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Oklahoma

2012-12-08T19:39:22Z

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{{USState
|name=Oklahoma
|flag=Oklahoma_State_Flag.gif
|motto=Labor omnia vincit
|nick=The Sooner State
|capital=Oklahoma City
|language=None
|governor=Mary Fallin
|gparty=Republican
|senator2=Tom Coburn
|s2party=Republican
|s2phone=(202) 224-5754
|s2email=http://coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCoburn.Home Contact
|senator1=James Inhofe
|s1party=Republican
|s1phone=(202) 224-4721
|s1email=http://inhofe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm Contact
|population=
|date=November 16, 1907 (46th)
}}
'''Oklahoma''' is located in the Southern region of the [[United States]] and on November 16th, 1907 became the forty-sixth state to enter into the union. The capital of Oklahoma is [[Oklahoma City]], which is also its largest city. According to the 2000 Census, the state's population was 3,450,654 people.[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/40000.html]

The most famous personality was [[Will Rogers]], a cowboy celebrity and humorist of the 1920s.

==Elected Officials==

===Federal===
*Sen. [[James Inhofe]] (R)
*Sen. [[Tom Coburn]] (R)
*Rep. [[John Sullivan]] [R, OK-01]
*Rep. [[Dan Boren]] [D, OK-02]
*Rep. [[Frank Lucas]] [R, OK-03]
*Rep. [[Tom Cole]] [R, OK-04]
*Rep. [[James Lankford]] [R, OK-05]

===Statewide===
*Governor [[Marry Fallin]] (R)
*Lt. Governor [[Todd Lamb]] (R)
*Attorney General [[Scott Pruitt]] (R)
*Insurance Commissioner [[John Doak]] (R)
*Corporation Commissioner [[Dana Murphy]] (R)
*Superintendent of Public Instruction [[Janet Barresi]] (R)
*Auditor Inspector [[Gary Jones]] (R)
*Labor Commissioner [[Mark Costello]] (R)
*State Treasurer Ken Miller (R)

==History==
===Early visits===
The written history of Oklahoma began in 1541 with the Spanish travel journals of the Coronado expedition). Two groups of Native Americans lived in the region: the nomadic, bison-hunting Plains groups (Kiowas, Comanches, and Kiowa-Apaches) and the sedentary, agricultural Caddoan-speaking groups (Wichitas and the Caddos). In 1803 [[Thomas Jefferson]] purchased the the region from France in the [[Louisiana Purchase]]. A few U.S. Army officers, naturalists, adventurers, traders, and missionaries visited the area.
==History==
===Relocation===
Starting in 1820, the federal government started using the region to resettle tribes relocated from the Southeast. The tribes received federal subsidies in terms of food and supplies. Named the '''Indian Territory''', it became home to over sixty tribes. The largest were the "Five Civilized Tribes," ([[Cherokee]], [[Choctaw]], [[Chickasaw]], [[Creek]], and [[Seminole]]). Intermarriage with whites had produced a modernizing leadership class that adopted American ways, often in the face of resistance from traditionalists. Christian missionaries were active with all the tribes, and were increasingly successful in converting them. In 1830, [[Andrew Jackson]] had Congress pass the the [[Indian Removal Act]] giving the Army power to forcibly remove the tribes to their new territory. Exposed to disease, lack of supplies, and emotional distress, there was great suffering during the removal; the ordeal is called the [[Trail of Tears]]. Apart from missionaries and a few federal agents, the population was entirely native American at this point.
===Civil War===
At the outbreak of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] in 1861, federal agents abandoned Indian Territory. The [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]] moved in and negotiated treaties with the Five Civilized Tribes. The tribes owned black slaves, which they fought to keep. The Confederacy paid the subsidies the U.S. government had paid, permanently guarantee their lands and their right to tribal self-government, and provide military protection and guns. The Cherokees and Choctaws were authorized to send a delegate to the Confederate Congress, with the prospect of eventually become a Confederate state.<ref> Dale and Wardell, ''History of Oklahoma'' (1948) p. 164</ref>

As the Confederacy secured alliances with most of the tribes, some tried to remain neutral or pro-U.S., which led to violent conflict with the Confederate Indians. The first battle in occurred at Round Mountain, where Confederates defeated Unionist Creek and Seminoles led by Opothleyahola. The Confederates dominated the territory until early 1862, as Union forces returned and won battles at Pea Ridge, Fort Gibson, and Honey Springs. The Confederate Indians were the last to surrender, three months after Robert E. Lee surrendered.<ref>Baird and Goble, ''The Story of Oklahoma'', (1994) p. 179</ref>

===Reconstruction===
Going to war against the United States proved to be the downfall of Indian independence. The Five Tribes were punished and forced to cede their lands in western Oklahoma to new tribes that were moved in, including the Arapahoe, Kiowa, Apache, Wichita, Caddo and Osage. By 1885, 45 new tribes had relocated to Indian Territory. Cattle drives brought large herds from Oklahoma and Texas across the state to railheads in Kansas, making Oklahoma synonymous with the [[cowboy]].
The new treaties granted the railroads the right to lay track across Indian Territory and by 1905, 5,231 miles of track had been laid and the cattle drives had ended.<ref>Baird and Goble, ''The Story of Oklahoma'', (1994) p.191</ref>
===Railroads and white settlement===
Railroads brought new economic opportunities, and for the first time led to an influx of white settlers; soon the the Indians were outnumbered. Hunters (both white and Indian) slaughtered the buffalo (bison) herds, a primary food source of some tribes. Crime and lawlessness became rampant. The tribes appealed to the federal government for help, which was granted in 1871 with the establishment of a federal court to deal with issues in the territory. This new court usurped the power of less powerful Indian courts. The [[Dawes Act of 1887]] gave Indians title to land individually (rather than tribally), and they started to sell it off.

