Tom DeWeese
Tom DeWeese
Firestorm in Spokane
In March, 2009, I traveled to Spokane, Washington to address the annual Republican Lincoln Day Dinner. I reprinted my speech (Part 1, Part 2) in the April issue of The DeWeese Report (Vol. 15, Issue 4), under the tile, “The Wrenching Transformation of America.” That speech caused a firestorm in Spokane as I detailed exactly how an organization called the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) is operating in more than 600 American communities (including Spokane). That group is guiding the local officials to impose Sustainable Development, the UN monster that transforms their community into a little soviet, with top-down control, robbing people of their private property, as it operates through non-elected boards and councils.
Jul 24, 2009 - 12:13:39 PM
Tom DeWeese
Government Gone Mad in a Total Surveillance Society
I've heard it all- the cries, the pleas, the whines, the double speak and the lies. "We need the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to protect us from terrorists." "We must have Real ID to protect us from illegal immigration." "We must have E-Verify to protect American jobs." "Traffic light cameras are necessary to make the streets safer." "Security cameras on street corners make our neighborhoods safer." "I'm glad the TSA is there at the airport - I feel so much safer getting on an airplane." And my favorite lie of them all - "If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear."
Jun 26, 2009 - 12:40:13 PM
Tom DeWeese
They've Discovered Gold in Hell... Or How the Lie of Global Warming Became the Most Powerful Political Force in Human History
Not long ago a very talented salesman died and found himself approaching the Pearly Gates. As he drew closer he noticed there was a very long line of people waiting to enter and it wasn't moving.
Jun 10, 2009 - 11:33:55 AM
Tom DeWeese
The Coming Communist-American Auto Industry
Throughout our history, Americans have been inspired by many patriotic slogans such as "I have not yet begun to fight," or "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country," or "Remember the Alamo." I don't believe the nation will find much inspiration in the Obama Administrations new one: "Remember the Yugo!"
May 28, 2009 - 11:57:53 AM
Tom DeWeese
The Department of Homeland Security is a "Man-Caused Disaster"
The uproar began a few weeks ago when the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a nine page report, entitled "Right-wing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment." That official document of an agency of the United States Federal government said, "Right-wing extremism in the United States can be broadly divided into those groups, movements, and adherents that are primarily hate-oriented (based on hatred of particular religious, racial or ethnic groups), and those that are mainly anti-government, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority, or rejecting government authority entirely. It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration."
May 18, 2009 - 5:40:42 PM
Tom DeWeese
The Wrenching Transformation of America
Perhaps the most egregious action item offered in the Urban Environmental Accords dealt with the topic of water. Action item number 19 called for adoption and implementation of a policy to reduce individual water consumption.
Apr 24, 2009 - 9:20:51 AM
Tom DeWeese
The Wrenching Transformation of America
This speech was delivered in Kalispell, Montana and Spokane, Washington to County Republican Lincoln Day dinners in late March. The speech caused a firestorm in Spokane, resulting in a battle with the local city council over its partnership with ICLEI and radical environmental policy. One elected official said I had exposed too much - as he walked out on my presentation. The battle goes on today.
Apr 16, 2009 - 7:49:21 PM
Tom DeWeese
The Battle in the States: Freedom Versus Protection
Across the nation, state legislatures are struggling to take back their Constitutional rights as they also seek ways to protect us from outside threats. This has led to some near schizophrenic legislative sessions with laws swinging widely from left to right.
Apr 3, 2009 - 11:55:42 AM
Tom DeWeese
The Myth of Global Warming
When Al Gore screams out in Senate testimony: "The Earth Has A Fever" he is not so much developing a scientific theory as he is seeking to use fear to drive a political agenda. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued four reports and in each one they have become more convinced that man is the chief cause of global warming, and that this warming is and will be seriously destructive to life as we know it.
