Items by Randy in Richmond

• Happy Thanksgiving

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  Number of comments: 2
  As the Thanksgiving Holiday approaches and we will have relatively slow news cycles, it will be the perfect time for the Obama administration to follow it’s established practice and announce a new program, appointment, dismissmal, policy, etc. that it wishes to receive as little publicity as possible. But no, they [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 7:00am EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• Saturday Night Fervor

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  FEBRUARY** 2009……………………… CASH FOR CONGRESS JULY****** 2009…………………………… CASH FOR CLUNKERS [...] [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 8:57pm EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• The Big Deception

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  I’ll admit it. I didn’t catch it. It’s a plan Bernie Madoff would be proud of. Until I heard Sen. Judd Gregg (R), New Hampshire, point it out yesterday on Fox it never crossed my mind. What is it ? It’s the scheme the Democrats concocted to make the cost of [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 7:31am EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• A Minimun of $14,150/Person

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  Everyone agrees that 85% of Americans now have healthcare. There are roughly 308,000,000 (308 million) people in the U.S. The Democrats and the CBO tell us that their plan will extend coverage to 94% of all Americans. Doing the math shows that their proposed plan will cover an additional 31 [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 6:42am EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• $arah Palin

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  Sarah Palin, the lady the left doesn’t just dislike, but hates. The conservative lady the left makes so much fun of and says she can never be elected to anything nationally–yet constantly put negative stories and pictures of her in their publications to sell them. The woman who could hold [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 8:06pm EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• Dobb’s Out at CNN

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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 12:06pm EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• A Man’s Word is His …

  —Fairly Conservative

  “Instead of detainees arriving at Guantanamo and facing a Combatant Status Review Tribunal that allows them no real chance to prove their innocence with evidence or a lawyer, we could have developed a real military system of justice that would sort out the suspected terrorists from the accidentally accused.” “… [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 6:21am EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• Standing Tall

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  Number of comments: 4
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 6:38am EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• Symbolism over Everything

  —Fairly Conservative

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  I wish I could ask my father what he thinks about the President of the United States bowing to the emperor of Japan. My father fought in Iwo Jima, the Philippines, and Guadacanal. While he has held no grudge against the Japanese people I would suspect he would draw the [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 10:25am EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• Hey New York: Happy Friday the 13th

  —Fairly Conservative

  To the survivors, families and friends of the victims, as well as the citizens of New York City, the Police, Fire, and Rescue workers, and all Americans, the President of the United States says in your face–what you feel or think doesn’t matter one iota as I am bringing the [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 5:45pm EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• The 14th Victim at Fort Hood

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  President Obama’s Justice Department could charge and prosecute Nidal Malik Hasan under ‘The Unborn Victims of Violence Act’ of 2004. Soldier Francheska Valez’s unborn baby is the forgotten 14th murder victim of terrorist Hasan’s planned jihad shooting spree. I fully expect that Hasan will not be charged under this law.[...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:50pm EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• Here’s My Card

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  Here is a copy* of one of Nidal Hasan’s business cards. Looks pretty normal, don’t you think: All that alphabet soup is normal for doctors and such. However, SoA has no medical reference. It stands for ‘ Soldier of Allah’. I have an update. I was unsure about the SWT but this [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 7:56am EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• Major Hasan Speaks

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  Number of comments: 5
  “We love death more than you love life.” Major Nidal Malik Hasan [...] [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 6:48pm EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• Seven Years Later

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  Number of comments: 10
  On Thursday, October 19, 2002 14 members of the Hanover Ruritans met at the local Ponderosa Restaurant for it’s monthly meeting. I was one of those members. We alternated having our meetings at several eateries in the area. The meeting was pretty routine except much of the conversation concerned the [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:46am EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• Pooh Paw All You Want

