Thoughts about the Colorado theater shooting

Sadness, but No Anger  "The responses of both presidential candidates to the horror in Colorado feel weak to me. They are characteristic of our culture, which treats each of these grostesque acts of mass killing as “tragedies.” The proper response to such an atrocity is rage. It wouldn’t be out of place for the president and the man who hopes to replace him to refer to the shooter as a “monster.” We don’t do that. Instead, we focus on “healing.” We’ve become excellently behaved victims."  Mona Charen

ABC Irresponsibly Connects Colorado Shooting to Tea Party
NRO; Colorado: Our Odd Focus  "Whole groups will be vilified, blame will be apportioned to those many times removed, and the shooter will be partially absolved of blame by those who prefer to see fault in video games or talk radio or political rhetoric or anything else that can be conscripted to explain why terrible things happen to good people. Few will point out that unless someone commits an atrocity in the name of an ideology — Timothy McVeigh, for example — their political beliefs are wholly irrelevant. Even in cases where a killer is motivated by something specific, to draw general conclusions is most often folly. America is not the land of collective guilt, and mass shootings should carve out no exception. Those few people who have already jumped on the crime to hit out at their boogeyman of choice are fools." Obama Prays For CO Victims: "What If Malia And Sasha Had Been At The Theater?" "I think is a day for prayer and reflection," Obama said in conclusion. "I'd like us to pause in a moment of silence of the victims of this terrible tragedy." In a particularly odd moment, several of Obama's supporters in Fort Myers chanted "Four More Years" as he concluded the decidedly apolitical event. Mitt Romney Reacts To Aurora, Colorado Shooting  ""We pray that the wounded will recover, and that those who are grieving will know the nearness of God," Romney said." Colorado Batman Movie Shooting Suspect James Holmes Was PhD Student

Neal Boortz draws some conclusions on the Colorado shooting  "Even at this early stage in the investigation, there are some things which we will undoubtedly see:

Progs will use this tragedy to focus on their desire for gun control.At some point the killer will be identified as a right-winger. This will be used to promote Hillary’s signature on that U.N. small arms control treaty.Our hearts go out to the friends and families of those killed and injured in this attack. 

Lecturing the Successful

http://www.conservativedailynews.com/2012/07/lecturing-the-successful/

Explaining Obama's Ressentiment*; Unearned success is the central theme of his life story.

"What is the root of Barack Obama's ressentiment? Why does he insist that men like Jack Gilchrist don't deserve their success? Not because they are successful. Even if Obama loses in a landslide, he will have enjoyed more success than most people can dream of in a lifetime."No, Obama resents their modest success precisely because they did earn it."

* ressentiment; res·sen·ti·ment

resentment marked by powerlessness: a feeling of resentment and hostility characterized by an inability to act to change the situation  

Understanding the Obama Voter

Neal Boortz    ...." Who are the rest of these people?  How do you explain the young people with actual jobs .. young people who look perfectly normal, but are there nonetheless trying to get a ticket to see their hero?  Who ARE these people?  I think they are the people who have bought into Obama’s class warfare rhetoric.  These are people who think that the rich – those evil rich people – are really hoarding and spending money that belongs to them.  They think that the rich became wealthy not through hard work, but through exploitation --- or that they were simply lucky.  That’s why this “less fortunate” phrase works with them so well.  These people look at Obama as someone who will make things right for then … make things right by taking that money these rich people got by exploiting all those people, and then giving some of that money to them.  Simply put – wealth envy.  Wealth envy is what’s causing these people to stand in the heat to get their tickets to see the man they think will straighten this mess out – the man who will make those rich people pay their “fair share.”  If you asked them some simple questions about who pays what when it comes to taxes there is simply no way in hell they could come up with the answers.  Facts mean nothing to them – their envy overcomes them; clouds their thinking.  They’re waiting for Robin Hood"  Read more....

http://townhall.com/political-cartoons/2012/07/19/101260

Here come the boycotts: Chick-fil-A president slams gay marriage

Yahoo News " "I think we are inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say, 'We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage,'" Dan Cathy, the company's president and chief operating officer, said in a recent radio interview. "I pray God's mercy on our generation that has such a prideful, arrogant attitude to think that we have the audacity to define what marriage is about." "
Hat tip to Jeff Hayden; Plano, TX, who accurately predicted the boycotts.


