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January 13, 2009
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Here's a great article about one of our local Christian schools, reported in ESPN magazine. snippet"You are just as valuable as any other person on planet Earth."...
October 13, 2008
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I suspect that most Americans have made up their minds who they are voting for on November 4. My hope is that all who can vote, will vote. If you are undecided, or if you want to cross-check your vote,...
October 8, 2008
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Does this matter when considering who will get your vote?...
September 30, 2008
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I'd be interested in seeing a Democratic response, in the name of fairness....
September 19, 2008
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a September 12 report in the New York Times, of the 42 state lotteries in existence, 29 of them reported increased sales this fiscal year. At least 22 of those state lotteries have had record sales this year.]]>
September 5, 2008
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Here's a series of video that are hopefully equal time, in consideration of the specter of "The Fairness Doctrine." Enjoy. or not...I know how politics can divide....
September 4, 2008
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I'm watching John McCain's speech, and I saw this ad. I think this has persuaded me like no other political ad I've seen....
August 23, 2008
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Been writing all day...and these are random blips on the radar of my life: The Barnyard Cow. Why does this bull have an udder? That's just confusing to our next generation of veterinarians. This troubles me. Facebook Flair. I admit...
August 19, 2008
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Gymnastics is not a sport. Don't get me wrong...it's incredibly athletic. I love watching the athletes. They are phenomenal. I just can't suffer the competitions that are not objective. I can't stand the subjectivity in gymnastics. When Michael Phelps...
August 2, 2008
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From Ron Burgundy's personal library, here's a couple newscast related videos that demonstrate the value of editorial oversight...just because. The difference between a period and a comma... This one is awesome...all weathermen should be required to dress this way... Either...
July 23, 2008
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Matthew McConaughey is the new spokesperson for the Beef Council. His take on the "Beef, it's what's for dinner" slogan cracks me up. here is the radio ad in its entirety. Rumors that he taped the ads sans shirt are...
July 15, 2008
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Confessionally, I'm not much in to the Top 40. I acknowledge it exists, but I'd prefer to listen to sports talk. However, I don't tend to label everything 'evil' simply because it is secular. Yesterday, though, our oldest daughter (11...
July 3, 2008
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While there's nothing funny about the details behind the story itself, I did a double take when reading the headline: Georgia's Lemon charged with felony battery. I thought this was a scientific breakthrough in 'green technology.' It wasn't though....
June 4, 2008
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Four years ago, I was quite political here. I think I wrote approximately two hundred anti-John Kerry posts. In this cycle, I've been largely silent online about the drama unfolding that will result in the naming of our next president....
May 28, 2008
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Okay....this is awesome. The photo above was posted in the online version of the Craig Daily Press, with the following caption: Gus the horse waits outside of J. W. Snack's Gulf Coast Bar and BBQ on Wednesday for his...
March 21, 2008
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A few weeks ago, a minister friend of mine and I were talking about how our different generations communicate. News Flash: we're different from one another. Case study: Max & Emily have firmed up their fifteen-year relationship with a Twitter-pated...
February 4, 2008
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This headline is so bad it must be intentional....
January 21, 2008
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Two stories sign an encouraging trend, but show still much progress still possible... US births highest since '61. US abortion rate lowest in 30 years. Despite the relationship between these headlines that even a simple blogger can realize it, the...
January 20, 2008
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Today is Sanctity of Human Life Sunday in the Southern Baptist Convention. Churches around this great land are focusing on the gift of life that God has given and voluntarily committing anew to seek life-affirming options for all people, from...
January 14, 2008
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Mars avoids Asteroid Strike. The terms of the agreement between Mars and the Asteroids were not released, although I infer it includes an arrangement for the rocky debris to refrain from blasting into the red planet, at least through the...
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So the Cowboys lost a game they should have won. From what I saw, you can't blame Tony Romo. Way to many area sports pundits keep talking about how quarterback Tony Romo's vacation to Cabo San Lucas is a non-issue...
January 11, 2008
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Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to conquer Mount Everest, has died. It is worth the few minutes to read his story, particularly of all the work in Nepal he accomplished after the feat. It is also nice to read...
January 7, 2008
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An interesting report from Psychology Today suggests that your dreams are a night school of sorts which are busy equipping you for the perils of life. I remember my dreams a few nights a week, and I never record them...
December 20, 2007
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I just learned from Angela at Fluid Pudding that Dan Fogelberg has died. He was 56 years old. He died from advanced prostate cancer. I'm playing an all-Fogelberg playlist on I-Tunes right now. I've got ten songs from his greatest...
December 19, 2007
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I saw this on the web, and I don't think the original creator of it is a friend to my cause, but it perfectly articulates why we have never perpetuated the deception of Santa Claus. If you are a minor...
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Today's example of poor writing and worse editing comes from the Detroit News, which tells the sad tale of extreme bullying. Thankfully, specifics are not shared, which at least excuses the news source from being a provocateur of scandal. However,...
December 1, 2007
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I never would have thought so, but then I found this at the clearance rack at the mall book store: I used to think that Osteen just wanted me to have my best life now. I thought he cared enough...
November 19, 2007
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In what may be the greatest political advertisement of all time, Chuck and Huck expand their Mutual Admiration relationship....
November 12, 2007
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This just in my in-box (kinda), like 800 times: I don't just generally dismiss a movie or book just because someone 'says' it's meant to be something else...but this is worth knowing if you plan to see it (or plan...
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The entertainment industry's writers are on strike because they want more money. Regular television programming has already been affected, with daily shows like Letterman & Leno being brought to a halt. Widespread stoppage will occur over the next six weeks,...
November 7, 2007
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From the Wall Street Journal, news from Columbus announces the "conversion" of a formerly one-way street to a bi-directional thoroughfare. In what doesn't seem like big news, there was this inclusion of a seemingly odd observation: Gay Street merchants, particularly...
November 2, 2007
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A 17-year old girl was suspended from school for having live shotgun shells discovered in her car in the school parking lot. The offense, "possessing a dangerous instrument," and the accompanying suspension could potentially hamper her efforts to get into...
November 1, 2007
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Church in the Wind is a biker church that originated in Denver and how has a growing national presence. Here's a story about the ministry from five years ago, that I had originally linked to, but have had to update...
October 24, 2007
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In what may be the funnest story of the day, Chuck Norris has endorsed former Arkansas governor and Baptist pastor Mike Huckabee for president. The Fox News story not only links to the Norris commentary where his endorsement is offered,...
October 18, 2007
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a repost from October 7, 2002 On October 3, 2002, scientists completed the important work of picking the world's funniest joke. A couple of New Jersey hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls to the ground....
October 17, 2007
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An Italian photographer took a picture of a bonfire and saw an image of Pope John Paul II. The first link is the story, the second is a close-up side-by-side. Many are a-tizzy over the image, calling it miraculous and...
October 10, 2007
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Fast Company, one of four magazines I actually pay to read, offers a daily "FC Now" online feature that presents fresh Fast Company content hot off the Internet griddle. In today's offering, they link to an Esquire Magazine article about...
September 26, 2007
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From my inbox, an update that the Fox 4 web copy editor was on a coffee break: FOX 4's helicopter, Sky 4, is overhead as police chase a suspect who stole a car and escaped from a hospital. Watch live...
September 24, 2007
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Forgetting there is a reason the nation was once called Greenland, scientists observe the thaw is rapidly advancing. In doing so, they reveal a prejudicial opinion in their analysis. The worst melting happened in the summer of 2004-2005, with snow...
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Famed Mime Marcel Marceau died on Sunday. He was 84. This detail seemed altogether appropriate, all factors considered. Marceau died Saturday in Paris, French media reported. Former assistant Emmanuel Vacca announced the death on France-Info radio, but gave no details...
August 29, 2007
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I support the right to bear arms. and to bare arms. but not to arm bears. okay...now that all the puns are out of the way, back to the issue. I am not a gun owner. But many of my...
August 22, 2007
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August 16, 2007
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Warren from View from the Pew shares the story of a prominent SBC pastor calling for imprecatory prayer upon a couple of Americans United staffers. This group, in case you don't know, strives to eliminate any presence of Christian faith...
August 13, 2007
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A church in Lubbock has died. It will be buried. And it will rise as a new creation. America's landscape is littered with churches that are dead-but-living. At least this one was honest enough to wear the toe tag...
August 5, 2007
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Russia is experiencing a flourishing bumper crop of false messiahs. One Sergei Christ is a former traffic cop who now gives "new life." He holds sway over an estimated 5,000 followers (but you know that's just his minister of...
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Rupert Murdoch, head of all things Fox (and a jillion other things) has successfully advanced his plans to buy Dow Jones, which is the publisher of The Wall Street Journal. I'm not an anti-Fox News person, although I confess...
July 30, 2007
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I'm sorry...I meant to type "More on Water" since I blogged about this a little while ago. Pepsi has joined Coke in 'fessing that they simply refilter the already filtered and much less expensive public water supply, repackage it in...
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Discover Magazine reports that time may break down when it is reduced to its most fundamental elements. The problematic finding has implications on the physics of past, present, and future. When time gets very brief, the problems start (no pun...
July 22, 2007
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Carbondale, Colorado, is about 3 hours from where I grew up in Craig. Dateline...there. Here's a fun story about a man who went to Belize to help with a bike race, got a mosquito bite on his noggin, and came...
