Monthly Archives: September 2011

Jesse Jackson to Herman Cain: ‘Don’t Let My People Go’

From Politico  Black voters have not been “brainwashed,” and suggesting as much — as Herman Cain and Pat Buchanan have recently — is demeaning and derogatory, Jesse Jackson said Friday. “Those are very strong words,” the veteran civil rights activist … Continue reading

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American Exceptionalism vs Universalism

Robert W. Merry at American Interests has his thoughts. He delivers what he considers a strong separation between Exectionalism and Universalism. Perhaps this represents a worthy lesson from the West’s classical heritage. Romans considered their societal structures to be exceptional—and … Continue reading

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Foggy Details Lead to Drone Strike.

I’ve been reading article after article for confirmation on how Anwar al-Awlaki was killed. As I mentioned earlier today, there were two reports out. One said Yemeni forces killed al-Awlaki and another saying he was killed in a US lead … Continue reading

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The Left’s Rage Over ‘Assassination’ of US Citizens Begins

I wasn’t quick enough this morning to head this off. I knew it was coming and that it would only be a matter of time before the Left reacted to Anwar al-Awlaki’s death. From the heart and mind of Gleen … Continue reading

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And Another One Bites the Dust

Prominent radical Muslims appear to be going out of business for good. Yemen’s al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki is the latest radical Muslim to be killed. Fox News is reporting confirmed reports as well as the BBC. There are a couple … Continue reading

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Cain: ‘African Americans Brainwashed’ Into Voting Democrat

There is certainly evidence of group-think considering 95% of all black voters voted for Obama. Moreover, it is a well documented fact that blacks are a solid voting bloc for the Democrat party. Yet, the black community has suffered from … Continue reading

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Be afraid

From The Economist: IN DARK days, people naturally seek glimmers of hope. So it was that financial markets, long battered by the ever-worsening euro crisis, rallied early this week amid speculation that Europe’s leaders had been bullied by the rest … Continue reading

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Terrorizing Democracies

Erica Chenoweth at the Monkey Cage provides with a great review of homegrown terrorism and the unique vulnerabilities democracies share to terrorism. Americans should not be too surprised by this latest wave of domestic plots. After all, domestic attacks make … Continue reading

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Say Thank You to the FBI

For stopping yet another deranged, jihadist Muslim attempting mass murder of Americans. The Hill | Man arrested in ‘step-by-step’ plot to blow up Capitol, Pentagon Boston Globe | Federal agents charge Ashland man with targeting Pentagon, Capitol with aerial explosives … Continue reading

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Chavez Coming Apart

Hugo Chavez didn’t have the greatest health before being stricken with cancer. He’s way overweight, drinks too much coffee and alcohol and is reportedly a chain smoker. And the only exercise he tends to get is flapping his jowls at … Continue reading

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David Frum Makes His Case for Romney

From the Frum Forum For three years, Republican activists, strategists, and donors have tried to find a plausible alternative to Romney, and again and again they have failed. For about 15 minutes, that alternative seemed at last to have materialized … Continue reading

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Never Let Terrorists Play With Guns

Especially with thousands of surface-to-air-missiles. The kind that can shoot down  airliners and military aircraft. The White House announced today it planned to expand a program to secure and destroy Libya’s huge stockpile of dangerous surface-to-air missiles, following an ABC … Continue reading

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Florida In the Election

Florida is already a very important state in politics and especially in the nomination process. The news that its state leaders plan to move up its primary to the last day of January will prove to make things very interesting. … Continue reading

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Every Once In a While, We Are Treated To Democrat ‘Democracy’

North Carolina Democrat Governor, Beverly Purdue, mentioned something that highlights the Democrat’s disdain for modern democracy and Constitutional law. I know that Purdue does not speak for all Democrats, but the Democrat’s history with totalitarianism is well documented. One only … Continue reading

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