Annika's Journal Enters The 21st Century
Annika's Journal enters the 21st Century by making use of a new technology found only on the internet. Yes. I'm talking about Twitter. Perhaps you've heard of it, as I did recently.
Anyways.
Today's Retweek of the Weet is as follows:
RT @annikagyrl Joe Wilson should have said "G D America!" because then Obama wouldn't have heard it.
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Welcome back, Annika. These are the times that try men's souls. Teleprompter Jesus has been tried and found...well, "spineless" is almost too kind.
Posted by: Dave J. at June 21, 2009 03:18 PM (jNE9Q)
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I'm sort of torn. On the one hand, I despair at the thought that, instead of being the guiding light the US was in the Cold War, where people behind the iron curtain would listen to VOA broadcasts on illicit radios, the US government today is too quiet on this issue.
On the other hand, look at the administration in question. It's probably better for the protestors if this bunch stayed out of things.
Posted by: Elmondohummus at June 22, 2009 03:44 PM (xHyDY)
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And my clicks to this site finally pay off. Good to see you back, even if it's sporadic. In truth, I thought that you might post when the Lakers won the title this year. Instead, you post a somber piece about troubles in the world. I don't get it. After all, we're living in the Age of Obama now, where it's all free ponies and farting unicorns and shit.
Posted by: physics geek at June 23, 2009 07:24 AM (MT22W)
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I'm glad to see Annika is still with us.
However, forgive my callousness, but I'm not too excited about the situation in Iran. On this matter, I'm under the influence of Chris Roach and Skippystalin.
I have other reasons to despise Obama. This doesn't happen to be one of them.
Posted by: 08nagaer at June 23, 2009 03:52 PM (2jeek)
Posted by: Casca at June 25, 2009 08:46 AM (xGZ+b)
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Hey, you! Glad to see you pop up again, although I wish it were under better circumstances.
Couldn't agree with you more. His shameful failure to speak out for freedom and democracy against brutal tyranny will not be forgotten. Least of all by the people -- not the government but the people -- of Iran.
Posted by: Jim Treacher at June 25, 2009 09:34 AM (cvmgB)
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yes, just to show you, I do check in regularly to see if you are still alive. I really miss you girl.
As for the Iranians, yeah it's sad and all, but sober your concern with this fact. Even if they do throw off the mullahs. Don't be surprised that what replaces them isn't almost as bad, at least they will not be our good buddies no matter what happens.
Posted by: kyle8 at June 25, 2009 06:48 PM (AQvsM)
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Hello annika,
I hope all is going well for you!
Not so well for the people of Iran, of course, but I think there is little that can be done for them. And, really, are they crying out for "freedom" or just a different master?
Their differences may look profound in the context of their politics but from over here they are not so distinguishable.
Representative democracy, free will, secular government, rights for women, alignment with Europe and America, are not on anyoneÂ’s agenda in Iran. The chant from both candidates rally's was still "Death to America" Any hand that we stick into this morass will come out fingerless.
I donÂ’t think spine has much to do with it. We had 8 years of a guy whose entire world view was spine and gut based:and what a mess he made.
Posted by: Strawman at June 26, 2009 01:55 PM (eumee)
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Hey, the spammers love you too!
Yes! Please come back. Get out of the basement.
Posted by: Desert Cat at July 09, 2009 01:50 PM (rLONc)
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On the one hand, I despair at the thought that, instead of being the
guiding light the US was in the Cold War, where people behind the iron
curtain would listen to VOA broadcasts on illicit radios, the US
government today is too quiet on this issue. oracle exam cisco exam
Posted by: certnetworks at August 18, 2010 07:23 AM (O0LKH)
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It's Anni!!
Yeah, hopefully, we're seeing the start of the rejection of Islamic Revolutionary Extremism and the implementation of something more free. Although it'll still be an Islamic country, so in relative terms it'll still hardly be what an average American would call "free". Still, though, the beginning of a rejection of the radical islamic militancy would be a great start.
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Something's worth noting: Reporters based in Tehran have said that many of the actual law enforcement officials - and believe it or not, the Revolutionary Guard - have not been the ones getting extreme with the protestors. They've been oddly (and relatively) mild in their attempts to get them to break up. It's been the religious paramilitary force - the "basij" - that have been committing the atrocities. Granted, reporters have to be circumspect in what they're saying, but if it's true, this is a harkening back to the days of the Shah, where the secret police ended up unwittingly aiding the revolutionaries by not intensely suppressing the protests back then. This feels very much like a "what goes around comes around" story because of that.
And as another angle on those reports (LA Times reporter Borzou Daragahi is the only name who I can recall, but there are others): What does it say about the situation that even the police and Revolutionary Guard have deep internal splits on opinion regarding the protestors? Seems to me that there's actually a deep zeitgeist against that regime that's seated so far in the society that it affects groups you wouldn't normally think would have elements supporting protest. That's significant.
Posted by: ElMondoHummus at June 22, 2009 12:00 PM (xHyDY)
The Big Day, Or The Last Day
The enemy is at the gates. Now is the time. Live free or die.
This is America. We are Americans. May it always be so.
There is a chance. We can dodge this bullet. I can't do it alone. None of us can. But with faith in our holy Father, we can do it together.
There are dark days ahead no matter who wins after tomorrow. But pray, and pray hard, that we will not be led into a darkness greater than we dare imagine. When you wake up tomorrow, dedicate the day to this hope, and your vote will become your prayer.
And if we fail tomorrow, let us not fail in the greater fight to come.
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I don't know that they're "at the gates". More like out on the hillsides, as in the movie Zulu. They're coming though.
Not to worry. We have all of the real weapons, and the know-how.
Posted by: Casca at November 03, 2008 11:16 PM (PlgyR)
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When they are through with the four years, there won't be much left to save.
But, we must work to take back the Senate and the House in two and send the message loud and clear this time.
If only Newt could have kept his zipper up...
Posted by: shelly at November 04, 2008 03:57 AM (4gHqM)
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BTW, Annie, if you think tomorrow is going to be ugly, just wait for Saturday evening, round about 6:30 when the second half begins.
Fight On!!
Posted by: shelly at November 04, 2008 04:16 AM (4gHqM)
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Hi girl,
hey if it don't go our way don't be discouraged.
The Dems will get their twenty year spell to screw things up, then the public will remember why they don't like liberals.
Posted by: kyle8 at November 04, 2008 10:43 AM (CwFbX)
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Spare the nicities; we are fucked and didn't even get kissed.
Posted by: shelly at November 04, 2008 05:44 PM (4gHqM)
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We can now go back to hating McCain for all the times he's stabbed us in the back. We must now work to find true conservatives to support and get rid of RINOs wherever they appear. I, for one, have never forgotten how badly McCain sucks. We have two years to fight to swing the Senate and the House back in our favor. It shouldn't be too difficult with these asshats in command.
