Is It American?
Published By Jeff Payne On Friday, June 5th 2009. Under Commentary Tags: 7-11, america, american made, budweiser, buy american, chrysler, churches chicken, dial soap, firestone, flatiron, french's mustard, frigidaire, good humor, holiday inn, new york, saudi, spain, support america, t-mobile, tires, usa
America possesses some of the greatest products, the best services, and some of the most memorable real estate in the world. Most of us grew up around familiar, iconic images that were emblazoned into our psych, through commercials and consumerism. Invented, developed and made here in America, some products and ... Read More
Obama and the Anti-Christ Question
Published By C. Rich On Wednesday, June 3rd 2009. Under C. Rich, Commentary Tags: anti-christ, antichrist, change government, freedom, george orwell, homeland security, internet czar, jesus, obama, president, socialism
I recently had a conversation with some strangers at a restaurant. We struck up a conversation about our president while we were waiting in line to get into this popular eatery. While in line, we started to talk about politics and before we knew it the whole line was in ... Read More
The Terrible Taliban
Published By Jeff Payne On Friday, May 29th 2009. Under Commentary Tags: afghanistan, islam, jihad, mujaheddin, Mujahideen, osama bin laden, pakistan, soviet, taliban
I find it very difficult to accept that the Taliban is still around. Recent reports have the Taliban continuing their guerrilla tactics in Afghanistan. Pakistan is having all kinds of problems with the Taliban. Pakistan's northern region, the Swat valley, is now in the Taliban's control. How? A country with ... Read More
Glad and Mad at Innovation
Published By Jeff Payne On Friday, May 22nd 2009. Under Commentary Tags: 33 1/3, 45's, 8 track, album, cassette, CD, concert, digital, eight track, innovation, ipod, micro-chip, music, tapes, walkman
My album collection was modest. Around 200, if you throw in a couple of 45's. More than some people, but not as much as others. Still, vinyl records were the rage of the seventies. There was nothing like the hiss and crackle from the turn-table needle. Playing the first side, ... Read More
A Department To Make Our Homeland Secure
Published By Jeff Payne On Wednesday, May 20th 2009. Under Commentary Tags: country, government, homeland security, safe, terrorist
America, how did you feel right after September, 11th ? I am willing to bet that most of you felt scared, confused, and bewildered. Some of us, myself included, were angered to a point of wanting to re-enlist into this country's great armed forces. I may have been a little ... Read More
Homeland Security Has Authority Over The Flu?
Published By C. Rich On Tuesday, May 19th 2009. Under C. Rich, Commentary, Featured, Headline Tags: big brother, CDC, doctor, flu, freedom, government, health, homeland security, loss of freedom, scientist, socialism, swine flu
Did anyone wonder what the Department of Homeland Security had to do with the flu? My health is now under the jurisdiction of the Homeland Security Department? What on Earth happened here? Are you telling me that this government agency that was created after 9/11 to go fight terrorists, is ... Read More
Losing Our Religion
Published By Jeff Payne On Friday, May 15th 2009. Under Commentary Tags: buddhist, christmas, faith, freedom of religion, hindu, jewish, muslim, sikh
I remember reciting the Pledge of Allegiance all through out my grade school career. I am sure most of you did the same. We said the pledge so often, I can still say it word from word. One part, I particularly recall, is the phrase, 'one nation, under God'. Never ... Read More
The World Needs To Stop!
Published By Jeff Payne On Wednesday, May 13th 2009. Under Commentary Tags: billion, overpopulation, procreate, world population
I am beginning to think the world is becoming a little crowded. In some places the population might as well be shoulder to shoulder. When two thirds of this planet consists mostly water; consequently, that leaves the last third of hard surface to accommodate all of us. With our current ... Read More
The Real Immigration Problem
Published By C. Rich On Wednesday, May 6th 2009. Under C. Rich, Commentary, Featured, Headline Tags: border, close the border, government, illegal, immigrants, immigration, mexican, mexico, taco
Every and any debate of the illegal immigration problem on the Mexican border simply ends the same way each time. Nothing changes. No matter what obvious reason that we as Americans put forth to close the Mexican border, our government won't budge. After 9/11 and the carnage that ensued, the ... Read More
Assisted Suicide, Murder or None of Your Business
Published By Jeff Payne On Friday, May 1st 2009. Under Commentary Tags: death, kevorkian, murder, schiavo, schindler, suicide
The Terri Schiavo case, sensationalized by the media in 2005, brought to light a very controversial subject. Do we have a right to kill ourselves? Also, if we are unable to carry out this deed, should we be allowed to appoint someone else? Should there be someone to insure that ... Read More
Italian-Americans Angry With Obama
Published By C. Rich On Thursday, April 30th 2009. Under C. Rich, Commentary, Featured, Headline Tags: earthquake, foreign aid, insult, italian, italy, obama, pope
In the hallways of Italian-American clubs across the country and pizzerias from coast to coast, Italian-Americans are filled with anger toward our new President. Entire groups of people are steaming right under the nose of the press and pollsters. This large segment of our population has just been pissed off, ... Read More
Obama is America’s Hope for Change
Published By Jeff Payne On Friday, April 24th 2009. Under Commentary Tags: book, bow, chavez, fifth summit of the americas, G20, hugo chavez, king, king abdullah, new america, OAS, obama, president, saudi arabia, Trinidad & Tobago, venezuela
On two occasions; recently, our president, Barack Obama, has shown the world that America is willing to change. Not internally, mind you, but externally. How America is perceived by the rest of the planet. There are some countries who, for various reasons, literally hate who we are. President Obama is ... Read More
The Food Police Arrest Fast Food
Published By C. Rich On Thursday, April 16th 2009. Under C. Rich, Commentary Tags: fast food, food police, good intentions, obesity, overweight, socialism, weight
The biggest threat to mankind is not nuclear self destruction, terrorism or even climate change. The biggest threat to mankind and freedom itself is the "Good Intentions Crowd." You know the people who want you to change something about your life to protect you from you. Nothing does more damage ... Read More
America Murders God
Published By C. Rich On Tuesday, March 10th 2009. Under C. Rich, Commentary Tags: agenda, atheist, God, survey
The mainstream press had a collective orgasm when some agency or group claims that religion and God for the first time are on a decline in America. The network anchors with glee reported this all day with abandon. More people are turning away from God or shaping God into some personalized ... Read More
Movie Review: Taking Chance
Published By C. Rich On Friday, March 6th 2009. Under C. Rich, Commentary Tags: dead soldiers, fallen soldiers, hbo, heroes, kevin bacon, marine corp, movie, taking chance, war
HBO has done a stellar job on a movie they put together called Taking Chance. The movie, for the first time, gives Americans an inside look at what happens to our fallen soldiers when their casket comes home. It is a riveting and tear jerking account of the process that ... Read More
Can You Not Feel the Change?
Published By C. Rich On Friday, March 6th 2009. Under C. Rich, Commentary Tags: america, change, france, obama, socialism
President B. Hussein Obama came into town riding the wave of change. I remember so many people asking what kind of change he was talking about. They would respond by garbling the message and never really giving a succinct answer. Well, now we know what kind of change he meant. ... Read More
Democrat Party Caused This Terrible Economy
Published By C. Rich On Tuesday, February 3rd 2009. Under C. Rich, Commentary Tags: economy, fannie mae, freddie mac, socialism, socialist
It is quite repulsive to people with memories to watch the Democrat Party use this declining economy as an excuse to spend a trillion dollars on their social programs and push the out and out lie that this bill will stimulate anything but their long desired socialist orgasm. Getting so ... Read More
Are We Already Socialists In Our Own Minds?
Published By C. Rich On Wednesday, January 28th 2009. Under C. Rich, Commentary, Featured Tags: freedom, government, obama, socialist
With the United States already on a slide into socialism and the new government reminding us that they won the election, is it a far gone conclusion? With so many people in our country already believing that the government should take care of everything, even down to our condoms, is ... Read More
Whoopi, Oprah and the Governor
Published By C. Rich On Tuesday, January 27th 2009. Under C. Rich, Commentary Tags: blagojevich, constitution, law, media, press, senate, senate seat
In an old fashion street interview, Geraldo Rivera caught Governor Blagojevich sitting in his car trying to take off and avoid an on camera interview with Fox News. Geraldo nearly dragged the embattled governor out of his car onto the streets of New York in an attempt to make Governor ... Read More
Governor Blagojevich Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Published By C. Rich On Tuesday, January 27th 2009. Under C. Rich, Commentary Tags: blagojevich, election, freedom, governor, law, senate seat
We all seem to have our preconceived notions of the governor of Illinois spoon-fed to us by the press. The whole ordeal seems ribald and cartoonish on the surface. However, as of late the direction this thing has taken, does seem to have a "something’s wrong here" kind of feel ... Read More