July 20, 2007
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terrorists in the pipeline Originally uploaded by bmcanally Click on the image for a closer look. I thought this was an unfortunately funny juxtaposition. I don't whether to think that the Democrats were able to slip in an odd...
July 9, 2007
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Today, news comes out that the herpes virus holds promise as a potential treatment for cancer. The genetically-engineered herpes simplex 1 virus (the one that causes cold sores, chicken pox, and shingles) attacks cancer cells, but leaves healthy ones unmolested....
June 30, 2007
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Fast Company offers a fascinating article on the bottled water industry. Sipping from the content: In 1976, the average American drank 1.6 gallons of bottled water a year, according to Beverage Marketing Corp. Last year, we each drank 28.3 gallons...
April 5, 2007
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And he's not in a box on the other side of Jerusalem. A twin billing from the "hunting-for-Easter-readers" news conglomerate... First, the Human Genome Project Chief Dr. Francis Collins explains why he is a follower of Jesus. His argument is...
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Definitely the headline of the day. Also helpful reminders: A bidet does not a drinking fountain make. Dog's do not follow Rule #2...so you follow the rule of not letting them lick your face or hands. No matter how effective...
January 23, 2007
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On Friday, January 19, 28-year-old single mom of three Jennifer Strange died while competing to win a Nintendo Wii for her kids. She died from water intoxication after drinking gallons of water for four hours and not being allowed to...
January 22, 2007
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California Assemblywoman Sally Lieber wants to outlaw spanking very young children in her state. Perhaps not surprisingly, the assemblywoman is not a parent. She does however, manage the discipline of a black and white kitty cat named Snoop, upon which...
December 21, 2006
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The Kris Kringle Digits, according to Uncle Sam's Number Nerds, (also via pastors.com, possibly for a rant on the commercialization of the holiday)...
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From Reuters, Via pastors.com newsletter: Shopping mall Santas may not have an easy job after all. According to a survey, 90 percent of all seasonal Santas say that at least one kid pulls their beard every single day - just...
November 10, 2006
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I saw this and thought it apt to the blue wave that recently swept the land:Paul MercurioI spent last week in Ohio with "The Daily Show," which was taping a week of shows from The Ohio State Campus for the...
October 14, 2006
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In what surely must be an effort to distract the American public from the horrible offenses of Republican Congressman Mark Foley, somehow Karl Rove convinced former Democrat Congressman Gerry Studds to die. Studds was the first openly gay congressman and...
September 1, 2006
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Our nearby mall conglomerate Grapevine Mills has recently released a new campaign for shoppers' children toward the aim of "stranger awareness." Ironically, the Mills' mascot's name is Muggsy. I find that funny. Never has violent crime had such a cute...
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From the Inbox...decent advice: Next time you come home for the night and you go to put your keys away, think of this: It's a security alarm system that you probably already have and requires no installation. Start keeping your...
August 16, 2006
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This has been in my inbox for about 10 months....so it's about time I shared it, now that everyone has had plenty of time to read it somewhere else: HOW COULD 50 STATES BE WRONG? Somewhere along the way, the...
August 5, 2006
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Bill Owens, Colorado governor, in an attempt to defend former Colorado Governor Dick Lamm, disses his own kids. This is something I try to stay away from -- using my own children as object lessons when speaking in public. I...
July 21, 2006
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The Lone Star state has passed a law that allows travellers to zip along at a speed that will help ensure a break-neck rate. I guess I'm okay with this, having recently driven approximately 4,000 miles in the past...
June 27, 2006
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Not the CBS reality program, but blood kin who stole all of mommy's hetero antibodies in the womb. Or something like that. As an aside, could the source mentioned in the link be any punnier? 944 test subjects, out of...
June 26, 2006
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There was a time in my life when this would have been the ultimate opportunity for me, and I would have been all over it like...well...one thing that was really aggressively pursuing another thing, or at least two things that...
June 23, 2006
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There is a new ring tone that only kids can hear. Or at least that's what I'm told, since I cannot hear it. Kelli can't either. But all three of my kids can. We independently put them to the test,...
June 22, 2006
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I totally misread this as Russell Simmons North Korea's Ambassador. Truth be told, those would be some nuclear weapons negotiations that I'd tune in to CSPAN to watch....
June 14, 2006
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"Alternate Candidate" Frank Page, pastor of First Baptist Church, Taylors, SC, was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention yesterday. He defeated Arkansas pastor Ronnie Floyd (the preliminarily expected appointee/winner) and Tennessee pastor Jerry Sutton. Dr. Page believes in the...
May 26, 2006
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Recently, the McFamily visited Texas State University in San Marcos so Kaylyn could receive a Rising Star award for writing. The guest speaker (a children's author who I don't remember) advised the aspiring scribes to fully engage in their studies...
April 4, 2006
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Separated at birth? Clearly, Representative Cynthia McKinney rode the coattails of Pedro's election. And much like the erstwhile class president learned the hard way about the fine line between effigy & pinata, so too did the legislator discover that she...
March 30, 2006
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It's not that men don't want to listen to women, it's that men were not designed to be able to listen to women. Men's brains are not designed to listen to women's voices. It's not the pitch of the woman's...
March 27, 2006
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"The only conscientious objecter to win the Congressional Medal of Honor during World War II" has died. I offer my thanks to this patriot for his bravery and support to the United States of America who served without compromising his...
March 24, 2006
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The following is really for those who are interested in the internal issues related to Southern Baptist polity, policy, and personalities. Anyone is welcome to read it, but what purpose that would serve, I'm not certain. So, NAMB's trustees offered...
March 16, 2006
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From a recent Wall Street Journal Best of the Web: From an article on South Dakota's draconian new abortion law in the English-language edition of Der Spiegel: Thelma Underberg, director of the regional pro-choice movement, has been fighting to uphold...
February 26, 2006
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This time, it is Jesse "Don" Knotts Darrin McGavin Anthony Burger Strangely, I was just listening to some of Burger's music yesterday while working, and I remember thinking how gifted he was. I don't think that too often. Thinking about...
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An update to the previous story about my prior place of ministry is here (read the last couple paragraphs). This is a, as they* say, "developing story." By the by, I had my first "in house" question about it today,...
February 19, 2006
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Okay, so there's this deal, a scathing report on my former employer, blowing up inside my denomination. And here's my employer's response. And here's a word of support by a trustee. And here's the wire feed via Associated Baptist Press,...
January 23, 2006
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From The Wall Street Journal, Best of the Web, vebatim: On CNN's "Late Edition," yesterday, Wolf Blitzer highlighted a rare moment of agreement between Karl Rove and Sen. Chuck Schumer: Rove: The United States faces a ruthless enemy. And we...
January 13, 2006
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The 'Net is all ga-ga over the short life and single ocular mechanism of this suddenly-famous dead kitty. In memorial tribute, I over two songs -- both by lyrical genius Heywood Banks -- to the monocular feline...one for its lone...
January 5, 2006
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So this unfortunate woman was shot in the face on New Year's Eve/Morn, by an unknown reveler idiot firing bullets randomly into the night's sky. There's nothing funny down that road. What is funny, though, is the press treatment given...
December 19, 2005
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And it's got Excedrin written all over it. Cindy Sheehan went to Spain. Apparently, this is news because 99 other folks met her, and together they griped about President Bush. Well, last night we had about 500 people meet...
December 18, 2005
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A little Sunday perspective, from an actor no less, via WSJ BOTW: Morgan Freeman says the concept of a month dedicated to black history is "ridiculous." "You're going to relegate my history to a month?" the 68-year-old actor says in...
December 15, 2005
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Beliefnet named its most inspiring person for 2005. Her story, if you aren't familiar... It could have happened to any of us. Nov. 13, 2004, Ruvolo was driving to a niece's recital when her world collapsed. A group of teenagers...
December 9, 2005
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The predilection of the day seems to be evolving toward an obtuse effort to be so socially inoffensive during this Christmas season that the results border on the ludicrous. In the the Wall Street Journal's Best of The Web on...
December 2, 2005
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I'm a little off-put by the news of a pack of Russian squirrels killing and making a Sunday brunch out of stray dog. Angry, hungry squirrels travelling in packs. I've never seen more than three squirrels together, and usually they're...
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I'm in favor of the blustery proposal by FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin to make cable television programming a cafeteria plan. I've accepted the fact that I have to pay the high cost to receive bundled programming and television access....
December 1, 2005
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So the BBC makes a big story out of the US acknowledgement that its doing a little positive news circulation of its own. The BBC is all aflutter because "they're only telling one side of the story." Here in America,...
October 4, 2005
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I'm taking a "wait-and-see" approach to Harriet Miers' appointment as a SCOTUS associate justice. Perhaps its because I naively voted for Clinton in '92 that I'm willing to not hold against her her late 80's financial support of Gore and...
September 28, 2005
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By Chris Brammer* Day after day through all manners of advertising, we are exposed to the new lowest rates and “get out of debt” schemes. Mortgage "professionals" are selling the idea that you can buy your family anything from your...
September 27, 2005
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CNet has put out a list of the 10 worst tech gadgets. I own a cue cat. Never used it. I think the store actually gave me two, in case the first wore out from a plethora of cue-catting. Not...
September 15, 2005
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I've waxed philosophic before on the intricacies of facial hair removal, but I'm utterly resigned at the news that a new 5-blade razor will soon be on the shelf. Why settle for Quattro when you can have Fusion? Note: The...
