The dehumanization of your neighbor

June 24, 2012

By Tom Quiner It’s not the economy, stupid, it’s our humanity that is at stake. A Fox News website article this morning was chilling: “Cannibalism, ‘mommy porn,’ and sexting, oh my!” It details the progression of our culture’s decline, characterized most notably by the recent spate of “cannibal” attacks. As if that’s not unsettling enough,…

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A response to the ‘Nuns on the Bus’ tour

June 23, 2012

True or false: “The House budget would decimate our country.” This is the assertion of the ‘Nuns on the Bus’ tour as reported by Rekha Basu in her June 20th Des Moines Register column, “ ‘Nuns on the Bus’ possess credibility that few of us have.” Let’s take a closer look …

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What city is the “manliest” city in America?

June 22, 2012

By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1nCovowKlA&feature=youtu.be] Drumroll, please … It’s Friday. It is time for NewsBusted’s Jodi Miller, the conservative’s favorite investigative reporter. Jodi has busted wide-open these breaking news stories: √ It is now politically incorrect to call President Obama “cool.”  Cool! √  Who does Israel like better, Obama or Romney? √ How MSNBC can boost…

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This is the biggest issue of the campaign

June 21, 2012

Here’s what the president says: “Yes, foreign policy matters. Social issues matter. But more than anything else, this election presents a choice between two fundamentally different visions of how to create strong, sustained growth.” So, is the economy the biggest issue of this campaign?

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The oddity of the Roger Clemens case

June 19, 2012

Here’s what’s odd about the Roger Clemens case: it devolved into partisan wrangling. Democrats thought Clemens was guilty of perjury. Republicans believed he was innocent. The reason why explains many things about America’s social and political climate …

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June 18, 2012

A very good critique of the flaw in public sector unions. The bottom line: you’re footing the bill.

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