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Higher Fuel Prices, Job Losses to Follow G20 Commitment to Phase Out Fossil Fuel Subsidies

September 25th, 2009 · No Comments

President Barack Obama just outlined steps he and other G-20 world leaders at the Pittsburgh Summit 2009 have decided to take to change the world in many economic areas, including energy.  Most notable to me was his mention of “phasing out fossil fuel subsidies.”
If you think that eliminating subsidies is getting rid of some form [...]

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Start Your Day With Some Hot, Crisp ‘Bacon’

September 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Amidst fears of the H1N1 virus (a.k.a., “Swine Flu”), many people are mistakenly shying away from anything related to pigs.   In the latest video by Sweet Tea Films, trailer park resident “Tavin Dillard” (Joel Berry) takes a different approach, extolling the virtues of the most-aromatic member of “The Other White Meat” family.

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Pelosi Statement on Labor Stats (Amended Version)

March 6th, 2009 · No Comments

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) released a statement regarding this morning’s Labor Department statistics showing that 651,000 American jobs were lost in the month of February, with the unemployment rate rising to 8.1 percent, the worst since December 1983.  As a public service, I’ve corrected the content of her statement to reflect reality.  Modifications to Speaker [...]

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Video Explains Motivation for Tea Parties

March 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Thanks to Doug Ross’ Link Kerplosion, I had the chance to view this video, entitled “Why Are People Throwing Tea Parties?” that uses word pictures and music to tell the story of what’s wrong in America, thanks mostly to President Barack Obama and members of the Democrat-controlled Congress.
Out-of control spending on pork-laden stimulus packages and [...]

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American Issues Project Stimulus Video Hits Mark

February 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment

American Issues Project is launching a major television advertising campaign, spotlighting the excessive spending and pet projects within the far-reaching stimulus legislation, which the Congressional Budget Office has said will harm the American economy in the long term. The ad will begin running Friday on FOX News, CNN, CNN Headline News, CNBC and FOX Business [...]

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