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Wrecked by the Elect
Obama’s charted a course for destruction. Depression history. Dropping the Ball. Plus more.
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NUMERO UNO
Re: W. James Antle, III’s
Having a Ball in the
Hudson Valley:
Google these: “Greg Ball” and “Courage Cup.”
You might think that you are supporting a conservative, but what you are supporting is a self-promoting political opportunist. He destroys any one that opposes him; he is a poser and a fraud. Ball took on a 12 year incumbent, the state assembly minority pro-tempore, a guy that actually was able to advance conservative and Republican values, and turned him out of office, on a platform of “illegal immigration is illegal.” Hmmm…last I knew the NY state Assembly was two-thirds Democrat. Outside of that, the state has no ability to enforce federal laws related to immigration. Ball, now after 3 years, and no accomplishments in the assembly, much less the private sector, is going to be our Godsend.
As a conservative and a patriot, I would never, ever, pull the
lever for a man like Ball. I know what he has done, and, not
done.
— John
THE EXPENSIVE MARKET
Re: Eric Peters’s Outsourcing the Bailout:
Wow! God Bless Eric Peters for the courage and clarity in this
article. Free market conservatives have drunk their own cool aid
on the globalization issue to the detriment of all U.S. citizens.
Free trade as currently practiced is exactly labor arbitrage.
What we need is a worker’s capitalism!
— Darrell Judd
With the government takeover of the US auto companies, doesn’t that make their employees now government employees? If they are government employees, are they not restricted from contributing as an entity (the UAW) to political candidates? Does that not also mean the UAW cannot form Political Action Committees to support candidates and proposed legislation or regulations? Does that not restrict the UAW from lobbying for the “card registration” on unionizing votes?
Being government employees of course does not disenfranchise UAW members as voters. But it seems to me the UAW can no longer dump all that cash into the coffers of Democrat candidates. Perhaps the UAW will no longer be able to claim that “they elected the President.” Have thereby the Democrats not shot themselves in the foot again? Is this not another case of Obama’s “inadequate vetting” of proposed actions?
Do we not have another example of the Law of Unintended Consequences (LUC) relating to precipitous government economic planning or social engineering actions?
Perhaps it will also be seen as a bit of LUC for
Conservatives?
— Larry M. Southwick
Cincinnati, Ohio
TO THE HILTON
Re: George Neumayr’s My Left Breast:
The Carrie Prejean Story:
The aspect that has not been pointed out enough about the “Carrie Prejean National Crisis” is that the pageant has only itself to blame. Miss California did not bring up the subject of “gay marriage.” It was Perez Hilton who opened that door. It was disingenuous and graceless for Hilton to ask the question, hear an answer shared by a majority of Americans, and then go into hyperventilating outrage.
Years ago, an attempt was made to render any expression of pro-life views bad manners. “Well, of course, you are perfectly entitled to your opinion, my dear. But one just doesn’t express them in polite company. You might hurt someone’s feelings. What if a lady present had had an abortion sometime earlier in her life? She shouldn’t be made to feel bad.”
So it is with the “gay marriage” issue. One isn’t supposed to offend those who would take offence. Even though a congregation holds that homosexual behavior is clearly condemned by Scripture and tradition, our denominational leaders at headquarters would have us keep silent about the matter so that gay visitors would not be made to feel “unwelcome.”
There will always be contentious issues of the day. When it is deemed that expression of only one side is permitted, this has nothing to do with classical liberalism. It is repression. Among gentlemen and ladies of good will, one’s opponent is treated with generosity and respect. “Gay marriage” is an open question, yet many feel perfectly justified to attack Miss Prejean. Prior to Hilton’s self-serving question, Miss Prejean was just a pretty, young woman in a bikini to the public. After Hilton’s question, she was supposed to be a black-hearted social pariah.
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SLG| 5.18.09 @ 7:52AM
Often quoted, "GreenPeas" has a dubious history, at best...... the credibility sucks - yet, the press continues to quote them. Why?
The Sierra Club named "Captain" Paul Watson (one of the founders of Greenpeas) to its Board of Directors some years ago. Watson's methods of environmental and animal-rights activism include ramming fishing boats and firing shotguns at fishermen. He defended those actions by saying "if you make every effort to not kill and injure anybody, that's all you can really do." and by claiming "there's nothing wrong with being a terrorist, as long as you win." He was further quoted as saying: "It doesn't matter what is true. It only matters what people believe to be true," and, this classic: "Instead of going out to shoot birds, I should go out and shoot the KIDS who shoot birds."
