It is a great importance to set a resolution, not to be shaken, never to tell an untruth. There is no vice so mean, so pitiful, so contemptible and he who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and third time, till at length it becomes habitual, he tells lies without attending to it, and truths without the world's believing him. This falsehood of the tongue leads to that of the heart, and in time depraves all it's good dispositions.
~ Thomas Jefferson

Archives for October, 2008

About those polls…


From Virginia Virtucon, some commentary from a professional polester (emphasis mine):

…Anyway, her shop was retained to do a few Presidential polls for targetted states on behalf of a union so the union could decide where to spend their ad dollars for the last week. They did Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Colorado, New […]

The morning after: blatant media bias on Obama tape (Updated)


Below the fold, there are some screen shots of MSM sites as of noonish CST, today. Let me summarize what they show. Out of the five major news sites (ABC News, CBS News, MSNBC, Fox News, and CNN), CBS, CNN, and MSNBC do not even mention the breaking news of Obama’s audio-tape, explaining […]

Can there be anymore doubt that Obama is a radical? (video posted)


He’s definitely a Marxist. He, by his own admission, wants to redistribute wealth and do away with the “restrictions imposed on us by our founding father.” Is that the change you want?

H/t Drudge. AoSHQ has links to the full interview as well as audio and video downloads. Spread this around. […]

Roland Martin projects fear and desperation on Republicans


I learned a new word the other day, “fisking,” through Treacher’s fisking of a NYT’s piece. I think I’m going to give it a shot today.
Roland S. Martin, a commentator at CNN.com, does this wonderful commentary full of the Obamassiah’s talking points and lacking all sense of reality. So I want to go […]

Quote of the Day


“Someone called me a ‘redneck woman’ once. You know what I said back? ‘Thank-you very much.’“ — Sarah Palin, at a rally
Hat tip, Hot Air.

Ignorant ThugliKKKan b*tch: Palin gives a third-grade answer to the role of VP (Updated)


When a third-grader askedGovernor Palin about the role of the vice-president, she responded by saying:
“[T]hey’re in charge of the U.S. Senate so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes that will make life better for Brandon and his family and his […]

On Education, Part II: Exploitation through Indoctrination


This is part two of a series of essays on education, whereby I, your most humble blogger who really doesn’t take himself as seriously as he’s trying to sound, attempt to flesh out my infallible opinions on the difference in indoctrination and education. Part I can be found here.
The US Bill of Rights, those […]

On Education, Part I: Empowerment through education


Due in part to several questionable “lessons” being introduced by either text book publishers or teachers in the last couple of months. I read the stories in the news, but in searching for the links, I found that Michelle Malkin links to all of the ones that caught my eye and more. Her […]

Gotta love Mark Steyn


Here’s some classical Mark Steyn commentary about the media’s attack on Joe the Plumber. Read the excerpt and then go to read the rest of the article. It’s good stuff. The part I bolded below literally made me laugh out loud.

Evidently the O-Mighty One was not happy after his encounter with Joe. […]

Obama Youth Parade


Coming to Seattle, the Obama Youth Parade:

On Sunday, October 12, Washington State kids and families will parade around Seattle’s Green Lake. “Kids for Obama Parade” will illustrate one of Barack Obama’s core beliefs: Everyone’s voice counts. Join us as Obama’s youngest supporters rally their families and call for change, for a better America. At 2 […]