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taqiyya Barack Hussein Obama:
On this fundamental issue [of "choice"] I will not yield… It is time to turn the page. We want a new day here in America. We are tired of arguing about the same old stuff… The first thing I would do as President is sign the Freedom of Choice Act [a measure [...]

And ad and a slogan.
A sky-rocketing homicide rate ,  a sewer of corruption  that stands as an inspiration to grafters and mob guys everywhere, a state government trying hard to follow suite,  deteriorating city services  and  a failing school system.
Are we missing anything?
Yes!
One of the most stressful cities in the entire [...]

Taqiyya: An Islamic principle, mostly among the Shi’a, that allows a believer to hide one’s true beliefs in certain circumstances from non-believers.
Hmm, makes one think about those rumours floating about certain candidate.

Sorry, Burkean Mama, for my AWOL this past weekend. I was tweeting and texting in here, but that isn’t the same as a post. Friday I saw the movie, An American Carol, with my local Town Hall gathering group which is located in Madtown, WI. Most of the weekend I was fixing up my Blackberry [...]

I won’t be around for a few days because as I am sure you all already know today is the start of the Southwest Pacific Regional Figure Skating Championships.  There are a lot of young skaters eagerly awaiting to hear me cheer myself hoarse for them.  I feel so sad for these kids.  They have [...]

The Madison Conservatives of the local Town Hall shall be meeting at Friday, October 3, 17:00 Texas Outhouse then together go to the Eastgate Cinema for their seeing An American Carol for the 19:00 showing. If you’re not in the Madison area tomorrow night, do find a cinema near you.
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Barak Obama is Time’s Man of The Year.  Does this make me the first person to predict the Time Man of 08?  If he wins if he loses, doesn’t matter he will be Time’s Man of the Year.  I bet the cover design is already done.

Much of the substance of this election comes down to this question:
“do we want people with values like those held by the leadership of the American Library Association - in general - and Judith Flint and Amy Grasmick - in particular - to be in control of this country and guiding its [...]

Well before the climatic moments of the Democratic convention, it was clear that something vital was missing from the Republican campaign
…the nature and extent of Sen Obama’s left-wing agenda doesn’t seem to have penetrated into the awareness of the American public…They just don’t associate him, the “Progressive” movement and the Democratic party [...]

Tonight we travel to the mythical land of Obamapolis. I think I go swimming instead.

As part of this evening’s Olympic broadcast, NBC recounted the story of the marathon runner in Athens who, with a 90 second lead, was pulled off the course by a whacko who wanted publicity.  Clearly shaken, although he lost the gold he managed to finish with the bronze.  He also got a special award for [...]

I feel that I had been had since 1989! It seems the fall of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was more of a chapter seven bankruptcy where one can re-organize ones affairs. In this case the former USSR now Russia didn’t pay off its debts to the western banks but it is now going [...]

Contrary to “pundit wisdom” and media hype, America is not really aching for a leftwards turn.

The Republican Party suffers from a pervasive and inexplicable failure to identify some key points of distinction between themselves and their Democratic opponents on issues that speak clearly and forcefully to the public consciousness - and [...]

Waaaa HOO!!!  USA women go 1 and 2 in the All Around Gymnastics competition.  I am so happy for Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson, under incredible pressure they went out, kept their focus and were fantastic!!  What a great picture http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//080815/ids_photos_sp/r3188309882.jpg/
And shame on President Bush for not going to the gymnastics competition while he was in China.  [...]