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Myths of the Jena 6

2007-10-24T21:08:00.000-04:00

Few people know the facts of the Jena 6, other than what Jon Stewart tell them, and the MSM has done little resembling journalism to report anything further than recycled rumors and half-truths.

A local tries to clarify many of the myths that are being repeated as facts.

Read here.

Walk It Out: Gwen Verdon and Fosse

2007-10-24T21:00:00.000-04:00

The best video on YouTube in my opinion.

Someone had a lot of time on their hands, but I'm glad they did or I never would've known of this amazing dancer.

The video is from an Ed Sullivan TV show that aired sometime in the late '60s. Nope, I wasn't even born yet.

Vietnam vs Iraqi War: A Tutorial

2006-06-20T00:38:00.000-04:00

FrontPageMag has a must read. Here's a taste:

And the result of these attitudes can be seen in the way the Democrats and their media allies have conducted themselves throughout. For the Bush administration and the coalition troops in Iraq the battles have been for Baghdad, Fallujah, Mosul and Basra, all engagements with the enemy in the field. For the Democrats and their media allies it has been Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, Haditha and Niger, all behind-the-lines battles against our troops and their commander-in-chief. For the Bush administration the chief prize has been Zarqawi, the beheader himself. For the Democrats it has been Scooter Libby. The Bush administration barely missed getting Osama bin Laden; the Democrats barely missed getting Karl Rove. The Bush administration’s strategy is to defeat the forces of terror. The Democrats are conducting psychological warfare aimed at American morale – the decisive factor in war.

And here are the numbers concerning the reality of underestimating the brutality of your enemy:

In other words -- in Kerry’s view -- when compared to the Vietnamese enemy, Americans were the greater assassins and terrorists to be feared, while the Communists were only resisting a foreign occupation of their country, and were not interested in massacring anyone. History has now shown how wrong Kerry was (and how right John O’Neill and the Americans who opposed him were). The Kerry Democrats in Congress voted to cut off military and economic aid to the South Vietnamese and Cambodian regimes. Within four months of the cut-off, both regimes fell. The victorious Communists in Vietnam and their protégés in Cambodia then proceeded to massacre more than two-and-half million Indo-Chinese peasants, just as Nixon and others had warned they would. A hundred thousand were summarily executed in Vietnam – twenty times what Kerry had assured Americans they would -- while a million fled, half of whom died attempting to escape.

These are the things the anti-war/Pacifist crowd would rather not think about and hope that you don't either.

I can't think of better reason to go and read it.

Denial and Self-Loathing

2006-06-10T21:28:00.000-04:00

For all our liberal friends who gaze at Canada as a beacon of hope for Amerikkka - James Lileks has an exercise for you:

You're an enlightened world citizen. Your T-shirt says "9/11 was an inside job." You're pretty sure we're living in a fascist state, that President Bush taps the Dixie Chicks' phones, Christian abortion clinic bombers outnumber jihadis, and the war on "terror" is a distraction from the real threats: carbon emissions and Pat Robertson. Then you learn that 17 people were arrested in a terrorist bomb plot. How do you process the information? Let's take it step by step.

Gosh, that's horrible, you think. But no -- that's what they WANT you to feel. Recall the prime directive: Question Authority (unless he's a college professor). The plotters must have been impoverished olive farmers radicalized by the removal of Saddam Hussein. Why, if someone came in and toppled your president, you'd go to their country and ... well, you'd thank them. Unless they did it for the wrong reasons! Then you'd blow something up. Like an SUV dealership. At night. Anyway, you understand; you care a lot about Iraqis these days. You think about Iraq more than China, to be honest, but it's not as if you'll scrape off your "Free Tibet" bumper sticker -- unless it's to make room for "Free Darfur." Or "Hands Off Darfur," depending.

It must ALL be read. Warning to libs: It's gonna leave a mark.

(Hat tip to Lori at Wizbang!)

