The Official Handbook of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy 2008

The Arguments You Need to Defeat the Loony Left This Election Year

Mark W. Smith

• Publisher: Regnery
• Year: 2008
• ISBN:
  9781596985469
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Conservatism & Liberalism
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Already tired of the left-wing media spin on the 2008 elections? Had enough of Democratic talking heads hyping tax increases and the global warming scare? Looking for an island of straight-talking sanity in today's swamp of multi-cultiliberal gibberish?
Look no further. Mark Smith continues his crusade against the lunatic Left with this new edition of The Official Handbook of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy. Right on time for the 2008 elections, this book shows you how to shoot down the latest liberal rants for bigger government, a cowardly foreign policy, and depraved social values. Why stay silent in the face of so many leftist lies? Grab a copy of The Handbook and you'll be ready to wade into a San Francisco cocktail party, a Grateful Dead reunion concert, or an Ivy League classroom and take on liberals on their home turf.

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Economist John Maynard Keynes once said, “The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed, the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influences, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back.”

Who are the economists, political philosophers, and academic scribblers of the modern conservative movement? There are many, and the list is growing.

This book is the product of reading conservative authors, attending lectures and debates, watching political shows on television or listening to them on the radio, and my own personal experiences debating liberals in New York City and on television. Because the Handbook is not intended to be a definitive work on any of the issues addressed, here is a list of resources and information that I have found helpful in staying abreast of Conspiracy developments.

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INSPIRATIONAL INDIVIDUALS

In addition to conservative politicians and their advisors, there are hundreds of intelligent and articulate conservative commentators. Here is a list of those individuals whom I have found particularly interesting and persuasive. I pay attention when I see articles by these folks and when they appear on my television. On particular points, these commentators may disagree with me and I with them. That’s okay. Often, you can learn much from listening to and communicating with those with whom you disagree.

Glenn Beck, conservative talk radio personality and host of the Glenn Beck news show on CNN Headline News.

Bill Bennett, former U.S. Secretary of Education, bestselling author, and head of the public policy group Empower America. Bennett always offers an intelligent view, though he is particularly good on education and foreign policy issues.

Neal Boortz, entertaining radio talk-show host and bestselling author of The Fair Tax Book: Saying Goodbye to the Income Tax and the IRS.

Judge Robert Bork, former federal judge, professor of law, bestselling author, and scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Bork’s views on the state of American law are particularly insightful.

Brent Bozell, president of the Media Research Center and one of the nation’s foremost experts on liberal bias in the media.

Patrick Buchanan, longtime columnist, former presidential candidate, telegenic talk-show host, and articulate defender of the America First movement.

William F. Buckley Jr., raconteur, founder of the influential National Review magazine, bestselling author, and one of the earliest conservatives on television with PBS’s Firing Line.

Kellyanne Conway, founder, president, and CEO of the Washington, D.C.-based “The Polling Company,” conservative commentator, and one of the “Fifty Most Powerful Women in Politics,” according to Ladies’ Home Journal.

Ann Coulter, perhaps the second most famous woman (after Hillary) in American politics today. Coulter is an attorney, bestselling author, legal correspondent for Human Events, and a conservative diva who sets the standard against which all other conservative commentators should be compared.

T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr., president of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and of the Collegiate Network. He previously served as President Reagan’s top domestic policy advisor.

Monica Crowley, successful author, Richard Nixon scholar, and radio show host.

Matt Drudge, founder and operator of the Drudge Report (www.drudgereport.com), the nation’s best web site for the most up-to-date news and political gossip.

Dinesh D’Souza, research fellow at the Hoover Institution, bestselling author, true American success story, and definitely a person with whom you would want to serve on a college Republican newspaper.

Michelle Easton, president of the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute and veteran soldier in the battle to improve America’s education standards.

Lee Edwards, chief historian of the conservative movement who has published over fifteen books about conservative leaders and institutions. He is also chairman of the Victims of Communism Memorial foundation.

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Larry Elder, Los Angeles-based radio talk-show host known as the “Sage from South Central” who debunks popular liberal myths every day, as well as in his excellent book, The Ten Things You Can’t Say in America.

Richard Epstein, law professor, author, and clearly one of the smartest people in the world, with the ability to explain theoretically yet clearly the most complicated legal and political issues.

Mallory Factor, chairman of the Free Enterprise Fund and co-founder of the influential Monday Meeting in New York City.