By the 1880's many Americans were looking for a new start and sought to use the [[Homestead Act]] as the legal right to settle the unassigned lands in Oklahoma. The federal government unsuccessfully attempted to disallow this. Eventually the government relented and the Land Run of 1889 opened the lands of Oklahoma to white settlement on April 22, 1889. Over 50,000 homesteaders arrived and at noon raced to claim 160 acre homesteads. Those settlers who made an illegal head start were called "sooners".<ref> Edward Everett Dale and Morris L. Wardell, ''History of Oklahoma'' (1948), 249-250 explain their actions were highly illegal. </ref>

Gradually more reservations were opened up as whites bought parcels of lands from Indian owners and formed farm and ranching settlements. The western part was separated and named '''Oklahoma Territory'''; a territorial government was formed by Congress in 1890. Cities sprang up overnight, including Oklahoma City, Stillwater, Kingfisher, Edmond, and Guthrie. Guthrie became the new capital of Oklahoma Territory, in the west, with Indian Territory in the east.

===Statehood===
The combined population reached 1 million, but they resisted being joined together and desired to be admitted to the United States as separate states. Indian Territory had even gone to the lengths of creating a constitution to form a new state named Sequoyah. The Roosevelt administration had no desire to see this happen, as he was a Republican and Indian Territory would have almost certainly been a Democratic stronghold. Congress in 1906 authorized a constitutional convention to merge the two territories. The convention and early government was dominated by Democrats. The '''State of Oklahoma''' was officially admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, with a democratic constitution that prohibited liquor, established [[Jim Crow]] laws, provided for the initiative and referendum, created strong county governments, regulated railroad rates, and limited the governor to one elected term.
===Politics===
The early years of statehood were marked with political activity. In 1910, the Democrats moved the capital to Oklahoma City, three years before the Oklahoma Organic Act allowed, in order to move away from the Republican hotbed of Guthrie. Socialism became a growing force among struggling farmers, and Oklahoma grew to have the largest Socialist vote in the United States at the time, with the Socialist vote doubling in every election until the outbreak of [[World War I]] in 1914.<ref>Baird and Goble, ''The Story of Oklahoma'', (1994) p. 346</ref>. However, the war drove food prices up, allowing the farmers to prosper, and the movement faded away. By the 1920's, the Republican Party, taking advantage of rifts within the Democratic Party, gained control in the state. The economy continued to improve,in the areas of cattle ranching, cotton, wheat, and especially, oil. Since 1968 Oklahoma has voted for the [[Republican Party]] in Presidential elections.

===Oil===
Throughout the 1920s, new oil fields were continually discovered and Oklahoma produced over 1.8 billion barrels of petroleum, valued at over 3.5 million dollars for the decade.<ref>Baird and Goble, ''The Story of Oklahoma'', (1994) p. 366</ref> In 1920 the spectacular Osage County oil field was opened, followed in 1926 by the Greater Seminole Oil Field. When the [[Great Depression]] Oklahoma and texas oil was flooding the market and prices fell to pennies a gallon. In 1931 Governor William H. Murray, acting with characteristic decisiveness, used the National Guard to shut down all of Oklahoma's oil wells in an effort to stabilize prices. National policy became using the [[Texas Railroad Commission]] to set allotments in Texas, which raised prices as well for Oklahoma crude.

===Depression===
The combination of the [[Great Depression]] and the [[Dust Bowl]] put an end to economic prosperity in the 1930s. Farmers were hit the hardest and many relocated to the cities. Others, called "Okies", began a mass migration of to [[California]] in search of a better life, an image that would be popularized in American culture by [[John Steinbeck]]'s novel, ''[[The Grapes of Wrath]]'' and Henry Fonda's movie. The economy recovered during World War II, when conservative Governor [[Robert S. Kerr]] utilized friendships in Washington to secure federal money to help the state recover. Oklahoma built and expanded numerous army and navy installations and air bases, which in turn brought thousands of jobs to out of work citizens. By the 1950s Oklahoma was prosperous and growing.

