Monthly Archives: January 2015

Dummett downed radio

Birther litigant John Dummett will appear on Mike Volin’s Blogtalk Radio show this evening [content no longer online], January 30, at 8 PM Eastern Time. Dummett’s case is currently before the Supreme Court. Volin also promises to talk about his … Continue reading

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Sheriff Joe launches re-election campaign

In an email to supporters today, Sheriff Joe Arpaio wrote: [A]s one of my most loyal supporters and friends over the years, I wanted you to hear it from me first. After much thought, prayers and talks with my loving … Continue reading

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Persona non grata at WND

I went back over my Disqus profile to see what might have triggered WND’s ban. Here are the last few with the most recent first. a day ago: Removed The information about Washington came from the New England Historical and … Continue reading

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Lowering expectations

This is one of those pure blog posts, rather than an article on something. I write it to chide myself for some silly thinking. As I mentioned a few times, I have been spending an unusual amount of time this … Continue reading

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Leo Donofrio: Natural born conspiracy theorist

I came across Leo C. Donofrio first in connection with his Obama and McCain eligibility lawsuit in New Jersey, Donofrio v. Wells. My short biographical page on him was published in December of 2008; there would be many more articles … Continue reading

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Johnson’s Dictionary on native and natural

Samuel Johnson wrote a famous English dictionary published in 1755. Below is a transcription I made of the words “native” and “natural,” omitting the usage examples. You can view the text here. NATIVE. adj. [nativus, Latin; natif-ve, Fr.] [1.] Produced … Continue reading

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