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Below are a few notable pics from the hippie march I infiltrated yesterday; check out the rest at http://texdozier.com/?p=64. Video recap of Day One can be found here: http://texdozier.com/?p=63. Apologies on being crunched for time and needing to get a couple of hours sleep; wasn’t able to contextually frame the story or provide information for each photo. Might do so later in the week. Best, Tex

Will be posting updates during the night; about to take a food break. Below is what I have so far. Last night's post can be found here: http://texdozier.com/?p=52 Here we go again…all times are central. 6:05 - Jim Doyle just cited his little child’s quote that “Obama will work hard”; granted, his child has more experience than Barack Obama. 6:06 - Governor Joe Manchin of West Virginia (brought to you by Robert Byrd) 6:08 - Manchin’s “American Dream” story. 6:09 - “West Virginians value hard work, patriotism, and faith in God…they do the heavy lifting the economy…[they have] a PhD...

Check for updates; this is what we got so far: All times are central. 6:28 - Just sat down. Tonight we get to hear from Michelle Obama who I expect to tell the “American Dream” story of her husband and how he shares our values. 6:42 - The NYTs Christopher Buckley had a mock schedule for the DNC convention - title for Michelle’s speech: “If My Husband Was a Muslim, Wouldn’t I Know?”. 6:47 - The energy is truly tangible on that floor; nice music too. 6:48 - Speaking of music, look to see John Rich perform this song at...

Hey Y'all! Below you will find links to my interview with "National Review" political writer David Freddoso whose recent book, "The Case Against Barack Obama", is a must-read! PLEASE COUNTER ALL THE MISINFORMED OBAMA SUPPORTERS WHO AREN'T EVEN WATCHING THE INTERVIEW AND RATE IT 1 STAR. Much Love, TexCon Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi0yFPh-rhw Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2ijZP4pnpg Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFcMi2nFAJQ Question and Answer Time Line: PART I *Introduction = 0:00-0:49 *Question 1 = 0:50-2:59 (How is your Anti-Obama Book different than all the rest and why did you write it?) *Question 2 = 3:00-5:35 (Counter to Mr. Freddoso' claim that Obama is...

See the following links for my interview with prominent and provocative conservative author Dan Flynn whose latest book "A Conservative History of the American Left" has received much praise and press. All three segments are embedded for easy viewing at http://texdozier.com/?p=28 Or you can use YouTube - be sure to subscribe and check out our other interviews: Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6JsYV-wBcQ Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GuJXOz-gzM Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGsourXLuK4

Dear Freepers and Lurkers, I am pleased to announce that tonight, Wednesday, March 5th, University of Chicago College Republicans are hosting ABC 20/20's and 19-time-emmy-award-winner John Stossel as the 2007-2008 Milton Friedman Lecturer. Through the generous help of Young America's Foundation and an anonymous donation from a UChicago alum, this speaking fellowship has been established and Mr. Stossel has been named the inaugural lecturer. The event will take place in Kent 107 - we will begin the program showing an interview Mr. Stossel had with Professor Friedman, then Mr. Stossel will speak, and finally, we will have a period for...

Howdy Fellow Freepers and Lurkers?! I just wanted to give everyone a heads up that John Stossel will be at the University of Chicago on the evening of Wednesday, March 5th from 7:00-8:30. The tentative location is Kent Hall 107 (possibly 120). He will be speaking, conducting a Q&A session, and then signing books afterwards. THE EVENT IS COMPLETELY FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just wanted those of you in or near the Chicago area to mark your calendars. Exact address can be found here: http://maps.uchicago.edu/mainquad/kentlab.html Parking is available on the street; a parking garage is nearby as well. Please contact UChicagoCollegeRepublicans@gmail.com for...

Hey All of Y'all (proper plural)! I hope this note finds each of you well. I just wanted to let you know that I'm co-hosting a political show (I think the name is "The Boiling Point") on Chicago radio. Here's the info: Thursdays 1:00-1:30 Listen Live - http://www.whpk.org/stream/ As today is our first stab, we might be lacking some of the political sound bites and music clips that would be desirable, but the show will still be engaging and thought-provoking. I'm sure by the second week, we'll iron out all those kinks and have everything organized. I'm just along for...

Click the link...be sure not to take a drink of anything when you do. Don't want your computer to get damaged. Haha! -TexCon PS - This is how I procrastinate from studying for my Neo-Assyrian final tomorrow. Haha!

