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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?

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Until A Few Weeks Ago We Had Four True Allies
   ObamaNation piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (3/7/09)

Now the UK and Israel have been stiffed by the current administration.  Well done, now it’s pretty much the US alone with appreciated help from Australia and Canada.

Tony Blair’s God Thing
   Religion piece by Guest: Rusty Wright, Meg Korpi (3/7/09)

Tony Blair has this thing about God and faith.

Peace through begging
   National Security piece by Offsite (3/7/09)

Peace through strength. ~ President Ronald Reagan If President Reagan’s foreign policy with communist nations, Muslim dictatorships and other various evil empires like North Korea, Cuba, Iran, Libya, China and the old Soviet Union was characterized by the philosophy “Peace through strength,“ then surely it can be argued that Obama’s foreign policy philosophy is “Peace through begging.“

‘What is a socialist?‘
   Socialism piece by Offsite (3/7/09)

The one fascinating thing I’m learning in writing for WND is the staggering ability of so many people to deny reality.

Cybersecurity Director Resigns Amid Turf Battles
   National Security piece by Offsite (3/7/09)

WASHINGTON (AP)—The head of the nation’s cybersecurity center has resigned amid persistent turf battles and confusion over the control and protection of the country’s vast computer networks and systems.

Health Overhaul Could Stall Over Government Role
   Socialism piece by Offsite (3/7/09)

WASHINGTON (AP)—The search for agreement on health care may be short lived.

Friday, March 6, 2009

Old Myths Die Hard - Especially Overpopulation
   Society piece by Kevin Roeten (3/6/09)

Many still believe in myths. The myth of overpopulation is popular, but many look at the final numbers without looking at the trends. Many refuse to look at the falling birthrates and fertility rates. Birth control, abortion, sterilization, and various contraception techniques have all dictated a declining population within a short period of time.

A Congress Devoid of Leadership
   Congress piece by Thomas D. Segel (3/6/09)

Harlingen, Texas, March 6, 2009:  To even the casual observer, it is easy to see the United States Congress has a leadership void of vast proportions.  It has become a body of elected officials where the unseeing are leading the blind and good decision-making or acceptance of responsibility is unknown.  This is a very sick body of people who are really in need of some serious help.

Getting Rush Wrong
   Demercrats piece by Offsite (3/6/09)

When White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel went on national television last week to call radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh “the voice and the intellectual force and energy behind the Republican Party,” he didn’t mean it as a compliment. Shortly thereafter, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs deliberately twisted Limbaugh’s words to try to score cheap political points against him. No less than President Obama himself has repeatedly attacked Limbaugh by name. The Democratic National Committee is now sending out press releases challenging Republicans to distance themselves from Limbaugh.

Palestine - Clinton Comes Calling
   Middle East piece by Offsite (3/6/09)

It didn’t take long for US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to take a running jump into the quicksand which so spectacularly claimed her husband - President Bill Clinton - in 2000.

The World Wildlife Fund’s Polar Bear Lies
   GreeenIsm piece by Tom DeWeese (3/6/09)

No doubt you’ve seen the ads. The music is dramatic. The scene is tragic. The message emotional. Polar Bears, holding on for dear life to bits of ice, their artic habitat destroyed by Global Warming. And the narration tells you of the tragic fate of the bears, all because of man and his selfish destruction of the earth. And of course, the ad ends with a plea for funds to help the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) protect the bears and stop Global Warming. Cute, fuzzy animals always do the trick.

Report: U.S. textbooks ‘whitewash’ Islam
   EdukShun piece by Offsite (3/6/09)

American students are not getting a realistic picture of radical Islam, and textbook publishers are even promoting the religion in U.S. public schools, experts say.

Quiet Amnesty
   Immigration piece by Offsite (3/6/09)

Openly supporting amnesty for illegal immigrants may still be a loser.  In ever-adaptable Washington, the latest approach is, “Let’s do it, but not talk about it.“

Political Leaders Ignore Illegal Alien Killers, Rapists and Assorted Thugs
   National Security piece by Jim Kouri (3/6/09)

Some may accuse me of gross hyperbole when I say that the government of Mexico uses the US as their penal system, but truth be told, tens of thousands of criminal aliens who come into the US are from Mexico and our federal and state prisons, and local jails warehouse these lawbreakers at the expense of US taxpayers. Not only that, but the US provides an abundance of crime victims for these killers, robbers, rapists and child molesters.

Climate change forecasts are useless for policymaking
   Climate Change piece by Guest: Green, Armstrong,Soon (3/6/09)

Why rush to ruin the economy over some dodgy forecasts? - Even as we struggle with serious global financial and economic difficulties, some people believe manmade global warming is a real problem of urgent concern. Perhaps this is because, almost every day, media outlets quote “experts” who predict that soaring temperatures, rising sea levels, increasing storms, prolonged droughts and other disasters will result from human activity.

Paul Harvey - Talk Radio Before Talk Radio
   Politics piece by Bruce Walker (3/6/09)

Paul Harvey died on February 28, 2009 at ninety-one.  Although he is irreplaceable, tens of millions of Americans, who have grown up in an era of ideological media, politicized education, and vicious entertainment, will never know what they have missed.  Harvey led a life which was the American Dream.  He found work which he loved his whole life.  He found a woman who he loved his whole life.  He created a life of cheerful work, wholesome pleasures, and lifelong faith which is what every life should be.

