What we need to remember — and how we should respond — to desperate attempts from this Administration and its Democrat lackeys hoping that the proposal of a “press shield law” will save them from having to speak to the AP phone scandal, is that we already have one of those: the First Amendment, right there at the top of the Bill of Rights. And further, we need to remind
May 2013
May 28, 2013
while I was away, 1: Senator Durbin wants a 21st century solution to an outdated First Amendment
May 27, 2013
Memorial Day 2013 open thread [Darleen Click]
Amidst the family parties and BBQs, please take time to give thanks to our veterans and current members of our military for their service and sacrifice.
May 26, 2013
“National surveys show that teens who believe their parents would strongly disapprove of them using substances were less likely to try them than their peers.” [Darleen Click]
Too many parents have doubts of their influence on their children … The report, from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), says nearly one in 10 parents (9.1%) said they did not talk to their kids ages 12 through 17 about the dangers of using alcohol, tobacco or other drugs in the past year. […] National surveys show that teens who believe their parents would strongly disapprove
May 25, 2013
We interupt our regularly scheduled program … [Darleen Click]
For this Grandma moment: Granddaughter, Rowan Lynn, made her debut at 8:24 pm, 7 lbs 12 oz, 20 inches long
May 25, 2013
“If the reporter stays very still and very quiet long enough, he might be able to catch them grooming one another.” [Darleen Click]
So states a commenter on Ann Althouse’s post about the Washington Post’s strained attempt at explaining all those [gasp!] American Flags!!1!1 [gasp! GASP!] flying in Moore, Oklahoma. MOORE, Okla. — The first thing Kevin Gibson did after returning to his house, torn apart by a powerful tornado Monday, was pull an American flag and a temporary flagpole from the corner of his partially standing garage. Neighbors forlornly picking through the
May 24, 2013
variations on a theme
Here’s the common thread connecting today’s posts from me: the biggest problem the right has to overcome in order to salvage the republic is, in fact, the right itself — from those in the ruling class who actively conspire with the Democrats in deconstructing the country’s founding ideals to those who act as kneejerk defenders of the party under the guise of “realism” or “pragmatism,” guaranteeing themselves a shot at
May 24, 2013
compare and compare
Charlotte Allen, TWS, as quoted by Ernst in the comments to one of my posts yesterday: The main premise of “The Color of Empire” seemed to be that white people had created the idea of race, “the sole purpose of which is to rationalize the white race[.]” [W]hites some 400 years ago had created a skin-color-based category called “red” even though there are “500 different Native American nations, bands, and
May 24, 2013
Dear Senator McCain:
I am writing to alert you of several facts that to date seem repeatedly somehow to elude your sensibilities. Chief among them is this observation: You are a dinosaur, not a dignitary. You are a rubbery, liver-spotted fuck toy for the Democrats and the media, not a distinguished member of an august body whose honor you promote and protect. And your daughter, insofar as she pretends to conservatism of any