Monday, February 28, 2005
Could Bush be right?
I'll be blogging more later this week on the President's recent trip to Europe, but for now, just savor this article from that left wing rag, Der Spiegel.
Note to Old Europe: Yes, he is. And it’s driving you crazy, isn’t it?
Lawrence Kudlow helps drive yet another nail in Old Europe's coffin.
Yes, I love the term, "old Europe".
Note to Old Europe: Yes, he is. And it’s driving you crazy, isn’t it?
Lawrence Kudlow helps drive yet another nail in Old Europe's coffin.
Yes, I love the term, "old Europe".
Good luck to the people of Lebanon
This blogger, Sisu, is highlighting events in Lebanon as the people there work to overthrow the Syrian yoke, one which has choked that country since I was in college.
What a remarkable process to watch unfold.
Now, ask yourself: Would any of this be happening if the American Army were not in Iraq?
Instapundit also has a good review of the events in Lebanon.
What a remarkable process to watch unfold.
Now, ask yourself: Would any of this be happening if the American Army were not in Iraq?
Instapundit also has a good review of the events in Lebanon.
I’ve found a new blog to read
A Democrat who understands that national security is an issue about which his party should be concerned.
Hillary gets it. This blogger understands it. I fear, however, that in their party they are a minority. Which is one reason Kerry lost.
Hillary gets it. This blogger understands it. I fear, however, that in their party they are a minority. Which is one reason Kerry lost.
Another Historian’s view on Ward Churchill
Sunday, February 27, 2005
Back from the States - and blogging
Hi. I had a great visit to the States last week. I went to visit Favorite Parents and while I was there, saw Favorite Sister and her great family. All are doing well.
A few travel notes.
1. There is nothing you cannot buy in America. QVC is amazing!
2. America has almost as many vans and SUVs as Germany.
3. American TV is a lot better than European and British TV.
4. Watching the President visit Europe while I was in the States brought a different perspective than had I been here.
5. Dan Rather, in real time, is still the jerk I've thought he was for the last 20 years. Favorite Parents watch CBS News. Now, for me, that was a traumatic experience. :o)
I flew on United Airlines. What a great flight, both ways. On time, even through Chicago in the winter. Great service, good food, and friendly, helpful flight attendants. US Airways should take notes.
I love living in Europe, but I love being an American and knowing that one day, I'll live there again. The land of opportunity and a nation that can do anything it wants or needs to do when it puts its mind to it.
Just knowing that fact drives Old Europe crazy, which is one more reason to be proud of being an American.
A few travel notes.
1. There is nothing you cannot buy in America. QVC is amazing!
2. America has almost as many vans and SUVs as Germany.
3. American TV is a lot better than European and British TV.
4. Watching the President visit Europe while I was in the States brought a different perspective than had I been here.
5. Dan Rather, in real time, is still the jerk I've thought he was for the last 20 years. Favorite Parents watch CBS News. Now, for me, that was a traumatic experience. :o)
I flew on United Airlines. What a great flight, both ways. On time, even through Chicago in the winter. Great service, good food, and friendly, helpful flight attendants. US Airways should take notes.
I love living in Europe, but I love being an American and knowing that one day, I'll live there again. The land of opportunity and a nation that can do anything it wants or needs to do when it puts its mind to it.
Just knowing that fact drives Old Europe crazy, which is one more reason to be proud of being an American.
You can’t handle the truth.
Bill Gates says America’s high schools are failing the nation. I agree, based of course, on my limited perspective. This article outlines what Gates and some legislators are proposing to address the weaknesses in our schools.
Given what I’ve read and know about teacher unions, and what I know about students and many of their parents, we have little chance of fixing the problem with the courses of action addressed here.
Now, after reading this about the state of America’s schools, go to the latest Time Magazine and read about why teachers dislike parents. Then ask yourself: With two groups like this, what chance is there for the kids to succeed?
Given what I’ve read and know about teacher unions, and what I know about students and many of their parents, we have little chance of fixing the problem with the courses of action addressed here.
Now, after reading this about the state of America’s schools, go to the latest Time Magazine and read about why teachers dislike parents. Then ask yourself: With two groups like this, what chance is there for the kids to succeed?
A nice job of glorifying terrorists – The RAF exhibit in Berlin
An art exhibit about our old German friends, the RAF.
The museum which hosts the exhibit offers this description and rationalization.
The museum which hosts the exhibit offers this description and rationalization.
Left wing Hollywood again attacking the President – this time his videotaped appearances
Some more left wing fun.
Here’s betting that tonight’s Oscars also show Hollywood as it truly is. I’m sure red America will find much of its thinking about the Hollywood left vindicated as the various winners find some reason to include politics into their mindless thank you comments.
Here’s betting that tonight’s Oscars also show Hollywood as it truly is. I’m sure red America will find much of its thinking about the Hollywood left vindicated as the various winners find some reason to include politics into their mindless thank you comments.
I guess he's not so good after all
No matter what he thinks. He's blown it with the pros.
This guy is one of the newer reasons I pay little, if any attention, to pro sports.
This guy is one of the newer reasons I pay little, if any attention, to pro sports.
More on that Colorado “intellectual”, Ward Churchill
Apparently Mr. Churchill continues to be the only noteworthy topic for the august faculty of the University of Colorado. Now 200 of them are clamoring for the investigation of his outrageous behavior to end. They have expressed their concern over McCarthyism, and of course included a litany of the usual left wing complaints about free speech, and so on.
As I have said earlier, I am gratified to see the left wing and its academic fellow travelers so concerned about free speech. I’m sure they will endorse such free speech when moderate and conservative scholars apply for tenure and speak on the campus at Boulder. Because after all, these left wing academics have declared themselves fully in favor of free speech. By their concern, they are indicating that they value political diversity and thought, even in academia.
No, really, I'm sure that's what they mean.
As I have said earlier, I am gratified to see the left wing and its academic fellow travelers so concerned about free speech. I’m sure they will endorse such free speech when moderate and conservative scholars apply for tenure and speak on the campus at Boulder. Because after all, these left wing academics have declared themselves fully in favor of free speech. By their concern, they are indicating that they value political diversity and thought, even in academia.
No, really, I'm sure that's what they mean.
The Chancellor at Colorado is running scared
She once again is a bastion of leadership, just as she was in her handling of the football scandal last year. Jeez, where do they find these people and who hired them?
“University of Colorado President Betsy Hoffman had some fairly strong words Tuesday for those who have argued that professor Ward Churchill should be fired. "The more talk there is about the need to fire him, the more difficult it becomes for us to do that, if that's what we decide to do," she told Republican lawmakers, urging them not to join calls for action.
"If we approach this issue wrong," she said, "not only will every regent be sued personally, but every administrator will be sued personally and professor Churchill will win his lawsuit with triple damages and be back on the faculty, a very wealthy man at our expense."
Belmont Club explains the Churchill debacle for what it really says about the left and its fellow travelers in academia.
“This fear, whether real or pretended, is an impressive demonstration of the power of Political Correctness, a compound of legal menace, the threat of extralegal action and of retaliatory vilification that is not some figure of speech but an actual, material force. Even if Churchill is 'bought out' at $10 million -- should he stoop to accept such a beggarly sum -- he will have unambiguously demonstrated the value of leftist protection. That he could have survived repeated exposure as an ethnic identity thief, academic fraud and art forger; that he could have assaulted a newsman on television and withstood the personal opprobrium of the Colorado Governor, only to receive a fortune in compensation, can only add to his fame”.
Of course, it also shows just how inane our legal system is at times, but that’s another story.
As I’ve stated before, I don’t think Churchill should be fired. Colorado hired him, and now it and his left wing fellow travelers should suffer and endure his foolishness. This is a free speech issue. However, the University of Colorado and the state of Colorado possess great justification to investigate his claims of ethnicity, the accuracy and legitimacy of his research, the questions about his “art”, and any of the other charges against him.
This is what I expect of the leadership of UC and the State of Colorado. Now get to work. While you are working, however, let him rant. Every time he opens his mouth, the media covers it, thereby exposing the left wing branch of academia for the type of people they are and represent.
“University of Colorado President Betsy Hoffman had some fairly strong words Tuesday for those who have argued that professor Ward Churchill should be fired. "The more talk there is about the need to fire him, the more difficult it becomes for us to do that, if that's what we decide to do," she told Republican lawmakers, urging them not to join calls for action.
"If we approach this issue wrong," she said, "not only will every regent be sued personally, but every administrator will be sued personally and professor Churchill will win his lawsuit with triple damages and be back on the faculty, a very wealthy man at our expense."
Belmont Club explains the Churchill debacle for what it really says about the left and its fellow travelers in academia.
“This fear, whether real or pretended, is an impressive demonstration of the power of Political Correctness, a compound of legal menace, the threat of extralegal action and of retaliatory vilification that is not some figure of speech but an actual, material force. Even if Churchill is 'bought out' at $10 million -- should he stoop to accept such a beggarly sum -- he will have unambiguously demonstrated the value of leftist protection. That he could have survived repeated exposure as an ethnic identity thief, academic fraud and art forger; that he could have assaulted a newsman on television and withstood the personal opprobrium of the Colorado Governor, only to receive a fortune in compensation, can only add to his fame”.
Of course, it also shows just how inane our legal system is at times, but that’s another story.
As I’ve stated before, I don’t think Churchill should be fired. Colorado hired him, and now it and his left wing fellow travelers should suffer and endure his foolishness. This is a free speech issue. However, the University of Colorado and the state of Colorado possess great justification to investigate his claims of ethnicity, the accuracy and legitimacy of his research, the questions about his “art”, and any of the other charges against him.
This is what I expect of the leadership of UC and the State of Colorado. Now get to work. While you are working, however, let him rant. Every time he opens his mouth, the media covers it, thereby exposing the left wing branch of academia for the type of people they are and represent.
Monday, February 21, 2005
The President's Speech in Brussels
Just finished watching President Bush speak to the European Union in Brussels. A great speech.
He walked into a hostile hall, filled with Europeans who have expressed great reservations about America and President Bush, and laid it out for them, probably in some direct terms which will give them pause.
Imagine walking into a large hall, filled with people whom you know do not like you and have said you are dumb. Then, stand up for 32 minutes and very directly and clearly, tell them why they should support the goals and objectives of your organization. Sound like fun?
Today, this President walked right up to them, and in a direct but conciliatory fashion, told the Europeans that we need to work together to address the many problems in the world.
I think it was a very courageous moment in the Bush Presidency. Of course, the devil will be in the details, but nonetheless, he clearly addressed European concerns while leaving no doubt in their minds that the United States, while needing to team with Europe, has an agenda based on peace, security, integration of minorities, and freedom. Hopefully Europe was listening.
He walked into a hostile hall, filled with Europeans who have expressed great reservations about America and President Bush, and laid it out for them, probably in some direct terms which will give them pause.
Imagine walking into a large hall, filled with people whom you know do not like you and have said you are dumb. Then, stand up for 32 minutes and very directly and clearly, tell them why they should support the goals and objectives of your organization. Sound like fun?
Today, this President walked right up to them, and in a direct but conciliatory fashion, told the Europeans that we need to work together to address the many problems in the world.
I think it was a very courageous moment in the Bush Presidency. Of course, the devil will be in the details, but nonetheless, he clearly addressed European concerns while leaving no doubt in their minds that the United States, while needing to team with Europe, has an agenda based on peace, security, integration of minorities, and freedom. Hopefully Europe was listening.
The Bush Tapes - was it proper to record these conversations?