September 12, 2005
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I like Al Mohler, really. He's got more smarts in his thumbnail than I do in my entire noggin. And I'm sure I agree with him on this...families need to share their dinner meal together. I'm just not sure he...
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John Piper rebuts NPR dodderer Daniel Schorr. Inevitably, the politicization of Katrina pulls in conversation about God. Even the insurance industry term "acts of God" glints to the manifestational reality that God must be reconciled in the assessment of global...
September 7, 2005
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Two little sidelights bringing smiles in otherwise serious, busy days... ...the first, an email from a well-intentioned yet spellchecker-impaired person, who offered us to help "the refudgees." ...and the second, this correction (actually, the fourth one down, h/t WSJ BOTW)...
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And once again, a sanity-imploring POV piece from the erstwhile ex-gameshow host....
August 27, 2005
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Pat and I don't travel in the same circles. Socially or geopolitically....
August 19, 2005
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Tiger kills Kansas teen posing for photo. Sad. A reminder of what my old pappy always used to say, "Large predators do not make good pets. Or good photo opportunities."...
August 18, 2005
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Not that there's anything wrong with this...but BP just offered a list of Disney movies that "you may have missed during the boycott." The publication of this article conveys the same naivety shared by the secular public, which believes that...
August 8, 2005
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Peter Jennings has died, from lung cancer. And now he knows the conclusive reality to his skepticism. I pray it is an eternal celebration for him, and not a lament. Peter Jennings"I have never spent a day in my...
August 3, 2005
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Scientists have discovered a 10th planet in our gated community known as the solar system, proving that at least for the past thousand or so years, we don't know as much as we think we do....scientifically speaking, that is....
August 1, 2005
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I'm no economist, having made a determination long ago to live by faith. I found this article very interesting, along with its accompanying charts, comparing the performance of two polarizing mutual funds - one based on virtue, the other upon...
July 25, 2005
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Pope Warren genuflects on every matter under the sun, with libs from across the spectrum. This is a long, but fascinating read....
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Any guesses on how I feel about this? I've been on the other side of the magazine production process. I know he doesn't have any say or influence in what the editor put on the cover. Yet... Anything less...
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I'm certainly willing to be convinced that my opinion is ill-informed, but on a cursory read, I agree with the logic behind limiting the term of Supreme Court Justices....
July 14, 2005
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James Henry Smith eschewed the normal stick-me-in-a-wooden-box funeral viewing, and was instead dressed in fine black and gold jammies and reclined in Lay-Z-Boy, as though he had fallen asleep watching his favorite football team, The Pittsburgh Steelers. The faux setting...
July 3, 2005
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High Schools are taking offers for gymnasium naming rights. Looks like, from the article, that minimum bids tend to be around $50G. I guess I'll have to wait a bit, since I have to pay my cable/internet bill. Otherwise I...
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In the inbox: Don't forget your comma, lest you want people to think your police are selling drugs....
June 29, 2005
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I received an email that former Colorado Governor Richard Lamm spoke on the evils of multiculturalism. Snopes verified it as true. So I'm linking to Snopes, rather than reprinting it here. Before your PC antennae go all jiggy, go read...
June 26, 2005
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At the Southern Baptist Convention this past week in Nashville, Dr. Jimmy Draper hosted a conclave of emerging leaders. Here's the audio of the gather-up. I listened to the whole slate, and thought there were some real gems, particularly from...
June 20, 2005
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From the Inbox:Hello Friends and Family~ Thanks for all the prayers that have been spoken on behalf of the Parten/Holloway families. I am passing along the latest update from Steve. When I read the update and saw that Steve asked...
June 8, 2005
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A SC reader passes along this link that sees the future, and its freaky. You really ought to only click if you have a quick connection, and about a quarter hour to check out what happens when you put Microsoft,...
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Anne Bancroft has died....
June 7, 2005
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AOL and The Discovery Channel and who knows who else are compiling a list of the greatest Americans. The Nominations can be found here. Vote here. Don't feel obligated to vote for Muhammed Ali just because he once declared himself...
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President Bush prepares to "go nucular" on a member of mainstream media for interrupting his dinner plans with former Secretary of State Colin Powell....
June 6, 2005
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Google continues its global takeover by scanning the world's library into its vast-and-growing database, and makes it searchable. And in a small repast of humility, neither of my published works has made its archives. No, that doesn't surprise me. But...
June 1, 2005
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Studies: Cynicism Starts Young and Sarcasm Is Complex This completely explains why our children have learned to ask, "You're being sarcastic, aren't you?" Yes. Yes, I am. Get used to it....
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So former FBI #2 man Mark Felt is Deep Throat. In the interviews, his family has disclosed that the self-revelation was made so that they can capitalize on it financially, and that he was basically disgruntled. So, except for the...
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In the past, I've mentioned the dialogue that Lifeway President Jimmy Draper has begun likening the current condition of a non-evangelistic mindset of many within the Southern Baptist Convention to a frog mistaking it's boiling water for a hot tub....
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A Chinese photographer was criticized for taking photographs of a man taking a big nose digger over his bicycle handlebars, when the poor guy chunked into a rain-hidden pothole. They said he shoulda been alerting cyclists of the impending header,...
May 12, 2005
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MSN offers a decent list of ten things your children's teachers should know about your kids. My bride and I agree that it is a worthwhile investment to foster a relationship with your teacher prior to the school year's undertaking,...
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Rev. Chan Chandler, a Southern Baptist pastor in North Carolina, who told his church's Democrats they should either "repent or resign" has, himself, resigned. And further lovely text bytes from this divided congregation... As Chandler and his wife drove out...
May 10, 2005
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From the inbox, from what I have to assume is a concerned SC reader... The Peach State Tourism board must be lamenting how this guy has undone years of hard work with truly apalling comments. snippet"When you grow up on...
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I'm not interested in kicking on Jennifer Wilbanks. A lot of mean-spirited fun is being had at her expense. Not that she didn't earn much of it, but folks have been relentless, and I'm suggesting that we acknowledge her fifteen...
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When it's a pawn in international politics. China is offering a pair of pandas to Taiwan, claiming a goodwill gesture. Taiwan is concerned the pandas have strings attached...all the way back to China. This is cleary a non-regifting situation,...
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Czech Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek ponders ordering Frozen Fingertip & Chocolate Chunk Custard. The real deal here....
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"Runaway Bride" Jennifer Wilbanks models a towel from her Macy's registery list, saying from beneath the bathware, "It's not too late to buy me a gift!"...
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Environmentalists laud the ultra-low emission prototype Ford Icarus, despite its $500,000 price tag. The real deal here....
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And I quote: “I thought it was candy because they put candy in your ice cream ... to make it a treat. So I said, ’OK, well, I’ll just put it in my mouth and get the ice cream off...
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So there is hope for the brain-damaged, even after ten years. Oh, that's right, you are only allowed such a hope if the courts determine your life is worth living. Sorry about that Terri....
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Randy alerted me to the undies-all-up-in-a-bunch crowd over the First Lady's Schtick-up. She could have only been funnier if she had actually shared this joke (which caused me to laugh out loud, thank you very much, Tony). Personally, I thought...
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Fox is guilty of understatement with this headline. I'm just saying......
April 30, 2005
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So the nice lady with crazy in her eyes turned out to be safe, a thousand miles away and hoping the New Mexico climate would heat up her cold feet. Happiness and joy that she's safe, not abducted or harmed...
April 26, 2005
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Some cellular telephone companies are compiling a national cell phone 411 directory, likely to be used by telemarketers. The claim is that this is an "opt in" service and you have to request to be added. Only masochists and idiots...
April 20, 2005
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Okay, Al Mohler isn't a Pope, that's contratian to our entire Baptist way of thinking. But he is a figure head, and is well-spoken...Here (Sorry for no permalink...you'd think he could manage that with all the technology at his...
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Well, since I figured I wasn't the only person wondering these things, I found out a little information on the fifteen Benedicts prior to the new one... Tenures and bios of reign ("reign" is an okay term, I think, since...
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So Catholics have a new Pope (which is not at all to be confused with New Coke®. For him and the church he leads I pray: Father, please bless this man as he leads the Catholic Church. Use him powerfully...
April 4, 2005
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For an excellent Southern Baptist assessment of current Catholic events, read the latest by Al Mohler on his blog, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. An excerpt:For evangelicals, the crucial question comes with the institution of the papacy itself....
April 2, 2005
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Pope John Paul II has died. I pray for comfort for the billion Catholics mourning him, and for the wisdom of God upon those electing his successor. I found this to be interesting: When a pope dies, the prefect of...
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Dr. Richard Land -- Director, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Southern Baptist Convention“This is a sad day for America. It’s a particularly sad day for anyone who is physically or mentally handicapped, or seriously and debilitatingly ill, and those who...
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Terri Schiavo was finally defeated in her brave, lonely fight to live. Her husband, her legislators, and her nation all abandoned her. Stripped of her civil rights and the human dignities of food and water, she died at approximately 10...
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I can only assume the Pope is thankful he doesn't live in Florida, much less the United States. UPDATE: Sean expands on this, in the same spirit of snark. As does The Rooftop Blog....
March 29, 2005
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In perhaps the emptiest gesture yet, Michael Schiavo has agreed to an autopsy for his wife when she finally succumbs to the torturous murder to which she is being subjected. His motive is to prove the "massive brain damage" she...
