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World War II Vet Warns of Complacency

October 25th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Among the nearly 200 patriots participating in an anti-socialism rally Saturday afternoon in O’Fallon, Mo., was Bill, an 85-year-old veteran of World War II.  He shares his hopes and fears for the future — including a warning to Americans about being complacent — in the video above. It marked the first time the former B-25 [...]

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Video: ‘My Father’s War Stories from World War II’

May 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

I just posted a new video on YouTube that promotes My Father’s War Stories from World War II, a post I published Tuesday as a way to honor this Memorial Day all of those who paid the ultimate price in service to their country. The stories were written by my father, a man who fought [...]

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One-Room School Offers Valuable Lessons

April 8th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Few can argue about the need to improve the nation’s public education system.  Unfortunately, those in charge of making those improvements — notably, President Barack Obama and members of the Democrat-controlled Congress — believe the solution involves throwing billions of taxpayer dollars at the broken system.  And that’s simply not the case. To understand how [...]

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Obama Lies, Repeated Often, Become Media Truth

October 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Though it isn’t attributed to Barack Obama, I’m convinced the Democrat presidential nominee firmly believes the following statement attributed to Dr. Joseph Goebbels to be true: “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.” Goebbels, in case you fell asleep during history class, was the leader [...]

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Another ‘Greatest Generation’ Hero Passes

August 7th, 2008 · No Comments

When I learned of the passing of Eric “Digger” Dowling, another hero from the “Greatest Generation,” I couldn’t help but think about how his efforts may have been received by anti-war and environmental-extremist liberals had they taken place today. In case you’re not familiar with his story, Dowling was a British man whose efforts as [...]

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Normandy Invasion Remembered

June 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Sixty-four years ago, 156,000 troops — including many black soldiers like the ones shown above — landed on the Normandy coast of France in the largest invasion force in history. They moved upon the “Order of the Day” statement issued by Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight Eisenhower to the soldiers, sailors and airmen of the [...]

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Gore Ranks Environmentalists Above Soldiers

May 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Though support for Al Gore’s crusade against human-caused global warming has waned with each passing month, the former vice president is still out and about touting his brand of environmental snake oil. In addition, he’s added something else to his repertoire: Slapping the faces of our military men and women. According to a report in [...]

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