President Obama’s recent actions mandating that religious organizations offer their workers contraception coverage has allowed him to accomplish what few before him have been able to do: he galvonized the religious left and religious right together on the same issue.

This week on Rick Amato TV I interviewed the Reverend Jesse Lee Peterson, who fresh off his appearance on Sean Hannity’s TV Show- told me, “I know for sure and without a doubt he (Obama) is not a Christian.”  And then he added this, “Several Catholic leaders (who appeared with him on Hannity’s TV show) agreed with me but would not say so publicly.”  He continued, “Obama is not going after religion he is going after Christianity and has been doing so since day one… He is trying to wipe out Christianity.”

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VIDEO: The Reverend Jesse Lee Peterson says that Obama is not a Christian and “is trying to wipe out Christianity.”

Later that same day on my radio show I interviewed Thomas McKenna of CatholicAction.org who had just returned from a trip to the Vatican.

McKenna pointed out that Catholics represents the single largest voting block among religions in America, some 25%.  He believes, and others around him believe, the Obama administration has strategically targeted the Catholic faith realizing that if it can be forced to capitulate then all other faiths can be counted on to follow.

Kubin, an editor for The Washington Times Communities section, was charged with assaulting a police officer and crossing police lines while she was outside the Marriott Wardman Park, where the conference was held, said her attorney, Deborah Hines.

Kubin denies assaulting the officer and crossing the police line, according to her attorney. Hines also said that police declined to provide details of why she was arrested.

I should point out that I have maintained a professional working relationship with Jacquie Kubin over the past two years and there is something about this story that just doesn’t add up.  A 53 year old mother and grandmother who has never been arrested in her 20 years as a journalist all of a sudden goes postal?

VIDEO OF ARREST:

VIDEO: Click image above to see the arrest of journalist Jacquie Kubin while covering Occupy CPAC. At this point her arrest raises more questions than answers.

“She had a First Amendment right to be there. She is a credentialed journalist,” said Hines. “There was no reason for her to become part of the story.”

Ironically, several left of center news sites are reporting that Kubin has become the 64th reporter arrested while covering the Occupy protests since Occupy Wall Street began.  Meanwhile, this is in stark contrast to the professional protection and support I received from officers of the San Diego Police Department while speaking at Occupy San Diego.

Organized by the AFL-CIO, the “Occupy CPAC” event appears to have been a combustible situation in the making. Two days before Kubin’s arrest Michelle Fields of The Daily Caller reported that protestors had said they were paid “sixty bucks a head” to protest outside of CPAC.

According to the article, one protester told The Daily Caller that all the “Occupy” activists were being paid to protest, and that his union, Sheet Metal Workers Local 100, approached him about the money-making opportunity.

“I have nothing nice to say about Local 100. … They just told me ‘you wanna make sixty bucks? So c’mon,’ ” the protester said.

Jacquie Kubin is scheduled to appear at the Superior Court for the District of Columbia on February 28th. I could be wrong, but at this point something tells me we haven’t heard the last of this story.

“The topic of my CPAC speech will be, ‘What A Reagonite Foreign Policy Would Look Like In 2012 & Beyond.’  I will discuss what it is I believe Ronald Reagan would do today if he were President, on matters of national security and global defense.”

Like many Americans, Ambassador Bolton is deeply concerned about the Obama administration’s handling of the Middle East turmoil in general and with Iran in particular. On the issue of Iran and nuclear weapons he had this sobering message:

“There is very little we can do at this point. They are at the goal line and I see only two outcomes: Either Iran gets it (nuclear weapons) or someone uses pre-emptive military force.  And We know it won’t be the Obama administration using military force.”

In sharp criticism of the Obama admministration, he pointed out that, despite their stated goal of a “world without nuclear weapons,” a recent change in their policy is actually helping unstable countries acquire such weapons.

Until now, the administration has said the US should only enter into nuclear sale agreements with countries who formally agree not to manufacture their own nuclear fuel, either by enriching uranium or reprocessing plutonium. This is because fresh or spent nuclear reactor fuels can be processed to make nuclear weapons.  But last month the administration told lawmakers that, instead of requiring the highest non-proliferation standards from future nuclear trade partners, they would impose no standard, but go on a “case-by-case” basis. The effect improves the business and profitability of the nuclear industry, but does so at the expense of U.S. and global security.

To put this into historical perspective, Bolton explained that during the Eisenhower years it was believed that promoting atomic energy world-wide was a good thing for society in general, when in fact the scientists of the day understood what the politicians of the day did not— that by promoting atomic energy they would also be promoting nuclear weapons.  This shift in Obama’s policy reflects the administration’s belief in enacting a policy of containment as opposed to one of prevention — something, presumably, which Ronald Reagan would not agree to if he were President today.

You can hear my entire interview with John Bolton in the podcast section of AmatoTalk.

Stand up comic Sutton Porter wore a sweater vest in honor of Santorum’s clean sweep but wore the letters ‘Newt’ across her heart

Sal Russo joined me to try to make sense of Rick Santotrum‘s clean sweep Tuesday evening and to discuss the TEA Party vote.  According to Russo, the TEA Party hasn’t endorsed a candidate yet because they have been polling their members since June of 2011 and found that TEA Party members support all four candidates.  However, he strongly believes the TEA Party will unite behind whoever becomes the nominee, because all four support the TEA Party goals of reducing the size of government, reducing the national debt, recovering the economy and changing the tax code.

Andrew Breitbart said he was “calling from the bowels of America’s constipated government system,” i.e., Washington, D.C.  Breitbart, who is attending CPAC, says he is receiving death threats from OCCUPY organizers because he will soon release a documentary exposing Occupy as “global anarchists.”  About the Occupy movement’s threats to disrupt CPAC, Breitbart quoted from Tuesday’s media that, “Candidate Romney has Secret Service but Breitbart and Newt Gingrich don’t.” According to Breitbart, the same global anarchists who were behind Bill Ayers and the Black Panthers in the 1960’s are involved in the Occupy moevment. They are plotting civil unrest to create a hostile environment in this country that will lead to revolution. His documentary will expose them with email evidence and he will name names.

Click here to watch the show.

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With these victories, Rick Santorum moves ahead of Mitt Romney in wins.  He has now won 4 states (Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, and Colorado).  Romney has won 3 states (New Hampshire, Florida, and Nevada), and Newt Gingrich won South Carolina.  So, with eight races behind us, it is now clear that the Republican vote is split and voters have not chosen a strong favorite.

The actual final results are as follows:

Victory Speech: CLICK to watch Rick Santorum’s victory speech.

MISSOURI PRIMARY

Santorum………55.2%
Romney………..25.5%
Paul………………12.2%
Other………………7.3% (Gingrich was not on the ballot)

MINNESOTA CAUCUS

Santorum………44.9%
Paul………………27.1%
Romney…………16.9%
Gingrich…………10.7%

COLORADO CAUCUS

Santorum……….40.2%
Romney………….34.9%
Gingrich………….12.8%
Paul………………..11.7%

Santorum would be well advised to begin preparing his responses now for the Romney attacks that are sure to come.  The Romney camp is expected to begin attacking him as a Washington-insider who embraces earmarks.

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The press release below distributed by the AMS explains their values and mission.  As an AMATO FOR LIBERTY reader you are among the first to receive.

America’s Medical Society Selects Rick Amato To Be National Spokesperson

San Diego, CA—Tuesday, February 7, 2012  America’s Medical Society (AMS), a non-profit medical organization dedicated to a neutral, bi-partisan approach to improving America’s healthcare delivery system, announced today that is has chosen commentator, syndicated columnist and talk show host Rick Amato to be its national spokesperson for 2012.

