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Thank You, John McCain
Two days ago I read that John McCain’s mother is 106 years old, and still kickin’ pretty hard despite her centenarian status. The next day I heard that Senator McCain was stopping his cancer treatments and then within the next 24 … Continue reading
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Beau Biden, RIP
My condolences to Vice President Biden and his family: Beau Biden, son of vice president and former Delaware AG, dies at 46 Joseph “Beau” Biden III, an Iraq War veteran who served as the attorney general of Delaware and was … Continue reading
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Kayla Mueller – The Cautionary Tale of a True Social Justice Warrior
The Beeb: Kayla Mueller: US aid worker ‘dedicated’ to Syrian refugees The US hostage allegedly killed in a Jordanian air strike against Islamic State militants is understood to be 26-year-old Kayla Mueller, from Prescott, Arizona. Ms Mueller travelled to the … Continue reading
RIP Mario Cuomo – The Man Who Could Have Been President
New York Times: Mario Cuomo, Governor, Governor’s Father and an Eloquent Liberal Beacon, Dies at 82 Mario M. Cuomo, the three-term governor of New York who commanded the attention of the country with a compelling public presence, a forceful defense … Continue reading
Ben Bradlee Died Yesterday – Journalism Died Years Ago
From the Washington Post: Mr. Bradlee called reporters “the best lie detectors,” and nothing mattered more to him than exposing the truth, even if it took a long time. In his own account, the Vietnam War and then Watergate marked … Continue reading
If you thought Obamacare was a trainwreck . . .
NY Post: Madonna’s ‘secretprojectrevolution’ should stay hidden Chin up, oppressed peoples of the world! You’ve got a new champion riding into battle, or at least slinking into battle in fishnets and a bustier. Madonna is here, and she is bringing … Continue reading
RIP Karen Black
Sad news: Karen Black, “Five Easy Pieces” star, dead at 74 Karen Black, who appeared in more than 100 movies and was featured in such counterculture favorites as “Easy Rider,” “Five Easy Pieces” and “Nashville,” has died. Black’s husband, Stephen … Continue reading
He Stopped Loving Her Today – RIP George Jones
George Jones, Record-Setting Country Music Singer, Dies at 81 George Jones, the country-music singer who overcame alcohol and drug addiction, bankruptcy and broken marriages to have more hit records than any other artist, has died. He was 81. He died … Continue reading
Above and Beyond the Call of Duty
Medal of Honor citation: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, March 3, 1863, has awarded in the name of Congress the Medal of Honor to Chaplain (Captain) Emil J. Kapaun United States Army … Continue reading
Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, RIP
Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop dies at age 96 Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, a pediatric surgeon turned public health advocate, died Monday. He was 96. Koop served as surgeon general from 1982 to 1989, under Presidents … Continue reading
Requiescat in pace: Mayor Ed Koch Dead at 88
Via the NYT: Edward I. Koch, the master showman of City Hall, who parlayed shrewd political instincts and plenty of chutzpah into three tumultuous terms as mayor of New York with all the tenacity, zest and combativeness that personified his … Continue reading
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Worthy of Respect and Honor
Joel B. Pollak: Stormin’ Norman, Warrior, at Peace Not since General Douglas MacArthur had Americans celebrated a general as we did “Stormin’ Norman” Schwarzkopf, who cut a figure of strength on the world stage as he decimated Saddam Hussein’s military–which … Continue reading