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The Private Lives Of Public Media
On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: “Republicans are looking for a serious person with the right ideas who understands what is at stake in November of 2012. The reason Mitch Daniels is not running for president is family … Continue reading
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Best Buy Heads For Bankruptcy
I went to Best Buy on Pico Blvd last Wednesday and the customer service, when I was able to flag a reluctant employee, was shoddy at best. The employees rarely seem educated or enthusiastic, much like the folks I remember … Continue reading
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Tagged earnings announcement, killer product, larry downes, ripe target, street column, wall street journal
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Turkey – A Moderate Muslim Country?
On his radio show today, Dennis Prager (whose first draft of his new book is due to his publisher in a month) said: “I have been warning you about Turkey. We are told over and over by the experts, by … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, islamic fundamentalism, muslim country, ottoman archives, transgendered americans, wall street journal
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The New York Times Starts Its Paywall
I’ve used the NYTimes.com as my home page since I got my first real computer in July 1997. Today I switched my home page to DrudgeReport.com. I subscribed to the Wall Street Journal online until 2002. Other than that, I … Continue reading
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Thomas Sowell On Dennis Prager’s Radio Show Today
Dennis Prager: “What role did Wall Street play in producing the current recession?” Sowell: “They played the role of suckers who bought mortgages that weren’t worth what they paid for them. “A system had been set up whereby the government … Continue reading
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The Blame Game
From DennisPrager.com: Is GW Responsible for the Big Debt? Wednesday, September 29, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 2:24 PM Dennis talks to Steve Moore of the Wall Street Journal. Is GW responsible for Obama’s debt? Some of it, … Continue reading
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Fly Fishing With Darth Vader: And Other Adventures with Evangelical Wrestlers, Political Hitmen, and Jewish Cowboys
Author Matt Labash emails: Hey Luke, long time, no talk. Thought you should know my new book’s out, and you’re in it. The porners meet the professors piece, in which you served as my guide. The book is kind of … Continue reading
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Tagged Christopher Hitchens, darth vader, hitmen, jim traficant, kinky friedman, matt labash, mudcat saunders, wall street journal, wrestlers
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Dennis Prager Spoke To Republican Members Of Congress This Week
I’ve been waiting for Dennis Prager to run for president since 1989. I’m excited that the big day is almost here. I feel it in my bones. Dennis Prager is at the top of his game. He is as eloquent … Continue reading
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Journalism Ain’t Dying
Henry Blodget blogs: You can’t go anywhere online these days with being affronted by yet another hand-wringing essay, speech, or diatribe about how screwed we will all be when "journalism" disappears (today’s is from Leonard Downie of the Washington Post). … Continue reading
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