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don’t think there is a veteran who ever flew a plane in harm’s way that isn’t envious of the hero who got to see those Japs' faces as they confronted American vengeance. I imagine Tojo hearing the English of invaders before he smelled his own burning, rotten flesh as a result of The Bomb. He must have watched the collapse of his home upon his screaming children. The small puffs of smoke as the bodies of his parents were vaporized in an instant. Cloud-covered airplanes whirring and turning out of sight, back to freedom and victory.

hey, he's running for congress! http://bellaviaforny.com/

I don’t think there is a veteran who ever held a rifle in harm’s way that isn’t envious of the hero who got to see Osama bin Laden’s face as he confronted American vengeance. I imagine bin Laden hearing the English of infidels before he smelled the cordite from their ammunition. He must have seen the strobes of gunfire in the dark. The tinny pops and whines of rounds echoing throughout his building. Sand-speckled boots shuffling toward his door.

ps i am wanking as i write this

Kurtz is grateful for this chance to explain Obama's socialism.

Ponnuru Reviews Radical-in-Chief

Thanks for your review of Radical-in-Chief, Ramesh. I appreciate your agreeing that Obama has deceived the American public about his socialist past, and that he has in fact “been trained in the simultaneous advancement and concealment of leftism.” Even if Obama might by some chance have privately repudiated his past socialism, it seems to me he nonetheless ought to openly answer questions regarding these issues.

Let Obama confess that he grievously misled the public when he stood for election in 2008, and let him admit that he has been trained in precisely such deception by his socialist mentors. Then let him argue that, despite all this, he is no longer socialist and no longer practices to deceive. Allow the American public to decide whether Obama can then be believed. He owes us that. If it’s true, as you say, that “the press has not made Obama strain himself” on the matter of his past or present ideological convictions, then it seems to me the press ought to hold Obama to account for the material I’ve dug up in Radical-in-Chief.

If it’s true that I concede a lot by acknowledging that Obama is tactically pragmatic, and that modern socialism is now incremental rather than revolutionary, it’s also true that you concede a great deal by acknowledging that the modern Democratic party now favors policies that will drive us toward European-style socialism. Here is where I think biography does in fact add value. Although some knowledgeable conservatives will recognize the socialist implications of policies favored by the contemporary Democratic party, Democrats themselves will generally not avow this. Knowing the socialist background of a Democratic president — and knowing that he has hidden that background — is an excellent way of educating the public about the true implications of Obamacare, and other Democratic policies as well. Biography may not be the only educational tool, but it is one legitimate tool among others.

And nobody knows more about being a legitimate tool than Stanley Kurtz.

"modern socialism"

Modern Socialism, walks beside me
Modern Socialism, walks on by
Modern Socialism, gets me to the church on time

lol i was gonna put that book review on the right wing thread!

http://www.claremont.org/publications/crb/id.1822/article_detail.asp

shorter version: "two of my colleagues have written some bullshit"

Love how Ponnoru ties himself in knots trying to avoid that statement.

aw yeah, this is how you do it

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/266509/photo-finish-john-j-miller

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So far as releasing the bin laden photos, we saw Saddam Hussein's sons' photos and we saw (unauthorized) video of Saddam on the rope. I saw video of people jumping to their deaths off the Twin Towers. It wasn't pleasant, but it was a fact of life. bin laden's death will be used to whip up anti-Western hatred with or without the photos, so show the photos so the people of the world can see for themselves and not be forced to "take our word for it." It is simply another example of showing disrespect for people this administration thinks are 'below' them: that's the common citizen, including you commentors who are defending them.

This is yet another example of the Orwellian tactics of the current administration. Say you'll be "the most transparent administration in history," but then hide your college records/theses, let your birth certificate become an issue for years, have huge gaps in the White House visitors records, and then say you killed bin laden but don't be honorable enough to show the proof.

