03.14.07
Posted in Crazy Academia at 12:59 am by JEG
I warn my good buddy JB in jest, although I’m a bit worried myself, even though I can’t claim to be a no-holds-barred Republican.
More follies from Academia!
OK, I’ll admit that this is most likely a frivolous (albeit lame) attempt at humor by another obviously left-wing Professor, but is it appropriate for a classroom setting? Of course not. When can we expect Academics to simply teach facts and impart knowledge? English Composition is such an important, straightforward discipline, applicable to writers of all political persuasions. Just teach the kids how to write!!!!
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03.10.07
Posted in Politics, Democrats at 10:37 am by JB
Poor, poor John Edwards. He (and now evidently every Dem candidate- or at least the state party of Nevada) are afraid that those big bad meanies at Fox News won’t toss them soft-ball questions at a “debate” and so have closed out any chance of participating.
From the Edwards camp:
Fox News has already proven they have no intention of providing “fair and balanced” coverage of any Democrat in this election.
Exactly how seriously should we take a group of people who are afraid of Brit Hume, but want to be in a position to face Putin, that whacko in Iran, or Hugo Chavez ? Isn’t there a bit of a disconnect here ?
Not to mention the fact that the Fox News audience consistently out-numbers every other cable news outlet, and of course the Fox viewers will be made aware of this little charade.
If a few of the candidates wanted to show a little moxie they would step out of the shadow of the NDP and agree to a smaller debate with Fox, just among the candidates with the cajones to withstand a serious debate.
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03.06.07
Posted in Politics, Unhinged, Democrats, Media Morons at 4:53 am by JB
It’s the smell of vapidity and nut-jobbery preparing to assemble in the Big Apple.
On behalf of People For the American Way and Political Clout Productions, we are proud to invite you to be present for an historic first. An extraordinary public servant, Valerie Plame, will be interviewed by a champion of the First Amendment, Keith Olbermann, host of MSNBC’s “Countdown.”
So let me get this straight. Keith Olbermann, who hasn’t said anything worthwhile since leaving ESPN is going to interview Plame-Wilson, who hasn’t done anything worthwhile in… who knows how long. She’s got a couple of kids, and so far (if only age 6) they haven’t knocked off a bank or anything, so that’s worth something I suppose.
This event, I’m afraid, will be worth exactly nothing.
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Posted in Politics, Unhinged at 4:40 am by JB
And then I’m done with Wacky Ann:
An Open Letter to CPAC Sponsors and Organizers Regarding Ann Coulter
Conservatism treats humans as they are, as moral creatures possessing rational minds and capable of discerning right from wrong. There comes a time when we must speak out in the defense of the conservative movement, and make a stand for political civility. This is one of those times.
Ann Coulter used to serve the movement well. She was telegenic, intelligent, and witty. She was also fearless: saying provocative things to inspire deeper thought and cutting through the haze of competing information has its uses. But Coulter’s fearlessness has become an addiction to shock value. She draws attention to herself, rather than placing the spotlight on conservative ideas.
At the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2006, Coulter referred to Iranians as “ragheads.” She is one of the most prominent women in the conservative movement; for her to employ such reckless language reinforces the stereotype that conservatives are racists.
At CPAC 2007 Coulter decided to turn up the volume by referring to John Edwards, a former U.S. Senator and current Presidential candidate, as a “faggot.” Such offensive language–and the cavalier attitude that lies behind it–is intolerable to us. It may be tolerated on liberal websites but not at the nation’s premier conservative gathering.
The legendary conservative thinker Richard Weaver wrote a book entitled Ideas Have Consequences. Rush Limbaugh has said again and again that “words mean things.” Both phrases apply to Coulter’s awful remarks.
Coulter’s vicious word choice tells the world she care little about the feelings of a large group that often feels marginalized and despised. Her word choice forces conservatives to waste time defending themselves against charges of homophobia rather than advancing conservative ideas.
Within a day of Coulter’s remark John Edwards sent out a fundraising email that used Coulter’s words to raise money for his faltering campaign. She is helping those she claims to oppose. How does that advance any of the causes we hold dear?
Denouncing Coulter is not enough. After her “raghead” remark in 2006 she took some heat. Yet she did not grow and learn. We should have been more forceful. This year she used a gay slur. What is next? If Senator Barack Obama is the de facto Democratic Presidential nominee next year will Coulter feel free to use a racial slur? How does that help conservatism?
