Archive for August, 2010
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
More nonsense: But in reality, Washington has attached unprecedented restrictions to the F-35 sale — restrictions so severe that Israel’s defense establishment agonized for months over whether to sign the deal, and ultimately opted to buy only 20 planes instead of the 75 the Israel Air Force originally sought.
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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
Intel CEO Paul Otellini: Intel Chief Executive Officer Paul Otellini offered a depressing set of observations about the economy and the Obama administration Monday evening, coupled with a dark commentary on the future of the technology industry if nothing changes.
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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
Professor John Eastman: Senator Lyman Trumbell, a key figure in the drafting and adoption of the Amendment, stated that “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States meant subject to its “complete” jurisdiction, “[n]ot owing allegiance to anybody else.” And Senator Jacob Howard, who introduced the language of the jurisdiction clause on the floor of [...]
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Monday, August 23rd, 2010
Margaret Lough: The concept of the class ring was born at West Point. The Class of 1835 ordered the first rings, and though the class of 1836 chose not to follow suit, 1837 revived the practice and the line has remained unbroken ever since. In 1869, a committee was established to formalize the rings and [...]
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Sunday, August 22nd, 2010
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Saturday, August 21st, 2010
Andy McCarthy: I’ve been asking why the State Department has not designated the Taliban as a terrorist organization, and why Congress’s authorization for the use of military force supporting the war has not been updated to include the Taliban as part of the enemy, given that defeating the Taliban — a terrorist organization – is [...]
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Saturday, August 21st, 2010
This quote from someone who is a fundraiser for California Governor wannabe Moonbeam Jerry Brown: That was the despicable message Gold Star mom Debbie Lee got from Jodie Evans and her Code Pink organization regarding her son, Marc Alan Lee of the United States Navy, who was killed in action in 2006. She tells her [...]
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Friday, August 20th, 2010
Chapter 1: Thomas Sowell, author of Dismantling America (Basic Books, 2010), outlines why he believes America is collapsing. Chapter 2: Thomas Sowell weighs in on same-sex marriage and judges who legislate from the bench. Chapter 3: Thomas Sowell says a loss of personal responsibility is at the heart of the decline of American society. Chapter [...]
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Thursday, August 19th, 2010
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