Conservative Review |
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A Digest of This Week’s News and Views |
December 1, 2007 |
T he problem with news services which are slanted left is, when they run interference for their favorite candidates, their favorite candidates have no reason to take a stand on any issue. They can say one thing one day, and something else the next, and they are not questioned. Or they can take both sides of any issue at any time, and the 5th estate will not call them on it. The end result is, you have candidates who do not have to hold to any core set of values nor do they have to be honest with their electorate.
Let me give you a simple example: one strong issue which the Democrat presidential candidates have taken is, they are against the war in Iraq. In debate after debate, they have vilified George Bush and the war in Iraq, claiming that it cannot be won and that we need to immediately bring our troops home. Some of these candidates vote on legislation to bring the troops home. Hillary Clinton said, “If George Bush does not bring the troops home, then when I become president, I will!” However, when asked in one debate, whether they would pledge to bring the troops home before the end of their first term, the top 3 Democrats—Obama, Clinton and Edwards—would not make that pledge.
When the 5th estate is hard on a political party it brings out the best in that party. The 5th estate came down full force against Richard Nixon and the result was Ronald Regan. The 5th estate has given a pass to Democrats, and the result it, the last two great Democrats, John and Robert Kennedy, go back to the 60's. Even if a newspaper favors this or that group, this or that party, it still needs to hold their feet to the fire. That approach will bring out the best in their party. Gary Kukis
The Results of Global Warming
A gricultural land increase, Africa devastated, African aid threatened, Africa hit hardest, air pressure changes, Alaska reshaped, allergies increased, Alps melting, Amazon a desert, American dream end, amphibians breeding earlier (or not), ancient forests dramatically changed, animals head for the hills, Antarctic grass flourishes, anxiety, algal blooms, archaeological sites threatened, Arctic bogs melt, Arctic in bloom, Arctic lakes disappear, asthma, Atlantic less salty, Atlantic more salty, atmospheric defiance, atmospheric circulation modified, attack of the killer jellyfish, avalanches reduced, avalanches increased, and those are the A’s. There are about 600, scientifically researched and/or proposed results of global warming all documented at: http://www.numberwatch.co.uk/warmlist.htm. Every single result of global warming is listed there, from A to Z, with links to the media story on each and every one.
From Rush Limbaugh’s Nov. 29, 2007 show.
Dems Infiltrate GOP Debate
C NN (the Clinton News Network) hosted the most recent Republican debate, and, interestingly enough, out of 5000 submitted video questions, chose a significant number of questions submitted by Democratic candidate supporters. It should be pointed out that we are in the primary season when, ostensibly, Republicans are examining their candidates and Democrats are examining their candidates in order to choose a suitable candidate for each party. For some reason, Democrats have gotten interested in what is going on in the other party; and, surprisingly enough, CNN just happened to choose questions from Democrats.
The most interesting choice for a question was put forth by Military Retiree Brig. Gen. Keith H. Kerr, who, like all the other Democrats whose questions were used, was identified as an undecided voter. He has worked on as an unpaid advisor for Hillary Clinton and he has appeared on CNN in the past. CNN paid to bring this undecided voter to the debate, paid for his hotel room, and handed him the microphone during the debate to further question the Republican candidates.
It is important to point out that Google, the internet search engine, owns YouTube, the host of this particular debate; and that every person who submitted a question also submitted their full name and city of residence. Now, after choosing out a small number of videos from 5000 YouTube submissions, from undecided voters, how hard would it have been to, hmmm, google these people? No candidate had a problem fielding the questions offered up by these Democrats, but why was it necessary to portray these voters as undecided?
