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Ah the subtlety of the left

Bernard Goldberg has a chapter in his book "Crazies to the left of me, Wimps to the right" where he talks about how he noticed that the MSM always puts a slant on the news. You'll hear the term "so called" a lot: the "so called" war on terror, the "so called" tax cuts. Or you'll hear "hard core" or "radical conservatives" but will hear "democrats". Their go to for the womens view on any Republican proposal is almost always a representative from NOW. You know the drill.
Well, here is the headline for Clinton Illegal Campaign Cash Contributor Norman Hsu: "Democratic fundraiser apprehended in Colorado". Not a single Clinton reference. Not a headline "Criminal fugitive Democratic fundraiser apprehended in Colorado". Not "Criminal fugitive Hillary Clinton fundraiser apprehended in Colorado". Nope. Just a benign headline about another dirty foreign (Asian) and illegal cash contributor to the Clinton machine.

Moonbats, Kool Aid drinkers and true believers

The Prairie Pravda editors seemed fit to put the story about the 24 hour incarceration of jurisprudence corrupter Mike Nifong under the category of "Sports". Don't ask me why.One day for destroying the lives of three innocent men and their families. Anyhow, outside of the jailhouse, there were a group of Nifong supporters:" A small group of supporters accompanied Nifong with signs reading, "We believe in your integrity and goodness.''" I had to read that small , one sentence paragraph at least twice. "Integrity"? "Goodness"? What on earth do these people drink? I thought that lead water pipes were illegal. Obviously not. And the real dangerous aspect of this is that these people are eligible to vote...for another Nifong. Yah wanna bet that they have Edwards, Kerry or Clinton bumper stickers aplenty?

A question of culture(?)

OK kids, here's a question:
Which domestic culture gives a need for innocent and frightened citizens to ask this question and get this answer?
"What can be done about people blocking and loitering in the streets/traffic?
This type of conduct has increased significantly over the past 2 years. The behavior is often intended by the offender show dominance or defiance. The police are aware of the problem and have placed a higher priority of addressing the behavior. Officers will typically stop and direct the person(s) to the side of the road. There are a number of laws that officers will use if necessary to gain compliance."
Give your answer in comments. I'll maybe give hints later on if you get stumped.
The answer comes later in a video from a local television report.

Labels: questionable culture

So what am I doing about it.

Here is hoping Fred can remind people what a conservative believes.
I know I will be tuning in on the 6th
(But no party at the house yet, still recovering from summer remodel)

Now that Summer is over, I hope to be contributing more to both local politics and the blog.

And speaking on contributing - Here is a chance to send a message

The Republican future

I've blogged many times about the runaway train on the tracks headed right for us called the unfunded liabilities of Social Security and Medicare. $70,000,000,000,000 in current dollars. And expanding at an additional $4,650,000,000,000 a year.
In 20 years, I'll be close to 80 years old. And our children will be in their 30's to 50's. And they will have to eat/fund that debt. And not a bite at a time. It will set the stage for intergenerational war. As Baby Boomers, we have demographically gone through the decades like a pig through a python. We have paid for our parents and grandparents Social Security and Medicare. And we expect that our children will pay for us. And what will they do when we force them to pay exorbitant payroll taxes to fund Medicare? They will vote for those Senators, Congressman and Presidential candidates that promise to cut benefits. We will vote for those who won't cut benefits. And there are more Boomers than Gen X''s. And when the tax burden crushes our children and grandchildren, where will their incentive be to work?
The reason I bring this up is an article from Real Clear Politics. Albert Hunt from Bloomberg tells of the upcoming problem with the 18-29 year old voters that will hit Republicans. The younger voting block is diversity oriented. They see differences as cool. They see Republicans as standing against "diversity". The Republicans have a brief window of opportunity. In that 20 years I mentioned, the least of the young voters worries will be gay marriage , immigration and "diversity". It will be that huge payroll tax bill that stares them eyeball to eyeball.
Mike Osskopp, Congressman's John Kline's District Director warned that the old concerns of "guns, gays and babies" didn't and won't resonate with voters anymore.
I tried to recruit a bunch of 18 year old voters at our precinct caucuses in 2006 with the recitation of the SS and Medicare liabilities. They were elected CD2 delegates, but never showed up. Alas.
If these voters are deserting the Repubs, that means they are/will vote Democrat. And the lefties will never, ever vote to address SS/Medicare. And so the young voters will be voting for their own destruction.
There is a window here. But it is narrow and very, very short. Maybe a decade at most. Maybe.

