With many thanks to John Bradley
November 2015
Why are we still playing the ‘Muslims are not terrorists’ game? [Darleen Click]
As parts of Paris are still awash in blood, there is something sinister in seeing that the top hashtag last night on Twitter was “Terrorism has no religion” and this morning it is “#MuslimsAreNotTerrorists” If I were a Muslim and not radical, I would be working my a** off finding other like-minded co-religionists to work with any authority to root out and destroy my radical brethren committing evil in my
This morning Obama claims “ISIS is contained”. Tonight, Paris awash in blood. [Darleen Click]
This is every movie cliche that starts “it can’t worse” Friday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” President Barack Obama seemingly downplayed the threat of ISIS in an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that aired on Friday’s broadcast of “Good Morning America.” Stephanopoulos asked Obama if ISIS was gaining in strength, to which Obama denied they were. “I don’t think they’re gaining strength,” Obama responded. “What is true is that from
“No one has pointed out that last year, philosophers earned a combined total 1.6 billion dollars, whereas welders earned a combined total of $34 billion” [Darleen Click]
Mike Rowe — Off The Wall Liz Lane writes… “Rubio gave a nice shout out to welders on the debate last night (that may or may not have made Socrates roll over in his grave). We all know you support welders and their hard work, but should we go so far as to say, “We need more welders and less philosophers?” Hi Liz. Great question. Across the interwebs today, people
“Dear Walmart, Someone Insulted Me In One of Your Stores. Your CEO Must Now Resign.” [Darleen Click]
Poor poor dear ::::guffaw::: I am writing to inform you of a terrible attack I suffered in one of your stores this week. The assault against me was so violent and oppressive that I had to immediately retreat to my healing space, where I lay whimpering on the floor for three and a half days, barely able to move or breathe. […] I was walking from my car to the
Veterans Day Open Thread [Darleen Click]
Thank you, veterans, for your service. I am humbled by you all. Army, 11th Airborne – My dad’s first service, 1946-48 in Hokkaido, Japan. Marines, Pershing’s Army – My great-uncle, Ray Howard Aseltine, MIA in 1918 but who was alive and came home after war’s end. 2x great grandfather, James Kenton Ellis, Civil War, Union 26th Regiment Infantry (served 1861-1865, including being in battle of Shiloh) Please add your stories
Mob rule on campus [Darleen Click]
From students and professors actively hostile to the First Amendment After desperately trying to gin up media coverage of student protests at the University of Missouri, one of the school’s media professors is now furiously trying to “muscle” the press off campus to prevent them from covering student protests that rapidly spiraled out of control Monday. Mizzou president Timothy Wolfe announced his resignation on Monday after members of the school’s
Starbucks — tempest in coffee cup or just another PC papercut against tradition [Darleen Click]
When Starbuck’s released it’s 2015 Christmas cup design, some viewed the non-design suspiciously … For those unfamiliar: one of Starbucks’ greatest marketing gimmicks is changing the colour of their cups from white to red every Christmas. I myself remember excitedly declaring to an ex-girlfriend how red cups heralded the beginning of Christmas … Yes, I was, as most people are, seduced by modern, mass-marketing, which has trounced traditionalism and replaced
