Rap by Remy (Reason.tv):
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Big Chunk Of What 2012 Is About
Boiled down (DiSalvo courtesy of Breitbart.tv):
You want more detail? Here's some, Jack (Wickert at PJM):
"If one listened to the violent rhetoric of the public employee unions, one would have expected today to be a dark day for education in Wisconsin. 'This is a disaster,' said Wisconsin Senate Democratic leader Mark Miller in February after Governor Scott Walker first proposed Act 10. Miller predicted catastrophe if the bill were to become law, a charge repeated thousands of times by his fellow Democrats, union officials, and protesters in the streets. Now the bill is law, and we have evidence of how wonderfully it is working. Instead of a catastrophe, it is a day of miraculous optimism, balanced budgets, educational improvement, and fiscal recovery."
You want more detail? Here's some, Jack (Wickert at PJM):
"If one listened to the violent rhetoric of the public employee unions, one would have expected today to be a dark day for education in Wisconsin. 'This is a disaster,' said Wisconsin Senate Democratic leader Mark Miller in February after Governor Scott Walker first proposed Act 10. Miller predicted catastrophe if the bill were to become law, a charge repeated thousands of times by his fellow Democrats, union officials, and protesters in the streets. Now the bill is law, and we have evidence of how wonderfully it is working. Instead of a catastrophe, it is a day of miraculous optimism, balanced budgets, educational improvement, and fiscal recovery."
Friday, July 29, 2011
The Ripples Of Obamafication
VDH on an Islamicized Turkey and how that might play out for Greece.
If you don't get what this has to do with The One, you don't get much.
"At some point, an ambitious Turkey, its military and government now in sync as in past Ottoman fashion, will reassert its prior influence in the Eastern Mediterranean and Aegean without too much worry over what a NATO rendered impotent in Libya, an imploding European Union, or a nearly insolvent U.S. might say. Greece — without money or many friends these days — should be worried, both over the unresolved tensions in Cyprus and over disputed areas in the Aegean. If Turkey pressed a bit, what would it have to worry about? A Germany angry over treatment shown its friend Greece? An ascendant and powerful NATO as evidenced through its brilliant air campaign against Qaddafi? A strong and assertive U.S. as shown by reset diplomacy over the last three years, and the financial health of America?"
If you don't get what this has to do with The One, you don't get much.
"At some point, an ambitious Turkey, its military and government now in sync as in past Ottoman fashion, will reassert its prior influence in the Eastern Mediterranean and Aegean without too much worry over what a NATO rendered impotent in Libya, an imploding European Union, or a nearly insolvent U.S. might say. Greece — without money or many friends these days — should be worried, both over the unresolved tensions in Cyprus and over disputed areas in the Aegean. If Turkey pressed a bit, what would it have to worry about? A Germany angry over treatment shown its friend Greece? An ascendant and powerful NATO as evidenced through its brilliant air campaign against Qaddafi? A strong and assertive U.S. as shown by reset diplomacy over the last three years, and the financial health of America?"
The Choice
Nuts and bolts, courtesy of The Hammer:
"We’re only at the midpoint. Obama won a great victory in 2008 that he took as a mandate to transform America toward European-style social democracy. The subsequent counterrevolution delivered to that project a staggering rebuke in November 2010. Under our incremental system, however, a rebuke delivered is not a mandate conferred. That awaits definitive resolution, the rubber match of November 2012.
"I have every sympathy with the conservative counterrevolutionaries. Their containment of the Obama experiment has been remarkable. But reversal — rollback, in Cold War parlance — is simply not achievable until conservatives receive a mandate to govern from the White House."
"...that he took as a mandate to transform America toward European-style social democracy." That's right. We warned you, America. But you wouldn't listen. The One was going to 'transcend politics.' Now you know different.
And this appears to be the perfect moment for a big, fat thank you, Obamazoids!
"We’re only at the midpoint. Obama won a great victory in 2008 that he took as a mandate to transform America toward European-style social democracy. The subsequent counterrevolution delivered to that project a staggering rebuke in November 2010. Under our incremental system, however, a rebuke delivered is not a mandate conferred. That awaits definitive resolution, the rubber match of November 2012.
"I have every sympathy with the conservative counterrevolutionaries. Their containment of the Obama experiment has been remarkable. But reversal — rollback, in Cold War parlance — is simply not achievable until conservatives receive a mandate to govern from the White House."
"...that he took as a mandate to transform America toward European-style social democracy." That's right. We warned you, America. But you wouldn't listen. The One was going to 'transcend politics.' Now you know different.
And this appears to be the perfect moment for a big, fat thank you, Obamazoids!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Ball's In Your Court, Obamazoids
So far, however, responsible efforts to rein in spending have been a Republican only enterprise. Why? 'Cause the Dems are a bunch of lock-step Obamazoids, that's why. Not a single Dem vote in the House for this bill. What a group of pathetic, oblivious, personality-and-ideology worshipping, narcissistic drones.
How does anyone stay in that Party? Hard to fathom.
Sharpton Joke
In 'The Best Of The Web' (Taranto) - a joke that I couldn't not link:
"Say what you will about Sharpton, this story makes us proud to be an American. In what other country can a parasite realistically aspire to become a host?"
Go to the link to see the context.
"Say what you will about Sharpton, this story makes us proud to be an American. In what other country can a parasite realistically aspire to become a host?"
Go to the link to see the context.
Fools Pink Stache; I Doubt Stache Even Notices
Hey, Dems. Care to defend your allies/co-travellers/base/fellows (Geller)?
John Bolton for President. In a heartbeat.
John Bolton for President. In a heartbeat.
Freakazoid Stopped Prior To Mass Murder
After Norway, one hesitates to speculate about motives prior to seeing all the facts.
But in this case it's an arrest, not an explosion, so we have some investigative info from the get-go.
Here's a bit:
"Sources said Abdo had enough materials to make two bombs, including 18 pounds of sugar and six pounds of smokeless gunpowder -- a possible trigger for an explosive. A pressure cooker was also found. Another counterterrorism source said the bomb making materials and methodology came 'straight out of Inspire (a terrorist magazine) and an Al Qaeda explosives course manual.' "
And this:
"Abdo went AWOL on July 4. On the eve of his first deployment to Afghanistan -- after only one year in the Army -- Abdo applied for conscientious objector status as a Muslim. It was denied by his superiors at Fort Campbell but later overturned by the Assistant Deputy Secretary of the Army review board."
