by La Shawn on April 30, 2004
in General
My fellow conservatives, let’s do all we can to encourage Ralph Nader in his run for President of the United States!
As strange as I think he is, any white, high-profile liberal who has the courage to publicly criticize the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) can’t be all bad. Although he calls for an impeachment inquiry of George Bush and Dick Cheney, he has his good points.
I blogged about the CBC’s plea to Nader to drop out of the presidential race. Karen’s Daily Diva Dish says:
2004 Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader is going to receive a donation to his campaign from me. He stated this morning on a local radio show in Washington, DC, his “personal disappointment with the congressional black caucus.” Nader, described inner city neighborhoods, full of crime, predatory lenders, legalized loan sharks (rent to own companies) and a host of other issues that plague the inner city….He put a part of the blame on the shoulders of the CBC and it’s leader Ellijah Cummings. Nader urged the CBC to stand up for its issues. To not be passive and speak out on issues that affect African Americans.
I hope his disgruntled followers flock to the polls in droves. I wish him all the best!
It’s time for John Kerry to pay the piper. “Minorities” want those favors cashed in and they want them now. “Some Blacks and Hispanics Criticize Kerry on Outreach” (registration req.). From the New York Times:
For weeks, Senator John Kerry savored a Democratic Party that was unified in rallying behind his presidential candidacy. But in recent days, influential black and Hispanic political leaders whom the campaign had counted on for support have been openly complaining that Mr. Kerry’s organization lacks diversity and is failing to appeal directly to minority voters….
While Mr. Kerry, whose home state, Massachusetts, is 7 percent Hispanic and 5 percent black, has active support from black members of Congress, some veteran African-American leaders have struggled to find a foothold in his campaign. Even some black officials who called a reporter to offer their perspective at the campaign behest said Mr. Kerry had work to do.
This is a never-ending problem with Democrats. By pandering to blacks with accusations of “exclusive” and “intolerant” leveled at Republicans, they often set themselves up for hard-to-deliver, tangible promises rather than mere philosophical ones that Kerry seems so fond of.
Let’s see if this filthy rich, aloof social liberal will put his wife’s husband’s money where his mouth is (I’m tired of blogging about Kerry and it’s only April) and hire all the black folks he can find!
In my opinion, I think he should hire who he wants to hire, but if he wants that minority vote…
Old stuff:
“Kerry’s inner circle lacks color”
“Black Voters Align With Democrats Against Bush”
“Kerry’s Problem with Black Voters”
“Black voters overwhelmingly favor Kerry”
“Cummings may help Kerry with black voters”
This is boring. I need to blog about something other than Kerry and black people.
by La Shawn on April 29, 2004
in General
I really shouldn’t speak ill of HaloScan because it’s served me well most of the time. Some people have tried to comment here and receive a “can’t connect to server” error message. If you’re really motivated to comment, select and copy your comments before you hit “OK.” If it goes through, cool. If not, re-try because it usually works the second time. I don’t know what’s going on with HaloScan. Hopefully I won’t have this problem at TypePad.
by La Shawn on April 29, 2004
in Bush Bad
The Media Research Center’s Brent Bozell writes:
It’s good to criticize those in the media who long ago lost sight of the word “balance” (not to mention “fairness”), and there are plenty of us on the outside pointing this out. But you, who have the mantra of “GOP leaders” — where are you? Your silence is shocking to the point of disgraceful. At best, you are inept. At worst, you are cowards, unwilling to engage your political foes.
There is no shortage of issues and opportunities available to you. You should be having a ball exposing and neutralizing the leftist press, not to mention the left-wing political opposition (or do I repeat myself?), yet you’re AWOL from the debate.
Finally, someone else is saying what I’ve been thinking for months. Are Republicans too polite or too afraid?
Despite the GOP’s silence against Democrats’ attacks on President Bush, he’s still ahead in the polls. Can you imagine what those numbers would look like if the GOP fought back and exposed liberalism for the inconsistent rubbish that it is?
by La Shawn on April 28, 2004
in Bloggers
I’d like to introduce a great lady and fellow “rare bird”, Karen Alston, over at Karen’s Daily Diva Dish. I just missed meeting her at Star Parker’s recent book forum at the Cato Institute. Karen’s commented here a few times. She doesn’t have comments set up yet, but keep checking so you can go over and make her feel welcome.
