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Entries from November 2009

Will U.S. Sell F-22 Raptors to Middle East ‘Friends’?

November 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment

The Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor made an impressive demonstration (see videos above and below) at the just-concluded Dubai Air Show 2009, prompting some  — including the folks at Defense World — to conclude that the appearance signals the United States’ intent to offer this latest fighter in the U.S. arsenal to its friends and allies in [...]

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Catholics Urged to Boycott 2009 CCHD Campaign

November 18th, 2009 · No Comments

I’m not a Catholic, but, like the makers of the video above, I support any and all efforts to prevent groups like ACORN from receiving funding through less-than-transparent means such as the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. In case you’re not familiar with CCHD, the group played a big role in getting Barack Obama elected [...]

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Did Obama Throw Tibetans Under the Bus?

November 17th, 2009 · No Comments

According to one media report, President Barack Obama made strident comments about China’s human rights record Tuesday, but tempered his remarks with praise of Beijing’s growing economic sophistication and support for its efforts to reunite with Taiwan.  Out of sight of reporters, however, I suspect the 44th president was willing to make a deal with [...]

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Blogger Experiences ‘CINNAMON ROLLS FAIL’

November 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment

I experienced a “CINNAMON ROLLS FAIL” this morning and offer details below so as to prevent any of my loyal readers from having to endure the same: The “incident” began with my middle-school boys missing their bus and requiring me to drive them to school early this morning — before I had had my breakfast, [...]

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Finally, News Outlets Report Ukrainian ‘Super Flu’

November 17th, 2009 · No Comments

Eight days ago, I posted a link on my Facebook wall to a Zero Hedge piece about a “super flu” 10 times more lethal than Swine Flu that had, at that time, affected nearly a million people in Ukraine. And I asked where the mainstream media was in its coverage — or lack thereof — [...]

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Labor Boss Acknowledges Own ‘Lambourghini Health Plan’ at Single-Payer Strategy Conference

November 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment

For those of you who need more evidence to explain how the nation’s Big Three Automakers ended up in such financial strife, take a look at the video I shot as the only journalist attending the 2009 Healthcare-Now.org National Strategy Conference Saturday afternoon in St. Louis.  It shows union heavyweight Jerry Tucker “spilling the beans” [...]

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Welcome, Pajamas Media Readers!

November 17th, 2009 · No Comments

A big welcome to those of you who found this site via my just-published piece, Health Care Confab Plots Single-Payer Strategy, at PAJAMAS MEDIA. To read more about my weekend in the “belly of the liberal beast (i.e., the 2009 Healthcare-Now.org National Strategy Conference Saturday afternoon in St. Louis),” click here.  You’ll find several posts [...]

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