Follow the Rules Nov 20, 2009
Po-Doo wrote on Nov 18, 2009 3:42 PM:" I like Outraged. Sounds like the person has common sense and not some LEFT WING NUT. Anger, with the crazy spending going on, more people should be OUTRAGED. Why aren't you? I really am feed up with Congress throwing my money down a rat whole to prop up LEFT IDEALIST. I guess you are now going to write something about me with my freedom of speech being an angry right wing person whoe puts things in CAPITAL letters. I must be a Capitalist. LOL! ". Outraged... (New Iberia, LA)
U.S. greatly in need of some common sense Nov 3, 2009
In 1776, Thomas Paine published an instant best-seller entitled "Common Sense." It helped establish the new colonies. Today we need common sense as never before ... Is this common sense. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
American Revolutionist Nov 3, 2009
Paine, through Common Sense and The Crisis, was as integral to the Revolution as was Lexington and Concord, and the radicalism of Burke s pamphleteering foe is in no doubt ... For all that Common Sense and The Crisis did for the cause of independence, Paine made enemies among his new countrymen, most notably, in Kaye s account, the snobbish Gouverneur Morris, who after the Revolution characterized Paine in Congress, no less as a mere adventurer from England, without fortune, without family or... (The American Conservative)
‘The Book of William’ binds First Folios to a world of bibliophiles Oct 29, 2009
The resident literary detective on NPR s Weekend Edition, he s also the author of a book on the bibliophilic Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye ( Sixpence House ) and another on the peripatetic remains of Common Sense author Thomas Paine ( The Trouble With Tom ). Collins gets no greater kick than to root around in the musty scent of old books, and then write his own about the experience. (Boston Globe)
Newt vs. Beck and the GOP Oct 28, 2009
Paine had written "Common Sense" a year earlier, which explained the American Declaration of Independence and was very widely read. And then things got really bad. (Fox News)
Keep The Gitmo Terrorists In Gitmo Oct 27, 2009
First, pieces of evidence are viewed not in isolation but in conjunction; second, jurors do not check their common sense at the door when they enter the courtroom. This is why the vast majority of defendants who go to trial get convicted. (CBS News -- Opinion)
Extending the school day? Oct 20, 2009
Blind Justice wrote on Oct 19, 2009 12:51 PM:" It's called sarcasm. It's been the tool of satirists and writers since the beginning of published writings. (See also 'Common Sense' and, well, ANYTHING written by Jonathon Swift). The over-exaggeration is used to prove a point, not to try to prove a fact. Geez. This just in...EDITORIALS ARE NOT THE SAME THING AS NEWS ARTICLES. " ... Pebbles wrote on Oct 19, 2009 1:31 PM:" Just Wondering - I think it's "excellent" because of the writing skill. Why I... (Cameron Observer, MO)
Freedom is wise Oct 10, 2009
For example, if Thomas Paine had not been allowed to distribute his controversial flyer Common Sense prior to the American Revolution, our history would have been dramatically different ... Thomas Paine described the University s habit of prohibiting the actions of the young conservatives in his introduction to Common Sense: A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. (Cameron Observer, MO)
National Security Adviser: Obama Having Greater Success Taking Out Terrorists -- Than Bush! Sep 1, 2009
ABC News Exclusive: National Security Adviser Says President Obama Is Having Greater Success Taking Terrorists Out of Commission Than Bush Did - Political Punch. Political Punch Power, pop, and probings from ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper. (The Drudge Report)
McCaul doesn’t want health reform bill passed in its current state Aug 20, 2009
Thomas Paine wrote on Aug 19, 2009 3:11 PM:" I'm tired of liberals saying Republicans never offer any plans of their own. McCaul and many others have clearly set forth COMMON SENSE reforms that won't cost us trillions.Thankfully the majority of Americans are waking up to this. I'm sure we'll still hear from a few liberals on how socialism is the best way, or blindly throw your support for government healthcare while saying it's not socialism. Either way, your numbers are dwindling and your time... (Brenham Banner, TX)
Making God an American Aug 5, 2009
