Items by Robbie Cooper

• The (Not so) Daily Dog: First Day of Winter

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  Number of comments: 2
  While a large portion of our nation is blanketed under tons of snow and bone-freezing temperatures, here in Austin we're reaping the benefit of Al Gore's totally-not-made-up anthropogenic global warming.' [...]
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  Posted: December 21, 2009, 9:03pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• How Many Democrats Will Lose Their Jobs for Supporting Obamcare Against the Wishes of Their Consituents?

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  Number of comments: 4
  So go ahead and vote against the wishes of the people who hired you to represent them. Just don't act surprised when they vote your ass out of the office at the next available opportunity.' [...]
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  Posted: December 21, 2009, 6:58pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Austin: Losing Faith in Obama

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  Number of comments: 2
  I’m starting to see a lot more bumper stickers like these than pro-Obama stickers: And in Liberal Austin, that ain’t good (taken in the parking lot of Springhill Cafe in Bee Caves). [...]
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  Posted: December 21, 2009, 12:47pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Organizing Theme of the 2010 Election: Rescinding Obamacare

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  William Jabobson: “Rescinding Obamacare needs to be the organizing theme of the 2010 election. And throwing out the bums who voted for it.” Great post summarizing why this sucks so bad: Yes, it is that bad. The Democrats are about to put in place the legislative, regulatory and bureaucratic infrastructure for a [...]
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  Posted: December 20, 2009, 9:56am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Austin Liberals Protesting Christmas at Zilker Park Trail of Lights

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  Number of comments: 5
  That's right, a "Designated Free Speech Zone" so that Austin's perpetually-outraged professional Protest Clowns can come out and --- that's right --- protest Christmas. Probably yelling, "There's no such thing as Santa" at passing children. [...]
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  Posted: December 20, 2009, 9:31am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• World Running Out of Money Buying US Treasuries?

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  Number of comments: 1
  Not only has Obama and Co. managed to spend all of our money, but now their running out of other countries' money to spend, too.' [...]
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  Posted: December 19, 2009, 8:54pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Kay Bailey Hutchinson: Voting with Democrats and Against the Will of Her Constituents

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  Number of comments: 8
  I don't believe Kay has a prayer in hell of beating Rick in the March primary --- my only fear is that the lying wench won't honor her (worthless) word and actually retire from the Senate. [...]
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  Posted: December 19, 2009, 6:42pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Sen. Nelson Votes Against the Wishes of an Overwhelming Majority of His Constituents

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  Number of comments: 7
  There’s your modern American democracy in action, as senators buy one another’s votes with other people’s money. [...]
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  Posted: December 19, 2009, 11:27am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Ronnie Earle — Partisan Hack — Files for Lt. Governor of Texas

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  Number of comments: 6
  This is the same crooked Ronnie Earle who has abused the power of his elected office time-and-time again to exact baseless political retribution against his opposition. [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 9:49pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Where in the World

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  Number of comments: 8
  I'll be back to regular blogging tomorrow. And, seeing how I have off from now until January 4th for a much deserved and much-more needed vacation, I'll have plenty of time to get some good writing done (well, plenty of time other than moving in 12 days. [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 6:55pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Picking the Liberal Out of a Crowd

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  Number of comments: 8
  I've long told my wife that you can almost always tell someone's political affiliation just by looking at them. The way they dress. The way they cut (or don't cut) their hair. The expressions on their faces. The way they smell. The way they carry themselves. [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 9:34am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Obama’s Selective Outrage

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  Exactly. Instead, Obama reserves his ire or a little selective outrage at Wall Street Bankers. [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 10:40am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Illegal Aliens in My Yard — Sung to the Tune of “Feliz Navidad”

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  Number of comments: 8
  I don't know why Leftards have such a hard time figuring out that hating illegal immigrants is not the same thing as "hating brown people." I' [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 10:34am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Is Harry Reid Pushing us Towards a Second Civil War?

