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At the start of 2010, who would have predicted that we'd spend so much time talking about the ethics of Wikileaks, or a political advertisement in which a candidate for the U.S. Senate looked into the camera and declared, "I am not a witch," or whether or not Barack Obama should emulate George W. Bush or Bill Clinton? Well, former Vice President Dan Quayle once said, "The future will be better tomorrow," and in that spirit, here are some things that could happen in the coming year: Kathleen's predictions: 1) Sarah Palin won’t go away, but she’ll continue to pretend...

In this last year (2010), we have seen what remains of our American Judeo/Christian culture literally wiped out. Socialism and the secularization of America is now dominant in our media and culture. What is also quite alarming is that even those who profess to be “Christians” are being led astray by this change and are being seduced by the subtle doctrines of Fallen angels (demons). This demonic and godless kool aid is so subtle and bewitching that it has made even so called professing “Christians” drunk and numb to the realities of this world as stated in Almighty God's infallible...

In this last year (2010), we have seen what remains of our American Judeo/Christian culture literally wiped out. Socialism and the secularization of America is now dominant in our media and culture. What is also quite alarming is that even those who profess to be “Christians” are being led astray by this change and are being seduced by the subtle doctrines of Fallen angels (demons). This demonic and godless kool aid is so subtle and bewitching that it has made even so called professing “Christians” drunk and numb to the realities of this world as stated in Almighty God's infallible...

1. The Citizens United Decision Enshrines Corporate Power When the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in January that corporations are persons and can spend unlimited amount of funds from their treasuries to tell people to vote for Candidate A and not to vote for candidate B, any hopes for democracy began to fade. Fortunately, a grassroots effort arose to amend the Constitution and overturn this decision. See movetoamend.org and freespeechforpeople.org. 2. Schism Widens Between Obama and Much of His Progressive Base Disappointment turned to fury for many progressives when Obama compromised on health care reform and then caved in on the...

Hollywood Celebs Helped Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz in 2010 Hollywood, CA -- The Planned Parenthood abortion business reported making more than $1 billion in income in 2010, but they achieved that with a little help from their Hollywood friends. http://www.lifenews.com/2010/12/31/hollywood-celebrities-helped-planned-parenthood-abortion-biz-in-2010/

“Top 10 2010 – 2011 New Year’s Eve Jokes” 10. 2011 is not a leap year, so … NO JUMPING!9. Auld Lang Syne inevitably gets mispronounced.8. Jumpin’ Jupiters! The Earth has spun around the Sun one more time. Hooray!7. New Year’s Eve is like a box of surprises. You never know if you’ll get any chocolates.6. Be a Rebel: Celebrate the Old Year.5. The End of the year is Nigh. That means more soon-to-be obsolete techno junk is coming your way.4. Father Time is old. Just one look at him and you could see he was long in the...

Move on over, Oprah. There's a new media queen in town. In a feat that may have seemed impossible at the conclusion of 2009, Sarah Palin became an even more visible national personality in 2010. After she and Republican presidential nominee John McCain lost the 2008 election by some 8 million votes to Barack Obama and Joe Biden, it may have seemed that Palin would simply fade out of the national spotlight and return to Alaska politics. And when Palin abruptly announced in July 2009 that she was quitting her job as Alaska's governor, little more than two years after...

This year has been a tumultuous one, particularly when it comes to politics. The economic pain has continued and has seemingly awoken American voters, who voiced their frustrations at the polls in November. After about 365 days of ups and downs, here's who came out on top, and who didn't fare as well. Winners Tea Party: They were dismissed as phony as "astroturf" by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and "manufactured outrage" by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, while the ever-smug Anderson Cooper made crude "teabagging" jokes. But who's laughing now? The Tea Partiers are the political phenomenon of the...

What would an end-of-year recap of the last 12 months be without revisiting the most recent and most important event of the year?... The 2010 mid-term Elections! If you are like me, you are left wondering... What the hell happened to California with the election of Jerry Moonbeam Brown and the re-election of Barbara Boxer, amidst all of the conservative backlash against liberals which took place across the country??? This video started out as a post-election in-your-face conservative gloat piece, combined with anti-liberal rib jabbing fun poked at California for electing someone like Jerry Brown for Governor. However, the lyrics...

Top 6 most covered Tea Party news stories of the yearAlex Pappas--the Daily Caller Tue Dec 28, 1:26 am ET Tea Party activists often say the media ignored them when the movement burst onto the political scene in 2009. They can’t say the same thing about 2010. Thousands of articles were written over the last 12 months about Tea Party activists, whether it had to do with Scott Brown’s election to the Senate, President Obama’s health-care bill or the year’s midterm elections. As we look back on those articles, here’s our list of the top 6 of the most covered...

