Archive for November, 2009
Saturday, November 14th, 2009
The Obama shameless treatment of our best ally in the Middle East: It isn’t every day that you can see an American president leaving the prime minister of an allied government twisting in the wind for weeks before deciding to grant him an audience at the White House. It isn’t every day that a visiting [...]
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
The Los Angeles Times, no less, provides a bit of history on bowing etiquette. With special appearance by protocol tutor General Douglas MacArthur! UPDATE: Obama likes to be different.
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
All in the name of political correctness, uh, progress. The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled last week that the presence of crucifixes violated a child’s right to freedom of religion. One step at a time. . . . Perhaps slightly off topic, the Catholic Church will have to choose: WASHINGTON — The [...]
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
An excellent series at Big Hollywood by Leo Grin. And do not miss this forgotten classic by John Ford (and the story behind this film). Of course, one of my all time favorite John Ford movies: But, then there is Stagecoach which is a close second: And of course, who can forget The Searchers.
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
W and Laura talk about their global health initiatives — the Rwandan story is precious.
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
Jim Hoft is distressed (emphasis added): Democrats will give citizenship to the 10-30 million illegal aliens residing within the US borders. The Examiner reported: Though it would seem unlikely that our President would introduce a controversial immigration reform strategy on the cusp of a healthcare decision in the Senate, he did indeed do that today. [...]
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
So says Diana West: The end of “diversity” as a fetish object is “worse” than the massacre at Ft. Hood? Think about it. The general in charge of the Army is saying that if we, as a people, stop worshipping diversity above all and start protecting our soldiers and ourselves from the teachings and goals [...]
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
George W Bush Presidential Center. Watch the latest business video at FOXBusiness.com
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
United Airways Flight 1549. Amazing video — do not miss it. Another view with more audio: More details here.
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
From the Bay Area: Police arrested 22-year-old Abdul Walid Hamid of Hayward on the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 4, after he reportedly tore a crucifix from a person’s neck and scared others at Stoneridge Shopping Center. Hamid, an employee at a mall kiosk near Starbucks, has been charged with battery, terrorist threats and grand theft. [...]
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