Category Archives: Propaganda

Anyone else getting propaganda emails?

Some of you may remember the Ellie Light episode. More than seventy newspapers across the country all accepted and published the exact same letter-to-the-editor defending President Obama. For the last year or so I have been receiving about once per … Continue reading

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Conor Friedersdorf dissects the New York Times (or) *This* is how to respond

Truly brilliant. Okay. So Charles Blow of the New York Times visited a Tea Party rally and called it a “minstrel show”. One of the speakers in question was Alonzo Rachel who categorically does not deserve to be called a … Continue reading

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Imagine where the angry violent rhetoric really is (or) Morning tea

I am out of coffee. At least I still have Kenyan tea! Been deeply troubled by coverage of the illegal immigration bill in Arizona. I have never had strong feelings one way or the other and still do not. My … Continue reading

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Why do I care?

Why do I care when other Americans are misunderstood and misrepresented? I believe in freedom. And I believe in the value of truth. In no way does that mean people who misunderstand and misrepresent fellow Americans who happen to disagree … Continue reading

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How they misportray tells us more about them than about us (or) Tea Party crashers

“Glee” is the only television show my entirely family enjoys watching together. We had been looking forward to the season opener on Monday. There was a “Sarah Palin is stupid” joke. My family did not care about that but thought … Continue reading

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Ugliness at Cornell, Tea Party support, leave Barney Frank alone (or) Morning coffee

The more the left tries to stop the Tea Party movement using various means the more it grows. You would think that with the ongoing “stupid and evil fringe extremists” narrative the number of people who identify with the movement … Continue reading

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“You shall not bear false witness” (or) Misrepresenting opponents of statism

*Important Update* Associated Press has published an article challenging strongly some of the evidence and arguments advanced to refute claims the N-word was used against members of the Congressional Black Caucus. If the article is correct this is deeply troubling … Continue reading

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The insulting incoherence of the “blame the media” argument

A high school classmate (great guy by the way) with whom I reconnected via facebook wrote: [I am] shocked that so few people have any real understanding of the healthcare bill other than what they get from the media. The … Continue reading

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REVIEW – Inner reflections/contradictions in "Avatar"

I almost did not go to see it. Most of the conservative blogs/websites I follow criticized harshly the movie “Avatar” directed by James Cameron. In a nutshell – that it is a silly and predictable leftist anti-American anti-capitalist rehash of … Continue reading

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In praise of honest liberals(?) – Camille Paglia strikes again

She voted for President Obama. Wants to see healthcare reform go through. But she has no patience for hypocrisy and stupidity. Camille Paglia is a liberal(?) I can respect. (I put ? after “liberal” because what does that word mean … Continue reading

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