Mar 23, 2009 - 3:04:15 PM
Tom DeWeese
Only Ten Years Late... Mainstream Media Finally Catching Up to The DeWeese Report
Again and again, The DeWeese Report has told you that the real agenda we face is a global one called Sustainable Development, as outlined in the UN's soft-law document called Agenda 21. We've warned that this policy is designed to establish the United Nations as the main force for imposing global government, replacing national sovereignty, controlling the economy and the population, and that it is based on a strange mixture of Socialism and Fascism. Time and again, we've reported that global governance is a euphemism for global government. In addition, we've exposed the world-wide environmental movement as the driving force for such policies, working toward a wrenching transformation of the world economy, using the environment as the center (or the excuse) for such policy.
Mar 17, 2009 - 11:25:05 AM
Tom DeWeese
The World Wildlife Fund's Polar Bear Lies
No doubt you've seen the ads. The music is dramatic. The scene is tragic. The message emotional. Polar Bears, holding on for dear life to bits of ice, their artic habitat destroyed by Global Warming. And the narration tells you of the tragic fate of the bears, all because of man and his selfish destruction of the earth. And of course, the ad ends with a plea for funds to help the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) protect the bears and stop Global Warming. Cute, fuzzy animals always do the trick.
Mar 9, 2009 - 6:24:46 PM
Tom DeWeese
What If There Is No Man-Made Global Warming? What Then?
Here are some questions every American should ask their elected officials - especially those supporting "climate change" legislation: If it is proven that climate change is not man-made, but natural, will you be relieved and excited to know that man is off the hook? Will you now help to remove all of the draconian regulations passed during the global warming hysteria, since it was all wrong headed and harmful to the economy and our way of life?
Feb 26, 2009 - 12:21:03 PM
Tom DeWeese
Learning the Free Market Lessons about Bailouts
My first reaction, when I saw the article, was of utter horror. It was entitled, "Obama Imposes Pay Cap on Executives." Obama intends to dictate salary caps to American executives of private companies. We should all be very frightened of a government that seeks such power. It's pure communism. The only result of such a situation can be that corporate executives and CEOs become mere employees with no incentives to build the business and increase profits. When that happens, there is no business.
Feb 25, 2009 - 1:05:20 PM
Tom DeWeese
Forcing International Agendas Through Local Mayors
In June 2005, I reported on the UN's efforts to recruit the nation's mayors to directly impose Sustainable Development policy into our local communities. The Mayors weren't there to simply discuss policy, they committed to an agenda with specific goals. And the results are now clearly being seen in more than 400 communities in 48 states.
Jan 30, 2009 - 8:44:59 PM
Tom DeWeese
Walker's Misinformation Campaign Against Tom DeWeese Continues
For the past few weeks I have basically been stalked by a guy named Bill Walker, promoting himself as an expert on the Constitution, specifically on the issue of a Constitutional Convention.
Jan 30, 2009 - 8:29:58 PM
Tom DeWeese
TxDot Plays Opossum Over TTC
On January 6, 2009, The Dallas Morning News carried a headline which read "Trans Texas Corridor is dead, TxDot says." The article went on to report, "The Texas Department of Transportation announced this morning that it has officially killed the Trans Texas Corridor, saying that despite the project's visionary aspects, it is clearly not the choice of Texans."
Jan 15, 2009 - 11:52:21 AM
Tom DeWeese
New GOP Chairman should remove Party from the International Democrat Union
The race is on for a new chairman of the Republican Party. The outcome is important because the party has become so lost over the past few decades. No longer is it the party of limited government, low taxes and free enterprise. To the contrary, under the reign of terror by the Bush Administration, the GOP had been the force behind the largest growth of government in the history of the United States: record-setting budgets and deficits, assaults on our national sovereignty, invasion of our personal privacy, destruction of private property rights, illegal amnesty, international ID cards and the collapse of the greatest economy in the world.
Jan 8, 2009 - 2:27:46 PM
Tom DeWeese
Opportunity
There is no question that election day, 2008 was a dismal one for those who believe in limited government, free enterprise and individual liberty - the principles of freedom upon which this nation was founded. There is carnage on the battlefield; despair in our hearts; and fear for our future. What does the future hold? Where do we go from here? Can we survive?
Nov 19, 2008 - 7:57:14 PM
Tom DeWeese
Free Enterprise Did NOT Cause the Market Meltdown
I rarely watch the Sunday morning political shows like Meet the Press and This Week. What's the point? It's just a gabfest of the elite pouring out their version of reality, usually surrounding one lone conservative with a panel of liberals, calling it balanced. I've been in that situation too many times to know real facts rarely get through the posturing.
