The Statue of Liberty was dedicated 130 years ago this week. What an incredible day October 28, 1886 must have been here in New York! The history of this landmark is fascinating. 

What does the Statue of Liberty mean to you? That’s the first question in our new Weekly Poll. There are several great answers to choose from – I look forward to seeing what people think.

The second Weekly Poll question is more somber, I’m afraid: What do you believe is the GREATEST threat to liberty in America right now?  And unfortunately, here too there are many options for you to consider. 

We have a President who is openly hostile to religious liberty and the rule of law. We have a left-wing presidential candidate who is corrupt to the core. As Election Day nears, voters can’t help but worry that the election outcome has been rigged, directly or indirectly, by the D.C. establishment, left-wing operatives and the mass media. And we have generations of young people being indoctrinated against freedom.

This week we were reminded that Hillary Clinton’s corruption knows no bounds. The Clintons have corrupted charity, free enterprise and our government.

This story should be a blockbuster – the quid pro quo is clear. The top expert on Clinton cronyism rightfully says that the McAuliffe revelations should throw the FBI’s investigation of Hillary out the window. (But to be clear, Hillary’s politicization of the FBI has been going on for decades.)

Meanwhile, the New York Post warns that the agony of Obamacare’s collapse has just begun. As families are devastated by socialized health care, the White House is cheering – and scolding Americans for not blindly trusting President Obama.

I am praying each day for our nation, and I’m sure you are too. In addition to that, what do you think is the BEST thing Americans can do RIGHT NOW to protect liberty? That’s the third and final question in our new Weekly Poll. 

Have a great weekend!

America is worth it!

Judge Andrew Napolitano wants to know what happened to the FBI.  As we noted yesterday, it is under the complete control of the Obama Administration. 

Deroy Murdock writes that Trump’s Gettysburg Address Overflows with Conservative Ideas.   The Washington Times has this to say aboutTrump’s ‘contract’; If undecideds listen to his proposals, they will like what they hear. 

We can expect more of this if Hillary takes over for Obama.  The Daily Signal has more on this troubling case.

9 types of fraudulent voters. 

Clinton cronies steered millions to foundation — and Bill’s wallet. 

In Desperate Push to Save Dying Obamacare, President Wants to Bail Out Insurers. 

Imagine that, President Obama hasn’t been telling us the truth.  Obama’s BlackBerry Offers More Proof White House Knew About Clinton’s Email. 

6 of Obama’s Biggest Blunders. 

Everyone agrees they are eager for this election to take place.  However, will it end on November 8 since there’s no Nov. 8 deadline on Clinton’s dishonesty and scandal. 

Project Veritas, part four: How to inject foreign money into an election, starring Bob Creamer. 

Why isn’t there more reporting on this?

The WSJ (subscription required) is report that NYC’s tax revenues are slumping. Are you aware of this Mr. Mayor and Governor Cuomo?

By Thursday we all need to laugh, so here is GipperTen.Com’s weekly list. 

Hillary’s 33,000 emails might not be ‘missing’ after all.  As youread Paul Sperry’s column, you will undoubtedly be dismayed as to how political the once respected FBI has become under its director, James Comey.   Then it hits you, the FBI isn’t the only federal agency that has lost their direction under the Obama Administration.  If anyone thinks Hillary Clinton will make things better they are ln Never-Never Land and have learned absolute nothing in history class nor did they understand Hunger Games.

Michael Goodwin opines in today’s NY Post that Richard Nixon could only wish he got Hillary’s FBI treatment. 

Why Donald J. Trump is still the safer choice.

Election 2016? Who Will They Bring with Them in to Power? 

The worst of ObamaCare is yet to come. 

What did Obama know about Hillary’s private email server? 

The spin machine never stops:  Obama ‘factual’ about ignorance of Clinton’s email server: White House; Project Veritas video comes back to haunt Clinton camp’s Robby Mook —  Video 3 is here.

Will Google and YouTube do to the Internet what the Left has done to our universities?

California’s National Guard on not “off-the-hook” yet for bonuses yet despite what the headlines are saying.  Obama Admin Targets Soldiers’ Bonuses, Lets Bad VA Employees Keep Theirs. 

Don’t forget to checkout our Wendy Long for Senate Page and our 2016 Statewide Candidates page. 

Wednesday’s with Walter E. Williams. 

Photo Credit:  Ronald Glasman

President Obama says the problems with Obamacare are like new products that need to work out their bugs.  Mr. President, people do not need smartphones that work out their bugs, but they certainly do need healthcare.  You lied to the American people when you pushed for its passage and you are lying to the American people again as you try to save it. 

9 Controversies Obama Didn’t Mention When He Denied Any ‘Major Scandals’. 

Obama to Fundraise for Hillary With CEO Facing $127 Million Wage-Theft Suit.  (Just another example of “do what I say, not as I do.”)

