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Postmodern Prudes | National Review Online

Interesting:

Postmodern Prudes | National Review Online: "More than 500 people were murdered in Chicago last year. Yet Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel still found time to berate the fast-food franchise Chick-fil-A for not sharing “Chicago values” — apparently, because its founder does not approve of gay marriage."

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U.S. Passes Saudis In Oil Output, No Thanks To White House - Investors.com

Good and let's keep it going:

U.S. Passes Saudis In Oil Output, No Thanks To White House - Investors.com:  The U.S. passed Saudi Arabia as the world's largest petroleum producer in November 2012, according to recently released data of the federal Energy Information Administration.

Over the last five years, domestic oil output has risen 40% and continually outpaces projections. Last year, domestic output increased by 800,000 barrels per day. This is the largest increase in annual production since the first oil well was drilled in 1859 in Pennsylvania.

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Great news: Subprime auto loans up 18% in 2012 « Hot Air

Bubbles anyone?

Great news: Subprime auto loans up 18% in 2012 « Hot Air:Hey, who’s up for burying consumers in ridiculous loans and selling them off as securities on Wall Street?  I mean, it’s not as is this has worked out badly in the past, is it?  Well, okay, it didn’t work out so well when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pulled this stunt with home loans, but it should work out wonderfully for automobiles.  

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Ed Driscoll » And the Most Popular Show on Television Is…

Read the whole thing:

Ed Driscoll » And the Most Popular Show on Television Is…:This past Sunday the television industry felt the ground shake when the first installment of the History Channel’s five-part miniseries, The Bible, drew a whopping 14.3 million viewers.  To put that in perspective, those are higher ratings than American Idol drew on Fox in the same week.  Higher ratings than the premiere of Celebrity Apprentice on NBC.  And it officially made The Bible the number one scripted cable broadcast of the year.

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Gay Marriage: Is it Right to be Wrong?

His underlying argument is against moral relativism.  Very interesting:

Gay Marriage: Is it Right to be Wrong?: "The arguments for homosexual marriage are only three: sentimentalism, utilitarianism and political correctness. "

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No trust, no solutions

Yep, our politics are broken:

No trust, no solutions | TribLIVE: "People who live and work outside Washington, D.C., say their way of life and values have not changed. But they think those who live, work and legislate inside the Beltway have, frankly, gone bonkers about everything.

David Hendricks of Weatherly, Pa., said those lawmakers are tribal, angry, argue about things most people never even think about, and run campaigns based on “vote for me because I am one of you and not one of them,” rather than “vote for me because I will do a good job for all of us.”

To him, this is “just foolishness.”"

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99 Life Hacks to make your life easier!

Some of these are very clever:

99 Life Hacks to make your life easier! :

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Why are there no humanist funerals?

Sort of like the old saying that there are no atheists in foxholes:

Why are there no humanist funerals? | Religion and Other Curiosities: "On December 29, 2012, the New York Times carried an article by Samuel Freedman, who is on the faculty of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University and who regularly writes in the religion column of the Times. The article is entitled “In a Crisis, Humanists seem Absent”. "

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Carl Medearis sent to an Arab league meeting

Great story, HT: Ken

Carl & Chris Medearis: "God has a sense of humor.  Seriously.  Not joking.  He’s hilarious.  I mean, look at us.  Look at who he chooses to use and how he goes about doing it..."

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