Hmmm.
Addendum: Let's play a game. Let's guess how many MSM sources play up the connections to left-wing idiot sites/groups this guy has. My guess: zero.
Morrissey:
"That makes the same kind of sense as Abdo’s enlisting in the military during a war in Afghanistan and then suddenly declaring he has moral compunctions about the war in Afghanistan. Here’s a clue, folks; if he worked on your campaign and you published his statement, then you’re connected to him. It doesn’t take a W-4 or a membership card to make that connection, especially if the group publicly defended Abdo for his odd request."
But in this case it's an arrest, not an explosion, so we have some investigative info from the get-go.
Here's a bit:
"Sources said Abdo had enough materials to make two bombs, including 18 pounds of sugar and six pounds of smokeless gunpowder -- a possible trigger for an explosive. A pressure cooker was also found. Another counterterrorism source said the bomb making materials and methodology came 'straight out of Inspire (a terrorist magazine) and an Al Qaeda explosives course manual.' "
And this:
"Abdo went AWOL on July 4. On the eve of his first deployment to Afghanistan -- after only one year in the Army -- Abdo applied for conscientious objector status as a Muslim. It was denied by his superiors at Fort Campbell but later overturned by the Assistant Deputy Secretary of the Army review board."
Hmmm.
Addendum: Let's play a game. Let's guess how many MSM sources play up the connections to left-wing idiot sites/groups this guy has. My guess: zero.
Morrissey:
"That makes the same kind of sense as Abdo’s enlisting in the military during a war in Afghanistan and then suddenly declaring he has moral compunctions about the war in Afghanistan. Here’s a clue, folks; if he worked on your campaign and you published his statement, then you’re connected to him. It doesn’t take a W-4 or a membership card to make that connection, especially if the group publicly defended Abdo for his odd request."
And Still People Vote Dem
Who are they?
Fueled by runaway entitlement spending, the country heads toward economic ruin. A credit downgrade is only the beginning. Yet Dems threaten to vote against Boehner's budget out of hand.
Memo to Dems: Boehner's plan is already a compromise. It does nothing to address the real structural reforms needed to save important entitlements like Social Security and Medicare. Nor does it cut spending a fraction of an iota as much as is needed. It can generously be called a 'start' in the right direction.
But Dems, in the core of their being, don't get that our economic future is our future. Sure, they mouth platitudes about getting our 'fiscal house in order,' opposing tax increases, and eliminating 'waste' (especially when an election looms and swing [low info] voters need to be deceived). But when the rubber meets the road they (even those who, risibly, claim to be 'fiscally conservative') focus on where their hearts - and their base and therefore the source of most of their votes and their money - really reside: class warfare, the growth qua growth of government, and the relativization of the Constitution. Twenty six percent of GDP in government spending, 66% of budgetary spending on wealth transfers, and the life-choking explosion of the regulatory state is just not enough for them. They want more.
Here's a nice summary of how we got here.
And here's a picture.
Have a nice day.
Fueled by runaway entitlement spending, the country heads toward economic ruin. A credit downgrade is only the beginning. Yet Dems threaten to vote against Boehner's budget out of hand.
Memo to Dems: Boehner's plan is already a compromise. It does nothing to address the real structural reforms needed to save important entitlements like Social Security and Medicare. Nor does it cut spending a fraction of an iota as much as is needed. It can generously be called a 'start' in the right direction.
But Dems, in the core of their being, don't get that our economic future is our future. Sure, they mouth platitudes about getting our 'fiscal house in order,' opposing tax increases, and eliminating 'waste' (especially when an election looms and swing [low info] voters need to be deceived). But when the rubber meets the road they (even those who, risibly, claim to be 'fiscally conservative') focus on where their hearts - and their base and therefore the source of most of their votes and their money - really reside: class warfare, the growth qua growth of government, and the relativization of the Constitution. Twenty six percent of GDP in government spending, 66% of budgetary spending on wealth transfers, and the life-choking explosion of the regulatory state is just not enough for them. They want more.
Here's a nice summary of how we got here.
And here's a picture.
Have a nice day.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Looking More Like A NON-Islamic Type Psycho
Whether there is anything more than psychosis here we shall see, but they're leaking "traits directed toward the right":
" 'He is clear on the point that he wants to explain himself,' Roger Andresen told reporters Saturday.
"National police chief Sveinung Sponheim told NRK that the suspected gunman's Internet postings 'suggest that he has some political traits directed toward the right, and anti-Muslim views, but whether that was a motivation for the actual act remains to be seen.'
"Andersen said the suspect posted on websites with Christian fundamentalist tendencies. He did not describe the websites in any more details."
Addendum - Malkin comments:
"We will wait to see what details emerge and I will continue to update this post. As the above WaPo article and countless Mainstream Media stories throughout the day noted, the context and timing most definitely suggested jihad and there should be no apology for reading the signs and connecting several large, obvious dots.
"Unlike those who speculated that the Giffords’ shooter was a Tea Party activist and held onto the assumption even after it was disproved, I will not continue to insist that jihadists bear blame for this heinous attack if it turns out they played no role."
Just so.
Addendum - Bawer at PJM:
"It is chilling to read my own name in postings by this mass murderer. And it is deeply depressing to see this evil, twisted creature become the face of Islam criticism in Norway. Norwegian television journalists who in the first hours of the crisis were palpably uncomfortable about the prospect of having to talk about Islamic terrorism are now eagerly discussing the dangers of 'Islamophobia' and 'conservative ideology' and are drawing connections between the madness and fanaticism of Breivik and the platform of the Progress Party. Yesterday’s events, then, represent a double tragedy for Norway. Not only has it lost almost one hundred people, including dozens of young people, in a senseless rampage of violence. But legitimate criticism of Islam, which remains a very real threat to freedom in Norway and the West, has been profoundly discredited by association with this murderous lunatic."
Addendum (Podhoretz):
"...As for those, particularly those on the Israeli anti-Zionist left, who took to Twitter seemingly in celebration of the fact that the killer was not an Islamist—as though that calls into question strong action taken against the Islamists who commit the vast majority of such terrorist acts—one can only say that it is very strange and very sad to see what gives some activists pleasure. He is exactly the kind of psychotic ideologue of the Right so many in this country instantly assumed Jared Loughner, the schizophrenic who shot Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was—and this fact seems to have inspired a bizarre score-settling glee."
