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Thanks To The Supreme Court, I Can Finally Drop Out Of This Creepy Militia
by Byron Kent, Wed. 9 Jul 2008The Supreme Court ruling on the right to bear arms brought relief to the tens of thousands of Americans participating in militia activities just for the gun-possession perks.
Selling The Truth
by Byron Kent, Thu. 19 Jun 2008We were heartened to hear news of former Press Secretary Scott McClellan's new book, I Just Say What They Pay Me To.
Buy 3,249 Delegates, Get 795 Free!
by Byron Kent, Thu. 13 Mar 2008The Democratic primary race finds itself floundering with no frontrunner - and no possibility for a knock-out win... Fortunately, decades ago the Democratic elders foresaw the potential for such a situation, and in their wisdom established an elite class of guardians of truth and right and party unity: the Super Delegates!
America Changes Choices
by Byron Kent, Wed. 16 Jan 2008The word that sums up the presidential campaign this year is "change." Voters have expressed this sentiment by not only choosing candidates who promise change, but also by changing which candidate they choose in each successive state. You might call it "the audacity of votes."
Iowans Not Doing Their Jobs, Politically
by Byron Kent, Wed. 19 Dec 2007Every four years, America looks to Iowa for one reason, and one reason alone. The nation relies on the good people of the "Caucus Me" state to whittle the presidential field down to a handful of TV-friendly frontrunners for the rest of us.
Ann Coulter Follows O'Reilly Playbook
by Byron Kent, Mon. 22 Oct 2007Shocking none but a handful of her less-conscious fans, media personality Ann Coulter revealed on her website last week that her public persona has been an act, aimed mostly at garnering attention for herself and secondarily at exposing the uglier side of American extremism. While some may think her confession represents the curtain call for Ann Coulter (The Character), we'd like to remind people how Bill O'Reilly successfully boosted his career by coming clean on his fakeness.
War of Words
by Byron Kent, Tue. 4 Sep 2007It is widely known that President Bush is an avid amateur linguist. So it came as no surprise when the president made note of terms the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam had contributed to our language in a speech to veterans. "Boat people," "re-education camps," and "killing fields" were the words he singled out.
What is curious is his omission of the rich lode of words originated or popularized just prior to that period, during the Vietnam War itself.