Here it comes:
Ed Helms to Boycott Chick-fil-A Over Company's Anti-Gay Marriage Stance " Helms is not alone in his stance. Many associated with NOH8 - such as Miley Cyrus, Lindsay Lohan and Kim Kardashian - have also called for a Chick-fil-A boycott."

This Obama 2012 logo (left) is on a to-remain-unnamed site devoted to the boycott.


Gen. Boykin: Boy Scouts 'Should be Applauded for Standing up for Traditional Values'

“I would say that if you look at the fact that there are many documented incidents of the abuse of young boys by homosexual scout leaders, the Boy Scouts are actually protecting the young men that are part of the Boy Scouts by ensuring that there are no homosexual predators associated with them,” Boykin said. 

"He added: “That is not to say that every homosexual is a pedophile, but there have certainly been many incidents that have been documented that reflect that there is a problem. ....

"Homosexual activists, meanwhile, roundly condemn the Scouts’ decision – and the policy."

30 Awesome Behind The Scenes Photos From Old Movies

Buzzfeed  This one shows Alfred directing  "The Trouble With Harry". This scene must depict one of those intimate, private dinner moments.

Many more photos here.

Former Navy SEAL launches anti-Obama PAC

Ryan Zinke

Hot Air   "Politicker reports that Ryan Zinke, an ex-Navy SEAL of Team 6 and a current Montana state senator, has just launched a new political action committee: Special Operations for America, a group to support “the election of Mitt Romney and like-minded candidates.” "

 “For those who have taken an oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies, both foreign and domestic, it is a call of duty to take back America from a Commander-in-Chief that is incapable of understanding the sacrifices that have been made for the values that have made America great.”

Democrats' Ideal Voter: Illegal Alien, Single Mother, Convicted Felon

Ann Coulter  "How can a country that elected Ronald Reagan have Obama tied in the polls with Mitt Romney? 
"The answer is: It's not the same country. 
"Similarly, when two successful, attractive multimillionaire women in California can't beat a geriatric leftist like Jerry Brown or an old prune like Barbara Boxer, that's not the same state that elected Ronald Reagan twice, either.
"The same process that has already destroyed California is working its way through the entire country."  
Then she explains why...


HuffPo; Democrats Benefit From Illegal Immigrant Voting
"There is a huge problem with voter fraud. And, in my opinion, it is proven by the vehemence of the Democrats, the beneficiaries of the fraud, toward enforcement of our laws."

Bing

Larry Elder highlights absurdity of Democrats' claims of 'war on voting'
"What proof, they ask, demonstrates a problem with the integrity of voting? Popular political scientist Larry Sabato, author of the book on voter fraud called “Dirty Little Secrets,” writes: “From voter fraud to election chicanery of all kinds, America teeters on the edge of scandal every November. The fact that so many people want to thwart legitimate and prudent efforts to improve ballot integrity has become a scandal in its own right.”  "

The real Obama, unplugged

http://terrellaftermath.com/

Politico; Obama hijacks American success   "Our life is a journey — branching out in scattered directions. By God’s grace and the foresight of our Founding Fathers, this journey is determined by our own free will and motivation. But success, according to Obama, can only be achieved if the government has had an integral part — pushing you in the right direction.

So, using the president’s logic, Michael Phelps won eight Olympic gold medals because the Federal Highway Administration built the roads to get him to swim practice. They also woke him up at 4 am each morning and forced him to train. Or Spanx undergarments — which millions of women rely upon — became a billion-dollar company because its founder, Sara Blakely, wanted to pay more taxes."....