One of the points of CPAC is the opportunity it gives college students to meet other young conservatives and learn from our leaders. Unlike on their campuses—where they often feel alone—at CPAC they know they are part of a vibrant political movement. What example is set when one highlight of the conference is finding out what shocking phrase will emerge from Ann Coulter’s mouth? How can we teach young conservatives to fight for their principles with civility and respect when Ann Coulter is allowed to address the conference? Coulter’s invective is a sign of weak thinking and unprincipled politicking.
CPAC sponsors, the Age of Ann has passed. We, the undersigned, request that CPAC speaking invitations no longer be extended to Ann Coulter. Her words and attitude simply do too much damage.
* Credentialed CPAC 2007 Bloggers Sean Hackbarth, The American Mind
* James Joyner, Outside the Beltway
* BoiFromTroy, Boi From Troy
* Joy McCann, Little Miss Attila
* Kevin McCullough, Musclehead Revolution
* Fausta Werz, Fausta’s blog
* Patrick Hynes, Ankle Biting Pundits
* Ed Morrissey, Captain’s Quarters
* Jane Stewart, See Jane Mom
* John Tabin, JohnTabin.com
* Ace, Ace of Spades HQ
* Alexander Brunk, Save the GOP
* Mark Harris, Save the GOP
Other Right-of-Center Bloggers
* Owen Robinson, Boots and Sabres
* N.Z. Bear, The Truth Laid Bear
* Michael Demmons, Gay Orbit
* Mark Coffey, Decision ‘08
* Russell Newquist, The Philosopher’s Stone
* Marshall Manson, On
Tap
* Glenn Reynolds, Instapundit
I didn’t include the links to all the signatories, but some are on the link list on the right, and the rest you can access by following the link to the original post.
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03.04.07
Posted in Politics, Unhinged, Media Morons at 9:15 am by JB
Evidently the top-3 GOP candidates have tried (at least a little) to distance themselves from the idiocy that Ann Coulter has become.
And I realize a lot is being made of this, but I think it’s warranted. Ann Coulter has gone beyond being a help to the conservative cause. She rarely if ever has anything constructive to offer anymore that would have any value to the country. She wants to hawk books and raise her speech fees.
I just don’t see what worth she has to the conservative agenda anymore. She has no ideas, she’s become a yap-dog at the heels of things that are really important. I used to get a chuckle from her rants from time to time, but in the last few months (or maybe a year) it’s just become painful to see the spiral she’s taken.
A once-valuable voice is now valueless, and even hurtful to the very cause that made her famous. What she doesn’t seem to realize is that the party, and the conservative movement, are much larger than she is, and can and should move ahead without her.
She’s become a LaRouche-ian character, a zealot who actually deserves much of the mockery that she tries to shower on others. A sad shell of a woman who once commanded affirmative nods of the head is now reduced to a publicity whore who barely deserves more than the sympathetic head-down, side-to-side “oh my God, why does she say stupid stuff like that” reaction.
It’s time for the GOP and the conservative “world” to disavow her for good. Let her go the way of David Brock and Arianna Huffington, two others who went off the deep-end and became policy and movement has-beens. Not the greatest of fates for anyone, but one that she has invited. And she can always get guest gigs on MSNBC. Olberman and Matthews love washed-up and wacky nutjobs like her.
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03.03.07
Posted in Politics, Unhinged at 11:58 pm by JB
Dean Barnett says it in just about the best way it can be said.
Idiotic. Disgusting. Stupid. Moronic.
I guess you could say that Ann loves to shock us, but at this point, who’s shocked? She obviously can’t behave well enough to attend a respectable political gathering. It’s not a lack of intelligence. It’s an indifference to self-control and a preening sort of narcissism that compels her to need the spotlight, even if it’s unflattering.
Amen to that, brother !
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Posted in Politics, Unhinged, Media Morons at 4:57 am by JB
I really don’t understand why anyone still listens to this crazy woman anymore.
Singlehandedly, she does more harm to the conservative cause sometimes than any huge team of Democrats could ever do. Her hate and bile sometimes, couched in what she thinks are funny jokes, can in one stroke inflict as much damage to true conservatism as any Ecstasy-and-’shroom-laden full-weekend comment fest that the whacko’s and whiners at HuffPo or DailyKos could ever muster.
Here’s what the Creepy Coulter had to say in the closing moments of her CPAC spew:
“I’d say something about John Edwards, but if you say ‘faggot’ you have to go to rehab.”
Yes, I do think that CPAC needs to very quickly distance itself from these comments, as does the rest of thinking-conservatism.
