Where in the world
Am offline this morning showing visiting family members around Colorado Springs. Enjoy guest-blogger Doug Powers’ work while I’m gone — and consider this your open thread of the day.
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Don’t forget the Air Force Academy! The Cadet Chapel is beautiful!
Aw jeez, not Doug again! Oh hi Doug!
There was a lot of well-deserved outrage over Sheila Jack-Lee’s racist statements about the TEA Party to the NAACP.
You didn’t her the part about her immigration comments, though.
I always enjoyed the Garden of the Gods, and had a great time driving up to the top of Pike’s Peak. I hope you and your family have a great time.
Enjoy!
Joe Biden…the other sheriff…has been handed (through his campaign) a hefty fine for crappy financial reporting, and went on a new round of blame-gaming to try and depict the GOP as the culprits in the failure of the Porkulus to stimulate anything but corruption.
And, as if on cue…we have this…a call for MORE pork…
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-07-19/save-the-economy-a-manifesto-by-harry-evans-joseph-stiglitz-alan-blinder-and-other-leaders/?om_rid=MR$hOk&om_mid=_BMRERdB8O5mxrD&
When you lede a story with “Top Economists” and then include Little Bobby Reich in the list, you are in belly-larf country.
Bloggers doing the work other bloggers are too busy to do!
… this is kinda like those hired gun picketers at that construction site …
Ragspierre,
This gal is horrible! I live in TX and would like tell other states I’m sorry she is in dc! I don’t know about you, but I am up to my neck sick to death of the race thing. If it isn’t Bush’s fault, it is all us racists getting blamed for whatever by this bho, team, and some in dc. I know there are black people, both d’s and r’s that don’t like this either.
L
Ahem…
Talk about a gerrymandered district.
This is wat happens when you’re forced to redistrict.
If I may, I’d like to express my outrage at the judge that has dismissed a case against a scumbag that had claimed to be a decorated veteran, saying the Stolen Valor Act is unconstitutional. Apparently, the judge feels it’s a 1st Amendment right to lie about military service!
Sheila Judas-Jackson Lee: she must be one of the dumbest and ugliest people in this great nation (voices saying, “that’s right!”) She came to Texas in, “the belly of a slave ship,” from Mars, where she was a Martian slave and had to keep that US flag planted there clean (voices saying, “yes!”) It looks like she spits on her own hair, which has to be the weirdest, “do,” I have ever seen except among the Michael Jackson clan.
She is ugly – and I do not refer to her appearance but to what passes for words coming out of her mouth. Her comments over the last 20 years make the Gulf oil spill insignificant (voices saying, “that’s right!”)
She is a traitor to her own community dutifully voting to keep poor black American children confined to schools so inept as to make the majority of her race second class citizens by way of illiteracy and ignorance (voices saying, “that’s right!”) Perhaps she likes keeping black Americans down, or fears that knowledge and literacy among her constituents would cost her Congressional seat (voices saying, “Yes!”)
cicerokid:
Gerrymandering is a problem here in PA, too. There is a law on the books requiring voting districts to be uniform, but I believe it is up to a panel of judges to determine what constitutes “uniform”. And the judges are mostly part of the same Harrisburg political-crook machine, no matter their party affiliation.
Drudge has=hc is in pakistan going to give them 500 million in aid! We are knee deep in debt, can’t pay for anything, and we are giving them taxpayers and borrowed china money? How about giving the actual taxpayers a 500 million tax break!
L
Colorado Springs is also the home of the “Focus on the Family” headquarters. Very impressive with an amazing play area for children and a gigantic bookstore.
http://hindenblog1.blogspot.com/2010/07/crash-old-old-collectivist-excuse-again.html
The Collective is calling for MORE PORK!!!
Yeah, Dexter…I too found the ruling in that case simply bizarre.
There is ample precedent to hold that lying is not an exercise in “free speech”.
Lying…especially in this case…is not subjective or hard to objectively prove.
Another hot, humid day. Mustn’t forget Obama’s edict…we can’t keep our thermostats on 72 degrees (or eat as much as we want, or drive big cars). Oh, and we mustn’t fly our dogs in separate private jets when we travel. I mean, that would be really stupid, wouldn’t it? That “right” is reserved for closet mooslums who pretend to like dogs for the sake of continuing a gigantic hoax against the American People.
