Blame Arizona: When eight young black men violently beat up a Hispanic man for no apparent reason, leave it the Associated Press to speculate. What could possibly be the reason for the violence?
Residents of Port Richmond – where an influx of newcomers from Latin America over the past decade has transformed the community – alternately blame the attacks on the economy, unemployment and the debate over Arizona’s immigration law.
And although most of the suspects were described as young black men and investigated for bias crimes, a grand jury has indicted only one of seven people arrested on a hate-crime charge.
Just for a minute let’s imagine if a group of white men beat up a black man. Would the Associated Press write:
Residents of Port Richmond – where an influx of newcomers from Africa over the past decade has transformed the community – alternately blame the attacks on the economy, unemployment and the debate over Affirmative Action.
That would be an outrageous excuse for this type of violent behavior. There’s simply no excuse for this when it happens. Why is it happening? If you look at the history of civilization, newcomers are always greeted unfavorably by the locals. These black men are simply passing on the same ignorant prejudices that greeted the Irish, German, Catholic, Chinese, and Jewish immigrants that first came to America. In other words, they’re racists.
Gatekeeper Watch: Even TechCruch has succumbed to publishing articles discussing the decline of the mainstream media gatekeepers. Jon Orlin complains that hoaxes are more problematic today because the mainstream media isn’t there to protect us any longer.
This past week, formerly unknown actress Elyse Porterfield fooled millions playing Jenny, the fired Dry Erase girl, in a clever hoax. Right now, I guarantee other pranksters are dreaming up new schemes to fool you again. And journalists, who at one time were tasked with protecting the public from such lies, no longer have the same power to block them.
Club Soda has covered this meme well in the past. I wish I could get a nickel for every time I read an article like this. Liberals liked the status quo because they published nonsense for generations and no one could do anything about it. The reason Rush Limbaugh is so popular is because in 1990 the entire press was dominated by the Left. Limbaugh was the only easily accessed source for a conservative viewpoint.
Other than John Stossel, who is doing real investigative journalism about the inefficiencies of the government? The press isn’t interested in anything except faux objective reporting. “Objective reporting” does nothing except further the agenda of Democrats. That’s why, just like you can always find a cop at a donut shop, there’s sure to be a “journalist” at the proverbial Kinko’s fabricating the next “fake-but-accurate” news story.
Don’t Give into Fear: After using fear to sell the stimulus bill, ObamaCare, financial regulation, and cap and trade President Obama is now urging Americans who will listen to “don’t give into fear.” Then he proceeded to scare people.
On Monday, he warned of reliving a dreadful past, saying Republicans want voters “to be afraid of the future.” “The worst thing we could do is to go back to the very same policies that created this mess in the first place,” Obama said at a fundraiser in Wisconsin. “In November, you’re going to have that choice.”
If we could only relive the dreadful past of 5% unemployment.
Good-bye Cathy: This is probably the greatest news ever. The reign of terror sometimes known as the comic strip Cathy is finally over.
Cathy Guisewite, the strip’s creator, announced on Wednesday that she is ending the popular cartoon’s run, The Associated Press reported. Ms. Guisewite, 59, said that the autobiographical strip has been “the most astonishing form of therapy,” but that her “creative biological clock” was ticking, and she wants to try something else — although isn’t sure what.
Have you ever noticed that the greatest comic strips always end too soon and the mediocre ones live forever? Here’s hoping Pearls Before Swine and Get Fuzzy have a few more great years ahead.
Way Too Early Poll: A poll in Iowa shows former Governor Mike Huckabee leading all other hopefuls. Gulp! There’s not enough Maker’s Mark in the world to wash that pain away.
Time is on Obama’s Side: It’s been known for a while that Time magazine is basically another branch of the White House. The “newsmagazine’s” bias has been on display for a long time, but its ass-kissing has reached an all-time low. When Mark Halperin writes an article entitled, “Obama’s Islamic-Center Stance: Why the GOP Shouldn’t Run Against It,” you can rest assured that the GOP should take the opposite advice.
Mike Huckabee’s clemency problem was an issue in last year’s primaries and will likely be even a bigger issue if he decides to run again. The news regarding the deadly ambush at a coffee shop near Tacoma has taken a Huckabee twist. The violent felon who is wanted for the shooting was granted clemency by Huckabee.
How did I miss this video last year? Anyway, I’ve stated in the past I’m not a fan of Huckabee. The less I see of politicians from Hope, Arkansas the better.
