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Allegiance and Loyalty
Sat Oct 17, 2009 9:02 AM EDT
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask what YOU can do for your country!" John F. Kennedy was a wise man, and perhaps the last of the crop of Presidents who truly could have made a difference.
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Cheney admits...there WAS NO LINK between Iraq and 9/11
Seeded on Mon Jun 1, 2009 9:55 PM EDT (Bloomberg.com)
On whether Hussein helped al-Qaeda carry out the 2001 terrorist attacks, Cheney said, "I do not believe, and I have never seen any evidence, that he was involved in 9/11."
May 25, 2009...Memorial Day
Mon May 25, 2009 7:37 PM EDT
Today has not been a day of celebration, and cookouts. Today has been a day like all others, excepting I did not have to work. I have a family, and had to do laundry, dishes, and write a letter to my Grandmother, something I try to do on a regular basis these days.
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Colin Powell vs. Rush Limbaugh (a.k.a. Moderates vs. Extremists)
Mon May 25, 2009 8:02 AM EDT
Ok, folks. Here it is, ring the bell, and tell the referee to get the hell out of the ring, because this is gonna be a cage match!
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Falwell's son decides Teletubbies not good enough. He's banned the Democratic Party...
Seeded on Sat May 23, 2009 12:47 PM EDT (WSLS News)
Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. was traveling Friday. He told us by phone the group has not been disbanded, it just can't use the Liberty University name as a College Democrats chapter.
Is Obama a U.S. Citizen? Sounds like a stupid question, doesn't it?
Tue May 12, 2009 6:10 PM EDT
What the HELL is going on here? You would not BELIEVE the afternoon I just spent, playing ring-around-the-rosie with various Congressional Offices. Recently, in the news, I've encountered articles concerning a lawsuit underway in which access to Mr.
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The Greatest Generation, and what we can learn from them.
Seeded on Fri May 1, 2009 7:44 AM EDT (Arto of Manliness)
In Brokaw's book, The Greatest Generation, he remembers his mother telling him the story of the day Gordon Larsen came into the post office where she worked.
Where have all the MEN gone?
Seeded on Sun Apr 5, 2009 8:50 AM EDT (ArtOfManliness.com)
This is from the Art Of Manliness blog, which is dedicated to re-establishing the tradition of manhood, and being a man.
What happened to the Loyal Opposition?
Seeded on Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:29 PM EDT (Knight Rider, college Newspaper)
With the death of the "Loyal Opposition", and alongside it, Intelligent Debate, I am reminded of an age of military axiom...that of "Divide and Conquer". Pay attention folks. I know I am
AIG's CEO on ethics...
Seeded on Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:59 AM EDT ()
Liddy also emphasized the importance of ethics in business, encouraging attendees to "Do the right thing" and urging them to lead by example. "Business is built on trust, and sound ethics are essential to building trust amongst your employees and co-workers," he said.
Bank using bailout money for excesses, yet again...
Seeded on Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:40 AM EST (tmz.com)
I don't know what to say. I'm not really surprised, because it's continually happening, and no-one is actually doing anything about it. I'm so tired of this...
Fed to create MORE money out of thin air?
Seeded on Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:25 AM EST (International Herald Tribune)
Timothy Geithner, in remarks to Congress, has apparently committed up to a total of 2.5 TRILLION (yes boys and girls, that's with a T, not a B, or an M) to restoring the health of our financial system.
A Crystal Heart; Hope for tomorrow...
Seeded on Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:26 AM EST (Christopher Moore's Blog)
Then I realized, I wasn't choked up Because of the Rosa Parks story Or the Lincoln quotes Or the talk of a nation built on an idea.
Yet another reason that Healthcare does NOT belong in the for-profit arena...
Seeded on Fri Dec 26, 2008 10:55 AM EST (The L.A. Times)
As it happens, Blue Cross left one item off the list of factors affecting Galanter's premiums: profit. A couple of weeks ago, its parent, WellPoint Inc., reported that net income for the fourth quarter of 2005 had tripled to $652 million from a year earlier.
Will infrastructure spending work? Heritage.org says no...
Seeded on Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:32 PM EST (Hreitage.org)
"From studying other large stimulus programs, we can learn that "much of this lackluster impact stems from the long lag time involved in getting such spending programs up and running, as well as the propensity of the state and local governments to substitute federal money for alr …
Is this America's future? It's kind of scary...
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:04 AM EST (The Nation)
If you think of current behavior as an advance accommodation to what is on the way, some things make sense that otherwise are mysterious.
Open Letter to the American People: George Bush and Co., War Criminals
Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:57 PM EST
"Treat them with humanity, and let them have no reason to complain of our copying the brutal example of the British Army in their treatment of our unfortunate brethren. ...
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Congressional Committee wants to modify Congressional War Powers
Seeded on Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:24 PM EST (TheHill.com)
A bipartisan commission of high-profile congressional and White House alumni released a report Tuesday calling for the repeal of the 1973 War Powers Resolution.
The quest to re-build the Republican Party has begun...who will win?
Seeded on Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:14 AM EST (The Huffington Post)
This is sick...I'm so tired of Rush, and the divisiveness he spews. He very openly pits himself, and his listeners, against Mr. Powell in an us vs. them mentality that DOES NOT belong in American Politics.
How We Got the Worst Health Care System Mountains of Money Can Buy
Seeded on Tue Dec 16, 2008 6:29 AM EST (AlterNet.org)
The American health care system is unique because, for most of us, it is tied to our jobs rather than to our government.
Should President Bush and Co. be held accountable for crimes against the Constitution?
Thu Dec 11, 2008 9:07 AM EST
I'm gathering information to present a case one way or the other on this argument. I know many of you guys have opinions one way or the other on this matter, and would like to hear as much as possible from both sides, as well as see some supporting documentation, links, etc...
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Teaching my son to be a man.
Seeded on Thu Dec 4, 2008 7:20 PM EST (Art of Manliness)
Clothes were sharper, adolescence shorter, and the word man still deserving of the first spot in the word manners. Now it seems as if there is something missing, something stripped from today's men, besides their buttons and blazers.
McCain, Obama meet to discuss future...on the dance floor.
Seeded on Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:37 AM EST (YouTube)
McCain and Obama, once again, face to face and at the end? A dark horse candidate arrives.
What's wrong with HIPAA
Seeded on Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:42 AM EST (Ask a Hospital President)
While this may be an over-simplification of the problematic effects of HIPAA, it highlights the basic in-efficiencies.
I am Kingbreaker...
Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:19 PM EST
I am Tom Joad, and I am Harrison Bergeron. I am William the Brave, and I am The Sons of Liberty. I am the flame that Socrates said burns within a man's soul...
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Allegiance and Loyalty
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask what YOU can do for your country!" John F. Kennedy was a wise man, and perhaps the last of the crop of Presidents who truly could have made a difference.
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