How come it’s always Doug? How do you get to be a guest blogger? I figure I’d be good for an entertaining post a week or so susceptible to full editing.
How about it MM? Why don’t you let me write sometime. Or have other famous guest bloggers. Lots of other commenters could do good too. It could be like a panel or something.
I guess Libel and Slander laws should be tossed too. Would lying on your tax return be a Free Speech right? Is Purgery gone now?
“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, unless you want to exercise your Free Speech rights, so help you God?”
“perjury”… Doh!
Gerrymandering will continue to be a problem as long as the Census can ask all those additional questions which allow for the powers that be create districts based upon race or any other categories. The less the gov is allowed to know about the public the better it will be for the rest of us. All that statistical info has come back to club us one way or another. Redistricting has caused the current cr@p in congress to feel safe about re-election and has allowed the elected to continue to ignore the public while our money gets squandered. So much for being a Republic when congressmen continue to game the system for their own interests.
Don’t forget the Garden of the Gods Trading Post showcasing very nice Colorado-made art and souveniers. Also, Cave of the Winds, Manitou Cliff Dwellings, Helen Hunt Falls, and the Royal Gorge which is another hour drive south. If you come north, two exits after the AFA, the Rock House Ice Cream Parlour in Palmer Lake is a local favorite.
Question for the pro Tea Party people. Have you heard of this National Tea Party Federation?
I have never heard of this organization until a David Webb who is representing this org was on Face the Nation this weekend. He was up against NAACP’s President, Jealous. He was more than understanding toward Jealous’ accusations of racism in the TP because the (head?) of the Tea Party Express made stupid and racist remarks. Even though this unfortunate thing happened, I expected a person representing the Tea party to be more supportive/more combative. Jealous definately had the upper hand.
Is the TP being hijacked or is this Federation an OK org.???
Ragspierre: In light of your comments criticizing my references to suspicious behavior preceding the Deepwater oil rig explosion, I hope your read today’s WSJ headline story: “Rig’s Final Hours Probed”. Twenty “anomalies” doomed Deepwater Horizon. Just sayin’.
I hope you have fair weather, say hello to the cadets, they are all very close to my heart…
Y’all need to go the hotair.com and see Andrew Breitbarts video on racism. I love this man and thank God for him. This need to get out for others to see.
L
The only time I ever get to see Colorado is when Dog The Bounty Hunter is chasing felon Democrat voters on tv. If we had Dog in Minnesota, maybe Al Franken would have lost the election?
Michelle, don’t forget the Flying Wrangler Ranch. The dinner show is great!
Oops. “Flying W Ranch”. It’s been a while.
http://hindenblog1.blogspot.com/2010/07/crash-racism-of-collectives-porch.html
Thought some of you would enjoy reading this..
Ragspierre#31,
Thanks, that was indeed a good read. There should be none of this type of stuff happening in our country, but sad it is to divide us.
L
I went to a graduation last week. Most of the crowd was minorities (if there is such a thing anymore). When the national anthem was sung, all of the blacks, Asians and whites stood in respect. Half of the Hispanics refused to stand. It was appalling. Wish I’d taken a video.
Southpaw,
Those hispanics would have all stood if the mexican flag was up and their anthem was sung! Too bad you didn’t video this, but it probably would not have any difference.
L
Grizzly Country
These thoughts on race and politics in America by John Derbyshire, a smart conservative who unfortunately appears on the National Review site, are nearly 2.5 years old. Yet they have not aged a day. They are well worth reading (it’s not long).
“Enjoy” might not be the correct description for viewing that little video. Sister Sherrod could have saved a lot of time by cutting to the short version which was “I screwed that honky cracker over real good.” And the choir shouted, “Amen sister Shirley, Amen”.
Here’s an interesting story:
Revised theory of gravity doesn’t predict a Big Bang
*Glenn Beck is going blind?; Does that mean his right hand has a permanent cramp as well?
I’m a big fan of Glenn, but am also an equal opportunity non-PC commentor.