It is very well time for the GOP, conservatives, America in general to distance themselves from this dragon-lady, and turn (full force) to someone more (*** CODE WORD ALERT ***) articulate, effective, strong, and coherent. Someone who can stand up to scrutiny without flying off the handle, flailing at the wind, or walking off the set. And, if I might add, someone who is not too bad to look at herself.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you my new favorite Commentato-Babe: Michelle Malkin
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10.14.06
Posted in Politics, Unhinged, Democrats at 8:13 am by JB
I was laughing and crying at the same time reading this.
They neglect to mention, of course, that Ms. Miller is/was a host on Air American, which has finally proved to bankruptcy courts and the world that they are a bushel of bad ideas.
Cindy Sheehan was the leadoff scapegoat on Hannity & Colmes last night (10/13/06) as the show studiously avoided discussing any of the Republican scandals of the day: Representative Bob Ney pleading guilty to taking bribes, testimony that the House page overseer tried to stop Foley from emailing a Congressional page in 2005, or President Bush’s decision to campaign for Senator George “macacawitz” Allen (H/T Rachel Maddow) and Rep. Don “cheating choker” Sherwood next week. But radio talk show host Stephanie Miller hilariously hit right back at righties G. Gordon Liddy and Rich Lowry. She did it without being rude or malicious and she got in some great zingers about FOX News, too. With must-see video.
The context for bashing Sheehan was her claim that she is a finalist for a Nobel Peace Prize. But, Alan Colmes said during the introduction, her claim could not be confirmed.
With a smile, Miller told him, “I went to the source and then I went to AP who confirmed she was on the short list for Nobel nominees. It’s called journalism. FOX News might want to check into it sometime.”
Liddy took a predictable swipe at Sheehan and her supporters. “She has allowed her grief to addle her brain and she has been sort of pre-empted by the loonie left.”
Colmes was at the top of his game during the entire show. He told Liddy, “That’s a pretty cruel thing to say… It’s pretty meanspirited… I mean, the woman lost a son.”
Liddy said arrogantly, “I kindly attribute this foolishness that she engages in to her grief and I think I’m being kind.”
Colmes suggested to Miller that Sheehan may be a better choice for a peace prize than President Bush.
Miller replied that Sheehan, who has actively campaigned for peace, is a better candidate than Henry Kissinger. “She has the moral authority. She sacrificed something in this war. She gave her son. What did the people who are criticizing her give?”
Lowry, subbing for Sean Hannity, was completely stymied in his attempt to trap Miller with gotcha questions.
The best line of the show, one that sent me howling with laughter, was when Miller told Lowry, “Unlike some of these fake Nobel-prize winning doctors you guys have had on here during the Terri Schiavo thing, she was actually nominated by someone that was qualified.”
Miller went on to blithely out-argue Lowry and Liddy on why staying the course is not working and she was able to do it in less than 15 seconds. “Look, if someone invaded our country and said we had weapons of mass destruction and we didn’t, do you think Americans would try to kick them out? Rich, the vast majority of Iraqis want us out of their country!”
There is just too much to say. Just read it, enjoy it, bask in the absolute stupidity of the loony left.
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10.11.06
Posted in Politics, Democrats at 4:46 pm by JB
He was in NYC on “Tuesday, September the 9th”…. is he that damn clueless ?
Another reason Democrats can’t be trusted with national security. They can’t even remember the date, for God’s sake.
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Posted in Politics, Unhinged, Democrats at 2:47 pm by JB
Ya know, I have few real qualms with my parents, predecessors… with earlier generations…. How this country elected this complete moron is just amazing to me. I would guess that very few outside the hemp-clothed, flower-haired, “Peter Paul and Mary RULE !!!” crowd would actually admit to having voted for him.
But he is still a voice, and- SURPRISE SURPRISE (Gomer Pyle lingo)- who gives him a voice ? The New York Times, of course.
We’re gonna “Fisk” this, because if you don’t it doesn’t make sense.
From Carter:
IN 1994 the North Koreans expelled inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency and were threatening to process spent nuclear fuel into plutonium, giving them the ability to produce nuclear weapons.
With the risk of war on the Korean Peninsula, there was a consensus that the forces of South Korea and the United States could overwhelmingly defeat North Korea. But it was also known that North Korea could quickly launch more than 20,000 shells and missiles into nearby Seoul. The American commander in South Korea, Gen. Gary Luck, estimated that total casualties would far exceed those of the Korean War.
