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The British Library formally opened it’s landmark photography exhibition Points of View last night at a well-attended private view. The exhibition marks the librarys first ever photographic exhibition. It opens to the public free. At a risk of running out of superlatives Points of View is quite simply the best exhibition that the library has ever put on. It is a large show, but never feels unapproachable. It is well designed and laid out and presents a wealth of the library’s treasures... The poison in the veins: “After the fall of Ceausescu, the country has long delayed the opening of...

Let's consider the governor's race in New Jersey. The state has the highest tax burden in the country and the incumbent democrat governor has only added to the economic burden. He eliminated property tax rebates for middle class homeowners while the sales tax increased. Altogether, taxes on the people in the region have increased by billions of dollars. It’s no surprise that New Jersey has the highest unemployment rate in the region! Thankfully, there is an alternative. Residents there will be better off under an administration that understands the benefits that result when workers are allowed to keep more of...

“…For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand. …”~W.B. Yeats First, my title is in no way intended to be a slight to C.S. Lewis, but rather a tribute and expression of gratitude for his many works that have profoundly influenced my intellectual and spiritual life these past years. Mimicry, it is said, is the sincerest form of flattery, and while I get the impression that Mr. Lewis was not particularly prone to vanity, I like to think he might be smiling down with the knowledge that my humble efforts here have grown out of thoughts and...

History comes back to haunt us. Just over 20 years ago, the then British prime minister Margaret Thatcher told Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev: “Britain and western Europe are not interested in the unification of Germany. The words written in the NATO communique may sound different, but disregard them. We do not want the unification of Germany.” She went on to say... About one year after the construction of the wall, Peter Fechter attempted to flee from the GDR together with his friend Helmut Kulbeik. The plan was to hide in a carpenter’s workshop near the wall in Zimmerstrasse and, after...

Genius is not a generous thing In return it charges more interest than any amount of royalties can cover And it resents fame With bitter vengeance Pills and powdres only placate it awhile Then it puts you in a place where the planet's poles reverse Where the currents of electricity shift Your Body becomes a magnet and pulls to it despair and rotten teeth, Cheese whiz and guns Whose triggers are shaped tenderly into a false lust In timeless illusion

I am as free, from any mountain, to roaring pristine sea, this land of majesty, agreat constitutional people reign,, My mustagn spirit uncontrolled, free to roam, I go,, great spirits we are unfold, the herd as on untold, freedom isn't free for show,, Tyrany has many aname, different faces as well, can strip your spirit lame, herding you a new game, from foreign or domestic swill,, Fight as a mustagn might, full of snort with rage, your freedom is loosing sight, of tyrany of consistent fight, or windup in a cage,, America has lost moral ground, loosing your freedoms everyday,...

As heard on Glenn Becks show today this is video of Anita Dunn discussing the tactics to be used in controlling the media and press. For Example: She talks about how they would use David Pluths videos to bypass having to talk to reporters. "We'd put those out and make them write what Pluth had said as opposed to Pluth doing an interview.." Here is the video Here is the video of Anita Dunn.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. When political times get tough for liberal Democrats in Washington, conservative conspiracies are the bogeymen of choice. Back in 1998 when things got tough for Bill Clinton, Hillary declared that there was a “vast right-wing conspiracy” looking to bring her husband down. Other Democrats where quick to pick up the mantra and do anything they could to discredit those who criticized Clinton. Now here we are eleven years later and, (although there are no chubby interns involved), we have another liberal President facing hard times. So out pop the conspiracy...

It was empirical reflection that brought independence to the colonies, as much as affliction played a role in the declaration, remedies were numerously proposed and reconciliation was the foremost at the time. As much as usurpation and injustices may have originated the debates, the remedy, was not unanimously collaborative. The abuses of the king were not levelly applied to all colonies. Quartering of British soldiers was more prevalent in some colonies than in others, tariffs impacted some colonies more than others and, violent interactions between colonists and British soldiers were not uniformly spread throughout. The tribulation of the colonist was...