  —UrbanGrounds

  Number of comments: 6
  But I don't believe that a civil war is going to happen. The Left knows, without a doubt in their tiny minds, that they would be annihilated by the Right if it ever came to violent battle for our nation.' [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 8:07am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Kinky Drops Out of Governors Race to Run for Ag Commissioner Against an Unknown Republican Candidate

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  Number of comments: 1
  Sometimes bias is shown not necessarily in what you choose to write about, but what you choose NOT to write about. [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 1:19pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Marine Corps Bumper Stickers

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  Number of comments: 5
  My good buddy the Marine sent me a long and humorous list of bumper stickers "seen on a Marine Corps base." [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 8:36am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Obama: Hitting Uprecedented Lows in Popularity

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  Number of comments: 1
  I think I would call this presidency an "unprecedented disaster" so far. [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 6:10am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Texas Tribune’s Lefty Roots Showing Through

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  Number of comments: 2
  They probably have no idea why that is so insulting and inherently racist. You see, in the eyes of Liberals, all Blacks are expected to toe the Liberal party line. And when one dares to leave the plantation, they've just got to know how a black man can betray his' [...]
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  Posted: December 13, 2009, 8:23pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Barney Frank: A Picture, A Thousand Words, and All That…

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  Number of comments: 8
  I'm thinking that Barney hates Sarah for much the same reason that Michelle despises Mrs. Sarkozy so much --- for being a true picture of grace, class, and beauty.' [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 4:03pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Andrew Breitbart to Launch “Big Journalism” Site Next

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  I've been battling the evils of the biased Liberal Main Stream Media (now known as Obama’s State Run Media™ ) since I started this blog. Hell, it's the reason I started blogging.' [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 2:16pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Karl Rove: Reason for GOP Optimism in 2012 Senate Races

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  Number of comments: 2
  A good round up from Karl Rove on the competitive Senate seats up for grab in 2012, and why the GOP has every reason to be optimistic. [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 1:45pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Sen. Dianne Feinstein: You (and I) Have a Moral Requirment to Fund Other People’s Abortions

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  Number of comments: 4
  I don't know if there is a bigger abortion than the political career of Dianne Feinstein, who very well might be the most incredibly vile and despicable person in all of Congress.' [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 9:26am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Alabama Cancelling Classes for Football Game

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  Number of comments: 8
  When your state motto is reduced to, "Hey, at least we're smarter than Mississippi," you might want to do more school'n. Not less. [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 9:18am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Obama and a Couple of Recent Polls

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  Number of comments: 2
  Is it any wonder that Boy Wonder's approval rating has dipped to 47% -- the lowest ever for any President at this early of a point into their presidency? [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 9:52pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• The Incompetents Trying to Implement Universal Health Care Reform

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  Why on earth anybody thinks that Congress and Obama are equipped to tackle healthcare reform when they can't even manage to run the Senate cafeterias is beyond me.' [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 4:26pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Bing vs. Google: Pearl Harbor Tributes

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  Number of comments: 8
  As I noted in a post last week, I'm done with Google --- the far-left search engine company --- and am now an avid and devoted Bing user' [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 8:14pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• George Will on Climategate

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  Of course the "subject" that Will is referring to is the now-exposed myth of man-made global warming [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 3:53pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Sen. Max Baucus’ Whore

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  Number of comments: 7
  We have way too many honest and decent people in this country who are capable of leading and serving in the Senate to have even one corrupt and immoral man like Max Baucus living off our dime. [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 3:45pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Weekend “Wedding Dress and the Boobs Who Wear Them” Blogging

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  Number of comments: 8
  So, I might as well try to capitalize on the Google bomb for "Russian bride", "wedding dress", and "boobs." --- Hey a guy's gotta do what he has to do from time-to-time to generate traffic, which in turn increases the ad revenue. [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 8:44pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• The (Not So) Daily Dog: Surviving Blizzard 2009

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  Number of comments: 6
  So, we survived The Great Blizzard of 2009 here in Austin (though, it is supposed to hit 22 degree tonight...damned global warming). [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 7:25pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Obama’s Broken C-SPAN Promise

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  Is there a single campaign promise that Obama hasn't broken so far?' [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 2:50pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• You Might Be an Asshole If…

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  Number of comments: 3
  There is never --- let me repeat that for you asswipes who aren't sure what's wrong with this picture --- there is NEVER a good or justifiable reason to park in a handicapped space if you are not 1) handicapped, and 2) have handicap plates or a placard.' [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 2:33pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Al Gore Cancels Appearance at Copenhagen

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  Even The Goricle knows that the global warming hoax is up... [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 8:42pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Overseas Reactions to Obama’s Speech (Not Good)

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  President Obama's speech on his plan to lose the war in Afghanistan was as poorly received around he world (well, except for by the Taliban living in Afghanistan) as it was right here in the States [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 10:28am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Even Jon Stewart is Making Fun of Al Gore and Climategate Now

