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Audacity of Truth
"Change" You Can Believe In:
"Nixon didn’t try to do that. They couldn't control (the media). They didn’t try. [...] What the hell do they think we are, puppets?"
- Liberal opinion writer Helen Thomas, describing the Obama admin's penchant for heavily scripting public appearances & press conferences - 7/1/09
Weekend open thread – and announcement
Whew! What a day. Or week, for that matter.
Since the start of this blog, I have tried to keep both my posts and the comments section relatively clean, without coming across as the dirty word patrol. But in the coming weeks and months, as the battle lines are drawn, expect yours truly to be a lot more fired up, and don’t be surprised at the occasional use of language I wouldn’t normally use (the edited versions, of course). I’m not saying it will happen often, but it will more so now than it used to, because this whole Obama vs. Bush and McCain on the appeasement issue has lit a fire in me (and a lot of others, I’d bet) over this election even more so than any other issue in recent memory, and I am driven now more than ever. (1)
I truly believe like many other of my fellow conservatives that the global war on terror is the most important issue of our time, and if Barack Obama and many of his automaton-like supporters want to make the debate over direct, unconditional meetings – head of state with head of state – with the world’s most notorious despots as a way of resolving serious conflicts the focal point for the next six months, I more than welcome it. In fact, I encourage and welcome the debate, because it’s one today’s left – the McGovern left, if you will – is so far off the map on, so totally wrong on, that it begs exhaustive debate and discussion, and just the facts, please.
Even if McCain goes down in the fall losing on this issue, the principles he’s standing by on it are worth fighting for. McCain has said in the past he’d rather lose the election than lose the Iraq war. Barack Obama’s priority, on the other hand, is not winning in Iraq, but winning the election. The contrasts could not be more stark.
1. No worries – in spite of that I assure you the blog won’t become a foul-mouthed free-for-all. My standards of decorum will still be maintained 
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I sometimes think folks have forgotten the awfulness of Jimmy Carter. They’ve forgetten about the hostages, the humiliation of trying to rescue them. They’ve forgotten how little he did to deal with the high prices and inflation. I see Obama as a repeat of it, only he has the potential to be far worse. Jimmy wasn’t thin skinned. He didn’t put the blame on his staffers. I cannot understand why people who claim to be concerned about the economy would want to put someone with so little experience in charge of it.
Exactly right, Teri. Carter’s incompetence was the reason we had twelve years of Republican Presidents after his pathetic administration. People forgot, and we got Slick Willy for eight years, which also got us 9/11. Then we went back to Republican dominance in politics. Unfortunately, the Republicans have squandered this and look like they are on their way to losing a practically guaranteed election.
I mean, if your only roadblocks to the White House are Obama and Hillary and you CAN’T win, you are in very serious trouble. Or should I say we are all in very serious trouble?
What’s this?? Signs of life from the Republican party?!?!?!
Republicans Go to War With Obama Over Foreign Policy Views
Here’s my favorite though:
Sure, Obama, it’s your lie, you tell it.
Careful there, guys. People may not always agree with Bush, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they want to return to the Carter days.
Anyway, it looks like there is still some fight in the Republicans. Feels good, doesn’t it guys?
Leave the swearing to me
Only thing is, I can’t quite use that colorful language right now. I’m live-blogging the RPW convention today and tomorrow. In fact, John Gard, former Assembly speaker and current challenger for the 8th Congressional district, is speaking as I type this. I’ve got the digital voice recorder rolling electrons, so I’m not missing anything.
If Obama is the Constitutional Law scholar he is supposed to be, he would know that the 2nd Amendment confirms a RIGHT that no President can infringe upon even if they wanted to.
What’s up with this?
Pelosi now confident of Iraq reconciliation
Of course, she must be setting up the democrats to take credit for it if it happens.
Are these the dems who have been declaring Iraq a failure since 2004?
Have the space pods landed? What is going on?