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Month: July 2008

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Another slapdown so soon?

You know, you’d think that The Powers That Be in DC would be able to figure out that the Supreme Court means what it says,…

July 29, 2008February 15, 2021
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Hollyweird isn’t monolithic

(Via the Drudge Report) The Democratic Party, in its quest for power, has managed a propaganda campaign with subliminal messages, creating a God-like figure in…

July 28, 2008February 15, 2021
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Your Sunday Firepower Video

The Battle of Britain: If you’ve never seen the movie “The Battle of Britain“, do yourself a favor.

July 28, 2008February 13, 2021
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#1 job hazard for journalists? Speaking the truth.

(Via Irons in the Fire) Irish journalist Kevin Meyers has been “Writing what I should have written so many years ago” and nowhe’s in some…

July 27, 2008February 15, 2021
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BOHICA

Well, it’s all but a done deal–the Fiddlin’ government is going to spend our tax money to bail out fools, thieves and greedy bastards. Of…

July 26, 2008February 15, 2021
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Best Internet Quote of the Day

Then again, increasingly, our Congress acts much like a junta, only with less efficiency and accountability. This comes to you courtesy of Petronis, a commenter…

July 26, 2008February 15, 2021
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Major media biased? Say it can’t be!

(Via the Drudge Report) Even though those in the media swear (not on a stack of Bibles, of course) that they aren’t biased, their private…

July 25, 2008February 15, 2021
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Well, since there’s nothing serious worth blogging about…

(I mean, really. How often you you post on the subject of “Obama’s a socialist bastard!”) How about some humor:

July 25, 2008February 13, 2021
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Trade secrets

(Via FOXNews) Reader’s Digestoffered two dozen doctors a chance to tell it like it really is, and general practitioners, surgeons, shrinks, pediatricians, and other specialists…

July 22, 2008February 13, 2021
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Of all the things to be noticed for

On a lark, I decided to check the Sitemeter stats just now. 365 visitors today. Urk!? That’s the better part of a week’s visitation for…

July 21, 2008February 13, 2021
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Your Sunday Firepower Video

World War II in Greece–the Italian invasion: You can find out a bit more about this period and the rest of World War II at…

July 20, 2008February 13, 2021
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Little Big Man

(Via Timebomb 2000) Charles Krauthammer on Obama’s European photo-op trip. Devastating. Obama is a three-year senator without a single important legislative achievement to his name,…

July 19, 2008February 15, 2021
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You’re not going to win

$4/gallon gas and $4.80 diesel aren’t bad enough–our congresscritters want to raise fuel taxes by a dime from the current 18.4 cents a gallon on…

July 19, 2008February 13, 2021
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Keep warm this winter

(Via SurvivalBlog and Timebomb2000) Mother Earth News has a useful article on build-it-yourself solar collectors for your windows. I made a couple of highly simplified…

July 16, 2008February 15, 2021
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Alfred E. Obama is Not Funny!!

(Via Timebomb 2000) James Lewis opines on why we’re not allowed to laugh at Obama. It seems that once again, the easily offended…are. Me, I…

July 16, 2008February 15, 2021
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My kind of church

(Via The Register) You have to love a church that gives away an AR-15 at a youth event. Somewhere, an anti-freedom gun grabber’s head just…

July 14, 2008February 13, 2021
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The IndyMac Bank failure–as designed?

Was the failure of Indymac orchestrated? I’ve heard the rumor here and there around the Internet, and one CNBC commentator is saying it out loud…

July 14, 2008February 13, 2021
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Your Sunday Firepower Video

This week is the Battle of Malta. Here’s part 1… And here’s part 2…

July 13, 2008February 13, 2021
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Really? Do you promise?

If Barack Obama doesn’t win November’s presidential election in the United States, “you can kiss the Democratic Party goodbye”, the actor and director Robert Redford…

July 12, 2008February 13, 2021
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How dumb do you have to be…

Before you forget to breathe? Apparently, dumber than Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price. Who is circling around a black hole of stupid, about to…

July 11, 2008February 15, 2021
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Rule of 15?

Ever hear about the “Rule of 15”? Neither have I, until I read this piece on CNBC. Google it, and you find only this article…

July 11, 2008February 13, 2021
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What a jerk

A longtime state employee has chosen to retire instead of lowering flags to half-staff to honor former Republican Sen. Jesse Helms. You can admire the…

July 9, 2008February 13, 2021
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Holding the line

(Via Drudge) When their government couldn’t get the job done, the people of California took care of themselves. It’s good to know that despite living…

July 8, 2008February 15, 2021
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Your Sunday Firepower Video

Well, not so much firepower as history. Sure, we’re off track a bit, but you’re learning something! In keeping with the “Lesser Known Parts of…

July 6, 2008February 13, 2021
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Jesse Helms, RIP

FOXNews is reporting that former NC Senator Jesse Helms died early this morning at age 86. Senator Helms was a lightning rod during his time…

July 4, 2008February 15, 2021
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Happy Independence Day

The Family Freeholder would like to wish you a happy Independence Day. I’d like to embed this, but alas, embedding for this particular clip has…

July 4, 2008February 15, 2021
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This year’s theme song?

I can remember the heady times when we celebrated “Dow 10,000” with CNBC. Now, it seems that we may be returning to Dow 10,000, except…

July 3, 2008February 13, 2021
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Your Sunday Firepower Video

In keeping with two themes (being late with this post and looking at lesser-known parts of World War II history), we present a History Channel…

July 1, 2008February 13, 2021

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