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Thursday, September 9, 2010

Islamist Propaganda in the K-12 Classrom
  Edukshun piece by OffSite (9/9/10)

A highly disturbing phenomenon is rising in our public school system today with hardly a peep of protest from parents and from our society at large: students are being force-fed a curious and bizarre narrative that presents Islam in a glowing - and historically mangled - light, while Western civilization and the Judeo-Christian tradition are demonized and smeared.

Obama’s Tax Plan Will Drive Businesses Out of Business
  Taxes piece by OffSite (9/9/10)

Having plunged the nation into a deep financial crisis with his wild and unrestrained spending of money we do not have - on things the nation does not need - President Obama is now proposing to spend even more, claiming that this time it will work.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Where St. Nicholas Once Stood
  Progressivism piece by Aaron Goldstein (9/8/10)

With all the talk of building a mosque in the shadow of the World Trade Center how many of you knew there was a church which once stood in the shadow of the World Trade Center?  And how many of you knew this same church was destroyed during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001?

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Americans Wake Up to Islamism
  Islam piece by Daniel Pipes (9/7/10)

The furor over the Islamic center, variously called the Ground Zero Mosque, Cordoba House, and Park51, has large implications for the future of Islam in the United States and perhaps beyond.

Monday, September 6, 2010

Higher education bubble poised to burst
  Edukshun piece by OffSite (9/6/10)

Imagine that you have a product whose price tag for decades rises faster than inflation. But people keep buying it because they’re told that it will make them wealthier in the long run. Then suddenly they find it doesn’t. Prices fall sharply, bankruptcies ensue, great institutions disappear.

Sunday, January 20, 2008

12 Veterans For Victory Running For Congress
  Elections piece by Warner Todd Huston (1/20/08)

Day in and day out the Democrat Party makes its bid for defeat in Iraq and the war on Terrorism. Many of us out here in “flyover country” wonder on a daily basis why so many of our representatives in Congress have invested themsleves wholly for defeat? Well, here is a chance to do something about that. 

Romney Surrounded by Pro-U.N. Lobbyists
  Elections piece by Cliff Kincaid (1/20/08)

Insisting that he is a Washington outsider, Mitt Romney has been captured on tape arguing with a reporter about whether a Washington lobbyist named Ron Kaufman runs or just advises his campaign for president. The more important issue is what Kaufman lobbies for. It turns out that Kaufman’s firm, as well as another Romney adviser, Vin Weber, have worked to put more American taxpayer dollars into the coffers of the corrupt United Nations and other international agencies.

Charter School Success: The Marine Corps of Public Education
  Edukshun piece by Lee Culpepper (1/20/08)

The mystique and fighting prowess of the Marine Corps entice motivated recruits. Its reputation also strikes fear in the hearts of its enemies. The Corps is something that nearly everyone admires, but only a few have the courage and loyalty necessary to make the commitment.

Hard-Core Pornography Isn’t “Free Speech”
  Progressivism piece by Guest: Matt Barber (1/20/08)

In recent years, the U.S. Department of Justice has paid only lip service to the enforcement of federal obscenity laws. In some instances, DOJ has gone after child pornographers and - in a scant few cases - has prosecuted purveyors of the most obscene and graphic adult pornography. But unfortunately, the government has been largely AWOL when it comes to enforcing an entire section of U.S. law, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1460-1470, which criminalizes much of the adult hard-core pornography that has saturated both the Internet and our communities.

Learning how to DRIVE in Election SEason
  Elections piece by Doug Hagin (1/20/08)

OK my friends, the races for the GOP and Democratic nominations are up in the air. We could, as of now, end up with any one of eight different presidents. Watching the blogs, the main stream media, the polls, the focus groups, and the bloated talking heads, and listening to talk radio, I have imagined how very tough it might be for young voters to decipher which way to vote.

Obama For “Change”?  He’s Got My Vote!
  Elections piece by J.J. Jackson (1/20/08)

Have you heard the good news?  Barack Obama is for change!  Well, that seals it!  He’s got my vote!

