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Americans are up in arms because an idiot in Florida wants to burn the Quran.  The media of course, turn this into a bigger deal than it deserves to be.  As far as I am concerned, if the media did not make a deal of this, nobody would know nor care.  But in an amazing Orwellian moment, we are told that burning the Quran will put our soldiers in harms way and serve

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Roger Clemens seems to have made some enemies in high places.  The case against him does not look very good.  Whether he lied to congress or not, I do not really care however.  As far as I can see, if he did lie to congress, then he just lied to liars.  The people he allegedly lied to, lie for a living. There is a difference between the lies Roger Clemens may have

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At the time of this posting, the amount owed per U.S. citizen to cover government debt was over $42,000.  Serious trouble lies ahead folks.  An empire can only finance its shenanigans for so long.  Eventually they all fail.  The problem is that they do not like to go down easily, it is usually kicking and screaming.  See how much you owe right now.

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I spent last week in Florida.  This is me doing a flip into the ocean.

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A beautiful little song by Pete Seeger. I am sure some of you have heard this, but maybe it's new to you.

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Sixty-five years ago today, the U.S. Military, that force for all that is good in the world, nearly wiped a second entire city off the face of the earth.  The second atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki at 11:01 in the morning.   More than 40,000 people were instantaneously killed.  Many thousands more would die later. Of course the U.S. government

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Through the month of August August you can order magazines subscriptions, 2 years for the price of 1.  Click this link to check it out.  Magazine Deals

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http://www.naturalnews.com/029286_rainwater_collection_water.html I saw the article above linked to lewrockwell.com today, and I thought about my neighbors.  They collect rainwater that falls on their house.  In some parts of the land of the free, they would not be free to do this.  If you collect and use your own rainwater that falls on your own home, you are not

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Who says we do not have royalty in this country?  Of course we do, it's called the political class.  It is the people who feed off of the taxes that they force you and I to give them to sustain their lifestyles.  And they seem to be doing very well for themselves while more and more people are struggling.  This reminds me of what I learned about France before the

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When I hear that $8.7 billion out of $9.1 billion is unaccounted for, should I be suprised?  After all, it was in the hands of the federal department that is best at making things disappear.  Normally, it's people that disappear, but in this case it is a whole bunch of money.   Is secretary of defense Robert Gates going to have to come up with this money or else? 

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We are coming up on the 41st anniversary one of the more significant moments in rock history.  Half a million people gathered in Bethel, New York in mid August, 1969 for a concert that would become part of the legacy of an entire generation.  Read the story of the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival  from one of the main men behind the scenes.

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God Bless the USA British author Samuel Johnson is famously noted as saying, "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."  In the present day United States, I think it is better stated that patriotism is the best refuge of a scoundrel.  Or maybe it should say, patriotism is the last refuge of a hack.  Lee Greenwood's song stirs up plenty of emotion in our post 9/11 world, but

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Use this link to save up to 30% on diapers and wipes.  http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000517101&tag=jiswo-20

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This day in 1951, J.D. Salinger first published the novel that would be his quintessential work, The Catcher in the Rye.  The novels protagonist, Holden Caulfield, still resonates with adolescents some six decades later as he struggles for control of his own small world, while losing control in the modern larger world around him. This is one of the few novels that I've read multiple times

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My quick second half predictions for the 2010 MLB season.  National League National League East - Braves The Braves are quietly setting the pace in the always competitive East.  They will have to hold off the Mets, looking to reverse their recent history of choking down the stretch, who will turn up the heat on the Braves.  Look for Bobby Cox to get the manager

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The country is broke after fighting two extended wars.  The citizens are broke after financing runaway government.  Ideas are circulating that question the need for the rulers responsible for this.  And the rulers are living it up.  Does this sound like American in 2010?  Maybe.  But this was the scene in France in 1789 on the eve of the French

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The All-Star break is here for major league baseball and tonight, some of the young power will be showcased in the Home Run Derby. When I look through the list of competitors though, I wonder where the power is. Of the eight entrants, only two have more than twenty home runs in the 2010 season. Only two entrants have more than 200 home runs for there entire careers. Maybe this is one of the

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I think that the most absurd thing to come out of the Lebron fiasco, is the reaction by the people of Cleveland and the majority of the media. What does Lebron owe to the city of Cleveland? This guy is a basketball player and a celebrity. He made the Cleveland Cavaliers a relevant organization. He devoted seven years to that team. In that time, how much money and attention did he bring to the

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As unbelievable as it sounds, my hometown team, the Cincinnati Reds, is in first place. Not only are they in first place, but they are pulling ahead. They are now three games ahead of those oh so easy to dislike St. Louis Cardinals. I really cannot remember the last time their was such optimism surrounding professional sports in Cincinnati. You probably have to go back twenty years to the days

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