I saw a "Hi and Lois" comic some time ago, wherein Hi tells his son Chip that he’s old enough to remember when "Liberal wasn’t a dirty word",and Chip reacted with shock. I hear that all the time, actually….that, since 9/11, "liberal" is now a dirty word, derided by all. It’s about time, I say. "Conservative", when you come right down to it, has been a dirty word for 40 years and more, ever since a commercial aired in which the voice of a cute little girl in a sun dress, counting the petals ...
12 years ago, I suffered a grand-mal epileptic seizure while behind the wheel of my car and, to say the least, racked myself up pretty bad. Luckily, I was the only one hurt. The court saw fit to take my driver's license on these grounds, and for the last 12 years (though I've technically been able to drive for the last 8, just unable to find a doctor who would sign off on it and/or afford the insurance), I've been bumming rides from people. A pain, to say the very, very least. No more. this...
My wife and I went to see Episode III this weekend, and I have to admit that I did, in fact, like it a lot. The special effects were splashy and exceptionally well done; the lightsaber fights were well staged and the acting wasn’t all that bad. The dialogue and emotional depth of the movie were, as expected, a little stilted. But that’s George Lucas. That’s Star Wars. I disagree with some of you that Anakin’s surrender to the Sith was too fast and easy. After all, while still a Jedi, he felt...
You know, it’s funny; I posted an article about a week ago, about a "Commie Plot" and how the agenda of the Liberal Left today very closely mirrors that of the Soviet Communist agenda for the destruction of America. Though I’ve had a few hits there, mostly from fellow righties, I’ve had only two individual hits from lefties. One of those was a rather positive reply, but kind of missed the point, I think. The other….well, all they did was try futilely to downgrade it and throw a half-heart...
In this week’s edition of Newsweek, Anna Quindlen wrote an article titled "Life of the Closed Mind" in the last-page column "The Last Word". Though what I’m focusing on here was not the point of the article, I took exception to her mentioning of conspiracies and their purveyors. "It’s no wonder," she writes, "after the conspiracy that took place right under our noses came to fruition on September 11, that we have a nation of conspiracy theorists. But everything now is a conspiracy: a right-wi...
The following article was excerpted from the book "The Real America; Messages from the Heart and Heartland" by Glenn Beck, published by Pocket Books Publishing. It's taken from pages 117-122. "A few years back I found, buried in the Congressional record, something that a Florida congressman, Albert Herlong, Jr., submitted back in the mid-1960s. It was the "Communist Goals of 1963," a list of steps they needed to take to dismantle our way of life. At a time when Americans are looking toward...
One day in May in the early 80s, when I was about 14 or 15, my grandmother told me to go across the street and visit for a bit with old Mr. Drum, who she told me had recently asked about me and how I was doing. As a typically self-centered, surly teenager, I balked at the order; after all...old people’s houses, man...come on! They all smelled dry and musty and faintly like old potatoes, and have that “don’t-you-dare-touch-anything” feel of a shrine. Besides, what could I possibly have to s...
Next Monday is Memorial Day, the first, official day of the Summer Holiday Season, and we’ll have fun. Boy, will we. We’ll celebrate with get-togethers, like outdoor barbecues and picnics. Maybe we’ll attend a baseball game, or play softball, volleyball, or perhaps have a round of golf. We’ll eat, drink and make merry and we’ll bring in the summer with a bang. More important than all that, however, much more, it is good to remember that it is also a solemn occasion, and why it is that we ...
As a reply to an article COLGene posted today, I put this up again...... Among the many complaints I see here on JU and hear from other sources about American efforts to establish solid democratic governing in Iraq are complaints about the infrastructure there. Many opponents of our involvement there often point out that public utilities do not operate efficiently; electricity, for example, is or was limited to just a few hours a day. "Why is this?" they ask; "it always seemed to work wel...
Alex Trebeck: "That's a Daily Double! Here's the answer: 'Newsweek and Dan Rather'". Rightwinger: "What are: two recent and glaring examples of liberal media bias and the fact that they'll take any wild and unsubstantiated story as gospel, so long as it involves taking a cheap shot at, or casts a shadow on the recent successes of, President Bush and/or his administration and its policies." Alex Trebeck: "Correct for $400! Rightwinger, you control the board; next question!" Rightwinge...
I listen Rush Limbaugh quite a bit, and he's always talking about how the democrats and liberals are imploding and failing and will soon collapse altogether under the weight of their own arrogance, ineptitude and lack of understanding. Though I pray for the day when this prophesy comes true, I have to be the one to warn Rush and other people like JU's own Modman, who like to site examples of democrat implosion as well. We've seen this before, folks....but it wasn't us, it was THEM! Rememb...
Among the many complaints I see here on JU and hear from other sources about American efforts to establish solid democratic governing in Iraq are complaints about the infrastructure there. Many opponents of our involvement there often point out that public utilities do not operate efficiently; electricity, for example, is or was limited to just a few hours a day. "Why is this?" they ask; "it always seemed to work well enough under Saddam...why is it that we can't get it to work? Aren't we supp...
I'm re-posting this because it somehow got posted in the wrong forum.---RW As an avid and longtime Trekker, I have often wondered what the average person back on Earth is doing while brave people like Jim Kirk, Jean-Luc Picard and the other incarnations of Gene Roddenberry's Starfleet nobly expand the borders of the Federation and the limits of knowledge. I'll tell you what they're doing: they're sleeping all day, getting up at 4pm and cracking open another bottle of Romulan Ale (yes, i...
As an avid and longtime Trekker, I have often wondered what the average person back on Earth is doing while brave people like Jim Kirk, Jean-Luc Picard and the other incarnations of Gene Roddenberry's Starfleet nobly expand the borders of the Federation and the limits of knowledge. I'll tell you what they're doing: they're sleeping all day, getting up at 4pm and cracking open another bottle of Romulan Ale (yes, it's illegal, but what the hell.....) and getting bombed, or shooting up with Den...