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My son was raising money for children's cancer research through St. Baldricks. He agreed to shave his head and people donated money. This is the second year he has been involved. Last year, I agreed to shave my head along with him and did it again this year. Last year he raised $885.00. This year he was able to more than double that amount. The current amount raised is $1930.00. However that amount may still go up because a few people told me they were mailing in donations which takes a little longer to post on their site.

I would like to thank everyone who donated....from the $3.00 donation all the way up to the $500.00 donation from one of my MySpace friends. It truly warms my heart. Out of the $1930.00 donated....$1490.00 of it was donated by 46 of my MySpace friends. I would also like to thank all of you that sent me words of encouragement. And thank you to those who reposted my bulletins.

It once again proves that conservatives are the most generous people around.

My camera was acting up so the picture is a little blurry. I may take another one later today....but for now....HERE IT IS....THE AFTER PICTURE!

THANKS,

-Trent

Posted by Trent at 10:08 PM | Permalink

I was on Sirius Satellite Radio's Indie Channel today.  I was on a show called The Blog Bunker.  It was an interesting experience.  The host Joe Salzone had some interesting questions and we talked about a few different issues.  I am not really good at talking on the radio yet.  I've been on The Blog Bunker once before, I was on an internet radio program and I was on Andrew Wilkow's show briefly.  Still, I get extremely nervous and I stammer and studder a little.....o.k. a lot.  It's a great reason why I run a website and never persued a radio career.  It is much easier to type in the privacy of my office than it is to talk on the radio.  Still....whether or not I made a complete moron of myself doesn't matter much.  I gave my opinions as best as I could spit them out and I had a good time.

-Trent 

Posted by Trent at 04:31 PM | Permalink

Sen. John McCain has already recieved enough delegates to receive the Republican nomination but the voters are still turning out to be heard.  Gov. Mike Huckabee finished second and Rep. Ron Paul finished third.

Sen. Barack Obama with his win over Sen. Hillary Clinton in Mississippi has made up the lead he has in the delegate count after the few delegates spread he lost on March 4th. 

Here are the full results:

REPUBLICANS

McCain:  79%

Huckabee:  13%

Paul:  4%

DEMOCRATS

Obama:  61%

Clinton:  37%

Posted by Trent at 03:06 PM | Permalink

From WTVQ Action News:

"Kentucky Representative Tim Couch filed a bill this week to make anonymous posting online illegal.

The bill would require anyone who contributes to a website to register their real name, address and e-mail address with that site.

Their full name would be used anytime a comment is posted.

If the bill becomes law, the website operator would have to pay if someone was allowed to post anonymously on their site. The fine would be five-hundred dollars for a first offense and one-thousand dollars for each offense after that.

Representative Couch says he filed the bill in hopes of cutting down on online bullying. He says that has especially been a problem in his Eastern Kentucky district.

Action News 36 asked people what they thought about the bill.

Some said they felt it was a violation of First Amendment rights. Others say it is a good tool toward eliminating online harassment.

Represntative Couch says enforcing this bill if it became law would be a challenge."

What is it with these politicians?  (Notice I said politicians and not Democrats.  Tim Couch is supposedly a Republican.)  Do they not think about the consequences?  So if kids go to a children's site and post something their full name will be posted.  Great!!!  The pedophiles will love that.  How about the countless forums where victims of various crimes meet up to discuss their problems?  Do you think women who have been raped and are looking for a little solace and guidance online will be so willing to post?  This is a dream law for criminals who like to prey on people.

It gets better.  The best part about it is that it is up to website owners to enforce this law under threats of big fines.  $500.00 for the first time a post goes through anonymously and $1000.00 for every post after that.

Ah yes, the politicians in this country just keep getting smarter and smarter.  What would we ever do without these rocket scientists?

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Posted by Trent at 11:19 AM | Permalink

Once again, my son is raising funds for children's cancer research.  He is involved through St. Baldricks.  He is gathering donations for this great cause in exchange for agreeing to shave his head bald.  If you can afford to, please consider making a donation.  No amount is too small.  He raised $885.00 last year and has already topped $1000.00 this year.  He is currently shooting for $1500.00 or more!  I had several customers and readers of ProudConservative.com as well as several of my MySpace friends make donations last year and my son and I were both extremely grateful.  Last year, a friend of mine said that she would donate if I shaved my head as well.  Of course I did and I will be doing so again this year.  The head shaving event will happen on March 17th, 2008.  The donation is tax deductible.  Thank you everyone for considering making a donation.

***PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU CONFIRM YOUR DONATION.  AFTER YOU SUBMIT YOUR DONATION, A PAGE POPS UP AND ASKS YOU TO CONFIRM THE DONATION.  A FEW PEOPLE HAVE MISSED THIS STEP AND THEIR DONATION DID NOT GO THROUGH.***

- Trent

CLICK ON THIS LOGO TO BE BROUGHT TO MY SON'S PAGE.  You can make a donation there.  Or if the link doesn't work simply go to the home page of www.ProudConservative.com and click on the link there.

P.S. Please let me know if you were able to make a donation so that I can thank you. : )

P.P.S.  PLEASE feel free to pass this along to your friends as well if you are so moved to do so.  The more people that know about, the more money we can raise for such a great cause.

Posted by Trent at 09:34 AM | Permalink

The following states went to the polls on March 4th:  Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas and Vermont.  Sen. John McCain swept all of the primaries for the Republicans and in so-doing clinched the nomination for the Republicans.  Gov. Mike Huckabee officially dropped out of the race as a result.  

Sen. Hillary Clinton won 3 of the 4 states voting while Sen. Barack Obama won 1 state and it looks as if he will win the seperate caucuses being held in Texas.  Mathmatically, it is getting harder and harder for Sen. Clinton to win the nomination.  However, she has vowed to stay in the race and keep fighting for the nomination.

Here are the final results:

OHIO:

REPUBLICANS

McCain:  60%

Huckabee:  31%

Paul:  5%

DEMOCRATS

Clinton:  54%

Obama:  44%

RHODE ISLAND:

REPUBLICANS

McCain:  65%

Huckabee:  22%

Paul:  7%

Uncommitted:  2%

DEMOCRATS

Clinton:  58%

Obama:  40%

Uncommitted:  1%

TEXAS PRIMARY:

REPUBLICANS

McCain:  51%

Huckabee:  38%

Paul:  5%

Uncommitted:  1%

DEMOCRATS

Clinton:  51%

Obama:  48%

TEXAS CAUCUS:

DEMOCRATS

Obama:  56%

Clinton:  44%

VERMONT:

REPUBLICANS

McCain:  72%

Huckabee:  14%

Paul:  7%

DEMOCRATS

Obama:  59%

Clinton:  39%

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