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October 13, 2013
Obamacare: 'Working hard to help you get covered'A reader writes to us about his experience trying to sign up for Obamacare. Some remarkable things happened
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August 5, 2012
A reader asks...If Romney was no longer working at Bain Capital and running the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, how can Harry Reid's source know that Romney didn't pay any income tax for the last 10 years?
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August 5, 2012
Horace Mann School on Trial in the PressDriving a truly great school to grovel before them and to force its leaders to plead mea culpa, mea maxima culpa to alleged activities that took place many years before they were ever part of its administration.
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December 7, 2011
AT Was FirstWhen did a major columnist on a major internet site or the rest of the media first called the potential Newt phenomenon, made the case for him and that he is not a part of the so-called establishment and would be in fact the anti-establishment candidate?
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June 19, 2011
My Little Chat With Tony KushnerA New York reader we'll call "Michelle" sent in the following story
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November 28, 2010
Obama and 'Domestic Spying'I noticed that the Oregon Christmas Tree bomber was caught using "domestic spying."
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November 22, 2010
The Holocaust Denial/Minimization Industry Attacks Us AllThat Norman Finklestein, Holocaust denier, is received as a "scholar" in some quarters is a disgrace.
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November 22, 2010
START and 'Serious Consequences'Well, at least he was finally honest about those consequences.
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October 22, 2010
In Support of Juan WilliamsJuan William's firing from NPR strikes me as outrageous. If I were still a contributor to NPR, I would stop sending a yearly donation. That's no longer an option.
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October 1, 2010
The 'Ruling Class' MemeEver since the term "Ruling Class" became mainstream,thanks to the American Spectator article, I have had a nagging thought about where that phrase was first used in the context of the US and the current elites
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September 15, 2010
Unemployed journalist denies JournOlist membershipPresented in the interest of accuracy/
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August 30, 2010
Will Canada wake up to the terror threat in time?Police in Canada recently averted a major terrorist attack on Canadian soil. Despite blanket media coverage, mnay Canadians remain oblivious to the threat.
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August 28, 2010
Srebrenica remains controversialIn objecting to the Ground Zero mosque, some conservatives pull out the universal whipping boy from the '90s, and invert the analogy
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April 13, 2010
Lt. Col Lakin: another voiceWhile I believe Obama is the consummate liar about his background, I have to support the Dept.of the Army and their court-martial proceedings on this one.
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March 25, 2010
Is the 'tanning tax' racially targeted?Has it occurred to anyone that Tanning Salons are predominately used by Caucasian-Americans?
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March 23, 2010
Mourning for AmericaI am an American. I come from a long line of independents. I will not forget what they have done.
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March 20, 2010
Generational TheftThe generational theft that is ObamaCare affects those of all ages.
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March 3, 2010
Special footbaths for Muslims in public places?The whole issue of installing special footbaths for Muslims in public spaces is absurd.
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September 29, 2009
Jennifer Rubin, Jazz Shaw, Andrew Ian Dodge on Moran's showA look at the Polanski arrest, Obama's wonderful wonderful Copenhagen trip, and the latest on health care reform.
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September 21, 2009
TR on criticizing the presidentTheodore Roosevelt had some words about Presidential criticism 90 years ago that we should remember in light of recent events:
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September 14, 2009
One Million PatriotsIt appears Axelrod doesn't understand the concept that for each person who shows up to a protest like this one, there are likely hundreds more back home who agree...
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September 13, 2009
Summer of ChangeDenigrate us at your peril. Marginalize us if you must. But we are the people who read the bills our congressmen can't or won't.
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September 7, 2009
The Heart of Healthcare: A Letter to Young IdealistsI pose this question to the young idealists: Why would you surrender to a faceless bureaucracy the blessings you reap when you accomplish a noble task yourselves?
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September 5, 2009
Ten Thousand ClerksThe President has hired another 34 czars for the American people to investigate. It should be an interesting few months.
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August 18, 2009
The 'Enemy List'This nation is under assault from an administration with an agenda that is not pure.
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August 6, 2009
Third Party Collection and ObamacareIf Obamacare goes through it will amount to a huge budget cut for the facilities that treat our active duty and retiree community.
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August 2, 2009
Letter of complaintGimmeabreak! You get a lot of mileage out of Obama walking in front of the beer bunch.
