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Entries from July 2008

Democrats Won’t Budge; Fuel Costs to Keep Rising

July 31st, 2008 · 6 Comments

In the video above, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) asks that the Senate consider a bill to allow offshore drilling, but Democrats, led by Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO), object. Senator McConnell then asks if the bill could be triggered when gas reaches $4.50 per gallon, then $5 per gallon, then $7.50 per gallon, and [...]

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DISH Network First to Offer Hi-Def in 1080p

July 31st, 2008 · No Comments

DISH Network set the bar today for the next-generation HD standard by becoming the first in the industry to offer high definition programming in 1080p, the highest and best HD resolution available. This new functionality is part of DISH Network‘s latest and unprecedented expansion in high definition services, which includes the rollout of TurboHD, the [...]

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New PAC Could Help McCain — Part Two

July 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Earlier today, I outlined a handful of reasons behind my conclusion that a New Political Action Committee Could Help McCain in his bid to defeat Barack Obama. In this post, I offer yet another reason that stems from grassroots-level members of the Matthew 25 Network. In a PolitickerOH post July 24, a M25N member faulted [...]

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New Political Action Committee Could Help McCain

July 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

The launch of a new political action committee, known as Matthew 25 Network, might be more helpful to Republican John McCain than to Democrat Barack Obama, the candidate the group boldly endorses on its web site. Despite being skeptical of any group that markets itself on a faith angle while supporting candidates that favor abortion, [...]

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Beware Charismatic Men Who Preach ‘Change’

July 31st, 2008 · 4 Comments

Beware Charismatic Men Who Preach ‘Change.’ That’s the title of a recently-posted YouTube video described as a representation of a letter to the editor written by Manuel Alvarez Jr. of Sandy Hook, Va. Published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch; July 7, 2008, and captured in the video below, it highlights frightening similarities between Barack Obama, the [...]

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New Drug Effective Against Alzheimer’s, But…

July 30th, 2008 · No Comments

A new drug is said to be more than twice as effective as current treatments, according to a Daily Mail Online report today. In fact, British scientists say, it halts the devastating progress of Alzheimer’s disease. Wow! That sounds good and all, but will it be effective against Partzheimer’s. Partzheimer’s (a.k.a., Convenient Memory-Loss Syndrome) is [...]

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Californians Strongly Oppose Plastic Bag Taxes

July 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment

First, the environmentalists didn’t want us to cut down trees for use as shopping bags. As a fix, we were given the option of using recyclable plastic bags to carry groceries and other items home from the store. Likewise, we became accustomed to answering the question, “Paper or plastic?” Now, the California State Legislature is [...]

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