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Thursday, March 26. 2015

We're #19


Yes we are, in Newsmax's Top 50 Conservative Blogs of 2015


We are not really Conservative though, more Centrist/ordinary American with a Libertarian bias. Nevertheless, we appreciate any form of attention.

Posted by Bird Dog in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 12:57 | Comments (16) | Trackbacks (0)

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Congratulations, BD!! Maggie's recognition is well deserved! It's been a part of my daily Intertube wanderings for years.
#1 mudbug on 2015-03-26 13:02 (Reply)
Hat tip!
#2 Carl H on 2015-03-26 13:07 (Reply)
"We are not really Conservative though" is that like being
conservative is a "bad" thing ?.

I am always curious to hear peoples definition of conservative.

The mass media paints a conservative as backwards and
stupid .....a political philistine.

Where a "liberal" is intelligent and cares about others.

Actually conservatives are the nicest people around.
#3 Ron Spins (Link) on 2015-03-26 14:44 (Reply)
A conservative accepts the constitution like it is , it is the law
of the land and a very well written document and does not
need changing .

A liberal does not accept the constitution (and the bill of rights)
as law , and it is a "living breathing" document.
It can be violated at will.

Hillary will "Re-invent" herself as a centrist ............
Are you all in?
#3.1 Ron Spins on 2015-03-27 14:35 (Reply)
I'm guessing the strawberry and rhubarb pie recipe is what sealed the deal.
#4 DrTorch on 2015-03-26 15:42 (Reply)
I thought it was the travel photos. Regardless, good show!
#4.1 jma on 2015-03-26 16:08 (Reply)
Well done people!
Now, tell me, from a "Centrist/ordinary American with a Libertarian bias,": How does one respond to a college educated American relative who says of Ted Cruz, "People like that ought not to be allowed to run for the highest office in the land."
#5 Richard Quigley on 2015-03-26 16:29 (Reply)
If he is happy with the "Hope & Change" that is going on now, I would say you don't, unless you want to mix it up with him. If so, you might start by asking if he enjoys the president lying to him about just about everything (except negotiating with Iran). You may need to remind him that what Bush did or did not lie about is immaterial but if he must, remind him that WMD in Iraq really did exist so "Bush lied, people died" is a non starter - and even if they didn't, you can remind him that President Clinton, a large percentage of the demoncrats in the Senate, and every intelligence agency in the world - including Israel, France, Germany, and Russia - thought so too.

Good luck!
#5.1 mudbug on 2015-03-26 19:42 (Reply)
Anyone and anything not easily and automatically identified with the Left, especially the Far Left, is by default regarded as "conservative." As an anarcho-libertarian [a former professor said he found it useful to think of me as a heavily armed and potentially dangerous Amishman] I find that most liberals have real trouble wrapping their head around the idea that you can be both non-Left and non-conservative.

They really seem to lack any trace of imagination sometimes.
#6 JorgXMcKie on 2015-03-26 17:09 (Reply)
These days, centrist IS conservative, and the right is radical. The left is no longer radical, but mainstream.
#7 blcjr on 2015-03-26 18:08 (Reply)
Congratulations! I guess this means you will start demanding only green M&M's in your dressing room now.
#8 The Z Blog (Link) on 2015-03-26 18:56 (Reply)
Awesome! I have been reading your blog for years and it's always been my favorite. Keep up the good...I mean great work.
#9 mike montgomery on 2015-03-26 19:23 (Reply)
Congratulations!

Possibly Liberal in the classical sense?
#10 Tom C on 2015-03-27 12:15 (Reply)
Congratulations!
#11 DEC (Jungle Trader) (Link) on 2015-03-27 18:43 (Reply)
Congratulations. The recognition is well deserved. Thanks to all who contribute to this blog everyday. It is one of two internet blogs that I read EVERY day.
#12 altered states (Link) on 2015-03-28 20:03 (Reply)
"We are not really Conservative though"

As far as the media are concerned, if you are not radical leftist, you're conservative.
#13 RonF on 2015-03-30 12:43 (Reply)

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