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Sunday, June 29. 2014
 A sample of Luther's table talk, from a piece at Scriptorium Daily:
Although I know this [i.e., that I am to rejoice in the Lord and expect good of him], I am of a different mind ten times in the course of a day. But I resist the devil, and often it is with a fart that I chase him away. When he tempts me with silly sins I say, Devil, yesterday I broke wind too. Have you written it down on your list? When I say to him, you have been put to shame, he believes it, for he does not want to be despised.
Another:
Oh, if I could only pray the way this dog watches the meat! All his
thoughts are concentrated on the piece of meat. Otherwise he has no
thought, wish, or hope.
Luther was an outspoken, plain-speaking fellow. The piece is here.
Friday, September 25. 2009
 Going fishing off Montauk this weekend. Will do mostly catch and release. I will never keep a big breeder Striper. One medium legal fish maybe.
I will leave these with y'all:
I did think that St. Francis said that.
The plusses (mostly) and minuses of community colleges
Health care scrubbed from NEA website. Lots of things getting scrubbed these days. Even the NYT tried to cover this story.
Congress: Let's own the newspapers. How would you tell the difference?
Why to the jihadists still want to kill us? Aren't we all hopey-nicey now?
Is this admin the last hurrah of Liberalism? Am Thinker. One can only hope.
If you missed Bibi's speech
Getting ugly: ACORN Funded Political, For-Profit Efforts, Data Show
Unbelievable: treat misbehaving kids differently, based on race. Is the racist assumption that "others" are incapable of civilized behavior?
Since when is playing doctor evil? Good wholesome fun for kids.
The continuing Dem war against business. Who is supposed to make the money they want to spend?
Photo is Montauk Light. It comes in handy.
Thursday, July 9. 2009
 268 years ago, as of yesterday, Jonathan Edwards preached his most famous sermon in Enfield, CT.
At that time, our readers know, CT was a Congregationalist theocracy, in effect, and the Yale-educated (especially in the sciences) Edwards was a well-known but back-woods preacher.
Scriptorium takes a look at Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.
The prissy-mouthed portrait of Edwards does not capture what a fun-loving guy he really was (not kidding).
Wednesday, February 4. 2009
 Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) is remembered at Scriptorium, with an excellent quote.
Saturday, January 31. 2009
 Scriptorium. We are all Merton fans here. A quote from that link:
The most dangerous man in the world is the contemplative who is guided by nobody. He trusts his own visions. He obeys the attractions of an interior voice, but will not listen to other men. He identifies the will of God with anything that makes him feel, within his own heart, a big, warm, sweet interior glow. The sweeter and the warmer the feeling, the more he is convinced of his own infallibility. And if the sheer force of his own self-confidence communicates itself to other people and gives them the impression that he really is a saint, such a man can wreck a whole city or a religious order or even a nation. The world is covered with scars that have been left in its flesh by visionaries like these.
Sunday, August 10. 2008
From a Charles Simeon sermon, as quoted in a piece at Scriptorium: Permit me, then, to address you as dying persons, and to ask what you will think of these things when standing on the brink and precipice of eternity? Now you can speculate, and dispute, and speak with confidence about the justness of your views. Now you can discuss these matters as if it were of little moment what your sentiments are, or what is the ground of your affiance. But if you hold fast any of the foregoing delusions, you will not find them so satisfactory in a dying hour as you now imagine. Doubts… will arise in your mind… Would you but place yourselves where you must all very shortly be, on a dying bed, we should not find it so difficult to convince you that it is better to trust in the righteousness of Christ, which is commensurate with all the demands of law and justice and adequate to the wants of the whole world, than to be trusting in any respect to any poor defective righteousness of your own.
Life itself is a School of Humility. At some point, we all will need to get out of our own boats, and He will be there, waiting for us with open arms. By coincidence, A Slower Pace posted this from Max Lucado on death and rebirth.
 This is your final warning. IowaHawk
Which is worse? An Insty poll. Do you want a "hospitalist" when you get sick? I want my own Doc. Or my Veterinarian. McCain's last frontier. Alaska NYC vs. London More fun with pomo prose: David Thompson Invasion of Georgia was a "3 AM moment. " Also, Is Russia returning to imperialism? Roger. Also, from Rick Moran, A Splendid Little War Mrs. Edwards was part of the cabal. Just like the Clintons. An effort to scare Repub donors. Michelle Do urban congestion taxes do any good? CSM  We're soooooo virtuous. Plus pygmie goats.
