The Dark Side of Green Energy
June 10, 2016 • 09:38 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses a proposed new "green energy" rule by President Obama's Fish and Wildlife Service that would permit wind energy companies to kill or injure up to 4,200 bald eagles per year without incurring significant penalties, an increase of nearly four times the current limit.
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FCC Parties Like It's 1994
April 08, 2016 • 10:25 AM
In this installment of the Freedom Minute, CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the absurdity of the Federal Communications Commission's cable set-top box proposal.
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Defeating Cyberthieves
March 04, 2016 • 08:52 AM
With cybercrime on the rise, CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses why cybertheft of America's intellectual property should be a kitchen table issue for all of us as it damages the broader economy and costs jobs.
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More Inventors, Fewer Lawyers
January 29, 2016 • 07:48 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses our nation's growing epidemic of frivolous patent litigation by illegitimate parties who hope to score "jackpot jury" verdicts or simply frighten legitimate patent holders into costly out-of-court settlements to avoid catastrophic litigation costs, and the bipartisan effort in Washington, DC, to help address the problem.
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Obama's Dereliction of Duty
December 04, 2015 • 07:16 AM
In this edition of the Freedom Minute, CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses President Obama's handling of the growing threat from ISIS and how ensuring America's national security must come first, before acting on any humanitarian impulse to help the true victims of the chaos in Syria.
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Saluting America's Heroes
November 06, 2015 • 07:31 AM
This Veterans Day, the Center for Individual Freedom honors the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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The Obama Foreign Policy: All Hat, No Cattle
October 01, 2015 • 04:51 PM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses how the United States has become less respected and more endangered during Barack Obama's presidency as a result of his failed all-hat-no-cattle foreign policy.
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The Environmental Destruction Agency
August 28, 2015 • 08:12 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the massive toxic spill caused by the EPA in a Colorado river, the agency's response to the disaster and the double standard by which business and the feds are held to account.
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Puerto Rico Today, America Tomorrow?
July 24, 2015 • 08:03 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses Puerto Rico's debt crisis, explains why a Chapter 9 bailout is a bad idea, and warns that Puerto Rico should serve as a wake-up call for the entire nation to get its fiscal house in order.
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The Wisdom of Justice Obama
June 19, 2015 • 07:51 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discussed how President Obama's rhetoric regarding ObamaCare and the challenge currently before the Supreme Court to the law's subsidies is both unseemly and not presidential.
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Honoring the U.S. Armed Forces
May 20, 2015 • 10:44 AM
This week, CFIF salutes all the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces for their bravery, honor and service to our country.
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Congress' ObamaCare Fraud
May 14, 2015 • 06:14 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino demands accountability for the apparent fraud that took place enabling Members of Congress and their staff to circumvent clear rules under ObamaCare in order to keep their taxpayer-subsidized health insurance.
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A Great Deal... for Iran
April 23, 2015 • 11:42 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses how the recently announced nuclear "deal" with Iran is dangerous and a complete failure, including by President Obama's own stated standards.
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Sorry, Hillary: We're Not Convinced
March 18, 2015 • 06:12 PM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses Hillary Clinton's response to the scandal involving her email during her time as Secretary of State.
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Stop the Government's Internet Takeover
February 19, 2015 • 07:54 PM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the plan by President Obama and the FCC to seize unprecedented regulatory control over the Internet by reclassifying Internet service as a public utility.
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Respect Our Military… or Shut Up
February 06, 2015 • 08:48 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino expresses a simple message for some Hollywood liberals vocally reacting to the new film American Sniper: "show some respect or keep your mouths shut."
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Get Congress Out of Your Gas Tank
January 23, 2015 • 06:31 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino pushes back against calls by both Republicans and Democrats in Congress to use lower prices at the pump as an excuse to raise the federal gas tax.
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A 2015 Wish List
January 09, 2015 • 08:36 AM
With the newly elected Congress now convened, CFIF's Renee Giachino presents a wish list for the New Year.
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Governing by Crisis
December 19, 2014 • 08:01 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino points to the recently passed "Cromnibus" as the latest example of politicians in Washington governing by crisis and explains that when laws are too big to be read or understood, they'll always be invitations to corruption and the expansion of government power.
