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Posted at 2:07am on Mar. 19, 2008 Obama's Speech on Race; Still an Empty Suit

By scipio62

I didn't see Barack Obama's speech, but I did read it earlier today.  While I have to admit it seemed pretty decent after the first reading, in the end it was nothing more than the same socialist claptrap that "liberals" have been trying to push on America for some several decades now.  Obama keeps presenting himself as the agent of "change" and "hope"; unfortunately, it's nothing but empty rhetoric as he continues to try anything to sell the same old same old of the "liberals" and Democrats. 

And then I read it again, and began getting angry, and found how hollow this all is.  What's worse, the vast majority of the Democrat media will spin this as some sort of "turning point", without really explaining how they could come to that conclusion.  I can in one word, a poison word: diversity.

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Posted at 10:32am on Mar. 4, 2008 I'm Still Waiting For Some, Any Legal Analysis From the "Liberals"

By scipio62

The other day, I went into a long legal explanation , interjecting some political commentary into the mix, regarding the updates to FISA and the potential that immunity may be granted to the telecommunications companies for assisting the administration with the formerly covert terrorist surveillance program.  Now comes word that all of the rancor from House Democrat "leaders" may have been just that:, since it seems like the House is close to passing a bill with...that's right, immunity for the telecommunications companies.  Well the "liberals" had a cow; Crooks & Liars had a full meltdown ("Dick Cheney has his go-to guy in Tim Russert", "George Bush has Wolf Blitzer"), Libby Spencer at The Newshoggers was nearly too depressed to post about it (but did), and Glenn Greenwald threw a huge hissy fit, so much so that it induced Karl at Protein Wisdom to unleash another in a series of humorous jabs at Rick Ellensburg Mr. Greenwald.  I would do so too, but that is not the nature of this post (well, not entirely; it is meant to discuss the ramifications based on references to Sec. 101 of FISA, Sec. 1801 of Title 50 of the U.S. code, which is linked here; I also do not cite any other court cases other than ACLU v. NSA, since the opinions of all the judges in that ruling, along with Greenwald, do the job better than I could ever hope to do).  In Greenwald's defense, he has every right to be very, very angry at House Democrat "leaders", who seemed to be leading their supporters around by strings and now leaving those like Mr. Greenwald feeling as if they were "played like a grand piano".  I mean, he poured his hatred of Bush and the surveillance state in anticipation of the epic battle between his versions of good and evil, encouraged with statements made by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and committee chairmen Conyers, Leahy, Reyes, and Rockefeller.  Yet, it was Reyes who seemed to breaking all these hearts.

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Posted at 12:09pm on Mar. 1, 2008 Answers "Liberals" Provide to Fix Education Don't Actually Fix...Well...Education

By scipio62

I ran across and interesting post over at Steve Benen's The Carpetbagger Report regarding "proof" that "School vouchers fail yet another test". It is an attempt to show how tax-subsidized vouchers that some parents use for private schools is "proof" of how "liberals" (like Benen) are concerrrrned with the apparent lack of oversight of these schools, and displays the fiscal responsibility of "liberals"; simply, they say tax dollars that go to private elementary and secondary schools are a waste of public money. The reality is that "liberals" need poor people, and to create more poor people, in order to validate their statements and actions. And unfortunately for "liberals" like Benen, this conservative can provide real data, hard numbers, to prove that what "liberals" say and do is nothing more than "smoke and mirrors". It is harsh; but, there's no way to "gloss" over this, paint any kind of "rosy" picture, or "whitewash" it whatsoever. Read on...

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Posted at 1:12pm on Feb. 26, 2008 Rockefeller Joins Fearmongering Moonbats in Keystone Kongress Demagoguery

By scipio62

Cross-posted at Scipio the Metalcon.

I like it.  Keystone Kongress.  I'm sure I'm not the first to invent the phrase, a reference to the movies' silent-era slapstick troupe known as the Keystone Cops (perhaps it was coined by the Congress-hating Woodrow Wilson, President during the period when the Keystone Cops became really popular), but it does fit the Democrat "leadership" of the 110th Congress.

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Posted at 12:50pm on Feb. 22, 2008 How About This For A Coincidence...

By scipio62

Yesterday's smearing of Republican Presidential candidate John McCain by the Old York Slimes New York Times seems to be very coincidental as they relate to one of the Democratic Presidential candidates, Barack Obama.  The other day, I wrote a post about Obama's success in attaining political offices, his most recent being his 2004 election to be a U.S. Senator from my state of Illinois.  Obama's opponent in the Democratic primary that year, one-time front-runner Blair Hull, ended up losing big after the local media created a scandal after Hull's divorce papers were released to the public (Hull was accused of assaulting his wife, although no charges were filed).  Not long after that, Obama's able Republican opponent Jack Ryan had to drop out of the race after the local media created yet another scandal by using the courts to get an LA judge to unseal Ryan's custody hearing documents (Ryan apparently wanted he and his wife, actress Jeri Ryan, to have sex in public in various sex clubs).  After that, the hapless Illinois Republican Party ran an outsider, Alan Keyes, against Obama, and Obama cruised to an easy victory. 

