As a teenager in the 1960’s I read the term “female circumcision” and I was very puzzled because male circumcision is cutting off the foreskin, but there is no corollary to the foreskin in female genitalia to remove. Later I found out that “female circumcision” is a mostly Muslim and mostly African custom of cutting …
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Obama's hit -14 and Dan explains why he's 'bust-o'
OK, given that my previous post was all about bare breasts, I could not resist using Dan Collins’ blog headline “Bust-o” for this one telling you to go read his post set off by a piece at Politico that Dan found deficient. It is a thorough, well-supported and extremely satisfying shellacking. Here is a sample: …
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First expand the supply THEN increase the demand — UPDATED: IBD survey says 45 percent of doctors will shut down their practices or retire early if Obamacare is enacted
I have been pondering a post for several days on the probability that one of the first effects of Obamacare will be to reduce the number of doctors. If Obamacare is passed, I believe that from that moment, thousands of doctors will start to plan how to sell or close their practices and change careers. …
Successful quadriplegic ex-football player on cover of August 24 Sports Illustrated
I took Dad to the dentist today and the latest issue of Sports Illustrated was on top of all the other magazines with a cover story about quadriplegic ex-football player Marc Buoniconti, so I eagerly picked it up to read the story. What a contrast between Buoniconti’s story and that of the Australian former athlete …
Australian quadriplegic granted right to die, but I think he was driven to this decision
My late life partner, Margaret Ardussi, before we met, was a champion swimmer, ballet dancer, hiker and mountain climber. However, she could only limp a couple of blocks when I met her and became paralyzed from the chest down due to her MS in April 1992. Within a couple of years she lost most of …
Camille Paglia teeters on the verge of a clue about Obama
First I saw Kathy Shaidle’s gleeful quotes of Camille Paglia’s post today at Salon, then Ed Morrissey’s at Hot Air. Even in that company, I have something important to add, which is the explanation for Obama’s contradictions and failings that is eluding Prof. Paglia. Here it is, short and sweet: Obama is a sociopath intent …
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UPDATED — I think the real cause of death for Billy Mays was obstructive sleep apnea
I know the coroner’s report says that Billy Mays died on June 28 of a heart attack just shy of his fifty-first birthday. I know that the toxicology report released August 7 says that he had used cocaine a few days before his death and that cocaine use exacerbated his hypertensive heart disease and contributed …
Anniversary of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
The first atomic bomb used in war was made from uranium-235 and was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. The isotope of uranium needed for the bomb was separated in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as part of the Manhattan Project. My father is Hubert P. Yockey, and he is a nuclear physicist who studied under …
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When the state owns you, it owns your data, too — why can't you see that?
moar funny pictures First it was the terms of service rules in the “Cash for Clunkers” program claiming ownership of participants’ computers AND all of their data. Now, Pamela Geller reports at Atlas Shrugs: “In extreme secrecy from the public, the Obama administration is hammering out an international treaty with other several other countries and …
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Obama's mama was trash, now with nude photos
Well, I’ll be ding-dang-darned, when I wrote about Pastor Manning’s sermon about how Obama’s mama was trash, it NEVER ONCE occurred to me to Google anything like “Obama’s mother nude photos.” However, the mainstream media continues to fabricate stories and spread rumors about former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. I found out about the latest one …
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