Bookworm Room

In a comment I left at an American Thinker article regarding the administration’s attacks on Rush, I noted that, based on my pre-conversion history, those who hate Rush the most have probably never listened to him.  Instead, they base their hatred on what they are told about him.  My hope was that, with Rush so [...]

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The article only interviewed Muslim parents, but it’s clear Christians were involved as well.  These were the parents in England who pulled their young children out of school rather than have the children be subject to a month long GLBT indoctrination, er, education sessions — and who are now being threatened with government sanctions. Let [...]

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Much is being made of the fact that Obama, who promised to cut earmarks, is poised to sign a bill that has something like 9,000 earmarks.  Of course, that’s chicken feed compared to the bill’s real purpose, which is to expand government at an exponential rate unknown in American history. It therefore occurred to me [...]

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Mr. Bookworm read in the New York Times its reprint of the Politico story about Obama’s teleprompter addiction. “That’s really bad,” he said. Rather than agreeing or opining, I simply asked “Why?” “Because,” said Mr. Bookworm, “it clashes with his reputation as a great orator.” Again, I forebore to point out the obvious, which is [...]

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This morning Mr. Bookworm offered me something:  “Hey!  You want to blog about something Obama’s doing that I don’t like?” I was curious.  “What?” “This Employee Free Choice Act.  What’s up with that?” “That’s been around for a while,” I said.  “It’s one of the platforms on which Obama ran.” He asked, “What do you [...]

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For those of you readers who live in or have an interest in Marin, keep on eye on a new blog:  Right at the Foot of Mount Tam.  It’s brand new — just one introductory post — but, having met the blogger, I also know the great possibilities inherent in this new site.  So, give [...]

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It’s a new vote at the Watcher’s Council today, and these are the submissions: Council Submissions Soccer Dad – Puncturing Peretz’s balloon x 3 The Glittering Eye – The Sleight of Hand Man Rhymes With Right – The Arrogance Of The White Liberal The Colossus of Rhodey – How did I get a bad grade? [...]

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…When his defense attorney approves of the fact that that a policeman shot him to death: A man accused of killing his girlfriend was shot to death in a Stockton courtroom Wednesday after he attacked the judge presiding over his murder trial, officials said. David Paradiso, 28, was shot by a police detective after he [...]

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The New York Times is very excited to report that Obama takes his new job so seriously, he’s going gray.  We’re assured that the appearing and reappearing flecks of gray simply reflect on his different barbers’ cutting styles — an impressive claim to make when the man basically has a buzz cut.  Not complicated. The [...]

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You know how I feel about the Marines.  And now Barack knows how the Marines feel about him: I found the above video at Cheat-Seeking Missiles, where Laer also has a picture that is worth ten thousand words. UPDATE:  Blackfive has more, including a reminder about why the troops might be just a little bit [...]

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In order to practice as a lawyer in California, I am required to pay approximately $500 every year to the State Bar of California.  The Bar’s ostensible purpose is to serve as a bulwark between innocent consumers and potentially shady lawyers.  It establishes the knowledge standards that attorneys must meet in order to be licensed [...]

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In one of my email lists, one of the correspondents, who is ex-military, voiced his concern that, if America collapses per Obama’s plan, enlistments and re-enlistments in the military will collapse too.  After all, why should a young man or woman enlist if there’s nothing left to fight for.  His question was well-timed, because a [...]

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Another reminder that Obama’s intelligence, which is real, is neither informed, nor deep, nor thoughtful.  It’s the feral, manipulative intelligence of the sociopath.  Clearly, in dealing with the Russians, he’s been out-sociopathed. Hat tip:  Steve Schippert

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Although it has nothing to do with the weather (which is wild and wet), I find myself a bit under the weather today.  I managed to get together enough energy to do the necessary stuff (work, carpooling, feeding the kids), but that’s about it.  For the first time ever, I missed a martial arts class [...]

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I’m a little behind, but I didn’t forget.  Here are the results from the last week of Watchers’ voting.  And by the way, the winner in the non-Council category is actually a video, and it counts as MUST SEE TV: Winning Council Submissions First place with 1 2/3 points! – Rhymes With Right – About [...]

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(Composed on my iPhone, so forgive the inevitable typos.) I caught a few minutes of Sean Hannity’s radio show today. In response to a liberal caller who basically claimed that Obama’s economic plans end poverty by fulfilling poor people’s every need, Hannity reminded us all that America is such a wealthy country that even our [...]

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I’m rushing off to work, but we had our thirty seconds of climate change here in Marin:  Two huge bolts of lightening, house shaking thunder and a minute of pea-sized hail coming down in sheets.  Very exciting, and the neighborhood seems to have escaped the hail unscathed.  (Back in my Texas days, when the hail [...]

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For reasons too complicated to explain, I have more than a passing knowledge about medical informatics — or, in simple terms, the trend to put all patient records in computerized systems.  That’s why, at a soccer game, a young woman who is clearly an Obama supporter asked me what I thought of the move to [...]

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My son has discovered our old Police CDs.  While I still enjoy the melodies on a lot of those songs, I have to admit that the later songs, from the Synchroncity album, don’t sit with me as well as they used to.  Frankly, the lyrics I once found deep and meaningful I now find pretentious [...]

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Regular commenter Lulu sent me the following email: I am sending you a copy of a packet of sunflower seeds I found in a Russian grocery store [in Los Angeles] last week. Apparently it says, “Shalom from Israel” on one side and “Chew them up and spit them out” on the other. I sent it [...]

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Sometimes, things just come together.  After shamefully neglecting my facebook, I checked in today and got a letter from a friend, asking why non-Jewish Americans should still support Israel when both American and Israeli Jews have so consistently made bad choices in support of that nation.  It’s a good question, and one that deserves an [...]

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Regular readers here know that commenter Deana has been training to become an R.N.  I just got word that she passed her boards.  This news is no surprise to those of us who know her incredibly sharp mind, but it is still a wonderful accomplishment and one that deserves heartiest congratulations. So congratulations, Deana!  I [...]

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