Pretenders to the Throne

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Wednesday August 19, 2009 · 4:53 AM PDT

2009/08/19 · 04:53

Reagan’s eloquent rhetoric captured America’s heart. His genuine love of America was only eclipsed by his love for his second wife Nancy. Born and raised in the mid-west, he had a strong Christian faith and studied at a small Christian college in Illinois.

He voluntarily enlisted in the military and, just as his acting star was rising, was called up to serve his country. Despite being classified as "limited service only" (due to near sightedness), Reagan used his talents to create over 400 training films during his time in the military. After that, he was active in politics more than two decades before ever holding an elected office. It would be nearly another decade before he’d run for the Presidency and fourteen years before he’d actually win.

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Monday August 17, 2009 · 9:02 PM PDT

2009/08/17 · 21:02

Once again, Biblically based Christianity takes a hit thanks to the false teachings of a self-promoted, mass-media "Christian" leader. Over the weekend, the New York Times reported on a conference held by the Kenneth and Gloria Copeland marketing empire. The experiences of a couple who are long time supporters of the Copelands were highlighted:

Sitting in Section 316... was a family who could explain the enduring loyalty the prosperity preachers inspire.

Stephen Biellier, a long-distance trucker... and his wife, Millie, came to the convention praying that this would be "the overcoming year." They are $102,000 in debt, and the bank has cut off their credit line...

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Sunday August 16, 2009 · 3:34 PM PDT

2009/08/16 · 15:34

A single-payer health care plan might be what Obama would like to see, but is it what the rest of us would like to see? What does a single payer health care plan look like? We need look no further than other countries who have adopted such a plan. The picture isn’t pretty. [4]

Palin’s footnote links to "Government Medicine Kills, The UK and Canada prove it" from the Nattional Review Online. Since the NRO claims to be the "most widely read and influential magazine and web site for Republican/conservative news, commentary, and opinion," we don’t even have to guess if this is a biased source of information.

The article author proceeds to provide bullet items to bashes the UK and Canadian Helathcare systems. Looking a just the points about UK system:

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Saturday August 15, 2009 · 6:27 AM PDT

2009/08/15 · 06:27

We're reaching the half way point of Congress' August recess and the GOP and Blue Dog Dems are prattling away about pulling grandma's plug, killing babies and taxing veterans.

To them, its fiscally conservative to prevent healthcare reform... sure, unhealthy people are unable to work, often loose their homes and end up on the social rolls... but none the less, its a wise fiscal choice to gin up panic among our most fragile citizens... after all, they're just little white lies (well, sure, there's a whopper or four in there)... but the deathers are making barrels full of money for their pandering. That's what counts, right?

Even the UK has taken notice of how poor our nation's healthcare is. Today, the London newspaper "The Independent" reported on a California free health clinic.

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Thursday August 13, 2009 · 3:31 PM PDT

2009/08/13 · 15:31

The "Glenn Beck" character layers a stereotypical "Jack McFarland" histrionic gay personality over an "Archie Bunker" (the early years) style reactionist, bigoted, blue collar belief system and tempers it with a "Gomer Pile" wide-eyed, slack jawed intellect. Glenn Beck pulls of subtle shifting between the personas with the skill of a true psychopath.

Beck who provides a low-brow, slap stick, in your face version of Stephen Colbert’s cerebral lampooning of the GOP party gives us a hilarious peak into the mind of utter abandonment to the whims of the id.

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