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Entries from March 2011

Conservative Forced Out of Public Meeting

March 27th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Adam Sharp of SharpElbows.net found out freedom of speech isn’t so free when your point of view conflicts with those holding a public meeting in a public facility with at least one public official present. Sharp had the nerve to ask thought-provoking questions of people attending a public meeting attended by a representative from the [...]

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Uncle Sam Broke, Living in Phone Booth

March 26th, 2011 · No Comments

In his most-recent effort, my liberal cartoonist friend David Donar at Political Graffiti paints Uncle Sam as a broke, disheveled homeless man with liquor on his breath.  When asked by a representative of the United Nations if he is changing into “Super Nation,” Uncle Sam responds, “Sorry, I’m broke!  Now, I’m just living in this [...]

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Former Federal Agent Says Greed, Corruption at Center of Battle Over Red-Light Camera Systems

March 23rd, 2011 · 3 Comments

One man’s battle with corrupt city officials in Scottsdale, Ariz., who, he says, are controlled by executives at one of the nation’s largest red-light camera companies, is highlighted in a new video. On Tuesday, Neville Cramer, a veteran of almost 30 years in local and federal law enforcement, told an Arizona television talk show host [...]

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Black, Brown, White: Leftists Come in All Colors

March 22nd, 2011 · 3 Comments

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Whether black, white, brown, red, pink, orange, green, or purple, leftists come in all colors… depending on their issue de jour. Watching the turmoil in Wisconsin in recent weeks, and seeing Democrats on the floor of the General Assembly… all decked out in their stylish orange t-shirts…  shouting childish [...]

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Candidate Demands ‘Freedom to Have Barbecues’ (Update)

March 21st, 2011 · 8 Comments

“I think we need the freedom to have barbecues,” said Cynthia Davis during a telephone interview Sunday. If you think it sounds crazy for Davis, a former state representative now serving as chair of the St. Charles County (Mo.) Republican Party, to stake her claim on the right to have a barbecue without government interference, [...]

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Watch This Before Your Next School Board Election

March 19th, 2011 · 1 Comment

If you need proof of just how off balance the leaders of the National Education Association are, watch the 2009 video below which features NEA General Counsel Bob Chanin in a moment of candor — and boldness — discussing why he believes the NEA is so effective. Below is an excerpt of Chanin’s speech in [...]

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Mark Your Calendar: Earthquake This Weekend

March 17th, 2011 · 3 Comments

As a survivor of several earthquakes — including one in excess of 7.0 magnitude — that occurred while I was living in Japan almost 25 years ago, I’m forever thinking that my decision 11 years ago to carry earthquake coverage as part of my homeowner’s insurance policy remains a wise one. The first time I [...]

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