Category Archives: Propaganda

The insulting incoherence of the “blame the media” argument

Posted on March 22, 2010 by admin

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"

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Rick

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

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Rick

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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God and politics for me – but not for thee

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Rick

Losing respect for people with whom I used to identify is painful. And I am beginning to despair for the future of rationality and honesty in our nation. Where does one even begin? I made the mistake of following a … Continue reading →

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Excuses that cannot bear the weight of facts

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Rick

(This is the busiest time of the year for me. Might not be posting an whole lot until middle of October. Will try to put up at least one item per week.) It is always someone else’s fault. “This woman … Continue reading →

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NPR's Jim Engster Show – Healthcare reform, communism, and crazy talk

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Rick

The title is excessively provactive – just trying to get your attention. Yesterday a guest host Jim Nichols was in charge of the “Jim Engster Show” on our local National Public Radio station. (I do not enjoy the show very … Continue reading →

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NPR celebrates $20 gas and the forced hyper-urbanization of America

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Rick

Somebody please explain to me why I listen to NPR. Friday afternoon listening to “Talk of the Nation: Science Friday” hosted by Ira Flatow. Talking with writer Chris Steiner author of $20 Per Gallon: How the Inevitable Price of Gasoline … Continue reading →

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"No Senator. I am not a duck. I am a rabbit"

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Rick

Readers of this website know that one of my “buttons” – things that make me quite angry and that is not to excuse an un-Christian reaction – is when people insult my intelligence. The nomination of Judge Sotomayor and the … Continue reading →

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President Obama is not really a liberal (or) The Alinsky Administration

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Rick

Let us review Wright’s First Principle of Epistemology shall we? In any given set of data, the anamolous elements are the key to explaining the whole. In other words – to understand the pattern focus on what does not fit … Continue reading →

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Do we engage or avoid and/or create an alternative culture? (or) Die Kulturfrage

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Rick

(I have been wanting to write this for the last few months but have not sat down and taken the time.) There is a polite debate among those of a more conservative political and/or religious persuasion. Let me first establish … Continue reading →

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