Conservative News--4.8.12

Obama echoes conservatives on 'activist' court San Francisco Chronicle Washington -- It may be too little too late, but the Obama administration is using conservative legal ideas to win support from Supreme Court justices - and the general public - for its signature health care law. President Obama predicted last week ... See all stories on this topic »

Ann Coulter: Conservatives want the rule of law Appeal-Democrat When conservatives complain about "judicial activism," this is what they're talking about: Decisions not plausibly based on anything in the Constitution. Curiously, the only court opinions liberals really get excited about are the ones having nothing ... See all stories on this topic »

Conservative columnist fired for article advising white children to avoid ... Daily Mail The conservative columnist wrote the article to weigh in on the debate about racism in America following the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida. Derbyshire, who lives in Long Island, has been universally shunned for the prejudicial piece ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

National Review Axes Conservative Columnist , John Derbyshire for Racist Column The Moderate Voice National Review has fired popular conservative columnist John Derbyshire over a column that was racist. The only question is whether it was satire that was racist or serious or partially serious commentary that was racist. But National Review (living ... See all stories on this topic » The Moderate Voice

John Derbyshire fired for article urging children to avoid African Americans The Guardian A leading US conservative magazine, the National Review, has fired a prominent contributor over an online column advising his children to protect themselves by avoiding African Americans, to closely scrutinise black politicians and to accept that white ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

John Derbyshire, National Review and Conservatives' Race Problem The Nation. (blog) Conservatives may hope that by cutting Derbyshire loose they can avoid being associated with views such as his. But the truth is that their relationship with the racist right wing fringe is far deeper and more complex than any one writer. See all stories on this topic » The Nation. (blog)

Fight between 'blue' and 'red' conservatives may turn air purple, political ... Calgary Herald The Wildrose juggernaut that now threatens to bring down the Tory dynasty was painstakingly constructed over the past five years by disaffected blue Tories, with help from key strategists allied with Stephen Harper's federal Conservatives. See all stories on this topic »

Debate viewed as critical to fate of Alberta Tories CTV.ca EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — Alberta Premier Alison Redford, say analysts, will need to deliver the debate of her life this week to save a 40-year-old Progressive Conservative dynasty from the scrap heap. "The debate is absolutely crucial this time. See all stories on this topic » CTV.ca

Some conservatives throwing Derbyshire under the bus Examiner.com At the Daily Caller, conservative pundit Matt Lewis writes, "In one fell swoop (actually, Derbyshire has a history of flirting with this sort of thing, but it has finally caught up with him), he has done more harm to the conservative cause than any ... See all stories on this topic »