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Ralph Alter
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April 13, 2023
Grifty City to hold the Democrat National ConventionThe geniuses in the Democrat party have made their bed in Chicago for the 2024 Democrat National Convention. It will be interesting watching them try to lie in it.
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October 3, 2022
Here comes the October surprise!It is October, and there will be surprises, more than likely emanating from the Democrat party and amplified by their accomplices in the state-run media.
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August 2, 2022
Up next: Redefining 'depression'?A suggestion for the people who load Mumbling Joe's teleprompter
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October 7, 2021
Profiles in porridgeHis name is Joe Biden. He is the emperor with no cognitive functioning. His pronouns are “Who, me?”
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July 17, 2012
Mr. Fix-it or Mr. Broke-it?While America's nightmare experience under Obama continues to careen toward insolvency, racial divisiveness and welfare statism, Mitt Romney has an actual record of restoring floundering companies to fiscal health and economic sanity.
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June 27, 2012
Obama's FairnessB.O. wouldn't know fairness if it walked up and grabbed him by his cuppy ears, unless of course fairness had a wad of hundred dollar bills stapled to its lapel.
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June 2, 2012
Obama paying the price in Black community for gay marriage supportClergy split over president's stand.
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May 31, 2012
Rather scoops Chavez's health report?We have seen what happens when we rely on the "experts" at Mr. Rather's disposal
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May 30, 2012
Romney and Obama: The gratitude divideRomney is humbly grateful to have been born an American. And Obama?
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May 23, 2012
Obama's Challengers as strong as Eugene McCarthy wasNumbers are nearly mirror images of the results from the New Hampshire primary in 1968 when Eugene McCarthy challenged incumbent Democrat President, Lyndon Johnson
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December 6, 2011
NFL hypocrites hire the Venereal GirlWe can safely assume that the NFL officially condones the use of Hitler analogies when describing Republican presidential candidates but strongly condemns joking analogies of a similar stripe when talking about Democrats.
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November 23, 2011
Occupy DecayI find it delightful that Obama and the Democrats have chosen to link themselves to this preposterous movement. Now even the left's albatross has an albatross of his own.
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November 11, 2011
Gay marriage too holy for satire at New Yorker MagazineLook who's become the stuffy establishment.
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November 7, 2011
It's either all right or it's AllredCitizen Cain is about to be presented with a wonderful opportunity to really hit one out of the park. None other than Gloria Allred, extortionist to the stars, has dug up another candidate in search of a payday claiming to have been sexually harassed by Mr. Cain.
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October 3, 2011
Herman Cain pulls race card on Rick PerryThe Washington Post's attempt to "macaca" Rick Perry generated a racialist response from a surprising source.
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September 7, 2011
When 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' actually means life or deathGays in Iran hung for sodomy.
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September 6, 2011
Obama's writing problemIt's time for the American people to recognize that perhaps Mr. Obama can't write, or at least can't write well enough to provide legislative direction.
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September 3, 2011
Underwhelmed by HuntsmanAfter cobbling together what he must sincerely believe is an acceptable resume for the job of U.S. president, Jon Huntsman, Jr. is now in full campaign mode for the Republican nomination.
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August 25, 2011
Unemployment: A clear case of cause and effectEver wonder why Dick Durban and Rahm Emmanuel haven't joined the attack on Rick Perry regarding the generation of jobs in Texas?
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August 3, 2011
Environmentalists give pass to eagle-killing windmillsNearly half a million birds are killed because of wind farms every year.
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July 30, 2011
Peggy Noonan's Dear Barack letter"He is a loser. And this is America, where nobody loves a loser."
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July 28, 2011
AOL begins its Arianna eraOn Monday, AOL's purchase of the Huffington Post was finalized. Not coincidentally, the company's stock sank to its lowest price ever
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July 14, 2011
What's to like about Obama? An exercise in graciousnessIn the spirit of fair play, I remain willing to challenge my assumptions and give the president another look. After a bit of contemplative study, I did find some areas where I feel I may have been remiss.
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July 8, 2011
Did Obama's father want to give him up for adoption?Documents released by DHS show the elder Obama telling INS his wife's plan to give Barack up for adoption.
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June 28, 2011
The Chris Wallace insult to Michele BachmannGood or bad for Rep Bachmann? Two AT writers discuss
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June 23, 2011
More B.O. Than Anyone Can StandAmerica has gotten a steady whiff of B.O. emanating from the White House and its environs for two and a half years now, and are turning away.
