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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Liberal Newspaper Deliberately Axes Important Part of Law They Quoted
   Progressivism piece by Rev. Miles (9/30/09)

Oakley,California (9/30/09). The democrat-socialist-backed Washington Post has entered the frey of a First Amendment battle to remove all symbols of the Christian Faith from public view, based on ‘an offensive’ cross placed on a rock in a remote area of the Mojave Desert,

Susan in Glendale, California:  Her Passion Speaks for Millions
   The Republic piece by Offsite (9/30/09)

Today Susan managed to get a call into Rush, the result was exceptional to say the least.

House Representatives And Senators Are Chosen By States - They Can Be Recalled
   Elections piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (9/30/09)

Essentially it’s an effective “impeachment”(fire the bum) at the state level by the voters.

Lettuce Examine The “Journalists” And “Journalism” Definitions
   Information piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (9/30/09)

“Journalists” love to place themselves about the rest of the populace.  Most particularly in the so called “Main Stream Media”.

Cap-and-Switch: Hello Sucker!
   Progressivism piece by Alan Caruba (9/30/09)

Here’s a look at the introduction of a draft bill co-sponsored by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), co-sponsored by John Kerry (D-MA). It is the Senate alternative to the horrid “Cap-and-Trade” bill authored by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA). Call it “Cap-and-Switch.“

Expanding health insurance won’t lower health care costs
   Health Care piece by GoldwaterInstitute: Byron Schlomach (9/30/09)

President Obama and Senator Max Baucus are proposing a radical expansion of health insurance, but selling it as health care reform. Unfortunately, expanded insurance coverage is likely to worsen the real problem in health care: the high and rising prices of care.

Cloudy With a Chance of Depression
   Economics piece by Offsite (9/30/09)

A lot of people are uncertain about the U.S. economy. In many cases, it seems to be a walking contradiction.

Higher Rates Likely Even Without Inflation
   Economics piece by Offsite (9/30/09)

The Fed has declared the recession is over, but no one seems to be claiming that we are returning to robust economic growth.

Times Discovers Abortion Part of Health Care Fight After All
   Health Care piece by Offsite (9/30/09)

Tuesday’s lead story by David Kirkpatrick, headlined “Abortion Fight Adds to Debate On Health Care,“ must have come as a surprise to the Times’ readership.

The Myth That Y2K Was A Hoax
   Computers piece by Editor (9/30/09)

I still see writers and commentators that claim the Y2K problem was hoax and use it as an example of a fabricated crisis.

Dear Madam Governor…From One Fisherperson To Another
   General piece by Gerald A. Honigman (9/30/09)

There are many things that I admire about you.

It is time to stop this madness before it goes any further
   Big Brother piece by Guest: (9/30/09)

As if the bid to take over our lives by the Obama administration has not been bad enough with the healthcare legislation looming large in the foreground we come to you with yet another big government takeover that from what we can tell has largely been flying under the radar.  CWRA S.787 A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States. By removing the word “navigable” from the definition, the CWRA would expand federal regulatory control to unprecedented levels—essentially putting stock tanks, drainage ditches, any puddle or water feature found on family farms and ranches—potentially even ground water—under the regulatory strong-arm of the federal government. Nothing in this bill gives the land owner any protection from federal regulators, some would say that this is only a farming problem but they would be wrong.

Partner Abuse Industry Flirts with a Hateful Agenda
   Femi-Nazis piece by Carey Roberts (9/30/09)

Many persons think of women’s libbers as a bunch of over-zealous but basically well-intentioned souls. That’s what I used to believe. But last week news of two incidents came out that put feminism in whole different light.

Missiles Bursting In Air - A Dangerous Alternative Lyric
   National Security piece by FreeCongressFoundation: Marion Edwyn Harrison (9/30/09)

Francis Scott Key, a lawyer, also was a talented lyricist, as the memorable, perhaps immortal, words of our inspiring national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner, movingly reveal.  He wrote of reality, having personally seen “bombs bursting in air” and that “the Flag was still there” during the War for Independence.  Are we risking another bursting in air - namely, that of terrorist or other enemy guided missiles?

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Rep. Patrick Kennedy Is Obviously Brain Dead Or Needs Prompt Medical Attention
   Elitists piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (9/29/09)

JFK was assassinated by a Communist sympathizer(Lee Harvey Oswald)(2) and Bobby Kennedy was assassinated by a Muslim Palestinian immigrant(Sirhan Sirhan)(3) but he implies both were American Conservative “right-wing nuts”(1)?

