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    Lies Don’t Work

    People tell lies, or use statistics, which frequently amounts to the same thing, to get what they want. Most people acknowledge that telling lies is a bad thing. In general. But in this particular case, their…

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    Feel the Love

    Oh, it’s so warm and cuddly. Liberal progressives are forgiving, inclusive, welcoming of those who disagree with them. And of course, they never use violent or malicious rhetoric. Or not. Just listen to the bile and…

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    More From Sarah Palin on Obama’s Speech

    There are lots of things to like about Sarah. She is courageous, caring, loyal, and she understands what makes the economy work – how jobs and wealth are created. For a long list of real accomplishments,…

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    Sarah – Lots of WTF Moments in Obama’s Speech

    At work, but just had to take a moment to pop in these brief comments from Sarah Palin on President Obama’s STUFU speech:

  • Oh Sarah, You’re So Dumb

    Or maybe not. Sarah tweeted that she wasn’t happy with low-life leftist website Gawker (no link for them!) quoting large passages of her new book out of context, and without her permission. This was Gawker’s reply:…

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    Two More Thoughts

    First: ‘Social justice’ is a key identifying phrase, a shibboleth, for liberal/progressives. Conservatives are assumed not to care about social justice, being concerned only with making money and reducing taxes. Then why is it that conservatives…

  • ‘Proof’ of Psychic Powers, Fish Numbers and HIV

    Proof of psychic powers? Actually, no. Just proof that academics are not easily able to think beyond their preconceived notions. Professor Daryl Bem says his work shows most people have psychic powers. He conducted nine different…

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    Last Gasps of the Legacy Media

    The Age reports that: A Melbourne private girls’ school that prevented a lesbian student from attending the school formal with her girlfriend is being inundated with messages from irate readers around the world accusing the school…

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    Fat Facts

    The People’s Republic of San Francisco has decreed that happiness is no longer permitted. At least, not in the form of happy meals. Or any other meals that include toys and TOO MANY CALORIES. Such meals are now…

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    No More Naughty Nurses

    Nurses nationwide are banned from flirting with patients after the number of complaints about nurses with professional boundary issues tripled in 2009. Tripled! Oh gosh. What an appalling problem. Those nurses are just going nuts. Sex…

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    Another Kind of Marriage

    With the boundaries of what marriage means being vigorously stretched, this comes as no surprise: Taiwanese Woman to Marry Herself. “Age 30 is a prime period for me. My work and experience are in good shape,…

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    The Value of Life

    Amidst the general left wing media outrage (‘small-minded’, ‘ignorant’, ‘bigoted’ are frequently occurring words) at the prosecution of two young people in Queensland who attempted to abort their baby, I came across this review of the film…

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    Respect for Women

    You can’t be a bloke if you don’t respect women. But ask a group of women if they respect men and you will likely be greeeted with hoots of derisive laughter. Not true of all women,…

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    Government Schools – More Than Passively Bad

    An interesting article from Kelsey Grammer’s Rightnetwork from a home schooling journalist. Just a sample: Academically, we couldn’t help but observe that  our fourteen-year-old son was made to watch My Big Fat, Greek Wedding in English…

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    Approved Narrative Unwinds

    Student Tyler Clementi committed sucide after being videoed having gay sex. He was the fourth gay teen suicide in the US this month. The national LGBT community is reeling. The bullying must stop! Gays must be…