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June 16, 2011
Why is this man smiling?Perhaps his legal entanglements seem less arduous now that Anthony Weiner has temporarily supplanted John Edwards as the Democratic Party's most despicable heterosexual.
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June 9, 2011
Commies on paradeTwo generations after the communists began to seriously infect the American public education system, communists proudly flaunt their leftist idealism and hatred for all things traditionally American.
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May 29, 2011
Michelle Obama's high staff turnoverHere's a shocker: Michelle Obama has trouble keeping staff
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May 18, 2011
Food Stamp MillionaireOne has to wonder at what income level a person no longer qualifies for food-stamp assistance in Michigan.
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May 8, 2011
Ahmadinejad associates arrested for being 'magicians'Power struggle between president and Supreme Leader Khamenei.
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April 27, 2011
Gawker shouldn't mess with TexasA bill addressing "alternative lifestyles" on public university campuses raises the ire of the liberals at Gawker.
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April 23, 2011
Rapist to get $800,000 heart transplantSecond thoughts about signing that donor card?
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April 6, 2011
Rand Paul tests the presidential watersHis positions on issues might make him a tea party favorite.
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March 20, 2011
Kill the pirates - Save the Unions: Donald TrumpNot exactly what conservatives want to hear.
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March 16, 2011
NFL player spokesman: Playing for owners like 'slavery'Were can I sign up for some of this slavery action?
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March 11, 2011
Stop government funding of La RazaThe radical Hispanic group has received $12 million of our tax dollars in recent years.
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March 9, 2011
Some helpful suggestions for the Democratic senate campaign committeeTop ten campaign slogans for 2012.
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March 2, 2011
Farrakhan: Middle East style rebellion coming hereAlso a dose of Scientology and flying saucers.
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March 1, 2011
The Polecat of the SenateFBI files released on Ted Kennedy peels back the Kennedy "mystique" layer by layer.
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February 27, 2011
Gov. Daniels walks back comments about Dem fleebaggersIs this a sign that the Indiana governor is running for president?
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February 23, 2011
Mitch Daniels cavesGovernor Mitch Daniels of Indiana dealt a serious blow to his chances for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, when he caved in to the walk-out by Democrats in the Indiana House
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February 19, 2011
Questions surround Sen. Lugar's residency in IndianaHis participation in Chicago Climate Exchange also under scrutiny.
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February 14, 2011
Boehner's job to be PR flak for Obama?Apparently it is now the responsibility of the Republican leadership in Congress to convince Americans that Barack Obama is not a Muslim
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February 12, 2011
Obama Agonistes: A view from across the pondA less than flattering view of Obama's Egypt policies from England.
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February 10, 2011
Lugar still waving red flag at Tea PartyThe bombast and bluster emanating from the office of Senator Dick Lugar of Indiana suggest that he knows he's going to have a fight on his hands to retain his seat.
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February 5, 2011
Bannering: Obama's latest gift to the unionsIntimidation tactics approved by the NLRB.
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January 29, 2011
How about we win the present, Barry?Reliance on 19th century - and older - technologies will not help us revitalize the economy.
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January 26, 2011
Fed utility bills: We'll leave the lights on for ya"Burning the midnight oil" just took on a whole new meaning.
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January 25, 2011
Draft Olbermann for Senate? (updated)Here's an idea that couldn't possibly go wrong:
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January 15, 2011
When heroes are shown to have feet of clayJFK's Harvard application essay reveals a less than ordinary future president.
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December 23, 2010
Time for the Obama Cabinet Shuffle?"The Arch-Mediocrity who presided, rather than ruled, over this Cabinet of Mediocrities."
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December 22, 2010
Joe Lieberman's true colorsRemember all the pious hogwash about the possibility of Joe Lieberman caucusing with the Republicans after the mid-term Republican victories?
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December 10, 2010
Michael Moore checks into fat farmIt's likely Moore wants to be fit enough to join his fellow progressives in their lemming like plunge over the political cliff
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December 8, 2010
Hall of Fame turns down Community OrganizerMarvin Miller belongs in Baseball's Hall of Fame like Barack Obama belongs in General Motors Hall of Fame.
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December 5, 2010
Lindsey Graham: Conscience of the RINOsUnfortunately, the voters won't get a chance to teach him this lesson until 2014.
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November 28, 2010
Just where is Obama's 'center?'Clearly Obama fails miserably in any comparison with successful conservative leaders.