In a week

In a week, there will be two events that will get my attention: It will be the 6th Anniversary of 9-11. And General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker will give their progress report to Congress about the surge in Iraq.
And I'm waiting to see how the critics will respond. Their minds are already made up. For them, the Petraeus/Crocker report is wasted time that the Congressional critics and their cohorts in the MSM could be using to fine tune their barbs.
You know what I'd like to see? A critic come away from the report and say "General Petraeus has given an on point and convincing report. I'm persuaded to support the surge." or something to that effect. But that would mean a conversion to intellectual honesty and logical and reasoning discernment. I suspect, that as chameleons, they will change from criticizing the military aspects of the surge to criticizing the Iraqi political aspects of the surge, completely forgetting or failing to mention that the political changes are and will follow the military success. (Read Micheal Yon to see how this is occurring [and his dispatches "The Ghosts of Anbar" parts i-iii]) .
And the prospects for seeing three full moons in a month have a higher probability of happening than any intellectual honesty on the part of the critics.
P.S.: Michael Barone has an article titled "Surge Politics" that's a good read.

My sides are delightfully pained by the inclusion of the trusted document for your reading by confidence

I came across this from The People's Cube:

Hillary Employs Email Experts From Nigeria

By Hillary
8/29/2007, 12:10 pm

========================================================

> FROM: MS H.R. CLINTON
> TO: UNDISCLOSED PROGRESSIVE RECIPIENT
> SUBJECT: CONFIDENTIAL DONATION PROPOSAL USD$38.5M
>
> Dear progressive! I solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue of its
> nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL and TOP SECRET. I am Ms H.R. Clinton,
> a battered wife of an impeached president of a certain
> country sometimes referred to as Les Etats-Unis d'Amérique.
> I came to know of you via Daily Kos member list in my search for a reliable
> and reputable person to handle a very confidential transaction which
> involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to my campaign fund
> requiring maximum confidence.
>
> Norman Hsu, an honorable businessman who is wanted by authorities for
> failing to do a three year prison stretch based upon a no contest plea to
> grand theft swindling charges, needs to donate to my presidential campaign
> quid pro quo so that I could pardon him in case I collect enough money to
> become the next president of the aforementioned country.
>
> But the amount that Hsu and I had agreed on in this transaction exceeds the limits
> on campaign contributions from individuals. The political climate and legal issues
> preclude us from receiving the entire amount from Mr. Hsu as a lump sum donation.
>
> In order to avert this negative development, myself and some of my trusted colleagues
> here at the campaign headquarters now seek for your permission to have you stand
> as a donor to my election campaign, so that the fund, USD$38.5M would be
> subsequently transferred and paid into your bank account. All documents,
> including a personal will making H.R. Clinton beneficiary and proves
> to enable you get this fund have been carefully worked out and we are
> assuring you a 100% risk free involvement as long as you stay away
> from Ft. Marcy Park or train tracks.
>
> Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one
> apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be
> well at the end of the day after
> I become president of Les Etats-Unis d'Amérique.
>
> For your assistance, your commission would be 15%. 10% has been set aside
> for expenses while the rest would be for myself and my colleagues for
> campaigning purposes in my country.
>
> If this proposal is OK. by you and you do not wish to take advantage of the trust
> we hope to bestow on you, then kindly get to me immediately via my e-mail
> furnishing me with your most confidential telephone, fax number ABA routing,
> account # and exclusive e-mail so that I can forward to you the relevant details
> of this transaction.
> Thank you in advance for your anticipated co-operation.
>
> Ms. H.R. Clinton
>
> Chappaqua

As I heard on Fox News, the MSM has told much, much more about gay sex public bathroom practices than we or anyone ever wanted to know. And they have comfortably, and quite predictably ignored a real scandal. Just as they did one Presidential administration ago. (I googled "Bill Clinton campaign contribution scandals" and got over 1,600,000 hits. And I had forgotten about about the tainted blood scandal where Slick Willy was at the center of close associates selling AIDS and Hepatitis C tainted blood from Arkansas prisoners).
Ah, yes. History past is history present.

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