Bookworm on Sep 04 2008 | Filed under: Media matters, Republicans, Sarah Palin
I periodically check out Yahoo’s most popular news to see what AP articles are getting the most play according to the Yahoo picks (which, except for including Ann Coulter, skew liberal). It’s fascinating to see the AP headlines, each of which is snarky, dismissive or critical of Palin in some way, even the “positive” ones:
Palin [...]
Bookworm on Aug 07 2008 | Filed under: Conservative ideology, Republicans
Thanks to ex cathedra, I’ve learned that the guy in that fun video in my post yesterday has prepared a tighter video statement of his conservative beliefs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acQluy7nymw
In commenting on the video, USMaleSF notes that he agrees with the conservative principles, but not the Republican party affiliation. I understand that attitude. Conservatism is a belief system, [...]
Bookworm on Aug 03 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized
It was Aristotle who first stated that man is a social animal. He was right. Humans define themselves by their allegiance to their family, their community and their country. The ancient desert rule condemning a thief to lose his hand (an idea that Mohammed co-opted), was not intended simply to cause physical pain and suffering. [...]
Bookworm on Jul 14 2008 | Filed under: Hollywood
Andrew Breitbart has written an upfront, in your face demand that Hollywood open the door to the last remaining closet in that company town: conservatism. In it, he points out that Hollywood finds everything forgiveable except for a failure to conform to the prevailing Progressive political orthodoxy:
But in this land of superficiality and augmented assets, [...]
Bookworm on May 02 2008 | Filed under: Europe, John McCain
One of the Democratic selling points — and it was certainly one that Monsieur John Kerry tried to hit hard — is that American conservatism is out of step with Europe, and that Democrats, with their advanced European attitudes, will help us be friends again with the rest of the civilized world. This sales [...]
Bookworm on Apr 15 2008 | Filed under: Barack Obama, Conservative ideology, Democrats, Presidential elections, Republicans
Conservatives believe that it is dangerous to tumble into bed with someone instantly. They’re appalled by the raunchy hook-up culture amongst our young people, one that says it’s okay to have sex on the first date, as long as you try to line up reasonable precautions to limit some of the damaging fall-out (such [...]
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