Archive for August, 2009
13 Aug
End-of-Life Counseling
13 Aug
Body Found In Salt River
Champaign County Sheriffs Department reports finding a man’s body in the Salt Fork river just west of the Kelly’s Tavern Historical Site Bridge. The man’s name will not be released until his family has been notified. The victim apparently drowned after consuming an excessive amount of alcohol. He was wearing black fishnet stockings, a red [...]
13 Aug
The Barber and the Kid
A young boy enters a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watch while I prove it to you.” The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters in the other, then calls the boy over and asks, “Which do you want, [...]
13 Aug
Principium Imprimis — First Principles
“Wisdom and knowledge, as well as virtue, diffused generally among the body of the people, being necessary for the preservation of their rights and liberties, and as these depend on spreading the opportunities and advantages of education in the various parts of the country, and among the different orders of people, it shall be the [...]
13 Aug
Standing Athwart Freedom in Honduras
via: cfif The Obama administration is a fitful regime. When Iranian protesters took to the streets of Tehran in June to decry a rigged election, the President justified his inaction masquerading as Zen by saying “it’s not productive, given the history of U.S.-Iranian relations, to be seen as meddling.” Indeed, Obama has made much about [...]
13 Aug
What To Do About “Health Care Reform”
via: cfif Oppose it. Oppose it out of self-interest or simply because the country is being jobbed yet again by a President and Congress that seem incapable of telling the truth on any legislation before or after the fact. Do not be sidetracked by the propaganda crap storm in favor of “reform.” Do not be [...]
13 Aug
Tell Israel: Cool the Jets!
via: humanevents by Patrick J. Buchanan Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, who is wired into the cabinet of “Bibi” Netanyahu, warns that if Iran’s nuclear program is not aborted by December, Israel will strike to obliterate it. Defense Secretary Gates’ mission to Israel this week, says Bolton, to relay Obama’s red light, was listened to [...]
13 Aug
Rep. Russ Carnahan: Porker of the Month
via: cagw Washington, D.C. – Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today named Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.) its July Porker of the Month. Rep. Carnahan, who was caught on videotape by a vigilant citizen blogger at a town hall meeting held at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park, who posted the remarks on his website [...]
12 Aug
‘Agents of Change’ — But Deserving?
Each year, the president determines a list of people he deems worthy for the Medal of Freedom, our top civilian honor. This year President Obama listed 16 “agents of change” he found worthy of the honor, a list notable for its diversity. A name that sticks out, however, is former President of Ireland Mary Robinson. [...]
