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We've all heard them... Republicans are racist or their bigots or perhaps that conservatives are a bunch of rednecks, maybe even a bit like Cletus the Slack Jawed Yokel from the Simpson's in that episode where Bart and Lisa get to look into the future and there he is the Vice President. The stereotypes and the images are all out there and there are touted for the world to see as if somehow the more you repeat them the more credence they are lent or the more weight that they are given. It's almost become a punchline for a joke,...

The first book to take a critical look about Barack Obama is hitting the streets in 11 days. * * * * *Talk about presumptuous. Not content to wait for the verdict of the voters, Senator Barack Obama, who is not even the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party yet, has already directed his aides to begin making transition plans for the first 10 years (ha ha) of the Obama administration, Marc Ambinder of the Atlantic reports. Ambinder quotes an Obama campaign official as saying: "Barack is well aware of the complexity and the organizational challenge involved in the...

While tar baby can be used as a racist attack on black people, it isn't used that way in any of these examples. John Kerry used it in the same manner as John McCain and Mitt Romney. I, for the first time, find myself coming to the defense of John Kerry. He isn't racist because of what he said here (but he is still an elitist windbag.) The fact is this: You are being played, and those playing you for a fool rely on your ignorance. Pick up a copy of "The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus" by Joel Chandler...

Historical Progress? by: Bethany Stotts, July 18, 2008 Despite what Americans have been hearing about the nation’s poor civics literacy, renowned education reformer Diane Ravitch suggests that, on historical subjects at least, civics education may have made “some headway.” She writes in the summer edition of Hoover Digest, “Yet compare [the results of two 1986 and 2007 surveys] I did, and it appears to me that those interviewed in the [Common Core] telephone sample of 2007 were somewhat better informed than their parent’s generation of 1986...On most questions of a factual nature, the proportion who answered correctly was either higher...

Synopsis of Theodicy Prologue: Jennifer’s Choice Begins A female ghost, Jennifer, sits in a bathroom when two interrogators arrive to ask her identity. She tells them she doesn’t know or want to know. They reply that she must force herself to recall the tragic events leading to her death if she hopes to free herself from this afterlife prison. She receives a red book, and recognizes her name in the inscription: “To Jennifer: I’m sorry I failed you. Don’t blame yourself. Please come to us. Love always, Nicole.” Jennifer’s begins reading the book as her interrogators leave. 1: Carl’s Choice...

I've been reading Michael Dowd's Thank God for Evolution, and at the same time reading about what's going on at the Altenberg 16. It is pretty clear where the next wave of science and theology is going, and sadly, it looks like its going to be another 150 years of chasing our tail. As is starting to be admitted, Darwinism got us nowhere. The point of Darwinism was to remove God entirely from the process of diversification of life, and perhaps even from Creation itself. The hope of Darwinism has always been the three pillars of natural selection: * Heredity...

Do LDS members really believe Jesus and Satan were brothers? Segment tagline: Carl and Helen encounter two LDS Members. Synopsis: (Part 1 introduces Carl, the main antagonist in the story.) Since the death of his fiancée, Carl has become a drop out, heavy drug user and, most recently, a homeless street performer in Washington, D.C. Recovery seems possible after he saves the life of a congressman's relative and gains access to her wealth, but hidden enemies and his own inner turmoil threaten to drag him to new lows. View Segment 13 Here

Segment tagline: "When something happens to me, remember he lives on East Mandell Street in Alexandria and hides a key in a magnetic case underneath the barbeque pit." Please watch and critique here.Synopsis: (Part 1 introduces Carl, the main antagonist in the story.) Since the death of his fiancée, Carl has become a drop out, heavy drug user and, most recently, a homeless street performer in Washington, D.C. Recovery seems possible after he saves the life of a congressman's relative and gains access to her wealth, but hidden enemies and his own inner turmoil threaten to drag him to new...

My wife just took up an interest in physics. What would be a good book for her to start with? I've never posted a vanity thread before, but I'm sure there is no better people to ask than my fine freeper friends. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!!

"You promised me a honeymoon but trapped me in a Bible-boot camp. Why was sex okay before and not now?" Synopsis: (Part 1 introduces Carl, the main antagonist in the story.) Since the death of his fiancée, Carl has become a drop out, heavy drug user and, most recently, a homeless street performer in Washington, D.C. Recovery seems possible after he saves the life of a congressman's relative and gains access to her wealth, but hidden enemies and his own inner turmoil threaten to drag him to new lows.

