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Line 1: − ===July 30===+ − [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[John McCain]] worked on Monday to wrestle the spotlight from rival [[Barack Obama]]'s tour of [[Iraq]] by insisting he was right and the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] was wrong about the [[Operation Iraqi Freedom|war]] and releasing a new critical [[Advertising|ad]] blaming higher [[Gasoline pricing|gas prices]] on his opponent. − − As Obama toured the war zones trailed by [[United States of America|U.S.]] network TV anchors, McCain ridiculed him from afar during a visit with the first [[President of the United States of America|President]] [[George H. W. Bush|George Bush]] at his summer home on the Atlantic. At the same time, the Republican contender released an eyebrow-raising new ad flatly blaming the [[Illinois]] [[United States Senate|senator]] for higher gasoline prices. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_el_pr/mccain] − ---- − Nearly 200,000 people have signed the online boycott [[McDonald's]] petition due to McDonald's support of the [[Homosexual agenda|homosexual agenda]].[http://americansfortruth.com/news/chicago-media-blacks-out-mcdonalds-boycott-press-conference.html] Please sign the [http://www.boycottmcdonalds.com/ boycott McDonald's petition]. Tell your friends and family to [http://www.boycottmcdonalds.com/ boycott McDonald's as well]. − ---- − A [[San Francisco]] [[Women|woman]] whose [[husband]] and two [[son]]s were [[Murder|gunned down]] last month — allegedly by an [[Illegal immigration|illegal immigrant]] who remained in the [[city]] despite previous [[crime]]s — is demanding the city do something about its [[Sanctuary City (Immigration)|sanctuary law]]. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,387722,00.html] [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/20/MNK011MAFR.DTL] − ---- − The [[New York Times]] blocked an opinion piece submitted by [[John McCain]] to the [[newspaper]] shortly after it printed a piece by his [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] rival, [[Barack Obama]] [http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/07/21/mccain-campaign-says-new-york-times-blocked-op-ed-response-to-obama/] <br> − [http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/07/21/the-mccain-op-ed-the-new-york-times-wouldnt-publish/ The McCain Op-Ed The New York Times Wouldn’t Publish] − ---- − [[James Dobson]], a leading [[Christian]] [[conservative]], reverses his prior opposition to [[John McCain]] and now hints at an endorsement.[http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/07/20/christian-conservative-dobson-may-endorse-mccain/] − ---- − [[U.S.]] [[Democratic]] presidential candidate [[Barack Obama]] is popular among Iraqis. − − In two dozen interviews across the country, many told Reuters a black man would understand their plight. − − Obama arrived in Iraq on Monday on only his second trip to the country. He wants to bolster his foreign policy credentials and counter accusations from Republican presidential rival [[John McCain]] that he has not seen conditions in [[Iraq]] for himself. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080721/pl_nm/iraq_obama_views_dc] − ---- − '''[[Free Speech Clause|Restoring the Right to Say It's Wrong]]''' [http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/409550.aspx] <br> − The [[philosophy]] called "political correctness" thoroughly permeates our modern [[culture]]. The [[politically correct]] [[Leftist|left-wing]] is constantly attacking traditional [[values]]. − ---- − [[Coma (Medical condition)|Comatose]] Man Jesse Ramirez Almost [[Euthanasia]] Victim, Now Enjoys Life [http://www.lifenews.com/bio2511.html] − − ===July 27=== − Faith-based Teams Rebuilding [[New Orleans]] [http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/409724.asp] − ---- − [[Christian]] Counselor Fired for [[Homosexuality and Religious Liberty|Denying Advice]] [http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/411302.aspx] − ---- − How [[Homosexual Agenda|Gay Activism]] Shapes [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[Politics]] [http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/361991.aspx] − ---- − Democratic presidential contender [[Barack Obama]] met Sunday with Afghan President [[Hamid Karzai]], a man Obama has chided for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country. − − Obama and Karzai held talks and lunched together at the presidential palace in Kabul. Karzai's office released video showing the two men seated in front of a marble fireplace, chatting and smiling. They made no public comment. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080720/ap_on_re_as/obama_afghanistan] − ---- − Suggestion for the next Conservapedia conference: "[[Federally funded research|Federally Funded]] [[Junk Science]]." Topics and speakers for talks are welcome [[Conservapedia conference|here]]. − ---- − '''"[[Wikipedia]] Is A Stunning Example Of How The [[Propaganda]] Machine Works"''' [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/08/opinion/main4241293.shtml CBS News] <br> − There is no doubt where Wikipedia stands: firmly on the [[Leftist|Left]]. Try out Wikipedia’s entries on say, [[Roe v. Wade]] or [[Intelligent design|Intelligent Design]], and you will see that Wikipedia is the people’s [[encyclopedia]] only if those people are not [[conservative]]s. − − ===July 26=== − Across [[China]], Security Instead Of Celebration [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/18/AR2008071803356.html?hpid%3Dtopnews⊂=AR] − ---- − [[Tehran]] on Saturday ruled out freezing its enrichment program, casting doubt over the sense of key [[Nuclear Energy|nuclear]] talks between [[Iran]] and six world powers less than an hour after they began. − − The talks — with the [[U.S.]] in attendance for the first time — had raised expectations of possible compromise on a formula that would have had Iran agree to stop expanding its enrichment activities. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080719/ap_on_re_mi_ea/nuclear_iran_talks] − ---- − At the welcoming ceremony for the opening of World Youth Day in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], the pope told tens of thousands of young people that they have a [[responsibility]] to [[Pro-life|protect human life]]. [[Pope Benedict XVI]] told cheering throngs of [[student]]s and young adults that they need to stand up against [[abortion]]. [http://www.lifenews.com/int828.html] − ---- − [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] controlled [[Congress]] has a 14 percent [[Gallup Poll|approval rating]]. [[Nancy Pelosi]] and [[Harry Reid]] hit rock-bottom [http://michellemalkin.com/2008/07/16/14-percent-approval-rating-nan-and-harry-hit-rock-bottom/] [http://www.gallup.com/poll/108856/Congressional-Approval-Hits-RecordLow-14.aspx] − ---- − Five Pieces of [[Liberal]] "[[Wisdom]]" That Need to Be Put Out to [[Pasture]] [http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnHawkins/2008/07/18/five_pieces_of_liberal_wisdom_that_need_to_be_put_out_to_pasture?page=1] − ---- − [[Joe Lieberman]]: The [[Democratic Party|Democrats']] Worst Enemy [http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27545] − ---- − [[Michael Reagan]]: '''The Real [[Political parties|Party]] of Special Interests''' [http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelReagan/2008/07/17/the_real_party_of_special_interests] <br> − Obama and the national [[Democratic Party]] is owned lock, stock and barrel by the teachers’ [[Labor union|unions]], the bosses of big labor, cash-heavy, [[Tree huggers|tree-hugging]] [[Environmentalist|environmental groups]], and [[Planned Parenthood]] and its allies in the sleazy [[abortion]] [[industry]]. − ---- − [[David Limbaugh]]: It's sad that these [[liberal]]s are compelled to view this [[United States Presidential Election, 2008|race]] through a racial [[prism]] instead of understanding that the lion's share of any opposition to [[Barack Obama|Obama]] is based on his [[politics]], his record and experience, his [[Flip flop|flip-flops]], his statements, his arrogance and his associations, not his [[race]]. [http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DavidLimbaugh/2008/07/18/the_liberal_establishments_race_race?page=1] − ---- − '''Voting Practices at the [[United Nations]]''' [http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27582] <br> − “The United Nations is nothing more than a [[forum]] for opposition to the [[United States of America|United States]]” − ---- − When the [[pro-abortion]] [[National Organization for Women]] holds its awards gala, [[CBS News]] anchor [[Katie Couric]] will be one of its honorees. The award shows how difficult it is for [[pro-life]] [[advocate]]s to combat [[media bias]] when leading [[news]] figures are honored for promoting [[abortion]]. [http://www.lifenews.com/nat4055.html] − − ===July 21=== − [[Oil prices]] fell again: Light, sweet crude fell $5.31 to settle at $129.29 a barrel. [http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D91VPOKO2&show_article=1 (AP)] − ---- − Conservapedian update: congratulations to the Conservapedia Sysop who took our writing course last spring, and then scored 790/800 on the [[SAT]] writing exam. Also, thanks to the 10 Conservapedians who met in [[D.C.]] last week while attending a conference for college students. − <br>This fall's course will be in American History. Don't miss it! − ---- − [[Jesse Jackson]] apologizes (again) for off-air Obama comments. [http://www.newsweek.com/id/146650] − ---- − [[President Bush]] lifts executive ban on offshore energy exploration: − * "With this action, executive branch restrictions on this exploration have been cleared away, except for areas within existing marine sanctuaries [and] areas near Florida." [http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/07/20080714-7.html] (see Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act) − * see also [[Oil shale]] or public domain info [http://ostseis.anl.gov/guide/oilshale/index.cfm here] − ---- − [[Christian persecution|Religious Persecution]] in [[China]] [http://www.house.gov/hensarling/rsc/doc/pb_070108_religiouspersecutionchina.doc] − ---- − '''Memory and the [[Leftist|Left]]''' [http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/07/memory_and_the_left_1.html] <br> − The process of selective [[amnesia]] is an important and often overlooked aspect of the left-wing mentality. − ---- − '''Oh my gosh, we're shocked and appalled by the depiction of [[Barack Obama]] in the [[liberal]] ''New Yorker'' magazine. To borrow [[liberal style]] for a moment, shame on it!!!! Shame! Shame!''''' − * The editors of the magazine insist it's satire aimed at the hayseeds who actually believe the discredited rumors. [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jul/15/when-both-guys-look-like-losers/] − ---- − [[Second Amendment|Gun Rights]] Upheld: Can You Hear [[Liberal]]s Squealing? [http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.507/pub_detail.asp] − * see [[D.C. v. Heller]] − ---- − Exposing the Madness and Hidden Agenda of [[Public schools|Public Education]] [http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.563/pub_detail.asp] − ---- − '''Why a [[African Americans|Black]] Artist Replaced the [[National anthem|National Anthem]]''' [http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DennisPrager/2008/07/08/why_a_black_artist_replaced_the_national_anthem] <br> − What Marie did embodied a plethora of [[leftist]] [[ideal]]s and characteristics: [[Moral relativism|Ethical relativism]], [[multiculturalism]], the supremacy of feelings, the belief that artists are above normal [[Ethics|ethical]] [[standard]]s and group victimization. − ---- − [[Multiculturalism]] Gone Berserk [http://www.campusreportonline.net/main/articles.php?id=2423] − ---- − Serious flaws are emerging in [[Richard Lenski]]'s work, even with [[Conservapedia talk:Lenski dialog|his refusal]] to publicly disclose his data. See [[Flaws in Lenski Study]]. Will the PNAS Journal publish a correct or retraction of the much-publicized paper? − ---- − New [[Rush Limbaugh|Limbaugh]] [[contract]] inspires [[United States of America|America]] [http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KathrynJeanLopez/2008/07/12/new_limbaugh_contract_inspires_america] − ---- − [[Liberal]]s Are Accountable For [[Oil resources|Energy]] Woes [http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/33165.html] − − ===July 20=== − [[Jonah Goldberg]]: The [[Black hole|Black Hole]] of Extreme [[Politically correct|Political Correctness]] [http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JonahGoldberg/2008/07/12/the_black_hole_of_extreme_political_correctness] − ---- − [[Radio]] Talk Host [[Mark Levin]] Files [[Internal Revenue Service|IRS]] [[Complaint]] Against Teachers' [[Labor Unions|Unions]] [http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/33241.html] − ---- − [[ACLU]] [[Extremist Attitude|Attitudes]] Infest the [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] Foundation [http://www.theacru.org/acru/aclu_attitudes_infest_the_ford_foundation/] − ---- − Former [[White House]] press secretary and [[Fox News Channel|FOX News]] anchor [[Tony Snow]] dies after losing a long bout with [[cancer]]. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,381250,00.html] − ---- − [[Margaret Sanger]]: old-school [[Eugenics|eugenicist]], [[Barack Obama|Obama’s]] [[hero]] [http://michellemalkin.com/2008/07/11/margaret-sanger-old-skool-eugenicist-obamas-hero/] [http://liberalfascism.nationalreview.com/post/?q=Nzk3ZjYyYTI5MGY3ODg0YTI0ZDdmYzFiMDE4YjUyZWQ=] − ---- − Low expectations for [[Congress]] [http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/07/low_expectations_for_congress_1.html] − ---- − Is [[Iran]] running short on missiles? A published news photo was withdrawn when digital tampering was discovered. [http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/10/in-an-iranian-image-a-missile-too-many/index.html?hp] − ---- − [[Jesse Jackson]] Apologizes for Crude [[Barack Obama|Obama]] Remarks [http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/07/09/jesse-jackson-apologizes-for-obama-remarks/] − ---- − [[Barack Obama]] So Extreme on [[Abortion]] He Would Let Babies Die Who Survive Them [http://www.lifenews.com/nat4034.html] [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=69084] − ---- − '''[[Barack Obama|Obama]]: [[Radical]] in [[Liberal]] [[Clothing]]''' [http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/07/obama_radical_in_liberal_cloth.html] <br> − Even with his recent attempts at moderation, he retains positions on several significant [[issue]]s indistinguishable from those of [[Dennis Kucinich]]. Most of those positions are opposed by overwhelming [[Majority|majorities]] of all [[United States of America|Americans]]. − ---- − Developing economies don't back [[G-8]] climate step. A joint gathering of major developed and developing nations on Wednesday agreed that [[climate change]] was "one of the great global challenges of our time" and pledged to back a [[United Nations]] effort to conclude new [[climate pact]] by 2009. The major economies said they supported longterm and midterm goals for [[greenhouse-gas]] reductions, but endorsed no targets. