Channel 4 News UK: 'Lord Patten Says BBC News Needs Radical Overhaul'

Source:Channel 4 News UK- U.K. House of Commons member Harriet Herman.

"The Chairman of the BBC Trust, Lord Patten insists he won't be quitting but admitted it was his task to ensure the corporation "got a grip". 

From Channel 4 News UK

"Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network. Its headquarters are in London, with a National HQ[clarification needed] in Leeds, and creative hubs in Glasgow and Bristol.[1] It began its transmission on 2 November 1982, the day after Welsh language broadcaster S4C's launch. The channel was established to provide a fourth television service in the United Kingdom; at the time the only other channels were the licence-funded BBC One and BBC Two, and a single commercial broadcasting network ITV.

It is publicly owned and advertising-funded; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA),[2] the station is now owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation, a public corporation of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport,[3] which was established in 1990 and came into operation in 1993. In 2010, Channel 4 extended service into Wales and became a UK-wide television channel." 

From Wikipedia

As someone whose not British, I see the problems with BBC News again from 3000 miles away, as being too close to the UK Government and they need to be separated so the British know they are getting what's actually news. Rather than what the Conservative Government or whoever is in charge of the United Kingdom, telling the British what they want the British to know. Freedom of speech and an independent media is critical for any democracy, whether it's a liberal democracy or a social democracy like in Britain, so the people in the country are as well informed as possible.

Jack Hunter: 'Constitutional Conservatism'

Source:The Daily Caller- conservative blogger Jack Hunter.

"This is the third installment in Jack Hunter’s new Daily Caller video commentary series, “The Deal with Jack Hunter.” In this week’s installment, Jack argues that Rick Santorum’s insistence that the federal government should set national social policies threatens both our constitutional and moral values.

Jack Hunter (also known by his radio moniker the “Southern Avenger”) is a frequent guest on Fox Business, Michael Savage’s nationally syndicated radio program “The Savage Nation” and a frequent guest host on The Mike Church Show on Sirius XM. Hunter is the co-author of “The Tea Party Goes to Washington” by Sen. Rand Paul, assisted Sen. Jim DeMint with his book “Now or Never: How to Save America from Economic Collapse” and writes the Paulitical Ticker blog for the Ron Paul 2012 Campaign." 

From The Daily Caller

"Jack Hunter, radio personality & columnist, weighs in on today's definition of Conservatism. Liberty Political Action Conference (LPAC) in Reno, NV

Brought to you by Liberty News Network - a project of The John Birch Society." 

Source:The New American- conservative blogger Jack Hunter.

From The New American 

"In a heavily Democratic state, Goldwater became a conservative Republican and a friend of Herbert Hoover. He was outspoken against New Deal liberalism, especially its close ties to labor unions. A pilot, amateur radio operator, outdoorsman and photographer, he criss-crossed Arizona and developed a deep interest in both the natural and the human history of the state. He entered Phoenix politics in 1949, when he was elected to the City Council as part of a nonpartisan team of candidates pledged to clean up widespread prostitution and gambling. The team won every mayoral and council election for the next two decades. Goldwater rebuilt the weak Republican party and was instrumental in electing Howard Pyle as Governor in 1950. 

Goldwater's maverick and direct style had made him extremely popular with Republican Party's suburban conservative voters, based on the South and the senator's native West. Following the success of Conscience of a Conservative, Goldwater became the frontrunner for the GOP Presidential nomination to run against his close friend John F. Kennedy.[69] Despite their disagreements on politics, Goldwater and Kennedy had grown to become close friends during the eight years they served alongside each other in the Senate. With Goldwater the clear GOP frontrunner, he and Kennedy began planning to campaign together, holding Lincoln-Douglas style debates across the country and avoiding a race defined by the kind of negative attacks that were increasingly coming to define American politics." 

Source:Wikipedia- Mr. Conservative U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater (Republican, Arizona)

From Wikipedia

Jack Hunter's brand of conservatism, is the same conservatism as Barry Goldwater's or Calvin Coolidge's or Warren Harding's conservatism, from the 1920s, perhaps even Robert Taft's conservatism from the 1940s, Gerald Ford's from the 1960s and 70s. 

This conservatism is known as classical or constitutional conservatism, conservative libertarianism, that's based on limited government and that the government that works the best, does the least, meaning only what we actually need it do to and is the government that's closest to home. Instead of having a Federal solution to deal with every social and right-wing cultural war issue that the country is debating. 

So when you have right-wing Christian populists like Rick Santorum or Michele Bachmann stand up and run for high office, promising to fight and win the Cultural War with big government, Federal programs and policies, the Jack Hunter's of the world stand up and say, no. There isn't a Federal solution to solve every issue that the Christian-Right in America sees as problems that country faces. 

C-SPAN: 'Mitt Romney's 2012 Concession Speech'

Source:CSPAN- Governor Mitt Romney (Republican, Massachusetts) conceding the 2012 presidential election.

"Mitt Romney spoke to supporters at his presidential campaign headquarters in Boston and congratulated President Obama.  More information and results at:CSPAN."

Source:C-SPAN

Before I get into Mitt Romney's concession speech, I just want to mention the historic accomplishments of his presidential campaign: 

First Mormon to win the presidential nomination in the United States and I believe the first Mormon to win the nomination for chief of state anywhere in the world. (Don't quote me on that, but I'm pretty sure of that) 

The first Republican to appoint an Irish Catholic or a Catholic of any ethnic or racial background in American history as Vice President in Paul Ryan. 

