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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.
Space News Roundup – December 15, 2018
Virgin Galactic reaches space; its two pilots earn their astronaut wings (SEE VIDEO); PLUS, Elon Musk beats the world record for rocket launches in 2018; NASA seeks private partners to develop reusable Moon landers; Voyager 2 reaches interstellar space; Juno completes global coverage of Jupiter with its 16th flyby; and more.
Rod is one of our nation’s leading minds. He’s smart, original, and very committed—a combination that one rarely finds.
Rod Martin and [former Howard Dean campaign manager] Joe Trippi are America’s two foremost experts on online politics.
Rod Martin is a Reaganite-Thatcherite conservative…[and] a man who has spent much of his life ministering to and working for the benefit of others. I know Rod as an advocate for freedom, a leader who understands the real changes we need in Washington, and who has the drive and ability to make those changes happen.
Rod Martin is the kind of dynamic leader who has the knowledge, ability and experience to lead us successfully into the 21st Century. His vision for America is compelling.
Rod Martin literally wrote the book on excellence. Humble yet brilliant, a man of love and compassion, with penetrating clarity he illuminates the world around us, and we are both stirred and enlightened.
Rod Martin is a born leader and an outstanding political mind. Anyone who takes him on is going to have a serious fight on their hands.
Rod Martin is a man of uncommon vision and character. Ever since I first worked alongside Rod in the early days of PayPal, I’ve been struck by his powerful vision for the future. Rod understands the intersection of technology, politics and culture in a way that few others do.
Rod Martin wears with uncommon grace an uncanny ability to link his vigorous faith to the practical challenges of both the business world and the political arena. Yet the respect he shows for others carries a warmth and modesty that are both too rare among those who are strong advocates of feisty positions.
America badly needs more leaders who really get the future. We need more Rod Martins.
Rod Martin is a modern day philosopher-statesman. He is a capitalist intellectual, a conservative iconoclast, a gentle adversary and a kind prophet. He inspires us towards a fresh national vision built upon the original founding principles.
Rod Martin is not only effective and efficient, but he is also perceptive, wise and gracious. He gets things done. He is a great friend and a great ally.
Rod is one of the sharpest, most gracious men I know, and one of the most gifted political thinkers today. His ability to analyze issues and communicate thoughtful insights on them have earned him the respect of people across the political spectrum.
I am proud to have been Rod Martin’s friend for a quarter century, and I can tell you that he is one of the finest men and most outstanding leaders in our church and in our country today. He has a knack for turning everything he touches to success.
Rod Martin is a cornucopian entrepreneur and eutropic thinker whose influence radiates through an array of companies, institutions, movements and churches. A renaissance American, he is also a prolific friend of freedom and faith around the globe.
If Rod Martin represents the next generation of leaders, America has nothing to worry about.
A leader and a servant, in public life and in private, Rod Martin strides at the top of his profession, and has nowhere to go but up. He is in the truest sense of the word ‘outstanding’.
Rod Martin is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished thought leaders today. He is a wonderful mentor, a humble role model, and a deep inspiration for the next generation of scientific innovators and entrepreneurs.
Rod’s achievements pale beside his character and his brilliance. He sees what others can’t. He leads when others won’t.
Rod Martin is one of America’s finest young minds.