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Monday, November 10, 2008

"...The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America - I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you - we as a people will get there." - President Barack Google Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

“Earlier today, Dick Cheney came out of his undisclosed location and he hit the campaign trail...He said that he is, and I quote, ‘delighted to support John McCain.’ So I’d like to congratulate Sen. McCain on this endorsement because he really earned it.” -Obama, November 1, 2008 NBC Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING, PRECISION COMMANDS, AND MASTERY LEARNING

BY FREDA LEWKOWICZ I'm sending out an SOS. This is an alert. My students are missing. Having a guest author in my class recently provided a magnifying mirror that revealed many unflattering traits in my students. While there are still many wonderful students, others have changed beyond recognition... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Jesus Christ Was Put to Death For Consorting with Criminals...

I liked Mike Huckabee's stump speech that included, "...and the murderers, rapists, tax evaders and white collar criminals -- the very people we sit next to in church on Sundays..." It reminds me how dangerous social work can be. How can you reach out to the dark side of a ghetto neighborhood to... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Life and Times of a Favorite American Patriot, Marc Rich, Part 3.

While most sources agree that Rich voluntarily relinquished his U.S. citizenship, there is one contrary opinion [5] that "Rich assumed an oath in Spain would remove his US citizenship. The Spanish naturalization oath he took included an explicit renunciation of US citizenship. Due to a variety of... Sign in to see full entry.

Life and Times of a Favorite American Patriot: Marc Rich. Part 2 In 1983 Rich and partner Pincus Green were indicted by U.S. Attorney and future mayor of New York City Rudolph Giuliani, on charges of tax evasion and illegal trading with Iran. They were indicted while they were in Switzerland. The... Sign in to see full entry.

Life and Times of a Favorite American Patriot: Marc Rich.

Rich was born to a Jewish working class family in Antwerp, Belgium in 1934. The Rich family immigrated to the United States in 1942 to avoid the Nazis. Young Marc attended high school at the Rhodes Preparatory School in Manhattan. He later attended New York University, but dropped out after one... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Bookends to 9/11 from TIME.com

I found this article on RCP.com and thought you might enjoy it. Evidently, it is a limited endorsement for the war on terror, or at least a rationale, putting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in perspective. -kingmi Seven years ago, on October 12, 2000, the U.S.S. Cole was attacked in the Yemeni... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 21, 2007

IRANIAN PRESIDENT GUILTY OF KIDNAPPING EMBASSY EMPLOYEES

Should he be arrested when he appears on Monday at Columbia University? Of course. He should stand trial - we have film footage of him escorting US Marines held hostage during the Jimmy Carter presidency. You can find these newsreels and judge for yourself. Visit NBC.com. Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 5, 2007

FRED THOMPSON, LEGAL COUNSEL, ACTOR, SENATOR, HUSBAND, FATHER

A few months back I posted about Fred Thompson. You can read about it here. http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/kingmi410/460981 Now let's investigate these rumors about his professional life. Did he really serve on the Watergate Committee? Play in movies and TV? Work as a U.S. Senator from... Sign in to see full entry.

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