First, a show of hands; who ever had the slightest confidence the Arab Spring was a grassroots movement that would lead to the growth of democracy in the Mideast? Okay, even the most casual observer could forecast the outcome we see streaming on the internet and on our television screens. Common sense and a minimum…
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Satire: Per Chris Matthews: You’re Likely a Racist if…
…you have an ancestor who lived during the seventeenth, eighteenth or nineteenth centuries. …you like the Beatles hit, Chains. …you watched the Science Channel’s show explaining black holes. …you’ve ever eaten any fruit from the Cucurbitaceas family. …you ever listened to Earl Scruggs play the banjo. …you ever mentioned a city with a minority population of…
The ‘Corporate Wife’ and Class Prejudice
Suppose, next week, in Charlotte, a conservative commentator refers to Michelle Obama as a ‘government wife.’ No need to speculate on the howl that would be raised; the progressives’ outrage and media’s selective sensitivities would spew hyperbole not seen and heard since, well, last week when Mitt Romney joked about his own birth certificate. Like…
Bumper Stickers and a Lawless Leader
In a little over two weeks the political conventions will be over. Labor Day will be behind us and the ‘real’ presidential campaign will have begun. In past years, bumper stickers and yard signs appeared in mass; citizens proud and anxious to publicly support the candidates of their choice. But, this year, will conservatives be…
Is There Hope for the MSM?
First, let me say most measurements of change are relative; we naturally compare “what is” to “what was.” Therefore, a disclaimer: when noting a few relatively minor instances of fairness, they must be viewed in the context of the MSM’s usual 100 percent support of the leftist agenda. The day after the attack at the…
“I Heard it from an Extremely Reliable Source”…Hell, it works for Harry Reid!
Obama insisted the call letters for his 747 be changed to ‘Air Force The First’ Obama’s mother was Grand Dragoness in the Indonesian Loyal Order of the Pineapple Van Jones isn’t a Communist Amelia Earhart landed successfully on the USS Lexington and became the Navy’s first female admiral Anthony Weiner really doesn’t think he’s good…
Chick-Fil-A: From Political Correctness to Police State Speech and Thought Control
By all accounts, Chick-Fil-A is an excellent company. It has a very successful business model; the closely held company is profitable and growing. It is renowned for the quality of its products and excellent customer service. It’s a good place to work, providing jobs for thousands of young people and offering aid to further their…
Obama’s Roanoke Comments: Revealing or Just a Gaffe?
For the last week, the audio and video have been run and re-run a zillion times, and will be run another zillion times before the election in November. And, Obama’s words have been analyzed ad nauseum by the left and the right. The right believes the Roanoke statements offered an insight into Obama’s political soul;…