Thanks to Nikki for sending me the link. This is a blog that Dr. Laura posted about conservative voices being trounced on in universities across America. She refers specifically to a University of Wisconsin where pro-life students, under University permission, had set up 4000 white crosses in a lawn to represent how many abortions are done every day in America. A student came and made a scene, pulling out every cross and saying that pro-lifers "don't have the right to challenge it." The student recieved no discipline and there are no plans to really address it. Click below to read the blog or to watch the video of the student.
Dr. Laura's blog
Video of U. of Wisc. student
Thursday, June 26, 2008
The Second Amendment Decision
I don't have a lot of time to comment on it right now, but ther Supreme Court has finally announced that the Second Amendment does in fact protect an individual's right to bear arms for self defense. This is a huge victory for liberty and constitutionalism.
here is the link to the actual court decision:
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/07pdf/07-290.pdf
It's pretty lengthyand legal, but it ought to be more available and accessable than it is, so I psoted it here.
here is the link to the actual court decision:
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/07pdf/07-290.pdf
It's pretty lengthyand legal, but it ought to be more available and accessable than it is, so I psoted it here.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Obama Updates
As the election goes on, I've found myself speaking less of conservative principles and more of anti-Obama-ism.
So, to allow me to reserve this space for my thoughts on conservatism (hence the name of the blog), I have created another blog to allow those I know to get a gathering of Obama news and updates. it is located at:
http://anyonebutobama.blogspot.com/
I hope to kill two birds with one stone - first, to give those who don't have the resources, know-how, or energy to find the truth about Obama a place to find it all. Second, to free up my blog here to explaining my thoughts on politics. (P.S. No brids were harmed in the making of this blog, so the animal rights activists can calm down now. It's just an expression, guys.)
Thanks for reading!
So, to allow me to reserve this space for my thoughts on conservatism (hence the name of the blog), I have created another blog to allow those I know to get a gathering of Obama news and updates. it is located at:
http://anyonebutobama.blogspot.com/
I hope to kill two birds with one stone - first, to give those who don't have the resources, know-how, or energy to find the truth about Obama a place to find it all. Second, to free up my blog here to explaining my thoughts on politics. (P.S. No brids were harmed in the making of this blog, so the animal rights activists can calm down now. It's just an expression, guys.)
Thanks for reading!
Friday, June 20, 2008
Campaign Finance and Broken Promises
If there's one topic that separates political nerds like myself and the rest of the relatively politically active, it's campaign finance reform. I have to admit that I only recently learned about it in detail, starting with John McCain's candidacy (talk radio HATES McCain's finance reform and McCain's big hand in it), and ending with my recent Constitutional Law class.
And now the irony is thick in the presidential race concerning finance reform. But I'll get to that in a minute.
First let me attempt to briefly explain the basics of federal campaign finance reform. The basic ill it tries to cure is corruption in politics, particularly big companies and rich individuals donating a load of money to candidates (with the assumption that down the road they can cash in on the favor). Federal Campaign Finance Reform basically sets limits on how much a corporation or individual can contribute to a candidate.
The idea of its proponents is that millions of Americans will care about this issue and check the little box in their tax return to donate $3 to the campaign finance fund. Then federal candidates can take a big chunk of that change to pay for their campaigns if they agree to live by the rules attached to the money regarding how much you can spend and collect. This is supposed to be a way of leveling the playing field and keeping special interests out of politics.
Now back to the thick irony. The concensus among campaign finance reformers (predonimantly liberal) is that republicans have more donors with deeper pockets, and that the bulk of political corruption due to money has been on the right side of the isle. That is now splashing all over the face of the finance reformers for two main reasons:
1. John McCain has reached across the isle and been the face of finance reform, mainly with his bipartisan McCain-Fengold bill. He has gone against his republican coutnerparts who say that the bill and finance reform in general stamps on free speech and vowed to change the way moen yinfluences politics. So, to the dismay of Deomcrats, a republican has been the strongest voice in campaign refinance for the better part of a decade.
2. Barack Obama has broken his pormise to accept public funding and the rules that go with it. It is quite obvious that he has done so because now he has a whole lot of money (broken all the records). Funny how when you can get a whole lot of people to exercise their free speech rights by donating you all of the sudden don't care so much about "change."
So, mum's the word in the mainstream media. Obama is turning out more and more to be a typical Chicago politician, and the press is biting its tongue. Not that anyone woudl really listen or care. Campaign refinance matter only to a small few on extreme sides of the political spectrum. Obama knows that and made another political calculation and threw another principle of "chagne" under the bus.