I believe 100% bin laden is dead; I also think the decision not to show the photos is based in some political agenda, like keeping the birth certificate under wraps so they can use the few disbelievers to smear everyone who opposes them.

That's the kind of behavior expected of 'leaders' in banana republics, and every week this set of slimeballs give more proof that their thinking and attitudes belong in such a tin-pot country, not the United States.

haha i have to trade work emails with a Ben Murphy, never met the guy. i wonder...

To quote George Sanders in All About Eve: he's got a point. An idiotic one. But a point.

for a second I really thought he was talking about store managers in Banana Republics

Points for John miller's brevity

Murphy goes to full-on disingenuous mode by paragraph two, tho

that post screams ineffectual frustration

I also think the decision not to show the photos is based in some political agenda

It's called 'not uselessly riling our enemies and potential enemies' by being classless d-bags.

imo obama didnt carry his head through the center of town on a pike bcuz of some political agenda

when did "agenda" stop being a value-neutral word

When malevolent corporate world bureaucrats started shortening our lunch hours for the sake of one.

When the homosexuals started implanting it into our family-friendly sitcoms, of course. The TGIF line-up was the best night of tv all week!

Newt has just demonstrated what has been wrong with so many establishment Republicans. Always has to try to be Democrat "lite". And just like "light" beer and "lite" ice cream he just can't get it "right." When Newt emphasizes his "moderate" side it just makes one wonder if he can be trusted to actually stick by conservative principles, as he is asking the Republican Party to do. Newt just isn't going to hack it, for we are in far too much trouble in this country to take a risk on him going wobbly on too many issues.

"hack" re Newt is right.

this post is about morrissey

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/267519/valuable-political-insight-mark-steyn

enjoy

the commenters like him!

I think my favorite is "aw come on, let Moz be Moz"

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About a year ago Morrissey got himself in trouble with the left for saying "the Chinese are not human beings." Though in his defense, this was only done in the context of criticizing the PRC's policies on ANIMAL rights!!

Posterboy for narcisistic know-nothing leftism.

(Funny: catchpa is "one hit wonder" -- except I'm not sure what his one hit was?)

From a commenter:

Instead of being intimidated by the demagogues and their compliant MSM, find ways to out-message them. It's time to start explaining how messed-up Medicare already is. Somebody elaborated on this on the comment boards here just the other day. Also, find people over 55 who would rather have Ryancare than Medicare. They definitely exist, and their reasons will be illuminating.

Very illuminating!

victor davis hanson worries about the prisoner release in california:

http://pajamasmedia.com/victordavishanson/where-dreams-die/?singlepage=true

mark steyn chimes in, compares decent land owners in california to... white rhodesians

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/268188/betting-farm-mark-steyn

ugh fuck these people i could only read two sentences of that steyn thing

yeah he's one of my all-time most hated

thought this twitter zing of K-Lo was pretty lol

http://twitter.com/#!/pareene/status/73575765068873728

in addition to everything else, k.lo has such a graceless prose style. her sentences are fuck ugly.

wow, K-Lo's twitter is great.

kathrynlopez Kathryn Jean Lopez
seems unfortunate #americanidol beings with a lada gaga song.
25 May

beings

K-Lo's "prose style"?

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it's like they are daring someone to start some mess

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I know this is standard for cruise lines, but I find the "what to wear" copy strangely fascinating:

What to wear
With visions of seascapes and sunsets and days spent in exciting ports-of-call, you may wonder if you will need a new wardrobe for your cruise. Cruise clothes are simply resort clothes and you'll need the same basic outfits that you wear at home when casual by day and off to cocktails and dinner in the evening.

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you know how some people have a "face for radio"? that is a "face for calling women sluts" if i've ever seen one

Totally gunna open a chain of "island/resort wear" shops, setting fire to any Banana Republic, Panama Jack, or Sunglasses Hut we come across.

Corporate polo shirts, fanny packs, and white tube sock/sandal combos will be featured product lines.

And Ocean Pacific. Just cuz.