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• Awesome Christmas Music: Brian Setzer – Run Rudolph Run

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  Out of all the reindeer you know you’re the mastermind Run, run Rudolph, Randalph’s not too far behind Run, run Rudolph, Santa’s got to make it to town Randalph he can hurry, he can take the freeway down And away went Rudolph a whizzing like a merry-go-round Said Santa to a boy child “What have [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:58pm EST
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• Obama Spokesman Robert Gibbs Say’s “There’s No Real Scientific Basis” Refuting Global Warming

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  “There is no real scientific basis” refuting global warming … Oh really? Proponents of man made global warming have destroyed evidence, made ‘adjustments’ to data to achieve the desired outcome (on more than one occasion) and measure ice cores in the arctic using Home Depot tape measure (no offense to Home [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 6:53pm EST
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• Tyranny Of The Minority: Majority Of Americans Prefer ‘Merry Christmas’

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  Remind me again why all the ‘Holiday’ nonsense? Via Rassmussen: A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 72% of adults prefer “Merry Christmas,” while 22% like “Happy Holidays” instead. And just who is the 22% who like the amorphous ‘Holiday’ greeting? Democrats of course. Perhaps inevitably as with much of what [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 2:55pm EST
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• British BNP Leader Calls Global Warming Science Somewhat ‘Dodgy’, Balance Of British Copenhagen Delegation Still In Denial

  Via BBC: BNP leader Nick Griffin, who has said global warming is “essentially a hoax”, will be at the Copenhagen climate change conference. The MEP will be there representing the European Parliament, as he sits on its environment committee. The BNP said he would be “the only politician there prepared to say that [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 12:18pm EST
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• Dodge Viper Record Lap At Laguna Seca

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  Via Chrysler Corp Blog: But he really found out what the snake could do when he slipped behind the wheel, used the racing skills he’s honed and took it through a lap at the famed Laguna Seca race circuit in record time. And the video… In related news, Chrysler is not canceling the [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 8:14pm EST
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• Gary Hoey: Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree

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  It’s time to break out the Christmas music! Technorati Tags: Christmas music, Gray Hoey [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 8:39am EST
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• Too Afraid To Use The Word Christmas: The 2009 Novi Holiday Shopping Bazaar

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  A love for tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril. Sir Winston Churchill How PC Can you get. Via Hometown Life.com: The idea was to create a festive holiday shopping experience, and with 60-plus vendors, free appetizers, holiday music, cash bar, complimentary chair massages [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 8:27am EST
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• Debbie Stabenow Believes Socialized Medicine Is A Right, Not A Privilege

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  This is what we are up against. Our brilliant Senator from Michigan, Debbie Stabenow, who believes by the way that she can feel the effects of Global warming when she is flying, sent an e-mail response to my request that she vote against socialized medicine. In part, she responded (emphasis added): I [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 7:28am EST
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• Saturday Morning Links: The Jet Lag Edition

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  Returned home from my long trip overseas, woke up super early in the morning and have a lot of reading to catch up on. Detroit’s Coon Man from A Conservative Teacher The CL takes moderate Republicans to task The Observer discusses the “revised” (ahhem…lower) GDP numbers that Obama and company were crowing about [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 6:32am EST
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• Too Afraid To Use The Word Christmas: Visa’s Selective Political Correctness

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  If you’re a regular visitor, you might have noticed posting has been light around these parts lately. The reason is I’ve been in Singapore all week. The day I arrived (after a short nap) I walked out to Orchard Road (where the hotel is located) and couldn’t believe my eyes… Christmas [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 2:03pm EST
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• Happy Thanksgiving

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  “We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity; we have grown in numbers, wealth and power as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 4:12am EST
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• Global Warming Crowd Presents Road Map For China To Hinder It’s Economy While China Secures Natural Resorces For the Next Hundred Years

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  The global warming crowd at The New Scientist have put together a rather vague ‘road map’ for China to be “carbon (dioxide) free” by 2050. Via the aforementioned New Scientist: IT’S a road map that will only allow green cars. By 2050, all new power sources in China will be either [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 8:47am EST
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• Laura Berman Has A Serious Case Of Palin Derangement Syndrome

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  I’m shocked by Laura Berman’s Palin Derangement Syndrome on full display at the DetNews.com: Palin wins by quitting while Granholm can’t win for trying Laura Berman is jumping on the Sarah Palin hating wagon and her blinding hatred is drive her to the fringes sanity. Case and point: Laura Berman is comparing [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 11:14am EST
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• Music Video: Here I Go Again – Live

  Posting will be very light over the weekend and next week. Again. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 10:35pm EST
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• I Contacted My Senators Regarding The Health Care Vote Saturday. Did You?

