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There's little that's intelligent or informed about Time magazine editor Richard Stengel's article "One Document, Under Siege" (June 23, 2011). It contains many grossly ignorant statements about our Constitution. If I believed in conspiracies, I'd say Stengel's article is part of a leftist agenda to undermine respect for the founding values of our nation. Stengel says: "The framers were not gods and were not infallible. Yes, they gave us, and the world, a blueprint for the protection of democratic freedoms -- freedom of speech, assembly, religion -- but they also gave us the idea that a black person was three-fifths...

The Muslim Brotherhood, partner of the Nazis and enemy of infidel freedom, is now in possession of all American embassy communications to Egypt. There is no longer any American supremacy in the war for freedom based on intelligence. This is an Alinsky/Mohammad Red Alert. Prepare.

This new CNN poll on the Tucson mass shooting seems like bad news for Sarah Palin: QUESTION: Overall, how much do you blame each of the following for the shooting in Arizona -- a great deal, a moderate amount, not much, or not at all? The laws under which guns are bought and sold in this country Great deal 30% ... Moderate amount 22% ... Not much 14% ... Not at all 33% The use of harsh rhetoric and violent metaphors by politicians and commentators Great deal 25% ... Moderate amount 23% ... Not much 17% ... Not at all...

According to a new Rasmussen poll, only the Democrat base (35%) now thinks climate change is man-made, rather than a naturally-occurring, cyclical phenomenon...

2 killed in wreck on I-74 in Surry CountyElderly Mount Airy driver was in wrong lanes, patrol says By Patrick Wilson JOURNAL REPORTER MOUNT AIRY A woman from Mount Airy drove the wrong way on Interstate 74 last night and collided with an oncoming car, killing both her and a man from Ohio driving the other vehicle, authorities said. It was the second fatal collision involving a car traveling the wrong way on a four-lane way highway in northwestern North Carolina this week. The woman killed last night, who was in her 80s, was driving west in the eastbound lanes...

WASHINGTON, July 6, 2006 – Coalition forces killed 35 Taliban extremists at a compound in the village of Ghach Zar, Afghanistan, July 4 as part of Operation Mountain Thrust. No injuries to coalition forces or noncombatants were observed during the strike, military officials said. Several of the extremists killed were Taliban leaders who planned and conducted multiple attacks against Afghan government officials and coalition forces, officials said. Operation Mountain Thrust is part of an ongoing campaign to disrupt enemy forces, interdict safe havens, extend the reach of the Afghan government, and facilitate good governance, reconstruction and humanitarian assistance. (From a...

Time to dust off the whoopee cushions and hand buzzers. April Fools' Day is here and there's no better place for wisecracks and shenanigans than at work. In its annual April Fools' Day survey, CareerBuilder.com found 33 percent of workers have played a practical joke on a co-worker and 17 percent are planning office tricks for this year's holiday. Although it might be thrilling to finally one-up the office funnyman, pranks also help beat something that's no laughing matter: workplace stress. More than half of workers reported working under stress in another CareerBuilder.com survey. Stress and worry on the job...

Yes, folks: Our very own birthday boy, The Big B, is THIS many years old, come the dawn of November the 10th: He's a whopping thirty-five years young, this morning... sooooooooooo: the line to administer the requisite birthday spankings starts right HERE, y'all! Woo-HOO!!! :)

35 Afghans strapped in seats to be flown home By Nic Fleming (Filed: 28/04/2003) Thirty-five Afghan illegal immigrants are to be strapped to their seats for an eight-hour flight home today. They will be flown non-stop to Afghanistan amid tight security. They are the first of thousands of failed asylum seekers whom the Government plans to remove forcibly from Britain. The Afghans will board a jet at Stansted, Essex, as part of the Home Office's clampdown on illegal immigrants. Medical personnel - and 15 guards wearing stab-proof vests - will accompany the group. The asylum seekers will be subjected to...

Scientists find evidence of meteorite that struck Earth 3.5 billion years ago By Steve Connor Science Editor 23 August 2002 The oldest known meteorite crashed into the Earth some 3.47 billion years ago, leaving its mark in some of the world's most ancient rock formations, scientists have discovered. Although there is now no trace of the massive extraterrestrial object or its crater, geologists have identified its telltale fallout in rocks in South Africa and Australia. The researchers estimate the meteorite was 12 miles (19 kms) wide – roughly twice the size of the one that probably killed off the dinosaurs...