Will rising world powers outmatch U.S. naval might?
President Ron Paul on 9/11
February 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
“To the Muslim world: We get the message. My imperialistic predecessors have caused a sea of anger against the U.S. that has culminated in this disaster,”
President Ron Paul says as he addresses the nation on September 11, 2001.
Days later, President Paul visits the rubble of what was once known as the World Trade Center. [...]
Midnight Snack: The 100 Best Albums of the Decade according to Rolling Stone
December 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I wrote this blog post yesterday responding to Rolling Stone’s Rob Sheffield’s lament for the past 10 years. The political reflection proceeded the unveiling of the magazine’s list of best albums, songs, artists, and films of the decade.
For tonight’s Midnight Snack, here’s the complete list of albums along with a few remarks on select titles:
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Lunch Break
December 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
That you are fair or wise is vain,
Or strong, or rich, or generous;
You must have also the untaught strain
That sheds beauty on the rose.
There is a melody born of melody,
Which melts the world into a sea.
Toil could never compass it,
Art its height could never hit,
It came never out of wit,
But a music music-born
Well may Jove [...]
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Idiot Watch: Al Gore the Poet (NewsReal Blog) – by David Horowitz
December 8, 2009 By 16 Comments
Excerpts of Al Gore’s “poetry.”
Idiot Watch: Al Gore the Poet
December 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Excerpts of Al Gore “poetry” from Variety:
The beginning:
One thin September soon
A floating continent disappears
In midnight sun
Vapors rise as
Fever settles on an acid sea
An excerpt from the middle:
Snow glides from the mountain
Ice fathers floods for a season
A hard rain comes quickly
Then dirt is parched
Kindling is placed in the forest
For the lightning’s celebration
Conclusion:
The shepherd cries
The hour of [...]
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Pirate stock exchange helps fund hijackings, Financial Post
December 2, 2009 By 3 Comments
HARADHEERE, Somalia — In Somalia’s main pirate lair of Haradheere, the sea gangs have set up a cooperative to fund their hijackings offshore, a sort of stock exchange meets criminal syndicate. Heavily armed pirates from the lawless Horn of Africa nation have terrorized shipping lanes in the Indian Ocean and strategic Gulf of Aden, which [...]
From the Pen of David Horowitz: November 29, 2009
November 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Day in and day out, my wife prayed for my health and for my continued presence on this earth. Her brother Joe and his wife Martha, who attended a Catholic church, St. John’s of Vianney, had organized thirty Hispanic men, women and children, including my nieces, to pray for me too. There were others. Every [...]
