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This has been a common assertion recently on social media. It most often is linking the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) which has found itself in many controversies over the last decade as it has become more a political tool to mislabel those it disagrees with on policies. While that would be a worthy discussion, … Continue reading
In March, 2014, a friend from childhood reached out to me and asked me to write a speech for a character in a book he was writing. I was able to write the speech in one evening as most of it came from the heart. He never completed the book so I’m posting the speech … Continue reading
Back in 2000, Howard Husok wrote in the City-Journal about how the Clinton Presidency and the left-wing groups created a shake down of banks. It is a thorough read and as you read it you realize how the housing bubble and collapse came to be. Here is the lead in with link to read more … Continue reading
After 360,000 Union soldiers died in winning the Civil War, under the leadership of the first Republican President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, the country was finally poised to pass legislation regarding the abolition of slavery. This was accomplished with the ratifying of the 13th Amendment with 100% Republican support against a large majority … Continue reading
I recently watched the movie Runaway Slave as it is now available to watch On Demand by many cable providers. It is an inspirational movie about C.L. Bryant’s journey from former NAACP local chapter president to Tea Party participant, and his journey across America to find others who are running from the government plantation of entitlements. Along … Continue reading
“Acts of Terror”. We will start at the end where some are going to focus on the debate of language. You can read the President’s transcript from his speech in the Rose Garden where he referred in generalities to “acts of terror.” I strongly suggest reading the transcript in context of everything else coming from the … Continue reading
Where to begin? Health care and religious freedom. VP Joe Biden stated, “With regard to the assault on the Catholic Church, let me make it absolutely clear. No religious institution—Catholic or otherwise, including Catholic social services, Georgetown hospital, Mercy hospital, any hospital—none has to either refer contraception, none has to pay for contraception, none has … Continue reading
(Previous posted, but has been edited and reposted with additional information) Fascism. Nazism. Communism. Liberalism. Conservatism. Socialism. Marxism. Capitalism. Corporatism. Statism. Libertarianism. Despotism. Progressivism. How does one navigate through all of the overlapping meanings? George W. Bush was called a fascist and compared to Hitler. The comparisons were absurd, just as they are for Barrack … Continue reading
What is “the narrative”? The narrative is how some stories garner national media attention while others do not. It is how similar stories are covered differently depending on the possible political ramifications. Sometimes, it is simply comical as it was when the media reported that Mitt Romney once moved hauling his pet dog on top … Continue reading
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