Slippery Slope of Liberalism Part 8; on Wendy Davis' filibuster in Texas

just a conservative girl   "This is what the left has done with life.  It has been minimized to the point that even complimenting a woman is viewed as an attack.  Yesterday on twitter a young woman who described herself as an “intellectual progressive” compared a baby in the womb to both a tape worm and a parasite.  She has since deleted her account on twitter, but there is plenty of evidence of it still around."

Texas Chaos Illustrates Left's Increasing Reliance on 'Mob Rule'   "It appears from the actions of pro-abortion supporters in Texas on Tuesday night, "mob rule" is now the preferred way the left conducts legislative

business. Gov. Rick Perry has called a special session of the Texas legislature on July 1st for another vote on a bill that will ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy and set higher health standards for abortion clinics to be brought forward."

If only Wendy Davis had been born with a silver foot in her mouth  "I made the rare mistake of watching Morning Joe today.
"Wendy Davis was on the show to take a “victory” lap, a word used by Joe Scarborough." She tweeted:

Wendy Davis @WendyDavisTexas

Today, @GovernorPerry shamefully attacked me and my family, further exposing his belief that he knows what's best for Texas women.

 

 You want to see a personal attack, check this one by Ann Richards at the 1988 Democrat Convention:

 

Wendy Davis: Tough, cool and wrong " Because no matter how many thousands of times abortion rights supporters repeat that the bill’s ban on abortions after 20 weeks is anti-woman — hateful in effect and by design — that’s just the opposite of the way I see it. And it isn’t how a majority of Americans, or American women, see it, either:"....

Obama: Snowden's no big deal; nothing here to get upset about.

Like the wimp at school who just had his lunch money taken and says, "I wasn't going to eat lunch anyway", or maybe the boy getting a spanking who says, "Didn't hurt". This clueless president is afraid of a confrontation with countries who know they can dominate him.
Just bow and be done.

Obama Calls Snowden '29-Year Old Hacker'  "After the big media extravaganza naming Edward Snowden a traitor, foreign spy, whistleblower, patriot, and hero as well as an enigma, the president, who has remained relatively mum on the affair since the story broke on June 9, has now downgraded Snowden to a non-threat status to U.S. security. Yawn.

"You have to wonder why Obama acted so cavalierly yesterday when discussing the possibility of the "hacker" being extradited from Russia."

How's this for flippant? Obama to Egyptian Christians: Don’t Protest the Brotherhood  ...."What’s worse is that the human rights abuses Egypt’s Coptic Christians have been suffering under Muslim Brotherhood rule are significantly worse than the human rights abuses that the average Egyptian suffered under Mubarak—making the Copts’ right to protest even more legitimate, and, if anything, more worthy of U.S support." As with the Iranian people, but I digress..

About That Leverage We Had Over Ecuador in Snowden Case… Never Mind  "Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said his conversations with world leaders on his travels, particularly in the Middle East, reflect a global belief that “there’s no American leadership, and that’s correct.”
“ 'I think it’s very clear that they believe that President Obama is not a player in the international scene, that President Obama, which has characterized his behavior, does not want to get involved or engaged in international security issues,” he said on Fox this week."

Lets see what liberals are doing in the world lately in this reading list

Bumblebee memorial scheduled for Sunday at Wilsonville Target  "Fifty thousand bumblebees will be honored in a memorial this weekend at the Wilsonville Target where a majority of the insects died. State officials directly linked the die-off to trees that had been sprayed with the insecticide Safari."

How Not to Identify Terrorists  "Welcome to Obamaland!  As a nation now drowning in federal regulation and executive orders, Obama and his ilk have grabbed us by the throat and are gleefully dragging our middle-class butts though the gilded gates of a totalitarian asylum.  Here, truth, freedom, and justice are sacrificed on the politically correct altars of racism and multicultural sensitivity."

If she were an American, she would be an Obama voter: The Face of Cowardice: Theresa May  "British schoolgirls are being systematically gang-raped by Muslims and British soldiers are being hacked to death in the street by Muslims and yet this despicable gutless appeaser, Theresa May, thinks the way to solve the problem is to ban critics of Islam?"  More here.

1940: RAF battles Luftwaffe to save England from totalitarian evil. 2013: England surrrenders to totalitarian evil.

 DOMA Ruling: SECDEF Hagel's Unprofessional Pronouncement  "Such unmasked joy crosses the line of supposedly remaining apolitical. He should have simply said, this is the ruling, and here's what we are directed to do by the President as a result of the ruling."

