This Saturday (March 29th): Assessing America's Risk of Economic Warfare and Collapse

From Tennessee Freedom Coalition: 

This Saturday (March 29th) the Tennessee Republican Assembly is hosting its 2014 Annual Conference at the Millennium Maxwell House from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Speakers include Kevin Freeman, Frank Gaffney, and Michael Del Rosso. See below for biographical information on these presenters.

For more information and to purchase tickets please visit http://www.tnra.org/tra-annual-conference-2014.html or click here.

The day will also include an interactive panel discussion including Tennessee Freedom Coalition founder Andy Miller, and an extended Q&A segment.

The Tennessee Freedom Coalition is well-aligned with what the TRA is doing in Tennessee, and we will be there to support them for this excellent event opportunity. We hope that you will join us in supporting them as well.  

Tennessee Republican Assembly 2014 Annual Conference
Presents
Assessing America's Risk of Economic Warfare and Collapse
MARCH 29, 2014 - 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Millennium Maxwell House, Nashville, TN

The Tennessee Republican Assembly (TRA) 2014 Annual Conference features three topical experts on physical and economic threats that we face as a nation, both internationally and domestically.  The title of this year’s conference is “Assessing America’s Risk of Economic Warfare and Collapse.”

This is not a political issue but an issue that will affect all Tennessee families and we need to be informed and prepared. The speakers for this event have national and international acclaim and hearing them together is unprecedented.

Kevin Freeman, world leading expert on economic warfare and financial terrorism will lead us in a discussion on international threats.  Kevin is the Best Selling Author of SECRET WEAPON and most recently THE GAME PLAN and is a frequent guest on Glenn Beck’s show The Blaze.

Glenn Beck called Kevin Freeman “wildly credible” on the issues of Economic Warfare and Financial Terrorism. He has consulted for US House & Senate members, the CIA, DIA, FBI, SEC, HHS, the Justice Department and numerous state and local law enforcement agencies.  His 2012 book, Secret Weapon: How Economic Terrorism Brought Down the U.S. Stock Market and Why it Can Happen Again made the NY Times Bestseller list.  His newest book, "Game Plan: How to Protect Yourself from the Coming Cyber-Economic Attack" discusses the very real potential for cyber terrorism and the “House of Cards” that is the United States today.

Kevin will be signing his latest book before the event.

Frank Gaffney is Founder and President of the Center for Security Policy in Washington, D.C. As a National security expert, Mr. Gaffney hosts Secure Freedom Radio, a nationally-syndicated radio program heard weeknights throughout the country. Mr. Gaffney also contributes actively to the security policy debate in his capacity as a weekly columnist for the Washington Times, TownHall.com, and Newsmax.com and is a frequent guest on syndicated programs with hosts like: Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Hugh Hewitt, Janet Parshall, and Jim Bohannan and appears on national and international television networks such as Fox News, CNN and BBC.

Michael Del Rosso, Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and Research Fellow in National Security Policy, Senior Fellow for Homeland and National Security at the Center for Security Policy.  Mr. Del Rosso has contributed to Department of Defense Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and information security initiatives, national security initiatives such as the U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century (USCNS/21)/ Hart-Rudman Commission and the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack. 

 Board of Directors, the Tennessee Freedom Coalition

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Notes from The National Security Forum not at CPAC. What should be America's role in the World?

CPAC was great! At CPAC you hear from all of the top tier conservative politicians. I heard rousing speeches by Rand Paul, Mike Lee, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Newt Gringirch, Sarah Palin and many others. There were also panel discussion on gun rights, health care, prison and sentencing reform, the budget crisis, marijuana legalization, the roots of the conservative movement, the libertarian and conservative tension and fusion, and more.

In addition there were movies and entertainment and an exhibit hall with dozens of booth manned by people promoting their cause, viewpoint, product, organization or publication. Despite CPAC being great however, it was not as great as last year. My only complaint is that this year there were fewer small break- out session. I like the cheer-leading and rah rah political rally and theater, but I also want sessions of substance that make me think and sessions where I learn something. The break- out session provide a greater opportunity to ask questions and interact with a panel of experts and see famous scholars and authors up close. They provide an opportunity to delve into more detail on a topic on interest.

One thing I wanted was a more in-depth discussion of foreign policy and America's role in the world. CPAC did have some panel discussion on this topic but they were in the big room with thousands of people. Unless you were up close, it was almost like watching it on TV.  Also, the panel session are short and may only last thirty minutes and have five people on a panel. That is hardly time to get in-depth on a topic. I ending up not being disappointed however. I got my fill of discussion of foreign policy issues, but I got it from a source that was not officially part of CPAC.

Across the street from the Gaylord where CPAC was taking place, at the Weston Hotel, Breitbart News Network hosted an event called "Uninvited: The National Security forum during CPAC." The event included a full day of events with top conservative leaders, scholars, ex- generals and other foreign policy experts and it was free to anyone attending CPAC. The speakers had impressive credentials and were well respected scholars and experts in their field and had  distinguished careers. They provided in-depth exploration of the security threat facing the world, America's national interest, and America's role in the world.  Panels included: "The Muslim Brotherhood and their enablers," "Amnesty and Open Borders," "Behghazigate,"  "The Case of Peace through Strenth,"  "Crisis in the Ukarine," and more. Ted Cruz spoke at the event and the closing address was by Judge Neanne Pirro.

