Obama's inaugural Bibles: the lonesome pair

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"The Lonesome Pair" is a thematic piece based on President Barack Obama's second inaugural ceremony.

"The Lonesome Pair" refers to a pair of Bibles which will be employed during the ceremony. One of the Bibles belonged to President Abraham Lincoln, and the other Bible had been Dr. Martin Luther King's possession.

The irony of the presence of the two Bibles at the celebrated event  is rich.

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Will it take a Constitutional crisis?

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The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.

~ George Washington

I found myself wondering during the fiscal cliff negotiations -- who made this deal? Conservatives said to the president last year, if you don’t reduce spending, we’re going to give you everything you want. We will cut defense and raise taxes across the board.

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New James O'Keefe video: Anti-gun journalists refuse to display 'proudly gun free' yard signs

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Cue the predictable lefty cries of "selective editing!!!11!!" James O'Keefe is out with a fantastic new Project Veritas video that further exposes the hypocrisy of media gun-grabbers. As he teased last week, "Some journalists are going to be angry."

https://twitter.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/291186480804679680

Posing as "Citizens Against Senseless Violence," O'Keefe and company visited the homes of anti-gun journalists employed by The Journal News in New York and the Star-Ledger in New Jersey.

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Call for a Helping Hand

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It's usually not my style to prompt people to hit the Tip Jar (my Donate page).  However, this month has been an extraordinary one for me.  So, after a good deal of prompting from friends, I finally decided to post this message.

Some of my friends are aware that I've suffered with Lupus since being diagnosed 15 years ago.  Creating awareness of the disease is a public advocacy effort of mine.

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An End to Twitter's Gulag?

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Since April of 2012 many conservatives on Twitter have experienced either a suspension or know of someone who has been suspended.  After Chris Loesch's unjust suspension, conservatives suspended for their beliefs joined around the term Twitter Gulag, which became a hashtag many would rally around.

Solutions to the Gulag problem have been considered and a various people have voiced their opinion. 

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