Doesn't Anybody Know History?
What the fuck is this shit?!
A Civilian National Security Force?! Let me repeat my question. Does anybody know fucking History?! At all? If so, does the idea of a Civilian National Security Force scare the shit out of you? It should. Think about it. One party about to assume control of all three branches of government, then suddenly we need a "Civilian National Security Force."
Does that remind you of anything? Two letters maybe?
In somewhat related news, today I got some of these:
Posted by: shelly at November 01, 2008 11:24 PM (4gHqM)
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Seems pretty hopeless. Which, if you think about it makes sense. All that Hope that Obama is generating has to come from somewhere. And it's being derived from the Hope that conservatives once had. He's like a Hope leech.
In other news, I can now die happy. That is one perfectly proportioned pooper*.
*I'm sorry, I couldn't not say anything!
Posted by: Stew at November 02, 2008 07:03 AM (swd4s)
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I hope you didn't waste those hollow-points at the range. You might also consider picking up a nice 12 gauge, and an SKS for around the house.
Ein Volk
Ein Reich
Ein Fuhrer
Posted by: Casca at November 02, 2008 08:06 AM (PlgyR)
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Annie:
I commend to your readers a piece by Doug Giles entitled "Young Undecideds Who Love Guns Vote Your Glock"...
Here's the link.
Posted by: shelly at November 02, 2008 09:33 AM (4gHqM)
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Thanks for the reminder, Shelly.
Besides worrying about some RINO douchebag re-introducing the Assault Weapons Ban, we might have to contend with a tripartite liberal super-majority outlawing ALL semi-automatic firearms. At this rate, if things go their luddite way, we won't even be allowed to own a friggin' M1 Garand anymore.
I just hope Springfield Armory and Bushmaster survive the coming industrial purge.
Posted by: 08nagaer at November 02, 2008 02:11 PM (cylPV)
6Civillian National Security Force?? Da hell??...
And they call the GOP intrusive?
That reminds me too much of Cuba, and the neighborhood Comite de Defensa de la Revolucion "informants".
"Apart from formal organizations created by the government, the network of informants also has a significant impact on the lives of Cubans. A physical education teacher in Havana said that "not only these organizations, but the people themselves" are a powerful group. Neighbors watch each other and report to authorities. He added, "Fidel has created such a [complex] system, that we cannot trust each other. For instance, State Security tells me that I am their persona de confianza and that I should watch my neighbor and report on him. At the same time they tell my neighbor that he is their persona de confianza and he should watch me and report to the police." "http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=384&key=126&parent=11&report=69
There had better be a loud, negative reaction to this. What people overemote about in regards to their projections upon Department of Homeland Security and the Patriot Act is actually embodied in this idea.
Posted by: ElMondoHummus at November 03, 2008 05:49 AM (xHyDY)
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Oh, Annika, I'm so sorry but I am going to have to turn your blog in for this post. Look...I like you, we go way back, you apologize, swear an oath to Obama and I'll let this one slide. But act quickly, I may not be able to intervene on your behalf after Wednesday.
Posted by: Dawn Summers at November 03, 2008 11:59 AM (XI25x)
A Canadian Discusses Anti-Americanism After Obama
They didn't like us before Bush, and they still won't like us after Obama. Sure, there will be a honeymoon period, just like with all presidents. But after Biden's international crisis hits, and Obama does that thing that Biden warns will cause their poll numbers to drop, we'll be back to the good ole days of the "great satan," (an epithet that was coined, lest we forget, during the Carter administration).
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Honeymoon? If we're the bride, I hope there aren't any "Lavender Automobiles" in the Obama motorcade at the upcoming week's riot gun wedding.
FYI, Skippy was the one that directed me to Velociman.
Posted by: 08nagaer at November 01, 2008 12:52 PM (cylPV)
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Damn, I just got lost in velociworld for a couple of hours.
Pshaaa, I know plenty of Canadians who like me. I know. I know. They're horny.
Posted by: Casca at November 01, 2008 08:03 PM (PlgyR)
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Sure Cas... but after you run outta dollar bills, things'll change. Oh, yeah, they'll change.
Posted by: elmondohummus at November 03, 2008 05:39 AM (xHyDY)
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Look, about foreign anti-americanism: So many people make it out to be about who's in the administration (read: Bush, Bush Sr., Reagan...) at the time, but we have to remember that it was every bit as hostile under Clinton and Carter. This whole "Obama will heal the world's opinion of America" is just bunk. And yes, I've heard that exact sentiment uttered.
Posted by: ElMondoHummus at November 03, 2008 05:41 AM (xHyDY)
I'm on the point of winning for them the greatest foothold they will ever have in this country.
—Eleanor Iselin
Don't kid yourself. Did you ever wonder why he's so reluctant to detail exactly what he means by "change." It's because he means CHANGE in every sense of the word.
November 5th everything will change. And we have only ourselves to blame. We Republicans especially, for not making our case, even now. Because this election is about LIBERTY and when its long over we will miss that seven letter word that has meant so much to us for 232 years.
I intend to teach my children what LIBERTY was like when I was growing up. And I hope that someday they will know it again, as I did. Because the damage that Obama and his minions will do to this country will take a generation to undo, if we have the guts.
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Well, remember this: Carter paved the way for Reagan.
This country's damn big and solid. It'll take more than any single administration to really truly screw things up at a fundamental level. I may not like the upcoming trends, but if I survived Carter and Clinton, I can survive Obama.
Posted by: ElMondoHummus at October 24, 2008 09:11 AM (xHyDY)
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I hope you're right Mondo, but I believe you're wrong. Two things, Obama is a true radical who wants to fundamentally change capitalism and America in ways Carter and Clinton did not. And Obama will have Congress and the Supreme Court on his side. Secondly, there is no Ronald Reagan waiting in the wings.
Posted by: annika at October 24, 2008 11:52 AM (FC9ek)
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look at this - I get wild notion to check here, and you have posted, and you are preggers! Just teasing. Do hope all is well out your way, except for that Liberty thing and all.
Posted by: gcotharn at October 24, 2008 09:11 PM (QxNKh)
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Once more unto the breach, dear friends. I think you're absolutely right, but with one caveat: this election is not over yet. They are showing their own desperation in trying to make inevitability the storyline.
Remember:
1) the polls ALWAYS skew to the Dems
2) Obama underperformed his polls in the primaries
3) McCain overperformed his polls in the primaries
Add those up and you get a very winnable race, even assuming shenanigans in all the usual places.
Posted by: Dave J at October 24, 2008 09:25 PM (qsGH+)
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It all comes down to VA. If McCain loses VA, he can't win, unless he flips IA, which won't happen. We'll know right away on election night. VA is the key, and I don't see how Mccain takes it, even allowing for biased pre election polls. He's trailing by too much. Even if I were to allow myself hope on VA, McCain still has to win OH, NV, CO, FL, NC, etc. He has to run the table on all the toss-ups. No margin for error. Throw in the fact that thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of votes will be cancelled out by acorn fraud, you see why I'm pessimistic.
