The news is something to behold as you can see by this link Fiorina Leads Boxer for First Time in California Senate Race.
According to Survey USA, in a poll of 1,000 voters (840 registered voters and 614 likely voters), Republican senate candidate Carly Fiorina is leading Sen. Ma'am Boxer, 47%-45%. And it is within the margin of error. But, it is the first time that Mrs. Fiorina has a lead in any recent poll since winning the Republican nomination in June.
The trend is clearly going towards Mrs. Fiorina and away from the cancer of the senate, Sen. Ma'am Boxer. Mrs. Fiorina has gone from a six-point deficit to a two-point lead. But, note the trend. And this is when people are supposedly not paying all that much attention, with it getting into the heart of summer.
According to the same poll, that leaves about eight percent of voters undecided. Split that vote and Mrs. Fiorina wins.
Again, this is no time to gloat or think that this means the race is over. It is nowhere near over. Sen. Ma'am Boxer always pulls the rabbit from her hat-abortion.
Almost any Sen. Ma'am Boxer commercial in election season is a primer that she has been steadfast in the "right" of women to kill their babies. And that she is tireless in so-called "women's issues".
Too bad that in Sen. Ma'am Boxerland, that seems to not include such things as the economy, how the government is taking away many a woman's income for redistribution. Nah, not important in Sen. Ma'am Boxerland.
That is where, I hope, Mrs. Fiorina gets her but good.
Mrs. Fiorina has had to make difficult decisions as a businesswoman. And yes, she had to cut jobs. And no, she did not do a Snidely Whiplash, play with a handle-bar moustache and gleefully cut thousands from her stint as CEO of Hewlett-Packard. But that is the difference between a real world business executive and a career politician who seems only capable of shooting her mouth off.
The trend is going our way. Keep it going against Sen. Ma'am Boxer.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Friday, July 09, 2010
Bob Inglis And The Garbage Out Theory
What do Bob Inglis, Robert Bennett, Arlen Specter, Lincoln Chaffee have in common?
Three of these people will be joining Mr. Chaffee out of politics soon. Or actually out of elected office as Mr. Chaffee is running as an independent for governor of Rhode Island.
These are all people that have lost either in Republican primaries (Mr. Inglis and Sen. Bennett), switched parties to avoid defeat (Sen. Specter) and ran so far to the left no one could tell he was a Republican (Mr. Chaffee).
Count soon to be former congressman Bob Inglis in the garbage out category. The six-term South Carolina Republican unloaded against those Republicans in South Carolina that just said no.
Jimmie Bise over at Hotair.com has the goods on this reprobate. Remember, when people remind a politician that their votes mean something, such as voting for the TARP bank bailout, they are the bad ones. Not how said congressman voted.
Now Mr. Inglis says that the Republican party is being led by demagogues and talk-radio types. As if. And he pulls the ol' rabbit out of the hat when all else fails.
RAAAAACISM!
Here is Mr. Inglis lying about the infamous "spitting" incident against Black congressmen as the so-called health care "reform" vote was taking place:
Inglis said he was shocked during the health care votes as he watched protesters jeering Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat who was beaten as a leading civil rights activist in the 1960s.
Inglis said he was too far away during the jeering incident to hear whether the protesters shouted racial epithets, as Lewis and other black lawmakers have claimed. But Inglis said the behavior was threatening and abusive.
“I caught him at the door and said, ‘John, I guess you’ve been here before,’” Inglis said.
First, the protesters were not jeering at Mr. Lewis specifically. They were hooting and hollering at the collective of Democrat congressmen making themselves a laughingstock. Remember, it was Speaker Jackass Nancy Pelosi walking with the Black congressmen with some ridiculous over sized gavel. The protesters were righteously angry with any supporter of the so-called health care "reform". And since by Mr. Inglis own admission, he was too far away to know anything that the protesters said or did. Yet he made a comment to Mr. Lewis trying to indicate that he knew what these people were all about.
RAAAAACISM!
What Mr. Inglis did not want to tell in the same interview is that he was trying to pass a watered-down version of the so-called health care "reform". See, Mr. Inglis plan was also one that would have forced Americans to buy health insurance. Read the following:
Mr. Inglis favors requiring everyone to carry health insurance, which he said the government "is uniquely suited" to enforce. He also supports making insurers guarantee coverage to anyone willing to pay for it, subsidizing premiums for people on low incomes and a series of policy changes intended to reduce premiums for everyone.
Really, what is the substantive difference between Mr. Inglis and the Dear Leader, President Obama, and what the Democrats did?
Hmm, it appears that the major difference was on the abortion issue. Continuing,
Mr. Inglis says he opposes what he calls "Obama Care" because it includes public funding for abortion and a government-provided option for coverage that would ultimately cause "a devaluation of life" and public costs to spiral upward.
And again, what was the major difference between Mr. Inglis ideas and the Dear Leader, President Obama and the Democrats.
N O T H I N G!
In the end, Mr. Inglis was actually trying to jump on the health care "reform" express and in the end got burned.
But it is not his fault that the Republicans in his district found this the wrong approach. No, he blames talk radio, Glenn Beck and raaaaacists.
What Mr. Inglis does not realize is that we the people are not interested in big government "solutions" to problems. We do not want to be told we have to buy health insurance. We do not want to be told what to eat, how to dress, when and what we can drive, whether or not we can use plastic shopping bags. The list goes on.
Had Mr. Inglis actually looked at and promoted a free-market approach to health care reform, he would probably not have been defeated in a primary as he was last month. What the people are saying is look at other ways to deal with problems.
It has nothing to do with talk radio, Glenn Beck, racism. It is the feeling the government at all levels is getting bigger and bigger and the individual is getting smaller and smaller.
My advice to people like Bob Inglis, Robert Bennett, Arlen Specter and Lincoln Chaffee is this.
Stop demagoging people that oppose you. Listen to them. If you can not convince them of what you believe to be right, then let the chips fall where they may.
But in the meantime, with Bob Inglis, it is garbage that voters chose to remove. Rightfully so.
Three of these people will be joining Mr. Chaffee out of politics soon. Or actually out of elected office as Mr. Chaffee is running as an independent for governor of Rhode Island.
These are all people that have lost either in Republican primaries (Mr. Inglis and Sen. Bennett), switched parties to avoid defeat (Sen. Specter) and ran so far to the left no one could tell he was a Republican (Mr. Chaffee).
Count soon to be former congressman Bob Inglis in the garbage out category. The six-term South Carolina Republican unloaded against those Republicans in South Carolina that just said no.
Jimmie Bise over at Hotair.com has the goods on this reprobate. Remember, when people remind a politician that their votes mean something, such as voting for the TARP bank bailout, they are the bad ones. Not how said congressman voted.
Now Mr. Inglis says that the Republican party is being led by demagogues and talk-radio types. As if. And he pulls the ol' rabbit out of the hat when all else fails.
RAAAAACISM!
Here is Mr. Inglis lying about the infamous "spitting" incident against Black congressmen as the so-called health care "reform" vote was taking place:
Inglis said he was shocked during the health care votes as he watched protesters jeering Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat who was beaten as a leading civil rights activist in the 1960s.
Inglis said he was too far away during the jeering incident to hear whether the protesters shouted racial epithets, as Lewis and other black lawmakers have claimed. But Inglis said the behavior was threatening and abusive.
“I caught him at the door and said, ‘John, I guess you’ve been here before,’” Inglis said.
First, the protesters were not jeering at Mr. Lewis specifically. They were hooting and hollering at the collective of Democrat congressmen making themselves a laughingstock. Remember, it was Speaker Jackass Nancy Pelosi walking with the Black congressmen with some ridiculous over sized gavel. The protesters were righteously angry with any supporter of the so-called health care "reform". And since by Mr. Inglis own admission, he was too far away to know anything that the protesters said or did. Yet he made a comment to Mr. Lewis trying to indicate that he knew what these people were all about.
RAAAAACISM!
What Mr. Inglis did not want to tell in the same interview is that he was trying to pass a watered-down version of the so-called health care "reform". See, Mr. Inglis plan was also one that would have forced Americans to buy health insurance. Read the following:
Mr. Inglis favors requiring everyone to carry health insurance, which he said the government "is uniquely suited" to enforce. He also supports making insurers guarantee coverage to anyone willing to pay for it, subsidizing premiums for people on low incomes and a series of policy changes intended to reduce premiums for everyone.
Really, what is the substantive difference between Mr. Inglis and the Dear Leader, President Obama, and what the Democrats did?
Hmm, it appears that the major difference was on the abortion issue. Continuing,
Mr. Inglis says he opposes what he calls "Obama Care" because it includes public funding for abortion and a government-provided option for coverage that would ultimately cause "a devaluation of life" and public costs to spiral upward.
And again, what was the major difference between Mr. Inglis ideas and the Dear Leader, President Obama and the Democrats.
N O T H I N G!
In the end, Mr. Inglis was actually trying to jump on the health care "reform" express and in the end got burned.
But it is not his fault that the Republicans in his district found this the wrong approach. No, he blames talk radio, Glenn Beck and raaaaacists.
What Mr. Inglis does not realize is that we the people are not interested in big government "solutions" to problems. We do not want to be told we have to buy health insurance. We do not want to be told what to eat, how to dress, when and what we can drive, whether or not we can use plastic shopping bags. The list goes on.
Had Mr. Inglis actually looked at and promoted a free-market approach to health care reform, he would probably not have been defeated in a primary as he was last month. What the people are saying is look at other ways to deal with problems.
It has nothing to do with talk radio, Glenn Beck, racism. It is the feeling the government at all levels is getting bigger and bigger and the individual is getting smaller and smaller.
My advice to people like Bob Inglis, Robert Bennett, Arlen Specter and Lincoln Chaffee is this.
Stop demagoging people that oppose you. Listen to them. If you can not convince them of what you believe to be right, then let the chips fall where they may.
But in the meantime, with Bob Inglis, it is garbage that voters chose to remove. Rightfully so.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Sen. Ma'am Boxer Tanking!
The good news, if there is any, for California Democrat Sen. Barbara Ma'am Boxer, is that the election is in November.
The bad news is that the election is in November.
According to the latest Field Poll, Sen. Ma'am Boxer is ahead of her Republican opponent, Carly Fiorina, 47%-44%, within the margin of error in the poll.
As expected, Republicans and conservatives are all in for Mrs. Fiorina. The primary campaign is over and the focus is on beating Sen. Ma'am Boxer.
The poll was done in a kind of strange manner.
A total of 1,390 registered voters was the overall sample. Out of that, 1,005 were considered likely voters. And, if you know anything about this blog, I take likely voters over any other group in any poll.
But the news for Sen. Ma'am Boxer does not get any better.
Sen. Ma'am Boxer has her worst numbers since becoming a senator in 1992. In the poll and among registered voters, Sen. Ma'am Boxer is at 43% disapproval and 42% approval. But worse was the number among likely voters. There, Sen. Ma'am Boxers numbers are worse with 48% disapproving of her performance as senator. You know, the title that she reminded an army general she "worked" so hard to get.
These are lousy numbers for an incumbent and even worse considering that California is a Democrat state that has sent Sen. Ma'am Boxer three times to the senate since 1992.
And Mrs. Fiorina has not even begun to fight as hard as she will to wrestle this seat away from Sen. Ma'am Boxer.
Remember, at some point, something about a blimp and Demon Sheep will certainly rear their heads. And laugh all you want Sen. Ma'am Boxer supporters, but these ads more than likely helped Mrs. Fiorina gain the Republican nod to face this embarrassment of a senator.
For the first time since she won election in the Bill Clinton year of 1992, the Gods are smiling on the side of the Republicans. That finally, there is a candidate that might, no more than might, will finally rid the state of California the cancer that is Sen. Ma'am Boxer.
Imagine this.
As bad as these numbers are at this point for Sen. Ma'am Boxer, they will only get worse. And once Mrs. Fiorina gets on the airwaves on radio and television, and of course the internets, it will be a long hot summer for Sen. Ma'am Boxer.
If the Field Poll, a Democrat-leaning poll is already showing these dismal numbers, wait until a real pollster like Scott Rasmussen gives us what is really going on here.
We can not let out guard down. If you want to fork a little cash before Team Obama and sycophants like Sen. Ma'am Boxer take it away, here is where to go.