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The Obama Monarchy
December 05, 2014 • 07:57 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the Constitutional crisis set up by President Obama's unilateral action on immigration and the lasting damage to the separation of powers that will result if left unchecked by Congress.
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Title II: Obama Wants to Regulate the Internet
November 21, 2014 • 07:00 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses Barack Obama's misguided push to have the Federal Communications Commission regulate the Internet like a public utility under telephone and railroad laws drafted in the 1930s long before the Internet (or computers, for that matter) was even invented.
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Saluting America's Heroes
November 07, 2014 • 08:26 AM
This Veterans Day, the Center for Individual Freedom honors the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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The Forgotten Amendment
October 24, 2014 • 08:54 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino questions what limits exist on the federal government and the importance of state and local sovereignty as envisioned by the Founding Fathers.
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Preserving Voting Rights
October 10, 2014 • 08:05 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the significance of voter ID requirements, the importance of protecting both the rights and privileges of American voters and making sure every vote counts on Election Day.
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Why ObamaCare Still Matters
September 26, 2014 • 09:15 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino explains why ObamaCare still matters and why the American people must continue to hold their representatives in Congress accountable on the issue.
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An Age of Terror
September 12, 2014 • 09:02 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the worldwide threat posed by ISIS, the Obama Administration's response and the need to act urgently and decisively.
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Michelle Obama's Bake Sale Police
August 28, 2014 • 12:40 PM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the nutritional restrictions imposed on schools and other absurdities of the First Lady's "Let's Move" program.
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Chaos at the CIA
August 15, 2014 • 07:36 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the current dysfunction at the CIA, Congress' political showboating and the need for everyone in Washington to get a lot more serious.
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Abused By The Government? It's Your Patriotic Duty.
August 01, 2014 • 07:01 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the senseless legislative and PR push by the Obama Administration and many Congressional Democrats against U.S. corporations legally working to reduce their tax burden. Giachino explains that the most effective way forward is to reduce the U.S. corporate tax rate currently the highest in the world so American companies can better compete in the global economy.
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The Media Grows a (Baby) Backbone
July 18, 2014 • 09:23 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the mainstream media's treatment of the Obama administration and how important it is that the Fourth Estate begin to hold the administration accountable for its actions and policies.
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Independence ... from What?
June 27, 2014 • 07:24 AM
With Independence Day approaching, CFIF's Renee Giachino urges us to remember what makes our nation great limited government, free markets, and human liberty and hold the politicians in Washington accountable when they fail to live up to the principles first laid down in 1776.
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"Suck it Up and Salute"
June 13, 2014 • 09:30 AM
From the squalid conditions in the VA to Obama skipping the traditional Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery to go on vacation, CFIF's Renee Giachino laments the lack of respect afforded the U.S. military by this administration.
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The Freedom to Criticize Government
May 30, 2014 • 08:09 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the latest push by Congressional Democrats to amend the U.S. Constitution to grant Congress the power to further stifle political speech.
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The Respect Our Veterans Deserve
May 15, 2014 • 07:02 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the national scandal engulfing the Veterans Administration ("VA"), the systemic dysfunction that plagues the VA, and the need for meaningful and comprehensive reform of a system that has failed to adequately serve our veterans and their families with the respect and service they deserve.
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The Special Interests President
May 02, 2014 • 09:02 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the special interest-driven politics that is to blame for the ongoing delays preventing construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.
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Will Labor Unions Take Over College Football?
April 11, 2014 • 07:46 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino takes aim at the recent National Labor Relations Board ruling allowing college football players at Northwestern University to unionize.
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Will IRS Lawlessness End ObamaCare?
March 28, 2014 • 07:08 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino explains how a pending lawsuit challenging certain ObamaCare IRS subsidies not explicitly authorized in the Affordable Care Act could doom the entire health care law.
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"A Smidgen of Corruption" at the IRS
March 14, 2014 • 08:08 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the IRS's targeting of conservatives and makes the case that, despite President Obama's claim, there appears to be a lot more than "a smidgen of corruption" involved in the scandal.
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Comcast-Time Warner Merger: Antitrust Hysteria
February 21, 2014 • 06:56 PM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the irrational antitrust hysteria by critics of Comcast's proposed purchase of Time Warner Cable and explains why their concerns are baseless in fact and reality.
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Dumbing Democracy Down
February 14, 2014 • 06:27 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the disturbing level of civic illiteracy in the United States and offers some advice on what all of us can do to help spread the word about the basic principles of American government and why it makes our country so special.