March 27, 2005
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As moments pass and Ms. Schiavo's death draws ever nigh, all but God's miraculous intervention portends toward a sad, unfortunate outcome. When the announcement arrives, I fear that an important part of what has made America special, great, and blessed...
March 24, 2005
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Ann CoulterJust once, we need an elected official to stand up to a clearly incorrect ruling by a court. Any incorrect ruling will do, but my vote is for a state court that has ordered a disabled woman to be...
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In light of the ambiguity of what Terri Schiavo really wanted, a new emphasis is placed on making your own desires known to your friends and family regarding what efforts should be made on your behalf, should you experience a...
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As the Schindler's take Terri's case to the doors of the Supreme Court to see if anyone will answer their knocking appeal, let's playout the hypotheticals... If she were granted a stay of her execution (because that's what we're really...
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United States Declaration of IndependenceWe hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. United...
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I've heretofore been silent on Terri Schiavo's ordeals. Not in my prayer time, just here online. With news of her feeding tube being pulled, that changes. Others have spoken well and eloquently on the matter, and I don't know that...
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Randy points us to Peggy Noonan's excellent article on Ashley Smith's account of persuading Brian Nichols to turn himself in. I have nothing to add to this, but just to point you to it. Please read it. You'll be better...
March 15, 2005
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Rick Warren released a statement about the use of his popular book to bring in Brian Nichols, the Atlanta crazy man who murdered four people in an effort to get out the Fulton County Prison: "While traveling in Africa this...
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I thought this was cool news, via Baptist Press:Ergun Caner named dean of Liberty Baptist Seminary Feb 17, 2005 By Staff LYNCHBURG, Va. (BP)--Ergun Caner has been named dean of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, succeeding Danny Lovett, who is leaving...
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The only reason I'm addressing the suicide of Hunter S. Thomspon is because this assessment so perfectly says what I feel. I, too, was just like them, and feel the same way they do today. This man with the ironic...
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So Christo and Jean-Claude have unfurled their "art" in New York City, a evenly-spaced series of arches covering 23 miles that feature a saffron-hued drape. I'm certainly not qualified to comment on what does or does not qualify as...
February 15, 2005
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Splenda's been sued by Equal-ly hostile plaintiffs, on the basis that the yellow-packaged sweetener falsely claims to be a sugar alternative. That's just splen-did. I finally find a sweetener I like, and I'm shocked to hear that it turns out...
February 11, 2005
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News that Lifeway Christian Resources (the publishing arm of the Southern Baptist Convention) President Dr. James Draper ("Jimmy" to his friends and those who pretend to be) will be retiring in 2006 has caused tongues to wag about his possible...
February 8, 2005
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Spare Change Contributor Matt reminded me about the nasty icky story of the local woman found and arrested for 134 dead cats in her home. How does one become "the crazy cat lady?" I can understand the mind set that...
February 4, 2005
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February 2, 2005
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Well, the day's almost over, and you've probably heard the bad news that the dirt gopher saw his shadow. Six more weeks of Ashlee Simpson. Bundle up, it's going to be ugly. UPDATE: The first Blog Explosion Site I visited...
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The cockle region of my chest cavity celebrated the news that Howard Dean appears to be grabbing the reigns of the Democratic Parrrrrrrty. The image to the right is offered as a pictoral analogy to the destiny of the Democratic...
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Not long ago, there was a poorly-conceived and unsuccessful law suit aimed at removing the words "under God" from America's Pledge of Allegiance, which reads: I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to...
January 20, 2005
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Running Blog Explosion in my background while I do a bit of evening work, I happened upon a blog taking apart in a one-day protest called bushblackout. Okay, whatever. I'm all for them staying dark. I was inclined to do...
January 17, 2005
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I bet I'm the only person who used this oblique reference for a blog title today... In my dream, John Kerry accepts defeat graciously and goes away to snowboard down Swiss mountain faces as long as his own. Instead, here...
January 6, 2005
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I've had a dozen searches end up here looking for the story of a curse-word Cabbage Patch Doll. Another story (with photos if you just can't live without seeing the sad little girl, the offending doll, and a partial image...
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A while back, I shared a prayer request and ministry opportunity to send a boy named Nick a Christmas card. His literal prayer was to receive 10,000 cards, a seemingly impossible number. Well, check this out: At latest count, Nick...
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Here's a series of before and after satellite images of areas devastated by the tsunami. I'd offer a mouseover comparison, but I'm too technilogically...deficient to be able to do so. Instead, you'll just have to open up the windows of...
December 31, 2004
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From Forced Shaving, found via Blog Explosion... Watching this video of the first waves of the tsunami causes every fear I have as a father to well up and make me want to cry out at my monitor, knowing the...
December 30, 2004
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Paging Dr. Freud... This is just funny. Wizbang points us to a Yahoo news story (and accompanying photo) about whales that get the bends from deep water grocery trips. Make sure you notice the "related stories" link....
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I don't know where I saw this image, but i've revisited probably a dozen times. I'm amazed at how quickly....2 hours...this impacted such a large area of the world. When the waters subside, literally...it will be worth looking at the...
December 29, 2004
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The unfolding horror taking place across the globe strikes me as the most horrifying telethon ever with each new "tally at the big board." 12,000 18,000 22,000 28,000 44,000 52,000 60,000 with tens of thousands still missing 68,000 77,000 114,000...
December 28, 2004
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As I mentioned earlier, committed Christ-follower and oh-by-the-way-former-MLB-manager Johnny Oates died on Christmas Eve. He was joined in the heavenly chorus two day later by football star Reggie White, who died from a massive heart attack. He was 43. Then,...
December 27, 2004
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Michelle Malkin writes about a problem Air Marshalls are encountering while protecting our sky taxi fleet and travellers (tip to Broken Masterpieces.) Seems like bureaucracy is biting into our effectiveness, through a mandate that our marshalls follow a dresscode that...
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Norman Rose, the long time voice of Columbian coffee cartel warlord Juan Valdez, died Nov. 19. Details of his passing haven't been reported, but the Hills Bros. were brought in for questioning. Mr. Rose was known for many other acting...
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Only this time, we're talking about his ego, and not his fleshy jowels. Seems the senile senior Senator from Mass. has no malady of an inferiority complex, having initiated an effort to raise a $3.5 meeellyon dollars so the U....
December 5, 2004
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Jesus in a tooth X-ray. The patient is described as "a devout Christian," and "the patient's X-Ray was perfect." Was there any doubt?...
November 25, 2004
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Scientists think they've found my monkey uncle. I don't know why they've been hunting for this. I could have shown them the missing link long ago....
November 20, 2004
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Hooters of America, the decidedly un-owl-focused restaurant known for its famous hotwings (and that's all, right?) has determined to sue Ker's Winghouse of Kissimee, Florida, for stealing it's ideas for food service and female exploitation. In what can only be...
November 18, 2004
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One final jab... President Bush accepts final congratulations on his election victory from his opponent at a recent White House ceremony....
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I don't know why, but isn't this just the most perfect looking Education Secretary, as if straight out of central casting? You gotta love a candidate who's willing to play the part, even dressing up for the role. Now I...
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Russell Jones, aka ODB, was eulogized and buried yesterday. The photo at the story shows his open casket, surrounded by mourners. Oddly, the caption is poorly written so that it seems to say that the rapper was known by his...
November 15, 2004
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I thought this was Trista from the Bachelorette. It isn't. So my progressive thoughts of why she was on a bus, wearing a "Havana Night Club Ensemble" nametag were premature and misdirected....
November 12, 2004
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This could be only more inane if it were posted on the cover of, say, a newspaper. Blame MSNBC for thinking this picture was the right one for the banner of the Peterson verdict....
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So the Reverend Falwell has birthed the 21st-Century lovechild of the Moral Majority, a lobby group called The Faith and Values Coalition. He pledges to father the nascent grassroot for four years, to see "(1) the confirmation of pro-life, strict...
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Did Arafat die of AIDS? While nobody is saying, "Yasser" just yet (nor appears inclined to do so), speculation runs rampant, given his terminal conditions and swift descent into Abaddon. Meanwhile, details emerge that Suha's resistance to the Palestinian Authority...
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Scott Peterson didn't get away with murder, after all. Significantly, he was found guilty of 2nd degree murder of his preborn son, Conner. Sentencing looms, with mostly incarcerated and a good chance of legal execution in his forecast. Certainly, appeals...
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From CNN...Arafat Dies at 75. Lest there be any confusion about this dead terrorist's agenda amongst those who naively think he only wanted peaceful coexistence with his Jewish neighbors (or more accurately, "rightful heirs to the Promised Land"), see this...
November 7, 2004
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Former President Bill Clinton gives his party some good advice....quit yer whining. Buck up lil campers...turn that frown upside down! He's actually said something here with which I can totally agree:Bill Clinton"If we let people believe that our party...
November 5, 2004
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In the short time since the end of the election, I've seen, heard, or read America and/or right-leaning or Bush-voting Americans described by other (left-leaning, Kerry-supporting) Americans as "deluded," "retarded," and as "a woman, leaning against the frame of her...
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I won't dwell on this, for I--like so many others--dwelt so long and so intensely on this, that I'm pleased and relieved that the election has passed, and the rhetoric can end for a short season. We may at last...
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Four more years! I understand my huzzah is another man's lament. Again, we have proven that democracy works....
