Remember that recent speech in which Obama told the opposition to shut up? In my post on the subject I wrote: But what I see in this video that is new is the naked, unashamed need to silence the opposition, … Continue reading →
There’s a growing strain of op-ed pieces that involve giving helpful advice to Obama on how to rescue his administration by tacking back towards the center. Yesterday I mentioned Peggy Noonan’s, which contained the following apologia and guidance for the … Continue reading →
That person ends up writing this sort of claptrap, picking up where the DNC video left off. Pravda could not have done any better in its bad old days as an organ for the USSR. But the journalists [sic] who … Continue reading →
Quelle surprise. Not.
Continue reading →Noonan’s coming along in her recovery from Obamalove. But she still cuts him too much slack. But well worth reading, along with this by Victor Davis Hanson. [ADDENDUM: And I’m pleased to see that Dr. Sanity is back doing some … Continue reading →
It’s often said that you can see what politicians really are about when they’re with cronies and supporters, because they don’t have to clean up their act as much. Sometimes they even forget that they’re still in public, and say … Continue reading →
Remember that phrase in the DNC video, “This mob activity is straight from the playbook of high-level Republican political operatives”? Well, Mary Katherine Ham has unearthed the identity of that “high-level Republican political operative” [sic], and what was actually written … Continue reading →
I’ve got a piece up at Pajamas Media today on the Democrat demonizing of the health care reform opponents at the town hall meetings. Please take a look and have a read. [ADDENDUM: I moved this to keep it at … Continue reading →
In the dystopia thread, commenter “ModDem” (moderate Democrat? modern Democrat? modest Democrat? modish Democrat?) writes: If the whole idea [of Obamacare] is unconstitutional then I guess you think Medicare and Medicaid are unconstitutional? Or did you not realize they were … Continue reading →
More has surfaced since I wrote my piece for Pajamas on the Democrats’ “astroturfer” accusations. Here, for example, is a description of the crowds at one of those town meetings. Sound like astroturfers to you? And let’s not forget this … Continue reading →
There was a discussion in the comments section here a while back about just what type of tyrant Obama might end up being. Commenter “huxley” wrote: Stalin and Hitler were aware of how people approved of them, but no more … Continue reading →
Yes, the following clip of Carla Fracci is almost irredeemably corny. It features one of the oldest (and most old-fashioned) ballets in existence, “La Sylphide.” And Nureyev as the male dancer looks exceedingly uncomfortable. The restrained and delicate style required … Continue reading →