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HARD TO FOOL A TEXAN |
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Written by To The Point News
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Friday, 23 October 2009 |
One reason To The Point's Remember The Alamo Rendezvous
is in Texas is because of
Texans. Here's a true story that helps
explains why.
A cowboy from Amarillo
learned that Barack Hussein Obama is going to be at a barbeque of Democrat
fatcats trying to gather more support for his Health Plan. He decides to
attend.
As Obama is delivering his pitch, the cowboy notices that,
while talking in a pseudo-Texas drawl and using single syllable words, Obama
keeps swatting at some flies that are buzzing around his head.
The cowboy says, "Y'all havin' some problem with them circle flies?"
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HALF-FULL REPORT 10/16/09 |
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Written by Dr. Jack Wheeler
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Friday, 16 October 2009 |
Right about now with some fresh liberal lunacy inflicted upon our country every day by a president and party that hates it, you may be pulling your hair out by its roots or holding tight onto your head to keep it from exploding.
You know you can't hold out until the 2010 elections a year from now. But how about for 18 more days? You can make it that long, can't you?
As of today (10/16), November 3rd is 18 days away, and it may be a Day of Doom for Zero, the Pelosicrats, and even for RINOs.
With few exceptions (like Tom Coburn or Jim DeMint), politicians care more about getting reelected than any principles or integrity they happen to have. Thus the tea leaves of November 3rd may tell dozens of Dems who barely won in 2008 to start running for the exits.
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THE REMEMBER THE ALAMO RENDEZVOUS |
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Written by Dr. Jack Wheeler
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Wednesday, 14 October 2009 |
Are you ready for a Texas-size To The Point Rendezvous? The dates are final:
Friday, January 29 to Sunday, January 31.
(Note the dates - chosen specifically to lie on the bye weekend between the NFL playoffs and the Super Bowl.)
The location is fabulous: The Hilton Palacio Del Rio right on the Riverwalk in San Antonio.
We'll be just two blocks from The Alamo itself - which we'll of course visit as we rededicate ourselves to remembering the Alamo and recapturing America from the horde of anti-American moonbats who have temporarily seized control of it.
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A TIME FOR CELEBRATING WESTERN CIVILIZATION |
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Written by Dr. Jack Wheeler
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Monday, 12 October 2009 |
The second week of October offers a triad of heroic
anniversaries worth celebrating by any admirer of Western Civilization.
Yesterday, October 11, was time to celebrate the 1,277th
anniversary of the Battle of Tours in 732 AD, when Charles Martel (686-741),
forever known as The Hammer, and his 30,000 Christian soldiers crushed an
invading horde of 200,000 Moslem Jihadis in what is now central France.
Tomorrow, October 13, is for celebrating the 84th
birthday of the great Lady Champion of Liberty,
the most heroic woman of the 20th century, Margaret Thatcher.
The story of how she, with Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II, saved Western
Civilization from Soviet Communism is told in Now There Is One
(April 2005).
Today, October 12, is for celebrating the 517th
anniversary of Columbus' discovery
of America. We
commemorate this as a true discovery in contrast to all the claims of Vikings,
Chinese, Irish, and others who supposedly came earlier - for once and only
after Columbus discovered America,
it stayed discovered.
Unfortunately, Columbus Day is for most Americans just an excuse for a
three-day weekend. What it should be is a commemoration and celebration
of Western Civilization - which is why the Left hates Columbus
and his holiday.
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CHOICES & POWER IN LIFE & PLAN B |
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Written by Rebel Holiday
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Friday, 16 October 2009 |
You may feel as I do, that much of what is happening now are some of the worst things we've dreaded could happen to America for decades. It can take your breath away to see not only what has been happening in our country, but the speed at which it has been happening. And the speed at which elected officials and unelected bureaucrats take such destructive action against our choices.
There is a pattern in how they are reducing individual liberty - simply taking away more and more of our choices, our options. And with those stolen choices our families have progressively less freedom , less power, and less safety.
In the area of life called Financial Plan B, which includes surviving before thriving, there are questions that need to be uncovered...and answers sought. These bring up personal options, choices that we may or may not be fully aware of now.
This December 9th I am planning a special one-day Workshop Event on "Choices & Power: A Financial Plan B for Surviving & Thriving."
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DISSING AMERICAN DURAKS IN RUSSIA |
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Written by Jack Kelly
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Friday, 16 October 2009 |
Durak is a popular card game throughout Russia. The loser among
the players is dubbed the "durak" - idiot or fool in Russian. The Kremlin enjoys playing it with Hillary
Clinton.
Mrs. Clinton was in Russia this week, hoping to "reset" relations with the Russians
which, she said, had been damaged by the policies of George W. Bush. She had hoped during her visit to meet
with the real power in Russian politics, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
He thought a trip to Siberia and China was more important than spending time with the American
secretary of state.
