how old is america
Andy Ostroy: Sarah, We Hardly Knew Ye. Some Suggested New Jobs For an Ex-MaverickShe literally came out of nowhere. She blew onto the American stage with the speed and notoriety of British singer Amy Winehouse, without the booze and rehab but with the same self-destructive flair. She’s been called dumb, vacuous, uninformed, inexperienced, underqualified, embarrassing and a joke. Now add quitter to that impressive list of credentials. The key question now is, do Republicans still consider her the future of their party? Gee, I really hope so. The most famous MILF in
Flag Waving Is Not My Kind of Patriotismby Robert Higgs Independence Day would seem to be an especially ill-chosen time to denounce what passes for patriotism in the United States. But maybe not, because on this day Americans express their patriotism ? in truth, little more than worship of statism and militarism ? in extraordinary displays and celebrations, thus presenting more prominent targets to those who have no sympathy for patriotism as it is commonly understood in this country. I suppose that already some readers are th
Good Ole’ Days.People keep emailing me articles about the “good ole days,” meaning roughly that time period from 1950 to 1964, somewhere between “I like Ike” and the Civil Rights Act. These articles always extol the virtues of a so-called simple life, a time when everything cost less, women were supposed to be virgins when they married, and white Christian men ruled the western world. But do these people really remember what it was like back then? I do. Thank God that time is over! I was born in 1951, wh
get dressed: sunday brunch dress shopAlthough I’m proud of the nearly all-black wardrobe that I’ve cultivated over the years, relieved that I nearly escaped my Anthropologie precious phase intact (although I do still own three beautiful items from the store), and grateful that my tastes have evolved from designer and expensive to emerging and worth it, sometimes I find myself pining for a flirty dress. Over the years I oscillated between the extremes (minimalist vs. Little House in the Prairie), and I’ve finally discovered a middle
July 04 2009Sarah Palin Resignation Video!Tagged Under : sarah palin, Sarah Palin Quitting, Sarah Palin Resignation Speech, Sarah Palin Resignation Speech Video, Sarah Palin ResignsSarah Palin resigns as Alaska GovernorSarah Palin Resignation Video! Watch Sarah Palin Resignation Video! You can also read Sarah Palin resignation full text speech. Alaska Governor Sarah Palin stunned the political world today with her announcement that she will resign as governor on July 26th. In a speech held at the Palin home in Wasilla, Alaska, Governor Sarah Plain announced her resignation she offered some details about her decision. Watch the video below.Sarah Palin Resignation Video!You
Death RowMichael Jackson , Pina Bausch , Tyeb Mehta all died this week. A couple of weeks ago Ali Akbar Khan passed away in his Los Angeles home. A little more than a month ago, Kamala Das died alone in a hospital at Pune. Barring Bausch, the others were well past their glory days. Michael Jackson was living Kabuki mask; Tyeb Mehta was virtually blind and deaf; Kamala Das was bedridden; Ali Akbar Khan was, well, old. But they were all still legendary and for those who have grown up with them, thes
“Some Elements of the American Character”Independence Day Oration by John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Candidate for Congress from the 11th Congressional District ? 1946 Mr. Mayor; Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen. We stand today in the shadow of history. We gather here in the very Cradle of Liberty. It is an honor and a pleasure to be the speaker of the day?an honor because of the long and distinguished list of noted orators who have preceded me on this platform, a pleasure because one of that honored list who stood here f
Tibet Exhibition on ‘Life in Exile’ beginsDharamshala:?A month-long special exhibition on the culture, religion, life and political system of Tibetans living in exile was inaugurated at National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall in Taipei on Friday, 4 July. The Tibet Religious Foundation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama based in Taiwan is organising the exhibition to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Tibetans in exile. The exhibition features more than 400 photographs, more than 20 documentaries and many rare objects. “In 1959, mor
OFFICIAL OATH KEEPERS SPEECHES THAT JULY 4 TEA PARTY EVENTS CAN USEThe Oath Keepers published Below are two Oath Keepers Speeches that can be used by any public July 4 Tea Party event and read by any veteran, current or former police officer, or active duty military. The first one is long. The second speech is very short. Use whichever best suits your event. Both include an Oath Ceremony so the entire audience can take the oath. To get a sense for what that is like, watch this video of the oath ceremony from the April 15 Knoxville Tea Party, where 3,000 pe
Obama summons spirit of independenceby Mark Silva Think of it as the audacity of America. The audacity of 13 colonies to declare independence from the British Empire, the audacity of their descendants to “blaze a westward trail,” the audacity to build the world’s greatest economic engine — and now, says President Barack Obama, on the Fourth of July, the audacity to tackle a daunting recession, repair an “unsustainable healthcare system,” fix broken schools and free the nation from dependence on oil. T