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It’s that special time of year again, for the Manassas Christmas Parade.
 In fact, the parade will be 64 years old tomorrow. Santa arrived via VRE and the Manassas Christmas tree has been lit. Time to roll!
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It begins at 10 o’clock am and travels the [...]
The Virginia Tech Massacre in April, 2007 was the worst campus shooting in American history. More information continues to be unveiled still, even after more than 2 years. The state official report now has been revised to show that some members of the response team warned their [...]
Governor Tim Kaine has proposed to extend the Virginia health care plan to include domestic partners and other qualified adults of state employees. One major reason for extending the health care plan is to attract highly qualified individuals to the Virginia job market, especially at the college/university level.
The highly qualified [...]
Governor Tim Kaine has proposed to extend the Virginia health care plan to include domestic partners and other qualified adults. Ostensibly, the reason for extending the health care plan involves attracting highly qualified individuals to the Virginia job market, especially at the college/university level.
The highly qualified adults could include grown [...]
The Tea Party-ers and other like minded folks have death on the brain it appears. Now there is great howling over the Inheritance Tax or ‘Death Tax’ that is racing through Congress. Today the house passed the Estate Tax Bill 225-220 with nearly all Republicans voting against the bill.
What does the [...]
Without apology, another Jon Stewart video–this time about the climate change hoaxes. For those who think Jon Stewart always takes the liberal side, you might want to listen to this one. I found it hilarious.Â
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Scientists Hide Global Warming Data [...]Tuesday, December 1  marked the end of smoking in restaurants in Virginia. Governor Tim Kaine has been seen taking his victory laps. The past president of the Medical Society of VA  has stated that 1700 people a year die from second hand smoke. Â
Is this simply a huge political move?  If the [...]
Wonders never cease.  While hunting  for posts, I ran across the Father Fist-i-cuff story, right in the  News and Messenger.Â
Basically, two priests at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church got into an argument over office matters and the assistant pastor assaulted the pastor, Father Eversole. Father Smith, the assaulting priest, is [...]
President Obama has ordered approximately  34,000 more troops to Afghanistan.  In September General McCrystal requested 40,000 more in order to get the job done. President Obama will surely have difficulty with his liberal base over sending more troops.Â
The [...]
During the past week there has been a great deal of news, especially out of conservative blogs and media, about scientists at the Climate Research Unit who  may have cooked the books regarding data on global warming. Â
According to US News:
Preliminary analysis of the contents of thousands of E-mails and [...]
If one believes the various blogs, the Washington State cop killer could very much impact the next presidential election. 4 police officers were gunned down, execution style, in a coffee shop near Tacoma, Washington over the weekend by what appears to be a lone gunman.Â
 The alleged shooter who has been [...]
Please use this thread to post all bargains you know about for Cyber Monday.Â
We all like a good bargain.
[...]Marcelo Lucero was an Equadorian who was murdered by a group of  teenage thugs on Long Island a year ago last Sunday. His murder  has become a rallying cry for Civil Rights, much like Birmingham Sunday became. His murder was senseless and based on hate. According to the Huffington Post [...]
Today is Black Friday, the uber-shopping day of the year. Many folks will flock to stores and malls in search of the ultimate bargain. There is just nothing as tempting as a sale.
Where are the bargains? If you find something good, post it? How many people will wait for [...]
We post this every year. Happy Thanksgiving.
I like the buffalo the best.Â
Beware of eagles. They speak with forked tongue.
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This video starts off like a Sunday School lesson, but it isn’t really. Actually the video is a showcase of some little known history facts about none other than…tahhh dahhhh…the Pilgrims.
[...]During the Tuesday BOCS yesterday, many citizens came forward during Citizens Time to urge the supervisors to restore  a transportation system for the seniors of Prince William County. Last July 1 the county ended a bus program that  transported  senior citizens between Woodbridge and Manassas senior citizen centers, to doctors and hospitals , and to [...]
According to Poor Richard and the Wall Street Journal, Lou Dobbs is considering running for the Senate from New Jersey as a third party candidate. Equally amazing, he hasn’t ruled out running for President. it was only last week that Lou Dobbs announced his departure from CNN where he [...]
Much is being made of PC and the enemy after the Massacre at Fort Hood. Who knew what? And why were the right people not notified of Shooter Hasan’s nefarious activities on the internet? Why didn’t someone report his interaction with patients and colleagues? The answer to these questions has [...]
This looks fake. It can’t be real. Those border collies are something else though. They have a hypnotic eye. The is sort of like crop circles gone hi-tech.
Extreme Sheep Herding
Is it real?
[...]Congratulations to 9500 Liberty for their win at the St. Louis International Film Festival:Â Best Documentary
From stltoday.com:
The prizewinners of the 18th annual St. Louis International Film festival were announced during the closing night party at the Moonrise Hotel on Sunday.
The audience-choice award winner was “Precious: Based on the [...]
Two new spokes-characters for the White House will be Elmo and Big Bird. These two along with thousands of scientists and video game programmers will be recruited to help improve math and science education in middle school and high school.
President Obama will announce this new initiative called [...]
Sorry folks. The news is just too bad. I can’t do this today.  Three Mile Island Nuclear facility  has a radiation leak. Iran is defending its nukes. Jon and Kate mediate. 2010 foreclosures are going to go through the roof. Health care may or may not pass and no one knows [...]
Senator John McCain, (R-AZ) might be in for the fight of his life to preserve his senate seat. According to the Huffington Post:
PHOENIX, AZ — Rasmussen announced a new poll on Friday showing Senator John McCain may be in trouble at home where a polarized electorate has him facing [...]