Neal Boortz; Hey ... Obama. We Built That Stuff Too "Get in Marine One, Obama, and fly off to visit a road construction project.  Look at those graders, rollers and the machines that lay the asphalt.  See those logos on the doors?  Those logos are for private construction firms.  Those workers in yellow vests?  Their paychecks and benefits are coming from private businesses – many of them the very small businesses you want to hit with tax increases.".... 

http://townhall.com/political-cartoons/

Videos: Romney on the attack after Obama’s “You didn’t build that” remark

Hot Air  "Mitt Romney delivered an impressive rebuttal to Barack Obama’s ill-considered remarks in a Roanoke, Virginia speech on small business owners this past Sunday." 

...." Mitt Romney delivered an impressive rebuttal to Barack Obama’s ill-considered remarks in a Roanoke, Virginia speech on small business owners this past Sunday."  

"This is just about pitch perfect. In the midst of all these attacks on Bain Capital and private equity, conservatives have urged Romney to start fighting back with full-throated defenses of capitalism and private property. Obama’s weird statement gave Romney the perfect opening, and Romney did not let it go to waste. He also correctly diagnosed why Obama made that argument and why Obama’s prescription is exactly what we don’t need in the next four years, which he addresses in the part of the speech that immediately follows this excerpt."

http://townhall.com/political-cartoons/2012/07/17/101058

Welfare Reform Is the Latest Obama Rewrite

The Foundry  "In the past, state bureaucrats have attempted to define activities such as hula dancing, attending Weight Watchers, and bed rest as “work.” These dodges were blocked by the federal work standards. Now that the Obama Administration has abolished those standards, we can expect “work” in the TANF program to mean anything but work.

"The new welfare dictate issued by the Obama Administration clearly guts the law. The Administration tramples on the actual legislation passed by Congress and seeks to impose its own policy choices—a pattern that has become all too common in this Administration.

"The result is the end of welfare reform."

Will Obama and Democrats turn this nation into California and other points for Romney to consider:

Victor Davis Hanson: Beware the Ides of October  "What should we expect as the campaign heats up in the final four months?

Ed Driscoll: Would Obama’s Second Term Complete the Californication of America?
"Hope and change were in the air that cold winter day, and Seeger and Springsteen* figured it was time for America to hear the rarely performed stanza.

There was a big high wall there that tried to stop me,
A great big sign there said, “private property”;
But on the back side, it didn’t say nothin’;
That side was made for you and me.

"No wonder we’ve never heard that stanza. It changes Guthrie’s song from a celebration of America into a bitter indictment of a nation built on unjust private-property rights."

*"Yes, Bruce was a member of the Communist Party of the USA between 1978 and 1991. He resigned so as to further his music career but still pays on average 4.6 million dollars per year in donations to communist movements worldwide. He was temporarily known as "Comrade Bruce" in Albania in the late 1990's."


Romney's Hollywood hurdle: President Barack Obama's re-election campaign gets a boost tomorrow at select theaters nationwide
" "The Obama Effect," written and directed by veteran actor Charles S. Dutton, follows a man who drops everything in his life to support a certain single-term Senator from Illinois. Dutton plays an insurance salesman who survives a heart attack and decides to dedicate his days to supporting Obama's presidential campaign."

Coupled with the Hollywood pro-Obama hagiographies; DNC Chair Doubles Down on 'Felony' Charge Against Romney  "Moreover, these Bain attacks are only working to help Obama allies in the media from talking about the economy. Which does help Obama, but as far as the polls, the needle hasn't moved at all. To voters worried about finding or keeping a job, this is likely all white noise."

Dick Morris; Obama’s strategy emerges  "The Romney campaign must put ads on the screen that show the opposite of the Obama negative — the success stories of Bain and the ways in which Romney’s skill, intellect, dedication and hard work produced some jobs and saved others for average American workers."

Via the Hoover Institution;  George Shultz: Memo to Romney — Expand the Pie  " What about Mitt Romney? Is he running on the right themes? Will he have a mandate if he wins?" 

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