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I absolutely agree political correctness is a device to change thinking. Those who gain control of determining acceptable speech also make giant in-roads into controlling private thought as individuals begin to censor themselves. Saying the wrong or unacceptable words in a conversation can...

Bad news first, looks like Christie will be delivering the keynote address at the GOP nominating convention next month. Good news, if true that Christie gives keynote address, then he will not be the VP nominee.

Growing up in the 1960's and 70's, people were allowed and expected to speak plainly on important issues of the day. Speaking one's mind today comes with a heavy price for many. Liberals have nearly completed a coup in the struggle for acceptable speech in American society. On one level...

I am inclined to think Obama is content to let proxies do the fighting on this one. Still, Obama has attacked many institutions which hold traditional American values. The United States military would never have repealed "Don't ask/Don't tell" except Obama as commander-in-chief ordained it...

Liberals are howling with fury today after the Boy Scouts of America "emphatically reaffirmed" its earlier decision to ban homosexuals from participation in their organization. After review, Boy Scouts reaffirm ban on gays | Fox News It will be interesting to see how Obama addresses this...

You sound like Jane Fonda.

There was no Ron Paul revolution. There was no Ron Paul movement. There was a Ron Paul candidacy and it went nowhere fast.

Contemporary bluegrass music includes performances such as "Peacemaker" by The SteelDrivers as played in Franklin, Ky in January 2010. The SteelDrivers ~ Peacemaker ~ 1/21/2010 Franklin, Ky. - YouTube

You're right. Favorites are subjective. Alison Krauss is pretty much unrivaled; having accumulated almost as many Grammy awards as birthdays. Sam Bush, Del McCoury, Claire Lynch, etc... there is a long list of outstanding Bluegrass performers. Have you listened to Steve Martin on banjo?

Since the passing of Bill Monroe, Ricky Skaggs is the reigning king of Bluegrass music. Chronicling Ricky Skaggs' career would take weeks and weeks... and be worth every minute!

A few of Dwight Yoakam's better known songs: "A Thousand Miles From Nowhere" Dwight Yoakam - A Thousand Miles From Nowhere (Video) - YouTube "Ain't That Lonely Yet" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4cPQ9mHYVo Dwight sings with Buck Owens "Streets Of Bakersfield"...

I was speaking generally of Central Appalachia to include not only Eastern Kentucky, but also, East Tennessee, West Virginia, western parts of North Carolina and Virginia. And certain sections of North Georgia. The rugged mountain terrain in these areas lent itself to isolation and...

Here is Whitney Houston with a live version "I Will Always Love You" Whitney houston- I will always love you, live - YouTube

Appalachians live with ridicule. We talk funny. Sound funny. A peculiar people, geographically isolated by mountains and imbued with a leeriness of outsiders. This isolation has preserved a distinctive dialect often heard in song. Particularly, mountain music as heard in Bluegrass venues...

From deep, deep in the coal villages of Appalachia comes Patty Loveless. Born in Pikeville, Kentucky (my birthplace as well) Patty reached phenomenal success as a solo artist. This lady can hold a note hostage. "Chains" Patty Loveless - Chains - YouTube "You'll Never Leave Harlan...

From the Appalachian Mountains of Sandy Hook, Kentucky came singer Keith Whitley. "When You Say Nothing At All" Keith Whitley-"When You Say Nothing At All" (Official Music Video) - YouTube Alison Krauss w/Union Station with their popular rendition...

Central City, Kentucky bills itself as the Everly Brothers hometown, although the younger sibling was born in Chicago. The annual Everly Brothers Homecoming Festival can be caught each summer in Muhlenburg County, KY. Pretty amazing talent. "All I have To Do Is Dream" + "Cathy's Clown"...

Not knowing you, AMonger, but assuming you are male.... it is possible you could sire Leah Remini's children. But, she would have to bear the little Mongers.

It is sad to watch the indifference to safety that too many drivers demonstrate on the highway. The seeming casualness of driving a 5,000 Lb car at 70mph ripping down the road with all the concern of a Sunday stroll. We see motorists in various stages of emotional distress or distraction so...