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In May, I wrote:Yet another Obama speech. Sigh ... In "1984", the TVs were always on, and always tuned to Big Brother's latest speech. While no one today is forced to turn on the tube or listen, in some ways things are not so different: In most households, the TV is always on, and every program is about Obama.This is now more true than ever. The new motto for CNN should be "CNN: All Obama, All the Time". Indeed, the only story about American politics that I have seen on CNN lately that was not about Obama was a story...

ABC News’ Jacqueline Klingebiel and Lindsey Ellerson report: Levi Johnston discloses exclusive details about life behind the scenes at the Palin household in an upcoming October issue of Vanity Fair, which is set to hit stands today. In the exclusive interview, Johnston, who fathered Bristol Palin’s baby, revealed that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin asked the young parents to keep their pregnancy a secret during her unsuccessful bid for the 2008 vice presidency. “She told me that once Bristol had the baby she and Todd would adopt him. That way, she said, Bristol and I didn’t have to worry about anything,”...

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has announced that the country will soon take delivery of Russian missiles with a range of 300km (185 miles). Returning from a 10-day tour of Africa, Asia and Europe, including Russia, Mr Chavez is also planning to buy Russian T-72 and T-90. "Soon some little rockets are going to be arriving... and they don't fail," he announced at the presidential palace. But he denied they would be used for offensive purposes. "We are not going to attack anybody, these are just defence tools, because we are going to defend our country from any threat, wherever it...

Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6.1, Mac OS X Server 10.6.1Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 05:48 PM EDTApple today released Mac OS X 10.6.1 Update which is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes for: • compatibility with some Sierra Wireless 3G modems • an issue that might cause DVD playback to stop unexpectedly • some printer compatibility drivers not appearing properly in the add printer browser • an issue that might make it difficult to remove an...

Home | Contact Friday, September 11, 2009 The Islamic Antichrist By Jacob Prasch The Internet has been abuzz with varying views and reviews of Joel Richardson’s book promoted by World Net Daily titled, The Islamic Antichrist. The book offers interesting comment and some insightful observations but seeks to challenge and reverse the popular teaching of Babylon the Great being related to either Roman Catholicism or a revived Roman Empire, but instead belonging to the Islamic world. In Joel Richardson’s thesis, Gog and Magog are neither nations nor individuals arriving from Russia but represent the Antichrist (Gog) and the Islamic world...

I don't know if it's still on there, but this is what I got when trying to listen to Yahoo radio a bit earlier:

Open season on black politiciansBy ELINOR TATUM Publisher and Editor in Chief Published: Thursday, September 10, 2009 1:20 PM EDT It seems as though hunting season has begun, and it seems that politicians of color are the main targets. Or maybe they always have been. But the reactionary and repressive forces in our society seem to be unleashing aggressive attacks on African-Americans—particularly men—who have amassed unprecedented political power and influence at state and national levels. Suddenly, we are seeing an America for the first time with a number of black men with real political power. It is not just the...

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While it hardly excuses Joe Wilson’s behavior, it’s worth noting that Democrats haven’t example been examples of propriety during Presidential addresses either: Similar Posts:The Tragedy Of War An Electoral Milestone For Obama Zogby: President Obama’s Approval Rating Down To 42% Filed Away For Future Reference Free To Choose Available Online

Posted on 09/10/2008 10:14:12 PM PDT by doug from upland FOR 9/11 - THE BALLAD OF MIKE MORAN Many of you lost personal friends on that horrific day. FReepers lost some they knew, but never personally met. We surely miss Battalion Commander John Moran and Barbara Olson. I wrote a parody for Barbara that she saw and commented here on FR that she had posted it on her refrigerator.

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/594 About the Lecture Don’t believe everything you learn in business school, cautions Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen. “It’s the principles of good management we teach that cause successful companies to fail.” In this meaty lecture, Christensen distills several books’ worth of research describing how business leaders sometimes metamorphose into losers when confronted with market-rocking innovations. He also reveals how we may harness his insights in such socially significant and complex industries as health care. Christensen distinguishes between the kind of sustained and incremental technological improvements that help a market leader retain its edge, and “disruptive technology,” where a...

Washington, D.C.- Congress men and women are working during recess to hammer out the first draft of a new, groundbreaking Constitutional amendment. Unlike the effort to draft previous amendments-to-be, current Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, has enlisted the aid of dozens of linguists to cunningly craft the new amendment using a custom-designed language. Not only does this promise to be the first piece of major legislation written entirely in a language other than English, the new language being created is also unique in that only key members of the current administration will have access to references that describe and...

The White House tonight is providing the below clarification on what the president's health-care proposals would mean when it comes to the issue of illegal immigrants. The question, as we all know, arises from the Wilson "You lie" outburst, and the core claim that notwithstanding specific bill language barring illegal immigrants from participating in the "exchange," as a practical matter, there is no way of verifying the citizenship of applicants -- which is the current state of play. Republicans say that then means illegal immigrants would end up being enrolled in plans -- bill language or no bill language. Today,...

Steve’s post below is a must read. A must. The video is supplemental. Never forget. Never

[snip long aside about Joe Wilson] Whether he knows it or not, Chambliss should be grateful that the dust-up over Wilson's outburst overshadowed the senator's own remarks about Obama. In a Tuesday interview on Fox News, Chambliss was talking about Republican expectations for the president's address when he said, "I think what you're looking at is folks on my side anxious to see what the president has to say (Wednesday) night. I think he's going to have to express some humility based on what we've seen around the country during August, and that's not his inclination." Take a closer look...

Thane Thompson – 9/11 survivor, Morgan Stanley employee, and Iraq veteran – wrote a first hand account just after his experience on Sept. 11, 2001 in Tower 2. It’s an appropriate read this morning. Never forget.

September 11, 2009 12:00 AM An Obama Speech in 13 Easy Steps Don’t be overly bedazzled by Obama’s rhetorical prowess. By Rich Lowry Everyone marvels at Barack Obama’s rhetorical prowess. But don’t be overly bedazzled. With these 13 easy steps, you, too, can give a Barack Obama speech. 1) Create a false center. In his speech to a joint session of Congress, Obama positioned himself between the Left’s calling for a single-payer system and the Right’s agitating to end employer-based health insurance. Presto — he’s the very definition of a centrist. Anyone advocating almost any position can benefit from the...

When I saw that our Census Bureau was cutting it's ties to Acorn, I wanted to drop them an e-mail, of praise! Son-of-a-Gun... the Census Bureau website DOESN'T offer an e-mail address. I guess I'll have to send my Praise to Them via my Congress Critter, and hope that it gets forwarded.

The president's speech was the policy equivalent of the middle finger. For several months now, the American people--as if exhorted by the ghost of William F. Buckley (no particular hero of mine)--have been standing athwart the Democratic agenda of socialized medicine, yelling, "Stop!" But President Barack Obama showed them the policy equivalent of the middle finger Wednesday night. If there was anything bipartisan about the speech it was that he embraced every bad big-government idea from both sides. If he prevails, the American public won't get "choice and competition" as he proclaimed, but a one-size-fits-all government-prescribed health care plan that...

PHOTO 1 of 10 1 2 3 4 5 … 10 Body Painting Festival A model participate in a 2008 World Body Painting Festival Asia in Daegu, South Korea. The "World Body painting Festival" is the largest art event in the body painting theme and spreads the art form to thousands of interested visitors each year. The festival runs until Sept. 13.