==Further reading==
* [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/toc.html ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'' from Oklahoma Historical Society]], highly recomended online resource
* Baird, W. David, and Danney Goble. ''The Story of Oklahoma'' (2nd ed. 1994), 511 pages, survey by leading scholars
* Dale, Edward Everett, and Morris L. Wardell. ''History of Oklahoma'' (1948), 574 pp; standard scholarly history [http://www.questia.com/library/book/history-of-oklahoma-by-edward-everett-dale-morris-l-wardell.jsp online edition from [[Questia]]]
* Gibson, Arrell Morgan. ''Oklahoma: A History of Five Centuries'' (1981) [http://www.amazon.com/Oklahoma-Centuries-Arrell-Morgan-Gibson/dp/0806117583/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199768836&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
* Goble, Danny. ''Progressive Oklahoma: The Making of a New Kind of State'' (1979)
* Goins, Charles Robert et al. ''Historical Atlas of Oklahoma'' (2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Historical-Atlas-Oklahoma-Charles-Robert/dp/0806134828/ref=pd_bbs_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199768836&sr=8-4 excerpt and text search]
* Gregory, James N. ''American Exodus: The Dust Bowl Migration and Okie Culture'' (1991) [http://www.amazon.com/American-Exodus-Migration-Culture-California/dp/0195071360/ref=sid_av_dp excerpt and text search]
* Reese, Linda Williams. ''Women of Oklahoma, 1890-1920,'' (1997) [http://www.amazon.com/Women-Oklahoma-1890-1920-Linda-Williams/dp/0806129999/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199769187&sr=8-7 excerpt and text search]
* Wickett, Murray R. ''Contested Territory: Whites, Native Americans, and African Americans in Oklahoma 1865-1907'' (2000) [http://www.amazon.com/Contested-Territory-Americans-Oklahoma-18651907/dp/0807126470/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199769187&sr=8-5 excerpt and text search]
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Family Ties

2012-12-02T15:36:03Z

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Family Ties was a sitcom drama series that ran from 1982-1989 on NBC. [It was one of the first of family comedies that emerged in the 1980's. With a rocky start in the ratings, Family Ties rose to number 2 after it was placed in the prized time-slot right after The Cosby Show and remained there from 1984 until 1987.<citiation needed>

The synopsis is centered on the Keaton family, where ex-hippy liberals Steve (Michael Gross) and Elyse (Meredith Baxter Birney) who four children, Alex (Michael J Fox), Mallory (Justine Bateman), Jennifer (Tina Yothers) and Andrew (Brian Bonsall), who was born in 1985. What was unique about Family Ties was that it blended family comedy with politics. The 1960s flower children, Steven and Elyse clashed with the 1980s conservative, Alex. The show, in a way, showed the changing values during the Reagan era. Besides political views, Family Ties covered a number of controversial topics ranging from suicide to racism to drug dependency. Skippy was a neighbor who had a never-ending crush on Mallory. Ellen was Alex's first serious girlfriend. After breaking up with her, he became seriously involved with Lauren, a psychology student and Nick Moore was Mallory's serious boyfriend. Many episodes promote conservative and other positive values.

Season 1 (1982/83): This list includes episodes and their plots

1) Pilot: Alex wins a date with a pretty rich girl, but the dates involves him attending a privileged club which does not amuse his liberal father.

2)Not with my Sister you don't: When his parents are away, Alex throws a party in the house where many classmates attend. But when Mallory runs off with the high school Romeo he is filled with anguish.

3) I Know Jennifer's Boyfriend: Jennifer faces peer ridicule for her interest in a boy.

4) Summer of '82: Seduced by a woman four years older than he, inexperienced Alex becomes heartbroken when he sees their relationship as casual.

5) I Never Killed for my Father: Sensitive liberal Steve clashes with his macho conservative father during his visit. In this episode we learn the tragic truth that Steve's father is dying.

6) Give Uncle Arthur A Kiss: Mallory is shocked when a close family friend Arthur makes a pass at her.

7) Big Brother is Watching: As new editor of the school paper, Alex reports a scandal where a list of students are cheating. He doesn't realize that he's hurting Mallory at the same time.

8) No Nukes is Good Nukes: To the dismay of the Keaton children and their equally conservative grandparents, Steve and Elyse take time out from Thanksgiving and attend an Anti-Nuclear Demonstration. They spend the holiday weekend in jail.

9) Death of A Grocer: Alex is indispensable to Sy Adler and they enjoy a close relationship. But when the budding teenage entrepreneur hears of a better opportunity he takes it.

10) Have Gun, Will Unravel: When the house is burgled, Steve and Elyse have a debate on whether to buy a gun for protection

11) A Christmas Story: When a blizzard forces the Keatons to spend Christmas at home, Elyse's gift to Steven, an album filled with some fascinating old photos, sparks flashbacks to the birth of their three children.

12) Oops:Unable to face her own mother, Mallory's pregnant friend Cindy Sullivan confides in Elyse, whose advice to the teenager seems to backfire - and causes a rift between Mallory and Elyse.

13)Sherry Baby:
[[Category:TV shows]]

Family Ties

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Family Ties

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Family Ties

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Essay:Greatest Conservative TV Shows

2012-12-02T14:35:05Z

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==The greatest conservative television shows==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Title
!Original run
!Network
!TV rating
!Description

