Quote Of The Day

Sept 24th, 2012

"Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike."

-- Alexander Hamilton

Newt Calls Himself "Historian"

Jan 5th, 2012

And then there's this from Buzz Feed:

"Newt Gingrich is already in New Hampshire and kicked off his day with a town hall meeting in Concord. Gingrich fielded a number of questions about drug policy, including one from a man who said that many in the Live Free or Die state don't like the federal government's involvement in stopping weed growing operations. "Would Thomas Jefferson or George Washington be arrested for growing marijuana?" the man asked.

Gingrich responded, "I think Jefferson and George Washington would strongly discourage you from growing marijuana, and their tactics to stop you would be more violent than they would be today."

Gingrich, a historian, did not mention that both Washington and Jefferson grew hemp on their plantations." EMPHASIS OURS

Beckwatch - Koch Brothers Edition

Mar 4th, 2011

The Beckinator has truly outdone himself. He has gone so far as to compare the Birch Brothers, oops, I mean the Koch Brothers to our Founding Fathers. As I pondered this head scratcher, what really struck me was the irony. The only similarity I can find between the Kochs and our Founders is amongst that portion which both defended and embraced human slavery as a necessary component of the economy. Yet, this is the primary characteristic of our Founders which Beck has consistently distorted with half-truths and falsehoods. Watch for yourself. As a friend suggested, do not sip liquid while viewing as it's a guaranteed spit-take.

Also, be sure to click the "Koch Industries" link above or HERE. It's rare for a commercial corporation's website to be so crassly political.

Bill Maher Lets The Tea Party Have It

Jan 17th, 2011

In spite of my calls for greater civility, I gladly endorse the very tough critique of the Tea Party by Bill Maher this weekend. I see no contradiction. My call for civility does not equate to over-arching politeness towards dangerous liars who give safe haven to neo-Nazis and White Supremacists, attempt to rewrite the history they find to be inconvenient and form the largest movement opposed to intellectual accomplishment in America I have ever witnessed. 

Maher takes particular aim at the Tea Party's supposed "love"of our Founding Fathers:

“I think it's pretty clear that the Founding Fathers would have hated your guts, and what’s more, you would have hated them."