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At a rally today Obama explained that he was coming under fire for the remarks he made in San Francisco, not because what he said wasn't true but, "because I said something everyone knows is true." I know nothing about the small town communities in the midwest, as I'm a black man from an inner-city. So I'm going to accept Obama's San Francisco remarks as truth just for argument sake and apply them to the environment I was raised in. In Obama's words, "But the truth is, is that, our challenge is to get people persuaded that we can make...

Recieved this nice little threat from, what I believe, is a Chinese person today. "you are the light of liberty and truth? we as Americans? you know you can prove it to me, wear a free tibet tshirt, go on shanghai streets, see what happens. a tip for you, when ur life is in danger, call the cops, yeah, the chinese cops, those murdering sob, they might end up saving ur life." Posted by GuysOk: coldspring@gmail.com may or may not be a real email address but you can sure try it and find out. Please come by and leave a...

Here's a modest suggestion for improving the roads in and around the Hampton Roads area. And it's an idea that I'm sure will appeal to the cracked staff at the local papers who are constantly advocating one tax after another to pay for our road construction program. My brilliant idea: A sales tax on the Virginian Pilot. Ta...daaaaa! Now before you click away from this page let's run the numbers. The Virginian Pilot has a paid daily circulation of about 200,000. Let's say that a sales tax of 50 cents per paper is imposed. That would bring in over $36...

Check out the link. There are plenty of instructional videos if you don't like this particular one. Kids all over America have been converting old film cameras into functional Tazers.

My second interview with Gian Turci of FORCES International was posted online today. It focuses on two issues. First, we discuss the increasing worldwide trend of employment discrimination against smokers. Increasingly, companies are implementing policies of refusing to hire smokers (or even to fire existing employees who smoke). We also cover the issue of doctors or hospitals refusing to treat smokers, even when that treatment is medically indicated. Second, we discuss the groupthink mentality in the tobacco control movement and the resulting inability of the movement to tolerate any dissent. I share personal experiences with the suppression of dissenting opinions,...

Dick Cheney is a man that no one is ambivalent about. People either love him or hate him. But love him or hate him, no one would accuse him of being a "wild and crazy guy." Or would they? Look at the picture above, taken directly from the Vice President's WEBSITE. Think it's a picture of an avid sportsman enjoying a sunny day of trout fishing? Look closer at his sunglasses. Closer...clo-oser. Notice a flesh-toned reflection? That reflection got DUmmie Growler wondering. In true DUmmie fashion, rather than zoom in on the sunglasses and apply a simple sharpening tool,...

Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child is an axiom that Democratic Assemblywoman Sally Lieber apparently doesn’t recognize. She apparently believes that because spanking “Could Lead to” child abuse, that spanking should be done away with altogether. Let me ask you this Sally, Should every potential ‘gateway’ activity then be made illegal by our government? Should sugar be made illegal because it gives a child a buzz if too much is taken in, which ‘could then lead’ to a desire to experience more intense highs later on? Should alcohol be outlawed because it ‘could lead to’ a desire to use...

If you do not have a copy of The American Legion’s latest booklet on illegal immigration, download it here! http://www.legion.org/whatsnew/bulletins If you would like a free booklet sent to you, email your address to acy@legion.org. “The American Legion Policy on Illegal Immigration: A Strategy to Address Illegal Immigration in the United States” is a must-read for voters and political candidates alike. The impact illegal immigration has on crime, terrorism, employment, wages and even public health are all addressed in this comprehensive booklet. More importantly, The American Legion’s common sense strategy to deal with this important issue offers not just a...

I suppose a lot of people wonder why a loving God would keep Himself so hidden and unseen when so many people it seems are looking for Him. Some people I suppose wonder why God doesn’t just make Himself known to everyone and ‘just let them decide’ after His physical revelation is made clear? First off I want to point out that for God to make Himself physically known to us, God would have had to have been physically with everyone right from the beginning of creation, to the present, as people are born every single second, in great numbers,...

If I told you how you could save $122,000, would you be interested? Your government-run health care system, under the Medicare program, is willing to spend $126,000 to care for a patient in a nursing home for six weeks while she receives infusion therapy for treatment of bacterial endocarditis. Yet this same government-run health care system will not pay the $4,000 medical bill if this same patient chooses to stay in her home and undergo the same medical procedure at home. That’s right. Medicare will pay $126,000 for her to go into a nursing home for the treatment, but will...

