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“If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their money, first by inflation and then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of their property until their children will wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.” -Thomas Jefferson The Founding Fathers put Congress in control of the the U.S. monetary system. In 1913 Congress relinquished this awesome power and gave it to a private cartel with the passage of the Federal Reserve Act. For almost 100 years, Federal Reserve policy has swindled Americans...

Operation Chaos has proven to be an OUTSTANDING success in winning the Pennsylvania primary for Hillary by double digits. Let's see. The supposed nominee of the Democrats outspends his opponents by a margin of 4 to 1 and STILL loses in a landslide. How to explain it? As I'm sure Rush Limbaugh will explain it later today the answer comes in two words: Operation Chaos. It was Rush Limbaugh's ingenious campaign that rescued Hillary from the dead over a month ago in Texas and Ohio and now the Michael Myers of the party rises from the dead once again...

Hillarie’s Victory Speech said it all. Listening to Hillary Clinton has an undesirable effect on anyone that approves of or is proud to be an American. Last night, in her Pennsylvania Victory speech, she read off a brief Latinity of those who had preceded her.

No doubt, Barry Obama's supporters are earnest and passionate about their guy. There are those that worry, though, that this passion is rooted primarily in a visceral, emotional attachment to the abstract, amorphous idea of Barry Obama. The idea of who this man is and why he was (as the fervent would claim) sent to us from the right hand of God the Father is different for everyone, unique to each individual supporter, and really only constitutes his or her personal passions, which they project onto their blank-slate/empty-suit faux-savior.

I think it a shame that discussion of evolution usually boils down to a pledge of allegiance either to Darwin or to the handling of snakes. This view admirably distracts attention from the observation that much of Darwinism doesn’t square with observation or even make sense. Religion has nothing to do with it, being an innocent bystander. I recently read Understanding Human History, by Michael Hart, which deals with the influence of intelligence on history. Hart is an astrophysicist, and his book is well worth reading—except when he deals with evolution, when he goes ditzy. They all do. Permit me...

There has been a great push in this country by child rearing experts and the medical profession that children must be "socialized". It has been a pivotal buzzword for educators and parents alike. It is a main reason for the negative swell toward homeschooling. Yet, it is my contention that what we need to foster, from birth, is natural instinct. Natural instinct is what we understand as the survival instinct. It is an innate instinct of distrust. It is the instinct that alerts us as we start down a dark alleyway on our way home from work. It is the...

Ridden Amtrak lately? If not, why not? While you ponder the answer to that question, dig this. In a recent Obama campaign document ("Barack Obama's Plan For American Leadership in Space"), the candidate lays out his proposed policy vis-a-vis NASA. The paper states that as president, "Obama will support the development of this vital new platform [the Constellation spacecraft currently in development at NASA] to ensure that the United States' reliance on foreign space capabilities is limited to the minimum possible time period." In other words, he will maintain the Constellation project at a minimum $500 million per year budget...

Anybody watching Boston Legal right now? First time i have seen this show. This lawyer is at the Supreme Court and is bashing the Conservatives. Not once doe's he point out a lib. This show always like this?

Russia's lower house of parliament passed a resolution absolving former dictator Josef Stalin from a charge of genocide. The allegations of genocide stemmed from Stalin’s murder of the Kulaks during the 1930s. “Hitler killed millions to promote his dream of fascist world conquest,” asserted Majority Leader, Lev Dupovich. “Stalin liquidated the enemies of Communism. It was a completely different thing.” To further his argument, Dupovich pointed out that “Unlike Hitler’s victims Stalin’s were of more varied ethnic backgrounds. Stalin’s terror was more random. It didn’t matter what race or religion a person was. If Stalin felt you were a danger...

The MAC was supposed to be better than a PC. Does anybody out there know how to use this thing?

