Listen to the voice of wisdom and reason in a wilderness of partisan rhetoric -- No political insanity, no conservative hypocrisy, no liberal foolishness -- Just straight talk, straight at you, and that’s no bull!!
To know the truth one must recognize the lie. Read The New York Times, More Lying.
With acknowledgment to Sun Tzu (on knowing the enemy):
If you know the lie and know the truth, you need not fear the argument. If you know truth but not the lie, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the lie nor the truth, you will succumb in every battle.
Some people will do anything for a buck, even sell America's soul, the Constitution, to the devil, for lies, or more accurately false leads procured by torture.
Given that decision where the clerk's actions were clearly more planned and deliberate, the U.S. Attorney's Office should save everyone time and money and just dismiss the criminal contempt proceeding against Lay and Freeman.
She said that she was willing to "suffer whatever consequences." Well, today is the day to learn the consequences. Read the Pensacola News Journal, Clerk to face judge in school prayer case.
Listen to the voice of wisdom and reason in a wilderness of partisan rhetoric -- No political insanity, no conservative hypocrisy, no liberal foolishness -- Just straight talk, straight at you, and that’s no bull!!
Here is the Court's Notice and Order of Criminal Contempt Proceedings:
Bet he now wishes he hadn't made that speech in church. I wonder if he will "back down, back-off, lay down or roll over" now. Watch the video from PNJ.com and you'll know what I mean:
For everything you need to know about contempt of court, read the U.S. Attorney's Manual, 9-39.000 Contempt of Court.
Listen to the voice of wisdom and reason in a wilderness of partisan rhetoric -- No political insanity, no conservative hypocrisy, no liberal foolishness -- Just straight talk, straight at you, and that’s no bull!!
Since the dawn of time, man has battled the forces of gravity, gliders, wings and contraptions of all sorts. In the end, all it took was a simple giant water slide down the side of a mountain:
Truthfully, the video looks fake, but it is so hard to tell anymore. What do you think?
UPDATE XII: What candidate, of which party awash in grievance, self-pity, resentment, and anger, impervious to facts or logic, might win 2012 presidential election? Read The New York Times, She Broke the G.O.P. and Now She Owns It, for the answer.
UPDATE XI: Who does Peggy Noonan, political conservative and former speech writer and Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan, call "the most careless sower of discord since George W. Bush, who fractured the party and the movement that made him?"
Noonan says this person is "out of her depth in a shallow pool. She was limited in her ability to explain and defend her positions, and sometimes in knowing them. She couldn't say what she read because she didn't read anything. She was utterly unconcerned by all this and seemed in fact rather proud of it: It was evidence of her authenticity. She experienced criticism as both partisan and cruel because she could see no truth in any of it. She wasn't thoughtful enough to know she wasn't thoughtful enough. Her presentation up to the end has been scattered, illogical, manipulative and self-referential to the point of self-reverence . . . She makes the party look stupid, a party of the easily manipulated."
UPDATE X: For a remarkable exchange between John McCain and Sarah Palin, the erstwhile mavericky twins, in bites of 140 characters or less, read The New York Times, Sweet, Tweet Revenge.
I predict that she will earn a lot of money in the next 18 months, build her network by campaigning and fund raising for other Republican (notice I didn't say Republi-con because I'm trying to be serious here) candidates, run for the presidency, and lose, possibly the primary, but probably the general election in 2012, unless the unemployment rate remains above 8-9%, and if it does, she might just win the elections. That's my prediction, and you heard it here first. In any case, it is going to be an interesting campaign.
Gentlemen, and Lady, let the campaign begin.
UPDATE VIII: As I suspected, Palin realizes that it is time to cash in. Read the Washington Post, Gold Rush In Alaska.
BTW, there is nothing wrong with the decision. Obama did the same thing by cashing in on his fame and popularity after his speech to the 2004 Democratic National Convention. And look where he ended up.
Tune in Friday when I discuss why I might support Palin in 2012.
As another veritasphobic politician, she should make a good president.
UPDATE VI: More seriously though, is it time to cut Palin some slack? Read the Washington Post, The Establishment's Palin Panic.
I agree with Kristol, Palin has a fascinating story not unlike Obama's. And I also agree with Kristol that the source of Plain's problem(s) aren't the Naive-crats, but her own party's establishment that "fears and even loathes Palin."
UPDATE V: As I noted below, one reason she quit was to cash in on a book deal. She better hurry though, before CollegeHumor finishes the film version of what might have been had McCain won:
UPDATE IV: More analysis of why Palin quit. Read Time, Why Sarah Palin Quit: The Five Best Explanations, which lists the most important factors that Alaska insiders say went into Palin's sudden decision.
Probably the best explanation yet.
UPDATE III: Was Palin popular because she was an "ordinary citizen who [took] on the elites" and represented "the democratic ideal — that anyone can grow up to be a great success story without graduating from Columbia and Harvard." Read The New York Times, Palin and Her Enemies.
If you can't get enough of her mangled syntax, then revisit the Sarah Palin Quotes Generator 24/7, and hear insightful comment and analysis almost as inspirational as the real thing.
Why will the Rogue Diva quit her office early? The media was unfair. People were filing ethics complaints against her. Bloggers (and late night comedians) were saying mean things about her. She didn't want to be a lame duck. The state would be better off without her. Those are some of the reasons she gave.
She will build her network for 2012 by campaigning and fund raising for other candidates.
But I think the primary reason she quit is to cash in with a book and some speeches, maybe a little paid commentary on not-the-FoxNews, before she loses the 2012 Republi-con primary.
Listen to the voice of wisdom and reason in a wilderness of partisan rhetoric -- No political insanity, no conservative hypocrisy, no liberal foolishness -- Just straight talk, straight at you, and that’s no bull!!
"Industrial production suggests that the economy is poised to turn around, but that the climb out of the current downturn will be a long one." For a graph of various business cycles over the last forty years, go to The New York Times, Turning a Corner?
Has society descended into a Michael Jackson-esque fantasyland, trying to leave the limits and obligations of the real world behind. Read The New York Times, Behind the Facade.
Which reminds me of the warning of Ayn Rand: "We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality."
Would you like to listen to the voice of wisdom and reason in a wilderness of partisan rhetoric -- no political insanity, no conservative hypocrisy, no liberal foolishness -- just straight talk, straight at you, and without the bull, 5 days a week?
If so I have over five years experience doing a weekly show and I'd like more air time, two hours a week is too little when there are so many problems and so much Republi-con and Naive-ocrat ignorance. If you know of a radio station that needs a host, post a reply.
This blog is my application, for a reference call 1330 AM WEBY and ask for Mike.
But don't bother unless the radio station listeners want a lively discussion and debate of the issues, and can handle the truth.
Cause I'm a gosh darn, fersure, you betcha maverick.
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