So instead of joining the small but just as passionate pro-troops group, I decided to imbed myself in the den of irrationality. The videos have all these pics and more along with interviews with protestors. See video descriptions for more info and comment for the troops!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75ZF9tiOPLc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGwbK7Nb48g Feel free to comment on some of the "logical" responses by the protestors. Here are some pics (most are in the video): Ready to Infiltrate... Proper Credentials for Infiltration On approach The usual "let's find a solution" mentality of such protestors. Ahhh, yes - Protestors for limiting freedom of speech. Though in...

See URL for video op-ed.

The Campus Dining Advisory Board’s (CDAB) six student members have voted 4–2 in favor of continuing U of C dining-hall contracts with the Coca-Cola Company. The student movement Kick Coke Off Campus has been campaigning for the University to end its contracts with the soft-drink maker over alleged human rights violations and environmental abuses in Colombia and India. The board met Thursday in Pierce Dining Hall at 3:30 p.m. All six board members attended. Two representatives from Keep Coke On Campus and two from Kick Coke Off Campus were also present. According to board member Andrew Stergachis, the pro-Coke and...

I was surprised and disappointed to see the piece “Against the Porkbusters: Conservatives should find another crusade ” in the latest edition of National Review. While NR usually can be relied upon to sharpen and challenge Republican establishment thinking, this piece was an odd defense of establishment lethargy. Ramesh Ponnuru succinctly and artfully summarized nearly all of the rationalizations I have heard in defense of pork from Republican leaders and establishment apologists in the past decade. First, it’s important for conservatives to understand who the Porkbusters are and who they are not. The Porkbusters are not the visionaries behind the...

Hey y'all! I'm a Texan going to school at the University of Chicago; I intern for the non-profit, free-market "Sam Adams Alliance" (www.samadamsalliance.org). I've been given the task to research and write a report on activists/bloggers in Texas(how convenient) who are exposing public school corruption. If y'all have any links you would like to share or people I could contact, please notify me. Thanks and God bless!!!

When Roger Custer of Young America’s Foundation took to the stage and opened the 2006 Conservative Student Conference, the first thing he explained was why the gathering was necessary. “It’s a shame you have to be here,” he told the 300-odd students in attendance, but liberals’ campus stranglehold leaves YAF with no choice. The left, he continued, “has never been for open debate or discussion.” Instead, it shuts out conservative speakers and, when necessary, engages in name-calling and physical harassment. But confront liberals with arguments and ideas, Custer claimed, “and you’ll win every time.” The speech was, at root, a...

The governor of Texas wants to turn all the world into a virtual posse. Rick Perry has announced a $5 million plan to install hundreds of night-vision cameras on private land along the Mexican border and put the live video on the Internet, so that anyone with a computer who spots illegal immigrants trying to slip across can report it on a toll-free hot line. "I look at this as not different from the neighborhood watches we have had in our communities for years and years," Perry said last week. Some say it is a dangerous idea and a waste...

WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT TO TURN ON THE TV AND HEAR A U.S. PRESIDENT, WHETHER HE BE A DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN, GIVE THE FOLLOWING SPEECH AT A TIME LIKE THIS? My Fellow Americans: As you all know, the defeat of Iraq regime has been completed. Since congress does not want to spend any more money on this war, our mission in Iraq is complete. This morning I gave the order for a complete removal of all American forces from Iraq. This action will be complete within 30 days. It is now time to begin the reckoning. Before me, I have...

Recently, I wrote an article on the crackdown by the Department of Homeland Security on employers who hire illegal aliens. Readers responded well, and they said similar efforts should continue. However, the fanfare of the raid of a perpetual employer of illegal aliens and the so-called “arrests” of over 1,100 illegals doesn’t paint the full picture of what is happening. It seems obvious that if employers were fined and immigration laws were enforced, the problems would start fixing themselves. But over the last decade, and especially the last 5 years, fines on employers have dropped to new lows. On April...

Lesbians' brains react differently to sex hormones than those of heterosexual women, new research indicates. That's in line with an earlier study that had indicated gay men's brain responses were different from straight men - though the difference for men was more pronounced than has now been found in women. Lesbians' brains reacted somewhat, though not completely, like those of heterosexual men, a team of Swedish researchers said in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. A year ago, the same group reported findings for gay men that showed their brain response to hormones was similar to...

SAN DIEGO (April 23) - Mets broadcaster Keith Hernandez's comments that women "don't belong in the dugout" drew criticism Sunday from Padres manager Bruce Bochy, who supported the female member of his training staff and said he was surprised her gender even came up. Hernandez made the remarks during the second inning of New York's 8-1 victory in San Diego on Saturday night. Mike Piazza homered for the Padres and exchanged a high-five in the dugout with 33-year-old Kelly Calabrese, the Padres' massage therapist. "Who is the girl in the dugout, with the long hair?" Hernandez said. "What's going on...