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  Number of comments: 5
  I've said it long before the evidence proved it to be true: man made global warming is the biggest hoax in the history of the planet.' [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 8:31pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Bobby Wayne Woods: Only Execution Scheduled for December in Texas

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  Number of comments: 8
  He raped, kidnapped, and murdered an 11-year old child.Little Sarah would be 23 years old. Probably just graduated from college. Maybe just getting ready to start a career or a family. [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 7:46pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Obama is No Churchill

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  Nile Gardiner writing in the Telegraph.UK: "Barack Obama badly needed to display some Churchillian grit, but there was none on offer." [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 10:06pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Chris Matthews on West Point: “The Enemy Camp”

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  Number of comments: 8
  Here's Chrissy calling the bravest men and women in our nation, the Cadets who are willing to put themselves between the horrors of war and the comforts of home for asshats like Mattews, the enemy [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 9:22pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Obama Preempts Charlie Brown to Announce What He Should Have Announced 7 Months Ago

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  Number of comments: 5
  I think I'll watch A Charlie Brown Christmas, instead. Wait...What? Are you kidding me? The asshole-in-chief is going to go all Grinch during the Christmas...errrr...I mean Holiday season and preempt the most beloved Christmas classic of all time?' [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 6:13pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Google Sides With Obama; I Switch to Bing

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  Number of comments: 1
  The problem is the hypocrisy on the part of Google. Try Googling George Bush and monkey, and see how many images you find...I don't remember Google apologizing for those...' [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 6:11pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Matt Taibbi’s Racist (and Hypocritical) Remarks in Rolling Stone

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  Number of comments: 1
  In case you don't follow the NFL or the plight of the hapless Detroit Lions, Calvin Johnson and Brandon Pettigrew are black athletes. Whom, according to Taibbi, are superior athletes to any white athlete who has the misfortune to cover them on a field. Didn't Jimmy the Greek get fired [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 11:31am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Other Than Keith Olbermann, is There Anybody on TV Dumber than Joy Behar?

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  Number of comments: 2
  Between Barbara Walter, Whoopie Goldberg, Sherri Shepard, and Joy Behar, ABC's "The View" has enough unhinged Liberal idiocy to fill a dump truck. [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 6:29pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• The (Not So) Daily Dog: Beagle on a Hearth

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  Number of comments: 6
  Was sitting here watching a little FOX News, and looked over to my right and saw our 14-year old mostly-blind and almost-entirely deaf Beagle, Lady Jack of Nacogdoches (Jackie) sitting on the fire place hearth staring at me [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 7:35pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Black Friday Gun Shopping

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  Number of comments: 8
  If you want to know what Texans are buying for Christmas, if you judge by the crowds at Cabela's today, it's guns and ammo. [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 4:41pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Angelina Jolie: “Obama is all smoke and mirrors”

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  Number of comments: 3
  The luster is definitely starting to wear off of The Hope and Change Presidency --- now one of the biggest Liberals in all of Lala-land is openly Criticizing The Won: Angelina Jolie. [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 9:51pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• The Hoax of Man-Made Global Warming and the Subsequent Media Cover-up

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  Number of comments: 2
  Those of us with more than just a lick of common sense have known all along that "man-made global warming" is the biggest hoax of all time. I'm just wondering how much of the faked science Al Gorical knew about, and when he knew it...' [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 8:48am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• ThinkLeft Sides With Nidal Hasan Over “Barbaric” US Military

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  Number of comments: 8
  A typical terrorist sympathizing, anti-military response comes from the unhinged moonbat Jeralyn at Think Left, trying on her best Jane Fonda traitor hat [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:52pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Do the Idiots at MSNBC Know How Lilly White They Are?

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  Number of comments: 1
  Michelle Malkin: “Palin-bashing racial bean-counters in monochromatic houses shouldn’t throw stones.” You gotta love when a bunch of pastey white crackers start playing the race card on behalf of black, browns, and the other assorted non-white races. After the Don Imus debacle, NBC hired a “diversity leader.” By the left-wingers’ own tallying [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 1:25pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Some Guy Named Tom Schieffer Drops out of Race for Governor

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  Number of comments: 8
  As though Tom Schieffer was ever really in the race for Governor. It's like me saying I'm dropping out of the race for Ms. America.' [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 1:09pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Political Advice from Robert Heinlein

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  Number of comments: 6
  Glenn Reynolds posts this still-timely political advice from my favorite author, Robert Heinlein: [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:00am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Running for Office in Ficticious Congressional Districts

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  Hey, if Obama can spend real tax payer-funded stimulus money in these fake Congressional Districts, then citizens need to be represented in those districts [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 8:04pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Who Picks Michelle Obama’s Wardrobe, and Why Haven’t They Been Fired Yet?