|-
|''[[Family Ties]]''
|1982-1989
|[[NBC]]
|
|Drama series about how a hardworking [[conservative]] teenager, played by Michael J. Fox, outsmarts his [[liberal]], ex-hippie, underachieving parents.
|-
|''[[Broken Arrow (TV series)|Broken Arrow]]''
|1956-1958
|[[ABC]]
|
|A compassionate Indian agent, Tom Jeffords, played by John Lupton, forges a friendship with the [[Apache]] [[Indian]] Cochise, portrayed by Michael Ansara; set in [[Arizona]]
|-
|''Sugarfoot''
|1957-1961
|ABC
|
|Will Hutchins plays young "do-gooder" Tom "Sugarfoot" Brewster, a novice lawyer who roams the Old West "on the side of law and order," according to the theme song of the [[Warner Brothers]] series; Sugarfoot eschews guns until pushed to the brink and even refuses alcohol and instead orders "sarsparialla with a dash of cherry" when he enters a saloon.
|-
|''Death Valley Days''
|1952-1973
|Syndicated
|
|Historically-based dramatic western presentations hosted at different times by Robert Taylor, Ray Milland, Rory Calhoun, [[Ronald Reagan]], and Dale Robertson
|-
|''[[Faye Emerson's Wonderful Town]]''
|1951-1952
|[[CBS]]
|
|Once a daughter-in-law of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and a wife of Skitch Henderson, Faye Emerson presents the most memorable songs associated with various cities, mostly in the United States; in its day, this was one of the most expensive programs to present to the public.
|-
|''Lawman''
|1958-1962
| ABC
|
|John Russell as Marshal Dan Troop; Peter Brown as deputy Johnny McKay, and Peggie Castle as Lily; this Warner Brothers series sought to maintain highest script quality so as not to be "just another western."
|-
|''Black Saddle''
|1959-1960
|ABC
|
|Peter Breck plays Clay Culhane, a gunfighter-turned-lawyer who seeks to help those in need of legal representation; co-starring Russell Johnson as Marshal Gib Scott
|-
|''Laramie''
|1959-1963
|NBC
|
|John Smith and Robert Fuller portray ranch partners Slim Sherman and Jess Harper; many episodes focus on their close friendship, which also extended off the set; Hoagy Carmichael appeared the first season as their housekeeper; Spring Byington filled that role in the last two seasons.
|-
|''State Trooper''
|1956-1959
|Syndicated
|
|Rod Cameron adventure/drama anthology series based on case files of the [[Nevada]] state troopers; law and justice always prevail. Many episodes have surprise endings and unusual titles.
|-
| ''Our Man Higgins''
|1962-1963
|ABC
|
|Stanley Holloway plays an English butler for an American family in a situation comedy with a dose of "culture clash". Frank Maxwell and Audrey Totter played the parents, and [[Ricky Kelman]] was the son, Tommy MacRoberts.
|-
|''The Office''
|
|NBC
|TV PG
|Mockery of liberal ideology and [[political correctness]] in an office setting, without a liberal [[laugh track]]. The main character repeatedly encounters contradictions and absurdities as he tries to conform to liberal expectations. The show was most popular when its humor was conservative, and has declined in quality and popularity as its conservative humor has been diluted. Steve Carell played the main character for six years and was denied an Emmy Award by liberals every time despite being by far the funniest actor on television.
|-
|''The Apprentice''
|
|NBC
|
|Liberals stopped watching when they realized that [[Donald Trump]] might be conservative.
|-
|''The ''Six Million Dollar Man''
|1974-1978
|ABC
|
|Capitalism at its finest - technological advances improving life; starring Lee Majors
|-
|''The Cosby Show''
|1984-1992
|NBC
|TV G
|Promoting good family values.
|-
|''Bonanza''
|1959-1973
|NBC
|
|Western promoting good neighborliness and the pursuit of just causes
|-
|''The Rifleman''
|1958-1963
|ABC
|
|Western with emphasis on fair play and giving people a second chance; starring Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, and Paul Fix. [http://www.amctv.com/videos#type=all&filter=rb-video-browser-num_items%3D10%26module_id_base%3Drb-video-browser%26rb-video-browser-show%3D4182%26rb-video-browser-content_type%3D&page=1&post_id=71306 The Rifleman]
|-
|''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet''
|1952-1966
|ABC
|
|Long running comedy show epitomizing 1950s stable families and family values
|-
|''American Idol''
|2002-
|[[Fox Network|Fox]]
|TV PG
|Allows the best of the public to come to the fore musically
|-
|''Dog the Bounty Hunter''
|
|
|
|A public prayer to [[Jesus]] launches each new bounty mission; good guys enforcing law and order.
|-
|''[[24]]''
|2001-2010
|Fox
|TV 14
|Jack Bauer protects America at all costs against all terrorists, whether Muslim, European, Chinese, African, and even American.
|-
|''Star Trek''
|1966-1969
|NBC
|
|Emphasized morality, honor, abiding by a strict code of conduct, and problem solving in a science fiction setting that inspired real world innovations; a strong cultural celebration of excellence. Portrayed the [[Cold War]] struggle as a conflict between the democratic Federation (USA) and the authoritarian, collectivist Klingons (the Soviet Union), correctly forecast the eventual winner.
|-
| ''The Waltons''
|1972-1981
|CBS
|
|A family with strong Christian values overcomes hardship in rural America and extends charity to strangers while also honoring military service; starring Richard Thomas, Ralph Waite, and Michael Learned
|-
| ''The Lawrence Welk Show''
|1955-1982
|ABC; Syndicated
|
|A family oriented variety show that appealed to Midwestern values
|-
|''Chuck''
|
|NBC
|
|Emphasizes family values, honor, and a respect for our nation's servicemen.
|-
|''Little House on the Prairie''
|1974-1983
|NBC
|TV G
|A show that celebrates family values and the courage of the pioneers, starring Michael Landon
|-
|''Touched by an Angel''
|1994-2003
|CBS
|TV PG
|A popular drama about an angel in human form who visited troubled people in crisis. It was highly ranked for four seasons and ran for nine seasons.
|-
|''Life is Worth Living''
|
|Syndicated
|
|Emmy Award winning show dealing with moral issues hosted by Archbishop [[Fulton J. Sheen]]; from 10 to 30 million people watched the show weekly.
|-
|''7th Heaven''
|1996-2007
|[[Warner Brothers]]
|TV PG
