Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Considering how frequently I include “conversations with a liberal” at this blog, it seemed appropriate to see if xtranormal was a good forum for those dialogs. Here’s my first attempt, which pastes together dialog from two of my older posts, one recounting, verbatim, a conversation with a liberal angry about
Continue readingWill you surprised that Sarah walks away from this conversation the victor? Hat tip: Ace
Continue readingI’ve been reminding people on facebook that censoring speech doesn’t censor ideas, it just allows governments to abuse people. That’s a point that’s worth remembering. Garry Hamilton makes another excellent point about the relationship between speech and action.
Continue readingI want one of these installed on any toilet my son uses. Maybe it will improve his aim. Sega have [sic] launched a new bathroom video game console – that is controlled by the player’s urine. Sensors on the novel device – named the ‘Toylet’ – measure the speed and
Continue readingAs I watched this video, which is truly toe-curling, I kept asking myself “why?” Was this a retirement home joke, with the seniors gleefully anticipating a viral video? Did an evil choir director sadistically take advantage of a vulnerable population? Can a group of performers actually be this atrocious without
Continue readingHere are two questions for you to ponder: 1. How disgusted would you be if you were asked to take a bath in a tub that had a visible ring left by someone other than you? 2. How disgusted would you be if you were asked to take a bath
Continue readingBarry Rubin has a wonderful post about real hate speech, not the vapid American version, and the very real effects that speech has on world politics. H/t: Sadie
Continue readingSome Democrats, either more honest or loose-lipped than others, have explicitly stated that, in making anti-Tea Party and anti-Palin statements about the Tucson shooting, they are attempting to replicate the stunning success they had with shaping the spin following the Oklahoma City bombing, back in 1995: One veteran Democratic operative,
Continue readingIn the midst of this sublime and terrible storm [at Sidmouth, England], Dame Partington, who lived upon the beach, was seen at the door of her house with mop and pattens, trundling her mop, squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused; Mrs.
Continue readingMr. Bookworm had an interesting question. He noted that it looks as if several states are going to default on their bonds, along with the possibility that these same states will file for bankruptcy. He wondered if, armed with knowledge of these imminent economic collapses, it was possible to make
Continue readingIf you are, as I am, one of the Anchoress’s fans, you’ll want to know that she has a new home page. It’s great, because it’s got a clean, new look, while still having the same wonderful Anchoress.
Continue readingMr. Bookworm happily told me that Sarah Palin’s career is now over. The fact that she ran a “cross hair” ad that referenced Giffords means that she’ll never work politics in this country again. When I started to recite the facts (Obamas’s “enemies” and “gunfight” rhetoric; the common use of
Continue readingOne of those who died was nine year old Christina Greene. I am not superstitious (far from it), but I find it somehow especially tragic that she was born on September 11, 2001.
Continue readingEverything the media said in the first go round was wrong. Giffords dead — wrong Shooter an Afghan vet — wrong Shooter a Tea Partier — wrong Shooter inspired by the right wing — wrong What is right is that the shooter was manifestly insane, His writings and videos are
Continue reading“If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun.” – President Barack Hussein Obama I posted this as a comment to Book’s previous post, but have now posted it independently as a challenge to all of us Bookworm salon aficionados. Here’s the premise: virtually all the political violence
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