Monthly Archives: August 2010

8/28 death in D.C.

Very intriguing… Eric Wright, the son of KSL’s Doug Wright, fell from top of a 7 story building at about 2 am (or at least that’s when he was found).  The building houses the interns participating in the Hinckley Institute of Politics, … Continue reading

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The end of Book Stores as we know them?

NY Times has an interesting article about the impending closure of the Barnes and Noble bookstore across the street from Lincoln Center.   They talk to a lawyer who goes in to read books for free, and a woman who goes in to … Continue reading

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No Taxey, no Votey

Michael Savage is promoting the idea for a new concept in the United States that “You should lose the right to vote unless you pay at least $1,000 in taxes”.   My polls suggest many of you agree. Let’s say you … Continue reading

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The Sammy Davis Jr will

Sammy Davis Jr died in 1990. The Internet was not opened to the public until 1994. How did a “write your own will online” firm then play a role in probating his estate? http://www.legalzoom.com/legal-headlines/celebrity-lawsuits/son-of-sammy-davis-jr When an advertiser is talking about … Continue reading

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The Washington monument and God

Glenn made the point at least 3 times that the East side of the Washington monument contains the engraved words “Laus Deo” as evidence of the country being rooted in the Christian/Judaism religions. Glenn would do well to check with … Continue reading

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Lift Every Voice and Sing

Interesting that Ms King’s speech at the 8/28 revival ended with the singing of Lift Every Voice and Sing.   I doubt few people who attended knew the words or the significance of that song.   I’m thinking there is a lot … Continue reading

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The Illusion of Knowledge

Milt Rosenberg on WGN-AM in Chicago is one of those programs that are way above typical radio.   Milt is a University Professor – his topics can sometimes be a bit esoteric and his references a bit obscure if you don’t have a … Continue reading

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About Glenn-Stock

For those who haven’t disabled polls, the question about whether you are attending the 8/28 rally had a couple red herring answers.   So people won’t be misled by them… – there are no tickets to buy.   It’s a free event.   … Continue reading

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What liberal panic looks like

Building a nation of Know-Nothings? If you have an hour or two, read through the comments by the readers marching in lock step over the spread of “lies” by right wing radio hosts suggesting that President Obama is a Muslim … Continue reading

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Was Hitler a Jew?

That’s the implication of a group of news stories Example 1  Example 2 but they don’t really explain what this means.   Reporters today just rewrite press releases for the most part and skipped science class – that’s how we wind … Continue reading

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Spot the subtext

1000 FBI and police raid public housing project The FBI arrested 19 members of the Pueblo Bishop Bloods gang which operated out of the Pueblo del Rio housing project since the 1970s. The raid was announced by lead FBI Agent … Continue reading

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Greek about to go under?

Since all the E.U. countries have debt denominated in Euros, differences in rates are due to different risks of default (and possibly tax law differences or national loyalty). While the rest of Europe has 10 year bonds from about 2-4%, Greek’s 10 … Continue reading

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Taxing Bloggers

I’ve now heard several Talk Show hosts ringing the alarm bell “…and now they want to tax bloggers!”       Alex Jones has been the most erroneous which is not surprising given his lack of concern about the “Truth” and things like … Continue reading

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Social Darwinism

Glenn Beck has started down a well-worn path, prodded by Pat Gray.   They are building the case that Evolution is wrong. The logic goes like this – Charles Darwin formalized the idea in 1859 that life forms have changed over … Continue reading

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France and the American Revolution

Back during the pre-invasion discussion about whether to send troops to Iraq to overthrow the government of a sovereign country, France caught a lot of heat for opposing George W Bush’s plan to invade Iraq to destroy the Weapons of … Continue reading

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