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Bad news for Dems: Congressional reapportionment data from Census likely to benefit GOP

Remember the heavy push from the Obama administration and other Democrats last year and in the early part of this year to get people to fill out their Census forms – all in the unsaid but nevertheless clearly there hopes that more “minorities” would fill out their forms, thereby increasing the possibility that Democrats would gain more Congressional seats?  Doesn’t look like their hopes will be realized (via Memeorandum):.....   [Read More]

Photos/video: George & Laura Bush sign books in Charlotte – Rev. Graham makes appearance

As you can imagine, the local news networks/papers were all over the story of former President Bush and Laura Bush being in town at the Rev. Billy Graham Library to sign copies of their books to people who had camped out Friday night to get a wristband Saturday, and who camped out last night to get a good spot in line today. Reportedly there were around 1,000 people waiting in line to meet them (you can view photos here of the long lines and traffic), and many of those who stood in line got the rare chance to briefly see the Rev. Graham himself. Graham, 92, doesn’t make many public appearances these days due to health issues. .....   [Read More]

North Korea: Bandit King backs down

I’ve written before that North Korea can be reasonably described as a mountain bandit state, a kingdom of bullies that extorts what it needs to survive from its neighbors by threatening to do something violent, no matter how crazy it looks. And they keep doing it because it works. Time and again since the accession of North Korean mutant psycho-dwarf dictator Kim Jong-Il, North Korea has threatened war and devastation. Then, afraid North Korea might really start a huge conflagration (and most everyone admits that a renewed war on the Korean peninsula would be a bloodbath), concerned nations rush into give Kim everything he wants while pretending to be firm with him, in return for promises not to do whatever it was again. North Korea then breaks these promises, gets more stuff it can’t produce on its own, and the whole farcical ballet starts again. Rinse and repeat......   [Read More]

Debunking the left’s “media is more conservative than liberal” myth

It never fails that when the discussion of liberal media bias comes up, some sanctimonious and ill-informed lefty will try to convince the crowd of the exact opposite: That it’s conservatives whose voices are most often heard in the media. Now, you and I know this is as absolutely hilarious as it is absolutely false, but the left has never exactly let the facts get in the way of a good ol’ fashioned rant on this issue (or on any issue, for that matter)......   [Read More]