2016: Obama's America; Review

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Yesterday we went to see this documentary.  It is on its way to being one of the most successful documentaries of the year.  Why? Because even though President Obama has been in the White House for almost 4 years, he is still an enigma to many millions of Americans.  So Dinesh D'Souza, noted conservative author and lecturer, decided to investigate "who" Obama really is.  I'm going to let a local CBS affiliate reporter as well as a community college teacher from CHICAGO give his "take" on the documentary.  Like Paulsen, I was surprised at the direction D'Souza takes and he makes a very compelling argument.  I've heard the left call this documentary "propaganda".  Well, we can all call something we don't like propaganda. Read more...

Desperate Housewives, Big Love and President Obama: Borneo Part Two

So, with my wodka, all was right with the world again. As I stated in my May 31st blog, most of our time was spent doing water safaris.

But on two occasions we went trekking looking for a group doing research for Hutan, an orang-utan conservation project. They have a study area and watch the orang-utans throughtout the day. These folks have got to be dedicated to hang out all day writing down mother turned left, ate leaf, baby clung to mama, mama turned right etc etc... Why? Simple answer. The better they understand their behavior, the better they can help them survive. They provide much needed info to the government of Malaysia, who can then implement programs to help the big apes survive. Alright. On with the story. Read more...