Who’s going to answer the call when it comes at 3 am, the call that informs the president of some heinous act against which we need to take immediate action? Hillary Clinton has finally put out an ad (video here) that most clearly distinguishes her from Barack Obama.
The ad is effective. The ad [...]
Archive for February, 2008
“It’s 3 am…”
Posted in Democrats, Politics on February 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Weapons bad; peace good
Posted in Democrats on February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Barack Obama shows his peacenik colors in this YouTube item. Money quote: “I will slow the development of future combat systems.”
There would be nothing exceptional, except that Obama is about to be anointed as the Democratic savior, who will lead the party out of its Clintonian wilderness. He sounds more like a [...]
Past and Future
Posted in Democrats, Iraq, Politics, War and Peace on February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Democrats have spent most of the primary season arguing amongst themselves as to who was first to oppose our war in Iraq. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Hussein Obama have tussled, over and over again, as to who voted for the war, who didn’t, who even thought about it first. The rubric? [...]
William F. Buckley, Jr.
Posted in America, conservatives on February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
William F. Buckley, Jr. died today, age 82.
He was one of my heroes, and one of the principal voices I heard back when I turned conservative back before any of us could be called “neo-” anything. Here’s a brief statement from the editors of the magazine uniquely identified with WFB, National Review.
A giant has [...]
Hussein
Posted in Politics on February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Barack Hussein Obama. Kind of rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it? And here he is dressed as a Muslim in Africa, a photo that the Obama people is claiming is a racist taunt from the Clintons.
Meanwhile, John McCain, ever the gentleman, has apologized to Obama for remarks made by a supporter, radio talk-show [...]
Race Man
Posted in Politics, race on February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Even liberals are noticing: Barack Hussein Obama is running as a black man with racial grievances. And winning. A longish essay by Sean Wilentz at the New Republic explains the hows and whys and wherefores. The bottom line is that Obama is using his race as a hammer against Hillary [...]
Sojourn in Southeast Asia
Posted in Politics on February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
John McCain was held as a prisoner of war from October 26, 1967 until March 15, 1973. Barack Hussein Obama attended primary schools in Indonesia from 1967-1971. Obama claims that his “international experience” has helped prepare him for the office of president. Wonder what John McCain’s “international experience” might prepare him for?
From [...]
Fidel and Obama
Posted in Idiotarians, Politics on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Both charismatic. Both far to the left of sensibility. And Oliver Stone loves them both. Check this paean to the evil dictator by Stone out, and plan on seeing it during the general election. A lot.
Oh, and catch this precious bit: Fidel may have done bad things, but that’s ok, [...]
Fox; Chickens; Guarding?
Posted in Iran on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There’s a very old saying in Anglo-Saxon nations, and one must assume that each culture has its version: don’t have the fox guarding the chicken coop. Looks like the United Nations has forgotten this elemental wisdom in the personage of the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Mohamed ElBaradei.
The IAEA’s most [...]
“a good urban base”
Posted in Democrats, Politics, race on February 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Kudos to the Washington Post for showing some clarity in its coverage of the rise of St. Barack of Obama. In this analysis, the Post accurately notes that Obama may have more difficulty in the general election than he’s had so far in the Democratic primaries.
Being the ever-liberal Post, they are rather cautious in [...]
Willful blindness
Posted in Abortion, Politics, protect life on February 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s more of that audacious hope for change. Or, perhaps it is hoping for audacious change. We have a featured article in the Washington Post that tells us, in so many words, that evangelicals may have a home in the Democratic Party. The title: “How Would Jesus Vote?
I’m an Evangelical — and a [...]
Pride
Posted in America, Democrats on February 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Michael Barone, the man who probably knows more about the ins and outs of American politics than any living person, has a must-read essay on pride up at NRO. The essay is titled “Pride Goeth Before a Fall.” But the salient message is the subtitle: “Michelle Obama’s comments may prove significant.”
This [...]
Once again, we’re on the wrong side
Posted in America, International, Islam on February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We helped wrest Kosovo from Serbian control, and we’ve led the charge to recognize the former Serbian province of Kosovo as yet another tiny tribal non-nation nation. The difference is that the Kosovars are now mostly Muslim, so there is that feel-good dhimmitude that seems to motivate the president and his State [...]
derka derka, Mohammed jihad
Posted in Uncategorized on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For those so inclined, piss off your peace-loving Muslim neighbors. They are, after all, members of the “religion of peace.” Test them on it by purchasing and wearing this lovely tee shirt from MilitaryClothing.com.
Safety notice: should you choose to wear this shirt, be sure to be armed. Be sure to be [...]
Boost from the Grey Lady
Posted in Media, Politics on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The McCain campaign just got a huge boost from the Grey Lady, quickly becoming the National Enquirer of Record. The Times, of Jayson Blair and other fabulists fame, has now published a longish hit piece on the integrity of John McCain. It’s a “he says” “she says” ramble about improper [...]
Entitlement
Posted in Politics on February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Let’s assume that John McCain will face the man of audaciously changing hope in the general election.