We need to keep those numbers tanking against Sen. Ma'am Boxer. It is time to send her back here to California to retirement.
The bad news is that the election is in November.
According to the latest Field Poll, Sen. Ma'am Boxer is ahead of her Republican opponent, Carly Fiorina, 47%-44%, within the margin of error in the poll.
As expected, Republicans and conservatives are all in for Mrs. Fiorina. The primary campaign is over and the focus is on beating Sen. Ma'am Boxer.
The poll was done in a kind of strange manner.
A total of 1,390 registered voters was the overall sample. Out of that, 1,005 were considered likely voters. And, if you know anything about this blog, I take likely voters over any other group in any poll.
But the news for Sen. Ma'am Boxer does not get any better.
Sen. Ma'am Boxer has her worst numbers since becoming a senator in 1992. In the poll and among registered voters, Sen. Ma'am Boxer is at 43% disapproval and 42% approval. But worse was the number among likely voters. There, Sen. Ma'am Boxers numbers are worse with 48% disapproving of her performance as senator. You know, the title that she reminded an army general she "worked" so hard to get.
These are lousy numbers for an incumbent and even worse considering that California is a Democrat state that has sent Sen. Ma'am Boxer three times to the senate since 1992.
And Mrs. Fiorina has not even begun to fight as hard as she will to wrestle this seat away from Sen. Ma'am Boxer.
Remember, at some point, something about a blimp and Demon Sheep will certainly rear their heads. And laugh all you want Sen. Ma'am Boxer supporters, but these ads more than likely helped Mrs. Fiorina gain the Republican nod to face this embarrassment of a senator.
For the first time since she won election in the Bill Clinton year of 1992, the Gods are smiling on the side of the Republicans. That finally, there is a candidate that might, no more than might, will finally rid the state of California the cancer that is Sen. Ma'am Boxer.
Imagine this.
As bad as these numbers are at this point for Sen. Ma'am Boxer, they will only get worse. And once Mrs. Fiorina gets on the airwaves on radio and television, and of course the internets, it will be a long hot summer for Sen. Ma'am Boxer.
If the Field Poll, a Democrat-leaning poll is already showing these dismal numbers, wait until a real pollster like Scott Rasmussen gives us what is really going on here.
We can not let out guard down. If you want to fork a little cash before Team Obama and sycophants like Sen. Ma'am Boxer take it away, here is where to go.
We need to keep those numbers tanking against Sen. Ma'am Boxer. It is time to send her back here to California to retirement.
The New IRS Symbol? Looks Kind Of Familiar!
I was looking around at The Corner on National Review Online and I stumbled onto this rather frightening photo that seems to look like the new symbol of the Internal Revenue Service.
Now, does this not look familiar? Where have I seen it before?
Oh, yes! It is the election symbol for the Dear Leader, President Obama.
Well, thank you for this laugh Daniel Foster!
But some advice.
Better be ready for a visit from a rep from the IRS. You know, for a little audit maybe!
LeBron Going To The Miami Heat And It May Be An Issue In Ohio Governor's Race
I am certain by now, you are aware that basketball star LeBron James is going to be playing for the Miami Heat in the next National Basketball Association campaign.
The residents of Cleveland and fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers are ready to jump into Lake Erie over this abomination.
So, what does this have to do with the Ohio governor's race?
Well, it appears that the incumbent governor, Democrat Ted Strickland, went so far as to participate in a parody of the 1980s moment of celebutard wailing, "We Are The World". It was done to encourage Mr. James to stay a member of the Cavs.
As Jim Geraghty, Mr. Campaign Spot, points out in this post, it looks like this is a nice little issue for Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich to pounce on.
In fact, Team Kasich said this in regards to the issue on Alan Colmes radio show:
“Alan, we’ve lost 400,000 jobs out here and the last guy I worry about is LeBron James. You know I mean, we all hope he’ll stay in Cleveland. We think we’ve got a great guy there that can turn everything around, but we got some serious problems,” Kasich said.
Kasich, flashing a bit of sports knowledge, did sympathize with Cleveland fans who are still waiting for a championship from the Cavs, Browns or Indians.
“It’d have been so great for the Cavs to be playing because Cleveland has struggled with its sports teams and we need a little, we need a little victory so we might need to steal some players out of New York to help us out,” Kasich told Colmes.
Great move on Mr. Kasich's part to feel the pain of Cleveland's hapless sports teams while making the overwhelmingly obvious point that Ohio is not leading the United States in job growth.
Mr. Kasich is a serious man and wants to be the governor of Ohio to bring the state back from the abyss.
Gov. Strickland thinks that worrying about one whole job is worth a song comes off as someone out of touch.
Well, John Kasich comes out on top on this one. And Gov. Strickland, along with that brain trust, Vice President Joe Biden, look rather foolish.
I'm sorry for Cleveland. As a Browns fan, believe me I feel pain every dead of winter as the Browns fight to flee the cellar. But there are some serious issues such as jobs. Jobs for those that need work. And Gov. Ted Strickland does not seem to get that.
The residents of Cleveland and fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers are ready to jump into Lake Erie over this abomination.
So, what does this have to do with the Ohio governor's race?
Well, it appears that the incumbent governor, Democrat Ted Strickland, went so far as to participate in a parody of the 1980s moment of celebutard wailing, "We Are The World". It was done to encourage Mr. James to stay a member of the Cavs.
As Jim Geraghty, Mr. Campaign Spot, points out in this post, it looks like this is a nice little issue for Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich to pounce on.
In fact, Team Kasich said this in regards to the issue on Alan Colmes radio show:
“Alan, we’ve lost 400,000 jobs out here and the last guy I worry about is LeBron James. You know I mean, we all hope he’ll stay in Cleveland. We think we’ve got a great guy there that can turn everything around, but we got some serious problems,” Kasich said.
Kasich, flashing a bit of sports knowledge, did sympathize with Cleveland fans who are still waiting for a championship from the Cavs, Browns or Indians.
“It’d have been so great for the Cavs to be playing because Cleveland has struggled with its sports teams and we need a little, we need a little victory so we might need to steal some players out of New York to help us out,” Kasich told Colmes.
Great move on Mr. Kasich's part to feel the pain of Cleveland's hapless sports teams while making the overwhelmingly obvious point that Ohio is not leading the United States in job growth.
Mr. Kasich is a serious man and wants to be the governor of Ohio to bring the state back from the abyss.
Gov. Strickland thinks that worrying about one whole job is worth a song comes off as someone out of touch.
Well, John Kasich comes out on top on this one. And Gov. Strickland, along with that brain trust, Vice President Joe Biden, look rather foolish.
I'm sorry for Cleveland. As a Browns fan, believe me I feel pain every dead of winter as the Browns fight to flee the cellar. But there are some serious issues such as jobs. Jobs for those that need work. And Gov. Ted Strickland does not seem to get that.
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
A Little Shaking In Cali
A little over one hour ago an earthquake struck Southern California and the original magnitude of 5.9 was downgraded to a 5.4.
The shaker was centered about 13 miles north of Borrego Springs in Northern San Diego county.
It is a sparsely populated area.
But it felt very strong in the office I work at in Glendale, over 100 miles away.
It is always amazing to feel the absolute power of nature that an earthquake produces. And because it seems to have turned out to be nothing more than an annoyance rather than a big one, we who are native can and do joke about it.
But I think just the same, it is time to look over the emergency supplies.
The shaker was centered about 13 miles north of Borrego Springs in Northern San Diego county.
It is a sparsely populated area.
But it felt very strong in the office I work at in Glendale, over 100 miles away.
It is always amazing to feel the absolute power of nature that an earthquake produces. And because it seems to have turned out to be nothing more than an annoyance rather than a big one, we who are native can and do joke about it.
But I think just the same, it is time to look over the emergency supplies.
Sunday, July 04, 2010
HAPPY 234TH INDEPENDENCE DAY!
Today is July 4, 2010, the 234th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Without a doubt it is one of the great secular documents ever writen, along with the United States constitution.
That is why today, I decided to let the founding document do the talking.
Here is the Declaration of Independence as written and signed on July 4, 1776:
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.
In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.
We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.
In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.
We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.
May God Bless you and God Bless the United States of America.
Saturday, July 03, 2010
Televisions Six Most Annoying Talk Hosts
Hmm, do you want to know what is interesting about this tidbit on the Six Most Annoying Televison Talk Show Hosts? Not one is from the eeevvviiilll Fox News Channel!
Well, who would have guessed that the most annoying host would be Larry King?!
When Mr. King is not busy cheating on multiple wives, he is asking softball after softball questions to his multitude of guests. And he proudly admits to ignorance on many of the subjects that he has a guest on.
Amazing!
But I would have put Joyless Behar at number one, myself. But hey, it is not what I think on this subject.
But the writer of the piece, Allison Waldman, is rather spot-on with those on the list and what is so annoying about them.
I have always thought that Bob Costas was the smartest kid in the class type. And a Mr. Know-it-all. You know what is said about Mr. Know-it-all types. They know a lot about nothing. That is what is becoming more and more obvious about Mr. Costas.
To be honest, I had not heard of Andy Cohen, but then again I do not watch Bravo all that much. But all one needs to know is that Bravo is a subsidiary of NBC Universal. Enough said.
And James Lipton is also on Bravo. What another shock and surprise! It is not that I find him annoying as much as what comes off as a condescending tone. Makes the show kind of sort of unwatchable.
I have never watched Jonathan Ross. So, I have no opinion of him.
But what is interesting is that two of the six are on CNN. Mr. King is on the big one, CNN. Miss Behar is on the rebranded, sappy HLN. Which used to be Headline News.
And they wonder why they are mired in last place in the cable news wars.
I think that this list can be easily expanded and include David Letterman. Mr. Letterman is one of the most loathsome people on television today. I do not get why people watch the guy.
And I would like to see a list of Six Of The Best Television Talk Show Hosts.
Maybe a future post?!
Well, who would have guessed that the most annoying host would be Larry King?!
When Mr. King is not busy cheating on multiple wives, he is asking softball after softball questions to his multitude of guests. And he proudly admits to ignorance on many of the subjects that he has a guest on.
Amazing!
But I would have put Joyless Behar at number one, myself. But hey, it is not what I think on this subject.
But the writer of the piece, Allison Waldman, is rather spot-on with those on the list and what is so annoying about them.
I have always thought that Bob Costas was the smartest kid in the class type. And a Mr. Know-it-all. You know what is said about Mr. Know-it-all types. They know a lot about nothing. That is what is becoming more and more obvious about Mr. Costas.
To be honest, I had not heard of Andy Cohen, but then again I do not watch Bravo all that much. But all one needs to know is that Bravo is a subsidiary of NBC Universal. Enough said.
And James Lipton is also on Bravo. What another shock and surprise! It is not that I find him annoying as much as what comes off as a condescending tone. Makes the show kind of sort of unwatchable.
I have never watched Jonathan Ross. So, I have no opinion of him.
But what is interesting is that two of the six are on CNN. Mr. King is on the big one, CNN. Miss Behar is on the rebranded, sappy HLN. Which used to be Headline News.
And they wonder why they are mired in last place in the cable news wars.
I think that this list can be easily expanded and include David Letterman. Mr. Letterman is one of the most loathsome people on television today. I do not get why people watch the guy.
And I would like to see a list of Six Of The Best Television Talk Show Hosts.
Maybe a future post?!
A Happy Independence Day-From Calvin Coolidge
On July 5, 1926, President Calvin Coolidge delivered this speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the birthplace of the United States of America.
What is fascinating about this speech is that it was less than 75 years after the dreaded Civil War. And yet, even today, it is one of great clarity as to why and how this Great Land came into being.
But it is the last paragraph that hits me like an 18-wheeler:
No other theory is adequate to explain or comprehend the Declaration of Independence. It is the product of the spiritual insight of the people. We live in an age of science and of abounding accumulation of material things. These did not create our Declaration. Our Declaration created them. The things of the spirit come first. Unless we cling to that, all our material prosperity, overwhelming though it may appear, will turn to a barren scepter in our grasp. If we are to maintain the great heritage which has been bequeathed to us, we must be like-minded as the fathers who created it. We must not sink into a pagan materialism. We must cultivate the reverence which they had for the things that are holy. We must follow the spiritual and moral leadership which they showed.
