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I am a retired criminal defense attorney who has also held many different positions from carpenter, teacher, short order cook, land-man, and corporate attorney.
I am also a husband and father, both roles, I suspect, do more to change a person than one's choice of profession.
I am a passionate reader, particularly of non-fiction, and attempt to keep informed on developments in the major disciplines, such as history, physics, political economy, economics, theology, linguistics, sociology, etc., through reading books, rather than the INTERNET, although the net certainly has its place. I believe the decline in reading books in the last decades is responsible for the lack of critical thinking skills reflected in the American electorate, both left and right, but that this decline was planned after the near revolution of the 1960's and early 1970's, and obtained by changes in the curriculum at the various Colleges of Education around the country to emphasize the "self-esteem" movement and the "tolerance" ideology. The latter misused the word "tolerance" to mean that all ideas, cultures, religions, ideologies, etc., are equally valid and true, rather than equally to be respected. The difference led students to believe their feelings, as opposed to empirical facts, made their opinions true.
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Friday, February 3, 2012 at 4:21:19 PM
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ONE PROBLEM
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 5:04:51 AM
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ANOTHER PROBLEM
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 4:39:11 AM
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COULD NOT AGREE MORE, BUT
Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 9:12:11 AM
Diary : "Email Footnote: No trees were killed in the sending of this "
GLLOYD
Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 7:30:07 AM
Quicklink : "The Crisis of Education in America: \\\"How to Become a Serf"
THE KOCH BROTHERS
Friday, January 27, 2012 at 9:28:56 AM
Diary : "But, Why did Einstein Stipulate that Nothing could travel fa"
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 6:26:30 PM
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PRIVATIZATION
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BFalcon
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Friday, January 13, 2012 at 4:47:02 PM
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QUESTIONS
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 1:06:28 PM
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WELL JOHN
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REALPOLITIK
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EXCELLENT COMMENT!
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 6:38:53 AM
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KIRK
Monday, December 26, 2011 at 11:54:55 AM
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WHY?
Friday, December 23, 2011 at 1:07:09 PM
Article : "Gotta love those Presidential anagrams back into the 20th Ce"
ANAGRAMS
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 4:38:02 PM
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THANKS NED
Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 10:47:17 AM
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LIKED YOUR ESSAY
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LET ME BE
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 5:04:14 PM
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HERE IS THE RUB
Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 3:13:11 AM
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REYNOSA
Monday, November 21, 2011 at 3:59:07 PM
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WHAT I FOUND INTERESTING ABOUT THIS MEMO
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"THIS MUCH CAN BE SAFELY SAID:.."
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HOW ODD
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 6:50:41 AM
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Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 7:36:08 AM
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WHY SHOULD WE CARE?
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 11:22:51 AM
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THIS IS TRUE
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 3:53:41 AM
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MR. ROBERTS
Monday, September 19, 2011 at 5:38:32 AM
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YOUR COMMENT REFERS TO "UNIONS"
Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 1:41:24 PM
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PLEASE
Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 5:47:56 PM
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ABSOLUTELY
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ON POLIO
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WHY GUYANA?
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YOUR REPLY MAKES NO SENSE
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 11:56:39 PM
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 6:49:54 AM
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FORMER REPRESENTATIVE ALAN GRAYSON
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THIS IS UTTER NONSENSE!
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 12:08:12 PM
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WELL, LET US SEE...
Friday, September 2, 2011 at 1:07:37 PM
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STOP DRINKING THE KOOL-AID JIM
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NOT A LACK OF BACKBONE
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NOT TOO LONG AGO
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THIS IS A NO BRAINER
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MR. HARE
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THANK YOU HOWARD
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ANYONE NOTICE?
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IT IS OBVIOUS
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AS I NOTED ABOVE
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BUT NED
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NED
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FROM THAT RESPONSE
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WARNING SHOTS
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DCDOBBS
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I'M BETTING
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MR. BIEBER
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 1:16:43 PM
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WELL NED
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 6:59:16 AM
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PROJECT MUCH?
Monday, June 6, 2011 at 7:53:57 PM
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'THAT'S COMMUNISM"
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 4:53:47 PM
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SPEED IS GONE
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 9:39:51 AM
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HOW IMPORTANT IS THIS ISSUE?
Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 9:04:45 PM
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NED
Friday, May 27, 2011 at 3:53:28 PM
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NICE TO SEE YOU HERE AT OEN SPEED
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 3:30:55 PM
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FINALLY
Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 6:19:29 PM
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THUS SAYETH THE LORD?
Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 4:44:54 AM
Article : "the DSK set-up. IMF Chief Caught in a Honey-Trap"
MS. YORK
Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 4:01:47 AM
Article : "the DSK set-up. IMF Chief Caught in a Honey-Trap"
SOME TRUTH HERE BUT...
Friday, May 20, 2011 at 4:30:35 AM
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WOW!
Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 6:24:41 PM
Article : "the DSK set-up. IMF Chief Caught in a Honey-Trap"
ACTUALLY, NO.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 1:35:49 PM
Article : "the DSK set-up. IMF Chief Caught in a Honey-Trap"
DID YOU READ HIS ARTICLE?
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 1:16:03 PM
Article : "the DSK set-up. IMF Chief Caught in a Honey-Trap"
INHERENTLY ILLOGICAL
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 5:00:54 AM
Article : "the DSK set-up. IMF Chief Caught in a Honey-Trap"
RAPE AS A CRIME OF CONTROL AND VIOLENCE
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 3:07:01 AM
Article : "the DSK set-up. IMF Chief Caught in a Honey-Trap"
ACTUALLY
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 7:07:35 PM
Article : "the DSK set-up. IMF Chief Caught in a Honey-Trap"
ONE MIGHT ALSO NOTE
Monday, May 16, 2011 at 9:51:43 AM
Article : "Where Is The Beef Against Socialism?"
MR. DEWEY
Monday, May 16, 2011 at 8:06:07 AM
Quicklink : "Court: No right to resist illegal cop entry into home"
HERE IS THE PROBLEM
Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 2:05:19 PM
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A VERY BAD SITUATION
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 8:38:57 PM
Article : "Osama bin Laden's Nose, Shoulders and Left Ear"
WELL...LET'S TEST THESE HYPOTHESES
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 1:05:07 PM
Article : "Osama bin Laden's Nose, Shoulders and Left Ear"
GREAT ARTICLE
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 7:30:14 AM
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LEN
Monday, May 9, 2011 at 4:28:33 PM
Article : "How Progressives Can Take Back America"
I TOO RECOMMEND ALINSKY'S LITTLE BOOK
Monday, May 9, 2011 at 10:35:02 AM
Article : "A Severely Conflicted Nation, Rapidly Becoming Dysfunctional"
A REPLY TO MR. PAYNE AND MR. CALHOUN
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