Tagline: "Do not put the Lord your God to the test." In this segment, Helen's sudden mid-flight outburst about an Islamic passenger makes Carl fear arrest upon landing. Watch segment 10 and comment.

Two True Crime book reviews here. One is a very personal, almost painful review. For it was this Blogger who originally was scheduled to write the story of the very troubled Lisa Montgomery, a woman who cold-bloodedly killed a young mother and ripped her unborn baby from her body. A very handsome and talented M.William Phelps wrote the story instead, with a minimum of help from me. I did, however, know a few members of Lisa Montgomery’s family and this gave me an insight into how Phelps wrote the book, the skewed points of view within the book’s covers and...

"Theodicy" Part 1: Carl's Choice "Do not put the Lord your God to the test."Watch and comment on Part 1. (Part 1 introduces Carl, the main antagonist in the story.) Since the death of his fiancée, Carl has become a drop out, heavy drug user and, most recently, a homeless street performer in Washington, D.C. Recovery seems possible after he saves the life of a congressman's relative and gains access to her wealth, but hidden enemies and his own inner turmoil threaten to drag him to new lows.

Can't resist it - I was raised on American culture and am all the happier for it. It formed me culturally and made me what I am. Since I come into contact with Americans professionally on a frequent basis, it's always a great pleasure to have 'common ground', so to speak. Today I started reading 'Moby-Dick' for the fifth time. And believe me, I do have an exceptional memory. But this book is so rich that you can spend a lifetime with it and still miss out on some things. The pretty pragmatic, relativistic Ishmael embarks on a boat trip...

Palm Beach–In what could only have been deteremined as a yet another hit piece by the New York Times, Zev Chafets, delivered a masterpiece in his 8,000 words on Rush Limbaugh. There are certain times that many pieces of literary work should be written. I can think of no better time than the Fourth of July to publish this excellent piece. The piece is a study of Limbaugh, his lifestyle, an abbreviated life history, and his stance on many issues. It flashes back and forth throughout his life, but gives Americans a better understanding of what Rush LImbaugh does and...

Pretty much reading from his books, with interspersed dialogue. But please entertain me and watch/listen to these. 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ocDssPo65c (the audio gets out of sync, but you get the gist) 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3vrjP987U8 3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCo_9078tuM 4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aHGIThiKpI 5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7q9GheEOXU 6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXcxvr5lWwM 7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOJbY8m9n7U

Having throughly enjoyed Shelby Foote's 'The Civil War' series I've decided to start reading up on the War of Independence and the people and events surrounding it. The first book I've grabbed from the library is 'The Winter Soldiers' by Richard Ketchum. Is it any good? Any other reading suggestions?

Two Book Reviews here plus an intriguing update on an old one. First, two girls go missing under similar circumstances in Oregon. One woman feels certain the suspect is right in front of investigators' eyeballs. "Missing: The Oregon City Girls" tells the sad story of Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis, two happy young teens who should be alive and planning their weddings today. The book is by one woman and her struggle to move the investigation in the right direction against all odds. I broke away from my beloved True Crime book genre to read a book about The Beatles....

We must hold our leaders accountable for the facts on happiness and refuse to take it lightly when politicians abridge the values of faith, work, family, charity, and freedom. -- Arthur C. Brooks

On Wednesday, Larry Sinclair issued a statement to the world regarding presumptive U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama's crack-smoking ways. In a brazen act of Gestapo-type terror tactics, US Marshals kidnapped Sinclair immediately after this performance at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Other audio files of this press conference circulating on the Internet are missing the crucial final minutes of the press conference concerning the murder of Donald Young, restored exclusively by Total411.info . This MP3 also contains audio of the aborted Whitehouse.com press conference which immediately followed Sinclair's, concerning that organization's bribe-taking from the Obama campaign.

A Careful, Exacting Indictment   By Jon Kyl NationalLedger.com | Tuesday, June 17, 2008 The following is one of the first reviews of the new book Party of Defeat, a meticulously footnoted tour de force examining how "Radicals Undermined America's War on Terror Before and After 9/11." Its author could hardly be more qualified. Sen. Jon Kyl, the junior senator from Arizona, serves as Senate Minority Whip, the second-ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate. Among his many assignments, Sen. Kyl sits on the subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security; and the subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law....

