Monthly Archives: July 2011

Record-Breaking Heat?

Is the latest heat wave sweeping the country breaking all kinds of records? Well no, that’s just the main stream media narrative.   Check out Noel Sheppard’s post at Newsbusters: Media Myth Debunked: Almost No Temperature Records Broken in Last … Continue reading

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Real Hate

Because the Left is either disinclined or incapable of maintaining civility in any debate over social or political ideals, they always seem to be projecting their anger onto Conservatives. The Right is labled “hateful” – yet it’s the Left that’s … Continue reading

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Gang of Glittering Gays

Wasn’t this special? A self-described “Barbarian Horde” descended on Marcus Bachmann’s counseling center in Minnesota this past Thursday (July 21st) gaily flinging glitter around the reception area. The Blaze has a video if you want to watch the “festivities”.   … Continue reading

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Saturday Shorts 7-23-11

Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention:   Roads to Ruin: Towns Rip Up the Pavement ~ How bad is the Economy? Across rural America asphalt’s being … Continue reading

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Dodd-Frank Debacle

Remember how Big Brother crammed through the Dodd-Frank “financial reform” (2000+ pages!) legislation a year ago, under the guise of protecting the public from evil banking institutions? Remember how it totally ignored Fannie & Freddie which actually caused the mortgage … Continue reading

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The Undefeated

Can’t get to Texas to see “The Undefeated” at the moment? Let’s get them to bring it to a theater here in Michigan!   Go here to vote.

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Delightful Design

I guess the Parrot Flower email has been making the rounds for years, but I must have missed it. Apparently people initially thought it was a hoax but no, it’s just extremely rare: A balsam, Impatiens psittacina is a very … Continue reading

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When the “Eagle” landed

July 20th, 1969. I’ll never forget where I was 42 years ago today; sitting at a picnic table with family and friends in a Durango, CO campground. Almost spellbound, our gazes shifted between the 8 inch black and white T.V. … Continue reading

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Cut~Cap~Balance – Keep the pressure on!

“We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.” ~ Thomas Jefferson, letter to Samuel Kercheval, 12 July 1816 ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   It’s great to see that the House of Representatives actually passed the Cut Cap & Balance … Continue reading

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Porcelain Unicorn

This short video (Porcelain Unicorn) was the grand prize winner in a global filmmaking competition called “Tell It Your Way”. Entrants were restricted by only two rules: 1.) the film could be no longer than three minutes and; 2.) dialogue … Continue reading

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Bible belief up?

Well this is certainly perplexing. According to a CNS News report last Thursday, Belief in Bible Climbed as Employment Declined, Say Gallup and Labor Dept. Data   This May—three years after Bible belief hit its all-time low and skepticism its … Continue reading

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BDS & the MSM

The MainStreamMedia continues to be afflicted with BDS (was Bush Derangement Syndrome) – only now the “B” stands for Bachmann. A major symptom of the malady is the inability of the sufferer to focus on anything other than the object … Continue reading

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