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  • Bret Weinstein’s Pithy Formulation February 17, 2022
  • The world is in such a state… February 17, 2022
  • It’s Been Quite Clear For A Long Time Now… February 17, 2022
  • How Is All This NOT Criminal? February 17, 2022
  • Can We All Take a Brief Moment to Take Stock… February 17, 2022
  • The Science! February 17, 2022
  • If The Canadian Truckers Prevail, It’ll Be Despite: February 17, 2022
  • I’m Amazed At The Extent To Which… February 17, 2022
  • Are We on the Right Going About it all Wrong? February 10, 2022
  • It’s SO Worth Repeating! February 10, 2022
  • Some Thoughts About Russell Brand… February 10, 2022
  • Something We’ve SAID Many, Many Times… January 23, 2022
  • Narratives Unraveling… Unraveling… Unraveling… January 7, 2022
  • The Left Hasn’t Produced a Good Idea in a VERY Long time! (Part II) January 6, 2022
  • The Left Hasn’t Produced a Good Idea in a VERY Long time! January 4, 2022
  • Commonsense Observations About the Vaccines January 4, 2022
  • Bloodthirsty Goons’ Sweet Dreams… January 4, 2022
  • A Fascinating COVID Vaccines Commentary January 4, 2022
  • Why Focus on Defeating the Left? January 4, 2022
  • 2024: A Reaganesque Figure Defeats Harris in a 49-State Landslide? December 8, 2021
  • “Journalism” Has Always Been Corrupt. November 18, 2021
  • Why censorship is always a very bad thing. July 7, 2021
  • I Had To Laugh… July 7, 2021
  • Whenever the Left Takes a Position on an Issue… July 7, 2021
  • Hypothesis: There Was No Pandemic. July 7, 2021
  • Say it! Frequently. Loudly. Relentlessly. July 6, 2021
  • It’s On — Whether We Want to Admit It or Not April 6, 2021
  • The Great American Stupid April 4, 2021
  • (UPDATE) Want to Get Rid of Incompetent Frauds like Andrew Cuomo? March 10, 2021
  • What TIME Magazine Really Said… March 10, 2021
  • Where’s “Politically Correct” Gone?!? March 10, 2021
  • Want to Get Rid of Incompetent Frauds like Andrew Cuomo? March 10, 2021
  • Time to Hit Back! (Verbally, of course) March 9, 2021
  • Media “Tassification?” Media “Pravdafication?” March 9, 2021
  • When Science! … is NOT Science March 9, 2021
  • Drip… Drip… Drip… March 8, 2021
  • *Sigh!* There’s NO Trump Cult! (and there never was) March 8, 2021
  • Andrew Cuomo Accused of Sexual Harassment February 25, 2021
  • I’M Not Stalin! (and Trump’s not Trump) February 16, 2021
  • Socialism Take-down Essay #20 February 16, 2021
  • Socialism Take-down Essay #19 February 12, 2021
  • An Objection to Our Anti-Socialism Mini-series Results in a Psych Eval by xPraetorius February 12, 2021
  • F-U! (…or something like that) (Part III) February 5, 2021
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  • Socialism is Evil — it Kills People, and Preys Most Cruelly on the Poor January 11, 2021

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Arts/Culture/Literature, Food, Phone, Gas, Lodging

I Just Love Lynda Randle!


A (not so) secret (not so) guilty pleasure of mine is gospel music. I just love Lynda Randle’s voice… and … Continue reading I Just Love Lynda Randle!

Current Events/Politics

Moonbattery » Socialism Is Not Healthy for Children


Source: Moonbattery » Socialism Is Not Healthy for Children … Praetorian comment: Gee, who’s been saying this for a few years now?!? … Continue reading Moonbattery » Socialism Is Not Healthy for Children

Arts/Culture/Literature, Food, Phone, Gas, Lodging

Is This Portrait a Miracle?


I’m a big believer in miracles. I believe that miracles are little understood also, and that I have at least … Continue reading Is This Portrait a Miracle?

Current Events/Politics

Hillary: It Hasn’t Been “Drip-Drip-Drip” For a VERY Long Time


Many, many in the punditocracy and the commentariat have been wondering aloud whether her Hillariness can survive the “drip-drip-drip” that has been taking the … Continue reading Hillary: It Hasn’t Been “Drip-Drip-Drip” For a VERY Long Time

Current Events/Politics

A Thought Exercise I Found Today


I was surfing the web today while eating lunch, and I found the following list of statements. I agree with … Continue reading A Thought Exercise I Found Today

Arts/Culture/Literature, Current Events/Politics

Seven National Crimes


Also by William J. H. Boetcker: I don’t think. I don’t know. I don’t care. I am too busy. I leave … Continue reading Seven National Crimes

Arts/Culture/Literature, Food, Phone, Gas, Lodging

The Ten Cannots


The 10 “cannots” (By William J. H. Boetcker) that Leftist politicians ignore: You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. … Continue reading The Ten Cannots

Current Events/Politics

Powerful, Influential People Read This Blog (Part 28), or: “Black Lives Matter, Right? (Part 2)”