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June 8, 2009
Were CIA operatives compromised by Myers?An alleged State Department spy who may have know the names of CIA operatives.
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May 19, 2009
Letter from a Dodge dealerThis appears to be a genuine letter from a disposessed Dodge dealer. The government as a senior partner leaves something to be desired.
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February 26, 2009
The Mexican Excuse: Stealing FreedomAttorney General Eric Holder and President Obama wish to reinstate the assault weapons ban....
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January 11, 2009
An odd way to talk about itWhat does Barack Obama mean when he says he's "tried to fabricate"?
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November 25, 2008
Preliminaries for an assault on talk radio?The failing mainstream media attack talk radfio advertisers.
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November 17, 2008
A Promise of ChangeI decided to suggest the following ditty to your and your readers attention as a brief summary of incoming events
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November 6, 2008
Dear Democrats:Unlike Democrats over the past 8 years, I will not relentlessly continue the campaign and I will not actively try to destroy our new president as you have done on a daily basis since the 2000 election.
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October 28, 2008
The Obama EconomySo far as I can tell, no one has ever figured out how to simultaneously grow an economy and reduce the gap between rich and poor.
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October 26, 2008
The electionI am not only a lifelong Democrat, I am a former party activist--precinct delegate, state platform committee, county party committee, etc. And I'm voting for McCain.
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October 21, 2008
Why I'm voting DemocratI'm voting Democrat because like most Americans I trust lawyers more than anyone else; I think only lawyers should run the government, and all the Democrat Leaders are lawyers
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September 29, 2008
Should Obama's Chicago roots matter?Why it is important for the American public to be concerned about Obama's Chicago political roots.
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September 27, 2008
Hate MailbagWe love it when our critics demonstrate their level of intelligence and their commitment to open dialogue.
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September 17, 2008
Rick Moran's month-old prediction coming trueA reader notices AT's associate editor's good call.
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September 16, 2008
MSM losing even more public confidenceGallup reports that the number of Americans who have no confidence in the media is at an all time high.
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September 13, 2008
Sarah's incomprehensibility to the leftAs a recovering Baptist, I understand the look people like Sarah Palin receive because they are Pentecostal Christians. There were occasions when I to gave people that look, back when I believed the gifts of the Spirit were not meant for today.
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September 12, 2008
Confusion over the Bush DoctrineMuch of the confusion about the substance of the Bush doctrine results from conflating the means of enforcing the Bush doctrine with the doctrine itself.
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September 11, 2008
NOW changes website statement of purpose post-SarahCurious changes in the last week.
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September 10, 2008
Gee, I thought the Iran Hostage Crisis was big dealObama claims that Vietnam was over an there was nothing going on when he says he had to have registered with the Selective Service in 1979. He's wrong.
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September 10, 2008
Obama's instructions vs. campaign's actionsIn Virginia yesterday, Obama says religious beliefs shouldn't be examined. I can understand why.
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September 9, 2008
O'Reilly's interview of Obama on the SurgeAs a prosecutor, I was impressed with Bill O'Reilly's interview of Obama relative to the surge. To put it bluntly, he put Obama in a box.
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September 9, 2008
Email from an ashamed CanadianPlease ensure that as many people in the great country of the United States sees this:
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September 1, 2008
Hate Mailbag"You would rather have McCain and his 'white trash' VP who can't even properly rear her own children"
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August 31, 2008
A different take on the Palin choiceLike it or not, John' McCain's age, and worse, the fact that he looks old is a factor in this Presidential campaign.
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August 13, 2008
The battle within the Democratic PartyWhat we are witnessing this year is the climactic and final battle for control of the Democratic Party. It started in 1940 with the nomination of Henry Wallace as FDR's VP
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July 20, 2008
A disgruntled Democrat writes to usA Democrat writes us about a letter from his party that disturbs him greatly.
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July 2, 2008
The ThingWhen I hear people on the Left say we must "talk" with our mortal enemies I am reminded of the original movie, "The Thing From another World," from 1951.
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June 29, 2008
Your AmericaAgenda driven politicians and media have created a negative world view of America. To them, America's glass is forever half empty. I see our glass well over half full.
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June 3, 2008
hate mailbagi happened across your site by means of one of my acquaintances sending me some of your spew.