What a difference 8 years make. 

Don’t you wish you could collect a $160,000 pension for watching your grandchildren. 

Hillary Clinton is Wrong: OBGYN Says Abortion is Never Necessary to Save the Life of the Mother. 

In case you still do not believe the main stream media is in the Clinton’s pocket, read this.  Maybe that is why most of the main stream media are not covering articles like this.  Or this one.  One more.  If, and it remains a big IF, Hillary survives and becomes the most corrupt president ever elected, she will have to face this.  

Here is another reason to make sure Hillary is not elected.  Imagine what will happen when Antonio Guterres, a socialist whom President Barack Obama called a man of “character, vision, and skills” become UN Secretary-General in January.  We will need a strong leader, not one who is looking to take in more refugees. 

Hillary Clinton and the High Court. 

Dirty Tricks: Then and Now. 

What Explains The Wide Range Of Poll Results Between IBD/TIPP And Others? 

Tuesday’s with Thomas Sowell who gives us two great articles today.  Turnout Time and Immigration Controversies. 

Mayor de Blasio is definitely in over his head and we are not the only ones who believe that. Mayor de Blasio has failures in education, Sandy repairs, using helicopters,  helping thehomeless,  and now we learn that it is costing NYC taxpayers almost $18 million to store the belongings of homeless people.  His administration is progressively worse and stands little chance of improving since he apparently has a hard time listening to advisors. 

Exxon Mobil Fights the Abusive Behavior of Democrat Attorney General’s Climate Inquisition. 

When will Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe stop helping Hillary?  From getting more voters on the rolls to helping an top FBI agent’s wife with her state senate run, Terry McAuliffe is always helping Hillary.  Apparently, King Mohammed VI of Morocco, likes to help Hillary also.  One can’t help but wonder what they want in return.

Here’s A (Dirty) Laundry List Of The Clinton Foundation’s Most Questionable Foreign Donations. 

EXCLUSIVE: An Inside Look At An Opulent Clinton Foundation ‘Site Visit’

No, Hillary, 17 U.S. Intelligence Agencies Did Not Say Russia Hacked Dem E-mails. 

Another top Hillary aide pleads the Fifth!

WikiLeaked Emails Offer Clues to How Clinton Would Govern. 

Project Veritas: New Video Shows Direct (And Illegal) Coordination Between Clinton Campaign, Dem Operatives, And Trump Protests. 

Trump Goes To Gettysburg To Start Final Push For Economic Growth.

Trump closing argument is battle cry against Clinton corruption.

What You Need to Know About the National Debt, in 2 Charts.    

Monday’s with Robert Knight:  When major media looked the other way. 

Hillary has some chutzpah ripping Donald Trump for raising the alarm about voter fraud – she has a history of questioning elections that didn’t go her way. 

But that’s just the Obama/Clinton Banana Republic in all its corruption and dishonest – and if we let Hillary win, we’ll have more of the same. 

Imagine Hillary in charge of the IRS, or unhindered as she imposes the billionaire left’s radical vision of open borders. Remember Hillary’s corruption, and think how bad it will be if she is in the White House serving as judge and jury for her own wrongdoings. 

Consider how the President refuses to face the truth about Obamacare, and then remind yourself that Hillary already can’t be honest about her economic plan. 

Under Obama the only aggression against America that warrants a serious response is when the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns are threatened – where America cowers before terrorist nations holding our citizens hostage, and pays them off rather than stand up to them. Under Hillary we’ll have more of the same – our terrorist enemies will be given weapons, while law-abiding Americans will have their right to self-defense taken away.

There are countless reasons to vote for Donald Trump – what do you think is the BEST reason? You have many choices in the first question of our new Weekly Poll, and I hope you’ll weigh in today. 

This week’s second poll question is a different twist on the elections – what to you is the BIGGEST reason to vote AGAINST Hillary? I’m very interested to see people’s responses to this one. 

And for the final poll question this week: What will you be doing over the next three weeks to help elect Donald Trump and defeat Hillary Clinton? 

Finally, having attended the Al Smith Dinner last night, I find myself in the peculiar position of agreeing with ultra-liberal Geraldo Rivera – Big Media’s prejudice against Trump and his supporters was laid bare.  

Overall it was a wonderful night, and I hope you have a great weekend!

The MOST important election in our lifetime. 

How soon the main stream media forgets facts.  Fortunately for us, there are other ways to get our news now.  The Federalist reminds us of 8 times liberals claimed an election was rigged or stolen.  Powerline has another reminder, one that we all remember, Even Hillary, albeit she does have recall problems.

Reality of voter fraud = risk to valid election.

Hillary Rails Against Dark Money And Super PACs During Debate, Took In Millions.

