By the conservative pundit, Stage Right: And then, I made the same mistake I made with most of the actresses I was foolish enough to date. I made a seemingly innocuous remark which unveiled me as insensitive, mean, unfeeling and…. a conservative!. I said: “Why are these punks spending all their time playing with their camera and guitar. They should … Read More
Swank-ified
Oh, how I love the columns of the Rev. Grant Swank. What will God do with Rick Warren's inaugural invocation? Isn't that the real question? Um, not really. But if you need a premise for a column, I'll let you run with it. What will God do with the prayer offered by pro-life Rick Warren, pastor? You talking to me? … Read More
The Inciteful Mind Of Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh, on why the U.S. auto industry is in trouble: But you, you just illustrated the greatest single downfall of the domestic automobile industry, and nobody is talking about it… Back in the days when I bought my first car and then my second car and my third car, and they were all General — they were Pontiacs, and … Read More
SCOTUS Rejects Obama Birth Case
First Read reports: The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up a case that questioned whether President-elect Obama met the Constitution's requirement that only a natural-born citizen is eligible to be president. As is the court's usual custom, the request to take up the case was denied with no explanation. I blogged about the petition here. David Horowitz is … Read More
The Jig Is Up
The Obama-isn't-a-U.S.-citizen story is still in high gear. I think it is time we face facts. This birth announcement which appeared in the Honolulu Advertiser on August 13, 1961 (Obama was born on August 4) clearly was put there by Obama's maternal grandparents, who knew full well that 47 years later, there would be an issue about Obama's citizenship when … Read More
Challenge To Obama’s Presidency In The Supreme Court
This is wingnuttery at its wing-nuttiness. Even most right wing blogs think this is stupid. But it is out there. I'm talking about the claim that Obama isn't qualified to be President, because he is not a U.S. citizen. Some desparate people believe it, like Shiv Zieve, who writes a column entitled "Obama Too Important For The Supreme Court": President-elect Barack … Read More
Linking The War On Christmas To The Economic Crisis
I would call this "overreaching". From the Wall Street Journal, columnist Daniel Henninger writes: This year we celebrate the desacralized "holidays" amid what is for many unprecedented economic ruin — fortunes halved, jobs lost, homes foreclosed. People wonder, What happened? One man's theory: A nation whose people can't say "Merry Christmas" is a nation capable of ruining its own economy. … Read More
Renew America Roundup
Michael Bresciani in "The True Christian Approach To The Obama Presidency": What's the best way for a true Christian to respond to Obama's election? Why, suing him as an illegal immigrant — that's how! Selwyn Duke in "Obama: Fear And Security Force": These people who say Obama is going to be a dictator just like Hitler are silly and paranoid, … Read More
A Quick Message To Wingnuts
Guys, Obama isn't going to touch your guns. And he's not going to take away right wing talk radio. He's really not. You want to know how I know that? Because Obama is a constitutional scholar. Unlike you wingnuts, or the Bush Administration, he's actually read the document. He's studied it. He taught it for several years. So he knows … Read More
Punditry Of The Day
Shorter Mary Mostert: Hitler wrote a book before he became leader; Obama wrote a book before he became leader. Hitler called for national unity and coming together; Obama called for national unity and coming together. Jeez, people. Do I have to spell it out for you?
What’s Kristol Smoking?
Honestly. Just when I think he can't write a more inane column, well dammit, there he goes and does it. Barack Obama will probably win the 2008 presidential election. If he does, we conservatives will greet the news with our usual resolute stoicism or cheerful fatalism. Right. I'm sure that's how Rush will be on Wednesday. Although, I'm not so … Read More
From The “Wishful Thinking” School Of Political Analysis
Shorter Ed Whalen (NRO's The Corner): "Obama supporters are clearly more enthused about their candidate than McCain supporters are about McCain. This means the polls are wrong and McCain will win."
More Great Moments In Conservative Punditry
Radio show Bob Grant is alarmed that Obama is being a meglomanic, as evidenced by the fact that Obama is standing in front of an "O for Obama" flag. Have a listen: An excerpt: But really folks, did you notice Obama is not content with just having several American flags, plain old American flags with the 50 states represented by … Read More
Shorter David Brooks
Shorter David Brooks: "Obama unquestionably posseses a steady hand, a reassuring demeanor, and the rare ability to see reality unfiltered. This can only mean one thing: he will be the worst president evah."
Why I Love Reading TBogg
This P.S. Also because I learned from TBogg the actual lyrics to "Waterloo"