Dissin’ Liberty
Maybe what we see today is a final struggle for America between those that want to be free and those that don’t.
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A pepper spray series
From Zombie, who comments on the gaggle of giggling girls who gleefully relive their pepper spray experience, and From Castra Praetoria, who’s been pepper sprayed a few times himself (but all in the line of duty), and also From James Taranto, who notes that a lack of actual aggression doesn’t
Continue readingChicago redux *UPDATED*
I can’t remember if I wrote it here, but I know that, in lunches with Don Quixote, I’ve discussed the parallels between the OWS protests and the Chicago convention in 1968. Rather than gather my slightly fragmented thoughts, I’ll just pass the baton to Bruce Kesler, who ably discusses the
Continue readingPutting things in the perspective
OWS may not have an intelligible platform, but it has a goal. Zombie makes that point perfectly clear.
Continue reading#OWS: Making the journey from evil to feral
When my son was very little, he always asked me, “Are lions bad?” What he really meant to ask is “Are lions evil?” I always explained to him that lions aren’t bad, because they don’t make moral decisions. They are animals, acting according to instinct. Evil means understanding right or
Continue readingYes, #OWS is antisemitic. Bill Whittle explains why. And I explain why there is no 99%.
This is as pithy a summary as any I’ve seen about the antisemitism permeating Occupy Wall Street, and binding together the Left, the Islamists, and the White Supremacists: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmTMIjkMoLk[/youtube] (If the video isn’t showing up, watch here.) By the way, why is no one commenting on the fact that the
Continue readingThe Halloween parable
It’s a Halloween parable about the Occupy movement (and it’s leader, Barack Obama). The scary ending fits in well with the Halloween theme: Hat tip: Power Line Blog
Continue readingFront page on the San Francisco Comical: Occupy Oakland destroying small businesses
You and I have long known that the Occupy movement is destructive, not constructive. The MSM, however, was very excited, largely because they too knew it was destructive. Their problem was that they assumed it would destroy “Wall Street.” By the way, there’s an amorphous concept if ever I heard
Continue readingWondering when Occupy will wear out its welcome
I’m noticing signs of “Occupy” ennui. Even those who were enthusiastic about the movement at first seem to be getting bored. On the “real me” facebook, there’s been (at a guess) a 75% drop-off in posts from limousine liberals applauding the 1%. Was it the endless, self-serving demands that the
Continue readingPreparing for another cold day at the pool Open Thread
By the time I returned from the pool yesterday, I was too tired and cold even to turn on my computer, let alone write anything. I’m leaving in a couple of minutes for another cold day — although, having learned my lesson, I’ve doubled my supplies. I should be more
Continue readingLeft conflates mob violence and random outrage with democracy
The press, as well as random Democrat commentators and politicians, all of whom have been enraptured by the wonderfulness of the Occupy movement, keep using the phrase “democracy in action.” (You can see examples of that here, here and here.) I find this take confusing. To me, this is democracy
Continue readingLife imitates art at Occupy Wall Street
One of the more , um, imaginative movies I’ve ever seen was Being John Malkovich. In it, a struggling puppeteer (John Cusack) discovers that a room in a building where he’s making a living as a low-level temporary office worker contains a magical portal that allows one to spend 15
Continue readingDo you think liberals, reading the paper, are beginning to catch on that Occupy is a problem, not a solution?
I present to you, without comment, a collection of headlines from today’s Bay Area news section of the San Francisco Chronicle: Many Oakland stores close for strike Jill Tucker,Carolyn Jones, Chronicle Staff Writers Many businesses in downtown Oakland are closed during today’s Occupy Oakland general strike, whether in support of
Continue readingIdle thoughts while hanging out
Thoughts during a busy day: Idle thought 1: I want to have Mewt Gingney for my candidate. Newt Gingrich is a completely principled conservative with, in his past at least, an unprincipled private life. Mitt Romney is an unprincipled conservative with, from the past to the present, what appears to
Continue reading#OWS: With all the sex assaults, why don’t the protesters just leave?
With an increasing number of stories about rapes and other sexual assaults at the Occupy encampments, more and more conservatives are saying that it’s time for the mayors of any given city to shut the Occupiers down. Example: It’s time for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to pull the plug
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