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  Number of comments: 1
  As I stated here when Obama was elected, I felt it was an anomaly that Virginia went for him by 57% to 43%. Many voted for the man, not knowing or not caring about his beliefs and agenda. But most of all they voted for the anti-Bush platform that the [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 6:52pm EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• Fort Hood Shooting

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  Fox News’ Sheppard Smith has a name of the shooter at Fort Hood in Texas. He will not release it pending official notification by the military. Other networks and Drudge have released the name. I am very disappointed that Fox is caving to PC rather than release the name as [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 4:49pm EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• First Movies – Now Our Snack Food

  —Fairly Conservative

  The other day I wrote about how I was warned that a 1920-30’s era movie contained smoking. Now the government wants to warn us about our snack food. Some details of Nancy Pelosi’s new health care bill are starting to surface. One small detail is that her plan includes 111 [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 11:14am EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• Thank You Dede

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  Thank you Sarah Palin and Rick Santorum. Your early on non- endorsements of candidate Dede Scozzafava have caused the Republican Party Beltway Establishment to rethink their policy of running like Democrats and being all things to all people. You started the ball rolling that caused an anointed, far left Republican [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 7:33am EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• There was a death today that many ...

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  There was a death today that many will deny happened and many will not be attending the funeral. But those that are realistic and true to themselves will, whether they want to or not, admit that the life of the Bush bashing, Bush did it, it’s Bush’s fault, blame Bush, [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 9:51pm EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• O’ America

  —Fairly Conservative

  I’ve had a pretty exciting year in my life. I’ve been in 37 different states, scores of US cities, and visited Ireland for the first time. But this morning I experienced something really exciting.. I voted. What a thrill. [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 8:27am EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• The PC Patrol

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 2
  Last night, after a long weekend of rain and yucky weather, I decided to miss the first few innings of the World Series and go to the local theater to catch a movie. As usual I visited the theater’s website to peruse the particulars. The movie was Amelia starring Hilary [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 7:36am EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• Book(s) of the Month

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  Number of comments: 4
  As Cindy belongs to a Reading Club it occurred to me that other readers of this site might also, or at least you may want some guidance on what to read. What better organization to peruse for reading guidance than the one that represents our nation’s teachers–the National Education Association. [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 6:13am EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• Palin trumps Gingrich

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  Number of comments: 10
  If you’re not familiar with a Congressional special election in NY state it involves the 23rd District which is traditionally conservative and Republican. The New York State GOP backed Dede Scozzafava as their candidate and it took a while but it became apparent that she might be too liberal for [...]
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  Posted: October 31, 2009, 6:35pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Voodoo Employment Numbers

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  Number of comments: 8
  In February I made a prediction on this site (# 13) on which I would like to give a progress report. Here was my comment: “The President must think we are stupid or don’t listen to what he says. He is making this statement over and over: ” The Stimulus Plan [...]
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  Posted: October 31, 2009, 1:15pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Birds of a Feather II

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  Birds of a Feather I Certainly Anita Dunn’s comments that Chairman Mao “is one of my favorite philosophers” was an anomaly and we shouldn’t have any concerns. Van Jones and Kevin Jennings past lives should have no bearing on who they are now just as President Obama’s many associations with shady [...]
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  Posted: October 20, 2009, 12:44pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Next to the Slim Jims

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  Number of comments: 1
  On a recent trip to a convenience store I discovered that capitalism is alive and well in spite of the White House’s efforts to steer us toward socialism. [...] [...]
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  Posted: October 17, 2009, 9:17pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• 1, 2, 3, Whee

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  Number of comments: 2
  No better place to go and receive an unbiased report on how the Stimulus Package is working than to visit recovery.gov , the US Government’s own site. They report they have created or saved 30,383 jobs by use of Stimulus’ funds since it’s inception. To date, $16 billion has been [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2009, 5:44pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Birds of a Feather

  —Fairly Conservative

  Many times I have utilized the expression “that’s scary” to use as emphasis while making a point. What is in the following video is scary without any quotes and is not for emphasis. Anita Dunn, Director of Communications in the White House, gave a speech to a gathering of students [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2009, 2:43pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Take a Look

