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Written by Molossus
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Thursday, 12 June 2008 12:28 |
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What better way to spend the first day of summer than a picnic on Boom Island?! Fellow Freedom Dogs are invited to join the SD59 Republicans for what is sure to be the conservative event of the summer in Minnesota (well, other than that national convention thingy or maybe the other convention thingy).
The keynote speaker will be radio host, conservative activist and True North contributor, Sue Jeffers. Joining Sue will be 5th Congressional Candidate and star of the Republican State Convention, Barb Davis White. These are two women who speak with a genuine fire and passion for true conservative principles.
Don't miss this opportunity to hear a great message, mingle with fellow conservatives, meet State House candidates Felix Montez and Ole Hovde, eat some good food and have some fun in the sun! See you there!
For additional details CLICK HERE |
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Written by Lassie
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Wednesday, 27 August 2008 11:06 |
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That's what I asked myself when reading this article today, "Democrats to be out in force at GOP meet."
"We're going to spend every day looking for every opportunity to remind voters in the Twin Cities and across the country that a vote for John McCain is a vote for George W. Bush and his failed policies," said Damien LaVera, a spokesman for the DNC.
That will include not just the billboard but posters on several bus stops that serve the Xcel Center in St. Paul.
But wait, there's more!
A team of two dozen Democratic fact checkers will be sending out rapid responses to every GOP speaker.
In addition to the visual and multimedia cues, Democrats will hold daily press briefings in downtown St. Paul to counter the Republican message radiating from the Xcel Center. They're setting up a media center just across the street.
And. pray tell, which Democrats will hold those briefings?
LaVera wouldn't hint at which Democrats would be tapped for the St. Paul patrol, but said there would be numerous national party figures.
They'll be joined at the daily press conferences by Minnesota Democratic leaders, as well as people LaVera described as "Minnesota voters" who will talk about the impact of McCain's policies.
"Minnesota Voters" = DNC party hacktivists.
Don't worry, we'll be out and sending rapid responses too. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 August 2008 11:34 |
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Written by Chief
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Friday, 13 June 2008 10:07 |
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All you folks out there telling me there is no difference in the 2 parties. Consider this simple illustration, HT AAA
Go ahead, and vote D in November, but by doing so, you have surrendered your grousing rights over prices at the pump. That is all.
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Last Updated on Friday, 13 June 2008 10:14 |
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Written by Nursedude
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Wednesday, 27 August 2008 14:30 |
Nine-year-old Jericho Scott is a good baseball player -- too good, it turns out. a fastball that tops out at about 40 mph. He throws so hard that the Youth Baseball League of New Haven told his coach that the boy could not pitch any more. When Jericho took the mound anyway last week, the opposing team forfeited the game, packed its gear and left, his coach said.
Officials for the three-year-old league, which has eight teams and about 100 players, said they will disband Jericho's team, redistributing its players among other squads, and offered to refund $50 sign-up fees to anyone who asks for it. They say Jericho's coach, Wilfred Vidro, has resigned.
But Vidro says he didn't quit and the team refuses to disband. Players and parents held a protest at the league's field Saturday, urging the league to let Jericho pitch. "He's never hurt any one," Vidro said. "He's on target all the time. How can you punish a kid for being too good?"
The above story from ABC News just goes to show how life in the USA just gets stranger, and stranger. It appears that it is OK to be good-you just cannot be TOO good. Can you imagine telling a gifted football player not to score , or a good youth wrestler to not try to pin his opponents? What the so-called adults are doing to this kid out in New Haven, Connecticut is just flat-out wrong. What does it teach kids by just telling them can fold up their tent and quit if they run into dominant opposition?
If you have a great opponent, you simply have to raise your game. I remember when Venus and Serena Williams hit the pro tennis circuit and started to win, people thought that they would totally take over the sport, that no other woman could POSSIBLY hit with the two sluggers from Compton California. A funny thing happened. Other women worked on their game, people like Justin Henin, Maria Sharapova and others came along and were able to not just compete with, but beat the Sisters Williams. For people who remember the "Dream Team" in Men's basketball from the 1992 Olympics, the dominant American performance by legends like Bird, Barkley and Jordan did not make the world just quit. The rest of the world went back to the gym, worked on their basketball game, and got a helluva lot better to the point where the US Men had not won a World title in 2002 and 2004, and took 3rd at the Athens Olympics. The "Redeem Team" that played well at the recent Olympics won-but barely against a very game Spanish side. Again, competition dictates that you must raise your game in the face of excellence by your opponent. You don't just quit.
If what happened in New Haven starts to happen in other sports in the USA, where excellence is penalized, then Americans better get used to a whole lot of other teams smoking us in the Olympics besides just the Chinese. (Yeah, we won more medals, but look at how many more gold medals that they won) Not celebrating excellence, and indeed, penalizing it is not only just flat out wrong-it's un-American. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 August 2008 17:46 |
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I am over here on the right-side of the Internet creating a new Google ad campaign for my 
