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Congratulations, Rachel!
The Dayton Pundit | August 19th 2008 by DP
Maddow has come a long way from her initial Air America ‘gig’ on their short-lived ‘Unfiltered’ program just four years ago I was away from a computer for the latter part of the afternoon today so I missed Keith Olbermann̵ read more
Olympic Burnout?
The Dayton Pundit | August 18th 2008 by DP
Before 1992, we only had to endure the pageantry of the Olympic games every four years Unless you don’t own a television set or computer or you choose not to read any newspapers or magazines, you undoubtedly know that the XXIX Summer Olympics a read more
Through the Eyes of a Conservative
The Dayton Pundit | August 1st 2008 by DP
One has to wonder just what these people actually see in front of their faces day after day after day In our current bipolar political atmosphere (and what ISN’T involved with politics in America today), we see a wide ideological schism between read more
‘WALL-E’: WOW-E!!!
The Dayton Pundit | July 5th 2008 by DP
WALL-E and EVE sharing a tender moment alone Due to the inclement weather that happened to sit on top of Ohio for most of the 4th of July holiday (and also because of two members of the family anxiously awaiting my approval), the ‘Pundit’ read more
‘Constitutional Idol’?
The Dayton Pundit | July 4th 2008 by DP
Why are some amendments or passages considered more popular–or important–than others? In my post last year about this most spirited of American holidays, I focused primarily on the document that initiated our freedom from Great Britain read more
Another Instance of Conservative Umbrage (and Hypocrisy)
The Dayton Pundit | June 24th 2008 by DP
In their most recent campaign, right wingers are attacking Obama over a campaign sign that bears similar features to the US presidential seal Leave it to the Republicans to find fault (or elitist intentions) in anything the Barack Obama campaign does read more
Thanks For Your Support
The Dayton Pundit | June 24th 2008 by DP
I couldn’t continue doing this without you patronage As I mentioned in a post last week, I’ve been in a bit of a ‘funk’ in terms of creativity and diligence concerning the quality (and the amount) of items I’ve been upl read more
The Iraq War Briefly ‘Surfaced’ in Dayton
The Dayton Pundit | June 20th 2008 by DP
Regional military retirees got a scare earlier this week While the US is in its sixth year of Iraq occupation and huge amounts of money continues to be spent for those operations at a rate that is difficult for most people to comprehend, that country read more
The Passing of Tim Russert (1950-2008)
The Dayton Pundit | June 13th 2008 by DP
Tim Russert (center) and his fellow NBC political correspondents share a moment during his final ‘Meet the Press’ appearance last Sunday morning NBC News Washington bureau chief and moderator of ‘Meet the Press’ Tim Russert c read more
Don’t Sit Through ‘the Zohan’
The Dayton Pundit | June 11th 2008 by DP
While I like some of Adam Sandler’s other work, this one was a ’stinker’ One of life’s simple pleasures is taking in a matinée movie on a nice summer-like day so on the occasion of my birthday, my family and I went out to our read more
Bush Impeachment Resolution Introduced into Congress
The Dayton Pundit | June 10th 2008 by DP
Although his own bid was thwarted, Dennis Kucinich understands what is appropriate for a president and what are impeachable offenses It took nearly five hours to read all 35 articles but Cleveland US House representative Dennis Kucinich entered artic read more
It’s Official: They Lied Us into War
The Dayton Pundit | June 5th 2008 by DP
The US Senate today confirmed what a lot of us already knew–the administration’s public statements on Iraq had no backing by intelligence data It took nearly four years to complete but the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) finally un read more
Hamvention 2008
The Dayton Pundit | May 21st 2008 by DP
This past weekend, Dayton was overrun by ‘hams’ attending what is billed as “the greatest amateur radio convention in the world” If it’s May and you live anywhere near Dayton, Ohio, then you are aware that sometime durin read more
Domestic Security, ‘Main Core’, and the Erosion of Civil Libe…
The Dayton Pundit | May 20th 2008 by DP
According to unnamed sources, ‘Big Brother’ could be a reality–and lying in wait for the next ‘national emergency’ to occur The May/June edition of Radar Magazine features a chilling story about what might happen to som read more
Bush’s Intelligence Restructuring Nearing Completion
The Dayton Pundit | May 17th 2008 by DP
Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell (center) is almost done with significant (but unnecessary) revisions for the US Intelligence Community In an attempt to complete the total overhaul of the US Intelligence Community (IC) prescribed by t read more
‘Smite-free’ Natural Disasters
The Dayton Pundit | May 15th 2008 by DP
Recent ‘acts of God’ have gone unclaimed by US televangelists If you have watched any news programming or read a newspaper over the past two weeks, you would know that a recent spate of natural disasters so far this month have plagued res read more
Unite for Human Rights Day
The Dayton Pundit | May 15th 2008 by DP
When I joined up with the social networking site BlogCatalog.com, I was asked if I would participate in their human rights awareness project scheduled for today. I accepted and posted a ‘widget’ along the side of my blog pages to adverti read more
The ‘Bubble’ Wedding
The Dayton Pundit | May 13th 2008 by DP
A photo of the happy First Family at Jenna Bush’s wedding–an event many of our young men and women who have lost their lives in Iraq will never experience themselves This past Saturday, Jenna Bush–the younger of the president’ read more
I…Saw…’Iron Man’!
