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Opinion & Commentary.
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Obama-care: the 2% "solution"
The Associated Press reports that only 2% of Americans under age 65 would sign-up for Obama-care.
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| "Save me and save the planet!" |
Must we turn vegetarian to save the planet?
More bizarre news from the field of junk science.
(Can you believe this?!)
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| Obama-care? |
First Daughters Not Vaccinated Against H1N1?!
President Obama's school age daughters have not been vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says the vaccine is not available to them based on their risk.
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| C U @ Facebook.com |
Please visit me at Facebook!
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| "Um, is it too late to switch back to the GOP?" |
More competition for "Specter the Defector"
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge could be Arlen's worst nightmare! (Tee-hee!)
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| Celine Dion; eat your heart out |
Susan Boyle: Is this why she's "never been kissed?"
Let's face it; it's a make-over only Janet Reno would like.
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| "But ve vere yust following orders." |
Were the good guys @ Gitmo "just following orders," too?
Should the U.S. have a double standard for possible war crimes? Is it OK to follow orders about torture or not?
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| Have faith in freedom |
Religious faith in the free market
This letter to the editor deserves an AMEN!
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| Must a presumption of innocence apply even for him? |
Do you believe Richard Poplawski can get a fair trial in Pittsburgh?
Look for Poplawski's lawyer to demand a change of venue. And to get it.
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| Will this be one of the booth themes at the CMU Spring Carnival? |
CMU X-Rated?
Did Randy Pausch mention anything about CMU porn in "The Last Lecture"?
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| "As Rudyard said - A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke." |
The poor get smoked, again
Another Obama promise up in smoke.
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| "Here's another nominee of mine who doesn't pay her taxes!" |
No tax talk at Sebelius hearing
Maybe health care would be more affordable if the rich paid their taxes.
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| Jim Bohannon |
Guest host Dimitri on The Jim Bohannon Show
I had the honor of being the guest host on The Jim Bohannon Show 03.24.09.
It was wa-a-a-ay cool!
Click here to hear:
www.jimbohannonshow.com/programhighlights
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| Politically very incorrect :) |
Green Hell: How Environmentalists Plan to Control Your Life ...
Don't become a victim of the green weenies!
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| Kolan McConiughey is shown at Colonial Lanes in Ann Arbor, Mich., Friday March 20, 2009. McConiughey, who is cognitively impaired, has bowled five perfect games since 2005. President Barack Obama made an offhand remark on "The Tonight Show" Thursday com |
Obama's gutter politics
No, Mr. President, your bowling is not like "the Special Olympics or something."
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| Will your tax dollars be paying for this?! |
Will Obama's stimulus bill be a jackpot for casinos?
U.S. Sen. Harry Reid thinks your tax dollars should go to the gaming industry.
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| Blinded by their greed? |
Madoff Had Accomplices: His Victims
Why does Big Media almost never mention that Bernie Madoff's victims were very greedy?
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| "I'm going to the grand opening of our new Wal-Mart!" |
Wal-Mart looks to Hispanic market
The Mexification of America continues thanks to America's lax immigration enforcement.
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| "Um, would you believe it's cheaper to keep me alive?" |
Executions Costlier Than Imprisonment
Since when is cost an issue for supporters of the death penalty?
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| Don Riggs. May you rest in peace. |
Good-bye Bwana Don :(
He was a great man.
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| "Our song?" "Monkey Man" by the Rolling Stones |
Did they monkey around too much?
... and now you know the rest of the story.
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| What does Clayton Bigsby, the black white supremacist, think about that? |
THIS is what Obama's attorney general thinks of us?!
Eric Holder hates us more than Michelle Obama does.
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| "Well ... actually ma'am, everyone is a first-time caller this year." |
Until global warming really heats up, the WARMATHON will warm the cold
Thank you dear KDKA listeners for the great contributions!!
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| "No, I didn't play one of the kidnappers in 'Fargo.'" |
Jeff, "Pull Down" and "Tear Up" are not meant literally.
Um, is it time for the Pittsburgh Steelers to consider an intervention before Jeff Reed hurts himself or someone else?
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| "F-f-f-f-f-irst-time caller." |
Callers - Don't get tongue-tied!
These are great tips for callers to talk radio.
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| Meet the new spender - same as the old spender. |
Is Obama Bush 44?
Is there any difference between the Bush stimulus and the Obama stimulus? Insane spending is insane spending regardless of party.
