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Monthly Archives: October 2013
272 Words (in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address)
For two hundred years and a quarter and more, this land of the free and home of the brave has strived to create a world where all men and women are truly created equal. This nation has always been engaged … Continue reading
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Tagged 272 words, Abraham Lincoln, Afghanistan, battlefields, civil war, Daniel Chester French, Gettysburg Address, land of the free and home of the brave, Lincoln Memorial, peace, Saratoga, shot heard round the world, swords into ploughshares, veterans, Viet Nam, war, Washington DC, World War I
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Redskins and Whities
Maybe I’m being overly simplistic about this but it seems to me that if I’m using a term and someone points out to me that it is offensive I would stop using that term out of respect for our common … Continue reading
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Tagged Act 250, Badgers, Blackhawks, Braves, Celtics, Dallas Texans, Daniel Snyder, Department of Administration, Department of Public Instruction (DPI), discrimination, European settlers, Fighting Irish, genocide, Governor's office, Green Bay, humanity, Indians, Kansas City Chiefs, Lambeau Field, mascot, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota, minorities, Montreal Expos, Native Americans, New Orleans Hornets, New Orleans Pelicans, NFL, Oneida Nation, Redskin, Republican, respect, ruling culture, Scandinavian, Seattle Pilots, sports, team names, Tigers, tradition, Vikings, Washington Nationsl, Washington Redskins, Wisconsin
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Shutdown
Some random thoughts on the government shutdown. * The President and members of Congress, regardless of party affiliation, are all still getting paid and all still have their benefits intact because they are considered essential government employees (not that the … Continue reading
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Tagged Affordable Care Act, big government, budget, campaign, Congress, Democrats, District of Columbia, election, government employees, Government shutdown, ideological purity, Jon Stewart, Medicare, military, National Parks, Obama, Obamacare, President, Republicans, right-wing, Smithsonian, social programs, Social Security, Statue of Liberty, stock market, Supreme Court, taxes, Tea Party, The Daily Show, Yellowstone, Yosemite
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A Single Bluebird 