Posted by: annika at October 25, 2008 09:25 AM (NO2GY)
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I hear you gurlfren. Remember this, Washington won the revolution with a rabble in arms, that counted as no more than a third of the population. At least a third of America is still a sound patriotic corps. The days ahead may be dark, but evil will not triumph. In any case, our victory is not in this world, merely our effort.
Posted by: Casca at October 25, 2008 12:44 PM (PlgyR)
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Even with fraud already apparent in Fairfax County, I still do not believe Obama will take Virginia. Sure, he'll pile up the votes in the People's Republic of NoVA, but that still (thankfully) isn't the majority of the voting electorate.
Public polls notwithstanding, the campaigns wouldn't be spending so much time in Pennsylvania unless their internals were saying it could still go either way. If McCain takes PA, he can afford to lose VA (though I think he won't) and/or CO, NM or NV.
He'll take New Hampshire, regardless of polls showing him behind. Obama was polling ahead in the primary and Hillary trounced him; meanwhile, McCain has such a history with the Granite State that it's effectively his second home. He has a very good chance of getting Maine to split it electoral votes for the first time by picking off its huge rural northern Congressional district.
And there's NO way McCain loses Florida. I live in Broward County, competitor with Palm Beach for the most Democratic in the state. I see as many or slightly more McCain signs, bumper stickers and hats HERE as Obama ones. I see a group of McCain volunteers with banners at a major intersection every day on the way home from work, and lots of cars honking in support. The enthusiasm is palpable. Again, that's in BROWARD. If it's 50-50 or better like that here, the GOP-dominated rest of the state is going to be a McCain blowout.
Posted by: Dave J at October 25, 2008 02:51 PM (qsGH+)
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So now you are going to parachute back into the gasme?
Where have yuo been when we really needed you?
No mind, we'll take you with a smile.
Tell us about your law practice and your new Beemer.
Missed you, Girl.
Posted by: shelly at October 25, 2008 06:07 PM (4gHqM)
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Gosh, shame. Do you really believe one elected official can overturn 232 years of checks and balances initiated by our Founding Fathers? Truly?
Sadly, I believe you are believing the propaganda that is being spewed out by all sides of the media.
I am a proud American. And have lived in a socialist type government (Germany), a new democracy (South Africa) and now living in a Communist (Hong Kong) - working for an American software company. And both have advantages but more than not disadvantages.
Most of my cousins and some nephews are stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
And I have personally had one to one meetings with the head of the Pakistani Millitary in Islamabad, Pakistan in 2007 - as they were looking at software / analytics / data mining to search for behaviors / patterns to root out terrorist enclaves.
We are at a cross roads. If we continue on this path of belief that the sky is falling - our country is doomed and us versus them - our enemies have won.
America is still hope to billions (3.3 billion just counting India and China). And I have friends who are Muslim, Christian, and Jewish - who are all over the world. The world is not about trying to kill us. Its a small section of extremists - that have broken with their own kind - as David Koresh did not speak for all Americans.
But the more us versus them - we portray - the more less educated, rural villagers - will believe that America is the big, bad devil.
Obama represents one simple truth (regardless if you do not believe in his politics) that brings hope to the world - any body can be anything if they work hard for it. That's the American dream.
So we continue on the path we are going - which I haven't seen anything improve (and I voted for Bush twice, hell I voted for Perot twice back in the day) - or give a try for four years.
And do you really think that in 4 years - one man - can disband Congress, House of Representatives, turn our millitary into a marxist, socialist army against freedom - and scatter the Supreme Court?
We are voting for a president. Not a dictator.
God bless the USA.
United front.
Posted by: Soul Parking at October 25, 2008 10:23 PM (/4v/D)
Posted by: Casca at October 26, 2008 01:44 AM (PlgyR)
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Casa -
Sadly you have hit the sickle on the hammer.
Drugs. I think drugs are really messing up the USA. Drugs are a global epidemic - but man - my first cousin is a sheriff a small town in Ohio - and the violence, the paranoia - is sad.
One thing I haven't done is ever take drugs.
And Hong Kong if you are caught with anything - immediate jail time. Singapore / Indonesia - immediate death.
But please - I have been a Republican / Conservative all my life. PLEASE, PLEASE convert me. I want you to tell me REAL reasons without paranoia or cuss words about why I should NOT vote Obama.
I promise if you give me convincing arguments - and alternative plans - I am down. I want to be convinced.
Posted by: Soul Parking at October 26, 2008 05:50 PM (cLx6t)
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Soul, in the words of my poor old toothless grandmother, you are so full of shit, you stink.
Posted by: Casca at October 26, 2008 10:01 PM (PlgyR)
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I love it when people come in preaching and make like they're just talking. There's a reason a sermon doesn't sound like a discussion.
Posted by: Elmondohummus at October 27, 2008 04:37 PM (xHyDY)
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Gawd... This is bad. What's happened to the USA? I have been outside the States (without a return trip) for more than 20 months - and just by asking to be convinced to the McCain / Palin ticket - I have been accused of being on drugs and a preacher.
What has happened to our Ronald Reagan roots? or the first George Bush - George H. Bush?
Or the only thing I can assume is that the Obama-ites who are in America RIGHT NOW are too damn over zealous and acting like religious freaks... Because its the "in thing to do" and its made all of us who were Republicans and are Republicans constantly on the defensive.
Thank god I haven't been state side in the 20 or so months. I came to like Obama during his podcasts as a Senator and reading his books - when I couldn't find them in ANY STORE over here - I had to order online - because the book WAS NOT popular then. Now he seems to be like a fad.
Because of that status - those who might have been open to hearing his policies or his politics - now have closed up - because the MASSES have fucked up the message.
On a personal front, Annika was my first writer for my website (before her blog was even started) back in 2001 / 2002. So it breaks my heart to see her posts so pissed off and gloomy. And the comments double so.
Just do one thing: vote.
Posted by: Soul Parking at October 27, 2008 08:02 PM (cLx6t)
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Been a long time girl. glad to see you still around.
I figure we are in for a shit storm even if McCain manages to pull this out, so maybe it's for the best that the Dems have to cope with it.
Posted by: kyle8 at October 29, 2008 06:21 PM (MO4Oi)
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obama wont mess it up
he is a know-nothing puppet for pelosi and reid
Posted by: tiki at November 05, 2008 04:18 AM (hgSBP)
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And when the Obammunists initiate their purge of those with IQ's under 80, you guys will be the first to go
Posted by: N. Copple at November 05, 2008 09:30 PM (VBcMe)
I'm sorry. Did I fuckin' miss something, or isn't this guy not even the nominee yet? Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the "moment" when we "change" the "world" into a liberal "paradise" -- with "peace," "healthcare" and free Slurpees for all -- doesn't that "moment" come after the "moment" when the dude actually gets elected president?
