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Biography: Mary was involved in politics before she was old enough to vote and was writing articles for national magazines at the age of nineteen. She organized one of the first interracial youth groups in Memphis, Tennessee in the 1940s as a teenager, and was involved nationally and internationally in the civil rights movement and the peace movement.
As executive director of the Independent Political forum, she was one of 52 American Women, including Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr., who met hundreds of women from other nations, including the Soviet Union, in Geneva, Switzerland in 1962 to petition delegates at the Disarmament Conference to sign the first Nuclear Test-ban treaty. At the time, almost the entire Senate and President John F. Kennedy were opposed to halting the testing of nuclear bombs. However, the small ad hoc "Mother's Lobby" helped change public opinion. In approximately six months the Senate approved the treaty with six dissenting votes and, after they picketed the White House, JFK signed it.
She was the first, or one of the first, female political commentators published in a major metropolitan newspaper in the 1960s and one of the first women building contractors running her own construction company in the 1960s-1970s repairing, building and managing inner-city properties. She served on redevelopment boards in the inner city of Rochester, New York, implementing President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty programs. Over the years she won three architectural awards for the restoration of historic buildings, served on committees in the inner city and received annual awards for her work in civil rights.
During those years she was also a wife and mother of six young children. Her children grew up working with her, learning to clean, paint and repair on her various jobs as a general contractor, owner and manager of a construcation company . She ran, unsuccessfully, for the New York State Senate and became campaign manager for a number of candidates.
However, after years of first hand experience with the War on Poverty entitlement programs she concluded that they were doing irreparable harm to the black families they were meant to assist and she became a registered Republican. Moving to California in the 1973, she soon became active as a speaker, campaign manager and campaign adviser to a number of local and state Republican candidates. In the late 1970s Rep. Norman Shumway as California State Committeewoman, serving until 1991, appointed her.
In 1991-92 she served a mission as Public Affairs Director for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Johannesburg, SA. She was responsible for public affairs for the Church's Africa Area, which included 44 Sub-Sahara nations. In that capacity she met with most of the women leaders of South Africa as secretary of "Positive Action NOW!" - a national woman's group which sought to reduce the hostility among the nation's various racial, religious and political groups. She and her companion, Julia Mavimbela of Soweto, and other women met with then President F.W. de Klerk, the current President Nelson Mandela and most of the leaders of the nation's 22 political parties, which were writing the new South African Constitution. They gave each leader a "constitution packet" which included a video on the writing of the US Constitution, "More Perfect Union," a copy of the US Constitution and other material designed to help them solve disagreements and write a freedom-protecting constitution.
From 1994-2001 she created talk show host Michael Reagan's Information Interchange, researching, writing and editing articles for the Reagan website and was founding editor of The REAGAN MONITOR, a monthly newsletter that provided in depth information on key issues. Gold Leaf Press published her book, COMING HOME - Families Can Stop the Unraveling of America,” in 1996.
During the 1998 Congressional election campaign, she launched a website to provide voters in every state easy access to websites of candidates for every major state and national office, allowing voters to compare the candidates' views of major parties. She was the only national news analyst who predicted prior to the election that Republicans would not only maintain control of the House in 2002, but would increase numbers and also win control of the Senate.
Currently she in finishing another book, A Hunger for Liberty Leads to the Constitution, writes three news analysis articles a week for Banner of Liberty, which are also posted by Too Good Reports , Conservative Digest and Conservative Truth, as well as other news websites on an irregular basis, and is a frequent speaker and talk show guest.
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Mary Mostert Archives
2008-11-01 The "I'm Tired of being Called a Racist" Factor in the 2008 Election
2008-10-19 'The 2008 Election - A Rerun of the 1940 Election?'
2008-10-14 Obama's Whining and Attacks on Free Speech are Getting Tiresome
2008-10-02 'Scaring Voters about the Economy - A 1932 Democrat Tactic for 2008?'
