Daily Archives: May 2, 2008

Linguistics question

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May 2, 2008

With regards to the common phrase “hard-core”.  I have always spelled it as before, using the word “core”, as I took it to mean that someone had a “hard core”, as in the core of their being was hardened. Today I saw it spelled “hard corps”, using “corps” as in Marine Corps, or Corps...
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College students don’t need to be armed

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May 2, 2008

Because when a crazy person is trying to smash your apartment door in, the 911 operator will hang up on you. My heart breaks for the family that lost their daughter – and beyond that I’m absolutely shocked at conduct of the 911 dispatcher that dealt with the girl’s call.  Bottom line: that dispatcher...
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No longer a subject

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May 2, 2008

Breda experiences the liberation and responsibility of her carry permit for the first time. “There. It’s official. You are a now free person, no longer a subject.” I looked over at him and started laughing. I felt my world change. It’s a wild feeling – enormous freedom and enormous responsibility all at once. I...
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Obama’s New “Adviser”

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May 2, 2008

So, after he ditched Jerry Wright, it seems that Obama really just couldn’t survive without another adviser – so in a stunning PR move he apparently has tapped the Reverend Michael Pfleger. If you don’t remember the Right Reverend Pfleger, he’s the Chicago-area priest who threatened to murder licensed gunshop owners.  It’s nice to...
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Indiana Primary

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May 2, 2008

Vote reminder: if you’re a resident of the 5th Congressional District of Indiana, get out to the primary on May 6th and vote for Dan Burton in the Republican Primary. If you’re a voter who is often motivated by gun rights and the right to keep and bear arms, then you should have a...
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Hillary with big lead

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May 2, 2008

The most recent data is showing Hillary way out in front of Obamessiah with something like a 10% lead in the polls. I’m almost surprised at how big her lead is, since something like 25% of Indiana is in Chicago’s media area (they get Chicago TV stations as their “local” channels), so you’d think...
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