Banned in Boston

2006-05-17T22:13:00.000-04:00

When I was living in Rhode Island I use to listen to talk radio during the afternoon commute on I-95. It was during my time in RI that Massachusetts's Supreme Court decided that Gay marriage would be legal. The radio host that I listened to everyday - who was not far left or right - made the statement (paraphrased) at the time: "Well folks I woke up this morning and absolutely nothing in my marriage with my wife has changed since gay marriage was made legal. I have yet to hear of a single reason why I should be concerned."

Well Dan, here it is. The only problem, is that no one predicted this consequence, that I ever heard anyway. And it is a million times worse than I ever imagined.

The article "Banned in Boston" is one of the most very important reads that have come along in quite a few months. And without reading it, you will never be able to intelligently argue your point either way.

Get busy.

Claiming ChickenHawk Status

2006-05-04T15:08:00.000-04:00

Absolutely priceless.

If you think that unless you or your loved ones are in Iraq fighting the war to have a valid opinion on said war, then you need to read the above link.

Really.

The Biggest Hypocrits

2006-05-04T11:21:00.000-04:00

Ted Kennedy has prove himself to possibly be the most hypocritical person on the planet.

Supporters of the offshore grid of 130 wind turbines, standing 400 feet above the water, say it would supply three-quarters of the energy needs of Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. By replacing use of oil, they say, it would sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Kennedy opposes this, explains the buzz on Capitol Hill, because he does not want to despoil the pristine appearance of a natural resource dear to his family and the memory of John F. Kennedy.

Here's the thing though, next election year for Kennedy we'll see all of his Greenpeace, tree-hugging supporters lining up to vote for him once again - Like a bad addiction.

Dixie Dumb

2006-05-03T13:07:00.000-04:00

Karl Rove is now officially controlling the minds of all three Dixie Chicks.

Undeniable.

In "Lubbock or Leave It," Natalie Maines, a native of this West Texas city, sings: "I hear they hate me now/Just like they hated you./Maybe when I'm dead and gone/I'm gonna get a statue, too."

Holly, whose statue is in downtown Lubbock, was born here and died in a plane crash along with singers Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson in Iowa in 1959.

Holly's older brother, Larry O. Holley, said he doesn't know of anyone in Lubbock who hated his sibling.

"Older people in town thought rock 'n' roll was for kids," Holley said. "But no one hated Buddy."

What's really funny is Natalie's defensive statement at the end fails to give a single reason for the lyric AND insults her own hometown at the same time!

On the Chicks Web site Maines writes that the song "is not just about Lubbock, but about any small, hypocritical town."

Rove has obviously taken over all of the Dixie Chick's minds and is purposefully running their career into the ground.

That or the Chicks have absolutely no brain cells whatsoever.

UN and Fiction

2006-05-03T12:20:00.000-04:00

Well it is way too easy to talk about the United Nations living in a fantasy world. We all know that.

But now they've taken it a ridiculous step further. They've actually given an award to Geena Davis for an acting job - playing the first female U.S. president.

She is just giddy about it, I tell ya:

To the strains of "Hail to the Chief," actress Geena Davis accepted an award night for her television portrayal of the first woman president of the United States from an organization which is seeking to turn fiction into reality.

When the star of the ABC television show "Commander in Chief" got to the podium Tuesday, she was given a red, white and blue sash to put on over her gown, similar to one worn by Chile's first woman president, Michelle Bachelet. "This is the coolest thing I ever got! Wow I love it!," she said.

Yes, yes, yes. It is very courageous to be limo'd in to your job everyday at an overly-air conditioned studio, memorize your lines, hair and makeup, recite in front of camera.

You go girl!!

Of course it is nothing new for actors to get awards for going to work, but don't think the evening ended without the usual "Bush Sucks" rhetoric:

Filmmaker Rod Lurie, the creater of "Commander in Chief" also received an award and called the question of whether the United States is ready for a female president "insulting."

"From now on, my answer is, `Are we ready for more of what we have got?,'" he said.

"Females represent 51 percent of the country and it's absurd that they're not represented in the highest level of power, and not even given that opportunity," Lurie said.(emphasis mine)

Huh? Since when can't a female adult that is an American citizen not run for president? Anyone who meets the basic criteria (sex is not one of them) can run. I learned that around 2nd or 3rd grade I think.

