Leaning Straight Up

• Countdown to Thanksgiving 2009: I am thankful for my friends

  So, as I considered what to write about this holiday, it occurred to me that I could spend a whole post whining about all the things I am not thankful for, or I could write about what I am thankful for. While I have lots of fodder for the former, I [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 1:42am EST
  by Karl

• Veterans Day 2009: The UW MOH Memorial

  I appreciate all Veterans Day celebrations, but this year it was a bit more personal than usual. This year I went to the University of Washington to witness the dedication of the brand new UW Medal of Honor Memorial. Let’s take a flashback.   When my blog was in its infancy (in fact it [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 10:59pm EST
  by Karl

• King County says no to Hope and Change. Plus: The Gay Marriage Debate, from Coast to Coast

  The elections yesterday had some surprises, and some not too surprising results. In the local election, the race for King County Executive was a hotly contested one between former newscaster Susan Hutchinson, and King County Council member Dow Constantine. I found it ironic that after watching the 2008 election where Obama won [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 1:51am EST
  by Karl

• Revelations Part 2: Changing the Way We Think About Change

  The concept of change has been in high visibility lately.  Obama ran on a campaign promising change, one that resonated quite well with people.  And it should have.  There are a lot of things in politics that desperately require change.  But the promises and the reality ended up in different directions, [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2009, 2:26am EDT
  by Karl

• Revelations, Part 1: A Dogmatic Lesson in Futility

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  So in the last few weeks, I have given thought to an exchange I have been having with a coworker. He (we’ll call him ‘Bob’) is a liberal, and an atheist.  He is also what I would affectionately describe as passionate and a bit argumentative.  I mean that too, by the way, [...]
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  Posted: October 25, 2009, 11:23pm EDT
  by Karl

• The truth behind the Nobel Peace Prize

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  I have been considering this for a few days now and I believe that the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Obama is in a sense more revealing than it is disturbing. The obvious revelation, that the award has nothing to do with actual *peace* is not what I mean.  [...]
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  Posted: October 15, 2009, 11:39pm EDT
  by Karl

• The Latest Shocking ACORN video….

  Classic…. HT Hot Air. [...]
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  Posted: October 15, 2009, 11:02pm EDT
  by Karl

• FRED ASTAIRE and CYD CHARISSE

  I love the classics. [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 2:37am EDT
  by Karl

• Yea! School kids in NJ taught to sing creepy Obama love song

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  Isn’t it great that we are all equal in his sight?  Sorry, this is creepy. Partially transcribed lyrics: Lyrics ======== Mmm, mmm, mm! Barack Hussein Obama He said that all must lend a hand [?] To make this country strong again Mmm, mmm, mm! Barack Hussein Obama He said we must be clear today Equal work means equal pay Mmm, mmm, mm! Barack [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 2:14am EDT
  by Karl

• The audacity of ACORN (and those who expose them)

  So the whole ACORN pimp scandal is not going away.  For those not paying attention, two people posing as a pimp and his whore have been seeking tax advice from ACORN all across the nation.  It began in Baltimore, then DC, then New York and on to two locations in [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 2:00am EDT
  by Karl

• LSU….moving on up….

  To the Issaquah Highlands, anyway.  After being in the same apartment complex for the last 7.5 years, my daughter and I decided to move to a new location, save a few bucks in rent and basically establish a new space for ourselves. While I am in the process of moving, blogging will be lite [...]
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  Posted: September 19, 2009, 2:39am EDT
  by Karl

• Let’s follow the Health Care $$ and see where we end up

  Since the left is buzzing that Joe Wilson is a Health industry darling for taking donations from the health care industry, I did some checking.  Thanks Eugene, for getting me curious. So off to opensecrets.org and here is what I found.  Yes, Joe Wilson did take $244k from the health industry.  Here [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 2:37am EDT
  by Karl

• Remember

  Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak Whispers the o’er-fraught heart and bids it break. ~ William Shakespeare, in Macbeth, Act IV, Scene III “If I am to wear this mourning cloak, let it be made of the fabric of love, woven by the fine thread of memory.” ~ Molly Fumia Remember. [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 12:30am EDT
  by Karl

• Who lied, Wilson or Obama? Answer: Neither and Both…it’s just a matter of nuance

  In the speech to congress last night, Obama said this: There are also those who claim that our reform effort will insure illegal immigrants. This, too, is false – the reforms I’m proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. This prompted Rep Joe Wilson (R, SC) to vocally call [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 12:18am EDT
  by Karl

