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Hi all. As you may have noticed I am returned to these environs and happy to be here. Because of not having internet at the house I am going to be running a week behind posting here. Here's a preview of what you'll be seeing from me in this coming week.
The One About Even A Broken Clock Is Right Twice A Day.
So, out of a clear blue sky, comes the news that Rush Limbaugh had been hoping to invest in the St. Louis Rams, and was turned down by the NFL for one or two off the cuff comments t…
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Posted by Toriach on November 1, 2009 at 10:00am —
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Posted by Toriach on October 30, 2009 at 1:51pm —
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By Lance Winslow
October 23, 2009
Most people believe that the business regulations which are put into place are done so to help the consumer and the public from unethical business people and for fraud. Well, it turns out that many who work in the government actuall…
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Posted by Lance Winslow on October 23, 2009 at 2:27pm —
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It seems highly un-politically correct to mention this, but it also seems highly unfortunate if it is ignored. So I ask the question;
Are Angry Young African Americans Recruitment Target for Islamic Radical Home Grown Terroists?
The answer would of course be a Yes or No answer, and it is a matter of national security, even if it is a sensative issue due to Political Correctness. So, let's discuss this and leave your emotions, political correctness, race, and politics at home. Otherwise; click…
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Posted by Lance Winslow on October 23, 2009 at 5:02am —
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Less than a year into his presidency, Barack Obama has proposed a major reform to our health insurance system. While most can agree the current system is broken or soon to be, why is President Obama pushing so hard and fast for health insurance reform?
A decision that inflicts such huge “change,” impacting every man, woman and child in the nation, should not be made so hastily. Even if health insurance reform is approved this year, the policy would not take effect until 2013, so why should we h…
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Posted by Matthew J. Rettick on October 16, 2009 at 4:30pm —
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About the emerging dichotomy in the Rebulican party between those who wish to connect to and those who wish to be dis-connected from the so- called tea parties, town hall meetings and the paltry amount of people who protested at the Washington mall last weekend.
It is many times purported that the average American citizen is moderate in relation to issues and does not fall into the extreme catergories of the left or right. However if one observed the protest against healthcare reform in Washing…
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Posted by JOHN on September 20, 2009 at 9:30pm —
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Posted by Toriach on September 9, 2009 at 4:07pm —
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If your hair is thinning and you can't remember where you left the car keys, last night's fish fillets just might be to blame. According to a new study released by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), over a seven-year period, scientists found mercury in every single fish they tested from streams across the country.
This study should put to rest once and for all the old fish story that fish is a "health food."
From 1998 to 2005, USGS scientists tested more than a thousand fish collected from nea…
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Posted by PETA on September 8, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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Posted by Toriach on September 4, 2009 at 12:25pm —
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I am back and will write much more once I re- work my computer- I have much to say- and will say it.
I am currently having difficulty with my computer and attempting to iron out the problems.
I hope the most "powerful" man in the world goes in front of the tide and demands it to wait.
Good luck as it waits for no man- all of us alienated- abstract- removed -dis-intergraded- beings think we have it made- well we better take our diamond rings and pawn them- we better wear diamonds on the soles o…
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Posted by JOHN on September 3, 2009 at 11:18pm —
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Getting Nice jeans for cheap are becoming very popular since we are in a recession. They are also some of the most convenient types of clothing to shop for as well. If you have ever tried to find nice jeans for cheap, you know how frustrating it can get trying to locate these great brands without compromising your style. I'm sure that you have traveled countless times far and abroad trying to find these great bargains. Thanks to the internet and the help of great outlet stores to go to, I will b…
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Posted by Wesley Anderson on September 2, 2009 at 9:26pm —
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Posted by Toriach on September 2, 2009 at 9:07pm —
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I love playing online flash games for free that is very entertaining and challenging as well. Sometimes the games can be a little outrageous too. However, there is only one game that I love playing online and that is the super Mario brothers flash games. These games not only have very nice quality for them to be free online but they also allow you to put them on your blogs, websites or on your desktop for future play.
If you are anything like me, then I'm sure that you like to play games like t…
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Posted by Wesley Anderson on September 1, 2009 at 9:37pm —
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It's getting close to that time of the year where everyone is going to have to dress a little warmer. Summer is getting closer to the end and the climate is getting a little colder. Therefore, some of us have to go back to the store and get sweaters, jackets, and scarves. However, some people spend a lot of money every year buying new clothes for each season of the year. Thanks to the internet, people can find some cheap merchandise, like scarves, online. Many people are turning to the internet…
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Posted by Wesley Anderson on August 30, 2009 at 7:00pm —
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By Lisa Wathne
Dolphins are dying to entertain us. That's the message of a devastating new documentary, The Cove, which sheds light on a dirty secret of the marine-park industry.
