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Saturday, November 21, 2009

The Global Carbon Footprint Scam
  GreeenIsm piece by Alan Caruba (11/21/09)

I never cease to marvel at the environmental alarmists who create one “crisis” after another using wretchedly bad “science” to support their scams. On Tuesday, November 24, the Global Footprint Network is going to “release new data on the Ecological Footprint of 100 nations and humanity as a whole, and the current ledgers are sobering.“

Friday, November 20, 2009

We Don’t Like to Stock That, It Sells Too Well
  Socialism piece by Guest: Michael R. Shannon (11/20/09)

I imagine the Postmaster General grinds his teeth when he thinks about how much easier his life would be, if he had a monopoly like the “public” schools. If customers were forced to buy the equivalent postage before they were allowed to ship FEDEX or UPS his competition worries would be over.

D.C. sued for blocking vote on marriage
  Police State piece by Offsite (11/20/09)

A lawsuit has been filed in Washington, D.C., challenging a decision by the city’s Board of Elections and Ethics not to allow citizens to vote on the definition of marriage, as had been proposed by an initiative.

‘Hacked e-mails reveal global-warming fraud?‘
  Global Warming piece by Offsite (11/20/09)

Top climate scientists discuss hiding contrary data, marginalizing dissenters - Officials at a key global warming research center in the United Kingdom have authenticated a series of e-mails and other documents apparently taken from their computer system by a hacker, but they cannot explain what scientists in internal exchanges meant by references to a “trick” that would “hide the decline” of global temperatures nor by instructions to delete contrary data.

Civilian Trials Provide Soapboxes for Terrorists
  Terrorism piece by J. D. Longstreet (11/20/09)

So now we are going to try the terrorists in civilian federal trials in New York City, just blocks away from the site of the former World Trade Center Twin Towers, where 3,000 innocents were murdered. Can you possible see how this move by the Obama Regime makes the US appear weak, indecisive, and just plain DUMB to our enemies?

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Big Brother to spy on your holidays as security database is set up to log all trips abroad
   Big Brother piece by Offsite (3/15/09)

All trips out of Britain are to be recorded on a massive new security database - along with personal details of every business traveller and holidaymaker.

Penalty for Christian testimony challenged
   EdukShun piece by Offsite (3/15/09)

An appeals court in Denver has been asked to acknowledge the free speech rights of students by overturning a lower court’s approval of a penalty imposed by a school district for a testimony of Christian faith.

Media Trashes Breadwinning Dads over Parenting Magazine’s ‘Mad at Dad’ Survey
   Junk Science piece by Guest: Glenn Sacks,Robert Franklin (3/15/09)

“Alarming percentages of moms are angry at dads on a regular basis.“ “Hell hath no fury like a mommy scorned.“ “Moms are angry about dad’s role.“

Banks Say No Thanks To Bailout Money
   Big Brother piece by Offsite (3/15/09)

Burdened with increasingly onerous restrictions, some banks want to return federal bailout money.

Low-energy light bulbs can cause rashes and swelling to sensitive skin
   GreeenIsm piece by Offsite (3/15/09)

The phasing out of traditional light bulbs could cause misery for thousands who have light-sensitive skin disorders, medical experts warned yesterday.

Mom will fight judge’s order against home schooling
   EdukShun piece by Offsite (3/15/09)

A North Carolina homeschooling mother, ordered to stop teaching her children at home and send them to public school, said she will appeal the judge’s ruling.

The Greens Hate Energy, America, and You!
   GreeenIsm piece by Alan Caruba (3/15/09)

I doubt that most Americans have a clue what the leading Green organizations like Friends of the Earth and the Sierra Club have as their agenda for 2009. They have already made it known their members, so I will share it with you.

Russian mobsters consort with terrorists, slave traders
   Crime piece by Jim Kouri (3/15/09)

From Himalayan villages to Eastern European cities, people - especially women and girls - are attracted by the prospect of a well-paid job as a domestic servant, waitress or factory worker. Human traffickers recruit victims through fake advertisements, mail-order bride catalogues and casual acquaintances. Upon arrival at their destination, victims are placed in conditions controlled by traffickers while they are exploited to earn illicit revenues. Many are physically confined, their travel or identity documents are taken away and they or their families are threatened if they do not cooperate.

