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Entries from February 2008

Byron York Offers ‘Must Read’ on Michelle Obama

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

It’s late on a Friday night, and I just came across Byron York’s must-read piece at National Review‘s The Corner about Michelle Obama, gleaned from her words during a recent appearance in Zanesville, Ohio. The piece offers incredible — yet frightening — insight into the extreme-left liberal socialist views that make up the belief system [...]

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BMW Shop Closed for Inventory

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

So you’ve clicked on one of the nifty t-shirt or bumper sticker images that appear on this blog with hopes of arriving at the Bob McCarty Shop (a.k.a., “BMW Shop”) only to encounter a page offering this message: “We’re Sorry, You’ve Encountered an Error!” Sadly, my online partner, Cafe Press, is experiencing technical difficulties this [...]

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Christopher Columbus Trusted God on Leap Day

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

What is Leap Day? When I want to learn something about the significance of something that happened — or someone who did something — on a particular day in history, I often turn to Bill Federer and his daily resource, American Minute. Today, he tackles the subject, concluding his piece by writing the following: Columbus [...]

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Hillary’s Hamstrung ‘Kitchen Sink’ Strategy

February 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Unlike the lead poisoning most often associated with toxic paint on toys and other made-in-China products, another type of lead (sounds like “reed”) poisoning never surfaced as a tactic in Hillary Clinton’s so-called “kitchen sink” strategy aimed at cutting Barack Obama‘s lead in the race for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. And for good reason. [...]

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Chicago-Area Mall Explosion Injures at Least Six

February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

A shopping mall in Waukegan, Ill., suffered significant damage when an explosion lifted the building’s roof, injuring at least six people, according to a Fox News Channel report moments ago. USA TODAY reported one local official said that the concussion of the explosion caused damage on the opposite side of a four-lane highway. Now the [...]

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How Many 5-Year-Olds Could You Take?

February 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Thanks to Miss Cellania, a new addition to my blogroll, I found a site offering to provide me an answer to the question, “How many five year olds could I take in a fight?” All I had to do, the site’s owner explains, is complete a short survey. Results are based on physical prowess, training, [...]

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The Dubious Return of Aesop’s Fables

February 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

By Skunkfeathers, Guest Blogger …uh, not really. Prompted by the July 19 blog of Miss Cellania I have dug deep into the archives, and retrieved a rather peculiar column. A column that did run in the newspaper I wrote for back in the late 90s, but never bothered to post on either my website or [...]

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