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The Inequality Illusion
January 31, 2014 • 07:14 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino explains how President Obama's push for higher taxes, bigger government and expanded welfare programs is the wrong approach to help the greatest number of people climb the economic ladder.
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The Single-Payer Lie
January 16, 2014 • 07:33 PM
CFIF's Renee Giachino explains that ObamaCare is failing not because its authors are evil geniuses who concocted some deliberate scheme to impose a national single-payer healthcare system, but because it fails to recognize the basic truths of American government.
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2013's Naughty and Nice List
December 13, 2013 • 10:02 AM
Renee Giachino presents CFIF's nominations for this year's naughty and nice lists.
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The Buck Stops Nowhere
November 14, 2013 • 04:42 PM
From the IRS targeting of conservatives to Benghazi to now ObamaCare, CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses how there is no real accountability in the Obama Administration.
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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
October 31, 2013 • 06:45 PM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses how President Obama's foreign policy has changed America's standing in the world: Our enemies no longer fear us and our allies no longer trust us.
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Political Correctness in the Classroom
October 17, 2013 • 04:28 PM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses political correctness run amok in our nation's schools and how it distracts from the main goal of effectively educating our children.
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Green Hysteria
October 04, 2013 • 08:45 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the rhetoric and actions of global warming alarmists and how the actual facts contradict their ideological crusade.
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Big Government Leaves a Bad Taste
September 06, 2013 • 07:24 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the failure of First Lady Michelle Obama's Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act and explains that "government has neither the right nor the ability to make our personal, private decisions for us."
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ObamaCare Must Go
August 23, 2013 • 08:35 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the importance of the fight to defund ObamaCare.
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A Town Hall Agenda
August 09, 2013 • 08:01 AM
From issues like ObamaCare to immigration to the ongoing administration scandals, CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses several questions that should be put to Members of Congress at town hall meetings during the August recess.
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Sequester for Thee, But Not For Me
July 12, 2013 • 08:24 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses how, despite President Obama's constant harping about "shared sacrifice," the political class in Washington continues to avoid the pain of sequester spending cuts while the rest of America is getting squeezed.
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The Real Value of Citizenship
June 28, 2013 • 08:10 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the value of citizenship and explains why it should be earned, not stolen.
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The Two Faces of Eric Holder
June 14, 2013 • 07:32 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino exposes the two faces of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, in his own words.
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Another Bite at the Apple
May 31, 2013 • 07:05 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses how, in the midst of scandals surrounding Benghazi, the IRS and DOJ conducting surveillance on the media, Congress recently decided to scrutinize an iconic American company "for failing pay taxes that it didn't owe." Giachino points to this latest lunacy as further evidence supporting the need for corporate tax reform that includes lower rates to bring more business back to the United States, create more jobs and generate more revenue for the treasury.
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Honoring the U.S. Armed Forces
May 17, 2013 • 08:30 AM
This week, CFIF salutes all the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces for their bravery, honor and service to our country.
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On Immigration, We Can't Trust Washington
May 10, 2013 • 06:24 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the loopholes and false promises in the Gang of Eight immigration bill and why the politicians in Washington are not and should not be trusted on border security.
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Obama's Make-Believe Budget
April 24, 2013 • 07:04 PM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the president's budget proposal and how its calls for even higher taxes, higher spending, bigger government and more empty promises will do nothing to get us out of the Obama recession.
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Immigration Lies and Deception
April 05, 2013 • 08:00 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino makes the case for why any serious immigration reform must put our national interests first, including and starting with securing the border.
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Sequester Hysteria
March 15, 2013 • 08:00 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino offers a dose of reality in response to the administration's sequester hysteria.
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The Felons' Full Employment Program
March 01, 2013 • 09:30 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino argues that we should lock up and throw away the key on new EEOC regulations that say employers can now be sued for discrimination if they fail to hire convicted criminals.
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Intellectual Property and the American Dream
February 15, 2013 • 08:39 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses how recent efforts to erode fundamental intellectual property rights are in fact a direct assault on the American dream.
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Putting Global Warming on Ice
February 01, 2013 • 07:30 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino uses data and facts to cool the heated rhetoric of global warming alarmists.