P.S. I suggest that everyone read this opinion article in the NY Times by David Brooks. A quick refresher on Obama politics.
And now the irony is thick in the presidential race concerning finance reform. But I'll get to that in a minute.
First let me attempt to briefly explain the basics of federal campaign finance reform. The basic ill it tries to cure is corruption in politics, particularly big companies and rich individuals donating a load of money to candidates (with the assumption that down the road they can cash in on the favor). Federal Campaign Finance Reform basically sets limits on how much a corporation or individual can contribute to a candidate.
The idea of its proponents is that millions of Americans will care about this issue and check the little box in their tax return to donate $3 to the campaign finance fund. Then federal candidates can take a big chunk of that change to pay for their campaigns if they agree to live by the rules attached to the money regarding how much you can spend and collect. This is supposed to be a way of leveling the playing field and keeping special interests out of politics.
Now back to the thick irony. The concensus among campaign finance reformers (predonimantly liberal) is that republicans have more donors with deeper pockets, and that the bulk of political corruption due to money has been on the right side of the isle. That is now splashing all over the face of the finance reformers for two main reasons:
1. John McCain has reached across the isle and been the face of finance reform, mainly with his bipartisan McCain-Fengold bill. He has gone against his republican coutnerparts who say that the bill and finance reform in general stamps on free speech and vowed to change the way moen yinfluences politics. So, to the dismay of Deomcrats, a republican has been the strongest voice in campaign refinance for the better part of a decade.
2. Barack Obama has broken his pormise to accept public funding and the rules that go with it. It is quite obvious that he has done so because now he has a whole lot of money (broken all the records). Funny how when you can get a whole lot of people to exercise their free speech rights by donating you all of the sudden don't care so much about "change."
So, mum's the word in the mainstream media. Obama is turning out more and more to be a typical Chicago politician, and the press is biting its tongue. Not that anyone woudl really listen or care. Campaign refinance matter only to a small few on extreme sides of the political spectrum. Obama knows that and made another political calculation and threw another principle of "chagne" under the bus.
P.S. I suggest that everyone read this opinion article in the NY Times by David Brooks. A quick refresher on Obama politics.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
The way the race is shaping up
Before you swallow the pill that the mainstream media is feeding us about the Dems having a shoe-in this election year, take a look at the electoral map. Obama has a slight lead in delegate counts...but look at a few of the key states that are undecided - Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania are all states taht went for Hillary and won't forget how they got screwed by the Dems.
More importantly, recent polls show that a over twenty percent of Hillary supporters are going to back McCain and another 17 percent are going to stay home. Also, McCain leads Obama by 8 percent among independent voters.
More importantly, recent polls show that a over twenty percent of Hillary supporters are going to back McCain and another 17 percent are going to stay home. Also, McCain leads Obama by 8 percent among independent voters.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Obama is so condescending...
Michell Obama wasn't proud of America until it looked like her husband was going to win the Democratic nomination.
Now Barack Hussein Obama is proud of us for choosing him. Seriously, check out the first quote in an article on Yahoo.com today.
That just enrages me. It is so typical of the leftist elite to think that if we were all just smarter and less racist/sexist, then we would all vote the way they do. Now Barack is proud of his little children for making the right choice.
Seriously, it enrages me.
Now Barack Hussein Obama is proud of us for choosing him. Seriously, check out the first quote in an article on Yahoo.com today.
That just enrages me. It is so typical of the leftist elite to think that if we were all just smarter and less racist/sexist, then we would all vote the way they do. Now Barack is proud of his little children for making the right choice.
Seriously, it enrages me.
Don't Call Obama Naive
No, this post is not defending Barack Hussein Obama. It's not that I don't think he is naive. It's not that I think he has any clue about foreign (or domestic) policy. It's not that I am not scared out of my mind at the prospect of his election.
It's that he LOVES being called naive! Seriously, I don't think the pundits and critics understand the connotation that the word "naive" has in the normal word. It's almost a compliment to a man who has painted himself as the candidate of fresh ideas and new blood. The last thing he wants is to be called experienced. The last thinkg he wants is ANY kind of a record.
Can't you see that being "naive" and "inexperienced" and "too young" and "too black" are all things the he can't say himself but loves that people say them?!?! Every time someone says Obama is naive, young, or inexperienced, he says "Exactly. That's what Washington needs." Every time someone brings up his race, his church, and his 90 percent black support, he implies that we are all racist and that if we just understood him and his elitist group then we wouldn't be offended at his blatant racism. The victim card. The guilt card.