Every year between September and March, more than 2,000 dolphins are slaughtered in the small fishing village of Taiji, Japan, where The Cove was secretly filmed. Most of the dolphins are butchered and sold for meat. A dead dolphin is worth about $600.
But a few live dolphins—about two dozen each year—are sold…
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Posted by PETA on August 28, 2009 at 4:19pm —
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Posted by Toriach on August 27, 2009 at 3:25pm —
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I want to say something, what it is I do not yet know. Hopefully it will come to me. I hope I will not "Sigh" after my idea is put in words as in Nietzsche's aphorism-
Sigh- "I caught this insight on the way and quickly seized the rather poor words that were closest to hand to pin it down lest it fly away again. And now it has died of these arid words and shakes and flaps in them-and I hardly know any more when I look at it how I could ever have felt so happy when I caught this bird."
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Posted by John on August 25, 2009 at 11:00pm —
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To become ad hominem in ones rhetoric is not tasteful nor is it respectful of oneself or the one who is being attacked. Regardless of this admonition I shall proceed as follows:
1) Karl Rove- does not look like a pig.
2) George W. Bush does not look like a clown or Alfred E. Newman.
3) Mitt Romney does not look or speak as if he was helpless as a rich man's child.
4) William Kristol does present as a pampered, overly protected middle class chicken hawk.
5) Rush Limbaugh is not a big fat idi…
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Posted by John on August 23, 2009 at 10:30pm —
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Posted by Toriach on August 22, 2009 at 3:51pm —
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Posted by Toriach on August 21, 2009 at 5:41pm —
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Women Count welcomes California Assembly member Joan Buchanan, the only female Democrat in the crowded special election for the open Congressional Seat in California's 10th Congressional district.http://budurl.com/womencount
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Posted by Amy Domestico on August 20, 2009 at 5:35pm —
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Posted by Toriach on August 20, 2009 at 2:44pm —
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Car dealers are breathing a sigh of relief now that the popular "cash for clunkers" program has been extended by $2 billion. With the new funding, as many as a half-million more Americans will be able to junk their gas guzzlers and buy more fuel-efficient vehicles.
I'm not impressed. If we are serious about wanting to put the brakes on climate change, we should be offering "cash for cluckers." Encouraging meat-eaters to trade in their chicken for chickpeas and their pork chops for "fib ribs" is…
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Posted by PETA on August 20, 2009 at 12:14pm —
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The theme in this post is being repeated as I wrote a previous one with this same theme several months ago.
The denotation of "greedy" to describe Wall Street Brokers, Investment bankers and other people who strive to make billions per year is doing a great disservice.
These immature humans require a term that is more precise and accurate. The term Needy would be more accurate. Now let me explain why"Needy" fits the bill.
In Western Civilization, the monotheistic concept of "God," can be desc…
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Posted by John on August 19, 2009 at 9:30pm —
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Posted by Toriach on August 18, 2009 at 2:01pm —
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By Lindsay Pollard-Post
The dog days of summer are here, and many people are traveling with their canine companions or driving them to fun places like the beach or the dog park. But unfortunately for dogs, a joyride can quickly turn into a death sentence if their guardians leave them in a parked car, even for a minute or two. It doesn't take much time for disaster to strike, and it does not help if the windows are cracked or there is water in the car. It's simply too hot for Spot.
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Posted by PETA on August 17, 2009 at 4:07pm —
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A note about celebrity. Most of our celebrities [ not all] are entertainers. Centuries past, entertainers performed- that is "sang and danced" for the "royalty." These days celebrities perform for all of us for their feed.
Another note- Centuries past a symbol of wealth- as pictured in Baroque art- was heavy pale white women- On the other hand- the peasants- were hard bodied and darked by the sun. These days a symbol of wealth is hard bodies darkened by the sun- Humans - go figure.
Amid all th…
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Posted by John on August 13, 2009 at 10:00pm —
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Posted by Toriach on August 12, 2009 at 2:11pm —
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RNC Memo (as leaked by an unnamed MesSNBC reporter)
To the Republican Mob Capos:
Reiterating the election strategy for 2010 which was discussed at our last strategery session:
1. Run on a platform promising to REPEAL any Obamacare legislation which has been enacted and STOP any Obamacare provision which has not yet begun.