A “gentleman” named Doug Wead, who apparently was a “friend” of President Bush, secretly recorded their conversations. The good news is, the President appears to be the same type of person in private as he is in public.
Now, I would like all the left wingers who expressed such outrage over Linda Tripp taping Monica Lewisky to come forward and express the same outrage over the violation of the President’s privacy.
I know, I know, don’t hold your breath.
Now, I would like all the left wingers who expressed such outrage over Linda Tripp taping Monica Lewisky to come forward and express the same outrage over the violation of the President’s privacy.
I know, I know, don’t hold your breath.
Having an American accent in Europe is seen as a liability
Thomas Fuller writes in the International Herald Tribune that some of our European friends discriminate against other Europeans who speak English with an American accent. A fascinating article, it highlights some of the more subtle aspects of anti-Americanism on this continent.
Hopefully the members of President Bush team read this as they conducted their advance trips. Wonder how the EU folks dealt with all those Americans?
Hopefully the members of President Bush team read this as they conducted their advance trips. Wonder how the EU folks dealt with all those Americans?
Why Blogs have gained steam at the expense of MSM and the Democrats
In the aftermath of another main stream media debacle with Easongate, the media is once again attempting to denigrate blogging.
Calling bloggers a “lynch mob”, the media is portraying itself as a victim. That’s rich.
U.S. News correctly realizes that bloggers really do hold main stream media in contempt, as do, I believe, much of America.
"The focus of hatred in the right blogosphere is not Kerry or the Democrats but what these bloggers call Mainstream Media, or MSM. They argue, correctly in my view, that the New York Times, CBS News, and others distorted the news in an attempt to defeat Bush in 2004."
As MSM continues to demonstrate its lack of objectivity in politics, so too will the middle and right side of the blogosphere continue to highlight the deficiencies of their processes, fact checking, and ethical behavior.
Calling bloggers a “lynch mob”, the media is portraying itself as a victim. That’s rich.
U.S. News correctly realizes that bloggers really do hold main stream media in contempt, as do, I believe, much of America.
"The focus of hatred in the right blogosphere is not Kerry or the Democrats but what these bloggers call Mainstream Media, or MSM. They argue, correctly in my view, that the New York Times, CBS News, and others distorted the news in an attempt to defeat Bush in 2004."
As MSM continues to demonstrate its lack of objectivity in politics, so too will the middle and right side of the blogosphere continue to highlight the deficiencies of their processes, fact checking, and ethical behavior.
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Limited Blogging for a bit
I've not blogged for a few days because of my trip schedule. Tough to do on the road.
Will be blogging again Saturday, so stay tuned.
Will be blogging again Saturday, so stay tuned.
Sunday, February 13, 2005
Now I understand - Dean and the DNC
Howard Dean has been selected as the new head of the DNC.
In my opinion, his selection will cause the party, publicly, to shift left even more and appear so far left that it will have to be rescued.
Who will rescue it?
None other than that famous Democratic moderate, Hillary Clinton.
Watch her with great interest (I know, you already do). She is posturing herself as a moderate on critical issues, from abortion to defense.
As I’ve said earlier, it's an indication of just how skewed the Democratic Party has become that it would select a guy like Howard Dean as the Party Chair and that Hillary Clinton can appear to be a moderate.
A stroke of genius by the Clinton team.
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A few more tidbits on Dean.
“I hate Republicans and everything they stand for”. What a great opening line. That’s gonna come back on ol’ Howard I think.
One other thing. He said the Democrats were not “pro-abortion.” I’m sorry, I must have missed that policy shift.
In my opinion, his selection will cause the party, publicly, to shift left even more and appear so far left that it will have to be rescued.
Who will rescue it?
None other than that famous Democratic moderate, Hillary Clinton.
Watch her with great interest (I know, you already do). She is posturing herself as a moderate on critical issues, from abortion to defense.
As I’ve said earlier, it's an indication of just how skewed the Democratic Party has become that it would select a guy like Howard Dean as the Party Chair and that Hillary Clinton can appear to be a moderate.
A stroke of genius by the Clinton team.
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A few more tidbits on Dean.
“I hate Republicans and everything they stand for”. What a great opening line. That’s gonna come back on ol’ Howard I think.
One other thing. He said the Democrats were not “pro-abortion.” I’m sorry, I must have missed that policy shift.
We are part of the anti-CNN death star
Target on the mover – Jordan of CNN “resigns”
Jordan has resigned. Calling Dan Rather – take the hint.
In the Washington Post article about Jordan's resignation, David Gergen, who chaired the Davos panel which will soon be notorious, if it is not already, was quoted as saying that Jordan's resignation was “"really sad" since he had quickly backed off his initial comments. "This is too high a price to pay for someone who has given so much of himself over 20 years. And he's brought down over a single mistake because people beat up on him in the blogosphere? They went after him because he is a symbol of a network seen as too liberal by some. They saw blood in the water."
Well no, “they” did not see blood in the water. They saw a biased media executive slandering the American military, currently in combat, and then try to weasel his way out of the implications along with his fellow co-conspirators in the main stream media, who haven’t exactly been doggedly tracking this story.
Mr. Gergen, your comment is “really sad.” You appear, truly, to totally lack comprehension about what this controversy is all about.
If you can’t comprehend why this guy needed to go, then you are exactly the type of inbred, left wing, non-objective media type about which legitimate complaints exist.
Finally, a good overview of the entire issue here.
In the Washington Post article about Jordan's resignation, David Gergen, who chaired the Davos panel which will soon be notorious, if it is not already, was quoted as saying that Jordan's resignation was “"really sad" since he had quickly backed off his initial comments. "This is too high a price to pay for someone who has given so much of himself over 20 years. And he's brought down over a single mistake because people beat up on him in the blogosphere? They went after him because he is a symbol of a network seen as too liberal by some. They saw blood in the water."
Well no, “they” did not see blood in the water. They saw a biased media executive slandering the American military, currently in combat, and then try to weasel his way out of the implications along with his fellow co-conspirators in the main stream media, who haven’t exactly been doggedly tracking this story.
Mr. Gergen, your comment is “really sad.” You appear, truly, to totally lack comprehension about what this controversy is all about.
If you can’t comprehend why this guy needed to go, then you are exactly the type of inbred, left wing, non-objective media type about which legitimate complaints exist.
The only concievable "sad" thing here is that without the tape, which Davos won't release, we may never have confirmation of what he actually said. So, Jordan and his defenders will be able to blame the blogosphere and accuse same of the usual tawdry motives. Indeed, CNN and Davos have quickly, in TV terms, made this a non-story by not releasing the tape.
The Anchoress takes Gergen to task for playing both sides.
"I'm kind of tired of Gergen playing both sides of an issue - having no problem hanging Jordan out to dry with one lip, and then using the other lip to badmouth the blogs who (as evidenced by Michelle Malkin's work) were (mostly) trying to work responsibly to bring the whole story out into the open. [Emph. added]"
Jordan’s media buddies and Davos tried to cover for him, one by not reporting his comments and two, by not releasing the tape. Both courses of action were ill-advised, and representative of the way mass media has operated. Hey, it's not a story unless we make it a story, and in this case, mass media, CNN, Jordan, and Davos thought they could make this go away by not reporting it and by not releasing the tape.
In the end however, such actions reinforced the idea that Jordan had slandered the military and CNN was trying to cover for him. I guess, in the end, the blogosphere did make this happen. Mass media and Davos have hopefully learned from this (but I doubt it).
CNN does not even show it as a major story on its website. But then again, how could they, since they didn’t report on it in the first place. So…it would be a bit hard to explain that, wouldn’t it. Plus, look at the link. Its SHOWBIZ. Jeez.
CNN staffers are shocked, shocked mind you, about this turn of events.
“The resignation sent shock waves through CNN -- with Jordan long admired by his peers, from executives to the rank-and-file. Jordan joined CNN as an assistant assignment editor in 1982 and rose through the ranks to become CNN's chief news executive.”
They probably are shocked. After all, they’ve been trained and nurtured in an anti-American, left wing environment that blames America and its military first for any thing wrong in the world. Well, CNN staffers, take a look, objectively at why this occurred. Maybe your world view needs a bit of tweaking.
Finally, a good overview of the entire issue here.
Do you think this left winger is upset about Jordan’s “resignation”?
"Eason Jordan has just been tire-necklaced by a bloodthirsty group of utopian, bible-thumping knuckledraggers that believe themselves to be bloggers but are really just a streetgang. Time Warner/CNN is spineless if not completely corrupted by its shareholders' thirst for petro-dollars. It is now clear that all pretenses to journalistic 'objectivity' benefit the torturing, gulag-building blood-cult known Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld's Republican Party."
William Boykin’s comments on the blog Press Think, which has a good summary of the issues.
Wow, I don’t think Herr Boykin likes the idea of someone having a somewhat slightly different perspective on this matter.
Another individual commenting on Press Think raised the idea of members of the military suing Jordan. That would be very interesting, and would probably be a suit in which a lot of soldiers would be willing to participate. Wonder if any former military lawyers feel like taking on that type of lawsuit?
William Boykin’s comments on the blog Press Think, which has a good summary of the issues.
Wow, I don’t think Herr Boykin likes the idea of someone having a somewhat slightly different perspective on this matter.
Another individual commenting on Press Think raised the idea of members of the military suing Jordan. That would be very interesting, and would probably be a suit in which a lot of soldiers would be willing to participate. Wonder if any former military lawyers feel like taking on that type of lawsuit?
Saturday, February 12, 2005
Tell me again why we should trust the U.N. on anything
Hat tip to Instapundit.
" ABC NEWS REPORTS ON U.N. SEX CRIMES IN THE CONGO:
Widespread allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse of Congolese women, boys and girls have been made against U.N. personnel who were sent to help and protect them — despite a so-called zero tolerance policy touted by the United Nations toward such behavior.
The range of sexual abuse includes reported rapes of young Congolese girls by U.N. troops; an Internet pedophile ring run from Congo by Didier Bourguet, a senior U.N. official from France; a colonel from South Africa accused of molesting his teenage male translators; and estimates of hundreds of underage girls having babies fathered by U.N. soldiers who have been able to simply leave their children and their crimes behind.
Ravaged by decades of civil war, and one of the poorest countries in the world, Congo has relied on the United Nations for both military protection and humanitarian aid."
The story on the ABC News website, is quite frankly, horrible in it’s implications, not only because of what it illustrates about U.N. leadership and morality, but also because of what it illustrates about the discipline and values of armies throughout the world, many from Third World countries, which contribute troops to U.N. mission.
" ABC NEWS REPORTS ON U.N. SEX CRIMES IN THE CONGO:
Widespread allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse of Congolese women, boys and girls have been made against U.N. personnel who were sent to help and protect them — despite a so-called zero tolerance policy touted by the United Nations toward such behavior.
The range of sexual abuse includes reported rapes of young Congolese girls by U.N. troops; an Internet pedophile ring run from Congo by Didier Bourguet, a senior U.N. official from France; a colonel from South Africa accused of molesting his teenage male translators; and estimates of hundreds of underage girls having babies fathered by U.N. soldiers who have been able to simply leave their children and their crimes behind.
Ravaged by decades of civil war, and one of the poorest countries in the world, Congo has relied on the United Nations for both military protection and humanitarian aid."
The story on the ABC News website, is quite frankly, horrible in it’s implications, not only because of what it illustrates about U.N. leadership and morality, but also because of what it illustrates about the discipline and values of armies throughout the world, many from Third World countries, which contribute troops to U.N. mission.