Fellow conservative Aaron Hankins started a blog called Aaron’s Message. Passionate and godly, Aaron writes really long and really thoughtful posts, so build up your endurance.
Welcome to the blogosphere!
Whenever I find the time, I tinker with my new blog at TypePad. I’m giving myself a deadline of June 1 to have it up and running. In fact, I just might pay somebody to do it for me! If you know any good web site/blog designers, let me know.
by La Shawn on April 28, 2004
in Bloggers
Check out Jeremiah’s (Fringe) Righteousness and Holiness-themed Christian Carnival line-up.
The always-great Michelle Malkin has a new column, “A message from Ashley Judd”, where she offers some sharp observations about the death march attendees at the recent abortion rights rally:
The Associated Press snapped a photo of Ashley, honored guest of the “March for Women’s Lives,” which has been widely disseminated on the Internet. Pro-abortion leaders must be ecstatic. In a sea of angry (Hillary Rodham Clinton), haggard (Cybill Shepherd) and ghoulish (Whoopi Goldberg) women shaking their fists and waving coat hangers, Ashley’s pretty smile helped put a softer, gentler and more glamorous spin on the morbid march for “reproductive rights.”
Ashley’s message to millions of young American women and girls: Opposing the partial-birth abortion ban is fun! Morning-after pills are cool! Sex without consequences rules!
Take the time to read the whole thing. At the risk of sounding like a fifth-grader, I think Michelle Malkin is so cool.
by La Shawn on April 28, 2004
in Liberals
One of the great things about the outcome of the presidential election of 2000 was knowing the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) would be rendered powerless.
They more or less told Bill Clinton what to do and how to handle “black issues.” I got the impression they could summon him to a meeting whenever they wanted.
Not so under George Bush. I was ecstatic when President Bush refused to meet with them. They got angry and put out a few snippy sound bites, but that’s all the bark they had. When Republicans are in the White House, the grievance shopping CBC is left outside with the rest of the bitter power brokers.
I read with delight (I think I’m enjoying this too much) this article in The Hill: “CBC Tells Nader To Drop Out”:
[Rep. Elijah] Cummings said he is worried that Nader, who appeals to left-wing voters, would siphon votes away from Kerry, possibly giving President Bush victory.
Many Democrats blame Nader’s presidential bid in 2000 for handing Bush the keys to the White House. Nader’s share of the vote in two crucial states, Florida and New Hampshire, was bigger than Bush’s margin of victory there. Had the then-vice president, Al Gore, carried either state, he would now be in the White House.
Left-wing voters?
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by La Shawn on April 27, 2004
in Bloggers
After all of John Kerry’s comical evading, ducking, dodging, concealing, double-talking and obfuscating yesterday on Good Morning America, the New York Times slaps this headline on its front page: “Kerry Questions Bush Attendance in Guard in 70’s”.
It reminds me of the “Pope joke” floating around the Internet:
The Pope is visiting Washington and President Bush takes him out for an afternoon on the Potomac sailing on the Presidential Yacht. They’re admiring the sights when all of a sudden, the Pope’s hat (zucchetto) blows off his head and out into the water.
The Secret Service escort scrambles to launch a boat, but Bush waves them off saying, “Wait, wait. I’ll take care of this. Don’t worry.” Bush then steps off the yacht onto the surface of the water and walks out to the Pope’s little hat, bends over and picks it up, then walks back to the yacht and climbs aboard. He hands the hat to the Pope amid stunned silence.
The next morning, the Washington Post carries a story, with front page photos, of the event. The banner headline is: “Bush Can’t Swim”.
by La Shawn on April 27, 2004
in Lunacy
Government, government, government. Men like Jesse Jackson maintain influence over the gullible with tales of a socialist utopia of government dependency. Why would anyone want to teach their children such nonsense?
As I wrote in “Why Courting the Black Vote Won’t Work”, many blacks from all socioeconomic classes consider government entanglement a good thing.