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080709/ap_on_re_as/g8_climate_change] − − ===July 18=== − [[America]] and [[Czech Republic]] finally agree to tracking radar. The deal, if approved by [[Parliament]], will create a "[[missile shield]]" needed to ward off potential attacks by countries like [[Iran]]. − * [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] [[Condoleezza Rice]] pointed out that Iran is building [[longer-range missile]]s and defying international calls to halt sensitive [[nuclear technology]]. [http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080708162514.guwzlk4j&show_article=1] − ---- − [[Iraq]] made a pullout date a condition for any security pact with the [[United States]]. − * The US reiterated its position that withdrawal should be based on conditions on the ground. [http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080708173950.vpy06uxo&show_article=1] − ---- − [[Abortionist]]: "I cancel human [[soul]]s before they become babies"; former [[Hillary Rodham Clinton|Clinton]] OB-GYN makes admission in [[e-mail]] − [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=69054] − ---- − Shocking election news!! When you vote for president this fall, you will not be voting for [[Barack Obama]] or [[John McCain]]. [http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/coulter060508.php3] − ---- − Happy Birthday President George W. Bush!! − ---- − The [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] love to drag oil company [[executive]]s to [[Capitol Hill]] and chew them out for raking in [[billion]]s in [[profit]], but guess who's the first in line to ''buy oil company [[stock]]?'' [http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/dems-willing-to-criticize-oil-despite-holding-stock-2008-07-01.html] − ---- − How [[Robert Mugabe|Mugabe]] stole the [[election]] in [[Zimbabwe]]: [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/04/zimbabwe1?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront] − ---- − A new website encourages students to post college exams, but some professors object. One former student declares, "The only people who will find this website to be a threat are those lazy tenured sloths that like to recycle old material on their exams."[http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/education/20080703-9999-1m3test.html] − ---- − Hundreds of [[pro-life]] [[activist]]s at the [[National Right to Life Committee|National Right to Life]] convention were treated to a keynote speech from [[Politics|political]] strategist [[Karl Rove]]. Rove said [[John McCain]] has a strong pro-life voting record on [[abortion]] issues whereas [[Barack Obama]] is the “most [[pro-abortion]] [[candidate]] the [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] have put forward.” [http://www.lifenews.com/nat4020.html] − ---- − Conservapedia has learned that anti-[[atheism]] bloggers are going to be significantly increasing their level of activity in 2008 and 2009. Some [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologists]] and Conservapedia will be assisting the bloggers. Further details regarding this matter will be forthcoming. − ---- − [[Oliver North]]: [[Honor]]ing [[Independence]] at [[PBS]] [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,376143,00.html] − ---- − Record [[Petroleum|Crude]] [[Price]]s Fuel Support for Oil and [[Natural gas|Gas]] Exploration Off [[Florida]] Coast [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,376641,00.html] − − ===July 15=== − [[Hollywood Values]] strike again: The [[Actor|actress]] who played smallest sister Cindy Brady on "The Brady Bunch" admitted to being [[Drunk|hungover]] and said she felt like getting sick during a [[Denver]], [[Colorado]] [[radio]] interview. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,376723,00.html] − ---- − More from the maelstrom of [[politically correct]] insanity that is the [[British]] [[Public schools|state education]] system: two 11-12 year old boys are punished by a [[religious]] [[education]] [[teacher]] for refusing to [[Prayer|pray]] to [[Allah]] in a religious studies lesson. Neither the boys, nor the teacher, nor the school were [[Islam|Muslim]]! [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2247388/Schoolboys-disciplined-for-'refusing-to-pray-to-Allah'.html] − ---- − Five-term [[U.S. Senator]] [[Jesse Helms]] was a true [[conservative]] to the end, meeting the [[Savior]] on July 4th at the age of 86. When he defeated a much-promoted opponent in 1990, he said, "Well, there is no joy in Mudville tonight. The mighty ultra[[liberal]] establishment, and the [[liberal]] politicians and editors and commentators and columnists, have struck out again." [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5glajfJbQP2WmgGcjVzbfYrT4VKWwD91N40A80] <br> − [http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27367 Jesse Helms: American Hero] − ---- − Why [[United States of America|America]] Is The Greatest Country On [[Earth]] [http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27313] − ---- − [[Bill O'Reilly]]: Despite [[Leftist]] [[Mainstream media|Media]] Claim, [[United States of America|U.S.]] ''Not'' in Decline [http://www.newsmax.com/bill_oreilly/us_not_in_decline/2008/07/03/109611.html] − ---- − The [[National Education Association|NEA]] leadership has abused its mandate and used [[teacher]]s' dues to subsidize its [[liberal]] [[ideology]], which includes everything from promoting [[homosexuality]] and [[same-sex marriage]] to [[contraception]] in [[Public schools|schools]] and [[abortion]] on request. [http://www.campusreportonline.net/main/articles.php?id=2436] − ---- − [[Conservapedia challenge]]: Who will be first to figure out a legal means for obtaining public disclosure of [[Lenski]]'s underlying [[federally funded research|federally funded]] data? − − ===July 12=== − [[Image:Cpr.gif]] − ---- − [[Fourth of July|Happy Birthday]] [[United States of America|America]]! [http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottBensing/2008/07/03/happy_birthday_america!] − ---- − ''For Americans on the Fourth of July:'' − − [[Image:U.S._Flag_and_Pledge_of_Allegiance.png|U.S. Flag and Pledge of Allegiance]] − {{clear}} − ---- − [[Fourth of July]] Celebrations [[Database]] [http://www.american.edu/heintze/fourth.htm] − − ===July 8=== − '''A 'Silence of [[Feminist]]s' Over Michelle Obama?''' [http://capitolhillcoffeehouse.com/more.php?id=5585_0_1_0_M] <br> − Feminists have been silent on the treatment of women in the [[Islam|Muslim]] world. − ---- − "[[Court]] OKs big photos of [[aborted]] fetuses outside schools." The [[Ninth Circuit]] shocks [[liberals]] by ending the [[censorship]] of pictures showing the truth about [[abortion]].