2. Win the hearts, minds and votes of the majority of Americans who oppose this madness to their last dying breath (PS. We will coincidentally delay that last dying breath…
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Posted by Free Lance on August 12, 2009 at 12:18pm —
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Regarding a public option for health care one may propose a national proposition- This would by pass congress which may or may not be the way to go. However, there was a national proposition on this issue it was the 2008 election. Most Americans; regardless of the silly media town hall non-sense- voted for President Obama- and he articulated his proposal regarding this issue.
In order to pay for a public option, President Obama would have to make enormous cuts to the military budget. Now a prov…
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Posted by John on August 11, 2009 at 11:00pm —
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Recently a friend asked me why I think health care is a right rather than a privilege. My friend is on the conservative side of the aisle, and we’ve had a few constructive, interesting, online discussions about politics. My initial thought – and, like many other initial thoughts, one that was best left unvoiced – was “It just is; why wouldn’t it be? Isn’t it obvious?” Not exactly the most convincing argument for health care being a right.
Several weeks have passed as I’ve thought about the ques…
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Posted by Stephen Twelker on August 11, 2009 at 1:01am —
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Of Morons, Minotaurs, and Muppets
I once quipped that if all the members of Congress doubled their IQ’s, they would still be morons.
Enter Sam Brownback (R-KS) who, on July 9th, along with Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA,) introduced Senate Bill 1435, "Human-Animal Hybrid Prohibition Act of 2009." Brownback, a Christian fundamentalist and young-earth creationist, is obviously doing his part to help keep God’s creatures from mixing with, well, you know, God’s creatures.
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Posted by Herb Van Fleet on August 10, 2009 at 3:30pm —
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By Paula Moore
I recently read a heartbreaking story about a cat named Hadley who had been deliberately set on fire. Hadley suffered painful third-degree burns on his face, ears, neck, back and legs. A photo in a Michigan newspaper shows Hadley's blackened ears, which vets say will probably fall off because they are so badly burned. The orange-and-white tabby is also missing half his whiskers, and much of his fur will likely never grow back. After the attack, Hadley's distraught guardian…
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Posted by PETA on August 10, 2009 at 12:50pm —
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Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel is a health policy advisor to B. Hussein Obama, and is incidentally the brother of his Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Ezekiel Emanuel advocated the withholding of scarce healthcare resources from the elderly, infirm and others he term 'unfit'. We just can't afford it. These unfit individuals must be sacrificed for the common good.
Eugenics certainly sounded more ominous in the original German, but it is no less dangerous in Obamacare.
Seniors will not tolerate any government…
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Posted by Free Lance on August 7, 2009 at 11:00am —
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Posted by Toriach on July 31, 2009 at 3:49pm —
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Please excuse the use of '"Irish'' as I attempt to excoriate Sean Hannity in this post- I am utilizing it mostly as a tool to criticize him.
Sean Hannity needs to be removed from the air waves- First reason is a personal one: I am also of Irish decent being that my great-great grandparents came from Ireland and he is giving Irish people a very bad name. I hope that most Irish people are not as stupid and ignorant as he is- but I have known some pretty stupid ones in my own experience.
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Posted by John on July 30, 2009 at 11:00pm —
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Posted by Toriach on July 30, 2009 at 5:20pm —
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By Alka Chandna, Ph.D.
Imagine the horror of eating, sleeping, relieving yourself and sitting with nothing to do in the same tiny room for decades. You can never go outside and feel the sun on your skin or smell the fragrance of blooming flowers. Your days are drained of color, scent and almost every other form of sensory stimulation. Imagine, too, that you are never fed quite enough and feel constant hunger pangs. Worse, you are deprived of the one thing that might bring you some small c…
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Posted by PETA on July 30, 2009 at 9:26am —
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By Jennifer O'Connor
A toddler is strangled to death by her family's pet python. A woman lies in a coma, her face and hands ripped off, after being attacked by her friend's pet chimpanzee. A 9-year-old girl is dead after an attack by her stepfather's pet tiger. Thousands of people all over the country—most recently in Florida, where the horrific python attack took place—have been bitten, mauled and killed by exotic pets. How have we reached the point where lions and tigers live in baseme…
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Posted by PETA on July 27, 2009 at 3:23pm —
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Posted by Toriach on July 25, 2009 at 3:37pm —
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By Ingrid E. Newkirk
Elephants have the largest brains of any mammal on the face of the Earth. They are creative, altruistic and kind. They use tools to sweep paths and even to draw pictures in the dirt and scratch themselves in inaccessible places, and they communicate subsonically at frequencies so low that humans cannot detect them without sophisticated equipment. Imagine, then, what it must be like for them to be told what to do, courtesy of a bullhook—a rod resembling a fireplace po…
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Posted by PETA on July 23, 2009 at 1:55pm —
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Hang onto your tonsils, kids. President Obama says that evil doctors are out to make a buck by pulling yours out of your throat unnecessarily.