Trying to Kill the Immigration Card
  Immigration piece by Selwyn Duke (1/20/08)

With the victories of Mike Huckabee and John McCain in the first two primary contests and Mitt Romney’s failures prior to Michigan, a fiction is being bandied about: The anti-amnesty position isn’t playing well in Peoria.

‘Will Israel Bear the Cost for Bush’s Legacy?’
  General piece by Aaron Goldstein (1/20/08)

On January 20, 2008, President George W. Bush will have exactly one year left of his second term in the White House.  Notwithstanding the paranoid musings of John Dean and Naomi Wolf that suggest Bush and Dick Cheney will find a way to remain in office after the expiration of his term, as certain as the sun rises in the east, George W. Bush will leave office on January 20, 2009.

Liberals’ Plan to Stimulate Inflation
  Bird-Brain Flu piece by Thomas Brewton (1/20/08)

Liberals propose to follow the same game plan that gave us stagflation in the 1970s.

Islamic Charity and Former Congressman Indicted for Terrorist Financing
  Terrorism piece by Jim Kouri (1/20/08)

KANSAS CITY, MO—A federal grand jury in the Western District of Missouri has returned a superseding indictment that charges the Islamic American Relief Agency (IARA) and several of its former officers with eight new counts of engaging in prohibited financial transactions for the benefit of US-designated terrorist Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. The indictment also charges former US Congressman Mark Deli Siljander with money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice in the case.

Stealing From All to Give Freebies to Grandma
  Big Brother piece by Warner Todd Huston (1/20/08)

Or, how government is licensed theft.

No Energy, Please
  Bird-Brain Flu piece by Alan Caruba (1/20/08)

In mid-December, while thousands of people in the Midwest prayed that their power would be restored in order to survive the freezing weather and an ice storm descended on the northeast, it took less than 24 hours for the environmentalists of New Jersey to raise their voices against a proposed offshore natural gas terminal.

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Europe:  Major Staging Area for Islamic Extremists
  Terrorism piece by Sher Zieve (1/19/08)

Europe, with its ongoing and uncontrolled colonization by Muslims and their attendant radical brothers and sisters into its midst, is now viewed as one of the world’s major training grounds for terrorists planning attacks against it and the USA.  Europe’s area is large and its people are more consumed by and concerned with political correctness (PC) and allowing terrorists to express their own viewpoint (and ultimately their right to murder anyone who disagrees with them) than they are with their own survival.  This also seems to be an increasing agenda and belief system within many in the United States.

A Focus on Ignorance in Nevada
  Elections piece by Frank Salvato (1/19/08)

During the recent primary debate between Democrat presidential hopefuls in Nevada, one of the more credible pollsters, Frank Luntz, convened a focus group of undecided Democrats. As the debate progressed each focus group member’s approval or disapproval - their “feelings” - on each of the candidate’s statements was noted. What Mr. Luntz’s focus group actually recorded was proof positive of the Left’s constitutional illiteracy.

Wicca Attempts to Control Life
  General piece by Kevin Roeten (1/19/08)

Many question whether Wicca is even a religion. The various traditions of Wicca are allegedly part of the neopagan group of earth-based religions. This is quite a contrast to those who believe in the only person to rise from the dead. In fact, it’s the only religion where the followers actually admit that even though they won’t believe Christianity, they cannot disprove the historical reports.

Thanks MicroCrud
  General piece by Editor (1/19/08)

I posted on article and then tried to install Word 2000!

‘In the Quadrennial Election Year Where Is the Federal Election Commission?’
  Elections piece by FreeCongressFoundation: Marion Edwyn Harrison (1/19/08)

Opinions vary as to the worth of the role of the Federal Election Commission ("FEC") when it fully is functioning as prescribed by law.  Regardless of one’s opinion as to whether the Federal election law scheme as legislated and implemented is the ideal, FEC is the duly constituted Federal regulatory agency and the only one.  How dysfunctional - maybe just plain bizarre - that FEC should be stalemated as the country begins the 2008 Presidential and Congressional election year - and, to compound the dysfunction, begins it earlier than ever before.