2008-07-20 Global Warming Challenged by New Data and Failed Predictions
2008-07-18 Congressional Democrats in 2007-2008 Introduced Bills to Block Domestic Oil Production
2008-07-04 'Can Liberty Survive When the People Choose Entertainers, Not Leaders?'
2008-06-20 Refusing to Learn from Our Mistakes as Iran's Ahmadinejad Acquires Nuclear Weapons
2008-06-01 McClellan, Your Vote, Your Money, Iraq, Oil, Energy and Deception in 2008
2008-05-18 'Should Appeasement Be An Issue in the 2008 Presidential Race?'
2008-04-13 Obama Insults Pennsylvanians While Ignoring Their Economic Miracle
2008-04-01 Racism, Grandmothers, Protection and Obama
2008-03-20 It Isn't Obama's Race, But His Socialism and Defeatism That Are His Problems
2008-02-09 Mitt Romney Leads the Way to Winning the War on Terror
2008-01-22 Using Recession as a Political Scare Tactic
2007-12-30 Extremism and Terrorism in Pakistan 2007 and the USA in 1794
2007-12-08 Leadership, Mormons, Evangelicals, and Morals in Politics
2007-11-08 The Most Important News of 2007: China's New Constitution
2007-10-23 'Mega Forest Fires -Caused by Global Warming or the Sierra Club?'
2007-10-03 Deception, Past and Present Phony Soldiers
2007-09-15 'Who Is Betraying America and Who Dies if We Follow the Wrong Voices?'
2007-09-01 'Is it Sen. Craig or Airport policeman Sgt.Karsnia who is Lying?'
2007-08-29 Airport Toilets, Suitcases, Homosexual Signals and the Law
2007-08-09 'Was the Democrats' Deception an Admission They've Lost Public Support?'
2007-05-24 'What ARE Our Immigration Problems and Can they be Solved?'
2007-04-23 Bush's Remarkable Leadership - The Constitution, Iraq and Partial Birth Abortion
2007-04-04 'Should President Bush Ignore Laws Passed by Congress on Fighting Terrorists?'
2007-03-31 Congress Fails to Support the Army and Navy
2007-03-21 Senate Votes to Curb Bush's Constitutional Power
2007-02-15 'Should We Worry About a Bosnian Muslim Massacring People in Trolley Square?'
2007-02-06 'Who is it that is Lying about WMD in Iraq?'
2007-01-25 State of the Union –A Glimpse of Comity, Courtesy and Civility?
2007-01-13 If We Lose in Iraq, the Death Toll Could be Millions
2006-12-12 Historic Congressional Meddling, Winning Wars and the Iraq Study Group Report
2006-11-23 Which Laws do the Democrats Wish to Repeal?
2006-11-09 The 2006 Election: Voter Anger over Republican Scandals Amidst Media Deception
2006-11-01 John Kerry's 35 Year History of Contempt for the US Military
2006-10-21 Anti-Fraud Laws Help Republicans Win Elections
2006-10-13 The Mark Foley Issue Boils Down to: How Stupid Are Voters?
2006-10-03 'What Crime Did Bill Clinton/Mark Foley Commit?'
2006-09-24 UN Considers Problem of Good and Evil, God and the Devil
2006-09-18 Pope Quotes Qur'an; Muslims Kill Nun, Burn Churches
2006-09-11 911 and Choosing Leaders Who Can Identify Problems
2006-08-13 "War With Islamic Terrorists" - Interview with Father Benedict
2006-07-22 Does Life Begin in a Petri Dish or a Mother's Womb?
2006-07-07 New York Court Upholds Ban on Same-Sex Marriage
2006-07-04 War, Piracy, Al Qaeda and the US Supreme Court
2006-06-03 Is It Deception or Ignorance that is Controlling the Immigration Debate?
2006-05-12 Why opposite Policies for Christian Serbs and Kosovo Albanians?
