Entries by Frank Gillispie

OPINION: Journalists write first draft of history, but seldom get it right

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Friday, November 28. 2008

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I read somewhere once that journalism is the first draft of history. That may be true. It would explain some of the gross mistakes and distortions of facts that can be found in our history books. [ Full Story » ]

OPINION: Broun had a very good point

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Wednesday, November 19. 2008

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I am not sure what President-elect Barack Obama’s proposed “Civilian National Security force” is supposed to be. It appears to have emerged during a speech he made in the heat of the presidential campaign. [ Full Story » ]

OPINION: I fear the worst from the Democrats

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Thursday, November 13. 2008

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The 2008 Elections have brought good news and bad news to the national Democrats. The good news is that they won everything. That means that they will be able to put their agenda into effect with only minimal resistance. The bad news is that they won everything. When their policies fail and the national economy collapses even more than it is now, they will have no one but themselves that they can blame. [ Full Story » ]

OPINION: 13-year-old clearly defines conservative principles

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Saturday, November 8. 2008

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I have just finished reading a remarkable little book. The book is “Define Conservatism for past, present and future generations” by Jonathan Krohn, published by nuePoint, llc of Alpharetta. [ Full Story » ]

Comer council discusses road paving, garbage, water

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Saturday, November 8. 2008

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The Comer City Council dealt with routine matters at its meeting Monday night, Nov. 3 at city hall. Among the subjects were road paving, garbage and water. [ Full Story » ]

OPINION: Red Raiders of Texas having an incredible season

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Saturday, November 1. 2008

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The Red Raiders are having an incredible season. No, not the Madison County Red Raiders, the original Red Raiders Texas Tech University originated the dramatic mascot. Or perhaps more accurately, a Texas sports writer came up with it. But Tech was happy to embrace the name. [ Full Story » ]

OPINION: Joe the Plumber is right

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Thursday, October 23. 2008

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When Barack Obama told Joe the Plumber that he wanted to “spread the wealth around,” what wealth was he talking about? And, where did the wealth come from? [ Full Story » ]

OPINIONS: Voter fraud is nothing new

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Thursday, October 16. 2008

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Voter fraud is making big news now with the revelations of questionable activities by a group called ACORN. But efforts to influence the outcome of elections, whether by legal or illegal means, is a long-standing tradition in America. The apparent effort to register people multiple times, to register non existent people and to register illegal aliens is just the latest in a long string of election abuses. [ Full Story » ]

OPINION: Every ballot should have ‘none of the above’

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Saturday, October 11. 2008

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Well, here I go again: making suggestions that the powers that control our state will never consider. These have to do with election reforms. [ Full Story » ]

OPINION: Well, I say let the big banks fail

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Saturday, October 4. 2008

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Lord Acton, the British historian, said: “All power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.” [ Full Story » ]

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