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May 24, 2011
Regime Appoints New Deputy Minister of PropagandaAT readers may be familiar with his work, as seen in our comments section.
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April 10, 2011
Boehner Gave Up Too MuchMy motto is: When the politicians and pundits from both political parties claim victory, the people lost. And when the politicians say the people ultimately won, I know for sure we lost.
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March 28, 2011
Romney's Big Political HurdleThe reformed addict priciple, and the former Massachusetts governor.
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January 13, 2011
The answer is: Those without shameI'm retired now, but once upon a time, as a church pastor, I was called on to conduct funerals and memorial services. All too often.
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November 29, 2010
Tales of 57 States: While His Obamaness Dribbled The Wikis LeakedDuring the Turkey Festival in the 2nd year of the reign of His Obamaness as POTUS of the Realm of 57 States, strange and bizarre events did occur.
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November 24, 2010
Tales of 57 States: The Regime's Uniform Travel SubservienceIn the 3rd year of the reign of His Obamaness as POTUS of the Realm of 57 States, the Regime reached their goal of controlling traveling serfs and peasants - uniform subservience.
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November 14, 2010
Tales of 57 States: Happenings After the Great JoustIn the days soon after the Great Joust between the Donkey and Elephant Clans, it was rumored that three important events did occur
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November 11, 2010
Tales of 57 States: The Deficit Wizards SpeakDeficit Wizards asked to apply their knowledge of coin, commerce and Congress to the Realm's deficit problem
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November 9, 2010
Tales of 57 States: Nancy from WonderlandPrincess Nancy was known throughout the Realm for her youthful appearance, despite having walked the Great Hall of Congress for many years.
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November 7, 2010
Tales from 57 States: His Obamaness Addresses the CurrylandersNow it came to pass that His Obamaness spoke before the gathered ruling class of Curryland
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November 6, 2010
Tales from 57 States: His Obamaness Flees the JoustAnd so it came to pass that His Obamaness, before departing, stood before the gathered members of the Town Crier Guild who dwelled in the White Palace, and said, "What we have here, is a failure to communicate."
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October 16, 2010
Tales from 57 States: His Obamaness Casts Out the ShovelsIn the 2nd year of the reign of His Obamaness as POTUS of the 57 States, the time of the bi-quadrennial joust between the Elephant and Donkey Clans loomed on the horizon.
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October 10, 2010
Tales from the Realm of 57 StatesIt came to pass in the 2nd year of the reign of His Obamaness as POTUS of the Realm of 57 States, that gatherings of the Donkey Clan were held across the land
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September 24, 2010
Remembering the Words of Candidate ObamaIt's instructive to compare the promises of Senator Barack Obama, the candidate for the Presidency, with current events.
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September 21, 2010
The New York Times Shills For Harry ReidIt's long past time for A Subsidiary of the DNC to appear on the fascia of the New York Times Building in Manhattan.
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April 15, 2010
Blagojevich: A greedy, power hungry jerkAn overview of the various extortion schemes of Illinois' former governor, his brother, and their associates
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March 28, 2010
A Plane Ride, a Water Bribe, a GOP Hug, En Route to T-DayThe legacy media's main storyline, one of support for the historic President's historic healthcare reform, will now shift.
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December 10, 2009
Jeffery Immelt's Convenient ReligionGeneral Electric's CEO Jeffrey Immelt has called other U.S. business leaders greedy and mean...
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December 4, 2009
AT Readers Asked to Poll Senators on ClimategateThe Senators work for you. You deserve to know where they stand on Climategate.
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December 3, 2009
Sen. Hutchison Remains Silent on ClimategateSen. Hutchison's press office was unable to respond to an inquiry concerning whether or not the Senator has taken a position on the man made global warming hoax.
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December 3, 2009
Sen. DeMint Has Yet to Comment on ClimategateYet another mute GOP Senator concerning Climategate...
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December 3, 2009
My Neighborhood Jobs Summit (satire)The four folks I expected to attend called and asked if they could just come for the beer and the movie...
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December 2, 2009
Gingrich statement on ClimategateA somewhat self serving statement from the former speaker.
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December 1, 2009
Moveon.org spinoff group opposes Bernanke reappointmentProgressive Change Campaign Committee has the Fed chairman in their sights.
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December 1, 2009
Sen. Lindsey Responds to Query Concerning ClimategateA representative from Senator Graham's press office has stated the Senator's response...
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November 30, 2009
Sen. Mitch McConnell Remains Silent on ClimategateDoes this mean that Senate Republicans are letting Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe carry the water for GOP Senators on this issue?
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November 30, 2009
Gingrich statement on Climategate said to be pendingAmerican Thinker has been promised notification of the statement upon its release.
