Otis Rush plays what is called “West Side Chicago Blues” and made a name for himself after moving to Chicago in 1948 from Philadelphia, Mississippi. Otis and Luther Allison, Magic Sam, Buddy Guy and Albert King all play a similar style and came out of the same blues scene in Chicago. Although left-handed, Otis plays [...]
Entries from August 2008
Friday Night Blues – Otis Rush – So Many Roads
August 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: American History · American Traditions · Friday Night Blues · Just for Fun · Supporting the Troops · Veterans Affairs
Phantomlord’s take on Obama’s acceptance speech
August 28th, 2008 · No Comments
Just what I jotted down as the speech was going and thinking about it afterward. Things aren’t in chronological order. First of all, the setting… I’m reminded not of an American politician campaigning, but charismatic foreign dictators who’ve packed stadiums and used grand imagery to make themselves appear larger than life. He’s been failing since [...]
Tags: 2008 Presidential Election · American Traditions · Communism and Socialism · From the Liberal's Mouth · Nanny State · National News · National Security · Patriotism · Politics · Supporting the Troops · Taxation
Obama/Biden: Escalating the War on Fathers and Families
August 28th, 2008 · No Comments
By Gordon E. Finley Intellectual Conservative What does Barack Obama’s selection of Senator Biden portend for his future appointments and the future of the American family? Tragically — but true to the radical feminist agenda — the Obama/Biden Democratic ticket portends an escalating war on boys, men, fathers, and families. On Father’s Day 2008, Senator [...]
Tags: 2008 Presidential Election · From the Liberal's Mouth · Politics
Has He Lost His Mind?
August 28th, 2008 · No Comments
By Charles Krauterhammer Washington Post “Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s big speech on Thursday night will be delivered from an elaborate columned stage resembling a miniature Greek temple. The stage, similar to structures used for rock concerts, has been set up at the 50-yard-line, the midpoint of Invesco Field, the stadium where the Denver Broncos’ [...]
Tags: 2008 Presidential Election · From the Liberal's Mouth · National News · Politics
The Four Horsemen of Economic Apocalypse
August 27th, 2008 · No Comments
By Dick Armey RealClearPolitics Like most conservatives, I look at the looming November election with a certain sense of gloom. While Senator McCain has a good shot at taking the White House, Democrats look certain to expand their majorities in both the House and Senate by considerable margins. As the Democratic Party gathers in Denver [...]
Tags: 2008 Presidential Election · Conservatism · Nanny State · Politics · Taxation
Bishops say Pelosi misrepresented abortion teaching in TV interview
August 27th, 2008 · No Comments
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life and doctrine committees criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, saying she “misrepresented the history and nature of the authentic teaching of the Catholic Church on abortion” in a nationally televised interview Aug. 24. Pelosi, D-Calif., who is Catholic, said in an appearance [...]
Tags: From the Liberal's Mouth · Moonbat Lunacy · National News · Our Community · Our Faith in Jesus · Pro-Life · Religious Freedom
VVF – I Am The Surge
August 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Vets for Freedom has a new ad out, asking Obama to support them on Senate Resolution 636 that’s being sponsored by Senators Lieberman and Graham, that officially recognizes the success of the Surge. Do you think Obama will do it? RV On January 10, 2007, the night the surge was announced, Obama declared, “I am [...]
Tags: 2008 Presidential Election · Gathering of Eagles · National News · National Security · Supporting the Troops · Veterans Affairs
Obama Campaign Threatens Jihad Against TV Stations That Air Weathermen Ad
August 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments
By Kristinn Free Republic The campaign of Democratic presidential nominee in waiting Barack Obama is threatening TV stations that dare to run a controversial ad that questions Obama’s friendship with unrepentant Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers. Politico quotes an Obama aide as saying this afternoon, “The Obama campaign plans to punish the stations that air [...]
Tags: 2008 Presidential Election · Communism and Socialism · Moonbat Lunacy · Nanny State · Politics
Joe Biden Makes It Easier for Catholics to Oppose Pro-Abortion Barack Obama
August 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment
by Steven Ertelt LifeNews.com Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — A pro-life Catholic group says it will be easier for Catholic voters to reject Barack Obama as president now that he has strong abortion advocate Joe Biden on board. Although some pundits say Biden is an Irish Catholic who will help Obama in states like Pennsylvania, Brian [...]
Tags: 2008 Presidential Election · From the Liberal's Mouth · National News · Our Community · Politics
The Beginning of the End for Obama
August 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments
By Seth Swirsky seth.com Well, my greatest fears were not realized: Hillary Clinton was not chosen for Vice President by Barack Obama. Instead, he chose the 65-year Senator, Joe Biden, the ultimate insider. Like his grandmother and his church, the “change” meme was just thrown under the bus! More than not choosing Hillary, and her [...]
Tags: 2008 Presidential Election · From the Liberal's Mouth · Moonbat Lunacy · Nanny State · National News · Politics
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