Comments on: Friday open thread

By: andrew

andrew — Sat, 20 May 2006 17:43:55 +0000

‘- Definately a winning stratedgy.’

The country needs those now.

By: Big Bang Hunter

Big Bang Hunter — Sat, 20 May 2006 14:46:16 +0000

-Yes andrew. If a Liberal does or says anything we always must apply “nuance”. Anyone else says something vapid, the words mean what they mean. A Democrat says something, we have to shift things around to put a better spin on them.

- What he said was stupid, and he does these things in front of the entire country. But of course no worse than Pelosi, or Dean, or Schumer.

- Definately a winning stratedgy.

- Bang

By: Severian

Severian — Sat, 20 May 2006 12:47:53 +0000

Ol’Harry Reid should know racism when he sees it, it is after all a Democratic specialty.

By: andrew

andrew — Sat, 20 May 2006 06:33:39 +0000

“Democratic Leader Harry Reid today voted against naming English as the official language of America, as a part of the ongoing immigration packages being voted on in congress at the moment, calling it “a brand of racism”.”

Oh. it was just about ‘naming’? that’s pretty tame.

By: Big Bang Hunter

Big Bang Hunter — Sat, 20 May 2006 00:29:51 +0000

- Democratic Leader Harry Reid today voted against naming English as the official language of America, as a part of the ongoing immigration packages being voted on in congress at the moment, calling it “a brand of racism”.

- With the backdrop of 90+ Americans favoring English as our National language, the left and its leadership has now moved so far away from mainstream America it feels compeled to “brand” 90% of Americans racist.

- I’m guessing things like this are some sort of Liberal secret game plan to curry the favor of the elctorate and absolutely cement votes at the ballot box. Or not.

- Bang

By: Big Bang Hunter

Big Bang Hunter — Sat, 20 May 2006 00:12:09 +0000

â€¦. discuss what’s on your mind ….

(watching the exit of all the trolls who have no minds left worth discussing….*smirkle*)

- Bang

By: Big Bang Hunter

Big Bang Hunter — Sat, 20 May 2006 00:09:18 +0000

Can’t help you out there Sev … Russki here…

- Bang

By: forest hunter

forest hunter — Sat, 20 May 2006 00:05:36 +0000

ST: How’s the inner tubes doing with food management, these days?

By: Severian

Severian — Fri, 19 May 2006 23:24:43 +0000

Forest, not sure, but I’d imagine there are some similarities. My mother-in-law lives in another state or I’d ring her up and ask her, though she doesn’t remember any Czech to speak of, her conversion was complete (too bad), and that was a long time ago (she’s approaching 80 now).

Wish I knew more about the Central European languages.

By: forest hunter

forest hunter — Fri, 19 May 2006 23:04:34 +0000

Thanks PCD! I see a bright future for you and a gold sticker on your chart.

Sev, do you know if many Polish words are similar to Czech, like Pivo (pronounced peevo and I don’t know the right sp.) for example. It was the second word I learned from a Pole. The first was when I was in grade school looking down instead of where I was walking and I ran headlong into a support pipe that held the steam lines which ran from one old building to another. DONG was the first word. My teacher didn’t care much for my verbal tirade, though she grinned as she steadied me atop my wobbly legs.

By: Baklava

Baklava — Fri, 19 May 2006 19:59:33 +0000

Yep. That is true compassion (the solution implemented having the best results).

By: Severian

Severian — Fri, 19 May 2006 19:34:11 +0000

BTW. For those who are compassionate (usually not liberals), removal of bilingual instruction out of CA classrooms has advanced the abilities of non-English speakers in the class. Immersion was key as Ron Unz used to believe.

Very true, as it often is, that by trying to “be nice” and coddle people, even if with the best of intentions, you usually wind up doing more harm than good.

My mother-in-law spoke no Engish when she started school in the 1st grade, she only spoke Czech. By the end of the 2nd grade she skipped a grade and was in advanced classes. I seriously doubt this would have happened if she’d been allowed to continue to speak Czech and English at the same time.

By: Baklava

Baklava — Fri, 19 May 2006 19:30:16 +0000

Now I’m a believer because the facts are the facts. And these young adults will benefit greatly from that proposition. These young adults will have a more fruitful life with less dependancy.

That’s compassion.

By: PCD

PCD — Fri, 19 May 2006 19:17:59 +0000

Forest, click on the Hugh Hewitt link on the side bar. Hugh weekly has Hanson on his syndicated radio show, and quotes him in his blog. Also, RadioBlogger will post transcripts from time to time from V. D. Hanson’s visit to the show.

By: Severian

Severian — Fri, 19 May 2006 18:28:34 +0000

Just got this in an e-mail:

My mailbox is being flooded with mail concerning gas prices and illegal immigrants. To boycott oil companies or not; to provide amnesty to illegal immigrants or not, etc.

Since I have become jaded to the various solutions proposed by the Republicans, Democrats, Sierra Club, ACLU, etc. I have elected to solve the problems as they affect me. It solves both my gas and illegal immigrant problems.

I have hired illegal immigrants to push my car. They’re plentiful and cheaper than buying gas.