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Archive for May, 2010

When Frank Sinatra Was A “Communist”

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, May 23rd, 2010. Filed under Celebrities, Frank Sinatra, History, Music

Michael Johnson at Blue-Eyes.com reminds us that, back in the day, there were those who considered Frank Sinatra a dangerous person:
In 1948, this article appeared in the pamphlet, Red Betrayal of Youth, written by Kenneth Goff…….It concludes that Sinatra was, in a memorable (and laughable) turn of phrase, “swooning the youth of America into the [...]

John Stossel Defends Rand Paul

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, May 23rd, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, Elections, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Rand Paul, Republicans

Worth listening to:

Baptist Minister: We Need To Stop Burning Flags, And Start Burning Fags

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, May 23rd, 2010. Filed under Dumbasses, Religion

Love and understanding from a man of the cloth:
[A]n audio sermon by Shenandoah Baptist Church Pastor Jeff Owens. According to Dan Savage:
Jeff Owens “is a man of great expression, compassion, and wisdom,” who currently leads the Shenandoah Bible Baptist Church, “one of America’s most exciting churches,” a church located in a [...]

Ron Paul: The Founding Fathers Were Libertarians

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, May 23rd, 2010. Filed under History, Individual Liberty, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Ron Paul

Texas Sends History Down The Memory Hole, Rehabilitates Joe McCarthy And Jefferson Davis

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, May 23rd, 2010. Filed under Dumbasses, Education, History

The Texas Board of Education is at it again:
The Texas state school board gave final approval Friday to controversial social studies standards that minimize the separation of church and state and say that America is not a democracy but a “constitutional republic.”
The changes, which passed in a series of 9 to 5 votes, could have [...]

George Washington Returns Library Book, Avoids Library Cop

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, May 22nd, 2010. Filed under In The News

I looks like Mr. Bookman won’t have to pay a visit to Mount Vernon:
George Washington is officially off the hook after a book he borrowed from a New York library 221 years ago was finally returned to its rightful place.
Staff at the New York Society Library happily accepted a replica copy of “The Law of [...]

Red Wine: Is There Anything It Can’t Do ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, May 22nd, 2010. Filed under Health, In The News, Wine

Once again, medical science proves its value:
Leave it to the French: new research from Paris links drinking one to three glasses of wine a day to better health.
The study of almost 150,000 subjects found that moderate drinkers were more likely to have healthy hearts, minds and body weights. Researchers say the link is also caused [...]

Chris Christie Is The Man With The Fastest Veto Pen In The East

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, May 22nd, 2010. Filed under In The News, Politics

Yet another reason to like New Jersey’s Governor:
It took about two minutes from the time Senate President Steve Sweeney certified the passage of the millionaires tax package for Gov. Chris Christie to veto the bills at his desk.
“While I have little doubt that the sponsors and supporters of this bill sincerely believe that the state [...]

Rand Paul Cancels Meet The Press Appearance, Campaign To Shift Focus Back To Kentucky

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, May 22nd, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, Elections, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Rand Paul, Republicans

After a difficult several days, Rand Paul decided late yesterday to cancel a previously scheduled appearance on Meet The Press on Sunday:
After two days of bruising media coverage about his views on elements of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul of Kentucky on Friday canceled his scheduled appearance on NBC’s “Meet [...]

Ron Paul On Fox Business: Our Greek-Style Day Of Reckoning Is Coming

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, May 22nd, 2010. Filed under Economics, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Ron Paul
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