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Uncle Jay Explains the News: Dec. 14, 2009

December 14th, 2009 · No Comments

“Reconcile” came to mind as Uncle Jay’s word of the week as it relates to Tiger Woods, the Nobel Peace Prize and other topics on the latest episode of “Uncle Jay Explains the News.” This week, Uncle Jay explains how Woods is trying “to get along better and work things out” by reconciling with his [...]

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White House Forgets: Doctors Rallied Against Government-Run Health Care Last Month

October 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments

When the White House used the headline, Doctors from All 50 States Come to Support Health Insurance Reform, atop an article a blog post about President Barack Obama’s rally on the White House lawn today, did they think Americans would just forget what happened in the nation’s capitol less than a month ago?  I think [...]

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CBS Television Spins David Letterman as Victim

October 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments

David Letterman admitted during taping of The Late Show with David Letterman yesterday that he had sex with female staffers and, later, became the target of a $2 million blackmail attempt.  Immediately thereafter, it appears his handlers at CBS began to spin the talk show host as a victim, working overtime to limit the damage [...]

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Obama Hints at Fairness Doctrine on Sunday Shows

September 20th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Brace yourselves, conservatives:  While President Barack Obama used his appearances on the Sunday talk shows to push for government-run health care, he also fired what could be considered an Oval Office “missile” aimed squarely at conservative talk radio. During a poignant segment of his interview the president that was broadcast on FACE the NATION this [...]

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Swine Flu Scare Makes a Comeback 33 Years Later

August 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment

In 1976, the U.S. government implored all Americans to be vaccinated as “protection” against Swine Flu — and 46 million Americans took the shot, according to a report by Mike Wallace of CBS’s “60 Minutes“.  Afterward, some 4,000 of those who took the shot filed claims for damages — up to and including paralysis and [...]

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Online Effort Launched to Fire David Letterman

June 15th, 2009 · 4 Comments

If liberals on the left can demand conservatives be fired or booted out of office for their indiscretions, alleged and actual, it’s only fair for conservatives do the same thing.  That appears to be the thinking of John Ziegler, the man behind the new online effort residing at FIRE DAVID LETTERMAN.COM. Ziegler, the man well [...]

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What Will Be The Outcome of the Amazon Defense Coalition’s Lawsuit Against Chevron in Ecuador?

June 11th, 2009 · 10 Comments

Life in the Oriente Region of Ecuador is full of danger, mystery and intrigue.  Located along the border with Colombia in the northeast part of the country, the region is home to ancient people groups who depend largely upon the resources of the Amazon River basin for their survival.  It’s home to thousands of exotic [...]

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