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Big Peace : Afghanistan Meltdown: Grenades Thrown at U.S. Base, Diplomatic Visits Cancelled, NATO to Prosecute A

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:40:30 +0000

I'm in.

Big Peace : Afghanistan Meltdown: Grenades Thrown at U.S. Base, Diplomatic Visits Cancelled, NATO to Prosecute A

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:53:55 +0000

If they have any stones, they'll put the prisoners who scribbled in the books on trial.

Big Peace : As Sean Stone Preaches Mullahs' Tolerance, Christian Pastor Sentenced to Death in Iran

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:33:03 +0000

This is not a fringe jihadi decree. It is a core tenant of Islam. This is not a crazy Iranian thing. It happens in every country ruled by Islam. If you don't understand that Islam is backward, barbaric, and evil, I don't know how to convince you.

Big Peace : What Jeremy Lin Does for China's Persecuted Christians

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:26:27 +0000

Jeremy Lin is ethnically Chinese, but clearly American. He and his parents are the kind of immigrants and first-generation Americans that conservatives admire and liberals deride.

Breitbart.com : Chicago school draws scrutiny over student fines

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:58:02 +0000

Everyone wants to get their kids into charter schools because of their high success rates. Their success rates are so high because they hold students to a high standard and don't have to tolerate disuptive, undisciplined students like other public schools do. And now the parents want the charter school to tolerate their kids' poor behavior, but probably still expect the same acedemic success. Stupid is as stupid does....

Big Government : Today's Students 'Don't Know Much About History'

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:12:43 +0000

Students need less History and more Government and Civics. A general understanding of the timeline of major events is useful for keeping things in context and so you don’t look like an idiot, but the details are generally unimportant. Students who find those details fascinating can study them in college or read about them on their own. But the lack of understanding--or worse, misunderstanding--of how and why our form of government is supposed to work is killing our country.

Big Government : Today's Students 'Don't Know Much About History'

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:12:32 +0000

Historical knowledge is not reinforced. Unlike math skills, which build upon previous skills and carry over to other subjects (Chemistry, Physics), History is largely self-contained. If you are dropped into the middle of a History class, you can catch on fairly quickly. You may have to play catch-up, but you don’t necessarily have to know what happened in 1840 to learn what happened in 1870. Try that in Trigonometry.

Big Government : Today's Students 'Don't Know Much About History'

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:12:07 +0000

The problem with History as it is usually taught and tested is that it is very dry (full disclosure: my degree is in History). Yes, it can be spiced up but, in the end, it doesn't matter how colorfully you can describe an historical event if you get the dates, names, and places wrong. Teaching our foundational texts as historical documents suffers the same problem: the focus is on the dates, names, and places, and their true beauty and genius is glossed over and forgotten after the test.

Big Hollywood : The Story Behind One Nation Under God: A Book for Little Patriots

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:39:01 +0000

So have you read it, or are you just being an ass?

Big Peace : Sign In Front Of Brit Shop Says It All

Tue, 9 Aug 2011 23:15:11 +0000

Very funny. (the video, I mean) Thumbing down clockwise is kind of a habit for some people. He kind of brings it on himself, though.

Big Peace : Question: How Would The London Riots Be Different If The UK Didn't Have Gun Control?

Tue, 9 Aug 2011 18:01:29 +0000

The rioters don't need to use firearms because of their number and willingness to use other types of violence and intimidation. This is another effect of gun prohibition. Physically or numerically smaller individuals or groups are unable to defend themselves from larger, violent individuals or groups. Giving evil, violent criminals who ignore our laws a government guarantee that decent people are unarmed and defenseless is bad public policy. -John Ross

Big Government : What Are the Consequencs of the Obama Downgrade?

Sat, 6 Aug 2011 19:14:35 +0000

The Obama Downgrade. Lowering America's status in the international community. Almost like somebody planned it....

Big Peace : Continued Terror: Muslim Terrorists Again Betray The Ideals of Ramadan

Thu, 4 Aug 2011 17:26:16 +0000

The Ramadan peace is a myth. "The great battle of Badr, which took place in the month of Ramadan, was the first battle between believers and infidels. The Muslims demonstrated rare heroism, setting their souls on the points of their lances and preferring martyrdom to remaining alive. Allah gave them a mighty victory for Islam.... The conquest of Mecca in the battle of Badr, where the Prophet Mohammed fought against the infidels, took place on 17 Ramadan, 624 AD. The battle of Tabouk, also took place in the month of Ramadan.... The Muslims conquered Rhodes during the month of Ramadan. During the month of Ramadan a great Muslim victory was won over the Crusaders under the leadership of Salah Al-Din [Saladin] Al-Ayubi. His advisors counseled him to rest from the Jihad during the month of fasting, but Saladin insisted on continuing the Jihad during Ramadan." More at http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/ramada...

Breitbart.tv : Obama's Self-Serving Birthday Joke at Fundraiser

Thu, 4 Aug 2011 15:50:50 +0000

Sign his birthday card at http://my.barackobama.com/Birthday-Card. Tell him how you feel. I did.

Big Government : Fairness? Raise Taxes on the Middle Class

Thu, 4 Aug 2011 15:46:27 +0000

Sorry to go off topic, but today is the pResident's birthday and he has an on-line b-day card. You can sign it and leave him a message at http://my.barackobama.com/Birthday-Card. My message was CHANGE IT BACK!

Big Peace : Lighter, More Lethal .50 Cal On The Way

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:15:00 +0000

Mabel was a good girl (you can see her butt in my pic), but she was a bitch to tote up and down the MRAP.

Big Hollywood : The Smiths Morrissey: Norway Attacks 'Nothing' Compared to Actions of McDonald's'

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:21:52 +0000

You owe me a keyboard.

Big Hollywood : The Smiths Morrissey: Norway Attacks 'Nothing' Compared to Actions of McDonald's'

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:58:46 +0000

Typical moral relativism of a Left wing, animal rights nut job.

Breitbart.tv : Big Government Contributor: Obama and Holder Knew About 'Fast & Furious'

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:42:13 +0000

I've emailed my congresscritters with the same recommendation. Unfortunately, as they're all Dhimmicrats, I'm sure my cries have fallen on deaf ears. (and my emails in support of Boeing over the NLRB can't have helped my reputation)

Big Government : Desperation: House Dems Urge Obama to Unilaterally Lift the Debt Ceiling

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:30:26 +0000

Congress needs to pass the Full Faith and Credit Act immediately. They can use section 4 of the 14th Amendment as justification.