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the wilding of sarah palin
By Robin of BerkeleyWhen I was in college, I read a book that changed my life. It was Susan Brownmiller's...
Nov. 24 10:05 p.m.

how to spoil a turkey - inject it with political talk
President Obama is going to spoil Thanksgiving for quite a few people by giving his decision out tomorrow on the Afghanistan policy, or so the news rumors say. Won't spoil mine if he withdraws the troops,...
Nov. 24 5:17 p.m.

a brief history of politicized 'science'
Throughout Humankind's history, scientific endeavors have frequently been tainted by the political tide of the respective era.  In each case, the fundamental truth was either undiscovered or suppressed...
Nov. 24 12:25 p.m.

wwii vet's letter to president obama
I received this email today: This venerable and much honored WW II vet is well known in ...
Nov. 24 10:21 a.m.

9-11 trials - world meddling, and voicing your opposition
World meddling in 9/11 show trials begins   That didn’t take long, did it? A legal team is going to New York to prevent the use of evidence provided by Germany in seeking...
Nov. 24, 2009

the republican 'purity test'
  Conservative Republican Party activists want to withhold money from GOP candidates who stray too far from party orthodoxy. Ten Republican National Committee members are distributing...
Nov. 24, 2009

i knew there was more to the story of this man's firing...
Sex Scandal, ‘Hush Money’ and the Firing of Gerald Walpin by The Other McCain  Following up on Byron...
Nov. 24, 2009

america's poor, the richest in the world
America's poor are the "richest" poor people in the world.  Where else do poor people receive free or severely discounted: food (food stamps and school meals) Cash & income...
Nov. 23, 2009

11/19 - palin book signing in indiana fiasco
          In Case You Missed Her Previous Signing   "Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin was in Indiana yesterday...
Nov. 23, 2009

just over 10,000 people show up at book signing for going rogue.
 Ok, Maybe not 10,000. But, according to a fellow GOLO member, she claims " WTVD just announced over 4,000 showed up in the rain today for Palin. ...
Nov. 23, 2009

obama healthcare supporters... where are you?
I posted a blog about a hour ago asking opinions on the Obama/Democrat Health Care plan.  Every response was against a government-sponsored health care plan.  I have yet to meet anyone who...
Nov. 23, 2009

obamacare: is it feasible?
Question for the masses....   Obama Healthcare supporters:  Do you truly think that if this plan is implemented that over $100 billion (or whatever...
Nov. 23, 2009

you lie!
On ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulis, there was a 4 person panel discussing the controversy over the "guidelines" for mammograms that came out last week. In this clip, at about...
Nov. 23, 2009

health care bill going forward thanks to nc?
Burr's Democratic counterpart, Sen. Kay Hagan, stressed Saturday that the legislation aims to help Americans. “How many people do we know who have a condition like diabetes, asthma,...
Nov. 22, 2009

the louisiana purchase
Sweeteners for the South By Dana Milbank Sunday, November 22, 2009 Staffers on Capitol Hill were calling it the Louisiana Purchase. On the eve of Saturday's...
Nov. 22, 2009

the war on america - democrat party renamed socialist party
 Yep - it's that time again .  It is time to recall congress and tell them the raw facts. 80% believe that congress doing a bad thing. The republic is done for.  The Marxist...
Nov. 21, 2009

the war on america - the end of the republic of the united states of america
The end of the Republic of the United States of America begins at 8:00 PM.   The republic will come to an end with thunderous applause from the socialist left.
Nov. 21, 2009

the war on america - an inconvenient truth - for al gore
An Inconvienent Truth..... In Gore's film, directed by Davis Guggenheim and released in 2006, the former vice president argues that humans are causing climate change, a problem he says is the...
Nov. 21, 2009

one step closer
The Democrats got 60 votes today in the senate to move the health care bill to the floor to be debated on. So much for all those republicans screaming that this bill would be DOA. I think its safe to say...
Nov. 21, 2009

post office example
For those that think the Post Office proves that government interference in our health care system is going to make things better.  The post office lost $3.8B last year and almost $8B in...
Nov. 20, 2009

another reason the health care bill is going to be so expensive
They are including money to buy votes from Senators.    http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/11/the-100-million-health-care-vote.html...
Nov. 20, 2009

interesting development in the ny-23 special election
VIRUS in the VOTING MACHINES: Tainted Results in NY-23, by Nathan Barker, The Gouverneur Times, Last Updated on Thursday, 19 November 2009 14:16 "The computerized voting machines used by...
Nov. 20, 2009

obama fences in illegal immigrants
How can we leave out ANYONE living in this country from the health care in this country? That just can't be! Obama said we would to congress, to the American people on TV, and Joe Wilson said,...
Nov. 20, 2009

this is a fox news alert!
 Oops They Did it yet again!  For as many times in as many days, the Fox News Network messes it up. On Wednesday, Fox anchor Gregg Jarrett describes "pictures just...
Nov. 20, 2009