https://redstate.com/author/darth641/feedConservative News & Politicsen-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 19:07:18 -0400<![CDATA[Like most Americans, I’m very disappointed at Simone Biles’ voluntary withdrawal from further competition as a gymnast representing these United States at the Tokyo Olympics. I’m also disappointed at some of the vitriol on both sides of the, should she-should she not have, debate. My good friend and colleague Jeff Charles had some interesting things to say about this, some of which I agree with and other parts, not so much.]]>Wed, 28 Jul 2021 11:30:26 -0400<![CDATA[Mike Ford]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]><![CDATA[Olympics]]><![CDATA[Simone Biles]]><![CDATA[Tokyo]]>https://redstate.com/darth641/2021/07/28/its-all-about-me-olympic-edition-n417600<![CDATA[Love him or hate him, one singular accomplishment of President Donald John Trump was to expose the lengths the entrenched power structure would go to maintain that power. His successes and popularity despite continued obstruction forced the leftists&#8217; hand. After two unsuccessful attempts to impeach, convict, and remove him, the Democrats were forced to &#8220;fortify&#8221; the 2020 elections.]]>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:00:03 -0400<![CDATA[Mike Ford]]><![CDATA[deep state]]><![CDATA[Department of Justice]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[January 6th]]><![CDATA[lawfare]]>https://redstate.com/darth641/2021/06/29/january-6-the-process-is-the-punishment-n404403<![CDATA[On this past Thursday’s Wilkow Majority show on Sirius XM,** Andrew Wilkow coined a very interesting term, or so I thought. That term was, Zero Liability Voter. On Friday I called in to the show to chat him up about it. Turns out, gentle reader, your favorite author has been obviously living under a rock for some time now. Mr. Wilkow said he’s been using the term for decades. Although I am definitely late to the party on this one, I can easily see that not only is the term brilliant, but it also addresses what I see as a huge question of political morality.]]>Sat, 03 Apr 2021 05:00:01 -0400<![CDATA[Mike Ford]]><![CDATA[Constitution]]><![CDATA[Taxes]]><![CDATA[Voting]]><![CDATA[voting rights]]>https://redstate.com/darth641/2021/04/03/andrew-wilkow-and-the-zero-liability-voter-n354759<![CDATA[As many of my readers know, I am a very proud “Alabaman by Choice.” My journey from being an itinerate Army Officer, moving from one military installation to another over 37 years, was finally brought to a halt by my retirement from the Green Machine back in 2013. How I ended up in Alabama is a story in and of itself, which you can read about in this little piece called Sweet Home Alabama. And…YES, it’s all true…mostly.]]>Thu, 11 Mar 2021 05:00:23 -0500<![CDATA[Mike Ford]]><![CDATA[mo brooks]]>https://redstate.com/darth641/2021/03/11/meet-congressman-mo-brooks-n340945<![CDATA[One of the most interesting parts of attending CPAC 2021, was the opportunity to meet folks we only see on TV, hear on the radio, or read about on the internet. During Saturday’s session, I had the opportunity for a one-on-one interview with US Representative, Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Congresswoman from my neighboring state of Georgia. I will say right up front, I like this lady. She’s smart, articulate, personable, and seems to understand who she works for, unlike a goodly number of DC swamp denizens.]]>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 05:00:53 -0500<![CDATA[Mike Ford]]><![CDATA[Marjorie Taylor Greene]]>https://redstate.com/darth641/2021/03/03/an-interview-with-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-n336280<![CDATA[This is my final report from CPAC 2021. Rather than waste your time on some halfway written product, I figured I would use the drive home to get my thoughts in order. It’s about 550 miles from Central Florida back to Talladega (Ricky Bobby!) in Sweet Home, Alabama. Plenty of time make sense of my time at CPAC 2021.]]>Tue, 02 Mar 2021 05:00:20 -0500<![CDATA[Mike Ford]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]>https://redstate.com/darth641/2021/03/02/cpac-2021-the-major-takeaway-n335503<![CDATA[Red State CPAC Report 010-1915-28 Feb 2021]]>Sun, 28 Feb 2021 19:15:37 -0500<![CDATA[Mike Ford]]><![CDATA[CPAC 2021]]>https://redstate.com/darth641/2021/02/28/red-state-cpac-report-010-1915-28-feb-2021-n334781<![CDATA[Hello, Red State! Welcome back to CPAC 2021! This is Report # 9. Lots of good information this morning for those who want to get engaged. One good panel was part 5 of a series on elections&#8230;Protecting elections before the fact. The panel:]]>Sun, 28 Feb 2021 13:15:58 -0500<![CDATA[Mike