" 'He is clear on the point that he wants to explain himself,' Roger Andresen told reporters Saturday.
"National police chief Sveinung Sponheim told NRK that the suspected gunman's Internet postings 'suggest that he has some political traits directed toward the right, and anti-Muslim views, but whether that was a motivation for the actual act remains to be seen.'
"Andersen said the suspect posted on websites with Christian fundamentalist tendencies. He did not describe the websites in any more details."
Addendum - Malkin comments:
"We will wait to see what details emerge and I will continue to update this post. As the above WaPo article and countless Mainstream Media stories throughout the day noted, the context and timing most definitely suggested jihad and there should be no apology for reading the signs and connecting several large, obvious dots.
"Unlike those who speculated that the Giffords’ shooter was a Tea Party activist and held onto the assumption even after it was disproved, I will not continue to insist that jihadists bear blame for this heinous attack if it turns out they played no role."
Just so.
Addendum - Bawer at PJM:
"It is chilling to read my own name in postings by this mass murderer. And it is deeply depressing to see this evil, twisted creature become the face of Islam criticism in Norway. Norwegian television journalists who in the first hours of the crisis were palpably uncomfortable about the prospect of having to talk about Islamic terrorism are now eagerly discussing the dangers of 'Islamophobia' and 'conservative ideology' and are drawing connections between the madness and fanaticism of Breivik and the platform of the Progress Party. Yesterday’s events, then, represent a double tragedy for Norway. Not only has it lost almost one hundred people, including dozens of young people, in a senseless rampage of violence. But legitimate criticism of Islam, which remains a very real threat to freedom in Norway and the West, has been profoundly discredited by association with this murderous lunatic."
Addendum (Podhoretz):
"...As for those, particularly those on the Israeli anti-Zionist left, who took to Twitter seemingly in celebration of the fact that the killer was not an Islamist—as though that calls into question strong action taken against the Islamists who commit the vast majority of such terrorist acts—one can only say that it is very strange and very sad to see what gives some activists pleasure. He is exactly the kind of psychotic ideologue of the Right so many in this country instantly assumed Jared Loughner, the schizophrenic who shot Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was—and this fact seems to have inspired a bizarre score-settling glee."
Friday, July 22, 2011
Terror In Norway
Identity of freakazoids unknown as yet, but we have this (Atlas Shrugs):
"The news of an explosion in the Norwegian government quarter was cheered as 'good news' by Al-Qaida followers on Islamic internet forums. 'You don't have much more time to pull your soldiers out of Afghanistan or you'll see blood in the streets', wrote one user."
Background at Malkin's place:
"FYI: Yes, there is a militant Muslim presence in Oslo. See this."
So we don't quite know yet. But we're all asking the same question (some - conservatives - more honestly than others).
Addendum: already from the AP:
"A Norwegian police official says the 32-year-old Norwegian man suspected of the Oslo bombing and a shooting at a youth camp does not appear to be linked to Islamist terrorism.
"The official says the attacks probably have more in common with the 1995 attack on a U.S. federal building in Oklahoma City than the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks."
Occasionally the freakazoid is a rarer flavor.
There were early reports of jihadi 'credit' claims but those claims were subsequently muddied. Time will tell.
Next time, and there will be next time, the very same questions will still be justified - however it turns out this time around.
Addendum - very sharp commentary by the inestimable Andrew McCarthy (at The Corner):
"Early reports quote witnesses as describing the Oslo suspect who is in custody as 'blond,' 'Nordic-looking,' and 'Norwegian.' Naturally, MSNBC is going up in a balloon over this, reporting that a 'specialist in Islamic movements' is 'caution[ing] that widespread assumptions that the attacks were connected to international terrorism could be wrong.' The expert, Magnus Ranstorp, concludes that the description of the suspect points 'to an internal rather than an external extremist.'
"Again, it is premature to draw conclusions at this stage. Still, having debated the subject of profiling for years, I am always amazed at how quickly the people who say we must not profile become committed profilers when it suits their purposes."
"The news of an explosion in the Norwegian government quarter was cheered as 'good news' by Al-Qaida followers on Islamic internet forums. 'You don't have much more time to pull your soldiers out of Afghanistan or you'll see blood in the streets', wrote one user."
Background at Malkin's place:
"FYI: Yes, there is a militant Muslim presence in Oslo. See this."
So we don't quite know yet. But we're all asking the same question (some - conservatives - more honestly than others).
Addendum: already from the AP:
"A Norwegian police official says the 32-year-old Norwegian man suspected of the Oslo bombing and a shooting at a youth camp does not appear to be linked to Islamist terrorism.
"The official says the attacks probably have more in common with the 1995 attack on a U.S. federal building in Oklahoma City than the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks."
Occasionally the freakazoid is a rarer flavor.
There were early reports of jihadi 'credit' claims but those claims were subsequently muddied. Time will tell.
Next time, and there will be next time, the very same questions will still be justified - however it turns out this time around.
Addendum - very sharp commentary by the inestimable Andrew McCarthy (at The Corner):
"Early reports quote witnesses as describing the Oslo suspect who is in custody as 'blond,' 'Nordic-looking,' and 'Norwegian.' Naturally, MSNBC is going up in a balloon over this, reporting that a 'specialist in Islamic movements' is 'caution[ing] that widespread assumptions that the attacks were connected to international terrorism could be wrong.' The expert, Magnus Ranstorp, concludes that the description of the suspect points 'to an internal rather than an external extremist.'
"Again, it is premature to draw conclusions at this stage. Still, having debated the subject of profiling for years, I am always amazed at how quickly the people who say we must not profile become committed profilers when it suits their purposes."
Proven: Dems Care More About Increasing Taxes And Spending Than About Raising The Debt Ceiling
Remember this the next time you hear His Oneness carrying on about "irresponsible" Republicans holding the debt ceiling 'hostage.'
" 'The Democrat-led Senate's failure to both produce a budget and pass the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 underscores the Democrats' irresponsible commitment to the status quo,' Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said in a statement after voting for the bill. 'While the president and Senator Reid refuse to produce a plan to deal with our debt crisis, Republicans will keep working to meet the nation’s fiscal challenges.' "
" 'The Democrat-led Senate's failure to both produce a budget and pass the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 underscores the Democrats' irresponsible commitment to the status quo,' Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said in a statement after voting for the bill. 'While the president and Senator Reid refuse to produce a plan to deal with our debt crisis, Republicans will keep working to meet the nation’s fiscal challenges.' "
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
As For The "Gang Of Six?"
