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Good bye to Papa Joe
Houston, TX - Joe Paterno, the 46 year veteran coach from Penn State, left this world last Sunday. It was a shock to those outside the family. People knew the coach was ill, but his demise was not expected this soon. Papa Joe was assaulted in the media...

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Forest fires and EPA stupidity
The environmental nut-jobs have taken their brand of stupidity to new and previously unimagined heights. Check this out: Lost in the images of aircraft dropping giant red plumes of retardant on a Colorado wildfire this week is the fact that the practice...

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"Groups" want FCC to police "Hate speech" on the web
EW turned me on to this entry on "The Hill" The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is being urged to monitor "hate speech" on talk radio and cable broadcast networks. A coalition of more than 30 organizations argue in a letter...

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Here's what's wrong with the way history is taught in the United States
While perusing audio books to restock my supply of driving companions, I came across Dangerous Games: The Uses and Abuses of History by Dr. Margaret MacMillan Allow me to quote the Publisher's Summary: The winner of many prestigious awards for her...

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A follow up to yesterday's post on Dr. Peter Watts arrest a tthe Port Huron Border
Indianapolis, IN - Have you ever read something and said to yourself, "Oh how I wish I'd written that?" Allow me to recommend this blog post by someone I've never heard of, but makes an incredible amount of sense. The Scriptorium: jamie...

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Cory Doctorow and a story just too good to fact check
Indianapolis, IN - I got to meet and talk with Cory Doctorow at Penguicon a few years ago. At the time I knew there many things we would disagree on. His politics lean somewhere just to the left of Nancy Pelosi. Doctorow's stance on copyrights and...

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National Health Care Lies: Part 3 - We can do it better if everyone has health insurance
How many reading this are old enough to remember when liability insurance on your car was optional? All of you old enough think back to that simpler time in your life. The rest of you follow along, there is an example here. Remember the insurance companies...

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Certified Fishy and un-American.
I am proud to display the "Certified Fishy" seal of disapproval. It is an honor and a privilege to be declared fishy by those who think H.R. 3200 is a good idea. To think that my thoughts were able to tweak those that believe in social and economic...

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Flag@whitehouse.gov
This morning's Fox News ran a piece about the White House asking for people to e-mail any "fishy" they get in e-mails or overhear in conversation. I found the blog post. Allow me to quote: There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance...

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Al Gore's Church of Global Warming wants Inquisitional Powers to Quash Heresy
Los Angeles, CA - The movers and shakers among the Church of Global Warming recently made some noises that are fairly amusing. But at the same time, they are also a little scary. It seems several are using harsh terms and suggesting even harsher measures...

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