Read from NPR the manipulative editing Katie Couric, executive producer and narrator, was involved in while interviewing a Virginia gun rights organization. In the footage for the documentary “Under the Gun,” the editing makes the participants look shocked and rather stupid, as though they are stumped by Katie Couric’s key question on background checks. Fortunately, […]
Archives for May 2016
Retirement State: Which States have the Highest Estate or Inheritance Tax?
There’s a lot of reasons for New Englanders to retire to Florida or New Hampshire. From the Tax Foundation: In addition to the federal estate tax of 40 percent (which is fourth highest in the OECD), many U.S. states levy their own estate and inheritance taxes. Estate taxes are charged against the estate regardless of who […]
Mika Brzezinski Slams Clinton: “Lying Straight Out”
The liberal half of MSNBC’s Morning Joe show, Mika Brzezinski, slams Hillary Clinton for her deceptive responses to questions about her email arrangement while at the State Department.
Memorial Day Remembrance
“We do not know one promise these men made, one pledge they gave, one word they spoke; but we do know they summed up and perfected, by one supreme act, the highest virtues of men and citizens. For love of country they accepted death, and thus resolved all doubts, and made immortal their patriotism and […]
Terrorists/Unions Killing French Tourism
Dick and I are back in Paris after several days in Beaune, France, the heart of Burgundy and its wine. Once again we stayed at our favored L’Hote de Beaune, first introduced to us by a Butterfield & Robinson bike tour we took about five years ago. Biking through Burgundy on the mythical Route des […]
Venezuela: Verging on Failed State Status
Venezuela is verging on failed state status says former U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela Patrick Duddy. A Happy Meal in Caracas costs US$146. The government has reduced the work week to two days to save power. This is what socialism looks like. Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com
Meet the One Person Every Business in the World Needs
Happy Memorial Day Weekend. Time for remembrance. Time for summer. Time to get to work. When I was a kid I had three different jobs: a paper route, cutting lawns, and scooping ice-cream. One person I met at all three was, “the customer.” At the first job, the paper-route, I didn’t see the customer every […]
Couric and Co. Manipulate Anti-Gun Documentary Footage
At this point it might be more surprising if Katie Couric and her team hadn’t manipulated the video of their upcoming anti-gun documentary, Under the Gun, to make gun rights enthusiasts look like dumb yokels. NPR summarizes the controversy: The documentary, Under the Gun, focuses on issues of gun violence and safety. In April 2015, Couric interviewed members […]
Russia Will Have Hypersonic Ship Killers on Its Battlecruisers by 2022
Source: Popular Mechanics The Russian Navy will start sending so-called hypersonic missiles to sea as early as 2022. Capable of flying five to six times the speed of sound, the missiles will be carried by both aging battlecruisers and brand-new submarines, giving each the ability to quickly kill enemy ships. Currently in advanced stages of […]
Why I Support the American Conservative
Here The American Conservative’s Daniel Larison succinctly explains why both Daniel and Dick Young are such strong supporters of The Americans Conservative. Since its founding, the magazine and its website have been the principled voice of conservative opposition to the many follies of the Bush and Obama eras, and they have also been the reliable defender […]
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