http://www.flynnfiles.com/ en-us 2009-07-01T00:25:11-05:00 http://www.flynnfiles.com/archives/speaking_events2009/flynn_filling_in_friday.html On Friday, July 3, I will be filling in for Michele McPhee from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Boston's Talk Evolution 96.9 WTKK. Tune in to 96.9's strong FM signal in Boston and the surrounding environ. Outside New England?... speaking events danflynn 2009-07-01T00:25:11-05:00 http://www.flynnfiles.com/archives/world_events2009/on_honduras_obama_hangs_out_with_a_bad_crowd.html No man is above the law, including presidents. The enthusiasm for this precept among presidents can be gauged by the reaction by Chavez, Castro, Ortega, and Obama to the removal of Honduran would-be usurper Mel Zelaya. Mary Anastasia O'Grady's piece... world events danflynn 2009-06-30T01:24:41-05:00 http://www.flynnfiles.com/archives/politics2009/dont_forget_to_turn_off_the_lights_big_brother_is_watching.html Don't turn on that switch. The lightbulb police maybe watching. "The first step we're taking sets new efficiency standards on fluorescent and incandescent lighting," President Obama announced yesterday at the White House. "Now I know light bulbs may not seem... politics danflynn 2009-06-30T00:24:32-05:00 http://www.flynnfiles.com/archives/american_scene2009/extraordinary_lives_ordinary_deaths.html "Oh God," Jacqueline Kennedy said after learning the identity of her husband's murderer. "Some silly little Communist. He didn't even have the satisfaction of being killed for civil rights." That reality became so difficult for tens of millions of people... american scene danflynn 2009-06-29T01:23:29-05:00 http://www.flynnfiles.com/archives/sports2009/caged_fighter.html Mixed martial artist Lee Murray's most famous fight took place outside of the octogon when he floored former UFC light-heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz with a series of punches on a London street. More significantly, this prize fighter seized his greatest... sports danflynn 2009-06-29T00:31:38-05:00 http://www.flynnfiles.com/archives/pop_culture2009/when_megastars_die_we_get_old.html You're realizing your age today if you grew up in the 1970s or '80s. Farrah Fawcett, whose iconic image was as ubiquitous on the bedroom walls of American teenage boys as Kim Il Sung's was in the homes of North... pop culture danflynn 2009-06-26T00:00:20-05:00 http://www.flynnfiles.com/archives/articles2009/the_fire_last_time.html Thirty years ago, Western intellectuals, inebriated by the anti-Americanism of the revolutionaries, looked upon the Iranian Revolution and saw themselves. When something quite different from responsive democracy, oil socialism, and commitment to peace materialized in Iran, the cognoscenti emerged with... articles danflynn 2009-06-25T00:35:55-05:00 http://www.flynnfiles.com/archives/pop_culture2009/a_good_5cent_cigar_costs_45cent_thanks_to_uncle_sam.html Cigars are about the only "luxury" items in which I indulge. I define luxury to mean unnecessary, overpriced, and pleasurable--so CDs, books, and beer (at least the kind of beer I buy) don't count. A month or so back, I... pop culture danflynn 2009-06-25T00:18:40-05:00 http://www.flynnfiles.com/archives/articles2009/mark_rudd_weathered_man.html Mark Rudd led the 1968 takeover of Columbia University, rioted at 1969's Days of Rage in Chicago, participated in a bombing campaign that took the life of his best friend in 1970, and spent the better part of the '70s... articles danflynn 2009-06-24T01:30:11-05:00 http://www.flynnfiles.com/archives/world_events2009/the_revolution_will_be_televised_tweeted.html I have a Twitter account that I never signed up for, and a number of Twitter followers who have never received a tweet. Every day, I add new followers who won't receive my non-existent tweets. Curious about the unfamiliar names... world events danflynn 2009-06-23T00:01:56-05:00 http://www.flynnfiles.com/archives/politics2009/big_governments_guide_to_budget_cuts.html "States Turning to Last Resorts in Budget Crisis" reads the New York Times headline. But the reality, at least here in Massachusetts, is that the first resort of the state and localities is to cut what most people would consider... politics danflynn 2009-06-22T12:30:19-05:00 http://www.flynnfiles.com/archives/politics2009/obama_hurting_obama.html More Americans disapprove of Barack Obama's job performance than approve according to a new Rasmussen poll. This is the first time the president's negatives have outweighed his positives. Part of the decline is probably the inevitable result of Obama fatigue.... politics danflynn 2009-06-22T00:38:41-05:00 http://www.flynnfiles.com/archives/media2009/deep_cuts.html Why are small budget cuts always deemed "deep" budget cuts? "Budget Calls for Tax Hikes, Deep Cuts," reads the Boston Globe headline. The Associated Press similarly contends that the Massachusetts budget makes "steep government service cuts." FY10's budget? $27.4 billion.... media danflynn 2009-06-20T00:05:18-05:00 http://www.flynnfiles.com/archives/pop_culture2009/want_bumpy_roads_move_to_the_sticks.html If there's one thing I hate, it's rumble strips. No, no, what I really hate more than anything else is speed bumps. Correction, I completely despise speed humps. I grew to hate these obstacles living in Washington, DC, where they... pop culture danflynn 2009-06-19T10:57:24-05:00 http://www.flynnfiles.com/archives/politics2009/no_maam.html Barbara Boxer represents 38,000,000 people. Wrap your brain around that, particularly the word "represents." In the military, you're trained to say "yes, sir"/"no, sir" and "yes, ma'am"/"no, ma'am." It would be disrespectful, for instance, to say "yes, general," and in... politics danflynn 2009-06-18T11:59:10-05:00