Politics
Is this poster libelous?
By Tom Quiner I ran across this poster on Facebook today with this question: “Is this poster libelous?” In other words, is it false, and does it bring President Obama into disrepute? You may think that former President Bush was subjected to much worse. But he had a much healthier respect for the First Amendment…
Read MoreWhy Obama just shot himself in the foot
By Tom Quiner Prior to last week, this year’s presidential sweepstakes was going to pivot on two issues: the economy and fairness. President Obama cannot run on his record, because the economy is not recovering from the recession in a normal way. Although the economy is growing, it is growing at a snail’s pace. And…
Read MoreThe price of inhumanity
By Tom Quiner From 1980 to 1988, there were 1 million deaths due to the Iran/Iraq war. From 1980 to 1988, there were 14 million deaths in the U.S. due to abortion. Before the U.S./Iraq war began, there were an estimated 270 mass graves in Iraq. It is estimated that those graves hold the bodies…
Read MoreNews flash! Obama doesn’t blame something on Bush!
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0cA1_qF1Cg&feature=youtu.be] In an era when the president is single-handedly requiring Catholics to pay for abortifacients for their employees, we need to find a way to keep our sanity. Humor is one way. Laughter is the only way to keep us from crying. To that end, Quiner’s Diner is once again proud to…
Read MoreThe State of Human Dignity
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuoTU0cdA00] The world is focused on the president’s State of the Union address last night. This speech came the day after hundreds of thousands people marched and prayed for the dignity of human life right in his own backyard. The president ignored this March for Life. So did the New York Times.…
Read MoreThe Tea Party responds to the president: “the time is now!”
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rhiq1Gclybo&feature=player_embedded] The president gave his State of the Union address. He says the “time is now” to make change. The Tea Party movement agrees, only the change they call for is far different than what the president wants. The Tea Party calls for: 1. A budget. It has been 1000 days since…
Read MoreThe State of Small Business
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En1z2FbxoXc&feature=player_embedded] Small business is the backbone of our economy. Ninety-nine percent of all employer firms have fewer than five-hundred employees. They employe more than half of all private sector employees and pay 44% of all private payroll. They have generated 64% of all net new jobs over the past fifteen years. In…
Read MoreWill there be a media blackout of the March for Life again?
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9Hjc5MCu3s] If a few dozen Occupy Wall Street types gather to rage against the “1%”, the media will be there. They will listen closely. They will write approving stories and spread them through the widespread outlets of the Mainstream Media (MSM). This is news. On the other hand, if a third of…
Read MoreOur anti First Amendment president
By Tom Quiner Our Bishop walked to the pulpit at last night’s Mass for Life and stopped us in our tracks with these words: “I have some bad news.” He recounted the Obama administration’s mandate, announced with with icy resolve by Health Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius (a Catholic), that all religious agencies and organizations are required…
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