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February 29th, 2008 at 13:15
The Morality of Nanotechnology
A new study finds that only 1/3 of Americans find nanotechnology morally acceptable.
February 29th, 2008 at 14:03
Gary Michael Hilton indicted in Florida slaying
The Leon County Florida Grand Jury handed down indictments on Gary Michael Hilton, the man convicted in the kidnapping and murder of Meredith Emerson, for charges of murder, kidnapping and two counts of grand theft on Thursday related to the disappeara…
February 29th, 2008 at 14:32
Obama Transcendant
Today on her show, Laura Ingraham discussed the various signs of Obama worship in the journalistic community. One quote, from a New York Times article by Adam Nagourney, particularly grabbed my attention. Should Mr. Obama win the nomination, his candid…
February 29th, 2008 at 16:56
Quotes from the Campaign and Weekend Trackbacks
Freudian slips
“I’m a proud conservative liberal republic — conservative Republican ~ John McCain
Now that’s some “straight talk”.
“If you elect me, I’ll repeal those subsidies and put them into a strategic energy fund that wil…
March 1st, 2008 at 07:03
That Virtual Fence Is A Virtual Bust!
The Katrina of All Fences, is one way to describe this cluster&$#@! $85.5 million dollars wasted.
Just last week, Chertoff said “I have personally witnessed the value of this system, and I have spoken directly to the border patrol agents&…
March 1st, 2008 at 09:43
Nazi and Islamic Propaganda
A Deeper Look has a two part series entitled Then And Now, Similarities between past Nazi propaganda and current day Islamic propaganda. Part One. Part Two. Below is a video from part one. Visit Deeper Look for more, it’s well
March 1st, 2008 at 10:49
Terrorism, American Medicine, and Death Threats
We all remember the physicians in Glasgow Scotland who turned out to be terrorists, setting off bombs and attempting suicide attacks. (here and here) This stirred concern about foreign doctors here in the United States and potential terrorism. Today I
March 1st, 2008 at 11:25
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March 1st, 2008 at 15:35
Open Trackbacks, Linkfest, and You.
There seems to be glitch in the system…In the meantime, please use the frontpage…to locate the posts you want to link to today. You can get the name of the blog, the title of the post, and then go there for the trackback URL itself …
March 2nd, 2008 at 06:10
March Analysis
Podcast Show Notes
David Oatney and I have a long chat about the Presidential race including the continuing campaign of Mike Huckabee.
Also, we talk about the campaign of California Conservative icon Tom McClintock who joins a fabulous group of qualit…
March 2nd, 2008 at 06:33
What’s the matter with kids today?
From a wide array of socially destructive interests affecting youth today, one stands out as the 500-pound gorilla: prisons for kids, AKA public schools.
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March 2nd, 2008 at 08:24
Independent Conservative Talk Radio
Tuesday Guest: John Bootie For President 2008
Mondays at 9pm eastern – The Halls of Valhalla – Conservative
Tuesday Through Thursday 11pm eastern- The Uncooperative Radio show -Conservative
Friday’s 8pm Eastern – The Patriot’s Pub! – U.S. history,…
March 2nd, 2008 at 10:06
Taliban Tells Newsweek They Knew Prince Harry was
Newsweek is reporting that a Taliban commander gave them a call the other day to let them know that they knew Prince Harry was in Afghanistan all along. Naner- naner-naner!
March 2nd, 2008 at 10:47
Michelle Obama to Poor Working Women: Don’t Cry Fo
Michelle Obama relates to the little people. No. Really. She does.
March 2nd, 2008 at 12:19
20 year Anniversary
Twenty years ago I left New Jersey at the worldly age of 24 and headed for a new life in Orange, TX. I had no idea how different things would be in the swampy backwoods of Southeast Texas.
March 2nd, 2008 at 12:30
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March 2nd, 2008 at 16:39
The US Postal Service is Offering New Flat Rate Bo
It figures this would come out after my son is out of Baghdad, but he’s still in Germany so I’ll still take advantage of this!
The USPS is supporting the troops. They have put out a larger flat rate box and are offering it for shipment to military…
March 3rd, 2008 at 04:18
Um..Obama..Rockefeller Voted For The War AND Gave A Speech In Favor Of Invasion
Obama tried to throw a verbal assault weapon at Hillary. Barack chose to condemn Hillary for her Iraq War vote by comparing her to Jay Rockefeller. It appears that there was blowback which caused damage to his reputation as a brilliant mind:
Obama c…
March 3rd, 2008 at 04:42
Child Beheaded, Wonder What the Attacker’s Religions Is?
A man walked into a supermarket in Jeddah Saudi Arabia, picked up a 15 month old child and cut the boy’s head off with a knife. Shoppers watched in horror as the man raised the boy and hacked through his throat until his head came off. The man …