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Black, Brown, White: Leftists Come in All Colors

March 22nd, 2011 · 3 Comments

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Whether black, white, brown, red, pink, orange, green, or purple, leftists come in all colors… depending on their issue de jour. Watching the turmoil in Wisconsin in recent weeks, and seeing Democrats on the floor of the General Assembly… all decked out in their stylish orange t-shirts…  shouting childish [...]

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Director of National Intelligence Asked to Resign

March 10th, 2011 · No Comments

Following James R. Clapper Jr.’s testimony during a meeting of the Senate Armed Services Committee meeting this morning, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) called for the director of National Intelligence to resign. Senator Graham’s call for Clapper’s resignation is based on a lack of confidence in the man at the helm of the nation’s vast intelligence [...]

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‘Gas Strike’ Fueled by Emotion and Ignorance (Update)

March 10th, 2011 · 9 Comments

This morning, I came across a Facebook event, titled “GAS STRIKE,” that nearly a half-million people have signed up to “attend” today.  Sadly, their effort — which involves boycotting gas stations for one day — is a misguided effort driven more by emotion and ignorance than common sense. Oil companies produce the oil and make [...]

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Presidents, Pensions and Energy Prices

March 3rd, 2011 · 1 Comment

Every day, I receive news releases from organizations hoping I’ll pass along important news about their organizations to you, my readers.  Today, however, was one of those days when I simply had no time to write anything for immediate consumption.  As a result, I opted to share a few tidbits from my “news release” file.  [...]

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Obama Front Group Recruiting Summer Organizers

February 22nd, 2011 · 1 Comment

Courtesy of a friend of mine who is on the e-mail list for Organizing for America, I share below the latest electronic message he received Tuesday evening from the Barack Obama front group.  Except for the caricature of the president that I added and the links I disabled, the message appears unedited below: (Salutation: name [...]

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Nullification or Partition: The Choice is Ours

February 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Listening to the news reports out of Washington, especially in the wake of Barack Obama’s weak-kneed  budget proposal, it is hard to escape the conclusion that the early decades of the 21st century in the U.S. will be characterized by one of two governing principles: nullification or partition. Thomas [...]

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President Obama Continues Anti-Israel Push

February 17th, 2011 · 1 Comment

A red-letter link atop the Drudge Report takes readers to a disturbing Foreign Policy magazine article published Wednesday:  In sharp reversal, U.S. agrees to rebuke Israel in Security Council.  The article, in turn, stands as only the most-recent reminder of many about President Barack Obama’s anti-Israel sentiment. The State of Israel coin above reflects President [...]

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