• The President’s speech to the school kids: Yawn! Much ado over nothing

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  If the prepared remarks are an accurate indication, and I have no reason to believe they are not, then all the fuss has been wasted time. As Hot Air notes, had he just released this instead of that study guide that even the White House admits was poorly set up, then [...]
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  Posted: September 07, 2009, 1:56pm EDT
  by Karl

• Shame: The AP and HuffPo insist on posting picture of a dying Marine, against the family’s wishes

  It started with the AP deciding to run with a photo despite being asked not to by the family: Shame on the selfish Associated Press. Shame. Via Politico, AP defies common decency for the Greater Good (hat tip – Blackfive): Defense Secretary Robert Gates is objecting “in the strongest terms” to an Associated [...]
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  Posted: September 05, 2009, 12:23am EDT
  by Karl

• Would government health care be so bad? Um…yea.

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  The health care debate continues to heat up and shows no sign of letting up.  today we had a pro health care supporter chew off the finger of an opponent.  Sick. Both sides remain entrenched and passionate but it occurs to me that both sides live in a comfort zone of [...]
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  Posted: September 04, 2009, 2:10am EDT
  by Karl

• And the Children shall lead them….but who leads the children?

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  I am not sure what to think about this: Obama’s next effort: a Children’s Crusade? Drudge featured the breaking news story that Barack Obama would hold a nationwide speech for elementary-school children a week from today, touching off a flurry of e-mails wondering what Obama had in mind.  Will this be just [...]
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  Posted: September 02, 2009, 1:06am EDT
  by Karl

• The lessons I learned from the Jaycee Lee Dugard kidnapping case

  If you have not been paying attention, Jaycee Lee Dugard was the girl kidnapped at age 11 by a couple near her bus stop in Lake Tahoe. Searches for years found nothing, all leads were dead ends and all hope was lost…and then she accidentally emerged 18 years later, alive with two [...]
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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 12:09am EDT
  by Karl

• Common sense on the health care plan

  I am sure it was a futile gesture, but he makes a compelling argument against the health care plan. His opening point was good.  The democrats, having control of the debate, have locked us into a yes or no argument.  Either rape and pillage the system, or do nothing.  All the various [...]
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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 11:27pm EDT
  by Karl

• The latest in kids gifts: Poll dancing dolls, thong underwear and nipple tassel t shirts… and then the UN steps in….

  Filed under “What the hell are they thinking?” I saw this on Hot Air, STA and Sister Toldjah, and I still had to make sure these weren’t hoaxes. First we have tassel t-shirts: Would you buy a shirt for your baby that had nipple tassels on it? One company is hoping you will. ParentDish [...]
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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 10:22pm EDT
  by Karl

• Hey! Those Burqa’s and scarfs the Muslim women wear are really feminist or something

  At least according to Naomi Wolf. Behind the veil lives a thriving Muslim sexuality … The West interprets veiling as repression of women and suppression of their sexuality. But when I travelled in Muslim countries and was invited to join a discussion in women-only settings within Muslim homes, I learned that Muslim attitudes [...]
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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 9:56pm EDT
  by Karl

• Sunday Musings: A birthday reflection

  Various birthdays have significant meaning, as they are transitions. 18 makes you an adult.  21 makes you a real adult. 25 marks your 1/4 century, the precursor to getting old. 30 marks the end of your wild ages.  And 40, well at that point you are entering your dotage in some peoples minds [...]
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  Posted: August 31, 2009, 2:32am EDT
  by Karl

• The complexity of the Ted Kennedy legacy

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  One thing stands for certain, how you feel about him and his legacy pretty much has a lot to do with which side of the aisle you stand on. To many on the left, he was their lion, their champion, who fought tirelessly for what he believed in.  To many on the [...]
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  Posted: August 28, 2009, 1:06am EDT
  by Karl

• RIP Ted Kennedy

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  I have no love for Ted Kennedy, and frankly have a hard time feeling more then general sorrow at his passing.   Yet, I have to remember that political convictions aside, he was still a person: a person with family, friends and beliefs.  I don’t care who he was, how liberal he was [...]
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  Posted: August 26, 2009, 12:13am EDT
  by Karl

• The Lockerbie Bomber goes home

  Unlike his victims, of course. Barack Obama leads condemnation of Scotland for freeing Lockerbie bomber The US President’s criticism of the “mistake” added to a growing backlash against the Scottish decision to free the biggest mass murderer in British legal history on compassionate grounds. Hours after the Scottish National Party administration in Edinburgh [...]
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  Posted: August 21, 2009, 10:16pm EDT
  by Karl

• Debating the debate about the debates or something…a quick round up of insanity

