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Category Archives: United States
Muslim PSA States They are Not Trying to Take Over the United States
It is a shame that some felt a need to do this, but it is understandable in the suspicion of today. However, I doubt if this is going to persuade anyone who thinks the opposite. There is some irony here … Continue reading
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Mobile Scanning Vans On The Roads In The U.S.
From Forbes: The Z Backscatter Vans, or ZBVs, as the company calls them, bounce a narrow stream of x-rays off and through nearby objects, and read which ones come back. Absorbed rays indicate dense material such as steel. Scattered rays … Continue reading
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Combat Troops Remain In Iraq…They Are Just Called Something Else
News that the United States had withdrawn its last combat brigades from Iraq was welcome…if only if it were true. There are still 50,000 soldiers there but now they are called “advisory and assistance brigades.” Their purpose is to train the … Continue reading
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A Few Facts About The Ground Zero Mosque…And The 9/11 Memorial Planned Inside It
There are so many questions about the Ground Zero mosque. Why is it being built? Who is funding the $100 million project? Who is going to be in charge of the mosque? Why don’t the builders have more sensitivity to … Continue reading
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CNN Typo Gets The Story Right
Don’t forget that “f” when you are typing “shift.”
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Same-Sex Marriage Acceptance Of The Last 20 Years
This is what is called a trend. Twenty years ago barely 10% of Americans supported same-sex marriage. Now it is 50%.
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FBI Demands That Wikipedia Stop Posting Its Seal
The FBI is getting possessive about its official seal. In an official request to Wikipedia, the FBI requested that the online site remove its high-quality image of the FBI’s seal. Apparently, the G-men have had their fill of going after … Continue reading
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The Real Reason Gays Can’t Be In The Military — They Are Killing Machines With No Moral Restraint
It is Saturday so it’s time for a little humor. If you have not yet seen the video at the end of this article from The Daily Show, then spend five minutes watching it. Scott Lively from Defend the Family makes the … Continue reading
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Westboro Baptist Church Faces Off Against Superheroes
For some reason those loons at the Westboro Baptist Church had nothing better to do than picket the Comic-Con gathering in San Diego. These people are the ones who picket and disrupt the funerals of gay servicemen who died fighting … Continue reading
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Three-Year-Old Onion Video Tricks People Into Thinking Marital Law Is Imminent
I am as a big as a believer in democracy as anyone, but when I see crap like this, it gives me the shivers. Three years ago, The Onion made a fake video of a fake vote in the … Continue reading
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Andrew Breitbart Dissected
Media Matters is a liberal organization. It is not surprising that they rip into Andrew Breitbart, and his infamous posting of an edited Shirley Sherrod speech. Breitbart deserves it fully. This composite of reactions is well-worth watching. David Gergen has the … Continue reading
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USDA Official Resigns For Failing To Help Farmer Because Of His Race
At the end of this video, Shirley Sherrod says that she gets it. She says it is not about black and white but about the haves and have-nots. That sounds nice, but I am not so sure she gets it. … Continue reading
Hi-Tech Airships Planned For Afghanistan
A joint project by American and British engineers is bringing airships back. There is a plan to let loose in the Afghan skies 250-foot long hybrid airships that will float around at 20,000 feet for up to three weeks at … Continue reading
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Coast Guard Limits Media Access to Oil Spill
On July 1, the Coast Guard enacted rules limiting the movement of the media in the Gulf of Mexico. “The Coast Guard today announced new rules keeping photographers and reporters and anyone else from coming within 65 feet of any response vessel … Continue reading
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Dry Counties Are Going Wet Throughout The U.S.
Today nearly 18 million Americans live in dry counties. Those counties are 10% of the landmass. While much of the rest of the country debates legalization of marijuana, dry counties that stretch from the Atlantic to the Great Plains are debating … Continue reading
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