I Googled “memory hole” and the search led me to the chapter of George Orwell’s “1984” from which this useful phrase was taken. It occurred to me how closely the MSM gets to replicating the Ministry of Truth. While the MSM does not go back and collect back copies of its papers, inconvenient facts printed earlier are forgotten. The broadcast media are a little closer to 1984, with their ability to edit its records and tapes. Winston dialled 'back numbers' on the telescreen and called for the appropriate issues of The Times, which slid out of the pneumatic tube after...

The Midwest Book Review has just published the following review of The Believer's Guide to Legal Issues in its June 2008 Reviewer's Bookwatch! Stephen Bloom provides astute counsel to Christian families in "The Believer's Guide to Legal Issues." I found myself quickly engrossed in Stephen's practical counsel, examples, illustrations, and his solid stand on Biblical principles when facing legal issues so prevalent in society today.The chapters are made up of several parts. Each chapter begins with two fictional vignettes reflecting life lessons and more life lessons, Biblical insights, concluding with practical counsel. Individual sections complement each other and integrate Biblical...

RFFM.org Commentary Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan recently wrote a book which is highly critical of the George Bush administration. The only reason I know who Scott McClellan is stems from the fact I am insane. I spend too much time watching and analyzing politics. And, if you don't know who McClellan is, I would suggest you use this fact on a resume to prove you care about the people in the world who matter. However, if you had a chance to watch and read comments from the dominant media concerning McClellan and the revelations in his literary...

"JOB INTERVIEWER Now, here's the question you must promise on your life never to repeat to another living soul. RACHAEL Promise. JOB INTERVIEWER What if we asked you to seduce a powerful man to extract valuable information? RACHAEL I laughed to conceal my irritation: Did he really want to make me his undercover call girl? I wanted to complain to a labor lawyer and string his P.R. firm up by the balls, but I knew I lacked the proof and I had promised secrecy on my life twice. JOB INTERVIEWER Don't misunderstand me. I'm not asking you to have sex...

The afterglow didn’t last long, however. The proverbial ‘red flags’ soon began to appear. The volume of complaints from authors steadily grew; the production backlog became the elephant in the room, and uncertainty over company funds became fodder for water cooler chat. Then on August 31, 1997, an event occurred that signaled the beginning of the end.....

The interview itself, however, was quite bizarre. A pleasant if not docile woman, Ms. Hillman seemed not to know how to conduct an interview. She seemed unprepared and unsure of what to do from one moment to the next. In short order, I became the one keeping the conversation afloat, even offering suggestions as to what questions should be asked. Indeed, an interesting first impression. The next day I received a call back from Faye. It took me a moment to realize who she was on voicemail when she referred to herself as ‘Lorraine Phelan’ – Don’s wife. Odd, I...

Short film: Join recent college grad Rachael as she goes on a job interview in New Orleans that might actually kill her. Will she conspire to extort a federal official? Please watch the video and comment. "JOB INTERVIEWER Make a list. Name all the types of news stories someone might manufacture to push a client's scandal off the front page. RACHAEL My job interviewer had introduced himself on the phone as Frank McCoy, a partner at one of the world’s top public relations firms. What type of client? I asked. JOB INTERVIEWER That's not important. Make one up in your...

This is one movie that I have enjoyed as much as the trailer! As the end credits started to roll, my six-year-old (girl) popped up her head and loudly asked if I would buy the DVD. . . THE GUYS...ARE GUYS! They are not "juiced up" thirty-somethings with sculpted muscles and steroids to match, nor are they psychologically tortured, identity-challenged, oversexed teenagers. They are young males who are not afraid to spill some blood when necessary for the greater good. . . THE GIRLS...ARE GIRLS! . . . [T]he usual "girl empowerment" pomposity that almost universally plagues today's child actresses...

...In the city of Edmonton, Alberta in the early 1990’s, there was one such man. His name was Donald Phelan, and what he built – and subsequently destroyed – left a long trail of broken promises and shattered dreams.....