Why the poor are often happy. George McGovern wants to save the union secret ballot. Unions hate that secret ballot. Prof B: Hijacking Scholarly Organizations to Advance Left-Liberal Agendas What would FDR think of today's Social Security? LA: The most puritanical city on earth Lieberman on McCain short list Love and sex in Denmark. Dr. Helen From Tammy Bruce: This article was written by a Republican to bolster the McCain campaign. So there's an agenda here, but the points are worth knowing. They will eventually become an important factor in the election. How aware is the public that McCain has raised seven children? Or that he adopted his two oldest sons as small boys (children from his wife's prior marriage)? Or that he has raised a Bangladeshi girl with severe health problems adopted from Mother Theresa's orphanage? Or that his own sons have served in the military, including in Iraq?
Lower photo: Bush with Kerri Walsh. Where do you innocently touch a beautiful girl wearing underwear?
Sunday, May 4. 2008
 NHS mess drives immigrants away in the UK. Talk about unintended consequences.
Sweden's missed opportunity. I doubt that they care very much. Their energetic and ambitious citizens leave the country, and their slacker quotient rises. Soon they will all be either Moslems or on the dole, or both. Then what? Call the UN for help? Call the USA for money and food? Taking another look at the UCC, in light of Rev. Wright who has become the UCC's poster child. A photo. Good grief Paging all men! It's time to MAN UP. h/t, Wizbang The Ice Age cometh Another note to self: Read OTB daily Car breathalizers? Give me a break. Is this creeping Prohibition? If I cannot have two or three beers at Rudy's and drive home, then this whole thing has gone too far. The Art of Folly at Yale. WaPo
Don't forget - We'll have the first episode of James Burke's history series up tonite 6 pm EDT (that is, Zulu -4 hrs). I'm sure it deserves the hype we have given it. Photo: The steeple of the church on Cuttyhunk Island
Saturday, December 29. 2007
Tuesday, December 25. 2007
Thanks to Middlebrow for informing me that Psalm 98 is a traditional Christmas psalm, despite the fact that it mentions neither Santa Claus nor Christmas shopping - nor Christ, except in eager anticipation. 1 Sing to the LORD a new song,
for he has done marvelous things;
his right hand and his holy arm
have worked salvation for him.
2 The LORD has made his salvation known
and revealed his righteousness to the nations.
3 He has remembered his love
and his faithfulness to the house of Israel;
all the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
4 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth,
burst into jubilant song with music;
5 make music to the LORD with the harp,
with the harp and the sound of singing,
6 with trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn—
shout for joy before the LORD, the King.
7 Let the sea resound, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it.
8 Let the rivers clap their hands,
Let the mountains sing together for joy;
9 let them sing before the LORD,
for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
and the peoples with equity.
Saturday, August 25. 2007
 Photo on right: Vanessa Dobos, from Women in Combat at Reasoned Audacity (the photo comes and goes - I don't know why but you can see her at the link).
Lt. Pitts visits an Iraqi home. Totten. Man, that tea is dark. Multiculturalism in St. Paul. LGF. Some cultures just don't give a damn how they treat women, but we are supposed to be understanding, aren't we? Middlebrow with Ruskin on art and seeing, with a charming example. Moros y Cristianos. Yum. Babalu, who notes elsewhere that rumors of Castro's demise are premature: at this point, it hardly matters. Tu-95s over Guam. Just stopping by to say hello. Putin is flexing his muscles, but that is what Russians do. I think it's harmless. 100 million blogs? It's remarkable that we have so many readers. Talk about competition... h/t, Insty More on Sacco and Vanzetti, at Attack Machine Tony Blair's legacy: 10,000 rules and regulations. Kim. How can anyone remember all of this crap? Looks like they found the Grunion. Blue Crab "The poor" as pawns of the Left. Dr. Sanity on Thomas Sowell O'Sullivan's First Law, and Amnesty International update. EU Referendum Hurt feelings on campus. Dust my Broom. These kids aren't sensitive: they are manipulators. From Prof Pat, What I saw in Europe. Far outside the cities, the Old Europe persists, with the old values and the old ways. If you screw the American pharmaceutical companies, who in the world will come up with new meds? The Post Office? Dr. Helen If I lived in Zimbabwe, I would grab my spears and my family and head for the jungle for the duration. Update at Captain Ed. Or, if I had the nerve and a few machine guns, form a rebellion. Torture and abuse at Parris Island? Gimme a break. And Rightly So. No drill sergeant is going to be 1/1000th the threat of a bad guy trying to kill you. Toughen up, weenies. Repubs are racists, says Krugman. Moderate Voice. I guess it's proof that you have no argument when you resort to name-calling. I had no idea that Horsefeathers was a psychiatrist and a psychoanalyst. He considers the low value placed on the ability to use words. I suppose he is right: the talent to use words is widely-distributed, just as is the talent to make music. Market forces: wordsmiths and musicians are generally not paid well. You must list the race of your employees? This is nuts. Just put me down as a Samoan: I share lots of DNA with them. A little basic education for the AP on the difference between a cartridge and a bullet. Funny video, via Mr. Free Market Jim Webb (D-VA) blames Dems for Vietnam genocide. He's right. Some people conveniently forget the real story. The Martyrs of Otranto. Gay Patriot.