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May 28, 2008
Comment on the comments featureIt is an absolute joy and a real kick to read the passionate, heart-warming, punchy reader responses to your AT articles and blogs.
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May 28, 2008
A Democratic year?I have been following politics for a while. Since 1952. I have never seen the conventional wisdom about an election more baseless.
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May 26, 2008
A Grateful Nation RemembersMillions of Americans gathered as I did this Monday morning to celebrate a day that was originally called Decoration Day, first observed on May 30, 1868, as a day to remember the patriots who died in the Civil War.
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May 4, 2008
The new terror lexiconI'm not so sure [as Joseph Myers] that this change in lexicon constitutes a collapse of strategy.
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April 26, 2008
More on Soros and 'open society'Understand the misappropriation of ideas by the left's moneybags, George Soros.
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April 26, 2008
Letter from an Obama supporterRe Robert Malley's account of Camp David - a little logic: 1. Dennis Ross is a Zionist Jew, a prominent "friend of Israel"
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April 25, 2008
Something rotten at Rotten Tomatoes?I have been checking the Rotten Tomatoes web site to find a time for Ben Stein's "Expelled" in the Phoenix area. No showings at all. Suspicious, huh?
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April 21, 2008
Earth Day RememberedThe first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970. It was created by founder Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. senator from Wisconsin.
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April 15, 2008
Pennsylvania valuesAt the time, I contemplated taking a job in Johnstown, PA, my wife and two daughters had already visited a number of times.
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April 7, 2008
Hope in PeruPeru's Alan Garcia has graduated himself and his nation from a near-failed state to practically a 2nd tier nation. South America today is indeed locked inside an epic struggle of its own making.
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March 26, 2008
Hating America as a religionBehind the American left's outrage over our supposed sexist, racist society, is a profound provincialism. They simply don't seem to have much experience with how the rest of the world lives and thinks.
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March 14, 2008
Obama's Incredible Denial Concerning His PastorFor 25 years, I was the pastor of congregations in a mainline protestant denomination. It doesn't take a preacher long to understand why people join a church, why they stay, and why they leave.
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March 11, 2008
original sin and scienceI believe that the theory of man made global warming has it genesis in Thomas Malthus and his predecessors and successors like Paul Erlich. What these folks are really looking for is a replacement for original sin
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March 3, 2008
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March 1, 2008
A Canadian responds to Obama and Hillary's NAFTA threat (updated)Here is my take on the Democratic rhetoric in all of this: did you know there is no pipeline going from west to east in Canada? Ontario, Quebec and the Maraitime provinces get most of their oil from foreign supplies.
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February 25, 2008
Justice Rodham-Clinton?If anyone thinks that Obama's nomination would put the Clintons in America's rear-view mirror for once and for all, think again
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February 16, 2008
Response to Dr. Tawfik Hamid interviewPlease permit me a response to the thinking of Mr. Hamid.
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February 16, 2008
Rationale of a Conservative Suicide VoterCritical thought and a rational mind are all conservatives have to protect from the madness of crowds. Supporting John McCain over conservative principles is a bargain with fear.
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February 15, 2008
Obamamania and the liberalsI have a theory as to why the MSM and the liberal pundits are falling in love with Obama
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February 12, 2008
Hegelian ConservativesNo self-respecting American conservative would adopt the historical dialectical as a political model. It's way too intellectual, way too indirect, and way too European
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February 5, 2008
Reader complimentWhy is everyone having such heart failure over the arguments and discussions that Republicans are having during an intense primary season?
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January 27, 2008
Comment on 'Internet Dark Age' (updated)I don't agree completely with Mr. Lawrence's reasoning. It seems that his argument centers on human interaction and intelligence being the product of input. Thus the "garbage in, garbage out" analysis.
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January 14, 2008
Voice of America Somali ServiceThe January 12 article in American Thinker by Abdirahman Warsame entitled "Problems in the VOA-Somali Service" contained a number of inaccuracies and false statements, to which the Voice of America offers the following response.
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January 11, 2008
Oprah and ObamaMuch of what is wrong with Western Civilization today can be summed up in two words---Oprah Winfrey. With Oprah, facts, reality and logic mean nothing, it is only how you feel about a matter that is important.
