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Archive for February, 2011

Friday B-Movie Pick: Timecop

Friday, February 11th, 2011

Timecop

A Van Damme classic from 1994. A good SciFi Time Travel adventure with really good fight scenes.

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Overcoming Liberalism: Step 3

Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Step 3 of 12: Love America

This may be the most difficult step for those of you who are hippies and peaceniks. Admitting that the country you hate actually stands as a beacon to defend freedom throughout the world can make some of you physically ill. You might want to make a visit to a military cemetery to better understand that these men and women gave their lives so that you could spew hatred. Otherwise, you would currently be living in a police state that would never let you wear that nasty patchouli oil, let alone speak out against your government.

Bill Whittle: The Free Frontier

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

Bill Whittle on what the American Space Program should be like.

Overcoming Liberalism: Step 2

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
Step 2 of 12: Pledge to support your beliefs with facts

Realize that truth is more important than moral superiority and is the only way to come over to reality. You must research beyond propaganda from the Sierra Club, Hilllary Clinton, and CNN to understand things as they really exist in the world. You can no longer argue based on “feelings” or emotion. You will actually need to back up your arguments with real information. This is a difficult step, because it means you can’t be lazy any more.

NBC: A reality free zone

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011

NBC’s Andrea Mitchell actually says that “Republicans are trying to “appropriate” Reagan to push conservatism.”

Reality to Moonbat, Ronald Reagan was a Conservative. His bipartisanship is mentioned, but note that when Reagan worked with congressional democrats, he got the better part of the deal. He was willing to give 20% in order to get 80% of what he wanted. Which is 20% more than our Dear Leader was, and is, willing to give congressional Republicans when he calls for “bipartisanship.”

Leftists are bad at history, because history is not on their side.

Ace brings a dose of reality, via history, to the table:

If Reagan Was Such a Moderate… on things like firing the striking PATCO union members, on taking an aggressive policy against the Soviet Union (Reagan’s view of detente: We win, they lose), on slashing tax rates, on greatly expanding the military and upgrading our nuclear deterrent, etc., etc., etc,. then what were liberals like Andrew Mitchell doing shrieking bloody murder and claiming Ronny Raygun was going to destroy the world in a nuclear war?

Boy… When the DNC puts out its talking points, Andrea Mitchell really takes them to the limit, doesn’t she?

This idea of Reagan as Great Compromiser was born recently as a DNC strategy to claim that today’s conservatives aren’t like the only good conservatives (dead ones, of course) and so draft Reagan into the odd role of Obama supporter.

It’s one thing for a political party to attempt this gambit. What the hell is a supposed journalist doing regurgitating such bullshit?

Former Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan nails the truth that is so abhorrent to Mitchell and other leftists:

“Republicans are not, I think, trying to appropriate Ronald Reagan,” she said. “Ronald Reagan was a Republican. Conservatives aren’t trying to appropriate him. He was a conservative. Willie, he became a public figure in America two years before he was governor in 1964, and he laid out a speech as stern, if not sterner, in its conservatism in which he explained his views on taxes: ‘Cut them.’ His views on the size of government: ‘Too big, too bullying.’ His views on the Soviet Union: ‘Hold it back, it is expansionist.’ This was all very clear. As a president, as a governor, he was pragmatic in his operation.”

Four Reasons Why Big Government Is Bad Government

Monday, February 7th, 2011

HT to Big Government

Overcoming Liberalism: Step 1

Sunday, February 6th, 2011

Step 1 of 12: Admitting that you’re a liberal

This is the first step for every liberal on the way to recovery. It is important to understand that you’re not “progressive”, “moderate”, or “enlightened”. You’re a liberal, and you need to be honest with yourself about that fact.

More “Progressive Hate”

Saturday, February 5th, 2011

Pretty sicking stuff.  They are very vocal in calling for conservatives to be “tortured” and killed.  One of these enlightened, open minded and tolerant liberals wanted to “string up” Supreme Court Justice Thomas.  Hate and racism in one neat leftist package. The most polite liberal in this video wanted to send Justice Thomas “back to the fields.”

This was taken at a rally of the “liberal” group Common Cause.

File under the Progressive Climate of Hate.

HT to AoSHQ

Friday B-Movie Pick: The Eagle Has Landed.

Friday, February 4th, 2011

The Eagle Has Landed.

A classic WWII Era thriller with a truly stellar cast. Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall, Jenny Agutter, and Donald Pleasence all make this film worth watching. Oh did I mention that Jenny Agutter is in it?

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Compare and Contrast

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

Reaganomics vs Obamanomics in two simple graphs.

HT to the Cato Institute.