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Vicki McClure Davidson | May 23, 2010

Fore! Raise your hand if you’re sick to the marrow of your bones reading about Obama golfing, or playing basketball, or swimming in the ocean, or vacationing, or going out for ice cream when crises are occurring. Yes, he’s only human and he “should” be permitted a bit of fun now and then. But he’s [...]

Category: Environment and Earth, Government, National Security, Social and Political Climate | 4 Comments »
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Vicki McClure Davidson | May 23, 2010

Tragic and shocking — beloved, irreverent former major league pitcher Jose Lima has died of an apparent massive heart attack while sleeping at his home in Los Angeles last night. He was only 37 years old. No one was like Lima back in his glory days of baseball, and no one will likely ever be [...]

Category: Media & Communication, Notable Deaths, Social and Political Climate, Sports, Athletes, Videos, Audio Files | 4 Comments »
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Vicki McClure Davidson | May 23, 2010

George Orwell, you may have misnamed your famed, frightening novel of a futuristic world where “Big Brother was watching.” Instead of 1984, advancing the year to 2010 may prove to have been a more prophetic choice. From Hot Air, Congress about to limit political speech of bloggers?: The same sloppy legislative writing that created so [...]

Category: Conservatism, Freedom of Speech, Government, Law & Constitution, Media & Communication, Social and Political Climate | Comments Off
Tags: 1984, 1st Amendment, blog, bloggers, Congress, conservatism, conservatives, DISCLOSE Act, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, freedom of the press, George Orwell, media bias, online political speech, online speech, political speech