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| "And I'm not even an Obama appointee!" |
'Dog' owes $2M in taxes, IRS says
Why do so many of the rich and powerful seem to not pay income taxes?
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| "Cows are taxing the environment!" |
Tax flatulance to save Earth!
The EPA suggested it may tax animal flatulence to help control greenhouse gases.
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| "I'll decide how much liberty you'll be granted." |
Ron Paul's Texas Straight Talk
"National Service" or "Selective Service" can be code for slavery in 2009.
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| "This also gives talking heads a bad name." |
Head Muslim charged with beheading wife
So much for portraying Muslims in a more positive light.
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| He questions the legitimacy of the Steelers heritage. |
Do juiced-up Pittsburgh Steelers teams deserve asterisks?
Is Steeler Nation really willing to look at itself and consider this tough question?
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| ("Maybe The One will help me be self-sufficient.") |
Henrietta Hughes says she's not milking the system
Will Big Media now tell you the rest of her story?
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| "Thanks for the $490 of food stamps each month." |
Is Octomommy the poster girl for everything wrong with the Welfare state?
If you believe that giving Welfare payments to single mothers is so-called social justice, don't complain about this.
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| "Wow! That Personal Stimulus Generator is GREAT!!" |
Personal Stimulus Generator! (For adults only)
Parental Warning: This story is NOT meant to be read by children.
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| "This way, the left can finally silence talk radio." |
Talk radio: Another vast right wing conspiracy?
Bubba suddenly cares about media being fair and balanced.
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| "That would make too much sense." |
What if? (The People's Stimulus: Get Your Money Back)
Here's a great way to fight government greed.
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| "This is worse than the trouble with Tribbles" |
Star Trekonomics
Live long and prosper with THIS "stimulus" bill?
Beam me up, Scotty.
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| "Um ... what if we tell the judge that there was a long line at the ATM?" |
Madoff's wife pulled out $15 million before his arrest
Why is this guy still free on bail?
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| "You do? Drat!" |
Are sex-starved men the reason for these starving babies?
Here's the sickening story why so many infants there are not cared for properly.
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| When is a crime not a crime? |
Hang-up for sexting boys (Kiddie porn?)
If an adult had the same pictures in his possession, he probably would be convicted of a sex crime and be branded for life.
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| "Socialized medicine? Well, the operation was a success but the patient died. Nuck, nuck, nuck!" |
Ruin Your Health With the Obama Stimulus Plan
Who says liberals believe in the right of privacy?
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| "Now, now, boys ... let the taxpayer have the hind one." |
Tax-dodger Geithner unveils new rescue plan for finance sector
Maybe there wouldn't be a need for bailouts if rich, well connected Americans paid their income taxes.
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| "By signing on to President Obama's 'stimulus' bill, we will have peace in our time with the Democrats!" |
A Capitulation, Not a Compromise
Neville Chamberlain would've been proud of GOP Sens. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, and Maine's Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins.
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| "He's so dreamy! He's so drool-worthy!! |
The slobbering love affair with Obama continues
The New York Times is beyond embarrassment.
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| "He sure as hell wasn't with THIS Hooker!" |
Hooker, radio executive and Fairness Doctrine conflict of interest.
Liberals are shamelessly trying to reinstitute their gag rule (also known as the FCC Unfairness Doctrine).
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| "A game of chance? Not the way I play, Your Honor." |
High court to play its Texas Hold'em hand
And yet the Pennsylvania Lottery is legal?!
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| "Better yet, who doesn't?" |
We don't have a moment to spare, but evidently we have $1 trillion.
Um, isn't this what got us into this mess in the first place?
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| "Honey, do you think it will last four hours?" |
The magic pill for "performance issues"
Here is a TV spot every adult should watch.
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| "Eh ... maybe my fans will still be willing to buy this updated version of my "Brilliant Disguise." |
The Boss sold out (so to speak)
His Wal-Mart deal gives new meaning to "sold out."
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| "Take THAT Drug Czar!" |
Super Bowl MVP is former drug dealer
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes is a survivor in the so-called War on Drugs.
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| "Kids, you're making me a star!" |
Eight Gosselins is more than enough
When I interviewed Kate Gosselin, she was a real piece of work.
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| "Where's my Prozac?" |
Former French President Chirac mauled by depressed poodle-like dog
The French - 'nough said.
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| "This will probably scare off the Crips and Bloods." |
Has Ted Nugent lost his mind?
The Motor City Madman takes on what's left of The Bill of Rights.
