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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?”

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.

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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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 this week’s Freedom Minute.  “In the war on terrorism, you’re either with us or against us.”

In this week’s Freedom Minute, 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.”

In this week’s Freedom Minute, 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.”

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. 

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.”

In the must-watch video below, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan lays out his 2012 budget proposal and the consequences should Congress fail to act now to restore the nation’s  fiscal sanity.

In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino discusses the national debt crisis, Congress’ addiction to excessive spending and the Democrat’s budget plan.  Giachino warns that without serious and immediate action to right the nation’s fiscal ship, America is destined to a future of higher taxes, greater inflation and a lower standard of living.

In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino provides viewers with three tips for how to think about the growing revolutionary fervor and ongoing unrest in the Middle East.

In this week’s Freedom Minute, 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.

This month marks the 100th birthday of President Ronald Reagan.  In this week’s “Freedom Minute,” 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.”

In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino discusses the debate over whether political discourse in the U.S. is civil enough. Giachino concludes, “Freewheeling political debate is one of the greatest gifts we have in this nation.”

In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino challenges the professional cynics in Washington who continue to claim that, despite the House vote this week to repeal ObamaCare, full repeal will never become a reality.  Giachino further explains why the skeptics are missing three important points and how the House vote was indeed the beginning of the end for ObamaCare.

With 2010 now behind us, CFIF’s Renee Giachino presents our predictions for the top five news stories of 2011 in this week’s Freedom Minute.  (Note: For our more serious viewers, it’s okay to laugh.)

In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino discusses the Department of Education’s war on for-profit colleges and universities, and the negative impacts of its proposed “gainful employment” regulations.

In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino discusses the huge breach in national security presented by WikiLeaks and the need to aggressively prosecute the website’s founder, Julian Assange.

In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino explains why the Senate should reject ratification of the new START Treaty and how the president should focus instead on disarming dangerous rogue nations like North Korea.

In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino discusses Democrats’ response to the midterm elections and the current state of denial of Party leaders about the message sent by voters on November 2.