  The entire health care issue has gone bonkers.  MSNBC runs an edited video of a guy packing guns at a protest and insinuates its a racial issue, conveniently ignoring that the unedited video shows this to be a black man wearing guns, not a white one.  Should they be called MSDNC?  [...]
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  Posted: August 21, 2009, 10:03pm EDT
  by Karl

• PSA: Light the Night with the J-Team and help fight blood cancers

  A former coworker sent this to me, and I wanted to pass it on to you.   The story contained about his wife Janette is completely true, I was at her funeral.  Put the politics aside and make a difference. Light the Night with Luke and help fight blood cancers Here we are, [...]
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  Posted: August 13, 2009, 12:53am EDT
  by Karl

• Astroturfing - the Obama way

  At Obama’s town hall meeting the there are so many plants now they should be called greenhouse meetings. Here is the story: Video: Astroturfing at Obama’s NH “town hall” Jim Hoft at Gateway Pundit has the video evidence of the strategy used by Barack Obama to get a roomful of complacent supporters at [...]
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  Posted: August 13, 2009, 12:42am EDT
  by Karl

• Remember when dissent was good? Not so much anymore…

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  Not too terribly long ago, the Democrats were up in arms over Bush, the war and all manner of side issues, and back then, people like Nancy Pelosi were pretty sure Dissent was good: My how times have changed.  Now, dissent is fascist and unamerican. What the Liberals once hailed as the most [...]
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  Posted: August 12, 2009, 1:16am EDT
  by Karl

• Americans are finally waking up to the scientific hoax of the century…sort of

  Americans are finally slowing the stampede on the Global Warming fraud, but is it enough?  Too little too late? Political climate for energy policies cools Poll: Economy outweighs environment  Monday’s National Clean Energy Summit 2.0 will bring a parade of celebrated public policy experts to Las Vegas to discuss greening the country’s [...]
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  Posted: August 11, 2009, 1:23am EDT
  by Karl

• Geithner wants to hide our debt problems with even more debt

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  The utter stupidity of this request boggles the mind.  To deal with our mounting debt and deficit, Geithner wants to increase our debt limits so we don’t accidentally exceed them or something. Geithner Asks Congress to Increase Federal Debt Limit Washington — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner asked Congress to increase the [...]
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  Posted: August 11, 2009, 1:02am EDT
  by Karl

• The right to bear arms, made simple

  Ted Nugent has a well deserved (and proud) reputation for being loud, crude and crazy, but here, he makes a calm, reasoned and very sensible case for gun rights. This is several years old, but still relevant. [...]
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  Posted: August 11, 2009, 12:51am EDT
  by Karl

• Liberal astroturfing goes local: OFA organizing at the state level

  Again, it is amazing that this kind of organized campaign to support the Democratic agenda is considered OK, while identical campaigns to oppose it are demonized and vilified. All throughout August, our members of Congress are back in town. Insurance companies and partisan attack groups are stirring up fear with false [...]
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  Posted: August 10, 2009, 8:51am EDT
  by Karl

• New video of the conservative “mob”

  Free Colorado has a great series of videos, all of which interviewed people to ask how they feel about being called as a mob. What is clear is that at the core of the protests are regular people.  Are organizations also trying to spur protest?  I would imagine so, the same [...]
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  Posted: August 09, 2009, 7:41pm EDT
  by Karl

• Is the President a professional Organizer? Must be, he emailed me and asked me to get involved

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  …Because I keep getting letters from him to organize. This is a direct cut and paste from one such letter received last week. This is the moment our movement was built for. For one month, the fight for health insurance reform leaves the backrooms of Washington, D.C., and returns to communities across America. [...]
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  Posted: August 09, 2009, 7:37pm EDT
  by Karl

• More video of Union Thugs (and Thugettes…)

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  In St Louis, the ‘hits’ keep on coming. And since the Democrats are now astroturfing and encouraging this, this will only get worse. [...]
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  Posted: August 09, 2009, 7:00pm EDT
  by Karl

• The Audacity of Free Speech - or, How to be a Crypto-Nazi Political Terrorist, Without Even Trying

  Number of comments: 4
  The title seems glib but sadly it is true.  According to some of the Democrats, having the audacity, the sheer gall to protest about Health Care means you are a political terrorist and are working out of the Nazi playbook: Taking a page right out of Nancy Pelosi’s playbook of stating that town [...]
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  Posted: August 08, 2009, 11:29pm EDT
  by Karl

• RIP John Hughes: The voice of the 80s is now a whispered echo

  I think no other director in that era had this much of an impact on…well pretty much everyone in the 80s.  His legacy will endure, there is no doubt.  Movies like the Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller and Some Kind of Wonderful continually resonate with each new generation.  He may have been writing [...]
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  Posted: August 06, 2009, 5:29pm EDT
  by Karl

• The Newest Birther: Andrew Sullivan?

