Tag Archives: The Narrative

Through The Looking Glass

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Darth Chipmunk

So the other night over dinner, my Dad abruptly asks, “Why aren’t you writing new articles for your blog?” It caught me off guard because I didn’t know that the old man even knew of the blogs existence, much less … Continue reading →

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Progressive Utopia In Bloom

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

If the world and the humans inhabiting it were evolving towards the positive, I believe I would be more supportive of progressives. But near as I can tell in my 47 years, man is not generally predisposed to good. Sure, … Continue reading →

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Regarding The Media

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

The press’s job is to stand in the ramparts and protect the liberty and freedom of all of us from a government and from organized governmental power.  When they desert those ramparts and decide that they will now become active … Continue reading →

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Ramirez: Media’s One-Sided Coverage Is Clear Evidence Of Bias

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

Cartoonist Michael Ramirez has a rare article posted over at Investors Business Daily to accompany his latest cartoon: Since the recovery began in June 2009, real median household income has fallen 4.8%, according to a new report from Sentier Research. … Continue reading →

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Remember When…

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

Remember 6 weeks ago when Mitt Romney was a wimp? Apparently something has changed and he’s not as insecure as the progressives thought. It seems, in fact, that he’s downright dangerous and the left is changing its collective tune dramatically. … Continue reading →

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Christian Persecution

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

Just yesterday I snarked about the disparate treatment of Islam and Christianity in America, using the bacon incident as example of what is a hate crime, and the removal of the Virgin Mary’s head at a church as example of … Continue reading →

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A Staggering Double Standard

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

Recently, you may have read about bacon found near a Muslim gathering to celebrate Ramadan: Police were investigating Monday an incident that could be a hate crime targeting Staten Island Muslims. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said three packages of raw … Continue reading →

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Chart-Fu

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

Reality versus the Media’s Narrative (H/T: Zero Hedge):

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Lovitz, Liberal Tolerance, And Blinders

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

Jon Lovitz spent plenty of time poking fun at George W. Bush during his presidency, and everything was fine. But after lobbing some sharp humor Obama’s way, Lovitz is noticing a dramatically different reaction from certain Americans. A reaction that … Continue reading →

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The New Civility In The Age Of Leftist Progress

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

Adam Smith infamously filmed himself at Chick-fil-A berating a drive-thru employee and generally acting like a belligerent jerk. The next day, Spencer Thayer taunted a homeless street preacher at Chick-fil-A, later bragging on facebook that it was hilarious and he … Continue reading →

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Chart Fu

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

H/T C3 Headlines:

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Just Do The Math

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

Ending the Bush tax cuts for incomes over $250K will bring in an estimated $850 billion over 10 years. That’s a lot of money. There’s just one little problem. $85B a year doesn’t mean much when paying on a trillion … Continue reading →

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President Putt

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

George W. Bush was mocked in Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 for golfing. During his eight-year presidency, Mr. Bush played 24 rounds of golf. In under 3 1/2 years, President Obama has played well over 100 rounds (his 100th came on … Continue reading →

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Who Chooses The Favored and The Failures?

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

General Motors received a bailout because they were too big to fail. Bankruptcy protection for restructuring was unacceptable. The bondholders were left with nothing. Unions received an ownership percentage. And to date only a small percentage of the “loan” has … Continue reading →

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Chart-Fu: Friday Two-for-One

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

First up, I’m sure you recognize the Obama Stimulus chart. Let’s see the latest update from AEI: And then there’s the chart comparing the Public and Private sectors, courtesy Heritage.org. Remember the President said the Private Sector is “Doing fine”:

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Holder Contempt a Partisan Witch Hunt? Not So Fast!

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

Congress continues to move forward toward bringing contempt charges against Attorney General Eric Holder. Democrats and the press have maintained that the probe into the “Fast and Furious” gun walking scandal is a partisan witch hunt. About that, the Salt … Continue reading →

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WaPo: Leave Barry Alone!

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

Ed Rogers has a cute post over at WaPo recalling his days in the White House when things got rough: I’d like to shout out to the beleaguered souls working in the Obama White House and on the president’s reelection … Continue reading →

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Shamelessly Worshiping in the Cult of Personality

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

Maureen Dowd had an absolutely marvelous piece on Obama in Sunday’s NY Times, titled, “Dreaming of a Superhero.” Seriously. On Friday, an ugly job market report led to the stock market’s worst day of the year. As the recovery flat-lined, … Continue reading →

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Deliberate Misrepresentation

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

From Twitter: Greg Sargent @ThePlumLineGS tweets: @DrewMTips It’s customary to conceal your excitement about bad news for the country and continued economic misery for fellow Americans There they go again. Deliberate misrepresentation and smears. “Shame on me, a cold -hearted … Continue reading →

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