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Monday, November 30, 2009

Walin and Flailin on Palin
   Culture Wars piece by Robert R. Owens (11/30/09)

Sarah Palin made the mistake of being a self-made woman who actually accomplished things in her own right instead of riding her husband’s coattails.  She worked next to her husband founding and managing a small business that continues to flourish.  She was active in local school and community affairs.  She ran for local office serving as a council person and eventually mayor of Wasilla, Alaska.  She took on several positions in the state government. She resigned a high office to battle the insiders who had run the state for years. Elected Governor she was soon the most popular governor in America.  She accomplished all this without using a family fortune, marrying for money or buying her way into prominence.  She achieved position and influence the old fashioned way, she earned it.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

‘Peoples Republik of Gilbert, Arizona?‘
   Socialism piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (11/29/09)

Alliance Defense Fund attorney David Cortman tells OneNewsNow that the decision involves Good News Community Church in Gilbert, Arizona, in a case that has been ongoing for several years.(1)

Socialism: Our Unconstitutionally Established National Religion
   Socialism piece by Offsite (11/29/09)

This piece from 2004 should not be missed! - “Federal education funding to teach socialism amounts to establishing the secular religion of socialism as the official national church.“

The Car Industry -vs- The Software Industry
   Computers piece by Editor (11/29/09)

It’s not too difficult to buy a “used car” or “outdated vehicle”, buying used or “obsolete” software is another story.

The Chickification Of The USA Is Causing Dire Consequences
   Society piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (11/29/09)

Politically correct anti-male propaganda is undermining our culture, military, police and society.

Justice Official Gives Thanks for Bias and Bigotry
   Femi-Nazis piece by Carey Roberts (11/29/09)

Last week we were jolted with the news that the global warming crisis is a hoax, an ideologically-driven scam based on data that have been routinely doctored, selectively presented, and when necessary, furtively disposed of.

Germans Tried To Warn Us Of Climate Fraud
   Junk Science piece by Guest: Dennis T. Avery (11/29/09)

CHURCHVILLE, VA - The airwaves are full of the “secret” codes and emails from Britain’s Hadley climate research center. New Zealand is looking at the upward trend in the “official” graph of its recent temperatures - while the country’s raw temperature data show no warming. Now researchers are digging into the Hadley data to find if the rest of the world’s climate data have been similarly “adjusted.“

Climate myth: 4 corners of deceit
   Junk Science piece by Offsite (11/29/09)

The fact is that we can’t account for the lack of warming at the moment and it is a travesty that we can’t ... . Our observing system is inadequate. - Scientist at University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit - On Thursday, Nov. 19, a hacker broke into the computers at the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit (CRU) and released 160 megabytes of confidential files onto the Internet - including 1,079 emails and 72 documents.

Global Warming Consensus: Garbage in, Garbage out
   Global Warming piece by Offsite (11/29/09)

As Air Force One heads to Copenhagen for the climate summit Dec. 9, it will presumably not make a U-turn while flying over the Climate Research Unit (CRU) at University of East Anglia near Norwich, England. But perhaps it should.

Impossible Numbers Certified in NY-23
   Elections piece by Offsite (11/29/09)

CANTON, NY - The election results certified by the St. Lawrence County Board of Elections for New York’s 23rd Congressional District contain some numbers that are mathematically impossible.  These numbers were requested in person and transmitted by e-mail just hours before certification on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009.

The American Public School System is a Failure
   EdukShun piece by J. D. Longstreet (11/29/09)

Depending upon your perspective, perhaps! - I was enroute to someplace, or other a few mornings ago, when I had to stop my truck for a school bus to load some reluctant students.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

PC Rules Of Engagement = Reasons For Extinction
   War piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (11/28/09)

The pansy/wimp mentality “Political Correctness” infestation of the US Military constitutes a criminal act. To be sure the mess is directly or indirectly propagated by pansy/wimp politicians elitists in Congress. The Commander In Chief is ultimately responsible for the consequences.

Climate change denier Nick Griffin to represent EU at Copenhagen
   Climate Change piece by Offsite (11/28/09)

Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National party, is to represent the European parliament at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen, which opens next week.

Third Circuit Upholds School Ban On Holiday Religious Music
   Progressivism piece by Offsite (11/28/09)

It’s so close you can taste it. In just a few hours time, we begin Holiday season - or, as we at the Law Blog like to call it, Establishment Clause season. Yes, it’s that time of year, kids, when we rejoice in our right to argue about the legality of religious displays in the public realm.