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Posted at 7:56pm on Feb. 20, 2008 Pelosi, Hoyer, Conyers Putting National Security at Risk; TSP May Be Completely Legal

By scipio62

Yesterday, the Supreme Court rejected hearing the ACLU's final appeal on the 6th Circuit's ruling in ACLU v. NSA, which concerns the terrorist surveillance program (TSP) President Bush implemented not long after 9/11.  Sure enough, the raging moonbats went nuts.  But what can one expect when "liberals" rely on their myopic little "dreamworld" of hardened definitions and boundaries.  It isn't enough for them to offer conclusions based only on the "facts" they wish to present, as opposed to all of the relevant facts, but also to add in their own element of fearmongering.  See, this whole thing has to do with how "liberals" paint conservatives as supportive of the "fearmongering" of the Bush administration and the fight against Al Qaeda.  In order to do that, these "standard bearers" of "civil rights" have to create a new "boogeyman", one that they present through their own fearmongering.  In this case, it is the over-reaching three branches of the federal government working in concert to subvert the Constitution.  But as I said, the moonbats present only partial facts.  When you take the time to look at the ruling, you can realize that not only is this fearmongering by the "liberals" unjustified, it has led them, especially Nancy Pelosi, to put America's national security at risk for political purposes, and completely ignoring the legality of the TSP.

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Posted at 12:16pm on Feb. 16, 2008 Protect America Act Expires; Squeaker Violates Oath of Office, and Constitution

By scipio62

We have a whole host of characters to cover this evening as the Protect America Act is due to expire in a couple of hours. We have the continued agitprop of Glenn Greenwald, we have one of Mr. Greenwald's sycophants, the stupid Keith Olbermann, a surprisingly fair-minded (up to a point) Kevin Drum, and some great analysis from Bluto at the Jawa Report.

But first, we open with President Bush:

President Bush said Friday that "our country is in more danger of an attack" because of Congress' failure to adopt a Senate bill that would have renewed a law that made it easier for the government to spy on foreign phone calls and e-mails that pass through the United States.

That is essentially right, although there are parts here from this report that are missing, and I don't know if the President hit them or not. The way I understand it, the existing surveillance is allowed to continue for a year while new contacts would require a warrant. In this day of disposable cell phones and phone cards, however, new contacts can be created all the time.

Then we turn things over to the real demagogue in all of this, Squeaker San Fran Nan (D-Haight-Ashbury). Check out this load of rubbish:

The President knows the facts; if he did not want the PAA to expire this weekend, he should have supported an extension of it, as the overwhelming majority of House Democrats did on Wednesday.

What she doesn't say, of course, is two things: 1) an overwhelming majority of House Democrats did support the 21-day extension, but not enough of them to pass, especially since not every member of the House of Representatives is a Democrat; and, 2) even had it passed, it still would have to had gone through the Senate for a vote, and they already had a bill in place that was approved by more than 2/3 of all Senators. In her whole statement, there isn't one mention of the Senate or their bill, or Senate Democrats' role in crafting the legislation.

She continues:

1. In the remote chance that a previously unknown terrorist group must be surveilled, we can use FISA. Under FISA, the Attorney General can approve surveillance in minutes. Surveillance can begin immediately and approval of the FISA Court can be obtained within three days.

“It can happen extremely quickly. We have done it in a very short time, minutes sometimes.”

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Posted at 2:00pm on Dec. 23, 2007 Person of the Year

By scipio62

   
Time Magazine came out with its "Person of the Year" for 2007, and it was Russian President Vladimir Putin.  The editors of Time have their reasons; but, many Americans, including yours truly, believe that this was a ludicrous choice as the ex-KGB agent leading Russia towards being ruled by another authoritarian regime is undeserving of the "honor", and believe a much more newsworthy American, and a true American hero, should have been chosen, Gen. David Petraeus, commander of the Mult-National Force in Iraq (MNF-I).  As can be seen by the cover of the latest issue of the Weekly Standard, they superimposed Gen. Petraeus over Time's cover with Putin' picture on it.  The Weekly Standard's editor Bill Kristol penned a scathing criticism of Time, which I encourage everyone to read.  But, I will add one more person who is probably equally, although just a tad less, deserving than Gen. Petraeus, but who is certainly a huge improvement over Putin.  That is President George W. Bush.