November 2, 2004
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Open thread... For whom did you vote? How long was your wait? What is your sense of the election, from your local perspective? Leave your responses in the comments....
November 1, 2004
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One day to go... As the nation takes a deep breath in.... ...and releases it. The truth is, you better hold your breath, because if you think this think is going to end all polite-like, you're more naive than Half...
October 29, 2004
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which is synonymous, of course, for waffling. Another compendium of factual information by NGD, for the cause of truth, and the sake of our nation. It's such a bummer when one's own words are the noose that tightens around one's...
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"If you don't vote, you can't complain." Now, really, isn't that just about the dumbest myth to perpetuate between now and next Tuesday. In the last four years, I think we've seen a lot more complainers than the 250 million...
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Our Vice President reciting from memory every World Series MVP since 1908. Why did John Kerry cross the road? He didn't...he stopped in the middle and just wandered back and forth until America was once again attacked by terrorists....
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Kelli and I agree with LaShawn. We concur that the recent news of an apparent/alleged al Quaeda agent in America making a threatening video will only bolster America's resolve and lend suppport to the re-election of George Bush. His scare...
October 28, 2004
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Whoever said this presidential election was a two-man race is hiding the facts, man. I just want it known, for the record, that I'm protesting that the list of candidates not running is far from exhaustive. I can think of...
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I find it interesting that this nonstory about missing explosives inappropriately seized upon and wrongly disseminated by John Kerry, after its abortive indirect presentation by CBS and the NYTimes, is set in the exotic locale known as the al Qaqaa...
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John Kerry announces replacement vice president candidate Bruce Springsteen, in a last-ditch attempt to appear a little less metrosexual. In defense of his suprise decision, Kerry said coyly, "I actually voted for Johnny Ed before I voted against him....
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I have no good explanation for linking the Palestinian leader's impending demise to a cannabis-related expression. Sometimes word candy works that way...no good explanation, but its too sweet not to indulge. Kinda like the prospecitive dulcitones of the phrase "Ex-candidate...
October 25, 2004
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From the InboxL Let the games begin I'm trying to get all this political stuff straightened out in my head so I'll know how to vote come November. Right now, we have one guy saying one thing. Then the other...
October 24, 2004
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Blogs for Bush has been reporting that a headline will imminently break that will be "devastating" to the Kerry Campaign, and that Matt Drudge may himself trup the Washington post by revealing the bad news tonight. Could this be it?...
October 21, 2004
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From our local municipalities: A RESOLUTION By THE FORSYTH COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WHEREAS, October 31st is the calendar date for Halloween; and WHEREAS, October 31st of this year falls on a Sunday, which is the day of worship most...
October 20, 2004
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The AFP has posted this photo for dissemination, along with the following anti-American Propaganda, as its cutline:Lambasted as antiquated and anti-democratic, the Electoral College (news - web sites) that decides the US presidency has survived for centuries as an...
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John Kerry approves of this message, where he blames George Bush for the problems of the flu vaccine shortage. He blames Bush for the United States' reliance on international vaccine reserves. “Instead of fixing the problem, production of the vaccine...
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So this little gizmo turns off TVs at public places. And it's selling like the proverbial hotcake. I just don't understand why. I'm really not a fan of the television in the public dining locale. But I'm a bigger...
October 19, 2004
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Watch this video about Ashley's Story. This is one of many reasons why George Bush should be our President for four more years....
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That's French, oui? So is the photograph, by the way....
October 18, 2004
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"Idear." John Kerry repeatedly used this term in the third debate, though the official transcript refused to recognize it. Be hearkened, though, because the much of America caught it, and was off-put by it. This linguistic colloquialism originated in the...
October 17, 2004
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A moose accidentally got strung up with a new power line in Alaska. Libs will certainly use this as proof that a pipeline will only result in countless more senseless tragedies....
October 15, 2004
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Received this email, as an update to the minister who left his infant daughter in the family car, resulting in her death:It was announced on the news last night and this morning that Stephen McKim was charged with 1 count...
October 14, 2004
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From three debates, we have a clear picture of John Kerry's leadership style: If you were President, would Saddam Hussein be in power today? "not necessarily." How would you deal with terrorism? "I have a plan to have a summit."...
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I don't want to go back to the "way things were before." Before, we were shocked and devastated when we were suprised by an attack that killed three thousand people, decimated us financially, wiped out 1 million jobs, and shook...
October 12, 2004
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Possibly the worst headline of all time. Yet, disturbingly, entirely believable in its worst-case scenario....
October 11, 2004
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Christopher Reeve has died. How long before John Kerry uses his death as an attack on President Bush? Just as a point of order, the last sentence in his obit should have been written past perfect progressive, not present perfect...
October 9, 2004
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Jonah Goldberg is angry. A snippet:But forget all that. I just watched John Kerry preen in front of the cameras about how "good diplomacy" would have prevented the mistake he voted for. "Good diplomacy" in John Kerry's world would have...
October 3, 2004
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Here's a good, pretty quick read about sixteen lies told by John Kerry in the first debate. I don't know why anyone tries to get away with anything anymore. The truth will find you out....
October 1, 2004
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The debate was, well, average. I think Bush did fine, and he did come up with one new word, but I don't remember what it was. Maybe Kelli will remember. Most pundits agree that Kerry did fine as well, with...
September 30, 2004
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I'm going to spend tonight firmly glued to my seat watching... ....my children's baseball games. I'm sure I'll catch the reviews, summaries, and punditry. I'm interested to hear what new words my President creates. I'll be fascinated to see whether...
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Terrorists kill 34 Iraqi children waiting for candy. This horrid story clearly highlights why we must not change direction in our nation's leadership. Other national powers have demonstrated a less than firm resolve in cowering responses against those who...
September 29, 2004
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No matter to what lengths he goes to hide the truth, John Kerry's deception has been found out. He is, in fact, twins. You see, this "code orange" event of the past weekend is an elaborate hoax to hide an...
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What you think about this image? Not about whether or not John Kerry enjoys a beer every once in a while, but being photographed doing so?...
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It must be the botox. Despite looking like the JohnKerrytron 3000, with new "Reaching Out" design, how can he stand behind such a claim? Daily telling our nation that we're being defeated? Daily calling our allies liars, coerced punks of...
September 26, 2004
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My mother -- a Democrat, an election judge, a Realtor, and a wonderful woman -- wrote this article for her local newspaper paper. Vote. Few things are as important....
September 25, 2004
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Taken verbatim from the WSJ Best of the Web, (yesterday edition):A blogger called "bkm" has come forth with one of the most inventive insights of the 2004 campaign: John Kerry may actually be C-3PO, the neurotic, English-sounding metallic droid, who...
September 24, 2004
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subtitle: Deconstructing the Johns Some things that I just don't understand.... ...Our economy is allegedly in a mess, due to President Bush's tax cuts, but the Johns can't see fit to going to Washington to vote against extending them. ...Our...
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Never forget why our patriots spill their blood and give their lives. Any suggestion that the decision to war against terrorists in Afghanistan and in Iraq is wrong. Any notion that we aren't winning is simply foolish, silenced by the...
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Absent Without Lucidity This is what happens when you miss 75% of the votes, and all the special defense committee meetings he was supposed to be attending. You start to slip-up, possibly misunderstanding what you're supposed to be doing as...
September 22, 2004
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The title doesn't sing as well as the original title, not at all sung by the the former Cat Stevens, who was barred from entering the US, because he earned his way on to the terrorist watch list for allegedly...
September 21, 2004
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Canada is planning to commemorate the cowardice of draft-dodgers with a statue and festival, to be unveiled in two years. I'm reminded of a kid I knew growing up who was a little smart-alecky, mouthy jerk. The deal was, he...
September 20, 2004
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John Kerry will soon appear on an episode of Dr. Phil. I'm just hoping the good doctor's homespun witticism and shoot-straight demeanor cuts through the dysfunction and helps the poor man out of his plight. I'm just curious on what...
September 16, 2004
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A basic premise of human communication is that in any If:Then:: statement, if the "If" is proven to be not true, then the "Then" is either not true as well, or it cannot be determined to be true or false....
September 15, 2004
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I watched tonight's 60 Minutes fiasco. I'm just embarrassed for Dan Rather. Reduced to affirming the opinions of the clerical staff on the presumed thoughts of deceased supervisor, all to show an assumption of congruence with near-admittedly-forged documents. Not his...
September 14, 2004
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Commercial Christianity is always good for a laugh....
September 13, 2004
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Last one, I promise... The third party candidate shares plans that following the election, he'll compete in season 2 of the boxing-oriented reality program The Contender under the ring persona Ralph "Crash Test Dummy" Nader....
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Okay, I really was going to be finished, but then I found this: with this caption:Protestors demonstrate outside U.S. Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's Town Hall meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, September 10, 2004. The protestor dressed up as a...
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Vice President Dick Cheney smiles for the audience at a recent campaign stop....
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And if you look over there....that one is shaped like a dancing puppy dog....
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What's up with this gesture? When Clinton did it, he was the master. He always used it to make some sort of personal connection. Fist clenched Thumb extended. Pushed forward with each word...emphasizing a truth that was really a lie....
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Why make up a caption, when this one actually accompanies the photo:Former vice president Al Gore addresses a rally in the Philadelphia suburb of Narberth, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 9, 2004. Speaking with a freedom and passion less frequently seen...
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Russert, I'm sure you don't mind if I start us off with a prayer, right?...