It's perfect. Every major weakness he has is turned into a strength. We just have to make sure we don't fall for it.
It's that he LOVES being called naive! Seriously, I don't think the pundits and critics understand the connotation that the word "naive" has in the normal word. It's almost a compliment to a man who has painted himself as the candidate of fresh ideas and new blood. The last thing he wants is to be called experienced. The last thinkg he wants is ANY kind of a record.
Can't you see that being "naive" and "inexperienced" and "too young" and "too black" are all things the he can't say himself but loves that people say them?!?! Every time someone says Obama is naive, young, or inexperienced, he says "Exactly. That's what Washington needs." Every time someone brings up his race, his church, and his 90 percent black support, he implies that we are all racist and that if we just understood him and his elitist group then we wouldn't be offended at his blatant racism. The victim card. The guilt card.
It's perfect. Every major weakness he has is turned into a strength. We just have to make sure we don't fall for it.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Finally it's over...right?
First of all, you HAVE to read Maureen Down's insightful column in the NY Times (yes, I shamefully read the Op-Eds on the sadest excuse for a newspaper). She paints a wonderful picutre of the last few months, and more particularly last few weeks of the Billary campaign.
As Obama tried to seize "the moment" and McCain tried to squeeze his way back into the spotlight, it was Hillary's speech that captured the nation. Would she concede? Would this marathon of a primary season finally move into a general election. Well, Johnny and Barry have been acting like a two man show for months now. But last night the Hillster, true to Clintonian style, once again demanded the spotlight and brought the attention right where she wanted it.
Last night I flipped on Fox News to see the SD and MT polls come in. I suffered through John McCain's wicked smirks as he addressed his middle aged and sort-of energized Republican audience. "That's not change we can believe in" he kept muttering. As happy as I was to finally see him taking shots at BO, it was boring, old, awkward, and, well, John McCain.
Eventually Hill-Billy came out on her stage in NY to address her adoring fans, and I sat on the edge of my seat. I kept thinking (and sometimes saying out loud), "Oh man, she's gonna concede right here..." Nope. I wanted so bad to know what she was gonna do, and I got nothing.
(On a lighter, funnier, and less politically correct note, while I listened to Hillary speak, I couldn't keep my eyes off of the unambiguously gay man in the background clapping like Paula Abdul (you know, with hand contact only on the knuckles of the palms?). When she hinted that she would stay in, he would yell until his face was red. When it sounded like she was going to do what was "good for the party," you thought he was gonna cry. Seriously, it was funny. But I digress.)
The greatest part of it all is that the MSM is trying its best to celebrate the momentous occasion of the first black nominee of a major political party in the US, but everyone knows that the game is far from over. The pundits and Obamaniacs (which are sometimes indecipherable) are saying the words, but they have an annoying fear in the back of their heads that they are being had by the steam roller that is the Clintons. You can see it in their eyes. And I love it.
As Obama tried to seize "the moment" and McCain tried to squeeze his way back into the spotlight, it was Hillary's speech that captured the nation. Would she concede? Would this marathon of a primary season finally move into a general election. Well, Johnny and Barry have been acting like a two man show for months now. But last night the Hillster, true to Clintonian style, once again demanded the spotlight and brought the attention right where she wanted it.
Last night I flipped on Fox News to see the SD and MT polls come in. I suffered through John McCain's wicked smirks as he addressed his middle aged and sort-of energized Republican audience. "That's not change we can believe in" he kept muttering. As happy as I was to finally see him taking shots at BO, it was boring, old, awkward, and, well, John McCain.
Eventually Hill-Billy came out on her stage in NY to address her adoring fans, and I sat on the edge of my seat. I kept thinking (and sometimes saying out loud), "Oh man, she's gonna concede right here..." Nope. I wanted so bad to know what she was gonna do, and I got nothing.
(On a lighter, funnier, and less politically correct note, while I listened to Hillary speak, I couldn't keep my eyes off of the unambiguously gay man in the background clapping like Paula Abdul (you know, with hand contact only on the knuckles of the palms?). When she hinted that she would stay in, he would yell until his face was red. When it sounded like she was going to do what was "good for the party," you thought he was gonna cry. Seriously, it was funny. But I digress.)
The greatest part of it all is that the MSM is trying its best to celebrate the momentous occasion of the first black nominee of a major political party in the US, but everyone knows that the game is far from over. The pundits and Obamaniacs (which are sometimes indecipherable) are saying the words, but they have an annoying fear in the back of their heads that they are being had by the steam roller that is the Clintons. You can see it in their eyes. And I love it.
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