Politics
What’s the difference between Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama?
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcWD3kni__Q] Yesterday was Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday. I thought about him during the Super Bowl last night when the NFL presented the Declaration of Independence as narrated by General Colin Powell and NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell, which I have posted above. Messrs. Reagan and Obama view the Declaration through such a different…
Read MoreFree choice is the path to better schools
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQlzwoSN8_U&feature=player_embedded] Kelley Williams-Bolar is going to jail for the crime of wanting a better education for her kids. This has been Catholic Schools Week and National School Choice Week. Ms. Williams-Bolar’s plight would have been avoided had Democrats not blocked her desire to send her kids to a nice school in the…
Read MoreMan’s quest for dignity
What does it all mean? Ultimately, each man knows inside that he or she counts for something. Inside, we all know that human life is somehow vitally important. From Cairo to Warsaw to Washington D.C. we march in the name of human dignity.
Read MoreWhat is Hollywood’s true agenda?
Why is Hollywood so interested in creating morally objectionable entertainment that loses money? Why is Hollywood so disinterested in creating uplifting entertainment that so consistently makes money? What is their true agenda?
Read MoreThe unspoken debate
By Tom Quiner Here’s what you couldn’t see at Tuesday night’s State of the Union address by President Obama: carved in the wall above his head as he spoke were these proud words: “In God We Trust.” The President dishonored these words when he said: “We are the first nation to be founded for the…
Read MoreIs preventative healthcare cost-effective?
By Tom Quiner According to Rutgers economist, Louise Russell, “prevention usually adds to medical spending.” She’s studied it. She wrote about it in the Journal of Health Affairs in 2009. She says that : Four out of five preventive options “add more to medical costs than they save.” The President doesn’t care about the cost,…
Read MoreAnybody here seen my old friend Martin?
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUn0vvgEvBc&feature=related] Anybody here seen my old friend Martin? Can anybody tell me where he’s gone? He freed a lot of people but it seems the good they die young You know, I just looked around and he’s gone. Didn’t you love the things they stood for Didn’t they try to find the…
Read MoreQuiner’s Diner interviewed today on My World, My People
By Tom Quiner I had the pleasure of being interviewed today by John Hernandez, host of the podcast TV show called My World, My People. We talked about everything from the Arizona shooting to religion and journalistic bias. We even fit in a discussion about the steroids scandal in baseball. You can watch the interview…
Read MoreIs journalism dying?
By Tom Quiner Do you trust the media? If you’re like me, you’ll probably say: it depends who is doing the reporting. Conservatives like Fox News, whose slogan is: “we report, you decide.” Liberals like Katie Couric who says, “we go beyond the news, we tell you what it means.” Translation: we’re going to slant…
Read MoreSarah Palin can’t win when it comes to the media
By Tom Quiner Sarah Palin was sucked into the tragic Arizona mass murder story by the mainstream media (MSM) the instant the news hit. If you were accused of being somewhat culpable for such a horrific loss of life, would you feel a need to defend yourself? Of course you would. Ms. Palin did just…
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