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  Number of comments: 3
  If you’re a fan of neat and interesting new ideas you will probably enjoy this. Go here. [...]
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  Posted: October 15, 2009, 9:46am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Check This Out

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  Number of comments: 10
  If you’re a fan of neat and interesting new ideas you will probably enjoy this. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5ba62a00-b755-11de-9812-00144feab49a.html [...]
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  Posted: October 15, 2009, 9:39am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Southpaw News

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  Number of comments: 5
  Here is an entry presently being exhibited on Drudge: EVENING NEWS RACE: THIS WEEK: NBC: 8,110,000 / ABC: 7,330,000 / CBS: 5,250,000 A YEAR AGO: ABC: 7,890,000 / NBC: 7,850,000 / CBS: 5,940,000 I suspect that the idea is to show how close the networks are in the news race and where each [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 7:47pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• A Convenient Half-Truth

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  Number of comments: 4
  I see where Al Gore was in your part of the woods over the weekend at the annual meeting of the Society of Enviromental Journalists held at the Madison Concourse Hotel. Here is a blurb from an article in the Wisconsin State Journal, In what organizers said was a rarity, Gore [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 12:12am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Stupid Talk Show Hosts

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 4
  Rev. Jeremiah Wright would say the ‘chickens are coming home to roost’. Others would say ‘what goes around comes around’ and some might say ‘ you reap what you sow’. And me, I still say he’s a dirty ole bitter man who stopped being funny long ago. Apparently David Letterman’s [...]
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  Posted: October 12, 2009, 7:02am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Stupid Talk Show Host’s Tricks

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  Rev. Jeremiah Wright would say the ‘chickens are coming home to roost’. Others would say ‘what goes around comes around’ and some might say ‘ you reap what you sow’. And me, I still say he’s a dirty ole bitter man who stopped being funny long ago. Apparently David Letterman’s [...]
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  Posted: October 11, 2009, 10:28pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Stupid Talk Show Host’s Tricks

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  Rev. Jeremiah Wright would say the ‘chickens are coming home to roost’. Others would say ‘what goes around comes around’ and some might say ‘ you reap what you sow’. And me, I still say he’s a dirty ole bitter man who stopped being funny long ago. Apparently David Letterman’s [...]
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  Posted: October 11, 2009, 10:28pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Just Say No

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 3
  I won’t need any links for this Post. In my opinion President Obama just missed one of those golden opportunities that was dropped in his lap. He should have simply said no to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee. If he had done that the only ‘loser’ would have been his [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 5:48pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Say Ahhhhh

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  Number of comments: 7
  Every President has had special interest groups to the White House and the Rose Garden to highlight a cause or bill in Congress. President Obama did the same yesterday in having doctors from across the country come to support his health care agenda. It was kinda cute that they all [...]
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  Posted: October 06, 2009, 5:38pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Mm, mmm, mm! Obama

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  Number of comments: 10
  Here is the Obama song of the week. It was sent by email to some of the parents of students in Longfellow Elementary in Howard County, Maryland. Their instructions were to teach the words to their child. Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 11:33 AM To: (Removed) Subject: Song Hello Mr. (REMOVED), The words to the [...]
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  Posted: October 06, 2009, 1:03pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Today’s Chuckle

  —Fairly Conservative

  This is making the rounds on the net- Top Ten Reasons Chicago Did Not Get The Olympics: 10. Dead people can’t vote at IOC meetings 9. Obama distracted by 25 min meeting with Gen. McChrystal 8. Who cares if Obama couldn’t talk the IOC into Chicago? He’ll be able to talk Iran out of [...]
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  Posted: October 04, 2009, 9:34am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Some Things Never ‘Change’