Eason Jordan’s defenders – still covering up
Sisypheanmusings takes on the editor of the Columbia Journalism Review, Steve Lovelady, who apparently thinks this entire scandal involving Jordan of CNN is about something other than the truth.
All Lovelady does is confirm perceptions about left wing media and its allies. Please spare me the text about journalists being “warriors.” Jordan slandered the real warriors, the American military, and Lovelady and his type helped Jordan try and cover up his slander.
All Lovelady does is confirm perceptions about left wing media and its allies. Please spare me the text about journalists being “warriors.” Jordan slandered the real warriors, the American military, and Lovelady and his type helped Jordan try and cover up his slander.
Bin Laden wishes America “A Crappy Valentine’s Day”
Friday, February 11, 2005
Target on the mover - left wing lawyer aiding the enemy
I'm sure her fellow left wingers and left wing bloggers are very proud of Lynn Stewart, however, the American judicial system has another view.
I’ve been waiting for this decision. She was providing aid and comfort to the enemy while serving as a lawyer for terrorists.
Well, I guess a jury didn’t buy her left wing garbage.
I’ve been waiting for this decision. She was providing aid and comfort to the enemy while serving as a lawyer for terrorists.
Well, I guess a jury didn’t buy her left wing garbage.
Powerline worked with her and observed her methods. She was scary.
“HINDROCKET adds: The defense complained that the court improperly admitted a video tape of Osama bin Laden urging support for Ms. Stewart, which turned out to be about as effective as his campaign pitch for John Kerry. Peter Margulies, a law professor at Roger Williams University, summed up the case quite well, in my opinion: "I think lawyers need to be advocates, but they don't need to be accomplices."
The AP describes Ms. Stewart as "a firebrand, left-wing activist known for representing radicals and revolutionaries in her 30 years on the New York legal scene." We have often commented on how many leftists have seamlessly taken up the cause of Islamic fascism--a movement that superficially seems to have little in common with Marxism or other forms of Western socialism. The alliance between the Western left and Islamism suggests that Western radicalism was always mostly about hating the West in general, and especially, America.”
Senators calling for Investigation of Jordan’s slander
“Eason Jordan accused the US military of deliberately targeting journalists in order to assassinate them. Besides the obvious anti-military bias, Jordan’s comments were incredibly arrogant and cynical. And, yes, I believe these remarks border on wartime treason, since they so clearly give aid and comfort to our terrorist enemies and anti-American Arab militants throughout the Middle East.”
Larry Kudlow calling Eason Jordan out for his slander against the military and for aiding our enemies in time of war.
Can’t say I disagree. Aid and comfort to the enemies of the United States. In wartime.
Arnold is breaking up the mob in California
George Will has written an excellent column detailing Arnold’s work in California, the potential impact on a lot of Democratic sacred cows (starting with teachers’ unions), and how he will make it happen.
Data source on left wing hater, Ward Churchill
Thursday, February 10, 2005
You mean we kill bad guys in wars?
Apparently a Marine general, LTG Mattis, upset a few left wingers and sensitive people with his comments about combat.
Please read what Ralph Peters has to say about the comments and LTG Mattis (Ralph is on target, as always – he is a gifted speaker and writer, and a true gentleman in person).
“WE lionize those who embraced war in the past, but condemn those who defend us in the present. George S. Patton was far blunter than Jim Mattis — but Patton lived in the days before the media was omnipresent and biased against our military.
The hypocrisy is stunning. Gen. Mattis told the truth about a fundamental human activity — war — and was treated as though he had dropped a nuclear weapon on an orphanage. Yet when some bozo on a talk show confesses to an addiction or a perversion in front of millions of viewers, he's lionized as "courageous" for speaking out.
Sorry. It's men like Jim Mattis who are courageous. The rest of us barely glimpse the meaning of the word.
We've come to a sad state when a Marine who has risked his life repeatedly to keep our country safe can't speak his mind, while any professor who wants to blame America for 9/11 is defended by legions of free-speech advocates. If a man like Mattis hasn't earned the right to say what he really believes, who has?”
Please read Varifrank’s review of great quotes from American warriors about the ugly business of taking war to the enemies of America, liberty, and human rights.
Thank God we have generals like Mattis to fight our wars.
Please read what Ralph Peters has to say about the comments and LTG Mattis (Ralph is on target, as always – he is a gifted speaker and writer, and a true gentleman in person).
“WE lionize those who embraced war in the past, but condemn those who defend us in the present. George S. Patton was far blunter than Jim Mattis — but Patton lived in the days before the media was omnipresent and biased against our military.
The hypocrisy is stunning. Gen. Mattis told the truth about a fundamental human activity — war — and was treated as though he had dropped a nuclear weapon on an orphanage. Yet when some bozo on a talk show confesses to an addiction or a perversion in front of millions of viewers, he's lionized as "courageous" for speaking out.
Sorry. It's men like Jim Mattis who are courageous. The rest of us barely glimpse the meaning of the word.
We've come to a sad state when a Marine who has risked his life repeatedly to keep our country safe can't speak his mind, while any professor who wants to blame America for 9/11 is defended by legions of free-speech advocates. If a man like Mattis hasn't earned the right to say what he really believes, who has?”
Please read Varifrank’s review of great quotes from American warriors about the ugly business of taking war to the enemies of America, liberty, and human rights.
Thank God we have generals like Mattis to fight our wars.
Paging Eason Jordan – journalist killed in Iraq
Terrorists deliberating targeting journalists in Iraq.
The enemy also killed his 3 year old son. What heroes.
I’m sure that Jordan and his objective, hard hitting journalists from CNN will be all over this threat to democracy. You know, the impact of killing journalists cannot be underestimated because of what such evil says about our ability to live peacefully, free from fear, and in a society based on liberal values which respects human rights.
Wanna bet this story doesn’t make it two days on CNN? Or that it’s not on the agenda next year in Davos?
Here’s what CNN’s webpage stated:
"Iraqi TV journalist, toddler son killed
Basra man worked for U.S.-financed network"
The second line says it all. It’s understandable that the terrorists killed him because he was working for a U.S. – financed network. But of course.
Jordan and his gang at work – “the most busted name in news.”
Wonder how CNN would have covered the death of one of their own journalists from a non “U.S.- financed network”?
Wait a minute, doesn’t CNN in Atlanta benefit from being based in the U.S. and take advantage of U.S. taxes, etc?
Doesn’t that make CNN a “U.S. – financed network?” I think it does.
The German press won’t cover it either.
The enemy also killed his 3 year old son. What heroes.
I’m sure that Jordan and his objective, hard hitting journalists from CNN will be all over this threat to democracy. You know, the impact of killing journalists cannot be underestimated because of what such evil says about our ability to live peacefully, free from fear, and in a society based on liberal values which respects human rights.
Wanna bet this story doesn’t make it two days on CNN? Or that it’s not on the agenda next year in Davos?
Here’s what CNN’s webpage stated:
"Iraqi TV journalist, toddler son killed
Basra man worked for U.S.-financed network"
The second line says it all. It’s understandable that the terrorists killed him because he was working for a U.S. – financed network. But of course.
Jordan and his gang at work – “the most busted name in news.”
Wonder how CNN would have covered the death of one of their own journalists from a non “U.S.- financed network”?
Wait a minute, doesn’t CNN in Atlanta benefit from being based in the U.S. and take advantage of U.S. taxes, etc?
Doesn’t that make CNN a “U.S. – financed network?” I think it does.
The German press won’t cover it either.
I guess its “Easongate”, not Jordangate
Yet another attendee of the Davos seminar in which Eason Jordan slandered the American military and accused it of targeting journalists confirms that he said it.
How much longer will the main stream media and CNN defend this creep?
Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal Editorial Board:
“Whether with malice aforethought or not, Mr. Jordan made a defamatory innuendo. Defamatory innuendo -- rather than outright allegation -- is the vehicle of mainstream media bias. Had Mr. Jordan's innuendo gone unchallenged, it would have served as further proof to the Davos elite of the depths of American perfidy. Mr. Jordan deserves some credit for retracting the substance of his remark, and some forgiveness for trying to weasel his way out of a bad situation of his own making. Whether CNN wants its news division led by a man who can't be trusted to sit on a panel and field softball questions is another matter.”
His column is online in the Journal. Please read it as it provides yet another confirmation of Jordan’s actions and how he tried to wriggle free.
Jim Geraghty at National Review has masterfully covered this story, and now he asks, rightfully so, what everyone hopes to gain from this scandal.
So, here are my personal objectives in discussing Eason Jordan’s slander at Davos:
1) The tape or a certified transcript of the seminar
2) An apology from Eason Jordan to the American military
3) His dismissal from CNN news
4) An apology from CNN for the slander of the American military by its former news chief
5) A new 2006 BMW 645 convertible
How much longer will the main stream media and CNN defend this creep?
Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal Editorial Board:
“Whether with malice aforethought or not, Mr. Jordan made a defamatory innuendo. Defamatory innuendo -- rather than outright allegation -- is the vehicle of mainstream media bias. Had Mr. Jordan's innuendo gone unchallenged, it would have served as further proof to the Davos elite of the depths of American perfidy. Mr. Jordan deserves some credit for retracting the substance of his remark, and some forgiveness for trying to weasel his way out of a bad situation of his own making. Whether CNN wants its news division led by a man who can't be trusted to sit on a panel and field softball questions is another matter.”
His column is online in the Journal. Please read it as it provides yet another confirmation of Jordan’s actions and how he tried to wriggle free.
Jim Geraghty at National Review has masterfully covered this story, and now he asks, rightfully so, what everyone hopes to gain from this scandal.
So, here are my personal objectives in discussing Eason Jordan’s slander at Davos:
1) The tape or a certified transcript of the seminar
2) An apology from Eason Jordan to the American military
3) His dismissal from CNN news
4) An apology from CNN for the slander of the American military by its former news chief
5) A new 2006 BMW 645 convertible
How can we fix anything if we can’t even agree on the basics.
This is depressing.
“From the outset, the cost of the Medicare drug benefit has sparked nearly as much controversy as the details of the program itself. Liberals have said that Bush devised a "stingy" benefit in which many seniors would be faced with thousands of dollars' worth of drug bills. Conservatives have argued that an open-ended entitlement to prescription drug coverage would cost far more than the Treasury could afford.”
However, the White House claims that the Post is off base with its criticism and it’s numbers.
“The bad blood boiled over again today when the POST led its editions with a story about Medicare costs by Ceci Connolly and Mike Allen (“Medicare Drug Benefit May Cost $1.2 Trillion”). The White House issued a scathing attack on the story, coupled with a demand for a fresh correction. A second correction would be a major journalistic embarrassment for the POST, which the White House argues is providing ammunition to Democrats for use in baseless attacks against the president.”
This is beginning to look like the classic shtick: “You want numbers? I’ll give you numbers!”
P.S. - Don't tell anyone, but that's the secret of being a good staff officer - number development.
“From the outset, the cost of the Medicare drug benefit has sparked nearly as much controversy as the details of the program itself. Liberals have said that Bush devised a "stingy" benefit in which many seniors would be faced with thousands of dollars' worth of drug bills. Conservatives have argued that an open-ended entitlement to prescription drug coverage would cost far more than the Treasury could afford.”
However, the White House claims that the Post is off base with its criticism and it’s numbers.