So-called "Silent Cal" could give this speech this Independence Day, 2010 and it would be 110% correct. But the time is worse as we are sinking into pagan materialism. And President Coolidge was spot-on with giving props to the fact that the Founders were driven by a spiritual and moral leadership.
No, it was not perfect. In fact, the issue of slavery threatened the whole concept of a United States of America from the beginning. And not even a Civil War stopped the residual effects of such an odious stain on our Great Land. But it was the willingness of so many to strain towards the concept of the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
That battle is still ongoing today, and peacefully, thank God.
The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents is the history of man. It can not be forgotten or its meaning perverted.
President Calvin Coolidge got it. And many Americans are getting it. And I think President Coolidge would be proud.
HT: Jonah Goldberg on The Corner at www.corner.nationalreview.com
What is fascinating about this speech is that it was less than 75 years after the dreaded Civil War. And yet, even today, it is one of great clarity as to why and how this Great Land came into being.
But it is the last paragraph that hits me like an 18-wheeler:
No other theory is adequate to explain or comprehend the Declaration of Independence. It is the product of the spiritual insight of the people. We live in an age of science and of abounding accumulation of material things. These did not create our Declaration. Our Declaration created them. The things of the spirit come first. Unless we cling to that, all our material prosperity, overwhelming though it may appear, will turn to a barren scepter in our grasp. If we are to maintain the great heritage which has been bequeathed to us, we must be like-minded as the fathers who created it. We must not sink into a pagan materialism. We must cultivate the reverence which they had for the things that are holy. We must follow the spiritual and moral leadership which they showed.
So-called "Silent Cal" could give this speech this Independence Day, 2010 and it would be 110% correct. But the time is worse as we are sinking into pagan materialism. And President Coolidge was spot-on with giving props to the fact that the Founders were driven by a spiritual and moral leadership.
No, it was not perfect. In fact, the issue of slavery threatened the whole concept of a United States of America from the beginning. And not even a Civil War stopped the residual effects of such an odious stain on our Great Land. But it was the willingness of so many to strain towards the concept of the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
That battle is still ongoing today, and peacefully, thank God.
The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents is the history of man. It can not be forgotten or its meaning perverted.
President Calvin Coolidge got it. And many Americans are getting it. And I think President Coolidge would be proud.
HT: Jonah Goldberg on The Corner at www.corner.nationalreview.com
Friday, July 02, 2010
A Former President, A Dead Segregationist And A Whopper Of A Tale
I really was trying to avoid writing about the death of Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV), but at a memorial service in the senator's home state, the former President, William Jefferson Blythe Clinton, told a whopper of a tale about Sen. Byrd.
If you read, watch or listen to the Obamawhore media, you will be led to believe that Sen. Byrd was a great man who changed from "segregationist" to leader in civil rights.
Please.
What many will not be told in truth is that long before he was Sen. Byrd, he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Yes, the White dudes in the white hoods. And then Mr. Byrd was not just a member. Mr. Byrd was a recruiter for the Klan. And a damn good one as a keagle, he recruited 150 more members of the Klan. And he continued up in the leadership gaining the title of Grand Cyclops. And while gathering new members and going up the leadership ladder, Mr. Byrd even wrote this lovely letter to a segregationist senator, Theodore Bilbo (D-MS):
I shall never fight in the armed forces with a Negro by my side ... Rather I should die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again, than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds.
Beautiful!
And it should be noted that Mr. Byrd never served in the armed forces with any of the blackest specimens from the wilds.
But to hear the Great Whoremonger, Mr. Clinton tell it, ah shucks, Mr. Byrd was just a passing member of the Klan. After all, he was trying to get elected to office. Read the following:
There are a lot of people who wrote these eulogies for Senator Byrd, and the newspapers, and I read a bunch of them. And they mentioned that he once had a fleeting association with the Ku Klux Klan. And what does that mean?
I'll tell what you it means. He was a country boy from the hills and hollers of West Virginia. He was trying to get elected.
A fleeting association?!
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?!
The man, Mr. Byrd, was a keagle, a recruiter for the hated Klan. He became a Grand Cyclops, what ever the hell that means. He was moving up the ladder of the Klan.
Now, if Mr. Byrd was in South Carolina, another segregationist, J. Strom Thurmond, would have been prosecuting him for being a member of the Klan. Sen. Thurmond may have been a segregationist, but he also opposed lynching and poll taxes that were introduced as a was to keep Black Americans from voting in the South.
As late as 1968, then Sen. Byrd referred to the Rev. Martin Luther King as a trouble maker. Sen. Byrd did not vote for either Black appointed to the supreme court, Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas.
And this doozy from a Fox News Sunday
interview in 2001:
They're much, much better than they've ever been in my lifetime ... I think we talk about race too much. I think those problems are largely behind us ... I just think we talk so much about it that we help to create somewhat of an illusion. I think we try to have good will. My old mom told me, 'Robert, you can't go to heaven if you hate anybody.' We practice that. There are white niggers. I've seen a lot of white niggers in my time, if you want to use that word. We just need to work together to make our country a better country, and I'd just as soon quit talking about it so much.
Oh, if Sen. Byrd were truly with it, he would have used the term "wigger". But, that would show him to be too cool, right?
But remember, folks, Sen. Byrd just had a fleeting moment with the Klan. You know, to get elected.
This pearl of wisdom comes from a man that counts as one of his political hero's the late senator, J. William Fullbright. And, surprise! Sen. Fulbright was a segregationist. Oh, I guess just to get elected, right Great Whoremonger?
No, Sen. Byrd covered up his blatant racism in his later years. But in his public politics, even as late as 2001, it came out. In a futile effort to try to say that things are just peachy in race relations. But damn if he did not slip in a nigger. For old time sake, right?
Robert Byrd maybe answering for his sin of racism as we speak. But the record is clear and can not and will not be ignored by those of us wanting the truth. Not the cover up of the Obamawhore media and one William Jefferson Blythe Clinton.
If you read, watch or listen to the Obamawhore media, you will be led to believe that Sen. Byrd was a great man who changed from "segregationist" to leader in civil rights.
Please.
What many will not be told in truth is that long before he was Sen. Byrd, he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Yes, the White dudes in the white hoods. And then Mr. Byrd was not just a member. Mr. Byrd was a recruiter for the Klan. And a damn good one as a keagle, he recruited 150 more members of the Klan. And he continued up in the leadership gaining the title of Grand Cyclops. And while gathering new members and going up the leadership ladder, Mr. Byrd even wrote this lovely letter to a segregationist senator, Theodore Bilbo (D-MS):
I shall never fight in the armed forces with a Negro by my side ... Rather I should die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again, than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds.
Beautiful!
And it should be noted that Mr. Byrd never served in the armed forces with any of the blackest specimens from the wilds.
But to hear the Great Whoremonger, Mr. Clinton tell it, ah shucks, Mr. Byrd was just a passing member of the Klan. After all, he was trying to get elected to office. Read the following:
There are a lot of people who wrote these eulogies for Senator Byrd, and the newspapers, and I read a bunch of them. And they mentioned that he once had a fleeting association with the Ku Klux Klan. And what does that mean?
I'll tell what you it means. He was a country boy from the hills and hollers of West Virginia. He was trying to get elected.
A fleeting association?!
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?!
The man, Mr. Byrd, was a keagle, a recruiter for the hated Klan. He became a Grand Cyclops, what ever the hell that means. He was moving up the ladder of the Klan.
Now, if Mr. Byrd was in South Carolina, another segregationist, J. Strom Thurmond, would have been prosecuting him for being a member of the Klan. Sen. Thurmond may have been a segregationist, but he also opposed lynching and poll taxes that were introduced as a was to keep Black Americans from voting in the South.
As late as 1968, then Sen. Byrd referred to the Rev. Martin Luther King as a trouble maker. Sen. Byrd did not vote for either Black appointed to the supreme court, Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas.
And this doozy from a Fox News Sunday
interview in 2001:
They're much, much better than they've ever been in my lifetime ... I think we talk about race too much. I think those problems are largely behind us ... I just think we talk so much about it that we help to create somewhat of an illusion. I think we try to have good will. My old mom told me, 'Robert, you can't go to heaven if you hate anybody.' We practice that. There are white niggers. I've seen a lot of white niggers in my time, if you want to use that word. We just need to work together to make our country a better country, and I'd just as soon quit talking about it so much.
Oh, if Sen. Byrd were truly with it, he would have used the term "wigger". But, that would show him to be too cool, right?
But remember, folks, Sen. Byrd just had a fleeting moment with the Klan. You know, to get elected.
This pearl of wisdom comes from a man that counts as one of his political hero's the late senator, J. William Fullbright. And, surprise! Sen. Fulbright was a segregationist. Oh, I guess just to get elected, right Great Whoremonger?
No, Sen. Byrd covered up his blatant racism in his later years. But in his public politics, even as late as 2001, it came out. In a futile effort to try to say that things are just peachy in race relations. But damn if he did not slip in a nigger. For old time sake, right?
Robert Byrd maybe answering for his sin of racism as we speak. But the record is clear and can not and will not be ignored by those of us wanting the truth. Not the cover up of the Obamawhore media and one William Jefferson Blythe Clinton.
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Jackass Nancy Pelosi. Stupidest. House Speaker. EVAH!
It pains me to write this about the Speaker of the House, Jackass Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), but just when one thinks this brain surgeon can not top stupidity, well, dammit! she does.
Today, the Speaker said, with a straight face, that unemployment benefits are-get ready for this-creating jobs faster than any other program.
WOW!
Amazing!
Only this imbecile can say such a thing with a straight face.
And as the television pitcher says, but wait! There's more!
Here is some more wisdom from the worst and stupidest House Speaker. EVAH! :
"It injects demand into the economy," Pelosi said, arguing that when families have money to spend it keeps the economy churning. "It creates jobs faster than almost any other initiative you can name."
No Jackass Nancy. Something else would create jobs faster.
That would be having an economy that has a lot of money in the private sector where entrepreneurs can get projects going and, yes, get Americans back to work.
But, under the leadership of the Dear Leader, President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Sen. Dingy Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and yourself, more money is in the hands of the federal government. And, surprise, unemployment is hovering around 10%. Oh, that is the official numbers from the Labor Department. Unofficially, unemployment may be as high as 17% in the United States.
Right now, unemployment benefits last 26 weeks. But, for some chronically unemployed Americans, they can get up to 7 3 weeks of unemployment insurance.
Unreal.
As the linked article points out, these unemployed Americans could be contributing more to the economy if they were working. While unemployment insurance is helpful, it can be gamed by many unemployed and it is. And those of us still working are paying for it.
I have had to use unemployment insurance in my life. But instead of depending on it alone, while looking for work I did temp work for quite a while. I did not find it a fun way to go, but many do not mind. And if they are given no incentive to look for full-time work, well some just will not do so.
If you want to get the economy moving in the United States, on November 2, 2010, elect a Republican congress.
And please, please, send this imbecile, Jackass Nancy Pelosi, back to minority leader. Or better yet, back to San Francisco.
Today, the Speaker said, with a straight face, that unemployment benefits are-get ready for this-creating jobs faster than any other program.
WOW!
Amazing!
Only this imbecile can say such a thing with a straight face.
And as the television pitcher says, but wait! There's more!
Here is some more wisdom from the worst and stupidest House Speaker. EVAH! :
"It injects demand into the economy," Pelosi said, arguing that when families have money to spend it keeps the economy churning. "It creates jobs faster than almost any other initiative you can name."
No Jackass Nancy. Something else would create jobs faster.
That would be having an economy that has a lot of money in the private sector where entrepreneurs can get projects going and, yes, get Americans back to work.
But, under the leadership of the Dear Leader, President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Sen. Dingy Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and yourself, more money is in the hands of the federal government. And, surprise, unemployment is hovering around 10%. Oh, that is the official numbers from the Labor Department. Unofficially, unemployment may be as high as 17% in the United States.
Right now, unemployment benefits last 26 weeks. But, for some chronically unemployed Americans, they can get up to 7 3 weeks of unemployment insurance.
Unreal.
As the linked article points out, these unemployed Americans could be contributing more to the economy if they were working. While unemployment insurance is helpful, it can be gamed by many unemployed and it is. And those of us still working are paying for it.
I have had to use unemployment insurance in my life. But instead of depending on it alone, while looking for work I did temp work for quite a while. I did not find it a fun way to go, but many do not mind. And if they are given no incentive to look for full-time work, well some just will not do so.
