Chuck DeVore's Comments

Big Government : Californiaâs New Frisbee Law Just Latest Attempt to Raise Cash

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:44:12 +0000

Not being a surfer, tossing a Frisbee was what I did at the beach -- another reason I'm glad I moved to Texas.

Big Government : Did Top Liberal Arts College Falsify SAT Data to Legitimize Racial Preferences?

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:37:21 +0000

No, it wasn't. You have the wrong school, the wrong year, and the wrong person. The incident to which I was referring was in 2004 and is detailed here: http://www.nationalreview.com/phi-beta-cons/39720...

Big Government : Did Top Liberal Arts College Falsify SAT Data to Legitimize Racial Preferences?

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 03:07:47 +0000

I have no idea, none whatsoever. I had never met the man before his early death and had only heard of him once or twice before that.

Big Government : Did Top Liberal Arts College Falsify SAT Data to Legitimize Racial Preferences?

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 23:19:02 +0000

Another sad story from my alma mater, Claremont McKenna College -- and from the same college president, Pamela Gann, who stood down classes for mandatory sensitivity training after a visiting professor of psychology claimed her car was vandalized with anti-woman graffiti (it was later proven she vandalized her own car and she was convicted of insurance fraud) -- meanwhile, Gann refused to stand down classes after 9/11 in commemoration of the dead from the attack. It was then that Gann came to my attention and got on my bad list, and she's gone down hill ever since. Thanks for the great reporting, Charles! I'm honored to have spoken to your College Republican Club back in the day.

The Heritage Foundry : Does Obama Know the Difference between Great Britain and England?

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:13:44 +0000

Glad you picked up on this Nile, I think we've been the only two to do so. I tweeted about it earlier today: @chuckdevore TelePrompter #Fail - #Obama refers to "English Embassy" trashed in Iran. Has there EVER been an "English Embassy"? Ever? And: Re: #Obama's "English Embassy" gaff, doubt media will report - too busy gothcha-ing on Republican candidates #RS #tcot And finally: Re: #Obama's "English Embassy" gaff, don't tell the Scots that the English have an embassy in Iran, they'll want 1 too. #rs Given that the first diplomatic missions were temporary and lacked a permanent home, an "embassy" or more formally, a "chancery," I wonder if England, ever had an "embassy"? "England" ceased to exist for diplomatic purposes in 1707 after the union with Scotland.

Big Government : Perry: Send Insider Trading Congressmen To Jail

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:01:10 +0000

Roger, here's the issue: Cain is running for President, as such, he'll likely have to deal with Pelosi, the Democrat leader in the House. Ad hominems, no matter how well deserved, such as Schwarzenegger calling the California Legislature "girly-men" are non-productive in that the attack does not deal with an issue, such as taxes, or ideology, but personalities. The Legislature schooled Schwarzenegger and got its revenge on him in the end. As for moderate Republicans -- the problem isn't their willingness to name call (although, ironically, I think they do it more than conservatives as they don't have strong political beliefs) -- rather, the problem is their willingness to compromise with the Left for the sake of cutting a deal.

Big Government : Perry: Send Insider Trading Congressmen To Jail

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:42:20 +0000

Roger, the ad hominem to which I was referring was Cain's "Princess Nancy" comment, which had nothing to do with the allegations of insider trading. I'm all for exposing elected officials who immorally got rich off of their position of power, hence, my admiration of the Perry ad.

Big Government : Perry: Send Insider Trading Congressmen To Jail

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:17:58 +0000

I don't -- I just don't like using ad hominems against politicians (or anyone else); finding issues work best. I don't see where you get that I don't support rule of law here...

Big Government : Perry: Send Insider Trading Congressmen To Jail

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:52:20 +0000

Really? You claimed to be MSG CJ Grisham who posted this 7 weeks ago: Chuck, I'm more than a little disappointed that you would say such things without qualification about me. You know me from my work with Move America Forward and when I supported you in California trying to unseat Boxer. Surely through your campaigning you learned never to trust the first story without verifying it. I think a little perspective is in order: http://militarygear.com/asp/2011/09/26/a-little-p....

Big Government : Perry: Send Insider Trading Congressmen To Jail

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:48:16 +0000

That would explain why you are no longer on the Army's AKO system. So, since you are no longer in the U.S. Army, go ahead and whack away as a civilian. Your comments are still sad, however.

Big Government : Perry: Send Insider Trading Congressmen To Jail

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:26:03 +0000

Sad. In 28 years of service in the U.S. Army, I have never been bodily threatened by any soldier. Now I see what Michael Yon wrote about when he said you threatened him -- and you supplied the evidence. Sad. Weird. Unprofessional.

Big Government : Perry: Send Insider Trading Congressmen To Jail

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:16:10 +0000

BTW, in case you forgot my initial comment to the Michael Yon post (http://bigpeace.com/myon/2011/09/25/threat-from-american-soldier) that appears to have set you off, it's: "Doesn't get more specific than that, Michael. Seems simple enough for the company or battalion commander to deal with -- they have full authority." -- A fairly benign comment. As for your claim then that "I supported you in California trying to unseat Boxer" I only note that you've been on active duty for many years and, as such, your ability to assist in a partisan campaign is limited by both the Hatch Act and military tradition. I note that no "Grisham" appeared among my 25,000 contributors.

Big Government : Perry: Send Insider Trading Congressmen To Jail

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:06:22 +0000

Merely trying to save you from yourself, Sergeant. I'm still a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army and, if you are still on active duty, you remain subject to the UCMJ and rules of decorum. Your comments reflect poorly on yourself, the U.S. Army and the non-commissioned officers corps.

Big Government : Perry: Send Insider Trading Congressmen To Jail

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:43:23 +0000

Well, this really contributes to the elevated discussion on the boards. Whatever.

Big Government : Perry: Send Insider Trading Congressmen To Jail

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:01:56 +0000

I "abandoned" you? How? By deciding to move my family out of California after taking a $500,000 hit for six years of public service in the State Assembly vs. what I was making as a corporate executive? Or, did I "abandon" you by enlisting in the Army back in 1983 and serving through the rank of lieutenant colonel? Regardless, I won't "Shut The F**k Up" as you rudely suggest.

Big Government : Perry: Send Insider Trading Congressmen To Jail

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:44:21 +0000

Wow, and I thought it unwise and intemperate for Herman Cain to call the former Speaker "Princess Nancy"; ad hominems never being a good idea in political discourse. But this, this move shows guts.

Big Government : If Rick Perry Was Drunk, He Should Drink More Often

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 18:20:12 +0000

The question that should be asked: who paid for the edited hatchet job?

Big Government : Ron Paul Supporters and the American 'Empire'

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 01:16:21 +0000

This document from 1999 cites some of the financial contributions of Germany, post-Cold War, towards U.S. bases on their soil. http://www.defense.gov/pubs/allied_contrib99/ch2.... Don't have the time to do more research for you. Suffice it to say that it is rather sensitive for the host nations to admit to much support as it isn't the most popular thing domestically to be helping pay for the U.S. bases overseas.

Big Government : Ron Paul Supporters and the American 'Empire'

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:50:19 +0000

Well, I cite myself, for now. From 1986 to 1988 I was a Reagan White House appointee in the Department of Defense where I was a Special Assistant for Foreign Affairs. One of my jobs was to deal with foreign military basing rights and brief Congress on what those were. We calculated that it would cost hundreds of millions of dollars just to build new barracks to house the soldiers if they were sent back from Korea, Okinawa and Germany.

Big Government : Ron Paul Supporters and the American 'Empire'

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:28:47 +0000

The Germans, Koreans and Japanese do, in fact, pay us to protect them through subsidies for housing and bases on their soil. So much, in fact, that it would cost more to bring the troops home from Germany, Korea and Okinawa then to keep them there.

Chuck DeVore's Comments

Big Government : Californiaâs New Frisbee Law Just Latest Attempt to Raise Cash

Big Government : Did Top Liberal Arts College Falsify SAT Data to Legitimize Racial Preferences?

Big Government : Did Top Liberal Arts College Falsify SAT Data to Legitimize Racial Preferences?

Big Government : Did Top Liberal Arts College Falsify SAT Data to Legitimize Racial Preferences?

The Heritage Foundry : Does Obama Know the Difference between Great Britain and England?

Big Government : Perry: Send Insider Trading Congressmen To Jail

Big Government : Perry: Send Insider Trading Congressmen To Jail

Big Government : Perry: Send Insider Trading Congressmen To Jail

Big Government : Perry: Send Insider Trading Congressmen To Jail

Big Government : Perry: Send Insider Trading Congressmen To Jail

Big Government : Perry: Send Insider Trading Congressmen To Jail

Big Government : Perry: Send Insider Trading Congressmen To Jail

Big Government : Perry: Send Insider Trading Congressmen To Jail

Big Government : Perry: Send Insider Trading Congressmen To Jail

Big Government : Perry: Send Insider Trading Congressmen To Jail

Big Government : Perry: Send Insider Trading Congressmen To Jail

Big Government : If Rick Perry Was Drunk, He Should Drink More Often

Big Government : Ron Paul Supporters and the American 'Empire'

Big Government : Ron Paul Supporters and the American 'Empire'

Big Government : Ron Paul Supporters and the American 'Empire'

Big Government : Californiaâs New Frisbee Law Just Latest Attempt to Raise Cash