|The family of a Christian minister deals with moral and controversial themes, approached from a socially and politically conservative Protestant viewpoint. It has the distinction of having been the longest-running family drama in U.S. television history; starring Stephen Collins.[http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,1028153,00.html]
|-
|''Life Goes On''
|1989-1993
|ABC
|
|Follows the experiences of a young man with Down Syndrome and recognizes the dignity of people with developmental disabilities and the joy and love they give to their families and others.
|-
|''Dragnet''
|
|NBC
|
|Starring Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday and his partner(s) solving actual cases from the files of the Los Angeles Police Department. Great use of law enforcement jargon by the officers while educating the public on the Rule of Law. Showed fine examples of moral conduct, honor of self/others and sacrifice for the good of the public.
|-
|''Parking Wars''
|
|
|
|Demonstrates the offensiveness of overbearing government bureaucracy while maintaining a respect for law officers.
|-
|''Pawn Stars''
|
|
|TV PG
|Shows how two parties can **mutually and fairly benefit** from a negotiated free-market transaction, independent of any government "assistance".
|-
|''The Bob Newhart Show''
|1972-1978
|CBS
|TV G
|A mockery of how crazy people may become in a secular world
|-
|''Hawaii-Five-O''
|1968-1980
|CBS
|
|Even in what might be expected to be a lazy, hazy paradise, the law is still the law, with Jack Lord and James MacArthur.
|-
|''Daniel Boone''
|1964-1971
|NBC
|
|As the title music sang, "he fought for America, to make all Americans free", with Fess Parker in the starring role
|-
|''MacGyver''
|1985-1992
|ABC
|TV PG
|The main character played by Richard Dean Anderson uses Yankee ingenuity to solve various problems and escape the clutches of his enemies; the series eschews violence until absolutely necessary.
|-
|''Walker, Texas Ranger''
|1993-2001
|CBS
|
|Starring [[Chuck Norris]] and Noble Willingham
|-
|''NCIS''
|2003-
|CBS
|TV 14
|Show about U.S. Navy investigators, voted ''America's favorite program in 2011''; starring Mark Harmon and David McCallum
|-
|''Mission: Impossible''
|1966-1973; 1988-1990
|CBS, ABC
|
|Emphasizes teamwork, friendship, professionalism, and American ingenuity and exceptionalism, which can overcome any obstacle, with Peter Graves, Martin Landau, and Barbara Bain
|-
|''Storage Wars''
|
|
|
|Emphasizes [[capitalism|capitalist]] and [[free market]] values. Plus on another level, it illustrates the importance of [[conservative values|personal responsibility]]; the lockers that are being auctioned off belonged to people who decided not to pay their bills.
|-
|''The Prisoner''
|1967-1968
| [[BBC]]
|
|Classic British TV show about a secret agent who is sent to a strange "village" in order to determine the reasons for his resignation. The Prisoner is a metaphor for the Individual against the Collective. The series ran for only seventeen episodes.
|-
|''Yes, Minister!''''Yes, Prime Minister!''
|
|BBC
|
|Classic British sit-com about the political machinations of being a cabinet member in the British government, and then eventually as Prime Minister. A recurring theme is that of the struggle of politicians to make the desired changes despite the resistence of the bureaucracy.
|-
|''Storm Chasers''
|
|The Weather Channel
|
|Demonstrates core conservative values such as courage and a thirst for practical, scientific knowledge
|-
|''The Pretender''
|
|
|
|Pro-life and with a message of charity and self-sacrifice as personal responsibility
|-
|''Dick Van Dyke Show''
|1961-1966
|CBS
|
|Pro-marriage and pro-religion, this series launched the career of Mary Tyler Moore.
|-
|''The Donna Reed Show''
|1958-1966
|ABC
|
|Situation comedy of an upper middle-class family in Hillsdale (state not given), with Donna Reed in the role of Donna Stone, wife of a pediatrician, played by Carl Betz.
|-
|''Wagon Train''
|1957-1965
|NBC/ABC
|
||Western with conservatives Ward Bond and John McIntire playing trailmasters Seth Adams and Chris Hale, respectively; the struggle of pioneers seeking a fresh start in the American West. Robert Horton and Robert Fuller also starred in the series.
|-
|''Wanted: Dead or Alive''
|1958-1961
|CBS
|
|Steve McQueen as a kind-hearted bounty hunter, Josh Randall, dedicated to the enforcement of the law; numerous episodes have spiritual themes; a spinoff of ''Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre''
|-
|''Who Do You Think You Are?''
|
|NBC
|
|NBC in USA (in other countries also) with famous people showing how to research relationships and histories of our ancestors. We owe them so much, whether horse thieves or royalty, they gave us our lives, and in some cases fought in the [[American Revolution]].
|-
|''Coming Home''
|
||ABC
|
|Shows American war veterans coming home to their families
|-
|''Legends of the Hidden Temple''
|1993-1995
|Nickelodeon
|TV Y
|[[Game show]] that uses a conservative elimination format (ensuring only the most meritorious players survive to play the final round) and is unyielding in difficulty. Also, it refuses to succumb to [[liberal]] beliefs in archeology that keep historical sites and artifacts off limits, instead promoting the conservative ''Indiana Jones'' persona
|-
|''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''
|1999-2002
|ABC
|TV G
|[[Game show]], uses a conservative elimination format (ensuring only the most meritorious players survive to play the final round) and is unyielding in difficulty. The format for qualifying to be on the hot seat entirely depends on knowledge, not having the stereotypical game show contestant persona. The show unashamedly rewards people who know the most. Host Regis Philbin
|-
|''Pope John Paul II''
|
|ABC
|TV PG
|In this biographical miniseries, conservative actor [[Jon Voight]] portrayed Pope [[John Paul II]], who was influential in bringing down the communist dictatorship of the [[Soviet Union]] in eastern Europe.
|-
|''The Glenn Beck Show''
|
|[[Fox News]]|
|
|Public affairs program
|-
|''[[Hannity (TV show)|Hannity]]'' (formerly ''Hannity and Colmes'')
|2009-
|Fox News
|
|Sean Hannity's television public affairs program
|}

