Are you glad that President Obama will soon have a Supreme Court justice to nominate?
| Response | Percent | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 15% | 210 votes |
| No | 82% | 1138 votes |
| Undecided | 1% | 25 votes |
| Other | 0% | 12 votes |
| 1385 total votes | ||
Friday, May 1, 2009
Judge for Yourself
Results from Washington Times poll (so far).... Full disclosure: I am one of the 210
Buyer Beware
Where are the regular people? -- Glenn Beck
I am totally intrigued by the ads so far -- which seem to be selling security. Because I should be investing in gold and non-hybrid seeds in order to keep my family safe. Actually, I am kind of into the non-hybrid seed thing, but more from a position of let's keep food safe for everyone out there.
Santa Cruz Gets Shout Out On Rush!
Re: the upcoming Panetta Institute lecture series in Monterey, CA where Karl Rove will soon be appearing:
"If you really want to get people to throw pies and shoes, just go up the road to Santa Cruz. Do the event at UC Santa Cruz."
I agree with Rush.
"If you really want to get people to throw pies and shoes, just go up the road to Santa Cruz. Do the event at UC Santa Cruz."
I agree with Rush.
There is nothing wrong with having a liberal beliefs system.
-- Bill O'Reilly Talking Points 4/30
Two things I am thinking about after watching Mr. O'Reilly's daily Talking Points.
1. There was a heavy emphasis on "evil." There is a real belief among conservatives that liberals don't understand evil. I do think it's one of the big differences between the two mindsets. Personally, I believe that evil is not something you are, but something you do. Usually after life has screwed you over royally, again and again. If I really thought that someone could just be born "evil," I never would have had a child.
2. I am suspicious of polls cited on conservative media. After Bill cited a poll by Rasmussen, I immediately looked up the polling firm to see what Wikipedia had to say about it, only to find that analysis showed Rasmussen Reports as the most accurate national polling firm in Election 2008. Even so, this kind of critical eye is good - anytime we are given numbers we should look at them and try to figure out how accurate they are. Note to self: Question numbers when they come from liberal news as well. I went to journalism school. Even beyond their bias,journalists are really bad with numbers.
It's On!
Listening to Rush Limbaugh while reading the WSJ editorial page. Still a bit of a novelty at this point. But good news fodder with the Justice Souter announcement and Arlen Specter's betrayal. Haven't encountered any May Day celebrations of the new American Socialism, but the day is still young. More to come.
Do I Really Sound Like That?
You’re starting to sound like a Republican.
I’ve been told this once or twice by Liberal loved ones so it’s clearly not a compliment. The last two times I’ve been thus accused it’s after I’ve offered my opinion on a topic having to do with raising my daughter.
For example, I think that to make a school great, you need a strong community to be involved day in an day out – not a big government to enforce state testing. I guess this could sound a lot like a conservative’s push for local control of public school districts.
And perhaps I do get a bit Security Mom-ish when I start thinking about the future and how many non-hybrid seeds I should buy so that I can feed my family. You know, after the apocalypse happens and all that.
But really, what does a Republican even sound like? It’s hard to know when you grow up in a left-leaning family then go on to study women’s studies at UC Santa Cruz (followed by a move to New York City! Oy!)…. I begin the morning with Huff Post and coffee, donate regularly to Planned Parenthood and the Human Rights Campaign, and have taken my daughter with me to protest against those parental notification laws for abortion and Prop 8. Though she was embarrassed when I started yelling “I love gay people!” out my car window as we drove through a Yes on 8 march in San Jose.
I digress. Get used to it. It’s a secular progressive thing. All the drug use and abortions have addled our brains. My point is this: I want to spend my 31-days really hearing who conservatives are and what they sound like. Where are the places that ultra-liberal meets ultra-conservative – and what can be learned from those intersections? I’m going to be paying special attention to the gender issues. What is women’s role in conservative media? How are they portrayed? What topics are they most concerned about? And am I really starting to sound like that?
If nothing else, I should be able to glean a few choice right-wing arguments that will really piss my brother off next time the family gets together for a peace rally or something.
I’ve been told this once or twice by Liberal loved ones so it’s clearly not a compliment. The last two times I’ve been thus accused it’s after I’ve offered my opinion on a topic having to do with raising my daughter.
For example, I think that to make a school great, you need a strong community to be involved day in an day out – not a big government to enforce state testing. I guess this could sound a lot like a conservative’s push for local control of public school districts.
And perhaps I do get a bit Security Mom-ish when I start thinking about the future and how many non-hybrid seeds I should buy so that I can feed my family. You know, after the apocalypse happens and all that.
But really, what does a Republican even sound like? It’s hard to know when you grow up in a left-leaning family then go on to study women’s studies at UC Santa Cruz (followed by a move to New York City! Oy!)…. I begin the morning with Huff Post and coffee, donate regularly to Planned Parenthood and the Human Rights Campaign, and have taken my daughter with me to protest against those parental notification laws for abortion and Prop 8. Though she was embarrassed when I started yelling “I love gay people!” out my car window as we drove through a Yes on 8 march in San Jose.
I digress. Get used to it. It’s a secular progressive thing. All the drug use and abortions have addled our brains. My point is this: I want to spend my 31-days really hearing who conservatives are and what they sound like. Where are the places that ultra-liberal meets ultra-conservative – and what can be learned from those intersections? I’m going to be paying special attention to the gender issues. What is women’s role in conservative media? How are they portrayed? What topics are they most concerned about? And am I really starting to sound like that?
If nothing else, I should be able to glean a few choice right-wing arguments that will really piss my brother off next time the family gets together for a peace rally or something.
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