A beautiful Christmas message from Ronald Reagan
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU0tuah-x7M] Let’s turn the clock back thirty years to hear the beautiful Christmas address of a president who loved Christ. Ronald Reagan wasn’t afraid to call Jesus the Christ. He called a Christmas tree a Christmas tree, not a holiday tree. He gave no quarter to the politically correct Thought Police who…
Read MoreGingrich vs. Obama: who is more trustworthy?
By Tom Quiner This is part two of a discussion of Barack Obama’s trustworthiness compared to Newt Gingrich’s. To my many liberal friends reading this, I’d like to explain my rationale for writing this post. As you know, I am a fan of Newt Gingrich. I think he would make a great president, and I…
Read MoreDecember 23rd, 1981
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkKVYjw1Ehc] Today, international drama rages in the Mideast. During the Reagan years, it raged in Eastern Europe. A dozen days before Christmas in 1981, the communist government in Poland declared marshal law on their citizens. Poles were devastated. President Reagan sprung into action. He called Pope John Paul II and offered support.…
Read MoreDo you really trust President Obama more than Newt Gingrich?
By Tom Quiner I had lunch yesterday with my favorite liberal friend. He voted for Barack Obama for President. He will most likely vote for him again. I asked him about Newt Gingrich. He said he could never vote for Mr. Gingrich because he broke his marriage vows. Quiner’s Diner has suggested in a previous…
Read MoreThe rationale of health insurance reform
By Tom Quiner You, as a voter, are faced with two competing rationales when it comes to health insurance reform. The Democratic approach uses massive government control as being implemented in Obamacare. The Republican approach focuses on consumer control. Obamacare imposes a mandate on consumers. In other words, you will be required by law to…
Read MoreRomney is willing to retain parts of Obamacare
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI5JjBHq8_0&feature=player_embedded] Mitt Romney appreciates aspects of Obamacare. This is understandable. After all, President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid modeled Obamacare after Romneycare health insurance legislation enacted in Massachusetts when Mitt Romney was governor. Mr. Romney said his legislation provided consumers with “incentives” to purchase health insurance. This is a nicer word…
Read MoreWhy Saudis don’t want women to drive
By Tom Quiner The folks from News Busted offer up more politically-incorrect laughs in this week’s news report. Enjoy! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dR23viIpk4&feature=youtu.be]
Read MoreThe Rage Against God
By Tom Quiner [Writer Christopher Hitchens died yesterday. He gained notoriety in recent years for his attacks on religion and for his evangelical atheism. I am re-running a Quiner’s Diner post from last year that talks about Mr. Hitchen’s view point. I always enjoyed reading Mr. Hitchens, even when he infuriated me.] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5B1U2Y7KRw&feature=player_embedded] At the…
Read MoreFraudulent anti-Gingrich smear campaign continues
By Maggie Dewitte, Executive Director, Iowans for LIFE Last evening at the Des Moines, IA premiere of the new pro-life documentary Gift of Life with Governor Mike Huckabee, flyers were placed on cars outside the event. The flyers had disparaging remarks about presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. The flyers also claimed to be “Authorized and Paid…
Read MoreBeware misleading negative campaign phone calls
By Tom Quiner The negative campaigning begins. A group calling themselves Iowa Pro-Life Action is making robo calls suggesting that Newt Gingrich is not pro life. The Executive Director of Iowa Right to Life, the largest pro life group in the state, set the record straight with a press release today. Jenifer Bowen said: “A…
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