So they kicked out inspectors, and threatened to attack their neighbor with conventional and potentially nuclear weapons, after defying the international cries for them to de-nuke. With ya so far.
Responding to an invitation from President Kim Il-sung of North Korea, and with the approval of President Bill Clinton, I went to Pyongyang and negotiated an agreement under which North Korea would cease its nuclear program at Yongbyon and permit inspectors from the atomic agency to return to the site to assure that the spent fuel was not reprocessed. It was also agreed that direct talks would be held between the two Koreas.
The spent fuel (estimated to be adequate for a half-dozen bombs) continued to be monitored, and extensive bilateral discussions were held. The United States assured the North Koreans that there would be no military threat to them, that it would supply fuel oil to replace the lost nuclear power and that it would help build two modern atomic power plants, with their fuel rods and operation to be monitored by international inspectors.
(ever noticed it’s always about Carter ? Anytime he talks it’s “I did this, I did that.” At least Clinton came by it honestly. It does bring the “protest too much” thing to mind, though)
Communists inviting Carter to be a broker ? That’s like the cockroaches asking the exterminator to send the bread and sugar vendor to negotiate. (see earlier post) Carter is a notorious Communist sympathizer- let’s just call a spade a spade- but the Dems love the clown, yet another reason they can’t be trusted on security matters.
Inspectors coming in, they’ll be nice, THEY PROMISE ! And go back a bit… with the “risk of war” there was a “consensus” that that the US and South Korea could defeat them…. How does this make it into print ? What risk of war ? If North Korea didn’t want nukes I don’t think there would be much more than humanitarian concern, which Mr. Carter seems to be so worried about usually.
Risk of war ? The risk is the North Koreans getting nukes and attacking their neighbors- or worse, the US.
Here’s where it gets good.
But beginning in 2002, the United States branded North Korea as part of an axis of evil, threatened military action, ended the shipments of fuel oil and the construction of nuclear power plants and refused to consider further bilateral talks. In their discussions with me at this time, North Korean spokesmen seemed convinced that the American positions posed a serious danger to their country and to its political regime.
Ahhhhh… now it all makes sense. Just saying that North Koreaa is a backward-ass, nuke-wanting, repressive regime made them so. No need to mention that they have been that way since the mid-50’s, and in Carter’s (thankfully short) presidency he did nothing but Lewinsky them the whole time.
“Their discussions with me at the time.” That is an amazingly self-serving, and amazingly disturbing phrase. At what time, Mr. Carter ? In 2002, 21 years after you had left the White House ? In discussions after the president had declared that North Korea isn’t our buddy ? In discussions after many years of the NK’s being on the State Department list of sponsors of terrorism ? And you were undermining US policy ? That is aid-and-comfort, and that, sir, is treason.
Responding in its ill-advised but predictable way, Pyongyang withdrew from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, expelled atomic energy agency inspectors, resumed processing fuel rods and began developing nuclear explosive devices.
Sticks and stones may break my bones…. look. One of the reasons that these rogue nations think that they can get away with anything is because security wimps (wanted to use a different word) have been told they can by idiotic assholes like Jimmy Carter. (Some of you folks may be in the “Greatest Generation”, but you have a lot to answer for in electing this moron)
Six-nation talks finally concluded in an agreement last September that called for North Korea to abandon all nuclear weapons and existing nuclear programs and for the United States and North Korea to respect each other’s sovereignty, exist peacefully together and take steps to normalize relations. Each side subsequently claimed that the other had violated the agreement. The United States imposed severe financial sanctions and Pyongyang adopted the deeply troubling nuclear option.
So let me get this straight…. you break the rules, so we stop sending you billions a year in aid that never made it to the people anyway. And you start building weapons that can maybe kill more people than you do through starvation and deprivation. In what parallel universe does that make sense ? But you have to love that “deeply troubling” part. He lusted in his heart, folks. And got attacked by a swimming rabbit.
One option, the most likely one, is to try to force Pyongyang’s leaders to abandon their nuclear program with military threats and a further tightening of the embargoes, increasing the suffering of its already starving people. Two important facts must be faced: Kim Jong-il and his military leaders have proven themselves almost impervious to outside pressure, and both China and South Korea have shown that they are reluctant to destabilize the regime. This approach is also more likely to stimulate further nuclear weapons activity.