Sunday, June 10. 2007
It's about Goodness without meaning. Scriptorium. We might call it "obsessionalism," "sanctimoniousness," or "piousness" nowadays.
Friday, March 30. 2007
From a piece by Fred Sanders on George Washington Carver: Carver developed a homespun religious philosophy and told little stories that catch the imagination. One story has him crying out to God, “Oh, Mr. Creator, why did You make the universe?” to which God replied, “You want to know too much for that little mind of yours. Ask me something more your size.” So he tried “Dear Mr. Creator, tell me what man was made for.” Still too big. Finally: “Mr. Creator, why did You make the peanut?” "Thats better!" the Lord said, and He gave me a handful of peanuts and went with me back to the laboratory and, together, we got down to work.
It might be homespun but it works for me.
Saturday, March 3. 2007
Jesus meets The Terminator. A Youtube. And, related: "I totally found the tomb of Jesus." http://www.scriptoriumdaily.com/middlebrow/archives/i-totally-found-the-grave-of-jesus/ A very green solution to the human contribution to unpleasant greenhouse gasses. YouTube Canadadadanian wisdom: SDA on http://www.smalldeadanimals.com/archives/005686.html Britain to permit animal-human genetic mixes. Um, isn't that a tautology? Consider the moral issues here. It's all beyond my feeble animal brain. 2/3 of Americans are investors in the stock, bond or money markets. Ain't capitalism great? But some teachers don't think so. Who do they think makes the money to pay their salaries? Vaginal tightness, Myra Bradwell, and Mary Todd Lincoln (who did have a little emotional problem, I suspect). S,C andA. Bipolar or something. Her decorating and clothing bills from her routine shopping trips to NYC drove Abe nuts, and drove him deep into debt while President. She was known to spend a year of his salary on a single trip. I wonder whether those debts were ever paid. He had been a hugely successful railroad lawyer, but the big job in DC didn't pay very well. A smoking ban in Virginia? The primary home of the transfer of the joys of tobacco from the Indians to Europe? What is this world coming to? Although I know the Pilgrim women in MA smoked Indian tobacco too. Yes, they grew it in MA - as is still done today. Premium cigar-wrapping tobacco in the Connecticut River valley. Tobacco should be a multiculturally sacred tradition - at least as sacred as the right to pray to Mecca at Logan Airport. Islam flourishing among American blacks. Lovely. What an excellent foundation for life. Jesus was for our Grandma. Mohammed is hip. Isn't he? Like James Dean, or something? And speaking of Islam, from http://www.americanthinker.com/2007/03/theyll_never_stop_saying_shari.html Rather than solving the problem, many have foolishly allowed Sharia's gradual unchecked spread in the names of diversity and tolerance. Unfortunately, as this dark-age jurisprudence is totally incompatible with any democratic society, those buying into this creeping multicultist folly are doing so at the peril of their own heritage and freedom. Of course, it comes as little surprise that anti-American countries like France have all but surrendered. Yet, ironically, it also appears that our best ally in the war against Islamic extremism may unwittingly be among our worst in the struggle against its fundamental objective - a world ruled by the strict Islamic Law of Sharia
Wednesday, February 28. 2007
 “Drink deep…or taste not,” is a direction full as applicable to Religion, if we would find it a source of pleasure, as it is to knowledge. A little Religion is, it must be confessed, apt to make men gloomy, as a little knowledge to render them vain: hence the unjust imputation often brought upon Religion by those whose degree of Religion is just sufficeint, by condemning their course of conduct, to render them uneasy; enough merely to impair the sweetness of the pleasures of sin, and not enough to compensate for the relinquishment of them by its own peculiar comforts. Thus these men bring up, as it were, an ill report of the land of promise, which, in truth, abounds with whatever, in our journey through life, can best refresh and strengthen us.
