I've attended decades of Bible studies and Sunday sermons at a variety of churches -- mostly evangelical, but also some "mainline" protestant churches. I've even attended some Catholic masses and once went to Friday prayers at a hole-in-the-wall mosque. Yet, it wasn't until the controversy erupted over Sen. Barack Obama's pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, […]
Even if they're 84 years old. SANTA ROSA - A boy in his mid-teens learned Wednesday afternoon that it is not a good idea to try to rob a former U.S. Marine at knifepoint, even if the former Marine is 84 years old, police said today. Santa Rosa police Sgt. Steve Bair said that's what […]
From Sen. Barack Obama's announcement for president, Feb. 10, 2007: Most of all, let's be the generation that never forgets what happened on that September day and confront the terrorists with everything we've got. Politics doesn't have to divide us on this anymore - we can work together to keep our country safe. I've worked […]
The remains of Sgt. Matt Maupin, captured by terrorists four years ago, have been found.
Sen. John McCain has released a commercial that's reportedly airing only in New Mexico. Of course, it's on the Web too. The ad is largely biographical. It's positive. It doesn't reference the Democrats nor is there anything in it directed at the Democratic Party. That didn't stop Howard "Foot-in-mouth" Dean from deciding to open his […]
One of the most prominent cultural shifts that has occurred in the past 50 years has been the increase in job mobility and the decrease in company-sponsored retirement programs. More people today move from job to job every few years. The era of getting a manufacturing job straight out of high school, working at it […]
Taos Turner over at The Argentine Post.com has made an excellent case that New York Times editor Denny Lee is a serial plagiarist. In all, Byrnes referred to or quoted 12 expats for his Newsweek story. Lee quoted or referred to not one or two of these sources, but to eight of them. These include […]
I often criticize The New York Times editorial page for being partisan, not principled. But MSNBC anchorman Keith Olbermann is giving them a run for their money. As you can see from this video courtesy of OlbermannWatch.com, Olbermann is not merely a partisan Democrat, but he's even made his decision on which Democrat he is […]
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Barack Obama had the following to say last month at a Wisconsin Democratic Party Founders Day gala: Obama would criticize McCain in a far less attractive manner, saying, "I am looking forward to a debate with John McCain. John McCain is a good man. He's an American hero. We honor his service to this nation. […]