Posted by: Mike C. at July 25, 2008 12:31 PM (4gHqM)
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dude, this guy ain't even qualifed for the 15 minutes.
Posted by: annika at July 25, 2008 10:30 PM (i2Pfi)
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I hope you're right. We haven't seen mass hysteria like this since Princess Di. This guy is my senator, and there is a certain amusement to watching a Chicago Democratic pull off selling himself as the ideal for change.
Posted by: Pursuit at July 26, 2008 10:01 AM (gSERm)
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Well you are blogging again, look at that. Love it.
Think y'all might enjoy this if you haven't seen it already:
http://home.earthlink.net/~karmachitao/bobobamahope.html
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There's no way Barry the Obamessiah wins in November, thank God. He's polling right about the same Kerry was in July of 2004: if he was really headed for victory, he'd be at least ten points out right now, or more. Despite having the media in the tank for him, the guy's just so obviously not ready for prime time that late-breaking undecideds are going to think "that guy?! Are you fucking kidding me?"
Posted by: Dave J at July 26, 2008 07:11 PM (B192h)
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"Not ready for Prime Time" Hehhehehehe, I'll be using that.
Posted by: Casca at July 26, 2008 07:45 PM (gOOVv)
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Really, if this is all you have to criticize this guy on, then he's a shoe-in.
Posted by: YumYum at July 29, 2008 06:38 PM (DDjOu)
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Well, it's "shoo-in" to be precise.
The people didn't elect either Gore or Kerry for the exact same reasons; they just aren't regular guys.
In the flyover states, they get this, so look for Obama to lose Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania, which is where the battlegrounds will be.
Game over.
Posted by: shelly at July 30, 2008 07:42 AM (4gHqM)
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Shelly, you're connected to the world wide conspiracy. How's the jewish vote going to break? I'd think that BO would lose a sizeable percentage of that Miami vote.
There is no way in hell that Ohio will go BO, although Hillary could have had it this year. You're right on PA & MI too.
Posted by: Casca at July 30, 2008 10:20 AM (NmR1a)
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Obama is fooling no one in Israel.
Ohlmert is out and the next PM will be former P.M. Bibi Netanyahu or former P.M. Ehud Barak.
I know both personally. Both are hardliners when it ocmes to security. Both are smart as Hell, so they "courted him" or, rather gve him enough respect to protect themselves should he actually pull it off.
But they know who their friends will be and they aren't around Obama.
As things draw closer, they tend to drop hints to the American Leadership as to whom they prefer; so far, the signals are all in semaphore flags, which may give you some idea as to how they feel.
Posted by: shelly at August 01, 2008 05:48 AM (4gHqM)
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I'm going to vote for him... for me to POOP ON!
Posted by: Triumph at August 05, 2008 08:50 AM (IrbU4)
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For those who think the "Drill offshore, drill now" sloganeering has any substance whatsoever to it, read this presentation by Matthew Simmons, CEO of the world's largest energy investment bank to the Offshore Technology Conference this year, and the DoE's own analysis that shows that any substantive output from currently banned US offshore sites "would not have a significant impact on domestic crude oil and natural gas production or prices before 2030", and even then "any impact on average wellhead prices is expected to be insignificant";
Oil and Gas Rust: An Evil Worse than Depletion - 2008 Offshore Technology ConferenceDoE: Impacts of Increased Access to Oil and Natural Gas Resources in the Lower 48 Federal Outer Continental Shelf
In short, there's not much there and we don't even have the ability to go after it.
Posted by: will at August 19, 2008 07:03 AM (z62e3)
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Oh, come now. There are plenty of examples of community organizers who've made that occupation into a full-time job. Hezbollah, Hamas, the Taliban...
Posted by: ElMondoHummus at July 15, 2008 05:12 AM (xHyDY)
Posted by: chuck at July 15, 2008 12:46 PM (jTT87)
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Well then, we could look as his work as a law professor.
He is probably the only professor in history to not have one article or paper published in a peer publication.
Posted by: Jake at July 15, 2008 03:52 PM (NM195)
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I thought his status as octoroon guaranteed him the throne. What is this world coming to? Just hand over all your money and he won't hurt you.
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Rush is right, there is something magical about him. Perhaps after vanishing our capital gains he can make the statue of Liberty disappear too. (and yes, ofcourse I had to look up 'octoroon')
Posted by: Mike C. at July 15, 2008 06:32 PM (4gHqM)
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Octoroon has a nice ring to it, but clearly he's mulatto. Boomshakalacka comrades.
Posted by: Casca at July 16, 2008 03:13 PM (gOOVv)
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OK, Annie, come clean; are you in the blogging biz or not?
I had a girlfriend years ago who would appear for a while, disappear for months and reappear without any notice. This went on for years; are you her daughter?
Posted by: shelly at July 17, 2008 05:12 AM (4gHqM)
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Stop resisting the Obamania!
Obama is the new Chuck Norris!
However, unlike Chuck, Obama weeps frequently over the blight of social injustice in the world and American hegemony over the very same.
And, knowing what the legendary tears of Chuck Norris could do, we can logically conclude that Obama will cure cancer upon being sworn in!
C'mon, everyone, this is "change we can beLIEve in"!!!
Posted by: 08nagaer at July 17, 2008 05:21 PM (QbIQZ)
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Maybe that has something to do with you, Shelly.
(*Ducks*)
Posted by: ElMondoHummus at July 17, 2008 08:26 PM (1Cq8Y)
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McCain is losing his appeal by lining up behind the GOP uber-machine he once rebelled against, so the center is shifting away from him. Watch him continue to struggle to determine what his real platform is.
Obama continues to move people with his speeches, though he's careful to stay abstract.
Posted by: will at July 18, 2008 01:18 PM (h7Ciu)
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Oh, and since you seem opposed to Obama, who are you going to vote for? I'm assuming your stance from your March 1, 2007 blog entry still stands;
"I have already publicly pledged that I will not vote for John McCain in the unlikely event that he gets the Republican nomination. I stand by that pledge, but I'm adding this addendum: If the Republican Party is stupid enough to nominate McCain, I plan to write in "Preston Taylor Holmes."
Posted by: will at July 18, 2008 02:02 PM (h7Ciu)
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Hey, y'know what this blog needs? Annika's Jeopardy. August is coming....
Posted by: Tuning Spork at July 21, 2008 09:05 PM (PvCbJ)
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Jeopardy? That takes work. Don't you get it?
The girl has a new yuppiemobile on which she has to to make the payments, a new wardrobe, lots and lots of new shoes, and a relationship she has to actually worry about. No time to blog for the likes of us low lifes.
