Ah Spring!
Daylight savings is just around the corner and temperatures are rising in the northeast. We may even see a 50 to 60 degree Monday! Elsewhere:
The Washington Post's Blog Red America is on hiatus due to the alledged (did he or did he not) plagiarism of Ben Domenech. With a dirth of savvy conservative bloggers out there, one would assume that the Post could find someone who had original material in hand. Now it is also safe to assume that having failed miserably in trying to offer an alternative point of view, the Post will take its time replacing Mr. Domenech, or not bother replacing him at all. By exposing Mr. Domenech the Post has given many young progressives (and of course, the usual old progressives)new ammunition. They can now point to the fact that all conservatives are somewhat underhanded, or here's an original thought: George Bush did it!
Elsewhere: As massive anti-legal immigration ralley's took place across the nation, counter-protesters were assaulted in Indiana. Part of the pamphlet being handed out by the pro-illegal immigration forces reads in part: (IFIRE is the anti-illegal immigration group) "IFIRE is part of a movement in this country that includes the Minutemen, the KKK and other working class groups. They must be stopped not only for the sake of the immigrants but for the unity of the working class as a whole"
The working class - now where have we heard that before?
The year was 1917.
Russia, Revolution, Murder, Socialism, Communism
Grab a history book. (Preferably one written before 1970)
Oh! Canada!
Abdul Rhaman is set to be released. As Afghanistan's Mullahs called for his beheading on Friday; human rights activist such as Pope Benedict and Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper called for his release. Mr. Rhaman is a convert to Christianity and under Muslim Laws, that's worthy of a beheading. The defense is claiming insanity. Mr. Rhaman is not yet out of the proverbial woods. The press, of course, is either ignoring this altogether or excusing the Mullahs. Where are our leader's in congress and the White House. Either more silent than the press or offering little in the way of support for a Christian facing a beheading.
With the exception of a few conservatives in this country, blogging away with gusto, there would be little coverage.
MSNBC devoted at least 15 minutes to a cat falling out of a tree on Friday night.
Now that's news.
I'm embarrassed for both parties and the administration of this country; but especially the media. If they are true progressives, as they claim to be, where is the outrage?
This is an event that effects 85% of this country's population.
It should be worthy of a mention. Sadly, the local paper declines. I am afterall, in Western Massachusetts.
Speaking of the local paper, tough times! Representatives of the Daily Rag were seen hawking discount subscriptoins outside of the local Wal-Mart yesterday.
Since when does the all-powerful only game in town daily paper have to set up booths in every supermarket and outside Wal-Marts begging passerby's for a moment of their time? Free for 13 weeks!
They should save the manpower and do what the New York Times and the Boston Globe are doing. They are using the time tested method of telemarketing!
Clue to the DNC: Take back your seats: Come out in favor of human rights on a global scale (see man in Afganistan to lose head over choice of regligion). Where's Jimmy Carter? Al Gore? Ted Kennedy? Agree with the President on his Social Security Program (not only is the program good, but this would absoltly throw the RNC off their game!); buck The president all the way on his immigration policy. Take a tougher stance on border patrol, renounce guest worker programs and amnesty for the sham that it is - instead: put forth legislation that allows those with visas to apply for citizenship within a years time and knock the price down from approximately $800, to say, $50. There's some fairly simple math involved in this: the US wins.
If the DNC would be the party of my father (a Spanish immigrant who applied for a visa, became a union organizor, civil rights activist, DNC party member and citizen, proud American citizen) those are the steps it would take: strategically correct and morally unimpeachable.
Ah Spring!
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
I awoke to yet another blustery day in the cold northeast and while purusing a variety of blogs, newspaper websites and other internet forums, i discovered what may be a completely disturbing pattern.
