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Thursday Column

Heroism, Humility and Leadership

The Janitor and the Medal of Honor

By Mark Alexander

May 23, 2013

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This is the story of Bill Crawford, a man who went from sweeping combat fields in search of the enemy, to mopping halls and picking up trash for his fellow Americans. He was known only as a squadron floor janitor at the Air Force Academy until his heroic acts were rediscovered by an AFA '77 cadet and then properly acknowledged by President Ronald Reagan in 1984.
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Thursday Column

Life on Obama's 'Enemies List'

The Patriot Post -- IRS Target of Opportunity

By Mark Alexander

May 16, 2013

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On the ropes trying to defend the adulteration of Benghazi talking points in order to sustain his campaign momentum ahead of the 2012 presidential election, Barack Obama is now on the ropes attempting to distance himself from widespread harassment of "Patriot" and "Tea Party" conservative groups by his union thugs in the IRS. While Obama is likely insulated by political cut outs from direct prosecution for these offenses, the scandals have exposed the ugly underbelly of the Socialist Democrat Party.
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Thursday Column

Tyranny? What Tyranny?

Liberty Lesson 101 for the Class of 2013

By Mark Alexander

May 9, 2013

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In commencement remarks at Ohio State University last weekend, Barack Hussein Obama offered this warning: Beware those who would have you confront tyranny. But for those graduates, I offer a course in Liberty 101.
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Thursday Column

Obama to DoD: Courts Martial for the Faithful

By Mark Alexander

May 2, 2013

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Under the pretense of "religious tolerance," Barack Obama and his Leftist regime have endeavored to remove any expression or manifestation of faith, particularly Christianity, from government forums -- first and foremost, the U.S. military. This week, his civilian "leaders" at DoD ramped up that eradication, promising to bring criminal charges against any military personnel who express or share their faith.
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Thursday Column

The e-Tax Scam

Republicans Back Colossal e-Commerce Tax Scheme

By Mark Alexander

April 25, 2013

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Senate Democrats and Republicans voted 74-20 in a cloture to move S743, the "online sales tax," to the Senate floor for a vote early next week. This huge tax collection scheme will stifle product and market competition, and innovation and entrepreneurship. That is precisely why, in addition to the Obama administration, mega-retailers like Walmart back this oppressive legislation, and why all advocates of free enterprise need oppose it.
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Patriots' Day 2013 -- Liberty in the Balance

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

By Mark Alexander

April 18, 2013

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Patriots' Day (April 19th), though not widely celebrated, commemorates the substance of the eternal fight for Liberty as "endowed by our Creator. This week in which we observe with reverence the sacrifices of our Founding Fathers and successive generations of American Patriots, there was notable news of the good, the bad and the very ugly.
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Thursday Column

As Iron Sharpens Iron

The Legacy of Principled Character and Leadership

By Mark Alexander

April 11, 2013

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In the 1970s, as socialist policies choked Western economies, including those of the United States and United Kingdom, two bright stars appeared on the horizon -- and they would rekindle the flame of Liberty and economic freedom around the world. The two were Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President Ronald Reagan.
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Thursday Column

A Java Jolt for 'Gay Marriage'

Latest Entries from the Cultural Entropy Files

By Mark Alexander

April 4, 2013

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There's never a dull moment when it comes to Leftist miscreants endeavoring to dismantle Liberty and the very culture that has sustained it since our Founding. This week was no different, especially in regard to the disoriented gender crowd.
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Thursday Column

Resurrection Day 2013

By Mark Alexander

March 28, 2013

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In observance of Good Friday and in celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, we take leave from the rigors of analyzing the week's news, policy and opinion in order to focus on an eternal message. To our readers of faiths other than Christianity, we welcome you to read on, and we hope that this edition serves to deepen your understanding of our faith -- the faith of so many of our Founders. To all of our readers, we wish God's blessing and peace upon you and your families.
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Thursday Column

Memo to the GOP: Liberty Is Colorblind

Promote Freedom in Every Quarter of America!

By Mark Alexander

March 21, 2013

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Shortly after CPAC concluded, the Grand Old Party released an election 2012 "after action report" with GOP initials -- the Growth and Opportunity Project. The first step for the GOP is to understand that Liberty is colorblind. It's not a "white thing." The concept of Liberty is timeless and transcendent, and it can have the same appeal to all people if the messenger will only remember that.
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Thursday Column

A Bronze Star Power Point? Actually, not...

Drive-by Journalism at Its Worst

By Mark Alexander

March 14, 2013

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This week, I started to write about an outrageous story from reputable news sources about an Air Force chaplain who, reportedly, received a Bronze Star for a PowerPoint. However, as I began my own research, it quickly became apparent that the news headlines were appallingly misleading, and a good man was getting slandered as a result.
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Thursday Column

Obama's 'Republican Sequester' 2014 Endgame

Republicans Are Throwing the Game!

By Mark Alexander

March 7, 2013

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Ahead of the implementation of sequestration on March 1st, I provided Beltway Republicans and pundits with a comprehensive analysis of Obama's sequestration strategy and objective. Unfortunately, Republican "leaders" have yet to comprehend how they have been set up to fall. Republicans and Beltway pundits should hit all the sequester softballs Obama is throwing their way, out of the park!
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Thursday Column

Obama's 'Republican Sequester' Setup

The NeoCom's Real Sequester Agenda

By Mark Alexander

February 28, 2013

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Despite feigning dramatic opposition to the "Republican sequester" in his national "Chicken Little" tour, both Obama and his congressional Democrat sycophants want sequestration to occur, so they can attempt to use it as a noose to hang Republicans ahead of the 2014-midterm elections. Once these cuts are implemented, Obama and his NeoCom cadres will blame the "Republican Sequester" for any and all ills between now and the 2014 midterm election. Obama knows that the net effect of his $150 billion payroll and income taxes hikes, on top of skyrocketing ObamaCare health insurance premiums, mounting debt and deep military cuts already enacted, will send the economy back into recession.
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Thursday Column

The Next Sunrise -- The Light of Liberty

Illegitimi non Carborundum!

By Mark Alexander

February 21, 2013

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From our family home in the mountains of East Tennessee, a sunrise has many of the qualities of a sunset. I enjoy both the morning and evening skies, but I'm a "sunrise" person. I live in anticipation of the light of the next sunrise, not the darkness of the last sunset.
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Thursday Column

Obama's Progressive State of Disunion

Pinocchio/Picasso Politics -- All Lies and Distortions

By Mark Alexander

February 14, 2013

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OK, truth be told, I didn't actually watch Barack Hussein Obama's fabulous State of the Union Address on Tuesday night. I missed all the phony fanfare, pompous posturing, thespian theatrics and teleprompted NeoCom propaganda, instead devoting that evening to something more productive -- cleaning our family's defensive weapons (what BO calls "assault weapons").
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