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I have a dream Unpublished Work © 2005 Mike Swagerty 1966-67 USMC There was a time I thought I’d live forever, I was too damn tough to die But after all these years of abusing myself I’m damned if I know why And it’s looking like my living days will soon be in my past But there’s one thing, Lord, that I need from you, before I breathe my last. I’ve probably asked for too much while I was taking up my space But, I need to ask for one more thing, before I leave this place. If you’ll...

The Pope wrapped up his New York visit with a Mass at Madison Square Garden.  Earlier in the day he appeared at the UN where, to the delight of Gaia worshipers everywhere, he declared that the environment is a person too thereby endowed with certain unalienable rights (unfortunately not recognized in other parts of the world such as China and the Middle East, to name two): “It must be stated that a true ‘right of the environment’ does exist,” Francis said.“Any harm done to the environment, therefore is harm done to humanity.” The environment joins with humans and animals in...

Reports that US military personnel in Afghanistan have been ordered to ignore Afghan troops' "bachi bazi"—the ritual kidnapping, imprisonment and rape of child sex slaves was defended by the Obama Administration as "a necessary compromise in the war on terror." "The practice of holding and abusing under-aged boys as sex slaves is an ancient tradition in Afghanistan," US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter observed. "It is not our place to interfere." The Secretary drew a parallel with this country's alliance with the Soviet Union during World War II. "The Soviet Union was an oppressive tyranny run by a paranoid psychopath,"...

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At the moment there's little confidence that whoever replaces Boehner him will be better, but that's a damn low bar. There's a lot of meme's out there about the guy, but virtually none of them are pro-Boehner. In fact, here are 9 that appear to be made by those on his own side. This is what a refusal to lead on behalf of your voter-base looks like. If you don't have your base then you have nothing, because your enemies aren't going to pick up your slack. The next Speaker of the House would do very well to remember this....

Hey, it wasn’t all bad! Here are my key take-aways from Pope Francis’ address to Congress: Sanctity of Life – he still upholds.  Which means he’s still opposed to abortion (to the consternation of the progs, butt they chose to ignore that point) and now apparently is also opposed to capital punishment for the rapists/murderers on death row, regardless of their immigration status (the progs applaud loudly). No comment on the torture and slaughter of Christians/Jews and other infidels at the hand of ISIS and other Muslim sects. Perhaps that will be the next encyclical. Capitalism - opposed – especially...

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I wonder with all of the logical twisting and turning the left has done with gender if this is something they have a right to be offended about.

Jeb tells us they come for love, the Pope tells us they come as pilgrims. “The Church in the United States knows like few others the hopes present in the hearts of these ‘pilgrims.’ … I tend to side with the Pope on this, although I don’t think he means what he thought he meant:The pilgrimage (Hajj) has been the scene of deadly disasters in the past, including stampedes, tent fires and riots. –The UK TelegraphSo while the Pope may call the illegal immigrants pouring over our borders a pilgrimage; some of us would call it an invasion.There’s a huge...

 This fast-food minimum wage campaign has the potential  to go down as an all-time EPIC bonehead move by the left-  what if it make clear economic sense to replace workers at $7/hr, too?  Sure, McDonalds sees the writing-on-the-wall, and has the financial war chest to deal with it. They've already opened a fully robotic Mickey D's in Phoenix, with plans to roll-out 25,000 more by just next year... But what about the little guy? The legislation recently seen in New York, LA, San Francisco, and Seattle inflicts large minimum wage increases on restaurants employing more than 30-or-so people- but that...

Look, nobody but nobody loses elections more needlessly than the Republican Party. 2012 should've been a slam dunk...but I've learned to take nothing for granted. But 1 in 4 Democrats now want Biden to be the next president...I wouldn't be all the psyched to be a Democrat right now.

Today’s post is dedicated to the memory of the great Yogi BerraRIP Yogi 1925-2015Let’s just revel in some of the best Yogisms:“You can observe a lot by just watching.”“It's like déjà vu all over again.”“A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.”“We made too many wrong mistakes.”“I usually take a two-hour nap from one to four.”“Pair up in threes.”“I don’t know (if they were men or women fans running naked). They had bags over their heads.”“I never blame myself when I’m not hitting. I just blame the bat and if it keeps up, I change bats.”“I never said most of the...

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The old gray mare She ain't what she used to be Ain't what she used to be Ain't what she used to be The old gray mare She ain't what she used to be Many long years ago Many long years agoNot that it really matters, butt here’s proof that old two-face is the one who started the rumors about Barry being a Muslim (not that there’s anything wrong with that): Heilemann confirmed a stunning fact: that during the 2008 presidential race, it was Hillary Clinton who started the rumor that Barack Obama might not be a Christian. – NewsBusters...

If Joey B decides to throw his hat into the ring it will be a real toss up to determine who has the best arithmetic skills: Joey, for simultaneously demonstrating his command of both language and math with this: “a 3 letter word: JOBS!,” Or Hillary, doing the same, with her response to the probing inquiry on Face the Nation: J. Dickerson: "Describe yourself in 3 words.” Hillary: “I am a real person!” And if I weren’t, would I be able to do this bobble-head impersonation?!Furthermore, Hillary would like you all to know that she apologizes for using her private email server...

Videos showing the 6 foot, three inch tall GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush oddly standing on tiptoes for the group photo prior to Wednesday night's debate has stimulated some ridicule of the candidate. This ridicule has prompted Bush campaign manager David Kochel to defend his man by claiming that "it was an effort to level the playing field. Carly Fiorina gets to boost her height by wearing high heels. Why shouldn't Jeb try to offset her unfair advantage by similarly elevating himself?" if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at... http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,180701.0.html

A plea from 57 House Republican to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ken) to allow the Senate majority to vote on the Iran treaty fell on deaf ears. At issue is McConnell's refusal to bypass the filibuster of the Senate minority that is blocking a vote on the measure. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), spokesman for the 57 GOP House members emphasized that "voting on a matter as consequential as the Iran deal should take precedence over the preservation of a mere Senate rule." Although the Senate rule authorizing filibusters has no Constitutional or statutory basis, McConnell firmly rejected Smith's arguments....

It’s been a banner week for nerds:A “science” nerd purchased a deconstructed alarm clock on EBay and brought it to school for show-and-tell and couldn’t figure out why everyone freaked out.Ahmed and his Midnight VisitorEven Bill Maher came down on the side of the school saying “People at the school thought it might be a bomb … because it looks exactly like a f*cking bomb,” thus proving definitively that even a broken clock is right twice a day.Political nerds got into a macho “fist fight” at the GOP  Mackinac Conference. (H/T to journ0list nerds covering the story: it’s “Mack-in-Naw” not “Mack-in-Nack”...

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