Hillary’s Whopper Of The Debate Is A Familiar Tune From Dems. 

Three Questions Hillary Refused To Answer In The Debate.

‘Protect Toddlers From Guns’ — Hillary Goes On Nonsensical Gun Control Tear At Debate.

Loretta Lynch promises elections will be free of vote-tampering.  Sorry, AG Lynch, we do not find these words comforting, in fact, we find them unnerving.  We remember your meeting with Bill Clinton, we also remember how the IRS targeted certain individuals and groups and nothing has taken place to change the targeting.  We also remember Eric Holder saying there was no intimidation in Philadelphia.  We are also aware that John Podesta believes a driver’s license is all you need to vote.  Twelve states and the District of Columbia had out driver’s licenses to undocumented aliens.  AG Lynch:  your reassurance is meaningless.

The one thing Donald Trump said that was the most important of the presidential race.   

Mark Steyn penned this prior to the debate, but it is still a great read.  Laws are for the Little People. 

Obamacare Is Experiencing Multi-Organ Failure.  Guy Benson has more on the failure of Obamacare. 

Thursday’s with Gipperten.com

The final debate is tonight at 9:00 PM.  Don’t let the talking heads on main stream media tell you what happened; watch and decide for yourself. 

Some observations prior to the debate:

Wednesday night’s debate may well be Donald Trump’s last significant opportunity to expose Mrs. Clinton as the candidate whose subversive policies will bring this great nation to its knees. It’s time for Mr. Trump to get specific and go for her Achilles heel — Benghazi.

This time of crisis: Dems say everything is fine, but they are wrong. 

And they call it puppy love — The media hounds the Donald while letting Hillary run free. 

Hillary Clinton’s IRS — a sneak preview. 

Illegals seeking asylum up 900%, get Social Security, welfare, school loans. 

With all the talk about rigging elections, and how Hillary wants to keep George Soros happy, should this raise red flags?

Larry Kudlow has this to say:  Melania Trump Points To a Pivot to Issues For the Campaign Finale.

Betsy McCaughey writes in the NY Post that Hillary’s open borders ‘dream’ is a nightmare for workers. 

The Daily Caller reports that a key operative in a Democratic scheme to send agitators to cause unrest at Donald Trump’s rallies has visited the White House 342 times since 2009, White House records show.

Ken Girardin writes about Buffalo’s murky teacher’s pact for Empire Center. 

WKBW in Buffalo covers the Long/Schumer race. 

Wednesday’s with Walter E. Williams.

Chris Cillizza writing in the Washington Post is right about this Hillary Clinton’s email problems just came roaring back.  The NY Post editorial calls the latest revelations the State Department’s “shadow government.”   

The FBI’s Own Investigation Summary Proves Hillary Clinton Broke The Law. 

Will Hillary stop or enhance this?  (It is a rhetorical question.)   Watch this special report by KUSI in San Deigo before you cast your vote. 

Politics has always been a rough and tumble exercise, the the Clinton team has made it bareknuckle and acrimonious.  Project Veritas has the proof. This has been updated at Townhall.com by Guy Benson. We all know that Hillary and Bill’s campaign strategy was always attack, attack, attack. 

In 3 Years, His Insurance Premiums Double as Options Decline Under Obamacare. 

One vote matters. How a President’s Bad Judicial Appointments Threaten Your Liberty. 

Cuban Dictatorship Governed More Severely During 2 Years of US Engagement. 

Tuesday’s with Thomas Sowell:  The Left and the Masses;  The Left and the Masses Part II;  The Left and the Masses, Part III. 

Chairman Michael R. Long reacts to Hillary’s campaign chairman, John Podesta, anti-Catholic remarks in leaked emails.  We should all be worried about Hillary’s —  and those who are closest to her —  beliefs.  Just this past week the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a law requiring pro-life pregnancy groups to promote abortion.  (Yes, you read that right.)  Imagine what will happen if they win the White House.  Will America adopt a policy that allows couples to only have one child?  Will they be required to abort women?   Here is more on Hillary Clinton’s war on faith.

We are leaning a lot from Wikileaks…but according to Chris Cuomo — the Governor’s brother — only the press should have access to the leaked emails.  That has to be one of the most outrageous statements ever made by a journalist…they can read and let us know what they want us to know!  Oh my, how have we allowed this superior attitude to become acceptable?  We the people must become WE THE PEOPLE!  Here are some things Chris Cuomo believes you should not have access to: a list of 17 damaging Wikileaks leaks, An attorney tells team Hillary that her email scandal “smacks of acting above the law,”  boasts about how the media was with Hillary. 

State Dept. pressured FBI to protect Hillary Clinton: FBI files. 

Kimberly A. Strassel opines in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) on how the press buries Hillary’s sins. 