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November 20, 2010
Bad week for aging hippiesHow are those alternative lifestyles working out for ya?
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November 10, 2010
Drill where? The Hollywood left blocks new oil field drillingThe usual suspects blocking access to our own oil.
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November 9, 2010
Obama following Lenin's Inflation Strategy?I've been wondering when B.O. would get around to the inflation portion of their program for wealth re-distribution in America.
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October 26, 2010
Democrats need to resurrect the Locofoco partyFinding their roots in a strange historical interlude.
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October 23, 2010
The Joe Biden Math MinuteThere he goes again. Periodically, Cipherin' Joe Biden likes to provide the nation with some comic relief in the form of the Joe Biden Math Minute.
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October 20, 2010
Obama like the Chilean miners?Unlike the Chilean miners, Obama and his pals just don't know enough to stop digging.
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October 17, 2010
Joe Klein on elites and 'ignoramuses'It's simply amazing that a magazine considered to be mainstream would publish such a childish tantrum.
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October 13, 2010
U.N. Ignoring Albino Rights Violations in Africa?In order to keep Israel top of mind, the the UN Human Rights Council is forced to ignore what would appear to more pressing issues in it's members' own backyards.
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September 26, 2010
Has Israel 'attacked' the Iranian nuclear program already?The Stuxnet virus has penetrated computers that run the Iranian sites.
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September 18, 2010
TN Dem candidate calls on Pelosi to 'step aside'Even Democrats are beginning to hear the swoosh as the pendulum is finally swinging back to the right.
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September 11, 2010
Bloomberg hearts RangelAnd Bloomy's support of the GZM might have something to do with his growing interests in the Middle East.
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August 31, 2010
Charity begins at homeCongresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) has been routinely handing out scholarships from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation to friends and family members
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August 12, 2010
Taxpayer abuseThe Obama administration intends to follow failed European technological initiatives down the drain
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August 5, 2010
Activist Judges Strike AgainShould gay federal district judge Vaughn Walker have recused himself from ruling on the same sex marriage case?
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July 27, 2010
Michelle Obama's luxury Spanish vacationWill the dog fly on his own private jet again?
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July 21, 2010
Biden's '08 campaign fined by FEC for accepting illegal contributionsWho did Biden's books? Timothy Geithner?
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June 30, 2010
Kagan's 'smoking gun' abortion documentShe apparently rewrote a scientific document, turning its findings on partial birth abortion on its head.
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June 25, 2010
Jackpot! Taxpayers footing the bill in CA for welfare recipient's casino junketsCash from casino ATM's for EBT customers.
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June 8, 2010
Stephen Hawking just doesn't get itPerhaps if one is a detached intellectual pondering the vastness and emptiness of space, one can lose track of the significance of human life.
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May 24, 2010
Boycotting or Dodging the new law?Are Mexicans staying away from border town businesses because they are boycotting, or because they fear getting caught without documentation?
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February 20, 2010
John Edwards, Mesothelioma Man, and Health Care ReformJohn Edwards is perhaps the finest example possible to demonstrate the problems of current tort law.
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February 20, 2010
Tenure killer still on University payrollWhat do you have to do to get fired at the U of A, Huntsville? Vote for Sarah Palin?
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February 17, 2010
Give Me Tenure or Give Me a 9mm: the Tenure KillerThe NY Times calls the spree killer "a little eccentric."
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February 14, 2010
A Valentine greeting from the GOP"Please accept this Valentine's card in place of a job."
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February 12, 2010
Last roundup for the last Kennedy in CongressPatrick Kennedy retiring before being retired by the voters.
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February 2, 2010
The secession movement in VermontPerhaps we should bid our erring sister state to go in peace.
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January 30, 2010
American FrancophilesWhat is so attractive about the idea of being more like France?
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January 30, 2010
Americans finally starting to see through the president's prevaricationsAn astonishing 81% don't believe his "spending freeze" will do anything to reduce the deficit.
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January 25, 2010
Time to Take On the UnionsThe huge labor unions use their cash to purchase the Democratic Party lock, stock and Obama. But the campaign rulebook just changed.
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January 19, 2010
Just who was it that vetted Coakley?A graduate from the Dan Quayle Memorial Spelling School.
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January 3, 2010
One growth industry in this recessionBad economic times means more abortions for Planned Parenthood.
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December 28, 2009
The Baucus drunken tiradeMaybe being plastered is the only way he can live with himself for passing health care reform.