The Middle East: Reporting an Enigma
   Middle East piece by Alan Caruba (11/28/09)

When President Obama delivers a speech on why he is going to send more thousands of U.S. troops and spend more billions on the eight-year-old conflict in Afghanistan, it would be a good idea to better understand why so much of what is reported from the Middle East suffers a great disconnect from the truth.

An Inconvenient Truism
   Climate Change piece by Geoff Metcalf (11/28/09)

“One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.“—Thomas Sowell - The brouhaha over the recent epiphany regarding junk science and climate change duplicity is a big deal.

Why Conservatives Have Trouble Getting Elected
   Elections piece by Warner Todd Huston (11/28/09)

The reasons that I could never get elected to any government position is the same reason why conservatives have a tough time getting elected and, if they end up elected, can’t govern in this era of the ill-educated voter. First I’ll lay out my main principles…

Sen. Dodd: U.N. facilitator of ‘Marxist utopia’
   Socialism piece by Offsite (11/28/09)

When the term “Sustainable Development” first entered the world, it was defined to be:  “Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.“

Homeschooling and socialism
   EdukShun piece by Offsite (11/28/09)

Is homeschooling compatible with socialism and vice-versa? Apparently not, for homeschooling means parental control of education, and that is anathema to socialists.

Denmark approves new police powers ahead of Copenhagen
   Anarchy/MobRule piece by Offsite (11/28/09)

The Danish parliament today passed legislation which will give police sweeping powers of “pre-emptive” arrest and extend custodial sentences for acts of civil disobedience. The “deeply worrying” law comes ahead of the UN climate talks which start on 7 December and are expected to attract thousands of activists from next week.

Help Wanted, No Private Sector Experience Required
   Government piece by Offsite (11/28/09)

A friend sends along the following chart from a J.P. Morgan research report. It examines the prior private sector experience of the cabinet officials since 1900 that one might expect a president to turn to in seeking advice about helping the economy.

Russia and China demand Iran halt secret nuclear site
   Middle East piece by Offsite (11/28/09)

World powers united in condemnation of Iran’s nuclear activities yesterday in a rare show of international consensus on the threat posed by Tehran’s continued nuclear defiance.

Teaching plan: America ‘an oppressive hellhole’
   Social Engineering piece by Offsite (11/28/09)

A program proposed at the University of Minnesota would result in required examinations of teacher candidates on “white privilege” as well as “remedial re-education” for those who hold the “wrong” views, according to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.

Americans no longer believe in health ‘crisis’
   Health Care piece by Offsite (11/28/09)

A poll released today shows Americans’ belief in the current health care system has risen dramatically in the last year, and support for a socialized solution to a health care “crisis” has nearly evaporated.

Friday, November 27, 2009

‘Is New York Headed for Bankruptcy?‘
   Government piece by Offsite (11/27/09)

New York’s cash reserve is dwindling quickly, and the state faces a crisis if it doesn’t address its budget woes soon.

White House Science Czar Involved in Climategate
   Climate Change piece by Offsite (11/27/09)

You haven’t heard it from America’s mainstream media yet - even Fox News hasn’t covered it - but the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Dr. John P. Holdren, is a key player in the Climategate e-mails flap, which is shaping up as the biggest scandal in the history of modern science.

America as Texas vs. California
   The Republic piece by Offsite (11/27/09)

New Geography, the online magazine created by Joel Kotkin and others with a special focus on demographics and trends, has been tracking the implosion of California in an interesting way: by comparing it to Texas.

The premium, the button and the incense
   Demercrats piece by Offsite (11/27/09)

As WorldNetDaily’s Bob Unruh reported on Nov. 5, U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, stated that the government health plan currently before the Senate will require all participants to pay a “monthly abortion premium.“

How to Forge a Consensus
   Global Warming piece by Offsite (11/27/09)

The impression left by the Climategate emails is that the global warming game has been rigged from the start - The climatologists at the center of last week’s leaked-email and document scandal have taken the line that it is all much ado about nothing. Yes, the wording of the some of their messages was unfortunate, but they insist this in no way undermines the underlying science, which is as certain as ever.

Climate change ‘isn’t caused by us’
   Climate Change piece by Offsite (11/27/09)

Climate change has mainly natural causes and the human contribution is too small to detect, global warming sceptic Professor Fred Singer has said, writes Matthew George.