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John Kerry advances to the semifinals of the 2004 Longface Frownoff Staredown Championships held in Soggybottom, Rhode Island....
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Maestro John Kerry conducts the liberal left media to try to hold its tenor longer and louder, the wavering libretto consisting of forged off-key notes accusing President Bush of base-less charges....
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John Kerry daydreams while listening to 2nd Amendment opponents, imagining how painful it would be to shoot off the tip of his nose, if his right hand were an automatic pistol....
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Normally, I'd take a shot at this, pun intended. Unfortunately, I cannot think of anything clever about this pic of Kerry and Brady, decrying the evils of automatic guns. Why don't you take aim instead?...
September 11, 2004
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Why are you in front of me? Don't you know who I am?...
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September 8, 2004
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Another report trickles in from the Department of Highlighted Obviosities.* Reuters may not be the Sweden of the news world that it would have you believe that it is. Their North American Editor went apopleptic when the National Right To...
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A third judge has ruled the ban on late term abortions is unconstitutional. The ruling once again permits the barbaric act, where the child is murdered by partially delivering him from the mother's womb and then crushing his skull while...
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AnonymousThe man who tolerates everything stands for nothing....
September 7, 2004
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The news report and State trooper video of Al Gore's speeding ticket, where he was Oregon too fast. His retort of, "Don't you know I invented the information superhighway?" did not keep him from a moving violation citation....
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Tony highlights another recent episode of Kerry's Hypocrisy. In this episode, Kerry Wyatt-Earps his way through a photo op, using a shotgun that he not only himself voted to outlaw, but became a lawbreaker by using. In my best Kerry...
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First Spain, now Russia and even France are learning the hard lesson that Islamic terrorists (not to be misidentified here as militants, as they are in the mainstream media -- "militants" suggests that their position is legitimate in some way,...
September 6, 2004
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Again, I see pictures like this: and I'm affirmed in my conviction that our earth is the evidence of a massive, global, violent flood event roughly 4000 years back. When a two-day storm upheaves roads, tosses boats as skipping stones...
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Prior to his surgery, Bill indicates both which organ will receive the operation, as well as how many bypasses will be given. I'm pleased to hear the former President is on the other side of the serious surgery....
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I earlier surmised that President Bush wouldn't get "the bounce" from the RNC. To the contrary, he has, as Gallup, Newsweek, & Time all report....
September 5, 2004
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"Tell you what...I got a crisp new Benjamin Franklin in my pocket right here. I'll give you a hundred bucks for everything - whatever I can fit in my campaign bus."...
September 4, 2004
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Doing his best to look Presidential, canidadate Kerry argues sloppily with some friends about the snarky comebacks he shoulda said after the RNC's zinger-laden speeches....
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Okay, I'm sitting comfortably up here to the North, seeing this on the TV: Then I see some of this.... And I wonder if having protected your windows with plywood is really all that big of a consolation when a...
September 3, 2004
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This link where Zell Miller gives Chris Matthews a litte "who's your daddy" is for my bride, who might otherwise miss the joy of seeing it. Tonight, following the president's speech, I went from Fox on over to MSNBC to...
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Sniff sniff Do you smell that? That, my friend, is the odor of pure desperation....
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John Kerry shows yet again how he's "one of the regular guys." John Kerry sees two Americas. You're not wealthy enough to live on the one he calls home....
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President Bush's effort was as good as a Republican could have hoped for. Brilliant strategy, imho, that nobody spoke economy until Bush himself layed out his domestical strategery. Here's his speech...you'll probably be remembering it someday as the one...
September 2, 2004
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I was busy being a dad last night, so I didn't get to hear the speeches of the evening. Upon review, these warmed the cockles of my heart:Zell MillerMotivated more by partisan politics than by national security, today's Democratic leaders...
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The term "ethnic cleansing" wins the prize for most falsely representing what it actually means. I'm just saying....
September 1, 2004
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Okay, not really. But the news reports that Oprah now is so wealthy that she possesses the ability to give and take away life itself. You can't help but to wonder, though, if this might not be grounds for appeal:(Prosecutor)Van...
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I had never heard of "hot saucing" as a form of discipline for children. It's when a little dab'll do ya, of Tabasco placed upon the lying, biting, or backtalking tongue of a child. Mrs. Garrett's Blair did it to...
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With the recent comment by "a patriot" calling David Dreier "a pervert" for being gay, my attention is brought to the recent spate of revelation about the homosexual hijinks of recent politicos on both sides of the idealogical seesaw. I...
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Yes, I was embarrassed at the family video greeting that was the nested introductions of the Bush family. The Twins didn't do anything to help their daddy last night, making the most of their time on stage to indirectly discredit...
August 31, 2004
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So libs, like a pack of starving dingos, leap on President Bush for saying about the war on terror, "I don't think you can win it, but I think you can create conditions so that those who use terror as...
August 30, 2004
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While I'll leave the Real RNC blogging to fine bloggers like Cap'n Ed, I'll check in from time to time, to clean up the hanging boogers of news that dangle from the unclipped nosehairs of the Internet Nasal Cavity. For...
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Short Daddy alerted me to the Drudge Story that the Kerry girls were shocked to the less-than-hospitable welcome they received at the MTV VMAs where they attempted to garner support for their daddy, at one point having to "shush" the...
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Today's best opportunity for bad jokes comes from the report that a tractor-truck pulling six thousand live chickens mistakenly took hard corner on I-80, flinging open the back doors and sending its fowl cargo all over the freeway for more...
August 28, 2004
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Ricky at NGD buries one from half-court, imagining Kerry running for President of USA Basketball....
August 27, 2004
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Newsweek has released another issue in its occasional effort to provocatively address biblical, spiritual, or theological issues in a thinly-veiled effort to sell its rag to an otherwise not-interested segment of the population. This issue covers the title page topic,...
August 25, 2004
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Right Minded, with appropriate disdain, points us to the site where you can order kiddie Halloween costumes where the little ones can dress up as, and I quote, a "child pimp" or "a child ho." Lee was more reserved due...
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From the WSJ BOTW, we link to the Fla Baptist Witness story of Two church members fighting for the same seat. It's just this type of selfish behavior that keep people from coming to church. Whoever got there first should...
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Although my weigh in is hardly cutting-edge nor revelatory, I'm thoroughly enjoying John Kerry's battle against the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. I love that he once again identified himself as an enemy of the President, choosing the unoriginal term...
August 23, 2004
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You may have seen this, but I've been on vacation. If you haven't, take the time to read it...it's worth it.How Can Someone Who Lives in Insane Luxury Be a Star in Today's World? By Ben Stein July 23, 2004...
August 21, 2004
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The earthy town of Redstone, Colorado, is divided over the potentially dangerous encounters between human residents and a three-pawed bear with an appetite. The story itself is pretty common for a Colorado town, but don't let this detail escape your...
August 20, 2004
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Tony, of the hibernating I Am Always Right (and he assures me he is still right while he maintains his hiatus), pointed me to this story (top item), of a young, serious-but-oh-so-crazy young man who marched into a car dealership...
August 16, 2004
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A recent journalistic annoyance of mine is the preponderance of the use of the term "holy city of Najaf." The preceding link to google's news searcher lists over 9,000 references to the term. I understand that there is historical reference...
August 10, 2004
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What determines if a sensational local item gets national airplay? Why does Scott Peterson get all these headlines? Because Lacy was attractive and pregnant? Are these the same criteria used for the Hacking story? Did he get added points because...
August 6, 2004
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Imagine if thirty years from now, a candidate for US President named Jeremy Sivits somehow gathers a groundswell of support for the upcoming election, largely on an anti-war platform. Woven throughout Candidate Sivits' campaign is the historical fact of his...
August 4, 2004
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A Georgia man's pants explode. My pants are quite noncombustible thankyouverymuch. Turns out this dude was trying to conceal some meth components that when mixed, go boom. And no, he didn't walk away unscathed nor unincarcerated....
August 3, 2004
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As I went to my netflix queue today, I saw that next on my list was the movie "The Big Bounce." In honor of the much ballyhooed-but never realized bounce of Kandidate Kerry, I gave the movie a similar reaction...
July 31, 2004
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The Texas Liberation Army brings down the statue of John Kerry Fox News Underground -- Kerry was the self-appointed Potentate for Life of the Democratic Socialist Union of America, the police state formed when Kerry narrowly won the 2004...
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We call our new defense plan against terrorism the "Alan Parsons Project," and it includes sharks with laser beams on their heads. Muwah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahhhhhhhhh!...
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News from The Ms. America Headquarters (which is not to be confused with NORAD, The Mississippi Chapter of Americorps Headquarters, or even the Justice League of America headquarters), the talent competition has been dropped from the upcoming competition. When asked...
July 28, 2004
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John Edwards describes for the DNC delegates the approximate size of John Kerry's credibility gap....
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John Edward's team identifies their position in relation to the idealogy of mainline Americans....
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Mrs. Heinz-Kerry, You're trying to seduce me....Aren't you?...
July 27, 2004
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Thinkling Jared blogs on an interesting Hollywood moment with global importance. It will only take a moment to read. Go ahead. I'll wait. What a great snapshot of just how backwards Hollywood, liberals, and Hollywood liberals have it. They're under...
July 26, 2004
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So with 99 days to go, the Boston Democratic conclave gets underway with: Candidate Kerry was booed in his hometown ballpark, making an unannounced visit to throw out the first pitch. Candidate Kerry's Sugar Momma tells a reporter to "shove...
