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‘LIVE RAID’ Concerts to Benefit Somali Pirates (Updated)

April 11th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Bob Geldof announced today that, on July 13, he will stage the first of a series of 12 “LIVE RAID” concerts to benefit Somali pirates.
In much the same way his 1985 “LIVE AID” concerts raised funds for famine relief in Ethiopia, Geldof said the “LIVE RAID” events will benefit the Muslim pirates who, in order [...]

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Obama Graces ‘Savage Dragon’ Comic Book Cover

March 25th, 2009 · No Comments

From out of the “strange news” file comes word that a “Savage Dragon” comic book, the cover of which features a flag-waving President Barack Obama smacking terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, sold for $202.50 on eBay® Italy March 10.
An Image Comics Group’s publication, Savage Dragon brings to life the story of a “a large, finned, [...]

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Writer Wrong About Obama’s Defense Positions

February 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

In the second paragraph of his Salon.com piece today, writer Glenn Greenwald claims President Barack Obama campaigned on a platform of increased defense spending. One needs only visit the Obama-Biden campaign web site or watch a campaign-trail video of Obama to see that the ever-so-hopeful writer is mistaken.
In Ten Reasons NOT to Elect Barack Obama, [...]

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Just When I Thought I Had Seen It All…

November 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Just when I thought I had seen everything possible related to merging politics and free enterprise, I stumbled upon a post, Obama Condoms vs. McCain Condoms, published yesterday at The Western Standard’s The Shotgun Blog.
Highlighted in the post is an Associated Press article from June, Obama and McCain condoms – ‘for when you just [...]

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‘We did not prepare for this kind of eventuality’

August 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

After reading an article published in The Georgia Times today, I couldn’t shake the thought that I might be glimpsing into the future of a United States with Barack Obama in the Oval Office.  A statement by Georgia’s deputy defense minister, Batu Kutelia, served as the headline of the article:
“We did not prepare for this [...]

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