I’m Not The Only One

Until recently I was convinced that America’s greatest threat was terrorism.  But now I’m beginning to believe the real threat to our freedom is not Al Qaeda but Al Abama.

I recently received the following e-mail: (more…)

I didn’t realize how controversial the whole Notre Dame’s issue (granting President Barack Obama an honorary degree and inviting him to give their 2009 commencement speech) was until I logged on to YouTube the other day and saw the featured video was of Notre Dame students and members of the Roman Catholic community sounding off on the issue.  I was made even more aware when I learned of notredamescandal.com.

Honestly, I think people made a much bigger deal out of it than it really was.  I think the real scandal was that President Obama was offered an “honorary” degree in the first place.  Besides the fact that it is a slap in the face to all the students who paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in tuition and spent years earning their degrees, an honorary degree, which is usually a Masters or Doctorate, is nothing more than a cheap fundraising gimmick. (more…)

An old colleague and friend started a web site with a bunch of other writers recently called Ms.Ann Thropic.  Basically, Ms. Ann Thropic is a very witty site with a borderline dark sense of humor in which the fictional character gives a reality check to people in the news who she feels are seriously detached from reality.

Past victims include:

• Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal
• Pope Benedict
• Starbucks

My old buddy asked me, way before the site was even up, to provide a piece for Ms. Ann Thropic.  Unfortunately, his partners said it was funny but too outdated.  In any case, here is the piece I wrote.  Enjoy!
Al Gore: Wuss Turned Idol, Waited To Lose the Election to Become the White Obama (more…)