Joe Biden tells it like it is... http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1155201977 And it's too bad his boss hasn't figured out that, sometimes, it's best not to do anything!
Tony Perkins Gets the Boot From the National Prayer Luncheon
Disappointing but unsurprising: Two days after President Obama's State of the Union speech, in which he announced plans to repeal "Don't ask, Don't tell," Perkins received a letter from the chaplain's office at Andrews rescinding the invitation. The letter cited Family Research Council statements calling them "incompatible in our role as military members who serve …
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Coastal Engineering in the Classical World
Another excerpt from the Coastal Engineering Manual, this time concerning coastal development and construction in the Greco-Roman world and before that. It should be of interest to ancient history aficionados and engineers alike. I-3-1. Ancient World The history of coastal engineering reaches back to the ancient world bordering the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, and …
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Akio Toyoda’s Testimony: Getting the Japanese to Admit a Mistake is Easier Said Than Done
Akio Toyoda's testimony concerning the woes Toyota is having regarding its spontaneous acceleration makes me think of an incident in my own family business many years ago, as related by the field service man who experienced it. In the 1960's, we imported a Japanese vibratory hammer called the Uraga. It's purpose was to drive piles …
Knowing Who Your Real Friends Are: The Daily Kos and Bill Gothard
While beating around the net, I came across this bizarre 2008 piece in the Daily Kos: The attendance at the Lifebuilders Conference is notable as a very damning link to neopentecostal dominionism; Lifebuilders is a yearly "Lay Missionary" conference of the Church of God of Cleveland, TN, a neopentecostal dominionist group which can be considered …
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Democrats Not Industry Friendly. No Kidding!
Some people are only now figuring this out: Internal Toyota documents derided the Obama administration and Democratic Congress as “activist” and “not industry friendly," a revelation that comes days before the giant automaker's top executives testify on Capitol Hill amid a giant recall. According to a presentation obtained under subpoena by the House Oversight and …
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Western Grasshoppers and Chinese Ants: Once More With Feeling
While looking for something completely unrelated, I ran across this September 2007 post which bears repeating: "Spengler’s" piece about Western grasshoppers and Chinese ants points out one of the sad facts of U.S. economic policy: its willingness to endure long-term trade deficits without allowing those who accumulate the dollars to invest them in U.S. equities. …
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Hermilo Jasso: Lee University Professor's Trip to Death's Door in China
This speaks for itself: http://downloads.cbn.com/cbnplayer/cbnPlayer.swf?s=/vod/RWR1v2 Hermilo Jasso's website is here.
Banning the US Dollar in Old SC
They're at it again in South Carolina: South Carolina Rep. Mike Pitts has introduced legislation that would mandate that gold and silver coins replace federal currency as legal tender in his state. As the Palmetto Scoop first reported, Pitts, a Republican, introduced legislation this month banning "the unconstitutional substitution of Federal Reserve Notes for silver …
Vanderbilt Professor: Homosexuality Punishable by Death Under Islamic Law
Former State Senator David Fowler of the Family Action Council of Tennessee reports this: At the end of last month, the Muslim Students Association at Vanderbilt University hosted an event sponsored by the university’s Project Dialogue committee. The topic was “Common Ground: Being Muslim in the Military.” One of the panelists, Awadh A. Binhazim, is …
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