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November 25, 2009
McCain Silent on Global Warming Hoax EmailsMcCain appears to be silent concerning the CRU emails and their potential impact on proposed Cap & Trade legislation.
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November 24, 2009
RNC Remains Silent on Global Warming Hoax EmailsThe RNC spokesperson in the press office said (1:20pm Eastern) that he is unaware of any pending RNC statement on the issue.
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November 20, 2009
Apology ideas submitted to Obama's SpeechwriterKeep up the fine speechwriting, Jon.
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November 17, 2009
It's Time Obama Apologize to 1945 GermanyIn China, President Obama apologized for America ... again.
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November 14, 2009
It's time Obama apologizes to the Barbary PiratesIn order to facilitate a long overdue apology to Morocco, here's a statement that David Axelrod and Rahm Emanuel should pass on to Obama....
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November 12, 2009
The President's December Job SummitObama's planned December Jobs Summit is exactly what a community organizer would do.
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November 11, 2009
A Partial Lexicon of Current Political SpeechFeel free to add to it in the comment section.
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November 10, 2009
The RNC Funded 40% of Cao's CampaignCao was the lone Republican 'Yes' vote for the Pelosi healthcare reform bill.
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November 9, 2009
Carl Menger on Societal 'Transformation'The 'complete transformation of our social order' is underway in America.
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November 9, 2009
'The future is Cao' said GOP House Leader BoehnerCao was the only Republican to vote for the Pelosi healthcare reform bill Saturday evening.
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November 8, 2009
A voice from the past predicts the futureFriedrich August von Hayek (1899-1992), winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, warned us about last night's vote for national healthcare "reform".
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November 5, 2009
The Political Handicapping of 'Norm' HsuThe five top recipients of Norm's bundled donations were....
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October 31, 2009
USSR Humor and the Jobless RecoveryA story from the old Soviet Union helps us understand claims that a jobless recovery is underway.
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October 31, 2009
Jake Tapper: an ABC News Real ReporterJake Tapper shows all the signs of being a for-real reporter.
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October 31, 2009
A Lobbyist By Any Other NameNone of these folks came to the White House to lobby for anything like lobbyists did in the old days of the Bush White House. It'd be silly to think that.
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October 21, 2009
Feds Botch Swine Flu Vaccine DistributionThe federal government is slow to distribute the N1H1 vaccine. And these people want to run our entire healthcare system?
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September 30, 2009
A House Committee Discusses 'The Future of Newspapers'Will we witness additional federal government efforts to keep the ink and paper industry alive?
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September 17, 2009
President Jimmy Carter's CabinetSince former President Jimmy Carter has established himself as the arbiter of race-based motives, perhaps we should examine his Cabinet members for racial inclusiveness.
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September 14, 2009
Bill Maher Pulls a Don ImusAlleged comedian Bill Maher followed in the footsteps of shock jock Don Imus with a "ho" joke, this one targeting Michelle Obama.
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September 3, 2009
LATimes Got The Finger WrongLooks like the LATimes got the story of a clash between pro- and anti-Obamacare protesters totally backwards.
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September 2, 2009
Different Virus, Different President, Different Media TreatmentThe legacy media treated President Bush's handling of the H5N1 virus differently than it's treating President Obama's handling of the H1N1 bug.
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August 9, 2009
Note to CNN's Blitzer: Coalition Deaths in Afghanistan Near 1,300Can we count on Mr. Blitzer to soberly keep us informed?
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August 8, 2009
NYT Outs Obama's Backwards Afghan StrategyThe New York Times has outed President Obama's bassackwards strategy of surging troop strength in Afghanistan without a plan.
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August 7, 2009
The Decline in July Unemployment Really Means An IncreasePresident Obama interprets the decline in the official unemployment rate from June's 9.5% to July's 9.4% as a sign of "light at the end of the tunnel." But it's more likely a on-coming train.
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August 6, 2009
The First Obama Misinformation Suppression ProgramLast September, two St. Louis city and county attorneys and a local sheriff made news with the first Obama misinformation suppression program.
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August 6, 2009
The Top Ten 'Clunkers' Are All Detroit BrandsGuess whose brands are being traded in for somebody else's cars?
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August 5, 2009
Sen. Carl Levin & the Convenient SurgeAn opponent of the surge in Iraq, Senator Carl Levin (D-Mich) is now calling for one in Afghanistan.
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August 5, 2009
Time to Inform on OurselvesThe White House wants us to inform on those who are disseminating (what they consider as) misinformation about Obamacare. Let's accommodate them.