Steyn at The Corner:
"If you take the Gang’s figure of half-a-trillion dollars in immediate “aggressive deficit reduction” seriously, that represents about what the U.S. government borrows every four months. What’s 'aggressive' about that? And what’s immediate about it? It’s all unspecified 'discretionary spending caps' and 'process reforms' that will collapse like soufflés ten minutes after the signing ceremony. Obviously it’s appealing to Democrats: It accepts their view that 25 percent of GDP should be the new baseline for national (“federal” no longer seems quite the word) government spending. But what’s in it for Republicans?"
"If you take the Gang’s figure of half-a-trillion dollars in immediate “aggressive deficit reduction” seriously, that represents about what the U.S. government borrows every four months. What’s 'aggressive' about that? And what’s immediate about it? It’s all unspecified 'discretionary spending caps' and 'process reforms' that will collapse like soufflés ten minutes after the signing ceremony. Obviously it’s appealing to Democrats: It accepts their view that 25 percent of GDP should be the new baseline for national (“federal” no longer seems quite the word) government spending. But what’s in it for Republicans?"
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
The Great Dem Lie
Wehner at Contentions spells it out:
"Here’s the dirty little secret of this debate: If President Obama embraced the legislation Republicans passed last night, this crisis would be solved. The debt ceiling would be raised. But the president, his Democratic allies, and many members of the fourth estate have placed a higher priority on raising taxes than they have on averting a default and a financial collapse. Which tells you just about everything you need to know."
"Here’s the dirty little secret of this debate: If President Obama embraced the legislation Republicans passed last night, this crisis would be solved. The debt ceiling would be raised. But the president, his Democratic allies, and many members of the fourth estate have placed a higher priority on raising taxes than they have on averting a default and a financial collapse. Which tells you just about everything you need to know."
Monday, July 18, 2011
Adults Again Propose Reasonable Budget Bill
I wonder what the White House denizen with the neonatal brain, or his rug rat buddies in the Senate, will say?
Cut, Cap, and Balance:
"The bill imposes caps on federal spending as a percentage of GDP. It also allows for an increase in the debt ceiling by $2.4 trillion in exchange for both the Senate and House approving a balanced budget amendment."
One thing's for sure - His Oneness, even after all his noxious scare-mongering about the debt-ceiling, won't feel compelled to so much as respond seriously to this bill (which raises the debt-ceiling), or even now, God forbid, propose a budget of his own.
Shameless.
Despicable.
Cut, Cap, and Balance:
"The bill imposes caps on federal spending as a percentage of GDP. It also allows for an increase in the debt ceiling by $2.4 trillion in exchange for both the Senate and House approving a balanced budget amendment."
One thing's for sure - His Oneness, even after all his noxious scare-mongering about the debt-ceiling, won't feel compelled to so much as respond seriously to this bill (which raises the debt-ceiling), or even now, God forbid, propose a budget of his own.
Shameless.
Despicable.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Observations Times-Dem Readers Are Missing Dept.
Goodman at Contentions:
"Apparently, Department of Justice officials think the allegations against NewsCorp are light on facts, but have decided to open a file on them anyway because of pressure from lawmakers–pressure which apparently didn’t convince the DOJ to investigate the ACORN scandal, 2008 voter intimidation claims, and other incidents that might have been damaging to the Obama administration."
"Apparently, Department of Justice officials think the allegations against NewsCorp are light on facts, but have decided to open a file on them anyway because of pressure from lawmakers–pressure which apparently didn’t convince the DOJ to investigate the ACORN scandal, 2008 voter intimidation claims, and other incidents that might have been damaging to the Obama administration."
Friday, July 15, 2011
Obama Refuses To Propose Budget, Blames Repubs For Failing To Propose Budget
What a maroon.
The Hammer, in his usual fashion, hits the nail:
"A long-term deal or nothing? The Republican House should immediately pass a short-term debt-ceiling hike of $500 billion containing $500 billion in budget cuts. That would give us about five months to work on something larger.
"The fat-cat tax breaks (those corporate jets) that Obama’s talking points endlessly recycle? Republicans should call for urgent negotiations on tax reform along the lines of the Simpson-Bowles commission that, in one option, strips out annually $1.1 trillion of deductions, credits and loopholes while lowering tax rates across the board to a top rate of 23 percent. The president says he wants tax reform, doesn’t he? Well, Mr. President, here are five months to do so.
"Will the Democratic Senate or the Democratic president refuse this offer and allow the country to default — with all the cataclysmic consequences that the Democrats have been warning about for months — because Obama insists on a deal that is 10 months and seven days longer?
"That’s indefensible and transparently self-serving. Dare the president to make that case. Dare him to veto — or the Democratic Senate to block — a short-term debt-limit increase."
The Hammer, in his usual fashion, hits the nail:
"A long-term deal or nothing? The Republican House should immediately pass a short-term debt-ceiling hike of $500 billion containing $500 billion in budget cuts. That would give us about five months to work on something larger.
"The fat-cat tax breaks (those corporate jets) that Obama’s talking points endlessly recycle? Republicans should call for urgent negotiations on tax reform along the lines of the Simpson-Bowles commission that, in one option, strips out annually $1.1 trillion of deductions, credits and loopholes while lowering tax rates across the board to a top rate of 23 percent. The president says he wants tax reform, doesn’t he? Well, Mr. President, here are five months to do so.
"Will the Democratic Senate or the Democratic president refuse this offer and allow the country to default — with all the cataclysmic consequences that the Democrats have been warning about for months — because Obama insists on a deal that is 10 months and seven days longer?
"That’s indefensible and transparently self-serving. Dare the president to make that case. Dare him to veto — or the Democratic Senate to block — a short-term debt-limit increase."
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Democratic Anti-Semitism?
Dems are ganging up on Cantor. They are, in a word, making him a scapegoat.
Why the focus on one personality here?
Answer: the reason for scapegoating from time immemorial: diversion.
That is, the Dems are employing the very same tactic, for the very same purpose, for which anti-Semitism is notorious, and the world's prime example.
And their target is a Jew.
You do the math.
Why the focus on one personality here?