Mmm . . .mmm . . .mmm . . . Barack Hussein Obama is a commie like his mama . . . mmm ... mmm ... mmm will not name his true papa; Mmm . . .mmm . . .mmm . . . Barack Hussein Obama claims he was born in hawai-i-a . . . mmm ... mmm ... mmm not canada nor kenya; Mmm . . .mmm . . .mmm . . . Barack Hussein Obama lived in indonesia . . . mmm ... mmm ... mmm and memorized the sallah; Mmm . . .mmm . . .mmm ....

In June 2009 Patrick Gaspard, a Brooklyn-based, 41-year-old Democratic operative, became White House director of the Office of Political Affairs. Patrick Gaspard’s official responsibility is to provide the president with an "accurate assessment of the political dynamics affecting the work of his administration" and to "work with powerbrokers around the country to help push the president’s agenda". According to Rep. Gregory Meeks; He’s a low key, behind-the-scenes, no-fingerprints kind of guy. I need something, I call Patrick. And if he calls, it’s a big deal. He’s close to the president.” Considerable attention has been focused on Gaspard's ties to the...

Papa Possum needs readers for three different video projects. Pieces to read available at his blog. 1) People who disagree with the current administration are needed to read for, "Now In The Center Ring" 2) People who disagree with the current administration, dislike the way The Democrats treat the military, and who are US combat vets are needed to read for, "Old Sun Tzu" 3) People who disagree with the current administration and who have at one time lived under communism are needed to read for, "Marx The Angry Munchkin" If you are interested, FReepmail Papa Possum

I have been reading the columns about the recent Washington DC protest and the varying numbers that have been reported by either the mainstream media or Fox and even foreign correspondents. While the mainstream prefers to report the number at somewhere around 60,000 or less, Fox indicated the number was much greater, in at least hundreds of thousands and others report as many as two million, including the DC police. So what? Obama says he knew nothing about the protest, and congress was all at home trying to convince the people to re-elect them in 2010. The crowd, no matter...

This poem is dedicated to those who suffer from Dementia or Alzheimer's and for family members who find themselves - forgotten. Mum has suffered from Alzheimer's for years and often doesn't not know who I am. If she does, she has no idea when I spoke to her or saw her last. For each week she declines, it's that little bit harder for us all who love her. Medication helps, and she has some good days... Dad lives in the same wing of a nursing home. It's a beautiful place and I'm so glad that Dad can be close by....

Alone in a crowd of rugged men, nursing his drink in the far corner of the old post town's only tavern: Kaim. A single man strides in through the tavern door. Massively built, he wears the garb of a warrior. His soiled uniform bespeaks a long journey. Fatigue marks his face, but his eyes wear a penetrating gleam—the look of a fighting man on active duty. The tavern's din hushes instantly. Every drunken eye in the place fastens on the soldier with awe and gratitude. The long war with the neighboring country has ended at last, and the men who...

ACORN CEO calls employee actions indefensible, but calls attacks racially motivated. From ABC News' Jake Tapper In a press release, ACORN CEO Bertha Lewis says, that as “a result of the indefensible action of a handful of our employees,” the group will immediately stop accepting anyone into ACORN office for service programs, will conduct in-service training of staff, and begin an audit “to review all of the systems and processes called into question by the videos,” to be conducted by the group’s Independent Advisory Council.

Sometimes wonder if you're listening. Please save me from despair. Yes, I know you don't bargain, But I can't say you don't care. At least, help me bear the outcome If your plan does not match mine. Give me strength to trust your wisdom, Help when nothing seems to shine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMv7N63W4uY

I heard a noise and saw it was my friend. He said he needed help and asked me if I'd lend An alibi that would save his neck. He rushed through my front door and told me of the wreck. They were "ambushed by a gang of mean men." What they did to his girl, he called: "the darkest sin." They roasted her, ate her flesh off bone. They forced him to partake and then left him alone. Once saved my life when we went off to war. He was a one man force, an action movie star. I always...

Being on the Tricare military healthcare, I know firsthand what health care rationing is. I know how much the government uses mid-level providers to fill physician positions. I know they will deny coverage for certain treatments and medications when they are needed but considered too costly. I have seen the lines for prescription medicine taking hours to fill a prescription that cannot be filled over the phone. I feel I have a different perspective on the HR 3200 bill and I can offer a different insight on the future of health care if this bill passes. This is why I...

