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Random political thoughts this weekend
UPDATE: Turns out the “official” 60K-70K figure wasn’t so official. In fact it was some guy talking out his ass. (Still working on fixing this blog, sheesh.) UPDATE: Some less questionable figures here. Don’t you wish the MSM could do basic math? We had somewhere between seventy thousand and two Read more…
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Libertarian Cable News Kooks 1 – Green Marxist Wingnuts 0
Van Jones has quit the Obama administration, so apparently I can’t use him to point out to people that, no, actually this really is a radical left administration. It’s a shame, because it was really interesting to hear the rationalizations when someone says that “no this really is a center Read more…
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It’s the stupidity, stupid.
Let’s get Meta. There’s a meme running around teh interwebz trying to explain the implosion of healthcare reform, the upshot of which is Democrats are pussies and can’t fight trench warfare against the ominous Rove-inspired disinformation machine. Apparently they are so weak-willed that a ex-Governor who lost a VP bid Read more…
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Why am I scared of State involvement in anything?
Of all the crap the U.S. Government spends money on, the National Endowment of the Arts is probably one of the least offensive. When someone comes around and calls for eliminating funding for it, they come across often as either petty or too easily offended. Two main complaints rear their Read more…
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Writing Politics
With all the venting I’m doing on my blog lately, you might be wondering how I account for my political views in my fiction. Some who only know me from my blog might wonder if I come across as Ayn Rand in drag. And there’s certainly room in the SF/Fantasy Read more…
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These disruptions of Town Halls must stop!
Nancy Pelosi faces a horrifying disruption at a town hall meeting (here via here): By the way, speaking of Democrats revising their publicly declared policy positions: We all know that all this “Death Panel” stuff is crazy talk, hell Obama himself has called such arguments “dishonest,” problem is, he’s also Read more…
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Nancy Pelosi = Asshat
Strangely enough, I try not to demonize and/or ridicule people for their political beliefs. When I hand out asshats, I’m doing so for statements and actions that define a universal Platonic ideal of stupidity. So Pelosi is here not because of her political views, which I find the philosophical equivalent Read more…
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Blog posting randomness
The world is now safe for Nazi garden gnomes. (via) Apparently opposition to Obamacare by Democrats is racist. CNN’s Rick Sanchez is no sellout, but he is an asshat. We all know that the MSM never runs with a non-story with little or no info. That’s what the internet does.