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Before I get to the surprising statement on religion made by Donald Trump today, allow me to discuss what everyone is talking about, and that's Donald Trump's thoughts on John McCain's war record. Male pride and bravado can be a terrible thing. I think an example of that was seen in the recent Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa. Donald Trump was being interviewed on stage by pollster Frank Luntz who spoke about John McCain and mentioned that Senator McCain was a war hero. That is when Donald Trump figuratively stepped into it, the pit that is sometimes his open...

Islamic State have established a stronghold in mainland Europe, a Sunday Mirror investigation reveals. Terrorists are secretly buying land in an isolated village, surrounded by deep woodland. Security services think the area in Bosnia is used for ISIS training camps and could be a base for devastating terror attacks on the West. Crucially, the location gives IS a key strategic position due to its proximity to the Mediterranean which is used by extremists from Syria, Iraq and North Africa. At least 12 ISIS fighters trained in the village of Osve have left for Syria in recent months and five are...

Occam’s razor – “other things being equal, simpler explanations are generally better than more complex ones” Almost 24 hours after the killing of four U.S. Marines, I looked at some news sources and found out a motive is still being serached for. For goodness sakes, this isn’t Indiana Jones looking for the Ark of the Covenant or my keys when I’m in a hurry to take my son to his little league game. It’s a motive for the Chattanooga shooting for crying out loud …..by a Muslim man named Muhammad. He killed military personel where he knew there would be...

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On February 17th the Libyan people in Benghazi began protesting against their dictator of 41 years. Countries around the world closely monitored the happening in the North African desert. As events worsened, countries evacuated their citizens and at the same time offered striking condemnations against Muammar al-Gadhafi . Many governments did this, but the U.S. was hesitant in its condemnation or recommendation that Gadhafi should leave. Recent Bloodshed Calls for More ActionRecent events in Libya call for more action on behalf of the United States. Rebels are being killed by Gadhafi at the highest rate since the protests began. Al...

You can now get Star Wars character voices for your TomTom. Check out this video of Darth Vader in the recording studio as he records directions for the TomTom. I’m not the biggest Star Wars fan and I’m especially not a fan of Darth Vader. However, I love amazing advertising and marketing buzz. And to think, I didn’t even know it was Star Wars Day. Didn't even know there was such a thing.

Retirees and other people on Main Street who invest in mutual funds better get ready to lose money because of the health care reform bill. Even those foolish people who supported it will lose money. Even if it the health care bill is repealed and replaced later, companies are losing 2010 1st quarter profits directly related to the health care bill. There’s no getting that money back unless you won’t be retiring for a while. Here’s another company losing millions due to Obamacare.

I'm not much into online video gaming, but I'm extremely tempted to begin playing "2011 Obama's Coup Fails". Just watching the video describing this game was quite exciting. I'm sure that now since I've watched the video about this game (a video from Russian TV nonetheless), my name is now on a list and I'll expect some guys in dark suits at my door any moment. If anyone has played this game, what do you think of it?

I need some help from any photographers here or anyone who loves photography. I'd like to pick the best image of a series of three. The link here goes to the first image and along the side of the web page you'll be able to see the series of three. They are small squares and once you click on one, it becomes the main photo. The photos are color, sepia and black and white. If you have a few moments, I'd really appreciate the help.

The national news media will never let the American public know what kinds of games are really played in Washington by the party in power. Therefore, the American public will have to learn the truth straight from the elephants' mouth. The following letter released Monday February 8th by John Boehner and Eric Cantor is a great beginning to letting the truth be known. The text of this letter from Boehner and Cantor is bold and states some of the things the media should have said or asked over the past year. We must get the truth out there before Axlerod,...

The Military Order of the Purple Heart is stepping up to the call from Congress for input on how best to resolve the issues most important to the nation’s veterans. America’s wounded warriors from across the country will converge on Washington, D.C. during 8-12 February, 2010 to meet with their state’s Senators and Representatives to educate them on these important issues. Coming by twos and threes from almost every State and Territory...

There aren’t many cruises I’m dying to get aboard, but here is one such cruise. Not only does it visit ports I have always desired to visit, but the speakers aboard this cruise are simply amazing, especially for anyone interested in International Relations. Condi and Gorbachev are two of the featured speakers.

comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released December 2009 data from the comScore Video Metrix service, showing that nearly 178 million U.S. Internet users watched online video during the month. Online video viewing continued to reach record levels in December, with 33.2 billion videos viewed during the month.

The government seems to mess up everything, even the color of cars. While I'm not so fond of Viridian Joule, Inferno Orange, Tucson Bronze and other crazy car colors, some people are. But in this bad economy those colors are seen less and less each day. The government and its policies have kept this economy at rock bottom and the color of cars sort of bland.

He’s a felon. He’s from South Carolina. He wants to run for political office. There’s been a lot of turmoil in South Carolina political circles over the past year. Brian Doyle is making sure it continues. The best thing about this felon (he was convicted in 2003 and served two years for conspiracy and document fraud), is his party affiliation. This guy is a Democrat.

Scott Brown’s daughter made it to the top 16 of American Idol Season 5. She has a budding music career and has just released a new 5 song EP. The lead track on the EP is “Pick it Up.” The song isn’t half bad. For me, it’s better than a lot of junk out there. However, the video isn’t the best in the world. Check it out. I give the song an 8. What do you think? Below the video, you’ll see a few comments, the kind and the unkind.

International relief and development organization Oxfam says Foreign ministers meeting in Montreal today should agree to cancel Haiti’s $890 million international debt in the wake of the devastating earthquake. Debt cancellation is one of Oxfam’s five priorities for Haitian reconstruction.

Prince has come out with a tribute song to his favorite NFL team. The song is titled “Purple & Gold” and even has a marching band beat. As a Prince fan (well, at least a long time ago), I say this song isn’t half bad and the more I listen to it, the more it grows on me. But I’ll tell you right now….this doesn’t even compare to the Super Bowl Shuffle. Then again, I am more of a Bears fan. (Warning: only Viking or Prince fans should listen to the song. Even some Viking fans will despise it)

Scott is one of the best people I occasionally tweet. If you’re not following @unmarketing on Twitter, you should. Check out his video about Facebook titled, “Why Don’t You Leave Me Alone?” and take my poll about your worst Facebook experience. If you've ever had some unwanted blasts from the past on Facebook, you'll identify with this video.

“While the majority party historically loses seats in midterm elections, the stunning Democratic loss of Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat in Massachusetts signals a midterm Republican rebound of striking proportions”...