After watching “OBSESSION,” a DVD I received courtesy of The Clarion Fund a few days ago, I am convinced now more than ever that the threat of radical Islam is the most important issue facing the United States and the West today. Apparently, the accuracy of the video has some in Islamic circles up in [...]
Entries from September 2008
Accuracy of ‘OBSESSION’ Causes CAIR to Squirm
September 30th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Tags: · CAIR, clarion fund, Council on American-Islamic Relations, IRS, Islam, obsession, Radical Islam, radical islam's war against the west, swing state, the clarion fund, war against the west
Reasons to Oppose Offshore Drilling Obsolete
September 30th, 2008 · 8 Comments
Twice during the past week, I’ve written about the oil and natural gas industry and the recent decision by House Democrats to allow a quarter-century-old offshore drilling ban to expire. Today, however, I heard a CBS radio news report about the ban expiring today and felt obligated to set the record straight for benefit of [...]
Tags: · 1969 oil spill, american petroleum institute, anti-drilling crowd, api, california, california coast, CBS, cbs radio, cbs radio news, energy tomorrow, Environment, environmental disaster, environmentally responsible, House Democrats, Hurricanes, natural gas, ocs, offshore drilling ban, offshore drilling platform, ogci petro skills, oil, oil and natural gas, oil and natural gas industry, oil and natural gas production, outer continental shelf, petroleum technology training, pristine beauty, red cavaney, santa barbara
Obama Branded as ‘Inexperienced’ in First Debate
September 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment
A simple, often-used persuasion style, frequently used in establishing brand identity in the marketplace, helped Republican John McCain gain an edge over Democrat Barack Obama in the first debate between the two presidential candidates, according to persuasion expert Randy Sparks. “A very common persuasive tactic is that if you repeat something often enough, people start [...]
Tags: · Barack Obama, barack uhhbama, credibility, Debate, effective persuadors, election debate, errs, ers, hesitation, John McCain, McCain, mississippi, Obama, oxford, persuaders, persuasion, persuasion expert, Presidential Debate, uhhs, uhs, university of dayton, university of mississippi
‘You Do The Math’ — The Birk Plan Explained
September 29th, 2008 · 5 Comments
A few days back, I received an e-mail about something called “The Birk Plan” from one of my brothers. It was one of those e-mails that zipped around cyberspace and found its way into millions of inboxes. Much to my surprise, I learned that “The Birk Plan” was a diabolical experiment by my fellow St. [...]
Tags: · 85 billion dollars, advertising, billion, birk, birk plan, birkenmeier, intentional three-digit error, kmox-am, kmox-am 1120, mark reardon, million, Public Relations, t.j. birkenmeier, the birk plan, the birk plan experiment, the wise buddha, the wise buddha-hahahaha, trillion, what's a few zeros among friends, you do the math, zillion
Some Favored Bailout Despite Misgivings
September 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Upon reading my last post, BAILOUT GOES BUST — NO PLAN B!, my friend Mark Reardon at KMOX-AM 1120 sent me a link to a video of his friend, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.), speaking on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives last week earlier today. Congressman Ryan, it’s important to note, is the [...]
Tags: · bailout, economic bailout, economic bailout legislation, house budget committee, House of Representatives, KMOX, kmox-am 1120, mark reardon, rep. paul ryan
BAILOUT GOES BUST — NO PLAN B!
September 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments
While listening to The Rush Limbaugh Show and watching Fox News Channel on the television, the folks at St. Louis’ KMOX-AM 1120 broke into Rush’s program to offer a CBS News Special Report that House Democrats failed to muster enough votes to pass the economic bailout package being voted upon in the U.S. House of [...]
Tags: · bailout, bailout goes bust, CBS, CBS News, economic bailout legislation, economic bailout package, Fox, Fox News, Fox News Channel, House, House Democrats, House of Representatives, Rush, Rush Limbaugh, Rush Limbaugh Show, special report
Bailout Raises 700 Billion Questions
September 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Call it an example of the power of positive thinking or something else, but the economic bailout package expected to gain House approval today is raising at least 700 billion questions in my mind. In particular, I’m concerned about the origin of the dollar amount being kicked around and the “legs” that seem to keep [...]
Tags: · 700 billion, bailout dollar amount, bank accounts, Congress, financial services bailout, financial services bailout package, forbes, House, house approval, Members of Congress, not based on any particular data point, piggy banks, pockets, political thieves, positive thinking, power of positive thinking, steal wool, steel wool, taxpayers, treasury department, wallets
