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  I contacted my Liberal Democrat Senators today (Levin and Stabenow) today and told them not to vote in favor of the socialized medicine bill on Saturday. Have you called or sent an e-mail to your Senator and told them to not vote for the Health Care bill? Technorati Tags: Health Care Bill, [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 10:23pm EST
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• Rasmussen: Obama’s Approval Numbers Tanking … Even Further

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  The new Rasmussen Approval Number is -14%: The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 26% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty percent (40%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -14. [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 8:01pm EST
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• Senate Panel Wants To Use National Forests To ‘Store’ Carbon… Dioxide and Stop ‘Global Warming’

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  Uhhh… O.K. Senate panel studies whether national forests can be used to store carbon, slow global warming | Washington Examiner WASHINGTON — The nation’s top Forest Service official says national forests can store more carbon to slow global warming, but he warns that such a goal must be balanced against the risk [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:43pm EST
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• Video: Senator Graham Asking Tough Questions Of Attorney General Holder

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  I can’t wait until we get grown ups in charge again: Shamelessly lifted from The Jawa Report Technorati Tags: Eric Holder, hearing, KSM, questioning, video [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 6:27pm EST
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• Terminator: The Charlies Angels Chronicles

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  A while back FOX canceled my all time favorite T.V. show (the only one that was appointment viewing for me) Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. It seems all is not lost, the creator / producer /writer of The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Josh Friedman, is close to creating a new version of [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 9:57pm EST
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• Krauthammer On Obama: The Narcissism Of The Man Is Unbounded

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  This is great… h/t Ace O’ Spades Technorati Tags: Krauthammer, Narcissism, Obama [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:41pm EST
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• What’s Wrong With Michigan: Opinion Leaders Not Advocating A Pro-Growth Agenda

  The Detroit News thinks we should keep the current tax structure and focus on ‘restructuring’ state government. Via the aforementioned at the Detroit News: At this point, the more appropriate discussion for all politicians in Lansing is restructuring state government to a scale that fits the reduced circumstances in which Michigan [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:08pm EST
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• Cookie Monster Sings: One Of Things Is Not Like The Others

  3 1/2 years in the future, David Axelrod will recall in his book… “Obama flipped off the set,” Mr. Gibbs recalled, “and said, ‘If I’ve lost Cookie Monster, I’ve lost my core constituency.’ ” Video shamelessly lifted from the Jawa Report Technorati Tags: Cookie Monster, humor, Obama, video [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:22pm EST
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• Not Afraid To Use The Word Christmas: K-Mart And Sears

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  Giving credit where credit is due: Technorati Tags: Christmas, internet, K-Mart [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 6:29pm EST
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• Video: Pete Hoekstra Calls Gitmo Detainee Trial In NYC “Political Ideology Run Wild”

  ‘Nuf said… [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 6:05pm EST
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• John Paul Jones And Paul Gilbert Live: Going To California

  A perfect Sunday night tune… I love JPJ’s superb mandolin playing. It’s a tough instrument to get a great tone out of. [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 10:47pm EST
  by steve

• Stabenow And Camp Are Giving Tax Breaks To Create A Make Work Project For EPA Regulators

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  This is what you get when the government gets involved in the economy. Debbie Stabenow and Dave Camp are pushing for solar panel manufacturing: U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and U.S. Congressman Dave Camp (R-MI) today announced the Solar Manufacturing Jobs Creation Act. The bi-partisan legislation will provide a tax credit [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 10:44am EST
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• Obama Commemorates The 20th Anniversary Of The Fall Of The Berlin Wall By Talking About Himself

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  It’s seems Obama can’t let a single event pass without talking about his favorite subject. Himself. Obama, didn’t make the trip to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall, but he did make a cursory appearance via video. In the video address, he made some brief remarks [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 9:07am EST
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• Geeky Moment: The Gerald R. Ford Class Aircraft Carrier

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  Via The Detroit News: Construction of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford got its official kickoff Saturday with a keel-laying ceremony at the shipyard where the $7 billion nuclear-powered ship is being assembled. The 38th president’s daughter, Susan Ford Bales, declared the keel “truly and fairly laid” at an authentication ceremony attended [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 6:20pm EST
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• Obama Bowing To Kings And Dictators

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  Check out Obama’s latest, and very deep, bow to Japan’s Emperor Akihito What doesn’t Obama get. He is an American but certainly doesn’t act like one. Scott @ Power Line takes Obama to task: Obama’s breach of protocol is of a piece with the substance of his foreign policy. He means to [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 2:33pm EST
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• Saturday Morning Links for November 14th

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  Just sitting back, enjoying a ‘Stevebucks’ coffee, the peace and quiet this morning and reading some great blog posts. Shane @ Caffeinated Thoughts: American Pravda Keeps Going After PalinA Conservative Teacher on The NEA’s recommending that students read Saul Alinsky’s Rules For RadicalsMatt@ Conservative Hideout 2.0 has an interesting thought exercise [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 10:03am EST
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• Too Afraid To Use The Word Christmas: What Holiday Features A Tree That Is Illuminated?

