The John Batchelor Show for Nov 30th

It's Sunday night, and that means it's time for John Batchelor! Here is his website. The show starts at 7pm Eastern, and continues for six hours of the best radio you will find anywhere, as only John Batchelor can deliver it with his stable of experts...And here is where you can listen to the show live online:New York, WABC-AM 770 7-10PM ET;Washington DC, WMAL-AM 630 7-9PM ET;San Francisco, KSFO-AM 560;Los Angeles,KFI-AM 640;Schedule for Tonight:...

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Cleveland Rocks!!!

This was a great show.&nbs...

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An Ode To The Intellectual Giant Rush Limbaugh

Rush has a well-thought-out political philosophy, with deep roots in European and American history. He constantly collects real evidence, and is better at explaining it to millions of listeners than anybody else today. Limbaugh has a twenty year track record of sifting truths from lies; that is not an accident, any more than Tiger Woods is an accident. It comes from great talent and lifelong practice.In the upshot, Rush is a voice for rationality...

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Muslim Terrorists Should Not Be Suffered To Live...

Here is a little stream of consciousness blogburst focusing on Islamic Terrorism:Gavriel Holtzberg managed to cover his wife Rivka with a prayer shawl just moments before he was killed by the despicable terrorists in Mumbai.If that does not impress upon you the evil nature of the Islamic terrorists we face, then you are under suspicion yourself. I didn't even know this type of terrorism had a name. I should have realized that my devious mind wasn't the first to come up with such a strategy. Now, some of the training our local SWAT team has...

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Turkeys Away

This has got to be one of the funniest moments I ever saw on TV while growing up.Hat Tip: crystalchea...

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Sparks Fly Regarding Application For Asheville City Council, Conservative Activist Disemvoweled

The Carolina Stompers have been reviewing the applications for consideration to be selected for the seat being vacated by City Councilman Holly Jones. Chad Nesbitt, founder of the Stompers, has been trying to contact Gordon Smith about the application he submitted, and (in typical liberal fashion) he has been "disemvoweled" [1] [2] by the blog admins at the progressive group blog Scrutiny Hooligans. That is what I get for stepping away...

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Twoofers Lose To Science, AGAIN

This is the final report on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) investigation of the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7 (WTC 7), conducted under the National Construction Safety Team Act.  This report describes how the fires that followed the impact of debris from the collapse of WTC 1 (the north tower) led to the collapse of WTC 7; an evaluation of the building evacuation and emergency response procedures; what procedures and practices were used in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the building;...

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Walter E Williams - Redistribution of Income

WebpageHat Tip: Bodhi1 via Twitt...

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Christmas Celebrations in Franklin, NC

2007 Franklin Christmas TreeThe Franklin Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place tonight at 7pm in front of the Clock Tower. There will be free cider, cookies and music. If you cannot attend, but would like to watch from the top of the Jones Building live, visit WPFJ's webcam page, which has one pointed in that general direction.I plan on attending, and will probably put something up about it.I am proud to say that my town is not ashamed...

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Did I Go Overboard?

The only thing worse than putting them up will be taking the blasted things dow...

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Weedeating and Wasps

These critters are just one more reason I hate weed eating!...

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The Mumbai Terror Strikes Could Happen Here

I have been concerned since September 11, 2001 that terrorists would engage in a distributive-type attack where a dozen or so could bring a city to a stand still or a couple hundred could bring the nation to a brief stop.All it would take for a small-scale attack is 5 or 6 gunmen to attack a Friday night football game, Saturday afternoon soccer match or other public gathering in small town America. They could kill dozens, if not hundreds, in such...

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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Gets Rickrolled

I really don't get the Rickrolling thing, but there it is....

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Thanks Giving Day Movie: Planet of the Apes

Okay, it's not the real ones from the 60's and 70's but the "re-imagined" movie from a few years ago.Click here if you want to watch it on Hulu.I noticed that the movie was expiring in a few days, so watch it now or be left out....