William Wilberforce (h/t, Middlebrow)
Saturday, January 27. 2007
 Why the dude photo? Opie complained that we never show any eye candy for the gals. So here's a photo of me, in my side job. Yes, I do work out. No, there is not a wad of kleenex in those shorts. And I am straight. And no, you cannot have my phone number.
Hollywood loved Bill, but they do not seem to love Hillary. Not their type. Heck, that's in her favor, but she is not for me. Does Mormonism bother you? Not me. RWNH. Romney is OK with me. Where would we be without government's help? Spain decrees fashion sizes. Althouse. Hahahaha. It's not a joke. Journalism is a dying trade. Not at Maggie's Farm, but we don't get paid. No benefits, either, other than world-wide fame. On the other hand, we rely on journalists, but we take them with a tablespoon-full of salt. We prefer Michael Yon and his ilk, the volunteers. Going after the Iranian govt. About time. Jawa. Get those "special forces" on the job. No contest. Mountain lion attack. A tough lady. Cao. Everybody is on this cool story. The heartbreak of income inequality. Cowen (!) in the NYT. (via Instapundit - how does he do it, with a job? Well, he's a Prof, but still...) The new UN scandal. What is the US doing with these scumbags? Unions are still dying. No wonder they want the illegals. Eventually, the only unions will be government employees, which is truly ridiculous when you think about it. Anchor Rising The gay sheep story, at the NYT. What was this all about, anyway? Apaches in Baghdad. Iraq the Model. This so-called country is nuts. Numerology gone wild, in Belgium. Is this satire? Brussels Journal. A jet-powered turtle. Perfect. You thought guns were illegal in Britain? Silly you. The crims have all the guns they want. Dust my Broom. The honest people have nothing. My solution: Arm the populace, and train them in handguns. Winning elections. This quote is right, alas, from Neo-neo: Most of today's politicians are pragmatic, rather than principled (perhaps it was ever thus); and their pragmatism tends to focus on a single goal: getting re-elected.
Unremitting opposition--with no need to come up with a better alternative--has defeated the Republicans, put the Democrats in power, and contributed to the lowest approval ratings for Bush of his Presidency (he's done his bit in that endeavor, as well). So it's not surprising that so many Republicans (especially those in somewhat liberal states) are jumping on the oppositional bandwagon as well.
Tuesday, January 9. 2007
Middlebrow has a good piece on the subject. I too have noticed how unsophisticated the thinking is about religion for those who haven't been adequately exposed/educated. I never see the sneering in my personal life, but maybe folks are being polite. I hate to be presumed stupid: at least give me a chance to prove it. A quote: Lately, secularists have taken to sneering rather than arguing. They simply assume all thoughtful people agree . . . and move on. When is a “silly” belief disqualifying? Very great men have believed very odd things . . . I would love to be tutored by Socrates (!) whatever his views on government. But the new secularism has no time for nuance or self-doubt. If a man is religious, then secularists know him to be a fool, an idiot, or a cad. If a secular writer is bright enough, then he might get away with calling a believer all three! To such folk there are good religious, folk like Cornel West, whose religious views are secularism with God-talk added.
and Secularists who are fools, idiots, or cads (the dear leader of North Korea, the Hollywood secularist of the moment, and Stalin in no particular order) are merely misguided . . . or not true secularists to the modern writer of such rot. Christianity may have helped invent modern science, the University, and produced much of the world’s great cultural treasures, but living Christianity is only to be despised, though to be fair any other religious group is hated just as heartily by these thoughtless secularists.
Wednesday, November 22. 2006
 What is so great about Turkey? Besides that it is traditional, and you get the stuffing? Is anything really as bland as a supermarket turkey?
Statistical analysis for activists: Dust my Broom What is meant by "in Christ"? Middlebrow If it makes you feel good. Aspen takes on global warming. It accomplishes nothing, of course, but it does provide that nice warm feeling of virtue. (h/t, Basil) Dept. of Lunatics Running the Asylum: "Progressive" NYC school run by students. What is the psychological age of the grown-ups at this school? Is this what universities are for? Our University thrives on finding solutions to vexing societal issues. This is an historic moment, and an opportunity to apply our collective creative, energetic thinking to discover the most effective ways to support diversity. We will succeed only if we have thoughtful input from everyone in our community.