Other undecided voters can be found at: www.michellemalkin.com
The Subprime Market
I used to be a real estate agent. The government recently decided to mandate that a more diverse group of people receive home loans. What this means is, mortgage companies were told to allow those with less than perfect credit to buy homes. The government helped many of them out with a number of programs where we as taxpayers help with the down payments. I have section 8 tenants who pay a portion of their rent and the government pays the other portion. The deal for them is, the government takes the amount which they pay directly to me and sets up a matching savings account—for every dime they pay me, the government takes our money and puts it into a potential account for them. They may access this account to purchase a home. So, here we have people whose credit is not that good to begin with; we have the taxpayer funding the down payment for a house, and some of them are defaulting on these loans. And, we are supposed to be surprised concerned, and, of course, blame those evil mortgage companies. This does not account for all mortgages which have gone south; but it does account for a significant portion of loans.
Barney Franks has proposed a bill to allow these victims to sue their mortgage company. This is known as the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007. Who pays for this in the long run? Taxpayers. Who benefits? Torte lawyers, of course.
Short Takes
Gallop Poll tells us that Republicans rate their own mental health higher than Democrats and Independents.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/102943/
I’ve seen several Bill Clinton speeches lately—is it just me, or has he lost the touch? His book is filled with the word I; his speeches are filled with the word I; and he is no longer interesting or compelling.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071128/ap_po/on_deadline_bill_clinton_1
One big change in the media is the increased popularity of FOX news and access to the internet. In the past, Bill Clinton could make the statement, “I have always been against the war in Iraq” and people would take that at face-value. Now, when Clinton makes such a statement, YouTube is filled with videos of him saying exactly the opposite.
http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/016131.php
Rush Limbaugh predicts Iraq will not be an issue in the upcoming 2008 election—as long as Iraq continues to improve. He’s been predicting this for a month or two now.
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_112607/content/01125114.guest.html.guest.html
The airline travel over the Thanksgiving holiday was excellent, despite breaking all records of numbers flying. No stories in the news about this?
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/TRAVEL/NEWS/11/23/thanksgiving.travel.ap/index.html
French torture suite against Rumsfield thrown out of court.
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSL238169520071123
Those predicting the number of hurricanes to come, in the light of global warming, can’t seem to come very close.
http://www.miamiherald.com/457/story/320606.html
You may think the driver’s licenses for illegal aliens is simply a law enforcement issue. Whether you have a party affiliation, whether you are registered, or even if you are not old enough to vote, you can help choose the next president.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jJwdzJd6rDH91ujDqD9AYOw8NkfwD8T66ON80
Babies are not eco-friendly so some women are not having them so that they can save the planet.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=495495&in_page_id=1879
Ahmadinejad offers to be an observer at US presidential election. He said he was prompted by a belief that Americans would vote against the current administration in a truly free poll. Apparently he has been watching the Democratic debates, where it appears as though Bush is on the 2008 ticket.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uselections08/story/0,,2217495,00.html
The U.A.E. can’t manage our ports, but it is okay for them to lend Citigroup 7.5 billion dollars.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a0UZNcACoX1Y&refer=home
Bush: “You are either with us or against us.” Just so you get this quote in its correct context, this was a portion from President George Bush’s speech following the attacks of 9/11: “Our war on terror begins with al Qaeda, but it does not end there. It will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated.… We will starve terrorists of funding, turn them one against another, drive them from place to place, until there is no refuge or no rest. Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime."
Rush: Before we go, this is a record here that the Drive-Bys have missed. You know, they're eager to tell us about the deaths of American soldiers in Iraq and how new records are being set here and there, records of poverty, whatever it is. "Sunday's execution in Saudi Arabia brought to 136 the number of people beheaded in the Saudi kingdom this year, according to an Associated Press count. Saudi Arabia beheaded 38 people last year and 83 people in 2005. In contrast to worldwide condemnation in the US when it executes someone after a trial or such as Abu Ghraib or [Club Gitmo], these executions in Saudi Arabia have gone relatively unnoticed and subsequently escaped commentary. The peculiarities of the Saudi justice system are basically ignored until an international storm arose after the publicity regarding the imprisonment and 200-lash sentence to a Saudi woman who suffered a gang rape." By the way, on that: still no comment whatsoever from the NAGs or any other feminist group.