May, 2021 archive
Rugged Individualists 0
Bob Molinaro is somewhat taken aback.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The writer of a letter to the editor of the Frankfort, Kentucky, State-Journal, opines that the (Andy) Barr has been lowered about as low as it can go.
Aside:
I went to Frankfort on business once. I have visited few cities in a lovelier setting.
It’s All about the Eyeballs 0
Nick Carraway puts his finger on a big part of the problem (and on part of the reason I gave up on television news a long, long time ago). A snippet (emphasis added):
The Excommunication 0
Frankly, I consider Liz Cheney’s political positions to be odious, but at least she is odious with integrity . . .
. . . integrity a being quality that the rest of her party seems to lack.
Image via Job’s Anger.
Meta: Misquoted 0
I inadvertently scheduled two QOTDs for today, so I rescheduled one of them.
(This happens from time to time, but I usually catch it before embarrassing myself in public.)
Geeking Out 0
Listening to The Circular Staircase with the VLC media player on Ubuntu MATE under the Fluxbox window manager. The wallpaper is from my collection.
American Taliban 0
Thom’s guest discusses the cultural similarities between American white supremacists and Muslim extremists.
Rand Gestures 0
Aside:
We sometimes amuse ourselves by watching Family Feud. (Indeed, the cable box is set to record “all new episodes.”) We enjoy the wordplay, the spontaneity, and the humor, though, I must admit, sometimes the double entendres are just a bit too double (or maybe not double enough).
Last night, we watched an episode in which one of the questions was something like, “Who blames you for their mistakes.” The answers were 1) boss, 2) spouse, 3) siblings, and 4) politicians.
But, one is constrained to observe, a mistake is not the same thing as a lie.
And a political party that relies on lies and lying liars is not just “making mistakes.”
It is willfully dealing in deception and promulgating perfidy.
And it forfeits our trust.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Keep politeness close at hand when you are in repose.