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Marin California has Conservatives. It may not be much but it’s a start. Marin County Ca. just north of San Francisco has its own Conservative group. They are the one responsible for the San Francisco Tea Parties and protest committees for both Obama and Sen. Boxer when they made appearances in the area. Information is spread through several websites including the Marin Conservative Forum http://www.meetup.com/Marin-Conservative-Forum/. You may want to join and leave your two cents worth on lively discussions. If you live in or around the Bay Area you may want to join this group to help turn the tide...

Can Wine and Fruit Promote Truth? By Norma Zager “That's what it takes to be a hero, a little gem of innocence inside you that makes you want to believe that there still exists a right and wrong, that decency will somehow triumph in the end.” Lise Hand In today’s world it seems more difficult than ever to maintain a civil discourse. The meeting of minds is often no more civil than ten rounds at Madison Square Garden, with all the blood and sweat necessary to exert a knockout punch. The other evening, Soraya and Isaac Nazarian invited us to...

The Speaker of Iran’s eight Majlis Ali Larijani denied allegations of sexual abuse of detainees yesterday while several Majlis lawmakers confirmed such reports in interviews with Rooz. They added, however, that they had been banned from discussing the matter. Meanwhile, pro-government media outlets demanded the prosecution of Karoubi for disclosing the existence of rape in prisons. These debates are broiling while one Majlis lawmaker told Rooz, “During the special Majlis committee’s visit of the Evin Prison, several prisoners openly talked about sexual abuse; even though they did not specifically use the word ‘rape’ and only spoke about sexual abuse.” Expressing...

Just when did he sail over the great white? I during his acceptance speech when he morphed from the greek god back into a same old, generic, angry, liberal democrat as he launched into the hateful attack on McCain - "It's not that he doesn't know, it's because he doesn't care." Many, many people snapped out of it right then. Reeling from an unsettled feeling brought out by seeing the Ted Kennedy, Joe Biden, and finally Obama rants - they were ripe for something new.

Islam Factor is a bold experiment in Muslim freedom of expression, freedom of speech and cooperation with people from all walks of life. Some who follow, agree with or are amicable to Islam and some who are opposed. Whether you agree with or follow Islam or not, whether you oppose Islam or not, no matter the nation, race, religion or creed we are from, we all have one thing in common. We all are human-beings with the same basic needs, hopes and emotions. Our forum hopes to promote an almost unheard of tolerance (that eludes many Muslim groups) that transcends...

"Fightthesmears.com" could be "FighttheDiscussion.com" Democrat Barack Obama's campaign said Thursday that Michelle Obama never used the word "whitey" in a speech from the church pulpit as he launched a Web site to debunk rumors about his campaign." --NEDRA PICKLER, AP The Obama campaign is now going to be spending more time addressing rumors? "Yesterday I wrote about the new team that the Barack Obama campaign was building to counter internet rumor as well as deal with inconvenient truths, by way of offering the "party line" on how to counter the rumors or the damaging truths." --Susan Duclos, Wake Up America...

The powers that be have decreed that homosexuality and all its variations are normal, and woe to anyone who dares question this alternate lifestyle. Homosexuality has been added to the list of topics, along with race and global warming, that is off limits for discussion. The debate has been declared over. Homosexuality, which not very long ago was defined as a “disorder” in medical journals, is well on its way to becoming a lifestyle option. Despite the fact that it is based on a premise which has been thoroughly discredited. The normalization of homosexuality has its genesis in 1948, when...

GOTTA LOOK PRETTY TODAY ... ...and trust me, that's a tall order. C-SPAN must be desperate. There aren't exactly a lot of things going on inside the Beltway this week, so they've flown an entire production crew down here to the Mother Ship and even as we speak they are setting up to bring you The Neal Boortz Show live today ... all three hours. The program will be broadcast live from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. EDT. I understand that the broadcast continues even when we're in commercial or news breaks ... so this is truly going to be...

For the benefit of my Readers I am adding two New Features to The Missal. This First is a Research Function. Every Day I will attempt to locate the very best and most interesting links I possibly can regarding subject matter I cover in the blog on that day. Every day I cover different subject matter and every day I will summarize the best links I could find covering the same subject matter. These summations of interesting items and new links will include news, reports, Research and Development Projects, technology, etc. I will try to make the links relevant to...

