Some thoughts on the shameful trial of Geert Wilders in the Netherlands.
Category Archives: Political Commentary
Drawing The Battle Lines
This will be the first major battle that the administration will face, and the opponents are mobilizing: No Stimulus.
Here Comes Socialism
Some cheery thoughts from Dick Morris.
Geez Louise, we had an awful choice in November.
Freedom Politics
A new web site. Can’t have too many web sites on this topic.
New Link Category
I’ve created a category called “Inadvertent Comic Relief.” It will contain links to sites that are serious, but hilariously and relentlessly stupid. The honor of the first link goes to perennial anti-military-space loon Bruce Gagnon. As an example, here he expresses his frustration that the Obama administration is going to do nothing to prevent those evil Anglospherians from colonizing the moon and terrorizing the moon people:
In Obama’s opening words he talked about the early vision of our “founding fathers”. He intends to remain loyal to the rich white men who dreamed of their own empire — one that would challenge England’s global power. An empire that would push the Native Americans from their land, ravage the Earth for its natural resources, and move overseas to terrorize and colonize people in Hawaii, the Philippines, Guam, Latin America, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, and ultimately the moon in the sky.
End the madness.
[Update a few minutes later]
I’ve also added another of my favorite whacko conspiracy mongers — Elaine Supkis (who also happens to be L-5 Society founder Carolyn Meinel’s sister).
Ten Movie Cliches
..that should die. As they note in comments, he left out the Evil Corporation, and tired trope that businessmen are heartless monsters. I’ve written about the latter in the past.
Of course, if you got rid of all these cliches, Hollywood would pretty much be out of business.
And Heeeeeerrrre’s Barack
Is it just me, or did the announcer for the inauguration today sound more like Ed McMahon or a WWF announcer than a sober and somber master of ceremonies? The tone seemed quite inappropriate to the occasion, to my ear.
The Economy Is Not A Machine (Part Two)
I had a post on this subject the other day, but Brian Micklethwait (boy, is that an English name or what?) is more pithy:
In the mind of the anti-free-marketeer, the government occupies the same kind of intellectual territory as the divine designer in the mind of an anti-Darwinian.
Just so.
Only 1461 Days To Go
…until the end of the Obama presidency. Maybe the time will fly while we’re having fun.
Me, Too
Jonah Goldberg finds this video a little creepy.
Why couldn’t they have made these pledges a year ago? Or eight? Why did they have to wait until the Messiah showed up?
I have to agree with Jay Nordlinger, too:
I don’t know about you, but I am particularly unkeen on arm gestures associated with party enthusiasm and loyalty…
Can you imagine the uproar in the press if this were happening with a Republican president?
Late afternoon update]
Iowahawk attempts a transcript.