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  Number of comments: 8
  It took less than 10 months for Michelle and her hubby to reduce the once proud and dignified office of the Presidency into a joke. [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 7:47pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Has Obama’s Presidency Jumped the Shark?

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  Number of comments: 2
  When SNL starts making fun of your naive lack of leadership, policy, and accomplishments --- well, you're star-struck Presidency might have just jumped the shark.' [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 2:53pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• In Defense of Publicly Funded Abortions

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  Number of comments: 8
  Jaded Heaven, an exceptionally talented writers and my favorite new blogger (who also happens to live here in Austin) has an interesting take in defense of publicly funded abortions [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 8:43am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Election Fraud by the SEIU?

  —UrbanGrounds

  Well, SEIU is the brother/companion organization of Obama's favorite criminal enterprise, ACORN. [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 8:36am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Robert Lee Thompson: Set to Die Under the Law of Parties

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  Number of comments: 8
  Thankfully, Gov. Rick Perry just moments ago refused to commute Thompson's death sentence...which means that the evil POS wil be dead in a few minutes from now. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 6:16pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Austin: Do You Recognize This Lady?

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  I don't care if it's your mom, your wife, or your sister -- because she's a low-life degenerate who needs to go to jail' [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 1:44pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Andrew Sullivan: Palin Derangement Syndrome at its Worst

  —UrbanGrounds

  Andrew Sullivan (no links to that douchebag) is absolutely, 100% certifiably batshit crazy. That is all. [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:51pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• John Stossel: It’s the Spending, Stupid

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  Number of comments: 1
  It's not that taxes don't anger me. They do. But I'm more angry about the arrogance of the ruling class. [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:37pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Ann Coulter: Diversity is Not a Strength

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  Number of comments: 1
  As usual, an outstanding job by Ms. Coulter of breaking down a topic and completely neutering the object of her ridicule -- in this case the Army Chief of Staff, Gen. George Casey (the much-in-need-of-retirement Gen. Casey). [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:06pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Lt. Col. Allen West: Now is Not a Time for Cowards

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  Number of comments: 3
  If only our Commander in Chief had the same moral clarity and same moral courage...but alas, he simply doesn't.' [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 2:50pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Cap and Tax: Really Big, Really Hard, and Really Stupid

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  Cap and Trade: "It's really big, really, really hard, and is going to make a lot of people mad" [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:59am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Danielle Simpson: Scheduled for Execution Tonight in Huntstville

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  Number of comments: 8
  these animals gagged-and-bound an 84-year old woman, tied her to a cinder block, and dumped her -- while she was still alive and undoubtedly terrified beyond imagination --- into a river to drown. Now, imagine that it was your grandmother. [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:38am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• The Onion Mocks Obama’s Reliance on the Teleprompter

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  Number of comments: 3
  Though I'm no longer all that amused by his complete lack of ability to speak without someone feeding him his lines. After watching him read his Ft. Hood memorial speech from a teleprompter, I was more disgusted than amused.' [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 10:44am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Obama Hindering Ft Hood Investigation on One Hand, Appointing Muslims to Homeland Security Advisory Council with the Other

  —UrbanGrounds

  Barack Obama's first Presidential act after the Ft Hood terrorist attacks was to hinder Congress from investigating how an openly anti-American, pro-jihadi Islamist was allowed to move up the ranks before murdering 14 people in the name of Allah. [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 10:19am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Gerald Eldridge: First of Three Consecutive Texas Executions This Week

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  Number of comments: 8
  Most states with the death penalty won't actually execute this many murderers in an entire year.' [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 11:51am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• SEIU Bullies Eagle Scout from Doing Good Deeds

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  Number of comments: 3
  This story from Allentown Park more clearly illustrates what is wrong with Union labor and how far they will go to protect "their interests" [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 10:59am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Obama: The Bowing Boy Wonder Does it Again

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  Number of comments: 8
  Would somebody please tell Boy Wonder that the American President bows to no one (just as the American Flag is never dipped)? [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 8:26pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Newsweek: Dumber Than the NY Times

