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Category Archives: Politics
In Politics Values Matter, Not Theology
Dennis Prager writes: There are some Americans — presumed usually to be evangelical Christians — for whom voting for a Mormon for president of the United States is difficult, if not impossible. While I will try to show these voters … Continue reading
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National Review Endorses Mitt Romney
From National Review: Many conservatives are finding it difficult to pick a presidential candidate. Each of the men running for the Republican nomination has strengths, and none has everything — all the traits, all the positions — we are looking … Continue reading
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The Boy Who Tricked Bush
From BHDC: "The Icelandic teen who somehow figured out President George W. Bush’s secret phone number, creating an international security scare in the process, has been revealed in various news reports from Iceland. You’ll recall that the youngster recently left … Continue reading
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Marines Vote Model Mayra Veronica Their Favorite Pin-Up
She was interviewed Monday night on the O’Reilly Show. From Wikipedia: Mayra Verónica (born Mayra Verónica Aruca Rodríguez on August 20, 1980 in Havana, Cuba), is a Cuban model and celebrity who was born in Cuba but acquired her fame … Continue reading
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‘If Oprah Tells Me To’
I ask my friend Rob Spallone if he’d vote for a black guy. "If Oprah tells me to," he replies.
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Casting For President
Rob Long tells Mickey Kaus on BloggingHeadsTV about Barack Obama: "He’s not going to be that far left… People will say… He’s going to make me feel good about this country and the unity we need. I want to elect … Continue reading
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Eight Men Out
Matthew Felling writes: Think the Larry Craig story was just a tabloid creature of late summertime? Think again. Eight men have now come forward in the Larry Craig story – for reasons that range from clear anger to admitted self-promotion … Continue reading
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Gay rumours eclipse Condi
From the Times of London: The Enquirer described its article as “the ultimate guessing game among Hollywood fans – trying to figure out which big-name stars are gay”. The report went on: “According to the buzz among political insiders, it’s … Continue reading
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The 70s – The Great Funk
Joe Queenan writes in the NYT: There are three kinds of revisionism. Marshaling cunning arguments to prove that James Polk is a vastly underrated president is tendentious but doable. Trying to convince skeptics that James Carter is a vastly underrated … Continue reading
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Trent Lott
BigHeadDC reports: "“A federal grand jury has indicted prominent attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs on criminal charges that he and other lawyers engaged in a scheme to bribe a judge,” the AP reports. Scruggs is the brother-in-law of Sen. Trent Lott, … Continue reading
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