“The bad blood boiled over again today when the POST led its editions with a story about Medicare costs by Ceci Connolly and Mike Allen (“Medicare Drug Benefit May Cost $1.2 Trillion”). The White House issued a scathing attack on the story, coupled with a demand for a fresh correction. A second correction would be a major journalistic embarrassment for the POST, which the White House argues is providing ammunition to Democrats for use in baseless attacks against the president.”
This is beginning to look like the classic shtick: “You want numbers? I’ll give you numbers!”
P.S. - Don't tell anyone, but that's the secret of being a good staff officer - number development.
Tell me why we should be concerned about this scum?
“Toronto-born Omar Khadr, now 18, is accused of killing a U.S. army medic in a battle in Afghanistan (news - web sites), planting mines to target U.S. convoys and gathering surveillance at an airport in Afghanistan, according to U.S. Defence Department documents released last fall”
Now his lawyer in Canada claims his government has abandoned him.
So?
Now his lawyer in Canada claims his government has abandoned him.
So?
Of course, he just had to Christian bash
David Corn writes for the left wing magazine, The Nation. He also has a website.
Here he seeks “honest conservatives”. “Where are the honest conservatives? I know there are some out there. Or I hope there are.”
“Right-wingers often claim they're for responsibility. Where's their love of responsibility now? If I have missed leading conservatives criticizing the White House for its all-too transparent budget scam, please let me know. It certainly seems most are too far into Bush's pocket to demand honest bookkeeping from the government. With such silence, they are serving their lord, not their fellow citizens”.
I think I know where some honest conservatives are but they are obscured by that huge number of honest, left wing pundits, journalists, and politicians who have the nation’s best interests at heart. NOT!
Corn has a legitimate point about lack of debate within the Republican Party concerning the President’s budget proposal and other issues. However, he should be able to criticize “conservatives” without bashing their religion.
Five bucks says he would never make that comment about any other religious group besides Christians.
Next time Cornman, write your essay without bashing Christians. I know you can do it.
Here he seeks “honest conservatives”. “Where are the honest conservatives? I know there are some out there. Or I hope there are.”
“Right-wingers often claim they're for responsibility. Where's their love of responsibility now? If I have missed leading conservatives criticizing the White House for its all-too transparent budget scam, please let me know. It certainly seems most are too far into Bush's pocket to demand honest bookkeeping from the government. With such silence, they are serving their lord, not their fellow citizens”.
I think I know where some honest conservatives are but they are obscured by that huge number of honest, left wing pundits, journalists, and politicians who have the nation’s best interests at heart. NOT!
Corn has a legitimate point about lack of debate within the Republican Party concerning the President’s budget proposal and other issues. However, he should be able to criticize “conservatives” without bashing their religion.
Five bucks says he would never make that comment about any other religious group besides Christians.
Next time Cornman, write your essay without bashing Christians. I know you can do it.
The Mayor of Baltimore compares the President to a terrorist
More than once.
Now, O’Malley is unhappy that “rumors” have been spread concerning the state of his marriage.
Yesterday, the Governor of Maryland fired his long time associate who apparently was part of a plot to spread “rumors”.
Maybe if O’Malley quit lying about the President, people would quit spreading rumors about his marriage. Just a thought.
Now having said that, I don’t think its fair or proper to spread rumors about his personal life. But some people do think its part of political warfare, particularly when you compare American leaders to terrorists. That’s pretty scummy too, but we do see lot of that from the left wing and their associated political parties.
Now, O’Malley is unhappy that “rumors” have been spread concerning the state of his marriage.
Yesterday, the Governor of Maryland fired his long time associate who apparently was part of a plot to spread “rumors”.
Maybe if O’Malley quit lying about the President, people would quit spreading rumors about his marriage. Just a thought.
Now having said that, I don’t think its fair or proper to spread rumors about his personal life. But some people do think its part of political warfare, particularly when you compare American leaders to terrorists. That’s pretty scummy too, but we do see lot of that from the left wing and their associated political parties.
The Budweiser Ad during the Super Bowl
The Budweiser ad during the Super Bowl which saluted our soldiers was great. I finally found it on the web. Best of the Web provides some feedback from soldiers and veterans whose welcomes weren't that great during Vietnam, and from veterans who experienced better receptions during Desert Storm and the current campaigns.
Even better, it's driving some on the left crazy. Imagine that, patriotism. A hard concept for the left to appreciate or comprehend.
Even better, it's driving some on the left crazy. Imagine that, patriotism. A hard concept for the left to appreciate or comprehend.
The real Churchill – Winston
The Brits have opened a new museum in London. My Favorite City.
Favorite Wife, let’s go.
How appropriate that the papers today have articles about Winston, instead of that dirt bag at the University of Colorado.
Favorite Wife, let’s go.
How appropriate that the papers today have articles about Winston, instead of that dirt bag at the University of Colorado.
This just in
Who knew? Wow, this is a real shocker. Does the CIA know?
North Korea Publicly Admits to Nuclear Weapons
North Korea Publicly Admits to Nuclear Weapons
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Eason Jordan - Journalist in Sicily, Summer 1943
I have to do some research on the Sicily Campaign of Summer '43, so of course I decided to read the Patton Papers, by Martin Blumenson.
Tonight I read the chapter about the infamous slapping incidents, in which General Patton slapped two soldiers whom he believed to be malingerers while they sat in field hospitals.
American journalists, doing what they are supposed to do, found about the two separate slapping incidents.
Instead of immediately running to Davos to accuse the U.S. Seventh Army of deliberately targeting newsmen, they went to General Eisenhower, Patton's commander and the theater commander.
He asked them to sit on the story until he had a chance to investigate it and take appropriate action. He told them of Patton's value to the Army and the Republic, and asked for their help.
The newmen agreed to not publish what they knew. The story later became public because of leaks to a Washington gossip columnist.
Now, fast forward to early 2005. Eason Jordan, nice and comfy hanging with his homies at Davos, slandering the American Army. Can you imagine Eason Jordan doing anything in support of his Army? I can't, and after his comments at Davos, how can anyone?
CNN, "the most busted name in news". I love that slogan. How appropriate. Eason Jordan, you are a shameful example of an AMERICAN journalist. We are in a war for the future of western civilization. You should be ashamed of yourself. The truly sad, and scary thing is, I'll bet you are not.
Tonight I read the chapter about the infamous slapping incidents, in which General Patton slapped two soldiers whom he believed to be malingerers while they sat in field hospitals.
American journalists, doing what they are supposed to do, found about the two separate slapping incidents.
Instead of immediately running to Davos to accuse the U.S. Seventh Army of deliberately targeting newsmen, they went to General Eisenhower, Patton's commander and the theater commander.
He asked them to sit on the story until he had a chance to investigate it and take appropriate action. He told them of Patton's value to the Army and the Republic, and asked for their help.
The newmen agreed to not publish what they knew. The story later became public because of leaks to a Washington gossip columnist.
Now, fast forward to early 2005. Eason Jordan, nice and comfy hanging with his homies at Davos, slandering the American Army. Can you imagine Eason Jordan doing anything in support of his Army? I can't, and after his comments at Davos, how can anyone?
CNN, "the most busted name in news". I love that slogan. How appropriate. Eason Jordan, you are a shameful example of an AMERICAN journalist. We are in a war for the future of western civilization. You should be ashamed of yourself. The truly sad, and scary thing is, I'll bet you are not.
One more indicator that main stream media is obsolete
The Pentagon Channel. Coming soon to a home TV near you.
We really don't need CNN or its like anymore. News is everywhere. No need to fret over the biases of guys like Eason Jordan and their allies.
Blogs, cable, and email. The end of CNN and CBS as we know it. Such a transition may take some time, but it's happening as we blog.
We really don't need CNN or its like anymore. News is everywhere. No need to fret over the biases of guys like Eason Jordan and their allies.
Blogs, cable, and email. The end of CNN and CBS as we know it. Such a transition may take some time, but it's happening as we blog.
Left wingers allied with evil - not really hard to believe
From the Belmont Club, which quotes Nelson Ascher's The Berlin Wall's Revenge"
"This newly ever-growing Western left, not only in Europe, but in Latin America and even in the US itself, has a clear goal: the destruction of the country and society that vanquished its dreams fifteen years ago. But it does not have, as in the old days of the Soviet Union, the hard power to accomplish this by itself. Thanks to this, all our leftist friends' bets are now on radical Islam. What can they do to help it? Answer: tie down America's superior strength with a million Liliputian ropes: legal ones, political ones, with propaganda and disinformation etc. Anything and everything will do."
I've seen numerous indications of the left wingers aligning themselves with Islamo-fascists. This helps me to understand why they would become allies with someone who will in turn, work to destroy them as well.
"This newly ever-growing Western left, not only in Europe, but in Latin America and even in the US itself, has a clear goal: the destruction of the country and society that vanquished its dreams fifteen years ago. But it does not have, as in the old days of the Soviet Union, the hard power to accomplish this by itself. Thanks to this, all our leftist friends' bets are now on radical Islam. What can they do to help it? Answer: tie down America's superior strength with a million Liliputian ropes: legal ones, political ones, with propaganda and disinformation etc. Anything and everything will do."
I've seen numerous indications of the left wingers aligning themselves with Islamo-fascists. This helps me to understand why they would become allies with someone who will in turn, work to destroy them as well.
He’s defiant. Good for him.
I think Ward Churchill should be allowed to talk anytime, anywhere and about anything.
The more he talks in public, the more we get to learn about the face of left wing hate.
Now, how are we doing on those scrubs of his ethnic and academic credentials? I hear them are some "issues".
The more he talks in public, the more we get to learn about the face of left wing hate.
Now, how are we doing on those scrubs of his ethnic and academic credentials? I hear them are some "issues".
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
“Easongate: The End of MSM As We Know It?”
A great title for a blog entry. This title comes from the entry to which I've linked, created by the gentleman who exposed this outrage by Eason Jordan while acting as the official blogger for the World Economic Forum.
I’m sure he is receiving a great deal of attention from the main stream media as it continues to suppress inquiries into Jordan’s comments.
Thank you for your work and willingness to take the heat.
How much more scandal can the media endure and still have any credibility with anyone with intelligence? Rather, Jordan, CNN...what's next with these guys?
I’m sure he is receiving a great deal of attention from the main stream media as it continues to suppress inquiries into Jordan’s comments.
Thank you for your work and willingness to take the heat.
How much more scandal can the media endure and still have any credibility with anyone with intelligence? Rather, Jordan, CNN...what's next with these guys?
Summarizing the scandal on Easongate and CNN’s role
Mickey Kaus (not a right wing pundit at all) provides a great summation of this growing scandal. Kaus addresses most of the Jordan and CNN maneuvers, and takes on one of their allies, Howard Kurtz of the Post and CNN, over Kurtz’s article today in the Post. Jordan and CNN have a few allies in their mutual attempt to wish this away, but I don’t think it will be that easy for them.
The Davos team may not release the tape, which is a sure indicator that something occurred.
Regardless of how this scandal evolves, CNN and Jordan have truly hurt their reputation for objectivity, fairness and accuracy, and shame on Kurtz of the Washington Post and CNN (no conflict of interest there) for assisting them in their rationalization of the comments made by Jordan.
If you read the Kurtz Post article first, go to the Kaus article for his destruction of Kurtz’s article.
Finally, Instapundit has a good summary as well, with the key points of what this really means in terms of the main stream media.
The Davos team may not release the tape, which is a sure indicator that something occurred.
Regardless of how this scandal evolves, CNN and Jordan have truly hurt their reputation for objectivity, fairness and accuracy, and shame on Kurtz of the Washington Post and CNN (no conflict of interest there) for assisting them in their rationalization of the comments made by Jordan.