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December 27, 2009
Not one nickel for CaliforniaGoing bankrupt might be the best thing that can happen to the state.
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December 26, 2009
Solving the al-Awlaki problemThe Yemeni strike on the Fort Hood terrorist's Imam may have missed him but killed other al-Qaeda bigwigs.
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December 25, 2009
Was Bernie Madoff beaten up in prison?The swindler suffered facial fractures, broken ribs and a collapsed lung - after falling out of bed?
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December 21, 2009
'Twas the Night before Obamacare'The Solons worked on, away from their beds As permanent majorities danced in their heads.
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December 20, 2009
Why we need tort reformA civil suit filed against a cell phone manufacturer because a user dialed while driving.
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December 17, 2009
John Edwards may be in legal hot water for speaking to potential grand jury witnessThe soap opera continues.
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December 16, 2009
Gore's end run around the press in CopenhagenThe Washington Redskins couldn't have run the play any better.
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December 13, 2009
Sign of the times: ObamavillesThe comparison to a past president grows. And it isn't FDR or Lincoln.
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December 11, 2009
Is it time for a moratorium on immigration?A suggestion to halt all immigration until our financial ship is righted.
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December 6, 2009
Some recommended actions in the wake of ClimategateI am going to use all my curly cue fluorescent light bulbs for clay pigeons-and not clean up the mess.
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December 6, 2009
Professor slain by Saudi grad studentDA says "no indication of religious or ethnic motviation," but read what this guy wrote.
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December 2, 2009
Code Pink swings into action - against ObamaLeft, right, and independents. Obama is becoming quite the popular fellow.
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November 28, 2009
Alternative media scoops MSM on Tiger Woods storyThe first report out of the Florida Highway Patrol sounds like it was written by the same disinterested apologists that covered the Ft. Hood jihadist's escapades
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November 27, 2009
Tear Down the Warmist WallAside from those making money or getting power from it, does anyone really believe in manmade global warming anymore?
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November 24, 2009
Warmists using suicidal animals to push discredited theoryA video showing animals offing themselves because they are so depressed over climate change.
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November 22, 2009
A 'Great Leap Forward' for Cuban healthcareI wonder what Michael Moore would think?
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November 18, 2009
Tibet, Dalai Lama thrown under the bus by ObamaThe bully boys of the world are finding that negotiating with Barack Obama is like taking candy from a baby
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November 12, 2009
You might be a jihadi if....In the spirit of Jeff Foxworthy, several tips to help enable criminal justice professionals to recognize jihadis.
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November 8, 2009
How Now Blue Cao?It didn't take long for Representative Joseph Cao of Louisiana to oust Dede Scozzafava from the top ranking as most reprehensible turncoat posing as a Republican.
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October 23, 2009
Haven't we heard this refrain before?It's unusual for a purportedly green company to be on the receiving end of the special pleadings of the endangered species nutcases. But that is precisely where Invenergy LLC finds itself
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October 23, 2009
Mr. Deeds goes under the busOh, the wheels on the Obama Bus go round and round, this time running over Virginia Democrat candidate for governer, Creigh Deeds.
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October 22, 2009
Baseball umpire ineptitude: Look for the Union LabelAs Major League Baseball's postseason wends its way to the World Series, fans are being subjected to a travesty of game mismanagement by the umpiring crew.
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October 22, 2009
Has Farrakhan Been Talking to Reverend Wright Again?"We have to develop a science that kills them and makes it look as though they died from some disease."
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October 18, 2009
Children of a Lesser GodWhile UK multiculturalism scrambles to appease Islamic sensibilities, Christian sensibilities are being appropriated and mocked in London.
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October 17, 2009
Wise Latinas Spike Illegal Alien Costumes at TargetThe Facebook site, "Wise Latinas Linked" is organizing busybodies to subtract every last trace of whimsy from Halloween celebrations this year.
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October 16, 2009
The Search for the Wikipedia Libelist (important update)The Wikipedia Libelist responsible for damaging posts to the Rush Limbaugh account has been narrowed to the IP address of a New York City law firm
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October 6, 2009
Obama: Goodbye, DalaiThe Obama administration once again is seen pandering to thuggish violators of human rights
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October 2, 2009
Top Ten David Letterman Excuses for Adultery10.) I learned everything I needed to know from Governor Mark Sanford....