Answer: the reason for scapegoating from time immemorial: diversion.
That is, the Dems are employing the very same tactic, for the very same purpose, for which anti-Semitism is notorious, and the world's prime example.
And their target is a Jew.
You do the math.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Hillary Gets...Something Or Other?
At Betty Ford's funeral, HRC and GWB share some - a lot of - words (h/t HotAir):
Here's Daveinboca's comment on the ABC thread:
"I think in the last two-plus years since she's had the SecState job that Hillary realizes that GWB has more brains AND more political courage than her current boss.
Maybe she's asking for tips on how to escape from a sinking ship...!!!"
I'd like to think so. But other comenter are probably right that they wouldn't spill anything of consequence in this setting. More likely to be pleasant nothings.
Here's Daveinboca's comment on the ABC thread:
"I think in the last two-plus years since she's had the SecState job that Hillary realizes that GWB has more brains AND more political courage than her current boss.
Maybe she's asking for tips on how to escape from a sinking ship...!!!"
I'd like to think so. But other comenter are probably right that they wouldn't spill anything of consequence in this setting. More likely to be pleasant nothings.
Obama Lied? Imagine That
Nice illustration of the way Dems operate - Presidential 'anecdote' was made up out of whole cloth (Taranto):
"When Barack Obama was running for president, he told the harrowing story of his mother, who died of cancer, as the Washington Examiner's Byron York reports:
"When Barack Obama was running for president, he told the harrowing story of his mother, who died of cancer, as the Washington Examiner's Byron York reports:
'I remember in the last month of her life, she wasn't thinking about how to get well, she wasn't thinking about coming to terms with her own mortality, she was thinking about whether or not insurance was going to cover the medical bills and whether our family would be bankrupt as a consequence,' Obama said in September 2007.
'She was in her hospital room looking at insurance forms because the insurance company said that maybe she had a pre-existing condition and maybe they wouldn't have to reimburse her for her medical bills,' Obama added in January 2008."A New York Times reporter has now revealed these stories to be fictional. In her new biography, 'A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother,' the Times's Janny Scott reveals that Mrs. Obama was in fact covered by medical insurance from diagnosis until death."
Monday, July 11, 2011
Obama-Dem EPA Leading The Way In Shit Science
It's science-friendly lefties again! Gotta vote left-Dem if you support science and reason-based policy!! H/t Reynolds:
“ 'The sleeping giant is that EPA science is on the rocks . . . if you fail, you become irrelevant, and that is kind of a crisis,' Burke told a joint meeting of EPA’s Science Advisory Board and EPA’s Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) charged with looking at the reorganization of the agency’s research programs."
“ 'The sleeping giant is that EPA science is on the rocks . . . if you fail, you become irrelevant, and that is kind of a crisis,' Burke told a joint meeting of EPA’s Science Advisory Board and EPA’s Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) charged with looking at the reorganization of the agency’s research programs."
Saturday, July 9, 2011
What Did Our Amazingly Horrendous President Do This Time?
Why, he declined to meet the Dalai Lama (Tobin, Commentary).
Ill thought out wars in which we eschew victory, you betcha.'
Simple symbolic gestures that cement our leadership on human rights, not so much.
You couldn't invent a Presidency this bad.
Ill thought out wars in which we eschew victory, you betcha.'
Simple symbolic gestures that cement our leadership on human rights, not so much.
You couldn't invent a Presidency this bad.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
UN Condemns Israeli Self-Defense
Another dog-bites-man story (WSJ):
"The United Nations sharply criticized Israel for using live ammunition in May against Palestinian protesters who tried to scale an Israeli security fence on the Lebanese border, according to a U.N. report reviewed by The Wall Street Journal."
The Arab-instigated world war against Israel continues apace.
"The United Nations sharply criticized Israel for using live ammunition in May against Palestinian protesters who tried to scale an Israeli security fence on the Lebanese border, according to a U.N. report reviewed by The Wall Street Journal."
The Arab-instigated world war against Israel continues apace.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Corporate Jets, Eh?
While His Oneness whines on about insufficiently taxed corporate jets, his administration withholds information about its use of...luxury jets (Richardson at PJM):
"I spoke to Tom Fitton, the president of Judicial Watch, last week. He says there’s more to it than just the administration not wanting to turn over records. The dirty little secret is that the Air Force has a fleet of luxury jets they make available to high government officials and members of Congress. Fitton also said the records we’ve asked for are readily available."
"I spoke to Tom Fitton, the president of Judicial Watch, last week. He says there’s more to it than just the administration not wanting to turn over records. The dirty little secret is that the Air Force has a fleet of luxury jets they make available to high government officials and members of Congress. Fitton also said the records we’ve asked for are readily available."
Friday, July 1, 2011
Dead Is Dead
Somali military, whoever they are (there's a government in Somalia?), get one (Keep America Safe):
"Somali officials confirmed today that Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, al Qaeda's leader in East Africa and a senior Shabaab commander, was killed at a Somali military checkpoint in Mogadishu earlier this week. Fazul is one of the most wanted terrorists in East Africa for his role in attacks on US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania as well as his role within Shabaab."
"Somali officials confirmed today that Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, al Qaeda's leader in East Africa and a senior Shabaab commander, was killed at a Somali military checkpoint in Mogadishu earlier this week. Fazul is one of the most wanted terrorists in East Africa for his role in attacks on US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania as well as his role within Shabaab."
Monday, June 20, 2011
Who's The Idiot?
A counter-MSM demonstration from IOwnTheWorld.com, via Allah.
It's look-in-the-mirror time for the Obamazoids:
It's look-in-the-mirror time for the Obamazoids:
Saturday, June 18, 2011
How Does It Feel To Support A President Who Hates Israel, Obamazoids?
Does it bother you at all?
Hornik at PajamasMedia:
"Yet, heartfelt, eloquent, and humanly impressive as Netanyahu’s words to Obama on May 20 were, the latter reportedly responded afterward by going into a rage and shouting: 'What the f—k was that?' Whether or not that’s accurate, Obama’s ensuing political behavior clearly manifests his attitude toward Netanyahu’s, and the Israeli people’s, acute concern about the territorial aspect of their security: total contempt."