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August 4, 2009
Cash for Clunkers Stimulates Foreign Brands MostSix of the top ten brands of new vehicles purchased through the Cash for Clunkers program are foreign. Oops!
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August 3, 2009
Don't Let Sleeping Blue Dogs LieIt's time to hold the Blue Dogs accountable for their statement on health care reform.
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August 1, 2009
What To Ask Your Congressperson About Obamacare (Part 7 of 7)Why should taxpayers trust Congress not to make a mess of America's entire health care system?
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August 1, 2009
Carl Icahn's Obama Prophecy Coming TrueBillionaire investor Carl Icahn said Barack Obama would be a 'terrible' U.S. president...
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July 31, 2009
What To Ask Your Congressperson About Obamacare (Part 6)More questions for Congress on Obamacare...
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July 30, 2009
What To Ask Your Congressperson About Obamacare (Part 5)More questions on Obamacare that need answers...
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July 29, 2009
What To Ask Your Congressperson About Obamacare (Part 3)The third installment in a series of questions you can ask your member of the House of Representatives concerning H.R. 3200 - also known as Obamacare.
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July 29, 2009
What To Ask Your Congressperson About Obamacare (Part 4)AT's Lee Cary provides more questions you can ask your representative about Obamacare.
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July 28, 2009
What to Ask Your Congressperson about Obamacare (Part 2)Here's the second installment in a series of questions you can ask your member of the House of Representatives concerning H.R. 3200 - also known as Obamacare.
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July 27, 2009
What to Ask Your Congressperson about Obamacare (first in a series)Here's the first installment in a series of questions you might ask your member of the House of Representatives concerning H.R. 3200 - also known as Obamacare.
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July 26, 2009
America's Descent Into Totalitarian DemocracyOver fifty years ago, Jacob Leib Talmon defined the battle now underway for America's soul by comparing liberal democracy with totalitarian democracy.
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June 20, 2009
Conservatives & The Austrian School of Economics (Part 3)In von Mises' writings, 'conservative' carried a different meaning than it does today, at least among those who consider themselves conservatives.
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June 19, 2009
Conservatives & The Austrian School of Economics (Part 2)The boundary between interventionism and socialism is only a measure of the range of intervention.
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June 18, 2009
Conservatives & The Austrian School of Economics (Part 1)The middle way is only a byway on the highway to more socialism.
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June 17, 2009
Beware of the Other 'R' Word'Robust' was once a robust word - a linguistic draft horse. Not any more.
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June 14, 2009
New Taxes to Fund National Healthcare (satire)Following the event, the czars who were present posed for a group photo...
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June 13, 2009
President Obama Names Little League Czar (satire)New month the President is expected to name a czar for maritime shipping.
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June 13, 2009
Obama Learned Power Politics From The DaleysChicago is nicknamed "the City that works." The Office of the Mayor, where power has been centralized, sees to it that it "works."
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June 13, 2009
Brit Paper Outs Obama's Shrinking City PlanBrace yourself for urban renewal on steroids....
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June 13, 2009
International Debt Brings International ThreatBoth political parties have spent the nation into a place where America's freedom to act in her self-defense interest is inhibited.
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June 11, 2009
When Gas Hits $3 a Gallon Who Will Be Blamed?As gas prices climb this summer, who do you suppose will be blamed by the Democrats and the MSM?
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June 10, 2009
The Supremes Hear, See, and Speak No Evil in Chrysler DealThis SCOTUS decision will trigger the Law of Unintended Consequences.
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June 7, 2009
Tomorrow May Bring A Chilling Effect On Corporate BondsThose who own or may consider buying bonds in companies with substantial union membership will be closely watching the Supreme Court tomorrow.
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June 7, 2009
Who's minding the store at the Fed?Shocking video reveals an utter lack of auditing on taxpayer megabillions being shoveled out the door.
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May 27, 2009
Secretary Ray Lahood, Meet Friedrich HayekThe federal bureaucrat who intends to "coerce people out of their cars" needs to read Friedrich August von Hayek and be tutored in government coercion.
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May 26, 2009
Time to Remember an Obama PromiseThis is a good time to remember an Obama campaign pledge that could come into play any day now.
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May 25, 2009
Obama Reaches the Limits of His Oratorical ProwessTwo recent events demarcate the boundaries of President Obama's speech-making skills.
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May 23, 2009
Obama Blames 7 Straw Men for Being 'out of money'Unable to blame Bush directly for current and pending budget deficits, President Obama has taken to blaming Straw Men.
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May 18, 2009
Obama's Methodist Language at Notre DameWhere and why the President cribbed from the United Methodist Church
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May 15, 2009
Friday Tales From 57 States: A Week of JocularityAnd so it came to pass that, in the month of flowers, there was much jocularity in and around the POTUS Palace.
