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Army Bob: Down with the contrarians and secular progressives

August 19, 2016

Let’s talk about the contrarians and how gutless they are. A contrarian is a person who is against everything and for nothing. Contrarians hate our country but live here, they hate our economic and governmental systems but are comfortable living within the system. The glass is half empty, not half...

Basura: Adventures in snorkeling, searching for manta rays

August 18, 2016

"Just to be here is so much." Rainer Maria Rilke, poet novelist On the Big Island of Hawai'i, in Kona, I signed up for a boat trip to snorkel with manta rays. The trip was canceled five nights in a row because of high surf and strong surge warnings. On...

Yes It Is, It’s True: A heartwarming and true gridiron tale

August 17, 2016

CBS News and Scott Pelley not long ago did a heartwarming, perky and positive story about a mentally challenged high school football player who was deliberately given a chance to score a touchdown, and he succeeded. The story took place in Olivet, Mich., during an Olivet High School football game....

Ranger Rick: Humorous critique of millennials too accurate

August 16, 2016

I read an interesting humorous article about “Millennials” and the work rules they will enforce while in control of business. I realize this was somewhat a joke, but not far off from what they really think. Being a “”baby boomer” generation worker, I had to start at the bottom (even...

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Army Bob: Unpleasant thoughts in the wake of Milwaukee

August 15, 2016

A police shooting in Milwaukee is followed by a racially based riot; our left-wing friends tell us a police officer shooting an armed fleeing felon should cause a riot. The oppressed people have the right to free speech and protest after all. To protest, as the Reverend Martin Luther King...

Monday Moanin’: Asking public to name district pure gimmick

August 14, 2016

By Nick Krieger (@nckrieger) (From the "Fix the Mitten’ blog) By asking the public to develop a meaningless nickname for a new school district, the emergency manager proves yet again that he is out of touch. Detroit Schools Emergency Manager Steve Rhodes is asking the public to participate in developing an informal...

Barry Hastings: The threat of global warming is very real

August 14, 2016

by Barry Hastings (Writer's note: Since the writer of the report I summarized for you last week works at TheAmerican Enterprise Institute, readers should be aware that some of his opinions could be interpreted as "scare-mongering." On the other hand, I wouldn't want to stake survival on it — yet....

Yes It Is, It’s True: Politically correct can cut both ways

August 12, 2016

Perhaps the most maligned two words in the English language these days is “politically correct.” It’s blamed for the deterioration of modern American society, for the rise of a totalitarian state, the tyranny of the thought police and the reason for the breakdown of intelligent discourse. The Miriam-Webster Dictionary has...

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Army Bob: Why I support Donald Trump for next president

August 11, 2016

Why do I want Mr. Donald Trump to be our next president? We are told the American people are fed up with the establishment candidates and that we are tired of candidates who are in the pocket of big donors. For well over a year now we have been told...

Democracy Tree: Trump’s ‘unification’ threat argument is lame

August 11, 2016

by Amy Kerr Hardin “It is not necessary that the defendant intend to, or be able to carry out his threat; the only intent requirement for a true threat is that the defendant intentionally or knowingly communicate the threat.” — Ninth Circuit Court Trump speaking at rally in Wilmington, NC...

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