Friday, January 18, 2008

My Main Computer Crashed!
  General piece by Editor (1/18/08)

Close to getting things restored.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Global Warming: The Coming Skeptic’s Revival
  Global Warming piece by Miguel Guanipa (1/17/08)

The recent U.S. Senate committee report listing 400 scientists who last year openly disputed Anthropogenic (man-made) Global Warming claims does indeed appear to yield a consensus.

HUCKABEE: SLAP ILLEGALS OUTA HERE
  Elections piece by Grant Swank (1/17/08)

Illegals go home!

‘Iran Sanctions: An Unclear Strategy?’
  Terrorism piece by Jim Kouri (1/17/08)

The 2006 United States National Security Strategy stated that this nation faces challenges from Iran, including Iran’s proliferation efforts and involvement in international terrorism.

Polish Removers: Dem election prospects repel allies
  Elections piece by Daniel Clark (1/17/08)

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has decided to postpone the construction of an American missile defense base in his country, a move that news reports have attributed to his being less pro-American than his predecessor, Jaroslaw Kaczynski. Tusk’s reason for this change in policy, however, does not indicate an erosion of the Poles’ loyalty to their American allies. Rather, it is based on their concerns about America’s wavering dedication to its own missile defense project.

HRC: ‘No Woman is Illegal’
  Femi-Nazis piece by Carey Roberts (1/17/08)

Hillary Clinton has come up with a brilliant solution to the problem of millions of illegals flooding our countryside. Ready for this? Simply declare them legal—at least when it comes to women. Mrs. Clinton needed only four words to unveil her novel proposal during a Nevada campaign stop earlier this week: “No woman is illegal.”

Fairy Tales for Single Chicks
  General piece by Bernard Chapin (1/17/08)

“The lady doth protest too much, methinks.”

The Other Foot
  Elections piece by Bob Parks (1/17/08)

Under normal circumstances, this election cycle would be gearing up for the coming explosion. We’d be waiting for the inevitable. At some point in the coming weeks, a Republican would be accused of being a racist.With that, it’s kind of fun watching the media scratch their collective oversized, dandruffed heads, contemplating why the current Democrat primary race is being plagued by the very infection normally reserved for their enemies.

Another Loony Theory from the Wonderland of Evolution
  General piece by Dennis Campbell (1/17/08)

Proponents of evolution remind me of the slightly dumb class clown who thinks people are laughing with him, while all the time they are snickering as he makes a goofy spectacle of himself.

Presidential Legacies
  Elections piece by Ari Kaufman (1/17/08)

On New Years Day, the new mayor of Indianapolis, former Marine Greg Ballard, whose “grassroots” campaign scored the greatest upset in city history, had his inauguration in the Indiana War Memorial, where I happen to work.

Soros Bets on U.S. Economic Collapse
  Progressivism piece by Cliff Kincaid (1/17/08)

Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama favor government support for people losing their homes because they can’t repay their subprime mortgages. But what about the financial wheeler-dealers in the hedge fund industry who may stand to make billions of dollars from this terrible debacle? Foremost among them is billionaire hedge fund operator George Soros, who has committed his life and immense financial resources to bringing the Democrats to power in the White House. 

Calling Suze Orman
  Bird-Brain Flu piece by GoldwaterInstitute: Starlee Rhoades (1/17/08)

State of the State speech put government first.- What can Arizona lawmakers learn from guru of personal finance Suze Orman? Plenty. Orman’s mantra is “people first, then money, then things,” which is pretty much the opposite of what we heard on Monday in the Governor’s annual State of the State address.

Global Warming’s Communist Underpinnings
  Global Warming piece by Warner Todd Huston (1/17/08)

If you need any more proof that the concept of Global Warming is less “science” and is more just a replacement for the kind of failed concepts of communism and socialism that is increasingly being rejected by the world, two recent stories helps clarify the point.