An Old Newness
by Thomas Sowell
Many years ago, a great hitter named Paul Waner was nearing the end of his long career. He entered a ballgame with 2,999 hits — one hit away from the landmark total of 3,000, which so many hitters want to reach, but which relatively few actually do reach.
Waner hit a ball that the fielder did not handle cleanly but the official scorer called it a hit, making it Waner's 3,000th. Paul Waner then sent word to the official scorer that he did not want that questionable hit to be the o ...
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Posted by: John Eversole
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Mon May 5, 2008 8:29 AM
I've try to read Mr. Sowell every week as his articles are thought provoking and deal with issues that Americans are facing on a daily basis. His love of Country comes through his writings and I only wish there were millions more like him but alas that is not the case. Thank you Mr. Sowell for your contributions to the American scene. Sincerely, John Eversole
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Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:10 AM
Albeit there are countless other issues he could have touched on, but not in a short article, Mr. Sowell has incisively cut to the chase and given enough information about Barack Hussein Muhammed Obama that any American voter should be warned away from giving him a vote. I love the integration of the baseball player who had character enough to await a truly legitimate play. We should wait. Would to God we had a black candidate with the acumen of Mr. Sowell. He surely would have my vote in a nanosecond.
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Posted by: MrTom
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Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:30 PM
Mr Sowell's point about "how many times people were preoccupied with trivialities when they were teetering on the edge of doom" is well made. With an invigorated Russia, China, Korea, and the threat of nuclear Islam, we need a president with a strong foreign policy who can stand firm when dealing with international figureheads. Ronald Reagan was able to argue with the Europeans and although he made them angry, he got his point across. Obama worries more about having Europeans approve of him, than making key security points understood. We need a leader who can carry American interests abroad, not bring European interests here. Age and race do not matter, ideas do.
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