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Q: What do Charles Johnson & Meridth Baxter have in common?

Posted: December 3, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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A: Both got more attention this week then they have in a very long time.

Doc Weasel might think I’m a putz but he makes a very good point on the subject:

The madness of King Charles might be deeper than you think. He crowed about getting 6k pagehits yesterday like it was an Instalanche. Our site is FAR from a top-shelf righty blog, and we get 2k-2.5k pagehits a day. And we don’t allow comments: he has an active comment community who must reload dozens of times EACH many times a day.

I think the only time anyone goes there at all is to see what madness he’s descended to now.

I think that’s exactly right. My rare visits come when significant events happen with Israel to see if he has changed sides concerning them. As long as he hasn’t I think there is hope.

Tweak him, laugh at him, he has earned it lately; but never forget he is an actual person with the same value before God as all others.

We don’t know what personal problems he might be dealing with, (at least I don’t) but I would be very pleased if he decided to contact Robert Stacy, and Pam Gellar et/al privately and talk to them and get his personal house in order.

As for Meridth Baxter. Can you think of the last time you thought of her? Can you even name the month that was in?

Update: The Doc is kind enough to link back again. I’m redeemed from Putzhood but must plead guilty as charged on the other charge, I’m always in the hunt for a happy ending. BTW I should point out that his blog is definitely Not work safe, but apparently in line with every 20 year old man currently alive.

“What’s the use of being elected or re-elected if you don’t stand for something?”

Posted: December 3, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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My favorite president Grover Cleveland said this. It is my answer to this post and others like it.

Pubic office wasn’t meant to be a meal ticket, it is meant to give the best possible governance by advancing idea and policies for the public good. I’ve read the resolution and it looks good to me.

The party has to decide if principles are more important than the approval of the MSM.

And if principle won’t do it consider: Conservatives are a huge source of Republican funding and have been sending back fundraising solicitations with colorful comments. What is more important? A happy MSM or a happy voter base?

On any kind of oath or pledge there is a simple rule: An honorable man doesn’t need an oath and a dishonorable man won’t keep it. The trick is to start with honorable candidates.

All of this wouldn’t be coming up if the party had remembered another saying of old Grover:

“A public office is a public trust.”

A lot of people forget Grover Cleveland, read his Obit from the New York times of 100 years ago. This man epitomized what a public servant should be.

Q: What has John Stewart done for Climategate?

Posted: December 2, 2009 by datechguy in internet/free speech, opinion/news
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A: He has forced the media’s hand.

Twice before Stewart has led the media. Back in January he was the first to tweak Obama as Bush 3 and remember the atmosphere where that took place:

As an aside, did you note the hesitancy of the audience to laugh at this stuff? They’re really so besotted, they think they’re not supposed to laugh or question President Obama, who Hollywood is declaring we must “pledge to serve.”

That was back in January when nobody would touch him. It was Stewart’s move that allowed what would eventually follow.

Next Came ACORN, While all the media was pretending the tapes didn’t exist Stewart Struck.

When you have a video on the Daily Show that complements Fox News AND Michelle Malkin vs the regular media then you know you have troubles.

Hey MSM when John Stewart isn’t going to go along you’d better start worrying.

And now for the 3rd Time John Stewart has struck on a story that the MSM has ignored or pooh poohed.

What does this mean? It means that the story that the MSM has ignored is now before the audience. It means that the customers of NBC & MSNBC that has made the green cause their own is openly scooped by a person who openly states that his business is “fake news”

This explains why so many on the left consider him a valuable news source. To them he is “breaking news”.

Stewart is biased, that is known but he is smarter than the networks. He is far sighted enough to know what was coming and got ahead of it, (at least compared with the MSM).

Stewart and his staff’s actions protect his reputation as a newsman & staff. Apparently their reputations are more significant than the reputations of Couric, Williams, et/al. Just think about it, a fake newsman is more worried about getting news out than the people who supposedly do it for a living.

If the media is not ashamed, it’s only because they have no pride or standards left.

It would be very funny if it wasn’t so sad.

Compare and contrast…

Posted: December 2, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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MSNBC’s Norah O’Donnell on Sarah Palin to a 17 year old Palin supporter:

“Did you know that Sarah Palin supported the bailout?…So, Sarah Palin was for the bailout…She’s against the stimulus, but during the campaign, she was for the bailout, as was John McCain.”

MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski this morning on Morning Joe concerning Joe Biden doing the network circuit supporting the president’s Afghanistan decision that he personally opposes:

“That is the job of a Vice President”

How ’bout that. The duties of a VP have changed in under two weeks!

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