That is from Mary Sue Coleman, via a piece in Powerline. I guess "diversity" and "solving vexing social issues" has replaced truth and character as their guiding light. My opinion: She is full of baloney. Plus she is seeking ways to dodge the law because she appears to believe that her values are more important than either law or the will of the people. The arrogance and foolishness of academia never ceases to amaze, and, if I had a real skin color, I would be deeply offended by such condescension - but my evil side would probably try to milk it for all it's worth. Photo: From Dr. Bob's Thanksgiving recipe post
Friday, November 10. 2006
 Howler of the day: George McGovern is back. He blames the "insurgency" on Amerika. Natch. First time I read it, I thought it was a satire. But, come to think of it, I guess he is an expert on quitting and losing.
Cross Ball State U off the list. Michelle. Just another school that does not tolerate diversity. Frito-Lay's new healthy snax: One quote from the release: PLANO, TX—With the recent trend of wholesome snack foods reaching "truly ridiculous proportions," Frito-Lay announced Monday that it would, against its better judgment, roll out a new line of healthy fruit-and-vegetable-based chips next February. "Here," said Frito-Lay CEO Al Carey as he disgustedly tossed a bag of the company's new Flat Earth-brand snack crisps onto the lectern during a meeting with shareholders and members of the press. "Here's some shit that's made from beets. I hope you're all happy now that you have your precious beet chips with the recommended daily serving of fruit, or vegetables, or whatever the hell a 'beet' is."
From state icon to pest: the gator resurgence in FL. Don't they call them swimming handbags? New Hampshire needs a border fence. On the southern end. Wizbang Classical Values reflects on the election: Whether the Republicans are viewed from a libertarian perspective, an economic conservative perspective, or a social conservative perspective, they failed. I mean, the best I could come up with was "Hold your nose and vote Republican!" While that can hardly be called a winning slogan, as it turned out, I had such a terrible cold that I didn't need to hold my nose.
Under the leadership of the New York Times, as quoted at Dem Project: "During the last 50 years, New York State’s share of U.S. income has declined 37%, while Minnesota’s remained constant, and New Hampshire’s increased 67%. New York State now ranks 45th among the 50 states in population and income growth, and percent of the adult population employed. Although NYS spends the most per pupil for education, our state has the 44th lowest graduation rate. Four out of ten students do not graduate from high school in New York State. "Our state has the highest per-capita tax burden of the 50 states, a burden that is 53% over the national average. Per-capita state and local government debt is 76% above the national average. Per-capita state and local government spending is 46% over the national average. State spending increased 13% this year, far faster than revenue growth, and four times the inflation rate. From 2000-2004, New York lost over one million residents to other states, 300,000 more than any other state."
More agenda-driven fear-mongering from The Lancet. This time it's evil chemicals. We are getting well past the point of taking that once-venerable mag seriously. Worstall A good word for Oprah, at Slower Pace Why do we use the word "just," especially in prayer? Middlebrow Live for today? From Viking: A quarter of Americans plan to eat cat food in retirement – From Dayton Business Journal: “While most people know that Social Security and company-provided pensions might not be available when they hit retirement, many still plan to rely on them. In the survey, a phone poll of 1,000 nonretired people throughout the United States, 23 percent say they intend to use Social Security as their primary income source in retirement.” The primary source of income! Good luck with that.
An opinion, from Shape of Days. I tend to think he just wants the world to stop turning, but I'm sure others share his feeling, which I suspect comes from too much negatively-slanted news. A quote: But ours is not a happy or healthy nation. Confidence in the American way is as low as I’ve ever known it to be. Optimism, long endangered, seems to have become extinct. I’d use the word “malaise” here, but the irony would be too much to bear. I think the first step toward restoring confidence in America — at least in my own heart, if not in the minds of the American people as a group — is for government to just slow down for a while. September 11, two wars overseas, a natural disaster at home, the Patriot Act (which has done more good than harm), the Military Commissions Act (which merely by existing does far more harm than it could ever do good) … there’s just been too much change in the past six years.