==Debatable whether conservative==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Title
!Original run
!Network
!TV rating
!Description
|-
|''The Twilight Zone''
|1959-1964 (original run)
|CBS
|
|A recurring theme is that the selfish and the self-centered eventually lose what they sought to gain; hosted by Rod Serling.
|-
|''The Beverly Hillbillies''
|1962-1971
|CBS
|
|Though silly, the show is powerful in illustrating how material possessions are not what define a person. Buddy Ebsen stars as Jed Clampbett.
|-
|''King of the Hill''
|
|Fox
|TV PG
|Despite cartoonish nature, shows the struggle of a hardworking, traditional American family against "alternative" modern cultural movements.

|-
|''Antiques Roadshow''
|
|[[PBS]]
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|Shows the real value (financial and historical) of handcrafts and traditional, old-fashioned things and memorabilia
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|''The Larry Sanders Show''
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|A dark comedy based around the background of a [[Hollywood]] talk show, showing a great deal of liberal and celebrity hypocrisy and mocking them for their behavior.
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|''Breaking Bad''
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|American Movie Classic
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|A previously law-abiding chemistry teacher gets involved in the drug trade and destroys himself and his family. Each immoral decision leads him further along the path of destruction. The evildoers all suffer for their actions.
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|''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]''
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|Fox News
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|While it appeals to conservative viewers, [[Bill O'Reilly]]'s talk show also occasionally defends liberals on certain social issues.
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|''Cops''
|1989-
|Fox
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|The good guys protecting the public from criminals, yet arguably promotes police state and big government
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also ==
*[[Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies]]
*[[Essay:Greatest Conservative Songs]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Greatest Conservative TV Shows}}
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[[Category:Conservatism]]
[[Category:Greatest Conservative TV Shows]]

User:C12Elliot

2012-12-02T14:20:31Z

C12Elliot:

My name is Elliot, and here's a list of my [[conservative]] qualities

* Everyday I'm glad to be a [[Christian]]. And I believe [[atheism]] is the most miserable and unpatriotic religion in existence today. And those are the nice things to say about it!

* I am so fanatical about creation science. I believe [[science]] is a gift from [[God]] and I believe it should never be tainted by [[evolution]]. I have no doubt that evolution is an [[irrational]] belief closed to criticism and one of the worse ways to justify [[racism]] and [[tyranny]]

* I love [[capitalism]]!

* I believe that [[liberals]] are arrogant, argumentative, illogical, delusional, anti-marriage, anti-life, anti-happiness, anti-moral, [[anti-Christian]], insulting, heartless and plain stupid.

* I believe girls are naturally cute, sweet, sympathetic and a huge value to the men who love them. I believe feminism is full of witches and is a great threat to women. Also I believe that nothing is more superior than romantic heterosexual love.

* All[[ taxation]] is theft!

* The US Constitution is timeless.

Since I trust this website so much, I have decided to announce my wonderful ambition in life to nail those pesky liberals, I plan to write fictional stories that would erase liberal thinking. If you have ever wondered what liberalism would be like on Halloween, my stories will be the ones to read.

In them you'll step into an adventure of a stylish conservative athlete and his delightful girlfriend, a wise devoutly Christian English gent and many other brave people who will face an epidemic of monster creating atheists, demonic communist gangsters, zombie drug users, pantheistic environmentalists, feminist witches, ghoulish liberal judges, brainwashing public schools, murdering pick pocketing leprechaun socialists, barbaric futuristic totalitarian states and many more!

Along with being conservative, my stories shall be funny, uplifting, educational, exciting, creative, romantic and a perfect antidote to your troubles.

Anyway, wish me luck as I write these stories and let me know if you want me to write anything specific. Keep up the good work Conservapedia, and God bless!

