Monthly Archives: September 2011

Uncomfortably Numb

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In our dark moments, we wonder: If this is freedom, what’s the big deal?

China

China is undergoing its most significant upheaval since becoming a communist state.  Any communist revolution is by definition an attempt to deny and suppress the spirit of man.  The current transition will be both more important and more successful than the revolution there, because this move has been anticipated for thousands of years–it is led by reality, rather than the other way around.  China, long famous for deprecating any knowledge or influence from barbarian realms, is becoming oriented beyond its own borders.

While we dither and kowtow by re-forming NASA into the North African Space Administration (with a mission to make Muslim countries feel proud of their accomplishments, no less), the Chinese are … Continue reading →

Anti-American Hikers

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Boy, no sooner do you extend a bit of patience than you realize how late it really is.  I hadn’t done any reading on the three hikers who have now all been released by Iran, so when I saw some comments on FaceBook which I thought were harsh and critical, I responded that I thought they were just granola hippies caught up in the Iranian propaganda.  I figured their criticism of America was just reflexive parroting of the Iranian line they had had no choice but to hear for a couple of years.

I wrote, in closing:

“They are hippie hikers who never understood the danger they were in, and I would not expect them to have a moral core to rely on to resist having their thoughts … Continue reading →

The Ides of September

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The President has been speaking for about five minutes.  It’s way too early for the “early returns” on his speech, but I have a prediction: I think that his high-handed yet empty rhetoric about what he will and will not tolerate or allow, and all the rest of his claptrap is going to bang hollow in a silent room.

I do believe that I am not alone in being spectacularly unimpressed with this moron upon the occasion of this part-campaign, part-lecture.  Now I have never been for the man, but tonight marks a special moment.  I have never heard him more urgently condescending, as if he must somehow pound his elementary knowledge into the heads of a bunch of retards (that would be us) before heading out for … Continue reading →

GM, Obama vs Ford, Boeing

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Here’s the gist of a compelling article up at RedState:

“Documents released last week by the U.S. Treasury Department indicate that General Motors and the Obama administration coordinated their PR strategy regarding GM’s much criticized 2010 ad campaign, in which the car maker misleadingly claimed to have repaid all its government loans.”

The advertisement campaign GM ran with included the “Chevy Runs Deep” series of commercials portraying a feel good attitude toward GM and its essential “American-ness”. Just in time for the 2012 election season, GM wants to rev back up that ad campaign as it did before the November 2010 elections.

You will not be surprised to learn that there is a series of coordinated efforts between the Obama Administration and General Motors.

via Is The … Continue reading →

» The White House Guess List: How Obama Pulled a Fast One on the American People – in the Name of ‘Transparency’ – Big Government

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Congressional hearings over issues such as Solyndra should include questions about meetings at places like those mentioned below.  Jeck, just for GP.  If it becomes a standard question to ask Obama cronies if they met with admin officials at any coffee shop, cafe, townhouse or other venue during specified periods of time, the results could be instructive, especially in the aggregate.

…some of the most important presidential visitors don’t even walk into the White House. The administration meets K Street lobbyists at Caribou Coffee, and holds secret meetings in Jackson Place townhouses where there are no visitor logs.

The visitor logs that have been released are problematic, because they are simply lists of names, with no way to verify whether a specific name belongs to a particular person.

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KNIGHT: Obama tears up the Constitution – Washington Times

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I confess.  This is really a bookmark for later.

In his two years and nine months in office, President Obama has compiled a spectacular record of noncompliance with the Constitution. Here are just some of the ways his administration has failed to execute the laws while using raw, unauthorized power:

via KNIGHT: Obama tears up the Constitution – Washington Times.

Strange Brew: The Constitution According to the Tea Party

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I am really going to enjoy popping targets as these hacks prop them up.

At the risk of taking too seriously what appear to be political arguments dressed up as constitutional claims, Constitutional Accountability Center has launched a series of articles, here at Text & History, which examines claims made by the Tea Party and its most prominent allies about the Constitution and put them to the test against the Constitution’s text and history. The series, entitled Strange Brew: The Constitution According to the Tea Party, draws upon the words of our nation’s charter, constitutional debates and other legislative history, and the best constitutional scholarship available. The goal of the series is to ensure that, as Americans engage in conversations and debates about the Constitution, we are all … Continue reading →