Perhaps Reagan's finest speech when he discussed a "trust me" government that we once again find ourselves encountering today: "...I will not stand by and watch this great country destroy itself under mediocre leadership that drifts from one crisis to the next, eroding our national will and purpose. We have come together here because the American people deserve better from those to whom they entrust our nation's highest offices, and we stand united in our resolve to do something about it. We need rebirth of the American tradition of leadership at every level of government and in private life as...

THE DAY LIBERTY CRIED By EJS 9/13/01 She was there as it all began, They arrived in boats from foreign lands, She was moved to behold their new-found pride, But she held her tears, she never cried. She saluted her beloved sons, As they boarded ships and manned their guns, To defend her name despite the cost, She still calls the names of the sons she lost. In war and peace she held her post, Torch in hand, steadfast, composed, Until the day horror filled her eyes, That Autumn day when Liberty cried. She cringed at every piercing scream, Each...

Papa Possum'sNew World Nursery Rhymes Political Poetry for Traitorous Times Historia Dea Stili(Historia, Goddess of The Stylus) Of Tigris and Euphrates and         Civilization's day, men still can read the records baked         cuneiform in clay. Of Egypt's three millenia         through which The Nile rolled, men still can see The Pharohs' deeds         on papyrus enscrolled. Of Marathon, Thermopylae, Plataea         men still speak, and those inclined can read accounts         penned in the Ancient Greek. ...

Bought a lotto ticket. It's lucky. I just know. No doubt I'm a winner Soon rolling in the dough. I'll spend, now, on credit And buy a fancy car, Take a nice vacation, Hang with the movie stars. They announce the winner. Expect my lucky break. Someone else's numbers -- There must be a mistake. I didn't win no lotto, man. I didn't win no lotto, man. Forget all retirement plans. No, I didn't win no lotto, man.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVZUypdHEkQ Once was a man who had lost all his direction. And soon his friends put it all up for inspection. "Think it's because of the alcohol. You drink alone -- well beyond last call. Donate your corpse or your liver for dissection." He took offense, swore he wasn't such a boozer. "Pile on me, now, since you're all a bunch of losers. Might take a drink, but I keep my job. Out of my sight. You're a hateful mob. Once called you friends, but I'll be a better chooser." "Who thought this up? Who's the saint of spotless virtue?...

The wonder of your love The comfort of your love The breadth of your love I stand in awe and know that you are here. In the sad times and the bad In the sorrow of my pain In the darkness of the night Oh, how I love the presence of my Lord. When fear and terror falls When anger turns to wrath When evil seems to reign You are always there to calm me down.

Oh, to escape the daily grind, And yet right now that cannot be. I’ll close my eyes and use my mind To dream of what I long to see. Unlock imagination’s door And clear my mind of other things. Look forward to what is in store, To what my fantasizing brings. The grass so green, trees reaching high And wildflowers line the way Of path beneath the sunlit sky. Such beauty words cannot convey. So red and plump, I cannot pass, Delight in taste of berries sweet. Remove my shoes, the luscious grass Feels velvety beneath my feet.

A ghost-story song Watch video. I watch my bride weep for me And wonder if she'll drown in pools of debt. Why'd I climb behind the wheel When my face I couldn't feel? Mr. Chivas, I sure wish we'd never met. I watch as they bury me. I struggle to believe I'm really dead. No one hears what I can't say. Lord, please give me one more day. Too many words of love went left unsaid. I won't cross through to the light. I'd rather stay behind than risk my end. Please don't catch my restless soul. Leave me hiding...

This is awesome. Shep lividly and repeatedly holds this guy's feet to the fire demanding to know how the public option is no longer essential to a plan that Barack Obama would sign, when Obama campaigned that it was. Eight minutes of relentlessness.

They found him dead one morning Just a bum from off the street Tattered clothes upon his shoulders Ragged shoes upon his feet

Dan Riehl reports that upon hearing the news that Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) said the Senate will never pass a government-funded public health insurance option, and it was futile to continue to "chase that rabbit" -- President Obama... "...was rumored to have been spotted roaming the White House in a stupor late last night searching for his faux-Greecian, paper mache columns cursing, my kingdom for a Facebook account! Woe is me, oh woe...."Riehl says "one fast ball over the plate from Sarah Palin" and the mighty Sox Fan has fanned. Dan goes on to paraphrase Shakespeare, but we were inspired...

