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The Crab Orchard Museum and Pioneer Park in the small town of Tazewell, Virginia, sponsors a July 4 festival every year, filling the Park area with displays, demonstrations, and re-enactors. For those who prefer the traditional ways, pictures have been posted.

The American Thinker points out today there's a bunch of Obama collectible crap out there that no one wants. Just type "Obama" into ebay and you'll get a long list of crap that people recognize is worthless. I take that back...there was at least one bid for this item...

Serenaded by the white goddess: Photographer Willy Vanderperre does a graceful and magnificent job capturing Austrian model Iris Strubegger as an icy marionette, pale of form, cool of beauty, existing in a dreamy realm of her own for V #60. A Touch of Class indeed.

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More than 200 dancers were performing their version of "Do Re Mi", in the Central Station of Antwerp. with just 2 rehearsals they created this amazing stunt!

Yesterday Academy Award winning actor Karl Malden died at age 97 of natural causes at home with his family. His long and varied career was rich with intelligently crafted roles. He is survived by his wife of 70 years Mona, two daughters Karla and Mila, three granddaughters and four great grandchildren. It was a little over five years ago that I had the privilege of meeting Karl Malden for the first time at his home in West Los Angeles along with his kind and beautiful wife Mona. I was there to do an interview that would later be published in...

As if the coronation of the ultimate liberal, Obugger, as president wasn't enough, The Founders must surely have turned over in their graves now, just before the 233rd anniversary of their "domestic terrorism," to quote the odious Janet Napolitano. So, in their honor, let's take a look at the real Sen. Al Franken, D (for D@#$head)-Minn., through a montage of some of the best and brightest moments of his moonbat life. I hope you're happy, Minnesota.

I think not. See comparison pics here...

"Undercover" (1943)"Underground Guerrillas" (U.S. 1944)On July 27, 1943, Ealing Studios in Great Britain released the movie Undercover on the guerrilla resistance movement in Axis-occupied Yugoslavia. Undercover was re-released by Columbia Pictures on September 14, 1944 in the United States under the title Underground Guerrillas. The movie was originally entitled Chetnik and was to document the Yugoslav Chetnik resistance movement headed by Draza Mihailovich. Because the movie was released when British support for Mihailovich was waning, however, the film was re-edited and references to Mihailovich and the Chetniks were deleted. The movie is invaluable, nevertheless, as a cinematic account of the...

Last night’s 2009 BET Awards serenaded the nation with the hottest names in the entertainment business, as well as honoring the late Michael Jackson for his great contributions to the music industry. Meanwhile, a glamorous gathering of celebrity divas, ornately attired and dazzling to behold, regaled us at the BET’s red carpet. Zoe Saldana kept it minimal by wearing a white Calvin Klein dress and Brian Atwood heels.

Reagan's comments that day were peppered with Michael Jackson song references: "Well, isn't this a thriller? . . . I know why you're here, and with good reason – to see one of the most talented, most popular, and most exciting superstars in the music world today – Michael Jackson. And Michael, welcome to the White House," said Reagan.

These fantastic drawings are from our friend, artist Larry Freeborn. Please don't use these without his permission. If you would like to get a hold of him, contact me for his e-mail address. There are many more pictures on site.

Oliver Stone doesn't do comedy, intentionally. But perhaps he should: The half-baked, hayseed "Hamlet" he's created in " W." -- his very speculative biopic about our current president -- feels alive only when it ventures into the comically absurd. Despite Josh Brolin's genius and the fully realized portrayal he gives this character called George W. Bush, the movie operates at a paradoxical, dramatic disadvantage: It spends more than two hours trying to interest us in the fact that its subject isn't interesting. It could have been a public service announcement. The Stanley Weiser screenplay fails by attempting too much --...

Photographic duo Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott icily vamp up Austrian model Iris Strubegger with “The Hunger� for the Valentino Fall/Winter 09-10 ad campaign. Dark Goth, modern romantic, a coldness to her long-legged heat…why do I get the feeling that she wants to drain the blood of the innocents?

The Fashion Time editors reveal the sartorial splendid celebrities of the week, who captured our attention with their chic couture. Camilla Belle brought her absolute perfection to the 2009 Whitney Contemporaries Art Party. Never jejune, she wore an eye-catching seafoam green Max Azria ruffled dress and accessorized with a silver clutch and grey pumps.