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The View From Rattlesnake Gap

This is the view looking into the main valley toward Franklin from the wes...

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The Media In India Still Loves Their Soldiers

I just witnessed the arrival of Commandos at the Trident House where terrorists are still holding hostages...and the crowd of onlookers cheered the soldiers, along with the Indian Reporters.I wish our media were capable of the same thing.My prayers are with the people of India during this time.I have a live-stream at West Carolina Report of the ongoing operations against the terrorists as commandos are clearing the buildings of terrorists...which the India Times carried live. You can also read my Google Reader Shared Items Page for links to articles...

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Thanksgiving Day, 2008 A Presidential Proclaimation

Thanksgiving Day, 2008 A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America Thanksgiving is a time for families and friends to gather together and express gratitude for all that we have been given, the freedoms we enjoy, and the loved ones who enrich our lives. We recognize that all of these blessings, and life itself, come not from the hand of man but from Almighty God. Every Thanksgiving, we remember the story of the Pilgrims who came to America in search of religious freedom and a better life. Having arrived in the New World,...

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Terror Strikes in Mumbai, Again

I have been watching live video streaming coverage of the coordinated attacks by Muslim terrorists "seeking to cause mayhem", according to police officials who have been briskly interrogating captured terrorists.There is an ongoing hostage situations in the Trident Hotel and the Taj Motel. Just now, at 3.16 am Eastern Time, it is being reporting that a Greek millionaire has been shot dead by the terrorists at the Taj Motel.Here is a synopsis from the BBC:At least seven high-profile locations were hit in India's financialcapital, including two...

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Live Coverage From India of Terror Attack Aftermath

The volume is started at zero...so you will have to slide the volume bar to the right to get sound:I have moved the live streaming playerto my live page on West Carolina Report for the durationof the coverage from the Times of India. ...

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At least 80 people are killed and 250 wounded in India terror attacks as gunmen 'hunt for Brits and Americans'

The Indian city of Mumbai was torn apart by a string of terror attacks tonight leaving at least 80 people dead and 250 wounded.Gunmen wielding assault rifles and hurling grenades targeted two luxury five star hotels, the city's railway station and a hospital.Witnesses claimed the terrorists were demanding 'anyone with a British or American passport' and gunmen were tonight reported to be holding Western hostages at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.'These...

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Who Are You Looking At?

Cardinals sure are skittish creatures. About half a second after I snapped this shot, he was gon...

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Happy Hoar Frost!!!

Happy Hoar Frost!...

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Pre-Thanksgiving Local Conservative Blog Roundup

It has been a while since I've done a blog roundup, and I do not recall doing a conservative one before...so here goes!Hillbilly White Trash is celebrating his third blogiversary today! Go show him some love in the comments.The Hendersonville Post has compiled the Google Rankings of various media websites in West Carolina...and crows about Matt Mittan's website having 0 out of 10 while the Hendersonville Post has 4 out of 10 and the Asheville Citizen-Times shares the top spot with 6 out of 10 with the Hendersonville News website.My Google Ranking...

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Cool Blue Dunes on Mars

view high-resolution photo hereThe Abalos Undae dune field stretches westward, away from a portion (Abalos Colles) of the ice-rich north polar layered deposits that is separated from the main Planum Boreum dome by two large chasms. These dunes are special because their sands may have been derived from erosion of the Rupes Tenuis unit (the lowest stratigraphic unit in Planum Boreum, beneath the icier layers) during formation of the chasms. Some researches...

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ICE fugitive operations teams nab 104 illegal aliens in NC, SC & GA

CHARLOTTE, NC - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today that a five-day targeted fugitive operation that culminated Friday in the Carolinas and Georgia netted 104 fugitive aliens and immigration violators. Among those arrested were 94 fugitives who ignored lawful orders of removal and went into hiding and 10 other immigration violators. Of the 104 arrested, 23 had prior criminal convictions for crimes including drug possession, stolen goods possession and indecent liberties with a child. "We will continue conducting...