Liberal Fascism is a must-read in this age of creeping statism--which one worries may advance with greater speed after November. ... Goldberg debunks the widely held view that communism was the opposite of fascism. In fact, the only thing that separated the two main branches of 20th-century totalitarianism was that the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was born of an international movement while the National Socialist German Workers Party was explicitly nationalist. Both cancers were inspired by Karl Marx. Both asserted the need for a “new man” torn from religion. In his youth, writes Goldberg, “Hitler often stayed up nights...

This morning, I decided to drop down to my local coffee establishment for a breakfast of coffee, eggs, and some morning reading. I had a lot of new things, and pre-coffee I’m not up to making decisions, so I just brought several things to read: Peter Kramer’s Against Depression; Marianne Williamson’s The Age of Miracles; Wayne Dyer’s Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao; and for a little more rigorous reading of Buddhism I brought The Dhammapada, D.T. Suzuki’s Manual on Zen Buddhism, Steve Hagen’s Meditation Now or Never, and Buddhism Is Not What You...

Fiction (short film) Detective Milton Comeaux investigates a double murder involving an academy award winning actor. Please rate and comment. Has anyone here ever heard of LisaNova?

It isn’t often that characters based on the field of Middle East studies show up in current fiction, but the novels of author Daniel Silva are an exception. The last three novels of his series featuring Israeli secret agent/art restorer Gabriel Allon explore the intersection of Middle East studies and international intrigue. The sixth novel in the series, Prince of Fire, begins with a horrific terrorist attack at the Israeli embassy in Rome, explores the origins of the modern state of Israel, and ends in an archaeological excavation trench in Provence. Figuring throughout is the handsome and mysterious Paul Martineau,...

A "What If" parody asking what would happen if Christians acted like Muslims. Uses the blasphemous new Paul Verhoeven book about Jesus as a springboard. Excerpt: "In New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg declared a state of emergency this morning as factional fighting between Christian militants paralyzed the city. Elements of the Legion of Mary, Campus Crusade for Christ and the Salvation Army clashed in Manhattan and Queens, while members of the First International Holy Crusade Church of the Power of God in Christ, Inc declared Harlem an autonomous Christian state."

AUTHOR'S NOTE: For a number of weeks, RFFM.org will write a series of columns on the conspiracies which have helped to form the world we live in today. From the killers themselves to the media's role in conspiracies, RFFM.org will attempt to separate the wheat from the chaff. There will be no discussions of flying saucers, USO's (unidentified submerged objects) or the like in this series. RFFM.org encourages readers to submit intelligent comments about the existence of conspiracies and, who knows, perhaps one of the real killers of JFK might actually write in. Now, before I start receiving weird comments...

(Evil genius Muqty "Mookie" Al-Sadr controls Iraq's future with the power of his mind.) The title of this post is taken from a Stephen Cobert riff on something Rudy Guliani said of Mitt Romney (the then-perceived leader in the Republican presidential race) after having failed to place in the first three successive Republican primaries: "I think I’ve lulled him into a false sense of security.” Yesterday, (Iraqi blogger) MHZ posted about going to hear American reporter Dahr Jamail talk about Iraq. At his book-signing, MHZ took Jamail to task for (as he saw it) boosting for Sadr. Besides calling for...

I would like to buy my son a copy of The Art of War, but I've noticed that there are several editons, each with a different co-author. Would someone please recommened a particular edition/co-author? Thank you in advance.

David Hume was a Scottish philospoher well known for his attack on the principle of causality - the principle that nothing can occur or exist without a cause. He believed that although one event (set of impressions) always preceded another, this did not prove that the first event caused the second. The constant conjunction of two events, he said, built up the expectation that the second event would take place after the first. But this was nothing more than a strong belief or habit of mind taught by experience. One could never prove that there were causal connections among impressions....

A friend of Mine teaches Media Studies in New Zealand. Some of her students have an entry for the youngest age bracket in an annual film competition for students ages 12 to twenty four.

When a legal self-help book is promoted as coming from God's legal department, you can't ask for a higher authority. That's the pitch for the new book from "Christian lawyer" Stephen L. Bloom, The Believer's Guide to Legal Issues, due out April 1. "I've seen people, including Christian believers, getting caught up in very painful legal nightmares, damaging their relationships, making themselves miserable, all by following traditional secular legal advice and values," Bloom says. "So I've written this book to empower people to rise above the mindset of greed and revenge so prevalent in the law, to draw them...

