Friday, December 11, 2009
George Carlin: Saving the Planet
Weasel Zippers Warning: the language is vintage Carlin and he sees the earth in the role of God. But he does put environmentalism into perspective.
CNN poll: GOP has erased party popularity gap in Congress
CNN "40 percent of people questioned say the U.S. would be better off if Democrats ran Congress while 39 percent feel things would be better if Republicans took charge on Capitol Hill. The 1-point margin is a statistical tie."
Bomb-sniffing dogs on Vancouver transit worry Muslim leader
CBC "Some devout Muslims consider dogs to be unclean animals and try to avoid any contact with them. Some Muslim cab drivers in Vancouver have even refused to take guide dogs in their vehicles and will call for a second vehicle to take the fare instead."
"Blackwater tied to clandestine CIA raids": The NY Times stabs us in the back again!
NY Times "In an interview with the magazine Vanity Fair this month, Blackwater's founder and principal owner, Erik Prince -- whose conservative leanings are widely known -- depicted those who revealed the company's links to the CIA as motivated in part by politics. "People acting for political reasons disclosed not only the existence of a very sensitive program but my name along with it," he said." Well, you wouldn't use liberals to fight a war, would you?
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Obama’s Finest Hour
Max Boot "Obama is an eloquent guy, but this is the first speech he’s given that I would class a masterpiece that deserves inclusion in compendia of the finest presidential speeches. The question now is whether he will live up to his rhetoric. That remains to be seen, but his speech is a significant step in the right direction. "
Obama's surprising Nobel speech
Thomas Lifson "Now that he is president perhaps these issues look different to him. If so, that shows growth in office and is a very good thing. But I can't be certain that is what lies beneath this somewhat startling rhetoric."
President Obama's Nobel Speech (his best yet)
Blackfive "This was far and away the most patriotic and proud speech about our country he has ever given and I applaud him for it. I walk though the rest of a memorable oration here."
Ribbons for Soldiers Banned on the Litchfield Green
NBC Connecticut "Leslie Caron has taken the lead in the fight to keep the ribbons in the center of town. She says that they have been there since 2003 and no other group has put ribbons up on the green. Caron also says that the she has taken care of the ribbons to ensure they are clean and presentable." Somehow I doubt clean ribbons are the issue.
Freedom vs. Slavery
"Having the far left in control of both the executive and legislative branches is a terrible thing, but on the plus side, it is clarifying: people actually have to think about where they stand on the big issue of freedom vs. socialism. Or, in other words, freedom vs. slavery."
Through Our Enemies’ Eyes
Clifford D. May "Enough about you; what did Mullah Omar think of Obama’s West Point speech?"...."The Taliban will put up a furious fight in Afghanistan and in Pakistan. If they also can bring the war closer to where we live, they will do so. "
Has War Really Changed? War always involves “a military solution.”
Victor Davis Hanson "If our leaders today could consult great generals like the Roman Scipio Africanus or William Tecumseh Sherman — who won what were once near-hopeless wars — they might receive the following advice:"
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