I was thinking of just asking for a few poems, but Jeopardy, now, that is a big time ask...
Go buy a game at Walmart.
Posted by: shelly at July 22, 2008 02:57 PM (csENx)
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there is a small chance that Jeopardy will return next month. that chance can be quantified by the following equation:
If x=3, and y=5, the expression 7x + y - 4 becomes 7 x 3 + 5 - 4 which is equal to 21 + 5 - 4 or 22.
Posted by: annika at July 25, 2008 08:28 AM (ChAWG)
Posted by: Casca at July 25, 2008 11:13 AM (IrbU4)
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You feel that the unwashed who read this occasional drive by blog need to be explained how to solve an algebra 101 equation?
What? You think you have a bunch of swooning Obama disciples here?
Think again.
Jeopardy takes too much time; just post the fuckng poems and go shine up your new Beemer.
Posted by: shelly at July 27, 2008 07:46 AM (4gHqM)
Finals Thought
Kobe's not Jordan? Maybe. I think a more correct statement is Odom's not Pippen. Look, the Lakers are a Phil Jackson team: a bunch of role players with one star but no big man. The Bulls were a Phil Jackson team with two stars and decent, not great, big men. Put Bynum in there, move Gasol to forward where he belongs, and then it's all on Odom. Next year there's a good chance we'll see the same two teams in the Finals. There's nothing wrong with Kobe's game, but the Laker's future depends on whether Odom decides to adopt a Pippen like work ethic or whether he remains content being the same old Odom. Because against these Celtics, one superstar ain't enough.
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I watched last night's demolition and, frankly, I've rarely seen a team quit quite as badly. I give most of the credit to Boston because that teams plays some bitchin' defense, but I still wouldn't have minded seeing a little bit more effort on the part of the Lakers. I was rooting for the Celtics and I actually started to feel sorry for the ass-kicking.
You're right about one thing: you're gonna need another gret player to take on this Celtics team. And I think it's likely that we'll continue the 1980s flashback and see these two teams in the Finals next year.
Posted by: physics geek at June 18, 2008 12:44 PM (MT22W)
Paul Pierce? Call Him John Locke
Last night's game wasn't played in the Garden. It was played on the Island. That's the only way to explain how a guy can be wheeled off the court with a season ending injury, only to return a minute and forty-five seconds later miraculously healed. Not just healed, but better, stronger, faster, and more accurate from behind the arc.
Posted by: Casca at June 14, 2008 07:41 PM (gOOVv)
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You got it Cas.
Her new best friends are:
1) West's Digest
2) Deering's Codes
3) Cal. Rptr. 3rd
4) Cal. Judicial Council Forms
5) Code Pleading
6 Rules for the Superior Court
7) Her Beemer mechanic
Posted by: shelly at June 15, 2008 06:15 AM (4gHqM)
I'm From The Future, I Came Here In A Time Machine You Invented, And I Need Your Help To Get Back To The Year 1985
Pat Riley's Brylcreem. The Chief's scowl. Danny Ainge pouting. Coop's knee highs. Kareem's goggles. Rambis's Clark Kents. Walton lying on the sideline. Bird vs. Magic (all the way back to '79) Maxwell's choking taunt. Magic's no-looks to Worthy. The Sky Hook was unstoppable. The Garden's heat, its bumpy parquet. McHale's clothesline foul. The Fabulous Forum. Leprechauns. Chick-isms. Big Game James. DJ's freckles. Jack courtside. K.C. Jones ridin' that train. Randy Newman blaring. Boston and L.A. are in the Finals and it's almost the 80's again.
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I see your blog every 2nd month. I would like to meet you one day. I think your fantastic with the pen. good wishes always.
Anil
Posted by: anil dhawan at May 31, 2008 08:45 AM (XfgFI)
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Annie, care to bet on the series (I spent most of my life in Boston. Havilcek, Dave Cowens and Paul Silas were somewhat close neighbors of mine when I was a little kid (and not as mature as I am now))?
You could always identify a Celtic on the street. They were the only negroes in the region! ;-)
I have a very fond memory of the '84 epic series. The day between games 6 & 7 a bunch of us college folk were at a Red Sox game. The game wasn't anything to write home about so we provided a distraction - we started a "Sacrifice Kareem" chant that quickly gained momentum. It was definitely audible both anywhere in the stadium and over television. There probably was a very good chance Kareem was watching the game back in the hotel (there were no out-of-town television options in them days) and heard the 20,000+ crowd chanting to have him sacrificed. LOL!
We even had some Harvard ivory-tower elitists chanting. Oh to have video for blackmail!
The next day the Celtics won. I take credit for that championship!
Posted by: Raical Redneck at May 31, 2008 08:42 PM (cOyko)
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You are way too smart to smoke cigarettes; quit now or die.
Literally.
Just go read the Surgeon General's Report on smoking and you will be unable to light up again.
Posted by: shelly at May 10, 2008 05:02 PM (wearR)
Posted by: Radical Redneck at May 10, 2008 09:32 PM (cOyko)
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Nice verse. A genuine glimpse of the thoughts of an A rated Blogstress and her penchant for Text Messaging.
Good advise from Shelly, but I haven't preached to anyone about this since I quit and I won't start now.
Posted by: Mike C. at May 11, 2008 10:08 AM (wearR)
Posted by: ElMondoHummus at May 12, 2008 11:03 AM (xHyDY)
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I'm weeping over the poetry--it's so real, man, so stream of consciousness and, thank God, easier to understand than James Joyce's. Your schedule is stressing me out.
Posted by: Joules at May 15, 2008 08:58 AM (28NFV)
Hillary Post Mortem
For about the thirteenth time this season, Hillary's obituary is being written by the mainstream media. It might be for good this time.
I remember way back when, the first time they said Hillary was through, I was a real happy camper. Bronco Bomber, I thought, would put a stake in the heart of baby boomer politics. That of course was before Wright, Ayers and Dohrn, Michelle, Rezko, etc.
Now I'm all: Don't give up, Hillary! You're not beaten yet!
I still hate Hillary. A second Clinton presidency would be more disastrous than the first because this time the Clintons will have the benefit of a rubber-stamping Democrat congress. Plus Hillary is way more liberal than Bill was, and as big a liar.
I liked Bronco Bomber for a time because I bought his bullshit. He sounded different, almost Kennedyesque, despite the fact that Obama's resume is laughable compared to JFK's when he became president. But still, compared to Hillary, I thought, better the devil you don't know than the devil you do know.
What's changed? I no longer trust Bronco Bomber. I think he's the Manchurian candidate. And even if Obama were what he wants us to believe he is, I can't trust that his administration wouldn't be filled with anti-American commies like the type of people he seems to want to hang aroung with. If Obama became president, thousands of Ayerses and Wrights would flock to Washington D.C. for low level patronage jobs where they can destroy this country in obscurity. Remember Jamie Gorelick? Think Jamie Gorelick on steroids, but an entire fifth column of them.