Saturday, October 28. 2006
 Forever young? For women (maybe men, too) 40 is the new 30, and 60 is the new 40. Daily Mail
830. A new record Scrabble score. An ESV Bible trick. Middlebrow. Cool. Why won't France send the army into the banlieus? Too many Moslems in their army? Brussels Journal (h/t, Dino). Great idea - a multicultural army. Will Bin Ladin win the American election? From a piece by Scheuer in Wash. Times (h/t, Env. Republican) Bin Laden, his lieutenants and their allies are no doubt pleased by the destruction of the Spanish and Thai governments and the exhilarating message it sends to the worldwide Islamist movement: The infidels are weak, politically divided, terrified of using full military power and think we can be appeased. In short, war works; keep at it.
Even so, bin Laden, et. al, know the biggest prize looms just ahead — the chance that the Republican Party will be ousted from one or both houses of Congress. There are many factors contributing to this possibility: the Foley abomination, other corruption cases, the trumped?up "crisis" over First Amendment rights and the administration's ill-informed and ham-fisted handling of the Iraq and Afghan wars. If the Republicans are ousted, pundits on both sides of the aisle will find the causes strictly in America's navel.
But what will bin Laden and his Islamist allies think? Well, if Republican defeat comes to pass, they will first thank the Almighty — "Allahu Akhbar!" or "God is the greatest!" — for tangible proof of approaching victory. In Spain, Thailand, and Britain — where Prime Minister Tony Blair suffered the fate of Messrs. Aznar and Thaksin for the same reason, but is leaving gracefully — al Qaeda and its allies see politicians winning power who argue: "The military option has been tried and it has failed. We must seek other-than-martial means to defuse the Islamists' appeal and power." As in Europe and Thailand, this has been the refrain of Sens. Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Charles Schumer, Hillary Clinton, Rep. Jane Harman, and a swath of Republicans who value their seats more than U.S. security.
If Americans vote for what sounds like sweet reason from the Democrats, bin Laden and company will rejoice. What they will hear is the death knell for any prospect of effective U.S. military resistance to militant Islam. With the Republicans out, the Islamists will be confident that Democrats will deliver the best of both worlds: less emphasis on military force and a rigid maintenance of U.S. foreign policies that are hated with passion and near-unanimity by 1.3 billion Muslims. If Osama approved of music, he would be whistling "Happy Days Are Here Again!"
Monday, October 23. 2006
 Why do champagne bubbles follow little chains of bubbles upwards, instead of randomly bubbling? That question has finally been answered, just in time for holiday season. They follow little fibers of dirt and dust. Live Science. Yes, Veuve Clicquot is the official champagne of Maggie's Farm: time to stock up for Halloween.
Men imagine that women are flirting with them, when they aren't. Damn, no wonder I always screw it up. Villainous Company Are we ready for a Mormon leader of the Senate? Of course. Why not? But did you know that Harry Reid is a Mormon? Socially-responsible warfare? Only the Brits could come up with that notion. Jawa. I like the idea of recyclable, lead-free bullets. Obedient German drivers: Blair Religious bias in the law? Must Catholic organizations provide abortion services on their medical plans? NY Sun Welfare reform hasn't preserved the family. That makes it a failure? LA Times. It got people to become independent and proud of themselves. That is success. No govt program will get people to marry. Grammar back in educational fashion? Let's hope so. Althouse. Not that we write complete sentences here - we use telegram style. The truth about activism, from a piece at Classical Values: ...I think it is so important for non-activists to understand that when they are dealing with activists, the apparent issue at hand is never the issue, but is only part of an agenda, and nearly always temporarily expendable. If you are willing to waste a huge amount of time going to the mat over one of these issues, thus forcing the activists to "lose," the issue will be set aside but another one will spring up in its place. Likewise, if you decide to let them have their way on a particular issue in the hope that they'll go away, rest assured that they will not. (Thus, the removal of Robert E. Lee's name from a particular street or building only clears the way for a new campaign to demand the removal of some other dead white slaveholder's name from something, and the process will continue ad infinitum, even after George Washington has long vanished from the dollar bill.)
Thursday, September 21. 2006
 77% of Aussies think it is government's role to make them happy. That is the craziest thing I have read this year. Government? Hahahahaha. You'd think they could answer with something at least slightly less stupid, like their spouse, mistress, gigolo. Now their dog - that would make good sense as an answer. My suggestion: government to add Prozac and Grey Goose to the Aussie water supply, and, if that does not work, opium also. What, me worry?
