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Sonja

Robert Duvall-a-thon

seen on amc - really long Amazon.com The lives of two stoic cowboys and five abused Chinese women become intertwined in Walter Hill's sprawling miniseries Broken Trail. Print Ritter (Academy Award winner Robert Duvall) and his nephew Tom Harte (Thomas Haden Church, Sideways) agree to deliver a herd...

emily sears

From some guys who wrote their own material...

Daniel Webster: A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures. An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, the power to destroy. The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power. The materials of wealth are in the earth, in...

Dharmapunk

Ugh. Religion and America and the Founding Fathers

It seems like every time we have an election, we have to suffer through awful, long-winded Christian diatribes, telling us how important it is for us to put old Jeebus Christ (or at least a strong admirer of) in office so that we can enjoy the dubious benefits of Christian government and Christian...

Snowy

ICH today

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Information Clearing House NewsletterNews You Won't Find On CNN 21/01/08 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The history of the race, and each individual's experience, are thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a...

Xtine

Brilliant Quotations - A Shedload of 'Em

I try to think logically and the result of that is most people think I'm a satirist. -Robert Anton Wilson, novelist, essayist, philosopher, psychonaut, futurologist, libertarian and magician (1932-2007) Nothing so completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, than...

Jim Baxter

The Season of Generation-Choicemaker

Introduction Every September, I recall that is more than half a century (62 years) since I landed at Nagasaki with the 2nd Marine Division in the original occupation of Japan following World War II. This time every year, I have watched and listened to the light-hearted "peaceniks" and their...

e'sa

The Declaration of Independence

IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. THE UNANIMOUS DECLARATION OF THE THIRTEEN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WHEN, in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the Powers of the Earth, the separate...

xmangerm

The fear of death is a big motivator!

I anyone in Voxland didn't know my belief in Deism is the number one all encompassing driving factor in my life, therefore, I couldn't resist but sharing this very short passage (taken from The World Union of Deists) that outlines the relationship between Deism and Death. “The fear of death is a...

concretebob

Conservatives MUST Act

From American Thinker H/T to my good friend Coby from GOE If Barack Obama wins in 2008, by 2010 or 2012 the voters might realize what a dismal mistake they've made. But that might be too late. It gives the radical Left between two and eight years of unrestrained power, plus two or three Supreme...

Inimitable Gentleman

Declaration Of Independence

IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and...

iamunbelievable

New Goal

Jessica, Paige and I are going to try to read the 100 Top Selling Classics. I'm going to shoot for having it done a year from now. But we'll see how that works out. I've already read a couple [yay high school!] so we'll see how it goes. The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck The Crucible Arthur Miller...

Noddy

Independence Day

The Declaration of Independence When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God...

Greg L. Richardson

Happy 4th of July

So, Happy 4th of July everyone. As this election cycle comes around, we're fortunate that we have candidates with such vastly different ideologies that we may actually encounter a debate regarding broader issues of policy. I hope that the size of government might be one of those, given the last 16...

Flamingo Dancer

soapbox orator, pianola-roll pianist,or lapsed nun?

In case you couldn't settle on a career from the last list, here is a second dip! Gascoigne, Stephen Harold (1878 - 1942) ‘rabbito’ and barracker Girardin, Louis - see Girardin, Marie-Louise Victoire (1754 - 1794) ship’s steward and cross-dresser Gocher, William Henry (1856 - 1921) artist,...

Chezz - C'Tack!

Why do we allow Suicide Bombers to be created on this planet we call our home?

Ninja left a comment on my blog in regards to Indigenous Australians and their substandard health. He said, “Everybody is born equal - I believe that. It is what happens the next day that sets up the pattern for the child's life ahead.” Ninja’s statement is so true. I posted this video...

MyRandomStuff

Not Thomas Paine' Common Sense

So my wife got me a RIPSTICK. This is a toy that comes with a warning label that says. This product moves when used. Excercise caution & common sense when riding. Just to let you know.....with all of my common sense gathered together I have learned how to ride it backwards....and because you all...

Lightfoot Letters

The MEDIA and ISLAM

Letter to the Editor - Daily Pilot - LA Times Date: Wed. Mar. 5, 2008 "Media to blame for misconceptions". (regarding Islam). It is not the job of the media to explain the tenets of Islam or Christianity. That is the responsibility of each person of faith. Nor is it the job of the media to hire...

Snowy

ICH today

"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people for a purpose which is unattainable." : U.S. historian Howard Zinn = "It is never right to do wrong or to requite wrong with wrong, or when we suffer evil to defend ourselves by doing evil in return." : Socrates 469 - 399...

Snowy

ICH today

"One of the world's greatest problems is the impossibilty of any person searching for the truth on any subject when they believe they already have it." --Dave Wilbur = "It's not a matter of what is true that counts but a matter of what is perceived to be true." --Henry Kissinger = "Most of the...

Humbled Infidel

Revisionism: How to Identify It In Your Children's Textbooks

David Barton Revisionism is the common method employed by those seeking to subvert American culture and society. The dictionary defines revisionism as an “advocacy of the revision of an accepted, usually long-standing view, theory, or doctrine; especially a revision of historical events and...