April Round up
Not the most noteworthy headlines, but things you may have missed:
USA: Here we go again. Former President Clinton warns of violence due to "right wing blogosphere and media", and references the Oklahoma City bombing. Left-wing threats are never mentioned, of course. Nor is Clinton even challenged on this point by interviewers.
World: It's about time. The first mass produced, affordable electric car, the Nissan Leaf, is coming later this year. More here.
USA: An Army doctor questions Obama's citizenship and refuses to deploy. Strangely, on left wing web sites, the comments are nearly unanimous in declaring him a traitor and calling for his head. Strange... these are the same folks who were so sympathetic toward other officers refusing to deploy, such at Lt. Watada. In any case, both these types of objectors are wrong. You don't refuse to serve because of who the commander-in-chief is. After all, you are not part of his private army; you belong to the country as a whole (anti-Bush protestors also often didn't understand this distinction). When you sign up, you also don't get to pick and choose where you serve, which is what Watada didn't understand.
USA: A US Marine has been warned about posting statements supportive of the Tea Party protests. The article says: "military personnel are prohibited from sponsoring a political club, writing anything that solicits votes for a political cause or speaking at any event that promotes a political movement". That's not true. Servicemembers are not allowed to do those things while in uniform - there's a huge difference. Otherwise, we are free to support any cause we want. After all, we are Americans too. However, to avoid misunderstandings like this is one reason why I write under a pen name.
USA: Speaking of Marines, a blind, double-amputee Marine, Cpl. Matthew Bradford, just re-enlisted for four more years. He plans to work with other servicemembers who are recovering from the effects of war. While I absolutely admire his spirit, I just don't think this is a good idea. Anyone who enlists in the military must be prepared to go to war. Obviously, Cpl Bradford cannot. It makes more sense to medically retire him (with disability pay), and then allow him to work this job as a civilian employee. But if keeping him in uniform inspires others, then more power to him. He's also one of the best examples of an American that I can find.
Australia: Reason #113 not to wear a burkha: Woman strangled to death by burkha in freak go-kart accident.
Maine: Commission on Human Rights wants to ban male and female restrooms in schools as "discriminatory".
Canada: A lesbian takes offense at humor at a comedy club, so she files an official criminal human rights complaint. Humor always offends someone, so one day, it will all be banned. Ridiculously, there has been an explosion in such cases in Canada, even though there aren't any reports of mass killings, concentration camps, or hate crime victims fleeing south to the United States.
UK: Manga and Anime, among other forms of comics, stand to be banned in the UK altogether under a misguided attempt to prevent the depiction of abuse of children.
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2 comments:
I think Clinton is laying the groundwork for plausable deniability. The left has clearly been race baiting and playing the race card. If we have riots and worse it will be the direct result of the NAACP and some of our congressmen. Ironically it is the right calling for an end to racism and the left who keeps exploiting and creating racial tensions.
The Nissan Leaf costs $32,780!! How is that affordable? And even more irritating my tax dollars are going to pay every buyer $7,500 as part of the cost of the car. How in any possible view of the world does this make any sense? Is it so hard to understand that IF an alternative "requires" a subsidy then it isn't by definition a viable alternative.
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