The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
In the face of Big Government usurpation of the civil liberties and responsibilities of citizens, silence and acquiescence are not options. Thank heaven for the assertive voice of blogs, podcasts and talk radio that did not give the Bush Administration any slack and will not give the Obama Administration any slack either. The mainstream media has become a propaganda tool for the "powers t…
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Posted on March 11, 2009 at 7:15pm —
The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were.
John F. Kennedy
Skeptics and cynics have their place in human society and endeavors. Such thinkers help us to articulate and fully perceive our problems but as JFK pointed out their "horizons are limited by the obvious realities". Genuine problem solvers are men and women who dare to dream, be optimistic and…
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Posted on March 10, 2009 at 5:53pm —
Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Freedom and the right to choose, within the boundary of harming no one, is the most precious of gifts given to us by God. The Founding Fathers, through the Bill Of Rights and the Declaration Of Independence, sought to protect our civil liberties, rights and fre…
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Posted on March 5, 2009 at 5:23pm —
I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life.
Ronald Reagan
One of the things I liked about Ronald Reagan was his seeming optimism and confidence, even in his assassination attempt when he quipped to his wife, "I forgot to duck". Though Reagan never openly spoke about racial issues, he wasn't a racist. Whether you agreed with his political ideology or not, President Reagan made Americans fe…
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Posted on March 4, 2009 at 10:01pm — 2 Comments
Saying Bernard Madoff enjoys a "gilded penthouse incarceration," civil rights activist Al Sharpton led a rally outside the accused swindler's Manhattan home on Saturday urging equal justice for the rich and poor.
Sharpton and about 30 other demonstrators protested that Madoff was being allowed to remain free pending trial while poor people with no access to top legal representation la…
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Posted on February 7, 2009 at 9:38pm —