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Category Archives: Articles
Christopher Hitchens On The Return Of The Clintons: “No, No, No More Of That, Surely”
From Hugh Hewitt‘s interview of Christopher Hitchens today (transcript here): HH: So Christopher Hitchens, can any of the Republicans beat them, the Clinton-Clinton tag team from hell? Can anyone actually stop this? CH: Well, I’ve been writing, best I can, … Continue reading
No Sheriff In Town
I get a call from a pornographer Wednesday afternoon. Porner: "The worst thing I ever saw happen was when you left. I know you had to do it for a number of reasons. I don’t feel there’s anybody out there … Continue reading
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Lukeford.net Review
I received this: PROS Loads of original content Good Google Pagerank PR 5/10 Good Alexa rank 160,685 Strong Google Backlinks – 2,310 Pages Indexed in Google – 4,870 CONS Unattractive WordPress Theme Fluid width is too fluid… Poor Adsense Implementation … Continue reading
How Obama Can Escape The Ghetto
Mickey Kaus writes (and this was discussed on Tucker Carlson today): I thought Margaret Carlson was out on a very shaky limb a few years ago last Thursday when she wrote that Obama had lost the essence of his candidacy … Continue reading
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Who Can Win?
From Dennis Prager: Wednesday January 23, 2008 H1: Fallen Star With Dennis Prager Prager H1: Heath Ledger, Academy Award nominated actor and movie star, died yesterday. Initial reports suggest that drugs were involved. Everybody has demons… Dennis talks to Rudy … Continue reading
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I Made Another Crazy 1 a.m. Video!
Click here to watch me whine about my life. And see my famous mouthguard in action! Don’t be a loser! Be a winner! Make Luke Ford Your Moral Leader! Get a free copy of my memoir "Rebel Without A Shul" … Continue reading
Religious Search
Rabbi Gil Student writes: The question sometimes arises whether a Jew, in his honest search for truth, must examine every religion to see which one is true. Should a Jew simply pursue his own religion or must he also examine … Continue reading
Was Bill Clinton Our First Black President?
In Monday night’s debate, Barak Obama answered: "I’d have to investigate more Bill’s dancing abilities…before I accurately judge whether he was a brother." Dennis Prager tackled this 25 minutes into the show linked: "I will explain why this got the … Continue reading
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I Hate To Chat Online
Email’s no distraction for me, I feel like I can answer it whenever, but chat commands my attention for some reason. A tic of mine. It bugs me. I only chat online if there’s money in it for me, or … Continue reading
Sam Zell Orders All Content Filters Removed From Tribune Computers
For years, Los Angeles Times reporters have complained to me about how their computers were filtered by orders of the Tribune company. Eric Longabardi reports: Well, well … score one for the media boss! It takes a businessman to teach … Continue reading
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