HARTFORD, Conn. – Hubert "Hub" Schlafly, a key member of the team that invented the teleprompter and rescued decades' worth of soap opera actors, newscasters and politicians from the embarrassment of stumbling over their words on live television, has died. He was 91. read entire story
The idea behind it is simple: what if you could monitor social networks for the hottest stories among center-right and conservative news sites? TR combines a "real-time" dashboard (so you can see what stories are rising and falling) along with the most popular stories for the last 24 hours, seven days and 30 days.
Okay, I admit to making it easy by highlighting the obvious. Just read the news? Because as we all know, the "news" doesn't lie. We could line up facts and figures to back up the truth of the first comment above, and it would make no difference to the person who responded. Because the "news" told him otherwise. And that my friends, is a microcosm of what is going on in this country. And that is not amusing...Comment: Rose, there are fewer problems with Catholic priests than their are with other religious leaders, teachers, police officers, or psychologists. So why do you pick on priests?
Response: That is a bunch of bull and you know it. Take your head out of the sand and just read the news. We pick on priests because for many, many years they have been picking on and abusing young children and it looks like they are not going to stop as long at the Pope does not stop it.
Lucky Friday miner Larry Marek was killed in a mine collapse on April 15, Hecla Mining Co. announced this morning.
The Coeur d’Alene company has had crews working 24 hours a day since that collapse trying to reach Marek in hopes he survived the cave-in and was trapped behind a massive rock pile.
Without detailing why rescuers believe Marek is dead, Hecla said in an announcement early this morning that “we are heartbroken to report that we now believe Larry was under the fall of ground when it occurred and is deceased.” read the rest
BOISE, Idaho – The operator of a northern Idaho silver mine says workers have recovered the body of a miner who was trapped when a tunnel collapsed nine days ago.
Hecla Mining Co. says the body of 53-year-old Larry Marek was discovered Sunday afternoon. source
How to Give a Cat a Pill (how to give dog one is at the bottom) 1. Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby.  Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow. 2. Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa.  Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process. 3. Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away.  4. Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm, holding rear paws tightly with left hand.  Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten. 5. Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe.   Call spouse in from the garden. 6. Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws.  Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously. 7. Retrieve cat from curtain rail.  Get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtins. Carefully sweep shattered figurines and vases from hearth and set to one side for gluing later. 8. Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit.  Put pill in end of drinking straw, force mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw 9. Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans and drink one beer to take taste away. Apply band-aid to spouse's forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.  10. Retrieve cat from neighbor's shed.  Get another pill. Open another beer. Place cat in cupboard, and close door onto neck, to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band. Get another pill. Open another beer. Place cat in cupboard, 11. Fetch screw driver from garage and put cupboard door back on hinges. Drink beer. Fetch bottle of scotch. Pour shot, drink.  Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot. Apply whiskey compress to cheek to disinfect. Toss back another shot. Throw tee-shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom. 12. Call fire department to retrieve the damn cat from the top of the tree across the road. Apologize to neighbor who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat.  Take last pill from foil wrap. 13. Using heavy-duty pruning gloves from shed, tie the little *&/*%'s front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bid tightly to leg of dining table. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of filet steak. Be rough about it. Hold head vertically and pour two pints of water down throat to wash pill down.  14. Consume remainder of scotch. Get spouse to drive you to the emergency room. Sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill remnants from right eye. Call furniture shop on way home to order new table.  15. Arrange for SPCA to collect mutant cat from hell and call local pet shop to see if they have any hamsters.  How To Give A Dog A Pill 1. Wrap it in bacon.  2. Toss it in the air. 3. All done!  | ||
Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter drew another line in the sand today against what he calls "Obamacare."
Otter issued an executive order imposing a state prohibition on receiving federal funding for or otherwise implementing the Affordable Care Act. The order directs state agencies not to establish new programs, promulgate rules or accept federal funding to implement the health care reform law, in effect for more than a year. source
While it appears that the country is on some sort of "I adore Ayn Rand" movement, the truth of who she was and what she believed is not always fully comprehended. Well said, Mark.Part of the problem with politics on the Right nowadays is that conservatism is being conflated with all sort of ideologies that are not consonant with a conservative approach to politics. A weak form of libertarianism is hard enough to fit into a conservative approach to politics, but in the the form that Ayn Rand proposed it is pure battery acid to any understanding of community, tradition and ordered liberty. Rand's elevation of selfishness into a virtue rather than a vice is profoundly at odds with the conservative vision of shared life in a community. read the rest
The revolting, vile, and unhinged behavior of leftist protesters and union thugs is escalating. It's becoming more. More revolting, more vile, more unhinged. These bizarre self-loathing lunatics have crawled out of their dark corners on the far left fringes of decent society, and are doing everything they can to provoke good, decent American patriots. read it all and watch the video
But wait...ANNANDALE, Va. – President Barack Obama on Tuesday promoted his plan to scale back spending without halting aid to education, energy and science, acknowledging to a town hall crowd that mounting deficits could inflict "serious damage" on the country.
So let's raise taxes on the evil rich. How about quit spending money you don't have?The president whittled the debt debate to a matter of basic philosophy. He said he wants shared sacrifice and Republicans do not.
