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Mike Leach Sues ESPN, PR Firm

November 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Nearly one year after he was fired from his job as head football coach at Texas Tech University, Mike Leach is suing ESPN and Dallas-based Spaeth Communications for slander and libel, according to an Associated Press report.  Now, it appears the predictions I made Dec. 31 are coming true. In my first post about Leach’s [...]

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Eric Balderas ‘Posterboy’ for Immigration Reform

June 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Just imagine for a moment that you are Barack Obama… I know it’s distasteful, but do it anyway… and assume that your number one goal, politically, is to make it possible for your party to win U.S. elections in perpetuity, with little or no chance of a strong challenge [...]

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Kerry and Lieberman Introduce New Gas Tax

May 13th, 2010 · 3 Comments

American Solutions is warning Americans about a new piece of legislation introduced today by Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) that will burden Americans with a new gas tax.  The excerpt below, from an e-mail sent out by Vince Haley, the group’s vice president of policy, explains what’s at stake, thanks to the [...]

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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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Rumors Swirl Around Texas Tech Coaching Scandal (Update)

January 6th, 2010 · 15 Comments

Rumors are spreading fast and furiously among supporters of recently-fired Texas Tech University football coach Mike Leach.  But are they true?  I investigate. Perhaps the most-volatile rumor floating about is that Leach was ousted in a fashion similar to the one that cost John Kerry the presidency in 2004. Albeit in a much-abbreviated fashion, they [...]

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Climate Change Debate Heats Up in Senate (Video)

October 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment

During the past month, I’ve published four posts about the Kerry-Boxer climate change bill and the detrimental impact it will have on the country if passed.  Today, I offer two videos from the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearings on the Kerry-Boxer climate change bill.  If you’re like me, they will make you wonder [...]

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Inhofe Corrects Kerry on Climate Change Issues

October 28th, 2009 · No Comments

On Oct. 27, 2009, Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) appeared before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to speak on behalf of the Kerry-Boxer cap-and-trade bill.  Senator Kerry spoke uncontested for 28 minutes, allowing no time for questions by members of the Committee.  In the video below, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) rebuts Senator [...]

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