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January 8, 2008
Time to change the theme of 'change'If I hear the word change again from any candidate during this election cycle I will scream.
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December 30, 2007
ImagineCan you imagine what a death-knell it would have been to the so-called Global Warming chicken-littles if it had been Dan Quayle, instead of the somnabulent Al Gore, lecturing us with an insipid Power Point presentation all these years?
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December 21, 2007
12 Days of Christmas, Iraqi styleHere are 12 good news items I found from the Department of Defense website for your mental refreshment this Christmas season.
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December 12, 2007
The new aristocrats?Mr. Warshawsky's article asking about high-cost of health care hits the nail on the head for health care, but much, much more.
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December 11, 2007
Heisman Trophy notesIt's interesting to notice the similar backgrounds of all three Florida Gator Heisman winners. The commonality is that they all have Protestant Christian ministers for fathers.
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December 1, 2007
Response to 'The politically incorrect guide to hunting' (updated with rejoinder)When I read the article by Jamie Glazov resulting from the interview with Frank Miniter, I felt compelled to respond.
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November 25, 2007
The Australian electionOur [Australian] MSM is very much like your MSM in that it is very biased towards one party, in our case, the Labor Party, therefore someone like Kevin Rudd, our incoming Prime Minister, can expect to go along without ever being seriously challenged.
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November 17, 2007
Nazis and ChristianityThat today's leftists do not know or pretend to not know that the Nazis were socialists as well as ardent secularists is astounding, for it means they do not understand the simple, documented facts of history.
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November 14, 2007
Hamas massacre of pro-Fatah PalestiniansIf only the Palestine Solidarity groups would lead a mass demonstration to the nearest Hamas Office, to protest their savage murder of 7 unarmed Fatah supporters while engaged in a peaceful rally in Gaza
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November 14, 2007
Too much homework?We received two interesting responses to Charles J. Sykes' article, "The Strange War on Homework."
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October 26, 2007
Predicting Climate (updated with response)The problem with James Lewis' argument (SCIENCE: Earth climate is too complex to predict) is that uncertainty (as deduced by Roe and Baker) scales with the predicted amount of warming.
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September 11, 2007
Osama Bin Marx and the Real JihadSeptember 11, a date memorialized in American history. An important date, a critical date. And we dare not misunderstand its lesson.
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September 9, 2007
Disingenuous words as weapons"I support the troops, but not the war." This statement is easy to make. Some who make it may mean it, but many who use it have no interest in the troops at all
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September 2, 2007
An open letter to Sen. WarnerAlthough Larry Craig's 'bathroom gate" non-political sensational story took up the news cycle the last week, I suggest a sober look at the next media cycle sensationalistic senate story; the announced retirement of John Warner
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September 1, 2007
reader reactions to Sen. CraigYour article on August 31 filled me with disgust. Your author already has "Nifonged" Craig.
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August 6, 2007
Response to Allan Nadel's article (updated with author's response)As one of the critics quoted in Allan Nadel's shallow and badly skewed article "Art or Propaganda? Postwar American Photography," I feel a corrective is in order.
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August 5, 2007
'How to bend the truth'Christopher J. Alleva's article, Global Warming Propaganda Factory, reminded me of an interesting experience my daughter had recently.
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August 3, 2007
Is he serious?The New York Times is a vehicle of the Left Wing of the Democratic Party???
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August 3, 2007
More on the Society of Environmental JournalistsChristopher Alleva didn't mention one of the most amusing things about the SEJ conference - the presence of the esteemed Paul Ehrlich, who has made a career out of being dead wrong
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July 31, 2007
letter from Cuba (it says, but we can't verify)Hi...I´m Cuban and for obvious reasons I can't reveal my identity.
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July 28, 2007
Response to Julia GorinAs Soldiers deployed to Kosovo, we have major problems with Julia Gorin's recent invective against KFOR and our American troops
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July 25, 2007
J.R. Dunn on the WarI greatly appreciated J.R. Dunn's article and analysis of the situation in Iraq. As a Vietnam veteran, I especially appreciated his analysis of Creighton Abram's strategy in Vietnam.
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July 22, 2007
Response by Clifton Hicks to Ray Robison (updated)Ray Robison has recently published a blog entry wherein he claims that I may have authored a story in The New Republic under the false name of 'Scott Thomas'.
