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Entries from November 2010

Understanding ‘The Jack Maskell Memorandum’ (Update)

November 25th, 2010 · 61 Comments

By Paul Hollrah, Guest Blogger By far the most frequently asked question in America since August 28, 2008, the closing day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention, is this: “Does Barack Hussein Obama meet the constitutional qualifications to serve as President of the United States?”  With every reason to believe that he does not, the [...]

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Mike Leach Sues ESPN, PR Firm

November 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Nearly one year after he was fired from his job as head football coach at Texas Tech University, Mike Leach is suing ESPN and Dallas-based Spaeth Communications for slander and libel, according to an Associated Press report.  Now, it appears the predictions I made Dec. 31 are coming true. In my first post about Leach’s [...]

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I’m Accidentally Thankful Today

November 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment

It’s never good to see headlights facing your direction, in your lane, on the interstate, but that’s exactly what happened to me early this morning.  Now, I have a reason to be even more thankful this Thanksgiving week. Driving in the rain, I got my wife to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport at around 5:30 a.m.  [...]

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Blogger Offers to Serve as Embedded Reporter

November 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments

When St. Louis was named the most dangerous city in the United States almost three years ago, I sent an e-mail to Rush Limbaugh.  In it, I let the conservative talk radio icon know I was willing to serve as an embedded reporter in the Gateway City and offer reports from the Show-Me State’s chart-topping [...]

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BCS: Oklahoma State Moves Into 9th Spot

November 21st, 2010 · No Comments

My 10-1 Oklahoma State Cowboys moved up a spot to #9 in college football’s Bowl Championship Series after a convincing 48-14 win over the Kansas Jayhawks Saturday in Lawrence.  Next up:  Bedlam at home against the 9-2 Oklahoma Sooners who whipped the Baylor Bears, 53-24, Saturday night in Waco.  Go Pokes!

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Experts Agree: It Was A Missile

November 20th, 2010 · 35 Comments

In a post Nov. 9 about the apparent launch of a missile off the California coast one day earlier, I wrote: As a former Air Force public affairs officer who served for nearly two years with the 381st Strategic Missile Wing — think Titan II ICBMs — at McConnell Air Force Base near Wichita, Kan., [...]

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Oklahoma State Cowboys National Champions?

November 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Politics aside for a moment, I must point out the fact that my Oklahoma State Cowboys are on the verge of a 10-win season, a Big 12 South title and a possible BCS bowl bid.  Who knows, a 12-win season is possible with wins over Kansas, Oklahoma and a bowl opponent.  And a national title [...]

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