Brother Steve, Brother Rudy and I, along with the “boys in the band,” Steve, Galen, Rob, and Dave, had a day off in Antigo, Wisconsin. I asked Dawn, the front desk lady at the Holiday Inn, for the name of the best restaurant in town. She chuckled to herself softly …
Read More »Hey Republicans, Where's the Beef?
My question is this, When are the Republicans going to stop acting like a political party and start acting like American citizens? — The performance on Saturday in the Senate was one of the worst I have seen since the impeachment trial of Bill Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky scandal. …
Read More »Kris Allen's "American Idol" Victory Marks the Return of People of Faith to American Popular Music
Fri, 22 May 2009 01:42:32 +0000 – By Mark JosephProducer/Author/Editor, BullyPulpit.com I don’t watch American Idol, but I have been keeping up with what the L.A. Times, Newsweekand “The O’Reilly Factor “have been saying about an alleged red-state/blue-state showdown between the two finalists, Kris Allen and Adam Lambert. Allen, it …
Read More »A Letter to President Obama
Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:03:21 +0000 – By Patrick DorinsonPolitical Commentator Dear Mr. President, First let me tell you that you delivered one helluva speech on Tuesday. You are without a doubt one of the most gifted orators I have ever seen and I have seen quite a few. But …
Read More »Downing of MH-17: Ukraine probe highlights weakness of US, Europe
The downing of Malaysia Flight 17 casts new light on just how inept and decadent the United States and Europe have become. Faced with Russia’s annexation of the Crimea and attempts to repeat in the Eastern Ukraine, the best Western Europe and the United States have mustered are strong words …
Read More »Bergdahl prisoner swap: Israel is not America
Defenders of President Obama’s release of five Taliban terrorists from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in exchange for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl cite as justification Israel’s history of swapping hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for one or two Israel soldiers. As strong an ally and example of democracy as …
Read More »Protecting America from MERS and other biological threats
This week’s diagnosis of a third case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on U.S. soil has prompted statements of concern from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the posting of warnings at 22 different airports urging travelers to be mindful about washing hands and being in contact with …
Read More »Obama's Base Thinks He's Gone Too Far to the Center Already
As you watch the president tonight, do not be surprised if he sounds more defiant than you expected. If the president has not fully come to terms with what has happened to him, his political base has not even begun to. The mere mention of a spending freeze covering about …
Read More »GOP Staffer Fired for Risque Reimbursement
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: The Ties That Bind The Republican National Committee has fired the director of its young donors program after she approved an expense at a risqué bondage-themed nightclub in Los Angeles. Hotline OnCall reports Allison Meyers was let go after reports surfaced Monday …
Read More »Doctor Saves 25-Year-Old by Freezing His Skull
The Glasgow Coma Scale is not something you want to be rated on. It’s a neurological scale that helps doctors determine what kind of condition a brain injury patient is in. The worst score is 3, meaning someone is very close to dying; the highest rating is 15, meaning the …
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