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  Number of comments: 2
  “So when I was born, she called me Hillary and she always told me it was because of Sir Edmund Hillary,“ spoken by first lady Hillary Clinton of her mother, April, 1995. Hillary Clinton was born in 1947 and Sir Edmund climbed Mt. Everest in 1953. “Some of my best memories [...]
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  Posted: October 04, 2009, 3:52am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• ‘We Will Call You Out’

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  Number of comments: 1
  Mr. President, I ask you to be a man of your word. On September 9th, in front of Congress and on national TV, you said this: I submit to you that Rep. Alan Grayson of Florida deliberately misrepresented what the Republicans have proposed or stand for in health care for Americans [...]
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  Posted: October 03, 2009, 8:25am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Not on Letterman’s Top Ten List

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 4
  After getting up this morning I discovered I am a statistic. Several days ago I ordered “Going Rogue” by Sarah Palin and helped it to rise to number 1 on the Amazon and Barnes & Noble best selling lists. Pretty good for a book to be released on November 17th. [...]
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  Posted: October 02, 2009, 10:16am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Lowest Top Ten

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  Number of comments: 3
  Some may call it a coincidence but I’m not sure. Of the top 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates in August ‘09, nine are ‘Right to Work’ states and one is a ‘union state’. They are as follows: 1. North Dakota 2. South Dakota 3. Nebraska 4. Utah 5. Virginia 6. Montana 7. Wyoming 8. Iowa 9.Oklahoma 10.Vermont* 26. [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 10:25am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• It’s Crying Time Again

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 5
  Remember Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s emotional response to the non-violent healthcare townhall meetings and Rep. Joe Wilson’s verbal outburst. Her concerns helped lead to the quick centure of Rep. Wilson because he would not apologize a second time on the House floor. Rep. Alan Grayson, in a House speech, said the Republican [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 6:32am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Bad Vibes

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 4
  Yet another failure for President Obama’s Director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change, Carol Browner. Yesterday there was an 8 magnitude earthquake near Somoa with a resulting tsunami that has caused death and much property damage in the region. This on top of the recent floods [...]
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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 7:16am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Another Countdown ?

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  Number of comments: 3
  As editorials are usually a combination of facts and opinion it is too early to comment on the specifics of a story about yet another Obama appointee, Kevin Jennings. He is deputy assistant secretary of education in charge of ‘ safe and drug free school programs’. Whether he is a [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 11:02pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• The Un Plan

  —Fairly Conservative

  The long range results of President Obama’s speech to Congress and the nation on healthcare are not what he was aiming for. A new Rasmussen Poll shows a new high opposing (here it is difficult to state because the President actually has no plan, has endorsed no plan, has signed [...]
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  Posted: September 28, 2009, 12:13pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• 20/20 Hindsight

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  Number of comments: 6
  I must admit my support of John McCain was lukewarm, at best. I did vote for him because the alternative was less appealing to me. Politics are finicky as we all know and perception in many cases rules the day. Even though we are only eight months into President Obama’s [...]
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  Posted: September 25, 2009, 9:08pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• “Right Wing Conservative Panic”

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  Remember when it was announced that President Obama would be speaking to the nation’s school children, a letter went out from Arne Duncan, Education Secretary, on official stationery to school principals across the nation. It was highly unusual that the letter went to principals and not local superintendents or school [...]
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  Posted: September 25, 2009, 8:36am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Some Days

  —Fairly Conservative

  Some days we all feel like nothing goes right. If you ever have a day like that, you may want to go here. Hope it helps. [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 11:05pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Quote of the Day

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  Number of comments: 3
  President Obama’s Energy Secretary Steven Cho has some words for you and me–the American people. Yesterday when speaking about the country’s electrical grid, he said, “The American public…just like your teenage kids, aren’t acting in a way that they should act,” “The American public has to really understand in their [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2009, 1:51pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• I Can but You Cannot

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  As a rule whenever I read or hear what Jimmy Carter has to say I chuckle to myself and move on. When I read what he said today I really wonder about his sanity. Here are his words from an interview today where he discusses Hugo Chavez. Carter said US President [...]
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  Posted: September 20, 2009, 10:57pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Pardon Me

  —Fairly Conservative

  Seven former Directors of the CIA have sent a letter to President Obama requesting that he reverse the decision by Attorney General Eric Holder to hold a criminal investigation into some of the investigative techniques used by agents. These directors have served under both parties for a period that spans [...]
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  Posted: September 19, 2009, 8:09pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Who’s Serve is It ?