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  Though, I guess if you are a Newsweek reader, this will require a little unpacking: he's calling you Liberal kool-aid drinking morons. [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 11:55am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Khalid Sheik Mohammed being tried in NY

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  Number of comments: 4
  What a grand spectacle this is going to turn into [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 11:33am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Texas Tribune Equates Murdered Pregnant Soldier to an Abortion

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  Number of comments: 8
  The first hint of some political bias at the Tribune comes in today's The Brief written by Reeve Hamilton. [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 9:13am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• The AP’s Continued Hit Job on Sarah Palin

  —UrbanGrounds

  The entire 2008 Presidential election was the biggest case of media bias and hit job journalism ever. It's forever tainted my view of MSM "journalists", whom I now believe to be on the same ethical platform as defense lawyers, union leaders, pimps, and politicians. [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 8:29am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Obama: Unfit to Command our Troops

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  Number of comments: 6
  The reason I hate and distrust Obama more than any other is his lack of balls with regards to his role as Commander in Chief, his disdain for the men and women who serve in the military, and his distaste for their mission [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 8:22am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Lou Dobbs Leaves CNN — NY Times Whines

  —UrbanGrounds

  Of course what Bill is alluding to is the institutional Lefty-bias that permeates just about everything that the Old Grey Lady touches --- in this case their "reporting" of Lou Dobbs decision ot leave CNN [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 7:47am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Happy Veteran’s Day

  —UrbanGrounds

  Number of comments: 3
  From Frank Buckles --- the last remaining living US Veteran of World War I --- to the 17 and 18 year old Privates that my brother (a Recruiting Station Commander in the US Army) is enlisting today: our nation owes you the deepest debt of gratitude. [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 3:50pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• More Reactions to Obama’s Speech

  —UrbanGrounds

  Which is pretty much what I said after watching it. A nicely written speech that was read off of a teleprompter, when the moment called for frank, from the heart sincerity. [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:25am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Camille Paglia on Obamacare: “Horrors!”

  —UrbanGrounds

  No healthcare bill is worth the paper it's printed on when the authors ostentatiously exempt themselves from its rules. [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:00am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• How Much Help Do We Owe Victims of Natural Disasters?

  —UrbanGrounds

  Number of comments: 2
  The sad thing is, after they're evicted from their FEMA trailer, they'll likely land in some other type of government funded or assisted housing. [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:48am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Obama’s Ft. Hood Memorial Speech: Uninspired and Uninspiring

  —UrbanGrounds

  Number of comments: 6
  Obama said some nice things. Avoided talking about himself (which in itself is a pretty major accomplishment). But it was not inspired nor inspiring. It definitely did not live up to the enormity of the event. [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 6:25pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Ft. Hood Memorial Service

  —UrbanGrounds

  Number of comments: 8
  I just received noticed that the Central Texas Patriot Guard Riders have been invited by LTC Hicks, the Commander of North Fort Hood, to welcome returning Soldiers from Main Post after the Memorial Service [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 10:51am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Random Referral Log Blogging

  —UrbanGrounds

  Number of comments: 3
  A little random referral log blogging to pass the time --- these are the terms or phrases that different people searched for (and ended up at UrbanGrounds.com) in the last hour. [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 7:00pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Yosvanis Valle: Date with the Executioner

  —UrbanGrounds

  Number of comments: 8
  Tomorrow evening, shortly after 6:00 p.m., Yosvanis Valle will be put to death for the 1999 murder of Jose Junco during a robbery at the victim’s Pasadena, TX home. [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 6:59pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Obama: Unfit (and uninterested) in Commanding our Troops

  —UrbanGrounds

  Cassandra at Villainous Company: “Obama Doesn’t Get the Military he Commands.” But worse than that, he simply doesn’t care about them, either. His actions since becoming Commander-in-Chief have clearly shown that he is a man with a palpable disdain for our military and their mission. She opens with this frank but accurate [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:17am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Lt. Col. Allen West: Media More Concerned with Nidal Hasan’s Stress Levels Than They are With the Truth

  —UrbanGrounds

  Number of comments: 2
  Leave it to an old Soldier to be frank without concern for the political correctness that blinds our MSM (and our President) from the truth [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:03am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Why Won’t the US Media Just Say It: Islamic Jihad

