Posted on August 29, 2009 by swampie
When I got the call from the school system for a temporary 1-year job, I was strongly inclined to decline. Did I say strongly? Perhaps that word is not emphatic enough. I dearly wanted to scream “Oh, HELL, NO!” and slam the phone down, but SwampMan had strongly counseled me that he was not at [...]
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Posted on August 28, 2009 by nuke
Two articles of interest in the ever-expanding collection of links that I call, “The Holder File:” 1) First, an excellent piece by NRO’s Andrew McCarthy, Eric Holder’s Hidden Agenda. A case of ‘hidden in plain view,’ methinks. 2) And second, from CNet, Bill would give president emergency control of Internet. Probably more appropriate to [...]
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Posted on August 27, 2009 by nuke
more photos at Gulf Coast News
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Posted on August 26, 2009 by nuke
Ed Morrissey, writing at Hot Air …. Jack Kennedy was killed in an open car in Dallas in the midst of the most hated–it’s like the mood we’re in right now. [Chris Matthews] Well, except for that pesky fact that John Kennedy was assassinated not by some “un-American” conservative angry at government expansion, but by [...]
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Posted on August 24, 2009 by nuke
Reporting from Helmand Province, Afghanistan: The British Ministry of Defence cancelled Michael Yon’s embed privileges, shortly after Yon posted today’s report. Read it here: “Bad Medicine“ And be sure to hit Mike’s tip jar while you’re there!
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Posted on August 22, 2009 by nuke
This time, it’s former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk, Obama’s nominee for Trade Representative. The Senate Finance Committee on Monday revealed that President Barack Obama’s nominee for U.S. Trade Representative, Ron Kirk, had failed to pay $10,000 in taxes over the span of three years beginning in 2005. The panel report comes after several other nominees [...]
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Posted on August 21, 2009 by nuke
from MSNBC … COLUMBUS, Ga. – Speaking in a soft, sometimes labored voice, the only U.S. Army officer convicted in the 1968 slayings of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai made an extraordinary public apology while speaking to a small group near the military base where he was court-martialed. “There is not a day that goes [...]
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Posted on August 15, 2009 by no2liberals
While I believe the title to this post is true in general, the focus for now is his lying in order to complete a governmental power grab over our daily lives. I will list and document a plethora of lies he has told recently, but not an all inclusive list. While a plethora is “superabundance,” [...]
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Posted on August 10, 2009 by nuke
Posted on August 9, 2009 by no2liberals
The movie was made by a cast of dozens of performers, and a few hundred thousand extras. As a result, the movie made many millions of young people believe, or prevaricate, that they had actually attended the movies filming. I won’t go into the numerous problems encountered with the movie’s production, the lack of food, [...]
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Posted on August 8, 2009 by nuke
This is definitely gonna get “Flagged” Heh™ (thanks to ECR) more about "Cracking The Code: HealthCare Edition", posted with vodpod Update: WH Enemies List?
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Posted on August 7, 2009 by nuke
“What we’ve learned is when the American people don’t pay attention, Washington gets into a whole lot of mischief,” Obama said. “And when we do pay attention, good things happen.” Barack Obama, on the campaign trail in Claremont, NH, 3/19/07 Then-candidate Obama encouraged voters to “get engaged.” Now, President Obama and chief of staff Emanuel [...]
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Posted on August 6, 2009 by nuke
The extract of an Indian plant called Gymnema sylvestre helps maintain blood sugar and cholesterol at normal levels. The new extract, OmSanA, is a concentrated form of Om Santal Adivasi (OSA), the active compound found in the G. sylvestre leaf. The extract is offered in vegetarian capsule form and helps maintain normal blood sugar levels [...]
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Posted on August 5, 2009 by no2liberals
From nola.com: The prosecution team scoffed at the notion that Jefferson had anyone to blame but himself, portraying Jefferson as a relentless shakedown artist. “He never let an opportunity to demand a bribe payment pass him by,” said assistant U.S. Attorney Rebeca Bellows in her closing argument. The jury was comprised of six white women, [...]
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Posted on August 5, 2009 by nuke
According to 5 U.S.C. § 552a, United States agencies, including the Executive Office of the President shall, “maintain no record describing how any individual exercises rights guaranteed by the First Amendment unless expressly authorized by statute or by the individual about whom the record is maintained or unless pertinent to and within the scope of [...]
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Posted on August 4, 2009 by nuke
from today’s WH briefing … Q At some point in the legislative process will the President read the entire health care bill? MR. GIBBS: I assume the President will study the details of the proposal, and will be — he’s a highly informed individual. Q But he won’t take time to read it front to [...]
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Posted on August 4, 2009 by nuke
There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for [...]
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Posted on August 2, 2009 by no2liberals
One of the pleasures in blogging is sharing information and stories with many people, and in return, they share theirs. Often those exchanges produce genuine gems, as happened after emailing a long time friend and a USAF vet I had the honor of serving with, Grandpa Bob. The video at the end of this post [...]
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Posted on August 1, 2009 by no2liberals
This event should have dominated the news today. Jason Lee Dunham, born and raised in Scion, NY, was destined to be a Marine. Jason’s birthday was the same as the USMC, 10 Nov., and in typical fashion of a hero, he extended his enlistment so he could serve a full combat tour with his fellow [...]
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Posted on August 1, 2009 by nuke