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Entries from January 2010

One Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

January 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment

The Democrats have their collective head up their collective a _ _. Hat tip:  David Donar at Political Graffiti

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Haiti Fund Opens With $2 Million Matching Grant

January 21st, 2010 · No Comments

I received a very important e-mail from Foster Friess this morning and think it should be shared.  Why?  Because it includes the following generous offer: Would you like your Haiti donations doubled? Below is a press release describing Lynn and my $2 million match grant to the Haiti Renewal Fund. Tell your friends.  Visit www.HaitiRenewal.org [...]

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Grandmother Nominated for 2010 Citizens Medal

January 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment

I don’t know about you, but I plan to nominate Janet Allquist for the 2010 Citizens Medal, an honor generally recognized as the second-highest civilian award bestowed by our government, according to this White House description. Why Allquist?  Because the 68-year-old O’Fallon, Mo., grandmother (a.k.a., “ONE VOICE AGAINST SOCIALISM”) launched an anti-socialism movement that has [...]

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Brown Win Turns Oval Office Smiles Upside-Down

January 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment

Republican Scott Brown’s stunning defeat of Democrat Martha Coakley Tuesday has likely caused some of the smiles captured in one Pete Souza photo (right) featured in the White House’s  “The First Year” gallery to turn upside-down. Below is the caption that accompanies the photo: Dec. 24, 2009 “It was Christmas Eve. The Senate had voted [...]

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White House Photo Prompts Caption Contest

January 21st, 2010 · 29 Comments

Blame it on the mirror or the expression on his face, but I simply had to hold a caption contest for the Pete Souza photo (above) taken just prior to President Barack Obama’s inauguration Jan. 20, 2009.  The photo appears in the White House’s “First Year in Photos” gallery.  Please use the comments section below [...]

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Five Articles Worth Reading Today

January 21st, 2010 · No Comments

Busy this morning on investigative pieces that won’t make the blog today, I want to let folks know I’m hard at work; therefore, I direct you to five articles I found interesting this morning: 50 awesome ways to use bacon — There must be a million. Can Your Car Last 1,000,000 Miles? — Nothing to [...]

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Al Gore’s Books Helping Brits Stay Warm

January 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Hundreds of copies of former vice president Al Gore’s global warming book, “AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH,” are helping Brits stay warm during an unusually cold winter.  The books were shipped across the pond to the aid organization Oxfam by FreedomAction.org.  For details, watch the video above. Something else that can help Brits — and anyone else [...]

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