Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
We talk a lot here about the way our children are indoctrinated. They’re not alone. Everyone who touches government gets indoctrinated. Here’s a funny look at what could happen: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – The anti-American protests spreading throughout the Islamic world over an anti-Muslim film took a startling turn today when the
Continue readingThose of you who were lucky enough to have started using the internet a few years ago probably remember Laer Pearce, who blogged at Cheat-Seeking Missiles. Laer was one of my first blog friends, meaning that we corresponded by email and, eventually, we met. He is precisely what you’d imagine
Continue readingFirst of all, it appears that the suspicions I voiced yesterday about the film that started it all are, if not true, at least headed in the right direction. Poynter has a post detailing all the peculiarities about the film — the lies, the misdirection, and the purpose behind it
Continue readingGod said of the Jews that they are a stiff-necked (or stubborn) people. They certainly are when it comes to their allegiance to the Democrat party. Despite three and a half years of manifest Obama hostility to Israel, the vast majority of American Jews still support him. I can actually
Continue readingWith a few exceptions, this week’s Watcher’s posts are a bit behind the news cycle, a cycle that as been completely overtaken by events in the Middle East. Nevertheless, politics at home affect American standing abroad, and the Council members and their friends are keeping a close watch on the
Continue readingThe story goes that Sam Bacile, an Israeli living in America, created a crude video that so inflamed Egyptian sensibilities that they had to besiege the American embassy in Cairo. I’ve been wondering how they got wind of that silly video in the first place. Now I’m wondering if this
Continue reading“Honor” cultures are incredibly hierarchical. You’re either up or you’re down. And you’re always down if you let your honor go unavenged. Worse than that, if you’re down, you deserve all the abuse and violence that can be heaped upon you. Honor cultures value people higher in the food chain,
Continue readingTwo things from England wandered across my computer screen yesterday. The first was a link to Party Bingo, a fully-licensed online bingo site in England. The second thing that wandered across my monitor was a 1972 informational video for new students attending the University of Manchester Institute of Science and
Continue readingWe all recall how Michael Moore mercilessly savaged George Bush because, when the first reports about the 9/11 terrorist attacks began, Bush was reading a story book to small children, and chose not to run screaming out of the room. Fast-forward eleven years and we have a president who boasts
Continue readingObama made a statement today. Here is the official transcript of what he said (emphasis mine): I strongly condemn the outrageous attack on our diplomatic facility in Benghazi, which took the lives of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. Right now, the American people have the families of those we
Continue readingThe situation between Israel and Iran is heating up dramatically. Yesterday, Iran boasted it has a missile that can reach any Israeli city. For years, Iran has been loud and clear about it’s intense desire to incinerate Israel. The IAEA has conceded that Iran is on the verge of having
Continue readingWe all know Michael Ramirez as one of the most talented editorial cartoonists ever. (And no, I’m not exaggerating when I say that.) I happen to know from going to a luncheon at which he was the guest that he is also a delightful speaker. Now we all get to
Continue readingYes, I understand that the embassy in Cairo is besieged but it does strike me as cowardly to abandon core principles as this juncture (emphasis mine): U.S. Embassy Condemns Religious Incitement September 11, 2012 The Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to
Continue readingDemocrats are attacking Paul Ryan for being a bad Catholic, because he believes individuals, not the government, are responsible for caring for the needy in our society. He’s never indicated that he wants to destroy the current overblown, bankrupt safety net we have now, but Ryan makes it plain that
Continue readingThere are a few things I’ve read or heard that have completely changed the way I live my life. The first and most important was Dale Carnegie’s How To Win Friends and Influence People. His light, accessible prose completely changed my life. I started looking at the people around me,
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