*Have heard where Michele Bachmann and Rand Paul wish to start a Tea Party Caucus, but are meeting resistance; This is a good thing, for those that do not sign on will be outed as RINO elites and enemies of the people, making our job easier; Out with all the rat bastard progressives that have nearly destroyed this country!
zorro, interesting. Could Einstein be wrong? Why not? I have felt for a time that the idea of a singularity causing the universe seemed like lazy physics. Can’t explain something, blame a singularity. Kind of like the vast right wing conspiracy
Laree #35 – sent your link out to family and friends that are ex-pat Montanans….it went out to OR, TX, AZ, CA, ID, and the old sod – Norway (ya sure, you betcha). Thanks so much.
I’m in MT now (for the duration of the summer), too danged hot in Texas to even think about it.
Back to Michelle’s ‘where in the world’…
From HotAir:
In related news…
On July 19th, 2010 at 10:59 am, cicerokid said:
Have you seen the district created when NC increased to 13 districts?
NC’s 13th District is one of the most gerrymandered in the country…
Mister P, a dear friend use to study gravity, the topic has always interested me. It is the least understood force of nature (i.e. we can’t control it).
You haven’t seen gerrymandering like its done here in good ole Blue MD. One district is joined together by a parking lot.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=MD
Look for yourself.
Thank You,
God’s Country – Folks If You Got To Be Some Where In The World, Make It Montana
Saw something recently on the guy who challenged Stephen Hawking view of black holes. He says that gravity does NOT require mass. It gets stranger and stranger.
Laree – shhhhh. We’re trying to keep MT a secret. We’re over in the eastern part of the state (great little airport and the medical corridor serving 4 states, outstanding) but frquently visit the west. Hubby is off to play golf in Red Lodge today – I’m so jealous
And, yes, it’s wonderful. Have yet to find myself in gridlock traffic!
Facebook has a page for Montanans.
You know you’re in Montana when you are doing 85 on the highway a cop passes you and you both smile at each other
You know your from Montana If
Missoula Montana should be the capital of the freakin’ world!!!
Laree – thanks for the links. Never thought to look on Facebook.
Hubby born/raised here – I’m from the Bay Area of the People’s Republic of Kali. One of the first things I learned was carry an emergency kit in your trunk. Never try to wash windows when it’s below freezing. And, when learning to park downtown with 3 or more inches of ice – pull forward, ease it back just enough to catch the grooves in the ice and it’ll just slide back to where it’s perfect. It’s way better to walk in fresh snow than on ice, ditto parking. Clean off your walks and drive and before noon it’s dry. Not half bad, but when an ice storm hits Dallas you cannot deal with it. Just stay home.
On July 19th, 2010 at 1:26 pm, letget said:
As government expands, people like her will hire and promote more people like her. And the more people like her gain power over peoples’ lives, the more they will abuse that power.
Racism is alive and well in the NAACP and in this administration.
The NAACP should be called the NAACR…
the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Racists.
People of color cannot be racist…or so I’ve been told.
And some people can use words with impunity that you or I cannot. It depends, as we know, on their skin color…or in some cases, their political identity.
That is appalling. Just as it is appalling that objective measures of probable success in employment or higher education are ignored when skin color is a factor…as it affirmatively IS in America today.
It is past time we ceased to tolerate this…to even the slightest degree.
If we had a legal system that was not thoroughly agendized to promote Collectivist racial ends (i.e., Black Liberation Theology), Ms. Sharrod would be facing civil rights violations…and a dead-bang case based on her recorded admissions.
A couple of observations:
- All government funded abortions should be called Stupak abortions.
- Have you ever noticed…whatever the Obama Adminstration says, the opposite is true. OppositeMan.
All you need to be is a member in good standing of the ruling class.
Thank you, Tom Vilsack, for doing the right thing and “laying off” Sherrod.
Sherrod has got to be cussin’ that cracker Vilsack pretty good!
How many Sherrods have not been caught?
As Michelle Malkin likes to say,
Jeremiah JohnsonAndrew Breitbart: “I can skin ‘em fast as you can catch ‘em”.Robert Duvall Saves Summer Movie Season.