So while Mrs. Clinton was busy
in Moscow unveiling
a statue of poet Walt Whitman (you can't make this up), Mr. Putin was in
Beijing pulling the rug out
from under the sole Obama administration foreign policy "triumph" to date.
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THE CRACKUP OF THE CULT OF CLIMATE CHANGE |
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Written by Jack Kelly
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009 |
Most liberals aren't very religious. But
they are people of faith. When reality clashes with a cherished belief,
they cling to the cherished belief.
It snowed in Minnesota over the weekend. And in Denver, canceling a National League playoff game. Record
cold temperatures were set in Washington State, Idaho, western Montana, and Nebraska.
It was unseasonably cold in Madison, Wisconsin over the weekend, too. But those who attended the
annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Journalists didn't notice.
That's because they are members of the Cult of Climate Change.
The keynote speaker was former Vice President Al
Gore. Mr. Gore is someone only a liberal could regard as
an expert on climate change. As The Washington
Post reported, he took exactly two science courses as an undergraduate at
Harvard, scoring a D in Natural Sciences 6, and a C in Natural Sciences 118. He flunked his college entrance exams in
science (488 in physics
and 519
in chemistry out of a
possible 800 - seems his daddy, a US Senator, got him in to Harvard.)
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OBAMA AS THE ANTI-REAGAN ON ECONOMIC RECOVERY |
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Written by Richard Rahn
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Wednesday, 14 October 2009 |
Is the current recession the worst since the Great
Depression? Even though the president, many members of Congress and many
journalists keep saying we are in the worst recession since the 1930s, it is an
assertion that is premature, to say the least.
At the end of World War II, from 1945 to 1946, there was
a very sharp drop in U.S. output (12.1 percent) as the war economy began its
transition to a civilian economy.
The deepest and longest-lasting recession the United
States has experienced since then began in 1980, when Jimmy Carter was
president (the gross domestic product dropped 9.6 percent in the second quarter
of that year) and did not end until fourth-quarter 1982, almost two years into
the Reagan presidency.
As can be seen in the accompanying chart, both President
Reagan and President Obama inherited an economy suffering from a year of no
growth, along with rising unemployment. Yet their approaches to the problem are polar opposites.
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THE PHYSICAL CASE FOR HAPPINESS |
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Written by Dr. Joel Wade
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Friday, 16 October 2009 |
We are all familiar with the basic guidelines for good health: exercise, eat
right - more fruits and veggies, less red meat, more fish, fewer calories, more
fiber, less sugar- don't smoke, don't abuse alcohol or drugs. If people would follow these guidelines and
maintain an optimal weight, many health problems would be greatly diminished.
But there is another dimension to our health. How we think and feel, how we
interact with others, and the kind of activities we spend our time engaged in
can have a huge impact on our
physical health.
Criteria I use to judge what is helpful and what is not is how it
affects a person's happiness, their relationships, and their resilience. Do
they function better? Are they better able to enjoy the company of family and
friends? Does this help them to be more effective and to live a better life?
It's also nice to have some research that serves to measure some of these
criteria. Fortunately, over the years there has been a great deal of very good
research that is beginning to show some clear and consistent guidelines for how
to practice psychological health, and live a happier and more fulfilling life.
It has also shown some practices that can lead to a physically healthier
life. Here's what they are.
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IS BARACK OBAMA JESUS CHRIST? |
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Friday, 16 October 2009 |
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HALF-FULL REPORT 10/09/09 |
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Written by Dr. Jack Wheeler
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Friday, 09 October 2009 |
The conversations at the Cosmos Club this week were very
subdued. As it has been for generations,
this is where the true power elite of Washington
gathers. Whether it was in the East
Garden Bar, the Old Club Room, or the Members Dining Room, the savviest
veterans of Capitol Hill and K Street
- Democrat and Republican - had a tone of fear and seriousness you didn't hear
the week before.
Something had scared them.
Scared them like an earthquake had fractured their political foundations. The one whispered word you could overhear
more than any other was "Copenhagen."
For them, President and Mrs. Zero flying off to Copenhagen
to beg the International Olympics Committee for Chicago
and being rejected was not a matter of humiliation. It was scales falling off their eyes, and in
an eye-blink realizing the enormity of the mistake America
made last November.
And at breakfast in the Garden Dining Room this morning
(10/09), there were hardly conversations at all, just shocked silence. The consequences of giving a president
afflicted with pathological egomania combined with pathological amateurishness
the Nobel Peace Prize were so grave they were speechless.