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Posted at 10:38am on Aug. 17, 2007 Media Bias by Reporter Who Contradicts Self and Official Testimony

By scipio62

DISCLAIMER: I am in no way endorsing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales remaining in his current position. But, he needs to resign because he is incompetent, not because of anything that he's done that has been shown to be legal.

In another attempt to paint Attorney General Alberto Gonzales as having committed a crime, the Washington Post puts up a stunning story by Dan Eggen on its front page entitled "FBI Director's Notes Contradict Gonzales's Version Of Ashcroft Visit". There's only one problem: it's all spin. What's worse, Eggen actually contradicts what has been testified to, and contradicts himself.

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Posted at 9:00am on Sep. 15, 2006 Senate needs change

By scipio62

Cross-posted at Scipio the Metalcon.

After hearing about a couple of insanities coming out of the Senate this past week, it is time for the American people to show their ire by doing one of two things: voting for senate term limits or a repeal of the 17th Amendment and making state legislators select the representatives of the states instead of being installed through direct elections, as was originally established in the Constitution.

Here's why.

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Posted at 8:18am on Aug. 31, 2006 Emily L. (you know who I mean): What's all this I hear about frogs marching with Karl Rove?

By scipio62

Emily L.: Why would the Democrats put frogs in the army and force them to march, and why with Karl Rove?

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Posted at 9:47am on Jul. 4, 2006 An Independence Day Laugh

By scipio62

How great is this nation of ours?  How about so great that we can lampoon the nation's birthday in a respectful and dignified manner, which only highlights the patriotism we feel for the United States and its people.

My dad gave me a respect for many of the things he was interested in when he was younger, including the comedy of one of the funniest men I've ever heard, Stan Freberg.  Just before I was born, Freberg put out what is perhaps one of the funniest comedy albums I've ever heard, "Stan Freberg Presents The United States Of America, Vol. 1, The Early Years", which pokes fun at American history from Columbus to the end of the Revolution.  Within it, there is an hysterically funny bit on the object of today's holiday, the Declaration of Independence.

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Posted at 8:17am on Jun. 16, 2006 Larry Johnson, less of a man than Ann Coulter

By scipio62

Cross-posted at Scipio the Metalcon.

I am in total agreement with FrauBudgie as Larry Johnson is one of the most vile and despicable creatures to disgrace the United States.

Former CIA agent and leftist heartthrob Larry Johnson manages to be more vicious (H/T: Sweetness & Light) than people (conservatives and "liberals") think Ann Coulter is [emphasis mine]:

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Posted at 8:41am on May 19, 2006 About Time

By scipio62

Last year, Dick "Turban" Durbin created an outrage when, on the Senate floor, accused those in the US military running the Guantanamo Bay prison facility of being Nazis, Communists, and members of Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge.  It took him a week to make the non-apology he eventually made on the Senate floor, sobbing about how he was the victim.  The real reason he was crying was because Mayor Richard Daley, Durbin's meal ticket and the reason Durbin's in the Senate, had chastised Durbin for his statements (Daley's son is serving in the army airborne).  Before the non-apology, I had written Durbin to get him to resign (which, of course, didn't happen), and mentioned, while discussing former (and real) abuses of American prisoners of war by our enemies, that he had never chastised Illinois Democrats who run the jail systems in Cook County:

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Posted at 1:11pm on Apr. 9, 2006 Censure Russ Feingold

By scipio62

Russ Feingold continued to press his assertion that President Bush broke the law regarding FISA and the NSA terrorist surveillance and is deserving of censure (hence his resolution), on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace last week.  Looking on this whole situation, one could believe this is a twisted and complicated Rovian plot in which Feingold is being set up in a deliciously devious manner that will catch him at the appropriate moment.  Or, Feingold's resolution could have been a first move in the Democrats' "Real Security" plan to "eliminate Osama bin Laden" by removing from power bin Laden's greatest enemy, President Bush.  And by this appearance of national weakness, the Democrats will sucker bin Laden into a complacency from where they could take credit for striking him down.

Feingold's censure resolution did get a hearing last Friday in the Senate Judiciary Committee.  Of the five outside witnesses who provided testimony, three of them (Robert Turner, Lee Casey, and John Schmidt) believe the resolution is without merit.  Wallace, during the interview on Fox News Sunday, stated the assertion made by Sen. Mark Dayton (D-OH) that called the resolution irresponsible.  Yet, Feingold wants a full vote on the Senate floor for his resolution, as he states that the NSA program was not part of the resolution called the "Authorization for Use of Military Force" (AUMF).  Unfortunately for Feingold, the resolution states no specifics in this regard, especially since the NSA, an agency within the DoD, is a part of that military force.

So does Feingold's resolution have any legal merit?  And are there other non-legal, non-military factors to consider?

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