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| Whoppers about environmental sustainability? |
Liberals' utopia
This is what can happen when Big Brother thinks that he knows best.
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| Gone, but not forgotten. |
What do you think of Gitmo now?!
Once a terrorist, ...
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| "We're good for something other than hair balls." |
Endangered birds need killer cats in the land down under
Environmentalists have turned an Australian eco-system upside down, so to speak.
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| Not caused by the heartbreak of psoriasis. |
If Obama's plan doesn't seem to make sense, it's because it doesn't
"Americans are taking a look at Obama's economic plans and scratching their heads,"
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| Checkmating recovery |
Stimulating Our Way to Rock Bottom
Dr. Ron Paul, the Libertarian congressman from Texas, doesn't think Barack Obama will be confused with a white knight (so to speak).
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| "Yes, 72 will be waiting for you in heaven!" |
The Hamas missile defense shield exposed!
Randy Bish, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review political cartoonist, broke the news.
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| "Has anyone seen my lockbox key?" |
Bernard Madoff seems to be uniquely qualified
Instead of house arrest, why not make Bernard Madoff head of the Social Security Administration?
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| The "Big Book" in AA-speak. |
Hope for the hopeless
A brief story about one more miracle.
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| "Well-l-l-l, isn't THAT special?!" |
Researchers confirm that God helps His house guests!
You might think that you don't have a prayer, but maybe you do.
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| "We have reservations about junk science." |
Breaking News! Native Americans blamed for global warming!!
It's settled science: humans are bad.
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| Time is running out to cash in by privatizing. |
A winning $1.1 billion bid for Chicago Parking Meter System!
Cities can still cash in by leasing their parking meters. It could help Pittsburgh's pension funds.
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| "I'm not dead yet!" |
2008 will be coolest year of the decade
Bad news for the green weenies could be great news for the Abominable Snowman.
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| "My family is insane." |
"Arrested Development" is arresting
This is a great, quirky sitcom. Such fun! All the episodes are now available online at hulu.com
(Ron Howard is the narrator.)
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| This is not what the Framers had in mind, is it? |
But they said it'd be only $700 billion?!
U.S. Pledges Top $7.7 Trillion to Ease Frozen Credit. Call it bi-partisan fuzzy math. And call it being lied to.
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| "Give me your money so I can give it to someone else!" |
Today's robber barons
You are a crime victim. You are being robbed. Don't bother calling the cops.
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| "I told you so!" |
Rep. Ron Paul Q & A (NYT)
Ron Paul Answers Your Questions: Part One By Stephen J. Dubner Do you love the smell of libertarianism in the morning? If so, today is a good day for you.
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| "See these hands? THAT'S how I handle my drinking!" |
Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life
There is hope for anyone who wants it. Read about four people who learned to take life one step at a time.
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| "I need a Duff's and a donut before my head explodes!" |
Financial reversals and vice versa - do'h!
"Loose credit is bad, and so is tight credit." "Moral hazard is bad, except when it's necessary." "Rising prices are bad, and so are falling prices."
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| Million dollar fixer-upper? |
Flip this housing crisis!
The sub-prime mortgage meltdown: is history repeating itself?
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| An American-made mess |
Is it too late to bail out Studebaker?
It's a shameless attempt by Democrats to buy votes by bailing out America’s not-so-Big 3 automakers. Imagine.
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| More choices mean more freedom. |
More ammo to argue against creeping socialism
Milton Friedman was pro-choice about darn near everything. Listen to him explain in a very simple yet powerful way why your freedom to choose empowers you.
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| "Don't filter my freedom of speech!" |
The Fairness Doctrine is an unfair doctrine
Talk Radio could be silenced before you know it. The Democrats want to do it by bringing back the so-called Fairness Doctrine, which is anything but fair.
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| Stamp out socialism. You can lick it. |
Ayn Rand's brilliant assault on socialism
The devil is not in the details -- it's in the premise. That is why it's so important to listen to Ayn Rand's reasoned arguments about the evils of socialism and blessing of individual liberty.
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| "Wanna see me gut a moose?" |
Dimitri interviews Sarah Palin
Listen to Sarah Palin before she stole the spotlight! Hear the recently-discovered raw audio of Dimitri's July 2007 interview with the Alaska governor, conducted for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
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| "I'm looking at Russia right now!" |
My talk with Sarah Palin before she became the liberals' punchline
This interview in 2007 offers unfiltered insights about the real Gov. Sarah Palin. BTW - she says she's a big Pittsburgh Steelers fan!
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