PROPS TO CHICAGO!

Many things have originated from the city of Chicago. It's a great city, and a beautiful one at that. Hell, Frank sang about it.

Chicago offers up great sports, great food, great entertainment, and political corruption so bad that even Paul Powell would hang his head in shame.

Names like Dion O'Banion, Bugs Moran, Hymie Weiss, Richard Daley, Al Capone and, of course, Barack Obama and his Marxist crime syndicate, have all made their way into the pages of Chicago history. (Obama's history is still being written.)

Ever hear of a Chicago Typewriter? 2122 North Clark Street? Both very much Chicago.

There's always The Loop, Michigan Avenue, Lake Shore Drive, Grant Park, the Wrigleys, and Hugh Hefner. All things Chicago.

Take a few steps outside Chicago proper and you're in Morton Grove, home to one of Chicago's highest rated political bloggers, John Ruberry, owner and publisher of Marathon Pundit. Ruberry's currently ranked at #47 in political blogs on the web. (John's just beginning to make Chicago history, so stay tuned. Happy 15th too!)

When it comes to history, Chicago's been one busy town. It even had the time to create it's own words. Yep, words.

As hard as Chicago works--"The city that works"--it still found time to create words that would be forever connected with the city. It's a busy city.

Chicago Magazine compiled a list of the top 40 words with Chicago origins. We use many of these words on a regular basis, but I doubt many would know the history of these 40. I didn't, and I'm from the area. Enjoy.

40 OF CHICAGO'S WORDS

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OBAMA, THE WON

The New Cultural Revolution, Andrea Shea-King reports.

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JACK CASHILL ADDS ANOTHER DIMENSION TO THE OBAMA BIRTHER CONTROVERSY

Recently, Andrew McCarthy wrote a piece about the birther issue. In it, he made mention of a passage from Obama's book, Dreams From My Father:

“Eventually a consulting house to multinational corporations agreed to hire me as a research assistant. Like a spy behind enemy lines, I arrived every day at my mid-Manhattan office and sat at my computer terminal,” begins the passage in question. “As far as I could tell I was the only black man in the company.”

When I read the passage, I thought of Jack Cashill, hoping he'd enter the controversy with his considerable knowledge of Obama's past. Well, Jack read the same article and decided to jump in. It's about time, Jack!

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Other Required Reading: Andrea Shea-King takes on Bill O'Reilly in her latest WND commentary.

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PAM GELLER--ATLAS SHRUGS--JOINS NEWSMAX

Geller just announced that she's joined Newsmax as its newest blogger. She announced the news at Atlas Shrugs. And what's her first blog entry about? Obama's birth certificate. Read it here.

Congrats, Pam Geller!!

RED DAWN HAS ARRIVED

Today's Red Dawn didn't come by air; it didn't come by sea; it came from within. Are you a Wolverine?

I encourage you to hit the Red Dawn link above. The history of this movie is quite interesting and applies to what is happening today. Gun Control, anyone? Watch the entire movie by following the YouTube links.

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HOW DANGEROUS IS LIBERALISM?

Take a look at our country today, note the shape it's in and the direction it's headed, and I think you'll get a very good idea just how dangerous liberalism is. Malcolm Muggeridge, a man who knows a little more about the subject than most, explains how destructive he thinks it is. From Firing Line:

If you're a fan of Buckley, here's a recent article from The Atlantic: Daredevil.