Oct 23, 2008 - 10:11:40 AM
Tom DeWeese
Obama and the "Professional Black-Victims Cartel"
Americans beware. In the future, should you disagree with "President" Obama, apparently you will be labeled a racist.
Oct 16, 2008 - 2:35:35 PM
Tom DeWeese
T. Boone Pickens: New Kind of Prairie Rustler
Over the summer he was all the rage - a Texas oil billionaire ready to make a difference and get the U.S. off of foreign oil dependency. Pickens certainly advocates drilling more American oil, but also came up with a reasonable-sounding plan to make wind power a reality. "We're the Saudi Arabia of Wind," he said. Then he spent $58 million to sell the idea to the American people and to force pro-wind legislation through Congress.
Oct 1, 2008 - 4:20:54 PM
Tom DeWeese
E-Verify and the Emerging Surveillance State: Subjecting All Americans to an International Databank
If government won't do its job, is that a reason for Americans to surrender their liberty? Do you think that is a funny question? Well, it is actually what a number of activist groups are now advocating in the name of stopping illegal immigration.
Sep 24, 2008 - 10:37:52 PM
Tom DeWeese
Press-Release Lap Dogs
America's news media is surprised and appalled at the accusations that it has been too hard on Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Says the media, "examining the record of the Alaska governor, of whom not much is known about, is the legitimate line of inquiry for the press. Time Magazine's Joe Kline believes the McCain team's attacks on the media are simply a tactic meant to thwart inquiries into Palin's history. "This is a smoke screen, intended to divert attention from the very real and responsible vetting that is taking place in the media - about the substance of Palin's record as Mayor and Governor," said Klien. Said one reporter, "should (reporters) have stuck to the press release, like how she opposed the Bridge to Nowhere (after she supported it)?"
Sep 18, 2008 - 9:48:58 AM
Tom DeWeese
The Great North American Phone-In
Those who are angry about the possible creation of a North American Union and are tired of being ignored by elected officials who deny the NAUs existence have an opportunity to deal with both.
Sep 2, 2008 - 11:24:12 AM
Tom DeWeese
We Are Beginning to Move the Rock of Freedom Uphill: Address to the 9th Annual Freedom 21 National Conference (2)
And there's more good news. June was a very good month for us. The Supreme Court ruled that individual Americans have a right to own guns. They struck down the age-old DC gun ban. We won the most important Second Amendment Constitutional case in American history.
Aug 1, 2008 - 1:22:21 AM
Tom DeWeese
We Are Beginning to Move the Rock of Freedom Uphill: Address to the 9th Annual Freedom 21 National Conference (1)
There is no question that the forces of freedom are facing serious challenges. There are active battlefields on every front. Private property; personal privacy; national sovereignty; education; gun control; the sinking value of our money; the soaring national debt; rising health care costs; oil at $4 + a gallon; National ID cards and the growing number of surveillance cameras on every street corner; the never ending invasion of illegal aliens; the assault on religion; and the very creation of the Department of Homeland Security - which I believe to be the most outrageous, dangerous, anti-American government force ever spawned.
Jul 31, 2008 - 11:09:37 AM
Tom DeWeese
Action Alert: For Freedom - E-Verify System Must Be Stopped
Big Brother's forces of tyranny are making a major push in Congress right now to re-authorize E-Verify.
Jul 30, 2008 - 9:31:50 PM
Tom DeWeese
Responding to "None of the Above"
A few weeks ago I wrote an article about an addition to the election system called "None of the Above" and I asked American Policy Center supporters if they would support it. The answers certainly told the tale of the frustration over our election process that produces candidates most of us don't care for.
Jul 2, 2008 - 10:28:03 AM
Tom DeWeese
Bob Barr to Speak at Freedom21 Conference
Libertarian Presidential Candidate, Bob Barr, will deliver the opening keynote address at the 9th Annual Freedom21 National Conference July 24-26, in Dallas, Texas.