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  Via WWJ.com: Detroit Holiday Tree Lighting Campus Martius Park, “Detroit’s Gathering Place,” the Detroit 300 Conservancy, and DTE Energy will host a holiday celebration and the annual Detroit Tree Lighting Ceremony on Nov. 20, 2009. Holiday tree? The featured tree in this image looks more like a ‘Christmas’ rather than ‘Holiday’ tree Technorati Tags: Christmas [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 9:31pm EST
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• The Party Of Ethics: William Jefferson, Democrat Louisiana Gets 13 Years For Accepting Bribes

  Ex-Rep. Jefferson (D-La.) gets 13 years in freezer cash case – washingtonpost.com Former congressman William J. Jefferson was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Friday for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, the longest prison term ever handed down to a member of Congress convicted of corruption charges. [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:05pm EST
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• Democrat’s And John Cherry Trying To Make Case For Higher Taxes In Michigan

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  This is jaw dropping. Via Jeff Cranson @ MLive.com (emphasis added): Are Michigan lawmakers even capable of making the changes necessary to save the state? Probably not, says Lt. Gov. John Cherry, Democratic front-runner for governor in 2010, reported the Detroit News. Cherry’s observation came a day after release of a sweeping study [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 6:27pm EST
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• Regular Posting Will Commence Shortly

  I’m back! Regular posting will commence shortly. [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 5:29pm EST
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• Democrat Astroturf: POLITICO Is Hyping ‘Grass Root’ Backlash For No Votes On Socialized Medicine

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  The POLITICO is doing their best to amplify the story. Via Pat Dollard: Darcy Burner, executive director of the American Progressive Caucus Policy Foundation, said that the anger over the vote was a natural outgrowth of the value liberals have placed on the health care push. “I think, for the most part, [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:16am EST
  by steve

• ZZ Top – Just Got Paid (Live)

  I just got paid today, got me a pocket full of change. Said, I just got paid today, got me a pocket full of change. If you believe like workin’ hard all day, just step in my shoes and take my pay. ZZ Top This is one awesome live ZZ Top clip: A quick programming note, posting is [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 8:34pm EST
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• Joseph Cao: The Lone Republican Who voted For Socialized Medicine

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  Joesph Cao, Congressman from Louisiana, made a big production about the fact he read the entire PelosiCare bill: I have one question. If he read the entire bill, why would he vote for this mess? Via the CSM: Democrats pushed hard for Cao’s vote on healthcare, which gives at least a bit [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 5:16pm EST
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• Democrats In The House Pass Antiquated, Government Run Take Over Of Americans Health Care

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  “As the health redistribution bill before us attempts to put its skid marks on history, it further proves Democrats are the party of the past. Their antiquated, government-run take over of Americans’ health care is as ill-suited to our times as a leeching is to laser surgery. Thaddeus McCotter The House of [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 9:07am EST
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• Democrats Gary Peters And Mark Schauer Are Voting For Socialized Medicine

  Lets see, Democrats Gary Peters and Mark Schauer have both voted for the Stimulus, because it will help the economy and create jobs. Peters and Schauer voted for the largest tax increase ever, because it will create jobs and help the economy. Now, Peters and Schauer want to take over [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:44pm EST
  by steve

• Too Afraid To Use The Word Christmas: What Holiday Features Red And Green?