[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/02/BAFJ11J1AS.DTL&tsp=1] − ---- − Pro-[[Terrorism|Terrorist]] [[New York Times]] Leaks Top Secret [[United States of America|US]] Info Again [http://capitolhillcoffeehouse.com/more.php?id=5584_0_1_0_M] − ---- − A [[jazz]] [[singer]] shocked some [[Denver]], [[Colorado]] residents after replacing the words to the [[national anthem]] with those of the "Black National Anthem" during the annual State of the City address this week. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,375164,00.html] − ---- − It's a good thing that [[court]]s, unlike [[Lenski]], accept public scrutiny of their work. The public has found a factual error in a recent [[Supreme Court]] decision that was completely missed by many dozens of experts.[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/02/washington/02scotus.html?ex=1215662400&en=1eb028f2970b2fcd&ei=5070&emc=eta1] <br>Why do the hucksters who defend [[Lenski]] think he is above public scrutiny of his work? − ---- − Got a [[Bible]]? Spread the Word of God in [[Colorado]], and you're open to arrest and criminal prosecution, courtesy of new law SB200: [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=68542][http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=68060] − ---- − If [[California]]ns have no right to vote on a marriage amendment to their state constitution, then sooner or later they'll wake up with no right to vote at all: [http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=68404] − ---- − "The [[Detroit]] [[Public schools]] board of education on Monday approved a two-year, $1.1 billion budget plan that includes laying off more than 1,700 employees to stave off a $408 million deficit. ... 'We've got declining enrollment and have had that year after year,' said board vice-president Joyce Hayes-Giles. 'These are not easy decisions to make.'"[http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080630/METRO01/806300447] − <br>No kidding it's not easy when [[liberal]] [[Indoctrinate|indoctrination]] causes failure and fleeing families. − ---- − [[Britain]]'s [[leftist]] ''[[Guardian]]'' magazine blog gets two things right about the [[Lenski]] [[Conservapedia:Lenski dialog|controversy]]: "Basically, [Conservapedia] wants the data. Because it was taxpayer-funded." But the ''Guardian'' then gets hysterical, as though there is something wrong with wanting to see what the public has paid for. [http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/07/01/conservapedia_has_a_little_hangup_over_evolution.html] − ---- − '''Those Mean-Spirited [[Liberal]]s''' [http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/06/those_meanspirited_liberals.html] <br> − "[[Conservative]]s work harder, feel happier, have closer [[Family|families]], take fewer [[drugs]], [[Charity|give more generously]], value [[honesty]] more, are less [[Materialism|materialistic]] and envious, whine less... and even hug their [[children]] more than [[liberal]]s" − ---- − Lance Fairchok confirms our belief - "The [[Socialism|Socialist]] [[Political parties|Party]] of [[United States of America|America]] has arrived, wearing [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[clothing]]." [http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/06/why_do_we_call_them_democrats.html] − − ===July 5=== − The replacement of traditional fuels with biofuels has dragged more than 30 million people worldwide into poverty: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7472532.stm] − ---- − Canadian Health Care We So Envy Lies In Ruins, Its Architect Admits: [http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=299282509335931] − ---- − Wesley Clark's skeleton closet: [http://www.realchange.org/clark.htm] − ---- − [[Hollywood Values]] strike again: "Former 'Idol' Contestant Pregnant at 19" Her mom "is proud of how she did it" and says there '''''may''''' be a wedding sometime.[http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/music-news-story/ar/_a/former-idol-contestant-pregnant-at-19/20080630150809990001] − ---- − Congratulations to Conservapedia Sysop Dr. Roger Schlafly for taking second place in a big contest![http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_9730737?source=email] − ---- − "[[Federal]] health officials on Sunday will call together some of the world’s leading experts on an obscure disease to discuss the controversial case of a 9-year-old girl from Athens, Ga., who became [[autistic]] after receiving numerous [[vaccination]]s."[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/28/health/28vaccine.