  —Fairly Conservative

  The White House has a new website, http://www.serve.gov/. This site is to assist you in volunteering your services. Seems okay. Let’s go there and enter “Get out the vote”. You are directed to another site, ALL FOR GOOD, where you can find this entry ” my.barackobama.com . This is an [...]
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  Posted: September 18, 2009, 4:06pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• President Proves He’s Pro Choice

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  This weekend President Obama is declaring that he is a political coward. He is granting interviews on 5 networks– ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and Univision, but not Fox. Could this be because Fox doesn’t have enough viewers ? Here are the cable ratings for Wednesday, September 16th. P2+ Total Day FNC – [...]
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  Posted: September 18, 2009, 3:01pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• The Times They Are A-Changin

  —Fairly Conservative

  In August of 1963 as a young boy my father told me at supper one evening not to make plans for the next day. I remember him saying it was more important some times to participate in history rather than study it. On that Wednesday we left early and traveled [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 8:25am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Time Waits for No Man-Sometimes

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 8
  “Maybe it takes a woman to clean house“, Nancy Pelosi, November, 2006 Adison G. (Joe) Wilson (R) “Rebuked” by House [...] [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 2:20pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• A Letter to the President

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  Number of comments: 1
  Dear President Obama: You have stated repeatedly that to help cover the cost of your proposed public healthcare option, you will initiate savings in Medicare and Medicaid that will total $313 billion. You indicate that correcting inefficiencies and changing existing programs will account for these savings along with the added number [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 8:07am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• That’s One Small Step…

  —Fairly Conservative

  Senator Mike Johanns (R) of Nebraska late today introduced an amendment to HR 3288 that bans federal funds from going to ACORN in the current transportation and housing appropriations bill. This involves a possible tens of millions of dollars. The amendment was approved by a vote of 83-7 with both [...]
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  Posted: September 14, 2009, 9:57pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• That’s One Small Step…

  —Fairly Conservative

  Senator Mike Johanns (R) of Nebraska late today introduced an amendment to HR 3288 that bans federal funds from going to ACORN in the current transportation and housing appropriations bill. This involves a possible tens of millions of dollars. The amendment was approved by a vote of 83-7 with both [...]
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  Posted: September 14, 2009, 9:57pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• What Are the Odds

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 1
  The Dow Jones Closing Average for September 11, 2009: 9605.51 The Dow Jones Closing Average for September 11, 2001 9605.41 [...]
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  Posted: September 12, 2009, 8:11am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Updates from Yesterday

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  Number of comments: 7
  Yesterday the ‘White House Council of Economic Advisors’, headed by Berekley economist Christina Romer, announced that” one million more people would have been out of work in August without programs funded by the $787 billion Stimulus Plan.” A similar announcement given by ‘WeightWatchers of America’, also yesterday, said “their membership would [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 8:01am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Called Out at Home

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 6
  I TiVoed the President’s speech because watching the US Open tennis tournament seemed more interesting at the time. I watched it this morning about 6 am and my conclusion is nothing new was presented except a “by the way” bone tossed to tort reform near the end. What struck me [...]
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  Posted: September 10, 2009, 5:33pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Outrage Over Speech to Students

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  Number of comments: 2
  As a result of the President’s national speech to schoolchildren, a prominent member of the House Education and Labor Committee, ordered the General Accounting Office to investigate the cost and legality of the President’s appearance. He is also summoning the Education Secretary and other top administration officials to testify at [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 9:41am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• History in the Baking

