Posts Tagged ‘reality’

An interesting twist in Vt

Posted: April 8, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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I’ve already stated that while I disagree with the whole “Gay marriage” argument that Vt. acceptance of it by the normal legislative procedure is just as acceptable as any other law I disagree with that is passed. The people have spoken and unless they speak differently that’s the law. That is how a republic works.

Maggie Gallagher a staunch defender of actual marriage finds one silver lining in the Green Mountain State:

the Vermont same-sex marriage bill was a breakthrough in another way that has received zero attention in the press: For the very first time, a legislature has formally acknowledged that gay marriage poses a serious threat to the religious liberties of Vermonters who disagree with the government’s new definition of marriage; and the gay marriage movement has permitted — if not exactly trumpeted — that legislature’s enactment of some imperfect, yet substantive, religious-liberty protections, rather than the “fake religious liberty protections” generally offered to deflect voters’ attention from the real issues at stake.

Unlike the magically discovered “right” that courts have pushed, freedom of religion is explicitly listed in the bill of rights, right in the very first amendment. It is very wise that Vt. make it a point to respect this.

Oh and speaking of what gets reported

Posted: April 6, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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I mentioned how the non-reporting is the method used by left leaning media as their big tool.

Gateway pundit notices two examples:

Anti-Obama protests covered by Aljazeera.

And the ND Palm Sunday protest.

If this was George Bush it would be the lead story everywhere.

All over the net this weekend the Markos “Screw Them”™ Moulitsas line trying to link conservative opinion to a murder of police in Pittsburgh and the left’s sudden conclusion that killing police is not cause for celebration. (See Oakland March, Bill Ayers, Muma et/al) has either defended if you work for media matters or condemned if you are on the right.

Am I outraged? No. Why should I be? Why is this any different than what we have seen on the left on subjects such as Israel? How is it different that supporting our troops when they shoot their officers? It’s only been a little over a decade since Limbaugh was blamed for OHC, In the 80’s and even now they concluded Apartheid was all Reagan’s fault and it was the west that was evil not communism. (for the Nation it still is)

These are the leaders that the left has sought, this is what the left is. If you support the Daily Kos et/al this is what you support, you’ve known this for half a decade. I don’t expect better, this is your baseline, my anger is not going to change it and since believers who actually believe are expelled as raciest/bigots/homophobe etc there isn’t a fixed moral code to embarrass or shame you.

And if you claim that this is not what you believe or not what the left believes, where is your outrage? I confess I don’t have an exciting life but i have enough that I’m not going to waste it waiting for it to come.

Update: Hi Again Redstate readers welcome to a blog from Massachusetts soon to be former land of the all the news fit to ignore Globe. Take a peek. You can find leftists that are honorable, one of the greatest films ever, a comedian who will actually joke about the administration and an application of the Cohen rule of bigotry.

Update 2: The daily beast wants the hits too.

Update 3: It’s not quite Princess Di/Mother Theresa but the timing is magnificent:

The Supreme Court said Monday it will not take up Abu-Jamal’s claims that prosecutors improperly excluded blacks from the jury that convicted him of murdering Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner. …

What fortunate timing for the Kos crowd to solidify their opposition to cop killers. Markos? Oliver? Bueller?

Update 4: Bueller speaks in answer to this Don Surber post. Bueller notes he can write about what he wants, Don to his credit adds his update. I think Don missed the point. It’s not a question of outrage, this is what Bueller is now paid to do by the Soros’ of the world. He’s just earning his keep.

As for the Oakland killings not only is there no pay in going after the leftists who marched in favor of the killer, he is simply following the advice of a conservative republican president who said:

I’ve never had to explain something I didn’t say

Pretty good advice after all the MSM has made not reporting on things they don’t want to cover their bread and butter, or these days their bread and water.

…and as a person who has been out of work I can certainly sympathize with this but lets face facts:

I can get more accurate and reliable information from places like Instapundit or Hotair or liveblogging of events by people who are actually there that won’t pretend not to be advancing an opinion.

For example do you remember the big anti-insurgent protest in Iraq back in December of 2003? If you read the Globe or times or watched the evening newscasts you wouldn’t because they either didn’t cover them or gave them a line. But if you read Instapundit you had coverage in detail.

It is the stories that they don’t cover that makes them less that useless when they die it will be from an idiotic self inflicted wound.

Hard to feel pity in that situation.

UPDATE: The corner plays compare and contrast apparently unions with high pay are just fine for other folks.