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Entries from May 2011

Oklahoma Senator Blasts Congressional Democrats for Failing to Develop Plan to Lower Gas Prices

May 12th, 2011 · 1 Comment

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) blasted Democrats in Congress today, saying they’re not interested at all in taking actions to lower gas prices. In fact, he added, they’re doing their best to raise prices to levels seen in Europe.  He offers an overview in the video below: Senator Inhofe goes into more details in a [...]

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One Reason Why Newt Won’t Get My Vote

May 12th, 2011 · 4 Comments

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) is a smart, politically-savvy man with a solid grasp of history.  He announced Wednesday that he would run for president of the United States.  The video below stands as one of several reasons why I could never vote for him. Little did Gingrich know that when he [...]

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Federal Judge Orders FBI to Answer Questions About Missing Oklahoma City Bombing Videotapes (Update)

May 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment

On April 7, I published a post under the headline, Oklahoma City Bombing Videotapes Subject of Federal Court Hearing in Salt Lake City May 11.  Today, I share an update about that hearing. Judge Clark Waddoups, presiding in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, Central Division, “was all over (the) FBI,” according [...]

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Author Expanding Book on Special Forces Soldier (Update)

May 11th, 2011 · No Comments

In a post almost two months ago, I shared news of Kelly Stewart’s release from the U.S. Military Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth after spending two years behind bars based on an unjust conviction.  In the same post, I mentioned speaking to Stewart by phone the day he left the prison and that I was [...]

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‘Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire’ – ExxonMobil Exec Refutes Claim His Company Isn’t Paying Fair Share of Taxes

May 10th, 2011 · 1 Comment

“Liar, liar, pants on fire.” The words above were used by Ken Cohen, ExxonMobil vice president of public and governmental affairs, to succinctly address the claim that ExxonMobil is number two on a list of companies that isn’t paying taxes this year, with General Electric being number one. Cohen’s response came about halfway into a [...]

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Absence Makes Heart Grow Fonder (Circa 2060)

May 10th, 2011 · No Comments

Editor’s Note: Four years ago today, I published two posts outlining the feelings I had about President George W. Bush.  In the first post, The ‘W’ Primary of 2060, I stood up for the 43rd president in the face of growing opposition to his administration.  Eight days later, while steaming about the need for immigration [...]

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Questions Surround Killing of Osama Bin Laden

May 10th, 2011 · 3 Comments

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger The killing of Osama bin Laden on Sunday, May 1, 2011… or Sunday, April 24, whichever White House version of the event you choose to believe… has confronted us with a number of quandaries and anomalies. For example, exactly how should we feel about American special operations forces charging [...]

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