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Dem’s Divas Destiny and Darkness

Sun, 11 May 2008 07:33:14 -0500

The battle between Democratic hopefuls Obama and Clinton has held the spotlight in American politics for the past year and has been upstaged only slightly by the occasional antics of a few divas like Hilton, Madonna or Aguilera. In the 19th century many towns in America employed a lamplighter. Besides …

The “Non-Judgmental” Michael Moore

Sat, 10 May 2008 09:56:51 -0500

Last week on the Larry King Show, Michael Moore took the high road. He simply could not bring himself to pronounce judgment on the Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s tirades. “I’m a white guy,” explained the rotund film-maker. “And I mean, you have to ask yourself, Larry, what’s it like to be …

Iran, via Hizb’allah, moves in on Lebanon

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:35:37 -0500

Lebanon appeared to be sliding into chaos Friday as the Iranian-backed, Syrian-supplied Hizb’allah moved to dramatically upgrade its role in the running of Israel’s sorely-troubled northern neighbor. At least 11 people were reportedly killed and dozens wounded in three days of clashes which saw armed Hizb’allah fighters - who are …

Condi flares at Israel: ‘Get it done already!’

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:29:46 -0500

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, appearing increasingly desperate to see an Israeli-Palestinian Arab agreement signed before her president leaves office at the end of the year, reportedly used less than diplomatic language speaking to a reporter last Monday. Both sides “need to draw a map [showing their agreed-upon borders …

Commendation, Not Condemnation

Fri, 09 May 2008 08:39:02 -0500

Last week President George W. Bush held a press conference on the current state of the economy and the high cost of energy. In it he made several important points. First, he noted that one reason gas prices are increasing is that global supply has not kept pace with the …

Obama VS. McCain? Then it’s on like Donkey Kong!

Thu, 08 May 2008 12:51:16 -0500

Obama is all smiles since North Carolina followed South Carolina’s path in securing a Democratic primary win for Sen. Barack Obama. The mainstream media–who has often shown nothing but love for Obama and all his warts–has primarily given Obama a free ride through the primary as he has stumped “hope” …

Outlawing the Pig

Thu, 08 May 2008 10:18:39 -0500

The practice of political correctness may soon be tallying another casualty: the pig. Increasingly, as America and the rest of the Western world continue accommodating Muslim religious demands, pork food products are being singled out for removal from dining tables and pig-related trinkets banished from the desks of office workers. …

It’s All Over, Senator Clinton

Thu, 08 May 2008 06:06:16 -0500

SHE lost hard in North Carolina, and barely held on to win Indiana. Hillary Clinton just doesn’t have enough straws left to clutch. The best (or worst) she can hope to do the rest of the way is bloody Barack Obama enough to make him lose in the fall, allowing …

Wikipedia Pedals Porn to Kids

Wed, 07 May 2008 13:28:14 -0500

Washington, D.C. — It would be a tall order, but parents around the world may want to make every effort to keep their kids away from Wikipedia.com, the enormously popular, user-generated online encyclopedia. While doing homework, research for term papers, or for just plain fun, millions of kids visit Wikipedia …

A True Conspiracy: The Unconstitutional Elimination of Christianity

Mon, 05 May 2008 14:14:12 -0500

Governments throughout the world attempt to keep secrets from the people they rule. Some of these secrets are to protect the nations from their enemies. However, some people believe that governments keep secrets from their own people for the purpose of gaining some type of control over them. Many times …