Comments on: LIBERAL AUTHORITARIANISM AND EARTH HOUR

By: A Conservative Teacher

A Conservative Teacher — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:16:41 +0000

Over at my blog today I ‘journal’ about my personal attempt to fight Earth Hour in my school district. It’s a fun post- I submit some data and logic on the issue and get called names and my teaching ability is questioned. The thugs rose up and attacked me when I questioned their religion in our little high school in Michigan. Anyways, for fun you should check it out.

By: Maggie's Farm

Maggie's Farm — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:53:50 +0000

Weds. morning links…

Here’s a cruise I would enjoy
The pythons of the Everglades. Sheesh.
Sounds like a fine new Chaplin bio
What is it about American self-hatred? (I don’t know - I don’t have any of it.)
NY State once again attempts to drive people and business…

By: mannning

mannning — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:55:01 +0000

One of the same kind of actions as the Earth Hour is the Tea Party fad that is sweeping the nation, despite a virtual blackout in the media.

For example, there will be a Tax Day Tea Party in Richmond VA, on April 15th, that no newspaper or radio/tv commentator has deigned to mention. (location: Kanawaha Plaza; Time: 6 pm-7:30 pm)

But, this fad has a diametrically opposed thrust; that is, to demonstrate against Obama spending, the AGW thrust of the Administration, the creeping socialism that is becoming more and more detectable, the raising of taxes that will inevitably come real soon now, and, hopefully, to send a message to the current Democratic regimes in VA and DC that they are going to face serious problems in the next election if they do not change course.

More importantly, these Tea Parties are wonderful recruiting events for grassroot workers that get the Conservative message.

By: jackson1234

jackson1234 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:07:43 +0000

The richest part is the Gore family didn’t dim their lights at their Nashville mansion. Floodlights continued to illuminate the trees that line their driveway.

Also an agnostic, and increasingly an atheist on this particular issue, I have a word for those who believe it to be true: all you did was hurt yourself.

By: Neo

Neo — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:20:29 +0000

I wonder what the “carbon footprint” would be to have the entire UN pushed into the East River ?

By: bsjones

bsjones — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:00:42 +0000

EBJ

The financial sector gives more money to the dems because the financial sector thinks that is the best way to control Washington. When the Republicans were in control of D.C., the Wall Street geniuses gave their money to the GOP.

The change you see in Wall Sreet’s “monetary free speech” dollars reflects the shift in power between R’s and D’s. They will give more “free speech” dollars to the Republicans when the GOP can gain control again.

No conspiracy. Simply, American Democracy as it has worked my entire adult life.

By: EBJ

EBJ — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:16:39 +0000

Joe forgot nuclear. I thought Dems liked science? I thought O said he was going to follow it? Apparently not enough campaign contributions from the nuclear industry flowed to O and the Dems.

And why shouldn’t I think that? I grew up knowing that the party of big business is the Republican party. But what have we seen over the last six months? Fannie, Freddie, Goldman Sachs and now AIG all give, via their officers, far more money to the Ds than the Rs. I wonder why?

By: michael reynolds

michael reynolds — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:41:12 +0000

I’m not a fan of empty gestures.

But you’re wrong to suggest that lefties have no sense of humor. DailyKos did a very clever job of mocking a Right wing version of same: Glen Beck’s “we surround them” insanity.

And you’re wrong to suggest that conservatives take such things in good humor. Billboards or events promoting atheism, for example, are not generally treated with hearty good humor by right wingers. In fact major elements of your party have spent quite some time and energy trying to cram their particular religious ideas down all our throats for a very long time now. And not with a lot of gentle ribbing and wry asides, either.

This leftist authoritarianism meme is true. Unfortunately so is the rightist version of same.

By: Scrapiron

Scrapiron — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:09:32 +0000

Joe’s got it bad. BDS has already been declared an incurable mental illness. Do your part, voluntarily committ yourself to the rubber room motel before you do the self inflicted steak knife to the heart routine. (happened in this area last week)

By: Scrapiron

Scrapiron — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:02:28 +0000

All you need do is check out a night photo (space) of North Korea. If that’s your life style old Kim might let you in to enjoy it.
How did O’Dumbo and his anti-american crown convince people that progress is bad and they will provide what (they think) you need. Prepare for the coming communist train wreck.