In “Kerry Can’t Afford To Go Negative”, Jackson paints a picture of a Bush Administration that’s barely recognizable. According to Jackson, President Bush should share his dream of taking money from taxpayers so that others can get free stuff.
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by La Shawn on April 26, 2004
in Bloggers
If you have a good post you want to publicize or just want to bring more traffic to your blog, I suggest you submit posts to the Carnival of the Bush Bloggers (You have to be on the Blogs for Bush blogroll to submit).
In fact, you should join all the blogger carnivals, especially the Christian Carnival. Fringe has it this week, and I think the deadline is tomorrow by 8:00 p.m. EST (?)
What idealistic dreamers we are when we’re young! John Kerry once claimed he threw away the medals he earned in the Vietnam War in “protest.” Now he says he didn’t and blames the vast right wing conspiracy for spreading “fiction.”
But now he’s been caught on tape telling the truth…or a lie?
“I gave back, I can’t remember, 6, 7, 8, 9 medals,” Kerry said in an interview on a Washington, D.C. news program on WRC-TV’s called Viewpoints on November 6, 1971, according to a tape obtained by ABCNEWS.
Unfortunately for him, he’s left a verifiable trail of lies.
Throughout his presidential campaign, Kerry has denied that he threw away any of his 11 medals during an anti-war protest in April, 1971.
His campaign Web site calls it a “right wing fiction” and a smear. And in an interview with ABCNEWS’ Peter Jennings last December, he said it was a “myth.”
But Kerry’s own words convict him. In 1971 he said he threw away the medals. In 1984 he said the medals he threw away were actually someone else’s. In 1988, Kerry said he threw away his ribbons but not his medals. In 1996, he said he didn’t throw away his ribbons, either.
But George Bush is the liar, right?
Update: Kerry “explains” on Good Morning America (Drudge Report).
Update II: It seems that in 1996, Kerry did say he threw out his ribbons. I misread the article. I’m confused by the different versions of the story. What can I say?
I attend a church on Capitol Hill. This morning as I parked my car and walked the few blocks to the church, I saw crowds of the “pro-choice” walking towards the “March for Women’s Lives” abortion rally on the National Mall.
When I saw all those women — young, middle-aged and old — walking toward the rally, I was angered by their indifference to God and for human life.
Before today’s sermon, my pastor asked us to pray for those who came to the nation’s capital for the rally. I was disappointed that he didn’t spend more time talking about it. I didn’t understand why this morning, but I do now, after a few hours of reflection.
People who kill babies or support those who do are no different from any other sinner. We’re to pray for the lost on the National Mall today and in all the world. We are called to share the Gospel and to pray for all unbelievers, even if we’re angry.
There was a guest pastor who delivered a message on the call to obedience to Christ and how our fear and faithlessness often complicates our obedience. What a “coincindence” it was when he made reference to the martyred Stephen in Acts 7, a believer stoned to death by a crowd. Before he died he cried out, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” Consenting to his death was a then-unsaved Paul, the great apostle who spread Christianity throughout the Roman Empire.
Lord, do not charge them with this sin. My call to obedience includes praying for the lost and and telling them the truth. They are under God’s wrath and Christ will return to judge the world.
I pray that God has mercy on them, the same mercy He’s shown me.
Newsweek poses it as a question, but what they mean is “Kerry is totally lame.”
For months the media have been making much ado about nothing: John Kerry. Are they finally weary of trying to make Kerry’s campaign seem exciting?
He’s been called flat, stiff, wooden, lackluster and bereft of ideas. His motto is “Vote for me because I’m Not-George-Bush.” Ever since Kerry emerged as the frontrunner of his party, the newspapers, magazines and news anchors have puffed him up into something he’s not. Now they’re struggling to explain why he’s still trailing President Bush.
In story after story under headline after breathless headline, Kerry is crafted into a dynamic statesman as the media attempt in vain to prop him up. Well, it seems some have had enough.
I read with delight an article by Howard Fineman, who writes for Newsweek and covered such issues as “the rise of the religious right.”
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by La Shawn on April 22, 2004
in Columns