Apparently a newspaper in Ohio is losing subscribers faster than the Titanic took on water over their support for a judge who allowed a child-rapists to virtually walk. Most of the comments are centered on the fact that subscriber have cancelled their subscriptions due to the overly "liberal" stance of the paper. Indeed? Some of these subscribers are taking it to the next step and calling the newspapers advertisers.
Being America, it maybe safe to assume that if enough calls are placed to Sandy's Meat Market about their advertising in this paper, capitalism will prevail and Sandy's will look towards saving a few bucks and placing their advertising into other media.
Next we look at the stock of the venerable New York Times, again, sinking, sinking, sinking, lower into the depths of Wall Street. If anyone even reads the print version anymore, one will notice that the advertisers have changed somewhat over the past year. There are fewer new advertisers and some of the mainstays have reduced their ads and/or pulled them altogether. The Times still gets a hefty amount of advertising dollars from Code Pink, PETA and that ilk, but, the question remains: if only 19-20% (Battleground) of the country defines itself as Liberal, then who is reading the Times? It cannot be long before the venerable Times is down to printing once a week and looking more like the Village Voice with every issue. Is there a solution to save this industry? Apparently yes.
It's called Conservatisim!
Visit the Washington Post. They unveiled a new blog recently entitled: Red America. The writing is on the wall and someone is paying attention somewhere. Although every single media person can point to the fact that the President's poll numbers are sinking faster than the New York Times stock (it's a close call), they fail to mention that those same polls show a lack of confidence in the media that is dismal, congress fares a bit worse than the president and that includes both Republicans and Democrats. When it comes to social issues, give the DNC it's due, people tend to think they are more in tune with say healthcare, however, when it comes to protecting the old USA, the Republican party and the president continue to trump all the nay-sayers.
Here's a conspiracy theory for you: No one is challenging the far left, they make ludicrous statements that continue to receive front page; primetime coverage every minute of everyday. The hope that is that if enough people hear that Iraq is Vietnam from the venerable elder Senator from Massachusetts, and believe it - eventually the dreaded conservatives will fall in the polls and out of office.
What they are ignoring is the fact that the RNC, when called, merely chuckles at the suggestion that they run someone against the august Senator from Massachusetts.
That can't be good.
The Washington Post has caught on; now offering, although on the web, a different point of view in their product.
Will others do the same, or is the marignalization of the newspapers industry tied to the DNC?
Apparently a newspaper in Ohio is losing subscribers faster than the Titanic took on water over their support for a judge who allowed a child-rapists to virtually walk. Most of the comments are centered on the fact that subscriber have cancelled their subscriptions due to the overly "liberal" stance of the paper. Indeed? Some of these subscribers are taking it to the next step and calling the newspapers advertisers.
Being America, it maybe safe to assume that if enough calls are placed to Sandy's Meat Market about their advertising in this paper, capitalism will prevail and Sandy's will look towards saving a few bucks and placing their advertising into other media.
Next we look at the stock of the venerable New York Times, again, sinking, sinking, sinking, lower into the depths of Wall Street. If anyone even reads the print version anymore, one will notice that the advertisers have changed somewhat over the past year. There are fewer new advertisers and some of the mainstays have reduced their ads and/or pulled them altogether. The Times still gets a hefty amount of advertising dollars from Code Pink, PETA and that ilk, but, the question remains: if only 19-20% (Battleground) of the country defines itself as Liberal, then who is reading the Times? It cannot be long before the venerable Times is down to printing once a week and looking more like the Village Voice with every issue. Is there a solution to save this industry? Apparently yes.
It's called Conservatisim!
Visit the Washington Post. They unveiled a new blog recently entitled: Red America. The writing is on the wall and someone is paying attention somewhere. Although every single media person can point to the fact that the President's poll numbers are sinking faster than the New York Times stock (it's a close call), they fail to mention that those same polls show a lack of confidence in the media that is dismal, congress fares a bit worse than the president and that includes both Republicans and Democrats. When it comes to social issues, give the DNC it's due, people tend to think they are more in tune with say healthcare, however, when it comes to protecting the old USA, the Republican party and the president continue to trump all the nay-sayers.
