LEAVWORLD: GRAFFITI POLITTI

The other night I was watching the Newshour with Jim Lehrer. During a mediawatch segment, a newshour contributor made a comment about a Mr. Gannon being a gay escort for hire. This smearing would be unacceptable if directed at a liberal such as congressman Barney Frank, whose boyfriend ran a ring of gay escorts out of his basement. That Mr. Gannon went by a pseudonym, and worked for a small conservative news outlet seem to be enough to demonize him for things that usually don't faze liberals. PBS is supposed to hold a higher standard than the gossip columns or "blogosphere" that they hold in such low esteem. Well, some fat old bald white guy with glasses just screwed that all up for them. Jim Lehrer immediately tried to control the damage, but to think he did not know what was going to be said is asking too much. It is comical to watch a liberal media organization go down the tubes trying to emulate what it thinks is being done to it by the "new media". Is Lehre...

Newly minted DNC Chairman Howard Dean has stepped in it again. Fresh off his "I hate Republicans" statement, he comes out telling the African American caucus that the only way the Republicans could get so many Blacks in a room is if they invited "the hotel staff". He's off to a good start, and it's only been a week. Had he been the Dems' nominee for President, Bush would've gotten double the percentage of Black voters than he got against Kerry. The Dem congressional leaders are disavowing Dean as having "no power over policy", as if that means anything to Joe or Jane swing voter. On a more realistic level, the unified front of Sen. Reid and Rep. Pelosi is a bland alternative to Howard Dean's boisterous charisma. The battle between them for control of the party will be public and prolonged, as Sen. Hillary slides towards "moderation", waiting to fight for her turn in power. The pieces are set on the board, now let the games beg...

I LOVE THIS!!! Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, the most bipartisanly respected person on economic matters in the government, testified to Congress that using Social Security taxes to fund private accounts is a GOOD THING! Of course, the mainstream media has emphasized his caution to do it slowly, and concern about the debt it will incur. His actual testimony hit on all the notes that Pres. Bush hits: fostering "ownership"; being able to pass the whole thing on to your survivors; the better rate of return than the current system. He said one line that I find the perfect rebuttal to two frquent Democrat talking points: "It's risky to do nothing". This beats the Dems arguments that Soc. Sec. is not in crisis and that the stock market and other private investments are risky. After so many years of the Dems twisting his usually cryptic remarks to their advantage, I don't see them getting around the thrust of his remarks this time. The Republicans will be...

Following the historic elections in Iraq and the Palestinian Authority, the Axis has responded. The bombing assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri appears to be Syria's application/contribution to the Axis' war against freedom and democracy. On cue, Iran formally welcomed Syria to the "club" with a public declaration of mutual defense. A clearer view of the strategy behind the war on terror would be hard to find. President Bush's liberation of Iraq has brought another "shadow player" out into the open. People who follow events in the Middle East have known of Syria's terror connections for years. However, Pres. Bush did not include Syria in his "Axis of Evil", and has publicly portrayed Syria as being "helpful" in the war on terror. This changed to calling them "not helpful" during and since the Iraq invasion. All this pretense came to an end this week. Any hope that Syria might be diplomatically pr...

Ward Churchill is a professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder who wrote a detestable essay comparing the 9/11 WTC victims to "little Eichmanns", a reference to Adolph Eichmann, one of Hitler's main instruments of genocide. This is an educated man, who presumably meant what he wrote. Listening to him in interviews, he stands behind his words. He sees people who worked as chefs and waiters, as well as the high chiefs of finance, as Evil. He is a "Native American" America hater, getting paid by a State government to condemn this whole nation for what? Every evil in the world, apparently. Here's where this "token" radical becoms a problem for liberals, and Democrats in general. The ideology he professes is the same as theirs, just a stone's throw more radical. They will condemn his "Eichmann" remarks, but still think that our Capitalist society "oppresses" the world, and that we deserved 9/11 somehow. Listen to Ted Kenn...

After mentioning Edmond's blog, it was brought to my attention that I have visited alot of sites that I disagree with also, and I haven't mentioned any of them. The one with the most character is RED STAR COVEN, by a guy named Walton in So. Africa. It's linked in the title, and is worth the read. He's a self described "super-radical, anti-authoritarian communist", and I have to admit our early exchanges were somewhat critical. Though we still disagree on most things, it is fun to find the occasional issue we can find agreement on. Some other blogs that are more straight up anti-Bush or Republican, but are fun to check out, are The Progressive Mind http://theprogressivemind.info/ and Bush - Catastrophic Failure for the Common Man & Mother Earth http://catastrophicfailure.blogspot.com/ . I recommend them as places to find out what the liberals are blogging about, and to leave tasteful comments NUKING their positions! Enjoy!