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 1
  Why would a President of the United States publish a speech, word for word, on the internet and otherwise, approximately 24 hours in advance of it’s delivery ? When some said this speech would be historic, is that what they meant ? Sure, in the past administrations have released transcripts [...]
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  Posted: September 08, 2009, 7:37am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Leadership vs Campaigning

  —Fairly Conservative

  For much of President Bush’s tenure at the White House I kept asking the question to myself and any who would listen, why doesn’t the President or his spokespeople fight back with the press and media on the issues of the day. With 20/20 hindsight I am beginning to understand why the [...]
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  Posted: September 07, 2009, 1:47pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• A Speech for All Ages

  —Fairly Conservative

  Let me be the first to congratulate President Obama on his non-political speech to the schoolchildren. His encouraging them to stay in school and study hard is solid advice. His pointing out the importance of an education will certainly motivate the students to finish school and perhaps go to college. It’s [...]
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  Posted: September 06, 2009, 9:44pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Bus to Nowhere

  —Fairly Conservative

  I predict White House enviromental advisor czar Van Jones is history. He will join many others on that ever crowded bus to nowhere. The administation is right now figuring out how to toss him–most likely they will have him resign. This is yet another example of Obama’s not vetting people [...]
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  Posted: September 05, 2009, 9:35pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Your Death Your Choice, Update

  —Fairly Conservative

  Since this original post was made on August 25th, the Obama White House has added this introduction to the booklet listing, ‘Your Life, Your Choice’ on the Veteran’s Administration website: Your Life, Your Choices was officially retired from use in VA in 2007, and an expert panel was convened to review and [...]
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  Posted: August 29, 2009, 3:40am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Take This for a Spin

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 1
  The Cash for Clunkers program is over, it seems, and all that’s left is for Uncle Sam to pay the dealers. When this program first started I figured it sounded okay except I was helping pay for other peoples’ cars. As I have looked into the specific details of the [...]
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  Posted: August 27, 2009, 9:48pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Remembering Sen. Kennedy

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 5
  If the Democrats follow their playbook, the funeral or another related service for the late Ted Kennedy will become a pep rally with a national audience. And boy do they have a ready made subject for the cheerleaders to shout about. I suspect we will be extolled both directly and in a [...]
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  Posted: August 27, 2009, 1:42pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Your Death, Your Choice

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  I believe the one Agency that is most often set up as an example of what the proposed public healthcare would be like is the Veterans Administration. This agency is charged with caring for the 24 million veterans in this country. One of their publications is a booklet entitled Your [...]
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  Posted: August 25, 2009, 8:52am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Obama Announces New Offshore Oil Drilling Funding

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 4
  No, not here in the good old United States. This Wall Street Journal article announces that the Obama administration has pledged billions of dollars to Brazil to help it drill offshore for the newly discovered oil in the Tupi oil fields. The money is going to the state owned company, [...]
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  Posted: August 24, 2009, 1:40pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• From the Playbook

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  When things are not going well and you are a liberal, what do you do? As pointed out numerous times on this site you change the subject and blame someone else. Try to redirect the attention from your shortcomings to something else. So today we learn the White House is [...]
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  Posted: August 24, 2009, 10:45am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• A Picture is Worth…

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 1
  Over the weekend I read an article about Annie Leibovitz, the famous photographer, and the trouble her personal financial affairs are in. Not earth shattering news but as a very amateur picture taker I found it interesting how for some there apparently just isn’t enough money–regardless. In December Leibovitz floated [...]
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  Posted: August 24, 2009, 8:37am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• I Supported that Bill Before I Wanted to Change It

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  I wish Sen. Ted Kennedy the best in his fight against cancer. While I philosophically disagree with most he stands for, as a fellow human I hope he beats the odds and lives for many years to come. In 2004 when John Kerry was running for President the Democrats in Massachusetts [...]
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  Posted: August 23, 2009, 2:06pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• The New Math