If you want to get the economy moving in the United States, on November 2, 2010, elect a Republican congress.
And please, please, send this imbecile, Jackass Nancy Pelosi, back to minority leader. Or better yet, back to San Francisco.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Daily Kos And Fraudulant Polls
This is really interesting. It appears that The Daily Kos was, surprise of surprises, fooled by their own polling group, Research 2000.
Now this would not be much of a story, except the Mr. Kos himself, Markos Moulitsas, was going to use much of this polling data in writing his tome "American Taliban". It was this polling outfit that asked absurd questions of supposed conservative and or Republican voters that is the basis for Mr. Kos' book on the "extremism" on the right.
Of course Mr. Kos is doing what all good lefties do. He is planning to sue this outfit.
Hmm, it seems like many on the left have a real hate for Rasmussen Reports, yet their polling is independent and rather accurate.
Well, I can not wait for Mr. Kos and his book of fiction on American conservatives. Based on fictional polling.
Now this would not be much of a story, except the Mr. Kos himself, Markos Moulitsas, was going to use much of this polling data in writing his tome "American Taliban". It was this polling outfit that asked absurd questions of supposed conservative and or Republican voters that is the basis for Mr. Kos' book on the "extremism" on the right.
Of course Mr. Kos is doing what all good lefties do. He is planning to sue this outfit.
Hmm, it seems like many on the left have a real hate for Rasmussen Reports, yet their polling is independent and rather accurate.
Well, I can not wait for Mr. Kos and his book of fiction on American conservatives. Based on fictional polling.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Major League Baseball Back To Normal
Ahh, the end of June and the end of the most abominable time in the major league baseball calendar.
Interleague play.
Most of June is dedicated to interleague play. That is when teams from the National League, the real league, play their minor league counterparts, the American League. And vice-versa.
This is the brainchild of the major league "commissioner", Bud Selig.
Back in the 1990s as he and fellow owners colluded to ruin baseball by not playing a World Series, Mr. Selig had this idea.
And believe me folks, it was a truly crappy idea.
It was to redraw major league baseball. It was to essentially end the National and American leagues as we still know them. Teams would have switched leagues and it would be more like the National Football League was when it absorbed the American Football League teams in the late 60s.
Fans rightfully revolted and Mr. Selig could only switch the team he owned, the Milwaukee Brewers, to the National League. But, Mr. Selig had an even worse idea after he moved his Brewers (he was the owner at the time).
Interleague play.
It is meaningless to the real baseball fan. It is a scam that "creates" rivalries.
Folks, rivalries begin for many reasons. None can be fabricated the way that interleague play is supposed to do.
Oh, and the only major league owner to vote against this truly Satanic act was a real baseball man.
That was the former Texas Ranger owner, one George W. Bush.
Now, as I listen to the Dodgers play the hated Giants, all is well until the real interleague play begins. In the World Series in October.
Interleague play.
Most of June is dedicated to interleague play. That is when teams from the National League, the real league, play their minor league counterparts, the American League. And vice-versa.
This is the brainchild of the major league "commissioner", Bud Selig.
Back in the 1990s as he and fellow owners colluded to ruin baseball by not playing a World Series, Mr. Selig had this idea.
And believe me folks, it was a truly crappy idea.
It was to redraw major league baseball. It was to essentially end the National and American leagues as we still know them. Teams would have switched leagues and it would be more like the National Football League was when it absorbed the American Football League teams in the late 60s.
Fans rightfully revolted and Mr. Selig could only switch the team he owned, the Milwaukee Brewers, to the National League. But, Mr. Selig had an even worse idea after he moved his Brewers (he was the owner at the time).
Interleague play.
It is meaningless to the real baseball fan. It is a scam that "creates" rivalries.
Folks, rivalries begin for many reasons. None can be fabricated the way that interleague play is supposed to do.
Oh, and the only major league owner to vote against this truly Satanic act was a real baseball man.
That was the former Texas Ranger owner, one George W. Bush.
Now, as I listen to the Dodgers play the hated Giants, all is well until the real interleague play begins. In the World Series in October.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
The Weigel Affair And The Reality That The Obamawhore Media Really Do NOT Want To Cover Conservatives
It should become clear to many Obamawhore media watchers, but what the Dave Weigel Affair should prove beyond a doubt is this.
That the aforementioned Obamawhore media does not want to cover and or take conservatives seriously.
A little background.
The Washington Post earlier this year hired Dave Weigel to be its conservative "beat writer and blogger." Sounds great for conservatives, doesn't it?
Except that Mr. Weigel really has had no credentials among mainstream conservatives. At best, Mr. Weigel is a libertarian and a shaky one at that.
Well, some of Mr. Weigel's work at The Post should confirm that thinking to be correct. Some of his work included stories about the so-called "birther" movement, talking about fringies of the conservative movement and trying to make them appear as the mainstream of conservative thought.
But it what Mr. Weigel and roughly 400 fellow-travelling leftist "journalists" wrote at the now defunct JornoList that proved those of us suspicious correct.
The Daily Caller was the recipient of leaked e-mail correspondence between Mr. Weigel and fellow-travellers at JournoList.
Before sharing some of Mr. Weigel's whining, I want to make one thing very clear.
I do not think that The Washington Post or any other publication needs to put a rah-rah person covering conservatives. But it would be nice to have someone that at the very least respects conservatives and does not trash-talk them behind their back.
And that is what Mr. Weigel did. And boy, did he ever.
Mr. Weigel's view of the Tea Party movement was one of sheer boredom:
“Honestly, it’s been tough to find fresh angles sometimes–how many times can I report that these [tea party] activists are joyfully signing up with the agenda of discredited right-winger X and discredited right-wing group Y?”
OK, how about Marco Rubio? Nikki Haley? Tim Scott? Scott Brown? Rand Paul? Sharron Angle?
Are these the people that Tea Partiers have "signed on" to that have a discredited agenda and connected to a discredited group? No, not at all. But, that is the ranting of the conservative "beat writer" at the Washington Post.
But some of Mr. Weigel's other implications of conservatives are slanderous at best and easily discredited.
Mr. Weigel claims that conservatives are, among other things, racists, violent and trying to protect White privilige.
Again, may I point this out to Mr. Weigel?
Of the six names I mentioned, Mr. Rubio is Cuban-American. Mrs. Haley is Indian-American. Mr. Scott is Black. Two of the four, Mrs. Haley and Mrs. Angle are women.
As the television pitcher says in the latest infomercial, but wait! There's more!
Mr. Weigel serves up this whopper:
“There’s also the fact that neither the pundits, nor possibly the Republicans, will be punished for their crazy outbursts of racism. Newt Gingrich is an amoral blowhard who resigned in disgrace, and Pat Buchanan is an anti-Semite who was drummed out of the movement by William F. Buckley. Both are now polluting my inbox and TV with their bellowing and minority-bashing. They’re never going to go away or be deprived of their soapboxes.”
Wow! Where to begin?
First, Mr. Gingrich is one of the most brilliant thinkers on the scene today. You may not like his politics and yes, he resigned as Speaker of the House. But to call Mr. Gingrich a blowhard is shallow and shows Mr. Weigel just does not like conservatives.
Second, Pat Buchanan? How many times do I have to say this. Mr. Buchanan is no longer a credible conservative. He did that to himself. And he is the token conservative along with Joe Scarborough at the little-watched MSNBC.
But, Mr. Weigel went after Matt Drudge.
Again, you do not have to like Mr. Drudge, but the reason there is so much animus against him is that he exposed the Clinton affair with Monica Lewinsky. And the left has never forgiven him for that. And please, The Drudge Report is not like the Puffington Post. It essentially links very mainstream sources for news. There is no bloviating from Mr. Drudge as there is from Queen Arianna over at her Puffington Post.
Oh yes, how long has Arianna been divorced from her bi-sexual former husband, Michael Huffington? Can't she now use her maiden name since she has rejected her conservative politics of the 90s? In case you did not know, Arianna's maiden name is Stassinopoulos.
Back to point.
How can conservatives still defend this guy Weigel? Many, including a blogger that I really respect, The Other McCain, feel that Mr. Weigel was an A-OK guy. Why? FTR, some of the National Review folks had nice things to say about Mr. Weigel. They include Jim Geraghty, Mr. Campaign Spot, Jonah Goldberg, John J. Miller.
Again, why is there some defense of this guy?
Really what it comes down to is that this is how the old network thought. Any coverage is good. Because the media is so hopelessly left-wing, any crumbs we will take.
Sorry, wrong thinking.
If The Washington Post really wanted someone that can cover conservatives objectively, maybe they could have snagged Byron York or David Freddoso from the Washington Examiner.
But, they really do not want genuine coverage of conservatives. They want to treat us as some kind of anomaly rather than the leading mainstream movement of the majority of Americans.
This post by Daniel Halper over at The Weekly Standard gets to the heart of the matter.
And for JournoList, it proves the conspiracy crowd may be on to something. About 400 lefties writing to each other about how they will cover the news.
When the Obamawhore media wants to get serious about covering mainstream conservatives and mainstream conservatism, they will look for those that know first hand. And respect those on the right.
Until then, the best we have is Dave Weigel. And that is not good enough.
That the aforementioned Obamawhore media does not want to cover and or take conservatives seriously.
A little background.
The Washington Post earlier this year hired Dave Weigel to be its conservative "beat writer and blogger." Sounds great for conservatives, doesn't it?
Except that Mr. Weigel really has had no credentials among mainstream conservatives. At best, Mr. Weigel is a libertarian and a shaky one at that.
Well, some of Mr. Weigel's work at The Post should confirm that thinking to be correct. Some of his work included stories about the so-called "birther" movement, talking about fringies of the conservative movement and trying to make them appear as the mainstream of conservative thought.
But it what Mr. Weigel and roughly 400 fellow-travelling leftist "journalists" wrote at the now defunct JornoList that proved those of us suspicious correct.
The Daily Caller was the recipient of leaked e-mail correspondence between Mr. Weigel and fellow-travellers at JournoList.
Before sharing some of Mr. Weigel's whining, I want to make one thing very clear.
I do not think that The Washington Post or any other publication needs to put a rah-rah person covering conservatives. But it would be nice to have someone that at the very least respects conservatives and does not trash-talk them behind their back.
And that is what Mr. Weigel did. And boy, did he ever.
Mr. Weigel's view of the Tea Party movement was one of sheer boredom:
“Honestly, it’s been tough to find fresh angles sometimes–how many times can I report that these [tea party] activists are joyfully signing up with the agenda of discredited right-winger X and discredited right-wing group Y?”
OK, how about Marco Rubio? Nikki Haley? Tim Scott? Scott Brown? Rand Paul? Sharron Angle?
Are these the people that Tea Partiers have "signed on" to that have a discredited agenda and connected to a discredited group? No, not at all. But, that is the ranting of the conservative "beat writer" at the Washington Post.
But some of Mr. Weigel's other implications of conservatives are slanderous at best and easily discredited.
Mr. Weigel claims that conservatives are, among other things, racists, violent and trying to protect White privilige.
Again, may I point this out to Mr. Weigel?
Of the six names I mentioned, Mr. Rubio is Cuban-American. Mrs. Haley is Indian-American. Mr. Scott is Black. Two of the four, Mrs. Haley and Mrs. Angle are women.
As the television pitcher says in the latest infomercial, but wait! There's more!
Mr. Weigel serves up this whopper:
“There’s also the fact that neither the pundits, nor possibly the Republicans, will be punished for their crazy outbursts of racism. Newt Gingrich is an amoral blowhard who resigned in disgrace, and Pat Buchanan is an anti-Semite who was drummed out of the movement by William F. Buckley. Both are now polluting my inbox and TV with their bellowing and minority-bashing. They’re never going to go away or be deprived of their soapboxes.”
Wow! Where to begin?
First, Mr. Gingrich is one of the most brilliant thinkers on the scene today. You may not like his politics and yes, he resigned as Speaker of the House. But to call Mr. Gingrich a blowhard is shallow and shows Mr. Weigel just does not like conservatives.
Second, Pat Buchanan? How many times do I have to say this. Mr. Buchanan is no longer a credible conservative. He did that to himself. And he is the token conservative along with Joe Scarborough at the little-watched MSNBC.
