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4/23/2009 By Ben 2 Comments

Earth Day Hysteria Ignores Progress

Update, 3:00 PM: Michelle Malkin has a great video and some informative links about the eco-indoctrination so many American children have to bear. Yesterday was Earth Day. Where were all the Green folks celebrating four decades of remarkable progress in reducing air pollution (for example)? Yes, that's the sound of clean air-breathing crickets chirping. Taking a day off work for reasons other than the holiday itself, my family took a day trip to the Denver Zoo, where we were treated to a mild dose of eco-crisis hysteria from indoctrinated schoolchildren. When a little girl stopped us and sweetly asked if we wanted to learn more about penguins, I was gullible enough to believe we might learn some facts about the creatures' diet, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate Hysteria, Colorado Politics, Education, General, liberty, My Life, PPC Tagged With: agenda, air pollution, Bill Ritter, bombarded, celebrating, chirping, conservationist, crickets, daughter, Denver Zoo, diet, difference, Earth Day, eco-crisis, encounter, enviro-religion, environmentalist, facts, feathers, folks, Green, gullible, habitat, hysteria, important, indoctrinated, learning, lifespan, mild dose, mother Earth, multiplication tables, penguins, priorities, progress, public schools, random facts, reaping, result, scaremongering, schoolchildren, table, teach, waste, well trained

11/26/2008 By Ben Leave a Comment

Thanksgiving is Upon Us: Let’s Forego the Ridiculous Political Correctness

Thanksgiving Day is here tomorrow: A time to count our blessings and reflect on the faith of our forefathers OR a time to engage in ridiculous, politically-correct posturing at the expense of schoolchildren (H/T Michelle Malkin)? I'll take the former, thank you very much. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christianity and Faith, Cultural Conservatism, General Tagged With: count our blessings, faith, Michelle Malkin, political correctness, reflect, ridiculous, schoolchildren, Thanksgiving Day

10/9/2008 By Ben 1 Comment

All You Need to Know about Why You Should Vote NO on Amendment 59

I've just updated my 2008 guide to the Colorado ballot to include a link to a new website with all the main reasons why you need to Vote No on Amendment 59 (H/T The Daily Blogster). Quite simply, big-spending liberal politicians want to take away your TABOR refunds forever - and they're deceptively hiding behind schoolchildren to do it. So in case you needed the simple reminder, please Vote No on Amendment 59 and avoid getting ripped off. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Colorado Politics, Fiscal Policy, General Tagged With: 2008, Amendment 59, Colorado ballot, liberal politicians, no, schoolchildren, TABOR refunds, The Daily Blogster, website

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