Posted on May 8, 2008 by thestateofblog
Do you regret referring to Bill Clinton as the first black President? —Justin Dews, Cambridge, Mass.
People misunderstood that phrase. I was deploring the way in which President Clinton was being treated, vis-à-vis the sex scandal that was surrounding him. I said he was being treated like a black on the street, already guilty, already a [...]
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Posted on May 8, 2008 by thestateofblog
“Using tragedy to advance an agenda has been a strategy for many global warming activists, and it was just a matter of time before someone found a way to tie the recent Myanmar cyclone to global warming.
“Former Vice President Al Gore in an interview on NPR’s May 6 “Fresh Air” broadcast did just that. He [...]
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Posted on May 8, 2008 by thestateofblog
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
TheStateOf . . . Gun Control. Do you believe that each American citizen has the right to possess guns? High-powered guns? Uzis?
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