Author Archives: Marie Stroughter
An Evening with Rand Paul
In my last few blog posts, I’ve shared with our readers how I’ve struggled to articulate all I felt about November’s election. Of all the emotions I went through, from shock, disappointment…and a bit of anger, I think the overarching … Continue reading
Posted in Current events/topics, Elections, General, GOP/RNC, Race/Racism/Race Relations, Tea Party
Tagged #acon, #RandPaul, #tcot, HBCUs, inclusivity, outreach, solutions, strategy
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God and Marriage
I’ve read a lot of articles over the past several years, ever since my state voted against same sex marriage (twice). Now that the issue is before the Supreme Court, I see tensions running high on both sides, but few … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Current events/topics, General, Government, Healthcare, Spiritual, Supreme Court
Tagged *** marriage, First Amendment, gay, gay rights, God, HHS mandate, lesbian, marriage equality, religion, separation of church and state, Supreme Court
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Race and Republicans
I was honored to speak today on Arise.tv about the role of African-Americans in the Republican party. There’s only so much you can say in seconds-long sound bites, particularly when many charges are being leveled at you with machine gun … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Attacks from the Left, Cultural, DNC/Democrats, Elections, General, GOP/RNC, Race/Racism/Race Relations, racism
Tagged Allen West, civil rights, Democrats, DNC, GOP, history, Marco Rubio, Mia Love, race, racism, reconstruction, Republicans, RNC, slavery, Star Parker, Tim Scott, token, tokenism
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Why Barack Obama is Nothing Like Jesus Christ
Despite anything a Hollywood “comedian” might tell you, or some common artist who paints the President as dying on a cross, newsflash: Barack Obama is not the Savior. Comedian Jamie Foxx made remarks at a recent awards show that I … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Current events/topics, Media & Media Bias, Spiritual
Tagged barack obama, Democrats, Jamie Foxx, Jesus
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My Thoughts on Election 2012: This World is Not My Home
Those who know me well know I am rarely silent about anything! However, the events of the last two weeks have temporarily rendered me speechless. Not because I don’t have anything to say — I do, and plenty of it … Continue reading
Posted in Attacks from the Left, DNC/Democrats, Elections, GOP/RNC, Spiritual
Tagged Bible, Christianity, FL, hymn, Israel, LTC Allen West, Patrick Murphy, St. Lucie
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Marie Stroughter – Mitt Romney’s Presidential Air in 3rd Debate
African-American Conservatives Co-Founder, Marie Stroughter, sums up the last of the Presidential debates for the iVote section at iVillage.
Posted in Current events/topics, Elections
Tagged #ivillagedebate, #lynndebate, barack obama, debate, mitt romney
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View From the Right: Last Night’s Vice-Presidential Debate
Marie’s assessment of last night’s first and only Vice-Presidential debate, written for iVillage is now live! Chime in! (NOTE: Though normally I don’t refer to people by last name only, the piece has been edited for length, thus no disrespect … Continue reading
Posted in Attacks from the Left, Current events/topics, DNC/Democrats, Education, Elections, GOP/RNC, Media & Media Bias, Taxes
Tagged iVillage, Joe Biden, Paul Ryan
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Political Correctness Gone Amok
DISCLAIMER: In this rant, I discuss Conservative politics. If you are not a Conservative, you may be deeply disturbed. I also discuss my faith from a Christian perspective. Whereas, I am sharing my opinion only, you may read something into … Continue reading
Posted in Attacks from the Left, Social Media
Tagged #socialmedia, Black conservatives, Blanket Jackson, Boo-Boo Stewart, Christianity, civility, conservatism, disclaimer, Facebook, First Amendment, free speech, G+, Google, Honey Boo Boo, Jane Austen, Jerry Seinfeld, Mama Grizzly, social networking etiquette, twitter
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Justice for Trayvon Martin…and All Victims of Hate Crime?
I really tried to stay out of the Trayvon Martin case. But people are writing some really dumb things online –particularly about his choice of attire: a hoodie — and my outrage at the truly ignorant and, frankly racist, remarks … Continue reading
Conservative Black Forum
On January 23, 2012, Congressman Allen West is sponsoring a Conservative Black Forum. The event will be moderated by Star Parker. It is a free event, held in the Capitol Building from 10am to Noon. I am making an appeal … Continue reading
Posted in Activism/Advocacy, Community, Cultural, Elections
Tagged African-American, Black conservatives
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