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Eight Belles: Do You Love Something Enough to Give Your Life For It?

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Eight Belles the beautiful three year old mare who finished second behind Big Brown beating the rest of the 18 world class thoroughbred colts.  She gave it all, and in coming up short, she still won our respect, broke down stealing our hearts.  Eight Belles will be missed this Saturday at the Preakness.  Yet, the [...]

California Approves Gay Marriage: Not Surprising Really

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Well, it’s happened. Gay marriage is now pretty much official in California. But we really shouldn’t be surprised with what happens in a state that voted to legalize pot. Less surprising is that the Court that declared California’s “only one man, one woman,” recognition of marriage unconstitutional, was in San Francisco.
Shocked I know. Go figure.
So [...]

Safe Deposit Box Thefts; By BIG Government

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Wow! Just wow! I knew that big government always equalled BAD government. But California it appears ranks number one in thievery from it’s own citizenry. It has sung a tune of about $5.1 BILLION dollars worth of “unclaimed” property that it has partaken of.
This is the kind of reporting about government people need to see [...]

Viral Email: Pass it on

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

H/T Cindy Anderson via email 
John Glenn (DEMOCRAT) said this —– It should make us all think a little:

 
There were 39 combat related killings in  Iraq in January.   In the fair city of  Detroit there were 35 murders in the month of January. That’s just one American city, about as deadly as the entire war-torn country of  Iraq . 

 

  

 
When some [...]

Rev. Wright’s Tuskegee Error: Real History Says Otherwise

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

This was an interesting article I found on Townhall.com, regarding the misinformation about Tuskegee. The Tuskegee that Rev. Wright alluded to in his, “Based on this Tuskegee experiment … I believe our government is capable of doing anything,” comment. That was his response to being asked if he truly believed the Government created AIDS to [...]

Muslim Student Threatens to Kill Student Teachers Service Dog named Emmitt

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Well if this does not just make it a small world.  Tyler Hurd was a student in one of my wife’s classes.  Tyler was an excellent student and Lady Bear enjoyed his contributions to class. 
Tyler’s story is really pretty amazing.  This is a guy who has seizures and yet, this brave man is following [...]

High Gas Prices: SO WHAT!

Monday, May 12th, 2008

So, is someone holding a gun to your families head threatening to shoot if you don’t drive that Cadillac Escalade? No? Perhaps your pet’s have been kidnapped, never to return unless you drive that 8-cylinder Mustang GT. No again? The you don’t have reason to whine. But much reason to learn about economies.
Apparently, it’s a [...]

What Choice In 2008?

Monday, May 12th, 2008

With Party conventions approaching, Republicans have thrown their lot behind John McCain while Democrats are still locked in a bitter struggle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. What choice is there for the country?
One of the three mentioned is going to be our next President, like it or not. It seems like many from the [...]

Book “What Muslims Really Think”: Hammer Drops On Credibility

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

About ten days ago, I tapped out an article about an upcoming book titled, Who Speaks for Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think. Shortly there after, I added a comment regarding an article from jihadwatch.org that cast suspicions on the authors. Apparently, the mis-information runs even deeper.
The authors of the book, Dalia Mogahed and [...]

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