Sally Morris
Friday, May 11, 2012
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on May 11, 2012 at 08:51 am
Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, and thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the…...
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
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on April 11, 2012 at 07:43 am
"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve…...
Thursday, March 29, 2012
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on March 29, 2012 at 02:21 pm
To no one’s surprise, last week President Obama was caught on a hot mic again. This time he was leaning over to apprise Russian President Medvedev of his…...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
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on March 27, 2012 at 06:02 pm
The elephant in the living room at the moment is this question: who should the Republicans nominate to run against Obama? It is understood that we cannot afford one more…...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
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on March 13, 2012 at 03:13 pm
Just a little more before we move on from the Rush Limbaugh flap. You know the one I mean – wher e he used an insulting term for the woman…...
Friday, March 09, 2012
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on March 9, 2012 at 08:48 am
The once respectable National Review continues its downward spiral, now in its incarnation as an online source. On Wednesday the electronic rag hit another low point. Under the anonymous authorship…...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
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on February 28, 2012 at 01:32 pm
Saturday evening’s statewide debate provided the voters of North Dakota a better opportunity to look at the men and women who are asking to represent them in the US House,…...
Sunday, February 19, 2012
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on February 19, 2012 at 10:23 pm
The President’s healthcare mandate, conveyed through the offices of HHS Secretary Kathleen Sibelius, that we all have to accept funding of abortion, sterilization, birth control and attendant services, has the…...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
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on January 31, 2012 at 11:37 am
Kevin Cramer’s decision to by-pass the North Dakota Republican State Convention and go directly to the people via the state primary with his campaign was met with some cheers, a…...
Friday, January 13, 2012
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on January 13, 2012 at 09:48 pm
Here’s something for you term-limit fans to think about. This week term-limited Governor Haley Barbour (R) of Mississippi left office with quite a flourish: he pardoned some 200 convicted felons. …...
Thursday, January 12, 2012
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on January 12, 2012 at 02:32 am
HOW THINGS ARE DONE IN BISMARCKPublic Debate . . . or Back-Room Deals?A real factor which, for better or worse, must always enter into party endorsements, is that amorphous quality, …...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
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on December 28, 2011 at 10:59 am
Last March, in a strange and confounding reaction to the assassination of Punjab governor Salman Taseer for his attempt to end or at least ameliorate blasphemy laws in Pakistan which…...
Thursday, December 22, 2011
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on December 22, 2011 at 12:54 pm
A few weeks ago I read a column in a local newspaper, which shall remain nameless here, penned by Lloyd Omdahl, wherein he rejoiced in the implementation of the 17th…...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
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on November 23, 2011 at 09:58 am
It is right and proper that Americans begin our Holiday Season with a celebration the Pilgrims dedicated as a day to give thanks. These courageous and humble men and women…...
Friday, November 11, 2011
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on November 11, 2011 at 08:21 am
“We contend that for a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.” Winston ChurchillIn…...
Thursday, September 01, 2011
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on September 1, 2011 at 11:25 am
To the City Council of Tulsa:Please convey this to your mayor and Chief of Police:As an American citizen, fully cognizant of the invaluable gift of our United States Constitution, together…...
Monday, August 15, 2011
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on August 15, 2011 at 02:04 pm
(The above characterizations as to political leaning are based on the descriptions by the candidates themselves.) *These are arguably “progressive” although they claim to be “conservative” Some interesting…...
Monday, August 08, 2011
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on August 8, 2011 at 07:04 am
Rudyard Kipling: “A woman’s guess is much more accurate than a man’s certainty.” Charlotte Bronte [in a letter to William Smith Williams]: “I am neither a man nor a woman…...
Friday, July 29, 2011
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on July 29, 2011 at 07:25 am
"The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should also have guns. Otherwise they will win and the decent people will loose." James Earl…...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
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on July 27, 2011 at 08:06 am
Coercion: the practice of compelling a person or manipulating them to behave in an involuntary way (whether through action or inaction) by use of threats, intimidation, trickery, or some other…...
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
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on June 29, 2011 at 11:35 am
“Wars in old times were made to get slaves. The modern implement of imposing slavery is debt.” -Ezra Pound “Buy what thou hast no Need of and ere long thou…...
Thursday, June 16, 2011
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on June 16, 2011 at 09:09 am
"This is frivolousness to the point of delinquency, the hallmark of a society which has neither faith in its own values, nor a determination for them to endure. And a…...
Thursday, June 09, 2011
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on June 9, 2011 at 09:29 am
"It must not be forgotten that it is especially dangerous to enslave men in the minor details of life. For my part, I should be inclined to think freedom less…...
Friday, May 27, 2011
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on May 27, 2011 at 11:47 am
Rush - I am not only a "long-time listener", I am also a long-time activist for the Conservative cause. I write for a Conservative current events magazine (The Dakota Beacon)…...
Friday, May 20, 2011
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on May 20, 2011 at 01:19 pm
What is it that a competent lawyer NEVER does? If you are a lawyer yourself, or a law student, or if you go to many movies or watch TV or…...
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
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on May 18, 2011 at 07:17 am
I opened up an email from Floyd Brown (I get these frequently) and found him calling for us to send faxes to Congress to express our desire that Speaker John…...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
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on May 17, 2011 at 06:15 am
The “Con-Con” Con Sally Morris “Having witnessed the difficulties and dangers experienced by the first Convention which assembled under every propitious circumstance, I should tremble for the result of a…...
Thursday, May 05, 2011
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on May 5, 2011 at 08:17 am
The Valley Tea Party Conservative Coalition invited all 53 country sheriffs of North Dakota to be their guests at a breakfast with former Arizona Sheriff Richard Mack in Grand Forks,…...
Sunday, April 17, 2011
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on April 17, 2011 at 10:50 pm
The other day I ran into an acquaintance at the grocery store checkout. Kari asked me what I thought of a current debate over the building of a new public…...
Thursday, April 14, 2011
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on April 14, 2011 at 06:43 am
Well, folks, now you have it. The Republican Party has stepped up to the plate at long last and missed the ball. They didn’t bunt. They missed the ball. We’ve…...
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