From Michael Moynihan, “Red America, White Power: Is the Tea Party movement motivated by race hatred?”, Reason: On November 9, 1938, in the Tyrolian city of Innsbruck, Richard Berger, president of the local Jewish community, was snatched from his home and beaten to death with rocks and rifle butts, his body deposited in a nearby river. On the same evening, in an apartment building on Gänsbacherstrasse, Karl Bauer, of whom
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April 1, 2010
April fundraiser: now in its final days!
Thanks to all who’ve contributed. I’ll be sending out personal notes at the end of the fundraiser proper, which will go through tomorrow evening (and maybe Tuesday morning). Hope you all had a great weekend. Which, I don’t know how that’s even possible, given the obscene proliferation of giant pink blowup bunnies you people have pegged to your lawns. Oh well. Jesus wants what Jesus wants, I guess. And who
April 1, 2010
Thursday morning riddle
Q: Why did the counter-protesting “anarchists” cross the road? A: WE REFUSE YOUR “DEMANDS” FOR A PROPER PUNCHLINE, RIGHTWING PIGS!* My. And yet some people find those who peacefully protest government overreach “alarming.” Priorities, people. (h/t JHo)
March 31, 2010
“Your health care bill is a fraud, Mr. President, and you lied”
Mark Levin, on the potential fallout from Obamacare (courtesy of Doug Ross): […] The editors of Investors Business Daily — a real newspaper — write: Social Security’s chief actuary reports that the social safety net will run a deficit for 2010, nine years earlier than predicted. Put down that big gavel, Madam Speaker, we’re about to hit the iceberg. Wow. Social Security is now officially broke. They’re expanding Medicaid. There
March 31, 2010
Logistics
I’ll be in Chicago upcoming from April 16-19. If anyone wants to get together (or put together a get together for the evening on one of those days) just let me know. LtC John has already expressed an interest in meeting up. Too, I know that JD sometimes hits Chicago and puts together meet ups. I’m happy to attend any such gathering — though do keep in mind that I
March 31, 2010
“Obama’s False Promise on Offshore Drilling”
Steve Everly, American Solutions: More than a year into his presidency and after imposing numerous delays on American energy production, President Obama announced today that he would open up portions of the Outer Continental Shelf to offshore drilling. But the plan is defined more by what it restricts than what it opens up. The Obama administration chose to take off the table large portions of the OCS in an announcement
March 31, 2010
Meet your site host, 5
Bullying and hate. If only I could use my powers for good instead of evil. Whatever. Wear a fucking helmet.
March 30, 2010
Corey Haim’s “Notes from the Afterlife,” 4
I have to say that so far at least, Heaven has been filled with surprises — from the frequency of leather bondage and gimp sex to the rather crazy high taxes being tacked on to cigarettes and soft drinks here. On the plus side, though, the graffiti is far more interesting than I would have imagined had I taken my cues about this place solely from the pastors at my
Shannon Elizabeth comments on the realization that there really ARE two Americas, just not in the way, say, John Edwards would’ve had you believe
Elizabeth: “Several years back, right after we finished principle shooting for American Pie 2, I think it was, I visited that other America. Montana. For a week. “Can’t say that I remember too too much about it offhand — except for lots of horses, gorgeous cowboys, and really really good steak. Oh. And that Sean Astin didn’t keep showing up at every bar I went to, or send me blurry