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Another Victory For Free Speech

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…from SCOTUS:

The U.S. Supreme Court this morning handed down a 5-4 ruling in the consolidated cases Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett and McComish v. Bennett, striking down Arizona’s speech-squelching “Clean Elections” law.

Go support the Institute for Justice. They’re doing yeomen’s work in defense of freedom.

It’s a little frightening, though, that so many of these crucial decisions are 5-4. We’re only one potential death away from an Obama appointment to reverse the ratio. All the more reason to make him a one termer (and about the only reason to vote for McCain last time around).

Media Criticism, Political Commentary, Popular Culture

Where’s The Outrage?

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The supposed artist formerly known as Prince made a little news over the weekend, when he said that:

…blacks in the deep south forced to drink from separate fountains and ride in the back of the bus were “happy” to do so.

“It would have been fun being in Mississippi, to know there’s only one correct social order,” Prince told the British newspaper. “There was order. You ride in the back of the bus. There’s no choice. People were happy with that.”

The Guardian pointed out that perhaps not every black forced to drink from separate fountains was thrilled with the idea. The singer acknowledged: “There are people who are unhappy with everything. There’s a dark side to everything.”

Oh. Wait. He didn’t say that? You’re right. Here’s what actually happened.

…women forced to wear burqas in Islamic countries are “happy” to wear them.

“It’s fun being in Islamic countries, to know there’s only one religion,” Prince told the British newspaper. “There’s order. You wear a burqa. There’s no choice. People are happy with that.” (Burqa bans grow fashionable in Europe)

The Guardian pointed out that perhaps not every woman forced to wear a burqa is thrilled with the idea. The singer acknowledged: “There are people who are unhappy with everything. There’s a dark side to everything.”

And here I thought he said something outrageous. Never mind.

[Update a few minutes later]

The idiot political hack formerly known as Speaker of the House said something interesting over the weekend, too. Referring to the summer of 2008, she said:

“When the … unemployment rate is high, it’s hard for the incumbent to win,” Pelosi said in an interview with CNN Chief Political Correspondent Candy Crowley. “I remind you though, the Republians weren’t the incumbent. We were the incumbent.”

Well, that makes sense, right? I mean, after all, the Democrats had held the entire Congress for over a year and a half. Why blame George Bush?

What? She didn’t say that? She actually said…?:

“When the … unemployment rate is high, it’s hard for the incumbent to win,” Pelosi said in an interview with CNN Chief Political Correspondent Candy Crowley. “I remind you though, we’re not the incumbent. The Republicans are the incumbent.”

Well, that would be consistent with what she said in 2008, even though, of course, the Republicans only control the House, and they’ve only done it for six months or so.

What? She didn’t really say that in 2008? She campaigned as though the Republicans still controlled the government, and blamed everything on George Bush? That can’t be true. If that were the case, she’d be a rank hypocrite.

Oh.

Business, Economics, Education, Media Criticism, Political Commentary

Mexifornia

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Observations from VDH:

That schizophrenia is what confuses so many about illegal immigration — the simultaneous furor over even the suggestion of compliance with federal immigration law and the occasional symbolic expressions of dislike for the United States in public fora, whether booing at the Rose Bowl at mention of America, or walking out of a California high school en masse at the sight of an American-flag T-shirt on Cinco de Mayo.

When a foreign nation is treated as the home team, and when the home team is booed in the Rose Bowl, I think we can see why the entire open-borders, non-enforcement, ‘La Raza’ paradigm of tribal chauvinism based on ethnic solidarity has been proven an abject failure — summed up by one word, “hypocrisy.”

And it’s just one factor in the continuing California decline and ascendancy of Texas and the Gulf Coast.

Well, at least they’re wising up in Holland.

Education, Media Criticism, Political Commentary, Social Commentary

The Disadvantages Of An Elite Education

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A long but important essay, that explains much about the mess we’re in, when one considers that these people are running the country, and our lives, particularly the one currently in the White House. For what it’s worth, I’ve never had a problem talking to either plumbers or auto mechanics. Perhaps because I’ve spent a good part of my life doing both.

Media Criticism, Political Commentary

How The Obama Administration Conned The WaPo

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…on “Fast and Furious.”

It’s easy to con someone who wants to be conned. The story was too good to check.

[Update a couple minutes later]

The White House goes Pravda, and sics the MSM on the GOP. And of course, it’s happy to oblige.

[Afternoon update]

The fired whistleblower speaks:

When asked if ATF had violated the law in this case, he responded:

Of course if violates the law! They conspired to traffic firearms, you can’t do that under color of law. … There was no intent to follow the guns, this never had a chance of succeeding. It was a failed plan from the beginning.

I think that this whole administration was a failed plan from the beginning, that never had a chance of succeeding. Fortunately, since success would have been even more disastrous, from the standpoint of maintaining our liberty, than their failure has been.