Parker Lee ‘Chip’ Gerdes, RIP
Like many people, I considered Chip Gerdes a friend. He died Monday morning of an apparent heart attack at his home in Quincy, Illinois. He was 42 years old and leaves behind a wife…
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Donna Brazile, George W. Bush, and the truth about Hurricane Katrina
Anyone getting their news from sources outside the Old Media back in 2005 already knew the facts surrounding Katrina. From the Washington Times: One day after a beautiful ceremony commemorating the George W. Bush presidential library, a bombshell was dropped by one of his former fiercest political opponents. Donna Brazile wrote a column praising President Bush for his handling of Hurricane Katrina. […]
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A Must Read: ‘After America’ by Mark Steyn
(Also recommened: Bill Muehlenberg’s review of “After America.”) Six years ago I was late getting to Mark Steyn’s book “America Alone,” and this time I’m late getting to his new book “After America.” Six…
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Patton: The Warrior, the Myth, and the Legacy
Sixty-seven years ago today General George S. Patton died as a result of injuries sustained in a minor automobile accident. An interesting article commemorating the day is posted at CommandPosts.com. Here’s an excerpt: Patton…
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U.S. Distrust in Media Hits New High
For at least three decades political conservatives and the Republican Party have been crying about the bias in the old media. Listening to them on the topic is like listening to a five year-old—though…
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47% Say Media Bias Bigger Problem Than Campaign Contributions, 42% Disagree
The above headline is from the Rasmussen report excerpted below. The story should be altered and the headline should read: Incredibly stupid Republicans and conservatives, especially the rich ones, continue to do nothing to address the lousy left-wing media problem […]
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The untold story of history: American political psychopaths (Part 3)
To close out this look at political psychopathy, in a nutshell, psychopathic tendencies should be of “significant concern to society.” If only we could require brain scans of all candidates, consultants and staff. At least then we’d know what we’re dealing with. This is from Jonathan Zap’s article at RealitySandwich.com […]
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The untold story of history: American political psychopaths (Part 2)
In a terrific and long post at RealitySandwich.com writer Jonathan Zap has an article titled “Foxes and Reptiles: Psychopathy and the Financial Meltdown.” As I suggested in part 1, Zap states the fact that the problem of psychopathy isn’t just a problem for Wall Street: The present financial meltdown may […]
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The untold story of history: American political psychopaths (Part 1)
First up I need to thank my friend John Sullivan for bringing the information below to my attention. For a long time I’ve recognized that the problem with American politics is, from start to…
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Global warming forever and the Greatest Man Who Ever Lived
The Sun-Times reports the “Hottest days in Chicago”: 105 on July 24, 1934 104 on June 20, 1953 104 on June 20, 1988 104 on July 14, 1995 103 on July 21, 1901 103…
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While We ‘Focused on the Economy,’ ‘A Queer Thing Happened to America’
Continuing on from yesterday’s topic, people say, “We need to focus on the economy.” We’ve been hearing that ever since Pat Buchanan gave this warning to the 1992 Republican National Convention: …this election is…
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Why ‘A Queer Thing Happened to America’
Dr. Michael Brown’s book (published last year) is titled “A Queer Thing Happened to America.” It’s an impressively researched and footnoted work that spans almost 700 pages. To set the context for what it…
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Moral Neutrality is No Longer a Practical Policy
“My dear Rick, when will you realize that in this world today isolationism is no longer a practical policy?”
~ Said by Signor Ferrari to Richard Blain in the movie “Casablanca”
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Highly recommended: ‘Liberal Fascism’ by Jonah Goldberg (Part 2)
Read part 1 here. Jonah Goldberg is a senior writer for the National Review magazine, as well as a syndicated columnist—his book “Liberal Fascism” should be on everyone’s must-read list. Glenn Beck has read…
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Highly recommended: ‘Liberal Fascism’ by Jonah Goldberg (Part 1)
Not since Mark Steyn’s America Alone have I read a book that was this important—Jonah Goldberg’s Liberal Fascism, is highly recommended. Why? Because it sets out the intellectual heritage of the ideology of the modern…
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