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=1&adxnnlx=1214789902-djMmTeriUoAbK+U19aQMBw] − ---- − Turn away from [[prayer]], hello wrongdoing and incompetence: "Detroit [[Public School]]s had hidden deficits in its operating budget for at least the last four years, helping create the $400-million hole it must dig itself out of, according to a draft report by a panel of outside school finance experts and obtained by the Free Press."[http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080627/NEWS01/806270331/1003/news01] − ---- − A stunning [[pro-life]] victory: "A federal appeals court ruled that [[South Dakota]] can begin enforcing a law requiring doctors to tell women seeking abortions that the procedure ends a human life."[http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=5265549] − ---- − [[Socialism]] is crumbling in [[Britain]]. On Thursday, the ruling [[Labour Party]] candidate came fifth in a parliamentary bye-election - beaten even by the Green Party and the neo-Nazi British National Party (the Conservative Party candidate was a resounding victor). [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7476703.stm] <br>And today, the leader of the Labour Party in [[Scotland]], Wendy Alexander, has been forced to resign after the exposure of 'irregularities' in party donations. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7478913.stm] − ---- − [[Ben Stein]] warns [[Intelligent Design]] theorists they risk getting "mugged". [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080627.wstein27/BNStory/Entertainment/home] − ---- − [[Richard Lenski]]'s defenders finally admit that the data underlying his claims (which Lenski still has not disclosed) are not too voluminous. Also, his defenders all but concede that no meaningful peer review of Lenski's paper occurred in the mere 14 days that his paper was supposedly being reviewed prior to publication. See [[Conservapedia talk:Lenski dialog]]. − − Related issues: − *[[Conservapedia:Lenski dialog]] − *[[Replication]] of results − *[[Peer review]] − − ===July 3=== − The dumbing-down of America continues; let's go swimming at 2:00 AM in a Florida canal infested with alligators, then blame the United States Fish and Wildlife Service when one of them bites off your arm! [http://www.local6.com/news/16715344/detail.html?Derrr] − ---- − And the dumbing-down continues in public schools, as the kids struggle to learn the math from teachers who can't teach it: [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,371901,00.html] − ---- − Yellow Science and Yellow Journalism compared: [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121433436381900681.html] − ---- − A [[British]] court has imposed harsh monetary sanctions against [[Christian]] campaigner Stephen Green of Christian Voice, who attempted to sue the [[BBC]] Director-General and a production company boss for [[blasphemy]] over the screening of "Jerry Springer - the Opera." Green commented: "It should be enough for Mark Thompson and Jonathan Thoday that they got away with blasphemy, insulting [[God]] and the [[Lord Jesus Christ]], at least in this life. For these rich, powerful men to pursue me into the [[bankruptcy court]]s over money I don't have would be vindictive." [http://www.christianvoice.org.uk/Press/press090.html] − ---- − [[Image:Funny monkey.jpg|right|110px|thumb|Is the Congress monkeying around?]] − Instead of solving things like the Midwestern floods, the price of a gallon of gas, credit problems, and the housing crisis, the Democrat-controlled Congress thinks it's best to just ''[[monkey]] around'': [http://chicagoist.com/2008/06/25/note_to_self_owning_monkey_no_longe.php][http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-oped0625monkeyjun25,0,4878643.story] − ---- − Thursday's stunning Court decision in favor of [[self-defense]] with guns represents a triumph of Justice Scalia's [[textualism]] in interpreting the law. However, no news stories have recognized this yet. − ---- − Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] wrote for the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] today, "it is not the role of this Court to pronounce the [[Second Amendment]] extinct." The Court held that "the District's ban on handgun possession in the home violates the [[Second Amendment]], as does its prohibition against rendering any lawful firearm in the home operable for the purpose of immediate [[self-defense]]. Assuming that Heller is not disqualified from the exercise of Second Amendment rights, the District must permit him to register his handgun and must issue him a license to carry it in the home." [http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/07pdf/07-290.pdf] − ---- − '''At 10 am in [[Washington, D.C.]] today, the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] overturned the handgun ban in the [[District of Columbia]] and positively affirmed that the [[Second Amendment]] guarantees an individual right to bear arms. This is a tremendous blow to [[gun control]] advocates everywhere.''' ''[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/ WorldNetDaily]'' − * See the case background at ''[[D.C. v. Heller]]'' − * The just-released decision is available [http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/07pdf/07-290.pdf here] − * Senator [[John McCain]] said, "Unlike the elitist view that believes Americans cling to guns out of bitterness, today's ruling recognizes that gun ownership is a fundamental right — sacred, just as the right to free speech and assembly." [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=68046] − ---- − Massachusetts Democrat vows to "rip apart" the victims of child rape in the courtroom: ''"I'm going to make sure that the rest of their life is ruined, that when they’re 8 years old, they throw up; when they’re 12 years old, they won’t sleep; when they’re 19 years old, they’ll have nightmares and they’ll never have a relationship with anybody.”'' [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,371344,00.html] video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq-NJ1YQu8M&fmt=18] − ---- − Lenski's latest [[Lenski_dialog#Second_reply|response]] to a request for his data is revealing ... about Lenski's attitude. Take a good look at the attitude our tax dollars are paying for. − − ===July 1=== − The ''Israeli Insider'' raises questions concerning the authenticity of the birth certificate posted by [[Barack Obama]]'s campaign.[http://web.israelinsider.com/bin/en.jsp?enDispWho=Article%5El12932&enPage=ArticlePage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enVersion=0&enZone=Politics&enScript=PrintVersion.jsp] − ---- − [[YouTube]] now features a Christian Broadcasting News video clip regarding the [[Hamilton Square Baptist Church Riot]][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WObJ1EkWGsA] − ---- − [[Professor values]] strike again: more than 100 [[University of Chicago]] professors protest a proposal to honor [[Milton Friedman]], a [[conservative]]-leaning [[Nobel Prize]] winner.[http://bourdaghs.com/blog.html?p=484] − ---- − Welcome to what [[same-sex marriage]] brings: the [[New Mexico]] Human Rights Commission declared it a violation for a photographer to decline to film a same-sex wedding, and ordered him to pay $6,600.[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91486340&ft=1&f=1001] − ---- − Man with ALS takes on the State of [[Washington]]'s attempt to legalize assisted suicide, which he says does nothing more than turn [[doctor]]s into killers (video): [http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=1591890&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/] − ---- − '''Stark [[Political parties|Party]] Differences in Domestic [[Oil]] Development''' − [http://www.newsmax.com/weyrich/domestic_oil/2008/06/18/105513.html] <br> − When will the [[Citizen|people]] of the [[United States of America|United States]] say enough is enough and demand of their [[Congress|elected representatives]] that we develop our own [[resources]]? − ---- − '''[[Al Gore|Gore's]] Home Still Guzzling [[Energy]]''' [http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/gore_home_energy/2008/06/17/105394.html] − <br> − In the [[year]] since Al Gore took steps to make his home more energy-efficient, the former [[Vice President of the United States of America|vice president’s]] home energy use surged more than 10 [[percent]]. Actions speak louder than words, and Gore’s actions prove that he views [[climate change]] not as a serious problem, but as a [[money]]-making opportunity. − ---- − Zogby: 60% Favor Domestic [[Oil]] Drilling [http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/Zogby_Domestic_oil/2008/06/18/105555.html] − ---- − '''[[Washington Post]] Shreds [[Al Franken]]’s [[Pornography|Porn]]''' [http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/Washington_Post_franken/2008/06/18/105702.html] <br> − The objects of Franken's [[humor]] — including [[Politics|political]] opponents and [[women]] — are not merely [[Mockery|mocked]] but dehumanized. − ---- − [[Howard Dean]]'s [[Abortion]] Contortions: The DNC chairman gets his [[fact]]s wrong. − [http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/015/210vssua.asp] − ---- − '''Fuelish [[Democratic Party|Democrats]]: How high [[Gasoline|gas]] [[price]]s might work for [[Republican Party|Republicans]].''' − [http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/015/193lzbiu.asp] <br> − What's the [[public]]'s main complaint, identified in [[poll]] after poll, about the Democratic [[Congress]]? Inaction. Congress has done nothing that matters. [[Energy]] is but one of the huge [[issue]]s facing the country on which Democrats have failed to act. − ---- − '''The [[Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp|Gitmo]] [[Nightmare]]: What the [[U.S. Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] has wrought.''' [http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/015/216xdaeq.asp] <br> − In their visceral, myopic [[Hate|hatred]] of [[President of the United States of America|President]] [[George W. Bush|Bush]], [[liberal]]s will see the ruling as a blow to the president and not the broad, foolish, and dangerous [[Judiciary|judicial]] [[power]] grab it is. − ---- − '''[[Censorship|Banning]] [[Mark Steyn|Steyn]]: On [[trial]] in [[Canada]], [[fact]]s are irrelevant.''' − [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=Mjk5MmE4YjdmZjFkNzZlOWY0ZTFiZTEwNTQ1ZjlmYTA=] <br> − It seems that throughout the [[West]], “leaders” are willing to accommodate those who would stifle, [[Intimidation|intimidate]] or, ultimately, ban [[Free Speech