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Entries from February 2010

Japanese Automakers Should Expect More Recalls

February 15th, 2010 · No Comments

A few days ago, I offered evidence that seems to support speculation that Toyota Motor Company is paying the price today for their executives’ failure to support Barack Obama during his 2008 presidential campaign. Today, I decided to dive into Federal Election Commission records and find out whether or not other Japanese automakers should expect [...]

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Community Hospital Case Offers Bad Punchline

February 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Have you heard the one about the politician, the preacher and the unemployed single mother of two?  No, it’s not the opening line of a stand-up comic’s joke; instead, it’s a story about small-town health care that might turn your stomach. The story was shared with me recently by a man who identified himself as [...]

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Check Out My Latest Piece at Pajamas Media

February 15th, 2010 · No Comments

Check out my latest piece, Stacking the Deck Against Chevron in Ecuadoran Lawsuit, published this morning at Pajamas Media.  Here’s the crux of it: A $27 billion court case brought by a coalition of indigenous peoples against the oil giant has been fatally tainted by a report written by a man who stands to gain [...]

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Illegal Immigrants Granted Passes to USAF Base (Update)

February 14th, 2010 · No Comments

In the wake of the Fort Hood shootings Nov. 5, a disturbing story has surfaced in this blogger’s childhood hometown, Enid, Okla.  At least three illegal immigrants received long-term contractor passes to Vance Air Force Base, according to a former security chief at the pilot training base who spoke with The Oklahoman newspaper.  Below is [...]

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Doctor Sheds Light on Obama’s College Years

February 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Breitbart TV‘s “The B Cast” published a full-length, must-watch interview of Dr. John C. Drew yesterday. In it, the doctor sheds light on the mysterious college years of Barack Obama and the time he claims to have spent with the future president of the United States.  All I can say about it is, “Wow!” and [...]

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East Texas Arson Task Force Releases Sketches

February 12th, 2010 · 2 Comments

TYLER, Texas — Robert Champion, Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, released three composite sketches of individuals that investigators would like to identify and interview in relation to the some of the church arsons that have occurred in the Henderson, Smith and Van [...]

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President Obama Needs to Go ‘Back to School’

February 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment

On his radio show today, Rush Limbaugh remarked about President Barack Obama having absolutely no experience in the world of business and went on to use an audio excerpt from the movie, “Back to School” (below), to make his point. In the movie, comedian Rodney Dangerfield’s character is sitting in his first economics class, listening [...]

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