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Posted at 11:52am on Jul. 10, 2008 Black this, black that, black everything -- today is Black Day

By E Pluribus Unum

THERE IS MUCH MORE BLACKNESS TO AMERICAN CULTURE THAN ONE MIGHT THINK - SO I SAY CELEBRATE IT!

I declare today, July 10, 2008, at least for myself, Black Day. I was inspired to do so by a couple of upstanding Black Americans in my area - Dallas City Council members John Wiley Price and Thomas Jones. The Dallas Morning News throws down the tale of this Monday afternoon caper:

Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield, who is white, said it seemed that central collections "has become a black hole" because paperwork reportedly has become lost in the office.

Commissioner John Wiley Price, who is black, interrupted him with a loud "Excuse me!" He then corrected his colleague, saying the office has become a "white hole."

That prompted Judge Thomas Jones, who is black, to demand an apology from Mayfield for his racially insensitive analogy.

Mayfield shot back that it was a figure of speech and a science term.

It seems to me that some people have an obsessive attachment to the word "black", and would prefer it if only *they* were allowed to use it. Well, tough noogies, Commissioners Price and Brown. I like that word, and I think I'll celebrate it all day today. And good on Mayfield for not kowtowing to those sorry race pimps.

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Posted at 5:18am on Jul. 2, 2008 I'd like to think we've earned at least their *B* team

By E Pluribus Unum

WHEN YOU PAY ATTENTION TO DETAIL ON YOUR OWN DIARIES, THE TROLLS END UP LOOKING LIKE KLINK AND SHULTZ.

File under: we're slaughtering your C team | if you love us, send better trolls

I'll lead off with the moral to the story. We all like to shoot from the hip, wax eloquent and windy, and blow long and hard while beating up on the Democrats and other opponents. It's both fun and therapeutic. But remember, just like in kenpo, it all starts with the feet, and if your footwork ain't dead solid, then you got a whole bunch of nothing.

In short - facts, details, more facts, and more details. Do NOT make assertions that you do not specifically know to be true. Make excellence in your work a daily matter of pride.

The reasons for that are several. Jump with me...

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Posted at 4:56pm on Jun. 30, 2008 My Name is Troy Aikman

By E Pluribus Unum

OR, HOW TO INSULATE YOURSELF FROM PERFECTLY DESERVED CRITICISM

File under : Obama | Macho Bambi at it again | how dare you challenge my patriotism

First of all, apologies to Troy Aikman - this is not a blog about the immortal captain of our 3 juggernauts of 1992, 1993, and 1995. The Dallas Cowboys of that era remain supreme as the best team that ever took the field. [and shut up you tired Pat weinies - nobody loves you or cares what you think]

Imagine hearing a speech by Troy Aikman that contained the following:

I have found, for the first time, my devotion to the Philadelphia Eagles challenged—at times as a result of my own carelessness, more often as a result of the desire by some to score political points and raise fears about who I am and what I stand for. I will never question the Eagle-love of Jeremiah Trotter. And I will not stand idly by when I hear others question mine.

Read on for Obama comedy.....

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Posted at 1:17pm on Jun. 25, 2008 GOP Congressional candidates should run on an 'Impeach the 5 usurpers' platform

By E Pluribus Unum

Tag this as:
protect and defend the Constitution | throw the bums out | habeas corpus this, you morons

Do it. Do it now.

Every GOP candidate for The US House or Senate, who is not polling at least 60% - your ship has arrived, and it is filled to the brim with electoral gold.

The 2008 session of the United States Supreme Court has brought us a judicial coup in progress. They have been lurching toward this for at least 40 years, since the Warren Court, and now they have openly and brazenly inserted themselves ABOVE the Constitution and ABOVE the elected branches of our Constitutional republic.

Four months before an election in which the Republican chances in Congress are universally considered bleak, SCOTUS has ruled on a matter outside their jurisdiction, given civilian court rights to terrorists, and invalidated a death penalty law by citing 'evolving standards' and European courts.

It's a gift from Heaven.

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Posted at 10:59am on Jun. 25, 2008 Fred Thompson, the Mighty Bambino, just keeps hitting them out of the park

By E Pluribus Unum

Tag this one as:
Fred pulling McCain rightward | November looking good | the best man does not always win | but this may work

h/t to my dear friend and big-time John McCain supporter Vicki Hampton for showing me this video, knowing I was a proud and never-repentant Fredhead.

Check out the latest video - a campaign video narrated by Fred Thompson and called 'Freedom'. It appears to be sponsored by the NRSC / NRCC, and it's about DARN TIME those committees started at least giving a minimal amount of lip service to conservatism. Now if we could only get them to stop supporting RINOS like Chafee against clearly superior primary opponents. Ah, baby steps I guess.

