Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
I mentioned yesterday that I’ve been reading up on Judaism. The history of that religion is filled to the brim with prejudice and persecution. I think it would be hard being Jewish and coming to trust even that my Gentile friends were free of that prejudice. This history may explain why,
Continue readingThe Daily Beast ranked the top “Grinchiest” cities. Is it any surprise that four of the top 15 were California cities and that number 1 was Boston, Mass.?
Continue readingI’ve been reading a book on Judaism (on which more later) when I came across a paragraph I found particularly interesting for its parallel to today: “As Moses Mendelsson achieved fame, he acquired the admiring acceptance of many of the leading intellectuals of Germany. They were ready to befriend this
Continue readingHaley Barbour has gotten himself into some hot water the last few days. According to the linked-to AP article, Barbour originally said, “You heard of the Citizens Councils? Up north they think it was like the KKK. Where I come from it was an organization of town leaders. In Yazoo
Continue readingRemember that Rockwell song from the 1980s? “I always feel like somebody’s watching me….” It turns out that, if you’re having any dealings with the FCC, that feeling is right on the money. I just received the following email from a friend: I just called the FCC and asked for
Continue readingEvery time I visit the Bookwormroom I check the little section that shows where the last ten or so visitors are from. I’m amazed to find people from all over the world are visiting here. That, in turn, got me to wondering who these people were who visit and how
Continue readingI’m heading for two weeks in Incommunicado-ville, a land with sunshine and restaurant food (yay, no cooking!), but no internet access. Barring wandering in an internet cafe somewhere, which is unlikely, I won’t be blogging at all. Fortunately, the wonderful Don Quixote and the equally wonderful Danny Lemieux are both
Continue readingI’ll be missing the next two weeks of Watcher’s Council votes (more on that in another post), but I can make sure that you get last week’s Watcher’s Council winners: Council Winners *First place with 3 votes! – The Colossus of Rhodey ––What makes America great …? Second place*t* with
Continue readingYears ago, NPR did a story about the disgraceful way in which President Bush used executive orders to circumvent Congress. Shame on him! Sadly, I can’t find that story (although, maybe, if I had the time and patience to weed through 8 years of NPR archives I could.) I just
Continue readingYay! Palestinian Media Watch is back on YouTube.
Continue reading1. Bruce Kesler looks at the ramifications of the repeal of DADT. 2. The Ivy Leagues say they’ll allow military recruiters back on campus (which at least ends their hypocrisy of taking federal feds but denying the feds access). See here and here. I wonder if that will have a
Continue reading‘Tis the season for the usual politically correct attacks on Christmas. Ecumenical signs, disingenuously trimmed with Christmas holly and ornaments, urge a generic “Happy Holidays.” Bank inspectors, perhaps seeking an easier task than examining a bank’s books, remove crosses. Every December, Scrooge takes his steroids and is out in full
Continue readingHere’s an interesting story from the Philadelphia Inquirer (h/t www.smalldeadanimals.com): http://www.philly.com/inquirer/business/20101212_Critical_U_S__drug_shortage_worsening.html#ixzz18Vrz3bxL The nub of it is that we now (already) face increasing shortages of drugs all across the spectrum….from common anesthetics to key cancer-fighting drugs. Most of the shortages have appeared among generic brands, which have gone out of business
Continue readingYouTube decided to shut down the Palestinian Media Watch (“PMW”) account, because it shows heinous and disgusting videos. The problem with YouTube’s decision is that PMW doesn’t create these heinous and disgusting videos. Instead, they are products of the Palestinian media, and PMW makes them available so that Americans can
Continue readingThe New York Times reported today on a study showing that the more one watchers Fox news, the less one knows: In particular, they found that regular viewers of the Fox News Channel, which tilts to the right in prime time, were significantly more likely to believe untruths about the
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