I am sitting at the greatest Bed and Breakfast in the world, the Northfield Inn. I am waiting to meet some of the most inspiring young Americans we have at Norwich University in Vermont. Norwich is one of the oldest military academies in our nation. Started in 1819, it was the first military academy...
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No matter what the masthead says, a Hipster Douchebag can’t be all about hate and cynicism.  That gets boring and predictable.  With this in mind, I’m starting a new regular feature: Hipster Douchebag Loves…”  In the future, you can expect an intense focus on a specific item or artist, but for now, I’m just...
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Talk about timing, the District Attorney (DA) in Brooklyn decided that there was virtually no case against the community organization ACORN.  This is more than a ‘little thing’.  It is significant because it will be used as an argument to reopen the flood gates of monies being withheld by Congress as well as a...
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There is a great article written by Christopher S. Carson, formerly of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), that unpacks the recent formal hearings the British held over their participation in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Carson’s piece not only brings attention to the “Day of Judgement,” which many in the media ignored, but revisits much of...
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CBS News Democrats were stunned when Republican Sen. Jim Bunning singlehandedly blocked a bill that would have extended unemployment benefits for thousands, but now they’re turning Bunning’s move into a political talking point. Democrats have pinned the blame for the Senate’s lack of action in the past year on the GOP’s obstructionist agenda. Bunning’s move seems...
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Ask yourself how the modern conservative movement, in the past fifty years, came to reside left of the liberal icon, JFK?
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In a previous post, I mentioned the clash between Sen. Charles Grassley and AG Eric Holder in regard to the politically appointed lawyers in the Department of Justice. The nut of the problem is that the Iowa Senator requested from Holder to identify those lawyers and the cases they had been involved in, which...
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A “shocking” story coming out of Dubai. The Associated Press Monday, March 1, 2010 | 6:44 a.m. Dubai’s police chief says travelers, suspected of being Israeli will not be allowed into the United Arab Emirates even if they arrive with alternative passports. Lt. Gen. Dahi Khalfan Tamim says the move comes after the killing of a Hamas operative...
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Matthew Burden Interview with a Vegan Vegan (V) : Can I call you Matt? Matt Burden (MB): Okay. How long is this going to take? V:   Not long. Matt you are a former Special Operative. And the Curator and founder of what is widely considered to be the most influential military blog on the internet today, Blackfive.net. You sit...
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