  —UrbanGrounds

  Number of comments: 2
  Oh, that's easy, Michell: Because our media are a bunch of Liberal, Islamic-apologist, politically-correct cowards. [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 8:51am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Lance Corporal Cody Stanley: Small Town Country Boy, Big Time Hero

  —UrbanGrounds

  Number of comments: 2
  Cody was a typical small town, rural Texas boy. He loved, beyond all things, his pick up truck. He loved to hunt and fish with his high school buddies, with whom he spent summers baling and stacking hay for extra money. He played sports and was active in the FFA. [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 8:47pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan: Muslim Soldier Kills 13 at Ft. Hood While Screaming “allahu akbar”

  —UrbanGrounds

  Number of comments: 8
  While the Army hasn't officially ascribed a motive to Hasan, the picture from others who were there or had served with Hasan makes it pretty clear that this was an Islamic act of Jihad.' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 6:33am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• BREAKING NEWS: 12 Killed in Ft. Hood Shooting

  —UrbanGrounds

  Number of comments: 8
  There aren't many details yet, but it's being reported that 3 gun men are responsible for 7 deaths and 12 injuries at the Soldier Processing Center at Ft. Hood (near Killeen).' [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 2:42pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Is President Obama a Marxist?

  —UrbanGrounds

  Number of comments: 1
  Here’s a hint. He’s not seeking to advance the interests of the United States. [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 1:01pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• What Tuesday’s NJ and VA Elections Mean for Texas?

  —UrbanGrounds

  It's not often I agree with Eileen on politics (though I think she's one of the funniest and most talented writers in the Texas blog-o-sphere) --- so I wanted to note this fine post she wrote in which I completely agree. [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 12:31pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Hardin County, TX: Local Dems Switch Parties

  —UrbanGrounds

  Number of comments: 6
  I guess Hardin County was somewhat of a lost cause for Democrats anyhow --- hell, even President Obama only won 19% of the vote in the county. [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 11:55am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Hank Gilbert: Out of Touch With Texas Voters

  —UrbanGrounds

  Perhaps someone should remind Mr. Gilbert what happened the last time same-sex marriage came before the voters of Texas in 2005: On Tuesday, November 8, 2005, Proposition 2 was passed by an overwhelming 76% — 24% margin. [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 8:48am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Khristian Oliver: Sentenced to Death by Actual Bible-reading Christians

  —UrbanGrounds

  Number of comments: 8
  The problem is, Khristian Oliver did receive a fair trial. Nothing those jurors found in the Bible changes the undisputed facts of his brutal crime. [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 7:15pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Marine Lance Cpl. Cody Stanley, KIA, Returns Home to Lockhart

  —UrbanGrounds

  Number of comments: 8
  It's been nearly 70 days since General McChrystal asked President Obama for more troops in Afghanistan. While the President dithers on a decision, Marines and Soldiers continue to die at the highest rate in years. [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:38pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Farouk Shami Announces Candidacy for Governor’s Office

  —UrbanGrounds

  Number of comments: 1
  Mr. Shami has a few things working against him in his bid to become the next Governor of Texas. And being a Palestinian-born hairdresser is the least of them. [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 4:02pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• The Indoctrination of our Children

  —UrbanGrounds

  Number of comments: 4
  Public schools and the world of academia have become one of the strongest bastions of radical Liberalism in our country (just edging out the NY-District 23 GOP establishment as the most liberal). [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 3:00pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• What the GOP Wins in VA and NJ Mean for Obamacare

  —UrbanGrounds

  The GOP victories in Virginia and especially in New Jersey were defeats for Obama, who interjected himself into both races. [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 1:39pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Throwing Money Away on Education in Texas

  —UrbanGrounds

  I'm sure that the teacher's unions had their hand in making sure that a well-intentiond program failed by making it "more equal" for all their members.' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:09am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• What Do the People of Maine and President Obama Have in Common?

  —UrbanGrounds

  Number of comments: 4
  I think the bolded statement pretty much says it all -- an overwhelming majority in this country do not the government legalizing sames sex marriage. But that doesn't stop the Liberal media and political establishment from pushing for it in the face of the overwhelming opposition to it' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:34am EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• The Launch of the Texas Tribune: The Future of Journalism?

  —UrbanGrounds

  Number of comments: 8
  I'll continue to monitor the team at the Texas Tribune and hold them accountable to their promised mission of "non-partisanship," but I think that they are going to be a valuable source of information in the Texas political landscape.' [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 3:44pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper