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Last week, Monroe County Economic Development Commission member Greg Travis posted a shockingly racist comment in the Herald-Times comment section. Travis' wife, Sophia Travis, is running for an at-large seat on the Monroe County Council. In 2005, she voted to appoint her husband to the EDC, a public endorsement of his views. When HTO commenter bilgerat described the attitude of those behind the

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The fact that the remains of 9/11 victims wound up in a landfill is shocking and disgusting. But we throw the mutilated corpses of over 3,200 babies in landfills every day. Where is the outrage about that? Why does the abortion industry get a pass?

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The whole "controversy" over Korans that were burned by American troops in Afghanistan is political theater for the weak-minded. It is a manufactured outrage created by enemies of America to whip up crowds against U.S. troops and blame America, while ignoring the facts of the case. Let's deal with some reality here. The Korans would never have been disposed of if the Islamic terrorists in our

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It could be argued that nuclear weapons were the world's greatest force for peace in the 20th Century.Because nuclear weapons are so terrible, the fear of using them prevented a third World War between the USA and USSR. Imagine how destructive that would have been had each side not feared the other's nuclear arsenal."It is well that war is so terrible, lest we should grow too fond of it." --

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"Many people think sex is just about vaginal or anal intercourse. But there are lots of different ways to have sex and lots of different types of sex." - from a Planned Parenthood pamphlet distributed at a panel conducted by the Girl Scouts, after "all non-Scout adults were kicked out of the room, which was packed with adolescent girls." Does that sound shocking? It should. Nancy Pelosi,

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I addressed this foolishness last Monday, but given the absurd comments made in the Herald-Times comments section this past week, it is useful to repeat what I said three years ago:By not engaging in terrorism to stop abortion, an abortion opponent is immoral for allowing murder to take place. However, the second someone actually does commit an act of terrorism to stop abortion, the exact same

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This woman is pure evil:CLEVELAND (Reuters) - An Ohio woman who likened freeing lab animals to liberating Holocaust survivors was being held in custody Wednesday on charges she used Facebook to try to hire a hit man to kill a person at random for wearing fur, prosecutors said.Meredith Marie Lowell, 27, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, was arrested Tuesday at her home by federal agents and has been

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Have this year's negative political ads really "taken dirty to a whole new level," as CNN's Anderson Cooper frets?

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A woman records police officers in an attempt to strengthen her claim of sexual harassment. Most people would see this as a smart way to protect herself and ensure justice is done. In the state of Illinois, she is committing a felony that could cause her to spend 15 years in prison for this action, which harmed no one. This law protects corrupt government officials in addition to being

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Leftists were furious with the Citizens United decision two years ago, and Barack Obama disgraced himself and his office with his political attack on the Supreme Court during the State of the Union shortly after the case was decided. Now, Leftists are working to amend the Constitution to deny free speech rights to corporations. Here's the problem: They don't get it. The First Amendment was

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The Obama regime's efforts to force Christian organizations (including hospitals and charities) to provide birth control illustrates this President's hostility toward both Christians and individual liberty. Obama and his allies have couched this debate in terms of "women's rights" - that women should not lose the "right" to birth control simply because of who their employer happens to be. But

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Crystal Wright's February 17 editorial is just slimy and unworthy of Townhall. I have no problem with criticizing the political activity of candidates' spouses, as that is relevant to a campaign. Going after Mrs. Santorum personally, however, shows how desperate some of Santorum's enemies are. The idea that Santorum is a "hypocrite" for marrying his wife is just silly and demonstrates a

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Rick Santorum is taking a lot of heat for his statements that prenatal testing often leads to abortion. Let's examine the facts.The New York Times reported in 2007 that 90% of women with Down Syndrome babies choose to have an abortion.Now, does this mean all prenatal testing is bad? No. After all, spina bifida can be diagnosed and treated in utero. Santorum recognizes this and thinks that some

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The following post in the comments for my letter to the editor was written by Monroe County Economic Development Commission member Greg Travis. His wife, Sophia Travis, is running for an at-large seat on the Monroe County Council in the Democratic primary on May 8. She previously served on the council from 2005-2008, after being elected in 2004. In 2008, she ran for County Commissioner and lost.

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When Reagan was President, it was Morning in America. Now that @BarackObama is President, it is Mourning in America.— Scott Tibbs (@ConservaTibbs) February 8, 2012 Follow me on Twitter.

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Bloomington Herald-Times, February 17, 2012. (Comments) To the editor: There are arguments that can be made to support abortion rights that can generate civil discussion. When abortion rights advocates counter-protest the Rally for Life with signs like "free vasectomies for pro-lifers" and "fun ends at conception" they demonstrate they are not interested in legitimate discussion. Abortion

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There are competing interests in the Republican primary field: Republicans want someone who will carry the conservative banner and they want someone who can defeat Barack Obama. The Republican establishment has attempted to paint Mitt Romney as the best choice for the second qualification, but they're wrong. That candidate is Rick Santorum. Santorum has a solid fiscally and socially conservative

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While I understand that the similarities between RomneyCare and ObamaCare presents a political problem should Romney be the GOP nominee for President, I do not see this as a policy problem. Romney needs to articulate that, whatever problems conservatives have with RomneyCare, it was a state program rather than an overreaching nationwide mandate. By drawing a clear line between state sovereignty

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Three years ago, there was much fanfare about the inauguration of our first black President. It was seen as evidence that we are moving beyond racial tensions and much was said and written about the historic nature of Barack Obama becoming President. What is sad is that this President campaigned on a platform of oppressing black people and has governed as he campaigned. Not only has Obama failed

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This was a good movie. Four Paparazzi photographers try to murder a movie star and he takes them down vigilante style. There are some plot holes, but it's not too bad and they're not so big as to distract too much. My only criticism is that the Paparazzi are so over-the-top enthusiastically evil (more like PapaNazi than Paparazzi) that it would have been a better movie had the bad guys been toned

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As pro-lifers, we have been speaking against the shedding of innocent blood in America's abortion clinics for decades. We have used pictures to demonstrate the horror of surgical abortions and we have protested outside the buildings (such as the one at 421 South College Avenue) where the abortionist kills babies by dismemberment for profit. But we are leaving out a huge number of lives snuffed

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From USA Today:The judge reasoned that lactation was not pregnancy-related and, as a result, "firing someone because of lactation or breast-pumping is not sex discrimination."Worst. Logic. Ever.

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Mitt Romney has waged a scorched earth campaign against his Republican opponents and he needs to be very careful about keeping this going. If he continues to alienate the supporters of other candidates by ripping those candidates to shreds, he may see the supporters of those candidates abandon him in the general election. I will vote for Romney in November if he wins the nomination, but others

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One of Rachel Maddow's favorite targets on her TV program is Rick Santorum, and her dislike for him was on display again last week when she complained about his defense of drug companies. Maddow cut to a clip of Santorum explaining that if drug companies are not allowed to get a return on their investment, it would freeze innovation. Santorum explained to a woman with a sick child that the

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Richard Mourdock plans to win the 2012 Republican primary for U.S. Senate by telling voters he knows better than they do and their choices in elections should be limited by the U.S. Constitution. Mourdock supports a rare change to the Constitution, one that would take away choices from the American people rather than expanding liberty, as has been the path of history. Now, let me be clear. I

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