Hornik at PajamasMedia:
"Yet, heartfelt, eloquent, and humanly impressive as Netanyahu’s words to Obama on May 20 were, the latter reportedly responded afterward by going into a rage and shouting: 'What the f—k was that?' Whether or not that’s accurate, Obama’s ensuing political behavior clearly manifests his attitude toward Netanyahu’s, and the Israeli people’s, acute concern about the territorial aspect of their security: total contempt."
Another Epic Obama Fail
Over-riding legal procedures to fudge the WPA. Idiot. Obviously, he really doesn't regard it as constitutional (whether he admits it to himself or not), but to declare it so would upturn his base's pacifistic, constitution-be-damned world-view. So he dances around it and creates a needless crisis (Allah):
"See what he did here? The OLC is typically called 'the president’s law firm' because it’s tasked with advising him on what he can and can’t legally do with his office. They study the law and consult with relevant agencies, and then they make a formal determination to guide his actions. That’s what should have happened here — they likely would have determined that he was violating the War Powers Act, which in turn would have forced him to go to Congress and finally request formal authorization of the mission. (In fact, Johnson, the Pentagon’s counsel, reportedly told Obama he’d be on firmer ground if he stopped the drone strikes, at least. Obama refused.) This time, because he almost certainly knew that they’d tell him that he was in violation, he bypassed the normal procedures to avoid a binding ruling and treated the OLC as if it was just one lawyer among many. He rigged the game because he knew what the probable outcome would be if he didn’t. Disgraceful."
If Bush had done this, especially with a Dem Congress, is there any question he've been impeached?
"See what he did here? The OLC is typically called 'the president’s law firm' because it’s tasked with advising him on what he can and can’t legally do with his office. They study the law and consult with relevant agencies, and then they make a formal determination to guide his actions. That’s what should have happened here — they likely would have determined that he was violating the War Powers Act, which in turn would have forced him to go to Congress and finally request formal authorization of the mission. (In fact, Johnson, the Pentagon’s counsel, reportedly told Obama he’d be on firmer ground if he stopped the drone strikes, at least. Obama refused.) This time, because he almost certainly knew that they’d tell him that he was in violation, he bypassed the normal procedures to avoid a binding ruling and treated the OLC as if it was just one lawyer among many. He rigged the game because he knew what the probable outcome would be if he didn’t. Disgraceful."
If Bush had done this, especially with a Dem Congress, is there any question he've been impeached?
Friday, June 17, 2011
The 'Stache Is My Man
...as long as he's considering a run.
Rubin:
"On Israel, Bolton told me, 'There is no doubt he’s the most anti-Israel president we’ve had.' But even then, he says part of the policy failure is explained by Obama’s lack of persistent involvement. 'He dips in, and then he dips out,' Bolton explained. On the Palestinians’ threat to go to the U.N., Bolton said he sees no effort by the administration to rally opinion in the General Assembly, where he expects 150 to 160 countries to vote to recognize a Palestinian state. That in and of itself, he argued, shows a lack of competent leadership by Obama."
Rubin:
"On Israel, Bolton told me, 'There is no doubt he’s the most anti-Israel president we’ve had.' But even then, he says part of the policy failure is explained by Obama’s lack of persistent involvement. 'He dips in, and then he dips out,' Bolton explained. On the Palestinians’ threat to go to the U.N., Bolton said he sees no effort by the administration to rally opinion in the General Assembly, where he expects 150 to 160 countries to vote to recognize a Palestinian state. That in and of itself, he argued, shows a lack of competent leadership by Obama."
K-Korner
Obama licks union boots, America suffers.
Krauthammer:
"The Wisconsin maneuver ultimately failed, as likely will the assault on Boeing. In the interim, however, there is collateral damage — to U.S. exports, to the larger economy, to bankruptcy law, to free trade, to a constitutional system wherein the legislatures make the laws, rather than willful judges and partisan regulators.
"But what are those when there are unions to appease and elections to win?"
Krauthammer:
"The Wisconsin maneuver ultimately failed, as likely will the assault on Boeing. In the interim, however, there is collateral damage — to U.S. exports, to the larger economy, to bankruptcy law, to free trade, to a constitutional system wherein the legislatures make the laws, rather than willful judges and partisan regulators.
"But what are those when there are unions to appease and elections to win?"
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Stephen Jay Gould: Full Of Crap
An object of Gould's self-righteous ire, vindicated (Wade in The Times-Dem, via Derbyshire, via rdbrewer at Ace):
"In his book, Dr. Gould contended that Morton’s results were 'a patchwork of fudging and finagling in the clear interest of controlling a priori convictions.' This fudging was not deliberate, Dr. Gould said, but rather an instance of unconscious doctoring of data, a practice he believed was 'rampant, endemic and unavoidable' in science. His finding is widely cited as an instance of scientific bias and fallibility.
"But the Penn team finds Morton’s results were neither fudged nor influenced by his convictions. They identified and remeasured half of the skulls used in his reports, finding that in only 2 percent of cases did Morton’s measurements differ significantly from their own. These errors either were random or gave a larger than accurate volume to African skulls, the reverse of the bias that Dr. Gould imputed to Morton."
"In his book, Dr. Gould contended that Morton’s results were 'a patchwork of fudging and finagling in the clear interest of controlling a priori convictions.' This fudging was not deliberate, Dr. Gould said, but rather an instance of unconscious doctoring of data, a practice he believed was 'rampant, endemic and unavoidable' in science. His finding is widely cited as an instance of scientific bias and fallibility.
"But the Penn team finds Morton’s results were neither fudged nor influenced by his convictions. They identified and remeasured half of the skulls used in his reports, finding that in only 2 percent of cases did Morton’s measurements differ significantly from their own. These errors either were random or gave a larger than accurate volume to African skulls, the reverse of the bias that Dr. Gould imputed to Morton."
Andrew Sullivan Declares Hatred Of Israel
If Sullivan isn't an anti-Semite, he sure does enjoy co-traveling with them (Radosh):
"That isn’t good enough for Sullivan. In an astounding blog post, Sullivan makes it more than clear that in his eyes, the American people are wrong, and that it is time for the United States to put an end to the special relationship with Israel that all American presidents, despite ups and downs, have essentially maintained since Israel’s creation in 1948. 'There is no likelihood,' he writes, 'that the US will do the logical thing and vote for Palestinian statehood in the UN this fall.' "
"That isn’t good enough for Sullivan. In an astounding blog post, Sullivan makes it more than clear that in his eyes, the American people are wrong, and that it is time for the United States to put an end to the special relationship with Israel that all American presidents, despite ups and downs, have essentially maintained since Israel’s creation in 1948. 'There is no likelihood,' he writes, 'that the US will do the logical thing and vote for Palestinian statehood in the UN this fall.' "
Obama & Co. Breaking The Law
From Senate Dems failing to produce a budget, to His Oneness refusing to address - or even acknowledge his legal obligation to address - Medicare shortfalls, the current crop of Dems is a pathetic lot.