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September 21, 2009
Is the Federal Department of News Next?Barack Obama just dipped his toe into the ocean of government subsidized news and promptly suggested that the water is fine
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September 20, 2009
Reactionary Liberalism and the Peanut NarcissistThe refusal to accept objective criticism is just one of many traits shared by Carter and Obama.
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September 13, 2009
Green Party: Truther Jones for Prez?It appears that the marginal-at-best Green Party will go to any lengths to thumb its collective nose at the American voting public
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September 2, 2009
Lockerbie bomber's get out of jail free card may be a jokerIt's hard to tell if the footage offered on British television featuring the recently released Lockerbie bomber is actual news being reported or made-for-tv drama.
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August 26, 2009
Scottish government: Obama-lite?The Scottish government behind the noxious Lockerbie bomber release was only granted limited self-rule or "devolution" in 1997.
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August 25, 2009
Medical report on Lockerbie bomber releasedCertain to tug at the heart-strings of those with a soft spot for homicidal terrorists
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August 24, 2009
The Art of Politically Correct Apology by Bill MaherUnsurprisingly, the style of composition is closer to stand-up monologue than reasoned argument,
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August 19, 2009
Obama's shallow comprehension of economics major cause for concern"Impromptu Obamanomics is getting scarier by the day."
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August 16, 2009
Idiot Compassion for the Lockerbie BomberScotland's Justice Secretary, Kenny McAskill, has decided to release the Lockerbie bomber responsible for the deaths of 270 on the 1988 Pan Am flight 103.
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August 12, 2009
Hugo Chavez the Main Attraction in Venezuela's Revolutionary CircusThe embarrassment and chagrin of the people of Venezuela who suffer under the ham-fisted regime of Hugo Chavez. Remind you of anyone else?
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August 5, 2009
The View from Planet ReidHarry Reid may face a tough time getting re-elected, as he paints a happy face on the performance of the party he leads in the Senate.
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July 28, 2009
Mrs. Evan Bayh Does the Board WalkDespite the faltering economy, the job market for spouses of Democrat Senators continues to blossom.
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July 27, 2009
A Teachable Moment IndeedObama helped teach us some things all right, but he ain't gonna be happy with what we have learned.
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July 22, 2009
Will the Last Employers to Leave Michigan Please Turn Off the Lights?Those wily Michigan Democrats have come up with some interesting proposals that would pour gasoline on the fire that is burning down the Michigan economy.
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July 21, 2009
Harvard professor arrested, alleges police racismA race-card circus is coming our way.
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July 14, 2009
Hamas Claims Gazans Plagued by Israeli Operation Hubba BubbaA remarkable new claim from Hamas about Israeli intelligence
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July 11, 2009
Pope Benedict and the First ReaderUndoubtedly impressed by Barack Obama's repeated allusions to his penchant for deep reading, Pope Benedict slipped a pamphlet to the fledging POTUS outlining the Vatican's moral position on birth control and embryonic stem-cell research
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July 7, 2009
Your Tax Dollars at Work: Supporting Michelle Obama in the MannerIt takes a lot of money to keep this FLOTUS happy.
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June 8, 2009
Once Again, No Evacuation Plan for New Orleans Mayor Ray NaginRay Nagin and his wife remain holed-up in quarantine at the Jinjiang Hotel in Shanghai
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June 5, 2009
Our First Female President?In the same sense that Toni Morrison claimed Bill Clinton was our first black president, Barack Obama could be thought of as another kind of groundbreaker: our first female president.
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June 3, 2009
Suddenly Silent SoniaApparently, Sonia Sotomayor got the Joe Biden memo. Normally ebullient, the SCOTUS nominee has suddenly gone Silent Cal on us
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May 7, 2009
The David Paterson comedy tourSurely no experienced politician would embark upon the curious route navigated of late by New York's Democrat Governor David Paterson.
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April 30, 2009
'When Harry Met Arlen' Gets Poor Reviews in Dem CaucusThe flipping of Arlen Specter's party identity to the partie gauche is already roiling the waters in the Democratic Caucus
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April 25, 2009
California to dump ethanol?As greenies nationwide continue their mental gymnastics searching for alternative energy sources, it seems the California EPA is falling out of love with ethanol
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April 23, 2009
What's in a name?Nearly 100 days into the redistributionist efforts of B.O. Plenty and the Daley Planetoids in his orbit, we have yet to settle on an appropriate moniker for the administration's radical new direction.
