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Somali Pirates ‘Child’s Play’ Compared to L.O.S.T.

November 19th, 2008 · 3 Comments

The side effects of the U.S. Senate ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Treaty (a.k.a., “L.O.S.T.”) will make dealing with Somali pirates look like child’s play.
Unfortunately, such action seems almost inevitable now that Democrats are about to seize control of both the legislative and executive branches of the federal government.   [...]

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Three Reasons Not to Bail Out General Motors

November 10th, 2008 · 4 Comments

After reading an article in today’s edition of The Moscow Times (see graphic at right), I came up with three good reasons why at least one of the “Big Three” automakers — General Motors — should NOT receive any portion of a proposed $50 billion bailout from the federal government:

Reason #1: GM is, according to [...]

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Monday Morning News Stories Worth a Look

November 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Covering topics that range from financial and political news to reality television and college football, stories worth reading this Monday morning appear below:

The Wall Street Journal reports this morning that radio station ad sales are way down, but they pale in comparison to what’s likely to happen if the so-called “Fairness Doctrine” is reinstated.  It [...]

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Obama-Ayers Relationship Focus of New Video

October 9th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Barack Obama’s questionable and disturbing relationship with unrepentant domestic terrorist Bill Ayers is highlighted in the video, “Ayers,” above released by the John McCain campaign yesterday.
Immediately below is the script for the 90-second spot, while sources substantiating claims made in the video — with links when available — appears further down in this post:
ANNCR: Barack [...]

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Americans Urged to Get Vaccinated Prior to Debate

October 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Before Americans pass post-debate judgment on Sarah Palin tomorrow night, I suggest they vaccinate themselves from “The Stockdale Syndrome,” a disease first introduced into the political arena by liberal members of the news media in 1992.  That vaccination is available in the form of an opinion piece, Debates Don’t Always Reveal Character, published in The [...]

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