Hinderaker:
"Democrats in both the executive and legislative branches are scofflaws. While they love to orate piously about the 'rule of law'--usually when the law does not, in fact, say what they want it to--they happily ignore the law when it suits their political convenience. This should be a scandal, but Washington reporters have been too busy studying Sarah Palin's emails and Anthony Weiner's Twitter account to notice."
Hinderaker:
"Democrats in both the executive and legislative branches are scofflaws. While they love to orate piously about the 'rule of law'--usually when the law does not, in fact, say what they want it to--they happily ignore the law when it suits their political convenience. This should be a scandal, but Washington reporters have been too busy studying Sarah Palin's emails and Anthony Weiner's Twitter account to notice."
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Obama Can''t Even Get His WPA Rejection Right
Just pathetic.
THE WPA is unconstitutional. But the hugely intellectually dishonest Obama (Allah), even when he's acting precisely in accord with how previous Presidents have acted necessarily as Commanders-In-Chiefs, cannot bring himself to dismiss WPA crap as, yet again, is logically demanded. No, he's got to instead pretend...wait for it...that the Libyan engagement doesn't represent hostilities!!! WTF?
Damn it, but Obama is pitiful.
THE WPA is unconstitutional. But the hugely intellectually dishonest Obama (Allah), even when he's acting precisely in accord with how previous Presidents have acted necessarily as Commanders-In-Chiefs, cannot bring himself to dismiss WPA crap as, yet again, is logically demanded. No, he's got to instead pretend...wait for it...that the Libyan engagement doesn't represent hostilities!!! WTF?
Damn it, but Obama is pitiful.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
China's Making Trouble
Yeah, China: the oligarchic tyranny that Tom Friedman and assorted oh-so erudite, self-regarding moonbats think is the greatest thing since sliced bread (the trains run on time, or something like that).
Well the Chinese are bullying their neighbors with the peculiarly moronic language of dictators that we've come to know and deride (think Kim Jong-il writ really, really large) (c/o Xenakis at Big Peace):
"Saturday's editorial mixed righteous indignation with patronizing language in a reflection of the condescension with which Beijing frequently regards its smaller Communist neighbor. While China assisted Vietnam's Communists against France and the United States, relations soon soured and China briefly invaded in 1979 in retaliation for Hanoi's toppling of Beijing's Khmer Rouge allies in Cambodia.
"Despite its size and strength, China has 'never sought to politically blackmail smaller countries,' the editorial said.
" 'But when a small country turns that around and tries to blackmail China, the Chinese people will on the one hand feel rather angry, while on the other hand find it quite amusing,' it said."
Well the Chinese are bullying their neighbors with the peculiarly moronic language of dictators that we've come to know and deride (think Kim Jong-il writ really, really large) (c/o Xenakis at Big Peace):
"Saturday's editorial mixed righteous indignation with patronizing language in a reflection of the condescension with which Beijing frequently regards its smaller Communist neighbor. While China assisted Vietnam's Communists against France and the United States, relations soon soured and China briefly invaded in 1979 in retaliation for Hanoi's toppling of Beijing's Khmer Rouge allies in Cambodia.
"Despite its size and strength, China has 'never sought to politically blackmail smaller countries,' the editorial said.
" 'But when a small country turns that around and tries to blackmail China, the Chinese people will on the one hand feel rather angry, while on the other hand find it quite amusing,' it said."
Saturday, June 11, 2011
A Bit Of Brilliant George Will For A Sunday Evening; Read It Well
Re: the PPACA (via Hot Air):
"The Goldwater Institute’s challenge to the IPAB serves the high purpose of highlighting some of Obamacare’s most grotesque provisions, which radiate distrust of the public and its elected representatives. The essence of progressivism, and of the administrative state that is progressivism’s project, is this doctrine: Modern society is too complex for popular sovereignty, so government of, by and for supposedly disinterested experts must not perish from the earth."
"The Goldwater Institute’s challenge to the IPAB serves the high purpose of highlighting some of Obamacare’s most grotesque provisions, which radiate distrust of the public and its elected representatives. The essence of progressivism, and of the administrative state that is progressivism’s project, is this doctrine: Modern society is too complex for popular sovereignty, so government of, by and for supposedly disinterested experts must not perish from the earth."
The Old 'Seeking Treatment' Ploy
Weiner tries to dodge resignation.
Let's start counting all the Dems who gladly seize upon this as a fair alternative to a permanent adios.
Let's start counting all the Dems who gladly seize upon this as a fair alternative to a permanent adios.
Another One Bites The Dust
This time it's supreme (Al-Qaeda) mega-freakazoid Fazul Abdullah, who masterminded the 1998 embassy bombings in Kenya.
Rock On!
Rock On!
Weiner Apologists Fall All Over Themselves To Defend Him
A few usual suspects:
Garafalo (JammieWearingFool):
"On the same day the lamestreamers are poring over Palin emails, she whines about the media being obsessed with Weiner. If only they had been two weeks ago he'd probably already be in rehab."
Barbara Walters (The Daily Caller):
"Walters also defended Weiner by attacking former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. She argued if Palin can make a bus tour and be considered viable for the presidency, then Weiner can get away with this and continue to be a sitting congressman."
Alec Baldwin (HuffPo):
"My thought on Weiner is that he is a very busy man."
Sandra Bernhard (HuffPo):
"Weiner's weiner is wearing you out!
" 'Haha, well not literally. I'm tired of this whole topic. Something had to have happened for this to get out. Somewhere along the lines he took a picture of his crotch. What the hell are you doing?"
Charlie Rangel (WSJ via Big Government):
"He suggested that other members of Congress had done worse things than Weiner, who admitted this week to sending racy messages and explicit photographs of himself to women he didn't know.
" 'I don't know what he did, who he offended. I know one thing: He wasn't going with prostitutes. He wasn't going out with little boys. He wasn't going into the men's room with broad stances,' said Rangel."