We have plenty of reasons to legitimately decry the bad behavior of the loony left without sensationalizing something that probably didn't happen.I was right behind the Tea Party crowd amid anti-Tea Party protesters who were making a lot of noise trying to drown out whatever was coming from the podium. They were, in fact, succeeding in their purpose so well that they could not hear when the national anthem began. read the rest
Ann Althouse, you can defend them, you can join them, but do not for one minute think we believe you. They have no respect for the flag, and none for the American Anthem. You think we’re stupid?
Actully, yes. We do think you're stupid...*eye roll*
That doesn't sound too "outraged" to me.“I find Gaga to be increasingly irrelevant. She thinks she is going to be groundbreaking. She is trying to ripoff Christian idolatry to shore up her talentless, mundane and boring performances. Another ex-Catholic whose head is turned around. This is a stunt. People have real talent, and then there is Lady Gaga. Is this the only way to jet up her performance? This isn’t random, we are getting closer to Holy Week and Easter.”
So is the Catholic League upset that Gaga will play Mary Magdalene? “Maybe if she had more talent we’d be more offended. She has gone to the well too many times,” Bill said. read the rest
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AP Officials said the machine should be underground by Sunday evening, but it was unclear how soon the process of reassembling the device would be finished or when rescuers would be able to put it to work.
The roof of a tunnel at the Lucky Friday Mine collapsed Friday as two brothers were working, trapping one of the men but the other was able to escape, according to officials and family members. more
"In every human life, in yours and in mine, the palms and the passion are intermingled. We accept the first with gratitude and the second with faith and look forward to that moment when, having given back all that we were given, we enter into the unutterable joy of eternal life." Father John Speekman
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Well Justin, Joe isn't going anywhere soon. Like Palin, he's not easily cowed. And as to Murkowski pulling a fast one? Without giving details (which wouldn't be right at this time) allow me to say, "that saga isn't over yet." So be watching for more news on that stolen election.Justin said...
Hey Adrienne: I know it's pretty early still, but did you get the sense that the Millers have intentions of pursuing a political future? Admittedly, I don't know a lot about Joe, but I think he got a raw deal in that Murkowski showdown and I'd love to see him get the chance to show the people what he's capable of.
And Obama asks, "you think we're stupid?"[...]While I have always been wary of and have written about his dishonesty, after the speech the president delivered the 13th of April regarding the federal budget, one that was chock full of lies, deceit, and crass fear-mongering, it must be said that Barack Obama is the most dishonest, deceitful, and mendacious person in a position of power I have ever witnessed. read the rest
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people would be added to the lengthy list of social and ethnic groups that public schools must include in social studies lessons under a landmark bill passed Thursday by the California Senate.If the bill is adopted by the state Assembly and signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, California would become the first state to require the teaching of gay history. source
So now we have to acknowledge contributions to history by people who have deviant sex? What happens when you have a homosexual-Asian/Black? What the hell category do you put them in?California law already requires schools to cover the contributions to the state and nation of women, African Americans, Mexican Americans, entrepreneurs, Asian Americans, European Americans, American Indians and labor. source
"There is no such thing as morally neutral legislation or morally neutral public policy. Every law is the public expression of what somebody thinks we ought to do. The question that matters is this: Which moral convictions of which somebodies are going to shape our country's political and cultural future?"
The answer is obvious. If you and I as citizens don't do the shaping, then somebody else will. That is the nature of a democracy. A healthy democracy depends upon people of conviction working hard to advance their ideas in the public square respectfully and peacefully, but vigorously and without apologies."
"Most people root their moral convictions in their religious beliefs, for what people believe about God shapes what they think about the nature of the human person and our idea of a just society. And if a citizen fails to bring his moral beliefs into our country's political conversation and work for them publicly and energetically, he said, the defeat of his own beliefs will be ensured."
"We act on what we really believe." If we don't act on our beliefs, then we don't really believe them."
"If we don't remain true in our public actions to what we claim to believe in our personal lives, then we only deceive ourselves, because God certainly isn't fooled: He sees who and what we are. God sees that our duplicity is really a kind of cowardice, and our lack of courage does a lot more damage than simply wounding our own integrity; it also saps the courage of other good people who really do try to publicly witness what they believe. And that compounds the sin of dishonesty and the sin of injustice."
How's that for toxic?He's definitely a descendent of one of the many pig farmers the English sent to the States when convicted of crime/s, usually petty theft and beastality. He shoud go on 'Who do you think you are' it would be confirmed I'm sure. He looks a lot like Gringrich, Limburgh and some of the other fat- faced men in Congress who resemble pigs, I'm sure they are all related.
While I completely agree that all these social programs have been nothing more than Ponzi schemes since their inception, real reform doesn't take place by just cutting benefits. Seniors, including myself, have subsidized these programs their entire working careers, and are then forced to participate in Medicare for which we pay a monthly premium. Think about this; if Medicare and Medicaid are such a drain on the aspirations of the big spenders in Washington, then exactly how would Obamacare solve that problem? It won't - and everyone with more than two black-eyed peas rattling around in their head knows this.In a speech Wednesday, Mr. Obama will propose cuts to entitlement programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, and changes to Social Security, a discussion he has largely left to Democrats and Republicans in Congress. He also will call for tax increases for people making over $250,000 a year, a proposal contained in his 2012 budget, and changing parts of the tax code he thinks benefit the wealthy. source
