Tag: Affirmative Action
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Dr. Ben Carson for President: Good or Bad Idea?
MAYBE GOOD; BUT QUESTIONS NEED TO BE ANSWERED… by Jesse T. Mims, ©2014 (Feb. 19, 2014) — There has been quite a bit of general discussion this past year among many Republicans and Democrats about the possibility of Dr. Carson running for president in 2016. I think it’s safe to say most conservatives believe, largely…
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Unreasonableness is the New Normal
DEPENDENCE ON GOVERNMENT A WAY OF LIFE by OPOVV, ©2014 (Jan. 6, 2014) — ACT I The curtain rises on a stage set as your run-of-the-mill RV park with three campers, one at rear center and two angled on either side. Center of stage is a campfire with six retired couples sitting on camp chairs, some drinking…
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Giant Iceberg in Washington, DC
SINKING THE SHIP OF GOVERNMENT by OPOVV, ©2013 (Dec. 31, 2013) — So reads the headlines. And it’s true, an iceberg is in our nation’s capital and, just like a real iceberg, the base is absolutely huge. Reminds one of an octopus’s tentacles: far-reaching into every crevice and corner of America, all the way up to…
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OUR National Debt
IS THIS HOW WE TREAT THOSE WHO HAVE SACRIFICED SO MUCH? by OPOVV, ©2013 (Dec. 1, 2013) — No, this isn’t about the Federal Reserve’s shareholders fleecing you and me out of our hard-earned money, used to pay off politicians and judges to look the other way while “The Fed,” a privately-held corporation, orders the US Treasury…
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The Lowering of the Bar
WHAT HAPPENED TO STANDARDS AND PRINCIPLES? by OPOVV, ©2013 (Nov. 27, 2013) — Affirmative Action was the beginning of the end, and, after fifty years, certainly the end of the beginning. So now we’re in middle age and the world is passing us by, while we turn out and hire unqualified people who can’t seem to…
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More Government = Less Freedom
“INFLATED PROMISES” LEAD TO MASSIVE DEBT, MORE RESTRICTIONS by OPOVV, ©2013 (Nov. 17, 2013) — It’s a simple formula, so simple that one would think that even a Democrat, a person who voted for Obama, a person who is, therefore, a low-information voter who believes in Socialism, collecting from those who actually do the work, could…
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Reform This
“THE DEATH OF A NATION” by OPOVV, ©2013 (Oct. 19, 2013) — If you think of it all as “Custodial Duties,” then you’re getting the picture. It’s like getting a well-made toy for Christmas, an heirloom to be passed down through the generations. Maybe you’re the third recipient, or the sixth, or the first. It…
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Prepared Proprietors
DEFENSE MUST BE EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY by OPOVV, ©2013 (Oct. 7, 2013) — ALL employees of commercial establishments shall have passed a weapon safety course and been issued a conceal-carry permit. The employer shall provide the weapon(s) that will be a tax-deductible expense under the heading of “advertising good customer relations.” Prominently-displayed signs upon egress of…
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The High Price for Accepting Mediocrity
LOWERED STANDARDS RESULT IN A “MEDIOCRACY“ by OPOVV, ©2013 (Sep. 3, 2013) — What we have here is a failure to recognize a grave mistake and we therefore suffer the consequences for completely ignoring our failure to correct the error. The infection has been spreading throughout our country. At first, it seemed innocuous. But now, the…
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America’s Total Disaster Foreign Aid
“INCOMPETENT PEOPLE” by OPOVV, ©2013 (Aug. 16, 2013) — The joke in the hallways of State is “What’s new?” followed by laughter, and the more chaotic Egypt, Benghazi revelations, and revised Rules of Engagement (ROE’s) become, the more laughs that last longer. If you work at the State Department all you do is laugh all day, and…
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An American Sergeant
WHO DESERVES TO WEAR “THE SUIT?” by OPOVV, ©2013 (Aug. 10, 2013) — Let’s see if I’ve got this right. We’ve a Muslim Brotherhood in the White House (that would be Valerie Jarrett), no one has been prosecuted for the Iraq “Oil for Food” royal scam, the “stimulus” money has been paid out in the form…
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Media, White Guilt, Race Profiteering and the Law
AMERICA’S RACE-BAITERS RAKE IN PROFITS AT EVERYONE’S EXPENSE by Colonel Bob Pappas, USMC, Retired, ©2013, blogging at Gulf1 (Jul. 20, 2013) — Chris Matthews stated in a recent interview on his Hardball program, “I’ll just tell you one thing. And I’m speaking now for all white people, but especially people who have had to try…
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Lack of Trust = Divorce
HAVE AMERICANS LOST ALL TRUST IN THEIR GOVERNMENT? by OPOVV, ©2013 (Jul. 11, 2013) — Been there, done that. Once the trust you have in your life’s partner goes down the drain, so does the marriage. I met her while I was in the military and there’s not a day that goes by that she hasn’t…
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What’s Happening?
POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AND THOUGHT POLICE TAKE OVER LIFE IN AMERICA IN EXCHANGE FOR FREEDOM by OPOVV, ©2013 (Jun. 18, 2013) — A little kid points his finger and moves his thumb up and down and for this he’s suspended from school, his record reading “Strong tendency towards extreme violence.” A man comes home from work and…
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Manual at Arms: Duck Theory
AND ILLEGAL ORDERS by OPOVV, ©2013 (Jun. 13, 2013) — Americans are an unique lot. The demure of the American GI perplexed the Germans to no end. They couldn’t, for the life of them, figure out how such an unruly bunch beat the living daylights out of them. For instance, the Germans were continuously flabbergasted at…
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Unity vs. Diversity
“THE COUNTDOWN TO OUR DEMISE” by OPOVV, ©2013 (Apr. 27, 2013) — Put all your eggs in one basket and if you trip, or the horse is spooked, your goose just got cooked. On the other hand, placing the eggs in multiple baskets has its advantages, to be sure. Of course that’s not to say “unity” can’t…
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My America, Part 2
“FAIRNESS” IS NOT THE SAME AS “OPPORTUNITY” by OPOVV, ©2013 (Feb. 5, 2013) — In my America, everyone is a Patriot, is proud to live under a system where the rule of law applies equally (that means that politicians don’t get a free pass stealing from the taxpayers). Speaking of politicians, the positions were never envisioned…
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Appeasement is Tantamount to Capitulation
“PAY ATTENTION” by OPOVV, ©2013 (Jan. 21, 2013) — By all means, surrender; after all, we wouldn’t want anyone offended. Tell you what: take all the “political correctness” in the world and allow me to deal with it as I see fit. It will only take a microsecond, and I’ll put it on Youtube for…
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Faster Than Even YOU Can Imagine
DO AMERICANS RECOGNIZE WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THEIR COUNTRY? by OPOVV, ©2012, Presidential Candidate (Nov. 2, 2012) — Like bowling pins, they is, toppling over one by one. Let’s review the story of “The Three Little Pigs,” my way. Pig the First was a progressive Pig, a Green Pig, and considered himself Enlightened beyond understanding. He always…