Monthly Archives: June 2010

Best line posted today

Posted on June 18, 2010 by zingstrom

In a way, R. Stacy McCain has some responsibility for this Luddite’s conversion from ink-stained to byte-stained wretch. His is the first blog I started reading regularly. The “I Nailed Nikki Haley” smear campaign in South Carolina inspired this post. It’s … Continue reading →

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Oh yeah? Prove it!

Posted on June 18, 2010 by zingstrom

     Historically, American and Russian airplane designers/manufacturers have turned out incredibly performing machines. Form follows function and comparable Russian designs often very much resemble American planes. Since the end of the Korean and Vietnam wars, American airplanes have not gone … Continue reading →

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I’m small people. I’m not mad about that.

Posted on June 16, 2010 by zingstrom

Supercilious indignation erupted over a BP officials’s remark after a brief, 20-minutes brief, meeting with the president today. This major economic emergency, and the worst ecological ever disaster in the Gulf of Mexico degenerated further into a carnival of political … Continue reading →

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Federal authorities surrender Arizona to Mexican smugglers

Posted on June 16, 2010 by zingstrom

Contrary to our President’s and Homeland Security Director Janet Napolitano’s position that our borders are more secure than ever, the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife has declared large parts of the Buenos Aires Wilderness area in Arizona off-limits to U.S. Citizens. … Continue reading →

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A man on a mission

Posted on June 15, 2010 by zingstrom

One cannot help but admire the motivation, but not the method, driving this man engaged on a solo mission to find and kill Osama bin Laden. You have to read the story for yourself. UPDATE: More details are emerging about Gary Brooks Faulkner’s … Continue reading →

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JFK on the Second Amendment

Posted on June 15, 2010 by zingstrom

A friend who shares my belief in the importance of sustaining the true meaning of the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States sent this John F. Kennedy quote. It is a valid argument against gun control and … Continue reading →

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After sanctions and diplomacy fail, can all-out war be avoided?

Posted on June 15, 2010 by zingstrom

China nixed a planned trip by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to meet with China’s leaders, but high officials there have met with North Korea’s Kim Jong Il and Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, even as United Nations sanctions against Iran were … Continue reading →

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Today is Flag Day

Posted on June 14, 2010 by zingstrom

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _____________________________________________________________________________ FLAG DAY AND NATIONAL FLAG WEEK, 2010 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION When the Second Continental Congress adopted the American flag on June 14, 1777, … Continue reading →

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Character and motive, not skin color is the issue

Posted on June 13, 2010 by zingstrom

It is revolting the way liberals attempt to play the race card whenever there is criticism of their darling community organizer President Barack Obama. It is not the color of his skin, but the quality of his character and his … Continue reading →

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Let’s get John Gizza that front-row seat

Posted on June 12, 2010 by zingstrom

An earlier post aimed at securing Helen Thomas’ front-row chair in the White House briefing room to my friend John Gizzi is gaining momentum–it has been the most popular post on this blog. The White House Correspondent Association has put off filling … Continue reading →

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