  Number of comments: 7
  Yes, Andrew, who has been blogging in the tank for Obama for a while has suddenly joined the ranks of the Birthers1, well sort of.  He is essentially taking the same approach to the situation that I am.  That the real certificate is likely fully supportive of BHO, but the administrations refusal [...]
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  Posted: July 30, 2009, 12:29am EDT
  by Karl

• Stupid Video alert: Jesus reveals the name of the Anti Christ (can you guess who?)

  This is too silly for words, but sadly there will be a few people who will act like they believe it.  The Birthers will likely add this to their complaints.  Not a citizen AND Satan. LSU does NOT - REPEAT, NOT! - endorse or support this video.  I merely show it [...]
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  Posted: July 30, 2009, 12:11am EDT
  by Karl

• Double video madness

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  The first video that caught my eye was the wedding party entrance video.  As one Youtube commenter said, “all weddings should be this fun”. I agree.  I hope they keep this sense of fun and joy forever.  Blessings to Jill and Kevin. The second video is a bit harder to parse.  This [...]
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  Posted: July 26, 2009, 8:49am EDT
  by Karl

• The chart the Democrats will not let you see….see it here.

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  The New Direction promised by Nancy Pelosi, Obama’s Hope and Change and all the promises of absolute transparency in Government…don’t mean SQUAT. When the Republicans planned to issue a mailer critical of the bloated Democratic Health Care bill, the Democrats blocked it. Democrats Block GOP Health Care Mailing Democrats are preventing Republican House [...]
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  Posted: July 24, 2009, 12:05am EDT
  by Karl

• Racism in America will never die - Not as long as the liberals keep giving it CPR

  Number of comments: 6
  I have two stories on racism on my mind as I write this.  The first is from a few weeks ago, concerning an incident at a Philly Swim Club: Camp: Private Pa. pool turned away minority kids Members and officials of a private swimming pool in a Philadelphia suburb reacted to a visiting [...]
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  Posted: July 24, 2009, 9:49pm EDT
  by Karl

• A little traveling fun

  As I am on the road still, I thought that this video was appropriate. Enjoy! [...]
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  Posted: July 20, 2009, 1:38pm EDT
  by Karl

• LSU on the road again

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  I am on the road this weekend to a reunion in the SF Bay Area. I will try to blog along the way.  My daughter is getting concerned about the Employee Free Choice (lack of choice) Act, so I plan to dig into that next week. Also on my radar in local news [...]
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  Posted: July 17, 2009, 2:13am EDT
  by Karl

• Another sad passing: RIP Alexis’s Winter White (way late Sunday Musing)

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  Again, I have been absent as my family got a bit smaller, yet again.  Please pardon me if this seems rambling, this has been a hard night for me. This time, it was again a beloved pet, our dog Lexi. A quick note.  For those who see people like me saddened and [...]
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  Posted: July 15, 2009, 1:41am EDT
  by Karl

• Obama caught looking? No caption required (and not the first time?)

  Number of comments: 4
  Busted? And maybe not the first passing glance caught on camera? Yes I know, these are likely not proof he is the lecher in chief, these are random captures that look worse than they are. But heck, in tough times, we all need a giggle… [...]
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  Posted: July 10, 2009, 12:48am EDT
  by Karl

• Atlas Shrugged: Fiction to fact in 52 years

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  Reprinting with permission an article from the Ayn Rand institute The Significance of Ayn Rand’s Novel Atlas Shrugged From The Ayn Rand Institute “I refuse to apologize for my ability — I refuse to apologize for my success — I refuse to apologize for my money.” The U.S. economy is in shambles, with every nightly [...]
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  Posted: July 07, 2009, 1:19am EDT
  by Karl

• Sunday Musings: Recalibration: And then there were two for Independence day

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  The astute reader will once again note I have been away and likely assumes vacation or travel. Not so.  I have been home engaged in a recalibration project. You see, I have 4 kids.  One lives north of here with her aunt, and one is in the Navy.  My youngest two were [...]
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  Posted: July 06, 2009, 1:18am EDT
  by Karl

• How can you not love this? Wallabies get high in poppy fields, make crop circles