The 2009 CFDA Awards honoring the best in fashion was a night of celebration for the top designers, models, stylists and stars. The glittering glam fest was replete with a bevy of beauties embracing the red carpet as their stylish domain. Let the roll call begin… Model Coco Rocha stunned in a red assymetrical Michael Kors dress. Blake Lively oozed sexiness in an electric pink Michael Kors strapless dress and nude pumps.

Hey folks I gave my brother's Christian kids album a plug in a previous post, but now it's officially available on iTunes! Videos starring the Grace Place puppets are free on the site! So far they have one Freeper fan (Thanks LongElegantLegs)! If your kids like it let me know and of course tell a friend!

'Shakedown' author Ezra Levant Canadian Human Rights Commissar Jennifer "I Love to" Lynch (Pic)

The Politics of Nihilism at the Denver Art Museum: ... Garcia’s "not thinking about revolution or war" statement is a clear indication of a rift between the R. G. Davis Marxists and the Timothy Leary Drug Utopians. Although the Communist Party (CPUSA) had made a great effort to formulate the 60’s "youth revolution" the drugs and hip philosophy was diverting their efforts in an unforeseen way. CPUSA had used folk music as a tool to attract followers to their labor movement in the 30’s 40’s and 50’s. Now they were continuing that strategy in the 60’s by attracting talented musicians...

El Marco's new photo essay exposes how the Denver Art Museum is promoting LSD and radical revolution to today's generation of children. This in-depth study uncovers how a public institution is undermining the city it is supposed to serve. The shocking history of the Psychedelic Movement in San Francisco is juxtaposed with real tragedy in today's recovery community in Denver. http://www.lookingattheleft.com/2009/06/drugs-and-revolution-to-children-at-dam/

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The Fashion Time editors reveal the sartorial splendid celebrities of the week, who captured our attention with their chic couture. The lovely Anne Hathaway is wowing us with her recent red carpet style. At the 2009 Tony Awards, the actress looked spectacular in a black Oscar de la Renta strapless dress from the Fall 2009 collection and red Casadei heels.

We’ve seen some of the crazier creations of fashion like butt-less tights and umbrellas for shoes, and we’re not sure that we liked them. But we love this line of artistic sunglasses by Stevie Boi. They are crazy, they are freaky, but they are kind of funny. Click the button, and tell us, would you wear Stevie Boi’s crazy shades?

This summer I am driving from MA to FL to join my family for a week. Then, I will be driving back. I am a professional photographer and I usually take a trip like this each summer. Last year it was the Desert Southwest, the year before it was Yomesite and the Nortwest. I have driven south several times, and this time I am looking for different places to see and photograph. I am not committed to a route yet (Coastal or Interior), so as a whim I thought I would open the floor to some suggestions about where to...

Shows what I consider to be the darker side of Obama.

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And finally, the Burberry ad campaign is here! It features Harry Potter star Emma Watson, captured by fashion legend Mario Testino, providing an expose of neo-European elegance with a touch of preppyness, all spelled out in Burberry chic, delightfully enhanced by Watson’s willowy beauty.

Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard graces the cover and more of the June/July 2009 issue of BlackBook. It’s a fantastic shoot for the generally staid actress, as she releases her inner vixen and dark Victorian eyes. And those cheekbones. Marion has rarely looked better or sexier.

I just lost my mother. She was about to turn 60 this year. She was the most perfect mother one could ever wish for. I will miss her so mush. Please pray for her. I hope she is in a better place. The last words we said to eachother was how much I loved her and she loved me. I dont know if i can handle this. My brother is a freeper also and I dont know anything. I hope she is in heaven. She had epilepsi and had a seizure in the night. I sa her and she was...

I've been posting here for almost 8 years so I figure I can get away with a shameless plug for my brother's just-released Christian kids album, Meet the Grace Place Kids now available for a whopping $8.99 on Amazon and soon to be on iTunes as well. The album will be followed shortly by a whole series of web videos starring some cute puppets and a good message. This is a true home grown project about 17 years in the making and some nice people are very excited about it. They are hoping to do grassroots marketing with churches, etc....