While I do not think America can be the world's policeman and we cannot solve every conflict, neither do I think we can disengage from the world. I am convinced that President Obama's weakness and attempt to solve the worlds problems by simply being nice and "leading from behind" has inviting aggression on the part of our adversaries.  The cutting of America's military strength to pre World War II levels will only invite further aggression. While I opposed the invasion of Iraq and think the neo-conservative policies of George W. Bush were a mistake, and while I do not think we can spread Democracy everywhere and nation-build in countries that do not have the prerequisites for Democracy, neither do I think we can ignore the expansionist desires of Russia and China and the threat from radical Islam and the nuclear danger posed by North Korea and Iraq. We need to have a thorough debate about America's role in the world and develop a realistic foreign policy. Barack Obama is leaving the world a much more dangerous place than he found it. We must again realize the World is a dangerous place and take a leadership role in maintaining the peace. This was a thought provoking and insightful conference.

Herman Pirchener shown speaking, Frank Gaffney the moderator, Clare Lopez,  Sebastian Gorka, Ariel Cohen, and Joel Pollack (not shown) discuss "Crisis in the Ukraine: Putin's Bid for USSR 2.0 and the needed U.S. Response."

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How our Representatives voted on the NSA secret collecting of phone records

The 217-205 roll call Wednesday by which the House rejected a challenge to the National Security Agency's secret collection of hundreds of millions of Americans' phone records.

A "yes" vote was a vote to halt the NSA program; a "no" vote was a vote to allow the program to continue.

Voting yes were 111 Democrats and 94 Republicans.

Voting no were 83 Democrats and 134 Republicans. (link)

You will note that the vote did not follow party lines. Most Democrats voted to halt the NSA program and most Republican voted to continue it.  Our Tennessee Republicans all voted "yes," voting to halt the program.

Here is how our Tennessee delegation voted: 

Democrats – Cohen, Y; Cooper, N.
Republicans – Black, Y; Blackburn, Y; DesJarlais, Y; Duncan, Y; Fincher, Y; Fleischmann, Y;   Roe, Y.

Several notable conservative Republican representatives voted "no":  Ohio's John Boehner voted "no," Virginia's Eric Cantor voted "no," Wisconsin's Paul Ryan voted "no," Michelle Bachmann of Wisconsin voted "no."

Among notable Democrats, Nancy Pelosi voted "no," Waxman voted "yes," Dingle voted "yes."

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Is that a bomb in your pants or are you glad to see me?

Ever since 9-11 flying has been no fun. I remember the good old days, when you did not have to arrive an hour or two early, when your loved ones could walk you to the departure gate and be there at the gate to greet you when you returned, when there were no baggage searches or removing of your shoes or pat downs and you could carry your toothpaste, shampoo, aftershave, a pint of bourbon and a Swiss army knife.

Now, The Transportation Security Agency has rolled out new rules that require full-body scans, which can see through your clothes and leave nothing to the imagination. They can detect nipples and pubic hair and tell if a man is circumcised or not. If one does not want to be seen virtually nude by strangers one can instead opt for the body search. The new body search will not be a gentle pat down using the back of the hand but a real search with groping of the breast and the groin. There will be a good ole squeeze to see if what is there is all that should be there.

Now, I am not that modest of a guy. I am not going to mortified if someone sees me naked. And, if it was an attractive women doing the search I might even opt for the search instead of the scan, but I think it will be men groping men and women groping women. I will put up with the indignity of the nude scan because I really am not bothered by my own nudity and if some guy gropes my groin I am not going to freak out.

Many people are however going to be uncomfortable with this. I would bet that nude pics of celebrities will find their way to the Internet. With people being human and technology the way it is, I just do not believe all those nude pictures will be kept secure.

Will this make us more secure? Probably. Is it worth it? That is a judgment call. One should not just assume that because it will make us more secure, that it is worth it. There is a trade off between security and safety, and convenience. As individuals and as a society we have to decide the proper balance. Sometimes the trade off is not worth it.

I remember when the interstate speed limit, in an effort to save gas, was reduced to 55 miles per hour. I didn't like it. I could not drive 55. People objected and the government argued that the lower speed saved X number of lives. The number of lives saved by driving the slower speed limit was simply not worth it as far as I was concerned. Some people find that statement abhorrent but in reality we all accept a certain number of deaths for our own convenience.

You often hear people say about expenditures for safety or inconveniences for safety, "if it saves just one live it is worth it." I don't think anyone really believe that. It sounds nice, but people don't really believe it. Driving 55 saved lives. Driving 35 would have saved even more. Drive 5 MPH and we could end all highway deaths. What is the magic number at which the additional saved life is not worth it. For me it was 74MPH.

The new security measures will probably make us safer. It we all had full body cavity checks and all flew naked, and could take no baggage with us we would be safer still. Like I said, I am not going to be that bothered by these new regulations but there are still some modest people in this country who are going to be very offended. This is much like the speed limit. The higher level of security may not be worth the cost.

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Ron Paul and Janet Napolitano

Congressman Ron Paul: "They're terrorists because we're occupiers."

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano: "The system worked."

They would make a good couple.
Which one is the idiot of the year?

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