The Crisis of Man Made Hemispheric Climate Change
   Climate Change piece by J.J. Jackson (3/15/09)

There is a looming crisis barreling down the tracks at Americans like a runaway locomotive.  Yet most are completely unaware of this pending danger.  This danger is none other than man made Hemispheric Climate Change.  Yes, mock me if you like but the data is clear.  I have been looking at data over the past month and have noted a disturbing trend.  Temperatures are rising and there is only one obvious cause; our consumerist economy driving industry to pollute our planet and belch carbon dioxide into the atmosphere combined with our increased burning of fossil fuels to stay warm.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Lawmakers trash the Constitution
   Congress piece by Offsite (3/14/09)

It appears that the lawmakers who assemble in Washington have no idea what the Constitution says, or worse, they simply don’t care.

‘Should Church Leaders Obey Oppressive Laws?‘
   Big Brother piece by Don Boys, Ph.D. (3/14/09)

Well, the jerks in the Connecticut legislature are at it again. They are trying to control Roman Catholic Churches. It is time for religious leaders to tell the politicians and federal judges, “Come and get us because we will not comply with your orders.“ Such leaders will be more likely to get away with that resistance if they repudiate their tax-exempt status which is the modern day golden calf that almost all pastors bow before.

‘Which states are worst for personal freedom?‘
   Big Brother piece by Offsite (3/14/09)

A new study indicates the states with the most freedom are South Dakota, New Hampshire and Colorado, while Americans see the most complete government control of their personal lives in New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, California and Maryland.

Strategic Advantage of Missile Defense Seems Shelved
   National Security piece by Kevin Roeten (3/14/09)

The new short film “33 Minutes” [article](1) illuminates how much time we have to kiss some of our butts goodbye if a nuclear strike is launched by Korea or Iran against the US. But which of those countries is aligned with a terrorist organization? We know Iran is, but not sure about Korea.

Friday, March 13, 2009

‘Has Illegal Immigration’s Effect on Education Become the ‘Third Rail’ of Politics?‘
   EdukShun piece by Offsite (3/13/09)

Traditionally, Social Security has been the “third rail” of politics but we now have another third rail - illegal immigration and education. Politicians step all over themselves asking for more and more money to be spent on education; ignoring the fact that money alone does not make for a good public education. Another thing we are not allowed to mention in a discussion about public education quality and costs is the impact of illegal immigration; otherwise we are labeled “racists.“

Solved! 7-year battle over gun sales records
   Big Brother piece by Offsite (3/13/09)

A battle between an Idaho gun shop and federal regulators over the shop’s right to sell guns that has consumed nearly seven years and tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees has been closed down with an agreement that an outside third party will help with the shop’s record-keeping.

US Congress Investigates Forensic Science Requirements
   Science piece by Jim Kouri (3/13/09)

The US Congress’ Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation on Tuesday heard from a panel of forensic expert witnesses that some issues dealing with the validity of forensic science need better review procedures and more rigorous standards.

Border War: National Guard May Be Deployed to US-Mexico Border
   National Security piece by Jim Kouri (3/13/09)

The governor of Arizona is requesting a deployment of up to 250 National Guard troops to that state’s border with Mexico, while the Texas governor is considering a similar action. The escalating violence occurring at the US-Mexico border is causing enormous concern within both states.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Cause For Celebration: An Examination Of The Cosmological Argument
   Religion piece by Frederick Meekins (3/12/09)

Often the classics rank among the best.  Even though time passes and intellectual fashions change, certain insights and perspectives address something so profound they forever earn a place as a steadfast pillar among sifting seas of opinion.  Much of what comes after such a point simply serves as either confirmation, renunciation, clarification, or criticism.  Though he lived and labored during the Middle Ages in the 1200‘s, the cosmological argument of Thomas Aquinas has withstood the test of time as one of those stalwart pillars of the mind pointing to a rational basis for belief in God.

‘Coed showers going statewide?‘
   Progressivism piece by Offsite (3/12/09)

A “gender identity” plan for coed showers, locker rooms and other public facilities already implemented in one suburban Maryland county could be going statewide, according to alarmed members of a pro-family organization.