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Posted at 1:08pm on Jun. 12, 2008 Now is the time- Save our Constitution: Open letter to Bush, Roberts, Boehner, McConnell

By E Pluribus Unum

IF YOU DO NOT STAND UP FOR OUR CONSTITUTION NOW, WILL YOU EVER? WILL ANYONE EVER?

Open Letter to the following:
President George W Bush
Chief Justice John Roberts
House Minority Leader John Boehner
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell

This morning the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to directly defy Article III, Section 2 of the United States Constitution in deciding to extend habeas corpus rights to foreign nationals held at Gitmo - in defiance of the Legislative Branch acting within its specific Constitutional authority to deny SCOTUS jurisdiction over the matter.

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Posted at 4:23pm on Jun. 11, 2008 h/t aceintx -- I'm voting Democrat because.......

By E Pluribus Unum

h/t to aceintx, Shaggy Dog, Robert L Mayo, and jdub over in aceintx's diary. Looks like we got a downthread game going on, I just wanted to put it out here for the rest of us to play. First, watch the video on that diary (If you can stand it), then observe the kickoff entries...

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Posted at 8:58am on Jun. 10, 2008 Patrick Henry 2008 - Liberty, Death, or the Couch-Bound Demise of Cowards

By E Pluribus Unum

CONSERVATIVES FACE THE SLOW, COUCH-BOUND DEATH OF COWARDS IF WE REFUSE TO ENGAGE A WAR ALREADY WELL UNDERWAY BY THE AMERICAN LEFT

In the years leading up to 1775, the British had continually tightened their grip on the colonists. The efforts of the colonial governments to engage the Crown and the Parliament to present grievances, or to even open a constructive dialog, had
met with no more than polite smiles to their faces, derisive sneers behind their backs, and a massive military build-up to deal with the increasingly restless American population seething with resentment.

The American colonists were the worst possible sort -- highly educated, well-read, well-informed, and having had a taste of freedom and self-reliance unparalleled at that time. They were smart, savvy, and hacked off. But While the citizens were arming themselves and forming militias, the colonial governments were loathe to act in any way that might incite the Crown (with some exceptions - the Parliament had already declared Massachusetts in a state of rebellion). On March 23, 1775, the Virginia legislature met in a church in Richmond, rather than the Capital at Williamsburg, to avoid confrontation with the British. How typical, but Henry was having none of that.

Patrick Henry proposed that an organized company of infantry or cavalry be formed in every VA county. Several speakers got up to preach moderation, to await replies from their most recent proposals to Parliament, and various forms of inaction. Henry spoke last, and it is said that both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson sat in stunned, jaw-dropped silence after this speech. 15 months later, Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence, which echoes the words of Patrick Henry. And well, we know what Washington did.

More...

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Posted at 6:16am on Jun. 5, 2008 The Long War and the Short War

By E Pluribus Unum

IT'S BIGGER THAN 4 YEARS

File under: Conservative long-range plans | baby, bathwater, all that

Note: This is a large excerpt from my diary to the Fredheads. That diary had a specific purpose (to encourage Fredheads to come on board with the McCain election effort). But part of my argument involved describing the big picture -- well, according to me anyway. That diary was meant for a limited audience, but I thought the Long War / Short War thing was perhaps of interest to others.

Tell me what you think.

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Posted at 6:03am on Jun. 5, 2008 Pssst! Hey, Fredheads - over here for a confab

By E Pluribus Unum

IT'S TIME TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT BOTH THE LONG WAR AND THE SHORT WAR, THEN DO THE RIGHT THING

File under: Fredheads | powwow in the rebel camp | don't hate us because Fred is beautiful

Note to all: This diary is not technically a closed meeting. But if you're not one of the Fredheads or our adjuncts -- in short, people with strong conservative principles who have on that basis had a good bit of difficulty warming up to McCain -- this ain’t for you, and I would GREATLY appreciate it if you just move along, or read it and save your ammo for another day.

This discussion has to happen inside the rebel camp, rebel to rebel. We've heard what you have to say, now let us talk amongst ourselves. I asked nicely, but this ain't another Olive Branch. Don't mistake this for a dialog between Fredheads and anybody else. Savvy?

So, my fellow Fredheads, let's have that heart-to-heart, shall we?

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Posted at 1:46pm on May 27, 2008 DeMint-headedness: putting Conservative principles over policies

By E Pluribus Unum

CART BEFORE HORSE AIN'T WORKING: SO JUST FOR KICKS, LET'S TRY IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND, SHALL WE?

File under : Republicans | try political courage, you might like it | DeMint | Conservative principles win

For anybody not aware of who Senator Jim Demint is, let me first bop you upside the head for being an ignorant cretin and a sorry excuse for a Republican. Second, let me give a brief introduction: DeMint is a champion of the conservative wing of the Republican Party, and has more than once stuck his neck out in politically risky moves that show his conservative bark ain't NOTHING compared to his conservative bite. He is a :

-- noted FisCon : slowed down the bipartisan Katrina pork-fest, and CFG loves him;
-- noted SoCon : family man and Christian, noted abortion opponent;
-- noted Milcon : has actively said that cut-n-run talk from Congressional Dems has caused troop deaths, and co-introduced the Semper Fi Act of 2008, which would shut down all federal funds going to Berkeley, CA after the fiasco about the Marine Recruitment Center.