"Get the specimen jar ready... I've got another one ... MWAHH HAAA HAAAA!"
Evil doctors are just the latest of Obama's big bad bogeymen, joining Evil Bankers, Evil Corporations, Evil Insurance Companies, Evil Cambridge Police Officers, Evil Republicans, Evil Moderate Democrats, and the source of all the evil he inherited, Evil-incarnate Bush 43.
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Posted by Free Lance on July 23, 2009 at 12:30pm —
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It is a beautiful day and you are driving to the local supermarket. You arrive at the parking lot looking for a place to park and what happens? There are others who are also either parked or looking for parking. And yes while you were driving there were others on the road getting in your way.
What happened to the beautiful day?---
If one stops and looks around they will observe certain behaviors in themselves and others. Look at the way people guard their prize possesion, their car. Some commo…
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Posted by John on July 23, 2009 at 12:30am —
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It occurred to me that there are many honest people who live in our communities. The word, "Honest," as most words, can become quite complicated when one begins to delve deeper into its' meaning. However, for the purpose of the point being made here I wish to keep it simple.
We all know honest people among our friends and families- But more than likely these honest people are not the primary political or economic decision makers within our communities; be it large cities or towns.
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Posted by John on July 21, 2009 at 1:30pm —
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It very much appears that most people live very mundane lives. This opening sentence, eleven words, if left to stand by itself would bring about two basic understandings. For the mundane- they would more than likely see a life where husband and wife who live in a multi-million dollar home, both drive cars each worth over $60,000.00, take three vacations per year including one overseas, eat at expensive restaurants, wear expensive clothes, seek out friends who share the same life style and taste,…
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Posted by John on July 15, 2009 at 10:30pm —
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With so many high-profile stories in the news lately—the passing of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett, the Gov. Sanford scandal, post-election protests in Iran—you may not have heard about the historic victories for animals that are taking place in American courtrooms. It’s worth noting that two of PETA’s undercover investigations of factory farms have just resulted in groundbreaking animal abuse convictions—convictions that are both highly significant and long overdue. All too often, the abuse…
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Posted by PETA on July 15, 2009 at 4:46pm —
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The very dynamics that bring about such extreme adulation and emotion when a celebrity dies are the same that create the distortion in the minds of many of these celebrities.
The need for modern man to exhault popular figures is an indictment upon civilization itself. The lack, loss, disintegration, unreality of modern life requires a vessel toward which we as a collective may project our hopes and aspirations upon. But these so called hopes and aspirations are more a mourning of a great loss t…
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Posted by John on July 7, 2009 at 9:30pm —
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I see Congressman Peter king from New York has an opinion regarding low lives. Hmm- Is he looking in the mirror? Anyone who is familiar with this man knows he is basically a bag boy for his local power wielding purse string holding idiots. His current assignment has been to bring home the bacon based on fear. He is fond of touting terrorism crap- The new message is simple- people want JOBS living wage JOBS.
Give it up low life Peter King. People want the economy to bring living wage jobs.
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Posted by John on July 7, 2009 at 12:00am —
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By Lindsay Pollard-Post
This Fourth of July, Americans will celebrate their freedom with picnics, trips to the beach and time spent with the people they love. But America isn’t a free country for everyone who lives here. In nearly every community—perhaps even on your own street—Americans’ best friends, our dogs, are kept chained and deprived of every freedom.
These dogs will spend our nation’s birthday as they spend every other day: pacing their tiny patch of dirt, panting in the heat,…
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Posted by PETA on July 2, 2009 at 3:12pm —
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By Daniel B. Kline
Exactly how many hit singles does a singer need for people to forget that he was likely a child molester? If you only have a couple is it okay to rob a store or maybe to beat your wife? Perhaps Huey Lewis gets a free pass on a speeding ticket but Paul McCartney could murder a hobo with nobody thinking negatively about him.
