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March 7th, 2008 at 11:38
Throwing Your Vote Away?
Just so you know, not “throwing your vote away” is accomplished by voting for someone who solemnly covenants with us to…
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March 7th, 2008 at 16:32
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March 7th, 2008 at 17:11
Bjork Sings for Tibet
Commies aren’t into that free speech thing.China pledged Friday to impose tougher curbs on foreign artists after pop star Bjork sang in support of Tibetan independence in Shanghai, warning similar actions could lead to them being blacklisted. We will …
March 7th, 2008 at 19:25
California Home Schooling Furore Deflated
Read all the way to the bottom before getting too cheesed off.
An appeals court judge from California has ruled, in an unnecessary expansion of the case, that Californians have no constitutional right to homeschool their children.
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March 7th, 2008 at 23:05
California Court Criminalizes Home Schoolers.
This is a direct attack on parents God given right to direct the education and welfare of their own children. California has effectively taken ownership of every child in the state and told parents they have no say whatsoever in how their children are …
March 8th, 2008 at 00:55
Gas can may be a clue in Lauren Burk’s death
As I mentioned, Lauren was a freshman at Auburn University and was found shot to death Tuesday night a few miles outside of campus. She died at a hospital later on. Immediately after police found Lauren, the received a call on a car which was on fire i…
March 8th, 2008 at 05:39
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March 8th, 2008 at 05:53
Hillary’s Ireland Claims Debunked
Hillary Clinton has claimed international experience and often cites her assistance in brokering a peace deal in Ireland during her husband’s administration.
“I helped to bring peace to Northern Ireland.”
~snip~
“I remember a me…
March 8th, 2008 at 06:22
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March 8th, 2008 at 08:40
Air Force Blocks Access to Blogs
Nearly three years after the Army took notice of Soldier blogs and began insisting the writers register with their chain of command, the Air Force is going in a different direction altogether: restricting which blogs its airmen may read. Basically,
March 8th, 2008 at 11:15
Yves Rossy is the Incredible Flying Man
Jet-Man Yves Rossy has invented a jet-powered personal wing that allows him to fly. Currently he can fly when launched from a plane. The model he is working on next will be able to take off from the ground and fly vertically.
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March 8th, 2008 at 12:35
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March 8th, 2008 at 18:13
Lionel Richie On HELIUM?
It’s juvenile. It’s stupid. But doggonit, it’s funny.
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March 8th, 2008 at 18:13
Godly Wisdom — March 8, 2008
Some People Are So Lazy They Won’t Even Lift Food To Their Mouth
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March 8th, 2008 at 20:18
The Left v. The Miliary
Podcast Show Notes
Warner Tood Huston joins us for the first hour.
A judge in California stops a foster child from joining the Marines and has stopped at least one other from joining the Navy. (Hat Tip: Stop the ACLUÂ and Warner Todd.)
Meanwhile, even …
March 8th, 2008 at 23:11
The anatomy of environmental ‘junk science’: How stupidity spreads
As the fight between Global Warming Realists and Alarmists continues, it is worth pointing out how easy it is to have bad or nonexistent science turn into a global call for action. Once the gauntlet is thrown, it is difficult to reign it in with …
March 8th, 2008 at 23:25
Tracing the Left’s assault on the Military
Michelle Malkin has written a blog tracing in detail a list of the more egregious assaults on Military Recruiters by the Anti War Left. For those of us pissed off by the Berkeley Council’s attempts to drive them out, this shows that to be a drop…
March 9th, 2008 at 07:00
Bad Plan: U.S. Northern Command, Canada Command establish new bilateral Civil Assistance Plan
Guest post by Robert:
I’ve mentioned this on the blog a couple of times, but I don’t think anyone realizes the seriousness of the situation. This agreement allows the administration to deploy foreign troops on US soil without congressional …
March 9th, 2008 at 07:00
Bad Plan: U.S. Northern Command, Canada Command establish new bilateral Civil Assistance Plan
Guest post by Robert:
I’ve mentioned this on the blog a couple of times, but I don’t think anyone realizes the seriousness of the situation. This agreement allows the administration to deploy foreign troops on US soil without congressional …
March 9th, 2008 at 07:24
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March 9th, 2008 at 08:11
A Victory Dance for Colombia
Colombian Terrorist Was After Nuclear Bomb Colombia’s armed forces and national police performed one of the most spectacular anti-terror strikes in history, taking out FARC chieftain Raul Reyes, the No. 2 terrorist in the Marxist cocaine-trafficking g…
March 9th, 2008 at 08:24
What No Child Left Behind has in common with a loogie on your pizza
I once heard a story from an acquaintance about an unnamed pizza joint that he worked at for a while. There was a customer who would call in and order a pizza during their sale night every week. Every week she would take delivery then call back in to c…
March 9th, 2008 at 20:25
McCarnival for McCain is Coming!
We at McCain Blogs are hosting the first McCain blog carnival (for those of you not familiar with blog lingo – its a blog roundup) this coming Friday. We are soliciting submissions in the roundup (”McCarnival”) from any and all bloggers who have pro-…
March 9th, 2008 at 20:44
Texas Woman Earns Silver Star in Global War on Ter
A 19-year-old Texas woman is the first woman in the Battle of Afghanistan to earn the Silver Star and only the second woman since World War II to earn the nation’s third-highest medal for valor.
March 9th, 2008 at 23:39
Sunday Funny – The richest man in the world edition
Got Priorities?
Trackposted to The Virtuous Republic, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Right Truth, Shadowscope, Stuck On Stupid, The Amboy Times, Adeline and Hazel, Pursuing Holiness, third world county, Woman Honor Thyself, DragonLady’s Wo…
March 10th, 2008 at 07:55
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