Reagan and the generations
Here’s a great moment from Reagan (hat tip: Dr. Sanity). The speech was given in 1961, over fifty years ago. But his words seem all too prescient, considering what’s going on today:
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Obama the debater
Obama is trying to lower expectations about his upcoming performance in the debates: “Governor Romney – he’s a good debater,” said the president. “I’m just okay.”… “[Obama] has had less time to prepare than we anticipated,” said [Obama campaign press … Continue reading →
Monica…
…stay classy.
Continue reading →The missing minutes
Now it’s being reported by William Jacobsen at Legal Insurrection that one or two minutes of the Romney 47% tape is missing, and that the missing portion occurs close to the time of the controversial part where he’s speaking about … Continue reading →
Reagan’s farewell warning
Unfortunately, America didn’t heed it: [Hat tip: commenter “beverly.”]
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Audacious bot who just wants to share the love—and the French Revolution: Simply a smiling visitor here to share the love. btw outstanding design . “Audacity, more audacity and always audacity.” by Georges Jacques Danton And by the way, Danton … Continue reading →
More Carter redux?
[Hat tip: commenter “Teri Pittman.”] I have no idea whether the facts as related in this Reuter’s article are true. I’m a bit suspicious because (1) there have been so many different sources on the embassy story, each with a … Continue reading →
Who was the US ambassador killed in 1979?
I keep reading references to the last time a US ambassador was killed: 1979. But nothing about who it was. So let me fill that gap. The man was Adolph Dubs, then-ambassador to Afghanistan (no surprise there, right?). Here’s what … Continue reading →
Reagan’s children: the new Republican leaders
I’ve got a new article up at PJ entitled “Reagan’s children: new Republican leaders hail from blue states.” Enjoy.
Continue reading →The Ann and Chris show
There were a lot of good speakers last night. I didn’t watch them all, but Artur Davis and Mia Love especially impressed me—Davis because he’s a changer, and Love because she showed that a demographic which usually goes Democratic (young … Continue reading →
I’m not sure why, but…
…this passage about Marie Antoinette strikes me as poignant: She sported towering bouffant hairdos, including the “inoculation pouf,” a forbidding confection that featured a club striking a snake in an olive tree (representing the triumph of science over evil) to … Continue reading →
Who loves politics? Not George Bush
It comes as absolutely no surprise to learn that former president George W. Bush does not miss politics. In a recent interview he said: I crawled out of the swamp, and I’m not crawling back in. In general there are … Continue reading →