July 25, 2004
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MSNBC has launched "Hardblogger," a blogging effort including Chris* Matthews that shamelessly calls itself "The Mother of all Weblogs." Seven posts in three days, with topics covering: Chris Jansing's amazement that Harvard Grads are willing to strap gaffer's tape, followed...
July 23, 2004
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Ricky at North Georgia Dogma has created as compelling an argument I've seen for voting Bush as I've seen. Tremendous work, and worth your time, even if you're still on a 14.4 modem (though you better bring a snack, because...
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The Hamburgler, left, has never been seen in the same time or same place as Sandy "The Sanburgler" Berger....
July 20, 2004
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Officials in Beaumont, Texas, have decided to change the 99-year-old name of Jap Road, due to concerns that the name was hurting people's feelings. Locals were largely in favor of keeping the name, originally given in honor of local Japanese...
July 18, 2004
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My seven-year-old saw this magazine cover at the grocery store checkout line. "What's more serious?" she asked. I tell ya, between these flingin'-flangin' schools doing their job of actually teaching my child to read, and the like-Swiss-engineered-clockwork of the...
July 14, 2004
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I'm not saying the guy's not impressive. I'm just saying I think I could take 'im, that's all....
July 12, 2004
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My heart is heavy tonight over the news of the nearby Southern Baptist congregation rocked by the murder of a deacon, allegedly by its youth pastor, allegedly in conspiracy with the victim's wife over an alleged adulterous relationship. "Allegedly." The...
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You had me at 'Hello.' This kind of certainty comes but once in a lifetime. When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as...
July 7, 2004
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This is old news, but it was new news to me, and it was hilarious. Dateline July 2: Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue opts out of Kerry candidacy. Have I mentioned that I have thrice met the governor? Oh, I have....
July 2, 2004
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Okay, this cracked me up: From Protein Wisdom, a very funny, albeit particularly odd whilst insightful blog that I rather enjoyed....
June 28, 2004
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Boston Catholics are angry that their churches have been turned into condos. First...these developers have done a nice job, cosmetically speaking. Second...I was confused when the report stated "Bernie McFarland and his father bought the properties." I was thinking that...
June 25, 2004
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I'm subversively pleased with all the attention former President Bill Clinton is receiving in his vain, and in vain, effort to recast the mold in which legacy has been established. As he steals headlines from his tall-yet-in-the-shadows would-be successor, John...
June 15, 2004
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It's late, and I'm tired, but I've just turned on the TV to see my president on CSPAN speaking well of both President Clinton and Senator Clinton. What a shame his largesse is not bipartisan....
June 13, 2004
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Via E-mail:THE PRESIDENT: Mrs. Reagan, Patti, Michael, and Ron; members of the Reagan family; distinguished guests, including our Presidents and First Ladies; Reverend Danforth; fellow citizens: We lost Ronald Reagan only days ago, but we have missed him for a...
June 12, 2004
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Via Say Uncle, yet another instance of Kerry saying something that doesn't jive with what his voting record declares. This time, it's how NRA pointman Wayne LaPierre shows how the "F" in John F. Kerry stands for "Flunkee" when it...
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Just got to watch the final ceremony for President Reagan. I am so proud to be an American that I can't quantify it in words. A few other random thoughts while watching from my hotel room, while my bride was...
June 9, 2004
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Here's a great link to the unedited transcript between Tom "Left-Eye" Brokaw and President Bush. The material that was edited out of the video gives insight to President Bush's moral clarity, depth and breadth of vision, and context of affirmation...
June 8, 2004
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One of the things I like best about Reagan is the fact that he loved his wife and was unashamed to publically show it. He proved that a man in power can love more than power itself; he can love...
June 7, 2004
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I heard of the death of former US President Ronald Reagan on Saturday night, as we settled in to room 123 of the Rome, Georgia, Holiday Inn. I required my children to sit and watch the news of the life...
June 5, 2004
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So, according to the logic of Reggie Rivers, Abu Ghraib soldiers could be innocent of any wrong-doing. Sick, twisted, and wrong in both situations....
June 2, 2004
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A Georgia Woman unexpectedly saw her home remodeled into a split level when a tree removal crane crashed through her dwelling, slicing her home in two. And in an odd case of duplicity, a divisively similar situation occured in Australia....
June 1, 2004
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"It" being any one or all of the following: reality, truth, common sense, discretion, decency, discernment, wisdom. It's a shame that Reggie Rivers gets to call himself a former Denver Bronco, since I do like this team so. A less-than-average...
May 25, 2004
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Thanks to Randy, for leading me to this video, reminding us why we're right to be in Iraq. By the way, Randy's also right about preaching and teaching....
May 23, 2004
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Top 5ive 80s "Hair Band" Power Ballads: 1. Every Rose Has its Thorn by Poison 2. Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N Roses 3. Never Say Goodbye by Bon Jovi 4. Without You by Motley Crue 5. Don't Know...
May 19, 2004
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The support for Kerry keeps pouring in. Resurrection Song linked to it first....
May 17, 2004
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I received the circulating e-mail advocating an abstinence of petrol on May 19. I'll need to buy gasoline tomorrow, so that won't be a problem for me. My question...will you go out of your way to "send a message" about...
May 12, 2004
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I won't be watching the video of al quaeda's murder of Nick Berg. I didn't see the terrorist murder of Daniel Perl two years ago. Other than how I've been assaulted with the images of the Iraqi prisoners -- on...
May 7, 2004
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Via The Evangelical Outpost, the story of President Bush makes a connection amidst the work of governing the nation. And the photo that accompanies: Don't underestimate this element. Bush has connected with the people. People I know and love (but...
May 1, 2004
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Nancy declined the opportunity to have a planned conservative university named after President Reagan. Bummer. The school was to be in Colorado, which, if it had gone as desired, would have sealed my children's collegiate future. They've got about a...
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Rene Gonzalez proves you can matriculate from the University of Massachussetts and still be an idiot, you can still be an American and hate your country, and you can still receive all the benefits and blessings of freedom and oppose...
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Y'all see the symbolism here, don't you? via Bunnie Diehl...
April 27, 2004
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I've been pretty hard on JFKerry, because of his record. I've been asked to be honest about George Bush. I found this link that does a good job explaining why George Bush will receive my vote this election year. I...
April 26, 2004
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From the WSJ BOTW, we get this "qualifications" list offered by the organizers of the pro-abortion rally in Washington this past Sunday: Undergraduate and graduate feminist women and men in all majors are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be passionate...
April 25, 2004
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Juvenile & pedantic, but I laughed, because its so true. Other Kerry "Leggo my Ego" moments: Kerry blames the SUV on the family. What a stand-up guy. John Kerry subtly taps the head of the person listed as the registered...
April 24, 2004
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Yesterday, I was in the airplane returning home, and while I was on my cell phone trying to make sure I'd have a shuttle waiting for me, I read on the ever-changing screen of the Verizon seat-back phone that Army...
April 22, 2004
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I received an email telling me that someone posted a comment to this post, dated March 9, linking to AP "news" that John Kerry is a highly decorated Viet Nam Veteran. In case you missed it, here's Yahoo's compendium. No,...
April 20, 2004
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So the five-year anniversary of the Columbine massacre was commemorated yesterday. It seems like blame is the gift that keeps on giving when it comes to this horrible event. Michael Moore wanted to blame wealthy, fudge-eating followers of Charleton Heston....
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Captain Ed has his caption contest up and going, with a Tuesday evening deadline. Join in the fun and read along. There, you'll see references to every issue that should raise red flags for every American, not just the right-minded...
April 18, 2004
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Literally stumbled upon the news of Dru's discovery. I'm slightly off-put by the irresponsibility callousness of the media, who are never as eager to report the wrap of the story with the ardor they report the more dramatic birth of...
April 16, 2004
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A Twofer from Wizbang: Kerry's Flipping-and-a-flopping dates all the way back to the 60s, when, while as a student at Yale, he was a member of both the Young Democrats as well as the Young Republicans. Then, this gem, that...
April 15, 2004
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Recently, Denver meteorologist Pam Daale died after a long fight against breast cancer. Pam garnered attention when she was hired by KMGH in 1993. Bound to a wheelchair after being paralyzed from a horseriding accident that severed her spinal cord,...
April 14, 2004
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Only Dirty Bird JFKerry could invent a "misery index" that actually argues the higher your misery, the better off you are (the WSJ Opinion Journal offers commentary to this, as well as to data to the original and more intellectually...
April 13, 2004
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President Bush paid a quarter of a million dollars in federal income tax for 2003. Yes, he clearly is taking advantage of tax laws favoring the wealthiest Americans. By the way, what did you pay in Federal Income Tax, Senator...
April 12, 2004
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While reading the "endorsements" for Sequel JFK, I read a couple gems. The first was the new nickname, "Nuancy Boy." Also, is this little ditty, which has been around for about a month...but it is new to me, and I...
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Seems like someone was asleep at the IT desk at the Kerry Campaign headquarters. They had a feature that allowed "contributors" to create their own website endorsing John Kerry for President. The problem was, nobody was making sure that differently-opinionated...
April 7, 2004
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PETA is no better than the offal of the swine they are trying to protect. This latest campaign, that pays note to the horrible news of the pig farmer who will soon go on trial for fifteen murders and...