But, Mr. Weigel went after Matt Drudge.
Again, you do not have to like Mr. Drudge, but the reason there is so much animus against him is that he exposed the Clinton affair with Monica Lewinsky. And the left has never forgiven him for that. And please, The Drudge Report is not like the Puffington Post. It essentially links very mainstream sources for news. There is no bloviating from Mr. Drudge as there is from Queen Arianna over at her Puffington Post.
Oh yes, how long has Arianna been divorced from her bi-sexual former husband, Michael Huffington? Can't she now use her maiden name since she has rejected her conservative politics of the 90s? In case you did not know, Arianna's maiden name is Stassinopoulos.
Back to point.
How can conservatives still defend this guy Weigel? Many, including a blogger that I really respect, The Other McCain, feel that Mr. Weigel was an A-OK guy. Why? FTR, some of the National Review folks had nice things to say about Mr. Weigel. They include Jim Geraghty, Mr. Campaign Spot, Jonah Goldberg, John J. Miller.
Again, why is there some defense of this guy?
Really what it comes down to is that this is how the old network thought. Any coverage is good. Because the media is so hopelessly left-wing, any crumbs we will take.
Sorry, wrong thinking.
If The Washington Post really wanted someone that can cover conservatives objectively, maybe they could have snagged Byron York or David Freddoso from the Washington Examiner.
But, they really do not want genuine coverage of conservatives. They want to treat us as some kind of anomaly rather than the leading mainstream movement of the majority of Americans.
This post by Daniel Halper over at The Weekly Standard gets to the heart of the matter.
And for JournoList, it proves the conspiracy crowd may be on to something. About 400 lefties writing to each other about how they will cover the news.
When the Obamawhore media wants to get serious about covering mainstream conservatives and mainstream conservatism, they will look for those that know first hand. And respect those on the right.
Until then, the best we have is Dave Weigel. And that is not good enough.
United States, Mexico, Kicked Out Of World Cup
Well, not literally, but both the United States and Mexico have been eliminated, respectively, from the FIFA World Cup.
Yesterday, Ghana defeated the United States, 2-1 in extra time, aka overtime, and it did not take long for Asamoah Gyan to score the winning goal. In fact it occurred in the third minute of the first extra time.
Although it was a bad day for the United States in losing to Ghana, it was a success in television ratings. And yes, it did momentarily give soccer a boost in the United States. But it will be short-lived not because of some silly right-left divide. But because soccer has a lot of structural problems built in that make it a distant fifth most popular sport in North America.
Speaking of North America, the Mexican team was eliminated today by powerhouse Argentina, 3-1 and now there is no North American team in the World Cup.
It appears that those rooting for the United States and or Mexico can now become free agents and root for the favorite Brazilians. Or whoever ends up playing Brazil. I, for one, will go with the underdog and whoever plays Brazil.
While this appearance by the United States was better than last performance in 2006, again it will do nothing to make soccer the sport its boosters want it to be in the United States. Or Canada for that matter.
The most exciting fact is where the matches are being held. In South Africa. Within a little over a decade when Nelson Mandela was elected president and apartheid was eliminated, this is a chance for a desegregated South Africa to shine. And it has. And that maybe the real story of this edition of the FIFA World Cup.
Yesterday, Ghana defeated the United States, 2-1 in extra time, aka overtime, and it did not take long for Asamoah Gyan to score the winning goal. In fact it occurred in the third minute of the first extra time.
Although it was a bad day for the United States in losing to Ghana, it was a success in television ratings. And yes, it did momentarily give soccer a boost in the United States. But it will be short-lived not because of some silly right-left divide. But because soccer has a lot of structural problems built in that make it a distant fifth most popular sport in North America.
Speaking of North America, the Mexican team was eliminated today by powerhouse Argentina, 3-1 and now there is no North American team in the World Cup.
It appears that those rooting for the United States and or Mexico can now become free agents and root for the favorite Brazilians. Or whoever ends up playing Brazil. I, for one, will go with the underdog and whoever plays Brazil.
While this appearance by the United States was better than last performance in 2006, again it will do nothing to make soccer the sport its boosters want it to be in the United States. Or Canada for that matter.
The most exciting fact is where the matches are being held. In South Africa. Within a little over a decade when Nelson Mandela was elected president and apartheid was eliminated, this is a chance for a desegregated South Africa to shine. And it has. And that maybe the real story of this edition of the FIFA World Cup.
Good To See Our Leaders Have Their Priorities Straight
It is really a good thing to see the absolute stellar leadership of Laurel and Hardy, er the Dear Leader, President Obama, and his sidekick, Vice-President Boffo Joe Biden.
Item one in the leadership file.
The Dear Leader, President Obama, upon his arrival to the G-8 summit in Toronto inquired about, well the bevy of golf courses in the area that the summit is being held. Now, this was not just something put out on some blog and went viral. This was straight from the mouth of the industrial minister?* of Canada, Tony Clement.
I assume that Mr. Clement did not mean for it to be such a bad thing, but the reality is that the Dear Leader, President Obama, has shall I say a penchant for the golf course. It seems funny for a leader like the Dear Leader, President Obama, who criticized former President George W. Bush's management style to be emulating him in spades.
Well, there is some hope and change.
And for item number two, the Treasury Secretary, Tax Cheat Tim Geithner, pretty much surrendered United States economic leadership by conceding that the United States can no longer lead the world in economic growth. Now that is really nice. I am certain the nearly "officially" 10% of those unemployed in the United States love hearing that. And while Mr. Tax Cheat Tim is right that the global economy must improve, taking the United States leadership out of that equation is de facto surrendering United States leadership where it is needed the most.
Mr. Tax Cheat Tim could not have said what he said with no rebuke from the Dear Leader, President Obama. Which means it is the position of the administration.
But enough of that.
I mean, the number two guy, Boffo Joe Biden, continues to make many Americans wonder this. Would Sarah Palin have really been that bad as Vice-President.
Answer is. . .of course not!
Here is Boffo Biden at his best.
This past week, Boffo Biden was in Wisconsin assisting the reelection campaign of Democrat senator Russ Feingold. After what the veep said, I am certain he was not all that thankful for the help.
The two men stopped off at a suburban Milwaukee custard shop and Boffo Biden, to his credit, was willing to pay for the custard that Sen. Feingold and he bought. But, when Boffo Biden asked the manager of Cobb's custard shop what he owed him, the manager said it was on the house. And the manager said that if the Obama administration would lower taxes, he would call it even. The reward for that honesty was Boffo Biden referring to the manager as a "smartass".
Nice. Really super duper nice.
See, that is what the administration thinks of the "small" people. You know, if there is a little honesty, call them names and not address the point that the gentleman was trying to make.
It seems that belittling a constituent and potential voter is the game this administration is playing.
But, it also shows priorities.
The Dear Leader wants to get in a round or two of golf and an economic summit.
The Treasury Secretary surrenders American leadership in the international economy.
And, Vice-President Boffo Biden insults a voter.
And all this within the last 72 hours.
These people will wonder after November 2, 2010 why they are no longer in the majority of either house of congress. Or governorships. Or state houses.
Maybe events like these will be a lot of the reason why.
* Why would any democratic, capitalist economy need an "industrial minister"?
Item one in the leadership file.
The Dear Leader, President Obama, upon his arrival to the G-8 summit in Toronto inquired about, well the bevy of golf courses in the area that the summit is being held. Now, this was not just something put out on some blog and went viral. This was straight from the mouth of the industrial minister?* of Canada, Tony Clement.
I assume that Mr. Clement did not mean for it to be such a bad thing, but the reality is that the Dear Leader, President Obama, has shall I say a penchant for the golf course. It seems funny for a leader like the Dear Leader, President Obama, who criticized former President George W. Bush's management style to be emulating him in spades.
Well, there is some hope and change.
And for item number two, the Treasury Secretary, Tax Cheat Tim Geithner, pretty much surrendered United States economic leadership by conceding that the United States can no longer lead the world in economic growth. Now that is really nice. I am certain the nearly "officially" 10% of those unemployed in the United States love hearing that. And while Mr. Tax Cheat Tim is right that the global economy must improve, taking the United States leadership out of that equation is de facto surrendering United States leadership where it is needed the most.
Mr. Tax Cheat Tim could not have said what he said with no rebuke from the Dear Leader, President Obama. Which means it is the position of the administration.
But enough of that.
I mean, the number two guy, Boffo Joe Biden, continues to make many Americans wonder this. Would Sarah Palin have really been that bad as Vice-President.
Answer is. . .of course not!
Here is Boffo Biden at his best.
This past week, Boffo Biden was in Wisconsin assisting the reelection campaign of Democrat senator Russ Feingold. After what the veep said, I am certain he was not all that thankful for the help.
The two men stopped off at a suburban Milwaukee custard shop and Boffo Biden, to his credit, was willing to pay for the custard that Sen. Feingold and he bought. But, when Boffo Biden asked the manager of Cobb's custard shop what he owed him, the manager said it was on the house. And the manager said that if the Obama administration would lower taxes, he would call it even. The reward for that honesty was Boffo Biden referring to the manager as a "smartass".
Nice. Really super duper nice.
See, that is what the administration thinks of the "small" people. You know, if there is a little honesty, call them names and not address the point that the gentleman was trying to make.
It seems that belittling a constituent and potential voter is the game this administration is playing.
But, it also shows priorities.
The Dear Leader wants to get in a round or two of golf and an economic summit.
The Treasury Secretary surrenders American leadership in the international economy.
And, Vice-President Boffo Biden insults a voter.
And all this within the last 72 hours.
These people will wonder after November 2, 2010 why they are no longer in the majority of either house of congress. Or governorships. Or state houses.
Maybe events like these will be a lot of the reason why.
* Why would any democratic, capitalist economy need an "industrial minister"?
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Haley And Scott Win In South Carolina
Tonight the Republican voters of South Carolina made history as they voted for Nikki Haley to be the gubernatorial candidate. She will be the first Indian American candidate for governor in South Carolina. And in the first congressional district, GOP voters voted for Tim Scott and he will be the first Black Republican that will be elected to congress come November in this very Republican district.
The numbers for both candidates were not even close.
Mrs. Haley won with 65% of the vote over J. Gresham Barrett.
Mr. Scott's vote total was even stronger than Mrs. Haley's as he garnered 68% of the GOP vote against Paul Thurmond.
Turnout was very low for this runoff election. But the race for governor was really one that was, in a word, disgusting.
The wild accusations against Mrs. Haley included not one, but two accusations of adultery and Mr. Barrett's supporters questioning whether she is really a Christian or not.
The more the mud was slung, the more Mrs. Haley gained support and votes.
In regards to Mr. Scott, there seems to be something fitting that he would be running against Paul Thurmond, son of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond. It is as if there was a message that this deep, old and new Southern state is about to turn a page in a big way. By nominating Mr. Scott, the voters said goodbye to a checkered past.
And because this is a solid Republican state, these two should easily win their respective offices.
But now is not a time to be complacent. Both candidates will need all the help that they can get.
If you want to help Nikki Haley, here is her website. And Tim Scott's website is here.
The voters of South Carolina will make history on November 2, 2o10. But these candidates can use all of our help.
An amazing night in South Carolina.
The numbers for both candidates were not even close.
Mrs. Haley won with 65% of the vote over J. Gresham Barrett.
Mr. Scott's vote total was even stronger than Mrs. Haley's as he garnered 68% of the GOP vote against Paul Thurmond.
Turnout was very low for this runoff election. But the race for governor was really one that was, in a word, disgusting.
The wild accusations against Mrs. Haley included not one, but two accusations of adultery and Mr. Barrett's supporters questioning whether she is really a Christian or not.
The more the mud was slung, the more Mrs. Haley gained support and votes.
In regards to Mr. Scott, there seems to be something fitting that he would be running against Paul Thurmond, son of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond. It is as if there was a message that this deep, old and new Southern state is about to turn a page in a big way. By nominating Mr. Scott, the voters said goodbye to a checkered past.
And because this is a solid Republican state, these two should easily win their respective offices.
But now is not a time to be complacent. Both candidates will need all the help that they can get.
If you want to help Nikki Haley, here is her website. And Tim Scott's website is here.
The voters of South Carolina will make history on November 2, 2o10. But these candidates can use all of our help.