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May 15, 2009
Obama Chutzpa, Deflection By ReflectionThe Obama administration must be feeling the heat on the budget deficits...
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May 14, 2009
Obama, Detainee Photos, and Vanity ArsonPresident Obama will emerge as a hero for having put out the fire that he started.
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May 13, 2009
Is Vertical Central Planning Our Future?What began with the banks has spread to the auto companies. Are the insurers of home-and-car next?
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May 13, 2009
Afghanistan: Obama's Vietnam?President Obama is embarking on a very dangerous path in Afghanistan that could become his Vietnam.
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May 10, 2009
Ill-Equipped Troops, Where's NYT's Outrage Now?The New York Times jumped on the story of ill-equipped troops being sent into a combat zone in 2004; so where are they in 2009?
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May 9, 2009
Saturday Tales From 57 States: The Great DistractionSeldom in the Realm was there talk of a Moderate Donkey...
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May 6, 2009
Obama, Hayek, Central Planning and DespotismPresident Obama's attempt to circumvent the Rule of Law in the bankruptcy deliberations concerning the disposition of Chrysler is the act of a despot.
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May 4, 2009
Tales From 57 States: The Elephant StampedeSuch were opinions trumpeted among the gathered Elephants...
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May 2, 2009
Saturday Tales From 57 States: His Obamaness and The ChryslerSo many and varied were the powers of His Obamaness that with tongue alone he could change the meaning of words...
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May 1, 2009
1993 World Trade Prosecutor Calls Out Eric HolderThe lead prosecutor in the investigation of Blind Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, and others involved in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, declines invitation from the Obama administration.
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April 30, 2009
Four Insights from Obama's Press ConferenceA close reading of the President's answers leads to some revealing conclusions.
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April 30, 2009
Tales From 57 States: Arlen the Flying ElephantAs His Obamaness came to the 100th day of His reign as POTUS, he was blessed by a marvelous sight when a flying elephant landed at His Palace.
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April 29, 2009
David Broder and the Passing of Old Media JournalismThe demise of David Broder's objectivity as an old media journalist illustrates the end of an era.
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April 28, 2009
Tales From the 57 States: His Obamaness Has 'A Gift'No one would dare laugh at Him who must not be laughed at...
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April 25, 2009
Saturday Tales From The 57 States: The Three AmigosHis Obamaness journeyed south of the border in search of three amigos and found them.
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April 24, 2009
My Apology Tour Inspired by Our PresidentBad things go on behind the closed flaps of circus tents. I boycott them.
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April 22, 2009
Obama's Compartmentalization Tactic Has a Shelf LifeSomewhere over the horizon waits an event, national or international, that requires decisive action on the part of the POTUS...
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April 21, 2009
Why Obama's Blame Game Must Eventually FailSignificant apologies drag sea anchors called consequences.
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April 21, 2009
Gen. Barry McCaffrey (ret.) Alleges US Military and CIA 'Murdered Dozens' of DetaineesA retired Army General's startling new accusation about torture passed without follow-up from the host of MSNBC News Live, apparently accepted as fact.
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April 20, 2009
When Will Congress Investigate the Death of Somali Pirates?No al-Qaida detainees died as a result of ETI, but three Somali pirates are dead. Principles are only transparent and legitimate when consistently applied.
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April 20, 2009
New Foundation Built on a Failed Old OneThe long established failure to teach unbiased history in our public schools condemns us to repeat the grand failures of the past, over and over again, until we are bankrupt.
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April 18, 2009
Saturday Tales From The 57 States: Pirates, Poodle, and the PandaNear the time of the Annual April Day of Tribute, His Obamaness was vexed by Pirates, the Poodle, and the Panda.
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April 16, 2009
A Parliament Didn't Get the Last Tea Party EitherDeliberative legislative bodies tend to be dismissive when the people express an opinion the ruling class doesn't share.
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April 15, 2009
Texas' Gubernatorial GOP Primary Battle Lines DrawnThe GOP gubernatorial primary race could become a leading test case between Republicans who've voted for the 2008 bailout bill, and/or the stimulus bill, versus challengers who will use their votes against them.
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April 13, 2009
Obama Sees Light at the End of the TunnelIt's the Obama Working Hypothesis for Economic Victory: More debt, through more spending, leads to the recovery of economic health.
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April 12, 2009
Glenn Beck Pops Up Next in the MSM Shooting GalleryGlenn Beck is an entertaining communicator with a one-hour prime-time television program with education on his agenda. And that makes him a threat to some.
