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““Remember what Bilbo Baggins used to say: It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.””
These last few years have been exceptionally challenging for those who share in the belief that the endless flood of worthless paper and debt can only end with investors, consumers and citizens being forced to pay a bill they cannot even begin to com
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Statue of a mountain man in Montana. Mountain men lived rough, tough and dangerous lives. They trapped beaver, shot their own food, built their own cabins, traded with the Indians, got killed by grizzly bears and lived hard lives.
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John Lennon sang, “Give peace a chance.” If we citizens take action by stopping our government from waging useless, insane and meaningless wars—our children will be able to live their lives instead of being sacrificed like sheep to the slaughter.
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The following is my response to an email I received today asking "Are you ready?" for what is coming with respect to the situation in Syria. I'll characterize my answer as one couched in cynical realism. Things are seldom what they seem.
Ray McGovern: My Take
Though some intelligence analysts still doubt that the Syrian government launched a chemical attack, the political momentum for a U.S. retaliatory strike may be unstoppable. Broader framework of the crisis involves the Israeli-Iranian dispute...
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Two-time Presidential Republican Presidential candidate and former Congress Member Ron Paul is slated to be the headline speaker at a conference hosted by the Fatima Center who is allegedly a group of hard-core anti-Semites.
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Still, age old racism, which still continues around the world in China, Japan, Africa, Mexico, South America, Europe, Canada and many, many other countries—maintains a vice-like grip on most civilizations.
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“Time means nothing now. It slips away as easily as grains of sand on a wind-swept beach.Those grains only trade places. On my bike, I change the same way—new locations in the passage of time. The pedaling is incidental—like breathing.
Paul recently wrote a column entitled, “Humanity Is Drowning In Washington’s Criminality.” I realize it is difficult for most Americans to conceive the idea that their federal government could actually be criminal, but the case Roberts makes in his c
The Wall Street Journal published an outstanding opinion piece by my friend and surgeon, Dr. Jeffrey Singer, about the massive government-caused distortions in the pricing of medical care and medical insurance.
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
President Justifies Usurpations The rising tide of extralegal Presidential edicts bypassing Congress was justified by Obama himself in remarks during a CNN interview with Chris Cuomo. According to the President, “most Republicans tell me privat
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Travel becomes the great educator and humbler. The subtleties of travel acquaint you with great characters of history and inspire you to your own greatness. Travel renders ideas for your own life process.
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When asked why they did it. They responded, “For the fun of it.” The news reported, “Twenty-two-year-old Chris Lane of Melbourne, Australia, was killed for no reason while out running in the town of Duncan, Oklahoma.
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Ancient Greece featured Aristotle and Socrates. It enthroned its mightiest warrior in Achilles who overthrew Troy with a Trojan horse. The Parthenon boasts the grandest architecture of the Greeks from 776 B.C. But nothing beats the Oracle of Delphi.
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A million pedal strokes etch memories into the muscles in your legs with a single purpose: to power the crank and move the bicycle forward. Food flows into your body, bringing it power and strength. Water drenches your cells with liquid life.
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Sad that our first African-American president will be judged in history as the most inept, corrupt, subversive, destructive and divisive president ever.A man elected because of the color of his skin rather than the content of his character.
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SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
EEOC Vows to Appeal Judge's Ruling This past week, U.S. District Court Judge Roger Titus dismissed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's contention that the use of criminal background checks for prospective employees unfairly discriminates
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“Pedaling up into the high Sierra Mountains out of Yosemite, you travel light, lean and clean. You carry your house on your bicycle with kitchen, stove, food, water, tent, sleeping bag and mattress. You live simply, spiritually and physically."
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Emerson said, "God laughs in flowers." “On a bicycle journey across America, you pedal through, along and past billions of flowers of every color, shape and description. God's laughter speaks to your visual senses."
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If the House of Representatives passes Senate Amnesty Bill 744, the United States of America will be flooded with over 100 million immigrants within the next 37 years by 2050. (Source: US Population Projections by Fogel/Martin)
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Adventure offers every human being the ability to live ‘the’ moment of his or her most passionate idea, fantasy or pursuit. It may take form in the arts, sports, travel or other creative endeavors. Once engaged, a person enjoys ‘satori’ or....
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“On an adventure: the day quits, the road ends, the light fades, your body wearies and the movement of life slows. When you walk the bikes down to the shoreline, this idyllic spot beckons your heart."
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Have you ever visited a bar when a drunk sauntered up to you with a story that began, “You ain’t gonna’ believe this, but have you heard the story about….”
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
US Backed Syrian Rebels Reportedly Massacre Women and Children Anti-Assad rebels from the Jabhat al-Nusra Front are reported to have carried out a raid on the Syrian town of Tal Abyad near the Turkish border this past week. Rebel troops are said t
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“What is adventure? If a lone wolf lifts his plaintive call into the moonlight near your campsite, you might call that adventure. While you’re sweating like a horse on a climb over a 12,000 foot pass, that could be adventure."
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Former Colorado Governor Richard D. Lamm said, “We are the only country in history that deliberately changed its ethnic makeup, and history has few examples of “diversity” creating a stable society.”
Words Eye View
The seeds of the IRS targeting of conservative groups were planted by Eric Holder in 2001 when he convinced incoming Attorney General John Ashcroft to seize the building of a conservative megachurch ...
