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The Apple Fell From The Virginia Tree To North Carolina

I’ve received some feedback about my commentaries and article previews at the top of each day’s News Stand. So, why not ensconse it with the imprimatur of a column head? Done. Welcome to “Annotations & Elucidations,” a definitive lead-in to each day’s News Stand headlines.

We start with some breaking news you’ll probably read lots more about tomorrow: State GOP Chairman Pat Mullins, Delegates Scott Lingamfelter and Tommy Wright, and Senator Frank Ruff, claim that Governor Tim Kaine’s DNC travels led to him being away from the switch when it came to losing 3,000 jobs to North Carolina when Apple decided to locate a facility there instead of Southside Virginia. Apple indicated Virginia was its first choice but, according to the Republicans, the governor did not include a key tax incentive in an amendment to a Creigh Deeds bill, although assuring lawmakers the key provision was there. RichmondBizSense.com has the story and a link to Mullins’ detailed statement. Meanwhile, according to the Washington Post’s calculations, we have 70 percent of a governor. Even the Charlottesville Daily Progress tells him to mind the store.

Meanwhile, the momentum for more charter schools grows with the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot jumping on board, and a Virginia jail has done what no one else could: Unite the ACLU and conservative Christian groups in pressuring the jail to cease its censoring of mail with Biblical and religious messages and information to prisoners. 

In National News, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that pharmacists of conscious must sell “Plan B.” In the Commentary section, Michele Malkin points out the double standard by the New York Timesfor criticizing an Obama administration scientist who openly celebrates his Christianity, but says nothing of a hard-left secularist science advisor to the president.

News:

McDonnell leads money race (Richmond Times-Dispatch) 

Biden to appear at Henrico college (Richmond Times-Dispatch) 

Republicans say Kaine fumbled deal with Apple (RichmondBizSense.com)

Kaine Devoting 30 Percent of Work Week to DNC (Washington Post)

Group demands that jail stop censoring religion (OneNewsNow.com)

Editorial: Can he serve two masters? (Charlottesville Daily Progress)

Editorial: Charting new course for charter schools (Norfolk Virginian-Pilot)

National News:

National Guard units strained by chaplain shortage (AP/ OneNewsNow.com)

NEA flexes ‘political muscle,’ backs same-sex ‘marriage’  (OneNewsNow.com)

Court: Conscientious pharmacists must sell ‘Plan B’ (OneNewsNow.com)

Episcopal Church — no clear gospel to proclaim (OneNewsNow.com)

Are Dems trying to sneak ‘hate crimes’ through? (OneNewsNow.com)

Obama’s stimulus ‘murdered’ welfare reform (OneNewsNow.com)

Old Mission, New Life (Washington Post)

Commentary:

Two Scientists, Two Standards (Michele Malkin/GOPUSA.com)

PBS And Health-Care Hypocrites (Brent Bozell/GOPUSA.com)

Air Force Refuses Flyover Request From God and Country Festival (American Family Association Blog)

So, just how far are the ACLU and their anti-Christian supporters in the courts willing to go to rid our nation of its Christian heritage? Watch this video to see:

Unreal. We actually live in a nation where judges can order a cross to be covered up! Not exactly what these veterans fought for and watched their buddies die for. Go to donttearmedown.com for more information and to sign an online petition to keep the cross.

And yet, candidates for office continue to tell us that these silly “social issues” don’t matter, are divisive and don’t win elections. All that matters is the almighty dollar.

Well, Obama is taking care of that too. No money and no freedom. God bless America.

(Thanks to our friends at the Free Market Foundation and the Liberty Legal Institute in Texas for letting us know about this case. Kelly Shackelford, the ED at Free Market, is a great friend and has often provided wise counsel to TFF. )

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” 

George Santayana, The Life of Reason Vol. 1, 1905