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April 12, 2009
The Spirit of United Flight 93 Lives in a Ship's CrewSuch citizens, acting so courageously in impossible conditions, remain essential components of the American spirit.
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April 11, 2009
Saturday Tales from The 57 States: Joseph the Dreamer SpeaksJoe's at it again. Makin' stuff up.
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April 11, 2009
Robert Gibbs Joins Ron Ziegler and Baghdad BobWhen confronted with arrogance, the arrogant often repel.
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April 9, 2009
Biden Sings a New Tune on the Iraq WarWhen it comes to the bravest American force ever assembled, how would Joe know?
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April 9, 2009
WaPo's Dana Milbank Goes From Ridicule to SilenceThe bow that wasn't really a bow -- instead, it was a sign of respect...
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April 7, 2009
Tales from the 57 States: His Obamaness in EuropaUpon his arrival, His Obamaness was greeted by a great throng of town criers from many kingdoms.
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April 7, 2009
MSM Now Ignores American War CasualtiesWhat do we make of this sudden diminution of interest on the part of the MSM in our honored dead soldiers, Marines, sailors and Air Force personnel?
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April 5, 2009
The New Golden Rule of Bailout WorldThe new Golden Rule governing bailout initiatives planned by the Obama administration is based on the premise that those handing out the gold can break their own rules.
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April 5, 2009
So, Are We Cowardly Arrogant, or Arrogant Cowards?Sticks and stone will break our bones, but what are insults from the Obama administration doing to our national psyche?
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April 2, 2009
Hunting for the Government Goodwrench OfficeThe nice man at the FTC said that, yeah, he'd heard the news that the federal government was going to stand behind GM and Chrysler warranties.
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March 31, 2009
Two Years Since Obama's Iraq Retreat DeadlineToday is the second anniversary of the date Senator Barack Obama called for U.S. troops to have been withdrawn from Iraq.
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March 30, 2009
Did ABC's Ann Compton Ask a Racist Question?Someone forget to tell Compton in advance of the press conference that she was in the queue.
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March 28, 2009
NYT 2000 vs. 2009: Profile in InconsistencyIn 2000, the NYT rushed to defend a judiciary attacked by "right wing conservative extremists." So, where's their outrage when left wing extremists are the attackers?
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March 24, 2009
Economic Warnings From A Man Who Was RightPeter Schiff, who predicted the current financial crisis back in August 2006, is today warning about the government's borrowing and bailout binge.
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March 14, 2009
What's a 'Sound' Economy Anyway?When politicians talk about the U.S. economy, skepticism is in order as the meaning of words shifts.
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March 11, 2009
Biden's Inadvertent Path to Peace in AfghanistanLet's add a few more billion to the next stimulus bill for Taliban Non-violent Aid...
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March 11, 2009
The Bipartisan Nature of the Other White MeatWonder who the biggest pig farmers are in the FY2009 Omnibus Bill pending in Congress?
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March 9, 2009
Doublespeak from Newt GingrichFormer Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich displayed classic doublespeak as he expressed two contradictory beliefs at the same time.
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March 7, 2009
Is Class Warfare the New Civil Rights Movement?The March 5 march in NYC of "taxpayers" furious with proposed city budget cuts may be just a preview of things to come.
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February 23, 2009
Citi and the Slow Boiling FrogThe slow boiling frog theory is on display with the U.S. Government's prospective ownership of a significant share of Citigroup, Inc.
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February 23, 2009
Space Brain Drain in Reverse Ahead?When can we expect one of the big TV networks to run a special entitled "NASA's Space Brain Drain?"
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February 22, 2009
Obama's New Budget Deficit MathPresident Obama is folding his $1 trillion stimulus package into the '09 budget deficit and hanging it around the previous administration's neck. No surprise there.
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February 21, 2009
Meet Joe the Plumber's Brother: Rick the TraderIn case you've been sequestered on a murder jury the last few days, Santelli did a five minute rant on CNBC ripping Obama's bailout plans.
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February 8, 2009
Why I Like JoeI like Joe, not plumber Joe, although I do like him, but Joe the VP. He makes me laugh.
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February 7, 2009
Republican Defeat By ModerationThe capitulation of a cabal of Republican Senators concerning the stimulus bill is just another example of defeat by moderation.
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February 6, 2009
Obama's New Definition of 'Bipartisan'Barack Obama's fundamental mindset of Orwellian doublethink continues to reveal itself...
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February 5, 2009
A GOP Defining Moment for '10The 2010 mid-term election results will be significantly influenced by what Senate Republicans do in response to the proposed stimulus legislation. For better or for worse.
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February 5, 2009
The only thing we have to fear is catastrophe itselfThe public discourse style of Barack Obama underwent an abrupt shift when hope and change gave way to threat and forewarning.