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June 28, 2007
Ann Coulter, John Edwards, Chris Matthews (updated)There are 3 people who belong in the same league: Ann Coulter, John Edwards, Chris Matthews
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June 15, 2007
Tim Russert edits Colin PowellAnyone who watched Tim Russert's interview with Colin Powell on Meet The Press and Russert's subsequent summary of it on NBC's Today Show could see that Russert cherry-picked Powell's words, then twisted them to fit an agenda.
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June 13, 2007
Disputing Julia Gorin (updated)How disappointing to see The American Thinker sully its good name by publishing the clumsy lies of Julia Gorin.
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June 3, 2007
Negotiating With Tehran's MullahsIt has now become undeniably apparent that Iran's government is not only an avid sponsor of terrorism in the world but is actively engaged in terrorist acts of sabotage inside Iraq and murdering innocent ordinary Iraqi citizens as well as Iraqi politicians and coalition forces.
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June 3, 2007
Al Gore: Shaman-in-chief?In what is an example of 'technology may evolve, but human nature stays the same', it finally hit me: the Global Warming alarmists have the same anti-scientific mentality of the natives looking to make sacrifices to the gods so the volcano doesn't erupt.
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June 1, 2007
Debating immigration - why not?Wow, Fred Thompson vs. Ted Kennedy or even Mrs. Bill Clinton. And, as someone suggested earlier today, an "undercard" with Laura Ingraham vs. Tamar Jacoby. Or Giuliani vs. Obama? Or Romney vs. Edwards? And why isn't PBS chomping at the bit urging all of this on?
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May 31, 2007
Why not a debate?It would be very educational for the nation (and excellent politics, too) if Fred Thompson publicly challenged Ted Kennedy to a broadcast debate about the immigration bill pending in Congress.
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May 30, 2007
Let America remain generous and effectiveOften, many Christians who oppose this mass immigration bill are made to feel as thought they are not doing what Christ would have wanted them to do.
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May 28, 2007
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May 28, 2007
Memorial Day reflectionsAs with past Memorial Day celebrations, patriotism and love of country were foremost in my mind. While participating in Lake Bluff's Memorial Day celebration held on its Village Green, tears welled up in my eyes
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May 27, 2007
Bill Richardson strikes out on MTP?I just watched "Meet The Press" where the guest Bill Richardson, the Governor of New Mexico and Democrat Presidential candidate, told lie after lie and was shown to have flip-flopped on every issue he has ever talked about.
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May 22, 2007
Blacks and the immigration bill (updated)Where are the African American Protests? Where are the outraged Black Leaders? Where is the Congressional Black Caucus?
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May 22, 2007
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May 22, 2007
White House gallantry?I find it puzzling how the President has no problem taking on his own, but cannot take on the dementia of Jimmy Carter, Harry Reid, or any of their ilk.
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May 20, 2007
Thinking about immigration (updated)Is the following a start of the solution to the illegal alien problem? Is it a way for Republicans to be proactive on the issue and win based on priciple and also win over new immigrants?
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May 20, 2007
A revealing analogy in the New York TimesJerome Schmitt's recent critique of a New Tork Times Magazine article missed an astonishingly accurate analogy used therein.
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May 1, 2007
A response to James Lewis' "Was Cho Taught to Hate?"Just one year ago, the English Department at Virginia Tech was a warm environment filled with professors who encouraged me to take a four-month humanitarian trip to Peru
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April 27, 2007
Albania article (updated)It is a disgrace that a wonderful site (American Thinker) and a good and thoughtful writer (Patrick Poole) are so wrong on Albania
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April 19, 2007
Liviu LibrescuI deeply grieve over the loss of this hero. It sickens me that people in my country pity the evil person who murdered 32 lives Monday at VT
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April 13, 2007
Reader responses to "What are They Smoking?" (updated)"Psymon" writes: I get a lot out of most of the writings at American Thinker, but the article "What are they Smoking" by Bruce Hanson is pure bunkum.
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April 8, 2007
Response to "America's Broken-Down Media"I wanted to forward my thoughts to Ray Robinson regarding his article "America's Broken-Down Media" I hope the writer of the original Time article understands that he is denigrating and discounting the leadership provided by the NCO's and Officers that a privileged to lead young soldiers into combat.
