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Archive for August, 2008

Democrat Ticket: Dumb and Dumber

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Barack Obama picked Joe Biden to be his running mate to balance the ticket.

Balance? What balance?

One is young, the other old. One is brown, the other white. Take away the obvious external differences and what you have underneath these two handsome exteriors are political clones. Read the rest of this entry »

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August 28th, 2008 at 12:00 am

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Obama Theme Song: “I could have danced all night!”

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The dance he danced at Saturday’s nights Civil Forum at Saddleback Church was meant to dazzle us, as it has dazzled audiences countless times before. It was carefully choreographed and well rehearsed. Barack Obama went through the near flawless routine, but this time, something unexpected happed.

The music stopped! Read the rest of this entry »

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August 21st, 2008 at 12:00 am

Debunking the Edwards Debacle

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Poor John Edwards, the presidential want-a-be can’t even get a contrition speech right.

Bill Clinton laid out the master plan but Edwards couldn’t follow his bread crumbs. And, Edwards wants us to believe he is smart enough to run the country!

Edwards did his “I have sinned” confession in an intimate at-home television interview with ABC’s Bob Woodruff, complete with soft lighting and freshly coiffed hair. There were no visible signs of remorse – no lip biting, no tear in the eye. Couldn’t he lose the hair spray just this once?
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August 14th, 2008 at 12:00 am

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The Grinch who stole Prosperity

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There she stands like a queen looking down on her subjects from the steps of her summer palace in San Francisco in her designer suits and her $300 haircut. Her aging skin is pulled tight from the latest nip and tuck from the royal cosmetic surgeon. If you look closely, that plastic smile has a hint of a sneer.

I couldn’t applaud when Nancy Pelosi became the first woman Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Just knowing that she is now third in line to the presidency makes my blood run cold. Read the rest of this entry »

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August 7th, 2008 at 12:00 am