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Friday, January 09, 2009
John McCaslin :: Townhall.com Columnist
Buckle Up, Barack
by John McCaslin
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Mr. Harper?

None other than Mr. Obama's college roommate when he attended Harvard.

OVERHEARD

That was Rep. Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts Democrat, and his wife, Susan Blumenthal, during the intermission of "West Side Story" at the National Theatre on Wednesday night, likening the battling "Sharks" and "Jets" to fighting Hamas and Israeli soldiers.

Or so the world would hope. In the musical, which runs through Jan. 17 prior to opening on Broadway, the warring New York City street gangs ultimately end the bloodshed and learn to co-exist.

West Side Story made its world premiere at the National Theatre in 1957.

LIBERAL OVERDOSE

There's a new chairman of the 100-plus-member House Republican Study Committee: Rep. Tom Price of Georgia, a medical doctor by practice.

"With complete liberal control of government, we are now presented both with an opportunity and an obligation to provide the American people with a clear, positive, conservative alternative to an irresponsible tax-hiking, 'big government' agenda," says Mr. Price.

The congressman replaces outgoing chairman Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Texas.

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Reply # 1
Date: Jan 11, 2009 - 11:45 PM EST
Re: Buckskin
I watched a documentary recently that showed how Hitler got into power. He charged people to listen to him speak (as did Obama), the population was disinfranchised (as is America), it was financially troubled (as is America), and Hilter promised to fix every problem that the country faced. Once in power, GOVERNMENT TOOK OVER. I don't think it is so much Obama, but those he is surrounding himself with. They will use his inexperience to bring about the system they want. America has always been the most giving, helpful to other countrys. We have been the greatest and free countries around. After studying BHO what there is to study, he is socialistic. So was Hitler. We are a capitalist system. The only way to keep the government from becoming even more of the Big Brother that we have feared it is up to the conservatives of this country to stand up for what is right. The Jewish people didn't defend themselves as they didn't feel threatened. It wasn't just Jewish people but homosexuals, blacks, anyone that didn't have the same view as Hiltler. We have already seen the govenment officials not allow anyone with a critical vision of Obama to air it or print it. As the old saying goes "It isn't over till the fat lady sings", and that has yet to happen. So wake up Americans - white, black, gay, hispanic etc. I feel that our voice is suppose to matter. Obama is in for a rude awakening and it has already began with him trying to distance himself from anything negative - like the govenor of Illinois. Help us get our voice heard. I used this website. http://www.grassfire.org/111/petition.asp?Ref_ID=500023&PI D=19108928 Don't just judge Obama, make a stand for America. Ice cream is not the answer.
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Date: Jan 11, 2009 - 10:23 AM EST
Signalling the terrorists
Choosing Leon Panetta as head of the CIA is a loud and clear signal to Islamist terrorists that we are not serious anymore about the War on Terror. Expect to see explosions here soon. After all, if Obambi catches them, what is he going to do? Give them a lawyer and a federal court platform so they can make our legal system a mockery? OOOh, I'm scared.
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