The liberal racists have overused “Uncle Tom.”   "Meet Ryan Patrick Winkler. He’s a 37-year-old liberal Minnesota state legislator .... He’s also a coward, a bigot, a liar, and a textbook example of plantation progressivism."

Senegalese president shoots down Obama’s push for gay rights in Africa  "O tells others how to live. W gave them medicine to keep them alive."

Guess Who’s Welcome in the White House?

Jonathan S. Tobin  [Sheikh Abdullah Bin Bayyah is]" also a leading supporter of Hamas and endorsed Islamist terrorism against U.S. troops in Iraq. If that isn’t enough, he’s also a disciple of radical Egyptian cleric Yusuf Qaradawi, the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, who is banned from the U.S. as a result of his repeated calls for the murder of both Jews and Americans."
....
"While the Obama administration has developed an altogether commendable record on killing terrorists in the field, its weakness for some radical clerics and Islamist political parties in the Middle East has compromised its ability to think clearly about Egypt and Turkey. If the likes of Bin Bayyah are welcome in the White House, it’s little wonder the president and his foreign policy team have been unable to put forward a coherent policy on dealing with the problems of the Middle East."

WH Touts Kenyan Program to Obtain National ID Cards for Voter Registration

So we have been demonized and slandered as racists....for nothing?

The Weekly Standard This came from a White House fact sheet:

In advance of Kenya’s March 2013 general elections, Yes Youth Can’s “My ID My Life” campaign helped 500,000 youth obtain National identification cards, a prerequisite to voter registration, and carried out a successful nationwide campaign with Kenyan civic organizations to elicit peace pledges from all presidential aspirants. [emphasis added]

"At an August 2012 press briefing, Jay Carney had the following to say about a Texas voter ID law:

And on the voter ID case, I can tell you that, as you know, this administration believes it should be easier for eligible citizens to vote -- to register and vote. We should not be imposing unnecessary obstacles or barriers to voter participation.

 

 

Was Paula Deen Set Up?

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Jim Clayton  "When Matt Lauer interviewed her he was a bit too rough on her I thought. As she said and I’m paraphrasing, ”Those who are without sin cast the first stone.” She also said “who hasn’t said something they later regretted?” She also told Matt that she has chastised young people who work for her for using that kind of language in the work place. Besides 30 years ago using that word was common in children’s games when selecting who would be ”it.” Black people call each other that all the time and you hear it on rap records constantly without complaint from the media. Travon Martin referred to George Zimmerman as that in his call to his girlfriend who is now testifying. If we’re going to go down that route where were all the feminists calling for Bill Mahr’s resignation and sponsors pulling out of his show when he called Sarah Palin the ’T’ word and ‘C’ word on his show?"
 

We Ask a Person Nicely to Convert, But If He Refuses...We Fight Him"

Memri TV via Facebook 
This "scholar" said we dropped the Atom bomb on Vietnam? Did he go to school in the US?

Hat tip to Kitty Mew (Yes , that's what it says) at TEA PARTY CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICA

Gettysburg in the east; Vicksburg in the west simultaneously

Remember the same time Lee was repulsed at Gettysburg, the Mississippi fortress at Vicksburg surrendered to General Grant.

Battle of Vicksburg  Resource links here for the serious student of the Civil War.
TravelBrains offers this.

battle-of-Vicksburg
 

The Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi, was the culmination of a two year effort  by Union armies and navies to wrest control of the Mississippi River from Confederate forces.

Battle of Vicksburg photos 

Battlefield photos

USS Cairo; sunken and restored "Over the years the gunboat was soon forgotten and her watery grave was slowly covered by a shroud of silt and sand. Impacted in mud, Cairo became a time capsule in which her priceless artifacts were preserved. Her whereabouts became a matter of speculation as members of the crew had died and local residents were unsure of the location."

Tour the museum

Cedar Grove Mansion Inn and Restaurant We stayed here a number of years ago and were surrounded by history. The original front door has a repaired hole where a cannon ball from a Union gunboat went through it. In the wall of the parlor a cannonball is still embedded after a century and a half. If you enjoy a bed and breakfast as well as history, this is one stop you should consider.  TD

                    Vicksburg animated map   Hard to open up for me.

"Watch our animated map of the Battle of Vicksburg, produced by Wide Awake Films in partnership with Friends of Vicksburg Battlefield. Learn more about this important Civil War campaign and battle, one sometimes called the turning point of the war."