This dude is the real deal, on all three legs of the conservative stool. Now you have no excuse : you know who he is, and by all means study him - the more you see, the more conservative he looks. So let's give a listen, shall we?

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Posted at 3:41pm on May 23, 2008 Friday Afternoon Fun - Let's Help Macho Bambi Pick a Veep [updated]

By E Pluribus Unum

[Update - OK guys, I got the memo - Jennifer Granholm is not a natural-born US citizen, and is therefore ineligible to run as VP. I'll update the lower portion here in a few minutes. Just one question - Is Maxine Waters a natural-born US citizen?]

I think it's time. Clinton, Inc. is not going to prevail, so I say let's get down to the Finals. We've spent some time and effort speculating and arguing about who Johnny Mac [can | will | should] pick for his Veep.

Well, I fear that Macho Bambi will feel left out (discriminated against?) if we do not show the PowerPuff Girl him a little love and give him some advice on who to pick for Veep.

Follow the jump to play....

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Posted at 5:10am on May 20, 2008 Hey Girlie Man - Come Get You Some!

By E Pluribus Unum

MACHO BAMBI STRIKES TERROR IN THE HEARTS OF FIELD MICE AND GUPPIES EVERYWHERE!

Barack - well, apparently you've done some primping in front of the mirror and decided you got a little bad boy in you. Or maybe THIS episode with those reporterette groupie tramps [h/t Jaded -- I heart you!] convinced you that you got a little spark in your pants, eh?

From the mouth of Macho Bambi: The GOP, should I be the nominee, can say whatever they want to say about me, my track record. If they think that they're going to try to make Michelle an issue in this campaign, they should be careful because that I find unacceptable, the notion that you start attacking my wife or my family.

Oh my. We should be "careful". You find it "unacceptable".

OK, you're kidding right? BWWWAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.................

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Posted at 5:37am on May 9, 2008 Fred-headedness 2 – Conservatism School Back in Session:

By E Pluribus Unum

RUSSELL KIRK DESCRIBES CORE CONSERVATIVE VALUES IN THE TRADITION OF EDMUND BURKE, ALEXANDER HAMILTON, WM F BUCKLEY, AND GOLDWATER. CONSERVATISM IS, QUITE LITERALLY, WHATEVER HE SAYS IT IS.

File under: conservatism | Russell Kirk | don't hate Fred because he's beautiful | dyslexics untie!
Third in a series.

Republicans need to embrace America’s conservative roots which made her great in the first place


Here’s a question for ya. Why do REPUBLICANS need to embrace conservatism? Why do I say that? Shouldn’t DEMOCRATS also embrace conservatism? Shouldn’t Martians, tall people, and people who love horses also embrace conservatism (that’s for you, C)?

In point of fact, yes. EVERYBODY should embrace conservatism. But we are Republicans, and operating the political machinery of the nation to benefit the nation is our business. We’re smart, realistic, handsome (or beautiful), we shop at Home Depot, and we love America better than we love political power. The Dems can say those things too, but they are lying when they do so. So let’s start with us, and we’ll get to the others as time allows.

Follow me to school...

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Posted at 2:19pm on May 7, 2008 What Fredheads want - offering the Olive Branch

By E Pluribus Unum

PEACE PLEA TO GET US THROUGH NOVEMBER

File under: olive branch | don't kick me, I won't bite you | Democrats are still the enemy here | let's do this thing better | conservative governance is still the Prime Directive

Lately we've had some rather unsightly dust-ups here at RedState, and unlike some other seasons, there sure seem to be an abundance of hard feelings, grudges, dug-in factions, and people pledging to leave or quit posting till after the election. Not only is this growing rift a shame, it is a detriment to RedState's mission in the larger world. RedState matters out there, and now of all times is not the time to self-destruct. I'm not a peacemaker by disposition or ability, but friends, it's time -- RIGHT NOW -- for both sides of this little soiree to suck it up, grow up, lighten up, show some wisdom, and find the common ground.

This wedge between (what I'll very loosely and only partly tongue-in-cheek call) the "McCain is not one of us" and the "shut up and get in line" camps, I don't think I'm off-base in saying that this wedge is affecting us all, although by no means has the entire RedState family taken sides and dug in. By NO means is that true. I disagree with the sentiments of some that say the RedState Galaxy of Stars (all front-pagers) has monolithically taken up with one of those factions. I know that not to be true, and I can name names who are aligned as I am. So can you, most likely.

It's long reading, but then we have a man-sized problem. Please read on....

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