Judge orders homeschoolers into public district classrooms
   Big Brother piece by Offsite (3/12/09)

A North Carolina judge has ordered three children to attend public schools this fall because the homeschooling their mother has provided over the last four years needs to be “challenged.“

Don’t Trust Rep Party Chm Michael Steele
   Republicrats piece by Grant Swank (3/12/09)

We are becoming a non-trust public. Makes sense.

Dems Push Another Fake ‘Fair’ Bill That Will Kill Online Science Research Publishing
   Demercrats piece by Warner Todd Huston (3/12/09)

Why are Democrats such liars? I know that sounds harsh, but this penchant for labeling a law, act, or bill with a lie as a title is gallingly Orwellian and it’s getting tiresome. We have the “Employee Free Choice Act” that takes away employee choice, the “Freedom of Choice Act” that takes away the freedom NOT to chose abortion, and now we have the “Fair Copyright in Research Works Act” that takes away the public’s fair access to scientific research papers without having to first spend a ton of money to access it.

Spam, Phishing and Spyware Pose Threats to Cybersecurity
   National Security piece by Jim Kouri (3/12/09)

Federal agencies are facing emerging cybersecurity threats that are the result of increasingly sophisticated methods of attack and the blending of once distinct types of attack into more complex and damaging forms.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Lawmakers shouldn’t refer tax increase to the ballot
   Government piece by GoldwaterInstitute: Tom Patterson (3/11/09)

Harry Truman once said of tough decisions, “the buck stops here.“ Some Arizona lawmakers, though, appear to prefer that the buck stop “over there” as they consider referring a tax increase to the ballot rather than making the call themselves.

No Happy Face: Illegal Alien Crime Wave Continues
   Crime piece by Jim Kouri (3/11/09)

Complex problems are associated with illegal aliens who commit crimes. Criminal aliens tend to be drug-oriented and violent, often preying on members of their own cultures. If deported, they frequently use new names to reenter the United States and establish residence in different cities.

CNN’s Jack Cafferty Bashes Limbaugh’s Audience as ‘Right-Wing Nuts’
   MSM piece by Offsite (3/11/09)

CNN commentator Jack Cafferty returned to his routine of bashing conservatives and Republicans in a column published on CNN(1) on Tuesday titled “GOP becoming a cartoon.“ He accused the Republican Party of “pandering to the right wing nuts that comprise Rush Limbaugh’s radio audience,“ and listed this as the primary reason that the GOP lost the 2008 presidential election. Cafferty also bashed Republicans for being too busy “obstructing Obama’s programs and criticizing the Democrats’ spending plans that are aimed at trying to bring the country out of a horrible recession.“

New center revives North America agenda
   NAU/SPP piece by Offsite (3/11/09)

Arizona State University has created a new trilateral research center to advance the continuing globalist agenda to integrate the United States, Mexico and Canada into a North American configuration.

Skeptics, Deniers, and World Class Scientists
   Global Warming piece by Alan Caruba (3/11/09)

After spending time at the largest gathering of world class climatologists, meteorologists, physicists, engineers, and economists, among other very brainy folks, I came away with the feeling that the battle remains joined by this hearty group, otherwise derided as skeptics and deniers of global warming.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

America Apologizes to Britain
   Politics piece by Offsite (3/10/09)

In 1998, Bill Clinton offered apologies on behalf of “all of America” for crimes of the past.  Clinton apologized on behalf of America for slavery and maltreatment of blacks.  The Constitution grants the president certain powers of pardon and parole, but it does not make him the public confessor for the nation. In 2003, George W. Bush apologized for the American role in the slave trade, something also that transcended his role as president.  Five years later, a Democrat-controlled Congress apologized for slavery and for Jim Crow laws.  Congress has no business apologizing for the nation.

Filling The Investment Education Void With Web Workshops
   Economics piece by Guest: Steve Selengut (3/10/09)

Now more than ever, you can appreciate the need for comprehensive investment education. All of a sudden, fifty percent of your nest egg has disappeared—- and the bad news? There never was a plan for income generation. Ouch!