I just stumbled across this "old" post on the Catnaps blog. Unlike most things written in 2006, this one remains as solid as Jimmy Carter's commitment to embarrassing America.
It's really worth a read!
How To Post Like a Liberal
It would be this. OK, this isn't a recent quote, but it still tickles my fancy . . . and that's saying something since my fancy is in a hard to reach place that isn't cleaned very often.
We've finally given liberals a war against fundamentalism, and they don't want to fight it. They would, except it would put them on the same side as the United States
~ Ann Coulter
At first we didn't know much about the junior senator from Illinois. Like Mary-Kate and Ashley, he's been a cute and charismatic enigma. We were a bit concerned about his extraordinarily liberal senate record, but he talks like a centrist so we could ignore it. We worried a bit that he married a woman who crooned during his campaign success that "for the first time" in her adult lifetime she was really proud of her country, but she's easy on the eyes so we could forgive. We shuddered a bit that he spent 20 years under a spiritual advisor and quasi-uncle who apparently loathes white America, but Obama gave one humdinger of a race speech so he must not have agreed. We flinched a bit when we discovered his friendly relationship with William Ayers, a notorious terrorist from the Weather Underground, but the media hasn't made much of it so why should we? We rubbed our temples a bit when he referred to his Caucasian grandmother as a "typical white person" but, hey, that's family so we'll let it slide. After all, this guy is funny, smart and attractive so he must have a heart of gold, right?
Well, today we learned that Senator Obama swung a few more pearls that may shed additional light on the true color of his heart. At a San Francisco fundraiser Obama decided to provide some insight for his listeners concerning small town Pennsylvanians.
"You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton Administration, and the Bush Administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
Just when Barack Obama thought it might be safe to focus on quieting his wife's political banter, his spiritual mentor decides to make another public appearance as the keynote speaker at an NAACP fund raiser. The Reverend Jeremiah Wright will be in Detroit on April 27 to deliver what promises to be another blog-erific take on the American condition. I, for one, can't wait, since there is nothing that cures a spat of political writer's block like Rev. Wright at the podium.
Detroit Branch president, The Rev. Wendell Anthony, explained that the decision to invite Wright is intended to spark discussion.
"Rev. Wright has challenged the nation, challenged our comfort zone and stimulated nation-wide discussions on the issues of how we must move forward together as both a nation and a people. We look forward to his participation here in the city of Detroit."Oh, I'm sure at least Barack Obama's comfort zone will be challenged in the anticipatory days leading up to the event . . . and perhaps for many days afterward. Jeremiah Wright does not seem the type to set aside his convictions for the expediency of politically correct dialogue. You know, I think I may be beginning to like this guy.
After an 0-7 start, the second highest paid team in Major League Baseball chalked up their first win, defeating the BoSox 7-2. Gee, I guess the Motorcity Kitties are starting to purr.
Regardless of what you think of "Dubya," it would be difficult to argue that Laura Bush has done anything to damage his political career. She has been supportive, stayed involved with charitable endeavors and remained clear of political minefields that could prove embarrassing for her spouse . . . the one who was actually elected. I think we now have clear indication that Michelle Obama will not afford her husband the same luxury.
Mrs. Barack Obama seems to seek the soapbox, celebrating any opportunity to deliver her Princeton thesis over and over. And whenever conversation turns to those she sees as different from herself, she puffs and preaches like they're star-bellied sneetches. Now, given the fact that her husband is running for President and soured Seussian images of America may not be in their best interest, why is Michelle Obama so relentless in pressing her world view? Perhaps Mychal Massie's WorldNetDaily commentary can provide some insight:
Michelle Obama's Inner Demons
For additional comments on Massie's commentary, check out Booker Rising.
Earlier today, high-profile trial lawyer Geoffrey Fieger's high-profile trial lawyer Gerry Spence revealed to a shocked audience that "scores of jurors expressed extreme dislike, animus and bias toward Mr. Fieger." Before going on to explain that fish enjoy water and Mount Everest is really, really tall, Spence quoted potential jurors who, when speaking of Fieger, claim "it's difficult to listen to him -- [he's] arrogant, very abrasive, a pit bull probably guilty.''
Geoffrey Fieger is perhaps best known for his successful defense of Dr. "death" Jack Kevorkian and his failed gubernatorial run as Michigan's '98 Democratic nominee. Some may also know him from frequent television appearances on FOX (often with Greta Van Susteren), his bad hair, million dollar lawsuits, and little brother who is a member of The Knack.
Ooh my little pretty one, pretty one.
When you gonna give me some time, Sharona?
Ooh you make my motor run, my motor run.
Gun it comin' off the line Sharona.
Never gonna stop, give it up. Such a dirty mind.