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Our Make-Believe Government
January 18, 2013 • 06:30 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses our "make-believe government." Everywhere we turn, we see our elected officials living in a fantasy world proposing solutions that have nothing to do with our nation's problems.
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Defending the Right to Work
December 21, 2012 • 09:00 AM
On the heels of heated protests in response to the state of Michigan passing legislation that prevents workers from being coerced to join a labor union, CFIF"s Renee Giachino sets the record straight on the benefits of right-to-work laws.
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Fiscal Cliff Myths
December 07, 2012 • 09:15 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino sifts through the rhetoric and exposes the myths being advanced by the White House in the debate over the "fiscal cliff."
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Saluting America's Heroes
November 08, 2012 • 10:15 AM
This Veterans Day, the Center for Individual Freedom honors the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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The Obama Administration's Foreign Policy Failure
September 28, 2012 • 07:29 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses how the events in the Middle East in recent months show just how naïve, ineffective and downright dangerous the administration's foreign policy has turned out to be.
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The War on Federalism
September 14, 2012 • 08:35 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the erosion of states' rights, highlighting recent instances of Executive Branch attempts to expand federal power at the expense of state sovereignty.
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Slouching at Taxpayer Expense
August 03, 2012 • 05:58 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the recent decision by the Obama Administration to unilaterally gut welfare to work reforms that, by any objective measure, have been a success since passage more than 15 years ago.
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Obama's Tax Hike Lies
July 20, 2012 • 08:52 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino sets the record straight on President Obama's claim that his plan to raise taxes on small businesses and families earning more than $250,000 per year will somehow help the economy and job creators.
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Celebrating the Red, White and Blue
June 29, 2012 • 05:30 AM
The Center for Individual Freedom celebrates the Red, White and Blue and wishes everyone a Happy Independence Day!
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Eric Holder's Greatest Hits
June 21, 2012 • 08:30 PM
CFIF's Renee Giachino chronicles Eric Holder's service as U.S. Attorney General, which includes "allegations that the American people are racist, a constant inability to acknowledge the threat from radical Islam and shameless obstruction of Congress' investigation into the Fast and Furious scandal." Giachino further calls on Holder to step down.
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Big Labor is at it Again
May 25, 2012 • 08:30 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses Big Labor's destructive tactics in both the public and private sectors, including labor union efforts to undercut the bankruptcy restructuring process of American Airlines.
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Honoring the U.S. Armed Forces
May 18, 2012 • 08:30 AM
This year, Armed Forces Week runs from May 12 until May 19. CFIF salutes all the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces for their bravery, honor and service to our country.
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Sources of Hope in Obama's America
April 27, 2012 • 05:35 AM
Despite enduring the last three years of failed federal policies that included the "stimulus" package, ObamaCare and obstruction of the Keystone pipeline, CFIF's Renee Giachino highlights the enormous progress made in the states in recent years for the causes of responsible, limited government and economic prosperity.
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Obama's Legacy of Broken Promises
April 12, 2012 • 07:15 PM
With President Obama now into his fourth year in the oval office, CFIF's Renee Giachino looks back and compares Obama's promises and rhetoric to his results.
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Eric Holder Opens Door to Voter Fraud
March 23, 2012 • 08:00 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's politically-motivated campaign to block implementation of state Voter ID laws and how such laws are needed to secure the integrity of our elections.
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Who's Anti-Science Now? Obama's War on Affordable Energy
March 09, 2012 • 07:29 AM
With gas prices at record highs for this time of year, CFIF's Renee Giachino uses facts to dispel President Obama's myth that his administration is committed to an "all of the above" energy policy that includes increased development of domestic oil and gas. Giachino's message to the President: "Stop the dreaming. Start the drilling."
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Obama's Presidents Day Lesson
February 24, 2012 • 09:10 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino honored Presidents Day this week by humbly submitting a few pearls of presidential wisdom for our current Commander-in-Chief from the presidents who came before him.
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Tax Reform to Put Americans Back to Work
February 10, 2012 • 06:22 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the dire need for meaningful tax reform including lowering and simplifying the corporate tax rate to make the U.S. more competitive in the global economy and put Americans back to work.
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The Pipeline to Nowhere
January 27, 2012 • 05:22 AM
From the recent decision to block construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline to Solyndra-like 'green energy' initiatives, CFIF"s Renee Giachino discusses the Obama Administration"s failed energy policies.
