Archive for 'National' Category
State to limit abortions because of foetal pain
By Nate Jenkins in Lincoln, Nebraska Republican Governor Dave Heineman signed both bills, one barring abortions at and after 20 weeks of pregnancy and the other requiring women to be screened before having abortions for mental health and other problems. Both sides of the abortion debate say the laws are firsts …
Obama Civilian Security
I honestly don’t know what he is talking about. So would this civilian security force be answerable to the president. And just as well funded as the military? Would it be doctors and such for an epidemic? I thought the military was suppose to be for the national security. I don’t get it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt2yGzHfy7s&feature=related
The biggest Mistake ever made…
I ran across this and thought you all should read it….. Ever wonder why we have to go to the foreign press to read press like this? Our neighbor, Canada, in this case. Re Barack Hussein Obama: I Told You So – Yes I Did By Howard Galganov Montreal, Quebec, Canada 23 July 2009 When [...]
US motorcyclist breaks longest jump record
American motorcycle daredevil Seth Enslow broke a 10-year-old world record today by sailing through the air on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle for 183.7 feet near Sydney Harbor in Australia. Sky News reports that Enslow actually broke the record twice today. The first time he flew 175 feet, but cameras weren’t ready to record it, so he [...]
Pennsylvania man forged famous signatures on books to sell online, federal investigators say
By Jason A. Kahl Reading Eagle A Reading man has been indicted on federal charges that he made more than $300,000 over six years by forging the signatures of famous authors on books before selling them to unsuspecting buyers on the auction Web site eBay. Forrest R. Smith III, 47, whose street address was unavailable, [...]
1/14/10 Stossel Excerpt on Crony Capitalism: Seriously?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvCZBKxP4TY&feature=player_embedded If you want government handouts all you have to do is contribute handsomely to the winner that makes it into office it seems. The Chicago Way Machine is working its dirty, corrupt, mob style politics well in its new home Washington DC. You can bet this is just the beginning of the truth about [...]
‘Miss Me Yet?’ Billboard With Photo Of Bush Is Real; Not An Internet Trick
By Mark Memmott Internet chatter had led to speculation that it might be an urban myth — nothing more than clever digital trickery spreading via the Web. But our friend Bob Collins at Minnesota Public Radio assures us he’s seen it with his own eyes: There is a billboard along I-35 near Wyoming, Minn., with [...]
The Kopp-Etchells effect? Never heard of it? Check it out!
The Kopp-Etchells effect Have you heard anything about the Kopp-Etchells effect? In fact, the Kopp-Etchells effect is a new name. Reporter and former Green Beret Michael Yon took a series of intriguing photos of glowing rotor blades as a helicopter lands in a military base in Afghanistan. (Pics) The phenomenon, has no name – and Michael [...]
Coolest new Boat in the US Navy
Here are some recent photos of the LCS 2 (to be USS) Independence. She’s at 43 knots here running at half power. NOTE the absence of a bow wave. Turns tightly, also; allegedly this also was done at 43 knots…and from the look of the small bow wave, she’s still in the turn.
Myths of the American Revolution
Myths of the American Revolution A noted historian debunks the conventional wisdom about America’s War of Independence By John Ferling Illustration by Joe Ciardiello Smithsonian magazine, January 2010 We think we know the Revolutionary War. After all, the American Revolution and the war that accompanied it not only determined the nation we would become but [...]