Tag Archive 'Liberals'
Bookworm on Mar 03 2010 | Filed under: Law
I found the following paragraph, culled from the San Francisco Chronicle, fascinating (emphasis mine):
From top congressional leaders to online activists, liberals have sought the wisdom of UC Berkeley linguistics Professor George Lakoff for years. They ask him to teach them to do something that conservatives traditionally have done better — frame complex policy into simple, [...]
Bookworm on Jan 28 2010 | Filed under: Barack Obama, Democrats, Economics
There were so many things wrong with Obama’s speech last night, whether because of dumb ideas, lies, vicious attacks against Constitutional guardians, etc., that criticism actually becomes difficult. It’s kind of like punching Jello, because you just get sucked in. Nevertheless, it is important to criticize, not just Obama’s untruths, but the fundamental flaws in [...]
Bookworm on Jan 16 2010 | Filed under: Elections
Vanderleun, who blogs at the wonderful American Digest, put me on to a liberal Massachusetts blog that tells its readers to suck it up and vote for Coakley:
Let’s get this out of the way. You might not want to vote for Martha Coakley. You might think she deserves what’s she’s getting after an absentee, self-satisfied [...]
Bookworm on Dec 26 2009 | Filed under: Health, Liberal blogs
Christmas dinner (which was lovely), included in a brief foray into discussing the Senate’s health care bill. A liberal friend let loose with this terrific line after I said that the Senate had raided Medicare and Medicare Advantage to make the bill ostensibly revenue neutral: “I don’t know anything about the bill, but I know [...]
Bookworm on Dec 06 2009 | Filed under: Anti-war
I love my dojo. The teachers are, without exception, top quality and, also without exception, they are just about the nicest people you’ll ever meet. Oh, one other thing: without exception, they’re pro-Obama and anti-War.
What this means is that you have people who dedicate their lives to teaching fighting, and who believe passionately in personal [...]
Bookworm on Nov 07 2009 | Filed under: Media matters
We live in different universes:
Liberal: They still don’t know why he shot all those soldiers.
Me: Of course they do.
Liberal: What are you talking about?
Me: Come on. They know it has to do with his . . . .
Liberal (interrupting): Are you saying that he’s a sleeper cell?
Me: No. I’m saying that he’s a one man jihadist. [...]
Bookworm on Nov 06 2009 | Filed under: Barack Obama, Europe, Leftist morality
Had Europe been able to vote last November’s presidential elections, Obama would have swept into office with a vote above 95%. Over there, they loved him. He was the antithesis of the ugly American who rode into town and imposed law. This was a guy who would be kind and gentle, and extremely deferential to [...]
Bookworm on Oct 04 2009 | Filed under: Conservative ideology, Leftist morality
Zhombre forwarded this email to me. I think it’s right on the money:
If a conservative doesn’t like guns, he doesn`t buy one.
If a liberal doesn’t like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.
If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn`t eat meat.
If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.
If a [...]
Bookworm on Sep 26 2009 | Filed under: Media matters, Military
In this world of instant messages, communications, and news coverage, where nothing held back from the viewer and where the phrase “The public has the right to know” is seen as some sort of sacred trust, we have profaned our selves and our society to the god of success. When this is matched with the [...]
Bookworm on Jun 17 2009 | Filed under: Barack Obama, Leftist morality
My liberal husband still hasn’t forgiven me for pointing out that the MSM deleted from it’s coverage Obama’s request for poupon at a burger joint, nor can he understand why I (and other conservatives) find the request both telling and amusing. These things matter very deeply to the liberals.
Tom Elia points out that, just today, [...]
Bookworm on Jan 08 2009 | Filed under: Hamas, Israel, Leftist morality
Not a conversation in which I was involved (nor was it politic or appropriate to become involved), but I heard someone this morning praising Carter’s execrable editorial (and I’m not going to dignify that with a link) castigating Israel for defending itself.
The liberal praising the article, when asked about the rocket attacks, said “Well, it’s [...]
Bookworm on Jan 05 2009 | Filed under: Hamas, Israel, Media matters
Vacation is over and I’m back to my work schedule, which means no more morning blogging (not that I was very inspired in the morning during vacation). Still, I had to share this gem with you.
I spoke with a liberal friend yesterday, who is lukewarm about Israel, and he told me that Israel absolutely cannot [...]
Bookworm on Oct 14 2008 | Filed under: Free speech, Leftist morality
As I do, my in-laws, all of whom are McCain supporters, live in a liberal community. They periodically get together with their conservative friends and bemoan the fact that lawn signs are stolen or despoiled, or that cars bearing McCain-Palin bumperstickers are targets of vandalism (keying, smashed windows, etc.).
Along with the rest of us, they [...]
Bookworm on Oct 14 2008 | Filed under: Anti-Semitism, Barack Obama, Leftist morality, Political correctness, Presidential elections
I had a lovely time last night at a reception on the Bonhomme Richard, and plan on writing about it later today. However, other work calls, so I thought I’d fill this space with recommendations for interesting stuff you may want to read. In no particular order:
William Katz, a witty, erudite man who has absorbed [...]
Bookworm on Oct 04 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized
During this political campaign, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Sashi McEntee, who is running as the San Francisco/North Bay Republican candidate for the California State Senate. You only need a few minutes in Sashi’s company to realize that she is intelligent, energetic, blessedly pragmatic, and extremely nice. Her politics are practical and, if voters [...]
Bookworm on Sep 17 2008 | Filed under: Religion
The other day, as part of my “false syllogism” post, I noted the way in which the Left continues to be, as it was in Marx’s heyday, fanatically hostile to religion. If you doubt me, just check out Patrick’s gimlet eyed examination of Cintra Wilson’s attacks on Palin and other openly religious public figures, as [...]
Bookworm on Aug 26 2008 | Filed under: Barack Obama, Leftist morality
Was I the only one who found it hysterically funny that Nancy Pelosi, after building a political career on the cult of victimhood — especially women’s victimhood — is now snapping at all those well-trained victimized women to give it up and get with the program?
“I think that women, we have to get away from [...]
Bookworm on Aug 07 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized
Even thought I didn’t and couldn’t post yesterday, it didn’t mean I wasn’t paying attention. I have a whole bunch of links I want to share with you. I won’t take too much time on any one link, because I have only a short time before the Mom stuff starts again (summer, you know), but [...]
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. [...]
