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‘Recall Day’ Proposed as New Game Show

February 1st, 2011 · No Comments

Thanks to a link on the Drudge Report today, I came across an Entertainment Weekly article about the cable channel, SPIKE, ordering “Repo Games,” a car repo game show, from the producers of the slimy-yet-popular show, “Jersey Shore.” While I’m certain the “Obama Economy” will produce plenty of contestants for the show, I’d rather see [...]

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Ray Stevens Gets Political with ‘We the People’

January 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment

Though more than 1.2 million people had viewed Ray Stevens‘ latest YouTube video by the time I discovered it, the musical comedy talents he uses to communicate his opposition to “ObamaCare” is still very much worth sharing.  Below, I present, “We The People.” Please share it — especially with people in the 50-plus population — [...]

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Cartoon Represents How Many People Feel

November 26th, 2009 · No Comments

In a day and age when elected officials in Washington, D.C., seem to be treating the American people more like turkeys than bosses, I offer the Thanksgiving Day cartoon above as representative of how many Americans feel on this special day. Though I’m not advocating violence against elected officials (at least, not yet), the thought [...]

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Could Health Care Debate Yield Repeat of 1994?

October 29th, 2009 · No Comments

Remember what happened the last time Democrats tried to take over control of the nation’s health care system?  Some three-dozen members of Congress lost their jobs as a result of the 1994 election.  Why?  Because they failed to heed the calls of Americans attending town hall meetings.  Sound familiar? Click here or on the American [...]

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‘We’ve Got Their Backs’ Rally in Kirkwood Friday

October 13th, 2009 · No Comments

Patriotic Americans in the St. Louis area are invited to attend the “We’ve Got Their Backs” rally Friday at 5:30 p.m. at Kirkwood (Mo.) City Hall, located at 139 South Kirkwood Road (map). This one-hour event, being organized by three representatives of several area grassroots groups, is intended not only to show support for U.S. [...]

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Oil Industry Leader Sends Message to Congress

April 6th, 2009 · No Comments

American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard sent a letter to members of Congress Friday.  Below is the text of that letter with helpful links added (by me): Dear Member of Congress: As the Congress prepares for its April recess, restoring America’s economic health remains at the top of the nation’s agenda.  If we are to [...]

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What Works in Mumbai Might Work in D.C.

December 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

After reading a British newspaper report about plans law enforcement officials in Mumbai have to use truth serum on the only Islamic terrorist captured following last week’s attacks, I couldn’t help but think this “narcoanalysis” might come in handy as a tool for cleaning up the mess being being made of this country by our [...]

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