Michael Jackson recorded a lot of hit songs many years ago, but he hardly deserved the fawning praise he has received since his death. Though never…
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Posted by Daniel B. Kline on June 30, 2009 at 7:32am —
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Every spring in the U.S., as many as 50,000 thoroughbred mares give birth. Perhaps every thoroughbred owner dreams that, this year, a champion will be born. The odds are against it. Only a fraction of all these foals will go on to compete. And only a fraction of this fraction will become as successful as Charismatic and War Emblem.
Charismatic won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness—the first two legs of the Triple Crown—in 1999. But during the Belmont Stakes, Charismatic’s left front leg brok…
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Posted by PETA on June 25, 2009 at 12:31pm —
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The late local ABC New York Eyewitness News anchor Roger Grimsby would end his broadcast- "hoping your news is good news." Roger was erudite, wise and did not say these words meaninglessly. What he meant was: What you just witnessed on TV is a commercial driven, directed, edited, scripted, staged and lighted for the camera performance that is designed to fire your imagination. Your personal news, the news in your life is what actually matters.
This message remains important- and within the ess…
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Posted by John on June 24, 2009 at 10:00pm —
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By Daniel B. Kline
When we start letting politicians set the standards for humor, then we have accomplished something not even Carrot Top, Jay Leno or even Larry The Cable Guy has managed to do. We will have killed comedy and what will remain will be as sad as knock knock jokes as pathetic as the "humorous" riddles on Popsicle sticks and about as funny as that wall plaque of a fish that sings.
If we take humorless dolts like Sarah Palin seriously when they get mock outraged at a late ni…
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Posted by Daniel B. Kline on June 23, 2009 at 7:23am —
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By Ingrid E. Newkirk
It was the swat heard ‘round the world: President Obama caused something of an international incident when he killed a fly during a CNBC interview on Tuesday. I like to think of it as a sign of the times that the life—and death—of a fly registered, at least for a moment, on the public consciousness.
While we all may argue ‘til we’re blue in the face over when and if it is justifiable to swat a fly or shoot a rampaging bear, there are millions of animals out there wh…
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Posted by PETA on June 21, 2009 at 3:42pm —
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By Lance Winslow
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has said that is has declared war on Western Social Networks, but exactly what does that mean? Does it mean they are at war with software? Does it mean they are at war with 100s of millions of users (every teenager in America), does it me…
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Posted by Lance Winslow on June 18, 2009 at 4:29pm —
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Reasons to exclaim why Muhammad Ali was the greatest boxer ever. Or perhaps the Greatest heavyweight ever. First he was the quickest heavyweight both by hand and foot, he could take a punch as good as any, he was superior to every other heavyweight in mental focus and strength. He was a great showman as well as athelete.
He won the title by knocking out Sonny Listion, regained it by knocking out George Forman- and if you wish edification regarding the Forman fight- please watch Muhammad's "pres…
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Posted by John on June 17, 2009 at 10:00pm —
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By Daniel B. Kline
When we first brought her home over 11 years ago she sat shivering in fear in the darkest corner of our apartment while my wife, Celine, and I sat close, but not too close, trying to make her feel better. I had never had a pet, let alone a cat before, and while I had visions of endless lap sessions, cuddling and purring, I had little idea what to actually do.
That night we sat with Calamity until her shivers turned to silence and ultimately towards walking up to us, s…
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Posted by Daniel B. Kline on June 15, 2009 at 10:51am —
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If the thought of trying to squeeze into last year’s swimsuit isn’t incentive enough to slim down before your summer vacation, here’s another reason to drop those unwanted pounds: Airline passengers with “extra baggage” may have to pay more.
This spring, United Airlines announced that passengers who cannot fit into a single seat will be required to pay an additional fare. A handful of other carriers, including Southwest Airlines, have similar policies. So much for the “friendly skies.”
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Posted by PETA on June 11, 2009 at 1:08pm —
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"Salary Czar"? "Special Master for Compensation"? Whatever Newspeak term the Obamatrons choose to use, the arrival on the scene of Ken Feinberg is an Orwellian nightmare of unsmall proportion.
Lest we forget, the term "czar" is derived from "Caesar", and this Emperor
cum President continues his unprecedented power grab by surrounding himself not so much with advisors as with an imperial court.
