Monthly Archives: October 2011

Norway’s Multicultural Affliction

Tolerance is the virtue of a man without convictions. ~ G.K.Chesterton ~   Norway regularly shows up on the U.N.’s list of the world’s best places to live. Land of fijords and the Northern Lights, the country is certainly one … Continue reading

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A Little Halloween Diversion

Because make-believe scary is a lot more fun than real life scary…     Witches flying past on broomsticks, Black cats leaping here and there, White-robed spooks on every corner, Mournful moaning in the air,   Goblins peering out of … Continue reading

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Are You on Obama’s “Target List?”

Who’s he taking aim at next???     President Obama has spent much of the last three years venting his ire in so many different directions it’s hard to keep track. Victor Davis Hanson has helpfully compiled a list of … Continue reading

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Saturday Shorts 10-29-11

Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention:   Building a Better Ohio ~ Critical election for Ohio on Nov. 8th. Unions are battling the taxpayers on Issue … Continue reading

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To Tweet, or not to Tweet?

“All the world ‘s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” ~ Shakespeare (As You Like It ~ Act II, Scene VII) ~   Hollywood types so rarely have anything worthwhile to say, I usually don’t pay … Continue reading

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“On Our Own?”… Great!

Here we go again…more B.S. from B.O on the re-election trail this week: “If you get sick, you’re on your own. If you can’t afford college, you’re on your own. If you don’t like that some corporation is polluting your … Continue reading

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More Stimulus Dollars Flushed Away

To paraphrase Ross Perot, that giant flushing sound you hear… is millions more of your tax dollars being flushed down the Hopper of Hopelessness. The latest SWOOOSH? – TR Auto Truck Plaza off Interstate 40, Tennessee’s first electrified truck terminal. … Continue reading

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“Definition of Insanity”??

Wasserman Schultz blasts Perry’s flat tax plan as ‘definition of insanity’ 😯   Sometimes it’s best if they just keep babbling…     “My reaction to Rick Perry’s new/old plan is that the definition of insanity is doing the same … Continue reading

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Ambitious Ignorance

The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness…     which the ambitious call…     and ignorant believe,     to be liberty.     ~ Fisher Ames, speech in the Massachusetts Ratifying Convention, 1788 ~   Quote … Continue reading

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Benedictine Monks Stand for Economic Liberty

While attempting to organize my hard-copy archives this past weekend, I ran across a Big Government article that I’d saved from August 2010: Licensing Gone Wild: Monks Face Jail for Selling Caskets. Good grief!     I didn’t remember seeing … Continue reading

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Keep Jesus off the Gridiron? Life in the “No-tolerance Zone”

If you’re an NFL fan, you know that Tim Tebow started as the Bronco’s quarterback for the first time yesterday.Trailing the Miami Dolphins for more than 3 quarters, Denver scored twice with only 5 minutes to go in 4th, and … Continue reading

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Behind “the Mask”

Wondering what the deal is with those creepy-looking masks that keep popping up at the “Occupy” protests? Well, beyond just being a rather cowardly way of saying “Look at me!”?     They’re actually an allusion to Guy Fawkes, the … Continue reading

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