On the other hand, it's possible Bronco Bomber might be easier to beat than Hillary. I don't think he knows how to take a punch. What worries me is that McCain won't have the guts to go after him. Bomber needs to be swift-boated, but you can bet any time he is criticized his campaign will cry racism. We saw with the NCGOP ad controversy, that McCain doesn't have the stomach for that fight. Thank goodness there are surrogates enough on our side who will do McCain's job for him.
The best of all possible outcomes (and you already knew this) would have been for Hillary to stay in the race all the way to the convention and somehow survive the first ballot, then twist arms until she got a back-room deal for the nomination. Then it's goodbye black vote and goodbye youth vote.* The Democratic big-wigs can't allow that to happen, so it looks like their plan is to call the contest early and hope the Clintons take the hint. That's why every MSM story you see today says that the race is over.
It may or may not be over. I hope Hillary stays in it to the bitter end, even if she doesn't beat Obama. But the bottom line is this: if the Democrats want to be stupid enough to nominate Bronco Bomber, more power to 'em. I like our chances.
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* As if the Democrats have ever been able to count on the so-called "youth vote," otherwise known as the biggest fucking myth in American politics.
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Grasshopper, you have snatched the pebble from my hand. You're all growed up.
The other myth is Republican Racism. The D's are going to find out that their union thugs aren't really into the whole diversity thing. With McCain running to the center, they'll vote for him. If hildabeast steals the nomination, she'll lose the black vote. Yes, it looks like smooth sailing to November for Republicans. Too bad there is no real conservative in the race, but hell, we haven't had one since RR.
Posted by: Casca at May 08, 2008 07:10 AM (IrbU4)
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I dropped by to point out Will Wheaton's "Crazy Girlfriend" post. I always thought WW was a weak-minded twit. He has removed all doubt. It's really kind of funny. According to him, he "respected", then "felt sorry for", now loathes HRC. However, he loves Obama. Not to worry, he'll loath him soon enough.
Posted by: Casca at May 08, 2008 07:16 AM (FzhYM)
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If Hillary runs as VP candidate with Obama, then will the pairing:
1)Add value, in that people who like *either* one of them will vote for the ticket?
or
2)Subtract value, in that people who *loathe* either one of them will vote againt the ticket?
#2 feels right to me.
Posted by: David Fosterp at May 08, 2008 01:51 PM (ke+yX)
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Good to know there are still a few constants in the world, Casca, one of which being that Wil Wheaton is still a whiny annoying self-important retarded child, even if he now must be, what, pushing 40?
Posted by: Dave J at May 08, 2008 06:50 PM (glamO)
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Ms. Annika I think you're correct about what has transpired. O Bomber was almost successful in 'rising above it all.' (Damn those pesky subversive friends of his) I've watched as my mother, a former Clinton loyalist and devout feminist, was koolaided into total submission by the 'we've wasted 45 minutes talking about things that don't really matter' mantra. I told her some of us found it far more interesting than the 'hope change capital gains rate rearrange' speaches. When I confronted her about the PA. poor religious gun toters comment she finally admitted she agreed with his premise, i.e. that people who lived outside the city limits would be better off if someone else did the thinking for 'em. This confirmed some of my suspicions about her philosophy but it will make objective consideration in future political disscussions nearly impossible. I'll always know she said it.
And so it's gone with the Democrats ever since O Bomber came on scene. Suddenly Republicans aren't the only bad guys. Astounding that racism, lies, past affiliations and the like is now eminent domain of the left, and all found without an expensive Republican witch hunt. The pure joy of it all is quelled by the fact that even if two of the leftiest leftists aren't elected, one of the leftiest rightest (if that is accurate) will be.
McCain would be good on defense but if we think the Bushes were bad in trying to court Democrats McCain could be worse, and he will need help in attacking his campaign opponent because he certainly won't. That's O.K. Now if we could get him off the Global Warming bandwagon and make him keep his promise of no new taxes.
I've had a dream that Hillary steals the Super delegates by some unfair coercion and it so insenses the Black population that 80% of them vote for McCain thus making Republicans the party of Black Americans for the first time since the Civil War. My brother thinks I should eat a taco before sleeping so that a Hispanics for Blacks substitution might occur.
Posted by: Mike C. at May 08, 2008 07:17 PM (wearR)
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Rest easy, Annie. McCain won't attack him, the Swifties, or whatever verision of I.E. appears this round will do it for him.
Re, Wright, Louis Farrakhan, William Ayers, and, yes, the lovely Michelle, collectively, "The gifts that keep on giving"; they will provide all the fodder necessary to feed the machines. McCain is, indeed, a lucky man.
Posted by: shelly at May 10, 2008 12:24 PM (wearR)
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Do you remember the story of Rasputin?
They poisoned him, then they stabbed him, then they shot him, and still, he refused to die.
So, they threw him in the river, under the ice.
When they found him, he had clawed his way halfway through the ice toward the top before he expired.
Hillary is "Rasputina".
Posted by: shelly at May 10, 2008 05:07 PM (wearR)
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Hey, you are the girl with the shoes; send her a pair or two, Imelda.
Posted by: shelly at April 30, 2008 06:39 PM (wearR)
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It's funny how Simon has reacted to her this year. He's past being offended, and now watches the train wreck with mild amusement, and a modicum of compassion. One wonders, how long before they lock her up?
The Neil Diamond stuff was refreshing. It's too bad that the guy who lost his razor didn't sing them all. He's the only one with a clue.
That fucking sideshow-bob wannabe should have been booted weeks ago. Talk about phoning it in, all he's thinking about is that teeny bopper ass he's going to be getting on the road. On the upside, it's gonna burn everytime he takes a whiz.
Brooke should have gone earlier too. Her shit is weak. If the season sucked, blame the vox populi. There was talent in the beginning, but it was killed in the crib.
Archelleta? Every fucking song he sings sounds the same, and I'm soooo fucking tired of that upraised palm of the extended right hand, as if he's holding an amputated elephant testicle. Is there no one there to teach them the basics of public speaking?
Does one dare? Oh, why stir the fire, she'll be gone next week.
Posted by: Casca at May 01, 2008 06:57 AM (FzhYM)
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Two paragraphs, Cas.
By the way, what are YOU doing watching that crap?
Posted by: shelly at May 01, 2008 05:55 PM (wearR)
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Lol, touche. I watch because there is a political component. It give me a measure of the polity of the show. One must keep in touch with the tastes of the hoi polloi. Plus, I like Simon's honest judgments, and the fact that he's making scads of ooof by sitting next to a moron.
Posted by: Casca at May 02, 2008 09:50 AM (xGZ+b)
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Holy shit! you're back. i'm a little slow, i guess, sometimes. anyway, greetings! and happy new year, congrats, etc...