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January 29, 2009
Eleven Brave DemocratsYesterday 11 Democrat members of the House of Representatives joined 177 Republicans and voted against the Obama stimulus bill.
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January 27, 2009
Tim, Our New Tax TabulatorDon't you want someone being responsible for the Internal Revenue Service who knows how to avoid paying taxes?
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January 26, 2009
Nancy in WonderlandNancy Pelosi takes us through the looking glass by defining a reduced birth rate as an economic stimulus.
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January 17, 2009
The Sullenberger CombinationCaptain Chesley Sullenberger gave us a glimpse of what's long been lacking in our national political leadership.
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January 14, 2009
Democratic Senator Commits 'Macaca' OffenseIs the Washington Post capable of even-handed treatment of 'racist' comments when they come from Democrats?
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November 24, 2008
The Dallas I.S.D. and a push to federalize public schoolsPaving the way for federal intervention with failure.
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November 20, 2008
A New Pledge of Allegiance?A new political era in America may require a Change in our Pledge of Allegiance -- one in which we can Hope.
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November 20, 2008
Rahm Emanuel and the Classless SocietyRahm Emanuel co-authored a book that reads like the precursor to Obama's primary campaign document, Blueprint for Change, Obama and Biden's Plan for America.
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October 24, 2008
Plumbing Biden's Mysterious WarningDid Joe Biden alert us to an impending international crisis, or did we just dream that?
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October 23, 2008
A New Media Motif: Vote Obama & Avoid Race RiotsThe Hill.com introduced what could become a key media motif in the week before the election: If you vote against Obama, you could cause a riot.
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October 22, 2008
When Racism Distorts A Journalist's LogicAn editorial columnist for the Kansas City Star shows us what would likely become the default defense against criticism leveled at a President Obama's administration. It'll be about racism.
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October 21, 2008
Joe Biden's Dated Notion of CrisisLast Sunday, when Joe Biden predicted that a President Obama would soon be tested by one of our enemies he displayed dated crisis management notions.
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October 19, 2008
Lieberman's Carpe Diem Time Has ComeAlthough Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama is no surprise, it does have some impact on the election. Now it's Lieberman's turn to match that impact.
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October 19, 2008
General Powell & The Long PatrolToday on NBC's Meet the Press, Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama and walked off his long patrol with the political party that made his career.
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October 18, 2008
Thugocracy attacks Joe the Plumber's AudacityThugocracy describes what's been happening to an average, 35-year old American citizen named Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, who lives in Holland, Ohio.
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October 17, 2008
The AP Take A Business HitThe Associated Press (AP) is being dumped by the Tribune Company.
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October 16, 2008
Obama's Election Night PlansCBS Channel 2 TV in Chicago has reported on the Obama Campaign's plans to host a huge victory party in Chicago's Grant Park on election-day evening. This could be a problem.
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October 16, 2008
Digging dirt on Joe is a bad ideaThis afternoon ABC's Charlie Gibson reported on his hourly radio news report the results of his network diggin' dirt on Joe the Plumber.
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October 15, 2008
Obama's Talking Points For TonightThe Obama Campaign has released its talking points for tonight's debate. They blend misdirection, obfuscation and fuzzy math.
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October 13, 2008
Introducing Bill & Bernadine To 30-Something & Younger VotersIf the Bill Ayers controversy involving Barack Obama harks back to events before you were born, you may wonder what all the noise surrounding his affiliation with Bill Ayers and his wife is about.
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October 8, 2008
The Premise of Obama's Brand of SocialismOne quick exchange happened during yesterday's presidential debate wherein Senator Barak Obama revealed his understanding of the nation's economy. Many missed it.
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October 5, 2008
Hillary's Texas Money Bundler: the rest of the storySince last November, we've tracked presidential campaign fund-raising efforts in and around the heavily-Hispanic, Texas border town of McAllen, Texas. The money trends there have shifted in the last two months.
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September 28, 2008
'Burning Down The House'An eleven-minute video that gives historical perspective to the current financial crisis is now available.
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September 27, 2008
Missouri's Obama Truth Squads (updated Governor's statement)Very strange things are going on at KMOV-TV in St. Louis, a CBS affiliate owned and operated by the network itself.
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September 26, 2008
Obama's Ghostbusters StrategyWill someone please help me understand Senator Barack Obama's statement that "I'm sure they'll call me if they need my help?" Who you gonna call?