Persuasion Tuesdays (PTs) are an organized way for center-right bloggers to post constructive articles on issues important to them. The connectivity of Web 2.0 affords us the opportunity to discuss these issues in a positive way and connect with others who feel the same. The goal of PT is to provide coherent arguments that lead to the enactment of the positions important to us. So much of the blogosphere, particularly the political portion, is devoted to attack pieces. Persuasion Tuesday is a chance to get away from the vitriol and bile and give positive reasons for our philosophies. Participation is...

News Discussions?

I don't know how many of you have heard of Newsvine but if you haven't let me introduce you to it (if you have skip to the next paragraph). Newsvine is a relatively new news site. What separates it from other news sites is its use of AP news stories and user submissions. Basically every news story that appears on the AP is automatically posted to Newsvine (they suggest that stories will appear there before other place because of lack of editorial intervention). Users can also "seed" stories from other web sites on the "vine". Finally users can also write...

Something different today: Favorite Bible Passages and Why I  know I have favorite passages I keep coming back to, over and over.  My tagline, for one, is a summary of one of my  favorite verses, because I think it sums up how we should respond to God: He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?  Micah 6:8 and then there is Jesus' wonderful invitation: Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I...

KTAR Airs Historic Program 'Beyond the Border' by KTAR Newsroom As the immigration debate stretches from Capitol Hill to the Arizona-Mexico border, KTAR aired a historic simulcast, "Beyond the Border," with two Spanish-language media outlets to go behind the headlines, provide in-depth analysis, and to foster dialogue and understanding. KTAR's Pat McMahon moderated the program from 9 to 11 a.m., which was simulcast in Spanish on Radio Campesina 88.3 and 620ktar.com. La Campesina host Alfredo Gutierrez, and Univision anchors Karina Coronel and Victor Rodriguez were co-hosts. Audio downloads available NOW in KTAR Audio Photo slideshow available NOW - click here...

'Bloviate with Bill' Contest Rules Thursday, January 19, 2006 VIDEO FREE FOX News Video:•Watch our Do's and Don'ts about how to win our contest Would you like to sit on the set of "The Factor" and let Bill O'Reilly have it?! Our "Bloviate with Bill" contest is underway and here's the deal: During the month of February six lucky "Factor" viewers will be flown to New York City or Los Angeles (depending on which city we're broadcasting from) with hotel and meals paid for by us. All you have to do is convince us by e-mail (and later by telephone)...

Hi - pardon the vanity - anybody out there (lawyers?) know of a good place where I can ask a few questions about the law (MO in particular)? Thanks in advance!

Will this work for a state thread?

If the Supreme Court continues using "evolving standards of decency" to interpret the Eighth Amendment, it may soon declare it cruel and unusual punishment to subject double-talking politicians like Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois to questioning by Tim Russert, host of NBC's "Meet the Press." Russert put Durbin on the rack last Sunday, torturing the poor man with his own contradictory words. When Durbin was first elected to the U.S. House, you see, he was pro-life. Now, as a pro-abortion member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, he is expected by left-wing groups to enforce his party's pro-abortion litmus test...

I have not watched Hannity and Colmes in a long time but ran acrossed it last night. What is wrong with Colmes? He looks terrible reporting from Aruba. Then yesterday, Hannity was on his radio show not referencing Hannity and Colmes that night but saying "his" show. Anyone know if Colmes is ill?

**Press Release** The Radical Islamist Threat to World Peace and National Security A Dinner Symposium 6:00 PM Wednesday, September 21, 2005 Aquaturf Club, Mulberry Street Plantsville, Connecticut The People's Truth Forum (PTF) is hosting this educational symposium is to heighten public awareness with respect to national security. Warmly invited are those who share PTF's concerns for the future of our nation -- especially those interested in learning more about Islamic terrorism and the threat it poses to future generations. Speakers Harvey Kushner, PhD. An internationally recognized authority on terrorism and related security matters, Kushner has advised and trained numerous governmental...