Jun 18, 2008 - 10:43:15 AM
Tom DeWeese
What to Do When You Don't Like Any of These Candidates
Hillary Clinton. John McCain. Barack Obama. Those are our choices for the next president of the United States. Are you happy with that selection? If not, what is your alternative? As the saying goes, "The lesser of two evils is still evil."
May 21, 2008 - 10:09:07 PM
Tom DeWeese
Fire Mary Peters
The Bush Administration has directly defied, not only the will and intent of Congress, but it is now openly ignoring legislation that the President himself signed into law. As a result a Constitutional crisis is rapidly developing over a project to let Mexican trucks on U.S. roads. As a result, many are now calling for the firing of U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters.
May 7, 2008 - 12:25:35 PM
Tom DeWeese
National Survey Reveals Strong Opposition To North American Union
While President Bush and his counterparts in Mexico and Canada continue to deny that the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) is the beginning of a North American Union, Americans around the nation are expressing their growing opposition to the scheme.
Apr 23, 2008 - 8:58:22 PM
Tom DeWeese
Revolution Takes Time and Planning: We've Only Just Begun
It is now obvious that Rep. Ron Paul will not be elected President of the United States in November 2008. There are those who have predicted that the Republic will die if Paul is not occupying the White House next January. A dire prediction, most certainly overstated, but considering the candidates left in the offering, it can be said with equal certainty that the Republic is going to be severely damaged by the next administration.
Apr 16, 2008 - 11:19:14 AM
Tom DeWeese
Agenda 21 or Freedom 21: Connecting the Dots to Tyranny
Which do you choose? A way of life where you are the master of your destiny, or one where virtually all decisions are made for you by one ruling body or another? It's the classic struggle facing every human on earth. Freedom or control.
Mar 25, 2008 - 9:25:35 AM
Tom DeWeese
Why Illegal Immigration is a Threat to the United States - And How Local Communities are Fighting Back
In June, 2007 a solid eighty percent of the American people let Congress know they wanted the government to put the brakes on illegal immigration; they turned thumbs down on the President's guest worker amnesty plan; and they wanted tax-paid services to illegals stopped.
Mar 18, 2008 - 1:19:10 PM
Tom DeWeese
American Policy Center Opposes SAVE Act
As we agreed during our conference call in December, I want to fulfill on my obligation to address our concerns with Sections 201, (Mandatory Employment Authorization Verification through the E-Verify System) and 203 (Establishment of Electronic Birth and Death Registration Systems) of the SAVE Act (Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act. H.R. 4088).
Feb 23, 2008 - 9:43:20 PM
Tom DeWeese
Compassionate Socialists like Joe Kennedy
You've seen his face on TV telling us about "our good friends in Venezuela" who provide reduced-price heating oil for the poor. Joe shares heart-rending stories of how his wonderful partnership with South American strongman Hugo Chavez has helped so many downtrodden Americans. It's all so warm and loving and special. Isn't Socialism compassionate?
Feb 16, 2008 - 9:45:51 PM
Tom DeWeese
Beware: "Free" Medical Care Will Kill You - On Purpose!
The great debate on medical care is taking place in this year's presidential campaign. Much is made of the fact that care costs too much and that government isn't doing enough to provide coverage for the poor and elderly. Be careful - you may regret ever-encouraging government - controlled medicine.
Feb 5, 2008 - 10:05:00 AM
Tom DeWeese
National Heritage Areas: Assault on Private Property and Local Community Rule
One of the dangerous pieces of legislation lying in wait as Congress reopens for business is the "Celebrating America's Heritage Act." The bill has already passed the House (H.R.1483) by a vote of 291-122 and now awaits action in the Senate. Why is it so dangerous?
Jan 22, 2008 - 8:09:12 AM
Tom DeWeese
Sustainable Development: The Root of All Our Problems
In his book, Earth in the Balance, Al Gore warned that a "wrenching transformation" must take place to lead America away from the "horrors of the Industrial Revolution." The process to do that is called Sustainable Development and its' roots can be traced back to a UN policy document called Agenda 21, adopted at the UN's Earth Summit in 1992.
Jan 7, 2008 - 8:24:03 PM
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