A Palestinian State Is A Horrible Idea
   Middle East piece by J. D. Longstreet (3/6/09)

If you have been paying attention, at all, you know the US and Israel are on a collision course.  Wait a minute!  Let me make that a bit clearer.  The Obama Administration is on a collision course with Israel, and by Israel I mean the coming Netanyahu Administration there.

The Pot And The Kettle…
   Politics piece by David Tatosian (3/6/09)

The belief that Americans are frightened or unwilling to discuss race, while comforting and empowering to the black community, is nonetheless pure fantasy.

Worldwide Immigration Outflow, A Phenomenon As Fleeting or Enduring as the Worldwide Recession
   Immigration piece by FreeCongressFoundation: Marion Edwyn Harrison (3/6/09)

World trade more or less quadrupled in the years 1982 - 2008. Most economists either did not foresee the universal array of economic calamity which dramatically manifested itself in 4Q08 or chose to remain mum.

Thursday, March 5, 2009

White House-Controlled Census Behind Schedule
   Government piece by Offsite (3/5/09)

WASHINGTON (AP)—With the 2010 census fast approaching, computer glitches, operational missteps and ballooning costs could overwhelm the government’s ability to conduct the once-a-decade count of the nation’s population, congressional investigators said Thursday.

Roach: 2009 Upturn Anemic At Best
   Economics piece by Offsite (3/5/09)

A statistical rebound in the second half of this year could be driven by a number of factors, according to Morgan Stanley Asia CEO Stephen Roach, including the Obama administration’s stimulus bill.

More Jobs Needed? Well, Enforce Immigration Laws!
   Economics piece by Thomas D. Segel (3/5/09)

Harlingen, Texas, March 4, 2009:  Not having the benefit of Washington D.C. wisdom, I may not be smart enough to figure out a very economical way to improve the job market for Americans.  However, as an average guy living next to the USA-Mexico border I do have some grasp of the situation.  As succinctly as it can be said - If the federal government did its job of securing our border and removing illegal aliens from the workplace, there would be an abundance of employment openings.

Cut taxes, don’t raise them
   Economics piece by GoldwaterInstitute: Byron Schlomach (3/5/09)

If it’s appropriate during this economic downturn for Governor Brewer to talk about taxes, it seems especially appropriate to talk about creating a tax system that encourages economic growth. This is the focus of a recent study released by the Goldwater Institute titled “How to Restructure Arizona’s Tax Code: A Smarter, Flatter Tax Plan to Create Jobs.“

Two years of cooling has destroyed global warming consensus
   Climate Change piece by Guest: Gregory J. Rummo (3/5/09)

Last June I found myself somewhere over Central America at about 37,000 feet in a 757, en route to the Andes Mountains in Peru for an annual missionary trek that I have been a part of since 1999. While getting a cup of coffee in the galley in the rear of the aircraft, I struck up a conversation with a Peruvian who wanted to know what a Gringo was doing traveling to his country for the eighth time in ten years. I explained that our treks through the mountains to visit different villages of indigenous Quechua often took us through passes or pasos de portachuelos at the edge of snow fields starting around 16,000 feet.

Free speech litmus test proposed
   Big Brother piece by Offsite (3/5/09)

‘Durbin Doctrine’ includes ‘frightening new government censorship powers’ - Free speech advocates have raised alarms over the possibility of a new so-called “Fairness Doctrine” that would regulate speech over the radio airwaves, and now one media leader has suggested a litmus test is needed to protect First Amendment rights from President Obama and his appointees.

Obamanomics sending America reeling
   ObamaNation piece by GoldwaterInstitute: Clint Bolick (3/5/09)

I think I understand Obamanomics. I buy a yacht that I can’t afford. I default on the loan. The bill is sent to my children and future grandchildren (and to yours). The best part: I get to keep sailing.

It’s the Sun, stupid!
   Global Warming piece by Guest: Willie Soon (3/5/09)

New direct evidence demonstrate that changes in solar activity influence climate -  The theory that climate change is chiefly caused by solar influences “is no longer tenable,“ says US National Academy of Sciences president Ralph Cicerone. Carbon dioxide, he argues, is the key driver of recent climate change. I beg to differ.

Snowmen Rejoice at Latest Climate News
   Global Warming piece by Offsite (3/5/09)

In a column last month, I focused my writing on a snowman “convention.“ The participants of the event gathered together to express their anger and frustration over global warming. “Our very existence depends on temperatures not only leveling out, but actually decreasing,“ said one of the conference’s speakers.

Professor Calls Police on Student Supporter of 2nd Amendment
   EdukShun piece by Warner Todd Huston (3/5/09)

The assignment for Central Connecticut State University student John Walberg and his two classmates was to give an oral presentation on a “relevant issue in the media.“ The three chose school violence for their topic.

Criminal Aliens Invading US While President Obama Fiddles
   National Security piece by Jim Kouri (3/5/09)

It’s old news that the Mexican government exports Mexico’s poorest citizens into the United States for a number of reasons: It relieves them of the responsibility of providing social and healthcare services for them; it provides their country’s economy with an influx of US cash when these illegal workers send money they earn in the US back home; and it defuses problems with far-left groups who are usually successful in using the poor to advance their political agenda.