If you read the Kurtz Post article first, go to the Kaus article for his destruction of Kurtz’s article.
Finally, Instapundit has a good summary as well, with the key points of what this really means in terms of the main stream media.
Davos scorecard on Eason Jordan of CNN – it’s not looking good
1 Democratic senator was “outraged by the comments.”
1 Democratic representative “was agog.” (Hey, if Barney Frank is upset, there must be something wrong!)
1 fellow journalist “was startled.”
1 BBC Director has questions (even a BBC guy won’t defend him). BBC Director Richard Sambrook, "An absence of explanation unhelpfully feeds suspicion in some quarters."
Arab media congratulated Jordan at the end of the talk
Davos has concerns about releasing the tape.
Now, do you really think if Jordan had not accused the American military of targeting journalists that the above stars would be in such alignment? Neither do I.
1 Democratic representative “was agog.” (Hey, if Barney Frank is upset, there must be something wrong!)
1 fellow journalist “was startled.”
1 BBC Director has questions (even a BBC guy won’t defend him). BBC Director Richard Sambrook, "An absence of explanation unhelpfully feeds suspicion in some quarters."
Arab media congratulated Jordan at the end of the talk
Davos has concerns about releasing the tape.
Now, do you really think if Jordan had not accused the American military of targeting journalists that the above stars would be in such alignment? Neither do I.
Pentagon issues new Rules Of Engagement for Journalists
From ScappleFace. It's a site dedicated to satire. So, left wingers, calm down. It's not true, really.
http://www.scrappleface.com/MT/archives/002057.html
http://www.scrappleface.com/MT/archives/002057.html
Left wing columnist accuses Republicans of playing the race card
We have come a long way in America when a left wing, Democratic columnist for the Post can, with a straight face, accuse Republicans of playing the race card over the Gonzales confirmation hearings.
Now, I wonder where the Republicans learned to do things like that? Hmmmh, let me see. I know, watching the Democrats and their left wing allies do exactly the same thing on a massive scale over several decades.
Dionne of the Post writes, in "Race Bait and Switch", “No political camp in our country can claim utter innocence when it comes to racial politics. But is it too much to ask that those who constantly accuse their opponents of using "political correctness" as a bludgeon at least be a trifle embarrassed over how often they wield it themselves?”
Remember the line in the movie Patton, where Patton was watching his II Corps defeat a German attack at El Guettar? “Rommel, you magnificent bastard! I read your book!”
Well, my Democratic friends, the Republicans have read your book on race and politics, and now you don’t like the looks of what you have created. Sounds like it may be time to find other ways to play ball which are more beneficial for the long term health of the Republic and all of us involved.
Now, I wonder where the Republicans learned to do things like that? Hmmmh, let me see. I know, watching the Democrats and their left wing allies do exactly the same thing on a massive scale over several decades.
Dionne of the Post writes, in "Race Bait and Switch", “No political camp in our country can claim utter innocence when it comes to racial politics. But is it too much to ask that those who constantly accuse their opponents of using "political correctness" as a bludgeon at least be a trifle embarrassed over how often they wield it themselves?”
Remember the line in the movie Patton, where Patton was watching his II Corps defeat a German attack at El Guettar? “Rommel, you magnificent bastard! I read your book!”
Well, my Democratic friends, the Republicans have read your book on race and politics, and now you don’t like the looks of what you have created. Sounds like it may be time to find other ways to play ball which are more beneficial for the long term health of the Republic and all of us involved.
Last one for the night - local politics
This left wing blogger (ShotofPolitics) writes that Republicans don’t get involved in local politics, after he accuses us of “witch hunting.”
'There has been a lot of pointless blather about the "value of democracy" on conservative blogs lately. That is, when they haven't been busy witch hunting a stupid, offhand remark by a reporter of a major news organization in their relentless pursuit of "almost treasonous liberal media bias".
How about it, guys? Did you work to elect a county commissioner, like I did? Do you even care about any other issue facing this country than the one or two which are your own private hobbyhorses?There's a real debate, in a real democracy, going on out there about the future of real people, who will be retiring in the future. About the Social Security System and a pattern of policy that will shape whole decades of America's future.A real debate. Democracy in action. How come I see so little on your blogs which is part of that debate? Out here on the Left we have plenty to say about it. Out here on the Left we do believe in democracy enough to actually participate in it.Democracy begins at home. Democracy is what you do with your freedom to participate in the political process. You are what you do."
Well, ShotofPolitics, here’s my pledge to you about local politics when I return to America.
“We shall not flag or fail, we shall go on to the end. …We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields, and in the streets. We shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender.”
I told you that Winston Churchill was one of my two personal heros, didn’t I?
Just because we worry about the country as a whole doesn’t mean we don’t worry about fixing the sewers and the common man. Note to Left Wing – most of we Republicans are the common man, just like you think you are.
I’ll see you in Florida, every day, working to help people and improve our schools and local government while keeping an eye on issues concerning class, race, gender, and of course, left wing extremism.
Thanks for the prompt and the chance to address your concerns.
'There has been a lot of pointless blather about the "value of democracy" on conservative blogs lately. That is, when they haven't been busy witch hunting a stupid, offhand remark by a reporter of a major news organization in their relentless pursuit of "almost treasonous liberal media bias".
How about it, guys? Did you work to elect a county commissioner, like I did? Do you even care about any other issue facing this country than the one or two which are your own private hobbyhorses?There's a real debate, in a real democracy, going on out there about the future of real people, who will be retiring in the future. About the Social Security System and a pattern of policy that will shape whole decades of America's future.A real debate. Democracy in action. How come I see so little on your blogs which is part of that debate? Out here on the Left we have plenty to say about it. Out here on the Left we do believe in democracy enough to actually participate in it.Democracy begins at home. Democracy is what you do with your freedom to participate in the political process. You are what you do."
Well, ShotofPolitics, here’s my pledge to you about local politics when I return to America.
“We shall not flag or fail, we shall go on to the end. …We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields, and in the streets. We shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender.”
I told you that Winston Churchill was one of my two personal heros, didn’t I?
Just because we worry about the country as a whole doesn’t mean we don’t worry about fixing the sewers and the common man. Note to Left Wing – most of we Republicans are the common man, just like you think you are.
I’ll see you in Florida, every day, working to help people and improve our schools and local government while keeping an eye on issues concerning class, race, gender, and of course, left wing extremism.
Thanks for the prompt and the chance to address your concerns.
Monday, February 07, 2005
CNN tries to cover its tracks on the Jordan scandal
The blogosphere is full of data on the Jordan/CNN scandal. Quite frankly, I'm too tired tonight to keep tracking the input. But, I'll keep watching to see what happens and if the media picks up the story about the scandalous comments he made at Davos about our military.
I received this email response below from CNN as it attempted damage control on the Jordan scandal.
"Eason was attempting to speak out on an issue that is important to news organizations all over the world. Unfortunately, he was not clear enough in explaining his assertion. He was responding to an assertion that all 63 journalists killed in Iraq were "collateral damage." While the majority of the 63 journalists killed in Iraq have been killed by insurgents, the Pentagon has acknowledged that the U.S. military on occasion has killed people who turned out to be journalists. Mr. Jordan emphatically does not believe that the U.S. Military intended to kill journalists and believes these accidents to be cases of "mistaken identity.""
National Review also received it, and explains the context:
"I notice CNN is no longer using the "bloggers are taking his comments out of context" line. Now we are told, "he was not clear enough in explaining his assertion."
The problem is, what we're told now and what Abovitz and the corroborating witnesses say are two completely different things. And again, it's hard to believe that Arab journalists would come up and congratulate Jordan on his courage to say U.S. forces had killed journalists in cases of "mistaken identity." That's not all that shocking a statement.
I'm shaking my head, seeing Rather and the memos, or Kerry and the Swift Boat Vets.
Get out of the bunker, guys. Come out, on camera, and take questions. Face the music and answer the questions as clearly and directly as possible."
CNN can clear this up rather quickly. How? Simple. Videotape or a certified transcript.
P.S. Not a transcript certified by CBS.
I received this email response below from CNN as it attempted damage control on the Jordan scandal.
"Eason was attempting to speak out on an issue that is important to news organizations all over the world. Unfortunately, he was not clear enough in explaining his assertion. He was responding to an assertion that all 63 journalists killed in Iraq were "collateral damage." While the majority of the 63 journalists killed in Iraq have been killed by insurgents, the Pentagon has acknowledged that the U.S. military on occasion has killed people who turned out to be journalists. Mr. Jordan emphatically does not believe that the U.S. Military intended to kill journalists and believes these accidents to be cases of "mistaken identity.""
National Review also received it, and explains the context:
"I notice CNN is no longer using the "bloggers are taking his comments out of context" line. Now we are told, "he was not clear enough in explaining his assertion."
The problem is, what we're told now and what Abovitz and the corroborating witnesses say are two completely different things. And again, it's hard to believe that Arab journalists would come up and congratulate Jordan on his courage to say U.S. forces had killed journalists in cases of "mistaken identity." That's not all that shocking a statement.
I'm shaking my head, seeing Rather and the memos, or Kerry and the Swift Boat Vets.
Get out of the bunker, guys. Come out, on camera, and take questions. Face the music and answer the questions as clearly and directly as possible."
CNN can clear this up rather quickly. How? Simple. Videotape or a certified transcript.
P.S. Not a transcript certified by CBS.
The President of the University of Colorado is very concerned
"I hope we don't do anything now," the school president said Thursday, "that would cause future generations to have to apologize."
Lady, you and your fellow left-wingers already have done something for which future generations will have to apologize.
You have, over the last two generations, spawned a breed of scum like Ward Churchill and his supporters who hate America. And for that, I’m not sure there can be any forgiveness.
But we’ll try. Now, as part of your penance, please review how guys like this gain tenure at your university.
Lady, you and your fellow left-wingers already have done something for which future generations will have to apologize.
You have, over the last two generations, spawned a breed of scum like Ward Churchill and his supporters who hate America. And for that, I’m not sure there can be any forgiveness.
But we’ll try. Now, as part of your penance, please review how guys like this gain tenure at your university.
Ward Churchill’s article about 9/11
Please read it. He stated that the U.S. deserved to be attacked, and the people who died that day were “little Eichmanns”.
This is from a tenured professor at the University of Colorado. The Post article here discusses the controversy over Churchill. The Post writer of course implies that conservatives at CU are overreacting.
This web site has the Churchill article. I fixed the link. Sorry.
The money quote in which Churchill says that the people murdered by Islamic fascists died "because they were too busy braying, incessantly and self-importantly, into their cell phones, arranging power lunches and stock transactions, each of which translated, conveniently out of sight, mind and smelling distance, into the starved and rotting flesh of infants. If there was a better, more effective, or in fact any other way of visiting some penalty befitting their participation upon the little Eichmanns inhabiting the sterile sanctuary of the twin towers, I'd really be interested in hearing about it."
This is from a tenured professor at the University of Colorado. The Post article here discusses the controversy over Churchill. The Post writer of course implies that conservatives at CU are overreacting.
This web site has the Churchill article. I fixed the link. Sorry.
The money quote in which Churchill says that the people murdered by Islamic fascists died "because they were too busy braying, incessantly and self-importantly, into their cell phones, arranging power lunches and stock transactions, each of which translated, conveniently out of sight, mind and smelling distance, into the starved and rotting flesh of infants. If there was a better, more effective, or in fact any other way of visiting some penalty befitting their participation upon the little Eichmanns inhabiting the sterile sanctuary of the twin towers, I'd really be interested in hearing about it."
