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When my wife and I returned to our Catholic roots some decades ago and started going to Mass regularly, one of the first things I noticed was that the music was awful. Most or all of the hymns I had heard as a kid were – I suppose some would say old-fashioned, but they had […]
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In the fall of 1964, a shy, fat, rather oddly dressed freshman struck up a conversation with a pretty girl perched on a rock. It wasn’t a long conversation, and I don’t think we ever spoke again, but she said something that has stuck with me: More
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As many of you know, I’m the father of a 24-year old severely Autistic young man who lives with me. My son has always been speech challenged. He is non-conversant and expresses himself with only rudimentary requests. “I want this” or “I want that” or “Disneyland” or “car” or “walk”, or responses like “No, thank you!”, etc. My son enjoys watching YouTube, Disney movies, Star Wars, and the occasional Hitchcock film (especially Vertigo). But he doesn’t understand what happens in the news and certainly doesn’t understand politics. Let’s face it, a lot of us don’t really understand politics either but we do a good job of faking it and get by.
MoreRecommended by R> Members A little Yazidi girl sits in the middle of a firefight, clutching the corpse of her mother. She’s right in the middle of a firefight. No way she’s going to make it. Vagaries of war right?
Not when there’s a Free Burma Ranger and two US SF guys on site.
MoreI’ve heard this argument over and over again that single payer health care will happen soon, no matter what we do. The argument is best summarized by Dr. Charles Krauthammer: More
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I was reminded of this when Brian Ward read a list of spelling bee winning words, and “knack” was one. The Knack, My Sharona. More
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My oldest was in LA and tried out for ESPN Deportes a few years back at some talent find booth. He got on the microphone and talked gibberish then Messi Messi Messi then gibberish then Messi Messi Messi, then goal goal goal goooooooal. Most of the talent scouts laughed but there’s always someone who looks […]
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The Aiken County Sheriff’s Department lost a deputy Wednesday. She was young (25), pretty, and had only been on the job for two years. It’s terrible to lose a law enforcement officer in the line of duty, but there is a special kind of sorrow to lose an officer who was off duty, having fun, […]
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Though you might listen to your elders or the experts, still, do pull yourself up and stretch your thinking. Thommaracha II of Cambodia (1629–1634) More
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Recommended by R> Members My specialty is not surgery and I would not pick me to do surgery on a facial cyst. I suspect a good veterinarian would be better, actually I know they would be and at 1/4 the cost of an M.D. There are however moments in life that call for bold action and I dug deep […]
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This story has gone viral. The Holyoke Mall is very close to where I live in Western Mass, and the compassion of this young man does not surprise me at all. In my experience, people around here are so nice, and Alonzo Johnson is the absolute best; the world needs more people like him. More
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First, the good news: Rep. Steve Scalise has been released from the intensive care unit. MedStar Washington Hospital Center stated that “Scalise’s continued good progress allowed him to be transferred out” and that he “remains in fair condition as he continues an extended period of healing and rehabilitation.”
Scalise was sent to the ICU by a crazed Bernie Sanders volunteer with a long history of angry social media posts against congressional Republicans and President Trump. A list of several GOP lawmakers was found on his body after Capitol Police took him down. His goal was to overturn the results of free and fair elections with the barrel of a gun.
MoreNote for Ricochet Community: I pastor a church of more than 1000. I am planning to publish this as a church blog to be read by our leaders, and there are a lot of them in their 20’s. Comments for improvements would be heartily appreciated. More
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(Washington, D.C. / March 26, 2085) – Two congressional aides for House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi pushed the anodized aluminum cart encasing most of her body, which included a monitor that displayed her vital signs onto the stage, in the Democratic Caucus press room so she could address the gathered members of the media.
MoreSuccess is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill More
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President Trump (how strange it still is to type that) is an avid golfer, which does seem fitting as practically every president in the last 30 years has also been a golfer. Of course we beat constantly on Obama for golfing, and GW Bush was mocked for the same, even though he soon stopped as he felt it dishonorable for president at war taking leisure on the greens (not that the media gave him one iota of credit for this).
Clinton had a rumored reputation of being a horrible cheater on the fairways (no surprise as he was a cheater in other matters too), and now The Donald is taking media flak for golfing. Apparently one of the latest attacks has been on his committing the faux pas of driving his cart on the greens.
MoreRepeal? Replace? Neither? Ricochet Editor-in-Chief Jon Gabriel appeared on “Tipping Point with Liz Wheeler” to discuss the Senate’s healthcare bill and the reaction to it.
MoreLate Breaking News! Steve Scalise is out of the Intensive Care Unit, according to source More
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Recommended by R> Members What are we to make of the strangely incurious reaction by most media outlets and commentators toward the charges levied by the North Korean regime against Otto Warmbier? Even if one accepts that civilized countries should tolerate the manhandling of their citizens by thug regimes for such ridiculous “crimes,” I find it odd that nobody is really questioning the facts surrounding his arrest.
Most of the articles and commentary I’ve read (including those by people sympathetic to his plight as well as the “white frat boy had it coming” crowd) accept uncritically that Mr. Warmbier took down a propaganda poster in a restricted area of his hotel (to their credit @jaynordlinger and Jim Geraghty appear to be notable exceptions, but the Smart Girls and many other Ricochet podcasters appear to have accepted the factuality of Mr. Warmbier’s offense). This despite the fact that:
MoreMy goodness the days are different than a year ago. The excuses, the delays, the extra bathroom time, the secrecy. I swear if I had some Luminol his bedroom would light up like Avatar at night. He may be my only boy to pass me in height and it’s a shoe size change every month. […]
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A lot of comments have been made about Trump’s speech Wednesday night, but this line hasn’t gotten much attention. I think it would be a great disincentive to immigrants wanting to come here merely for the free ride: Trump: No Welfare for Immigrants for at Least Five Years More
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It makes me sad to say this, but I think it’s time to disbelieve everything the FBI says. Molly Hemmingway of The Federalist sums it up pretty well: The FBI admits that Hodgkinson: More
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On the chance that I am not the only person who didn’t know this, Ayaan Hirsi Ali has an organization dedicated to standing up for women’s rights against real oppression-like female genital mutilation and honor killings. Just thought I would give her organization a plug. More
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