B. Hussein has now taken over corporations. He has fired chief executives. He had shuttered co…
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Posted by Free Lance on June 11, 2009 at 12:47pm —
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By Daniel B. Kline
Had I not been with my son who needed my services as a driver to get home, I may have gouged my eyes out with a Junior Mint during our recent viewing of Pixar's "Up." A mix of implausible with just plain boring, this film basically grew out of the idea that having a house flying because it got attached to a bunch of balloons made a nice visual.
Nevermind that helium balloons, even a lot of them, would not lift a house into the air like a hot air balloon and you still…
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Posted by Daniel B. Kline on June 2, 2009 at 7:21am —
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I didn't realize how controversial the whole Notre Dame's issue (granting President Barack Obama an honorary degree and inviting him to give their 2009 commencement speech) was until I logged on to YouTube the other day and saw the featured video was of Notre Dame students and members of the Roman Catholic community sounding off on the issue. I was made even more aware when I learned…
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Posted by Daniel Cuevas on June 2, 2009 at 4:00am —
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Until recently I was convinced that America's greatest threat was terrorism. But now I'm beginning to believe the real threat to our freedom is not Al Qaeda but Al Abama.
I recently received the following e-mail:
Dear Blog Editor, We want to extend an exclusive invitation to you as a blogger to have a front row seat as Alabama’s former Ch…
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Posted by Daniel Cuevas on June 1, 2009 at 10:07pm —
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Molly the cow had big dreams—and they didn’t involve buns or barbecue sauce.
With “barbecue season” officially here, Molly’s story is a gentle reminder that the animals on our plates were once inquisitive individuals who valued their lives, solved problems, formed friendships and experienced fear and pain—just as we do. And it’s also a good reason to skip the hamburger patties and grill up delicious veggie burgers instead.
Molly gained fame earlier this month when she broke through a fence at…
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Posted by PETA on May 28, 2009 at 2:32pm —
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By Lance Winslow
People Voted for Obama Not for Social Closeness; They Wanted to get Stimulied!
It is interesting that the online social networks and bloggers worked very hard to insure that the then very junior Senator Barack Obama was elected. Many took this as an endorsement that the younger generation was embracing a sort of online socialism, or social collaboration and collectivism, but that is hardly the case. You see, people voted for President Obama because he promised them the world,…
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Posted by Lance Winslow on May 27, 2009 at 6:35am —
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It seems that many Americans are so willing to embrace socialism, but that would be a very dangerous mistake to continue to take our nation in that direction. As one wise man once said; "If you think health care is expensive now, just wait until it's free!" Yes, socialized medicine to fix Medicare or take care of our current Social Security government run Ponzi Scheme, will be a disaster.
Oh, you do not think that Social Security is a Government Ponzi scheme, well let me explain, and you are go…
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Posted by Lance Winslow on May 27, 2009 at 6:30am —
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If I were a Hispanic Woman and the President nominated me first because I was a woman and then because I was Hispanic, and then much further down the list because of my least offensive past over other politically correct choices, I'd decline. I would only want t…
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Posted by Lance Winslow on May 27, 2009 at 6:23am —
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By Lance Winslow
We were sold a bill of goods by President Obama, who told us that we had to pass his humungous stimulus package to keep us from going into a Depression. So, we did, and just his doom and gloom talk did send the market tumbling 3,000 points, but what do we see…
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Posted by Lance Winslow on May 27, 2009 at 6:18am —
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By Lance Winslow
President Obama wants to be prepared against attack on our homeland, does he know something that we don't? So, he has decided to merge the leadership of national security with homeland security, which sounds like a decent idea after Hurricane Katrina, all these cyber att…
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Posted by Lance Winslow on May 27, 2009 at 6:06am —
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An old colleague and friend started a web site with a bunch of other writers recently called
Ms.Ann Thropic. Basically, Ms. Ann Thropic is a very witty site with a borderline dark sense of humor in which the fictional character gives a reality check to people in the news who she feels are seriously detached from reality.
Past victims include:…
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Posted by Daniel Cuevas on May 27, 2009 at 4:00am —
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By Desiree Acholla
The state and county fair season is just underway, and if animals knew what was in store for them, they would attempt an escape worthy of a Prison Break episode. Animals used in fairs face months of debilitating trips in stifling tractor-trailers as well as exhausting interactions with an onslaught of fairgoers. Midways are rife with cruel animal displays such as elephant rides, tiger photo booths, petting zoos and more. Life for these animals makes the Ferris wheel operator’…
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Posted by PETA on May 26, 2009 at 5:21pm —
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By Daniel B. Kline
Now that president Barack Obama has taken over the auto and banking industries with shockingly little outrage from the American public he has an almost entirely free hand to pursue his anti-capitalist agenda. Not precisely a socialist, Obama is more a deluded idealist who believes that everyone can be middlingly successful but nobody needs to be especially well-off.
