Monthly Archives: June 2013

Gleanings From The Passing Scene…(Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Jack Curtis

Here for you are the reports gathered for you; make what you will of them: The Drone Recalls the old story of the drunk passing a brothel out West late one night, who saw a couple so heavily engaged in … Continue reading →

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The NDAA 2014 and a Jailed Teen to Think About

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Jack Curtis

We wrote yesterday about the NDAA 2014, the annual update on government defense spending. We wrote about the Act’s standing provision authorizing the President to order the military to secretly or publicly seize and indefinitely imprison Americans and others without … Continue reading →

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The ‘National Defense Against American Citizens’ Act 2014

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Jack Curtis

The NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) handed the President the power to employ the military in arresting and imprisoning indefinitely anyone he decided was a threat. No charges, no due process and no notice to anyone. No review, either. The … Continue reading →

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DOMA is Dead; So, What?

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Jack Curtis

DOMA is Dead  will take you to the report announcing the overturning of the Federal Defense of Marriage law by the Supremes. And the Court’s refusal to mess with a lower court ruling that California’s initiative preventing gay marriage is … Continue reading →

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The President-Hero, Villainous Coal and a Pipe Dream Called ‘Keystone’

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Jack Curtis

Our President told us today that he’s saving us from the heating planet with no need for Congress in his campaign. The Big Man will do it by himself. Well, counting ant-heaps’ worth of bureaucrats as extensions of the Prez. … Continue reading →

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Boys Will Be Boys…Or Will They?

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Jack Curtis

Boys and girls at schools are readily identifiable visually and use different restrooms, at least in the U.S. Right? Once perhaps, but today…not so much. The linked report explains…well, not explains exactly, but tells…of the courts’s decision to force an … Continue reading →

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Gleanings From The Passing Scene…(Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Jack Curtis

The pickings have been rich this week and as always, you may decide what they tell us of the world in which we now live. Eqypt/Ethopia  explains that our good friend (at billions of dollars) Egypt, now that it is … Continue reading →

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Tell Me What You Eat…(And I’ll Tell You If I’ll Allow It!)

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Jack Curtis

“What are we having for dinner…mother?” used to amuse kids with its implications of cannibalism but it wasn’t taken seriously. Tales of chocolate-covered ants from Mexico bothered few; purchase was voluntary and examples, scarce. Some folks, especially with Great Depression … Continue reading →

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The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend…Unless He’s an Enemy, Too!

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Jack Curtis

President Obama has been helping the Syrian ‘rebels’ but declines to admit how much aid has occurred. No, Congress hasn’t approved the help and the entire situation is murky, not only the President’s refusal to chronicle his aid. Conservative observer … Continue reading →

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President Obama, Sherlock Holmes, a Dog and Irish Catholics (And U.S. Media)

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Jack Curtis

Sherlock Holmes is no longer a world-renowned name, nor is his detective novel genre the mass market it was but there are still those who know what the dog did in the night-time. As Dr. Watson responded to Holmes’ question: … Continue reading →

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