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September 26, 2008
Chicago Sun Times Continues to Examine ObamaInvestigative reporters from Chicago's Sun Times continue to examine the record of former Illinois State Senator Barack Obama. A new story emerged there yesterday
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September 25, 2008
Obama's Multitasking CommentThe irony in Senator Barack Obama's comment about a president needing to be able to do two things at once passed without notice. It revealed the focus of Obama's life -- himself.
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September 23, 2008
Has George Will Gone Native?When conservative pundits go native in DC, the results aren't pretty.
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September 18, 2008
Obama Trash Talk Alert - 9/18/08Barack Obama continues to dial up his trash talk, offering more evidence of his proclivity to use such language when under stress.
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September 9, 2008
Obama & ACORN: Old Media Negligence on ParadeHow come the old big media has ignored Barack Obama's association with the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)?
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September 9, 2008
Obama Trash Talk Alert - 9/9/08Barack Obama's proclivity to use trash talk when under stress, noted earlier on the American Thinker, continues
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September 8, 2008
Obama Dials Up His Trash TalkIt's time to go on Obama Trash Talk Watch. He's demonstrated a proclivity toward using such language when under stress.
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September 7, 2008
So Whose Houses Count Anyway?Remember the dust-up before the conventions about how many houses the McCain family owned?
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September 7, 2008
Obama Dials Up His Trash TalkIt's time to go on Obama Trash Talk Watch. He's demonstrated a proclivity toward using such language when under stress.
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September 6, 2008
One Unlikely VP Debate QuestionThe Democrats, supported by their allies in the old big media, never tired of highlighting Vice President Dick Cheney's absence of military service. What about Joe Biden?
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September 5, 2008
Ground Noise and StaticThe three adult children who took turns disrupting John McCain's acceptance speech last night are now being heralded as heroes by some left wing blogs.
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September 5, 2008
Breaking News: New Intelligence DiscoveredLast night, September 4, on CNN's Larry King Live Show, former New York Governor Mario Cuomo announced a startling scientific discovery
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September 1, 2008
Episode 4, Tales of 57 States: The Elephant Clan GathersAfter the Clan of Donkeys picked their champions in the race for Potus and Potus, Jr., the Clan of Elephants gathered for the same reason.
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August 28, 2008
Tales from 57 States: The Donkey Clan GathersIn the third Silly Season of the Third Millennium, the Clan of Donkeys met near the Mountains of Rock to choose their champion for the race where the winner would be crowned Potus of the 57 States.
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August 16, 2008
My European vacationAT's Lee Cary is back from vacation, and offers an action-packed paragraph full of interesting observations.
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August 16, 2008
The Saddleback ForumIt's going to be interesting to watch the old media spin Rick Warren's Saddleback Forum
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July 27, 2008
A Tale from the Land of Fifty-seven StatesIn the eighth year of the third millennium, near the time the earth's Great Cooling began, a London town crier called Gerard the Baker heralded the coming of the Child who was the Anointed One.
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July 22, 2008
Follow-up #2: 'Hillary's Texas Money Bundler'Obama's and McCain's fund-raising efforts are running close in a key border area in and around McAllen, Texas, an area rich in Hispanic voters.
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July 21, 2008
What the Old News Media Risks From Its BiasSomewhere during this campaign the old news media reached the tipping point and their bias meter slid into the red zone.
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July 17, 2008
McCain & Obama Education Plans Are Worlds ApartMcCain spent about half of his speech yesterday to the N.A.A.C.P. outlining his education plans for America, an approach much different than the plan proposed by Senator Obama.
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July 12, 2008
Dallas Co. Commissioner Takes Race Sensitivity to Outer SpaceThis week's Idiotic Race Sensitivity Award goes to Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price.
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July 10, 2008
Senate Bill 2433While the Global Poverty Act of 2007 could come up for a vote in the Senate at any time, the good news is that its huge potential price tag would require, it seems, further legislative action if it passes the Senate in its current form
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June 26, 2008
Obama's Global Tax Bill Coming SoonThe Global Poverty Act of 2007 (S.2433) is coming up for a Senate vote sometime after the July 4 recess, according the office of Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison.
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June 23, 2008
Condensed Version of McCain's Ottawa SpeechOn June 20, John McCain delivered a 2,000-words speech to the Economic Club of Canada. In case you missed it, he's a paraphrased condensed version
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June 21, 2008
Obama's Meta-Message Surfaces in JacksonvilleA long campaign gives time for the candidate's meta-message to emerge. Not always intentionally, nor to their advantage.
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June 7, 2008
The D-Day story the MSM didn't tell againAnother D-Day anniversary has come and gone, and still the media won't report the news they don't want you to see.
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June 4, 2008
Meet Obama's Reparations ModelWhere on earth does Obama get his ideas on reparations? Just look in the Trinity United Christian Church bookstore and you find the model he's using.