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Want to Protect American Jobs? Start by Fighting Internet Piracy
January 13, 2012 • 07:22 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino debunks the misinformation by opponents of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and discusses the immediate need for Congress to pass legislation to crack down on foreign rogue websites that are dedicated to stealing U.S. intellectual property.
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Obama's Christmas Gift to America: Class Warfare
December 16, 2011 • 07:58 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the increasingly destructive drumbeat of class warfare rhetoric coming out of the White House of late and urges President Obama to stop it and focus on economic growth for all Americans.
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Elena Kagan: Is the Fix in on Obamacare?
December 02, 2011 • 07:58 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to hear the lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of ObamaCare and raises questions about Justice Elena Kagan's apparent bias in favor of the health care reform law.
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The United Nations: 66 Years of Bilking the American Taxpayer
October 28, 2011 • 03:10 AM
United Nations Day was earlier this week. In honor of the occasion, CFIF's Renee Giachino looks back on the world body's 66-year history and highlights how a dream of an institution to protect the goals of world peace has, in reality, been a forum for some of the world's worst despots, funded with U.S. taxpayer money.
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Occupy Wall Street Meets the Tea Parties
October 14, 2011 • 03:10 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino contrasts the "Occupy Wall Street" protests with those of the Tea Party and highlights the mainstream media's double standard in its coverage of the two.
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Trio of Scandals Hits the White House
September 30, 2011 • 03:10 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino points to the mounting scandals – Solyndra, Fast and Furious, Lightsquared – hitting the White House to refute claims that the Obama Administration has been "scandal free."
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Government Stupidity! Where's the App for That?
September 23, 2011 • 06:10 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino comments on the U.S. Department of Labor's new, taxpayer-funded smart phone app, designed to help outdoor workers prevent heat illness by informing them of...well...the temperature outside. "Yes, that's your government at work," says Giachino. "They can tell you what temperature it is outside, but not how much it cost them to tell you. Maybe there should be an app for that."
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The New Adventures of Old Obama
September 15, 2011 • 11:10 PM
CFIF's Renee Giachino analyzes President Obama's "jobs" plan, which he outlined before a joint session of Congress. While the plan has been advertised by the president as a bold new approach to job creation, Giachino says the details reveal that it is nothing more than "a new version of the same old song."
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In Memoriam: 9-11-2001
September 09, 2011 • 06:21 AM
On the 10th anniversary of September 11, this week's Freedom Minute honors those who lost their lives and the families they left behind. We shall never forget.
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Big Labor Takes a Holiday ... from Reality
August 26, 2011 • 06:21 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses how everyday American workers are being used as political pawns to advance the job-killing agenda of big labor unions.
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Obama's Vacation from Reality
August 19, 2011 • 06:21 AM
With Labor Day approaching, CFIF's Renee Giachino comments on President Obama's planned 10-day holiday in the posh New England retreat of Martha's Vineyard as the nation's economy reels and everyday Americans are forced to tighten their family budgets.
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The Nanny State: Coming to a Lemonade Stand Near You
August 12, 2011 • 06:21 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses how overzealous authorities are shutting down children's lemonade stands across the country. Giachino asks the question, "Could there be any more perfect metaphor for how government gets in the way of achieving the American dream?"
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"Balanced" Plan: Still More Government Than We Can Afford
August 05, 2011 • 06:21 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino explains why President Obama's "balanced approach" of tax increases and spending cuts for fixing the nation's fiscal woes is far from balanced in terms of its effects on the American people and U.S. economy.
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John Kasich's "Silent Revolution" in Ohio
July 29, 2011 • 06:21 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino reminds us that, despite the focus on Washington, "real change often happens at the state level." Giachino spotlights Governor John Kasich's "silent revolution" in Ohio as a perfect example.
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Obama's Backdoor Amnesty Scam
July 15, 2011 • 06:21 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the Obama Administration's move to trump the will of the American people and Congress through de facto imposition of the so-called DREAM Act by executive fiat.
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Saying No to the "Politician Tax"
July 08, 2011 • 06:21 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Arizona Free Enterprise Club's Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett. Applauding the decision, which struck down as unconstitutional Arizona's matching political funds scheme, Giachino says that no one should be coerced to support political candidates he or she oppose.
