http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Blogs/A_Contrarian_View_of_History_and_Events RT : A Contrarian View of History and Events en RT /About_Us/Blogs/A_Contrarian_View_of_History_and_Events/2009-11-17.html http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Blogs/A_Contrarian_View_of_History_and_Events/2009-11-17.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:46:00 +0300 A new coach for Notre Dame.Charlie Weis did so many things right that it took us a long time to figure out it wasn’t a fit. He gave us great anecdotes to add to the legends, like the dying boy who called the opening play of his coaching career, “pass right.” And he corrected a lot of mistakes, like bringing back Rudy and honoring him, while the stuffy, self-righteous leaders of the college had ignored him, even though the movie about his life had done more for recruiting than any coach or athletic director had ever done. /About_Us/Blogs/A_Contrarian_View_of_History_and_Events/2009-11-5.html http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Blogs/A_Contrarian_View_of_History_and_Events/2009-11-5.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:17:00 +0300 One of the first rules they teach pilots is that during a crash landing you should not give up but keep flying your plane all the way to the ground. There may be things you can do, and even in the most hopeless of situations there may be little gifts - changes in the wind or the topography that can save your life. Only one GOP pilot has been flying his plane toward that crash landing and the Barack Obama landslide re-election in 2012 and that has been Governor Mike Huckabee. And now, thanks to a change in the winds, he just might land safely after all. /About_Us/Blogs/A_Contrarian_View_of_History_and_Events/2009-11-1.html http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Blogs/A_Contrarian_View_of_History_and_Events/2009-11-1.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:36:00 +0300 Talk among some at the Assemblies of God Fine Arts Festival in Orlando last summer centered on the growing influence of what some see as a bigoted online website which seems bent on destroying their denomination. Selected entries, false information, censored material and a failure to respond to corrections dominated the complaints. “If there is anyone controversial, with any remote connection to the Assemblies of God, they will post their name,” a denominational leader explained to me, “if there is anyone positive, they will omit it. /About_Us/Blogs/A_Contrarian_View_of_History_and_Events/2009-10-15.html http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Blogs/A_Contrarian_View_of_History_and_Events/2009-10-15.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:16:17 +0300 The world is upside down. The Democrats have let unemployment compensation expire.For years now the American public has endured the inane and ignorant stereotypes of Hollywood and none bring more howls of laughter than the clichéd, evil, Republican presidential candidate who wants to cut funding to school lunch programs or reduce time limits on unemployment benefits just to be mean. Ahem, you notice my last example? By the way, the president, in Hollywood dreamland movies and television shows, is always a principled, liberal Democrat. /About_Us/Blogs/A_Contrarian_View_of_History_and_Events/2009-10-7.html http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Blogs/A_Contrarian_View_of_History_and_Events/2009-10-7.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:19:00 +0300 Once in office, presidents often change their opinion or just “forget” their campaign promises. And they are notorious for saying falsehoods. Of course, we all “forget” and misspeak but because presidents do it in living color on the public stage it can be a little more embarrassing. Obama’s situation is a bit different. We cut him a lot of slack because he is our first African American president and that alone makes us feel good about ourselves. But his changes have come so fast and furiously that he is on the verge of losing respect as a leader. /About_Us/Blogs/A_Contrarian_View_of_History_and_Events/2009-10-1.html http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Blogs/A_Contrarian_View_of_History_and_Events/2009-10-1.html Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:12:26 +0300 What country’s individual tax rate tops out at 13%?Hint: It isn’t the USA where federal and local taxes in New York are projected to reach a 57% bite. If you are rich? Move to Florida or Nevada to avoid State Income Tax. If you wanna be rich? Move to this new “land of opportunity.”What country’s higher education fosters a curiosity and practical involvement for its student body in free enterprise?Hint: It isn’t the USA where, ironically, the very corporations who fund university endowments are seen as the enemy by professors and students alike.