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Blogger Offers to Serve as Embedded Reporter

November 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments

When St. Louis was named the most dangerous city in the United States almost three years ago, I sent an e-mail to Rush Limbaugh.  In it, I let the conservative talk radio icon know I was willing to serve as an embedded reporter in the Gateway City and offer reports from the Show-Me State’s chart-topping [...]

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Media ‘Getting It Wrong’ on Memorial Day

May 30th, 2010 · 2 Comments

EDITOR’S NOTE: It’s not often that I publish contributions of family members on this blog. Today, however, I offer space to my oldest brother, Jack, who has a “bone to pick” with members of the talk show media and those Americans who follow their lead when it comes to not understanding the real meaning of [...]

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RINO Congresswoman Thrives in the Boot Heel

May 10th, 2010 · 5 Comments

Make no mistake about it: U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) will win in November.  Her well-oiled fund-raising machine and unmatched name recognition combine to make the job of unseating her virtually impossible. What can one learn by studying the 8th Congressional District race in Southeast Missouri?  He can learn that a Republican In Name [...]

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‘Solastalgia’ the Next Liberal Buzzword

April 26th, 2010 · 9 Comments

Remember when the word, gravitas, entered the public conversation for the first time?  Well, stay tuned, because solastalgia is next. A rarely-used 131-year-old word at the time, according to Merriam-Webster, gravitas was introduced en masse to the American vocabulary by members of the liberal media within 24 hours of President George W. Bush’s selection of [...]

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I Gladly Accept This Nomination, Mr. Sullivan

April 1st, 2010 · 4 Comments

Earlier today, after reading a post Pamela Geller published at Atlas Shrugs, I published a piece under the headline, Is State Dept Playing April Fools Joke on Israel? The difference between our posts?  I videotaped my computer screen as I went through the motions and clicks on the State Department web site to show proof [...]

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Rush Warns About Future of Health Care Months After I Infiltrated Single-Payer Strategy Confab

March 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment

IF President Barack Obama’s so-called health care reform plan (a.k.a., “ObamaCare”) becomes law and UNTIL it’s rescinded for being unconstitutional, you can rest assured that more harmful legislation — including public option and single-payer option  health care — will soon be following it down the slippery slope of socialism.  That’s the essence of what radio [...]

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BMW ‘Near Misses’ Latest Top 100 List

March 7th, 2010 · No Comments

Thanks to all of you for your continued support, helping this blog finish just out of the running — a “NEAR MISS” at #106 — on the latest Alexa Top 100 Conservative Web Sites list, published today.  Below are the ten conservative web sites atop the list: 1. Fox News 2. WSJ Opinion Journal 3. [...]

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