2006-04-29 Illegal Aliens Identify Themselves by Marches and Proposed Boycott
2006-04-20 Why the American Media No Longer Even Knows HOW To Report "NEWS"
2006-03-31 Hispanics in Los Angeles and Abanians in Kosovo Demand Legalization of their Crimes
2006-03-20 How to Survive 600 Years of Terrorism and 60 Years of Communism
2006-03-14 The Convenient Death of Slobodan Milosevic
2006-02-27 Why Is a Bombed Mosque Major News, While Bombed Churches Are Ignored?
2006-02-14 Martin Luther and Coretta King and the Victim Industry
2006-02-05 Americans Need to Decide Which Side of the War They are On
2006-01-27 Bush and Clinton: Opposite Policies on Terrorists as “Peace” Partners
2006-01-17 Could Condi as President undo Martin Luther King’s Hate-the-Whites’ Legacy?
2006-01-11 Unalienable vs. Inalienable Rights, the Alito Nomination and China
2005-12-17 52 Senators Vote For, 47 Senators Vote Against Passage of Patriot Act
2005-12-08 Forgetting Pearl Harbor and Pandering to Terrorists
2005-12-01 Why Won’t the Media Report What President Bush Actually SAYS?
2005-11-19 House Vote on Troop Withdrawal Shows Growing SUPPORT for Bush’s Iraq Policy
2005-11-02 Sen. Reid, Tell us Where Saddam’s Yellowcake WENT
2005-10-27 Harriet Miers’ Sacrifice to Protect the Constitution and the President
2005-10-06 Bush’s Supreme Court Choice Angers Those Looking for a Fight
2005-09-30 Let’s Pretend Mayor Nagin and Governor Blanco were White Men
2005-09-23 Unplug the UN and Other Corrupt Spending Programs
2005-09-16 John Roberts: America’s “Man for all Seasons”
2005-09-03 New Orleans Anarchy Linked to its Drug and Alcohol Consumption?
2005-08-25 The Iraq Constitution Follows America’s Own Constitutional History
2005-08-05 Recess Appointments: A Constitutional Response to a Non-Functioning Senate
2005-07-21 All 1787 Constitutional Convention Delegates Would Support John Roberts’ Nomination
2005-07-17 in response to your comments: Illegal Aliens Use of Terrorism to Get a Seat in the United Nations
2005-07-15 Illegal Aliens Use of Terrorism to Get a Seat on in the United Nations
2005-07-07 How About Orrin Hatch for Supreme Court?
2005-06-29 Should We Let the Terrorists Out of the Iraq Box?
2005-05-30 What Is Anti-American Muslim Hysteria Covering Up?
2005-05-19 Is Koran Flushing Worse Desecration Than Blowing Up Christian Churches?
2005-05-16 Deceiving Americans To Appease Communists And Terrorists
2005-05-09 Correcting The Lies About A Great WW II Hero
2005-04-25 What "Independent Judiciary?"
2005-04-18 Justice Scalia: "The Court Has Liberated Itself From The Constitution"
2005-04-01 Judicial Homicide: "This Is Not A Death – It's A Killing"
2005-03-24 When Did Michael Shiavo First Start Trying To Kill Terri?
2005-03-21 Let's Improve Health Instead Of Health Care
2005-03-11 Will The Supreme Court Stop Squelch Free Speech On Origin Of Unalienable Rights?
2005-02-28 Weeding Out Reporters Who Lie
2005-02-21 Like America From 1781-1787, Iraq Is In Its "Critical Period"
2005-02-11 Bush’s 2006 Federal Budget Is A Local Issue
2005-02-04 Social Security Can't Be Fixed With 1936 Thinking
2005-01-28 Sen. Boxer's Vicious Attack On Condoleeza Rice Was Based On Lies
2005-01-20 87% Fewer Violent Deaths Annually In Iraq Now Than Under Saddam Hussein
2005-01-13 Prayer And Presidents: Washington To Bush
2005-01-05 Who’s To Blame For Tsunami And AIDS Deaths For 2004?
