Don Surber says that the lefties are getting their knickers in a twist because conservative authors such as Ann Coulter, Glenn Beck, Michelle Malkin, and others are selling too many books. What’s wrong with writing something that people actually want to read? …the left is wetting itself over this. The Huffington Post asked: “Should The…
Month: November 2009
How to Properly Report on Crime
Let me begin by saying that the Houston Chronicle is a good newspaper. It does suffer from the problem of excessive political correctness, however, when it comes to crime reporting. The editors policy decision to not report the race/ethnicity of criminal offenders has for many years been a poor one that does not meet the…
Actual Hate Speech
In the U.S. we are bombarded by incorrect and even foolish definitions and examples of something called “hate speech”. Certainly hateful speech exists, as I am about to demonstrate. Unfortunately too many Americans, lacking anything like a common sense litmus test, really don’t know what it is. Here is an example of actual hate speech…
Texas teachers’ teachers will …
Texas teachers’ teachers will have to improve their performance as well. Overdue – academia has been way out of touch. http://bit.ly/3MPjD0
DemCare passes House, as Kraut…
DemCare passes House, as Krauthammer, et al, predicted earlier in the week. Let’s hope he was right about the Senate being wiser.
Government Medicine Ethics
Sarah Palin is making waves by saying that the Democrats’ mega-healthcare plan – which seems likely to pass the House at any moment – will give government the power of life and death over the elderly and infirm. Of course this is true. Of course it is. It’s simple common sense that whoever controls the…
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX): ‘If t…
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX): ‘If the IRS and Medicare Had a Baby, it would look like this.’ // Bloated, legalistic, & inept? Sounds right.
Jack McCaffery on CNN suggests…
Jack McCaffery on CNN suggests Obama use his powers to order Congress to vote on health care. Where’s the emergency? RT @AmandaCarpenter
Rep. Scott Garrett: Forget no …
Rep. Scott Garrett: Forget no child left behind – this bill is no child left A DIME. (watching CSPAN). RT @paustin110
Jobless rates: College degree …
Jobless rates: College degree fell to 4.7%; high school degree rose to 11.2%; no high school diploma rose to 15.5%. Stay in school, kids!