Greenpeace was found Guilty of "deliberate use of falsification" in its propaganda and using a filmed scene in its propaganda film against seal hunting which "is undoubtedly false" (Olso Municpl Court 5/92) in neutral Norway. GreenPeas had sued film-maker Magnus Gudmundsson because of "Survival in the High North", where he accused GreenPeas of using falsifications in propaganda, spreading lies about seal hunters skinning seals alive, and "engaged in swindle and deceit" (Bridgette Bardot shooting arctic thing on Hollywood sound-stage; actual butchers probably belonging to GreenPeas itself; they shot NO FACES in their film - mandatory in any true documentary). After GreenPeas Guilty verdict, they (Greenpeace) said they were "fully satisfied with the verdict" and would not appeal - this following the intentional sinking of the only two small steam-powered whaling vessels in Iceland (terrorism?). There's only 1 small whaling station and very few people involved in the "industry". David McTaggart, Greenpeace Chair, skipped bail and ran in Rainbow Warrior. Greenpeace didn't dare sue in Reykjavik, but tried (and lost) in Norway. Iceland itself had done nothing to GP, despite having an industry crippled (whaling, where there's NO SHORTAGE of whales); the film was financed by a journalist, not the whaling commission, despite lies to the contrary by GP's Cynthia Rust. Greenpeace was NOT able to disprove anything - and the film's maker fully documented everything. Greenpeace STAGED the seal-killing (there were witnesses), paid people for the film of clubbing a kangaroo to death to remove the fetus; those who did the deed were jailed with stiff sentences in Australia. Proof thru MEGA FILM & VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, Klapparstig 25, Reykjavik, Iceland; phone 354-1-62 00 60, or fax 354-1-62 42 33.
Lest we forget, Greenpeace has a job - to make money! They Sell "environmental absolution" and advance the Myth; reminding society that that planet won't be saved "without its determined assistance". According to Donovan Webster of "Outside" magazine (New Yorker/Worth also) as a source, a few years ago, "By writing a check to Greenpeace (perceived as environmentalism's Paul Revere), for their contribution they have 'tax-deductible proof that they're good guys'." [the average contribution was $20; income had doubled every two years - about $50-million in '92; only aprox. 51% going to environmental 'programs' (65-85% considered proper); 27% goes toward raising MORE contributions, PAYS 38% COMMISSION to canvassers in some places like Washington DC; employees 220 fulltimers; don't account to the public for their money]. Their very selfish attitude is driven by nothing more than the dollar, a diabolical way to make-a-living... looking for other peoples' weaknesses - people like baby animals and pretty plants... they live off the emotions of others to get donations - - it's an "international money-making machine" (said former B.C. Premier Glen Clark); irresponsible close-minded bullies.
Glen Hoffing| 5.18.09 @ 8:50AM
Mr. Kilner,
Did you vet this letter with your wife before you sent it in? Just curious.
PolishKnight| 5.18.09 @ 10:11AM
I'll agree with Steve Kilner that the article was amateurish (I personally agree with the author's conclusions if not the writing style) but he doesn't know a lot about women if he thinks that telling her that she's irrational is going to help further communication.
Ironically, his letter is a sublime example of projection where he justifies liberals' trademark dismissal of opposition views as "stupid" and "bigoted". There are two types of people in the liberals' world: Those who agree with them, and stupid bigots to be dismissed.
Ken in People's Republic of MD| 5.18.09 @ 12:57PM
See, what I don't understand is this. I read and re-read Mr. Hillyer's column and found it to be right on point. Nothing in it can be disputed. Mr. Kilner, in true lib fashion, doesn't try to dispute anything in the piece, knowing that there is nothing that CAN be disputed.
So, it seems that Mr. Kilner, unable to come up with a good argument, tries the tried and true lib MOS of hyperbole and emotion and compares Mr. Hillyer, a good looking man, I'm sure, with his wife, I have no idea what she looks like, maybe like Mr. Hillyer.
I'm sure Mr. Kilner's wife appreciated being compared to Mr. Hillyer and isn't it instructive to read what Mrs. Kilner is like when she is "beyond all reason with anger at me -- full of exaggeration, generalization, selective attention, distortion and catastrophization. I’ve learned there is no reasoning with someone in this condition..."
Now, I wonder why Mrs. Kilner gets in this condition. Could it be that she's married to Mr. Kilner?
Quite possibly, Mrs. Kilner isn't as "beyond all reason" as Mr. Kilner would like us to believe she is. From what I've seen so far of Mr. Kilner, sounds like He is beyond all reason.
ds80| 5.18.09 @ 2:30PM
Not once, but TWICE, Steve Kilner pronounces from on high: "There is no reasoning with conservatives."
A self-fullfilling admonition to all liberal ostriches.
HotPat| 5.18.09 @ 3:58PM
Mr. Kilner will eat crow when the interest rate is over 15%, inflation over 20%, and unemployment at 25-30%. As the article points out, at lease Jimmy Carter had some practical business experience as a failed peanut farmer. The big zero has zero real world experience. Hardly hyperbole to predict disaster under the current policies of this regime. Pay attention to how the big zero's own power base is eroding. Enjoy Kilner, enjoy.
greentea | 5.19.09 @ 3:18AM
I read and re-read Mr. Hillyer's column and found it to be right on point. Nothing in it can be disputed.
I’ve learned there is no reasoning with someone in this condition..."
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