In Obama's fantasy land, everyone has a house, a decent job, health care and enough money to take a vac…
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Posted by Daniel B. Kline on May 26, 2009 at 9:10am —
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Originally posted
here on April 20th.
Happy 4/20!
I couldn't let my favorite holiday pass by without posting something up on this blog. Norm Stamper of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition offered a great argument of why marijuana is far less harmless than alcohol. Stamper, a retired police chief from Seattle offered the following:
"Alcohol contributes to acts of violence; marijuana reduces aggression. In approxi…
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Posted by Daniel Cuevas on May 25, 2009 at 4:00am —
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I wish to consider iconic images in our culture; those images most of us come to know through various forms of media. Media meaning: TV, Movies, Books, Magazines, Radio, internet, etc. I will list some male images in our culture that have been in the media over the last fifty years. After listing some, I wish to make a few comments.
Some names: Malcolm X, MLK, Jr., John Wayne, George W. Bush, Robert Kennedy, Matt Dillion of (Gun Smoke) Dick Cheney, LBJ, Muhammad Ali, Dick Clark, Rush Limbaugh,…
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Posted by John on May 24, 2009 at 1:30am —
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Originally posted
here in March.
I'm using another PC as I'm still waiting for my ISP to transfer my Internet connection to my new apartment. In the meantime, I feel I must vent at all the Bernie Madoff coverage in the news, especially in the local stations here in New York City.
The rage and incarceration of Bernie Madoff is just another example of how our justice system picks and chooses what is and isn't legal with little to…
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Posted by Daniel Cuevas on May 23, 2009 at 4:00am —
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By Lance Winslow
The Los Angeles School District is facing enormous budget cuts, and has already cut out 450 million dollars previously. These new round of cuts are going to be huge and it means more lay-offs for teachers and more budget cuts. The teachers are planning a walk-out a…
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Posted by Lance Winslow on May 22, 2009 at 12:23am —
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Originally posted
here.
This post may be a bit late, but so what?
I think by now the whole nation is aware-and amused-by the recent protest by a fringe group of
students at New York University who occupied a portion of the campus demanding the university make tuition affordable.
For those unfamiliar with…
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Posted by Daniel Cuevas on May 21, 2009 at 4:09am —
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In relation to an Op-Ed I posted quoting Nietzsche's "On the genius of the species," one part of this quote states... ( Paraphrased).. "The part of our thinking that arises into consciousness is the smallest, most shallow and the worst part." Well if one stops to collect their thoughts, what is it we worry about most or to be more precise what concerns us the most as adults? Is it not money, the contacts we have or hope to gain in relation to money? Of course health is a concern but this also in…
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Posted by John on May 20, 2009 at 11:00pm —
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By Daniel B. Kline
A wave of shame swept over me as I finished ordering my tall decaf skim iced caramel macchiato at Starbucks the other day. Perhaps the only way to make my order less manly would have been to request it served in a pink glass and humming an Elton John song as the barista made it.
Once a proud drinker of straight coffee with full caffeine and no flavors, whipped cream or other ridiculous alterations, stomach problems, the need to occasionally sleep and generally getting…
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Posted by Daniel B. Kline on May 19, 2009 at 7:32am —
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Because human beings are self-aware and utilize the man made apparatus we label consciouness;all constructs that come to mind are fraught with contradiction, hypocracy, errors and can easily be argued for or against with "logical" words and ideas. In accord with this, it is political will and human law that rules the day for most major events throughout the globe.
One can readily arrive at many examples of how to showcase the tenuous nature of just about every belief or "fact" humans have postu…
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Posted by John on May 17, 2009 at 10:30pm —
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"Origionally posted here" http://www.therebelsyell.com
In [‘Freedom of Speech’, Part 1], I gave a broad outline of the inherent dangers facing individual journalists working in societies with repressive governments on a global scale, but I also pointed out how economic and political forces in ostensibly ‘Free’ countries are constricting and manipulating information destined for the public domain.