Paging George Clooney...

2006-05-03T11:37:00.000-04:00

Sir, you have a nosebleed.

Not only does Clooney get a punch, but you get some great background info on Darfur.

Gay Books and Your Child

2006-04-25T12:34:00.000-04:00

Ace has a story about a Massachusetts teacher reading a fairy tale to a group of 20 seven year olds.

Nothing makes me more angry! I recently spent 2 years in Providence, RI - essentially a suburb of Boston - and I came dangerously close to unwittingly placing my child into this very same situation. My story can be read here: Charter School Perversion.

There is an overt push to normalize homosexual lifestyles to all ages of children. My son was 5 when he was nearly placed in the same scenario. My only clue was the use of the word "Multiculturalism" in the school's mission statement. If you think that that word simply means learning about other's cultures and 'getting along' you are way too naive.

It means much, much more.

And to get a bit off topic, it is the number one weapon we hand the terrorists to infiltrate our democracies and communities. We are open and welcoming to them; they take advantage of our freedoms to plot their Jihad.

Please read my story, and know that it can happen to you as well.

PROTECT YOUR CHILD!!

Louisiana Shout Out

2006-04-23T00:18:00.000-04:00

Okay, so now it's a reoccurring theme: "Shout outs" that is.

Seems as though an old post of mine is getting quite a bit of attention from lots of home folk here in Louisiana and corporate types in Texas.

I just thought I'd officially say welcome.

Blogging is a beautiful thing.

Are you ready to put me on your payroll yet? Imagine what I could do if I actually had a few minutes a day to devote to exposing the truth.

S.A. Shout Out

2006-04-23T00:08:00.000-04:00

I know that I've been away for a while, but recently in San Antonio for Easter Weekend, I promised some great friends that I'd give 'em a shout out from the net.

It was just wonderful to see Anthony and Lezli with their beautiful little one (and another one about to arrive any moment) at Church - My how we missed our church while we were in RI. We just wish we would've had much more time to visit.

Seeing our old pastor preach and visiting with Pastor Fridge and his lovely wife, Sharon, was like old times for sure. My boys were begging to move to Texas by the time we were rolling out of town after just a few days.

We'll be back soon, friends.

Shamu is some powerful whale!!

On Leakgate, The Washington Post Sides With......Bush!!

2006-04-09T20:58:00.000-04:00

Check out Newsmax's account of today's Washington Post editorial that outlines and sides with President Bush on the entire Leakgate affair!!! How 'bout them apples!

Who's Right?? Jack Murtha or Bob Kerrey

2006-03-25T12:01:00.000-05:00

Jack Murtha, a Pennsylvania Democrat, said on Meet The Press last weekend,

There was no terrorism in Iraq before we went there...None. There was no connection with al Qaeda, there was no connection with, with terrorism in Iraq itself.

Bob Kerrey, former Democratic Senator, and 9/11 Commission member, said the following this week with regard to new evidence linking the two,

This is a very significant set of facts,...I personally and strongly believe you don't have to prove that Iraq was collaborating with Osama bin Laden on the September 11 attacks to prove he was an enemy [of the U.S.] and that he would collaborate with people who would do our country harm.

One guy is speaking the rational truth and the other is pandering to the radical Left. Decide for yourself. Both ABC News and The Weekly Standard cover the issue in detail.

Funny What's Going On Over At ABC News

2006-03-23T18:16:00.000-05:00

ABC News is a funny place these days. First we find an e-mail from the executive producer of Good Morning America's weekend edition expressing that "Bush makes me sick". Next we find them reporting on evidence that, in fact , shows that there WERE operational connections between Saddam Hussein and Al Qaeda. Interesting in sort of a schizophrenic way. Don't you think?

Good News From Iraq Seen By David Ignatius

2006-03-19T11:22:00.000-05:00

Liberal Washington Post opinion writer David Ignatius returned recently from Iraq with optimistic news. His piece is insightful and deserves your attention.

Just Because....

