Category Archives: History

21 May

Lockerbie Bomber dies peaceably at home, age 60

Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, the Lockerbie Bomber convicted of killing 270 and diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer in 2008, was released in August of 2009 under compassionate grounds (where’s the compassion toward the victims?) due to “a Scottish law that allows terminally ill prisoners to die at home. When he was freed, Mr. Megrahi was expected to live three months.” Continue reading

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16 May

Who was America’s First Gay President?

No…we’re not talking about America’s merriest, happy warrior-in-chief.

Toni Morrison named Bill Clinton America’s first “black” president in the same sense that Barack Obama is being heralded by Newsweek (are they merely trying to compete with Time’s cover?) as America’s first “gay” president. But who was America’s first actual gay president? It certainly wasn’t Abraham Lincoln.

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Posted in Gay Marriage, History, Obama Euphoric-Rapture Syndrome, Politics | 5 Comments | 415 views
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13 May

Understanding The Narcissist

Marketing seeks to create images in our minds by relying on the creativity of a writer. Political marketing often involves the creation of myths, transforming an ordinary man into a heroic figure with selfless ideals who is willing to endure suffering to serve his fellow man.
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Posted in Barack Obama, Culture, Daily Distraction, Deception and Lies, Education, History, Media, Obama Euphoric-Rapture Syndrome, Social Studies, The Clintons, True Heroes | Tagged , , | 11 Comments | 604 views
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3 May

FORWARD! [Reader Post]

Barack Obama’s re-election has adopted a new slogan: “Forward”

It has some really interesting historical predecessors: Continue reading

Posted in Anti-Americanism, Barack Obama, Communism, Deception and Lies, Disasters, History, Liberal Idiots, Obama Euphoric-Rapture Syndrome, Politics, propaganda bureau, Socialism, WtF? | Tagged , , , , , | 36 Comments | 552 views
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1 May

The man who shot Liberty Bin Laden [Reader Post]

Every time I listen to Barack Obama describe how he repelled down a rope from a stealth helicopter on a dark Pakistani night and took down Osama Bin Laden I am reminded of the movie “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.”

Seldom has a story been more dishonestly spun than the one surrounding the death of Osama Bin Laden. Continue reading

Posted in American Intelligence, Barack Obama, Bush Exceptionalism, Military, Obama Euphoric-Rapture Syndrome, Pakistan, propaganda bureau, This Day in History | Tagged , , , , , | 27 Comments | 873 views
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15 Mar

Obama The Uniter: Mocks GOP Over Energy Positions

This man has to be the sorriest example of a “professor” ever seen. Not only does he not understand the argument against his green energy push he also “mangles U.S., world History”

That is the headline at the very liberal, very left, blog known as Talking Points Memo Continue reading

Posted in Barack Obama, Deception and Lies, Economy, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, History, Obamanomics, Oil, Politics | 136 Comments | 762 views
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8 Mar

Why the Constitution matters [Reader Post]

The Constitution.

What does it mean to you?

To me, it stands as the shield against tyranny. Where the Declaration announced the intention to engage in a truly free and open society, the Constitution extended just enough power to a federal government to protect that free and open society. Continue reading

Posted in Constitution, History, Politics | 46 Comments | 375 views
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19 Dec

WWII Veteran to Turn 100

Mario Launi, a WWII veteran who served in the Pacific, will be turning 100 years old on January 26, 2012. He is currently at the Hollidaysburg Lutheran Home, 915 Hickory Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. His family and caregiver have requested … Continue reading

Posted in History, Military, Support the Troops | Tagged | 5 Comments | 211 views
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