“It’s a good fit,” said AMS Founder and President Dr. Adam Dorin. “Like us, Rick Amato is someone whose following is growing nationally. He also understands how to communicate ideas in a respectful, non-confrontational way—two attributes that were important to us.  Anyone who saw the video of his speech in front of the Occupy protesters knows exactly what I’m talking about.”

Dorin said Amato will be the public face of AMS.  “Rick will represent America’s Medical Society on TV and radio guest appearances.  He will also assist us in developing media and public outreach strategies. The American Medical Association (AMA) drives its business model with a $70-plus million annual government-protected billing code monopoly; AMS and its sister medical groups are powered by the volunteer voices of the majority in the healthcare field. Rick will help ensure that this chorus is heard.”

AMS is committed to protecting doctor rights, fighting sham peer review, representing healthcare professionals, and preserving the safety and success of all American healthcare venues—whether academic, community, charity or the individual medical office.

Rick Amato is the host of The Rick Amato Show on radio and the online TV show called Rick Amato TV; Rick writes a nationally syndicated newsletter called Amato For Liberty and is editor of AmatoTalk.com.

Separately, it was also announced that a national doctors coalition conference powered by the major national medical groups will be held in San Diego on May 5th and 6th of this year. Rick Amato will serve as emcee and moderator.

Studies have confirmed that these independent medical associations collectively represent the majority of physicians in the country who, in fact, are not members of the AMA (note:  the AMA’s membership consists of less than 15% of practicing community doctors, and their support for the Affordable Care Act law in 2010 and since has been roundly dismissed as self-serving and not representative of the physician population at large).

A developing schedule of nationally-recognized leaders in healthcare, politics, and the media will be featured at the San Diego meeting (Saturday evening, May 5 and all-day Sunday, May 6). In addition to providing the latest news from the physician’s perspective on Obamacare, and posing challenges to the current healthcare reform law, the meeting will feature a debate on the merits, patient care risks, and constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

The conference is aptly named The National Coalition Summit of Independent Physicians©—Protecting the Doctor-Patient Relationship in an Era of Government Mandates. The conference will be held at the Town and Country Resort and Convention Center; registration is required, but attendance will be free. For specific details and regular updates on this rapidly developing National Coalition of Physicians Event, follow www.AmericasMedicalSociety.com or any of the other participating medical organizations online.

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Phillip D. Dorin
COO, America’s Medical Society
americasstaff@gmail.com
858-344-0083

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Much of what Reagan believed in — downsizing government, reducing spending, stopping inflation, strengthening our military— applies today, and proves to us that history does  repeat itself.  Ronald Reagan ascended to the Presidency inheriting a nation very similar to today’s.

In Reagan’s first Inaugural Address he spoke these words:

From time to time, we have been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. But if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else? All of us together, in and out of government, must bear the burden. The solutions we seek must be equitable, with no one group singled out to pay a higher price.

We hear much of special interest groups. Our concern must be for a special interest group that has been too long neglected. It knows no sectional boundaries or ethnic and racial divisions, and it crosses political party lines. It is made up of men and women who raise our food, patrol our streets, man our mines and our factories, teach our children, keep our homes, and heal us when we are sick—professionals, industrialists, shopkeepers, clerks, cabbies, and truck drivers. They are, in short, “We the people,” this breed called Americans.

In February, 2009 Peter Ferrara, who served in the White House Office of Policy Development under President Reagan,  wrote an article in the Wall Street Journal comparing Obamanomics to Reaganomics and pointed out that President Obama’s economic plans and policies were the exact opposite of Reagan’s, and would, therefore have the exact opposite result.  We see that happening in America today.

The Heritage Foundation is inviting everyone to sign a birthday card to Ronald Reagan on their website and Facebook page.

If we take a moment to reflect on who Ronald Reagan was and the values he stood for, perhaps it gives us strength to tackle the task ahead of us, as we strive to replace Obamanomics with Reaganomics in 2012, and restore a pride and belief in American Exceptionalism.