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...
We need one. The comin’-together has gone beyond what’s helpful, and yes I really, really mean that. I’ve been told for the last eight years that the 43rd President was stigmatizing dissent, and now that he’s gone just three days his predecessor’s administration is “quashing” dissent more completely and more effectively than Bush could’ve ever dreamed.
Trouble is, life is motion — eliminate motion, you have to eliminate life. If we’re all sitting around waiting for the Godlike Being at 1600 Pennsylvania to come up with the ideas, there’s no point for any of the rest of us to be here. Deep down, we all know this is true whether we want to admit it or not.
But we aren’t being given the information needed to argue about anything.
So what do we argue about? Here’s a great idea from Buck.
…there was a recurrent theme in the posts the milbloggers I read put up yesterday, and that thought is… “Mr. Obama is MY president, regardless of whether I voted for him or not.” The attitude is both recognizable and understandable to anyone who’s ever served, mainly because the president is also the Big Boss when you wear the uniform. As such, respect for the Commander-in-Chief isn’t just desirable… it’s mandatory… and that respect is something that is instilled in every person who wears the uniform from Day One.
I’m beginning to think Universal Service isn’t such a bad idea, after all. But then again, some people just can’t be taught manners… which includes respect… no matter how hard you try. And don’t feed me any ifs, ands, or buts about someone, anyone, who serves in a position of authority not deserving your respect. I’ve worked for a whole helluva lot of people in my life I didn’t like, including a couple of CinCs, but I damned sure respected their position and authority. It’s all part of being an adult, yanno?
Do we want Obama to fail?
That question deserves much better elaboration before it can be answered. The job is a large, important, complex one. The President is Commander-in-Chief. He is also Propagandist-in-Chief. Obama has the responsibility to see to it the country can weather the latest storm. He will also do his darndest to make sure we have a new generation of people who think it’s good to “spread the wealth around.” The first of those is the continuing survival of the nation; the second of those is toxic to the continuing survival of the nation.
It is therefore self-contradictory to hope Obama succeeds at everything.
My prayer?
That his fuck-ups be confined to the trivial things that don’t matter. And that the citizens take full advantage of this four-year opportunity for learning.
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The question is only being asked by Democrats, and it’s a “When did you stop beating your wife?” question.
Every person wants their beliefs to be borne out as correct during their lifetimes, with as little disruption (to the world as they know it) as possible.
Whether the president fails is not a question: everyone is a failure on some level. It’s the ones who scream “we can’t live with Bush’s with-us-or-against-us mentality anymore!” who hypocritically want you to look at the next four years as either failure or success.
Becoming baited into explaining your thoughts about this is a dodge – they want you to take your eye off of what’s important: Obama is acting like Bush, the markets are still sucking wind, the Democrats are more corrupt than the Republicans, and these empty vessels no longer have Hope or Change. Just because the MSM dictates conversation, doesn’t mean that bloggers have to follow suit. It’s the economy, stupid, until it’s not.
- wch | 01/23/2009 @ 13:26My prayer is the same as yours, Morgan.
I saw something pretty funny yesterday during a “first week wrap up” discussion amongst the Talking Heads. I think it might have been Fred Barnes on FNC’s “Special Report” who said something to the effect of “Is it time to impeach him now?”… which got a good laugh out of me. We’ll see what we shall see in the fullness of time. As for me, I’m hoping we see a re-run of the 1994 congressional elections. That may be beyond the pale… and it may NOT.
Thanks yet again for the linky-lurve. You didn’t ask, but I’ll tell ya: those two CINCS I didn’t like but respected anyway? Nixon and Carter, for widely different reasons…ALL of which depended upon my political affiliation, at the time. 😉
- Buck | 01/24/2009 @ 14:28