Clause|free speech]], all in the name of “[[tolerance]].” − ---- − '''[[Liberal redefinition|Redefinition]] [[Revolution]]: [[Same-sex marriage|Gay marriage]] is not primarily about [[marriage]].''' [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZGNmODNiMjI0MTQ1MTQwNGM4N2YyNmVhY2UyZTE0OWY=] <br> − What is at stake in the [[California]] marriage [[debate]] now taking place? The meaning of marriage, the idea of [[Judicial Restraint|judicial restraint]], and the official harassment and [[repression]] (by our own [[government]]) of traditional [[Religion|religious faiths]]. − ---- − [[Andrew Sullivan]]'s [[Anger|rage]] at [[President of the United States of America|President]] [[George W. Bush|Bush]] is causing him to ignore and reinterpret [[history]] and make statements that are simply reckless. [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YzM0YTI5ZTE3NjQ3MTU1YjYyMjMwMDhkMTJlMDc2ZjI=] − ---- − '''[[Michelle Malkin]]: Haditha [[Justice]]''' [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZTA2YzJlZTBhM2U4MDc4NzA2M2RhMTFmNDQ4MzNhM2Q=] <br> − Have anything to say for yourself, [[Congressman]] [[John Murtha|Murtha]]? − ---- − '''[[Barack Obama|Obama’s]] [[United States of America|America]] Is September 10th America''' [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NTFhZTdmZWZlMGExNDRjOWRlZWUxYzEwNjg0MWEzZDc=] <br> − And September 10th is sure to be followed by [[September 11, 2001 attacks|September 11th]]. − ---- − The [[Taxation|Tax]] Relief Program Worked: Make the Tax Cuts Permanent [http://www.heritage.org/Research/Taxes/bg2145.cfm] − ---- − '''Critics of [[Nuclear Energy|Nuclear Power's]] [[Cost]]s Miss the Point''' [http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/wm1961.cfm] <br> − Nuclear power is the only available [[technology]] that is adequate, affordable, reliable, safe, and environmentally clean. − ---- − [[British]] Salon Owner Broke After Being [[Lawsuit|Sued]] for 'Hurt Feelings' by [[Islam|Muslim]] Stylist With Head Scarf [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1027300/How-I-driven-brink-ruin-refusing-hire-Muslim-hair-stylist-wouldnt-hair.html#] [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,368306,00.html] − ---- − [[United Kingdom|Britain]], with its [[atheistic]] schools, now leads the [[EU]] in [[Teenager|teen]] [[drunk]]enness. Among 13-year-olds, [[Wales]] was most drunken, [[Scotland]] second and [[England]] fourth.[http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Young-British-teens-39heaviest-drinkers.4196141.jp] − ---- − [[Antonin Scalia]]: Terror Ruling "endangers lives". [http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/Scalia_terror_Guantanamo/2008/06/18/105531.html] − ---- − [[Floodgates for New Orleans]]: − *The flooding that resulted from [[Hurricane Katrina]] could have been significantly stopped by [[floodgates]], but [[environmentalists]] sued to prevent the [[Army Corps of Engineers]] from building them. [http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=3C240039-FEA6-49D2-A5C5-6C41CF9263A8] − ---- − Join others who support [[Conservapedia talk:Lenski dialog|our letter]] requesting public release, for public scrutiny, of Professor Lenski's data underlying his research claims!''' − ---- − Dozens of gay couples were married Monday night after [[California]] became the second state to allow [[Same-sex marriage|same-sex nuptials]], offering a preview of the euphoria and anger to come as gay couples from across the nation head west to wed... "I never thought I'd see this," Michael Groark, 61, said at a [[San Francisco]] sports bar, watching on [[television]] as [[Mayor]] [[Gavin Newsom]] officiated the first same-sex wedding in the city. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080617/ap_on_re_us/gay_marriage] − ---- − Looks like [[Michigan]] will be the place of the next Conservapedia gathering, later this month. − ---- − '''Despite Attempts to Explain it Away, Human Life Begins at [[Conception]] ''Not'' [[Birth]]''' [http://www.lifenews.com/nat3979.html] <br> − Those who claim that a person begins at [[fertilization]] are not using the correct term or referring to the correct process. − The person on [[earth]] is always a [[spiritual]]-corporeal ([[soul]]-[[body]]) unity. The [[Human being|human person]] is unique (separate), irrepeatable (one of a kind), made in the Image and Likeness (nature) of [[God]]. − ---- − '''[[Iraq]]i [[violence]] down and [[Government|gov't]] confidence rising''' [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080616/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_turning_point] <br> − Signs are emerging that Iraq has reached a turning point. Violence is down, armed extremists are in disarray, government confidence is rising and sectarian communities are gearing up for a battle at the [[Opinion polls|polls]] rather than slaughter in the streets. − ---- − '''[[American Medical Association]] Attacking [[Pro-life|Pro-Life]] Pharmacists on Plan B [[Drug]]''' [http://www.lifenews.com/nat3975.html] <br> − Americans United for Life [[attorney]] Denise Burke says this effort "is just the latest in a well-orchestrated series of attacks on the [[freedom]] of [[conscience]] of [[Medicine|medical]] professionals." − [[Category:Conservapedia Main Page Archives]]
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