Maybe it’s because I have a degree in psychology (would you like fries with your order?) or maybe I’ve come to believe that everything has more than one meaning or maybe I’m just overdue for a “makeover” BUT:
Has anyone else noticed this? Coincidence or clever subliminal marketing? There’s the obvious visual allusion in the CHANEL […]
Archive for January, 2008
Obama’s Subliminal Marketing?
Posted by Badrose in January 30th 2008 under: Uncategorized
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Tom Brokaw Smoked Pot … and Lived to Tell About It!
Posted by Rick Sincere in January 30th 2008 under: Uncategorized
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From a partial transcript of Barbara Walters’ interview with former NBC colleague Tom Brokaw on her Sirius radio program on January 28:BARBARA WALTERS: Did you inhale [marijuana]?TOM BROKAW: Sure.BARBARA WALTERS: OK, well, dumb question, Barbara…well…
Edd Houck Flip-Flops On Abusive Driver Fees and Gets Nailed
Posted by Peter Gibbons in January 30th 2008 under: Uncategorized
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from On The Spot… –READ MORE–
“THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH” has all new meaning…
A 2008 classic- VA State Senator of 25 years, Edd Houck, decides that after voting for the Abuser Fees of HB3202 at least THREE times during the creation, that it’s now incumbent upon the incumbent to repeal them as he is […]
Ed Houck Flip Flops on Abusive Driving Fees and Steps On A 130 Year Old Timebomb
Posted by Hard R in January 30th 2008 under: Uncategorized
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The Washington PostJan 29, 2008 A-1RICHMOND, Jan. 28 — Efforts to repeal Virginia’s controversial abusive-driving fees hit a snag Monday after lawmakers discovered a 130-year-old state Supreme Court ruling that prohibits lawmakers from ordering local …
[Good Sense] Obama scores one over Clintons
Posted by James Young in January 28th 2008 under: aggregated
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I’m not a fan of any of the Democrat nominees for President. However, I must admit that Barack Obama has scored a pretty good coup over the Clintons. Ted Kennedy is set to endorse the Senator from Illinois this afternoon. As much as Ted Kennedy is a pa…
A Little Second Amendment Humor, and a Printout of All 26 others for a Refresher
Posted by Peter Gibbons in January 27th 2008 under: Uncategorized
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Those who hammer their guns into plows, will plow for those who do not.
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Delegate David Englin: Supports Murdering Children and Parrots the Spin Verbage Planned Parenthood Feeds Him
Posted by Peter Gibbons in January 27th 2008 under: Uncategorized
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It’s a shame this guy reads straight from the Planned Parenthood handbook on how to use all the nice buzzwords for taxpayer funded abortions in America’s largest death franchise.
New and Old Spotsylvania Democrats Vote to Eliminate Citizen Budget Oversight!
Posted by Peter Gibbons in January 26th 2008 under: Uncategorized
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This is what I was talking about earlier- Democrat Hap Connors makes an amendment to the agenda and slips in the Budget Advisory Committee on the list of Staff recommended cuts of ten or so UNPAID committees of VOLUNTEERS. Most of the volunteers are EXPERTS in their respective fields, many retired from decades of governmental accounting practices, and some from the […]
Spotsy BOS Votes 6-1 to ABOLISH BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE??
Posted by Eric Martin in January 26th 2008 under: Uncategorized
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NOW??The new Democrat-majority Board of Supervisors voted to cut these committees (made of volunteers), but specifically take note of the Budget Advisory Committee!…in a state of budget shortfall where Spotsy won’t collect enough business tax revenue…
Blast from the Past
Posted by Rick Sincere in January 26th 2008 under: Uncategorized
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While going through some old VHS videotapes in my collection — many of them with no identifying marks — I came across this promotional video made for the Ethics and Public Policy Center in 1985, shortly after the Center published my first book.This i…
Spotsylvania GOP meeting
Posted by rightwingliberal in January 25th 2008 under: Uncategorized
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Last night, the Spotsylvania Republican Committee held its first annual meeting. We covered a lot of ground and heard from a bunch of folks. All in all, it was a long yet great night - at least it was for me. I got to reconnect with some old friends (Eileen Rousseau, Steve Thomas, Eric Martin, Jim Beck, Herb […]
Stafford’s George “Stalin” Schwartz and Bob “Duh” Woodson Abolish Citizen Panel for Transportation!!
Posted by Peter Gibbons in January 24th 2008 under: Uncategorized
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What’s the single biggest issue on Staffordian’s mind? Traffic.
What’s the one citizen’s advisory panel that the new Democrat led board voted to abolish? The Transportation Advisory Committee!