An amazing night in South Carolina.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Will Sarah Palin Help Tim Scott Win South Carolina First?
Over at Sarah Palin's Facebook page, she makes an important endorsement in this Tuesday's runoff in the South Carolina first congressional district.
It is a classic establishment, anti-establishment race between Paul Thurmond, son of the late senator, Strom Thurmond and Tim Scott, backed by the Tea Parties and conservatives.
This also has an extra added bit of something for the race-huckster crowd.
Mr. Scott is black running against the son of one of the leading segregationists of the past century.
But, in reality, it has nothing to do with anything.
What does matter is that Mr. Thurmond represents the past to many people. Mr. Scott represents a bright future for the Republican party not just in South Carolina but throughout the South.
On the issues, Mr. Scott is a solid conservative. He opposes the Dear Leader, President Obama, and his so-called health care "reform" scam. He supports gun rights, opposes abortion on demand, reforming the tax code, reducing spending and protecting our borders.
Mr Thurmond also sounds conservative themes. But, he adds constituent services. Something that his old man was legendary for. When I look at Mr. Thurmond vs Mr. Scott on the issues, I feel more confident that Mr. Scott will be able to articulate a positive message. Also, I note that while Mr. Thurmond supports the so-called Fair Tax, one of the leading proponents of the Fair Tax is the former Arkansas governor, the Rev. Mike Huckabee. And he is supporting Mr. Brown as is Mrs. Palin.
But I think Mrs. Palin's endorsement will put Mr. Scott over the top. In the previous election, Mr. Scott was ahead of Mr. Thurmond by a wide margin, 31% to 16% in a multi-candidate field. The South Carolina Republican establishment is supporting Mr. Thurmond. But, with a solid vote for GOP gubernatorial front runner Nikki Haley, also supported by Mrs. Palin, this maybe be enough to trickle down to this congressional race.
If both Mr. Scott and Mrs. Haley win, this is great news for Sarah Palin. It shows that she has the real pulse on the Republican voter nationwide.
And that is what the Republican establishment fears the most.
It is a classic establishment, anti-establishment race between Paul Thurmond, son of the late senator, Strom Thurmond and Tim Scott, backed by the Tea Parties and conservatives.
This also has an extra added bit of something for the race-huckster crowd.
Mr. Scott is black running against the son of one of the leading segregationists of the past century.
But, in reality, it has nothing to do with anything.
What does matter is that Mr. Thurmond represents the past to many people. Mr. Scott represents a bright future for the Republican party not just in South Carolina but throughout the South.
On the issues, Mr. Scott is a solid conservative. He opposes the Dear Leader, President Obama, and his so-called health care "reform" scam. He supports gun rights, opposes abortion on demand, reforming the tax code, reducing spending and protecting our borders.
Mr Thurmond also sounds conservative themes. But, he adds constituent services. Something that his old man was legendary for. When I look at Mr. Thurmond vs Mr. Scott on the issues, I feel more confident that Mr. Scott will be able to articulate a positive message. Also, I note that while Mr. Thurmond supports the so-called Fair Tax, one of the leading proponents of the Fair Tax is the former Arkansas governor, the Rev. Mike Huckabee. And he is supporting Mr. Brown as is Mrs. Palin.
But I think Mrs. Palin's endorsement will put Mr. Scott over the top. In the previous election, Mr. Scott was ahead of Mr. Thurmond by a wide margin, 31% to 16% in a multi-candidate field. The South Carolina Republican establishment is supporting Mr. Thurmond. But, with a solid vote for GOP gubernatorial front runner Nikki Haley, also supported by Mrs. Palin, this maybe be enough to trickle down to this congressional race.
If both Mr. Scott and Mrs. Haley win, this is great news for Sarah Palin. It shows that she has the real pulse on the Republican voter nationwide.
And that is what the Republican establishment fears the most.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Even The Establishment Realizes It Is A Republican, Not Anti-Establishment Election
This post by Stuart Rothenberg is proof positive that the message is finally getting through to the mainstream of the United States.
That the up coming mid-term election is a Republican wave and not just an anti-incumbent election.
The headline alone notes that Mr. Rothenberg is at the very least disdainful of the anti-incumbent meme.
But go further into the post.
Mr. Rothenberg notes incumbents that have won their primary challenges.
Here are just a few incumbents that won their primaries:
Republican Mike Crapo had 79% of the vote for his senate reelection bid.
Sen. Jim DeMint, Republican from South Carolina had some opposition yet eked out a win with 83% of the Republican vote.
Alabama Republican veteran senator Richard Shelby received 84% of the Republican vote.
Just in case you thought this was limited to Republicans, there is a strong Democrat example.
Our illustrious Democrat Diva, Sen. Barbara Ma'am Boxer. She received 80% of the Democrat vote.
And some such as Sens. Charles Grassley (R-Ia) and Sen. John Thune (R-SD) had no primary opponents.
And go further to near the end of Mr. Rothenberg's post.
The crux is who is really energized for this election. And, according to Mr. Rothenberg that clearly belongs to conservatives and Republicans. Regrettably, Mr. Rothenberg describes these voters as angry. But, the point is that the angry voter shows up for these elections. And this time around, the conservatives and Republicans are the ones that are mobilized. And these are Mr. Rothenberg's words:
"Ultimately, 2010 will be remembered as a Republican wave election, not an anti-incumbent year."
The signs are out there. Yet there are still supporters of the Dear Leader, President Obama and his supporters that really seem to believe their own hype. That the economy will somehow dramatically improve by election time. That people do like the Dear Leader, President Obama. Somehow, that will transcend down to the candidates.
None of that optimism will happen and Team Obama will more than likely be facing a very Republican congress.
Even a mainstreamer like Stuart Rothenberg is getting that message.
That the up coming mid-term election is a Republican wave and not just an anti-incumbent election.
The headline alone notes that Mr. Rothenberg is at the very least disdainful of the anti-incumbent meme.
But go further into the post.
Mr. Rothenberg notes incumbents that have won their primary challenges.
Here are just a few incumbents that won their primaries:
Republican Mike Crapo had 79% of the vote for his senate reelection bid.
Sen. Jim DeMint, Republican from South Carolina had some opposition yet eked out a win with 83% of the Republican vote.
Alabama Republican veteran senator Richard Shelby received 84% of the Republican vote.
Just in case you thought this was limited to Republicans, there is a strong Democrat example.
Our illustrious Democrat Diva, Sen. Barbara Ma'am Boxer. She received 80% of the Democrat vote.
And some such as Sens. Charles Grassley (R-Ia) and Sen. John Thune (R-SD) had no primary opponents.
And go further to near the end of Mr. Rothenberg's post.
The crux is who is really energized for this election. And, according to Mr. Rothenberg that clearly belongs to conservatives and Republicans. Regrettably, Mr. Rothenberg describes these voters as angry. But, the point is that the angry voter shows up for these elections. And this time around, the conservatives and Republicans are the ones that are mobilized. And these are Mr. Rothenberg's words:
"Ultimately, 2010 will be remembered as a Republican wave election, not an anti-incumbent year."
The signs are out there. Yet there are still supporters of the Dear Leader, President Obama and his supporters that really seem to believe their own hype. That the economy will somehow dramatically improve by election time. That people do like the Dear Leader, President Obama. Somehow, that will transcend down to the candidates.
None of that optimism will happen and Team Obama will more than likely be facing a very Republican congress.
Even a mainstreamer like Stuart Rothenberg is getting that message.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Best Take On The Gulf Oil Disaster And Other Thoughts On The Subject
Today, Larry Kudlow offers what I think is the best analysis on the ongoing Gulf Oil Disaster.
To sum it all up it is the following.
BP (British Petroleum), congress and the White House all get to share the blame. And all can do better to get on the road to solving the problem.
Lets take congress first.
All the bellyaching is about congressman Joe Barton (R-Texas) and his "apology" to BP for the "shakedown" in the Dear Leader, President Obama, forcing BP to give the federal government $20,000,000,000 to help in all efforts to clean up the disaster. And to compensate those that are directly affected by the disaster.
The real question is why the hell is congress having such hearings now as the disaster is growing?
Does any one really think that the hearings this past Thursday were worthwhile? Did congress learn anything new?
No and no.
Yet all these congressmen were there, beating up the incompetent BP CEO (now former CEO),
Tony Hayward. As Mr. Kudlow pointed out for one thing, Mr. Hayward was more than sufficiently laywered-up. And, he just was playing possum with the congressmen. Thus, not one thing resulted in the hearing. Except that when Mr. Barton spoke the truth, he became the story.
Two asides before moving on.
First, Mr. Barton should not have apologized for anything. What he should have done is simply point out that what the Dear Leader, President Obama, did was indeed a shakedown. As Mr. Kudlow pointed out, there are no laws that give the president authority to do such a thing.
Second, since this really was a Democrat party production, the Republicans should have simply not participated in the show-trial. It did no good. Except it gave the Republican members of the committee a chance to see who could be more anti-BP. They or the Democrats.
And while the show trial went on, why is congress not performing real hearings and oversight on the Minerals Management Service? That may be a real role that congress can play in finding out what went wrong and what can be done to prevent such a disaster from happening in the future. But no, it is much more important for congressmen to puff themselves up against the eeevvviiilll Tony Hayward.
Also, why is the Jones Act not being suspended? After all, there is a precedent for this in the recent past.
Former Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff suspended the Act in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
In reality, the Jones Act is a piece of legislation that is protectionist at the core. And needs to be suspended now so that ships from other oil companies and supplies can help in the effort to stem the flow of oil.
A really excellent point from Mr. Kudlow is that the Dear Leader, President Obama, could have used the Oval Office speech this past Tuesday to announce a task force of people from other oil companies and people that have experience in these kind of disasters.
And that leads to leadership, or lack thereof from the Dear Leader, President Obama.
It is not enough for the Dear Leader, President Obama, to travel four times to the gulf region. We get it. He feels their pain.
But what is needed is for the Dear Leader, President Obama, to show leadership. Suspend the Jones Act. Get the best and the brightest from yes, the dreaded oil industry, to get together and come up with a real plan to stop this disaster.
Of course the Dear Leader, President Obama, used his speech to tout the fallacy of a "green" economy and that this is a reason to pass the Crap and Tax legislation. And of course the shakedown on BP to put $20,000,000,000 in "escrow" to help all efforts to clean up the disaster and compensate those that should be directly effected by the disaster.
Another aside.
I quibble with the Wikipedia link implying that Crap and Tax is market driven. If there is a government authority over it, it is not market driven.
But that is beside the point.
The Dear Leader, President Obama, needs to step up to the plate. No, this is not all his fault. But the Dear Leader, President Obama, has not manned-up and done what needs to be done now. In the short term. The rest can and should wait.
And what about BP?
Well, it is becoming obvious that they more than likely cut corners in the building of this oil rig out in deep waters in the Gulf Of Mexico.
And according to Ed Morrisey over at Hotair.com, it appears that this disaster was in the making as early as February of this year.
And BP was one oil company that has touted that it had been focusing on the politically correct "green" economy. In fact, before the Gulf Oil Disaster, the same eeevvviiilll Tony Hayward was going to get together with the Dear Leader, President Obama, in promoting the Crap and Tax legislation.
Ironic, isn't it?
Now, BP is the vilian.
Well, they have been a bad company for a long time now. But they tried to get in bed with those that, essentially, would want to put them out of business. And a lot of good it has done.
The real priority for all involved is to stop the blowout from getting worse. To allow every way possible to prevent oil from reaching shorelines all along the Gulf.
There will be plenty of time to play the blame game. But, not now.
Larry Kudlow hit the nail on the head with this piece.
To sum it all up it is the following.
BP (British Petroleum), congress and the White House all get to share the blame. And all can do better to get on the road to solving the problem.
Lets take congress first.
All the bellyaching is about congressman Joe Barton (R-Texas) and his "apology" to BP for the "shakedown" in the Dear Leader, President Obama, forcing BP to give the federal government $20,000,000,000 to help in all efforts to clean up the disaster. And to compensate those that are directly affected by the disaster.
The real question is why the hell is congress having such hearings now as the disaster is growing?
Does any one really think that the hearings this past Thursday were worthwhile? Did congress learn anything new?
No and no.
