Let’s Talk About Debt Baby

by Jon Caldara | 1:44 pm, September 9, 2010

Got a spare $13 trillion to help Uncle Sam pay off the national debt? Check out Devil’s Advocate this week as I am joined by economist Linda Gorman from the Independence Institute and founder of Mothers Against Debt (MAD) Amy Oliver Cooke to discuss the both the federal debt and deficit, and the debt [...]

Ol’ Scottie Pippen had a farm…

by Amy Oliver | 8:31 am, May 26, 2010

NBA star Scottie Pippen made more than $18 million in 2002. But you may not know that he also was a farmer! He was so good at cultivating the earth that the federal government paid him more than $130,000 over a five-year time period to not grow anything on his farm.
According to a 2002 Heritage [...]

Shining a light on national debt

by Amy Oliver | 3:46 pm, May 11, 2010

Mothers Against Debt (MAD), a new project from Transparency Czarina Amy Oliver Cooke, just release a video that illustrates the reality of what our national debt is doing to our children. At COST we like promote our motto: No taxation without information.  Perhaps our children should promote the original motto: No taxation without representation. After [...]

The joke of transparency

by Amy Oliver | 9:40 pm, April 28, 2010

The White House press corps finally gets the joke…and now knows that it is on them.
In a story about why reporters are unhappy with the Obama administration, Politico writes: [Robert] Gibbs said at one of his briefings, “This is the most transparent administration in the history of our country.”
Peals of laughter broke out in the [...]

Freedom of the Press?

by Amy Oliver | 7:37 am, April 21, 2010

Apparently not.
The most transparent White House ever?
Nope.
Recently the White House press corp met with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs to air “grievances” about lack of access to President Obama.
And yesterday, Politico reported:
Police chased reporters away from the White House and closed Lafayette Park today in response to a gay rights protest in which several service members [...]

Ritter and Obama: Same lack of respect for taxpayers

by Amy Oliver | 9:21 pm, January 24, 2010

Another aspect of transparency allows the public enough time to review and comment on legislation.  Both Governor Bill Ritter and President Barack Obama show the same lack of respect for those paying the bills.  We don’t even get to review the bills that affect our lives and wallets.
Candidate Obama promised that the public would be [...]

We’re gonna be transparent and this time I mean it!

by Amy Oliver | 7:23 pm, January 6, 2010

Our transparency Czarina Amy Oliver Cooke is a mom so we hear lots of parenting stories.  Right now, President Barack Obama looks like the over promising parent who constantly under delivers.  While American voters are like the kids who aren’t buying the falsehoods and simply roll their eyes every time Barack Obama utters the word “transparency.”
According to [...]

Rob McNealy Kicks Off Campaign for Colorado Congressional District 6

by Live Free | 7:12 pm, December 4, 2009

Rob McNealy kicked off his campaign for United State Congress to represent Colorado Congressional District 6 this week a the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce.  Rob McNealy will be challenging Republican incumbent Mike Coffman for the 2010 election.
Here’s the interesting part: Rob McNealy is running as a Libertarian candidate for Congress.
Yes, a Libertarian.
I attended [...]

Progressives Spinning Facts for Health Care Reform

by Live Free | 8:26 pm, October 26, 2009

They’re at it again.
Today’s Huffington Post continues down the road of “lies and distortions” the freedom and liberty minded folks are typically the ones blazing the trail on.  Author and Co-Director of the Campaign for America’s Future Roger Hickey cites the recent Washington Post article “New Life for the Public Option” in stating support for [...]

New Health Care Reform Video

by Live Free | 7:02 pm, October 13, 2009

In all the talk about health care reform, it can get confusing what the future would look like.  Here’s a fun video on health care reform where the public plan becomes a public plane and competes on the private market.

Make sure the private planes can still fly!

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