Ford]]>https://redstate.com/darth641/2021/02/28/red-state-cpac-report-009-1315-28-feb-2021-n334590<![CDATA[Red State CPAC Report 008-0945-28 Feb 2021]]>Sun, 28 Feb 2021 09:45:21 -0500<![CDATA[Mike Ford]]><![CDATA[CPAC]]>https://redstate.com/darth641/2021/02/28/red-state-cpac-report-008-0945-28-feb-2021-n334463<![CDATA[Red State CPAC Report 007-1145-27 Feb 2021]]>Sat, 27 Feb 2021 11:45:10 -0500<![CDATA[Mike Ford]]>https://redstate.com/darth641/2021/02/27/red-state-cpac-report-007-xxxx-27-feb-2021-n333958<![CDATA[Red State CPAC 2021: Report 006-0900-27 Feb 2021]]>Sat, 27 Feb 2021 09:00:27 -0500<![CDATA[Mike Ford]]>https://redstate.com/darth641/2021/02/27/red-state-cpac-2021-report-006-0900-27-feb-2021-n333904<![CDATA[CPAC 2021 is turning out to be a stellar event. The speaker line up is keeping the crowd energized. And yes, I can tell, even with the masks, there are no frowns to be found (helpful hint, watch the corners of the eyes.) Well, I might have to walk that back a bit. There are a group of full-time employees, backed up by contracted personnel, fully bent on enforcing a mandate the Florida Governor has forbidden.]]>Sat, 27 Feb 2021 05:00:42 -0500<![CDATA[Mike Ford]]><![CDATA[CPAC 2021]]>https://redstate.com/darth641/2021/02/27/cpac-2021-the-ground-troops-n333870<![CDATA[Red State CPAC Report 006-1215-26 Feb 2021]]>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:15:43 -0500<![CDATA[Mike Ford]]><![CDATA[CPAC 2021]]>https://redstate.com/darth641/2021/02/26/red-state-cpac-report-005-1215-26-feb-2021-n333298<![CDATA[Red State CPAC Report 004-0915-26 Feb 2021]]>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 09:15:10 -0500<![CDATA[Mike Ford]]><![CDATA[CPAC 2021]]>https://redstate.com/darth641/2021/02/26/red-state-cpac-report-004-0915-26-feb-2021-n333238<![CDATA[Red State CPAC Report 003-1715-25 Feb 2021]]>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 17:15:06 -0500<![CDATA[Mike Ford]]><![CDATA[CPAC 2021]]>https://redstate.com/darth641/2021/02/25/red-state-cpac-report-003-1715-25-feb-2021-n332990<![CDATA[Red State CPAC Report 002-1415-25 Feb 2021]]>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:15:02 -0500<![CDATA[Mike Ford]]><![CDATA[CPAC 2021]]>https://redstate.com/darth641/2021/02/25/red-state-cpac-report-002-1415-25-feb-2021-n332769<![CDATA[Red State CPAC Report 001-0945-25 Feb 2021]]>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:45:23 -0500<![CDATA[Mike Ford]]><![CDATA[CPAC 2021]]>https://redstate.com/darth641/2021/02/25/red-state-cpac-report-001-0945-25-feb-2021-n332547<![CDATA[An American icon has passed away. Rush Limbaugh departed this mortal coil yesterday for his well-deserved heavenly reward, which I pray will be substantial. I won’t even try to convey the depth of personal and gut-wrenching grief that I’m feeling at this tragic event. Rush Limbaugh was, indeed, one of a kind. If nothing else, men who aspire to be real men should take a page out of the manner in which he faced his impending death, right up until the end. He displayed a fortitude, determination I’ve rarely seen. You can read more of my thoughts regarding how Rush bravely and forthrightly faced up to this ultimate obstacle.]]>Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:00:54 -0500<![CDATA[Mike Ford]]><![CDATA[rush limbaugh]]>https://redstate.com/darth641/2021/02/18/opinion-rush-limbaugh-and-standing-up-to-corporate-censorship-n328688<![CDATA[You see it on TV advertisements and you hear it over the grocery store public address system. &#8220;Attention shoppers, please wear your face diaper and treat your fellow shoppers as if they are carrying the Bubonic Plague and could kill you on the spot by merely glancing in your direction.&#8221; The announcement continues: &#8220;Because after all, we are all in this together.&#8221; All in this together. Please!]]>Tue, 16 Feb 2021 05:00:06 -0500<![CDATA[Mike Ford]]><![CDATA[Newt Gingrich]]>https://redstate.com/darth641/2021/02/16/opinion-no-we-are-not-all-in-this-together-redux-n327440<![CDATA[It’s time for Alabama’s Governor, Kay Ivey, warmly and lovingly referred to as Governor MeeMaw by her constituents, to step up and join the ranks of 15 other Governors. Governor Ivey needs to follow the sciences of disease control* and economics, along with the lead of those other 15 Governors, and eliminate Alabama’s nonsensical statewide mask mandate.]]>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:00:33 -0500<![CDATA[Mike Ford]]><![CDATA[Alabama]]><![CDATA[Andrew Cuomo]]><![CDATA[doug jones]]><![CDATA[Florida]]><![CDATA[Gretchen Whitmer]]><![CDATA[Heritage Foundation]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]><![CDATA[Kay Ivey]]><![CDATA[Mask Mandates]]><![CDATA[New York]]>https://redstate.com/darth641/2021/02/15/opinion-time-for-alabama-to-step-up-n326945