It is now well proven that the land is the economy and the economy is the land in Zimbabwe. The only proviso is that you have agricultural expertise utilising the land or you end up with what Zimbabwe has today – starvation. Starvation is exactly what Robert Mugabe’s zanupf wants because they can use...
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From Bloomberg.Com:  “Reverend Jerry Falwell, the Baptist minister who used television to bring his message to millions and then founded the Moral Majority to help politically mobilize the religious right, has died. He was 73.  The cause may have been a heart-rhythm abnormality, said cardiologist Carl Moore of Lynchburg General Hospital in...
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Some in the MSM have been bashing blogs lately for not having the appropriate level of vetting to the stories we post. They claim that “real” news outlets have endless layers of review so only accurate information is disseminated.
Wrong. Watch as this MSNBC reporter cites the anti-Bush parody website WhiteHouse.org as she...
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Why has the war become a political football? Why do we have leaders in Congress who are determined to push benchmarks on an Iraq withdrawal when clearly our enemies are watching every move the Congress makes? Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al Qaeda’s number 2 man recently mocked the bill Congress passed giving a time of withdrawal. In...
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As part of the discussion for my blog entry Do Gay Couples Have Better and More Stable Relationships than Straight Couples?, reader Tim O'Brien asks an interesting question:
"In a same-sex relationship with two women, when they have an argument, how do they tell who's wrong?"
It reminds me of one of my favorite rhetorical questions, occasionally...
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For the past several days, news reports have been circulating throughout the mainstream media regarding the decision by several churches to provide “sanctuary” to illegal aliens. For example, a Fox News report dated May 9, 2007 said, “Two churches intend to give sanctuary to illegal immigrants to protect them from deportation and pressure lawmakers...
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"Warped thinking like yours makes me realize how lucky I am to be a woman...I’m generally safe from automatic presumptions of criminality like...Living And Breathing While Male."--Amy Alkon (aka the "Advice Goddess")
Advice Goddess Amy Alkon often has interesting observations of gender, and has some excellent advice for an anti-male reader of hers in her...
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The most vocal critics of the Women’s Equality Amendment focus on the same issues that were brought up years ago when the ERA was under consideration. They assume that it will mean the government has to treat the sexes exactly alike, with the result that women will be drafted into the military; will have...
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Looks like people don’t care much for the Democrat swamp:
According to the May 10-13, 2007, Gallup Poll, 29% of Americans approve and 64% disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job. Congressional approval is down 4 percentage points since last month, and is 3 points lower than the 32% average measured during the...
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These colors don’t run and we’re speaking as one When we say united we stand When you mess with one, you mess with us all Every boy, girl, woman and man From “This Ain’t No Rag It’s A Flag†by Charlie Daniels I am often surprised at people who squirm when I identify myself...
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Michael Moore, miffed at criticism from Fred Thompson for his trip to the health care nirvana that is Cuba, has challenged the actor, former senator and possible GOP presidential candidate, to a debate.
It seems that Moore discovered that Thompson is a fan of Cuban cigars, and is therefore being hypocritical in supporting a trade...
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A friend sent me an email a few days ago announcing, “The Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW) will present the 2007 Governor’s Conference on Kentucky’s Women July 13th at the Kentucky International Convention Center in downtown Louisville.”  He proceeded to ask, “Why is it that women’s issues have special conference and special speakers addressing ONLY...
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While all I have is opinions, I’m honored that people value mine. With that, I have to admit, there are times I’m just flummoxed. This is one of those times.
Many of our politicians in Washington D.C. are demanding that the Iraqi Government get its act together and get control of their streets...
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Originally as a letter to the editor in the “Atlanta Journal-Constitution.†Cynthia Tucker is right that people should work for improved contraception and more conscientious use of it. She is also right that children should not be brought into the world as a “punishment for having sex.†However, we should not give up on...
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I was at first pleased to see the article Looking at female domestic violence (The Laconia Citizen, 5/7/07), which discusses "A talk sponsored by the Family Violence Prevention Council highlighted the issue of female perpetrators of domestic violence." I thought perhaps someone in the government-funded domestic violence community might be actually taking domestic violence...
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