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Monthly Archives: November 2007
Why I struggle with Huckabee
Robert Novak pulls no punches in this Nov. 26th review of Republican Presidential candidate and former Arkansas governor, Mike Huckabee. Novak argues strongly that conservatives and libertarians need to be made aware of Huckabee’s past actions when he was in … Continue reading
Posted in Busy Bodies, Election 2008, Health, Immigration, Policy / Politics, U.S.
Tagged 2008, election, Huckabee, Immigration, Novak, president, Reagan, tax-and-spend
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Global warming mitgation plans are just international welfare
For those who ever doubted the notion that plans to address global climate change were about anything other than the transfer of wealth, we know have the U.N. Development Program openly stating what has alway been obvious to the rest … Continue reading
Name a teddy bear Muhammad – 6 months in jail and 40 lashes
When the followers of a religion consider giving a teddy bear the same name as their primary prophet an offense so grievous that it requires prison and violent physical retribution, reasonable people have ample grounds on which to question the … Continue reading
Posted in International, Islamism, Just plain crazy, Middle East, Policy / Politics, Religious Freedom
Tagged Crime, faith, insulting religion, Islam, Muhammad, Sudan, teddy bear
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U.N.: all wrong on AIDS but we’re to trust their climate change claims?
This latest bit of news from the U.N. is instructive. Far fewer people than previously thought are living with the virus that causes AIDS, United Nations experts acknowledged Tuesday, saying the prevalence rate for the deadly disease had been falling … Continue reading
Posted in Busy Bodies, Climate change, Environment, Health, International, Just plain crazy, Policy / Politics
Tagged AIDS, Climate change, IPCC, UN
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Hayek on liberty
“Liberty is a system under which all government action is guided by principles, but it is an ideal that which will not be preserved unless it is itself accepted as an overriding principle governing all particular acts of legislation. Where … Continue reading
Posted in Busy Bodies, Policy / Politics, Quotes, U.S.
Tagged government, Hayek, ideals, liberty, principles
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“the Islamic State of North America”
I don’t need to add anything to this information to make it more clear or more divisive. These quotes are taken directly from the DC-based As-Sabiqun website. The group has also been quoted as advocating that Muslims work outside of … Continue reading
Posted in Policy / Politics, Religious Freedom, U.S.
Tagged As-Sabiqun, court, Islamic State of North America, rape, Sharia law
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the Democrat ‘culture of corruption’
When the Republicans were in charge of the house, this sort of charge would have the minority party, the MSM, and the rest of the liberal crowd screeching about a “culture of corruption.” They would be calling for resignations and … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policy / Politics, U.S.
Tagged bribery, corruption, culture of corruption, D-LA, D.C., Democrat, FBI, investigation, William Jefferson
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Rudy Giuliani and the Second Amendment
Here’s a few reminders of Rudy Giuliani’s take on the Second Amendment for those who might have considered voting for him. If little things like the Constitution mean anything to you, you’ll probably want to look for another Republican presidential … Continue reading
Posted in Busy Bodies, Firearms, Just plain crazy, Policy / Politics, U.S.
Tagged anti-gun, constitution, Election 2008, Republican, Rudy Giuliani, second amendment
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Von Mises: Mining, risk, and profit
There’s a good article (by Morgan Poliquin) on the risks involved with making a profit in the mining industry and why the Democrat’s recently passed Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act will have an ultimately destructive impact on the American mining … Continue reading
Hillary clearly has more experience
This little blurb would be amusing if it didn’t have such potential to impact all of us so heavily. Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama sparred over who has the most experience to be president on Monday as a … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2008, Media bias, Policy / Politics, U.S.
Tagged Election 2008, experience, Hillary, Obama, president
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Vilsack admits SCHIP was the tip of the iceberg
Via Hot Air and Bryan, we can hear Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack openly state that the expansion of the S-CHIP program was a Democrat scheme to bring about fully socialized health care. “I think there is going to be a … Continue reading
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Posted in Canadian, Election 2008, Health, Just plain crazy, Policy / Politics, Quotes, U.S.
Tagged S-CHIP, socialized health care, universal health care
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Reuters admits that Bush might not be a total failure
Writing this article has to have caused the ‘reporters’ at Reuters to have broken out in hives. If you listen closely, I’m sure you’ll hear their teeth still grinding. With an intensifying White House race drawing attention to his legacy, … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-war, Election 2008, International, Iraq, Islamism, Media bias, Middle East, Policy / Politics, U.S.
Tagged Bush, Election 2008, Iraq, win
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John Coleman – founder of Weather Channel: Global Warming is a scam
John Coleman, meteorologist and founder of the cable-based Weather Channel has openly stated that the climate change issue is a “scam.” In a fiery post on the San Diego-based KUSI website Coleman penned the following blog post, It is the … Continue reading
Hillary was for it, before she was against it, before …
The amazing Hillary has managed to recreate her position on the issue of Gov. Spitzer giving driver’s licenses to illegals yet again. How much says she can make it to position five before the end of the week and the … Continue reading
Posted in Busy Bodies, Election 2008, Humor, Immigration, Just plain crazy, Policy / Politics
Tagged Clinton, drivers license, Hillary, illegal alien, Spitzer
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Ron Paul receiving support from Neo-Nazis?
UPDATE: To be fair to Paul, he makes a very clear statement on his website that he does not condone racism. Racism is simply an ugly form of collectivism, the mindset that views humans strictly as members of groups rather … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-war, Crime, Election 2008, International, Iraq, Islamism, Just plain crazy, Policy / Politics, Quotes, Religious Freedom, U.S.
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Robert Dziekanski: Vancouver International Airport
I watched the video of the last moments in Robert Dziekanski’s life and came away with the feeling that I’m missing something. However, if I did see all that there is to see, it looks like Dziekanski’s death was unnecessary. … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian, Crime, Just plain crazy
Tagged Canada, police, Robert Dziekanski, taser, Vancouver International Airport
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Hillary’s flag issue
I saw on the Rush Limbaugh site, youtube, and freerepublic.com that Hillary and her entourage had a mishap with a group of flags in Waterloo, Iowa on Veteran’s Day. Some people were trying to make the falling flags into something … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2008, U.S.
Tagged 2008, flags, Hillary, Iowa, presidential campaign, Waterloo
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Veterans Day / Remembrance Day
To those who have served their country in the armed forces, to those who have/are/will put their lives on the line for our sakes, to those who bravely tread where others fear to go, I offer you my humble thanks. … Continue reading
Steelcar.com – Honouring our vets
In a world that has most companies scared to death to utter the “c” word around the winter festive season and wetting their shorts for fear of offending a non-Christian, the international community, the anti-war crowd, or some other politically … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian, Education, Lest we forget
Tagged National Steel Car, railroad, railway, Remembrance Day, veterans
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Don’t buy into the socialization argument
Politicaleye provides a good argument for dealing with the “but they’ll lack socialization skills” argument that is consistently thrown up whenever homeschooling is discussed. Recently a friend of mine objected to my child being homeschooled on the grounds that it … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling, Religious Freedom
Tagged homeschool, public school, socialization
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