Adultery: "Caught Cheating?" (song) Click to watch music video.Lyrics: Don't you wake me. I ain't moving. Got to me in my sleep -- Now I'm dead. And who's the guilty party? I was cheating. She found out. She murdered me With passion, And a steak knife. Got to me in my sleep -- Now I'm dead. And who's the guilty party? Dark, my casket, oh so dark. Man, she murdered me And I am hell bound now. She got to me in my sleep Now I'm dead. No, I don't wanna die. Now I'm dead. (Instrumental music by Trafic de...

Happy 48th Birthday Barack Obama. We hope you enjoy reading the Book. May you have many more Birthdays to remember this one on.

Papa Possum'sNew World Nursery Rhymes Political Poetry for Traitorous Times Happy Birthday, O Dear LeaderI'm Not Kneeling Happy Birthday, O Dear Leader,         and on this, your glorious day, if I were a kneeling peon,         I'd wish that all things go your way. That our evil land be humbled         so Utopia might flower. That our economy be leveled         to secure your seat of power. ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7gPC97zT68 Mean things that they shout at you. Let fools rage and let 'em stew. That's the worse that they can do. Deep inside their hearts are hallow. Critics who won't run the race Want to put you in your place. Cowards who can't keep your pace: Never born to lead but follow. Lift your chin and walk on by. Let the hungry vampires die. As you flourish, they will cry. In self pity, they must wallow.

Rainbow colours, glorious, Melt into scenic views— Radiant through softened glow, Creating all things new. Freshness lingers past the rain, Embracing nature’s charm— God’s vibrant promises still proclaimed With tender hues of calm. Sunbeams gently stroke my face, And Heaven’s warmth abides— My spirit yearns for His embrace And peace His touch provides.

Beautiful flowers by the pulpit In such a magnificent array Bring back to me, old memories Of another time, of bygone days It was here that I first heard the word Preached so many different ways The once new varnished pulpit Now like me, weathered and aged It was here that I had first believed And here I accepted the Lord It was at this altar by the pulpit Where we prayed in one accord

Lyrics: Words don't mean much to me. I tell 'em lies; they sign quickly. If something breaks, I won't be found. If mice infest, I'm not around. Give me hell -- I'll raise their rent Or tow their car and leave a dent. College kids come and go. Deposits kept: I spent the dough. She pays me late; I boot her out. The judge backs me without a doubt. "Sign the lease, you stupid geek. Don't ask me if the basement leaks." "Yes, I swear that I'll paint." Before they sign, I play the saint. I compliment her mom and...

Papa Possum'sNew World Nursery Rhymes Political Poetry for Traitorous Times Brother Al's Traveling Ecopalypse ShowEstablishment Clause? Anyone? Anyone? Once upon a long time, long time,     before the age of Man, The Earth was green     and quite pristine, an Eden wonderland. Far wiser creatures roamed The Earth     pre-Man's ascendancy, tooth and claw     and tarpits all just lived in harmony.

Rainbow colours, glorious, Melt into scenic views— Radiant through softened glow, Creating all things new. Freshness lingers past the rain, Embracing nature’s charm— God’s vibrant promises still proclaimed With tender hues of calm. Sunbeams gently stroke my face, And Heaven’s warmth abides— My spirit yearns for His embrace And peace His touch provides. He gently soothes a hurting heart, And wipes away each tear— With healing words, my grief departs And sorrows disappear.

Yes, little baby, it'll be alright. Yes, little baby, it'll be alright. Leave your worries out of sight. Yes, little baby, it'll be alright. Work and school might weigh you down. Retrieve your smile from lost and found. These same problems that cause you tears Will be forgotten within a year. Yes, little baby, it'll be alright. Yes, little baby, it'll be alright. Leave your worries out of sight. Yes, little baby, it'll be alright. Take a break; regroup your thoughts. Forget these battles that you've fought. Join me for a night of fun. Stay up to see the rising...