The Dayton Pundit | May 13th 2008 by DP
Note: due to several anticipated events over the weekend and early this week, I’ve been a little remiss in my posts. With that now behind me, I will attempt to catch up to the present. Here’s an item about one of those events. Tony St read more
First Anniversary of ‘The Dayton Pundit’
The Dayton Pundit | May 10th 2008 by DP
One year has gone bye…time for another lap Today marks a special day for me and this blog–it’s the first anniversary of the day I decided to became ‘The Dayton Pundit’. One year ago, a coworker and I were talking about read more
More Morality Mandates for the Pentagon?
The Dayton Pundit | May 8th 2008 by DP
If one congressman gets his way, military exchanges could soon be pulling these magazines off of their shelves We must be closing in on election time again because we are starting to see some strange legislation coming up for consideration in Congres read more
The ‘Obama-nee’?
The Dayton Pundit | May 7th 2008 by DP
It now appears that Barack Obama recaptured his momentum–and probably secured the Democratic presidential nomination–with his campaign’s strong performances last night in North Carolina and Indiana Last night was certainly a strange read more
Did McCain Lets the Oil ‘Cat’ out of the ‘Bag’?
The Dayton Pundit | May 3rd 2008 by DP
Another campaign ‘gaffe’ for John McCain–could this one be considered ‘Freudian’? On Friday, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate John McCain had another of his now-frequent ’senior moments’ when read more
Happy ‘Mission Accomplished’ Day
The Dayton Pundit | May 1st 2008 by DP
President Bush theatrically announced the end of ‘major combat operations’ in Iraq five years ago today It is hard to imagine that five years have actually passed since our nation’s commander-in-chief announced to the world that we read more
Matt Maupin Returns Home
The Dayton Pundit | April 28th 2008 by DP
Keith and Carolyn Maupin look on as their son’s casket is loaded for the procession to his final resting place A somber mood descended over the Cincinnati tri-state area this past weekend when the remains of Army Staff Sergeant Keith Matthew M read more
Elizabeth Edwards and “Strobe Light Journalism”
The Dayton Pundit | April 28th 2008 by DP
We know Obama’s bowling score but do we know his positions on the issues? Sometimes, it takes an ‘insider’ to address an issue that everyone is aware of but no one wants to address. Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Democratic pres read more
“Charlie Wilson’s War”
The Dayton Pundit | April 25th 2008 by DP
Tom Hanks plays “Good Time Charlie” Wilson in the 2007 film Since I spend an inordinate amount of time online or watching cable news programming, it takes something special for me to abandon these media for even a 2-hour period to sit dow read more
Rush ♥s Anarchy
The Dayton Pundit | April 25th 2008 by DP
If Rush Limbaugh gets his way, these will be the scenes in Denver this summer It appears that conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh has re-enlisted himself to be a ‘water carrier’ for the Republican party. His current sophomoric init read more
Early Morning Earthquake
The Dayton Pundit | April 18th 2008 by DP
Many Dayton-area residents reported feeling the initial quake and subsequent aftershocks Thanks to ‘Mother Nature’, I had an early wake-up call this morning. At approximately 5:37AM EDT, an earthquake occurred approximately seven miles u read more
Dubya’s Dwindling Duties
The Dayton Pundit | April 17th 2008 by DP
It’s a very rare sight to see a sitting president greeting one of his guests planeside–at least he didn’t try to carry his bags On Tuesday, Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Washington, DC for a 6-day, two city visit to the United State read more
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