President Barack Obama speaks to 6th graders in Virginia Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010, using teleprompters.
Archive for January, 2010
27 Jan
Obama SOTU Bingo Card
Mark off any words that Obama uses in his State of the Union speech tomorrow night.
25 Jan
Just say no to blasphemy laws
via: usatoday.com Perhaps in an effort to rehabilitate the United States’ image in the Muslim world, the Obama administration has joined a U.N. effort to restrict religious speech. This country should never sacrifice freedom of expression on the altar of religion. Around the world, free speech is being sacrificed on the altar of religion. Whether [...]
24 Jan
State of Disunion
“I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” –Article II, Section I, U.S. Constitution On Wednesday, 27 January, Barack Hussein Obama will deliver his first “State of the [...]
16 Jan
Climate Change: Back to the future?
Climate Change: Back to the future? “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” –John Adams My father phoned from the Florida Keys this week. At 86, he likes warmer climates in winter, but there has [...]
16 Jan
If By ‘Transparent’ You Mean ‘Secret’…
If By ‘Transparent’ You Mean ‘Secret’… After much bribery and arm-twisting, the Senate managed just before Christmas to pass its version of ObamaCare by a 60-39 vote (amazingly, without a single GOP “aye”). Now, the bill heads for conference deliberation televised by C-SPAN, just as the cable channel offered and Barack Obama promised numerous times. [...]
9 Jan
At Zambia’s 18th Anniversary of being Declared a Christian Nation, Party Leaders Urge Citizens to “be followers of Christ”
“Being a Christian nation does not mean we are perfect but that we need to work hard to live up to the declaration.” Last Tuesday was Zambia’s celebration of their 18th Anniversary as a Christian nation, and the country’s Republican President Rupiah Banda encouraged his government and the people to seek God’s blessings in all [...]
9 Jan
The Goal Is Freedom: Opaque By Design: “Nowadays to be intelligible is to be found out.”
via: thefreemanonline.org “The House and Senate plan to put together the final health care reform bill behind closed doors according to an agreement by top Democrats.” That less-than-startling piece of news was delivered by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She was at the White House when she said it, so it’s okay with President Obama. Thus, [...]
9 Jan
EPA Proposes Higher Standards Despite Budget Woes
via: thefreemanonline.org “No urban area of California meets even the 1997 federal standard of 80 parts per billion. If states fail to meet federal standards, the government can withhold highway funding. Although such punishment is rare, “it’s the hammer that drives planning at the state level,” Holmes-Gen said.” (Los Angeles Times, Friday) I guess the [...]
9 Jan
Our Incompetent Civilization: Sometimes we have to choose between evils
We marvel at the difference a month makes. Since the arrest of the “Underwear Bomber,” everywhere you turn these days you hear people saying we need to “profile” if we’re going to get serious about protecting ourselves from radical jihadists. The Wall Street Journal column below is just one example. CAIR, the Council on American-Islamic [...]