If you hear the siren's song, traveler it won't be long. You'll fall prostrate at her feet so bewitched that you can't eat. Won't you fill your ears with wax before siren's song attacks? Have us tie you to the mast; otherwise you will not last. You'll forget all in her voice; step back while you have a choice. Go home to your worried wife. Beauty hopes to end your life. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZwnAbMMV6U

La MarseillaiseAllons enfants de la patrie, le jour de gloire est arrivé contre nous de la tyrannie, l'étendard sanglant est levé l'étendard sanglant est levé Entendez-vous dans les campagnes Mugir ces féroces soldats? Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras Egorger vos fils et vos compagnes! Aux armes citoyens Formez vos bataillons Marchons, marchons qu'un sang impur Abreuve nos sillons

Watch video poem at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53cwvVDP7bk Talk about hope and dignity. Try to look beyond the decay I see. More than a word to set me "free." Help me see real meaning. Make me what I ought to be. When I tell you: "No, I don't really care." When your invitation meets a vacant stare. Please, give me a needed kick in the ass. Please, make me fight for the things that last. When a lonely stranger needs your hope and joy. When a starving mother cannot feed her boy. When a dying patient cries out in pain. Will I stop...

It's times like these that make me proud to have been born in America. We will have piece (sic) in the Middle East at last, because President Barack Hussein Obama has decided to freeze all new settlements here on the West Bank of the Jordan River. If only we had known in 1929, that nasty pogrom would not have been necessary. Our Arab neighbors don't want to kill us, they just don't want us to live here. If only we'd voluntarily remove ourselves en masse, we'd have piece at last, just like we do in Aza. But they will graciously...

As of this past Friday, Young Gun Conservative Radio is proud to announce, that with the unconditional support of our loyal fans, has reached its goal of $250 and is now an official sponsor of the Boston Tea Party on July 4th, 2009. We will be making an official announcement on Monday night’s show. Kender and I would like to show our gratitude to those who helped us, both financially philosophically, to make this happen. Thank you again and God Bless!

"I'm unavailable. Please don't leave a message. I'm unavailable. Please don't leave a message. Are there goals that I might aim for now If I knew just when I'd die and how? Would I put my appetites in check? Would I salvage anything I've wrecked? Would I focus on important things Or just take what inattention brings? Would I change the ways I think and feel About annoying things with which I deal? I'm unavailable. Please don't leave a message. I'm unavailable. Please don't leave a message." Click to watch video.

In My Dreams In my dreams I hear The roar and screams of battle In my dreams I hear A brave soldiers lone death rattle In my dreams I hear The sound of scared men praying In my dreams I hear Taps a-sadly playing In my dreams I hear The Minute Men a-callin’ In my dreams I hear The millions who have fallen In my dreams I hear The whispers in the night Your freedom is a precious thing So don’t give up the fight In my dreams the soldiers speak Of lives they gave for me In my dreams...

Can you name the weapon and location where Colonel Mustard killed Miss Scarlet? Watch video poem and crack the encrypted code.z-n-k-y-z-a-t-e j-k-g-z-n c-o-z-n-x-u-v-k g-i-r-a-k Yes, you're guilty, Colonel Mustard. Scarlet met her fate. Just tell where and how you did it. The hour's getting late. Sure. I'll give the honest answer In encrypted text. You decode my string of letters Or you'll leave perplexed. Three columns of ordered letters Left stacked first to last. Lover corresponds with hater. Future lines with past. z-n-k-y-z-a-t-e j-k-g-z-n c-o-z-n-x-u-v-k g-i-r-a-k

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Now that the election has come and gone, and a liberal Democrat is President - the question: "Who is the leader of the Republican party?" often comes up. But might I suggest a more important question: Who is the leader of Conservatism in America? It has become clear that GOP values and conservative values no longer align, so again we ask - who is the leader of Conservatism? I'll give you my choice(s), feel free to add your pick below. Let's consider some of the "obvious" candidates: Rush Limbaugh Bill O'Reilly Dick Cheney Ann Coulter Michael Savage Glenn Beck Newt...