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2011

THOMAS SOWELL: AN “UNUSUAL” ECONOMY?

http://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2011/08/30/an_unusual_economy/print Many in the media are saying how unusual it is for our economy to be so sluggish for so long, after we have officially emerged from a recession. In a sense, they are right. But, in another sense, they are profoundly wrong. The American economy usually rebounds a lot faster than it is doing […]

DAN HENNINGER: AN INTERVIEW WITH DICK CHENEY…SEE NOTE PLEASE

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904199404576536882769562442.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop WHEN HE WAS  SEC. OF DEFENSE DURING THE FIRST GULF WAR SADDAM WAS LEFT INTACT AND THE WAR WAS ENDED PREMATURELY, AND ISRAEL WAS DENIED THE RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF FROM SCUD MISSILES. AFTER 9/11 THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION TOADIED TO THE SAUDIS ALMOST DAYS AFTER. HE BLAMES POWELL, BUT IT WAS THE PRESIDENT WHO […]

CLIFF KINCAID: “Martin Luther Mao” Dedication Postponed

http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.10271,css.print/pub_detail.asp Human rights activist Ann Lau, a long-time critic of plans to have a Martin Luther King, Jr. monument for the U.S. built in Communist China by a communist sculptor, tells Accuracy in Media that “My view on the memorial has not changed since I wrote the article at National Review in September of 2007. […]

STEVEN PLAUT: BECKAPHOBIA

Beckaphobia Posted By Steven Plaut URL to article: http://frontpagemag.com/2011/08/29/beckaphobia/   Israeli radical leftists have long had an intense hatred toward American conservatives. This is in spite of the fact that American conservatives are almost all pro-Israel. In actuality, the hatred of Israeli leftists toward conservatives is precisely because conservatives are pro-Israel. Like in most other […]

SILENCING CRITICS OF ISLAMIC EXTREMISM: DANIEL GREENFIELD

Silencing Critics of Islamic Extremism Posted By Daniel Greenfield http://frontpagemag.com/2011/08/29/silencing-critics-of-islamic-extremism/print/   In a staggering expose, the Center for American Progress has released a 130-page report revealing that organizations which investigate Islamic radicalism are funded by money, not sunshine. One of the report’s authors, Faiz Shakir, was immediately invited to come on Keith Olbermann’s show to […]

THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD, GENOCIDE AND OBAMA: WILLIAM SULLIVAN

Page Printed from: http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/../2011/08/the_muslim_brotherhood_genocide_and_obama.htm The Muslim Brotherhood has just issued an ultimatum to the Israeli ambassador in Egypt, telling him to “leave Egypt or die.”  Brotherhood activists have rallied together, emboldened by their rise to prevalence in the political vacuum created by Mubarak’s resignation, to show the world that “[r]evolution is stronger than the Zionist […]

PERRY-RUBIO: THE TICKET THAT OBAMA FEARS THE MOST BRUCE WALKER

http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/08/the_ticket_obama_fears_most.html  The talking heads on Fox News Special Report this Friday concurred that Marco Rubio will be on the Republican ticket next year as the vice presidential nominee.  I agree.  There is virtually no downside to Rubio and the advantages to the ticket are prohibitive.  He is youthful, attractive, and articulate.  Rubio won a tough […]

JOHN STEELE GORDON: A PRIMER ON THE NATIONAL DEBT

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903480904576510660976229354.html?mod=opinion_newsreel With the national debt certain to be a front-and-center issue in the 2012 campaign, it is important to understand the true measure of its size. That size seems to vary considerably in news reports. Some news organizations use the debt held by the public, others use total debt. Still others report total future liabilities […]

CASTRO’S GOONS VS. THE LADIES IN WHITE: MARY ANASTASIA O’GRADY

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904875404576530302503295010.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_BelowLEFTSecond Castro vs. the Ladies in White Rocks, iron bars and sticks are no match for the gladiolas and courage of these peaceful Cuban protesters. Rocks and iron bars were the weapons of choice in a government assault on a handful of unarmed women on the outskirts of Santiago de Cuba on the afternoon of […]

DANIEL GREENFIELD: AMERICA’S ONE CHILD POLICY?

http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/ Vice President Joe Biden, Commissar of the Cracked Head Club, visited China and voiced his understanding of China’s One Child Policy. The part that he understood was the forced abortions and the eugenics of baby girls. The part that he didn’t understand was how the Chinese government expects one breadwinner to support four retirees. […]