Herd Watching

Stuff your morale superiority.

Up until today I was pretty mellow about this election, maybe even detached. I figured that Obama was going to win because frankly the amount of whining happening for the last eight years had whipped the Democratic base into a frenzy. All part of the normal give and take in the US system. Basically, whoever is [...]

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At least they will feel better…

There is no doubt that there is a deep divide in the United States right now. The left (fringe and a lot of the mainstream alike*) feel pushed aside, downtrodden and disenfranchised. Many of them are still nursing the stinging rebukes of losing the last two elections. We need only look at the work of [...]

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I’ve been framed

This is what I love about having Political Virgin involved in political blogging this election… articulate, thoughtful responses to questions and issues. This post is no exception. PV took on my challenge (which already puts her above the rank and file) to discuss her reasons for supporting Obama. PV has definitely done a good job of [...]

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9/11 – Remembered (again)

Once again we are here on 9/11 As I look back on the events of that morning and my reactions I realize nothing has changed. I still stand by my thoughts of the time.  I will keep this entry short, because frankly it does not need to be very wordy. Even now, after 7 years, we [...]

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The Sex Positive Male Challenge

Someone I never heard of before (Nine Deuce) at a blog I never heard of before called Rage Against the Man-chine put of a fairly amusing example of biased framing on the 27th. The SmackDog Chronicles refer to it as “The Sex Positive Male Challenge” and so will I. The basic core of Nine Deuce’s post [...]

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The farce in Texas

I am sure my readers know at least some version of the story. On the flimsiest evidence possible (evidence that now seems to have been fraudulent) the CPS (child protective services) juggernaut in Texas raided the “Yearning for Zion” ranch and kidnapped about 450 children. I know the term kidnapped is inflammatory, but frankly there [...]

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Al Sharpton wants a return to lynching’s….

If you are Al Sharpton tragedies like the Sean Bell incident are your life’s blood. Let’s face it, like other well known Reverends (Wright) needs anger, hatred and tragedy. Otherwise, he might have to get a real job. Personally I never got the point of getting yourself arrested in some lame protest, but to Sharpton it [...]

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Need a problem? Invent one! Think of the virtual children!

Here is how I think it happened. Mark Kirk was cruising second life pretending to be a young teenage girl. Maybe even dressed in something lace and pink he bought online for the occasion. He spend some time having cybersex and got some guys to buy him some stuff from a Amazon wish list. Sometime later [...]

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Plants Rights: The Swiss have lost their minds.

This is what happens when you let the woo-woo folks run the show. “You just knew it was coming: At the request of the Swiss government, an ethics panel has weighed in on the “dignity” of plants and opined that the arbitrary killing of flora is morally wrong. This is no hoax. The concept of what [...]

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The Constitution and S.1959 : "Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism"

Ren commented a bit earlier about S.1959, otherwise titled the “Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007“. Her point is has elements in common with those that I like many with a “keep the government out of my life” view have asked before. “You know, this is rather disturbing. I mean, is there a [...]

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