[Obama friend and associate, William/Bill Ayers, from his own red-communist-star-headed website, calls out Hannity and 'others' to debate communism vs capitalism] April 6, 2008: Imperialism. I’m against it, and if Sean Hannity and others were honest, this is the ground they would fight me on. Capitalism played its role historically and is exhausted as a force for progress: built on exploitation, theft, conquest, war, and racism, capitalism and imperialism must be defeated and a world revolution—a revolution against war and racism and materialism, a revolution based on human solidarity and love, cooperation and the common good —must win. We begin...

April is a debutante’s ball for green and growing things! Young foliage garbs the trees in gauzy, pastel gowns of gold and green and russet, like a watercolor by an old master. Their subtle color is a poignant reminder and a future foretaste of the fall’s bold leaves of orange and yellow and rust. The wild azaleas will be blooming soon, their delicate apple blossom pink petals shining through here and there and their honey sweet fragrance filling the air. The violets, from the large purple ones with heart shaped leaves to the tiny, almost invisible white ones with lance...

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WASHINGTON (AFP)--Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama called Tuesday for a "diplomatic surge" including U.S. talks with Iran, to help stabilize the situation in Iraq. The Illinois Senator battling Hillary Clinton called for more pressure on the Iraqi government to embrace political reconciliation and a regional "diplomatic surge that includes Iran." "We should be talking to them as well," Obama told the top US General in Iraq David Petraeus and US ambassador to Baghdad Ryan Crocker. "I do not believe we are going to be able to stablize the situation without that."

Obama Blogger says McCain should “pay a deserved visit to the undertaker.” Obama blogs blood libel U.S. and Israel. Every voter over sixty or so needs to see this, and we encourage our readers to copy and circulate this piece. We have also added a list of anti-American and/or anti-Israel blood libels from Obama’s campaign site and his hate-spewing pastor. Key talking points are as follows: (1) my.barackobama.com is under the editorial control of the Obama campaign. (2) The page in question has a link for reporting objectionable material. Either no one in the Obama community felt that a suggestion...

GOP Vice-President Slot Still Open, But Is Huckabee Getting Serious Cconsideration? RFFM.org Commentary by Daniel T. Zanoza Yes, I know. Supposedly there are no bosses in the Republican Party any longer. But even though the smoke-filled back room may be a thing of the past, there is an elitist faction of the GOP who makes decisions for all who believe in the Republican brand. Well, they try to make decisions. But as an institution starts to crumble, power brokers have less and less command over what goes on. Such was evidenced during the past presidential primary season. I believe Party...

I find it more than odd that Obama stays silent over Beijing as everyone on the left has taken a stand on boycotting the opening ceremonies. On top of that, the world has shown its disdain for Chinese tactics in Tibet as Obama has stood on the sideline saying, "I am of two minds about this." Surely Obama and his marketing people are hard at work trying to find a nuanced way to stand against the brutality of China, while still staying away from supporting a boycott. Why, you ask? It's simple, Obama has made talking to our enemies a...

The DUmmies are going to have to guzzle down at least 14 Bloody Marys to kill the pain caused by the loss of Randi Rhodes. Yes, Randi has split from Air America. Ostensibly it was because of her suspension due to her "whore" comments about Hillary and Nancy Pelosi. However, it was pretty inevitable that Air America was going to DUmp Randi in the near future in large part because of her lousy ratings. So will this mean that we won't hear Randi on the air anymore? For the most part---yes. She has ended up at NOVA M RADIO...

Here's the second True Crime post of the week changed up a day due to TV scheduling changes. So far we've got Oprah Winfrey's "crime" of introducing a pregnant man on America. I ask, if I donned a feline costume would Oprah introduce me to the world as a CAT I would claim to be just for the attire? Also, Cesar Laurean is captured in Mexico, updates on those fine adolescent girls who captured their crime on video, and a father who really married his biological daughter. Just when you thought it was bad as can be, it gets worse....

Today on Boing Boing tv, a glimpse inside the "Miss Hooker 2008 Beauty Pageant," the creation of artist Natalia Fabia. Nine glamorous punk pinups compete for the title, showing off such diverse talents as egg frying, fantasy whistling, and yo-yoing. Who will win? No actual prostitutes were harmed in the filming of this episode, just metaphorical ones (as in "we all sell ourselves here in Hollywood."). Link to BBtv post with discussion and downloadable video.