March 2010
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Cliffsides: Listening to Sean Hannity (so you... →
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I believe it’s called The Nile, as opposed to denial, which I assume is your reference.
Bush’s reaction to the 9/11 tragedy is what will cause history to judge him less harshly. I’m not a huge fan of many decisions he made, and he was not our most successful president by any…
Returning
And after a long hiatus, we are back, just in time for the healthcare debate. What do you think? Opinions on the bill?
Watchcliffside:
Gotta love John Stossel.
January 2010
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Washington Post Op-Ed →
A Washington Post op-ed on Brit Hume’s religious comments to Tiger Woods. Excellent reading.
A "Green" Proposal
As we all know the good ‘ole U.S.A. is in a bit of an economic rut. The housing market is in shambles,the job market isn’t doing a whole lot better, and our wonderful new president hasn’t been able to fix it all yet. Not only do we have our economic problems, but we have all come to realize that our wonderful country is single-handedly destroying the Earth! We have been informed...
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Ping Pong
by Thomas Paine
Well, if you haven’t heard (and you should have), Congress has passed bills on health care reform.
This is not, however, the end of the road on this legislation. What happens next is that the bill is pushed back and forth between the houses to be edited, amended, approved, and argued over. Typically, these negotiations would be formal processes, taking place on the Senate...
December 2009
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The Census
by Thomas Paine
Let’s take a minute and talk about something that no one seems to care about: The US Census.
When asked about the census, most people will say something about counting the number of people in the United States, or something of the sort, and likely throw in something about how irritating the census takers are.
What we have gradually forgotten about Article I, Section 2,...
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/13/senate-v... →
Senate Okay’s 1.1 Trillion Dollar Spending Bill
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“The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, public debt...”
– Marcus Tullius Cicero
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LINK: Navy SEALs Face Assault Charges for... →
For more on the story of the three honorable men facing charges for their treatment of a known and wanted murderer and terrorist, check out this story at the link above on foxnews.com.
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“I don’t know how they’re going to bring this detainee to the United States and...”
– Neal Puckett, attorney representing Special Operations Petty Officer Second Class Matthew McCabe at his impending court martial for “dereliction of performance of duty for willfully failing to safeguard a detainee, making a false official statement, and assault” - as he detained one of...
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November 2009
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http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2009/11/manh... →
Christian leaders gather to take a stand for their faith and declare their limits in social change. Maintaining positions on the sanctity of marriage, abortion, and the like, New York Christian leaders drafted what is being called “The Manhattan Declaration.” Read the draft at this link.
October 2009
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An Outside Opinion →
Ever want to get a glimpse of what the rest of the world thinks of us as a country right now? This is an article from a Russian newspaper called the Pravda, on the new state of things in the US. Let us know what you think of it:
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The Right of the People to Peacably Assemble...
If you recall, the completion of that sentence goes something like, “Shall not be abridged.” Here’s some (althoug a little outdated, we’ll admit) insight from “John Adams” on the protests at the G20 Summit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uB6adIx03Q&feature=related There is the basis of what was happening. Note that the organizations that were interviewed,...
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“An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.”
– Thomas Paine, 1795
Gun Control
Written by “Thomas Paine,” with all due reference to Ann Coulter.
I never did understand ‘gun control,’ but I guess I understand ‘tight three shot grouping,’ or ‘using both hands.’ It never fails to amaze me how some people think that it’s the gun that kills people. Isn’t is pretty obvious that there must be a conscious human effort...
Why Obama Was Elected
Written by “John Adams”
President Barack Obama, the first black man to ever be elected president. Wow, that’s an accomplishment, America. Fifty years pass since the black community finally got the rights they deserve, and the first, at least partly, black man is elected to the highest political office. That shows a lot of growth, America. It shows a lot of character from us all,...
Who We Are (HLR)
Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau (HLR) were three impactful philosophers who proposed variations on the same idea: a social contract theory, the concept that government should work by entering into a contract, a mutual agreement with its people, governing with their consent and input and for their good. The principles of a democratic republic agree with this concept entirely, and as a democratic...
Words to Remember
V: Would you... dance with me?
Evey: Now? On the eve of your revolution?
V: A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.