Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Samuel Johnson [R, TX-3]

A lesson in nationalism and patriotism!

2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

Indians do not need any explanation for the remark â€œpatriotism is the last resort of scoundrelsâ€ by the 18th century legendary Samuel Johnson. ...

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FirstAlert[tm] 9/18: The Socialism Creep

2008-09-18T00:00:00Z

Dr. Samuel Johnson Happy Birthday: Samuel Johnson, Greta Garbo, Jack Warden, Jimmie Rodgers, Frankie Avalon, Fred Willard, Kerry Livgren, Holly Robinson, ...

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Overheard, out and about, Mrs. Grundy sees all, tells all

2008-09-12T00:00:00Z

Birthdays coming up next week are those of James Fenimore Cooper, author of The Last of the Mohicans, and Samuel Johnson, the literary dictator of England ...

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DeSoto E-911, EMS dispute prompts special meeting

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

DeSoto 911 Commissioner Samuel Johnson shot back that the EMS employees who were talking to Houston shouldered responsibility too for a comment they made on ...

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Charlesview keeps the faith

2008-08-09T00:00:00Z

Samuel Johnson, pastor of the Community United Methodist Church and chairman of the Charlesview board of trustees. At issue are plans to raze the 213 ...

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'I pledge allegiance...'

2008-06-27T00:00:00Z

"As Samuel Johnson said," Field said, "'Patriotism is often the last refuge of a scoundrel.'" "I take offense," Navy veteran Joe Kutt said later in the ...

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Veterans fight for Pledge of Allegiance in North Hampton

2008-06-24T00:00:00Z

â€œAs Samuel Johnson said, â€˜Patriotism is often the last refuge of a scoundrel.â€™â€ â€œI take offense,â€ Navy veteran Joe Kutt said later in the meeting. ...

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When Law is Not Enough

2008-06-16T00:00:00Z

By Michael M. Uhlmann As Samuel Johnson said of the prospect of hanging, war concentrates the mind wonderfully. One might add that an unpopular war ...

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Political Prose: Divided by bridges? Thereâ€™sa new motto

2008-06-15T00:00:00Z

Well then, before you organize any more of these surely nonpolitical events, keep in mind the words of the 18th-century English writer Samuel Johnson, ...

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Poetry Column: Hanover first with borough laureateship

2008-06-02T00:00:00Z

She has mastered what Samuel Johnson purported, "Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth." Bowman's keen insight into life's commonalities ever ...

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Could the tail wag the dog? And should we care?

2008-05-14T00:00:00Z

As Dr. Samuel Johnson once said "Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful". ...

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Barr Has Been Spending Freely

2008-05-12T00:00:00Z

"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel", Samuel Johnson, 1775. Live radio and true news without the MSM spin. LIVE CHAT ROOM to interact with other ...

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Realignment in Full Swing...62 TEC Priests deposed...Black Church ...

2008-05-09T00:00:00Z

The venality of the bishop of the DIOCESE OF FLORIDA, Samuel Johnson Howard, reached new revisionist heights this past week when VOL learned that he has ...

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Stage listings

2008-04-02T00:00:00Z

Three San Franciscan men share a common bond of crystal meth addiction in the world premiere of Terrence Beswick's play performed by Guerilla Rep. ...

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Stage listings

2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Three San Franciscan men share a common bond of crystal meth addiction in the world premiere of Terrence Beswick's play performed by Guerilla Rep. ...

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Science and Engineering Fair winners announced

2008-03-20T00:00:00Z

Junior Division representative to the Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair in Indianapolis: Jodie Goodman, Canterbury; Kristine Morr, St. Vincent de Paul; ...

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Regional Science and Engineering Fair Award winners announced

2008-03-19T00:00:00Z

Junior Division representative to the Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair in Indianapolis: Jodie Goodman, Canterbury; Kristine Morr, St. Vincent de Paul; ...

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Racism and Mr. T. Wright

2008-03-11T00:00:00Z

Samuel Johnson - not the daddy of those no-account Johnsons who used to live next door to me with the barking dogs, but the English writer - called ...

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Feed Comcast to the Lions

2008-03-11T00:00:00Z

Samuel Johnson It's been said that America has a lot in common with ancient Rome, but one key difference is that we no longer feed religious minorities to ...

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Tell Kenny no questions and he'll ask you no lies

2008-02-07T00:00:00Z

... casting himself as an unlikely Dr Samuel Johnson to a load of inquisitive Armani-clad James Boswells: "Sir, I will not be baited with 'what' and 'why'. ...

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