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Entries from July 2008

Eric the Eel, Roy & HG, and other Serious stuff at the Olympics

July 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

By J.M.Z
Senior Olympic Correspondent
I am a little conflicted about the Olympic Games.
Not about whether I like the games itself, because I love the Olympics.
Nor about whether it should be in China either. Despite the disgusting abuses of the Chinese government against the people’s of the Socialist Republic (including Tibet) this is what communist nations do.
Why [...]

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Tags: By JMZ · international · sport

Environmentalists Make the World a More Dangerous Place

July 24th, 2008 · 16 Comments

By J.M.Z
Senior Political Correspondent
While the wolves, the elk, bears and the endangered clams will be allowed to sleep or stalk safer tonight, environmentalists in their good intentioned efforts to protect the rights of animals also will be ensuring a different kind of beast is kept safely of the endangered list.
I am speaking of terrorists.
Environmentalists with [...]

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Tags: By JMZ · international · national · politics

The price of oil. Who’s fault is it?

July 19th, 2008 · 4 Comments

by J.M.Z
Senior Political Correspondent
The propensity to lay blame at the feet of others and deflect our apparent misery is a strongly developing trait in American culture. Got to blame someone if things are not going the way we want them, right? It’s their fault I can’t pay for health insurance. It’s their fault I can [...]

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Tags: By JMZ · international · national · politics

Fourth of July Protest Way Off the Mark

July 10th, 2008 · No Comments

By J.M.Z
Senior Political Correspondent and newly minted United States Citizen
The July 4th citizenship proceedings held at Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson had scores of newly sworn in U.S citizens enjoying an additional treat. These new citizens were herald in by a special guest, the President of these United States.
However, three individuals decided to crash [...]

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Tags: By JMZ · historical perspective · media · my family · national

Liberals faithfully declare “In Obama we Trust”

July 5th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Faith and politics despite what liberals might tell you have always been intertwined. It is in our national DNA. J.M.Z, Senior Political Correspondent explains liberals hypocritically have been mixing faith and politics in their own new way, while still arguing for a separation of church and state.

“Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or [...]

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Tags: By JMZ · Election '08 · Obama · national · politics