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Anderson Cooper’s Shark Moment
“Jump the shark” – The moment when a TV show, actor or public figure has gone downhill.  Refers to an episode from Happy Days where Fonzi jumped a shark on water skis; labeled the lowest point of the series. – Urban Dictionary Genius can be staggering.  Sadly, in the case of Michael Jackson, it can also be tragically fragile. Jackson...
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July 8, 2009
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I’m Back!
I’m gone a few short weeks hiking the Appalachian Trail and what do I come home to?  Well, here’s the CliffsNotes version. Manny’s Back!  Manny Ramirez, the “vacationing” Dodger slugger returned to the lineup following a 50-game suspension after testing positive for a banned substance.  He went 1 for 6 with a walk against the San Diego Padres in his first two...
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July 6, 2009
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Patriotic Grace
“You know that the liberal media elites and the Obama Democrats are hoping you will put this letter down right now and do nothing…” – Michael Steele Steele is the former lieutenant governor of Maryland and current chairman of the Republican National Committee. “‘Let’s play grown-up.’ When I was a child, that’s what we said when we ran out of things...
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July 6, 2009
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Revisiting a Vet Who Survived His Past
More than 16 million Americans served in World War II. My father is one of them. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about 234...
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Heroes, We Need Them More than Ever!
Earlier this month, Fort Benning, the military’s training base in Georgia, was renamed Fort Moore, after Lt. General Hal Moore who served as commanding officer...
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Pandora’s Box
All the warnings about the poisonous side of artificial intelligence are no longer warnings. They’re here. “A fake image purporting to show an explosion near...
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It’s Time.
In 1940, journalist Edward R. Murrow stood in a church in England while the country endured German bombers night after night. Inside the church was...
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The Truthist v. The MAGA King
The truthist stands for facts. The MAGA King could care less. The truthist believes in the Constitution. The MAGA King believes in himself. The truthist...
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The State of Ethics in Washington
“I remember my uncle Harold told my aunt about this affair he had. It was a sort of mildly upsetting event in my family… The...
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