Mort the political consultant hints at Texas secession
Dr Newbury recounts Uncle Mort's overblown national political significance speech. He jokes about Mort advising a Texas run for president while floated schemes like state expansion and possibly secession. Mort teases cool math on federal funds, wind sensing, and “smoke and mirror” stunts as the speech veers into satire.
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Mort
India
Rick Perry
Rick
East
Oklahoma
Californias
Texas
Perry
Union
Feds
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Long
Newbury
Metroplex
Speakerdoc
Speakerdoc.com
Today in History and Births Highlight Notable Dates
Highlights include the 1935 founding of Alcoholics Anonymous by Dr. Robert Smith and Bill Wilson, the 1967 ceasefire between Israel and Syria, and NASA's 2003 Spirit rover launch. Notable birthdays include Prince Philip, Judy Garland, John Edwards, and Elizabeth Hurley. California and Texas held the largest prison populations in 2009.
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Robert Smith
Bill Wilson
Elizabeth Hurley
Affirmed
California
Texas
Prince Philip
Sharia and Violence in American Mosques debate
Diana West critiques the Middle East Quarterly study by Mordechai Kedar and David Yerushalmi noting over 80 percent of U S mosques examined feature violent material. The piece argues Shariah indicators alone don t confirm extremism and urges Muslim leaders to curb violence literature while warning against outsourcing blame to broader Islam.
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Middle East
Thereligionofpeace.com
Europe
Mordechai Kedar
David Yerushalmi
Center For Security Policy
Mohammed
America
Diana West
Dianawest
Verizon.net
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Baytownsun.com
Angie Pagel
Angie.pagel
Adam Yanelli
Adam.yanelli
Sandy Denson
Mgr
Sandy.denson
Baytownsun
Joshua Hart
Joshua.hart
Newsroom
Sunnews
the Bartown Sun
Memorial Drive
Baytown
Baytown Sun
Sun
Adam Vanelli
P.O
Fred Hartman
Editorial
Jim Finley
M.A. Bengtson Community Member
Jay Eshbach
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