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Monday, November 12. 2007

Monday Morning Links

Those sneaky, slippery Mormons.

US Navy makes a boo-boo. Ouch. That isn't supposed to happen.

4000 year-old temple in Peru, with murals. This at a time when the Indians up here were living in stick and bark wigwams.

What's wrong with Mexico that Mexicans break laws to come to the US? TCS

France's Left wants to find out what Sarko is made of. This is his chance to kick some ass and teach the Euroweenies to grow up.

Thompson first to offer a genuine Social Security plan. Oh, OK, now Obama has one too: Raise taxes. How original!

The Big Green Scare Machine at Am. Thinker. And I cannot resist re-linking this: Weather Channel founder says AGW "greatest scam ever."

Hitchins falsifies MLK's inspiration. Hitchins is by no means stupid, so can I assume that the errors are deliberate?

Worried yet? Up to $400 billion in write-downs due to sub-primes? I see tasty buying opportunities in my near future: stocks, plus maybe a time to get out of my rental.

Calling out the weak sisters at the NYT:

Jules on Frank Rich

Brad DeLong on Bob Herbert

Posted by The News Junkie in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 05:33 | Comments (15) | Trackbacks (0)

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Interesting find in Peru. Question: Do you think they would tell us if it was a site used for something other than "fire"worship? Are they still trying to hide the amount of human sacrifice that was an imortant part of those cultures?
#1 apple pie on 2007-11-12 06:49 (Reply)
That's near the homelands of the famous Inca tribe of skeptics, the Yagonahafta Peruvitumi.
#1.1 buddy larsen on 2007-11-12 12:03 (Reply)
I just found this site and thought maybe the folks at MF would like to start a discussion around this:

http://nord.twu.net/acl/index.html

http://www.nikiraapana.com/
#2 apple pie on 2007-11-12 07:19 (Reply)
hmmm...AP is getting mighty subversive...Hillary will not approve....
:-)
#2.1 buddy larsen on 2007-11-12 11:38 (Reply)
Subversive, indeed.

Anticommunitarian site boasts Malcom X on their "good guy" list.
#2.1.1 Leag on 2007-11-12 14:00 (Reply)
For those who enjoy the details:

Brief History of a Ponzi Scheme (Social Security)
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/society/socwelf/ss2000.htm

Details on Thompson's plan are provided here:

http://www.race42008.com/2007/11/09/fred-thompsons-social-security-plan-rollout-the-complete-reference-guide?referer=sphere_related_content

The plan is a small step in the right direction.
#3 Rick Ballard (Link) on 2007-11-12 08:09 (Reply)
saw Hillary on tv earlier today, speaking to a townhall audience, in full nasal/stentorian authority, that there is "nothing wrong with social security" and that "thank goodness we stopped George Bush from privatizing it".

There ya go, a perfect Clintonism--two false assertions sandwiched around an actual statement of fact.

The fact, of course, is that George Bush's reform was stopped.

The two lies, (1) that there's nothing wrong with SS as is, and (2) that Bush tried to do nothing else but privatize the system, and to privatize it all in a fell swoop.

"Facts" to Clintons are just the bread of a sandwich--something used to deliver the stuff in the middle.
#3.1 buddy larsen on 2007-11-12 22:04 (Reply)
re; Mormons and Missions. As someone with mormon relatives, I do think that the mission requirement is good training. But it is not "plastic" as redford says. If you have to argue your faith persuasively it has the side benefit of you finding out if you really believe.

The Amish and Mennonites do a similar thing when the young people are sent out to live in the outside world for a while before choosing to stay.

If only the sundance kid had ever had to to anything quite as challenging!
#4 Dave Moelling on 2007-11-12 11:10 (Reply)
Living in SEA where the legal system has imploded in uponitself in an effort to become one caring community of like minded individuals, I was hoping to start a discussion on Hegel's dialectic and the "anti communitarian" response that is starting to appear.

However, I did not see the reference to Malcolm X-who of course was an abominable human being!
#5 apple pie on 2007-11-12 14:23 (Reply)
well, he was highly racist, but in his favor he did insist on clean-livin' for his followers. no smokee, drinkee, drugee, fornicatee, abandon childrenee.
#5.1 buddy larsen on 2007-11-12 14:35 (Reply)
The Malcom X Health Insurance Plan....

What? Do not tell me it went bankrupt!
#6 Meta on 2007-11-12 21:50 (Reply)
No, but there was a double-barrel 12 gauge double-ought buckshot close-range-blast-to-the-chest exclusion.
#6.1 buddy larsen on 2007-11-12 22:45 (Reply)
Re: slippery plastic.

Plastic is apt call for the borg, as it was coined back in early 60's. Plastic not borg.

Plastic-Attractive but shallow, affected.

Like Guv Romney.

Sis called them, pair of morbidissionaries, 20ish, bright and shiny, suits. Not while they were in the frontroom but after they left.

They affected concern but it was obvious, recently learned concern. The free Book of Mormon left had cool, vivd illustrations.

They weren't suits of course. Because a suit, sis didn't know, were plain clothes police. But her read wasn't far off.

Plastic-leaving that trapezoid themometer taste Grace sang of.
#7 Leag on 2007-11-12 23:00 (Reply)
'Euroweenies'

Is that like saying America is fucked but its easier to look elsewhere to feel better?

$$$ tick tick boom
#8 Beanie on 2007-11-13 16:15 (Reply)
I myself don't use the 'euroweenie' term anymore--not since Merkel, Sarkozy, and several other good leaders in eastern Europe have been elected by people other than euroweenies.

But, no, it's not like saying ''America is **** but it's easier to look elsewhere''.

That little dodge, in fact, is precisely what afflicts & defines (remaining) eoruweenies (terms suitably adjusted for geography of course).

And why would you laugh at our dollar decline? When the euro was so low a couple years ago, did you laugh at yourself?
#8.1 buddy larsen on 2007-11-13 17:00 (Reply)

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