Born West, lived East, living South - wish I could make up my mind

Posted by: jimmiek, 02:36 AM GMT on iunie 29, 2012

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Andrew Brietbart dies; tinfoil hat crowd blames Obama

Posted by: jimmiek, 01:16 AM GMT on martie 02, 2012

I would say "Rest in Peace," but I don't really mean it. Condolences to his family, but that's about it from me. ---LinkIt was, to say the least, inevitable. Hours after the death of Andrew Breitbart was announced on Thursday, his passing gave birth to the newest conspiracy theory. If you couldn’t guess who many are already blaming for his death - it's Barack Obama.The microblogosphere was aflutter with allegations and accounts worthy of the late conservative comm...

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Rick Santorum - Out of Step on College?

Posted by: jimmiek, 01:11 PM GMT on martie 01, 2012

Interesting viewpoint for a guy with two advanced degrees and an undergraduate degree from one of the largest public universities on Planet Earth...LinkANN ARBOR, Mich. — When Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum calls President Barack Obama "a snob" for wanting all Americans to attend college, he may be out of step with the public's overall view of higher education.Many Americans are suspicious of the culture of academia, and most are angry about rising ...

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Oh. My God. (Part 2)

Posted by: jimmiek, 02:03 AM GMT on martie 17, 2011

LinkGuns on Campus: Ask the Virginia Tech Survivors, Not the Armchair QuarterbacksAt the Texas Capitol this Wednesday (March 16th), at 2pm or "upon final adjournment," there will be a public hearing on four bills that would force colleges and universities to allow handguns in classrooms. This hearing appears to have been scheduled -- while most students are away on spring break, and on the same day another controversial issue reaches the House floor -- in order to c...

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Michelle Bachmann - Socialist

Posted by: jimmiek, 05:43 AM GMT on martie 13, 2011

LinkCarried over from a comment on sebastianjer's blog:Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) — so fond of accusing the Obama administration of foisting socialism on an unwilling America — has apparently been the recipient of about a quarter of million bucks in government handouts.Liberal site Truthdig links to an Environmental Working Group analysis of federal agricultural subsidies and found that the Bachmann family farm, managed by her father-in-law until his recent...

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