tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67234732024-03-07T04:02:07.913-05:00Esoteric * DiatribeCurrent Events, Conservative Commentaryfabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.comBlogger630125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-43160920318788454622008-11-05T12:07:00.002-05:002008-11-05T12:57:56.938-05:00A Victory for Conservativism?Show me a conservative who voted for McCain for any reason unrelated to 1) the fear of a radical leftist running this country or 2) a love of Sarah Palin, and I will show you someone who wasn't really a conservative.McCain should never have been chosen to represent the GOP. He was a RINO (Republican in name only), and as liberal a Republican as we could have nominated. He had no business at the fabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-43231819706044521342008-10-01T17:00:00.003-04:002008-10-02T02:25:45.527-04:00Go Get 'Em JohnI have to be honest, I am not a big supporter of John McCain, but when I see this it brings a smile to my face and really helps me warm to the guy.
Some donkey reporter for the AP was incorporating Democrat talking points into her questions to McCain, particularly with reference to Sarah Palin. Palin has more executive experience than anyone else on either ticket, but the reporter was casting fabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-88362449156854706032008-10-01T11:52:00.002-04:002008-10-01T11:57:30.859-04:00Amazing Youtube Video: Burning Down the House: What Caused our Economic CrisisThis is version 2. It is possible that the link will go down due to copyright claims:So here is version 3 (I believe the same content, essentially, just a few seconds longer and without the copyrighted music in the background)I thought the video was very well done. (I had nothing to do with it, just wanted to share it).fabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-76086037244740190322008-09-11T03:32:00.004-04:002008-09-11T07:36:33.494-04:00Remembering 9/11I woke to the incessant ringing of my phone, torn from the warmth and comfort of my bed. My dorm room felt quiet and hollow, and the ringing phone echoed down the hall. I squinted to see my alarm clock, which had not yet gone off. "Who could be calling me this early," I thought. THIS was why I hadn't signed up for an early class this semester. "Dude, are you watching this?""What? Huh? Watching fabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-48998268390300625112008-09-11T03:05:00.003-04:002008-09-11T03:22:04.745-04:00Russ VaughnRuss and I became internet pen pals of sorts through our mutual interest in politics. I was one of the earliest websites to post his work and consider myself to be an ardent and vocal supporter of his literary-political efforts. For a time I tried to catalogue and provide a comprehensive collection of his works. Alas, I eventually stopped blogging, but Russ did not stop writing and I have not fabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-34015958109564582222008-09-11T01:22:00.004-04:002008-09-11T01:38:39.568-04:00Matt Damon: Palin like 'a relly bad Disney movie' / American Movie Goer: Matt Damon like 'a really bad actor'I think the title says it all.Matt Damon on Palinfabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-32291255584656546692008-09-10T23:55:00.009-04:002008-09-11T01:19:41.574-04:00You Can Put Lipstick on Obama, But He is Still a DipstickWhat is an elitist? Is it someone who thinks you shouldn't go to Europe if the only foreign phrase you know is 'merci beaucoup'? Is it someone with an Ivy League education who talks down to regular Americans... you know, those bitter ones who cling to guns and religion. Is it someone who is only proud of their country, for the first time, because of where they are in the electoral process? fabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-32098819227271219342008-09-10T14:04:00.002-04:002008-09-10T14:15:44.529-04:00Youtube pulls McCain AdYoutube has pulled the McCain ad "Lipstick" claiming that CBS Interactive has claimed copyright infringement: "This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by CBS Interactive Inc." Having read the transcript for the video, the couric clip appears to fall within the fair use exception of copyright law, making the decision to pull the ad political. Youtube (Google) and CBS are pretty fabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-27032950512293743482008-09-04T13:02:00.002-04:002008-09-04T13:35:21.215-04:00Give me something to believe inFor the first time this election cycle I am excited. No decision whether this will prompt a return to blogging, but Sarah Palin has me pumped up and excited about the Republican's prospects for the first time in a long time.There was a pretty strong chance I was going to vote for Barr in '08 but I think it is safe to say that the decision to put Palin on the ticket has inspired and excited me. fabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-18226551709938898562008-04-03T22:30:00.004-04:002008-04-04T00:01:24.484-04:00Frederick Douglas: Great AmericanWhile reading a dissent by Justice Clarence Thomas I came upon an excellent quote by Frederick Douglas. It inspired me to return to this blog and write a post after years of silence.A few years back, as my interest in blogging was waning, I started a list of Great Americans. This list was to be in homage to some of the truly great Americans... a short list of my personal heroes. Unfortunately, I fabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-1156020198866444232006-08-19T16:42:00.000-04:002006-08-19T16:43:18.866-04:00The Words of Santayana (a poem)The Words of Santayana (a poem)Words of Santayana will be with us sure mañana,When we face a fascist menace once again.What we term a win today, we will learn to our dismay,Is perceived as lack of will by evil men. A lord of Britain led us, to a place where Nazis bled us,Believing he’d found peace within his time.At cost of untold billions and deaths of unknown millions,We paid high price for fabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-1156020120164796112006-08-19T16:41:00.000-04:002006-08-19T16:42:00.186-04:00A New WillyA New WillyNow don’t think me foolish, or just being silly,When I say that the Democrats need a new Willy.Their Willy’s gone soft amid fortune and fame,He’s no longer up, standing tall for the game.This Willy’s content with the new life he’s found,Able now to engage in full time fooling ‘round.Book deals and speech fees