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TEA PARTY: 2,500 Patriots Rally in St. Louis (Video)

November 28th, 2009 · 7 Comments

An estimated 2,500 patriots protested against government-run health care and rampant socialism during a rally this afternoon at Kiener Plaza in downtown St. Louis. As the video and photos (above and below) indicate, they came in all colors, shapes and sizes to hear from a lineup that included, but was not limited to, the following [...]

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Cuban-American Says History Being Repeated

November 18th, 2009 · No Comments

Following today’s release by Human Rights Watch of “New Castro, Same Cuba,” a 123-page report about conditions on the island nation under Raúl Castro’s government, I decided it appropriate to share excerpts of my recent interview with Rosendo “Marty” Martinez, a St. Louis-area man whose family fled Cuba soon after Fidel Castro seized power in [...]

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Three First-Generation Americans Offer Advice

November 1st, 2009 · No Comments

An estimated 200 anti-socialism protesters carried signs and waved at passing motorists for more than two hours yesterday afternoon as they have almost every Saturday for six months at the intersection of Highways K and N in O’Fallon, Mo.  Among those participating were three first-generation Americans who took time to share powerful messages every freedom-loving [...]

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Obama to Close GITMO, Submerge Prisoners?

September 26th, 2009 · 4 Comments

File this under “never would have guessed it.” In a piece published today at Right Truth, writer R.J. Godlewski unwittingly provides the evaluatory “tools” needed to connect the future of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility with President Barack Obama’s relentless assault of the nation’s oil and natural gas industry. Before I continue riding this train [...]

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Inhofe Wants GITMO Commitment Made Permanent

May 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Today, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, called on his Democrat and Republican colleagues in the U.S. Senate to stand by their commitment to prevent Gitmo detainees from being transferred to the U.S. by signing on to his legislation (S.370). Senators Inhofe and Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) yesterday introduced [...]

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Ten Reasons NOT to Elect Barack Obama in 2008

November 2nd, 2008 · 7 Comments

The differences between John McCain and Barack Obama are stark, prompting me to offer links to audio and video clips below which combine to serve as the Top 10 Reasons Not to Elect Barack Obama president of the United States: 1. Obama wants to establish a civilian national security force and, in doing so, further [...]

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Photos Capture War, Floods, Famine and Fire

August 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Captions for the images below describe scenes from around the world — from France to Florida and Georgia (the country, not the state) to Hong Kong — related to this week’s evidence of war, floods, famine and fire.

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