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I am actually so angry that I don't know how to voice what I have to say. I hate Keith Olberman anyway, but this really topped the cake of hate.

No source, this isn't a blog post or news article. I have some questions that I am hoping can be answered by folks with more experience and information. I have done some research, but am not entirely sure of my findings. I am going to enlist in the Army National Guard. There are a number of reasons I am choosing the Guard over regular Army, not the least of which is the ability to remain within the state of Texas (which has its own reasons for being a concern). Still, I want to enlist as a full time Guard, rather...

I recently made the statement “stop blaming Obama.” While it’s true that many continue the “Blame Bush” mentality, resorting to their tactics does little to fix the problem and is akin to a child hitting another kid because “he hit me first.” Before you get up in arms, let me clarify. I am not saying they are not at fault, and that they have not done many damaging and outright idiotic things. By no means am I claiming that Obama is the messiah with a small m, or that those who still support him are part of a steadily shrinking...

Stop blaming Obama. I have noticed a growing trend to attribute every crisis or failure to President Obama. Out of control spending, the leak in the gulf, sexual education in public schools are all Obama’s fault. Except, not really. While it is easy to blame the man in the White House for any number of problems in this country, and it is tempting to praise the Commander in Chief when things go right, there are more players in this grand game than the President alone. The obvious next step is to look at the President’s cabinet, those he has appointed...

I have discovered a new love. That is, something new that I love to hate. This entire concept of compulsory tolerance blows my mind. The most recent addition to the dialogue between the left and right, at least so far as I have been involved, is focused on enforced tolerance. “You have to respect and tolerate,” I was recently told. I was later reminded of this demand in another debate. Let’s be blunt for a second, since I apparently don’t do that enough. “No, I don’t have to be tolerant.” Before we get into the meat of the matter, let’s...

The economic benefits Health Savings Accounts (HSA) have on society as a whole are very complicated and outside the scope of this blog. What really matters to the average person is that you can have part of your paycheck deposited into your HSA without it being taxed. That means more money for medical expenses, a reliable and secure means of covering medical treatments, and the confidence that comes with such stability. Many people who use HSAs do so in order to save up for future medical procedures. It is not uncommon for a family to put money into an HSA...

Who's to Blame in Legal Fight Over Arizona Immigration Law?

The recent incident between the Israeli Defense Force and a Turkish flotilla has brought attention back to the ongoing struggle between Israel and the vast compact of Israel’s enemies. There will no doubt be an opportunity, quite possibly in a subsequent post on this site, to examine the incident itself. Before such a discourse is opened, however, it is worth looking at a particular argument that is commonly made by opponents of Israel. On May 14, 1948 the League of Nations established the nation of Israel in response to the persecution and attempted eradication of the Jews. It was created...

According to Arlington (Texas) Police Chief Theron Bowman, "Today's truant can very well be tomorrow's gang member.” Chief Bowman is intimately aware of the facts when it comes to gangs. He recently released three gang members who were arrested for outstanding warrants after receiving a phone call from an irate mother. It turns out he didn’t know they had warrants out for their arrest. He later visited the family of gang members, apparently to comfort them, after one of their gang members was shot and killed. It seems he has close ties to these criminals, and not in way conducive...

A friend of mine recently posted this to his Facebook (I know, I'm drawing from the bastion of unreliable sources here), and I want very badly to respond, but what I want to say I can't back up with personal experience or knowledge of any reliable sort. That's why I'm asking about these things here. Before reading my questions and answering them, please watch the video so you understand why I want to ask these questions. Ok, now that you've watched it: First, it seems to me that any war correspondent worth his salt would know the dangers of going...

 Deep in the heart of Texas, or so the saying goes, lies a small town called Crawford.  Nestled neatly between over here and over there, Crawford probably wouldn’t be a household name if not for three very well known people. President George W. Bush and his wife Mrs. Laura Bush purchased the famous Crawford Ranch in 1999.  Six years and two elections later, Crawford was visited by someone else who would draw the attention of the nation. Cindy Sheehan had come to Crawford.            It was early August, 2005, when Cindy Sheehan first arrived to make a stand outside President...

The first principle of the second article of the U.N. Charter states: the Organization is based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its members. Can anyone think of cases where the U.N. is in violation of this principle? i'm considering the U.N. resolution, authored by France and U.S.A, for Syrian troops to withdraw from Lebanon despite Lebanese insistance that the troops are there under bilateral agreements. Yes, I know that Syria is pressuring the Lebanese parliament, and that President Lahoud is radically pro-Syria. Even so, wouldn't the fact that Lebanese government finally stated that it wanted the...

By now I hope everyone here, including the occasional liberal, know that while I sometimes smart off and talk like a jackass, I generally try to support the purpose of the boards and offer decent content. I also try to maintain a cordial debate, when people aren't being total idiots. That said, I'd like to ask for a little assistance, without all the jackass idiocies that some instigators may try to spout, if they happen by. So, in all seriousness, please offer any support that you can on this. Do NOT go out of your way, but if you have...

http://www.livejournal.com/community/anti_usa/ I don't even have words for this. I've been on LJ for a long time now. I've been on FR for a couple years, though not always active. I search the web and surf and mess around online a lot. I must be very fortunate, because I have never come across something like this before. I always knew they were out there, but to me they were just a concept I didn't have to deal with. All my idiocy came from people I now offline, and could counter in conversation. THIS guy has had a lot of time to...

I'm going to be covering a seminar at my college, and after reading the bulletin, I'm a bit put off. The presenter is Dr. Robert McElvaine. The bulletin has various phrases such as: "How does the documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 compare with the films Birth of a Nation and JFK?" "The usual argument is that "liberal" popular culture has undermined traditional values. Consider the effects that the economic forces championed by "conservatives," which center on increasing profits through the maximization of consumption, have had on traditional values." and "Are there ways in which America can be seen as having "blown it?"...

I’ve noticed a number of liberals complaining about the media partisanship and their tendency to gloss over or ignore matters of importance. The people I’m talking about claim that the media has left out details that could help people form informed opinions. They claim a conservative bias. They claim that the Republicans control the television and radio stations. One of my coworkers, a very intelligent individual with a bright and promising future despite his moderately ignorant ramblings, enjoys making scathing comments against conservative talent such as Bill O’Reilly, Anne Coulter and Greg Knapp. He accuses them of dominating the airwaves...

I'm sorry if this has already been posted somewhere else, but I havent' seen it anywhere on the site and wanted to share it. It was passed to me by my girlfriend and it's certainly full of interesting points. Enjoy. *_* Subject: I'm Confused! I was comparing the last two regimes in America and I'm confused! Perhaps you can help me out and perhaps make some sense out of all this...? Let's see... Clinton awards Halliburton no-bid contract in Yugoslavia - good... Bush awards Halliburton no-bid contract in Iraq - bad... Clinton spends 77 billion on war in Serbia -...