From the Department of Lousy Timing: New Playboy magazine CEO Scott Flanders told the Chicago Tribune, "I don't think Playboy is broken in any respect." His interview was published on the very day that the Playboy empire, which made a fortune exploiting women for decades, finally crossed an ethical line -- and then retreated. It all started when Playboy.com decided to publish a hate piece by rape-fantasist Guy Cimbalo that envisioned sexual attacks on leading conservative women, including Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly and bloggers Amanda Carpenter, Pamela Geller, Mary Katharine Ham and Michelle Malkin. The writing and the entire...

We've seen the cabinets of French President Sarkozy and Italy's Berlusconi. We should only reciprocate and show France and Italy the women of the Obama Administration. I'll start:Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton

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For you that are not aware, the Cliburn Piano Competition, held every four years, continues today through June 7th. Anyone and watch and listen via a live webcast (high production value). All performances are achived as well. Tonight the three final semi-finalists will perform beginning 7:30 p.m. tonight (Fort Worth time).

Poor little Jimmy, born with a rare nervous disorder, had no idea what his parents were getting him into. The moment the president said -- "Yeah, feed the little brat some embryonic stem cells" -- his life was forever changed.

My main thesis in this essay is that Christianity was a Greco-Roman religion in a way which Islam never was or could be. Islam was founded outside of the Greco-Roman world. Christianity was founded within this world, and gradually grew accustomed to Greco-Roman culture. This had a major long-term impact on how the adherents of these two religions treated the Greco-Roman legacy. Before I explain this, let me first say something about Roman civilization and why it was possible for Christianity to take over the Roman Empire.

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Pics online, view: http://www.butasforme.com/2009/05/27/new-freshman-college-picks-of-barry-obama-the-college-years/

...so said Sen. Livefree Stumblebum as he introduced his Smelly Rights Bill to Congress, pointing out the penalty for calling the stinky stinky was death by autoerotic asphyxiation.

The Diamond The diamond appeared, a sight unlike any other Hypnotized, captivated by its beauty, all rational thought was smothered ...

Ricky didn't want to admit that he was the star of the famous Sasquatch video, but when his shaved image appeared on a website beside Bigfoot himself, there was no denying his past.

The 2009 amfAR Cinema Against AIDS Gala at the Cannes Film Festival brought a flock of glittering, very stylishly-emboldened celebs to the red carpet supporting AIDS research. Paris Hilton arrived at the event, as always overloaded with blinking accessories. She chose a dramatic gown from the Basil Soda Spring 2009 Couture collection.

Looking at yesterday’s Inglorious Bastards premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, we can say only one thing – WOW! What a star studded night it was! There was Angelina Jolie walking the red carpet along with her hubby Brad Pitt. Sharon Stone, Diane Kruger and Dita von Teese showed off their fashion flair too, and Penelope Cruz’s outfit was a show-stopper.

Here are the rewards for our patience: finally some serious A-listers showing chic couture at the Cannes Film Festival! Hilary Swank gave serious competition to the other stars who headed to the Looking for Eric premiere at Cannes. The Oscar winning actress dazzled in a grey metallic dress, Chopard jewels, Swarovski clutch and Sergio Rossi shoes.

The Don’t Look Back (Ne Te Retourne Pas) premiere at Cannes brought together on the red carpet, two of the most beautiful woman on the planet. Monica Bellucci and Sophie Marceau arrived at the premiere, both wearing red. Together, the Ladies in Red had the fashion cognoscenti ooohing in reverence.

In a galaxy all too present, all too friggin’ near… President b. Hussein: My dear friends. Today, the United States of America turns a new page in the fight against Anthropogenic Global Warming. We stand on the precipice of either moving forward toward curbing fictional deadly greenhouse gases, the mere mention of which lines the pockets of great patriots such as Al Gore and George Soros and myself with triple-laundered twenties and fifties, or plummeting into great impending planetary doom (which would lead anyone in his right mind who takes 10 minutes to do some research to conclude: Hmm…those AGW...

I've had enough of this stupid idiotic thing in my house. Wife bought it at a garage sale for $0.25. I first found it in my truck and coundn't believe my eyes. Threw it away and the next day saw it in the kitchen. Threw it away again then found it in the middle of a flower arrangement. Threw it away again then found the stupid thing with a candle in it on my my table by my chair. Wife says it's a piece of art made from Hawaii lava. I say it's a piece of junk. She says most...