2004-12-26 A 1968 Christmas Story About "How Scrooges Spoil Christmas"
2004-12-22 Should America Remain A Christian Nation Or Commit Suicide?
2004-12-02 The Boy Scouts, The Constitution And America’s Survival
2004-12-01 The Boy Scouts, The Constitution And America’s Survival
2004-10-26 The 21 Century Version Of The Lincoln-Douglas Debate In Illinois
2004-10-15 Kerry Puts Down His Wife On Nationwide TV
2004-10-06 #1 Issue Presidential Debate Issue – Should The US Lead Or Follow World Opinion?
2004-09-27 Can Iraq Hold Elections, As The USA Has, In The Midst Of Civil Disorder?
2004-09-17 In The Internet Era Dan Rather And Bill O’Reilly Are Obsolete
2004-09-12 Your Vote, The Abomination Of Desolation And Survival
2004-09-07 Alan Keyes Teaches Sex Education Lesson To Homosexual Interviewer
2004-09-03 Arnold, Laura Bush, Hiding Under Desks And Heroes
2004-08-28 The Swift Boat Veterans Ad Is About War Crimes, Not Politics
2004-08-26 The Swift Boat Veterans Ad Is About War Crimes, Not Politics
2004-08-18 If Bush Lied About WMD, Kerry And 77% Of The Senate Lied Also
2004-08-16 Should Candidates For Public Office Take Drug Tests?
2004-08-02 Indian Sovereignty And Kerry’s Pathetic Attempt To Relive The Vietnam War
2004-07-28 John Kerry, George W. Bush, The 9/11 Report And “Imagination”
2004-07-16 Let’s Have Another Miracle To Save Marriage And Our Families
2004-07-09 In Support Of Judicial Tyranny, Sen. Kennedy Attacks The Apostle Paul
2004-07-01 Would The Courts Repeal The Declaration Of Independence?
2004-06-24 Chris Cannon, The Immigration Debate And Les Miserables
2004-06-11 D-Day And Old Heroes Who Became Traitors
2004-06-04 Al Gore And Benedict Arnold Have A Lot In Common
2004-05-27 A Free Iraq MUST Be Free Of Foreign Control
2004-05-21 Ignored Heroes At Mai Lai And Abu Ghraib Who Stopped Atrocities
2004-05-17 Abuse Investigations: The US Army Compared To The NY Times’
2004-05-11 Why Are “Conservative” Republicans Lying About Bush’s Immigration Reform?
2004-04-29 Do Americans Have The Courage To Face Terrorists With WMD's?
2004-04-22 Media Ignores Bush’s Victory In The Drug War Too
2004-04-12 Is The Attack On Condi To Cover Up Clinton’s Role In Arming Drug-Dealing Terrorists?
2004-04-07 Bush Won’t Run From Al Jezeera’s “Grisly Pictures” Or John Kerry’s Attacks
2004-03-25 The Social Consequences Of Same-Sex Marriage
2004-03-18 Osama Bin Laden’s Goal Is Your Destruction
2004-03-13 Should We Celebrate Iraq’s Declaration Of Independence And Bill Of Rights?
2004-03-10 George W. Bush Got More Votes In California On Super Tuesday Than John Kerry
2004-02-27 The Miracle In Istanbul 1996 Stopped A Plan To Make Gay Marriage A “Human Right”
2004-02-20 Can Voters Be Dumb Enough To Believe Democrats Would Ever Balance A Budget?
2004-02-13 George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, George W. Bush And Anti-War Movements
2004-02-06 “Benign Neglect” Of Political Stupidity On The Left And The Right
2004-01-29 Is Iraq Or The US Stable Enough To Survive The Divisive Election Campaigns
2004-01-23 Young Voters Reject Dean’s Wooing, Lean to Bush
2004-01-19 War College Author Suggests Some Terrorism Should Be Acceptable
2004-01-10 Teaching Unity In A Multicultural Politically Correct Educational System
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