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Shock Jock Howard Stern Stands Up for Capitalism, Says ‘I will never vote for a Democrat Again!’

March 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Never in the 3.5-year history of this blog have I mentioned Howard Stern’s name in a post.  Why?  Because, for the most part, I detest the man as a foul-mouthed purveyor of filth on the airwaves.  Today, however, I feature him out of the sheer hope — perhaps misplaced, but I’m willing to risk it [...]

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Oklahoma City Wrong for Honoring Bill Clinton

March 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment

In an article published recently on the web site of Oklahoma’s largest newspaper, I was disappointed by the words attributed to the executive director of the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum said about President Bill Clinton on the occasion of the announcement that her group will honor the nation’s 40th president with the Reflections [...]

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Smoking Banned in Little Rock’s ‘OBAMA ROOM’

March 16th, 2010 · No Comments

During a recent stay at The Holiday Inn Presidential in Little Rock, Ark., I found the 150-room, eight-story property’s non-smoking policy attractive.  At the same time, I found its vast collection of presidential memorabilia interesting.  Most memorable about my stay, however, was the no-smoking sign (shown at right) outside a meeting space known as “THE [...]

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How Will Obama Administration Officials Respond to Discovery of Rocket Launcher in Houston?

December 31st, 2009 · 4 Comments

According to a news report out of Houston this morning, police there found an AT-4 shoulder-mounted rocket launcher like the one shown in the photo above, alleged to belong to a man by the name of Nabilaye I. Yansane, in a southwest Houston apartment complex.  Though I have yet to see comments by members of [...]

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Did Obama Place INTERPOL Above U.S. Law?

December 29th, 2009 · 8 Comments

After learning recently that President Barack Obama had, on Dec. 17, quietly amended Executive Order 12425, I decided to find out what impact, if any, it might have on Americans.  At first blind to the potential ramifications of the amendment, I was startled at what I found once the pieces of this disturbing political puzzle [...]

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