  Finally, a reason to support the war on drugs.  SAVE THE WALLABIES!!! Wallabies get high in poppy fields, make crop circles WALLABIES are breaking into Tasmania’s poppy fields and getting high. The strange occurrence, revealed in a State Government Budget Estimates hearing, has also solved what some growers say has spurred a [...]
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  Posted: July 06, 2009, 12:41am EDT
  by Karl

• RIP Times Two: Farrah and Jacko: Beauty and the Beast

  Number of comments: 6
  Having just lost Ed  a few days ago, this answered many people’s “bad news comes in threes” beliefs. I am not one of them, mind you. But the two who died today were both very important cultural icons, and they bear some manner of tribute. First, Farrah. You can her in depth biographical data [...]
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  Posted: June 26, 2009, 12:58am EDT
  by Karl

• MAF Honor Their Service Live Webcast

  Watch!  Donate! Support the Troops! [...]
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  Posted: June 25, 2009, 12:22pm EDT
  by Karl

• RIP Ed McMahon

  http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=415668&GT1=28103 As much as Johnny was the center of the Tonight Chow, Ed was only slightly less important.  It was as much their chemistry that made that show such a vibrant and wonderful institution. Another great one has gone.   He will be missed. [...]
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  Posted: June 23, 2009, 9:05am EDT
  by Karl

• Sunday Musings: The dad tribute

  So it’s Dad’s day again.  This year mine was a bit slow and relaxed, but in the end very satisfying. I cooked two of my kids dinner, and unexpectedly my oldest son, the Navy guy, showed up and had dinner with us as well. Good thing I made enough.    I did on [...]
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  Posted: June 22, 2009, 1:05am EDT
  by Karl

• Lettermen issues another apology to the Palins.

  Number of comments: 4
  Updated below: I think he did a much more credible job of showing his remorse.  I will add only one slight caveat, that he missed one aspect of it completely.  I’ll get back to that. Here is the text as transcribed by TV Week,  with my comments to follow: All right, here - I’ve [...]
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  Posted: June 16, 2009, 11:12pm EDT
  by Karl

• Sunday Musing - The long delayed trip report

  I took a trip last weekend to unwind and perhaps to unload some pressure in myself that had been building.  The separation, the stresses at work, general money and living stresses, all combined to set me a bit on edge, to put it gently. I left here on Saturday morning headed south [...]
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  Posted: June 15, 2009, 1:47am EDT
  by Karl

• Repost for Flag Day

  I just bought a new flag for Memorial Day, as mine was getting pretty old.  I always fly one and always will. I understand the free speech conflicts in the whole flag burning debate, but for me, the flag will always be a symbol of intense pride.  I will always fly [...]
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  Posted: June 15, 2009, 12:19am EDT
  by Karl

• LSU joins Hot Air and Move America Forward for Troopthon

  LSU has joined the Troopathon by linking with Hot Air and the Hot Air Steamers to help get as many care pacakages for our troops as we can. Click on the image here, or on my sidebar to go to the Campaign Store and donate a care package for our troops. Here [...]
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  Posted: June 15, 2009, 12:02am EDT
  by Karl

• My take on the Letterman/Palin feud, with Palin’s shocking defender

  Number of comments: 7
  The summary of this is that former VP nominee Gov Sarah Palin was in New York with her family and Letterman couldn’t resist the chance to poke at her a bit in his top ten: Letterman Top Ten: Palin has a “slutty flight attendant look”  I bet Ashley Herzog’s bummed he didn’t [...]
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  Posted: June 12, 2009, 2:18am EDT
  by Karl

• The Miss California saga comes to a sleazy, pointless conclusion

  So after making a big production of support for Miss California Carrie Prejean, Trump has fired her anyway, claiming she is not living up to her contractual obligations. She and her attorney dispute that and claim to have an E paper trail supporting her.  She claims this is the final punishment [...]
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  Posted: June 12, 2009, 1:07am EDT
  by Karl

• Back home and back online

  My trip was a welcome resting time, but I am back home and getting my backlog of email and such caught up. I will post a full trip report tomorrow with a few pictures, as well as my reaction round up to a lot of the recent news stories. Till then, [...]
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  Posted: June 11, 2009, 12:18am EDT
  by Karl

• LSU on the road again

  Number of comments: 1
  I will be on the road making a photo tour of the Oregon and Washington coast areas this week, for some badly needed personal time. Hopefully I will be able to get some Wi-Fi access and upload  a few photos along the way. See ya soon! LSU [...]
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  Posted: June 06, 2009, 8:39am EDT
  by Karl