Its that dreadful anniversary date again. 46 years ago John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated Friday, November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. To this day, conspiracy theories are still abound, with some folks believing that government forces assassinated the President, rather than Lee Harvey Oswald.
Oswald, in turn, was [...]
Ferrum student Jessica Goode grabbed her 2 friends and headed to the outdoors for some quiet time and to clear her head. They were looking for turtles for a biology assignment. She never came back. Another young person killed while away at college!
Local resident Jason D. Cloutier [...]
Mike Huckabee has always seemed like a decent sort. His politics are too conservative for someone like me but I have always respected his sincerity and his decency. He also plays a mean guitar.Â
While promoting his book, ‘A Simple Christmas,’ he took the time to speak out against his fellow [...]
You folks knew this was coming. The media is aglow with Palin-o-phobia. Some of it is funny. Some pathetic. Some fair. Some not fair. On the other hand, if you can’t run with the big dogs, stay on the porch,
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / [...]The US merchant vessel Maersk Alabama was attacked again by pirates off the coast of Somalia in the early hours on Wednesday. This ship was attacked last year and their captain was held for 5 days. He was freed by Navy Seals and three of the pirates were shot and [...]
On Wednesday, the Senate honored Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) for being the longest serving member of Congress. Byrd was elected to Congress in 1952 and 6 years later, was elected to the Senate.
Byrd made the following remarks about his long tenure:
“I look forward to serving you for the next 56 [...]
The State of Virginia executed Larry ‘Bill’ Elliot tonight around 9 pm. Elliot was the oldest person on death row in Virginia. He was convicted of killing 25-year-old Dana Thrall and 30-year-old Robert Finch in a capital murder charge. Both victims were killed inside Thrall’s Woodbridge townhouse on Jan. 2, [...]
Virginia has no official state song. It has a Virginia Official Song Emeritus. Ok. So what’s the problem? No one would be caught singing the Virginia Official Song Emeritus, Carry Me Back to Old Virginny, written by an African American man named James Allen Bland who was [...]
Sarah Palin’s new book, Going Rogue, has received more publicity than most authors could ever hope or wish for. It should hit the shelves running, so to speak, Tuesday morning. Much has been leaked about of the book, either intentionally or unintentionally. In the book Sarah Palin talks about the [...]
In a remarkably candid letter to members of Congress, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said her department could have to delay pursuits of illegal immigrants while waiting for horses to be brought in so agents don’t trample protected lands, and warns that illegal immigrants will increasingly make use of remote, [...]
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 The Supreme Court  has refused to hear a case brought by Native American activists regarding the use of the trademark name Redskins for the Washington-based football team. This case involved a long running dispute over the name that is several decades old. The activists claim:
“[T]he Washington Redskins’ [...]
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has called for an overhaul of US immigration policy early next year. The move is expected to rekindle the immigration flames, which could be problematic in an election year.
Additionally, opponents and conservative media is billing any reform initiative as giving illegal immigrants amnesty. [...]
Yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that 5 terrorist plotters from 9/11 would be brought from Gitmo to NYC to be tried in federal court. Some of the rogues are Khalid Sheik Mohammed, Ramzi Binalshibh and others whose names cannot be pronounced.
The announcement has caused a firestorm not only [...]
War isn’t in black and white any longer. WWII in HD is the first colorized HD World War II movie and will be shown in 5 2-hour segments beginning this Sunday on the History Channel. One of the goals of the production was to put the viewer in the historical [...]
Sunny Day
Sweepin’ the clouds away
On my way to where the air is sweet
Can you tell me how to get,
How to get to Sesame Street
Happy 40th Birthday to Sesame Street! It’s hard to believe that Cookie Monster, the Count, Bert and Ernie, Kermit and Elmo are 40 years [...]
The Manassas City Council voted Wednesday to spend $100,000 on the upcoming 150th anniversary of the First Battle of Manassas. The 150th anniversary of the first major engagement of the Civil War will take place around the week of July 21, 2011.Â
The City hopes to bring in revenue and position [...]
Posted below is the correspondence from Richard Cohen of Southern Poverty Law Center on the departure of Lou Dobbs from CNN. Whether you agree or disagree, Dobbs’ removal was sought by many hefty organizations. Without additional commentary:
Nov. 12, 2009
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Dear Friend,
Last night, CNN anchor Lou Dobbs announced his departure from the [...]
There have been several developments regarding the Fort Hood Massacre.
The Army has charged Major Nidal Hasan with 13 counts of premeditated murder. Hasan can get the death penalty if he is convicted.
There is some concern from doctors at his last post that Hasan is psychotic. Of course mental illness does [...]
Lou Dobbs just announced that he has requested to be released from his contract with CNN.
Details to follow.
At age 108, Frank Buckle is now the last remaining World War I veteran. He attributed his longevity to exercise. He farmed up until he was 102. Now he feels he is too old. When the video was made, there were 4 other survivors.
[...]A huge Thank YOU to all of you veterans out there, those still serving and also to those no longer with us.
These kids did a fabulous job of honoring their teachers who were veterans.
Kids obviously did this video. Not ‘obviously’ because of quality but because of the recognition of their [...]
“No faith justifies these murderous and craven acts; no just and loving God looks upon them with favor,” … “And for what he has done, we know that the killer will be met with justice — in this world and the next.”
“This is a [...]
Larry King interviews the ex-wives, Carol and Mildred and a son, Lynn, of John Muhammad. The women say some rather surprising things.
Thanks to Gainesville Resident for the video.
[...]For the past several days we have debated whether or not the massacre at Fort Hood was terrorism or not. Terrorism seems to differ in each person’s mind.Â
Tonight I looked at old footage for Veterans Day. The attack on Pearl Harbor continued to come up and it was intermingled with [...]