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June 3, 2008
What comes after cap & trade?Now that we're flirting with the Cap & Trade scheme proposed in the pending Climate Security Act before Congress, how about resurrecting the selling of indulgences and applying it to speech?
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May 31, 2008
Follow-up: 'Hillary's Texas Money Bundler'Senator Clinton enjoyed extraordinary success at raising money in and around the border town of McAllen. How has Obama done?
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May 28, 2008
Scott McClellan's paybackScott McClellan's tell-all book is making big waves. The backstory is not.
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May 27, 2008
Obama Words That MatterBarack Obama's core campaign document is not just electioneering eyewash. It's conveys his intended presidential agenda.
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May 18, 2008
In Defense of the CowboyWho is Robert L. Gibbs and what does he know about cowboys anyway? Gibbs is the communications director for Barack Obama. During the 2004 campaign he was John Kerry's press secretary, until fired.
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May 16, 2008
Bush Throws, Obama YelpsWas President Bush launching an attack on Barack Obama. Or, was it a trap into which Obama, and other Democrat politicians, stepped?
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May 15, 2008
The Obama-McCain relationship: some contextThis letter from Senator McCain to Senator Obama in 2006 is an historical reminder for past tension between the two men.
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May 5, 2008
Brevard County Braces For Space Race EndThe Brevard County Commissioners and several of Florida's congressional representatives recently met to discuss the end of the Shuttle program and the impact NASA's uncertain future may have
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April 17, 2008
Obama's Debate Mussitations on IranA mussitation is a low continuous indistinct sound sometimes accompanied by lip movement without the production of articulate speech. Obama mussitated last night in an exchange concerning Iran and nuclear weapons.
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April 3, 2008
Newsweek's Hirsh Ambushes McCainLast July, Newsweek's Michael Hirsh lamented the apparent collapse of John McCain's candidacy. Last week, the same Hirsh ambushed McCain.
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March 29, 2008
A CEO in DenialThe newspaper industry's attempt to put lipstick on a pig is sad. The pig is still a pig and the industry is collapsing before our eyes.
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March 26, 2008
Greatest Generation IIToday's U.S. Armed Services are almost unique -- all volunteers. How many other American war forces in history can we say that about?
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March 20, 2008
NYT, Obama, Feb 6, 1990The headlines of the article written by Fox Butterfield that appeared in the February 6, 1990 issue of the New York Times read "First Black Elected to Head Harvard's Law Review."
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March 20, 2008
What is Obama's Authentic Voice?Barack Obama adjusts his vocal intonations to fit his audience. It makes us wonder, "what does his authentic voice sound like?" Like all of us, he only gets one true voice.
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March 5, 2008
Questions For ObamaAfter watching debates, hearing his speeches, and reading Obama's policy visions, many questions remain about how he'd change America.
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March 5, 2008
Barack Fuzzies Up On IranAs it pertains to his position on Iran, will the real Barack Obama please stand up!
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March 2, 2008
Obama Bends McCain's Straight TalkJohn McCain's straight talk about the possible length of U.S. presence in Iraq opened him up to a distorted quote by Barack Obama.
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January 22, 2008
Postmortem on the Thompson CampaignThe autopsy on the Thompson campaign will find that it succumbed to a host of -ion diseases: equivocation; expectation; communication; and perception.
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January 18, 2008
Dick Morris' Cracked Crystal BallBill Clinton's former advisor and campaign director has parlayed his past affiliation with the Clinton's into a career in political punditry. He often has extremely valuable insights, but his predictions of late don't compare well with events.
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January 8, 2008
NYT Editorial, Plus Six MonthsSix months ago, last July 8, the New York Times published an editorial entitled "The Road Home" and called for the U.S. to exit from Iraq and abandon a lost cause. How has it withstood the test of time?
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December 27, 2007
Gray Lady Busts Former First Lady's MantraThe New York Times' Patrick Healy has busted Hillary Clinton's experience mantra.
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December 19, 2007
Major League Baseball At The BarIt isn't necessary to have been a Cubs fan, born and raised in Chicagoland, to mourn what performance enhancement drugs have done to major league baseball, but it helps.
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December 18, 2007
The Tortuous Discussion of Water BoardingThe narcissistic stridency of partisan language in American politics today lacks the maturity to measure the full negative impact it can exact on America's worldwide image.
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November 21, 2007
The next big MSM storylineMark your calendars. The next big MSM storyline on the Democratic candidates surfaced this week
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November 16, 2007
Debate Lost the DebateThe Las Vegas Democratic Debate began with the fanfare of an NBA game. The players individually took the court to the cheers of their fan groups in attendance.