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Limbaugh Says Obama ‘Incompetence on Parade’

June 9th, 2009 · No Comments

In his morning update today, Rush Limbaugh described President Barack Obama’s administration as “incompetence on parade.”  Below is the full transcript of the morning update: “The Obama Administration is considering changing the law that applies to terrorists at Club GITMO. “The New York Times reports that changes to the law are detailed in a draft [...]

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Will Barack Obama Ask Air Force to Remove Weapons, Countermeasures from Air Force One? (Updated)

March 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment

In a Washington Times editorial published yesterday, I learned the anti-gun Obama Administration was “quietly ending the federal firearms program, risking public safety on airlines in the name of an anti-gun ideology.” Now, I wonder how much time will pass until President Barack Obama shows a willingness to assume the same sort of risk and [...]

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Sparse Details About Classroom Disruptions Spur Questions About Possible Terrorist Activity

March 16th, 2009 · 10 Comments

Could classroom disruptions on the University of Oklahoma campus last week have been “dry runs” conducted by a terrorist group? That question has been nagging at me ever since I read newspaper reports in the student-run campus newspaper, OU Daily, and in the Tulsa World. On Wednesday afternoon, according to the news reports published Friday, [...]

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Double Standard Revealed in Mainstream Media Coverage of ‘Fail’ Comments by Carville, Limbaugh

March 11th, 2009 · 3 Comments

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, just minutes before learning of the terrorist attacks on America, Democratic strategist James Carville was hoping for President Bush to fail, telling a group of Washington reporters: “I certainly hope he doesn’t succeed.” The words above appeared as the lead paragraph of a must-read article by Fox News’ [...]

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Mother of Victim Writes Letter Calling for Full, Transparent Reveiw of Flight 93 Memorial Project

February 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Three times during the past couple of years, I’ve written posts about the controversy surrounding efforts to construct a memorial to the heroic passengers aboard Flight 93, the hijacked United Airlines aircraft that crashed into a field in Western Pennsylvania Sept. 11, 2001.  Today, I encourage you to read a letter written by Beverly Burnett. [...]

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Observations Offered on Six Morning Headlines

December 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Six news articles published today highlight the upside-down nature of politics and the world in which we live today.  Below, I offer some observations: Wage issue kills Big 3 deal in Senate (Washington Times) — Senate leaders gave up Thursday night on a $14 billion automaker bailout, sunk by the refusal of the autoworkers union [...]

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Taliban ‘Spins’ Facts During 45-Minute Interview

November 14th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Yesterday, I published a post about plans of the BBC’s World Have Your Say radio program to broadcast a 45-minute recording of a question-and-answer session with a representative of the Taliban.  Today, I had a chance to listen to a podcast of the session and found it worth sharing if, for no other reason, to [...]

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