Yet all these congressmen were there, beating up the incompetent BP CEO (now former CEO),
Tony Hayward. As Mr. Kudlow pointed out for one thing, Mr. Hayward was more than sufficiently laywered-up. And, he just was playing possum with the congressmen. Thus, not one thing resulted in the hearing. Except that when Mr. Barton spoke the truth, he became the story.
Two asides before moving on.
First, Mr. Barton should not have apologized for anything. What he should have done is simply point out that what the Dear Leader, President Obama, did was indeed a shakedown. As Mr. Kudlow pointed out, there are no laws that give the president authority to do such a thing.
Second, since this really was a Democrat party production, the Republicans should have simply not participated in the show-trial. It did no good. Except it gave the Republican members of the committee a chance to see who could be more anti-BP. They or the Democrats.
And while the show trial went on, why is congress not performing real hearings and oversight on the Minerals Management Service? That may be a real role that congress can play in finding out what went wrong and what can be done to prevent such a disaster from happening in the future. But no, it is much more important for congressmen to puff themselves up against the eeevvviiilll Tony Hayward.
Also, why is the Jones Act not being suspended? After all, there is a precedent for this in the recent past.
Former Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff suspended the Act in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
In reality, the Jones Act is a piece of legislation that is protectionist at the core. And needs to be suspended now so that ships from other oil companies and supplies can help in the effort to stem the flow of oil.
A really excellent point from Mr. Kudlow is that the Dear Leader, President Obama, could have used the Oval Office speech this past Tuesday to announce a task force of people from other oil companies and people that have experience in these kind of disasters.
And that leads to leadership, or lack thereof from the Dear Leader, President Obama.
It is not enough for the Dear Leader, President Obama, to travel four times to the gulf region. We get it. He feels their pain.
But what is needed is for the Dear Leader, President Obama, to show leadership. Suspend the Jones Act. Get the best and the brightest from yes, the dreaded oil industry, to get together and come up with a real plan to stop this disaster.
Of course the Dear Leader, President Obama, used his speech to tout the fallacy of a "green" economy and that this is a reason to pass the Crap and Tax legislation. And of course the shakedown on BP to put $20,000,000,000 in "escrow" to help all efforts to clean up the disaster and compensate those that should be directly effected by the disaster.
Another aside.
I quibble with the Wikipedia link implying that Crap and Tax is market driven. If there is a government authority over it, it is not market driven.
But that is beside the point.
The Dear Leader, President Obama, needs to step up to the plate. No, this is not all his fault. But the Dear Leader, President Obama, has not manned-up and done what needs to be done now. In the short term. The rest can and should wait.
And what about BP?
Well, it is becoming obvious that they more than likely cut corners in the building of this oil rig out in deep waters in the Gulf Of Mexico.
And according to Ed Morrisey over at Hotair.com, it appears that this disaster was in the making as early as February of this year.
And BP was one oil company that has touted that it had been focusing on the politically correct "green" economy. In fact, before the Gulf Oil Disaster, the same eeevvviiilll Tony Hayward was going to get together with the Dear Leader, President Obama, in promoting the Crap and Tax legislation.
Ironic, isn't it?
Now, BP is the vilian.
Well, they have been a bad company for a long time now. But they tried to get in bed with those that, essentially, would want to put them out of business. And a lot of good it has done.
The real priority for all involved is to stop the blowout from getting worse. To allow every way possible to prevent oil from reaching shorelines all along the Gulf.
There will be plenty of time to play the blame game. But, not now.
Larry Kudlow hit the nail on the head with this piece.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Los Angeles Lakers Win 16th NBA Title!
The Los Angeles Lakers put the Boston Celtics out of their misery tonight and won their 16th National Basketball Assiociation title besting their bitter rivals, 83-79 at the Staples Center.
The Lakers were down at halftime, and did not start the second half all that well.
But in the fourth quarter, the Lakers woke up and decided hey, we want to win this thing.
One thing that this game proved is an old NBA adage.
That you can miss most of the game and watch the last two minutes and that is the most exciting part of the game.
True that for this game.
And this breaks a really bad streak.
In four previous game sevens between the two storied rivals, the Celtics won all four and the championship.
Until tonight.
Now, all I ask is that the Laker "fans" celebrate but show some class and respect.
Is that too much to ask?!
For the Boston Celtics, it is wait until next year.
For the Los Angeles Lakers, time to celebrate!
The Lakers were down at halftime, and did not start the second half all that well.
But in the fourth quarter, the Lakers woke up and decided hey, we want to win this thing.
One thing that this game proved is an old NBA adage.
That you can miss most of the game and watch the last two minutes and that is the most exciting part of the game.
True that for this game.
And this breaks a really bad streak.
In four previous game sevens between the two storied rivals, the Celtics won all four and the championship.
Until tonight.
Now, all I ask is that the Laker "fans" celebrate but show some class and respect.
Is that too much to ask?!
For the Boston Celtics, it is wait until next year.
For the Los Angeles Lakers, time to celebrate!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
What The Left Really Thinks About Conservative Women
Here is a take on what frightens the left about successful conservative women.
Linda Hirshman is a writer for Tina Brown's loathsome Daily Beast site.
And what she has to write about what she calls "Mini Palin's" is without a doubt a stupid hit piece on the upcoming election in which there will be some great, accomplished, conservative Republican women running for office.
The women that Miss Hirshman focuses on are the following.
Nevada Republican senate candidate Sharron Angle.
Colorado Republican senate candidate Jane Norton.
New Hampshire Republican senate candidate and current attorney general Kelly Ayotte.
Former Utah Republican senate candidate Cherilyn Eagar.
So, what has Miss Hirshman's thongs in a bunch?
Well, that these women are traditional. That they have "A bachelor's degree from a non-elite school"-that means a state school. You know, like University of Nevada, Reno (Mrs. Angle), Colorado State University (Mrs. Norton), Penn State (Mrs. Ayotte), Brigham Young University (Mrs. Eagar).
Terrible institutions one and all.
That is the implication.
After all, these gals did not go to Wellsley College and Yale Law School (Secretary of State Hillary Clinton). Or Princeton University and Harvard Law School (First Lady Michelle Obama). And because they did not go to the "right" schools, that apparently disqualifies them from pursing elected office.
By traditional, these accomplished women went into "show business", or -THE HORROR- becoming public school teachers! Of course, there is the oddball of the bunch, Mrs. Ayotte. How dare she actually pursue a law degree from Villanova. And run for and become attorney general in New Hampshire.
Miss Hirshman goes on to diss all the candidates "thin" record on their time in elected office.
As if Mrs. Clinton is the most qualified secretary of state in United States history. Or that if she was plain ol' Hillary Diane Rodham, she would have gotten where she is today.
Oh, and it is so terrible that these women have not been "on their own" business wise, so to speak. They have been involved in family businesses.
Again, may I beat the Clinton horse into the ground. She would not be where she is if she was not Mrs. William Jefferson Blythe Clinton.
But once you get to the meat of this diatribe, it all comes down to abortion.
Here is what Miss Hirshman says about the women and their view on abortion:
(Kelly) Ayotte, similarly well-positioned in New Hampshire, is a hero to pro-lifers for her insistence on pursuing an ultimately successful appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of New Hampshire's parental-notification law, against the expressed wishes of the newly elected Democratic governor. Indeed, all four are elaborately and explicitly opposed to women having access to abortions in all but the most extreme cases, if at all. Their most "liberal" position is to make an exception for rape or the mother's life.
That is what really bothers Miss Hirshman and their ilk.
That there are women that oppose abortion on demand. That they do not believe it is a "right" but that it is a life being taken.
A lot of women have had abortions. And many have regretted the fact that they have. They look to it as something very painful in their lives. And they do not want women to have to feel alone and make a decision that is, no matter what, life changing.
Now this is an old article, but it is instructive as to what really drives left-wing feminists crazy about accomplished, conservative women. And why these women must win their contests in November.
CORRECTION:
The attorney general in New Hampshire is an appointed position. Kelly Ayotte was appointed attorney general in 2004. She did not run for the office. Thank you observant reader.
HT: Kathryn Jean Lopez @ http://corner.nationalreview.com/
Linda Hirshman is a writer for Tina Brown's loathsome Daily Beast site.
And what she has to write about what she calls "Mini Palin's" is without a doubt a stupid hit piece on the upcoming election in which there will be some great, accomplished, conservative Republican women running for office.
The women that Miss Hirshman focuses on are the following.
Nevada Republican senate candidate Sharron Angle.
Colorado Republican senate candidate Jane Norton.
New Hampshire Republican senate candidate and current attorney general Kelly Ayotte.
Former Utah Republican senate candidate Cherilyn Eagar.
So, what has Miss Hirshman's thongs in a bunch?
Well, that these women are traditional. That they have "A bachelor's degree from a non-elite school"-that means a state school. You know, like University of Nevada, Reno (Mrs. Angle), Colorado State University (Mrs. Norton), Penn State (Mrs. Ayotte), Brigham Young University (Mrs. Eagar).
Terrible institutions one and all.
That is the implication.
After all, these gals did not go to Wellsley College and Yale Law School (Secretary of State Hillary Clinton). Or Princeton University and Harvard Law School (First Lady Michelle Obama). And because they did not go to the "right" schools, that apparently disqualifies them from pursing elected office.
By traditional, these accomplished women went into "show business", or -THE HORROR- becoming public school teachers! Of course, there is the oddball of the bunch, Mrs. Ayotte. How dare she actually pursue a law degree from Villanova. And run for and become attorney general in New Hampshire.
Miss Hirshman goes on to diss all the candidates "thin" record on their time in elected office.
As if Mrs. Clinton is the most qualified secretary of state in United States history. Or that if she was plain ol' Hillary Diane Rodham, she would have gotten where she is today.
Oh, and it is so terrible that these women have not been "on their own" business wise, so to speak. They have been involved in family businesses.
Again, may I beat the Clinton horse into the ground. She would not be where she is if she was not Mrs. William Jefferson Blythe Clinton.
But once you get to the meat of this diatribe, it all comes down to abortion.
Here is what Miss Hirshman says about the women and their view on abortion:
(Kelly) Ayotte, similarly well-positioned in New Hampshire, is a hero to pro-lifers for her insistence on pursuing an ultimately successful appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of New Hampshire's parental-notification law, against the expressed wishes of the newly elected Democratic governor. Indeed, all four are elaborately and explicitly opposed to women having access to abortions in all but the most extreme cases, if at all. Their most "liberal" position is to make an exception for rape or the mother's life.
That is what really bothers Miss Hirshman and their ilk.
That there are women that oppose abortion on demand. That they do not believe it is a "right" but that it is a life being taken.
A lot of women have had abortions. And many have regretted the fact that they have. They look to it as something very painful in their lives. And they do not want women to have to feel alone and make a decision that is, no matter what, life changing.
Now this is an old article, but it is instructive as to what really drives left-wing feminists crazy about accomplished, conservative women. And why these women must win their contests in November.
CORRECTION:
The attorney general in New Hampshire is an appointed position. Kelly Ayotte was appointed attorney general in 2004. She did not run for the office. Thank you observant reader.
HT: Kathryn Jean Lopez @ http://corner.nationalreview.com/
Monday, June 14, 2010
The American Right Hates Soccer? News To Me!
Another reason I loathe National Public Radio.
In this piece partnered with The Nation magazine, a writer explains to readers that American conservatives hate soccer.
The writer, Dave Zirin, cites radio and television talker Glenn Beck and radio talker and former Watergate felon G. Gordon Liddy and their comments regarding soccer and The World Cup.
The FIFA World Cup is being played in South Africa from now until July 11. It is played every four years since 1930. And yes, the United States pretty much sucks in this competition.
Mr. Zirin actually makes one good point and one meaningless point.
Soccer is one of if not the most popular youth sport in the United States. There is AYSO and it has been popular to my knowledge since the 1980s.
The problem is that soccer is not really on the radar in high schools, less at the college level and until the formation of Major League Soccer, was not existent after the failure that was the North American Soccer League.
Thus, it has never really developed the same way that baseball, basketball, football and ice hockey has in the United States and for that matter Canada.
But Mr. Zirin cites something that I have heard since the days of the NASL.
That immigrants are making soccer more popular in the United States than ever before.
That may be true. But, there is no real evidence to back that claim up.
What may be correct is that many of those that played AYSO soccer growing up are becoming fans of soccer thanks to Major League Soccer, which has done a much better job promoting soccer than the old NASL.