Tom Paine did indeed quote from the Bible in his Revolutionary War tract Common Sense. But the freethinking Paine also wrote The Age of Reason, a book meant to show, from the Bible itself, that there is abundant matter to suspect it is not the Word of God; In 1797, he summed up his debunking of the first chapters of Genesis by saying, If this then is the strange condition the beginning of the Bible is in it leads to a just suspicion that the other parts are no better, and consequently it becomes... (The American Conservative)
Study: Bank Bonuses Far Exceeded Profits Jul 31, 2009
right right rightthis is common sense - well at least for me it is ... The book "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine is the source of our guiding "invisible hand" that strokes our self interest as it become engorged by the excitment of its own pleasure. (CBS News)
Patrick Henry's Liberty or Death Sp... Jul 23, 2009
One can hardly talk about the Revolution without mentioning the Declaration of Independence, The Virginia Declaration of Rights, Thomas Paine s Common Sense, and many others. Both historians and the public usually include, among those others, Patrick Henry s famous words about liberty and death. (Suite101.com)
Norwell column: Fixing healthcare with Common Sense Jul 17, 2009
Norwell column: Fixing healthcare with Common Sense - Norwell, MA - Norwell Mariner ... Norwell column: Fixing healthcare with Common Sense ... Our politicians in office are great at talking a good game, but what ultimately it will take is a combination of Common Sense (written in 1776 from Founding Father Thomas Paine*) and a return of major corporate ethics, with effective, consumer driven oversight and simplified regulation. (Norwell Mariner, MA)
5 nuggets of knowledge about libraries Jul 15, 2009
Glenn Beck s Common Sense: The Case Against Out-of-Control Government Inspired by Thomas Paine by Glenn Beck -- Common sense view of American politics. Nonfiction/PB. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Protesters show anger with Washington, D.C. Jul 9, 2009
Warner said modern politicians should apply Common Sense that Revolutionary War-era pamphleteer Thomas Paine wrote about. For example, wind cant provide energy for the entire nation and printing more money wont solve an economic slump, Warner said. (The Herald-Mail Online)
Common Sense: The Failure of Mercan... Jul 7, 2009
Common Sense: The Failure of Mercantilism: Thomas Paine Argues for Political and Economic Independence ... Common Sense: The Failure of Mercantilism ... Common Sense: The Failure of Mercantilism. (Suite101.com)
WASHINGTON POST publisher launches internal review amid event fallout... Jul 7, 2009
Weymouth: WaPo launches internal review - Michael Calderone - POLITICO.com. Weymouth also said that executive editor Marcus Brauchli and senior editor Milton Coleman will "codify parameters for Post newsroom participation in live events.". (The Drudge Report)
Jefferson and the Declaration of In... Jul 1, 2009
Common Sense, Thomas Paine s most successful pamphlet on the logic of American independence, was published January 10, 1776 and sold over 150,000 copies ... Common Sense expanded and intensified the debate within the colonies that King George III, the royal brute, had forfeited his right to rule ... Common Sense advocated a self-governing republic. (Suite101.com)
Common Sense: A Commentary: Introdu... Jun 30, 2009
Common Sense: A Commentary: Introduction. Common Sense: A Commentary: Introduction ... In "Common Sense," Thomas Paine outlines the logical, unavoidable descent of monarchy into tyranny and fuels the American Revolution. (Suite101.com)
Congratulations are in Order Jun 28, 2009
Sure, Common Sense played a pretty big part in the American War for Independence, but Paine was one of the biggest liberals of his day. If I recall correctly, Paine s Rights of Man was a response to Burke s Reflections on the Revolution in France. (The American Conservative)
White House: Firing AmeriCorps IG an act of 'political courage'... Jun 19, 2009
REALITY AND COMMON SENSE ... the wide eyed perfect looking people with glowing testimonial of "how Obama saved my job, in fact the new "shovel ready" is "even more interesting and satisfiong than my old job"....this is really scarry! Tom Jun 18, 2009 It is Bush's fault. Herb Kincey Jun 18, 2009 An Obama administration attorney has described the firing of Americorps inspector general Gerald Walpin as "an act of political courage". It seems to me that it was more an act of political cowardice. Mr.... (The Drudge Report)
Tea Party on tap for Independence Day Jun 16, 2009
SuziQ wrote on Jun 15, 2009 6:12 AM:" Well, SJT, you certainly FAILED, didn't you? Any idea's now, or are happy with the Obama spending? With enough common sense, and some intelligence, you would figure out that if you and the other Democrats would show up to a Tea Party it would only help fight against the policiticans. ". Watchdog Fred wrote on Jun 15, 2009 11:40 AM:" TO SJT; I THINK YOU NEED TO READ AND COMPREHEND THIS STATEMENT, AS IT WAS PART OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUION OF... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