April 6, 2004
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Here's a great post over at the Free Republic, offering photos of everyman John Kerry's domestic domiciles. Homes abroad are unknown, according to the post, because the Senator has refused to disclose his ownership of overseas accomodations. I don't begrudge...
April 5, 2004
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You can tell a lot about your choices for President by what they say when they both speak poorly and someone is there to record it. Bush''I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and...
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It can't be good for the presidential campaign when the wife's company doesn't even want to be associated with you. Meanwhile, JFK doesn't do anything to help his elitist reputation by developing a new excuse for not having to shake...
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Where conservatives find humor, liberals smell conspiracy. I'm actually embarrassed for Krugman, but I sure appreciate his foolishness, and the Times's willingness to give him whitespace where we can all read along as he gags on his Odor Eaters....
April 3, 2004
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So Air America has hit the media scene with a huge buzz. What's that? Oh! I've just been told that this "buzz" is merely the cicadas chirping. Five markets have been exposed to this parade. Three in California. New York...
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Hilarious! I didn't see this, but the story of the distracting boy behind the President is great! Make sure you take a look at the slide show, because the running commentary below it evidences how CNN was turning itself into...
April 2, 2004
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So 308,000 jobs were created in March. Predictably, the newswires lead with the accompanying report of a slight increase in unemployment rather than the job growth, in a not-so-subtle effort to invalidate any marks of progress. Buried in both reports...
April 1, 2004
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Hi-larious! Via NGD, via Minuteman, the results of the (faux, but funny) Google search on John Kerry's principled positions....
March 31, 2004
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Randy links to a post that reveals John Kerry hasn't given up his fight to become the second black president. In a related note, Kerry announced his purchase of a new ringtone for his official JFK in '04 cellphone....
March 30, 2004
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Scrappleface offers a dead-on Scriptural reply to Kerry's misuse of biblical text to criticize President Bush. In a word, I say...."Amen."...
March 24, 2004
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Inside every joke is the kernal of truth. Isn't that what is said? If so, then what else can be determined from Kerry's submission of humor, offered when he fell for a prank. His self-revelatory hilarity: "We have a new...
March 23, 2004
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Pressed at Avoiding Evil has an interesting conversation going on over the issue of homosexuality. He's had to shut down his comments because of spamming, but the conversation is dynamic nonetheless....
March 20, 2004
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I bet Steve Green isn't thrilled about this church using his great song as a tagline....
March 18, 2004
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Randy makes a good distinction between lying and being mistaken. Most people are agreeing we were mistaken about WMD. I happen to think its still possible to find them. We found planes buried in the sand. We found their dictator...
March 17, 2004
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First, this from the inbox: A scene at City Hall in San Francisco "Next." "Good morning. We want to apply for a marriage license." ""Names?" "Tim and Jim Jones." "Jones? Are you related? I see a resemblance." "Yes, we're brothers."...
March 16, 2004
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This is not only funny, it finally puts a face with the unnamed. via Instapundit....
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He told the gentle civilian that it was "none of his business" with whom he spoke... Will John Kerry's reply be the same to the standing Secretary of State and Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff? Fox News...
March 15, 2004
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I've decided to chronicle The Ketchup Candidate's duplicity, deception, and miscreance (Episode 48 is arbitrary, but likely an understated estimate). I know that others are doing it more thoroughly, for other reasons, with other motives. I offer it here for...
March 13, 2004
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This article sums up my ongoing schizophrenia regarding the Clinton Portis trade. I won't have resolution until three things happen: 1) The draft emphasizes getting a top-line RB prospect for the Broncos 2) Champ Bailey not only shuts down his...
March 10, 2004
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A man was killed in a masonic ritual when a loaded .38 was mistakenly used in the stead of one filled with blanks. I'm not a Mason. I only occasionally use their jars. I've done some study on their ritual...
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I was named first runner up over at the Captain's Quarter's Picture Caption Contest. My Caption: The attached-at-the-brain Democratic candidates were separated after a long, grueling procedure that led to one's demise and the other suffering from schizophrenia and delusions...
March 9, 2004
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John Kerry is a critical fellow. A simple search of the phrase "Kerry criticized" yields 285 results at google news. Some of those are for rare instances where John Kerry actually is criticized for a foolish stand or action. Most,...
March 5, 2004
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Over at the King of Fools, there's great insight by Ann Coulter, on the misinterpretation of the message of Jesus of Nazareth. The fact is, people have been misunderstanding Him for over 2 Kiloyears. His contemporaries argued whether He was...
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Please take a moment to check out CombativeSports.Org, the group and site being developmed by & Jodie, a friend and relative who's sister was killed last year in a Toughman contest. I applaud and support their efforts to reform the...
February 27, 2004
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In the comments section of the evangelical outpost's plea for more biblical movies from Mel Gibson, was the insight that The Passion garnered more green in one day than Bowling For Columbine grossed altogether.Michael Moore is reported to blame careless...
February 24, 2004
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We viewed Bowling for Columbine over the weekend, and we're so thankful for Michael Moore. Without him, I never would have realized that the reason children shoot each other is because rich conservatives force poor minorities to work in confectionary...
February 22, 2004
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i'm blueoh so bluebeen on both sides of the issues so long nowi just don't know what to docouldn't avoid Vietnamso I signed up for the draftcame back a hero with a scamand soon showed that i was just daftBlamed...
February 19, 2004
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I realize that I am treading potentially shark-infested waters, and that even by broaching the subject, I may be lacing up my meat-flavored swim trunks.Even so, after reading some of the discussion going on at Thinklings and Jen's, I have...
February 13, 2004
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Can you name the title reference?Well, its being used because it was the random thought that hit my frontal lobe as I chase a rabbit here. Gratuitous linkage for the winner.I'm in a bit of a discussion over at Quality...
January 23, 2004
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for thirty-one years the account of your deathhas been the focus of a nation's celebration and mourningyou were the first of millions to never draw breathsacrficed to gods that leave mothers forlorningpride, indulgence, fear, regret, convenience, and shamean unfortunate accident,...
January 13, 2004
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John Gray with a nose bleed.This doctor guy is responsible for "Men are from Mars, women are from Venus," making millions of dollars for the enlightening revelation that men and women are different.His epiphany has spawned a bevy of progeny,...
January 9, 2004
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Take a dose of man's innate desire to understand his origins, multiply it by his own foolish pride, factor this to the Xth generation of implausibility, then divide your result by the rejection of God's Word and again by the...
December 16, 2003
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WFAA Channel 8 in Dallas-Fort Worth was caught with their proverbial pants down recently when, following a Cowboys defeat, they aired video from the lockerroom where a player walked in front of the camera, wearing only...no, I'm sorry, that man...
August 27, 2003
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my comments on the Roy Moore/10 commandments embroglio, offered because I know the world is waiting to hear what I have to say about this, and also because one shouldn't pass on the opportunity to use the word embroglio when...
July 23, 2003
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I was surprised to hear of the deaths of those rowdy Hussein boys yesterday. I was even more surprised that I was a little saddened by the news.I'm not joking.and I'm not going crazy.I'm not sad that they're gone. I'm...
July 10, 2003
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said better by another:NARROW-MINDED? ALL BELIEVERS ARE.by Dr. Joe McKeeverA ministry of the First Baptist Church of Kenner, LouisianaA lady wrote to the editor of our local paper the other day, upset that someone suggested homosexuality is forbidden in the...
June 17, 2003
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from the June 13, 2003 Pastor's Weekly BriefingFor the third year in a row, President Bush declined to issue a proclamation recognizing June as Gay and Lesbian Pride month. "The president believes every person should be treated with dignity and...
June 10, 2003
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nineteen people in three states have come down with the most unappealing-sounding malady since necrotitis fasciitis (better known as the 'flesh-eating bacteria').monkeypox.monkeypox.as chimps are to hens, so is monkeypox to chickenpox. The aviary pox is herpes virus-related, while the primate...
May 28, 2003
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Dennis Prager, in The Jewish World Review, comments on the recent event where the whole "if-an-unlimited-number-of-monkeys-had-an-unlimited-amount-of-time-at-typewriters-they'd-produce-Shakespearean(sic)-works' argument that is supposed to lend credence to evolutionary design of the universe.He writes (full article here):According to news reports, instructors at Plymouth University...
April 22, 2003
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I've actually been wanting to share this for several days....it is just so profoundly educational.I was reading The Daily Press while in Craig, the local rag. It's actually a pretty good community daily. Anyway, I came across this article that...
March 25, 2003
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C&P verbatim in an email from a good friendby Cindy Osborne The Hollywood group is at it again. Holding anti-war rallies, screaming about the Bush Administration, running ads in major newspapers, defaming the President and his Cabinet every chance they...
February 20, 2003
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I'm surprised MSNBC didn't pipe in a midi file of Amazing Grace for this feature to elicit even more pseudo-pathos out of this emotionally contrived subject, where Reuters went to extraordinary lengths to make the terminally seriously-ill choosing suicide to...
January 2, 2003
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a trivial, but appropriate example of why I equate the liberal left to a five-year old who resorts to arguing with strategies such as "I know you are, but what am I?" and using terms such as "doody head" and...
December 4, 2002
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we're in that festive time of year where all attention falls upon that oh-so-important figure...and I ain't talkin' about Jesus.No, I'm referring to Santa ClausChris KringlePere NoelSaint Nick.There's two different camps (with many factions within each).To one camp, this is...