In 2010 Fox News Had More Total Viewers Than MSNBC, CNN, And HLN COMBINEDGlynnis MacNicol | Dec. 28, 2010, 1:16 PM The ratings are out for 2010. Perhaps not surprisingly Fox News continued its march of dominance through the cablesphere, clocking its second-highest rated year ever in total viewers. It was also the only news channel to hit the top 10 in cable networks, ranking fourth in Primetime behind USA, ESPN and TNT. Want some context for that? Fox News' total viewers for the year exceeded MSNBC, HLN, and CNN combined. That dominance came primarily at the expense of CNN...

This time every year, the New York Times' David Brooks writes a column lauding the year's best magazine articles -- a nice gesture from every liberal's favorite nice-guy-on-the-Right. For my last column this year, I'd rather tap into my inner Scrooge for a list of the worst op-eds of 2010. The modern op-ed dates from 1921, when New York World editor Herbert Bayard Swope first inflicted the genre upon the world. "Nothing is more interesting than opinion," he rationalized, therefore, "I decided to print opinion, ignoring facts." The worst op-eds of 2010 stayed true to that vision. I looked for...

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski's write-in election victory last month, clearing the way for Murkowski to be sworn in for a second term next week. Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell later announced that the director of the Alaska Division of Elections certified Murkowski as the winner, defeating fellow Republican Joe Miller by a vote of 101,091 to 90,839. Murkowski was defeated in the Republican primary in August by Miller, a Tea Party-backed candidate. Murkowski then waged the write-in campaign in the general election in November to defeat Miller, who filed a lawsuit challenging...

It was the spring of 2009 when the Tea Party movement made its first impact. Just weeks after Barack Obama took office, the public was already stirring. After Congress passed a huge stimulus, and had promised to pass a budget with the largest deficit in U.S. history, the grassroots movement of the right and of disaffected independents started to take shape. All through 2009, they fought the huge Democrat majorities from passing Obamacare, and were able to successfully kill off the public option. In January, spurred by the support of the Tea Party, Republicans were able to elect Scott Brown...

Jamie Stiehm’s “Sarah Palin Is No Friend of Women in Politics” isn’t the first time feminist history has been rewritten to fit the abortion-centered model, but it is one of the more egregious instances of ignoring current events. Her recent opinion cites the 2010 election results as evidence of the alleged disservice Sarah Palin and pro-life groups like the Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) have done women by decreasing the overall number of women taking office in 2011. On one point she is right. 2011 will be the first time in 25 years the overall number of women taking...

I do this every year...and every year, I get more hate mail than support. And yet, I come back for more. I guess I am a glutton for punishment. Well, for what its worth (not much, I know), here we go... Honorable Mentions: Millenium Trilogy, Exit Through The Gift Shop, Black Swan, 127 Hours, The King's Speech, The Fighter, Shutter Island, Splice, Let Me In, How To Train Your Dragon. 10. Tangled Tangled is the first non-Pixar movie in a long time that really captured the Disney spirit. First and foremost, the main character was Rapunzel, a princess...a character that...

My person of the year 2011 is Sarah Palin. No one has played the media at their own game and defeated them as handily as the former Governor of Alaska. She has created an alternative universe, one where she controls her own media through appearances on Fox News and her Discovery special. What anyone else writes doesn't seem to matter anymore. By tweeting her latest thoughts or doing a live interview she can completely dominate a news cycle. How successful is she? Remember 'death panels'? Her books are best sellers and she continues to attract thousands to her signings She...

I try on most days to write "headlines" with a humorous or satirical twist that reflect what is going on that day. Here is a round-up of what are my personal favorite/best 30-ish headlines(in chronological order) that give a view of how 2010 went. I know there is still some time in the year, so I may add to the list as we approach the end of the year. ---------- Attorney For Underwear Bomber's Advises Against "Not Bomb Just Happy To See Allah's Virgins" Defense - January 11 Elizabeth Edwards Successfully Removes Tumor Without Surgery According To Her Divorce...

So you can see my predictions of the year 2010 here, if you wish. My 2010 predictions weren't too bad...but in hindsight, I have to say that I have outdone myself. Regular typeface is my original prediction, and bold is my current commentary...

Congress: The GOP establishment — and some conservative pundits — ridiculed Sarah Palin for backing rough-edged Tea Party challengers over establishment figures. Recent congressional votes prove her right. Tea Party favorite Christine O'Donnell was lampooned, caricatured as a dolt and a fanatic, and accused of everything from money laundering to witchcraft during her campaign for Vice President Joe Biden's old U.S. Senate seat in Delaware this year. What could have gotten into former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who was instrumental in getting O'Donnell the GOP nod over moderate at-large Rep. Mike Castle, a former governor and shoo-in for the open...