They’re Rewriting History So They Can Control the Present and the Future
by Rod D. MartinMarch 26, 2021 Yes, he knows Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves. He, and #BLM, and Antifa, don't just hate the White Supremacist Democrats of 1860-65. He, and the rest of them, openly hate America. American history shows that America doesn't deserve that...
“Christian Nationalism”?
by Rod D. MartinMarch 12, 2021 When you ask these guys (by which I mean, reasonably prominent Millennial pastors who support Beth Moore, Russell Moore, et al.) to define their made-up term "Christian nationalism", they say things like: • having a flag in church • or...
If They’re Stealing Elections, Why Bother Voting?
by Rod D. MartinFebruary 15, 2021 Question: Why should we be involved in politics at all if the elections can just be stolen? The fraud must be fixed! Answer: Because in most of the country you do not have a fraud problem. Having been intimately involved in trying to...
Primaries and Third Parties
by Rod D. MartinFebruary 14, 2021 One more point about primaries (and third parties): Usually, voter turnout in primaries is way under 30%. And then the people who didn't get their way complain and call for third parties. Hey losers: if you couldn't get your people...
We Must Demand Closed Primaries
by Rod D. MartinFebruary 14, 2021 Question (from Whitney Scates): What would be the best route to fight for closed primaries? Answer: Wherever we do not have them, we need to campaign for them, push our legislators to enact them, and if necessary, seek to get them on...
Should We Vote for Bad Republicans in the General Election?
by Rod D. MartinFebruary 14, 2021 So what about voting for bad Republicans in a general election (since you somehow failed at beating them in their primary, you loser). A bad Republican House member still votes against Nancy Pelosi for speaker, denying her the right...
General Election Voters Want a Choice, Not an Echo
by Rod D. MartinFebruary 13, 2021 In response to my last post, someone told me that going after other Republicans in the primary hurts the party. To which I say, bunk. That's what they said to Rubio when he challenged Charlie Crist. Rubio was 30 points down for much...
People We Need to Primary, Yesterday
by Rod D. MartinFebruary 13, 2021 A few of the people we need to primary, asap: Liz Cheney is not safe, though Rudy Cajka makes an excellent case for why she's safer than she might be (short answer: Wyoming has an open primary, an abomination which allows members of...
There is Very Clearly a Two-Tiered Justice System in America Now
by Rod D. MartinFebruary 12, 2021 I am often asked, what's the point of ever voting or participating again if they can suppress our messages, steal our elections, and keep us from being heard in court (and as you know, not one court would allow us to get to the...
Trump: “This May Be the Most Important Speech I’ve Ever Made”
by Rod D. MartinDecember 2, 2020 Trump: "This may be the most important speech I've ever made." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=720O_yBLrTs&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0btZFn1n3fTX2VaiDrCn15exi_WLfCL1X6dit8pw98u8OTqz2YjDuAlfA -- This May Be the Most Important...
Why We Must Continue to Fight
by Rod D. MartinNovember 27, 2020 I wrote this a moment ago, to a dear friend who knows who she is. I thought I should share it with you. We are not fighting to save one candidate in one election. We are fighting to save the possibility of free elections. Nor are we...
Remembering to be Thankful for Mitch McConnell
by Rod D. MartinNovember 27, 2020 While we're being thankful, I'd like to express my public thankfulness yet again for Mitch McConnell. In refusing to cave after the, ahem, sudden death of Antonin Scalia, Mitch McConnell saved the Republic in 2016. Whatever else the...
Video: The Road to Serfdom
by Rod D. MartinNovember 23, 2020 Of all my speeches, this may be my all-time favorite. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFBcTc37j8I&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3gfokt-MSdnEUTta36hHljXhYJvMEw3hjucE6QkC0XCBLJTpAT3Q1sX5k -- The Road to Serfdom originally appeared...
Trump: The Dictator Argument
by Rod D. MartinOctober 31, 2020 Those of you who are afraid of Trump's "dictatorial tendencies", answer this: COVID gave Trump the opportunity to actually become a dictator. He could have done -- and still could do -- absolutely anything. He could have taken absolute...
Video: Rod on Christian Patriotism
by Rod D. MartinOctober 25, 2020 As we prepare for our Conservative Baptist Network "Pastor Prophet Patriot" event Tuesday night at Truett McConnell University -- sign up today! -- be sure to watch me talk about Christian patriotism with my buddy Brad Jurkovich....
Rod’s Dead Men Walking Appearance: “To the Moon and Back”
by Rod D. MartinOctober 3, 2020 My appearance this afternoon on Dead Men Walking. Technology and the Creation Mandate, Capitalism and the Golden Rule, Sinfulness and the Gospel. https://youtu.be/CAcB8itYRqs -- Dead Men Walking Appearance originally appeared as a...
Big Tech, Censorship, and Why Big Business Leans Left
by Rod D. MartinJuly 28, 2020 From one of my appearances at the Liberty University Standing for Freedom Center Summit in Washington, D.C. this week. https://youtu.be/yrVInSrJ6ec
Open Letter: Public Health Measures Must Still Protect Constitutional Rights of Americans
March 24, 2020 Washington, DC Conservatives are troubled by reports that the Department of Justice is seeking additional authorities during the coronavirus pandemic, including the right to detain individuals without trial. The public health crisis facing the country...
Rod D. Martin’s Economic Forecast for 2020 and Beyond
by Rod D. MartinJanuary 1, 2020 It's a new decade, a new year, and an election year to boot, so lots of you have been asking me how I think the economy will fare in 2020. Many were surprised to see markets up a whopping 30% in 2019, particularly after their...
After Trump: 2024 Presidential Predictions
by Rod D. MartinDecember 27, 2019 After Trump: What Conservatives Need, the Likely Field, and What It Will Take to Win We're starting to have a very interesting potential 2024 field, between Ron DeSantis, Don Jr., and Ted Cruz. DeSantis is of particular interest, in...
Space News Roundup – December 29, 2018
SpaceX’s Elon Musk: Odds of Starship Reaching Orbit by 2020 are “Rising Rapidly”; plus: NASA Opens the Floodgates for Firms with Planetary Ambitions; Blue Origin Gearing Up for Next New Shepard Test Flight; SpaceX’s Orbit-Ready Crew Dragon Nears First Trip Out to Pad 39A; President Trump Issues Order to Create U.S. Space Command; Why NASA’s Date with a Space Rock Beyond Pluto Matters; and more.