I only watched AI this week because i'd just returned from n'orleans and needed to zone out after the flight. Honestly, there was better entertainment and talent on the plane home than on that stupid show. how come the moron hasn't been thrown off the panel yet?
Wright - Moyer Love Fest
I forced myself to watch the Wright-Moyer1 love fest last night on PBS. Here's the transcript. Knowing Moyer, and his talent for partisan obfuscation, I didn't expect much. My expectations were not exceeded.
If the purpose of this interview was to rehabilitate Pastor Wright for those whose only knowledge of him was based on "snippets" of his sermons "run in an endless loop," the interview failed.
Here's the Moyer-Wright argument, in a nutshell:
1. Pastor Wright is a good guy, and really smart.2
2. The "snippets" were taken out of context.
3. And besides, you wouldn't understand them anyway.3
When I first heard the audio of Pastor Wright's vitriolic sermons, the first thing I thought was "this guy shouts like a fascist." If you've ever heard recordings of Hitler or Mussolini at the crescendo of an oration, the tone is eerily similar.
I've since heard the context, and not only do I understand what he was trying to say, it's no different in context than it is out of context. The man is full of hate. Just because you can construct an elaborate argument to justify your hatred doesn't mean you don't hate.
I don't mean to equate Pastor Wright with Hitler or Mussolini, but their methods of proselytization are similar. It boils down to this: Out there you're a victim; in here you're safe because I will tell you the truth.
Many people naturally want to hear that they're victims, because it explains life's inherent unfairness in a way that relieves them of any responsibility. And many people are naturally attracted to conspiracy theories out of ego-gratification. I know the "truth" -- you believe the "lies." Therefore I'm smart and you're a fool. That's all it is.
So what if Wright's ministry did good work in the community? So does my church, and without all the race-baiting hate speech. It is possible to preach the gospel without dividing people into us and them. But perhaps not as profitable.
One passage from the interview stood out for its absurdity.
[A]fter every revolution, the winners of that revolution write down what the revolution was about so that their children can learn it, whether it's true or not. They don't learn anything at all about the Arawak, they don't learn anything at all about the Seminole, the Cheek-Trail of Tears, the Cherokee. They don't learn anything. No, they don't learn that. What they learn is 1776, Crispus Attucks was the one black guy in there. Fight against the British, the- terrible. "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal while we're holding slaves." No, keep that part out. They learn that. And they cling to that. And when you start trying to show them you only got a piece of the story, and lemme show you the rest of the story, you run into vitriolic hatred because you're desecrating our myth. You're desecrating what we hold sacred. And when you're holding sacred is a miseducational system that has not taught you the truth.
I don't know what schools Pastor Wright went to, but I was taught all that stuff in every single history class I ever had. In a good number of law school classes too. Pastor Wright, if he knew what he was talking about, should have no problem with the history curriculum of today's students.4 In that sense, Obama was right when he said that Wright's profound mistake was thinking that America hadn't changed. We have changed, and we can do even better.
In his Farewell Address, Ronald Reagan addressed the same question, with a very different take, and one that I think is superior and unifying in contrast to Wright's divisiveness.
But now, we're about to enter the nineties, and some things have changed. Younger parents aren't sure that an unambivalent appreciation of America is the right thing to teach modern children. And as for those who create the popular culture, well-grounded patriotism is no longer the style. Our spirit is back, but we haven't reinstitutionalized it. We've got to do a better job of getting across that America is freedom -- freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of enterprise. And freedom is special and rare. It's fragile; it needs protection.
. . .
And let me offer lesson number one about America: All great change in America begins at the dinner table. So, tomorrow night in the kitchen I hope the talking begins. And children, if your parents haven't been teaching you what it means to be an American, let 'em know and nail 'em on it. That would be a very American thing to do
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1. I know there's supposed to be an "s." I omit the "s" because that's what LBJ did.
2. See, he uses the word "hermeneutic" in a sentence to show how smart he is. Even Bill Moyer doesn't know that word, which proves how smart the Pastor really is.
3. Wright said, "The persons who have heard the entire sermon understand the communication perfectly." Again, he divides people into us and them. If you were there, you understand and presumably agree. If you disagree, well, you weren't there so you couldn't possibly understand and you're opinion has no value. Interestingly, Obama would have it both ways. He agreed, but only with the stuff he heard when he was there. He disagreed, but only with the stuff he didn't hear because he wasn't there.
4. A recent poll of 2000 High school students asked them to name the top ten "most famous Americans." The top three were: Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and Harriet Tubman. Oprah Winfrey came in 7th. And check this out, "when the researchers polled 2,000 adults in a different survey, their lists were nearly identical."
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It was nauseating to watch a very soft spoken Wright explain how his words have been twisted to mean something else, almost like he never uttered them.
And all the while, Moyers nodding in agreement; shame on the press for replaying them and misconstruing his words..
Has journalism lost all of its integrity? Are they all in the tank for Obama?
Posted by: shelly at April 26, 2008 04:11 PM (wearR)
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I'm so upset with myself being a cracker that I'm buying mules to distribute.
Posted by: Stew at April 26, 2008 07:56 PM (swd4s)
Posted by: Casca at April 26, 2008 08:10 PM (gOOVv)
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I lived in Chi-town for a couple of years. There's a lot of hate there, and a great deal of it is directed toward whitey.
Posted by: Casca at April 26, 2008 08:12 PM (gOOVv)
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I would have given ANYTHING to be there. I love Moyers and I absolutely REVERE Reverand Wright. I've bought ALL of his sermons and I wake up to them every day on my alarm CD clock. I've got my 13 year old trained - I say God Bless America, he comes back with "nah, nah, nah, God Damn America"!
Just too cool.
I don't know which Rev I worship more - Wright or Sharpton!
Posted by: KayInMaine at April 27, 2008 01:51 PM (N0OIm)
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Kay,
I hope you get impregnated by a cactus and queef out a litter of porcupines.
Posted by: 08nagaer at April 27, 2008 05:40 PM (e55SP)
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Greetings Annie (!), if that is your real nom de guerre...
It's so nice to visit with you and with my old friends in the comment section.
The Reagan quote reminds of a favorite Mona Charen:Is it really arrogance, as the liberals would have it, to believe that the system and the culture we've inherited is superior to others? Or is it ingratitude to deny it?
Second, I blogged about Dr. Wright's speech tonight to the NAACP.
Third, a celebratory Dr. Wright haiku is surely called for:
Preacher of darkness
Marx in a pressed summer frock
Who won the Cold War?
Posted by: gcotharn at April 27, 2008 08:56 PM (OZxpP)
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here's the url to the Jeremiah Wright blogpost
http://theendzone.blogspot.com/2008/04/jeremiah-wright-at-n.html
Posted by: gcotharn at April 27, 2008 08:58 PM (OZxpP)
9"And when you start trying to show them you only got a piece of the story, and lemme show you the rest of the story, you run into vitriolic hatred because you're desecrating our myth. You're desecrating what we hold sacred. And when you're holding sacred is a miseducational system that has not taught you the truth."
