Cabarrus Cheap Seats

OK, I know that I said July 16; but on July 14 - we had a bit of a disaster at work.
You’ll get your Friday Five this week and regular programming returns July 23.

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For about 18 years, NPR’s Morning Edition has read every word of the Declaration of Independence on July 4.  It’s really something amazing. 
They are professionals and it comes out in this reading.  Their voice and treatment of the English language is a far cry from the screaming and sibilance that is found when people broadcast talk [...]

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I enjoyed my first Father’s Day - I hope y’all did too. 
There’s a growing amount of evidence that we aren’t as vestigial as some social scientists used to think.
Joe Carter has more [Click Here For The List]
Sister Toldjah has a collection of articles from around the blogosphere about dads [Click Here For Article]

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Your money does not cause my poverty. Refusal to believe this is at the bottom of most bad economic thinking.
- P. J. O’Rourke
I’m picking up the “Confessions of an O’Rourke Republican” series to give a little context into the guy behind this blog.
In both the Republican and Democratic Parties - there are divides over Immigration and Free [...]

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Hello, I’m Palmer Thibault.  You may remember me from an earlier post that Daddy made when I came into the world.  Well, I have hacked into Daddy’s blog to make a very important announcement to the world. 
Mommy and Daddy have been hiding something from me and everyone else and now it’s time for me to blow [...]

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22 Comments in 4 days from 4 different commenters over at this article: Friday Five: COPs for NCRC = Stupid Idea.  That’s a record.
Here’s a taste of what people are talking about:

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Two weeks ago, I asked you all how you would describe yourselves politically.  The breakdown of Cheap Seats readers is as follows:
32% - Conservative Republican
30% - Moderate Republican
15% - Liberal Democrat
15% - Moderate Democrat
4% - Libertarian
4% - Marijuana Reform
The results of this survey were pretty revealing.  For instance, I no longer wonder why I have [...]

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The fact of the matter is that in Cabarrus County politics you’re judged in large part by where you go to church and how involved you are there.  
I’d be remiss if I didn’t address where I stand in respect to my faith and how it affects my political outlook.  So, here it is:
America wasn’t founded [...]

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Irresistible Portraits
 
First off, I haven’t had the opportunity to mention this; but my wife took our son, Palmer (you can see a boatload of pictures here), to Karen Goforth’s place (www.irresistibleportraits.com) in Kannpolis for some pictures with bunnies.  Karen, as always, did a great job.  What was interesting about this shoot is that the bunny [...]

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This coming Sunday - April 8 - is Easter. If you don’t normally go to church - I’d like to invite you to ours.
Why The Refuge? Well, for Easter only - it’ll be the easiest church in Cabarrus County to get to: we’ll be at the Concord Convention Center off of Speedway. Yep, that’s right [...]

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