From Obama, agenda at odds with founders

On Nov. 6, Americans will vote in an election whose importance rivals that of the election of 1912 -- 100 years ago. That election, which put Woodrow Wilson in the White House, ushered in the progressive movement, of which President Obama is the heir and today's leader.

Progressivism views the roles of citizen and state very differently than our founding fathers did. The founders anchored the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution in three principles. They believed that human rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are inherent in nature and human dignity, and preexist the state. They believed that government should be limited, and that its primary purpose is to protect these rights.

Fluke pushes early voting in Reno. Draws 10 people.

Sandra Fluke, the woman at the center of a media firestorm earlier this year after Rush Limbaugh called her a “slut,” spoke Saturday in front of about 10 people at the Sak ‘N Save in north Reno.

Obama spokeswoman: Big Bird, binders ‘important’ in this election

President Obama’s deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter said Sunday that the debate over the “Sesame Street” character Big Bird and Mitt Romney’s comment from last Tuesday’s presidential debate that he received “binders” full of women candidates for jobs in his gubernatorial administration are important to November’s presidential election.



“You’re right, Bob — we are not the ones that brought up Big Bird,” Cutter declared to host Bob Schieffer while facing off against Gov. Mitt Romney’s senior campaign manager Kevin Madden on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”

Chavez, Castro, Putin: Four more years!

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez, right, and Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin find time for a chat during a welcoming ceremony at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, April 2, 2010. Photo Credit:AP

The latest [dictator] to publicly announce his support for the commander-in-chief’s reelection bid was Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez, who this week assured he’d vote for Obama if he were from the United States. The America-bashing strongman made the announcement on state-owned television, saying “Obama is a good guy” and that if Obama was from Caracas, he’d surely return the favor by voting for Chavez.