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February 6, 2013 Ronald Reagan can count 40 states that still remember the Gipper fondly. On his 102nd birthday Wednesday, 40 states -- a record-have proclaimed February 6 "Ronald Reagan Day." Eight Democratic governors have refused to recognize Reagan Day and two others are on the fence. The eight governors who have refused to issue a proclamation declaring Ronald Reagan Day in their states: Arkansas - Mike Beebe (D) Delaware - Jack Markell (D) Hawaii - Neil Abercrombie (D) Kentucky - Steve Beshear (D) Massachusetts - Deval Patrick (D) Minnesota - Mark Dayton (D) Oregon - John Kitzhaber (D) Vermont...

Today we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. Isn’t it odd, with all of the great quotes from him, that we rarely hear many of them referenced. “Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.” “History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.” “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” “The time is always right to do what is right.” “Our lives begin to...

After officers arrested Jerry Warren Jr. on suspicion of committing a Wicker Park robbery Saturday, the soon-to-be-22-year-old said he only wanted some birthday money, authorities said today. His plan didn’t work. Warren, who police say netted a whopping $4 in the robbery, was ordered held Sunday on $125,000 bond. He will have to post $12,500--3,125 times more than he’s accused of stealing--to leave jail.

I just realized that Christmas falls on a Tuesday this year, so December 23 is on a Sunday. This of course provides a great opportunity for the LDS church to prove its Christian roots by using that day to talk about Joseph Smith, it is his birthday after all. So, will the average LDS ward celebrate Smithmas or Christmas on December 23 this year? I'm guessing my wife's ward will split the difference and dedicate part to Joseph Smith and part to Jesus. I may even have to show up and pay attention to see what happens, it could be...

Hillary Clinton spent her 65th birthday with her immediate family including Bill, Chelsea and her husband Marc, having a much-needed rest and getting pampered at the luxurious Mayflower Inn in Washington, Conn., over the weekend. The Clintons were spotted strolling the grounds, including the Shakespeare Garden, reading and playing cards. Fellow patrons said the ex-president chatted away with all the guests at the Relais & Chateaux hotel, including an unsuspecting bride and groom with whom he took photos.

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Barack Obama has so many named birthdays he and his staff can’t keep them all straight. A new youtube.com video is showing us just how comical Obama’s equivocation about being born and where it happened really is. The video’s title: “Obama Doesn’t Know When He Was Born” may be more truth than confusion as a bewildered America still is waiting for answers to the man’s true nativity narrative. The video opens with a shot of Obama saying, “I’ll be turning 50 in a week,” a narrator then points out the Certificate of Live Birth released by the White House in...

CLASSICAL music institutions are usually quick to seize on major anniversaries of a composer’s birth or death as a convenient programming hook. Get ready for the Wagner and Verdi bicentennial celebrations next year. But what happened to Debussy, born 150 years ago on Wednesday in St.-Germain-en-Laye, west of Paris? His anniversary has drawn surprisingly little notice, at least from major New York institutions. Carnegie Hall, the New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center have scheduled no special events or festivals.

Lets hope for change! Check out the 2011 birthday graphics I did for Obama here and here. See the 2010 birthday graphic here.

Obama hits the links to celebrate 51st birthdayBy Meghashyam Mali - 08/04/12 10:15 AM ET President Obama marked his 51st birthday with a golf outing in Washington, D.C. A poll report said Obama arrived at Andrews Air Force base this morning for a round. According to CBS News reporter Mark Knoller, Obama's visit to the links is his 104th round since taking office. Obama's last round was last weekend when he golfed and played basketball, with first lady Michelle Obama away to attend the Opening Ceremonies of the London Olympics. Republican critics of the president have repeatedly targeted his love...

 Barack Obama will turn 51 years old on August 4th, 2012.  The President’s campaign is not missing the opportunity to let Americans know this.  On many social, news and online media sites one will find peculiar ads declaring “Happy Birthday Barrack” and asking you to “Sign the Card.”  Here is what you get when you sign the card.A simple click through takes you to a landing page that asks for some personal information in order to “Join Michelle” in  celebrating the day of our Presidents birth.  The card features an antiquated picture of the President and his then elementary school aged children, singing...

Apparently in complete and utter denial of reality, Barack Obama’s campaign deputies seem to think that most Americans are simply dying to meet their candidate. Check out their latest missive to the masses, headlined in true internet troll style, “SO COOL”: Benjamin -- Have you ever gotten to do something so cool you're almost jealous of yourself? Pretty sure this would count: On August 12th, just three weeks before the Democratic National Convention and 12 weeks before Election Day, President Obama will have a few friends over to mark his 51st birthday -- in the backyard of his Chicago home....

Until recently, it was possible to win a chance to help President Obama celebrate his birthday by betting only three dollars. Now, you can pay twenty-five dollars to play. By e-mail received in my SPAM filter on July 16th, our beloved FLOTUS offered a chance to win an opportunity to help President Obama celebrate his fifty-first birthday for a mere three dollars. According to an e-mail received in my SPAM filter this morning, from President Obama himself (even my SPAM filter does not like President Obama), it's now possible to pay twenty-five dollars to play. Perhaps he thinks his little...

Happy Birthday to the Z man!A Zo! video to rub it in he is getting OLD! Jimi Hendrix, American Individual and Patriot>Please give it up for a great freeper and patriot ZO!

FORT HUACHUCA — Although it was the day after the Army’s official 237th birthday, there was still a need to celebrate the event on Friday. On Warrior/Sentinel Field on this southern Arizona Army post, which has existed for more than half of the Army’s life, Maj. Gen. Gregg Potter spoke about the importance of the nation’s senior service. ‘”Heritage and tradition are very important,” he said. Looking back on the Army’s history is also looking forward, the commander of the Intelligence Center of Excellence and Fort Huachuca said. “Each year there is a rededication of our Army,” Potter said. There...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHERIFF JOE! Arpaio is 80 today, and if it's true that "80 is the new 60" then Joe is far outperforming most 60 year olds as well. Sheriff Joe's department captures an astounding 25% of ALL illegal aliens apprehended in the U.S. every year - 80% of whom are caught heading to states OTHER than AZ. So not only is Joe keeping alien criminals off AZ streets, but also off of streets near YOU. Joe is the biggest symbol we've got in the war against illegal immigration, and now against a corrupt Attorney General and administration trying to...

Jorge Vazquez, 32, is facing charges of conspiracy to commit murder, after he attempted to hire a hitman to murder his wife as a 32nd birthday present for himself.

This day four years ago at 0630 / 6:30 AM AKDT, Trig Paxson Van Palin was born. “Trig is a perfect child born in an imperfect world,” as his mother Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has written and said many times. While many of us wake up groggy, sometimes cursing and staggering around until we get our morning cup of rocket fuel in us, Trig “welcomes each day with thunderous applause and laughter.“

Madison, who's recognized as playing the most significant role in drafting the Constitution, has some of the very most powerful, educational, inspirational, and prophetic quotes of any of our great founders. Most of Madison's famous quotes deal with constitutionally limited government, describing it and justifying it. Reading them causes several bells to go off, because his words illuminate both the "how" and the "why" our government has so drastically bastardized the U.S. Constitution and the founding principles, created to protect us from out-of-control, all-powerful, tyrannical government, which has been the norm throughout history...