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The Disorientation of a Liberal Mugged By Reality

February 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Waking up to reality after being in a dream world is never a pretty thing, as evidenced by this profanity laced screed excoriating a fellow “journalist” over at the Huffington Post.  It’s from a very liberal (self described Marxist) who nonetheless realized that he couldn’t deny the truths of our still fragile but undeniable success [...]

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Tags: Iraq · Liberals · Media · War on Terror

Obama’s Press Conference – Does He Really Believe the Garabage Coming Out Of His Mouth?

February 9th, 2009 · 3 Comments

I should have live-blogged this, so ripe it is with stupidity.  But here are some highlights as I sit a watch with increasing outrage and disbelief.

Obama claimed that the “Stimulus” bill is stripped of earmarks.  Really?  Are you kidding?  Sure – only if you get really creative with the language.  You can rename all the [...]

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Tags: Big Government · Economy · Education · Environment · Iraq · Media · Obama · Partisanship · Socialism · War on Terror

Class

January 13th, 2009 · 17 Comments

Today Obama went to a dinner party at George Will’s house, along with conservative writers Bill Kristol and David Brooks.  I have to give all involved a lot of credit, and how much would I have given to have been a fly on that wall!
The one thing you can take to the bank, though, is [...]

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Tags: Culture · Media

Big Hollywood

January 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Andrew Breitbart launched an awesome new blog today, a clearinghouse of Hollywood Conservatives blogging together in a site called “Big Hollywood.”  In my mind, this is a critical step in the rebirth of real conservatism in America.  I’m linking to it, and will check it often.
One of the big differences between conservatives and libertarians, in [...]

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Tags: Culture · Libertarians · Media · Movies · Principles

Sloppy Reporting

January 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

While reading this article about how the Democrats want to pass a $1 Trillion “rescue” bill in less than a week, I noticed this little paragraph that grated on my brain like fingernails on a chalkboard:
With an ongoing recount in Minnesota’s Senate race and the process for replacing Obama in the chamber still uncertain, Democrats [...]

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Tags: Media

It’s Time Once Again for America’s FAAAAVorite Gameshow…

December 2nd, 2008 · 3 Comments

,,, Name That Party!
That’s right, folks!  We all know the game.  In a mainstream media account of political corruption, who can be the first to find the party affiliation of the corrupt politician!?!
Today’s contestant is Larry Langford, mayor of Birmingham, Alabama!  Come on down!

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Tags: Media