Archive for May 2013
Ronald Reagan’s Memorial Day remarks still resonate
This Memorial Day, we honor the dead who sacrificed their lives for you and me. We can truly honor them by redoubling our efforts to restore the rights being siphoned away by our elected officials.
Read MoreRhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue was raw, American music. American music came of age in an instant with that composition that premiered in 1924. Here is how George Gershwin, who was only 25 when he composed the piece, described its creation:
Read MoreThe controversial final concert
Johannes Brahms had a prickly personality. Glenn Gould was an eccentric. Leonard Bernstein was dashing sophisticate. Each was a musical genius. These three strong personalities clashed on April 6th, 1962 in a final concert at Carnegie Hall.
Read MoreFound! The video on which we can blame all the scandals!
The politics of thought control
Feelings are more important than actions. This simple sentence explains one key difference between liberals and conservatives. Put another way, the way you think is more important than the way you act. A true story from a Quiner’s Diner reader …
Read MoreDid Pope Francis really say atheism is a path to salvation?
“Lots of people are criticizing Pope Francis’ teaching earlier this week, as if he’s deviating from the Church’s teaching on the need to proclaim the good news. Contrary to what you may read in the media, please notice, nowhere does he even suggest – much less teach – that avowed atheists are saved. Instead, what he actually says is so obviously true and open to a perfectly fair and benign reading … “
Read MoreDemocrats already ask for an Obamacare bailout!
It is Friday. The dawn of another great weekend. It is the value system of this blog to take a little time for humor in Friday’s edition of Quiner’s Diner to grease the skids for the weekend.
Read MoreThe true national security risk to the president
“You and your kids will be next”
We watched a religious battle take place yesterday on a street in London. In broad daylight, on a very public street, two Islamic militants killed a soldier.
Read MoreTerri Schiavo’s life is more important today than ever before
Two factions wage a ferocious war in America. One faction believes we should err on the side of death. The other believes we should err on the side of life. The factions clashed in a vicious battle in March of 2005. Terri Schiavo’s fate hung in the balance …
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