‘Will BDO Let The Economy Recover?‘
   Economics piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (9/29/09)

The economy is kinda getting ready to recover, unless the BDO* machine stops it in its tracks.

Palestine - Abbas Gives Obama The Thumbs Down
   Middle East piece by Offsite (9/29/09)

Palestinian Authority President - Mahmoud Abbas - delivered a stinging rebuff to President Obama during his address at the United Nations last Friday.

‘Who Would Want To Kill The President?‘
   Society piece by Aaron Goldstein (9/29/09)

The Secret Service exercised its usual due diligence when a posting on Facebook came to their attention.  The posting was a poll asking users of the social networking site, “Should President Obama be assassinated?“

‘U.S. To Break Up Soon?‘
   The Republic piece by Guest: Chuck Baldwin (9/29/09)

According to Macedonian Radio and Television On-line (MRT), a Russian professor predicts the United States will fall apart in July 2010. MRT reports, ‘Mr. Obama is similar to the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Gorbachev was also making great promises for the Soviet Union, but the situation was only getting worse,‘ he said. By next summer, according to Professor Panarin, the US will disintegrate into six blocs—and everyone will get their piece. ‘The probability that the United States of America fall apart in July 2010 is more than 50 percent,‘ said Igor Panarin, Professor at Moscow’s Diplomatic Academy within the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.“

Iranian Holocaust Denial and Peace Seeking
   Culture Wars piece by Guest: Rusty Wright (9/29/09)

When you publicly deny the Holocaust on Friday and speak at the United Nations the following Wednesday, you’ve got to expect some flak.

The Curious Case of Linda McMahon
   Elections piece by Warner Todd Huston (9/29/09)

We seem to have a trio of sudden Republicans in the news these days. I say sudden because there is a lack of any long history on the part of these three candidates of being Republicans for very long before running for office. In fact, it seems that all three only became Republicans once they stepped up to run for office.

‘Is your privacy worth $100?‘
   Big Brother piece by GoldwaterInstitute: Nick Dranias (9/29/09)

Confidentiality appears to be guaranteed by the Census Bureau when you fill out one of their mandatory surveys. But when it comes to sharing your private information with the federal government, the only real guarantee is that there isn’t one.

Netanyahu’s Quiet Success
   Middle East piece by Daniel Pipes (9/29/09)

Almost unnoticed, Binyamin Netanyahu won a major victory last week when Barack Obama backed down on a signature policy initiative. This about-face suggests that U.S.-Israel relations are no longer headed for the disaster I have been fearing.

Monday, September 28, 2009

‘Is You Writing English Or Not?‘
   Information piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (9/28/09)

I constantly fight with trying to get my columns grammatically correct.  The rules I learned some 50+ years ago are somewhat vague in my mind.

Jihadists Mushrooming Inside America
   National Security piece by Offsite (9/28/09)

It is unprecedented in American counterterrorism annals: In one day the nation was dealing with three separate jihadist plots to blow up civilian and other targets inside the homeland. Although the FBI and other agencies addressed the cases at different time periods, the thickening web of terror attempts nevertheless breached the crossing line of U.S. national security.

‘NYC police covering up assault by Iran official?‘
   Police State piece by Offsite (9/28/09)

The New York City Police Department is covering up an alleged assault on a protester by a member of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s entourage, claims an attorney who just days ago served the radical Middle East leader with notice of a lawsuit over his terror campaign.

EMP Attack Would Wipe Out U.S. Military
   National Security piece by Offsite (9/28/09)

The nation’s military is largely unprotected in the event an enemy launches a nuclear bomb that would fry microchips and the power grid with an electromagnetic pulse (EMP), Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., tells Newsmax.

‘Dead Census worker: Victim of open borders?‘
   National Security piece by Offsite (9/28/09)

Two weeks ago, Census taker Bill Sparkman died choking, hands and feet bound, hanging naked from a tree in a remote site in Daniel Boone National Forest in Clay County, Ky. Someone had scrawled “fed” on his chest with a felt-tipped pen.

‘Can you spare some change for a civics survey in Sweden?‘
   EdukShun piece by GoldwaterInstitute: Matthew Ladner (9/28/09)

When the Goldwater Institute gave a version of the United States Citizenship Test to Arizona public high school students, only 3.5 percent of Arizona public school students got six or more questions correct, the passing score for immigrants. After seeing the results, the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs wanted to know how Oklahoma high school students would fare on the exam, so we gave them precisely the same set of questions.

U.S. Government Going Broke
   Economics piece by Offsite (9/28/09)

Boston University economics professor Laurence Kotlikoff says the government “is going broke.“