Archive for July, 2006

When in doubt, ask if we’ve ever thought about moving to Cuba

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

Our last caller this morning couldn’t defend his position on the “treasonous” New York Times adeptly enough so he resorted to asking if we’ve ever thought about moving to Cuba. The game is: when in doubt, attack the patriotism of the one who disagrees with you. Tired, I know.
So here’s the New York Times article […]

Tom Paine, The Original ‘Zinester (Part 2)

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

“THESE are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with […]

Tom Paine, The Original ‘Zinester (Part 1)

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

“Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one: for when we suffer, or are exposed to the same miseries BY A GOVERNMENT, which we might expect in a country WITHOUT GOVERNMENT, our calamity is heightened by reflecting […]

A picture made him a hero. Then his life fell apart

Sunday, July 2nd, 2006

Paul Harris in New York
Sunday July 2, 2006
The Observer
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Combat can change a life in a second. The snap of a sniper’s bullet or the blast of a bomb will instantly end it or turn a healthy body into a maimed wreck. But for US marine James Blake Miller what changed his life […]