Category Archives: Society

DOJ: Black Panther Bounty? No Comment.

Vigilantes call for violence and offer a monetary reward for a citizen, George Zimmerman, to “bring the killer of Trayvon Martin to justice.” One would think this would call attention of Law Enforcement who would seek justice in the court … Continue reading

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Remembering Breitbart

From the Hating Breitbart trailer: “What the left has stood for with political correctness is to try and get those with whom they disagree to shut up. And the Tea Party movement, and Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachman and Allen … Continue reading

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The New Civility – Revisited

The freak show continues in the Trayvon Martin Case. First, Spike Lee tweeted the wrong address for George Zimmerman and later retracted his tweet and apologized. Never mind the lives of the elderly couple who live there. But then, not … Continue reading

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Obama’s Relationship with the Right

Peggy Noonan has a surprising entry at the Wall Street Journal critical of Obama’s polarizing term as the President. I’m glad she caught up. But how did she think things would go when Obama started his Presidency by telling his … Continue reading

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The Heart of Our Disagreements

I’m in the midst of working on the “About” section of the Blog, here, and wanted to share a bit of attitude deep inside the dark matter that is my brain. Some months back the local paper published a story … Continue reading

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Media Matters, Censorship, and AstroTurf

Steven Hayward: “The biggest damage has been to Media Matters, which put its reputation for intimidating advertisers on the line, and failed. Media Matters wasn’t defeated by Limbaugh. Media Matters was defeated by tens of thousands of conservatives who recognized … Continue reading

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The New Civility

While I won’t comment about the Trayvon Martin case itself, I must comment on the reaction of Americans. From Spike Lee’s tweet to the Black Panther’s reward, we as a civilization are acting like a mob, and it’s disgusting. To … Continue reading

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