Bookworm Beat — the “American Landscape” illustrated edition
Legal work precluded me from blogging today, but I have some ideas for the rest of the evening. Meanwhile, as a warm-up act, a few clever political posters.
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Tag: Guns
Bookworm Beat 11/27/16 — the post-Thanksgiving poster edition
It’s time for the posters covering everything from the election to Castro’s death to the normal foolishness from the Left. I’ve got a bumper crop of 35 posters here that I know you’ll enjoy.
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The Bookworm Beat 10/17/16 — the Monday morning illustrated edition and open thread
I’m convinced of the point these political posters make. I wonder, though, whether undecideds, if they saw these posters, would be convinced too. What do you think?
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Progressive v. Conservative ideologies, not the candidates, are the real drivers in this election *UPDATED*
A Progressive friend is relentlessly pushing “Trump is awful” stories on me. I, a conservative, invariably counter by pointing out that Hillary’s list of sins and failures is infinitely worse. I realized yesterday that my arguments are irrelevant. My friend will never vote for someone who is not 100% pro-abortion,
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Today at WOW! Magazine, from the Watcher’s Council
WOW! Magazine, like the Watcher’s Council itself, is a collaborative effort. That means we all publish — and we all publicize. The latter task is a pleasure because I like the thought of sharing with you all these wonderful posts by my fellow Council members. It’s an especially great pleasure
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The Devil and Gun Control
Gun control proponents have a problem. Irrefutable data shows that, since 1992, as American gun ownership has gone up, crime has gone down. When pressed about the dramatic decrease in crime, the best that the Left can do is to point to anything but the increase in privately held weapons:
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The Bookworm Beat 6/24/16 — the illustrated edition and open thread
I would say that the Brexit vote left me EUphoric, but that would be wrong. From now on, I’m just phoric. And for added phoria, some great political cartoons and a few just plain silly things:
Continue readingThe Bookworm Beat 3/25/16 — the Second Amendment illustrated edition
Again, my apologies for a quiet day. Between finalizing some matters relating to my Mom’s estate, relatives in from out-of-town, and just a touch of existential despair about the news, I either didn’t have time or heart to blog today. I do however have wonderful posters. This illustrated edition is
Continue readingA pleasant Second Amendment surprise from a Berkeley-based romance writer
Part of why Andrew Breitbart was such an explosive presence in the conservative community was because he fully appreciated that “Politics is downstream from culture.” People’s attitudes flow from the culture around them, rather than from the political platforms dragged out and speeches made every four years. That’s why I
Continue readingThe Bookworm Beat 12-3-15 — the “malaise” edition and open thread
Family matters mean this is a truncated round-up. I’ll have mores later. Sorry for any typos. I’m iPhone blogging which makes proofreading a challenge. San Bernardino shooting. I’m still not going to start discussing the “meaning” of the San Bernardino shooting. I’ll just list the dots: 1. 14 people were
Continue readingTwo good things about the new James Bond movie #JamesBond #Spectre
Last night, I saw the new James Bond movie, Spectre. I enjoyed it, although I must admit that it lagged in places. The fight and chase scenes, however, were spectacular, and they went a long way to make up for the slow parts. I’ve also come to like Daniel Craig’s
Continue readingBrief thoughts about today’s news #Paris #Islam #Mizzou #terror #Yale
Before I begin, I want to extend my sincerest condolences to the French people. This Mumbai-style attack is terrible and cruel. Having said that, I feel obligated to point out that France, which has expended a great deal of energy trying to appease the Muslim crocodile (including trying to undermine
Continue readingThe Bookworm Beat 6-20-15 — the “Summer Solstice” edition and open thread
This is the first day in two weeks where I haven’t been (a) taking someone to a doctor or (b) frantically trying to beat some insanely urgent legal filing deadline. I’ve celebrated this wonderful day by (a) practically sterilizing the room of an unwelcome house guest who left a surprising
Continue readingThe Bookworm Beat 6-6-15 — the “I’m still standing” edition and open thread
I’m sorry for the long silence, but to quote Granny Clampett, “I was just plumb tuckered out.” Between escalating work demands and the usual family demands, I haven’t had either spare energy or spare time. It was only two days ago that I stopped being in denial and accepted that,
Continue readingThree short sentences that I wish unthinking liberals would ask themselves
A friend emailed me this. I think it’s a remarkably good distillation of the giant values chasm between Statists and Individualists/Constitutionalists in this country: When you vote for an incumbent you are perpetuating our government as it is now. Nothing will change. These three, short sentences tell you a lot
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