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The cult of Obama

The dictionary defines a cult as “an instance of great veneration of a person, ideal, or thing, esp. as manifested by a body of admirers: the physical fitness cult.” In my opinion, America’s newest cult is a man named Barack Obama.
I have resigned myself to his presidency. I accept that he is a gifted [...]

McGlobalization theory fails

Thomas Friedman’s Theory of McGlobalization has been proved wrong.
One minor casualty of the recent conflict in Georgia was the doctrine of peace through McGlobalization — a belief first elaborated by Thomas Friedman in 1999, and left in ruins on August 8, when Russian troops moved into South Ossetia. “No two countries that both had McDonald’s [...]

Idiots plot to kill Obama. Fishy smell permeates area.

The cult of Obama apparently doesn’t extend to everyone. Four idiots are being held on suspicion of plotting to kill our next President. The story itself is highly suspect. The parts don’t add up.
Law enforcement sources told Maass that one of the suspects “was directly asked if they had come to Denver to kill Obama. [...]