Five Hundred Words

I watched the media’s reaction to concerned parents objecting a planned address by President Obama to the children of the nation.  Very few seemed to understand that the issue was not just that a president was making a speech to kids.  Most pundits completely missed the point.  This was not just partisanship billowing up from the bitter clingers out in flyover country.

Allow me to explain.  One of the failings of the liberal press and its fellow travelers is that for them, history started this morning.  Those of us who have a memory longer than the last news cycle recall the … Continue Reading

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I had a disappointing discussion a few weeks back with a colleague. My friend is a smart young man, earnest and sincere, but all too representative of today’s brand of thinking when it comes to issues of liberty and public policy.

The topic was smoke-free bars in the City of St. Louis. I hate smoking, for the record. I think smokers have a nasty history of being thoughtless in the pursuit of their habit. I am surprised at how offensive I find the smell. Long gone, the stink of cigarettes linger in public spaces where smokers … Continue Reading

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Definately worth listening to…

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I attended the Promise Keepers “Stand In The Gap” (or as I like to call it, the Million Mostly White Men March) back in the mid-nineties. Even though we were “Christianists” and voted overwhelmingly Republican, I distinctly recall spending a solid hour along with tens of thousands of other men PICKING UP THE &^%$#*&% TRASH.

Unlike hippies, we spend less time talking about how we love the environment and more time actually doing something about it.

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Lee Enterprises, who bought my hometown newspaper the St. Louis Post Dispatch for over a billion dollars now faces delisting from the New York Stock Exchange because their share price has been below a dollar for over 30 days.  Lee’s total market capitalization right now is less than 20 million dollars.

First, congratulations to the Pulitzer family for their amazing timing.  Considering that the whole Lee chain of newspapers can now be bought for a years worth of interest on the STLPD’s purchase price I think we can all applaud the acumen shown by … Continue Reading

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I have fond memories of The Muppet Show

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Luke 2:8-9 – …there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

In the old testament, Isaiah has a similar reaction in the presence of the Lord.

Isaiah 6:5 – And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes … Continue Reading

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