Is being thin-skinned part of the Muslim culture? In 2006, a Danish newspaper published twelve supposedly harmless cartoons depicting Mohammad. Almost immediately, Muslim protestors torched Denmark’s embassies in Beirut and Damascus.

In response to the two Opinion Letters “Obama is hiding something” and “Obama should open his records” published on August 22, clearly this is yet another example of false rumors being spread in an effort to persuade the gullible.  I also fault the Explorer - while these indeed are opinion letters, to print two together without an editorial correction is only condoning such action.

Ican’t even believe that the lady from Saddlebrooke wrote or even thought such nonsense as she wrote in this week’s Explorer.  Even with irrefutable proof of a falsified birth certificate and legitimate questions about where all Obama’s scholarships came from, she still manages to accuse the Republicans of ignoring facts. He has broken every promise he ever made in every arena.  He has broken every program he’s been involved in--for example, lost billions of our money in Solyndra; lost trillions in insisting on Obamacare; lost more billions on the stimulus plan; more billions on practically everything else he promised when he was running for president.  Those are facts. 

“Obamacare is taking away our freedoms!” I hear that constantly from people who make “Obamacare” sound like a swear word. And whenever I hear it I find myself asking, which of our sacred freedoms are being taken away?

The McCain campaign has attacked Barack Obama for his use of the old phrase about lipstick on a pig. They claim it’s a sexist attack on GOP VP candidate Sarah Palin, whose signature line involves lipstick. The McCain folks are over-acting here, but Obama’s poor choice of words in choosing this hackneyed phrase reveals things considerably more relevant. While it’s immensely enjoyable to watch a lefty get caught in the ever-changing world of what is politically correct, that’s not the real lesson.

Referring to the promises that President Obama made:  promises cannot be kept when a recalcitrant Congress, no, change that to an out-and-out obstructionist Congress, does not even pretend to compromise.  A broken promise is NOT a lie.  Even though the Democrats had a majority in the Senate for a time, it did not have a filibuster-proof majority. And add to that the Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, who vowed to make Obama a “one term president,”and do you have?  Nothing, absolutely no progress for the country.  The Republicans have demonstrated time after time that they are more interested in party politics than in getting the problems of this nation solved.

As she tells it, Michelle Obama’s first reaction when she heard her husband talk about running for president was, “Absolutely not! Please don’t do this!”

(NewsUSA) - Many of the key provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- better known as ObamaCare -- are already coming into effect this year.

At this challenging time of President Hugo Chavez’s passing, the United States reaffirms its support for the Venezuelan people and its interest in developing a constructive relationship with the Venezuelan government. As Venezuela begins a new chapter in its history, the United States remains committed to policies that promote democratic principles, the rule of law, and respect for human rights.

It took some time Tuesday night, but Gov. Mitt Romney conceded to President Barack Obama, who was elected to a second four-year term.

Imagine, for a moment, that you are the U.S. Ambassador to Libya. You have exhausted every avenue available to you trying to obtain more security for yourself and your people. You have been thwarted at every turn, and a major portion of your security team has been pulled out to “normalize relations”.