Update: I didn’t see the Huckabee interview on the O’Reilly Factor, but I’ll take Michelle Malkin’s word for it. Sounds like a softball affair. This is precisely the reason I can’t watch cable news anymore. Malkin says that O’Reilly “unbelievably praised Huckabee for his openness in explaining clemency decisions — which should cause the entire state of Arkansas to shake in derisive laughter and revulsion.” Gag me; every time O’Reilly says “No Spin Zone” or “Factor Gear” something beautiful dies.
Today is Super Tuesday and the election is drawing closer. As always it has been a really fascinating process watching it all play out. The Democrat race has been a lot more exciting and it’s a lot more important. Unless something changes the political landscape between now and November a Democrat is going to be the next President of the United States. The likely choice seems to be Hillary Clinton. She isn’t really the popular choice, but the inevitable one.
On the Republican side it’s a blood bath. There never was a candidate that excited the base. Now it appears the Senator John McCain will be the likely Republican representative. He was able to win the liberal leaning Republican states while Huckabee and Romney split the vote in the Southern and Western states. McCain is a disaster for the Republican party. He doesn’t excite the base, many conservatives won’t vote for him, and in a year that the economy is likely to be a major issue he’s woefully unprepared to debate the topic. All of these factors add up to a landslide. Much will be written in the next twenty-four months about the “death of the Republican party” which is of course what always happens in bad election years. It’s not true of course, but this is the result of eight years of moderate Bush rule. He passed huge liberal bills (No Child Left Behind, Prescription Drugs), ran up the deficit, refused to secure the boarders, and that’s leaving out his foreign policy follies. The President was never a conservative and he’s leaving the White House with his party deflated and shattered.
The biggest change likely on the horizon is the courts. Four to eight years of a Democrat White House will mean some of the older liberal judges such as Ginsburg and Stevens will be replaced with younger leftists. The big question will be about Justice Kennedy who is the swing vote. He’s over 80 years old and if he steps down the court will take on a strict liberal interpretation of the constitution (or BYOC “bring your own constitution”). I don’t expect there to be any sweeping changes from the legislative branch.
Even if Democrats control all three branches of government, the margins are so slim it makes major changes close to impossible to implement. The Democrats lack the support to create any huge programs, and they lack the intelligence to deal with the fiscal problems facing the nation (not that the Republicans are any better). So is this the death of the Republic? There’s a lot of talk about change in this election, but I just see more of the same pandering populism that got us where we are today. Maybe the Republicans will learn from this disaster.
Last night’s Republican presidential debate was the first debate I’ve watched from beginning to end. These kind of debates are normally boring, but this one managed to remain relatively entertaining. The Republican race is easily more fascinating right now that the Democrat side. It appears to just about everyone that Senator Clinton has a vice grip on the nomination. This was clearly evident when her name came up over and over during the course of the night.
It’s a bit silly to declare a winner for these events. There are some losers though. Clearly two people have no business even being in the race right now. Tom Tancredo and Duncan Hunter are just taking up space. Ron Paul isn’t exactly lighting up the polls either, but at least there are people really excited about his campaign. With so little time remain Here were the three candidates I thought looked particularly good last night.
Rudy Giuliani: Say what you want about his politics, the man can think quick on his feet. Any normal politician would have been dead and buried now with his nuanced positions on topics from gun control to abortion. Rudy was taking a beating early in the debate but managed to look good. For political junkies a Hillary vs. Rudy is the dream match up, but I just can’t see Giuliani keeping this ship afloat much longer.
Fred Thompson: Thompson looked much more comfortable on the stage than during his last debate. It seemed to me he had the toughest questions to answer throughout the night. He was asked about the Turkey/Iraq standoff, Social Security, and whether or not he was “lazy.” Thompson seemed well prepared and he was very funny throughout.
John McCain: The Senator from Arizona came out swinging. I’ve never been a huge fan of McCain but I was really impressed with him last night. In many ways he seemed the most presidential. There’s no doubt McCain is the most qualified person running for president. He thrives in the underdog role and at this point he’s a real long shot. His love affair with the press is over, but “the comeback” is a good story.
Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee also had a strong showing. There’s no doubt he’s well versed in the culture of corruption the Clinton’s left in Arkansas (see: whitewater). Huckabee is funny and communicates very well, but some of his economic ideas (CEO salaries for example) are outdated.
Mitt Romney is a robot. His answers are too canned. The former governor of Massachusetts just seems too packaged to me. There are just too many inconsistencies about Romney for me to take him seriously.
The field is wide open. There’s no clear front runner. My gut tells me it’s between Rudy, Thompson, and McCain. With the pushed up primary season this may all be wrapped up by February. The Republicans have a lot of ground to make up before November 2008 if they hope to keep the White House. Oh yeah, President Bush is still in the oval office. His name was conspicuously absent during the debate.
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