Here's a conspiracy theory for you: No one is challenging the far left, they make ludicrous statements that continue to receive front page; primetime coverage every minute of everyday. The hope that is that if enough people hear that Iraq is Vietnam from the venerable elder Senator from Massachusetts, and believe it - eventually the dreaded conservatives will fall in the polls and out of office.
What they are ignoring is the fact that the RNC, when called, merely chuckles at the suggestion that they run someone against the august Senator from Massachusetts.
That can't be good.
The Washington Post has caught on; now offering, although on the web, a different point of view in their product.
Will others do the same, or is the marignalization of the newspapers industry tied to the DNC?
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Just How Bad is the State of These United States?
I grow rather weary of hearing what is wrong with the United States (Having a child in middle school, learning "social studies" via Newsweek), so, I thought, let's see what all the fuss is about and how we stack up against the rest of the planet. We are neither the best, not the worst statistically. However, it is apparent that we have a quality of life and a robust economy that encourages others to either love us or hate us. Of note: one list on which the US does not appear is a startling list of country's which engages in slavery. There are several forms of slavery; but most frequently children and women sold for sex. Facts and Figures courtesy of the US State Department, The CIA Factbook, The United Nations and Unicef. For anyone wishing to move to say, France, be my guest; although you might want to move to Iraq where the quality of life is a bit better. (statistically speaking)
The US ranks 4th in population - behind: China, India and the EU
The US ranks 1st in purchasing power parity followed by: EU, China, Japan and India
The US ranks 157th in Birth Rate
The US ranks 110th in Death Rate *Interesting note: Iraq ranks 181 (lower), while Germany Ranks: 56th. (Ranks based on deaths per 1000 of population)
US ranks 184th in Infant Mortality
US ranks 48th Life Expectancy at Birth (Japan ranks 6th)
US ranks 131 - Total Fertility Rate
US ranks 69th - HIV aids/adult rates
US ranks 10th - People Living with Aids
US ranks 34th - HIV Deaths
US ranks 4th - Labor Force
103rd Inflation Rate
US ranks 49th Unemployment Rates (France Ranks 101st)
US Ranks 36 - Public Debt
US ranks 3rd in Oil Production, ranking 1st & 2nd - Saudi Arabia & Russia
The US ranks 4th in exports
The US ranks 1st in imports
The US ranks 4th in telephones
The US ranks 3 in Cell Phones
The US ranks 2nd in Internet Users
*The EU is first
The US ranks 1st in Military Expenditures followed by: China, Japan, France, United Kingdom, Germany & Italy - Bermuda ranks 166th - the Sundan 67th (spending - 587,000,000) Cuba, 68th (572,000,000) - (France?!!)
Countrys by Tier - Human Trafficking, Includes Trafficking for sex slaves, children, and women as well as trafficking for slaves (work) 3 being the worse case.
Tier 3
Belize
Dominican Rep.
