Whereas feeling offended becomes something of a positive right. Multiculturalism 1, Liberty, 0. Bonus perversion: legal precedent has now been set for criminal incarceration based on the purported feelings of a message’s receiver / “target”. Raising the question, how long before the legal move is made from prosecutions based on ostensible malice of intent on the part of the author / utterer to prosecutions based on “the author / utterer
April 2012
Just a guy from the neighborhood! (and his little dog, too)
— Who, you know, launched the political career of our President (and maybe even had a hand in crafting the “autobiographical” narrative that transformed Barry in “Barack Obama”). After having previously led the Weather Underground. And having fought his entire adult life to overthrow “the system” in one way or another — whether from without, by way of explosives, or from within, by way of poisoning the institution of pubic
“Impeach the Supreme Court Justices If They Overturn Health-Care Law”
No, really. This is now an all-out coup being attempted in the midst of what can only be described as a surreal, all-out public temper tantrum. It’s stunning to watch, frankly. My concern is, many on the right who live within the Beltway bubble feel that pressure from the organized, vocal left and have a habit of caving to it — provided they can find a rationalization to do so,
In which I offer a gentle but pointed response to Professor Althouse by way of a compelling pop-cultural reference
Father Damien Karras: “I think it might be helpful if I gave you some background on the different personalities Regan has manifested. So far, I’d say there seem to be three. She’s convinced –” Father Merrin: “– There is only one.” (h/t bh) You’re welcome, Professor.
Nancy Pelosi predicts a 6-3 victory for ObamaCare
Think she’s reading Allah? (Pelosi makes her prediction at around the 33:55 mark.) Look, if SCOTUS is as cynical and motivated by the threat of a screeching backlash from the progressives as Allah surmises — and it decides to rule favorably on ObamaCare out of some complex calculus of political variables (include “how people view the tenor and division within the court”) — the c0untry is all but gone, anyway:
“Federal court tosses Colorado’s Amazon tax”
Another court slaps back and thieving Democrats, who will vote themselves the right to pinch money from any pocket they can conceivably reach. Denver Post: A federal court has thrown out a 2010 Colorado law meant to spur online retailers like Amazon to collect state sales tax. The law had already been temporarily blocked in federal court last year, but U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn’s ruling Friday permanently handcuffs
“Appeals court fires back at Obama’s comments on health care case”
So it appears Obama may be running against both a “do nothing Congress” and an “activist SCOTUS” — with those who offer the only real budgets defined as the “do nothings,” and those who appeal to the Constitution to determine the legality of rushed, unread, and unpopular legislation defined as “judicial activists.” Which raises the question: if a “do nothing Congress” is one that refuses to rubber-stamp Obama’s policy dictates,
“President Obama Delivers Blistering Partisan Attack on Modern Republican Party”
…to the AP convention. If it wasn’t already, Obama is making clear the message he will use as a re-election pitch: The GOP supports the 1%, and they are looking to strip away the social safety net and return America to the days of tenements and factory-fires and unfettered free markets ruled over by robber barons and a network of white, male, corporate fat cats. And the only thing standing
Palin interview with Matt Lauer
Here. Courtesy, The Right Scoop. Boy, I sure am glad the Coulters and the Chris Christie’s and the GOP establishment types helped the left marginalize her. Otherwise, the Hobbits and purists infesting the otherwise “sane” Republican right might have actually put this woman forward as representative of their political ideals. Can you imagine? Thank goodness we were saved from ourselves. And will as a result have such a respectable, careful,