2006-03-06T22:17:00.000-05:00

It Takes 25 Minutes to Understand Canada's Failed Healthcare System

2006-02-25T21:36:00.000-05:00

Pour yourself a pint of Molson and spend 25 minutes watching an excerpt from "Dead Meat" from On The Fence Films. The film chronicles the utter failure of Canada's socialized medicine. It will appear in its entirety at the end of 2006. This short version played at this year's Liberty Film Festival. Hillary, are you watching?

Happiness Is Being A Conservative

2006-02-25T20:38:00.000-05:00

George Will's analysis of why conservatives are happier than liberals is deliciously insightful and a MUST read!

Quote of the Day

2006-02-22T23:44:00.000-05:00

Jay from Project Jay:

This is God's way of punishing me for being an Atheist.

La Politics

2006-02-22T19:52:00.000-05:00

The Dead Pelican reports that Mary Landrieu's numbers are slipping while David Vitter's are rising.

FEB. 22, 2006 4:00 PM CT

SURVEYUSA NEWS MEDIA TRACKING POLL

SENATOR VITTER

Do you approve or disapprove of the job David Vitter is doing as United States Senator?

58% APPROVE
35% DISAPPROVE
7% NOT SURE

SENATOR LANDRIEU

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Mary Landrieu is doing as United States Senator?

46% APPROVE
49% DISAPPROVE
5% NOT SURE

HER APPROVAL RATING IN THE PAST MONTH DROPPED FROM 56% TO 46% (-10%), WHILE HER DISAPPROVAL RATING WENT UP FROM 40% TO 49% (-9).

Quick, let's hold an election. Before you know it all the dead folks in New Orleans that like to vote and collect state checks will be back in business again.

Arctic Monkeys Debut In U.S.

2006-02-21T18:31:00.000-05:00

Today "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" goes on sale in the United States. The debut album by the Arctic Monkeys has a smart title and has done a smart bit of business in sales. I quoted, one Australian columnist January 31, 2006, who reported this album to be "the fastest-selling debut in British chart history."

Today at Rollingstone.com Barry Walters gives the lads a glowing review. Describing lead singer Alex Turner, Walters states that, "Turner's hyper-realistic observations help explain why his group inspires this much loyalty." I agree. Honest was my first thought upon viewing their videos at arcticmonkeys.com. Take a look. They might be street, but they're honest.

A Fox Guarding The Hen House?

2006-02-19T18:42:00.000-05:00

As I am sure you have heard, Dubai Ports World, a company in the United Arab Emirates, wants to buy a British firm operating six "major ports" in the United States. Brain Terminal posted an informative piece on this topic Saturday. I am in agreement with Mr. Maloney. Those opposing this measure sound "reasonable." One Miami company to be affected by the sale seems to agree. They filed a lawsuit late Friday, details here.

Besides obvious concerns over national security and common sense, I have a question. Was the White House thinking politically when handling this deal? Even if they could satisfy the outcry over this, why not provide better explanation? The democrats are making political hay over this, example here. An even better example. Who can blame them? I have questions, too. It is true that the ports have been operated by a foreign company, but not one that has such ties to terror. A few senators state the case, courtesy of FOX NEWS.

Then there's Michael Chertoff. Weathering the storm, a thankless job, but somebody's gotta do it. Have a look. Fox is covering this pretty well.

Hat tip: Brain Terminal.

Bush Tax Policy is Helping Black Americans

2006-02-19T12:36:00.000-05:00

Jerry Bowyer reports at National Review Online ( NRO ) that despite left-wing criticism of the Bush tax cuts as being favorable to the rich only, the amazing job creation in the U.S. since 2003 ( almost 5 million payroll jobs ) has reduced the black unemployment rate to 8.9%. This rate is lower than the 9.5% average between 1995 and 2000; a period that is regarded by Democrats to be the most glorious years of economic opportunity for poor blacks. If you believe that employment opportunity is the most effective way for the poor to lift themselves out of poverty toward the fulfillment of the American dream, then President Bush's tax-lowering; job-creating "strategery" is vindicated by this employment data. Of course, if you believe in condemning the poor to a life-sentence of unemployment and total dependence on welfare, then, like Kanye West, you probably believe that George Bush does hate black people.