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Solution Offered for AWOL Democrat Lawmakers (Update)

February 17th, 2011 · No Comments

It’s time to impose a tough solution to the recurring problem of Democrat state legislators going AWOL whenever it’s time to do the “hard work” required of elected officials. I know it’s hard to fathom politicians running away from jobs few would connect with the phrase, hard work, but it seems to be happening more [...]

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Did John Wheeler III Know Too Much? (Update)

January 4th, 2011 · 15 Comments

With the memory of Vince Foster, the former White House aide who supposedly committed suicide in 1993, stuck firmly in the recesses of my mind, I felt compelled to float a “trial balloon” by readers of this blog:  Did John Wheeler III Know Too Much? Mental note: I know, I know! This trial balloon will [...]

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It’s Time to Suspend Cinco De Mayo Celebrations

April 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments

In 2006, I launched a line of merchandise emblazoned with the words, “CINCO DE MUSTARD,” as part of a tongue-in-cheek effort to bring more public attention to the issue of illegal immigration.  In short, I was using humor to call for Americans — especially owners of restaurants, bars and other entertainment venues planning for the [...]

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Inconvenient Question Ends Debate in Copenhagen

December 11th, 2009 · 2 Comments

During a press briefing in Copenhagen this week, Irish filmmaker Phelim McAleer asked Stanford University Professor Stephen Schneider an inconvenient question about the “ClimateGate” e-mails that have cast dark clouds of doubt over the work of scientists who claim man-made global warming endangers the plant. McAleer, the producer of the documentary “Not Evil, Just Wrong,” [...]

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Video: Gore Unable to Defend Global Warming

October 14th, 2009 · No Comments

Good news!  Today, I located a video that captures Irish filmmaker Phelim McAleer’s heated exchange with former Vice President-turned global warming evangelist Al Gore during a recent meeting of the Society of Environmental Journalists in Madison, Wisc.  I publish it below after having mentioned the event during my recent guest appearance on Bob Grant‘s show [...]

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Wienermobile ‘Crashes’ My Neighborhood

July 18th, 2009 · 4 Comments

News spread quickly about a Wienermobile crashing into a home in Racine, Wisc., yesterday, but not as quickly as news that a facsimile of Oscar Mayer’s iconic vehicle (see photo above) had “crashed” my neighborhood. Is there any better way to end a Saturday morning in July than to go and take photos of yourself [...]

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Obama Message Pops Up on Wisconsin Billboards

January 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments

The “Yes, We Can” message made familiar to so many via President Barack Obama’s presidential campaign is now popping up alongside the image of the 44th president on 15 LED billboards across the state of Wisconsin.  Who’s to blame?  The answer is Clear Channel Outdoor President Paul Sara, according to a report broadcast on Milwaukee [...]

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