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  This is a shining example of insane political correctness. Via The DetNews (emphasis added): If you want to move beyond your usual safe but ho-hum holiday, this is the year to break out of the box and try something different when decking your halls and holiday tables. “This town needs a little [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 6:34pm EST
  by steve

• Video: Verizon Droid vs. ATT iPhone 3GS

  Something I really don’t need, but that Verizon Droid looks really cool. You can read a writeup here. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 4:30pm EST
  by steve

• Saturday Morning Links for November 7th

  Some great blog reading on this Saturday Morning: WCW…it doesn’t matter to the left, the liberals, liberal media, and Democrats. If you are on the opposite side of the fence, you might be a racist The Observer: Stop the insanity! The CL: How do you know you are safe? The BlogProf eviscerates a [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 9:56am EST
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• A Little Foolery: Motorcitytimes First Anniversary

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  The little foolery that wise men have makes a great show. Shakespeare One year ago today, I wrote and published my first blog post. Ever.  And, as fate would have it, the post was  about the viscous attacks against Sarah Palin, after the conclusion of the election. One year, 1208 posts and [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 8:22am EST
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• The Unintended Consequences Motivational Poster

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  Shamelessly pilfered from Threedonia: 361 Days until November 2nd, 2010 [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:26pm EST
  by steve

• What’s Wrong With Michigan: Opinion Leaders Advocating Silver Bullet Solutions

  This is a perfect illustration of what is wrong in Michigan. In our state, we have opinion leader such as Daniel Howes, in a major Detroit paper, advocating another silver bullet plan to get Michigan back on track economically. This happens way to often from many opinion leaders in our [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 6:45pm EST
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• Barbra Boxer Pushes Global Warming Tax Bill Out Of Senate Committee Without A Single Republican Vote

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  Democrats continue an all out assault on the American people. While the American people are focusing on trying to stop the push for socialized medicine, Democrats push forward on the effort to bring an economy killing  ‘global warming’ tax to the senate floor in an unprecedented fashion. Shamelessly lifted from Pat Dollard: This [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 9:31pm EST
  by steve

• Video: Mopar Underground 1320 Challenger For SEMA

  Check out the engine sound. Via Chrysler Corp: Technorati Tags: Chrysler, Mopar Underground, SEMA, video [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:50pm EST
  by steve

• 2010: The Fight Has Just Begun

  “Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.” Thomas Paine- The American Crisis, No. 4, September 11, 1777 Conservatives are really excited. Here is a snippet from Ed Morrisy via Hot Air: Let’s start with the special election in New York. Many of [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:27pm EST
  by steve

• Paul Gilbert And Billy Sheehan Live Solo’s

  This is just amazing: Technorati Tags: Billy Sheehan, Music, Paul Gilbert, video [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 8:15pm EST
  by steve

• Think About What Michigan’s Unemployment Rate Would Be With Out All Those Green Jobs

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  I would be afraid to think of what Michigan’s unemployment rate would be with out all those ‘Green Jobs’. Via TSOM: In the field of renewable energy, MSU Extension will assist in developing community-based wind and solar energy projects as well as support the growth of biomass-based companies.  Biomass is plant [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 7:11pm EST
  by steve

• Terminator Franchise Up For Auction

  Via CNN: The rights to the Terminator film franchise will be auctioned this month in a deal that will test Hollywood intellectual property valuations at a time when film industry profits are under pressure from falling DVD sales. The article continues: The interest in the future rights of Terminator underscores the value of [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 6:38pm EST
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• Lingenfelter 455 T/A Concept Heading To SEMA

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  // // This is one cool concept car. Via Car and Driver: Given Pontiac’s demise, it’s clear there won’t be any factory-baked Pontiac Trans-Am coming from General Motors. Enter the aftermarket, which has become suddenly eager to serve buyers wanting a new-school T/A. Indeed, joining the conversion kit offered by Phoenix [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 8:38pm EST
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• Video: A Snuggie For Your Dog

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  Now I’ve officially seen everything: Snuggie™ For Dogs – Official Site – snuggiefordogs.com Extra big tip ‘O the hat to Michelle [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 6:17pm EST
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• The Brilliant Victor Davis Hanson On Hilliary Clinton And Sarah Palin

  Great Points by VDH: Secretary of What? I’ve been following Hillary’s disastrous Pakistan trip: she seems nearly incoherent—sermonizing to the Pakistanis to do this or that, bragging that we Americans tax anything that moves and so should Pakistan, always blaming George Bush for all her challenges (her “Bush did it” spin is [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 12:58pm EST
  by steve

• China To Lay Out Plans For Closer Cooperation With Africa

  Via Pat Dollard: No details were given, but at the last forum in 2006, China pledged to double assistance to Africa by 2009, provide $5 billion in preferential loans and credits, cancel debts and establish a $5 billion fund to encourage Chinese investment. Yang said those goals had all been met, while [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 11:28am EST
  by steve

• Thomas Sowell: Dismantling America Part II

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  Thomas Sowell has another terrific op-ed: Among the most pathetic letters and e-mails I receive are those from people who ask why I don’t write more “positively” about Obama or “give him the benefit of the doubt.” No one — not even the President of the United States — has an entitlement [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 6:53am EST
  by steve