Category: History

April 2, 2012

The Purpose of Government

Filed under: Constitution & Bill of Rights,History - 02 Apr 2012

education and the overabundance of what it has been providing for decades. Government is simply not supposed to be providing the majority of programs it provides. In order for the government to provide anything to anyone, it must first take …

March 31, 2012

Al Sharpton: Appointed To Keep Black Voters Angry and Ill-informed.

You can imagine the justifiable extreme anger and outrage of black America in1987. Six white men including police officers and a New York prosecutor kidnapped, raped and smeared feces over the body of a fifteen year old black girl. Tawana …

March 29, 2012

Bumper Sticker History: Remembering Some Truly Audacious Military Operations

Filed under: American Military,Featured Conservative,History - 29 Mar 2012

On March 19, speaking at a Morris Township, New Jersey Democratic Party fundraiser, Vice President Joe Biden provided what may be the mother of all election year bumper stickers when he asserted, “Osama Bin Laden is dead and General Motors …

March 27, 2012

We Know the Problem … What’s the Answer?

Filed under: History - 27 Mar 2012

This weekly column, which I have been privileged to submit for your consideration for the past three years, elicits many comments and questions. The most common of which can be summed up as, “I agree with your analysis, appreciate …

March 7, 2012

None Dare Call It …

Filed under: Current Events,History - 07 Mar 2012

In 1777 the British thought they had finally hit upon a strategy to crush the rebellion. They would divide the colonies. General John Burgoyne had presented a bold plan to the government in London. He proposed to …

March 1, 2012

The Forbidden Word: Impeach

Filed under: History - 01 Mar 2012

What does History tell us about the impeachment of an American President? It has only happened twice.

Today Lincoln is an icon. His Roman style temple and oversized statue dominate one end of the National Mall. But …

February 28, 2012

Fond Memories of Ronnie

Filed under: History - 28 Feb 2012

Our 40th president’s birthday earlier this month caused me to reflect upon how Ronald Reagan impacted my life.

In 1981, I was a young singer/songwriter, clueless about politics, when Ronald Reagan won the presidency. An event planner asked me to …

February 18, 2012

Stating Historical Facts Is Not Discrimination

Blacks were once enslaved in America. Jews were once persecuted and killed by Germany’s NAZI Party. Thomas Jefferson fought and defeated Muslims who were, even that long ago, targeting Christians because they believed their religion mandated such of …

February 12, 2012

Obama’s ‘Healthcare’ Mandate: What Would Reagan Say?

February 6 was the anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birth. It comes at an appropriate time. February is also the month of Presidents Day and the birthday of Lincoln, the other Republican standard-bearer. Every Republican presidential candidate tries to claim the …

February 10, 2012

Nation Building: From Success to Failure

Filed under: Foreign Countries & Policy,History,Iraq - 10 Feb 2012

The United States has been involved in serious nation building over the last decade in two Middle Eastern nations – Iraq and Afghanistan. These ventures recall two other major efforts of this type dating back to the middle of last …

February 8, 2012

Another Black History Month: The Left’s Favorite Time Of The Year

Alas, another Black History Month, or as the left likes to view it, their annual “Opportunity To Exploit Race Month”. It is the month in which liberals attempt to convince us that race relations in America have progressed very little …

January 26, 2012

Lloyd’s Life Lessons: 93 Year Old White Woman Taught Me A Little About Race & People

Mary’s mom and dad who raised her are loving in-laws. Despite years of marriage, Mary’s “birth” mother still refuses to meet me or acknowledge our marriage because I am black. Her mother, Easter Pansy, is Mary’s grandmother.

January 25, 2012

Patrick Henry, Patriot

Filed under: History - 25 Jan 2012

Among America’s amazing pantheon of founders, Patrick Henry stands out for his stirring speeches and fervent commitment to liberty, virtue, and small government. The Virginia planter, lawyer, and politician strongly denounced Great Britain’s political and economic control of the American …

January 19, 2012

Bubba Takes The Cake: At last, the Clinton Legacy

Former White House pastry chef Roland Mesnier likes Bill Clinton, so there’s no reason he would have made up the story he told at the Katzen Center for the Arts, as cited by an article in Washingtonian magazine’s Capital Comment …

January 12, 2012

2012 What Will It Be

Filed under: Current Events,History - 12 Jan 2012

The professional doom peddlers would have us believe that because a certain Mayan calendar ends on December 21, 2012 the world is going to end. With a bang or with a whimper they aren’t sure, but if you will …

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