The first Northeastern Republican to win the Republican presidential nomination since 1992 with President George H.W. Bush. 

These are huge accomplishments for a Republican, especially considering how Southern and Evangelical the Republican Party has become. 

As far as Governor Romney's concession speech, I gotta give him as much credit as possible. He was someone who was expecting to win, even though I'm guessing some Republicans if you asked them off the record, after seeing some of the non-Republican polls in the last few days were feeling that a loss was very possible. Which is why the Romney Campaign made a last minute play for Pennsylvania. They knew they were in trouble in Ohio and the Governor did an excellent job of thanking his vice presidential nominee in Representative Paul Ryan, thanking his staff, volunteers and everyone who voted for him. 

Governor Romney mentioned the 50M plus Americans who wanted a change tonight, as well as congratulating President Obama and telling the country that the election is over and they need two work together to address the problems of the country.

Gata Bella: Barbara Walters Special- Sophia Loren Interview (1990)

Source:Gata Bella- The Italian Goddess Sophia Loren, when she was very young.

Source:The Daily Post

"Sophia Loren Documentary and Interview. Interview with Barbara Walters, 1990."

From Gata Bella

Just look at Sophia Loren at this point in 1990. She is around fifty-six at this point and Barbara Walters looking very cute as always too, but Sophia Loren still a goddess at this point and looking great.

And if you look at how Sophia started out in Italy born in 1934 under the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and how poor she and her family were in Italy and during a war-time and not worrying about how they were going to eat everyday and would they not have a place to live and everything else that comes from the hell of extreme poverty and then what she made of herself, it is an incredible life. That seems to of only of come out of Hollywood.

Sophia goes from extreme poverty war-torn Italy under a horrible dictatorship, to Italian and Hollywood goddess within less than twenty-years. Who else could’ve accomplished this and accomplish everything that she has to being one of if not the top Hollywood goddess of all-time and one of the best actress’s, singers, perhaps even comedians who has ever lived. And all of this coming after the hellish start that she had in life, where she has a father that she almost didn’t know at all and who out her mother through hell as well.

Commentary: Seth Mandel- 'Is Paul Ryan the Leader of the Conservative Movement?'

Source:Wall Street Journal- U.S. Representative Paul Ryan: R, Wisconsin.

"When the Republican Party took back control of the House in 1994, a confluence of events combined to make it even more of a watershed moment than it would otherwise have been. The fact that the GOP had been out of power in Congress for four decades gave it an “underdog” storyline. Newt Gingrich, who [...]/p"

From Commentary Magazine

Assuming Mitt Romney loses tomorrow night and it hasn't happen yet, the Republican Party is going to have figure out where do they go from there, facing four more years of a Democratic President and at least two more years of a Democratic Senate.

Even if House Republicans hold the majority and a Democratic President who was reelected and if the economy takes off, which looks like it might in 2013 and the President avoids any serious scandals that can hurt his Presidency and popularity, perhaps popular reelected President who doesn't have to worry about reelection and will have the freedom to be more bold in the next two years, which is something Democrats were hoping for in the beginning.

So a reelected President Obama would have the authority to push an agenda that Republicans will of course disagree with that could have at least some popular elements in it and Republicans will have to figure out how to counter. President Obama under these circumstances.

Me as a Democrat and as an American would like to see the Republican Party get back to where they use to be. A fiscally and economically conservative party, as well as a socially moderate-tolerant Party, classical conservative even. Bring in the Ron Paul and Gary Johnson voters and be a real conservative party across the board which they aren't right now.

The modern Republican Party is an economically conservative party, thats more theocratic if not statist party on social policy. Something they tend to accuse Democrats of being on social issue. And aren't even very fiscally conservative, considering they believe that 1/6 of the. Federal budget, thats in one department, which is defense,  should be off the table in deficit reduction. And maybe Paul Ryan is that guy but I have my doubts.

Right Coast: 'Maryland's Right Wing Cannibalism'

"I thought I'd repost this from my friend,   Jackie Wellfonder's blog. Echos from 2010.... United We Stand, Divided We Fal l If a...

From The Right Coast

Gata Bella: Sophia Loren- The Italian Goddess

Source:Gata Bella- The Italian Goddess Sophia Loren.

Source:The Daily Post

"Pictures of the magnificent Sophia Loren."

From Gata Bella

When I think of goddess’s Sophia Loren is in the top one-percent of all-time and if not number one all-time, you can certainly see number one from where she is. And yes a big part of what makes Sophia a goddess is physical with the hot baby-face, the tall curvy athletic voice, the incredible feminine native-Italian voice. The way she moves, the way she sings, the way she talks. The way she presented herself and the fact that she knew she had all of these incredible physical attributes.

So she has all of this going on for her, with women who see her and are always jealous of her. But in Sophia’s case, we’re talking about someone who is a great singer and a great actress. Who also just happens to be one of if not the best looking women of all-time. So we are not talking about a bimbo, someone who is great to look at and perhaps jump in the sack with. But with the guy wanting to get away from her as soon as possible before his wife or girlfriend or finds out.

But also because mentally the bimbo does nothing for him mentally, other than someone to make fun of. Sophia is a goddess, physically, professionally and mentally.