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 1
  No spin or editorializing here. As Joe Friday used to say, just the facts. During the eight years that President Bush was in office, the country [...] [...]
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  Posted: August 22, 2009, 1:45pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Stupid Late Night Hosts

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 5
  That dirty old pervert masquerading as a comedian on CBS Late Night is at it again. David Letterman said this on his show: “You know about the Taliban? Over here, we call them ‘healthcare protesters.” No Mr. Letterman, we call them Americans. It is only YOU who [...][...]
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  Posted: August 22, 2009, 7:59am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Minimum Rage

  —Fairly Conservative

  The White House has backed down yet once again. They announced today that the 10-year budget deficit projection has been raised about 2 trillion dollars to 9 trillion dollars. This is more in line with what the CBO has been saying all along. There is now not a chance in [...]
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  Posted: August 21, 2009, 6:17pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Oh Brother!

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  I awoke this morning to discover that my President yesterday accused me of breaking the ninth Commandment. Here’s what he said: You’ve heard that this is all going to mean government funding of abortion. Not true,” he said. “These are all fabrications that have been put out there in order to [...]
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  Posted: August 20, 2009, 7:15am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• The Number’s Game - A Chicago Tradition

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 2
  As I look into the Obama health care proposals, a reason given often for a public plan is we need to provide coverage for the uninsured. There are many estimates of how many uninsured there are but around 46 million seems to be a universally agreed upon number. Let’s look [...]
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  Posted: August 20, 2009, 11:09pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Puts and Calls

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 2
  There is another Federal agency we can add to the long list that we would NOT want to be the model to administer the proposed government run healthcare plans. Just last month we were told 120 million doses of vaccine for the H1N1 Flu virus would be available in October. [...]
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  Posted: August 18, 2009, 4:59am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Something’s Fishy

  —Fairly Conservative

  How would it have been received by the media or the public if Carl Rove had sent emails from the White House to unsolicited citizens in order to make the President’s point on the Surge or say drilling for oil in Anwar? I would suspect not very well by either. [...]
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  Posted: August 17, 2009, 9:37pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Something’s Fishy

  —Fairly Conservative

  How would it have been received by the media or the public if Carl Rove had sent emails from the White House to unsolicited citizens in order to make the President’s point on the Surge or say drilling for oil in Anwar? I would suspect not very well by either. [...]
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  Posted: August 17, 2009, 6:20pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Something’s Fishy

  —Fairly Conservative

  How would it have been received by the media or the public if Carl Rove had sent emails from the White House to unsolicited citizens in order to make the President’s point on the Surge or say drilling for oil in Anwar? I would suspect not very well by either. [...]
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  Posted: August 17, 2009, 6:20pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Please Don’t Stop

  —Fairly Conservative

  If there was ever a pot calling the kettle black, please read Nancy Pelosi’s and Stennie Hoyer’s Op Ed which appeared recently in ‘USA Today’. Americans attending town hall meetings across the country wanting to express their feelings and views on the proposed healthcare plan(s) are causing “disruptions” and “drowning [...]
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  Posted: August 17, 2009, 7:16am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• A Whopper of a Choice

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 3
  On July 13th Cindy announced on this site the nomination of Dr.Regina Benjamen to be the Surgeon General of the US. I said then she seemed like an excellant choice and now I am certain she is perfect for the position. Public financial disclosures show she has been an advisor [...]
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  Posted: August 13, 2009, 6:33am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Con Air

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  There’s naive, there’s uninformed, there’s mis-speaking, there’s just being wrong, there’s foolish, there’s lack of experience, there’s getting bad advice, there’s I read that wrong, and then there’s just being stupid. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, recently appointed to the Senate Energy Committee, made this comment over the weekend: “Climate change is very [...]
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  Posted: August 12, 2009, 7:48pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• A Wink and a Nod