In many, many previous blog posts, from long, long ago, we pointed out what the great John Hawkins, at Townhall.com blog, points … Continue reading Powerful, Influential People Read This Blog (Part 28), or: “Black Lives Matter, Right? (Part 2)”

Current Events/Politics

Dems as Caricatures


I wrote a reply to the great Mike, and realized that it deserved to be its own post. Something I’ve … Continue reading Dems as Caricatures

Current Events/Politics

Rudeness is Not a Conservative Principle (Part II)


In this post, here, I pointed out that, no, rudeness is not a Conservative principle, but that it most definitely is a … Continue reading Rudeness is Not a Conservative Principle (Part II)

Arts/Culture/Literature, Current Events/Politics

Rudeness is Not a Conservative Principle


In a recent essay, the indispensable Jonah Goldberg said, maybe stating the obvious: “rudeness is not a conservative principle.” (link … Continue reading Rudeness is Not a Conservative Principle

Current Events/Politics

Think It Through


Should be a lesson for life. You know how you believe about an issue. Name it: gay marriage, death penalty, … Continue reading Think It Through

Current Events/Politics

More Deep, Dark Sadness… (Part III)


— WARNING: Straight talk about Planned Parenthood, Nazis and other noxious, malodorous things — absolutely not for the faint of heart … Continue reading More Deep, Dark Sadness… (Part III)

Current Events/Politics

Black Lives Matter, Right?


 — Nope. No, they don’t. Not to the Left, that is — Or, evidently, even to other black Americans. After … Continue reading Black Lives Matter, Right?

Current Events/Politics

You Heard it Here First… (Part II)


In this post, we called it… and we’re calling it again. Hillary Clinton is out.  Before the convention. Gone. History. … Continue reading You Heard it Here First… (Part II)

Current Events/Politics

More Deep, Dark Sadness… (Part II)


In this post, we discussed the monster Kermit Gosnell, now languishing in prison for ripping apart new-born babies, and running … Continue reading More Deep, Dark Sadness… (Part II)

Current Events/Politics

Democrats – This is a Test (Part II)


— How Will You React to the Ghouls of Planned Parenthood? — I await the new Planned Parenthood line of … Continue reading Democrats – This is a Test (Part II)

Current Events/Politics

Democrats – This is a Test


— How Will You React to the Ghouls of Planned Parenthood? — All indications are that you have already failed… … Continue reading Democrats – This is a Test

Current Events/Politics

You Heard it Here First…


Well, not really, but the below is all true. Just some quick, stream-of-consciousness observations and predictions about the upcoming presidential primaries … Continue reading You Heard it Here First…

Current Events/Politics

I Did It! YOU Should Do It Too!


I just lied through my teeth to a pollster. For every question the pollster asked me, I answered the exact … Continue reading I Did It! YOU Should Do It Too!

Current Events/Politics, Race/Race Relations

Fifteen Minutes of Brilliance


It’s right here. In a great interview, the great Thomas Sowell expounds on intellectuals and race. Just in case you … Continue reading Fifteen Minutes of Brilliance

Current Events/Politics

THE Proper Perspective on Trump vs. McCain (Part II)


In this post, I covered the tiff between Donald Trump, billionaire candidate for the Presidency, and John McCain, Republican Senator … Continue reading THE Proper Perspective on Trump vs. McCain (Part II)

Current Events/Politics

THE Proper Perspective on Trump vs. McCain


Warning: Rated PG (mild profanity, not usually permitted here) The proper perspective on the tiff between Donald Trump and John McCain? … Continue reading THE Proper Perspective on Trump vs. McCain

Current Events/Politics

The President of the United States is … an Anti-American Disgrace


I’m watching the news at my humble home. One headline is that the White House flag has not flown at … Continue reading The President of the United States is … an Anti-American Disgrace

Current Events/Politics

Time to Start the Count? (Part II)


Here we asked the question: “Should we start the count of “the depredations of islam in North America?” Let’s add: … Continue reading Time to Start the Count? (Part II)

Current Events/Politics

How to Think About Trump’s Remark


Donald Trump said that John McCain is not a war hero because of whatever. Needless to say, this was red meat … Continue reading How to Think About Trump’s Remark

About Us

I Am FreeThinker


Thank you, xParetorius, for that gracious introduction at the end of my inaugural post in this blog! I am FreeThinker … Continue reading I Am FreeThinker

Current Events/Politics

Ashamed of My Race(1)


I’m ashamed of my race. I’m not ashamed of the color of my skin. I’m a brown girl in my … Continue reading Ashamed of My Race(1)

Current Events/Politics

All Lives Matter


— Or Do They? — Martin O’Malley thought they did. Or he said he thought they did. At a meeting filled … Continue reading All Lives Matter

Current Events/Politics

The Facts of Life Are Conservative(1)


— But Society’s White Noise is Leftist —  We’ve said it many, many times in these pages. Mark Steyn says … Continue reading The Facts of Life Are Conservative(1)