{{UB:Christian 1}}

User:C12Elliot

2012-12-02T14:18:47Z

C12Elliot:

User:C12Elliot

2012-12-02T14:17:19Z

C12Elliot:

2012-09-20T16:26:31Z

C12Elliot:

'''Liberal logic''' is a term used to describe arguments made by some [[liberal]]s that may appear logical, but are actually nonsensical. Here are some examples:

# No matter what happens in the weather, [[global warming]] must have caused it
# Insist on "tolerance" for anything that is anti-[[Christian]], while promoting [[censorship]] for anything which is [[Christian]]
# If a crime is committed against a member of a predominantly [[Democrat]]ic group, then it's a [[hate crime]]; if committed against a member of a mostly [[Republican]] group, then it is not
# Claim something is true merely because a (nearly bankrupt) newspaper said so (see [[appeal to authority]])
# [[Obama]], [[Obama's Religion|whose statements and activities are]] [[Islam]]ic and does not attend church, is somehow a Christian while [[Thomas Jefferson]], a regular churchgoer, was not
# Claim that liberals' viewpoints are being censored, while actually they are the ones censoring their opponents
# Claim that switching from heterosexual to [[homosexual]] is customary, but switching back is somehow impossible
# Insist that someone needs to experience something (e.g., drugs, pornography, gambling, etc.) before being able to criticize it<ref>[http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1808 Bryn Mawr report on marijuana]. Many commentators said the reporter had no justification for his views since he had never tried marijuana. Examples of such liberal logic included: "There are pros and cons to everything under the sun. That dosen't (sic) mean that you shouldn't try it all...Besides marijuana is so much more beneficial then everyone realizes." which was smartly replied to by another commenter with: "Following your logic, obviously there are PROS to:
*jumping off the Empire State Building
*anorexia
*drunk driving
*smoking crack or meth
*child molestation
*Shall I keep going?...
Sorry, but not only is your drug-induced logic utterly flawed, but you don't exactly exude intelligence. Forgive me if I don't join your crusade." </ref>
# Pretend to base their opinion on an unverifiable or unusual personal experience, when real [[logic]] would be a better guide
# Criticize [[Christians]] for literal interpretations of [[Genesis]], but then insist on even more literal interpretations when it suits the [[liberal]] ideology<ref>For example, [[liberals]] here insist that [[homeschooling]] can only mean being taught while in someone's own home.</ref>
# Belief that a [[correlation]] and/or [[causation]] (e.g., between [[atheism]] and [[suicide]]) can be disproved by a [[counterexample]] (e.g., one [[atheist]] who remained sane)
# Responding to a logical comment or question with an (illogical) expression of personal like or dislike, as in "but I like it!"
# Never admitting shame for [[liberal]] behavior, but often telling others they should be ashamed of themselves.
# [[Circular reasoning]] as in demanding censorship of [[creation science]] and [[intelligent design]] in schools and scientific journals, while simultaneously citing the resulting lack of those views in schools and journals as proof against it!<ref>See, e.g., [[Richard Sternberg]].</ref>
# [[Americans]] should "move on" past the misconduct of [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Ted Kennedy]], but should dig up as much old dirt as possible about Republican candidates
# Highly implausible assumptions in "if ... then" arguments, such as "if [[embryonic stem cell]] research will find the cure for paralysis, then would you support it?" (without any consideration of superior alternatives)
# [[Barack Obama]] on [[Afghanistan]]: with fewer soldiers, we didn't have enough ammo and humvees!<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/us/politics/21text-demdebate.html?sq=transcript&st=nyt&scp=2&pagewanted=print]</ref>
# [[Free speech]] for anything and everything ... except the [[conservative]] truth, and religion.
# Insisting that the [[Bible]] literally prohibits judging anything.
# [[Hollywood]] promotion of [[abortion]] is welcomed, but views of Hollywood actresses towards their own children are concealed
# The belief that, although carrying an unborn child to birth reduces risk of breast cancer, choosing [[abortion]] rather than childbirth somehow does not increase the relative risk.
# Requesting increased spending by [[government]] to reduce poverty, when actually poverty is increased by the dependency
# Claiming that an [[atheistic]] culture cannot harm anyone, but also insisting that classroom prayer can cause harm
# Claiming that teaching [[abstinence]] does not reduce premarital sex and associated disease.<ref>http://media.www.mustangdaily.net/media/storage/paper860/news/2007/04/10/LettersToTheEditor/Teaching.AbstinenceOnly.Unrealistic-2831363.shtml</ref>
# Claiming that premarital sex is acceptable and normal.
# Claiming that increasing taxes must increase government revenue,<ref>http://capwiz.com/acu/issues/alert/?alertid=11534766</ref> when often people just work less and revenues then decline.
# Denying that widespread ownership of guns, largely defensive weapons, can reduce crime.
# Claiming that [[Roe v. Wade]] ''cannot'' be overruled, or can only be overruled if it is a unanimous 9-0 vote (this argument tries to make irreversible law out of the dicta in a weak majority opinion in ''[[Planned Parenthood v. Casey]]'', even though the very creation of that "secret opinion" was procured by [[liberal deceit]].)<ref>See Jeffrey Toobin's ''The Nine''.</ref>
# Doing away with traditional language (such as "he" to refer to men '''and''' women), despite centuries of previous use.
# Claiming that getting rid of a sadistic dictator by going into [[Iraq]] was wrong but stepping into [[Sudan]] is not.
# Believing/claiming that the [[United Nations]] is better suited to judge and direct a country's actions rather than the country itself.
# It is a right to dissent against [[American]] policy but never take a stand if that [[logic]] moves beyond dissent and becomes treason.
# Stating "God of the gaps" to justify atheism
# Claiming that the "wondrous, pristine national park of [[ANWR]] needs protection to keep its beauty!" (In reality, it is but a remote barren tundra that few visit.) <ref>[http://townhall.com/columnists/MaryFallin/2008/07/24/anwrs_place_in_our_energy_picture ANWR's Place In Our Energy Picture] Townhall.com, July 24, 2008</ref>
# Claiming that it's not fair to the world that [[America]] keeps the thermostat at 72 degrees at all times. <ref>[http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=13459 Freedom and the View From Obamaland] American Spectator, July 1, 2008</ref>
# Using a double-standard for racism and sexism when the target person is conservative.
# Claiming that it is extremely offensive to call any culture primitive or barbaric, except when they are talking about the writers of the [[Bible]].
# Many liberals claim that even if Obama wasn't born in America then he should still be president.
# Claiming that divine creation is “illogical” but creation from a spontaneous explosion of absolutely nothing at all “makes perfect sense.”
# Failing to respect (and sometimes utterly disrespecting, such as in flag desecration) the United States of America in general while continuing their residency herein and actively demanding the benefits and liberties that come with being a citizen.
# Claiming that Christianity is not a form of diversity while praising Islam for this same reason. Later (whenever it benefits them), liberals will compare the two, claiming that few differences exist between them.
# Dodging statistics when doing so will favor the liberal agenda. A clear example of this is claiming that capital punishment is too expensive to taxpayers while they allow illegal immigrants to fly under the radar.
# [[Cherry picking]] [[democracy]]: Liberals will laud the wisdom of the people when democracy produces a liberal result, but when it produces a conservative result, liberals will complain about [[mobocracy]] and demand [[judicial activism]].
# Assuming that any book espousing a liberal position is automatically authoritative and unquestionable.
# Misplacing the [[burden of proof]]: Liberals insist that things like [[UFO|reports of extraterrestrial visitors]] have to be true until they have been conclusively disproved.
# Claiming that the [[First Amendment]] protects only expression that they like, whereas any expression that [[Logical_fallacy#Appeal_to_pity|offends]] them is subject to [[politically correct]] censorship.
# Arguing that an opponent is inconsistent because he does not take silly extreme views, such as complaining that people are pro-life without preserving life in all circumstances.
# Tacitly assuming that their preconceived notions must be true and then dismissing all other explanations as [[Your theory does not work under my theory, so your theory must be wrong|contradicting their preconceived notions]].
#That a nation can borrow its way out of debt and spend its way out of a recession.
#Claiming that economy is a [[zero-sum game]] (see [[false zero-sum game]])
#Defending evolutionism by attacking a [[straw man fallacy|straw-man]] version of creationism rather than addressing what creationists actually say.
# Liberals claim that they value freedom and at the same time want to [[gun control|restrict freedom to own weapons]].
#Claim that if God exists he demands a designer. Yet at the same time claim that the universe can be self-existing.
#Claim that the [[AIDS]] epidemic is due to prejudice against homosexuals, rather than the dangers associated with the homosexual lifestyle.
#Paying full attention to [[pedophiles]] in the Catholic Church, whilst completely ignoring pedophiles in the homosexual community.
#Claiming that legalization of [[recreational drugs]] will reduce crime.
#Denying that Hitler's [[evolutionary belief]] played a part in the [[Holocaust]]
#Ranting about racism in the Republican party whilst ignoring the more prominent racism made by Democrats.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Liberalism}}
[[category:Liberalism]]
[[Category:Logic]]
[[Category:oxymoron]]
[[Category:Liberal Traits]]

