Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
I’m surprised an eagle-eyed editor didn’t pick up on this. But with so much “opinion” being churned out by means of the tried-and-true method of “I simply pulled it out of my butt,” it makes me wonder if an editor was on the job at all. Just make sure the words are spelled right, put the punctuation in the right places, and let the presses roll huh?
The TEA Party is an interesting phenomenon that has to implode under the rules of logic and contradictions soon. The party that proclaims to be all about the US Constitution wants to be rid of the 14th Amendment, and the 17th.
They are afraid of classes that promote the overthrow of the government, yet turn a blind eye to groups such as the NSM, the neo-Nazis, and other right-wing Christian militia groups that actively are working towards this.
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The first way to notice a bigot is by how much they mention the Tenth Amendment.Now, to be clear, it’s not the love of the Tenth Amendment that makes one a bigot, but rather it tends to be a great indicator of those supporters of bigotry since the 10th Amendment was the tool used to allow things such as slavery, segregation, and now anti-immigration policies.
A simple look at history shows that those rallying for “states rights” were usually racist whites and they are rallying for some form of racism.
The TEA Party has to implode under logic contradictions soon, because it has an idea of what parts of the Constitution it would like to lop off…but…you can tell a bigot, because the bigot will show some decent respect to other parts of the Constitution the author of this editorial would just as soon like to see ignored altogether. That’s good…
It does my heart good to see some people getting eaten alive in their own comment sections.
This article should be a case study in liberal debate. First, misrepresent your opponents[‘] position. “Now the TEA Party in Arizona is so American that they no longer want to be ruled by America’s government. American rules should not apply to Arizona.” No, what they TEA party wants is for the Federal government to act within the bounds of the constitution, to stick to its enumerated powers and stop expanding those powers to encompass every aspect of American’s daily lives. And what they are trying to do in Arizona is say to the Federal Government, “you enact a law that the constitution does not authorize you to enact, according to the 10th amendment, we don’t have to follow it”. That IS following the constitution. Despite what you liberals would have people believe, the constitution is a LIMIT on the powers of the Federal Government, not a blank check for them do to anything they want. Ok, so now on to step two in liberal debate. You have misrepresented your opponents[‘] point of view and since debating their true position might lead to someone actually finding out what their true position is, just attack them. They are bigots, they are racist, they want to re-implement slavery, and so, therefore, they are wrong. Look, look at the “code words” they use to try to hide their true agenda, they must be stopped. No facts, no counter-arguments, just personal attacks.
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I think this is my favorite part:
tends to be a great indicator of those supporters of bigotry since the 10th Amendment was the tool used to allow things such as slavery, segregation, and now anti-immigration policies.
Really? That’s, ummmm, news to me. Especially because I thought the Constitution enshrined slavery from the moment it was written. Isn’t that what they’re always telling us? That whole “blacks are 3/5ths of a person” deal? Oh, and for the record, segregation came up in the Supreme Court via the 14TH Amendment (Plessy v. Ferguson, and later Brown v. Board), and Arizona’s law has nothing to do with the constitution whatever, as it provides state enforcement for an existing federal law.
But hey, it’s like I always say: if they knew anything at all about history (or logic, or math, or common sense, or….) they wouldn’t be liberals.
- Severian | 02/04/2011 @ 16:02“The party that proclaims to be all about the US Constitution wants to be rid of the 14th Amendment, and the 17th.”
Really?
Well, ok, I think perhaps the 17th should be repealed.
But how do the people criticizing us for this feel about the 18th and 21st amendments… mmmm?
The Constitution allows for amendments, and there’s a prescribed set of rules for making it happen.
Amendments change the Constitution.
Being “all about the Constitution” does not preclude modifying it in a Constitutionall authorized manner.
Idiots.
- philmon | 02/05/2011 @ 19:23I’ll ask the Left the same question about the Constitution….that I ask them about the deficit:
“Since WHEN do you guys care about that? Just how short do you think my memory is?
- cylarz | 02/06/2011 @ 01:19Democrats care about the deficit when Republicans have a majority or the Presidency.
This is when they punish Republicans for being “bi-partisan” … which means, “you voted for the spending I wanted”, see, you’ve spent us into a deficit.
Corporate. War-monger. Halliburton!!!!
- philmon | 02/06/2011 @ 09:59