Sorry for the vanity - but I can't think of a better resource than FR regarding this topic. I don't trust Amazonian recommendations. Please, if you can, recommend the best book/s detailing the American Revolution. Not just the battles, but the politics leading up to the war, the writing of the Declaration of Ind., who the signers were ...etc. I'd appreciate any input. Thanks for your time.

A book fair in Paris has become the subject of controversy with several Muslim countries announcing boycotts because the guest of honour is Israel. Saudi Arabia has become the latest to withdraw, following Iran, Lebanon, Yemen, Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria. The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Isesco) has also urged its 50 members to pull out from the fair, which starts on 14 March. Isesco said Israel had committed crimes against humanity in Palestinian areas. The organisers of the book fair have said their aim is to honour literature and promote dialogue between cultures. Israel 'unworthy' This year, the...

Let's visit Trump's "Celebrity Apprentice" because it's getting interesting. As for whether this format will reach the popularity of former Apprentice series is anybody's guess. But last week we had Trump all in an uproar his virgin self about Carol Alt's photo montage and we must laugh. Also, TWO books on the Scott Peterson case reviewed. One by Court TV's famed Catherine Crier and one by Laci Peterson's mother.

A bit more than two years ago, I reviewed Robert Ferrigno's Prayers for the Assassin--a disturbing but powerful novel set in a future where the combination of terrorism, elites embracing Islam, and the disappearance of Christianity as a significant influence on much of the United States, leads to the division of America into the Islamic States of America and the Bible Belt--an impoverished Christian nation occupying roughly the South. At the time I wrote that review in January of 2006, I expressed my belief that two of Ferrigno's assumptions about what would be required for this nightmarish future were a...

Neal Boortz will be hosting a Fair Tax "Webinar" on March 6th. Please check regularly on his website: http://boortz com. For details for this nationwide event. You can submit any questions you still have for Neal to answer at the Webinar by sending your question to: Wsb750.promotions3@wsbradio.com   Fair Tax Internet Seminar Presented by Comcast High Speed Internet Starting March 6 News/Talk 750 WSB's Neal Boortz is hosting a FREE internet seminar, or Webinar, on March 6 to answer your questions about the FairTax. The FREE internet seminar, presented by Comcast High Speed Internet, is FREE and available for you...

The Best Quotes From Thomas Sowell's 'The Vision Of The Anointed' by John Hawkins *** Note that Thomas Sowell uses the term 'anointed' to refer to liberals, 'benighted' or 'tragic' for conservatives, and the term 'vision' represents their philosophy. So the 'vision of the anointed' is the way liberals view the world. *** "This (liberal) vision so permeates the media and academia, and has made such major inroads into the religious community, that many grow into adulthood unaware that there is any other way of looking at things, or that evidence might be relevant to checking out the sweeping assumptions...

Barack Obama in The Audacity of Hope, by Barack Obama On Principles & Values: "Audacity of Hope" to change politics to reflect common good [During the early part of my US Senate race], no blinding insights emerged from months of conversation. What struck me was how much of what they believed seemed to hold constant across race, region, religion, and class. I told them that government couldn't solve all their problems. But with a slight change in priorities we could make sure every child had a decent shot at life and meet the challenges we faced as a nation. This...

Captain Thomas B. Weir was the commander of company B, in Captain Benteen’s battalion (one of the three columns that Custer sent against the Indians at Little Bighorn). On June 25, 1876, Weir followed Benteen in his scout on the South of the valley, looking for “satellite villages” (other Indian villages around the main one). __ “WE OUGHT TO BE OVER THERE!” When Benteen understood that the scout didn’t give any results, he came back on Custer’s trail. He had specific orders to follow Custer’s steps and to send him a note about the results of his scouts. Benteen didn’t...

Perhaps the most reviled figure in American history is Senator Joseph McCarthy. "McCarthyism" has become the term of choice for false, destructive accusations. Yet a new book shows that Senator McCarthy was right in his allegations. Blacklisted By History: The Untold Story of Senator Joseph McCarthy and His Fight Against America's Enemies by M. Stanton Evans, chairman of the Education and Research Institute, shows that McCarthy was right about there being significant communist infiltration in government, his investigative methods were careful, thorough and of the highest standard, and his adversaries were the ones who practiced so-called "McCarthyism." It is McCarthy,...