User:C12Elliot

C12Elliot:

'''[[Liberal]]''' '''dislikes''' are things that annoy liberals as they have a great many things to dislike about the [[United States]].

==List of things Liberals Dislike==

* The [[Second Amendment]]

* The [[Free Market]]

* The [[Constitution of the United States]]

* [[freedom|Individual Freedom]]

* Facts and Logic (see [[Liberal logic]])
[[Category:Liberalism]]

* [[Christian]] faith and [[classroom prayer]]

Cornell University

2012-09-04T18:21:05Z

C12Elliot:

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'''Cornell University''' is a university in Ithaca, New York, founded in 1865 by businessman [[Ezra Cornell]]. It is the youngest member of the [[Ivy League]], the last of eight. Cornell accepts applications from homeschooled children.<ref>Christian Examiner, Sept. 2007, Vol 25, No 9, Pg. 12</ref> Cornell was originally founded as a land grant institution with public funding, but has converted into essentially a private school (with some special relationships to the State of New York).

Of the Ivy League schools, Cornell is unusual in many ways. Educational historian Frederick Rudolph called Cornell the first "American university." That is, it was the first university on the pattern that many American universities—particularly the land-grant state universities—were to follow: coeducational, nonsectarian, and comprehensive. From the beginning, it was intended to compass far more than the classics and the liberal arts. This is shown by Cornell's motto, “I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study," and by the fact that it is the only Ivy League school whose motto is not in Latin.

== See also ==

*[[University of Southern California]]
*[[Ohio State University]]
*[[Ave Maria University]]

==References==

<References/>

{{Nb_US_universities|New York}}
[[Category:United States Universities]]