• Obama’s Cairo Speech: It actually didn’t suck

  Number of comments: 10
  I will let Hot Air drill down to the details, but in brief, while it was not totally satisfying to most conservatives, it was surprisingly strong in a lot of critical areas. I didn’t get the chance to watch Barack Obama’s Cairo speech live, although I’m sure that it will be [...]
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  Posted: June 05, 2009, 1:33am EDT
  by Karl

• Palin not afraid to speak the truth about the Long and Tiller killings

  Number of comments: 1
  And people wonder why I like her so much. Palin links Tiller, Long slayings Sarah Palin today picked up a widely heard theme on the right, using the murder of abortion doctor George Tiller to call attention to the murder of an army recruiter in Arkansas, allegedly by a self-styled Islamic militant: The stories [...]
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  Posted: June 03, 2009, 12:32am EDT
  by Karl

• Cheney makes liberal heads explode by saying something they agree with

  Number of comments: 1
  I love when this happens.  When the most vilified man in the Bush administration, Darth Cheney actually says something they agree with, the liberals actually have to dial back their hatred and accept that maybe not all republicans and conservatives are howling homophobes, as they try to make them appear to [...]
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  Posted: June 03, 2009, 11:38pm EDT
  by Karl

• Intimidation tactics at the hands of gay rights supporters taints our referendum process

  Number of comments: 1
  I heard this on the radio in passing earlier today, and confirmed it on Hot Air this evening. This sort of intimidation pisses me off. Let me say before I post the story details that until I read this, I had no intention of joining the fray for referendum 71, which seeks a public [...]
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  Posted: June 02, 2009, 12:29am EDT
  by Karl

• Sunday Musings: Sick and Tired

  I have admittedly not been posting a lot, something I am trying to rectify here in LSU land. While I have been sick again for the last 2 weeks, as well as being involved in major time consuming product launch at work, the real reason I have taken a little time [...]
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  Posted: June 01, 2009, 12:44am EDT
  by Karl

• Taking Chance: A review

  I wrote about this movie a few months ago1 and finally decided to order HBO and view it for myself. The professional reviews are out there, but here is my take on it. The movie is the true life account of US Marine Corps Lt Col Michael Strobl, who is escorting the remains of a young [...]
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  Posted: May 26, 2009, 12:49am EDT
  by Karl

• Remember those who served and gave the ultimate sacrifice.

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  Memorial day is never a ‘happy’ holiday for me.  I served in a Military Honor Guard, and while I only participated in honoring those who were long since retired, I still understand the sobriety and respect necessary to interning our fallen heroes, even if those I honored were retired.  I once was [...]
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  Posted: May 25, 2009, 3:00am EDT
  by Karl

• Sunday Musings: Dangerous Comparisons

  Comparisons are inherently for two reasons.  First, if they are honest, they expose the truth.  And if they are not honest, they expose bias and agenda. Either way, truth is exposed. Consider the most useless comparisons I can think of: (#2)1  Mac Versus PCs:  This particular battle infuriates me.  Mac users are among [...]
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  Posted: May 25, 2009, 2:38am EDT
  by Karl

• Greg Gutfeld on ReasonTV: Speaking the truth is never dull

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  This guy is my ideal of a political independent.  This is why Red Eye is the best show on TV.  It’s hard to hear, but it is worth the effort. Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Woman Honor Thyself, Right Truth, The World According to Carl, DragonLady’s World, The Pink [...]
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  Posted: May 20, 2009, 12:24am EDT
  by Karl

• Sunday Musing: Doing less with more

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  No the title is not a misprint. While most of us recognize that as a reversal of how we deal with a financial crisis, it seems like the government always sees it the other way.  The more they take from us in takes and power, the less they seem to use [...]
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  Posted: May 18, 2009, 12:58am EDT
  by Karl

• Sunday Musings: Nanny Nanny Nanny

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  My day job intruded tonight with some after hours hi pri stuff, so this will be short. One of the things that seems to be more and more prevalent is the nannyism of government.  Not just econannies, but also social nannies. The operative principle of the government right now seems to be [...]
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  Posted: May 11, 2009, 2:18am EDT
  by Karl

• When yard sales are outlawed, only outlaws will have yard sales…

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  Have a garage sale, go to jail? Not quite that bad, but if the story below is true, the potential is there: Check with the CPSC before putting up that yard sale sign In Minnesota, the coming of spring means the return of lawnmowers, motorcycles, brats on the grill, and the big American [...]
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  Posted: May 11, 2009, 9:44pm EDT
  by Karl

• Irony: Oil tanker rescues “carbon neutral” sailboat

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  You can’t make this stuff up : Carbon Neutral Sailboat Rescued by Oil Tanker (H/T Sister Toldjah) What is it about those Brit’s and their love of extreme danger… Last week we had the Catlin Arctic expedition in trouble and today we have the Carbon Neutral Expedition’s sailboat being saved by an oil [...]
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  Posted: May 09, 2009, 5:28pm EDT
  by Karl

• Should we legalize pot for the tax revenue? Or is that a pipe dream?