Current Events/Politics

Drudge Headline States the Obvious


BERNIE BAGS OBAMA DONORS… We all knew this would happen. For those of you who think that the Democrat Party … Continue reading Drudge Headline States the Obvious

Race/Race Relations

The Paranoid Delusions of the Left and the RGI (Part MCXXVIV) (Part VI)


(Oh. My. Goodness. These people just keep teeing it up for me!) Remember how I said that Abagond’s “advice” to … Continue reading The Paranoid Delusions of the Left and the RGI (Part MCXXVIV) (Part VI)

Current Events/Politics

The Paranoid Delusions of the Left and the RGI (Part MCXXVIV) (Part V)


In the blog post that just seems to keep on giving (here), one sharinalr seems to state (here), ever so matter-of-factly, … Continue reading The Paranoid Delusions of the Left and the RGI (Part MCXXVIV) (Part V)

Current Events/Politics

Segregation: The Democrats’ Dirty Secret…and More


List of segregationists during the American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) (source here) This is a list of segregationists during the … Continue reading Segregation: The Democrats’ Dirty Secret…and More

Race/Race Relations

The Paranoid Delusions of the Left and the RGI (Part MCXXVIV) (Part IV)


The last (probably) of the mini-series resulting from Abagond’s post here, exhorting black Americans to do what they can to … Continue reading The Paranoid Delusions of the Left and the RGI (Part MCXXVIV) (Part IV)

Race/Race Relations

The Paranoid Delusions of the Left and the RGI (Part MCXXVIV) (Part III)


Abagond’s post — here — jam-packed as it is with moronic codswallop and slop, is a blogger’s gift that just … Continue reading The Paranoid Delusions of the Left and the RGI (Part MCXXVIV) (Part III)

Race/Race Relations

The Paranoid Delusions of the Left and the RGI (Part MCXXVIV) (Part II)


Update on the post of right here. In that post, we pointed out how Abagond exhorted black Americans to go … Continue reading The Paranoid Delusions of the Left and the RGI (Part MCXXVIV) (Part II)

Current Events/Politics

First Play-By-Play Post I’ve Ever Done


Sunday, 8:51am: News announcer: “It was the movie trailer that everyone was anticipating: ‘Batman vs. Superman,’ and you won’t believe … Continue reading First Play-By-Play Post I’ve Ever Done

Current Events/Politics

If The Press Treated Everyone Equally.


If the press treated everyone equally, below is the list of Democrats whose past would have prevented them from ever rising to … Continue reading If The Press Treated Everyone Equally.

Current Events/Politics

About Greece: What’s Sad Is: It’s REALLY So Simple


The Greek government knew what they were doing; they knew it would lead to disaster; they kept doing it. The Greek electorate kept electing … Continue reading About Greece: What’s Sad Is: It’s REALLY So Simple

Current Events/Politics

Wait… Whuh? …


Drudge Headlines: Scientists warn sun will ‘go to sleep’ in 2030… Temperatures to plummet… Uhhhhh… huh? Plummet? Freakin’ plummet?!? I thought we … Continue reading Wait… Whuh? …

Current Events/Politics

Drudge Sampler (Edition IX– 7/11/15)


The Headlines: Russian Bombers Intercepted Off CA Coast… (Editor’s Note: Where the heck is that reset button again!?! After all, it worked … Continue reading Drudge Sampler (Edition IX– 7/11/15)

Current Events/Politics

THE Definitive Analysis of the Presidential Campaign So Far


… and it gets worldwide context and eschatology into the mix! As you all know, I’m a Mark Steyn groupie. One … Continue reading THE Definitive Analysis of the Presidential Campaign So Far

Current Events/Politics

**Sigh ** Oh, Brother!


What the media found important: “US Women Win FIFA World Cup 5-2 – Star Kisses Her Wife” Get it? Her wife? … Continue reading **Sigh ** Oh, Brother!

Current Events/Politics

Look at These Two!


Here. Do you honestly think you could have an intelligent conversation with either one of ’em? Read the rest of the story, … Continue reading Look at These Two!

Current Events/Politics

England – 7/7/2015


A heavy anniversary just passed — “7/7” – ten years since the “tube bombings” caused such carnage in London. Mark … Continue reading England – 7/7/2015

Current Events/Politics

The REAL Battle of the Sexes!


Right here. The title of Charles C.W. Cooke’s column is: “ThinkProgress Encounters Economic Reality, Becomes Confused and Upset” Yep. It’s … Continue reading The REAL Battle of the Sexes!

Current Events/Politics

Looks as if We Called it Again


The Empty Pantsuit(*) “Answers” Questions Hillary went in front of the cameras for a rare appearance to “answer” questions. Scare … Continue reading Looks as if We Called it Again

Current Events/Politics

Watch Closely – There WILL Be Death.


Greece is the picture of the future United States as our polity marches inexorably leftward, as Greece’s did. So, where … Continue reading Watch Closely – There WILL Be Death.

Current Events/Politics

The Drudge Headline Says … (Part III)


China to begin buying shares in effort to stablize stock markets… Watch out! This is one of the very real signs that … Continue reading The Drudge Headline Says … (Part III)

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