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April 7, 2007
Giuliani and abortionI appreciate Stephen Warshawsky's criticism of Giuliani's Abortion Folly on constitutional grounds. However, this focus on the constitutional issues overlooks more fundamental issues.
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April 5, 2007
Email from a PalestinianWe just received the following email from a self-identified Palestinian living in London. I have no way of verifying his identity, but the emailer provided a street address and a telephone number
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April 4, 2007
Reactions to "Ban the Bulb?" (updated)Yesterday's article today "Ban the Bulb?" resulted in an outpouring of interesting reader mail, which has continued today, including a long response by Duane Truitt
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April 1, 2007
As long as they are renaming places....Now that King County, Washington has officially re-attributed its name to Martin Luther King, because the original honoree was a slaveholder, others have some suggestions.
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March 31, 2007
Comments on 12 Angry MenDear Editor: I used to work in a theatre when I was in college and remember when I saw this movie long ago thinking how dumb the plotline was,
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March 30, 2007
Property rights in Japan (and America) - updatedThank you for pointing out the LA Times article about bicycle theft in Japan. As an American resident of Japan I feel you have touched upon one of the most important yet little noticed distinctions between these two cultures -- respect for property.
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March 28, 2007
The Health Care Walnut (updated)Steven W. Dugger of Wichita, KS writes: I enjoyed today's article by Geoffrey P. Hunt, but I think he understated one of his points.
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March 27, 2007
Comment on Rebranding the EnemyRobert Heller writes: I found this was a very interesting piece, but I strongly disagree with the conclusion arrived at in this paragraph
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March 26, 2007
Letters on Fred Thompson (updated)I must take issue with some of the points made by Stephen Warshawsky regarding his scepticism of Fred Thompson's potentential presidential run.
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March 25, 2007
Letters on "Letter to a Popular Atheist"Steve Alderman's article "Letter to a Popular Atheist" has inspired a a number of interesting responses.
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March 13, 2007
Save the Darfurians? (updated)This is currently on the SaveDarfur.org web site: The German Green Party in the Bundestag has launched an online petition calling on Chancellor Merkel to use Germany´s EU presidency to take strong political action to help end the violence in Darfur
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March 12, 2007
A recipe for failureDemocrats, beware if you inveigle conditions for defeat in Iraq under the guise of a perceived mandate!
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March 9, 2007
Intellectuals and the Military: reader responsesThoughtful reader responses to James L. Holmes' article on why intellectuals hate the military.
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March 8, 2007
American Library Association(letter to editor): Shame on Hentoff. Nat Hentoff is hypocritical once again.
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March 6, 2007
The new leftist law school in CaliforniaI am the analyst who was formerly responsible for reviewing new campus and center proposals for the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC).
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March 6, 2007
Hillary's Selma "sermon" - the rest of the storyHillary took the passage in Galatians out of context when she quoted Galatians 6:9 in the closing part of her speech at First Baptist Church in Selma, Alabama
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February 17, 2007
Is Lady Liberty Weeping?"Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage morale and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arrested, exiled, or hanged." So wrote Abraham Lincoln.
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February 13, 2007
News scamCBS is being used to broadcast false information to the public. Mr. Bob Schieffer claimed on Sunday's program "Face the Nation" that Republicans "cut off debate" on Iraq Senate resolutions.
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February 7, 2007
The $622 Billion Answer - Response and rebuttalHokum! The idea we as a nation wasted billions of dollars on an assertive defense in the GWOT because we went into Iraq is totally ignoring the all the relevant facts.
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February 3, 2007
San Francisco's cardinal virtueWe in San Francisco are on the world stage-again with the Gavin Newsom tragedy. San Francisco has predictably placed in the media fishbowl the core values of San Francisco.
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February 2, 2007
Airbus and foolish competitionThank you for once again providing excellent coverage of Airbus and the A380 program. I would like to add a point to your latest article where you mention the effect that delays in the A380 schedule will have on Airbus's suppliers.
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January 31, 2007
More global warming contradictionsThere is evidence that Global Warming theorists try to ignore.
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January 31, 2007
Why not take Chavez's offer?I genuinely do not understand why Marc Sheppard so vehemently opposes Mr. Chavez's initiative. It is the first time a famous dictator and a threat to all of us stretches a hand of help to his adversaries.