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  Is this a practical solution to what many believe is the most misunderstood drug on the market? A budget cure: Marijuana taxes? Daniel Stein says the salvation of U.S. taxpayers could be marijuana. As Washington breaks the bank on Wall Street bailouts, President Barack Obama’s stimulus package and other spend-now, pay-later measures, most [...]
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  Posted: May 09, 2009, 5:18pm EDT
  by Karl

• Honor Their Service, Sponsored by Move America Forward

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  Spread the word.  Drop the ideology and support the troops. “ We are pleased to peel back the curtain and offer you an exclusive preview of our next exciting event. On Thursday June 25th, MAF will host its second annual “Troopathon” titled “Honor Their Service.   Last year, our “From the Frontlines” Troopathon [...]
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  Posted: May 08, 2009, 12:41am EDT
  by Karl

• Jonah Goldberg: Democrats wallow in a ‘culture of corruption’

  The Democrats are masters of the pot calling the kettle black. [...]
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  Posted: May 08, 2009, 11:55pm EDT
  by Karl

• Obama finally gets around to budget cuts…sort of…

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  After proposing the biggest budget in history leading to the worst deficit in history and decades of crushing debt, Obama final demanded some cuts:  17 Billion worth. The only problem is the budget is 3.5 Trillion, making his cuts less a half of one percent. Gee. I am overwhelmed…. And the result will [...]
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  Posted: May 08, 2009, 10:58pm EDT
  by Karl

• If I move to Massachusetts do I get a free car too?

  I won’t hold my breath. Free cars for poor fuel road rage Gov. Deval Patrick’s free wheels for welfare recipients program is revving up despite the stalled economy, as the keys to donated cars loaded with state-funded insurance, repairs and even AAA membership are handed out to get them to work. But the [...]
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  Posted: May 08, 2009, 10:48pm EDT
  by Karl

• Oklahoma House bypasses governor’s veto to claim Oklahoma’s sovereignty

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  Ever since the Governor of Texas made his remarks, I wondered where the first shots would be fired in the battle of the 10th Amendment. I have my answer. Although Gov. Brad Henry vetoed similar legislation 10 days earlier, House members Monday again approved a resolution claiming Oklahoma’s sovereignty. Unlike House Joint Resolution [...]
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  Posted: May 07, 2009, 12:12am EDT
  by Karl

• RIP Captain Chaos

  I don’t always post tributes to Hollywood stars but this is a sad exception. Dom DeLuise passed away at the age of 75. Dom had a long career, and many amazing roles, but likely many will remember his mild mannered Victor Prinzim whose heroic alter ego was Captain Chaos “…Him…”, in Cannonball [...]
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  Posted: May 06, 2009, 12:43am EDT
  by Karl

• LSU: Just another Seattle Right Wing Extremist or something

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  Or so it appears, anyway. I previously blogged about the DHS hatchet job on conservatives and on the Military.  It was clear to me that the report was taking reasonable political and ideological positions and effective making them tantamount to criminal. Positions like: Concern about illegal immigration Concern about increasing Federal Power Restrictions [...]
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  Posted: May 05, 2009, 12:21am EDT
  by Karl

• A Universal Health Care Epiphany

  After consideration I have modified my opinion on Government health care. I was reading this blog by Ron Paul (a very good read on the Swine Flu) when I realized that my aversion to socialized medicine is not just the socialization itself, it is the horrible administration that must surely come with [...]
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  Posted: May 04, 2009, 12:43pm EDT
  by Karl

• Sunday Musings: Making silk purses out of a Swine’s ear

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  Last week I was home sick for two days with flu like symptoms, so of course my thoughts roamed to the swine flu outbreak in Mexico. I had enough symptoms that I was considering getting checked, but only some, and since all of my symptoms were generally minor and non specific, I decided [...]
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  Posted: May 04, 2009, 1:32am EDT
  by Karl

• Franken’s projected win makes the Democrat Super Majority official, even though they already had it

  I say they already had it because with Specter, Snow and Collins supporting the Democrats on so many critical issues it was pretty much a done deal. All Republicans can do is hope that the Democrats have a little common sense, a futile hope at best. Stinging from 12 years of Republican majority and 8 years [...]
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  Posted: May 04, 2009, 12:25am EDT
  by Karl