Andrew McCarthy opines in National Review on the leaks. 

Michael Goodwin opines on how democrats expose their own problems by attacking Trump. 

By the way, illegal immigration surged 23% over last year, even democrats can see the Obamacare death spiral and the federal deficit soared 34% in 2016, nearly $600 billion.  Taxes are not the problem as the Feds took a record amount in 2015…over $2.67 trillion.

Hillary wants more taxes!!!!  Here is a list of Hillary’s planned tax hikes. 

Millennials think they are pretty smart; the world is at their fingertips.  This article proves they still have a lot to learn.  They better wake up soon, before America becomes a third world country like Venezuela. 

Bill de Blasio finds out even progressives in NYC push back on his ideas. 

The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) has a bombshell article:  Cuomo briefed on firms ties.

Mr. Governor, why are state revenues below your targeted numbers? 

David Keene opines in the Washington Times about this consequential election.

Monday’s with Robert Knight.  The last real election. 

As this election becomes a referendum on political correctness, I am becoming more and more concerned about the left’s determination to crack down on dissenting views and differing opinions. 

The biggest example this week: Dennis Prager’s “PragerU” videos have been censored by YouTube – “protecting” America from such dangerous topics as “Why Did America Fight the Korean War?” and “Islamic Terror: What Muslim Americans Can Do.” 

Investigative reporter James O’Keefe was a target of the social media thought police this week as he was suspended from Twitter after releasing damaging footage of Hillary Clinton supporters promising sweeping new gun control measures. 

This follows an instance earlier in the year in which Twitter shut down a petition campaign against gun control focused on California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsome, who happens to be a friend of Twitter’s bosses. 

The liberals start their censorship early: Consider this story of a Nebraska high school that concocted phony reasons to silence a pro-life student club. 

And this week, thanks to Juanita Broaddrick, we’re reminded of the many times the “mainstream” media has selectively edited interviews and news reports to protect liberals (and especially the Clintons).

Of course President Obama has jumped into the fray. Decrying the Internet as a new type of the “wild, wild West” – i.e., a place that liberals’ don’t completely control yet – Obama says he doesn’t want censorship but rather a “curating function”… a phrase only a hardened liberal could concoct.  

We’re seeing how this type of government control is stifling even the most lighthearted criticism in China. And these comments come just as President Obama is handing over control of the Internet to authoritarian regimes. 

I want to know what you think about all of this: How concerned are you about the left’s silencing of conservative ideas? Which left-wing institutions do you believe are the WORST about oppressing conservative views? What topic do you believe the left is MOST likely to censor in the coming year?

Those are the three questions in our new Weekly Poll – we welcome all views and vigorous debate, so I hope you’ll give your opinions now. 

In other news this week: Newly revealed information this week shows us the Clinton Cronyism at work – whether they’re handing out ambassadorships to repay “political debts” or backing expensive bills at the beck and call of liberal lobbyists.

Hillary’s hypocrisy was revealed for all to see this week, as leaked documents showed her discussing the need for “public stands” vs. “private stands” on controversial issues. 

And the left’s hypocrisy continues on the $15-an-hour minimum wage, which they publicly celebrate while privately conceding it could be a disaster (a disaster we’re seeing unfold before our very eyes here in New York). 

Have a great weekend!

Illustration on Hillary’s redistributionist intentions by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Tomorrow is the last day to register to vote for the 2016 elections.

Our US Senate candidate attended a Women for Trump rally in Albany yesterday along with Lara Trump.  Some of the coverage is here and here.  Wendy Long’s latest press release is here.

If Hillary makes it to the White House with the help from her friends in the main stream media, be prepared for more headlines like this. 

Clinton campaign mocks Catholics, Southerners, ‘needy Latinos’ in emails. 

The most damning Clinton Foundation story yet. 

Unsecured Podesta-Hillary Exchange Exposes Intelligence Source On The Ground in Libya. 

FBI Source: Majority Of Staff On Clinton Case Wanted Her Prosecuted.   Paul Sperry wants to know if Comey lied to Congress. 

What this campaign is really all about…If elected, Clinton will finish the economic redistribution Obama started. 

At stake: The Constitution…The election’s outcome will decide whether liberty is protected or shredded. 

Hillary Clinton wants to be the first female president more than anything…and will do or say almost anything to whatever group she is addressing, from Wall Street donors to Townhall audiences.  Obama wants to protect his legacy and is more than willing to help Hillary.  Why should we believe that Russian officials authorized the DNC hacks?  We only have the administration’s word and it benefits them for people to think Russia is behind the hacks.  What about China?   This would be funny if it wasn’t so true. 

The deBlasio administration gave out illegal raises…I wouldn’t want to be the person who has to explain to the employees that they cannot have them.