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January 25, 2007
A conspiracy of silenceBritain's Channel Four presented a documentary showing that imams at Birmingham's Green Lane mosque and some other British mosques previously thought to be moderate, in fact preach radical Islamic beliefs.
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January 24, 2007
Obama = JFK?Mr. Lewis better avoid watching commercials for the Biography Channel (if he doesn't want to run screaming from his house).
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January 24, 2007
Sen. Webb's comparisonI had a different thought when Senator Webb mentioned Korea.
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January 23, 2007
Jack Bauer and fantasyWhile it is interesting to point out the technological errors and exaggerated capabilities in 24, there are more obvious fantasy elements
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January 22, 2007
Smoking and political realignmentThanks for the AT Blog item "Nanny State Nevada" It's all so true. The jihad against smoking has been, more than any other single issue, the cause of my own re-examination and gradual political reorientation
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January 21, 2007
Urgent care and universal careI am a Canadian, and have been following the health care discussion initiated by Patrick Poole and Steven M. Warshawsky.
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January 21, 2007
Biting the handGraham Cunningham's fascinating essay observes that left-wing anti-bourgeois invective originates in the academy. Part of this anti-commerce culture derives from the tradition in British Universities in which Oxbridge Dons were aristocratic gentlemen scholars, the second sons of families whose wealth derived from great landed estates
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January 18, 2007
Where is our Churchill?Re: J. Peter Mulhern's question Who is our Churchill? He is a prominent member of the American public forum, just as Churchill was of the British forum.
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January 13, 2007
Comment on "why Europe abandoned Israel"There is one more major difference between Europe and America that bears mentioning, and it has to do with the nature of the organized labor movement.
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January 11, 2007
An Ivy-League Response to "College Degrees, Social Status, and Affirmative Action"The "social status" aspects of an Ivy League degree are most frequently found in the legal profession and in the executive suite in business. I studied engineering, where the halo effect of a prestige degree wears off quickly in the workplace.
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January 10, 2007
LTG Petraeus (updated)You should at least note that the author [of The Right Stuff], Frederick J. Chiaventone, works under LTG Petraeus.
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January 3, 2007
Kevin Barrett respondsTo the American Thinker, David Rusin opens his ad hominem diatribe against me and other 9/11 revisionists with an amusing pleonasm about "living, breathing, sentient people"
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January 1, 2007
Re: Breaking Private RyanAs a career soldier for over thirty years, I can tell you that the most important factor of any scenario that portends to describe the breaking of the US Army or Marine Corps is that of losing the support of the American people.
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December 27, 2006
Iran's oil productionThere are many better able than I to comment in relation to the current position and likely future trends in respect of Iran's production of crude oil, oil products and LNG. However, my perspective is based upon five years or so - on and off - actually engaging with Iran in respect of a single project
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December 20, 2006
Scientific consensus can be wrongThere are many, many instances of where Scientific Consensus has been wrong - including very recently. Off the top of my head I can think of the newly discovered cause of diabetes, which totally surprised the researchers themselves.
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December 14, 2006
Russia and ShellDuring my 17 years in States I used to tell many people, with whom I worked, that I would be more than happy to work as a business consultant for companies planning to deal with Russia. The only advise would be - 'Never, ever invest even a penny into Russia unless you at any moment are ready to write-off money as a total loss, and do not shed a tear'.
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December 8, 2006
Iraq reportThe situation in Iraq appears bleak, unless you put it into the context of the rest of the Arab world. The descriptions of Iraq's police, courts, civil administration, everything but the violence, is typical of all Arab countries.
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December 6, 2006
Global warming theoryI consider myself, (as one with a modest scientific background), as one with a great curiosity about the "Global Warming " debate. As such I am inclined to read in full most of what becomes available including the text of Mr. Lawson's paper.
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November 28, 2006
Separation of powers and warI felt obligated to comment on a statement written by John Redding in his article "Our Divided American House" of November 26.
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November 27, 2006
Comment on "Playing chicken with China"As a retired CO of two US Navy nuclear submarines and a former Deputy Commander of ASW Forces, Pacific, you are wrong. Chinese submarines have every right to go wherever they wish in international waters. If they decide to operate in the vicinity of US Navy forces, we have the right to track them - very aggressively - if we can.