But sitting here on my couch in Massachusetts I could pull 3% in a Democratic Primary against Barbara Boxer.
And that’s as a Conservative, Catholic Sarah Palin Supporter.
Refer to Moral Victory, definition of.
Posts Tagged ‘reality’
No Offense to Mickey Kaus…
Posted: June 9, 2010 by datechguy in electionsTags: election 2010, primary election, reality
I know the segment is “News you can’t use”
Posted: June 7, 2010 by datechguy in media, odditiesTags: morning joe, reality, rush limbaugh
but is there a reason why Elton John shouldn’t sing for Rush?
By that argument no conservative should ever go to a movie that a liberal is in, no conservative should go to a comedy show that a liberal has, I’m not allowed to enjoy Paul McCartney even though he is one of the greatest singers since Sinatra.
If you want us Balkanized by opinion we can do that but it’s a bad idea.
Update: Stacy talked on the same subject.
And more on Helen Thomas
Posted: June 6, 2010 by datechguy in media, opinion/newsTags: antisemitism, helen thomas, Israel, media, reality
…apparently Lanni Davis, Craig Crawford and her publisher have had enough:
I concur with the following response from my agent to Helen Thomas’ lamentable remarks about Israel, and will no longer be working with Helen on our book projects. — Craig Crawford
“It is with a heavy heart that Nine Speakers, Inc. announces its resignation as the agent for Helen Thomas, Dean of the White House Press Corps. Ms. Thomas has had an esteemed career as a journalist, and she has been a trailblazer for women, helping others in her profession, and beyond. However, in light of recent events, Nine Speakers is no longer able to represent Ms. Thomas, nor can we condone her comments on the Middle East. Nine Speakers will continue to enthusiastically represent all of our other current and future clients.”
Meanwhile while I don’t share the insult the woman’s looks bit at the other McCain (hey at that age simply being alive is pretty good) but I do agree with him concerning Rachel Corrie vs Shiri Negari
Shiri died that day, just two weeks before her 22nd birthday, in a blast that ended the lives of 18 other people ranging in age from 11 to 72. They were all killed on orders of Hamas — the same terrorist organization that rules Gaza, where 23-year-old Rachel Corrie arrived to join the anti-Israeli ISM contigent in January 2003, barely seven months after the blast that destroyed Bus No. 32A.
If you want another explanation why I stand with Israel, this is one of them.
the Best part of the Helen Thomas situation…
Posted: June 5, 2010 by datechguy in internet/free speech, opinion/newsTags: antisemitism, helen thomas, Israel, jews, MainStream media, reality
…is the comments section of places like the Huffington Post and the fits it is giving people on the left. One example:
You go, Helen! Don’t back off. In fact, given Israel’s out of control aggression, I’ve been having fantasies that the Disney Company will build a giant water slide on the beach at Tel Aviv and hire a piccolo player in a red cape to play “In the Hall of the Mountain King.”
And when we don’t get that we get the moral equivalence card from places like the moderate voice and think progress who conveniently forget that when Israel was formed there was a Palestinian state created at the same time. It’s called “Jordan”. It wasn’t until Israel won the 1967 war that the cause for yet another Arab state in the region took place. Hitting back is cathartic but the most important function Thomas’ remarks have achieved is the identification of those who dreams are beyond just a Judenrein Middle east. As Captain Ed puts it:
Also, this episode should remind everyone that if it were up to Israel, there would be no war. If it was up to Hamas and Fatah, there would be no Israel. And that’s the main problem with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and one that is irreconcilable.
It’s beyond that. I think the goal isn’t no Israel, I think the goal is no Jews period.
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