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IMPORTANT NOTICE

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Raquel Okyay is now writing for Conservative-Women.com. Starting in March 2012, New York State conservative activists Raquel Okyay and Lisa Douglas teamed up to create Conservative-Women.com – a publication geared towards amplifying the female, conservative voice. Visit Conservative-Women.com Today for Need to Know News and insightful commentary!

Ooooohhhhh Yeeeaaaa!! Stephen Katz for State Senate

Ooooohhhhh Yeeeaaaa!! Stephen Katz for State Senate

Assemblyman Stephen Katz addresses Ulster Orange Tea Party, September 2011 (Editor’s note: I’m sorry Greg, but you brought this upon yourself.) By: Raquel Okyay It’s going to be a “blood bath” insiders say in the 2012 Republican primary race Katz vs. Ball for New York State Senate.  First term incumbent, Senator Greg Ball is being [...]

2nd Amendment Foundation – Thank You!

2nd Amendment Foundation – Thank You!

Published at HUMAN EVENTS on 3/13/12.  Read here. Gun rights are upheld in Maryland Supreme Court case by Raquel Okyay Good Lord, what would we do without the Second Amendment Foundation? SAF was created in 1974, currently having 650,000 members, to combat anti-Second Amendment crusaders who use “safety” as an excuse to restrict our Second Amendment [...]

Two Year Anniversary TEA Party!!

Two Year Anniversary TEA Party!!

Raquel Okyay * * APRIL TEA PARTY  * * Celebrate With Us It’s been Two Years since Ulster Orange Tea Party has been meeting monthly. We have invited past speakers to say a few words and invited a couple of new speakers too. We hope you can make it! When: Thursday, April 12, 2012 Time: [...]

An Act of Patriotism

An Act of Patriotism

Soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division arrive at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga., Friday, Aug. 22, 2003. Elements of the 3rd Infantry Division, the division’s colors and their commander Maj. Gen. Buford C. Blount III returned the the United States marking the end of the war in Iraq for the division.  (AP Photo/ Gerald [...]

Santorum presents mixed record on gun rights

Santorum presents mixed record on gun rights

GOP White House hopeful Richard J. Santorum (Published at HUMAN EVENTS Guns & Patriots on 2/28/12.  Receive FREE weekly Guns & Patriots e-newsletter here.) GOP hopeful supported 1997 Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban by Raquel Okyay Surely, Richard J. Santorum, candidate for the Republican Party nomination for President, 2012 is supportive of preserving “our constitutionally protected” Second [...]

Recovering Republican

Recovering Republican

By: Diane Rose (Diane is a “conservative leaning libertarian” college student and aspiring writer from New Jersey.) I used to be a GOP party girl. Like a good republican, I pulled the lever for the candidate in the “R” column without considering or investigating the candidate’s positions. After all, the Republican Party stands for family [...]

Obama, Holder work to undermine the Second Amendment

Obama, Holder work to undermine the Second Amendment

(Published at HUMAN EVENTS Guns & Patriots on 2/21/12.  Link here to sign up for FREE weekly e-newsletter.) President’s actions speaks louder than his denials by Raquel Okyay Reporting here a few weeks ago, I indicated that President Barack Obama pretends to support the Second Amendment, but really is working behind the scenes with Atty. Gen. [...]

Kieran Lalor: Solutions for New York

Kieran Lalor: Solutions for New York

Kieran Michael Lalor speaks at Ulster Orange Tea Party, Oct. 2011. (This article is published at PoughkeepsieJournal.com on 2/25/12; reprinted here with permission.) State’s political landscape drives away businesses By: Kieran Michael Lalor (Kieran is a candidate in the proposed 105th Assembly District.  He is founder of Iraq Veterans for Congress; and author of the [...]

Life would be simple if pols, judges accepted gun rights as real rights

Life would be simple if pols, judges accepted gun rights as real rights

(Published at HUMAN EVENTS Guns and Patriots on 2/14/12.  Sign up for free Guns and Patriots weekly newsletter here.) Illinois judge’s dismissal of Moore v. Madigan is twisted logic by Raquel Okyay If lawmakers and judges would simply accept the Second Amendment as lawful and binding, a need for proactive measures to protect our natural and [...]

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