A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics and Religion

by Tom Quiner

A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics & Religion

by Tom Quiner

A message from Governor Branstad

By quinersdiner | June 15, 2012

“While we accept this right [religious liberty] as inalienable, we must never take this right for granted. No person, elected body or institution should be allowed to strip us of this freedom, and should they try, it is our responsibility to stand up to them … “

Elizabeth Warren claims she was paid in beads for real estate!

By quinersdiner | June 15, 2012

It’s Friday! Time for Jodi Miller, cracker jack reporter of NewsBusted, to delve deep into the murky workings of the liberal mind with these breaking stories …

Have to admit, this Jon Stewart quip is pretty funny …

By quinersdiner | June 14, 2012

By Tom Quiner This humble blog pokes some fun and takes some shots at our liberal brothers and sisters. Jon Stewart of the Daily Show took a pretty funny shot at Republicans that I think Quiner’s Diner readers will, nonetheless, get a kick out of: “If I understand the platform correctly, the Republican platform — or at least the more conservative Republican platform — is: ‘Government cannot be helpful in…

“The most dangerous place to be a girl”

By quinersdiner | June 14, 2012

The headline above is ripped from CNN’s website. The story angle: India is a dangerous place to be a female fetus. The birth ratio of girls to boys is skewed because of gendercide, abortions based on the gender of the child in the womb. Should we be outraged?

4 dirty little secrets about the Abortion Pill

By quinersdiner | June 13, 2012

Planned Parenthood has rolled out a relentless PR campaign that says the Abortion Pill is good. Iowa Right to Life presents the dirty little secrets about the Abortion Pill, aka RU-486. This comes from a fact sheet they have prepared for women contemplating ending their pregnancy in this way …

Tear down this wall

By quinersdiner | June 12, 2012

By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjWDrTXMgF8] Twenty-five years ago today was the speech everyone remembers. Ronald Reagan stood at the Berlin Wall and uttered words so politically incorrect that he was reviled by the sophisticates on the Left. Said Mr. Reagan: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.” Watch the video above. Savor the moment once again. This was a speech grounded in guts and gumption, not like the watered down Pablum that…

By quinersdiner | June 12, 2012

Rebecca Hamilton is an Oklahoma legislator. This is a thought-provoking essay that deserves widespread exposure.

The art of marriage

By quinersdiner | June 11, 2012

Today is my 35th wedding anniversary with the love of my life, Karen. Why has our marriage worked? I have a few thoughts with this caveat: each marriage is different. I know people with great marriages who relate to each other in a very different way than Karen and I do. So here are my thoughts on the “art of marriage …”

We’re at a tipping point

By quinersdiner | June 10, 2012

Americans view the HHS Mandate so differently. Some say, “what’s the big deal, pass the chips and hand me the remote.” Others say, “it’s all about women’s ‘reproductive health.’ ” Still others say, “this is a blatant assault on my religious liberty. I will go to jail before I comply with such wickedness.”

Obama’s immoral mandate

By quinersdiner | June 9, 2012

The HHS mandate is an outright assault on religious freedom, as well as an affront to faithful Catholics and all people of morals and faith …

Coercion is the engine of liberalism

By quinersdiner | June 9, 2012

It takes raw force to make people do what they don’t want to do. Liberal coercion is at the heart of our political battles during the Obama years …

What could possibly be as phony as Elizabeth Warren’s tomahawk?

By quinersdiner | June 8, 2012

As the Obama economy continues to cool down, Jodi Miller’s sharp wit heats up …