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 1
  My favorite quote of a day providing many quotes, a giddy ” he winked at me”. [...]
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  Posted: August 12, 2009, 7:00am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Astrogirl

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 1
  In a day that President Obama exhibited several times how lost he is without his teleprompter to the ” he winked at me” comment, we also discover how the President has Kreskin like powers when selecting at random a question from an eleven year old girl among the several thousand [...]
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  Posted: August 12, 2009, 6:28am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Left and Right

  —Fairly Conservative

  I always read the columns of Camille Paglia because I find her insightful yet seldom do we agree. In fact the only thing we have in comman is being raised in the same generation. Her most recent piece is a look at the Obama White House from a libertarian liberal [...]
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  Posted: August 12, 2009, 11:00pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• A Congressional Fly-Bye

  —Fairly Conservative

  Sometimes we wonder, but the power of the American people is alive and well. Before recessing for August the house approved purchasing additional executive jets, in excess of a request by the Air Force for replacement planes, that would have been used by it’s members and families. Given the timing [...]
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  Posted: August 11, 2009, 11:57am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Grass Roots vs Nut Roots

  —Fairly Conservative

  If you want to visually see the difference between grass roots and organized (astroturf) free speech, just go here: http://www.lookingattheleft.com/2009/08/pelosi-astroturf-healthcare/ This is a very informative account of just one of the many meetings of the minds that are happening all over America. This still-picture story is a bit lengthy but well worth [...]
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  Posted: August 09, 2009, 2:21pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Measuring Up

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 2
  The recent announcement that the unemployment rate dropped 0.1 % in July has the MSM, CNN, and MSNBC writers and commentators so giddy it is embarrassing to watch or read them. But this phenomenon has brought me to understand their mindset. They simply want one positive ‘anything’ to justify that [...]
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  Posted: August 08, 2009, 2:21pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Don’t Do as I Do

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  The Dems are really upset. They find it incredulous that ordinary citizens attending town hall meetings about healthcare, being held throughout the country, have the audacity to invoke their free speech in a manner the Dems have been utilizing since the 1960’s. They seem to forget the advice given by [...]
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  Posted: August 07, 2009, 1:36pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Big Brother

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  Having been out of the country for a while, it’s great to be back in the land of the free. I think. The White House is actually asking us to be domestic spies for the cause. Here on it’s own Blog is what the White House is asking you to do: “There [...]
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  Posted: August 05, 2009, 5:01pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Not Mis-speak

  —Fairly Conservative

  From last night’s press conference it is clear we now have a President, who, after admitting he was biased on an issue, and did not know the facts, rendered an opinion; to who? The world. [...]
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  Posted: July 23, 2009, 3:17pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Transparency is Unclear

  —Fairly Conservative

  From the LA Times Invoking an argument used by President George W. Bush, the Obama administration has turned down a request from a watchdog group for a list of health industry executives who have visited the White House to discuss the massive healthcare overhaul. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington sent [...]
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  Posted: July 23, 2009, 6:09am EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• An Obama Thesorus

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 2
  Below are some words and terms used within the Obama administration and their new meanings: investment——–spending collected taxes Barack Hussein Obama——Barack Obama enemy combatant——US citizen global warming——climate change tax cheat—–Timothy Geithner czar—–Do not have to vet acorn——grassroots Democratic political organizatin Sodomayor—–change a liberal into a conservative for 2 weeks treating the water—–science czar John Holdren’s method to control population [...]
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  Posted: July 22, 2009, 7:54pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond

• Hey Dave, You Missed Another One

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 4
  This is not about President Obama. He misspoke and we all do it. He’ll do it again. This is about one small but significant example of Bush bashing that permeated the media during the past several years but has and does not apply to the media’s darling. David Letterman periodically ran [...]
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  Posted: July 21, 2009, 10:10pm EDT
  by Randy in Richmond