One stop shopping

Hat tip to JP Curnutt, Oregon

Shame on Target and Wal Mart.

Paula Deen fans lash out against Wal-Mart

"Return all of their items and ask for refunds if they cant support Paula Deen!" read the first comment on Wal-Mart's Facebook page.
"I think it is absolutely terrible what you have done to Paula Deen," a commenter said on the Facebook page of Caesars Palace Casino.
"That chicken looks a little racist. Maybe it shouldn't be on that salad," wrote a commenter on a Food Network Facebook post about its Buffalo Chicken Salad recipe of the day.

If you care to register an opinion to these companies, here is a tip:

"Despite the outpouring of support for Deen, social media marketing consultants note that Facebook (FB) comments typically don't impact brands on their own. Negative reactions on Twitter, on the other hand, can actually do some serious damage."  Emphasis added.

How to join Twitter. In case you want to comment for or against Paula Deen among other things.

Paula Deen Fans Flock to Her Cruise to Show Support   "Where other Paula Deen sponsors are dropping like flies, a small travel agency in New Jersey that handles booking for the "Paula Deen Cruise" continues to stand by the embattled former Food Network personality amid popular demand."

Martha Stewart: 'I Feel Sorry For Paula Deen'  "Paula Deen might be in the midst of a professional spiral - following her admission of using the N-word in the past - but she does have the support of a fellow TV lifestyle personality, one who knows her fair share about public scrutiny."

Talk about demagoguery and distortion, see the cartoons

While Caesars, the Food Network and Smithfield Foods have dropped her, at least nine companies are voicing their support for Paula Deen.
"Deen's camp earlier Wednesday sent out two releases with letters of support from some nine different partners with whom Deen does business." They are:

• Tasty Blends Foods of Frasiers Bottom, W.Va.
• Landies Candies in Buffalo, N.Y
• Springer Mountain Farms
• Sandridge Food Co. in Medina, Ohio
• 450ID, a graphic design company in Philadelphia
• Harvest NA
• IQ Craft
• Epicurean Butter
• Club Marketing Services

Meanwhile, the worst of the racists pay no price at all

 

 

The upside-down world of race relations in the era of liberalism

Via Weasel Zippers:
North Carolina Democrat Says County Should Not Hire White Men… Shocked When People Have A Problem With This…
"Normally racism against whites is completely ignored, this is the exception, not the rule.

"Via Charlotte Observer:"  Read the full article here. 

It’s Kim Ratliff, the board’s Democratic vice chairwoman, who told WBTV that she’d prefer commissioners not choose a “white male” to be the next county manager.
In the first story, aired Friday, Ratliff, who is black, said the county needs a manager who is “a nonwhite male who can have good working relations with all people.”

White House Touts US-Funded Voter ID Program In Kenya Despite Calling Voter ID Laws In America Discriminatory…     "One of the first items highlighted by the White House is a $53 million program in Kenya that helps young people ”obtain National identification cards, a prerequisite to voter registration.” "

Oregon: Ultra-Liberal Portland Drops $2.4 Million On “Cultural Sensitivity Training” For Teachers, Taught How It’s Racist To Offer Non-White Students Peanut Butter And Jelly Sandwiches…

"Among other things, PEG teaches school personnel how even their seemingly innocent daily conversations actually foster racism. One example recently used involved a teacher referring to peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

" “What about Somali or Hispanic students, who might not eat sandwiches?” asked Dr. Verenice Gutierrez, a principal in the Portland district and a big PEG booster."

Prosecution’s Star Witness Says Travyon Martin Calling Zimmerman A “Creepy-Ass Cracker” Not A “Racial Comment”…
“You don’t think calling someone a creepy-ass cracker is offensive?” West asked.
“No,” Jeantel replied.

Sue and Settle: How the EPA Removes Power from States and Hands It to Environmental Groups

FreedomWorks   "In a report released Tuesday, the American Legislative Exchange Coucil (ALEC) sounded the alarm on the unchecked power grab by the federal government via the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since the beginning of President Obama's first term in 2009.

"The report reviews the EPA’s unprecedented regulatory expansion that severely curtails state sovereignty by replacing input from the states with environmental groups. This transfer of power seems like something out of Atlas Shrugged, and is accomplished by a method known as Sue and Settle. The effect of Sue and Settle is to limit input from local elected officials and allow radical environmentalists to set policy at the expense of local residents, local budgets and local control."