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...
Think: Have we ever heard Obama speak lovingly of the U.S. or its people, with deep appreciation and genuine respect for our history, our customs, our sufferings and our blessings? Has he ever revealed that, like most patriotic Americans, he gets “goose bumps” when a band plays “The Star Spangled Banner,” or sheds a tear when he hears a beautiful rendition of “America the Beautiful?” Does his heart burst with pride when millions of American flags wave on a National holiday – or is he moved to sadness and reflection when someone plays “taps” on a trumpet? Has he ever felt the depth of our admiration of the military, as lovers of those who keep America free feel when soldiers march by?
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Obama’s frequently spoken lovingly of the U.S. and its people. Both of his books carry long passages extolling the virtues of the U.S. and its people.
You haven’t read them? Should have guessed.
- edarrell | 07/27/2013 @ 14:33From Audacity of Hope:
- edarrell | 07/27/2013 @ 14:37Obama’s convention speech, 2004:
- edarrell | 07/27/2013 @ 14:41Nothing America-specific in there at all. The so-called “love” is, once again, for the idea of what might emerge after a transformation, to be engineered entirely by the “lover.”
If the new husband of your sister or daughter expressed that kind of love for his bride, you’d have to flatten his nose and you’d be right to do so.
- mkfreeberg | 07/27/2013 @ 14:42If those praises of collectivism and multi-culturalism are the best anyone can do, I think that pretty much answers the question.
- cloudbuster | 07/27/2013 @ 16:16Well, there’s a problem: If you don’t know when people are talking about America, if you don’t know what’s good about America, then you might confuse a flag-waver with a patriot, and you will often confuse anti-American flag waving with pro-American talk.
I don’t know if those are the best — it’s what I found in less than 30 seconds’ searching.
My point stands: You haven’t read Obama. You don’t know what he said.
- edarrell | 07/27/2013 @ 17:32Obama:
Specific enough for you? National Anthem, Statute of Liberty, World War II, civil rights, loss of a space shuttle, 9/11 — and poetry.
That should make your patriot meter pin.
- edarrell | 07/27/2013 @ 17:36More Obama Morgan has never bothered to read:
Yeah, I know — his paying tribute to a dead American hero isn’t what you expected, and not your cup of tea — you’d rather someone wave a flag and wear a lapel pin than honor a hero without waving the flag.
Not only are you unfamiliar with Obama’s words, I wonder if you’d know patriotism if it bit you on the your burro and covered the wound with a starred-and-striped bandage.
- edarrell | 07/27/2013 @ 17:42“Specific enough for you? National Anthem, Statute of Liberty, World War II, civil rights, loss of a space shuttle, 9/11 — and poetry.
That should make your patriot meter pin.”
You’re the one mistaking buzzwords and button-pushing for patriotism.
- cloudbuster | 07/27/2013 @ 18:13It’s clear to me you’re looking for the correct buttons, and not the actions, not the sentiment — have you even read the excerpts here?
No, no, don’t confuse you with the evidence. Heard it before.
- edarrell | 07/27/2013 @ 18:27I stand corrected.
Barack Obama thinks America is a wonderful country because it’s filled with people, and He thinks people are wonderful because each and every single one of them has at least the potential to agree with Barack Obama about everything.
As usual Ed, I’m just bowled over at the lofty standard you uphold for youself when you debunk things. It’s just really, really high…like the belly of a rattlesnake in a wagon rut.
- mkfreeberg | 07/27/2013 @ 18:48And isn’t that exactly what Maureen Scott asked? Absolutely. But when she asks for puerile displays of facade patriotism, you regard it as an indictment of Obama. When Obama demonstrates deep and genuine love of America, her history, her traditions, and especially her people, it’s not good enough for you.
Sparklers, or Declaration of Independence? You’ll take sparklers. Badly frayed, improperly-displayed flag on a truck antenna, or Constitution? You’ll take the 50-cent cloth over the Bill of Rights.
Better the rattlesnake that keeps the mice out of our corn than your “high” dope smoke wafting to the heavens, you know?
- edarrell | 07/27/2013 @ 23:06This may be a bit much to get across to someone who isn’t ready to hear it. And when your test of “are you a decent thinker” is “do you agree with me on everything,” that implies strongly you aren’t ready to hear much of anything…
But: It’s actually an insult when it comes time for someone to speak positively about a person, organization or nation, and all they can come up with is what they hope to make it into.
America, as any history teacher worth his salt should know, is brimming over not only with “hope and change,” but actual achievements. Rather a shame that a Canadian can do a better job rattling these off than our current President. Reagan and either of the two Bushes would’ve been able to keep up.
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- Steynian 482rd | Free Canuckistan! | 07/30/2013 @ 17:06Hmmm…. is it really that women are more liberal, or is it just that all liberals sound like chicks to me?
America would be a fantastic place, if only ______. Just like you’d be the perfect boyfriend / husband if you’d only change ______. You know, the little stuff.
And those speeches! Whoo boy! I I I I me me me me. Good ol’ Jim Norene, parachuting into Normandy so that six decades later, Barack Obama could show up and make a speech. You’ll also note that the Ft. McHenry bit was not in praise of America, but of poetry. Sheesh.
And that’s not even getting into the comments themselves. “When Obama demonstrates deep and genuine love of America, her history, her traditions, and especially her people, it’s not good enough for you.” No, nothing’s ever good enough for you. I give and I give and I give, Morgan, but you just want to wave the flag down at the bar with your beer buddies. And don’t think I don’t know about all the times you read those other blogs, those puerile, facade-patriotism-displaying hussies.
- Severian | 08/03/2013 @ 12:14