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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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Single-Payer Advocates Told to ‘Get Arrested’

November 16th, 2009 · No Comments

Sometimes experience speaks volumes.  Such is the case when it comes to Tim Carpenter.
The fifth of six speakers who addressed the 2009 Healthcare-Now.org National Strategy Conference Saturday afternoon in St. Louis, Carpenter’s resume includes having served on the team that managed the unsuccessful 2008 presidential campaign of Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio).  Today, he’s known as [...]

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ObamaCare Supporter Punches Man, 67, Over Sign He Carried at Anti-Socialism Rally Near St. Louis

October 31st, 2009 · 8 Comments

A 67-year-old St. Charles County man taking part in an anti-socialism rally was punched in the face by an ObamaCare supporter who took offense at the sign he was carrying during a rally at the intersection of Highways K and N in O’Fallon, Mo., 30 miles west of St. Louis on I-70.
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Can Conservatives Work Together to ‘Kill the Wolf’?

October 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment

I’m often asked how conservatives attracted to the Tea Party Movement and to anti-socialism rallies can work together to take back control of the country from the liberals now in charge.  I respond by recounting much of what I explained 18 days ago in my post, Think Twice Before Backing Third-Party Candidates.  In short, I [...]

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Highway Separates Patriots, Public Option Backers

October 3rd, 2009 · 7 Comments

Some 200 patriotic citizens lined one side of Highway K early this afternoon at the intersection of Highways K & N in O’Fallon, Mo.  Their signs told the story of their passionate disdain for socialism, government-run health care and an out-of-control federal government.  Across the street, barely a dozen individuals carried signs in support of [...]

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