Ladies and Gentlemen, Ward Churchill, tenured professor at the University of Colorado.
Enjoy.
This law professor at CU has some interesting comments about Ward Churchill:
"The question of whether a serious research university ought to hire someone like Churchill is laughable on its face. What's not so funny is the question of exactly how someone like him got hired in the first place, and then tenured and named the head of a department.
That, in the end, is a more important question than what will or ought to happen to Churchill now. Churchill is a pathetic buffoon, but the University of Colorado is far from alone in having allowed itself to toss intellectual integrity and human decency overboard in the pursuit of worthy goals.”
This law professor at CU has some interesting comments about Ward Churchill:
"The question of whether a serious research university ought to hire someone like Churchill is laughable on its face. What's not so funny is the question of exactly how someone like him got hired in the first place, and then tenured and named the head of a department.
That, in the end, is a more important question than what will or ought to happen to Churchill now. Churchill is a pathetic buffoon, but the University of Colorado is far from alone in having allowed itself to toss intellectual integrity and human decency overboard in the pursuit of worthy goals.”
Another left wing hate monger – Ward Churchill
I hope Colorado University does not fire him and therefore bury this superb illustration of left wing hate speech under the cloak of matyrdom. This type of left wing hate needs to be seen, heard, and exposed for what it is: Left wing hatred of America and freedom.
Free speech and intellectual freedom are issues here, and I’m so happy to see left wing intellectuals, who work so hard to suppress viewpoints in opposition to their mantras, endorsing Churchill’s right to say anything he wants, no matter how hateful or stupid.
What a shame he has the same last name as one of the giants of 20th Century liberal values.
Belmont Club talks about these left wing extremists and their fellow travelers and then compares an extremist like Ward Churchill with the intellect and bravery of Winston Churchill as he fought in the campaign against an Islamic Army in the Sudan.
What a real man looks like, Winston Churchill. Belmont Club. Please read it.
Free speech and intellectual freedom are issues here, and I’m so happy to see left wing intellectuals, who work so hard to suppress viewpoints in opposition to their mantras, endorsing Churchill’s right to say anything he wants, no matter how hateful or stupid.
What a shame he has the same last name as one of the giants of 20th Century liberal values.
Belmont Club talks about these left wing extremists and their fellow travelers and then compares an extremist like Ward Churchill with the intellect and bravery of Winston Churchill as he fought in the campaign against an Islamic Army in the Sudan.
What a real man looks like, Winston Churchill. Belmont Club. Please read it.
Leaving America, cuz, you know, its mean in Bushland
It’s truly sad to see these Americans decide that things are so bad in America that they want to move elsewhere. Quite frankly, its cowardice. Shouldn't they stay, get involved, and do stupid left wing things that we can blog about?
On the other hand, didn’t a bunch of Hollywood types say they were leaving if Bush won?
Have they started yet, or are they waiting for the Oscars to conclude?
Update, 8 Feb. Someone commented below, and I responded to their concerns. Please click on the comments link below to read the points I've made.
On the other hand, didn’t a bunch of Hollywood types say they were leaving if Bush won?
Have they started yet, or are they waiting for the Oscars to conclude?
Update, 8 Feb. Someone commented below, and I responded to their concerns. Please click on the comments link below to read the points I've made.
Media coverup - Jordan/CNN Gate v. Spongebob
A comparison of how the media has ignored JordanGate while hyperventilating about Sponge Bob Squarepants.
I'm not a Sponge Bob fan, but, c'mon, this difference in coverage is a bit telling.
I am fascinated by how much ink was spilled complaining about a conservative religious leader discussing Sponge Bob, while the media almost ignores the CNN News Chief accusing the American military of targeting journalists.
Hey left wing bloggers - that's the liberal media we are talking about!
I'm not a Sponge Bob fan, but, c'mon, this difference in coverage is a bit telling.
I am fascinated by how much ink was spilled complaining about a conservative religious leader discussing Sponge Bob, while the media almost ignores the CNN News Chief accusing the American military of targeting journalists.
Hey left wing bloggers - that's the liberal media we are talking about!
Is it possible to be unfair to Ted Kennedy?
I suppose so, but I just can't imagine this guy ever skippering a PT boat, at night, under fire, against the enemy. Anyway, I digress.
This cartoon, censored by the Chicago Tribune, seems representative of the type of conversation which average people have every day. The Volokh Conspiracy has the story.
So, why did the Chicago Tribune censor it? Fairness?
This cartoon, censored by the Chicago Tribune, seems representative of the type of conversation which average people have every day. The Volokh Conspiracy has the story.
So, why did the Chicago Tribune censor it? Fairness?
If Ted Kennedy actually made that comment during the Rice hearings, it was a contemptible thing to say.
If you are too young to understand the reference to Ted Kennedy driving, let me know via your comments. I’ll be happy to explain.
Sunday, February 06, 2005
It's bash Old Europe Day!
Is anybody still listening to the left wing and Old Europe?
Victor Davis Hanson writes a great essay on the increasing irrelevance of both parties listed above.
“Yet as Yeehah! Howard Dean takes over the Democratic party, as Kojo Annan's dad limps to the end of his tenure, and as a Saddam-trading Jacques Chirac talks grandly of global airfare taxes to help the poor, they should all ask themselves whether a weary public is listening any longer to the hyped and canned stories of their own courage and brilliance.”
The left is festering and now Europe likes us again. Ain’t it great?
Victor Davis Hanson writes a great essay on the increasing irrelevance of both parties listed above.
“Yet as Yeehah! Howard Dean takes over the Democratic party, as Kojo Annan's dad limps to the end of his tenure, and as a Saddam-trading Jacques Chirac talks grandly of global airfare taxes to help the poor, they should all ask themselves whether a weary public is listening any longer to the hyped and canned stories of their own courage and brilliance.”
The left is festering and now Europe likes us again. Ain’t it great?
But of course!
That’s nice
The Washington Post says, "European Bitterness Over Iraq Dissipates."
I’m sure this will last just as long as it takes for us to try and make them do the right thing again.
I’m sure this will last just as long as it takes for us to try and make them do the right thing again.
Dean for Democratic Party Chairman
I love this potential selection for the Democratic Party.
Others are not so sure.
Money quote here: “Why are Democrats suicidally crazy?”
Others are not so sure.
Money quote here: “Why are Democrats suicidally crazy?”
Got me, but I hope Dean wins. Hillary in '08!
So, just like all the Europeans who wanted to vote in our presidential election, I want to vote in the election for Democratic Party Chair.
Now, let me see, to what bastion of voting propriety should I go to to vote…I know, Washington State.
Saturday, February 05, 2005
Eason Jordan, CNN and Ward Churchill, CU
Sometimes things happen in a fashion that allows one to see a larger pattern.
As I read about these two guys, I’ve begun to see them as representative of the left wing in America. They represent so much of what has happened to the left wing. Anti-Americanism, hate speech, scurrilous attacks on American institutions without a shred of proof in front of hostile audiences, and subsequent hiding behind the mantle of constitutional, intellectual and professional freedoms.
Jordan, Churchill and the left wing. A perfect combination, and one which America should know more about.
As I read about these two guys, I’ve begun to see them as representative of the left wing in America. They represent so much of what has happened to the left wing. Anti-Americanism, hate speech, scurrilous attacks on American institutions without a shred of proof in front of hostile audiences, and subsequent hiding behind the mantle of constitutional, intellectual and professional freedoms.
Jordan, Churchill and the left wing. A perfect combination, and one which America should know more about.
I’m going to miss Diplomad
The Diplomad is signing off. Read the last entry. What a great blog from a member of the State Department. Smart, well-written, and always funny, this team brought out the hypocrisy and hilarity of the left wing in every arena, but most notably in the UN, Congress, the main stream media, and of course, my favorite, Old Europe.
Paging David Gergen, Chris Dodd, and Barney Frank.
One is a journalist. One is a Democratic Senator. One is a Democratic Representative.
All three were at the session in Davos in which the CNN News Chief, Eason Jordan, made his interesting and slanderous comments.
When are we going to hear from them about what the CNN News Chief, Eason Jordan, said or didn’t say about the American military targeting journalists for assassination?
Apparently Barney Frank actually called out Jordan during the session in Davos about the legitimacy of his slander. Good for him.
What did Dodd do? Did Gergen, the chair of the panel, say anything?
All three were at the session in Davos in which the CNN News Chief, Eason Jordan, made his interesting and slanderous comments.
When are we going to hear from them about what the CNN News Chief, Eason Jordan, said or didn’t say about the American military targeting journalists for assassination?
Apparently Barney Frank actually called out Jordan during the session in Davos about the legitimacy of his slander. Good for him.
What did Dodd do? Did Gergen, the chair of the panel, say anything?
Left Wing media lobbying for a government organization?
After all the brouhaha about columnists being paid by the government to shill for programs, how much will you wager that the left wing media won’t investigate this situation with the same, uh, vigor?
Another converted left winger
I’m glad she’s seen the light. The scary part is that America grows people like this in the first place.
This entry came from the daily blog, AndrewSullivan.com, which has been part of my daily reading list since the 2000 elections. Sullivan is a suberb writer and a gifted analyst of American events. He's just announced that he will blog less frequently, which is a loss for the blogosphere.
This entry came from the daily blog, AndrewSullivan.com, which has been part of my daily reading list since the 2000 elections. Sullivan is a suberb writer and a gifted analyst of American events. He's just announced that he will blog less frequently, which is a loss for the blogosphere.
I would agree with this
The level of interest in Mr. Jordan’s comments is going up
He seems to have slandered the American military twice, in Portugal and Davos. Time for his crack investigative reporters at CNN (yes, I say that with a straight face) to examine his charges. You can even bring in CBS if you what.
CNN, this isn’t going away. Haven’t you learned the consequences of trying to cover up?
CNN, this isn’t going away. Haven’t you learned the consequences of trying to cover up?
Thursday, February 03, 2005
Am I too “emotional”?
A friend of mine whose opinion I value emailed me last night about my comments on the Jordan/CNN scandal. My friend stated I was much too emotional about this stuff and overestimated the impact that guys like Jordan have on what people think.
I disagree.
I rarely get outraged about what I see in the press or the world. I do have great concerns about a great many issues.
I just call them as I see them on this blog. I know world peace is not at issue, at least immediately, over what this scumbag Jordan of CNN has said. However, I do think that the cumulative effect of comments and actions by Jordan and his allies will make the life of Favorite Daughter and her generation, and generations of freedom loving peoples around the world, a lot harder as America has to deal with the enmity caused by slander such as uttered by Jordan at Davos.
I firmly believe the blogosphere has a chance to expose the left wing and extreme right wing for the problems they create for America. The blogosphere has a chance to create civil discourse and keep the non-objective media from misleading the American people (see CBS and memogate). That's what this is about.
Plus blogging is more fun than going to the gym! :o)
I disagree.
I rarely get outraged about what I see in the press or the world. I do have great concerns about a great many issues.
I just call them as I see them on this blog. I know world peace is not at issue, at least immediately, over what this scumbag Jordan of CNN has said. However, I do think that the cumulative effect of comments and actions by Jordan and his allies will make the life of Favorite Daughter and her generation, and generations of freedom loving peoples around the world, a lot harder as America has to deal with the enmity caused by slander such as uttered by Jordan at Davos.