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A MAGICAL REFUGE |
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Written by Dr. Jack Wheeler
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Friday, 09 October 2009 |
There is a magical island where everything grows - forests of fir, cedar, and sycamore trees along with forests of giant tropical tree ferns, fields of corn and fields of taro (the starchy staple of Polynesia - Hawaiian poi is made from taro), and every kind of flower in riotous abundance.
Orchards produce every kind of fruit from tropical to citrus. Herds of cows produce every dairy product including fabulous cheeses - and great steaks. Due to its unique ocean location, the sea swarms with fish and seafood. It's on a main migration route for sperm whales and a dozen types of dolphins. The sport fishing, such as for blue marlin, is fantastic. So is the trout fishing in the mountain streams.
So is the golf, the sailing, the scuba-diving, the surfing, the hiking on mountain trails to hidden waterfalls and hot springs. The coastline is dotted with beaches, picturesque fishing villages, and tiny coves with natural rock swimming pools. The interior is dotted with crater lakes, among which is one of the most beautiful lakes in the world.
Temperatures are in the mid-60s in the winter and mid-70s in the summer, the sun shines most every day, when it rains it usually pours for 15 minutes then out comes the sun again. There are neither snakes nor mosquitoes. Nor is there any pollution - the air is sparkling clear, the land preserved spotlessly clean by the islanders. The place is so peaceful it's virtually crime-free.
The beer the islanders make is good, the wine even better. The islanders are friendly, hospitable, devoutly Christian, and proud members of Western Civilization. A great many speak English, but there are not a great many of them. They number 150,000 spread out over 300 spectacularly scenic square miles.
They love liberty so much they've had this motto emblazoned on their coat of arms for centuries: Rather die free than live in peaceful subjugation.
You can fly here from the US East Coast in four hours for 300 bucks. If you're looking for a Plan B refuge - or just a momentary escape - from ObamaLand, this magical place could be it.
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WHY I DREW THE MOHAMMED TURBAN-BOMB CARTOON |
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Written by Kurt Westergaard
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Thursday, 08 October 2009 |
[As President Zero was
being humiliated in Denmark, a courageous cartoonist from Denmark spoke at Princeton University. This is the text of his
speech.]
On Sept. 30, 2005,
the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten
published 12 cartoons, including my own depicting the prophet with a bomb in his turban, that took Islam and Mohammed as their
subject. The Danish cartoon affair which ensued turned out to be perhaps the
most important free speech case of our time.
In the months after the cartoons' publication, protests
against them morphed from peaceful objections to irrational violence which
included serious threats on my life. The cartoons have become a watershed test
for the ability of the press to comment and criticize all religions without
fear of violent reprisal.
All of us, and not least the students and faculty at an
institution such as Princeton, will be on the center
front of this debate for years to come.
It is important, therefore, that we all understand what is at stake. It is for
this reason that I speak to you. I would also hope to explain to you why I
acted as I did, and especially why I have refused to apologize for my cartoon
despite strong pressure that I do so.
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THE METAPHOR OF COPENHAGEN |
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Written by Jack Kelly
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Thursday, 08 October 2009 |
It was a metaphor for his young presidency.
Barack and Michelle Obama travel to Copenhagen in regal splendor to lobby the International Olympic
Committee to support Chicago's bid to host the Summer Games in 2016. They are
given rock star treatment by our sycophantic news media. And then they
get stiffed.
When Chicago finished fourth, receiving just 18 of 94 votes, the
question on the minds of many people was: How would Democrats contrive to blame
the debacle on George W. Bush? The answer was not long in coming.
"I thought we had really turned a corner with the
election of President Obama," Illinois State Rep. Susana Mendoza told the
Chicago Sun Times. "People are so much more welcoming of Americans
now. But this isn't the people of those countries. This is the
leaders still living with outdated impressions of Americans."
Meanwhile, back in in Copenhagen the Danes thought the rejection had more to do with the behavior of Barack and Michelle.
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THE HONOR OF GENERAL MCCHRYSTAL |
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Written by Jack Kelly
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Thursday, 08 October 2009 |
In 1998, an Army officer with a Silver Star for bravery in the Gulf War and a Ph.D. in American history, H. R. McMaster, wrote a revalatory book, "Dereliction
of Duty."
The thesis of the book (which was based on his
doctoral dissertation) is that members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff knew
President Lyndon Johnson and his Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, were
pursuing a strategy in Vietnam based on domestic political concerns that was
likely to lead to defeat, but none resigned in protest.
All preferred keeping their jobs instead of their
country's honor and the welfare of their troops.
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the man President Obama
chose to command in Afghanistan, has made clear what he
thinks is needed to turn around our deteriorating fortunes there. But
President Obama is reluctant to commit the resources necessary to implement the
strategy he signed off on in March. Gen. McChrystal may thus soon face the kind of test of character the
Vietnam-era Joint Chiefs failed.
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