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Confederate Moon

This is a photo of the Confederate Memorial I took in early November in downtown Frankli...

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QUIZ: What Kind of Conservative Are You?

My Conservative Identity:You are a Flag-Waving Everyman, also known as a patriot. You believe in freedom, apple pie, rooting for America at all times, and that God gave us a two-day weekend so we could enjoy football and NASCAR.Take the quiz at www.FightLiberals.com Hat Tip: Right Wing Whiz KidOf course, my liberal and libertarian friends call me a neocon!...

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Holy Land Foundation Guilty On All Counts!

DALLAS – A jury convicted five former officials at the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF) on all counts in the Hamas-support case after 8 days of deliberations.The men, Shukri Abu-Baker, Ghassan Elashi, Mohamed El-Mezain, Mufid Abdulqader and Abdelrahman Odeh, could face up to 20 years in prison for their convictions on conspiracy counts, including conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. The verdicts, read Monday afternoon, ended a two-year saga in what is considered the largest terror financing case since the...

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Carolina Stompers Are Hiring

Lefties, Watch Out!!!The Carolina Stompers are looking for two reporters. If you think you might fit the bill, check it out. Now we will be getting somewhere!!!GO STOMPERS!!...

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The Third Clinton Administration

The Third Clinton Administration By RALPH NADERWhile the liberal intelligentsia was swooning over Barack Obama during his presidential campaign, I counseled “prepare to be disappointed.” His record as a Illinois state and U.S. Senator, together with the many progressive and long overdue courses of action he opposed during his campaign, rendered such a prediction unfortunate but obvious.Now this same intelligentsia is beginning to howl over Obama’s...

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Is Blogging Lobbying?

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Blogger beware? State regulators are wondering whether online political activism amounts to lobbying, which could force Web-based activists to file public reports detailing their finances.In a collision of 21st century media and 1970s political reforms, the inquiry hints at a showdown over press freedoms for bloggers, whose self-published journals can shift between news reporting, opinion writing, political organizing and campaign fundraising.State officials are downplaying any possible media rights conflict, pointing out that...

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Astronaut Invents Zero-G Coffee Cup!!!

Source: Collect Space I guess that means there is now officially nothing holding me back from going into space no...

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Carjacker Clubbed With Frozen Turkey

In Fuquay-Varina, NC (near Raleigh), a 30 year old man robbed a gas station, ran across the street to a Harris-Teeter Supermarket and began beating Irene Bailey in an attempt to steal her car and make a getaway.The carjacker was in turn attacked by other shoppers (including one who used a frozen turkey as a club). The man, Fred Irvin of Raleigh, managed to take the car but was arrested and taken to a nearby hospital where he was treated and released into police custody.Irvin faces several charges relating to the attack on Bailey, the theft of...

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Blogs 4 Borders Goes On Hiatus, Needs Your Help

I just received a note from Jake Jacobson telling me that the weekly video podcast "Blogs4Borders" will be going on an indefinite hiatus:Due to financial circumstances beyond our control we are forced to take an indefinite hiatus from Blogs 4 Borders. The computer we use to produce the show is broken and we do not have the funds to get it repaired. We've had a few donations in the past couple of days though (thanks guys!), and they are being set aside specifically for the computer so we can get it fixed ASAP. We hope to be up and running in the...

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Obama, can you spare blacks a proclamation?

The National Black Republican Association has issued a petition to Barack Hussein Obama, the leader of the Democratic Party, requesting that Obama issue a formal proclamation of apology for the Democratic Party's 150-year history of racism. We recognize that this is likely too much to ask of the oh so "racially sensitive" Democrats who want us to ignore their racist past and failed socialism that have caused so much harm to black Americans. So we will not hold our breath waiting for their response. _______________________________Petition to...

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