[UPDATE, 8:12 PM: Welcome, new readers! The scenario I predicted in this post is now happening. Some leaked exit poll numbers show Obama winning, others Clinton leading by a slight margin. Regardless, it's all meaningless. Likewise, CNN's statement that the race is "competitive based on the exit polls" should be not taken as predictive of the final outcome. CNN initially said Ohio was "competitive," too. Anyway, I'm liveblogging the results on my homepage.] Following up on a point I made yesterday -- in a post that just got Instalanched -- as we political junkies giddily await the first hints of...

WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT TO TURN ON THE TV AND HEAR ANY U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN GIVE THE FOLLOWING SPEECH? 'My Fellow Americans: As you all know, the defeat of the Iraq regime has been completed. Since congress does not want to spend any more money on this war, our mission in Iraq is complete. This morning I gave the order for a complete removal of all American forces from Iraq This action will be complete within 30 days. It is now time to begin the reckoning. Before me, I have two lists. One list contains the names...

<p>Upon hearing this accusation, Joseph Welch of Hale and Dorr, responded, "Until this moment, senator, I think I never really gauged your cruelty or recklessness." When McCarthy continued to hound Fischer, Welch said, "Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"</p>

Wacky Zawahiri Ayman al-Zawahiri, bin Laden’s “number two” (Think of the eye-patched Robert Wagner in Austin Powers) gave an important state-of-the-movement speech last Friday. I have now fully deconstructed Ayman’s speech line-by-line and provided what I hope will be a hilarious yet insightful look into the mind of the terrorist leader and expose him for the boob he is. By taking Big Z’s point of view, I’ve illustrated his mindset by adding to the text of his speech in bold font to reveal his true thinking. -As if he were sharing his thoughts with confidants while rehearsing the speech. If...

Carolyn Jessop, who escaped from an FLDS marriage that included 6 other wives and 54 children. Rulon Jeffs, 90, poses with two of his brides approximately two years before his death. Reported estimates of the number of his wives range from 19 to 75. His son, Warren, succeeded him as Prophet of the FLDS. I have to say, I'm more than a little disturbed how many conservatives I'm coming across who believe that the FLDS folks from the YFZ ranch in Texas have been on the receiving end of another Waco, or something resembling the Elian Gonzalez abduction. Though...

The Popular Front sought to enlist Western artists and intellectuals, some of them not party members but "fellow travelers," to use art, literature, and music to insinuate the Marxist worldview into the broader culture. The murals of Diego Rivera, the poetry of Langston Hughes, the novels of Howard Fast—all exemplified this approach. It’s an irony that communists should seek to change the culture, of course, since Marxism holds that culture is merely a reflection of underlying economic structures, whose transformation will bring about capitalism’s inevitable collapse.

This video was arranged an animated to the song, Hallelujah, sung by: The Five Blind Boys of Alabama. The video pictures are of a Merlin falcon and its song, in autumn scenery, the background photo is of Butchart Gardens; Canada. Autumn is my favorite time of the year.

Obama’s acceptance of Moore, MoveOn.org support is an insult to our Armed Forces and nation To: media “at” barackobama.com, watchdog “at” barackobama.com, info “at” barackobama.com cc: Multiple Internet blogs, with encouragement to copy to other blogs and circulate as viral E-mailDear Mr. Obama, The Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States commands the obedience of our men and women in uniform by law, but we are confident that you also appreciate the need to command their respect. We bring to your attention the endorsement of filmmaker Michael Moore at his Web site. ...In 2004, Mr. Moore...

Washington, D.C. (February 12, 2008) -- The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) announced today the launch of its new national advertising campaign. The series of ads entitled "I Used to be a Democrat" tell the true-life, political journeys of former Jewish Democrats. While the circumstances may vary, one common theme persists among them: Each is now a Jewish Republican. In one ad, Glenn M. Taubman of Annandale, VA says: "I don't agree with the Republicans on every issue, but the Democratic Party just doesn't represent me anymore. In another, Stephen Rosenbach of Arnold, MD says: "I couldn't stay in the party...