I firmly believe the blogosphere has a chance to expose the left wing and extreme right wing for the problems they create for America. The blogosphere has a chance to create civil discourse and keep the non-objective media from misleading the American people (see CBS and memogate). That's what this is about.
Plus blogging is more fun than going to the gym! :o)
A Wartime President
Max Boot, in the LA Times, says it all in response to the Iraqi Election of 30 January 2005 (Sorry, no link, as its registration only).
“Much can still go wrong in the broader Middle East. Indeed, much has gone wrong already. There is no doubt that Bush has made plenty of mistakes.
The mistake he has not made, however, is the most important of all: He has not lost his nerve.
History shows that a mighty nation can recover from wartime miscalculations. It can bounce back from defeats at Bull Run or Bataan, Chancellorsville or the Choisin Reservoir, as long as it possesses a leader who never acknowledges that he is beaten.
In George W. Bush we have such a man. His stubbornness and certitude can annoy even his friends, but they are precisely the qualities needed in a wartime leader. They are the qualities that have made possible the edifying spectacle of Iraqis rising up to rule themselves.”
And in conclusion, thank God our President is not a senator from Massachusetts (either one of them). Defeatist and pessimistic, neither of them is interested in the hard work of freedom.
And one more thing. Has anyone seen Jimmy Carter expressing his joy over this election? Anywhere? If so, let me know. Never saw him in the Ukraine either. Go ORANGE.
Why shouldn’t we be happy about this?
Tom Shales, the partisan Washington Post media critic, noted in his article about the State of the Union address that, “This was probably the last State of the Union speech Rather will anchor. He did not look happy about it. Nor should anybody be happy about it.”
I’m sorry, what did I miss here? Why shouldn’t we happy that Dan “fake, but accurate” Rather will no longer be allowed to besmirch journalistic ethics with his partisan posturing?
I’m sorry, what did I miss here? Why shouldn’t we happy that Dan “fake, but accurate” Rather will no longer be allowed to besmirch journalistic ethics with his partisan posturing?
This will haunt the Republicans - the House ethics debacle
The House leadership has erred badly with the recent decision to remove Congressman Hefley (R – Colorado) as chairman of the House Ethics Committee. This is a bad move that undermines the integrity of the House Ethics Committee and the House itself.
And to do what? Protect Tom Delay? What is Speaker Hastert thinking? This is exactly the type of scheme that the Democrats concocted during their majority days, and the Republicans rightly blasted them for it.
Now the Republicans are doing the same thing in order to protect Delay.
In case you were wondering how the media will spin this, here’s the title of the Post article, “House GOP Leaders Name Loyalist to Replace Ethics Chief.”
Delay needs to go. His contributions to the strength of the Republican Party now seem small compared to the long-term damage this will inflict on the integrity, image, and public perception of the Republican Party and its leadership.
And to do what? Protect Tom Delay? What is Speaker Hastert thinking? This is exactly the type of scheme that the Democrats concocted during their majority days, and the Republicans rightly blasted them for it.
Now the Republicans are doing the same thing in order to protect Delay.
In case you were wondering how the media will spin this, here’s the title of the Post article, “House GOP Leaders Name Loyalist to Replace Ethics Chief.”
Delay needs to go. His contributions to the strength of the Republican Party now seem small compared to the long-term damage this will inflict on the integrity, image, and public perception of the Republican Party and its leadership.
Please don’t go under before I use all my miles this spring
US Airways is mandating overtime for baggage handlers.
I really like this airline. It provides the best connections for my flights to America, and it flies into some great airports like Pitt and Charlotte.
I hope the management and the employees can figure out how to remain solvent. Good luck to them.
I really like this airline. It provides the best connections for my flights to America, and it flies into some great airports like Pitt and Charlotte.
I hope the management and the employees can figure out how to remain solvent. Good luck to them.
The CNN news chief responds, poorly, and waffles
Jordan, the CNN news chief, has apparently been busy rationalizing his slander about the American military in Iraq. Here is a statement he sent to a colleague about his comments:
"To be clear, I do not believe the U.S. military is trying to kill journalists in Iraq. I said so during the forum panel discussion. But, nonetheless, the U.S. military has killed several journalists in Iraq in cases of mistaken identity. The reason the word "targeted" came up at all is because I was responding to a comment by Congressman Franks, who said he believed the 63 journalists killed in Iraq were the victims of "collateral damage." Since three of my CNN colleagues and many other journalists have been killed on purpose in Iraq, I disputed the "collateral damage" statement, saying, unfortunately, many journalists -- not all -- killed in Iraq were indeed targeted. When someone aims a gun at someone and pulls the trigger and then learns later the person fired at was actually a journalist, an apology is ppropriate and is accepted, and I believe those apologies to be genuine. But such a killing is a tragic case of mistaken identity, not a case of "collateral damage." That is the distinction I was trying to make even if I did not make it clearly at the time. Further, I have worked closely with the U.S. military for months in an effort to achieve a mutual goal: keeping journalists in Iraq safe and alive."
"were indeed targeted." Think about that. Even when he backpedals, he still accuses our soldiers of targeting journalists. On purpose. No shame, no sense of guilt, and no apology for his comments or how they could have been misinterpreted.
Or, you can read another of his explanations here.
The Captain is much more eloquent than I in responding to Jordan.
I'm sticking to my original comments below.
According to this blogger, and referenced by Hugh Hewitt, Jordan also slandered our forces in Portugal last November, saying they tortured journalists. Again, he did this in a foreign country in a public forum.
From Hugh Hewitt's blog, "First, this isn't a story about media bias. It is a story where a senior American news executive accused the American military of assassinating journalists, and did so before an international crowd of influential opinion-makers".
Are you still watching CNN?
"To be clear, I do not believe the U.S. military is trying to kill journalists in Iraq. I said so during the forum panel discussion. But, nonetheless, the U.S. military has killed several journalists in Iraq in cases of mistaken identity. The reason the word "targeted" came up at all is because I was responding to a comment by Congressman Franks, who said he believed the 63 journalists killed in Iraq were the victims of "collateral damage." Since three of my CNN colleagues and many other journalists have been killed on purpose in Iraq, I disputed the "collateral damage" statement, saying, unfortunately, many journalists -- not all -- killed in Iraq were indeed targeted. When someone aims a gun at someone and pulls the trigger and then learns later the person fired at was actually a journalist, an apology is ppropriate and is accepted, and I believe those apologies to be genuine. But such a killing is a tragic case of mistaken identity, not a case of "collateral damage." That is the distinction I was trying to make even if I did not make it clearly at the time. Further, I have worked closely with the U.S. military for months in an effort to achieve a mutual goal: keeping journalists in Iraq safe and alive."
"were indeed targeted." Think about that. Even when he backpedals, he still accuses our soldiers of targeting journalists. On purpose. No shame, no sense of guilt, and no apology for his comments or how they could have been misinterpreted.
Or, you can read another of his explanations here.
The Captain is much more eloquent than I in responding to Jordan.
I'm sticking to my original comments below.
According to this blogger, and referenced by Hugh Hewitt, Jordan also slandered our forces in Portugal last November, saying they tortured journalists. Again, he did this in a foreign country in a public forum.
From Hugh Hewitt's blog, "First, this isn't a story about media bias. It is a story where a senior American news executive accused the American military of assassinating journalists, and did so before an international crowd of influential opinion-makers".
Are you still watching CNN?
This is why they hate us
From Jim Taranto’s Best of the Web (go subscribe to the daily email here)
“"McDonald's plans to nearly double its national presence in the next three years, the fast-food giant said Monday as it marked the 15th anniversary of its first restaurant in Russia."--Moscow Times, Feb. 1
"Thirteen years and half a dozen decrees after City Hall earmarked a plot of land as the site for a future 'Russian Disneyland,' implementation of the ambitious plan is finally about to begin."--Moscow Times, Feb. 1”
Considering how much everyone here supposedly hates America and MacDonald’s, the place is always full. I don’t believe its only because of easy access to restrooms. But hey, I only go there for the ambiance, and when I do eat, I don’t inhale.
Moscow Disneyland – I love it.
“"McDonald's plans to nearly double its national presence in the next three years, the fast-food giant said Monday as it marked the 15th anniversary of its first restaurant in Russia."--Moscow Times, Feb. 1
"Thirteen years and half a dozen decrees after City Hall earmarked a plot of land as the site for a future 'Russian Disneyland,' implementation of the ambitious plan is finally about to begin."--Moscow Times, Feb. 1”
Considering how much everyone here supposedly hates America and MacDonald’s, the place is always full. I don’t believe its only because of easy access to restrooms. But hey, I only go there for the ambiance, and when I do eat, I don’t inhale.
Moscow Disneyland – I love it.
Wednesday, February 02, 2005
The Left Wing and Military Recruiting – yet another example of left wing hypocrisy.
In the Wall Street Journal today (registration required), the paper highlights the failure of this nation’s top colleges to allow the presence of military recruiters on campus.
We are at war. Here’s hoping that again, the Congress and the Supreme Court do the right thing and approve denial of federal aid to these spoiled left wing brats and their supporters.
“So it's a disgrace that some of the nation's law schools, objecting to the Pentagon's "discrimination policies," refuse to permit military recruiters to make their pitch on campus, relegating them instead to unofficial off-campus venues. Law students pondering their first career move can be wined and dined by fancy firms that set up recruitment tables at campus job fairs, but they have to stroll over to the local Day's Inn to seek out the lonely military recruiter.
To put it another way, the same liberals who object that the military includes too many lower-class kids won't let military recruiters near the schools that contain students who will soon join the upper-class elite. It's almost enough to make us contemplate restoring the draft, starting with law school students.”
We are at war. Here’s hoping that again, the Congress and the Supreme Court do the right thing and approve denial of federal aid to these spoiled left wing brats and their supporters.
“So it's a disgrace that some of the nation's law schools, objecting to the Pentagon's "discrimination policies," refuse to permit military recruiters to make their pitch on campus, relegating them instead to unofficial off-campus venues. Law students pondering their first career move can be wined and dined by fancy firms that set up recruitment tables at campus job fairs, but they have to stroll over to the local Day's Inn to seek out the lonely military recruiter.
To put it another way, the same liberals who object that the military includes too many lower-class kids won't let military recruiters near the schools that contain students who will soon join the upper-class elite. It's almost enough to make us contemplate restoring the draft, starting with law school students.”
Why does CNN have an anti-American left winger as its news chief?
The head of CNN News, Eason Jordan, stated that the American military had deliberately targeted and killed 12 journalists in Iraq. He did this in a public forum at Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum.
An American, in a foreign nation, saying that in a major world forum, about the American military.
Should we boycott CNN and its advertisers?
What a slime ball.
Instapundit wrote, “HAVING KEPT HIS MOUTH SHUT on things he knew were true, it would behoove Eason Jordan not to blather about things that he doesn't know are true. Really.”
Roger Simon wants to know, “Is this treason?”
This from the official Davos blog at the World Economic Forum:
“Jordan asserted that he knew of 12 journalists who had not only been killed by US troops in Iraq, but they had in fact been targeted. He repeated the assertion a few times, which seemed to win favor in parts of the audience (the anti-US crowd) and cause great strain on others.”
The United States is at war. This news executive traveled to a foreign country, and in front of members of the Arab media and other foreigners, told lies about the American military and its combat operations, thereby giving aid and comfort to the enemies of the United States.
Is the Justice Department paying attention to this? Just what is the definition of treason during wartime?
Oh, did I mention that Jordan admitted, some time ago, to sucking up to Saddam and his evil in order to maintain a CNN presence in Baghdad?
