Category Archives: history

A LITTLE UNRELATED HISTORY FOR HALLOWEEN

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Like American history? blogsense-by-barb has a post worth reading. Check out Sons of Liberty: Patriots or Terrorists? Curious about the start of WW I? rogueoperator acquainted me with something I did not know. In Tyranny and Crisis: The Rise of American Militarism, he points out that according to … Continue reading →

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INJUSTICE-The Weapon Of The Left (via The Mad Jewess With Breaking News By Donna Spellbound)

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

The following post uses some terms and references that require some explanation. So I have included some links. Here from Wikipedia is a brief history of the French Constitution. Social Liberty is defined here in the Urban Dictionary and here in Wikipedia. … Continue reading →

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Important stuff they don’t teach you in school (via Diary of a Mad Conservative)

Posted on July 6, 2011 by

 William Whipple, from New Hampshire,  was an original signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was a merchant, a judge, a Revolutionary War General and a member of the Continental Congress. from Yahoo.com: Whipple freed his slave, Prince Whipple, who … Continue reading →

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FINAL THOUGHTS ON JULY 4, 2011

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

Delegate Scott Lingamfelter provided the following in the Lingamfelter Report on the 30th of June. However it seemed best to save it for last. An Exceptional Independence I have always loved Independence Day celebrations since I was a small child. While … Continue reading →

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235 YEARS LATER — A REMINDER OF THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL KEN CUCCINELLI

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

Here with a quote from a great president, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli reminds us that we must protect the blessings of liberty. July 4, 2011 Dear Friends and Fellow Virginians, 235 Years ago our nation’s founders issued a declaration of independence – … Continue reading →

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A HAPPY 4TH OF JULY FROM SENATOR MARK OBENSHAIN

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

Senator Mark Obenshain reminds us of the courage required to sign the Declaration of Independence. It was an improbable event, a ragtag band of colonists declaring themselves independent – and making good on their convictions. Viewed through the lens of time, history … Continue reading →

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Yelena Bonner, RIP (via sitting on the edge of the sandbox, biting my tongue)

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Elena Bonner and Andrei Sakharov are people Baby Boomers saw in action and their children should have grown up learning about. Sakharov died a hero a couple of decades ago. Andrei Sakharov (1921-1989) was a Soviet physicist who became, in the … Continue reading →

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