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Thursday, July 03, 2008
"CHANGE" IS IN THE AIR.....BUT BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH (OR VOTE) FOR!
The idea that America needs to “change” is all the rage—it’s sweeping MANY citizens, especially among those too young to have significant experience of anywhere but their own country. But, “change” to what? Shouldn’t we have a clear idea of where we’re headed before we set off? And change AWAY from what? Wouldn’t it make sense to do some comparisons of important aspects of this country in relation to those same aspects of the countries we’re expected to become more like?
Well, I think so.
Here’s a description of a bunch of kids, who became “the Fugees”, now living near me in Georgia......
They’re war refugees from 24 countries, every nightmare on earth. Most had spoken no English when they arrived in America. They’d been placed in classrooms according to their age rather than their reading level and left to wither. Most of their families had been shattered, their fathers killed, imprisoned or divorced because a single mother had a better chance to get a visa out of hell ... and God knows what marauding armies had done to some of those mothers. Several Fugees had fought as child soldiers in Liberia. One had seen his father gunned down by soldiers, another had seen his dad’s fingers sliced off. One had watched rebels give his brother a gun and a choice: Kill yourself or your best friend. Then he’d watched his brother blow the friend away.
Miscellany • HEROES • Politics • Domestic • International • (0) Comments •
Friday, May 23, 2008
OFTEN, IT'S TRUTH-TELLING THAT MAKES A HERO.....
By this standard, PHILIPPE KARSENTY is truly a hero.
Mr. Karsenty is the founder and president of a media-ratings agency that monitors French media for bias and inaccuracy. He became interested in the MOHAMMED AL-DURA controversy, in which a young Palestinian was alleged to have been killed by Israeli soldiers, while being filmed for French TV. After a careful investigation, he was convinced that the entire event had been staged in order to discredit the Israelis defending themselves against the intifada.
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
EVER WONDER WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO LIVE NEXT DOOR TO HAMAS......?
Maybe like living in hurricane country.......?
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
IT'S THE CHICAGO WAY......
Ald. Richard Mell forgot to re-register his guns. No problem—he’ll just write a new law.
The law is one that the Alderman himself helped to write and pass....and it requires ANNUAL re-registration of firearms.
Ridiculous, no? But, it’s the law. Alderman Mell says that he’s writing this new law, allowing a one-month “grace period”, NOT just for himself. There are other Chicago citizens who also forgot, and they will benefit, as well.
I guess that means that he’s sponsored one of these each year since the law was passed, and he’ll keep on doing it in the future.....right, I’m sure THAT is happening.
How about just repealing the stupid law, Mr. Mell!
Hat Tip: The INSTAPUNDIT
IN AN ERA WHERE HYPOCRISY IS RAMPANT, AND TOO OFTEN EXACTS NO PRICE......THIS:
The governor of Alaska is living her principles, when she didn’t have to, and might have avoided it without anyone ever knowing.....today, that makes her a hero.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
READY FOR YOUR APPENDECTOMY?
Well......open wide and say “Ahhhhhh”!
You think I’m kidding? I’m not—if you still have your appendix, someday they may take it out THROUGH YOUR MOUTH!!
Read on.......
BITTER CITIZENS, CLINGING TO THEIR GUNS AND RELIGION........
The title, of course, is based on a SPEECH BY BARACK OBAMA, in which he was describing voters in Pennsylvania. Here’s the relevant excerpt:
“You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing’s replaced them...And they fell through the Clinton administration, and the Bush administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not.
“And it’s not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”
and here’s what I think is a more typical example of every-day, non-elite American citizens clinging to their guns.
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