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I was at my regular hair salon near Robins Air Force Base, GA, secured in my protective cape. Complimentary coffee was flowing and plans for my hair design were in negotiation. The scene was set. As my stylist was

It has been said that writing down one’s thoughts and expecting others to read them is one of the most narcissistic acts possible.

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My family and best friends tell me that I am a talented writer and that

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Living where loud explosions pepper my day is routine. In Warner Robins, Ga., sonic booms are the norm. According to Dictionary.com, sonic booms are “explosive sounds caused by the shock wave preceding an aircraft traveling at or above

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All types of hairdos walk through this maze of aisles, bins, and end-cap displays: the tightly curled, the heavily-shellacked, the Easter egg-colored, the pigtailed, and even the bald. These captains of hair commandeer their vessels as

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Planting a seed of doubt in someone’s head is a very powerful tool of manipulation.The sole motive can be to upset another person for one’s own devilish amusement. Watching the seed

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I was in the doctor’s office waiting room and scanning for reading materials. A stack of pamphlets immediately caught my eye. The main header, in a solemn-looking font, stated, “Pressures of military life can lead to stress, despair, marriage

The natural trait of a politician is to hedge his bets, to obscure his positions, to hide his true beliefs.   Obama has mastered the political.    As opposed to mere a politician, a leader needs take a stand, be clear about

The purpose of an Army has been described as kill people and break things.   As such people who excel at leading units dedicated to such tasks, killing people and breaking things, are not noted for nuance.   Case in point,  William

Rssty and the Jawa Report crew are calling the Fort Hood murders a terror attack.

Neither Clarice Feldman, nor Linda Chavez are impressed by the moron in  chief lame remarks pertaining the Fort Hood murde s, from American Thinker

The Fox News Sunday interview with Rush Limbaugh.

Presidential advisor David Axelrod fires back, Polttico:

“It is a surreal day when you are getting lectures on humility by Rush Limbaugh,” Axelrod said on CBS’s “Face The Nation.” “He

Jeff Zeleny in te New York Stimes:

WASHINGTON — As President Obama returned to the White House on Thursday, after a visit to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to honor 18 Americans killed in Afghanistan, he said the

It all well and good to use fancy words and soaring rhetoric.   It even better if you actually know what the words mean, Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Washington Post:

“It was easy to say, ‘Hey, I support COIN,’ because nobody had

First the New York Slimes beathless headline, article by Mark Mazzetti and Scott Shane:

C.I.A. Had Plan to Assassinate Qaeda Leaders

The text of the article:

WASHINGTON — Since 2001, the Central Intelligence Agency has developed plans to dispatch small

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.    I am going to keep this calm because I respect the calm, rational, historically informed, and politically ascute response of the Secure Arkanas rally, from Keep Arkansas Legal:

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Statement from the dim one, a/k/a Barack Obama, regarding the murder of his soldier Private William A. Long, United States Army, via Michelle:

“I am deeply saddened by this senseless act of violence against two brave young soldiers who