The mini-language flap that’s arisen around Barack Hussein Obama has sparked some sympathy. Some. Very little, actually. As described here, it’s classic elitist nonsense: look at you poor rubes out there in fly-over country; you can’t speak French.
Oh, the shame! I hang me head in abject sorrow. What [...]
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“embarrassing”
Posted in Anglosphere, Obama on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Man up, Scotland
Posted in Anglosphere, Liberty on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s come down to this: the Nancys in Brussels have ordered the Scots to pipe down. Bagpipes are just so darn noisy; it’s unhealthful to listen to them; more so to actually be a piper. From the Times (UK):
Their high-pitched skirl has put fear into the hearts of Scotland’s enemies and sent [...]
It’s all about us?
Posted in Anglosphere, War and Peace on November 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Another friend gone: John Howard has been defeated in his bid for a fifth term as Australia’s prime minister. Mr. Howard has been a good friend, and has continued the Aussie tradition of standing with us in wars against totalitarianism and Islamists.
That will come to a screeching halt with the installation of Labor’s [...]
Scottish gits
Posted in Anglosphere on November 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The United Kingdom is called such because of the Treaty of Union of 1707. From the Scottish Parliament website, the basics:
The Treaty of Union declares that England and Scotland shall become one kingdom, with the same monarchy and succession, a single parliament (‘the Parliament of Great Britain’), and equal trade and economic rights.
Just a [...]