Don Feder, columnist, author, radio talk-show host and all-around talented conservative pundit.

Steve Forbes, editor and president of the free market- oriented Forbes magazine and former presidential candidate who brought the idea of a “flat rate income tax” into the mainstream.

John Fund, intelligent conservative pundit who writes editorials for the Wall Street Journal and collaborated with Rush Limbaugh on the bestseller The Way Things Ought to Be.

Frank Gaffney, founder of the Center for Security Policy and an insightful commentator on American foreign policy and defense issues.

Robert George, standup comedian and editorial writer for the New York Post.

John Gizzi, political editor of Human Events. Gizzi is the ultimate insider on Capitol Hill with an almanac’s mastery of politics.

Jonah Goldberg, Lucianne’s son and a darn funny writer for National Review Online.

Lucianne Goldberg, founder of the popular web site www.lucianne.com, former New York literary agent, mom of Jonah, and hated by liberals (but loved by conservatives) for her role in helping prove Bill Clinton’s felonious perjury in the Paula Jones/Monica Lewinsky affairs.

Sean Hannity, media superstar, radio talk-show host, bestselling author, co-host of FOX News Channel’s Hannity & Colmes, and host of Hannity’s America on the same channel.

Victor Davis Hanson, prominent professor emeritus, prolific author, and columnist for National Review.

Mark Helprin, author and excellent writer for the Claremont Institute and the Wall Street Journal.

Hugh Hewitt, author, blogger, and nationally syndicated talk-show host.

James Higgins, co-founder of the Monday Meeting in New York City.

David Horowitz, successful author, intellectual bomb-thrower, brilliant political strategist, and a man who understands the application of the “art of war” to politics and how Republicans should use it.

Laura Ingraham, attorney, bestselling author, media star, and host of her own nationally syndicated radio show.

Terence Jeffrey, nationally syndicated columnist and frequent defender of the Right on cable news.

Elizabeth Kantor, author of The Politically Incorrect Guide™ to English and American Literature and head of the Conservative Book Club, the best source of conservative books.

William Kristol, author and editor of the Weekly Standard magazine. Kristol is an influential conservative in print, in the lecture hall, and on the airwaves.

David Kopel, author and research director at the Independence Institute, and author of numerous outstanding pieces explaining why guns are good.

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Michael Ledeen, author and scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Ledeen understands what it will take to destroy international terrorism and its supporters.

Leonard Leo, executive vice president of the Federalist Society, the nation’s largest organization of conservative lawyers, and adviser to President George W. Bush on judicial nominations.

David Limbaugh, attorney, bestselling author, and nationally syndicated columnist whose book Persecution: How Liberals are Waging War against Christianity, is an eye-opener—even for Ayn Rand libertarians.

Rush Limbaugh, mega media superstar, bestselling author, and radio host who has single-handedly given more liberals heart attacks than tobacco, fatty foods, and alcohol combined.

John R. Lott, Jr., statistician and economics professor. Lott is the author of Freedomnomics, a rousing defense of the free market and rebuke to assorted government interventionists.

Rich Lowry, editor of National Review and author of the now-definitive history of the Clinton era, Legacy: Paying the Price for the Clinton Years.

Michelle Malkin, bestselling author, nationally syndicated columnist, frequent Fox News commentator, Clare B...

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Dedication
• The Smoking Gun
• Introduction
• ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: KILLING AMNESTY UNTIL IT’S DEAD
• THE WAR ON TERROR: APPEASE THIS!
• FEDERAL SPENDING: - IN YOUR FACE AND OUT OF CONTROL
• THE COURTS: - AN OLIGARCHY IN ROBES
• TAXES: THE ONLY LEGAL FORM OF THEFT
• INTRUSIVENESS OF GOVERNMENT: WELCOME TO THE NANNY STATE
• THE IRAQ WAR: SURRENDER IS NOT A WINNING STRATEGY
• SOCIAL SECURITY AND OTHER ENTITLEMENTS: OUR FAILED EXPERIMENT IN SOCIALISM
• ABORTION: WHY LIFE IS THE RIGHT CHOICE
• MEDIA BIAS: ALL THE NEWS THAT FITS THE SLANT
• VRWC ACTION KIT
• VRWC VOTING GUIDE
• ELECTION NIGHT SCORECARD
• NOTES
• Copyright Page