Now, at first one might think that on the one hand, we’ve got the son and grandson of four-star admirals, and a white man, and an Episcopalian (well, ok, he’s a Baptist now, but, hey, we all fall off [...]
Sign of hope?
Posted in Politics on February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This could be huge, if it is sustained at the voting booth. From the New York Post, this polling result that should given the Democratic elders nightmares:
February 19, 2008 — Likely GOP presidential nominee John McCain is within single-digit striking distance of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama in heavily Democratic New York state, [...]
Thanks, Doug
Posted in Democrats, Politics, race on February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Douglas Wilder, the first elected black governor or Virginia (a job he did not do all that well) is now mayor of Richmond, the state capitol and all-around pesthole (unofficial city motto: “now with fewer bars and brothels than Norfolk!”). Old Doug now weighs in on the prospect that Hillary might use [...]
For the first time?
Posted in Democrats, Politics on February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mrs. Barack Hussein Obama has said that for “the first time in her adult life,” she was proud of America (YouTube). And what have we Americans done to rate such praise from Mrs. Messiah? Just this: Mr. Messiah has a decent chance to gain the Democratic nomination and win the presidency, [...]
Let’s poke them in the eye again
Posted in International on February 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Another mini-state is born, and, again, we demonstrate our ability to poke Russia in the eye. We’ve just recognized the new mini-state Kosovo, and it is basically another grouping of ethnic Albanians in the southeast quadrant of the former Yugoslavia. They are also (mostly) Muslims, so I guess the Bush administration [...]
Them and us
Posted in Islam, War and Peace on February 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From Victor Davis Hanson, a brief reminder of the “religion of peace” and their recent antics, and some of “us”:
Them—honor violence in the UK; plot broken up to kill the Danish cartoonists; Turkish Prime Minister announces in Germany to Turkish residents that assimilation is a crime against humanity; videos posted of al Qaeda burning prisoners [...]
“perpetuate Roy Rogers”
Posted in Idiotarians on February 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Found this lovely screed from Canada via Mark Steyn’s piece at NRO, “You Say You Want a Revolution — Political worshippers of the new Messiah.”
The new Messiah is, of course, Barack Hussein Obama. And the author of the rabidly anti-American screed warns us, darkly, of what primitives we truly are here, south of the [...]
“In D.C., Independents Were Disenfranchised”
Posted in Idiotarians, Politics on February 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some folks are never happy. They don’t like the Republicans. They don’t like the Democrats. They’ll show ‘em by registering as independents. Independents are smart, and have the courage not to be tied down by messy and corrupt partisan politics. Probably recycle and drive Priouses as well, and always think [...]
“we’re Democrats above anything else”
Posted in Democrats, Politics on February 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
An interesting portrait of the blue-collar Rust Belt voter in today’s WaPo. It shows the travails of a failing town, Lima, Ohio, through the eyes of one man who may have a good-paying job, but it’s bringing him down.
The point of the portrait is to show how white ethnics view the current race between [...]
…and I believe in the tooth fairy
Posted in Liberty on February 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Whenever a lone nut with guns kills some innocents, especially at a school, there is a lot of pious talk about how evil and dangerous guns are. And, as sure as night follows day, there are calls for more restrictions on firearms.
The latest round of shootings at Northern Illinois University, which left six students [...]
St. Barack of Obama
Posted in Democrats, Politics on February 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
To read media accounts, St. Barack of Obama is on his way to becoming, pick one or more, a) the messiah, b) the Anti-Clinton, c) the next High Priest of the United States. Correct answer, of course, is all three. What’s missing is any evidence that Obama will be any kind of a [...]
Barack Hussein Obama
Posted in Islam, Politics on February 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Barack Hussein Obama. Kind of rolls off the tongue, a mixture of African and Arab. When I first saw the name, I thought it would be about someone in Sudan.
Now, of course, I know that the preferred naming by the now-front running Democratic candidate is “Barack Obama.” Because, as we all [...]
Bring back the WPA
Posted in Democrats, Politics on February 14, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Barack Hussein Obama is starting to show his true colors: a tax and spend liberal. While he has been criticized for being vague on what, exactly, he would do as president, he now has revealed some rather unsurprising proposals. Tax the “wealthiest Americans” and spend on infrastructure. From the WaPo:
The newest [...]
The Black Candidate
Posted in Politics, race on February 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“With reports from the Potomac Primary that Obama swept yesterday that he had garnered close to 90% of black votes, he has become the black candidate. While he also has the support of a lot of others, especially the young voters who typically get enthused during the primary season and then don’t vote in [...]
RamaLent
Posted in Christianity, Islam on February 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is really not too surprising: Dutch Catholics can’t call the penitential season before Easter Lent. From the Telegraph (UK):
Dutch Catholics have re-branded the Lent fast as the “Christian Ramadan” in an attempt to appeal to young people who are more likely to know about Islam than Christianity.
The Catholic charity Vastenaktie, which collects [...]
