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Is Marco Rubio Ineligible for the VP Slot?
Posted Feb 1 at 1:51pmJoseph Farah of World Net Daily claims that Marco Rubio is not a natural born US citizen, and thus is ineligible for the VP slot. Is this true?!
Attn Dave Carter: Flash the high beams when the truck is clear?
Posted Feb 5 at 8:48pmWhen I was a child (1970s), our family would load up the Impala wagon, stuff the vinyl luggage rack full of stuff, and drive on lengthy road trips from Tidewater Va to exotic places like Niagara Fa...
Fantasy Baseball
Posted Feb 6 at 12:56pmNow that football season is over. I am wondering if there is enough interest in fantasy baseball amongst the members of Ricochet Nation for me to investigate starting up a friendly fantasy ba...
Does Planned Parenthood provide services to women who are having trouble getting pregnant?
Posted Feb 4 at 4:12pmI'm curious what would happen if an obviously low income couple who wanted to have a child and were having no success conceiving went to Planned Parenthood for advice and assistance. ...
Is there a Ricochet android app available?
Posted Feb 4 at 7:00pmApparently my addiction is getting serious and I need a quick fix wherever I find myself. I thought I saw info that an app was available. True or False? If true, how do I access? If not...I'm havin...
Does Planned Parenthood Provide "On Site" Mammograms?
Posted Feb 3 at 9:51am · ImportantI would like to find multiple sources, backed with hard evidence, that PP does or does not provide mammograms to its customers. I've seen the viral video in which a woman calls multiple officers as...
Does Planned Parenthood actually provide health care to poor women?
Posted Feb 3 at 8:55am · ImportantMy sister claims that PP is the primary health care provider of poor women. Well, this seems fatuous on its face. For one thing, most poor women tend to go to clinics provided by cities and countie...
Is there a breast cancer/abortion link?
Posted Feb 2 at 8:51amI asked this question under Diane's post re: the SGK decision. But I thought I could use this newfangled Intel thingie to ask more directly. I remember hearing (a couple years or so ago)...
What was the Framers' rationale for the Electoral College?
Posted Jan 23 at 2:22pmI am probably the least knowledgable Ricochet member when it comes to the Constitution, but it has recently struck me how much our manner of electing a president has changed from what was intended...
What is the username and password that iTunes wants from me?
Posted Jan 24 at 1:33pmWhen I try to access the podcasts at iTunes, a box always pops up saying, "The server ricochet.com at Radio Free Delingpole requires a username and password." I've tried a variety of thin...
Is there a command to affix bayonets?
Posted Jan 24 at 2:03pmI'm writing something, and I want soldiers drilling to affix bayonets.Is there a command to affix bayonets?
Need an Antebellum Am. Hist. Expert to Ask Questions
Posted Jan 25 at 11:40amIs anyone here knowledgeable about antebellum US politics?I need to ask questions and have a conversation.
Where in the new health care law (Obamacare) does it set up the panel to determine what procedures will or will not be allowed
Posted Jan 29 at 6:26amI was at a dinner party amongst friends covering the political spectrum from left to right. We were discussing health care, the new law, and how best to solve the problem of costs. Even my center r...
Does the state pay for indigents?
Posted Jan 27 at 6:31amIn the debate Romney said the state picks up the tab for freeloaders on the healthcare system. Is this accurate? Does the state cut a check to doctors and hospitals for indigent care or does the co...
How much Charity?
Posted Jan 26 at 2:24pmA recent posting from family (shown here) has got me thinking: How much do Christian organizations receive a year in independent donations? How many private (private as in...
Time stamps
Posted Jan 26 at 2:54pmHow come all the time stamps are Pacific Time? Because Peter Robinson and Rob Long live in California? I live on the east coast, shouldn't I be able to change my time preferences? (I haven't found...
What happens to dropout candidates' campaign money?
Posted Jan 23 at 10:26pmDo Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann get to keep the campaign money they don't spend? Do they get to use it to run for re-election as governor/congressman?
DC to NY a Travel Question
Posted Jan 26 at 11:17am · ImportantI am flying to DC for an Axelrod family wedding tomorrow morning (yes that axelrod). I then plan to go to Troy, NY to visit my old school and some friends. My question is: Do the trains...
Fair Trade Advocacy--Social Justice or Protectionism?
Posted Jan 19 at 5:03pm · ImportantMy children came home from their left wing indoctrination pod, excuse me, I mean public school, with a flyer announcing that there will be a documentary presented next week (1/26), in the evening,...
Does Ricochet have a reporter/humorist on the ground in Florida to entertain us?
Posted Jan 25 at 1:12pmI miss Lileks' dispatches from the hotel bars in New Hampshire.
Why are mobile data rates so much higher in the US/so much lower in Europe?
Posted Jan 24 at 1:48pmA friend told me once about how much cheaper mobile data is in Europe, and I wondered why that was.
Can someone source this Jefferson quote?
Posted Jan 24 at 5:33pmI hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country.
Why do so few "conservative" candidates demonstrate the ability to succinctly and compelling articulate conservative principles ?
Posted Jan 19 at 10:27pm · Important
Are there any Tea Party Chapters in Canada or for/by Snowbirds?
Posted Jan 22 at 7:58pmI'd go out to chapter meetings and events here. I'd love to put some variant of the slogan "only in Canader, eh? Pity!" to good use, but haven't settled on a final form.
Challenging Anti-Republican Bias in Foreign Coverage of the Primaries
Posted Jan 22 at 5:34am · ImportantTwo connected questions, if I may be so bold, both to assist me in my personal campaign against outrageous coverage of the GOP in prominent Irish media organs ( one State-funded):1) Does Gingr...
What's up with The Keystone pipeline being positioned as solely Obama's decision ?
Posted Jan 19 at 10:23pm
Rebutting an Argument for Higher Taxes
Posted Jan 21 at 11:54amWhat's the best way to rebut this argument, from Friday's NYTimes: These days, the conventional way to look at taxes on investments is to think they should be low to stimulate investment a...
