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Entries from August 2009

Senator Edward M. ‘Ted’ Kennedy Dead at 77

August 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Sen. Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy (D-Mass.), the super-liberal regarded by many as the “Lion of the Senate”, passed away at approximately 12:30 a.m. Central today. Senator Kennedy died at his home in Hyannisport after a long battle with brain cancer, according to a statement issued by the Kennedy family which appears below: “Edward M. Kennedy [...]

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Don’t Mess With Texisiansas — or Oklahoma!

August 25th, 2009 · No Comments

There’s some wheelin’ and dealin’ goin’ on in God’s Country (a.k.a., “Oklahoma”) and the states around it, according to Don Surber.  In a post today, he shares an e-mail he received from a reader of his blog.  It begins this way: In case things get a little tough during the next few months we IN [...]

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South Texans to Battle Planned Parenthood

August 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

Almost six months ago, I chronicled my 100-day effort to obtain information about the Nueces County Hospital District’s funding of Planned Parenthood of South Texas.  After publishing the post, 100 Days: Battling Abortion in South Texas, I shared the information I obtained via an Open Records Act requests with South Texas Stop Planned Parenthood.  If [...]

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It’s Official: Bob McCarty is on Facebook

August 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

It’s official, folks.  I created a Facebook account last night. From among the 100 people to whom I extended friend requests, exactly half of them –  from as far away as Australia and Canada — have accepted those requests. What does it mean exactly?  We’ll find out. To visit my Facebook page, click here or [...]

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Former Top Canadian Doctor Slams ‘ObamaCare’

August 21st, 2009 · 4 Comments

Dr. Brian Day, former president of the Canadian Medical Association, shed some light on what we can expect from Obamacare if passed by Congress. It doesn’t look good. In the video below, the one-time top doctor in Canada told Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly to expect rationed care, long waiting lists and skyrocketing costs. Hat [...]

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CDC Recommends Against Multi-Dose Vials, But Opts to Use Them for Swine Flu Vaccinations

August 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment

After reading in a news report that Tom Gottlieb, the head of Australia’s top infectious disease organization, has serious reservations about the way H1N1 vaccine will be administered to people in his country, I became curious as to how officials in the United States plan to administer the vaccine.  Not surprisingly, I learned that officials [...]

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‘Cash for Clunkers’ Meets ‘Cash for Coffins’

August 20th, 2009 · 5 Comments

According to an article in USA TODAY this morning, the demand for taxpayer-funded burials — let’s call it “Cash for Coffins” — is on the rise.  On the heels of the glowing success (NOT!) of the federal government’s “Cash for Clunkers” program, perhaps the two programs can be combined — as shown in the photo [...]

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