When Wright cites history to build arguments of racism and exclusivity, I love how he implies that things should have been perfect from the start, otherwise there's no good in them whatsoever, even up to today. That ignores the fact that humans are imperfect beings and have the potential to improve, and that the bad in history can be outweighed by the good.
He also ignores that, for all the faults demonstrated in history, the US still managed to build a society where anyone can rise above their past. That seems to be missing from Wright's demagoguery; all you see is "It's bad, it's bad, it's evil". Nothing about the very American attitude of "work to improve". The hate takes precedence.
It seems as though the Reverend Wright here has made Perfect the enemy of Good, and in doing that has denied all that is truly right about this country. And by the way, who's the one who only "... got a piece of the story"? Seems to me he's engineering an encompassing truth from a similarly sized piece himself. What does the Bible say about hypocrisy again?
Posted by: ElMondoHummus at April 28, 2008 04:40 AM (xHyDY)
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He's skillful at rhetorical trickeration. One sees the attraction for young B. Hussein Obama. Wright strings together truths, then adds the falsehood. And as we all know from C.S. Lewis, to adulterate the faith does not require that something be taken away. It requires only that something be added.
Posted by: Casca at April 28, 2008 06:14 AM (FzhYM)
Posted by: gcotharn at April 28, 2008 08:10 AM (OZxpP)
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Cas, let me remind you that he had six years in the corps to perfect that little skill.
Makes you wonder sometimes, doesn't it?
Posted by: shelly at April 29, 2008 02:20 AM (wearR)
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Actually Shelly, that's not true. His military record is rather hazy. I'm not even sure that he was ever a Marine. He claims to have finished his active duty as a corpsman. All corpsmen are sailors. He may have been a corpsman who served with Marines, or he may have started life as a Marine, then transferred to the navy, and started life over in a new MOS as a corpsman. That's a pretty strange thing to do. As a rule of thumb, corpsmen tend to be flakes or queers. Every once in a while, you run across one who has his shit in one bag. I'll bet there's a lot of fiction in his bio.
Posted by: Casca at April 29, 2008 07:50 AM (IrbU4)
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Isn't there a way to check that out to some extent?
Posted by: shelly at April 29, 2008 01:23 PM (AiJXe)
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He's a pre-Vietnam vet, so someone would have to come forward, or he'd have to confess to something, or release his records. He's probably too smart to do the last two. In any case, his bio says that he, "went to the Navy", whatever that means. It's not a routine thing. I've known a couple of guys who did the reverse, but never what The Right Rev Wrong claims.
My guess is that he wasn't happy in the Marines, because he was a malcontent, and everyone was more than happy to ship his ass over.
Posted by: Casca at April 29, 2008 08:55 PM (gOOVv)
Posted by: Radical Redneck at April 30, 2008 05:50 PM (zOPuC)
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I honestly don't know which nauseates me more, RR's post or Moyers' sychophant simpering nodding while the clown pastor takes down the first black non-president on the grand tour.
For those who speak a little Yiddish, as my sainted grandsmother used to say "Ken brecken."
Posted by: shelly at May 01, 2008 11:58 PM (wearR)
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Fug dat. U know what I'm here for! An AI post!!!
Posted by: Casca at April 22, 2008 07:22 PM (gOOVv)
2For some odd reason, Barock Obama reminds me of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
With his Rev. Wright affiliation and his "bitter" promo, has Obama turned "heel" to independent voters before the big match-up at Donkey Punch 2008? In any case, I'll be sure not to forget to bring my home-made "Obama Sucks" posters when the time comes.
Posted by: 08nagaer at April 22, 2008 07:24 PM (e55SP)
Posted by: Casca at April 22, 2008 07:45 PM (gOOVv)
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I no longer speak Manchurian.
Maybe if you had notified your loyal fans that you were back in business, you might have gotten a quicker response.
Is the practice of law that boring?
Posted by: Shelly at April 23, 2008 06:05 AM (wearR)
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"Manchu", Shelly. The language is called "Manchu".
Although the major irony is that the folks formerly called "Manchurians" now exclusively speak Mandarin. But hey, what's cultural imperialism for if not to take over your neighbors in every way possible, including how to speak? How much you wanna bet that Tibetans will be speaking Chinese within the next century?
Posted by: ElMondoHummus at April 23, 2008 08:43 AM (xHyDY)
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El, I believe the fait is already accmopli. Now had something been done in 1957... but fifty years later it's all pissing in the wind.
Posted by: Casca at April 23, 2008 10:30 AM (NmR1a)
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I guess Annie's right, we need to spell it out for you guys.
Maybe you could read the book or watch the movie entitled "The Manchurian Candidate". You may then understand the significance of the Queen of Diamonds and Bronco Bomber's sudden emergence upon the scene.
Annie, we need to draw up the bridge here.
Posted by: shelly at April 23, 2008 12:23 PM (AiJXe)
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Look for the Bomber to take a long walk off a short pier sometime soon.
Posted by: annika at April 23, 2008 12:38 PM (kKccv)
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Well, I have maintained fromt the getgo that they would steal it from him. The Clintons may be ruthless, thieving, low life trailer park trash, but they ain't stupid.
Bill is still one of the smartest guys in the game, and he is rolling the dice big time with his legacy (whatever might still be left).
He figures they convince the Super Delagates that Bomber is unelectable and thus give it to Hill. I think he's right.
Good news is that if it happens that way, Bomber's copilots will all stay home or vote for McCain; either way, we win.
Posted by: Shelly at April 23, 2008 08:10 PM (wearR)
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It's tough all the way round. Even if we win, we lose.
Posted by: Casca at April 23, 2008 08:55 PM (gOOVv)
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Uh, no, that's not what I missed.
Lovely, munu just blocked my submission because of three letters following "bi" in my email address. I bet it's OK to say queer.
Posted by: Casca at April 22, 2008 06:50 AM (IrbU4)
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"annikasbiqueer@earthlink.net"?
We'll accept that only if you give us a definition for "bi queer".
Posted by: ElMondoHummus at April 22, 2008 03:47 PM (xHyDY)
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I no longer speak Manchurian.
Maybe if you'd notify yuor fans that you were back in business some of us might have responded a little earlier.
Posted by: shelly at April 23, 2008 05:50 AM (wearR)
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Now do yo get it, boys and girls?
Who could forget Angela Lansbury making her son (Laurence Harvey) into a zombie killer?
The Queen of Diamonds, indeed.
Posted by: shelly at April 23, 2008 08:13 PM (wearR)
Posted by: Casca at April 23, 2008 08:57 PM (gOOVv)
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