In this post, I want to examine issues closer to home and whether government officials should be pa…
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Posted by mick collins on May 14, 2009 at 11:23pm —
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"Origionally posted here" at www.therebelsyell.com
We currently live in a society which is perceived to be awash with claims and praise for operating within a ‘Free’ media spectra, which is deemed as a prerequisit for political Freedom. However, as reported in today’s issue of the Sunday Tribune newspaper, their Northern Ireland editor Suzanne Breen, is coming under increasing pressure over this very issue! The above mentioned article explains why Ms. Breen won’t be succumbing to Police Service…
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Posted by mick collins on May 12, 2009 at 11:10am —
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By Daniel B. Kline
While everyone seems shocked that the current Miss California, Carrie Prejean, disapproves of gay marriage and has posed for racy pictures, I'm mostly surprised that she got breast implants after winning the pageant. Even more unbelievable is that not only did pageant officials support her decision to enhance her assets, they actually paid for the procedure.
Basically, this action tells girls and women everywhere that even Miss California isn't quite good looking enou…
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Posted by Daniel B. Kline on May 12, 2009 at 7:33am —
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Regarding words, ideas and all that- I could not have said it better than what follows:
On the "genius of the species."- The problem of consciousness (more precisely, of becoming conscious of something) confronts us only when we begin to comprehend how we could dispense with it; and now physiology and the history of animals place us at the beginning of such comprehension ( it took them two centuries to catch up with leibniz's suspicion which soared ahead). For we could think, feel, will, and r…
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Posted by John on May 10, 2009 at 11:30pm —
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http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-4172-Sacramento-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m4d25-Miss-California-Perez-I-love-you-regardless
Carrie Prejean lost the Miss USA beauty contest, according to Perez Hilton, for the ugly answer she gave him regarding same-sex marriage. This commentary looks examines the ugly intolerance and bigotry masquerading behind theology and superficially pretty face.
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Posted by Sacramentoshawnehamilton on May 10, 2009 at 1:13pm —
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http://www.examiner.com/x-4172-Sacramento-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m5d8-Arlen-Specter-The-Democratic-Partys-Magic-Bullet
Arlen Specter is no prize. His "defection" to the Democratic Party only shows how little it means now to be a Democrat.
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Posted by Sacramentoshawnehamilton on May 10, 2009 at 1:09pm —
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By Lance Winslow
Propping up corporations that become too stodgy or bureaucratic is a very bad idea and it sets up a horrible precedence for government intervention. Worse, once the government steps in with taxpayer's money, it becomes a quasi partner. Why is this bad? Well, consi…
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Posted by Lance Winslow on May 10, 2009 at 12:46am —
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By Lance Winslow
It is just amazing how the media plays up the intelligence of President Obama and had played down the intelligence of President Bush II. In actuality, the studies, real studies by non-bias researchers find President Bush as a whole 10 pts higher in intelligen…
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Posted by Lance Winslow on May 9, 2009 at 11:00pm —
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By Lance Winslow
The Obama Administration has been playing politics with our military budget. This is so very alarming because the Federal Government's number one job is to protect our people. Under Obama it is not likely they'll be able to perfor…
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Posted by Lance Winslow on May 9, 2009 at 2:54am —
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By Lance Winslow
Accusing Firefighters of arson is taboo, and still, one has to look at the facts of past fires. Most arson fires are started by firefighters, or those who tried to become firefighters, but were not accepted by a fire department; you can verify this statistic by tal…
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Posted by Lance Winslow on May 9, 2009 at 2:48am —
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By Lance Winslow
One of the tenants of successful leadership is allowing your team to make mistakes once in a while. You cannot run an organization whether it is a little book club or a Presidential Administration without supporting the executive structure and supporting your team.…
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Posted by Lance Winslow on May 9, 2009 at 2:35am —
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By Lance Winslow
If you are not politically correct these days, especially online, you can expect your Social Networking Account, email account, or online content to be deleted. If you speak out as an American, against government taxation, or question the current paradigm and direct…
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Posted by Lance Winslow on May 9, 2009 at 2:08am —
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The One About Someone Out There Finally Gets It!
The True Cost of Free Health Care
The Rising Obama Democrats
In a fog? It could be the fish
At what cost- money
RNC Internal Memo #1
Of Morons, Minotaurs, and Muppets
The fundamental flaw with the American health care system and how to fix it.
Maybe we should remember the actual man in the mirror
There’s No Honor in an Honorary Degree
Defending The Realm of Truth!