Why are those people already starving ? Could it be because the leadership take aid money to build their nuclear capability, and expect to bargain for more money to increase their nuclear capability ? Destabilize the regime ? I have an idea for “nuclear weapons activity” in North Korea. Announce to the world that we are gonna bomb the shit out of everything that looks like a nuclear site in a month. Give people there time to get out. (cue gunships and machine gun batteries at the border crossings) and END North Korea.
What must be avoided is to leave a beleaguered nuclear nation convinced that it is permanently excluded from the international community, its existence threatened, its people suffering horrible deprivation and its hard-liners in total control of military and political policy.
This touchy-feely crap gets old. Who made that nation beleaguered ? Who had caused all the deprivation ? Jimmy- and this goes back to my screed on “Katie”…. serious people don’t enter their 8th decade of life being called a name of a 10-yr old, serious men don’t have such a total lack of international affairs, ex-presidents don’t spend their life sucking up to enemies of the United States.
Go build a house, and keep your peanut grin off the news. You are an embarrasment to this country. And anyone who voted for you should be ashamed of themselves.
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Posted in Politics, Democrats, Media Morons at 1:36 pm by JB
And I’ve been saying this for years…. just ask my dear Ma.
Some background. Susan Estrich, the hyper-liberal professor/lawyer/operative has a new book out called “Soulless” which is some sort of polemic against Ann Coulter, and the cover art is a direct rip-off of Ann’s book “Godless”. Of course Susan thinks that real conservatives take Ann seriously, which is just a genuflection to all the liberals who think conservatives take marching orders from Jerry Falwell and the NRA…. but that’s beside the point.
As a quick aside- and this is a bit of a ramble, I know…. How come the NRA is horrific for protecting the heart and spirit of the 2nd amendment, but the ACLU is saintly for (supposedly) protecting the 1st ? I just don’t get it. Well, actually I do, but anyway….
Am I the only one who has always thought Susan Estrich looks and sounds like a Muppet ?
UPDATE: David Gergen sounds like a Muppet too.
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Posted in Politics, 2006 Races, Democrats, National Security at 1:08 pm by JB
Not much of a McCain fan either, but it’s nice to see a little offense instead of all this self-flagellation.
Republican Sen. John McCain on Tuesday accused former President Clinton, the husband of his potential 2008 White House rival, of failing to act in the 1990s to stop North Korea from developing nuclear weapons.
“I would remind Senator (Hillary) Clinton and other Democrats critical of the Bush administration’s policies that the framework agreement her husband’s administration negotiated was a failure,” McCain said at a news conference after a campaign appearance for Republican Senate candidate Mike Bouchard.
“The Koreans received millions and millions in energy assistance. They’ve diverted millions of dollars of food assistance to their military,” he said.
Democrats have argued President Clinton presented his successor with a framework for dealing with North Korea and the Republican fumbled the opportunity. In October 2000, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright made a groundbreaking visit to Pyongyang to explore a missile deal with Chairman Kim Jong Il. There was even talk of a visit by President Clinton.
Ahhhhhhh YES ! Another “framework” that was left for the incoming administration. Again, what also seems lost at every turn (like Rose Law Firm billing records) is that they (may have) passed along a few pages of a plan, but more importantly they passed along THE DAMN PROBLEM ! This international security kick-the-can routine is silly and childish, and the American electorate know it. Dem’s can’t be trusted with security.
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Posted in Politics, 2006 Races, Democrats at 1:00 pm by JB
And probably never really will be, but Rep. Christopher Shays, the barely-Republican of Connecticut, has pulled out the sharp knives, and it’s about damn time someone put this Foley BS into perspective.
From the Hartford Courant: (emphasis mine)
When the congressional page scandal broke last month, Democrats across the country saw a chance to lambaste Republican leadership - including Diane Farrell, who called on House Speaker Dennis Hastert to step down.
But when Sen. Edward M. Kennedy came to Connecticut last week to help her campaign, Rep. Christopher Shays hit back.
“I know the speaker didn’t go over a bridge and leave a young person in the water, and then have a press conference the next day,” said Shays, R-4th District, referring to the 1969 incident in which the Massachusetts Democrat drove a car that plunged into the water and a young campaign worker died.
“Dennis Hastert didn’t kill anybody,” he added.
HAHAHAHAHA !!!!! Yes, please, let’s make Teddy “Dewers and Drowning” Kennedy, Bob “Pave the State and Burn the Crosses” Byrd, Bill “I did not have sex with that woman” Clinton, Barney “Let’s run a gay escort service” Frank…. I could go on and on…. let’s make them the poster children of the Democratic party that they want to be.
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