Paul meets Agrippa: An inspiring mini-sermon from Middlebrow. The NYT is advertising itself: Truth and Accuracy. They need another ad line: How about "The Dead-Tree Daily Kos"? Or, as an alternative, "All the News We Want You Morons to Know." Or "Pravda on the Hudson"? The left loves Ahmadinejabbywobby. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. But wait. Ahamadinejobby doesn't like at least 50% of them. How many women of the Left have had sexual relations outside of marriage? He would kill them first. Betsy. Is there a single torture the US uses on Jihadists which is not also used in frats? Or just in college? Is this the stuff that has Colin Powell's panties in a wad? Moonbat update from Moonbattery: I pledge allegiance to the Mexican flag, and to the corrupt dump of a country for which it stands,... Also, Mayor Bloomberg wants to PAY YOU to go to the doctor. Dear Mayor B: NYC is lookin' real nice, but leave us ALONE already! We are grown-ups. Are you nuts? How much does the Left hate Christians? Quite a lot. RWN Enforcement of borders is what Americans want. It's our country. Just One Minute shows Kaus, getting it right. The regrettable discrimination and double standards in our schools. Gal teachers can play, but not guy teachers. What the heck? RWHowler NPR getting long in the tooth. What's the average age of their tax-subsidized listeners, anyway? And Squaring the Boston Globe is right - their men sound like they have no testicles and never played a sport. It's wierd, really. The Scarecrow Syndrome. The dumbing down of education isn't an accident: it's an agenda. Just give the slow ones a diploma and tell them to get a job and to quit wasting the teachers' time. Here's the plan unfolding, in the UK. Samizdata. Some farm workers are crapping in the field, on your organic spinach. Hey, it's organic, right? You want those poor oppressed farm workers to walk all the way to the toilet? That's cruel. Daily Pundit has it. A quote from Coyote Blog: The US does harm when we fail to live up to our values. Radical Islam does harm when they successfully pursue what they value.
Whole piece here. Want to go hunting in Canadanistan? They should welcome our dollars, and our recreational tourism, right? Look at this BS. To add insult to injury - you need to print it out on 8X14. Who are they kidding? Do I look like a lawyer? Mr. Harper - please fix this travesty. Thanks, pal. All I am bringing is a damn 12 ga s/s for grouse. For heaven's sake! Finally, we get a fence, not amnesty. I'd be surprised if the fence doesn't pass both houses. Poli. Honestly, I'd like amnesty for every wrong I have ever done, but no-one is offering that to me.
Tuesday, August 29. 2006
1. Do not hear
2. Do not open your mouth
3. Do not rebuke anyone
4. Make yourself foolish in this world Cassian, from a piece at Middlebrow
Thursday, August 17. 2006
 The Fair Tax. Now some liberals support the idea. No lawyers, no accountants - sounds worth thinking about.
Defeated Moonbat in Mexico seems to be almost threatening the government. This does not bode well for Mexico. One miracle: nobody blamed the US yet. Empty suit, or Leisure suit? Middlebrow, like many others, demonstrate's Lamont's lighter-than-air platitudes. Free Market health care? Go to India for cheaper surgeries. Why not? For several generations, the prosperous of the world have come to NYC for top medical care. Why not both ways? The secret is that Hezbollah is the government of Southern Lebanon. The NYT loves Hezbollah. And, by the way, do you know what a "hudna" is? I didn't. It is a sort of Moslem rope-a-dope. The application of markets to LSU academic departments. Interesting unintended consequences. Marg. Rev With a whimper. Cubans view Fidel as slowly fading out.
Monday, July 17. 2006
Good source of Israel war links at HH, and piece on the Iran Connection. Somebody really HATES Kenny G: Synthstuff Megachurches and the Repub party ATLA wants to change their name. Lipstick on a pig. The real names of rock stars. Ace. Bet you didn't know that Paul Revere and the Raiders real name was Paul Revere. The CBS Egg story - too dumb. Diversity is not strength in Lebanon. VDARE Stop test-driving your girlfriend: A Christian view of wife selection/ h/t, Evangelical Outpost Eager Dhimmis in Sweden. Unbelievable. I guess they hate themselves. Culture wars and the Evangelical Christians. Middlebrow is right - they aren't trying to take over - they are fighting a holding action for traditional western civilization. Hey teacher, leave them kids alone. 7years hard time for her. I guess it's against the law.
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