• Site upgrade ongoing, now adding Twitter functionality

  More to follow, please stand by. Tweet Me!  [...]
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  Posted: May 03, 2009, 2:00pm EDT
  by Karl

• Updates in progress

  I am upgrading the Wordpress software and making a few modifications, please stand by. Tweet Me!  [...]
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  Posted: May 03, 2009, 1:02pm EDT
  by Karl

• Sunday Musings: Getting by with a little help of my friends

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  As you may recall, I separated from my wife about a month ago.  Not a long time to readjust one’s life, but at the same time, I am reminded again that one of mankind’s greatest strengths is the ability to adapt. I am adapting.  My house is mostly cleaned up from [...]
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  Posted: April 27, 2009, 2:23am EDT
  by Karl

• Liberals make my teeth hurt

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  I admit it.  I am up to here sick of liberals. OK, not all.  Just the idiots who insist on being idiots. After the Tea Parties I was panned on a liberal blog because I suggested that the protests were effective in making people discuss the issue. I was wrong.  Conservatives were discussing [...]
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  Posted: April 21, 2009, 12:32am EDT
  by Karl

• Sunday Musings: What a bunch of suckers we are

  So the world has gone crazy over Susan Boyle, the singing sensation from Britain’s Got Talent.  She who came on to clear mockery and sang her audience into oblivion.  She who actually made Simon seem nice. The real story is not that this ordinary looking 47 year old cat woman from [...]
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  Posted: April 21, 2009, 11:39pm EDT
  by Karl

• VIDEO: You Might Be a Rightwing Extremist If . . .

  Source:  Hot Air via Clever S Logan (great name) Trackposted to The Right Nation, Nuke’s, The Pink Flamingo, third world county, Woman Honor Thyself, and The World According to Carl, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. Tweet Me!  [...]
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  Posted: April 18, 2009, 11:56pm EDT
  by Karl

• Tea Party Bonus: My newest fan, Amanda Marcotte of Pandagon

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  Yes its true, my admittedly lackluster post yesterday about the Tea Parties brought me a new fan.  Amanda Marcotte of Pandagon decided my lowly post was more worthy than any of the dozens or hundreds out there. Let’s be honest, my blog is at best a D List wanna be.  I [...]
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  Posted: April 17, 2009, 12:26am EDT
  by Karl

• Massive Tea Party Link Round Up

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  I could not make any of the local Tea Parties, to my great disappointment. So rather than try and express my own thoughts, I collected links from the day, via Memeorandum. These links are the good, the bad, the positive and the negative and the fair and the biased.  Browse to your hearts [...]
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  Posted: April 16, 2009, 1:33am EDT
  by Karl

• Veterans and American Legion fights back against DHS slander

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  Veterans are pissed…as they should be.  Funny thing is that now, after this slight, a lot who were not very disgruntled…are. And Napolitano’s attempt to appease them is pointless when she has said she stands by the report’s conclusions. US govt faces veteran anger at extremism report The US Homeland Security Department, under fire [...]
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  Posted: April 15, 2009, 7:11pm EDT
  by Karl

• Don’t mess with Texas…taxes…or wasteful spending…

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  I love this guy, just for having the brass to say this: Perry fires up anti-tax crowd I have to pause and note that the editor slanted the headlinew by calling these rallys “anti Tax” when they are more than that, they are anto waste. anto stupid spending, and most importantly pro [...]
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  Posted: April 15, 2009, 7:03pm EDT
  by Karl

• Are you and I radicals? Apparently…

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  SHE IS WATCHING YOU… This was the headline form the Drudge Report today. The story concerns another report from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that warnings about right wing extremists. Now…no one who remembers Timothy McVeigh cannot help but agree that any kind of extremists are dangerous and bad.  But the definitions proposed [...]
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  Posted: April 15, 2009, 1:44am EDT
  by Karl

• Obama and the Pirates

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  Of all the kinds of crisis he would be tested with, and it became Pirates. Nonetheless he seems to have come through with good reports.  Here is how I break it down. First of all, kudos and praise to the talents and professionalism of the Navy Seals.  The US special Forces (of [...]
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  Posted: April 14, 2009, 1:40am EDT
  by Karl

• Sunday Musings - The Easter report

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  I spent a quiet Easter with my 18 year old daughter (who is also recuperating from surgery) and my 19 year old son.  I decided that this Easter was a pivotal one. With the separation having now been instituted, it was time to see how I could do in cooking my [...]
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  Posted: April 13, 2009, 2:10am EDT
  by Karl