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The 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes Of 2005
Right Wing News ^ | December 12, 2005 | by John Hawkins
Posted by: PJ-Comix

The 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes Of 2004
Right Wing News ^ | 1.3.2005 | by John Hawkins
Posted by: Semper911

Selected reading:

The Fascists Among Us
The American Thinker ^ | October 17, 2006 | Selwyn Duke
Posted on 10/17/2006 1:53:25 PM EDT by oldtimer2

Who pays the taxes?
Townhall ^ | Dec 6, 2005 | Bruce Bartlett
Posted by: Marxbites

Thomas Sowell: "Us" or "Them"
Creator's Syndicate ^ | October 25, 2005 | Dr. Thomas Sowell
Posted by: RWR8189

Original American Sin
The American Thinker ^ | September 12, 2005 | Jonathan David Carson
Posted by: oldtimer2

Deep Throat and Genocide
The American Spectator ^ | 6-1-05 | Ben Stein
Posted by: veronica

Might vs. Right - Power does not corrupt
NRO ^ | October 23, 2002 | Jonah Goldberg
Posted by: gubamyster

Donkey Farm: a Democrat Story
Free Republic | September 23, 2004 | Jonathan M. Stein
Posted by: jmstein7

Defend Civilization Itself
Hillsdale College website ^ | From a speech delivered May 24, 2002. | Mark Helprin
Posted by: Ragtime Cowgirl

The Case Against Socialized Medicine
The Daily Beacon ^ | 09/28/2004 | John Brown
Posted by: johnnyb325

The Oil Bubble II
NRO Financial ^ | November 30, 2004 | Frederick P. Leuffer
Posted by: Toddsterpatriot

Hostages to the Boomer Narrative
Tech Central Station ^ | 12/01/04 | Douglas Kern
Posted by: qam1

The Global Throng, Why the world’s elites gnash their teeth
NRO ^ | February 04, 2005 | Victor Davis Hanson
Posted by: Tolik

Ethnic Drag Queens: Red-Faced in Red Face
Human Events Online ^ | April 18, 2005 | Mac Johnson
Posted by: hinterlander