The way that it was formed and has expanded has been much more realistic than the old NASL. For one, MLS has been able to get smaller, soccer-only stadiums built throughout the league. Few teams play in huge stadiums. But there are a few, and they do tarp off many seats so the stadium does not look empty.
One other fact is that there have been few if any American soccer superstars. That plays into the reality of the sport failing to gain the status of the four major league sports mentioned earlier.
Now your humble blogger grew up going to see the old Los Angeles Aztecs at the Rose Bowl. Followed the Los Angeles Skyhawks of the old American Soccer League. There is a lot to like about soccer.
But, the reality is that since it is not in the top four sports, not to mention college variations of the top four sports, it suffers.
But, for Mr. Zirin to cite Glenn Beck and G. Gordon Liddy as what conservatives in the United States think about soccer is insipid.
It shows the shallowness of The Nation and National Public Radio.
Most people I know, conservative and liberal, have at least a little interest of the World Cup and who wins. But, there is no one group that hates soccer or loves it more than any other.
Ace over at the Ace of Spades has an epic take on the real reason soccer just has not made it here in the United States the same way as the rest of the world. He also cites why liberals and the left embrace soccer. However, do they also support the violent sub-culture that soccer brings out? The nationalism? And yes, racism by fans in many nations?
I am an American, conservative and I like soccer. It has its moments, but it is not the same as watching something like say the just concluded Stanley Cup in ice hockey. Or the NBA playoffs currently going on. Or the Super Bowl. Or the World Series.
Until that happens, soccer will be way down on the sports priorities of most Americans. And not because of silly comments from Glenn Beck and G. Gordon Liddy.
Watch the World Cup and enjoy!
In this piece partnered with The Nation magazine, a writer explains to readers that American conservatives hate soccer.
The writer, Dave Zirin, cites radio and television talker Glenn Beck and radio talker and former Watergate felon G. Gordon Liddy and their comments regarding soccer and The World Cup.
The FIFA World Cup is being played in South Africa from now until July 11. It is played every four years since 1930. And yes, the United States pretty much sucks in this competition.
Mr. Zirin actually makes one good point and one meaningless point.
Soccer is one of if not the most popular youth sport in the United States. There is AYSO and it has been popular to my knowledge since the 1980s.
The problem is that soccer is not really on the radar in high schools, less at the college level and until the formation of Major League Soccer, was not existent after the failure that was the North American Soccer League.
Thus, it has never really developed the same way that baseball, basketball, football and ice hockey has in the United States and for that matter Canada.
But Mr. Zirin cites something that I have heard since the days of the NASL.
That immigrants are making soccer more popular in the United States than ever before.
That may be true. But, there is no real evidence to back that claim up.
What may be correct is that many of those that played AYSO soccer growing up are becoming fans of soccer thanks to Major League Soccer, which has done a much better job promoting soccer than the old NASL.
The way that it was formed and has expanded has been much more realistic than the old NASL. For one, MLS has been able to get smaller, soccer-only stadiums built throughout the league. Few teams play in huge stadiums. But there are a few, and they do tarp off many seats so the stadium does not look empty.
One other fact is that there have been few if any American soccer superstars. That plays into the reality of the sport failing to gain the status of the four major league sports mentioned earlier.
Now your humble blogger grew up going to see the old Los Angeles Aztecs at the Rose Bowl. Followed the Los Angeles Skyhawks of the old American Soccer League. There is a lot to like about soccer.
But, the reality is that since it is not in the top four sports, not to mention college variations of the top four sports, it suffers.
But, for Mr. Zirin to cite Glenn Beck and G. Gordon Liddy as what conservatives in the United States think about soccer is insipid.
It shows the shallowness of The Nation and National Public Radio.
Most people I know, conservative and liberal, have at least a little interest of the World Cup and who wins. But, there is no one group that hates soccer or loves it more than any other.
Ace over at the Ace of Spades has an epic take on the real reason soccer just has not made it here in the United States the same way as the rest of the world. He also cites why liberals and the left embrace soccer. However, do they also support the violent sub-culture that soccer brings out? The nationalism? And yes, racism by fans in many nations?
I am an American, conservative and I like soccer. It has its moments, but it is not the same as watching something like say the just concluded Stanley Cup in ice hockey. Or the NBA playoffs currently going on. Or the Super Bowl. Or the World Series.
Until that happens, soccer will be way down on the sports priorities of most Americans. And not because of silly comments from Glenn Beck and G. Gordon Liddy.
Watch the World Cup and enjoy!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
And Now, The Left Goes After Nikki Haley's Christianity
Ooh Boy!
It is not enough for an imbecile South Carolina state senator names Don, er Jake Knotts to slam his party's front-runner for governor. About her Christian faith. Hell, "Sen." Knotts out right says that Nikki Haley, the Republican front-runner for governor, is not really a Christian.
But, that is just the beginning.
Now a writer over at Slate magazine thinks she should jump into the fray. From the other side, of course.
This is what passes as the more intelligent way to address whether Mrs. Haley is indeed a Christian and a Methodist.
The writer of this hit piece, Neela Banerjee, wants you to know that because she too is Indian, she is going to write the truth about Mrs. Haley and her relationship to God. Or not.
Miss Banerjee writes that because Mrs. Haley is one of them there "light skinned" Punjabi Sikhs, it probably makes it easier to pass off as being White. With a great tan, but White in Miss Banerjee's world.
Here is something to explain to the non-Christian.
Not everyone that converts to Christianity likes to discuss the conversion. Especially in families like Mrs. Haley's. Some members of the family have not had the same experience. Thus, while in Christian settings, it is very easy for that Christian to talk the talk. But outside, it is still hard. See, that is why one progresses as a Christian. If all were at the same place, it would be very boring indeed.
Again, I do not question anyone that says they are Christians. What I do question is what one believes and how they got to that thought.
Many people still believe that the Dear Leader, President Obama, is really a closet Islamic. I do not. He says that he is a Christian, was baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Until he rejects it, I believe that he is.
By the same token, the other side should also believe that Mrs. Haley and the Louisiana governor, Bobby Jindal, are committed, practicing Christians.
And so should those on our side. If one wants to go after Mrs. Haley on public policy, go for it. But, leave her religion out of it.
The Other McCain has the goods on this. And I do like the fact he points out how long it has taken ethnic groups to become a real part of the American fabric. But he also takes aim at Whites as well:
Defining oneself as distinct from the Vanilla-American — that stereotypical Wonder-Bread-and-Miracle-Whip WASP – has become a sort of geneaological parlor game since the 1960s. Nowadays, even the blandest of Anglo-American yuppies seem to feel obligated to put an ethnic asterisk beside their ancestry, as if to signify that they’re down with the whole multicultural-diversity agenda.
First, I like Best Foods (known as Hellman's east of the Rockies) mayo. No "Miracle" Whip for me!
Second, I guess I am ethnically boring to the left.
My mother's mother's family came from Scotland, were Presbyterians. My mother's father came from Canada.
On my dad's side, oh that is interesting. His family were, get ready. . .JOOOZ! From Odessa, The Ukraine.
But most important is this.
I am an A M E R I C A N!
Pure and simple. I was born in the United States and I consider myself nothing more than that. I have a pride at my heritage, but it is a heritage. It really has nothing to do with me or my family now because we are Americans.
Let us say this together.
I am an A M E R I C A N! The Dear Leader, President Obama, is an A M E R I C A N! Nikky Haley is an A M E R I C A N!
In the realm of public policy, that is what matters. And if we want to talk about our Christianity and our relation with Jesus Christ and how it affects how we look at public policy, discuss that. Not whether any of us is a Christian or not.
Until we get there, slime merchants like "Sen." Knotts and Miss Banerjee will question the sincerity of people's religious beliefs if not whether they are or not.
A real disgrace.
It is not enough for an imbecile South Carolina state senator names Don, er Jake Knotts to slam his party's front-runner for governor. About her Christian faith. Hell, "Sen." Knotts out right says that Nikki Haley, the Republican front-runner for governor, is not really a Christian.
But, that is just the beginning.
Now a writer over at Slate magazine thinks she should jump into the fray. From the other side, of course.
This is what passes as the more intelligent way to address whether Mrs. Haley is indeed a Christian and a Methodist.
The writer of this hit piece, Neela Banerjee, wants you to know that because she too is Indian, she is going to write the truth about Mrs. Haley and her relationship to God. Or not.
Miss Banerjee writes that because Mrs. Haley is one of them there "light skinned" Punjabi Sikhs, it probably makes it easier to pass off as being White. With a great tan, but White in Miss Banerjee's world.
Here is something to explain to the non-Christian.
Not everyone that converts to Christianity likes to discuss the conversion. Especially in families like Mrs. Haley's. Some members of the family have not had the same experience. Thus, while in Christian settings, it is very easy for that Christian to talk the talk. But outside, it is still hard. See, that is why one progresses as a Christian. If all were at the same place, it would be very boring indeed.
Again, I do not question anyone that says they are Christians. What I do question is what one believes and how they got to that thought.
Many people still believe that the Dear Leader, President Obama, is really a closet Islamic. I do not. He says that he is a Christian, was baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Until he rejects it, I believe that he is.
By the same token, the other side should also believe that Mrs. Haley and the Louisiana governor, Bobby Jindal, are committed, practicing Christians.
And so should those on our side. If one wants to go after Mrs. Haley on public policy, go for it. But, leave her religion out of it.
The Other McCain has the goods on this. And I do like the fact he points out how long it has taken ethnic groups to become a real part of the American fabric. But he also takes aim at Whites as well:
Defining oneself as distinct from the Vanilla-American — that stereotypical Wonder-Bread-and-Miracle-Whip WASP – has become a sort of geneaological parlor game since the 1960s. Nowadays, even the blandest of Anglo-American yuppies seem to feel obligated to put an ethnic asterisk beside their ancestry, as if to signify that they’re down with the whole multicultural-diversity agenda.
First, I like Best Foods (known as Hellman's east of the Rockies) mayo. No "Miracle" Whip for me!
Second, I guess I am ethnically boring to the left.
My mother's mother's family came from Scotland, were Presbyterians. My mother's father came from Canada.
On my dad's side, oh that is interesting. His family were, get ready. . .JOOOZ! From Odessa, The Ukraine.
But most important is this.
I am an A M E R I C A N!
Pure and simple. I was born in the United States and I consider myself nothing more than that. I have a pride at my heritage, but it is a heritage. It really has nothing to do with me or my family now because we are Americans.
Let us say this together.
I am an A M E R I C A N! The Dear Leader, President Obama, is an A M E R I C A N! Nikky Haley is an A M E R I C A N!
In the realm of public policy, that is what matters. And if we want to talk about our Christianity and our relation with Jesus Christ and how it affects how we look at public policy, discuss that. Not whether any of us is a Christian or not.
Until we get there, slime merchants like "Sen." Knotts and Miss Banerjee will question the sincerity of people's religious beliefs if not whether they are or not.
A real disgrace.
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Real Time California Election Results
If you are interested in seeing the outcome of the races in California from today's primary election, here is the Secretary of State site.
For the Republicans, Meg Whitman wins the governor's race-big! Carly Fiorina wins the senate race. Will be interested to see where Chuck DeVore finishes there. The Political Whore, Abel Maldonado looks to be the winner for Lt. Governor.
I am really contemplating supporting the Democrat for this one. I can not in good consience vote for this creep. Let me know what you think.
The Secretary of State race is being won handlily by Damon Dunn. Thank goodness for this! California would really be a laughing stock if Birther Orly Taitz won this race.
I also thing that Sarah Palin won big tonight.
Why? I think her endorsement of Carly Fiorina put her over the top.
A lot more tomorrow.
For the Republicans, Meg Whitman wins the governor's race-big! Carly Fiorina wins the senate race. Will be interested to see where Chuck DeVore finishes there. The Political Whore, Abel Maldonado looks to be the winner for Lt. Governor.
I am really contemplating supporting the Democrat for this one. I can not in good consience vote for this creep. Let me know what you think.
The Secretary of State race is being won handlily by Damon Dunn. Thank goodness for this! California would really be a laughing stock if Birther Orly Taitz won this race.
I also thing that Sarah Palin won big tonight.
Why? I think her endorsement of Carly Fiorina put her over the top.
A lot more tomorrow.
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