Charles Johnson (The Blogmocracy):
"Charles has posted 11 articles defending Anthony Weiner. He even had his minions conduct experiments to prove Weiner didn’t do the tweets. His culprit is some obscure website called yfrog!"
Weiner's constituents (NPR):
"But a new poll shows that a majority of the his constituents in Queens and Brooklyn want him to stay in office, even after the revelation that he sent lewd photos of himself to young women over the Internet and then lied about it. The poll also suggests that many of Weiner's constituents would vote for him again — if they get the chance."
Garafalo (JammieWearingFool):
"On the same day the lamestreamers are poring over Palin emails, she whines about the media being obsessed with Weiner. If only they had been two weeks ago he'd probably already be in rehab."
Barbara Walters (The Daily Caller):
"Walters also defended Weiner by attacking former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. She argued if Palin can make a bus tour and be considered viable for the presidency, then Weiner can get away with this and continue to be a sitting congressman."
Alec Baldwin (HuffPo):
"My thought on Weiner is that he is a very busy man."
Sandra Bernhard (HuffPo):
"Weiner's weiner is wearing you out!
" 'Haha, well not literally. I'm tired of this whole topic. Something had to have happened for this to get out. Somewhere along the lines he took a picture of his crotch. What the hell are you doing?"
Charlie Rangel (WSJ via Big Government):
"He suggested that other members of Congress had done worse things than Weiner, who admitted this week to sending racy messages and explicit photographs of himself to women he didn't know.
" 'I don't know what he did, who he offended. I know one thing: He wasn't going with prostitutes. He wasn't going out with little boys. He wasn't going into the men's room with broad stances,' said Rangel."
Charles Johnson (The Blogmocracy):
"Charles has posted 11 articles defending Anthony Weiner. He even had his minions conduct experiments to prove Weiner didn’t do the tweets. His culprit is some obscure website called yfrog!"
Weiner's constituents (NPR):
"But a new poll shows that a majority of the his constituents in Queens and Brooklyn want him to stay in office, even after the revelation that he sent lewd photos of himself to young women over the Internet and then lied about it. The poll also suggests that many of Weiner's constituents would vote for him again — if they get the chance."
Friday, June 10, 2011
Russel Crowe Is A Jackass
What is it about residence in actors' skulls that shrivels the human brain?
If Crowe (courtesy Nolte at Big Hollywood) said this with knowledge of the anti-Semitic movement to ban circumcision in San Francisco and the recent contretemps about it, then he is an anti-Semite.
If not, then he is merely a fellow-travelling fool.
And he tops it off with this!:
“I love my Jewish friends, I love the apples and the honey and the funny little hats, but stop cutting your babies."
He should get a pass for this exactly why?
If Crowe (courtesy Nolte at Big Hollywood) said this with knowledge of the anti-Semitic movement to ban circumcision in San Francisco and the recent contretemps about it, then he is an anti-Semite.
If not, then he is merely a fellow-travelling fool.
And he tops it off with this!:
“I love my Jewish friends, I love the apples and the honey and the funny little hats, but stop cutting your babies."
He should get a pass for this exactly why?
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Must Be Shared
Taranto's end-joke today:
"The Weiners Have a Bun in the Oven
'Representative Anthony D. Weiner and Huma Abedin are . . . expecting their first child,' the New York Times reports. 'The pregnancy, which the couple have disclosed to close friends and family, adds a new dimension to questions about the future of their marriage.'
"We just hope it's a girl. Otherwise, Dad is liable to post photos from the bris all over the Internet, leaving the poor kid to cry that he's been hacked."
"The Weiners Have a Bun in the Oven
'Representative Anthony D. Weiner and Huma Abedin are . . . expecting their first child,' the New York Times reports. 'The pregnancy, which the couple have disclosed to close friends and family, adds a new dimension to questions about the future of their marriage.'
"We just hope it's a girl. Otherwise, Dad is liable to post photos from the bris all over the Internet, leaving the poor kid to cry that he's been hacked."
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Repubs Can Be Morons Too
If Obama is for it, they're agin' it! [By gumbo!]
Boot at Contentions:
"Qaddafi will fall; it’s only a matter of time. Washington Republicans would be well advised not to try to come to this discredited tyrant’s rescue. Instead they should push the Obama administration to ensure that there is a good plan in place for the post-Qaddafi phase when it will be imperative to dispatch a substantial international stabilization force to avoid the kind of disasters that occurred in post-2003 Iraq."
Of course, what comes later with a rebel victory is another story. To whatever extent an assisting power retains influence with victorious rebels it will be Europe more than the US; somehow I'm skeptical that will help us much. But right now there's no point in waffling about Qaddafi - kill him, quick. Win, fast.
The Kucinich-supporting Repubs are fools.
Boot at Contentions:
"Qaddafi will fall; it’s only a matter of time. Washington Republicans would be well advised not to try to come to this discredited tyrant’s rescue. Instead they should push the Obama administration to ensure that there is a good plan in place for the post-Qaddafi phase when it will be imperative to dispatch a substantial international stabilization force to avoid the kind of disasters that occurred in post-2003 Iraq."
Of course, what comes later with a rebel victory is another story. To whatever extent an assisting power retains influence with victorious rebels it will be Europe more than the US; somehow I'm skeptical that will help us much. But right now there's no point in waffling about Qaddafi - kill him, quick. Win, fast.
The Kucinich-supporting Repubs are fools.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Coldplay Promotes Palestinian Propaganda
Another moonbat pop 'artist'/group swallows the Palestinian ball of crap.
Artists through the ages have had much to say to nations, and to humanity. Nowadays it is clear that those we call 'artisits' continue to think of themselves as those with something to say.
That they really don't is a puzzle. Is it because the societal flaws to which artists may have spoken have, over the centuries, been exhausted? Or is it because the term 'artist' does not truly apply to those (pop singers, pap writers, actors and actresses, and the like) who call themselves that today?
A little bit of both, I think.
Artists through the ages have had much to say to nations, and to humanity. Nowadays it is clear that those we call 'artisits' continue to think of themselves as those with something to say.
That they really don't is a puzzle. Is it because the societal flaws to which artists may have spoken have, over the centuries, been exhausted? Or is it because the term 'artist' does not truly apply to those (pop singers, pap writers, actors and actresses, and the like) who call themselves that today?
A little bit of both, I think.
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