Hugh Hewitt: "It was Jordan who admitted to covering up for Saddam two years ago in a New York Times column titled "The News We Kept To Ourselves." Will he follow with "The News We Make Up When We Need to Please the Davos Crowd?""
Little Green Footballs is on it.
In the meantime, is it time to boycott CNN? And its advertisers?
CNN really should not be allowed to escape some type of financial penalty for this scurrilous action by this scumbag Jordan.
So, in summary:
CNN overlooks the terror and evil of Saddam to stay in Baghdad.
CNN admits to this lack of objectivity and being a handmaiden to terror.
CNN says that the U.S. military deliberately targeted and tried to kill 12 members of the press in Iraq.
Jeff Jarvis, a moderate who voted for John Kerry, demolishes this left wing hate spewed by this CNN news executive.
Why are you still watching CNN? Why are you buying anything from any company which advertises on CNN?
Final question: How much will the mainstream media cover this story?
An American, in a foreign nation, saying that in a major world forum, about the American military.
Should we boycott CNN and its advertisers?
What a slime ball.
Instapundit wrote, “HAVING KEPT HIS MOUTH SHUT on things he knew were true, it would behoove Eason Jordan not to blather about things that he doesn't know are true. Really.”
Roger Simon wants to know, “Is this treason?”
This from the official Davos blog at the World Economic Forum:
“Jordan asserted that he knew of 12 journalists who had not only been killed by US troops in Iraq, but they had in fact been targeted. He repeated the assertion a few times, which seemed to win favor in parts of the audience (the anti-US crowd) and cause great strain on others.”
The United States is at war. This news executive traveled to a foreign country, and in front of members of the Arab media and other foreigners, told lies about the American military and its combat operations, thereby giving aid and comfort to the enemies of the United States.
Is the Justice Department paying attention to this? Just what is the definition of treason during wartime?
Oh, did I mention that Jordan admitted, some time ago, to sucking up to Saddam and his evil in order to maintain a CNN presence in Baghdad?
Hugh Hewitt: "It was Jordan who admitted to covering up for Saddam two years ago in a New York Times column titled "The News We Kept To Ourselves." Will he follow with "The News We Make Up When We Need to Please the Davos Crowd?""
Little Green Footballs is on it.
In the meantime, is it time to boycott CNN? And its advertisers?
CNN really should not be allowed to escape some type of financial penalty for this scurrilous action by this scumbag Jordan.
So, in summary:
CNN overlooks the terror and evil of Saddam to stay in Baghdad.
CNN admits to this lack of objectivity and being a handmaiden to terror.
CNN says that the U.S. military deliberately targeted and tried to kill 12 members of the press in Iraq.
Jeff Jarvis, a moderate who voted for John Kerry, demolishes this left wing hate spewed by this CNN news executive.
Why are you still watching CNN? Why are you buying anything from any company which advertises on CNN?
Final question: How much will the mainstream media cover this story?
The toy action figure captured by the terrorists in Iraq has a diary
http://techcentralstation.com/020205F.html
National Review Online says this “hostage” situation is one the media really should cover.
“UPDATE: TKS reader John writes, "You want coverage? Strip them naked and arrange them in a pile with another doll "guarding them," preferably Barbie. The NYT and Wash Post will run that cover to cover for a month and blame it on Rumsfeld."
Also, many TKS readers are offering Dan Rather jokes. "We stand by the photo... it comes from an unimpeachable source... The preponderance of the evidence suggests that it is true... the photo is fake but accurate."
The last two comments indicate just how little credibility the left wing main stream media has in this country.
National Review Online says this “hostage” situation is one the media really should cover.
“UPDATE: TKS reader John writes, "You want coverage? Strip them naked and arrange them in a pile with another doll "guarding them," preferably Barbie. The NYT and Wash Post will run that cover to cover for a month and blame it on Rumsfeld."
Also, many TKS readers are offering Dan Rather jokes. "We stand by the photo... it comes from an unimpeachable source... The preponderance of the evidence suggests that it is true... the photo is fake but accurate."
The last two comments indicate just how little credibility the left wing main stream media has in this country.
More left wing intolerance at work
In the Smithsonian no less. Jeez.
The left wing must really have a problem with Christians. Why is that?
The left wing must really have a problem with Christians. Why is that?
I’m not enjoying this. Really.
German unemployment highest since World War II...(thank you to Drudgereport)
Left wing government, anti-American press, and a failure to integrate the former communist East Germany. The current government has some good ideas, and welfare and employment reform are being introduced and do account for some of the rise in the unemployment figures.
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
Back to the blog
Hi. Back from my historical trip, on which I had a great time and learned a great deal about the American Army.
IRS will audit the NAACP – it’s about time
The NAACP is resisting, calling the request for documents and an audit, “…clearly motivated by partisan politics…”
The Washington Post article is here (registration required).
An interesting situation, given the political and social prominence of the NAACP, which is, in my opinion, a very PARTISAN organization. The fact that the group essentially fired Kweisi Mfume was confirmation of my concerns over this organization’s partisan nature.
The NAACP, being the good Democratic mouthpiece that it is, along with some very willing congressmen, “draft” Rangel and “where’s that turkey” Conyers, screamed intimidation, and the congressmen wrote that, “it is obvious that the timing of this IRS examination is nothing more than an effort to intimidate members of the NAACP, and the communities the organization represents, in their get-out-the-vote effort nationwide.”
My first question is: What took the IRS so long? The NAACP has been engaging in this type of partisan political activity for a long time, encouraged by its extremist president Julian Bond. His statements about Republicans and the President the last year have been, shall we say, less than complimentary, and he’s used the word Taliban, crazed, and wretched in conjunction with these comments about Republicans.
When I was the Chief of an Army Equal Opportunity Office, I sent my senior enlisted soldiers to the NAACP convention every year. My guidance to my soldiers was very clear: No uniforms and no politics. The uniform part was easy, but their feedback to me made it very clear that George Bush and Republicans were not very welcome at NAACP conventions. I questioned then, and now, why the Army supports this rabidly partisan organization.
I am very disappointed in President Bush for failing to speak at last summer’s NAACP Convention. I hope he will go this summer (if invited). He needs to engage this group on its turf and tell it why Republicans offer more proactive and positive solutions than the victim oriented Democratic Party.
I never thought of Mfume as a moderate, as this columnist in the Baltimore Sun does, but compared to Bond, he’s a moderate.
In the meantime, let the IRS continue with its investigation. The NAACP should welcome the chance to show that it is non-partisan and that its outrageous comments about the President and the Republican Party are in the interests of the nation and African-Americans.
The nation deserves far better from the NAACP in crafting creative and positive solutions to the problems created by the legacy of racism in this nation, and so do the people the NAACP claims to represent.
The Washington Post article is here (registration required).
An interesting situation, given the political and social prominence of the NAACP, which is, in my opinion, a very PARTISAN organization. The fact that the group essentially fired Kweisi Mfume was confirmation of my concerns over this organization’s partisan nature.
The NAACP, being the good Democratic mouthpiece that it is, along with some very willing congressmen, “draft” Rangel and “where’s that turkey” Conyers, screamed intimidation, and the congressmen wrote that, “it is obvious that the timing of this IRS examination is nothing more than an effort to intimidate members of the NAACP, and the communities the organization represents, in their get-out-the-vote effort nationwide.”
My first question is: What took the IRS so long? The NAACP has been engaging in this type of partisan political activity for a long time, encouraged by its extremist president Julian Bond. His statements about Republicans and the President the last year have been, shall we say, less than complimentary, and he’s used the word Taliban, crazed, and wretched in conjunction with these comments about Republicans.
When I was the Chief of an Army Equal Opportunity Office, I sent my senior enlisted soldiers to the NAACP convention every year. My guidance to my soldiers was very clear: No uniforms and no politics. The uniform part was easy, but their feedback to me made it very clear that George Bush and Republicans were not very welcome at NAACP conventions. I questioned then, and now, why the Army supports this rabidly partisan organization.
I am very disappointed in President Bush for failing to speak at last summer’s NAACP Convention. I hope he will go this summer (if invited). He needs to engage this group on its turf and tell it why Republicans offer more proactive and positive solutions than the victim oriented Democratic Party.
I never thought of Mfume as a moderate, as this columnist in the Baltimore Sun does, but compared to Bond, he’s a moderate.
In the meantime, let the IRS continue with its investigation. The NAACP should welcome the chance to show that it is non-partisan and that its outrageous comments about the President and the Republican Party are in the interests of the nation and African-Americans.
The nation deserves far better from the NAACP in crafting creative and positive solutions to the problems created by the legacy of racism in this nation, and so do the people the NAACP claims to represent.
Why can’t Johnny read? Because his school is focused on self-esteem, not reading.
Favorite Wife pointed out the column in the 31 January Stars and Stripes, “High self-esteem feels good, yet falls flat.” She threw that baited line right out there, knowing I would just leap on it.
Note to Favorite Daughter: Please find out what classes Dr. Roy Baumeister teaches (he’s a professor in Seminole land), and take one next semester. Common sense seems to be his forte, in contrast to what I’ve seen in some of your other instructors.
But I digress.
Bottom Line Up Front (or BLUF as we like to say): “High self-esteem in schoolchildren does not produce better grades.”
Lucky for me, or I would have been a D student in junior high and high school, maybe even college, but hey, this isn’t about me.
Dr. Baumeister writes that high self esteem does not preclude violence or bad behavior. Bullies, for examples, have high self esteem, while the victims do not. He does claim some positive aspects of higher self-esteem, such as more happiness, less depression, and greater personal initiative.
His conclusions: “After all these years, I’m sorry to say, my recommendation is this: Forget about self-esteem and concentrate more on self-control and self-discipline.”
And may I add: Math drills, vocabulary, problem solving, geography, history, and writing skills, along with the Constitution and good citizenship.
I know that some of my friends within the teaching profession will vehemently disagree. That’s ok. Just please quit advocating self esteem at the expense of solid academic and personal skills and behavior.
Note to Favorite Daughter: Please find out what classes Dr. Roy Baumeister teaches (he’s a professor in Seminole land), and take one next semester. Common sense seems to be his forte, in contrast to what I’ve seen in some of your other instructors.
But I digress.
Bottom Line Up Front (or BLUF as we like to say): “High self-esteem in schoolchildren does not produce better grades.”
Lucky for me, or I would have been a D student in junior high and high school, maybe even college, but hey, this isn’t about me.
Dr. Baumeister writes that high self esteem does not preclude violence or bad behavior. Bullies, for examples, have high self esteem, while the victims do not. He does claim some positive aspects of higher self-esteem, such as more happiness, less depression, and greater personal initiative.
His conclusions: “After all these years, I’m sorry to say, my recommendation is this: Forget about self-esteem and concentrate more on self-control and self-discipline.”
And may I add: Math drills, vocabulary, problem solving, geography, history, and writing skills, along with the Constitution and good citizenship.
I know that some of my friends within the teaching profession will vehemently disagree. That’s ok. Just please quit advocating self esteem at the expense of solid academic and personal skills and behavior.
Did vodka help win the Ukraine for democracy?
I certainly can’t vouch for the accuracy of this claim, but it’s a great story.
If it's true, it constitutes a superb example of the innovative thinking we need from the intelligence agencies.
Now, what do the bad guys in Iran drink?
If it's true, it constitutes a superb example of the innovative thinking we need from the intelligence agencies.
Now, what do the bad guys in Iran drink?
