http://freedomedium.com Capitalist Individualism Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:01:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A federal appeals court in San Francisco has ruled against atheist Michael Newdow's argument that the phrase "Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance violates the separation of church and state. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, on a 2-1 vote, declared that the wording is constitutional. http://freedomedium.com/2010/03/9th-circuit-court-says-under-god-is-ok/ Regular visitors to this site probably never expected to see me call out to the ACLU for assistance. Truth be told, never in my wildest dreams did I see it happening either. However, the Obama administration is forcing me to do so. Otherwise, I may be headed to jail. A few days ago, I ... http://freedomedium.com/2010/03/my-appeal-to-the-aclu/ The Wyoming State Senate, on a 30-0 vote, this week passed HB95, the Firearms Freedom Act. Wyoming  joins Tennessee, Utah and Montana in exercising their Tenth Amendmment, or "state sovereignty" rights. The bill states in part: A personal firearm, a firearm action or receiver, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is manufactured commercially ... http://freedomedium.com/2010/03/wyoming-passes-firearms-freedom-act/ I admit to having never been a big fan of Saturday Night Live. And what passes for political humor on the show nowadays, as well as in it's glory days, never struck me as all that funny. Which may have been because they seemed to favor making conservatives look like buffons, and ... http://freedomedium.com/2010/03/theres-a-communist-living-in-the-white-house/ Both Republicans and Democrats have failed to take any meaningful steps in the battle against illegal immigration. And the few who have tried to take steps against the influx of illegal aliens, such as Hazleton Pennsylvania mayor Lou Barletta, find their city ordinances being challenged in federal court, with little to ... http://freedomedium.com/2010/03/illegal-immigration-is-making-america-a-police-state/ To hear President Obama and his fellow Democrats tell it, every problem that America is facing is due to the policies of the Bush administration. It's only a matter of time until we hear press secretary Robert Gibbs place the blame for record snowfalls and sticking gas pedals on Toyotas on George ... http://freedomedium.com/2010/03/bush-was-wrong-and-obama-is-right/ In a recent edition of the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, researchers from the University of California at Davis have found that beer is a significant source of silicone, which helps increase bone density. Somebody tell Sally Field, who's always yakking about osteoporosis,  to put down the BONIVA ... http://freedomedium.com/2010/02/bones-benefit-from-beer/ According to the folks at PETA, "Promoting fishing teaches young people that hooking, maiming, suffocating, and killing is acceptable." They are calling on the Boy Scouts of America to retire it's "Fishing" and "Fish and Wildlife Management" merit badges. I'm starting to think that the folks at PETA are smoking something, and ... http://freedomedium.com/2010/02/boy-scouts-award-merit-badge-for-killing/ From the 2-24 edition of the Pakistan Daily Times: PARACHINAR: Five Taliban were killed and four others were injured on Tuesday when the explosives that they were planting around their hideout detonated accidentally in Ali Sherzai Dar village, Kurram Agency, officials said. According to eyewitnesses, the Taliban wanted to blow up the house ... http://freedomedium.com/2010/02/new-taliban-training-video/ Organizing For America, in alliance with the Democratic National Committee, is about to become even more annoying than usual. The latest plan to promote a message that no one wants to listen to is to have OFA members call-in to conservative talk radio shows and try and discuss health care reform. The ... http://freedomedium.com/2010/02/obamas-army-takes-to-the-airwaves/