How Right Was Reagan? May 7, 2009
Reagan found one line from Paine s Common Sense irresistible: We have it in our power to begin the world over again. Paine looked for some nation to be the new Adam of a new race. (The American Conservative)
Born free but taxed to death, sign reads Apr 17, 2009
Howard quoted Thomas Paine s Common Sense. We still find the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into ever corner and crevice of industry and grasping the spoil of the multitude. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Wooten: Welcome, young fellow Apr 7, 2009
The one thing missing in public dialogue today is just plain old common sense ... Common sense conservatism with Jim Wooten. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
BESTSELLER: COMMON SENSE Apr 5, 2009
Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings of Thomas Paine. by Thomas Paine. (New York Post -- Opinions)
A-G Famous American Literature Mar 27, 2009
Chiefly authored by Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence (1776) asserted the independence of the American Colonies from Great Britain, and it was influenced by prior works of the Enlightenment such as Thomas Paine s Common Sense (1776). Other writings which are significant in the formation of American ideals are The Constitution and The Federalist Papers, essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. (Suite101.com)
CREEP: UK govt to monitor FACEBOOK, social networking sites... Mar 26, 2009
" Who decides what is inflammatory? Have you ever known a government agency to use common sense when writing guidelines? If for no other reason that to justify their job they will pick nits to demonstrate an ongoing need to exist. What happens when choosing red as your favorite color becomes a flaggable comment as it is such a violent color? Don't let the camel put it's nose in the tent. Too late. John Galt on March 25, 2009 at 02:32 PM You think its a good idea to have a CCTV in every home? are... (The Drudge Report)
LETTER: 'Gray areas' exist on many major issues Mar 7, 2009
"lol well BLUEDOG here is how simple it is, it takes a man to face death like our soldiers, but it takes a bigger man to figure out that it isn't worth fighting for, Does that make any sense at all? I agree the abortion thing is murder, not our place or whatever, I also support womens rights but I also expect women to use common sense and not get into a situation where she needs an abortion, you know this, we've discussed it, I support their freedom of choice but hopefully they have enough... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
The Nanosphere -- Bad comments have their place Mar 6, 2009
This opinion ignores the fact that we wouldn t have a Constitution or country if Publius (not his real name) had not written The Federalist Papers or Thomas Paine hadn t anonymously published Common Sense. The Supreme Court understands the importance of allowing people to speak anonymously. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Officials disappointed by former sheriff spending Feb 21, 2009
Troy Kaaiakamanu wrote on Feb 21, 2009 12:31 AM:" Before I comment, just let me say. I worked for Ralph, and enjoyed my time with him. I turned in my resignation just after Humphries came into office. In no way has Len mistreated me once I turned in my resignation, as a matter of fact he let me continue to work for a month after the fact. My problem is, that I don't think Ralph is being treated fairly in this article.For one, the 223 ammo is needed. We were doing a monthly training with the... (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Founding fathers did mention divine being Feb 18, 2009
Thomas Paine s final words: Oh, that I had never written Common Sense. God forgive me. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
RICHARD HOWARD: Feoffees and Little Neck: Time for open discussion Feb 8, 2009
The state Open Meeting Law and common sense require such transparency, especially because of the importance of Little Neck as a unique contributor to the town and because of the concerns swirling around the Feoffees as effective managers of an extraordinary asset held in trust for the benefit of the public school students of Ipswich. Too many years have passed since the intended benefits of Mr. Paine's Trust have been realized by our school children and it is likely to be even more years before... (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