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April 22, 2009
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April 7, 2009
The Olympics, Chicago-styleThe City that takes the Fifth arrayed itself somewhat prematurely in its springtime finest to dazzle visiting dignitaries from the International Olympic Committee.
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April 6, 2009
NY Governor Paterson's Job SecurityDespite incompetence, unpopularity, and an ultimatum, the governor of New York has some cards to play.
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April 2, 2009
What's So Cool About the Obamas?I'm tired of listening to one pie-eyed Obamaphile after another blithering about B.O.'s coolness.
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March 30, 2009
Old Media Watchdogs Beg for TreatsNewspapers claim to be watchdogs, and now are begging for treats from the federal table.
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March 7, 2009
Does Hallmark Have a Card for this?The 8th annual "National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers" on March 10th apparently is not a bizarre joke.
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March 1, 2009
Newspaper editors' convention scrappedFollowing the cancellation of their annual convention for only the second time in 86 years, the American Society of Newspaper Editors is considering draconian measures
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February 9, 2009
Who Says Obama's Not Funny?Late night comedians had trouble making Obama jokes during the campaign. But President O has stepped into the breach with his own material.
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February 8, 2009
The Bill Gates Mosquito CircusIs Bill Gates entering the Howard Hughes school of eccentric billionaires?
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February 2, 2009
Obama Struggling to Find Photo-Op RepublicansAcorn Wonder is trying a combination of bombardment and enticement to gain bipartisan support needed to give him cover for the Pelosi Pork Stimulator 2009
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January 19, 2009
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January 3, 2009
Israel's ProportionalityThe Israelis' response to rockets from Gaza so far is entirely proportional. Consider the numbers.
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December 15, 2008
The barefoot press corps?Where will the shoe-tossing in yesterday's Baghdad press conference lead?
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November 24, 2008
Time Again for Letters of Marque?Once again, piracy captures the world's attention, though it seems unlikely that Hollywood will ever cast Johnny Depp in Pirates of Somalia.
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November 17, 2008
Planned obsolesenceGoldman Sachs is forecasting further financial distress for the obsolete American print media sector, as the obsolete American automakers have drastically reduced their spending on advertising.
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November 6, 2008
Obama campaign workers angry over unpaid wagesOops! It looks like expectations are already being dashed by the president-elect.
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November 1, 2008
Barack Obama & Richard Nixon: Soulmates?Obama's campaign and persona bear a striking resemblance to a recent Republican President: Richard Milhouse "Tricky Dick" Nixon.
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October 15, 2008
John McCain: the hero or the goat?Even with the CBS/NYT latest poll preposterously proclaiming a 13% lead for Obama, John McCain can still end up the hero of this prolonged passion play.
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September 30, 2008
Fannie Mae Strong-Arm Monitoring of RaceBeing a veteran of the sub-prime wars, the revelations emerging in the Fannie-Freddie debacle are illuminating practices that previously seemed insignificant in the hey-day of my mortgage brokering career.
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September 25, 2008
Charles Rangel and the forensic squad: CSI Harlem?The Chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means committee has hired a forensic accountant to help untangle the web of artifice the Congressman has submitted for the past 10 years in lieu of legitimate tax returns.
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August 24, 2008
Biden Adds ComicusIf Dick Cheney added gravitas to George W. Bush's candidacy, Obama's limping selection of the irascible Senator Joe Biden of Delaware promises to be more likely to provide comicus, or comic relief.
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July 26, 2008
Organ donor cars and the DemocratsI was talking with my nephew who is now old enough to drive and is selecting his first personal vehicle. Reviewing his options, I asked if he had considered the Smart Car or any of the other micro-mini-sub-compacts.
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March 12, 2008
Campaign 2008 Lost and FoundLost: One Super Delegate from the Hillary Clinton camp. Disgraced and humiliated Governor Eliot Spitzer is certain to be a casualty here
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February 25, 2008
Bill & Hillary Clouseau?Initially feared and prohibitively favored, the campaign of Hillary Clinton in its death spiral has devolved into Pink Panther-like absurdity.
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August 21, 2007
The Moral Hazard of Regulating Sub-Prime Mortgage LendingThe term "moral hazard" is being bandied about in commentary about the sub-prime mortgage woes currently roiling our financial markets.
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June 6, 2007
Idiot CompassionThe term "bleeding-heart liberal" has been bandied about for years, in an effort to illustrate the faux or at least hyperbolic sense of compassion attributed to those on the left.