PM.Georgette Mosbacher has agreed to again open her beautiful home on behalf of the Congressman's re-election. Click on below link for further information.Individual admission for this event is $1,000 per person.If you have an interest in being a Co-Sponsor, or Co-Host of the event, please contact the

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KENNEDY'S FREE PASS WITH WOMENBy MAUREEN CALLAHAN www.nypost.comAugust 30, 2009In all the obits published and specials aired this week, Chappaquiddick gets a few paragraphs, a few minutes, a tidy recapping of the events of July 19, 1969: The married Ted Kennedy, driving late at night with young campaign aide Mary Jo Kopechne, pitches off a bridge and into the water below. He escapes; she drowns.

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BLINDED BY A LIFE OF PRIVILEGEBy HOWIE CARRAugust 27, 2009www.nypost.com WHILE offering condolences to the Kennedy family at this sad moment, it's important to note that Ted Kennedy's life was not as simple or heroic as is now being portrayed.On the cable channels yesterday, his fellow Senate graybeards were lamenting the passing of what was invariably described as Kennedy's "collegial" Senate,

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THE KENNEDY MYTHBy KYLE SMITHAugust 29, 2009 www.nypost.com If the Kennedy Era in American politics is over, instead of just taking a breather (Joseph P. Kennedy II has been mentioned as a possible candidate for his Uncle Ted's Senate seat), what did it mean?Character failings are not irrelevant to how well one serves the public; it was because of Chappaquiddick that Ted Kennedy was defeated by

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The following article appeared in The Wall Street Journal of August 27, 2009. It discusses the economic crisis in Ireland and the reappearance of the specter of massive emigration. Courtesy of Mayo Activist, New York Economic Crisis Strikes at Irish HeartlandAs Unemployment Rises, Workers Pursue Familiar Path Overseas,Leaving Depleted Towns Scrambling to Sustain Sports Traditionhttp://www.wsj.com

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Securing The City... And A Takeaway For Dublin 4 www.irishexaminerusa.com By Patrick Hurley Most books are worth reading. Even if you disagree with the basic premise, there is always a new dimension to consider. "Securing the City" by Christopher Dickey, a laudatory treatise on the Herculean NYPD counterterrorist effort, is such a book Read more...

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AS HIPPIES PARTIEDBy RICHARD K. KOLBhttp://www.nypost.com/August 17, 2009 NEWSWEEK described them as "a youthful, long-haired army, almost as large as the US force in Vietnam." One promoter saw what happened near Bethel (nearly 40 miles from Woodstock), NY, as an opportunity to "showcase" the drug culture as a "beautiful phenomenon." The newsmagazine wrote of "wounded hippies" sent to impromptu

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The Futures in EducationFoundation and EndowmentandSt. Sebastian SchoolPresentsRONAN TYNANIn Concert for Children at St. Sebastian ChurchConcert $50 and $75Concert and Reception $100($125 first 3 rows)Sunday, October 4, 2009Concert: 4:00 PMDoors open 3:30 PMCall for Reservations718/429-4442The church is at the corner of 58th Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside, Queens, NYC - across from

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www.independent.ieIrish builder surrenders to FBI in NY union corruption probeBy Don Lavery Sunday August 16, 2009 An Irish building contractor is one of 10 people at the centre of an FBI probe into a corruption case involving the New York city carpenters' union and is facing charges of acting as a bagman ferrying thousands of dollars in cash to the Irish American head of the union.Finbar

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LABOR HONCHO IN 'MOB' BU$Twww.nypost.comLast updated: 3:48 amAugust 6, 2009 Posted: 2:36 amAugust 6, 2009A union big who landed a hug from Mayor Bloomberg after endorsing his re-election bid was indicted yesterday for allegedly taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in a mob-tainted scandal.The overall $10.5 million scheme, allegedly headed by carpenters-union leader Michael Forde,

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HONORING AN AMERICA-HATERwww.nypost.comTHE Medal of Freedom is the nation's highest civilian honor. Past recipients include John Wayne, Norman Rockwell and Vaclav Havel. This year, one of the 16 recipients President Obama selected (along with such worthies as Sen. Edward Kennedy and the late Jack Kemp) is former Irish President and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson.Bad choice.

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Mick, Pete And Ruthwww.irishexaminerusa.comBy Patrick HurleyTo paraphrase Smokey Bear, Congressman Peter King is not your ordinary politician. Senator McCain, a maverick? Yeah, right! Mr. King is the ultimate of that species. No poll-driven politician is he. Mr. King has always called it from the gut... Read more... Author retains copyright

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‘The Great Irish Famine: Remember Skibbereen’ is a 55-minute documentary by award-winning production company Harvest Films which tells the story of the Great Famine in Skibbereen and, in the broader context, in Ireland generally. Concentrating on the human aspect of this defining period of Irish history, it includes interviews with Dr Larry Geary of UCC, Professor Joe Lee, Professor Mark McGowan

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Talking PointsThe Cap-and-Trade CorruptionTuesday, July 14, 2009 By Bill O'Reilly www.foxnews.comI'm going to keep this simple. There is a big con going on, and it is outrageous.Tuesday night's "Memo" is using some information developed by Rolling Stone magazine, which did a good job on this cap-and-trade deceit.Cap-and-trade, it's easy. The feds tell heavy industry what they can spew into the

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http://www.irishexaminerusa.com/Sarah, We Hardly Knew Ya'The decision by the Republican governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, to step down was greeted by the political left and its minions in the press and broadcast industry with howls of joy. The traditional Independence Day displays of fireworks were eclipsed by the weekend announcement... Read more...

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Dear Friend: Over the 4th of July weekend, I taped a video to let people know how I feel about the amount of media coverage of the death of Michael Jackson. I felt it was time to say enough. There are many people who are sacrificing their lives and donating their time to help others and we should take time to remember those people and not Michael Jackson. Below is a link to my website where you

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Is Peter King Right or Wrong?http://www.foxnews.com/New York Congressman Peter King says Michael Jackson was a "pervert" and calls on society to stop "glorifying" the late entertainer in a YouTube video.A New York congressman says Michael Jackson was a "pervert" and calls on society to stop "glorifying" the late entertainer in a YouTube video. Rep. Peter King said Jackson - whom he called a "

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Ireland's Holocaust? Some Context, Please!By Patrick Hurleywww.irishexaminerusa.com Following the publication of the Ryan Report, the Dublin 4 intelligentsia and chattering class have embarked on a frenzied irrational campaign to crucify the religious orders which administered the Irish State sanctioned system of industrial schools and orphanages. Due process be damned! The Christian Brothers and

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Seven out of 10 favour immigration restrictionsPoll reveals public concern over welfare strain from 'new' EU citizensBy JEROME REILLYSunday June 28 2009www.independent.ie A LARGE majority believe immigration from new EU member states into Ireland should be restricted because the perilous economic situation means we no longer have enough jobs, a Sunday Independent poll has revealed.Nearly seven

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White House offered Ireland ambassadorship to GOP Rep. KingDaily NewsBy Kenneth R. Bazinet June 15th 2009WASHINGTON - The White House dangled the ambassadorship to Ireland in front of GOP Rep. Pete King, even before that coveted post went to the owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Daily News has learned.King (R-L.I.) chose to remain in Congress despite the Democrats' desire to wipe out all the

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Gallup Poll: Conservatives now the largest ideological group Click below: http://www.gallup.com/poll/120857/Conservatives-Single-Largest-Ideological-Group.aspx

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