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In Search of Standards
June 24, 2011 • 06:21 AM
While a long record of incompetence by those in government makes it hard for the American people to believe they have the answers to our nation's problems, CFIF's Renee Giachino ponders the question, "Shouldn't we at least believe that those in government meet basic standards of decency and integrity?"
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CFIF's First Annual Lamestream Media Awards
June 17, 2011 • 06:21 AM
Renee Giachino reveals the winners of CFIF's first annual Lamestream Media Awards, recognizing the most pathetic contributions of the liberal media to our national conversation.
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Time For a Ceiling on Big Government
June 10, 2011 • 06:21 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the debate over raising the debt ceiling. Giachino urges conservatives in Congress to stand firm on "real and deep" spending cuts against a President and Congressional Democrats who wish to raise the nation's debt limit without any spending cuts.
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The Presidential Horse Race, 2012
June 02, 2011 • 10:14 PM
With horse racing's Triple Crown underway, CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the greatest horse race of them all: the jockeying for the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination.
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The Obama Commencement Address Preview
May 19, 2011 • 10:14 PM
With commencement season upon us, CFIF's Renee Giachino speculates on the messages President Obama will deliver to this year's college graduates.
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Known and Unknown in the War on Terror
May 13, 2011 • 10:00 AM
Following the successful raid that led to the death of Osama bin Laden, CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the importance of recognizing what former Sec. of Defense Donald Rumsfeld described as the "knowns and unknowns" in the ongoing War on Terror. "What was true a decade ago is equally true today," says Giachino. "In the war on terrorism," the policy must remain, "You're either with us or against us."
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Justice, At Last
May 05, 2011 • 10:20 PM
CFIF's Renee Giachino comments on the death of Osama bin Laden. "Bin Laden's death is a truly momentous moment in American history," says Giachino. "But while we should all celebrate his demise, we must also remain vigilant in our continuing war against Islamic extremists."
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Obama Gives Us the Jimmy Carter Blues
April 29, 2011 • 06:20 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses how today, just as in the 1970s under President Carter, Americans are worried about the nation's future. And just as in the 1970s, our current president doesn't seem to grasp that his policies are causing the anxiety. Giachino explains, "The American people need a pick-me-up in the short term. In the longer run, we'll have to wait for the ultimate mood enhancer the 2012 election."
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The Gulf Coast ... One Year Later
April 15, 2011 • 06:20 AM
One year after the explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the need for the federal government to stop dragging its feet in allowing truly injured parties on the Gulf Coast to be made whole. Furthermore, Giachino implores the Obama Administration to stop standing in the way of developing our much-needed oil resources in the Gulf.
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The Next Great Fight for Civil Rights
April 08, 2011 • 06:20 AM
Noting that one of the few areas where government continues to enforce inequality is in America's public schools, CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the fight for school choice and calls it "the greatest civil rights issue of our generation."
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The Case for Conservative Optimism
April 01, 2011 • 07:20 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino makes the case for conservative optimism. Giachino points to the continued public backlash against ObamaCare, the growing movement against government excess, and widespread opposition to Cap-and-Trade and Net Neutrality as evidence that the nation is committed to restoring to America's founding limited-government principles.
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The Alternate Reality of Liberal Budgets
March 25, 2011 • 07:20 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino discusses the national debt crisis, Congress' addiction to excessive spending and the Democrats budget plan. Giachino warns that without serious and immediate action to right the nation's fiscal crisis, America is destined to a future of higher taxes, greater inflation and a lower standard of living.
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The Obama Gas Tax
March 17, 2011 • 10:07 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino explains how President Obama's energy policy - namely, his opposition to opening up America's vast domestic resources - amounts to a massive energy tax at a time when prices at the pump are soaring ever higher.
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A Revolution Brews in Wisconsin
February 25, 2011 • 06:07 AM
CFIF's Renee Giachino comments on the budget clash in Wisconsin between taxpayers and public-sector unions, noting that the standoff and issues surrounding it have the potential to completely change the shape of American politics.
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The Gipper at 100
February 10, 2011 • 04:07 PM
This month marks the 100th birthday of President Ronald Reagan. CFIF's Renee Giachino looks back on his commitment to America's founding principles and the cause of liberty. "A good president would have reminded us that America has the potential to be a shining city on a hill," says Giachino. "But because he was a great one, Ronald Reagan took action to ensure that we would become that city."
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