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Wednesday, January 21. 2009

Weds. afternoon links


Photo: The Englishman's place, this week. Love the pic. But where's all the snow?


Everybody has his or her own critique of Obama's speech. I thought it was OK. Why is this such a big deal? The guy got a promotion. I had collected a bunch of interesting comments about it, but it's really not important so I decided not to link them.


Horowitz on conservatives and the inauguration


Kenyans waiting for their free stuff. Me too.


GM: We're still dying. NYT: We're still dying. They had to go to a loan shark? Also, the banks are bankrupt. There isn't enough money in the world to rescue all these dying things.


Wonderful Thank You George Bush photos.


Who is this obnoxious a-hole? Oh, he's Obama's Chief of Staff, putting away childish things.


Stimulus = pork.


Want influence in the new Admin? Be George Soros.


Ace's honeymoon is over. Well, when I heard that white and right thing I said things outloud that I cannot post at Maggie's.


On Obama's first day, he calls for repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act. First things first, right?


Obama channeling Fred Astaire?


Also not drinking the Kool Aid.


Non-political: parents of autistic kids try anything. Sadly, they are easy prey for quacks and mountebanks.

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o/t but a super sentiment --pray it's valid in the coming future:

http://pajamasmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/01/19/horowitz-on-obama/

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"But today celebrating their new president are millions of Americans who never would have dreamed of celebrating their president before. Millions of Americans — visible in all their racial and ethnic variety at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday — have begun to feel a patriotic stirring because they see in this First Family a reflection of themselves.

The change is still symbolic and may not last. A lot depends on what President Obama will do, which is not a small question given how little is still known about this man and how little tested he remains. Some of this patriotism may be of the sunshine variety– in for a day or a season, when the costs are not great. Or, more cynically: In to show that their hatred for America is really just another form of political “dissent.” Yet whatever the nature of these changes they cannot for now be discounted. Consider: When President Obama commits this nation to war against the Islamic terrorists, as he already has in Afghanistan, he will take millions of previously alienated and disaffected Americans with him, and they will support our troops in a way that most of his party has refused to support them until now."
#1 buddy larsen on 2009-01-21 15:27 (Reply)
My concern is that, much like the nebulous definition of terms like fascist and socialist employed by the Left to confuse their true and historic meaning and allow the Libs to call Bush a fascist and then it sticks, these people who are either feigning or fo' real discovering their inner-American have no idea what the real meaning of being an American is.

They think our flag is rainbow-colored; they think the terrorists are just being unfairly judged and victimized by imperial capitalism; they believe that God is a creation of man instead of man being a creation of God; they think that being an American means we have to be nice to everyone even if it means the collapse of America because it is more important that people like us.

Incapable of understanding the simplest truths... I am not prepared to trust them with our national defense.
#1.1 The Distributist (Link) on 2009-01-21 17:39 (Reply)
for sure, it's yet to be seen what shape this thing will be.
#1.1.1 buddy larsen on 2009-01-21 17:53 (Reply)
My son is a high-functioning teenager for whom we use the term Asperger's Syndrome, which in turn is considered to be on the autism spectrum. His behavior patterns date back to age two, before I could have done much psychic scarring. Like others with his general cluster of symptoms, he varies according to his setting and, for all I can tell, by the phases of the tides in Thailand. At that we are far better off than most parents with a child having autism syndrom issues. I understand the frustration -- I cringe to see a message light on my phone, thinking he's having a school episode again. We all wish something would work consistently. The lack of a consistent treatment regimen implies that the syndrome cluster may have multiple causes and that a treatment plan may work better with one cause than with others.
#2 Geoff on 2009-01-21 15:40 (Reply)
day-to-day life must be very intense --a challenge and a high calling --sir, my hat's off to you.
#2.1 buddy larsen on 2009-01-21 15:56 (Reply)
Sounds like my son and my life! When I offer support to parents of the newly diagnosed, I appall them by my bluntness. I warn them to focus on behavioral management as soon their cute kid will tower six inches over Mom and weigh 180 lbs so better have developed self regulation and anger management skills or he will hurt someone. My kid learned to read from video games RPGs, but has grown into an amazing fantasy writer and cartoonist with many friends. But deeply troubled despite love and family attention and a therapeutic day program that is extraordinary. Caring for him has been brutal on the family but also been good for us. We love him tho we hate autism. I could write a book but decided against to respect my kid's and the siblings' privacy. For us' church has been the most healing place for him and us. He testifies that God healed him when he was wild and out of control, and we have all been bathed in and strengthened by the prayers and love of the faithful when we have been just barely surviving. Church loves, accepts and makes demands of him. There he is expected to serve others, not just receive care. The truly disabled are those who cannot serve others.
#3 retriever (Link) on 2009-01-21 16:18 (Reply)
Three cheers for hang-in-there parents. Doing the lord's work if anyone is.
#3.1 buddy larsen on 2009-01-21 19:09 (Reply)
Thanks for the encouragement, Buddy. It helps.
#3.1.1 retriever on 2009-01-21 21:33 (Reply)
A daily great effort just to touch what is for most of the world a taken-for-granted default state of being. It must be a lonely battle indeed.
#3.1.1.1 buddy larsen on 2009-01-21 22:43 (Reply)

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