May 2008

This is madness.

Howard Dean may hope that the “healing will begin today,” but two blocks away from the northwest Washington Marriott where the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee is meeting right now to try to figure out Florida and Michigan, the Hillary protesters are occupying an utterly alternate (and healing-free) universe: a universe in which one of the big lawn rally’s speakers yells that the Democratic Party no longer is in the business of “promoting equality and fairness for all”; in which a Hillary supporter with two poodles shouts, “Howard Dean is a leftist freak!”; in which a man exhibits a sign that reads “At least slaves were counted as 3/5ths a Citizen” and shows Dean whipping handcuffed people; and in which Larry Sinclair, the Minnesota man who took to YouTube to allege that Barack Obama had oral sex with him in the back of a limousine in 1999, is one of the belles of the ball.

The sense of entitlement is overwhelming.

Of the eight Hillary supporters I quiz at the protest (six of them women), only one says she’d even consider voting for Obama in the fall. “It’s sad. I’m a lifelong Democrat and the party’s been taken over by these Obama people who say they want ‘change,’” gripes Linda of Horseheads, New York, outside the Marriott as a honking car decorated with a painting of Hillary, a glued-on bust of Cleopatra, and a tampon drives by. Linda, she says, has already gone to the state Board of Elections to learn how to write Hillary’s name in in November. “So much has been stolen from her.”

Hillary has absolutely poisoned the well.

It’s easy to sink into despair here. Standing and watching all these Democrats chat up Sinclair–who’s retained Montgomery Blair Sibley as his lawyer and says the Republican National Committee has also been in touch with him–makes me want to fall to my knees, rend my garments, and start insanely screaming, “Wake up! Wake up! You’ll hate a President John McCain!” But the rhetoric from the top has imparted its poison below, and the bitterest criticisms of Obama gain traction as they circulate through the virulently-pro-Hillary echo chamber. “Would you rather have a president who had an affair [Bill Clinton] or one who was a murderer [Obama]?” Jeannie, the Greensboro Democrat, asks a fellow in a floppy Tilley hat and Hillary buttons. “That’s a good point,” he replies.

Murderer? ZOMG.

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This is so bizarre, I almost can’t believe it’s true. The SITE Intelligence Group (who monitors terrorist communications as a service) released a report that – allegedly – said the following image was created as part of a pro-terror video.

Media reports: “The SITE Intelligence Group said that the image, showing a ruined Capitol Building in Washington, was created by extremists as part of discussions about the feasibility of nuclear strikes against the US and Britain.” In reality, it’s a bit of concept art from the upcoming Fallout 3 – a game I’m quite looking forward to when it comes out this fall. (I loves me some post-apocalyptic entertainment media.) SITE’s response? An entirely unconvincing “Nuh-uh!”

Here’s a tip, fellas – if someone makes claims about something you wrote, showing us what you wrote is the best way to undercut those claims. A “that’s not what we said in the original report which we aren’t going to show you” defense is not terribly convincing.

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On this day in 1759 Pennsylvania lawmakers passed a law banning the performance of all plays.

“The law was adopted in response to pressure from religious groups, particularly Baptists, who found theatrical performances immoral.”

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Ohio officials are preparing for the possible loss of up to 6,000 jobs in Clinton County after DHL announced yesterday plans to partner with UPS for its U.S. domestic air shipments.

The Department of Development has promised to assist workers if they lose their jobs.

I think this is a good time repeat my previous advice to the ODOD:

CASINO!

MyOhioNow wants to build a casino in Clinton County that will bring up to 5,000 jobs to the area.

This is the same county where DHL is located and almost the same number of jobs that will be lost at DHL.

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Yesterday, Michelle Malkin had a freakout over an image of Rachael Ray wearing what appears to be a keffiyeh – the traditional middle eastern headwrap – as a scarf, as is apparently the style now. Malkin called it “hate couture”.

Unfortunately for Malkin, it’s a clever bit of clothing that is very handy. So handy, I have one (in tan; it’s very versatile when working the farm). So handy, it’s a regular bit of gear for the SAS and even – gasp – American troops.

Unfortunately, Dunkin’ Donuts rather predictably folded. If you negotiate, the terrorists wingnuts win!

“Thank you for expressing your concern about the Dunkin’ Donuts advertisement with Rachael Ray. In the ad that you reference, Rachael is wearing a black-and-white silk scarf with a paisley design that was purchased at a U.S. retail store. It was selected by the stylist for the advertising shoot. Absolutely no symbolism was intended. However, given the possibility of misperception, we will no longer use the commercial.”

It’s refreshing to see an American company show sensitivity to the concerns of Americans opposed to Islamic jihad and its apologists. Too many of them bend over backward in the direction of anti-American political correctness. Naturally, liberal commentators on the Internet are now up in arms over Dunkin’ Donuts’ decision to yank the ad and mock anyone who expresses concern over the keffiyeh’s symbolism.

Malkin, you are the one applying the symbolism. It’s a common piece of headwear across the middle east, even worn by Americans; you might as well call a baseball cap a symbol of American hegemony. It’s not even a red keffiyeh, which is the traditional color of Palestinian keffiyehs!

What a joke.

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There is a big debate going on in Chardon over two High School seniors who want to wear their military uniforms to graduation instead of the required cap and gown.

One kid is an active duty Marine and another in an Army National Guardsman.

Both have been through basic training- but neither seems to have learned a damn thing about courtesy, tradition, obeying orders or following instructions from their leaders.

I understand they are proud of their new uniforms but it sounds like maybe they need a little more instruction in the basics of military protocol.

Hey kids- the correct response here is: Sir, Yes Sir. I would like a large gown, Sir.

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So… this is a fine piece of propaganda art. As an art piece, I actually like it quite a bit – I might even buy one to frame and display in my home.. But I can’t be the only who notes the irony here, right? Clinton is clearly ripping off the Obama campaign’s use of Shepard Fairey artwork; the concept of political propaganda in the “Che Guevara style.” Heavy influence of old-school socialist art style.

Who is this Shepard Fairey? He is a skate punk — with a secretary. A CEO in Puma sneakers. The rebel who did Pepsi ads. If you live in a big city, including Washington, you have probably seen his handiwork. Since 1989, during his student days at the Rhode Island School of Design, Fairey has been slapping stickers and pasting posters depicting the face of the Andre the Giant, the deceased French actor and professional wrestler, on every available surface, legal and not. Fairey has spent two decades shimmying up lampposts and over chain-link fences in a tenacious public art enterprise, irony performed on a landscape scale. Thousands of his Andre stickers include the word “OBEY” in bold lettering. What are we dealing with here? Obey what? Obey whom? A giant from France? Aha. You have cracked the code. It is reverse psychology. ( Pssst! Don’t obey.)

Great stuff, but she’s late to the party. And the campaign, regrettably, chose an image that immediately brings the word “kamikaze” to mind. Not a wise choice.

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In a blatant act of executive activism, NY Governor David Paterson issued a directive to all state agencies instructing them to “revise their policies and regulations to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions, like Massachusetts, California and Canada.”

So far the moral fabric of society has not come unraveled and no one is trying to marry their pet. But we’ll be sure to follow the story and let you know when it does.

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