Who’s going to put in the 50-100 man hours that they did for free? The Planning Commission! Many of whom were just recently appointed and have ZERO experience in […]
A Poignant ‘Glory Days’ at Signature
Posted by Rick Sincere in January 23rd 2008 under: Uncategorized
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This past Sunday night I saw a new musical at Signature Theatre in Arlington, Glory Days, with book by James Gardiner and music and lyrics by Nick Blaemire. Here is my review for The Metro Herald:A Poignant ‘Glory Days’ at SignatureRick SincereMet…
2008 March For Life - Wash, DC Attracted Record 400-500,000 Attendees
Posted by Eric Martin in January 23rd 2008 under: Uncategorized
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You had to be there to believe the number of people who attended this year’s “March for Life” event in Washington, D.C. The line of people was at least 50 people wide and got as wide as 75 in some parts of the roadways. People walked at a fairly brisk…
That’s What Happens…..
Posted by Badrose in January 22nd 2008 under: Uncategorized
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when you drop me as a FRIEND on facebook….
According to reports, Fred Thompson plans to end his bid for the White House…..
Virginia Lawmakers Present 100 New Bills Targeting Virginia’s Illegal Intruders
Posted by Eric Martin in January 22nd 2008 under: Uncategorized
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Virginia lawmakers spared no time in presenting 100 or so new bills this session aimed at combating the illegal intruders of our commonwealth.Let’s hope partisan politics keeps its head down for most of these and that lawmakers come to the realization …
Happy 43rd Birthday, Kilo!!
Posted by Badrose in January 22nd 2008 under: Uncategorized
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43 years ago today, a baby boy was born in a Chicago area hospital. It was a very tough beginning for this child. Born addicted to drugs to a Mother who could not properly care for him and soon decided that she could not keep him.
43 years ago a child was born and God […]
Silent Cal Talks!
Posted by Rick Sincere in January 21st 2008 under: Uncategorized
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For this, I have to give a hat tip to Dan Mitchell, who writes on the Cato@Liberty blog:Many advocates of limited government are rather unhappy with the GOP’s fiscal record in recent years. Yet even after losing Congress in part because of fiscal pro…
Useful Conversational Distinctions
Posted by Rick Sincere in January 21st 2008 under: Uncategorized
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Michael Wex, author of Born to Kvetch and Just Say Nu, has a monthly language column in the Jewish Daily Forward. In his latest piece, he points out a distinction of some importance in spoken Yiddish, since making the wrong syntactical choice could pr…
Plan Your SOTU Party Now
Posted by Rick Sincere in January 21st 2008 under: Uncategorized
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President George W. Bush will make his final State of the Union Address a week from today, on Monday, January 28, before a Joint Session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol. John McCaslin offers some ideas for how best to enjoy the speech in his “Inside t…
An Interview with Shakiem Evans of ‘High School Musical’
Posted by Rick Sincere in January 18th 2008 under: Uncategorized
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The first time I saw any portion of Disney’s High School Musical, I was standing in the electronics department of Wal-Mart, and there was a video playing on several TV screens. I did not recognize what I saw, but as I watched for about a quarter-hour,…
Cole Co-Sponsors Bill to Protect VA Employers from Lawsuits if Non-English Speaking Employees are Fired
Posted by Eric Martin in January 18th 2008 under: Uncategorized
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It’s a fine addition to VA law. -Read Here-As noted in the article, this is not geared toward ‘illegal immigrants’, since they have no employee rights to sue an employer– since an employer can’t hire them legally anyway. This is about fairness and p…
A HERO of FREE SPEECH! No Aplogies, No Reservations, No Fear of Fascist Retailiation- This Couldn’t Happen Anywhere but –Canada??
Posted by Eric Martin in January 18th 2008 under: Uncategorized
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Read this brief news article, and then watch this video:There are many more video segments to this interview if you scroll along the bottom of the videos when this ends. It’s very interesting that the greatest objection to a government’s invasive and f…
Democrats Have Gone NUTS with New Bills Already! Anti-Puppy, Anti-Testicles, and Anti-Individual– Just Like Mussolini Would
Posted by Peter Gibbons in January 16th 2008 under: Uncategorized
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Democrat Del. Lionel Spruill, will introduce a bill that bans your truck’s ornamental testicles from your trailer hitch! While I don’t personally have a set of these– I am married and have no need for them to attract another truck to the family– wh…
Budget Transparency Catching On
Posted by Rick Sincere in January 13th 2008 under: Uncategorized
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Last week I wrote about proposals in the Virginia General Assembly to put all of the state’s budget information on line in an easily searchable format. In his remarks at a news conference announcing the legislation aimed at achieving this goal, state …
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