Four Freedom Movements You Should Know About This Independence Day

July 3rd, 2009
It’s been 233 years since America declared its independence, but for millions of people around the globe, the fight for freedom is just getting started. More than half a century after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was passed, the international community continues its struggle to combat discrimination, government corruption and political oppression worldwide. Western coverage of protests in Tehran, the coup in Honduras and internet censorship in China just scratch the surface of a g

Four Freedom Movements You Should Know About This Independence Day

July 3rd, 2009
It’s been 233 years since America declared its independence, but for millions of people around the globe, the fight for freedom is just getting started. More than half a century after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was passed, the international community continues its struggle to combat discrimination, government corruption and political oppression worldwide. Western coverage of protests in Tehran, the coup in Honduras and internet censorship in China just scratch the surface of a g

Nalin’ Palin’ — “Hell Yes” Won Out

July 3rd, 2009
photo: squirrelqueen on flikr What the Hell is going on? The rambling, horribly written speech of Palin went on for fifteen minutes before she finally said she was quitting. Either Palin is quitting her job as Governor because; A. one of her daughters is pregnant again B. One of her children got caught doing drugs C. or more likely she is having delusions of Grandeur thinking she can pull a “Ross Perot, Bob Dole, kind of thing and just show up and run for President so she has to make some

Nalin’ Palin’ — “Hell Yes” Won Out

July 3rd, 2009
photo: squirrelqueen on flikr What the Hell is going on? The rambling, horribly written speech of Palin went on for fifteen minutes before she finally said she was quitting. Either Palin is quitting her job as Governor because; A. one of her daughters is pregnant again B. One of her children got caught doing drugs C. or more likely she is having delusions of Grandeur thinking she can pull a “Ross Perot, Bob Dole, kind of thing and just show up and run for President so she has to make some

Federal Judge Stresses Trial Record on Calif. Gay-Marriage Ban

July 3rd, 2009
Whatever Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker winds up deciding on Proposition 8, it’s clear he wants an airtight trial record to support it. Holding his first hearing Thursday on the controversial measure that outlawed same-sex marriage , Walker repeatedly stressed the importance of establishing a record that will stand the test of time. He told a packed courtroom that he was “reasonably sure” that the challenge launched by two high- profile litigators is “only touching down in

Using half-truths to bolster an argument

July 3rd, 2009
Colleen Carroll Campbell would have us believe (Dissolution of bioethics council is a loss for America 7-2-09) that George W. Bush was a wonderful intellectual with no bias when he formed his Council on Bioethics.  Now that Obama has disbanded the Council whatever Obama does it will surely be biased. What she doesn’t mention is that several years ago Bush removed two of the members of the Council because they disagreed with his position on stem cell research and replaced them with people who sid

Stupid ain’t so Stupid

July 3rd, 2009
It's a weird day in my world. I found a Washington Times article I had to share. No, I'm not running a fever. America is waking up to the reality: Obama is WAY over his government subsidized head. PRUDEN: Ol' Stupid begins to notice things By Wesley Pruden (Contact) | Friday, July 3, 2009 Too bad for Barack Obama and the Democrats, but George W. Bush is the shrinking man of American politics, growing ever smaller on the far horizon. Merely invoking his name will soon no longer frighten wom

He’s Barack Obama

July 3rd, 2009
Persoonlijk vind ik het wel jammer dat Bush niet meer in het witte huis zit. Het was wel een leuk gevoel dat ik - en met mij vele anderen - één van de machtigste mannen van de wereld schaamteloos in zijn bek gezicht kon uit lachen. Die behoefte heb ik toch een stuk minder met mr. Obama. Kunnen we dan nog wel lol hebben om de president?Yes We Can!tnx Herman!

Dallas Observer takes close look at Southern Methodist University’s land acquisition for Bush library, homeowners’ subsequent lawsuit

July 3rd, 2009
Writer Matt Pulle, a regular contributor to Texas Watchdog, has a captivating piece on the lawsuit against Southern Methodist University brought by former residents of a Dallas condo complex where President George W. Bush’s library is to be erected: The lawsuit features two plaintiffs, attorney Gary Vodicka and dentist Robert Tafel, who, though unyielding, do not appear [...]

Why they hate Sarah Palin

July 3rd, 2009
A blog called Why Mommy is a Republican has series of posts  about the hatred for Sarah Palin among the GOP leadership and her support among the base.  Not to beat a dead horse, but the Whig Party died in the 1850s because the Christian base dumped the Northern Capitalist leadership. The Anchoress , quoting some passages from other blogs and columns considering the same question, asks, “Why do they hate Sarah Palin?” Her answer is that, like Bush, they’d love her if she were a Democra