Kazakhstan
Suriname
Bosnia & Herzegovnia
Georgia
Liberia
Turkey
Burma
Greece
North Korea
Uzbekistan
Cuba
Haiti
Sudan
Tier 2 (Disapproving of, but not necessarily effecting change)
Albania Croatia Laos Saudi Arabia
Angola El Salvador Latvia Senegal
Armenia Equatorial Guinea Lebanon Serbia & Montenegro
Bahrain Estonia Malawi Sierra Leone
Bangladesh Ethiopia Malaysia Slovak Republic
Belarus Finland Mali Slovenia
Bolivia Gabon Mexico South Africa
Brazil The Gambia Moldova, Rep. Sri Lanka
Brunei Guatemala Mozambique Tajikistan
Bulgaria Honduras Nepal Tanzania
Burkina Faso Hungary Nicaragua Thailand
Burundi India Niger Togo
Cambodia Indonesia Nigeria Uganda
Cameroon Israel Pakistan Ukraine
Canada Jamaica Philippines Venezuela
China, Peoples Rep. of Japan Qatar Vietnam
Congo, Dem. Rep. of Kenya Romania Zambia
Costa Rica Kuwait Russia Zimbabwe
Cote dIvoire Kyrgyz Rep. Rwanda
I grow rather weary of hearing what is wrong with the United States (Having a child in middle school, learning "social studies" via Newsweek), so, I thought, let's see what all the fuss is about and how we stack up against the rest of the planet. We are neither the best, not the worst statistically. However, it is apparent that we have a quality of life and a robust economy that encourages others to either love us or hate us. Of note: one list on which the US does not appear is a startling list of country's which engages in slavery. There are several forms of slavery; but most frequently children and women sold for sex. Facts and Figures courtesy of the US State Department, The CIA Factbook, The United Nations and Unicef. For anyone wishing to move to say, France, be my guest; although you might want to move to Iraq where the quality of life is a bit better. (statistically speaking)
The US ranks 4th in population - behind: China, India and the EU
The US ranks 1st in purchasing power parity followed by: EU, China, Japan and India
The US ranks 157th in Birth Rate
The US ranks 110th in Death Rate *Interesting note: Iraq ranks 181 (lower), while Germany Ranks: 56th. (Ranks based on deaths per 1000 of population)
US ranks 184th in Infant Mortality
US ranks 48th Life Expectancy at Birth (Japan ranks 6th)
US ranks 131 - Total Fertility Rate
US ranks 69th - HIV aids/adult rates
US ranks 10th - People Living with Aids
US ranks 34th - HIV Deaths
US ranks 4th - Labor Force
103rd Inflation Rate
US ranks 49th Unemployment Rates (France Ranks 101st)
US Ranks 36 - Public Debt
US ranks 3rd in Oil Production, ranking 1st & 2nd - Saudi Arabia & Russia
The US ranks 4th in exports
The US ranks 1st in imports
The US ranks 4th in telephones
The US ranks 3 in Cell Phones
The US ranks 2nd in Internet Users
*The EU is first
The US ranks 1st in Military Expenditures followed by: China, Japan, France, United Kingdom, Germany & Italy - Bermuda ranks 166th - the Sundan 67th (spending - 587,000,000) Cuba, 68th (572,000,000) - (France?!!)
Countrys by Tier - Human Trafficking, Includes Trafficking for sex slaves, children, and women as well as trafficking for slaves (work) 3 being the worse case.
Tier 3
Belize
Dominican Rep.
Kazakhstan
Suriname
Bosnia & Herzegovnia
Georgia
Liberia
Turkey
Burma
Greece
North Korea
Uzbekistan
Cuba
Haiti
Sudan
Tier 2 (Disapproving of, but not necessarily effecting change)
Albania Croatia Laos Saudi Arabia
Angola El Salvador Latvia Senegal
Armenia Equatorial Guinea Lebanon Serbia & Montenegro
Bahrain Estonia Malawi Sierra Leone
Bangladesh Ethiopia Malaysia Slovak Republic
Belarus Finland Mali Slovenia
Bolivia Gabon Mexico South Africa
Brazil The Gambia Moldova, Rep. Sri Lanka
Brunei Guatemala Mozambique Tajikistan
Bulgaria Honduras Nepal Tanzania
Burkina Faso Hungary Nicaragua Thailand
Burundi India Niger Togo
Cambodia Indonesia Nigeria Uganda
Cameroon Israel Pakistan Ukraine
Canada Jamaica Philippines Venezuela
China, Peoples Rep. of Japan Qatar Vietnam
Congo, Dem. Rep. of Kenya Romania Zambia
Costa Rica Kuwait Russia Zimbabwe
Cote dIvoire Kyrgyz Rep. Rwanda
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