have made life so frillyHe’s lost his hard edge, their once potent Willy.The fabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-1155273404199788442006-08-11T01:16:00.000-04:002006-08-11T01:18:23.826-04:00Terror Plot Thwarted Whew!fabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-1155272132578646052006-08-11T00:55:00.000-04:002006-08-11T01:08:04.910-04:00Wallace Off The Deep End?... Wallace dismissed the common perceptions of Ahmadinejad."He's actually, in a strange way, he's a rather attractive man, very smart, savvy, self-assured, good looking in a strange way," Wallace said. "He's very, very short but he's comfortable in his own skin.""He couldn't have been more accomodating. He had a good time doing the interview," Wallace said. And he believes that it was fabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-1153970814070011252006-07-26T23:26:00.001-04:002006-07-26T23:32:33.143-04:00Just adding a few picsfabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-1153836949485462742006-07-25T10:11:00.000-04:002006-07-25T10:15:49.510-04:00Peace prize winner "would love to kill Bush"Peace prize winner 'could kill' BushNOBEL peace laureate Betty Williams displayed a flash of her feisty Irish spirit yesterday, lashing out at US President George W.Bush during a speech to hundreds of schoolchildren...."Right now, I would love to kill George Bush." Her young audience at the Brisbane City Hall clapped and cheered. - sigh - Good to see a little hypocrisy, I guess.fabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-1153799687532541752006-07-24T23:48:00.000-04:002006-07-24T23:54:47.576-04:00Dems Stack the Deck in MarylandKen, I've been fighting this fight for about two months to no avail. I'm including two articles from the Washington Post for you to look at and post about if you have time. Here's a quick synopsis: Maryland has decided to hold early voting this year. The kicker, only in heavily Democratic districts and with no requirement for valid ID. In my opinion, you either have it everywhere or not at fabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-1153343781554157222006-07-19T17:15:00.000-04:002006-07-19T17:16:21.576-04:00Semper ISemper ISemper I is an old Marine Corps term applied to those selfish careerists who place their own success ahead of their men and the wellbeing of the Corps. Congressman John Murtha is a living example of that disgraceful term.A bugle blows in Arlington,Lilting notes fill still sad air,An eagle's tears a globe fall on,Trail an anchor with despair,For a man we'd wish had not to die,Brave youthfabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-1152904315201091442006-07-14T15:10:00.000-04:002006-07-14T15:14:14.546-04:00On Flag-Draped Coffins (a poem)From the inbox: The Democrats' use of images of our war dead in their campaign video inspired me to write the following poem last night: On Flag-Draped Coffins (a poem)I thought I’d seen it all I guessIn videos from the East;Enough to tell me nothing less,We’re dealing with a beast.Such savagery and blood lust,Sawing off our soldier’s head,Ensures to me that we mustLeave all these bastards dead. fabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-1152904231135169932006-07-14T15:09:00.000-04:002006-07-14T15:10:31.186-04:00Fasting Like They FightFasting Like They Fight It is almost comic, nah, hell, it’s hilarious, to watch the Moonbats, led by their batty high priestess, Cindy Sheehan, undertake their new attempt to garner media attention. When I first heard about their planned Troops Home Fast, my immediate reaction was, “Hey, she can stand to lose a little weight and maybe if she lays off the tofu for a while her brain processes will fabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-1152541851223621592006-07-10T10:29:00.000-04:002006-07-10T10:30:51.256-04:00Take Them ThereTake Them There by Russ Vaughn There is a wonderful musical/visual tribute to WWII vets that people email me occasionally, entitled Before You Go. It can be found numerous places on the Internet, among them here:If you get through it without a huge lump in your throat, you’re tougher than I am. It is altogether fitting that someone has put together such a tribute to those who stopped world fabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-1152197626095894282006-07-06T10:02:00.000-04:002006-07-06T10:53:46.353-04:00The North Korean CrisisMedia reports indicate that the recent test firing of missiles by the North Korean government all resulted in missiles falling harmlessly into the ocean. The launch of the Taepodong-2 missile, a long range ICBM, has been widely reported as a failure and a telling indication of North Korea's missile program. Once again, I think the media has it wrong. The very fact that North Korea launched fabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-1151454894391939112006-06-27T20:34:00.000-04:002006-06-27T20:34:54.423-04:00Pounding “Punk” into PulpPounding “Punk” into PulpI’m not one to casually call for boycotting nations or corporations who offend my sense of right, wrong or fair play. It’s my opinion that if their leadership is going to be responsive at all, that a barrage of angry letters and emails will generally suffice to get their attention. Besides, the economic effects of scattershot boycotts may well be offset by increased fabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-1150863524064907442006-06-21T00:14:00.000-04:002006-06-21T00:18:44.086-04:00Excellent Irey PostI was emailed this post. This post is excellent. Everyone I know who cares about this election is pulling for Irey!Meet Diana Irey(by) E. L. CoreThe Monongahela River winds through the western foothills of the Appalachian Mountains from West Virginia through Pennsylvania to Pittsburgh, where it joins the Allegheny River to form the Ohio. On its way, the Mon passes the City of Monongahela in fabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723473.post-1150641918148266122006-06-18T10:43:00.000-04:002006-06-18T10:45:18.180-04:00The Dipsy TwitsFrom The inbox: This self-centered little twit just doesn't get it... "The entire country may disagree with me, but I don't understand the necessity for patriotism," Maines resumes, through gritted teeth. "Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is our land? Why? You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country… I don't see why people care about fabulinushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371332985021315588noreply@blogger.com0