AIDS is a growing epidemic in the world. There was a time when it was considered a “gay-only disease” but those days are gone. International agencies and world governments are working to solve this problem before a demographic nightmare takes place. However, the ACLU is on the case to push their usual agenda. The...
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What do you think of when someone mentions “men’s entertainment?” Probably strip clubs, Playboy, pornography or other penis-centric activities. Behavior once characterized by a pubescent seventh-grader has been established as the gold standard of manhood. This attitude pervades the sex-crazed Western world. When in Italy a few years ago I noticed frequent nudity during...
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I’ve heard of drinking the same brand of soda your favorite sports hero drinks, but this is a bit much: A young boy who tried to copy hanging scenes from the execution video of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein died in central Pakistan, said police on Monday. Mubashar Ali, 9, hanged himself, while re-enacting Hussein’s...
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Americans are very much in favor of raising the minimum wage. This fall, five states saw legislation to raise the minimum wage pass, in some cases by wide margins. However, American compassion can at times be misguided. Economist Robert Whaples, of Wake Forest University, found in a random polling of American economists, that 62%...
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by Jim Kouri, CPP On New Year’s Day, Newsweek columnist and Democrat Party water-carrier (am I being redundent?) Eleanor Clift appearing on the Fox News Channel gave her opinion of whom was better equipped to run as a Democrat for President in 2008. Ms. Clift, who looked as if she was decomposing as she...
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The ever-changing (aka flip-flopping) Senator Kerry gives us his latest straight scoop on Iraq. In a December 24, 2006, Washington Post article, Senator Kerry shares his insights after literally having been on all sides of the question in the past. His latest thoughts originate in the visit that he and Senator Christopher Dodd made...
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Author’s note: A sketch leading to this essay was published in Exquisite Corpse and that sketch appears elsewhere on my blog. The ancient Greek myth of Narcissus — he who fell in love with his own reflection in a river and pined to death from unrequited love — has, of course, come down to...
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Before I get to the letter: Many non-gun owners do not know this, but nearly all states of the union favor and support concealed carry of weapons. For decades, officials there have not regretted cooperating with constituents on the subject. Alaska and Vermont require no permit at all to carry a handgun. But nationwide,...
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Are you familiar with the Channel Channel? Depending on the type of television service you have it varies, with the digital variety being the most state-of-the-art. It’s the channel that shows the schedule of television shows being offered on the other channels to which you subscribe (and to quite a few you probably don’t,...
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The following occurred in August of this past summer, and due to other projects, I’ve just now gotten around to writing about it. Draw your own conclusions, and have a great 2007! ********* “How does this guy sleep at night?” Glenn Beck shot out a rhetorical question concerning psychic John Edward, as my wife and I...
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It’s 2007 already, but most importantly it’s Monday, which means it’s time once again for the “official” weekly column. Today’s offering has to do with John Edwards, who last week announced that he’s once again seeking the Democrats’ nomination for president. The announcement was made in New Orleans, and for good reason. The devastated...
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Saddam Hussein, the Butcher of Baghdad, who killed upwards of a million people over the course of his long and brutal career, who launched genocidal attacks against the Kurds, who used chemical weapons against innocent men, women and children, who destroyed the marshlands of Iraq in an attempt to wipe out the Marsh Arabs...
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 “DETOX” NONSENSE  It has been a gluttonous few weeks. The parties, the chocolates, the mince pies – all capped with that 6,000-calorie Christmas Day feast. A January detox sounds sensible. A chance to purge those toxins, burn away the flab and give our furred arteries a well earned break. Millions of us...
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! To all who come by here. ************************* Saddam And The Left Excerpts from Sigmund, Carl & Alfred Predictably, much of the left is in a frenzy over the trial and execution of Saddam, because for the first time in a very long while, they, like he, have been exposed for who...
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 TX: Teen shoots, kills 2 would-be robbers: “An overnight home invasion robbery attempt in northeast Harris County ended in a hail of gunfire that left two suspects dead. Investigators said a 17-year-old was home with his cousin when four armed men kicked in the door and started shooting. The teen pulled out a...
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My New Year’s Resolutions: *I can start by giving up a vice; let’s see I don’t overeat, take drugs, smoke, fool around… Dang, I need to take up a vice for the new year. *I need to perform random acts of kindness. I can help an elderly lady walk across the street. Yeah right, and have...
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