Always get it up for the touch of the younger kind.
My my my i yi woo. M M M My Sharona...
Great song. Where was I? Oh, Geoffrey's concern over the jury pool stems from the upcoming trial over allegations that he and his law partner, Ven Johnson, made $127,000 in illegal campaign donations to the 2004 presidential campaign of Democrat John Edwards by reimbursing people connected to their law firm who would agree to donate maximum individual campaign contributions. Fieger is also charged with obstruction of justice. Apparently there is no law on the Michigan books for stupidity in supporting a John Edwards presidential campaign.
Based on questionnaires sent out to some 250 potential jurors, Fieger's defense is requesting a change of venue to a place where Fieger is less well known and thus jurors are less predisposed to despise him. Perhaps a place where nobody has heard of trial lawyers. It will be up to U.S. District Judge Paul D. Borman to decide if there can be a fair trial in metro Detroit or if a fair trial is even necessary. So, if you're reading this blog Judge Borman . . .
When you gonna give it to me, give it to me.
It is just a matter of time your Honor.
Is it just destiny, destiny?
Or is it just a game in my mind, your Honor?
Ah, some days it's good to be alive
Good Lord, when I first spotted this story I thought they were coming for me. And just before I swore off blogging about Kwame Kilpatrick I actually read the article.
Winky the elephant euthanized by caregivers
Winky, one of two aging Asian elephants that left the Detroit Zoo in April 2005, was euthanized today at the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) sanctuary in San Andreas, Calif. She was 56 and suffered from severe arthritis for years.
"Winky's death was not unexpected, but it is heartbreaking nonetheless," said Detroit Zoological Society Executive Director Ron Kagan in a prepared statement. "We are comforted to know that her quality of life for the past three years was as good as it possibly could have been, and we're grateful to the staff at PAWS for the excellent care she received and the environment she retired to." (The Detroit News -- Monday, April 7, 2008 )
The other Big Ten university in Michigan held a party this weekend that ended with fights, vandalism, arrests and perpetuity in the everlasting world of YouTube. The Detroit News described a scene where:
Partygoers threw beer bottles, women were flashing their breasts to the crowd and some tore down an apartment complex stop sign. Others in the crowd chanted "tear gas us." Police initially used smoke grenades and other devices that make loud noises and emit bright flashes of light to break up the huge crowd. Then they used tear gas.
Rest With God
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's former chief of staff and receiver of the same, Christine Beatty, was ordered to wear a tether after Chief Magistrate Steve Lockhart learned that she had been planning a trip out of town. The magistrate explained that, "when this country was formed and we threw the British out, we also threw out the British system of royalty." And to prove that everyone is equal in the eyes of Michigan law, he barred Beatty from leaving the state and ordered her to pay for the electronic tether intended to track her movements. There was no mention of a muzzle requirement.
The economic rhetoric of Obama and Clinton flat out give me the willies. I understand that they will say anything to get elected, from "ducking sniper fire" to directing racial fires, but when it comes to their comments on how to stimulate the slowing economy I'm afraid they actually believe what they're saying. Ending tax cuts? Restricting NAFTA? Delivering protectionist tariffs? In short, bringing the strategies of Herbert Hoover into the twenty-first century . . . and we all know where that took the us.
While we are not on the brink of economic disaster as the DNC wants you to believe, there is no doubt that the difference in profitability between real estate and curbside lemonade stands has been shrinking. But what does that really mean to this country and its inhabitants? Not much in the long run. While cruising the TigerHawk blog I read his entry on John Wixted's piece concerning the country's economy. It mirrors my optimism so here it is for your reading pleasure:
America's Economy is Still Fabulous
In short, we're not on the verge of another great depression . . . well, um, so long as we prevent the Democrat's intended return to Hoover. If that happens, grab the canned goods, secure a cross and find some shelter 'cause all bets are off. Lord, that rhetoric is intoxicating.
Rest With God
There's weird and then there's this:
Man Faces Charges for Having Sex With Picnic TableI know one thing, the next time I head to the park I'm taking a tablecloth.
Ohio police have arrested a man who was caught on tape allegedly having sex with a picnic table. Art Price Jr., 40, of Bellevue, Ohio, was arrested after a neighbor videotaped him engaged sexually with the metal table, according to a report on FOX19.com.
Price was seen on four separate occasions, always between 10:30 a.m. and noon, having sex with the picnic table, Bellevue Police Capt. Matt Johnson told the TV station. "The first video we had, he was completely nude," Johnson said, noting the table in question had a hole in the middle intended to hold an umbrella.
Price, a married father of three school-age kids, faces felony counts of public indecency because his house is near an elementary school, according to the report.
Friday, March 28, 2008 (Fox News)
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