If you’ll notice the links on the right hand side of Pundit Review you will see that they are neatly categorized by Right, Left, Media, Sports, Boston, etc. Only one man has a category all to himself, and that man is Andrew Sullivan. His category, All Over The Place. Today, he gives us a classic example of why he stands alone.
The excellent Ryan Sager of the New York Sun has the story,
Here’s Mr. Sullivan at 12:17: “Edwards Suspends Campaign: He does it because his wife has a recurrence of cancer in some degree to be further explored. It is of a piece with his character to do this; and a simple testament that he has the right priorities and values to be a president of the United States.”
Here’s Mr. Sullivan at 12:39: “Edwards Forges On: The campaign should go on, as life goes on. It should neither help nor hurt it. But I will say this: Elizabeth Edwards is a truly remarkable human being. And her marriage is an inspiration to all of us.”
Jonah Goldberg noted the following in a post on The Corner titled Whiplash Department
Edwards is a saint when he drops out. Edwards is a saint when he doesn’t. I don’t have a major problem with the sentiments of either post taken individually, but taken together, we can now see that the intervals between self-contradictory statements by Sullivan has fallen to a mere 22 minutes. Pretty soon the ends of his sentences will contradict the beginnings.
Glenn Reynolds, another frequent sparring partner of Sullivan said,
ONCE, TWICE, THREE TIMES A HERO
We had a special treat the other night to close out the show. We brought together the youngest and oldest bloggers that we know of. 11-year old John Yoest of Panzer Commander and 83-year young Robert Stein of Connecting the Dots. It was great to talk to both of them and hear about their passion for blogging!
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Congratulations to Gregg, who has been selected by the Missouri College Republican Convention to give the keynote address at their annual meeting.
The Missouri College Republican Convention will be held in Kirksville Missouri and is hosted by the Truman State College Republicans. The event will begin at 5:00 pm on April 13 and conclude on the evening of April 14.
In addition to an appearance by Gregg Jackson, the Convention will have speeches by U.S. Representative Kenny Hulshof and Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Michael Gibbons. Unconfirmed, but likely attendees include Senate Majority Leader Charlie Shields, U.S. Senator Kit Bond, and Missouri Speaker of the House Rod Jetton.
More here.
That’s the question our friend Michael Medved answers in his latest article from Townhall.com entitled “The Essence of Liberalism: Embracing Life’s Losers”
Enlightened” lefties long to embrace and exalt all those who claim to have suffered from hard luck or oppression: the homeless, single mothers, “people of color,” homosexuals, AIDS patients, feminists, convicted criminals, Native Americans, atheists, immigrants and many more. Recent Democratic Conventions have resembled festivals of fine whines, with countless testimonials from one victim group or another expressing hopelessness and helplessness unless the Donkey Party returned to power.
The leftist impulse to side with the underdog has become so powerful that liberals never bother to inquire whether a given “oppressed” group counts as deserving or not.
This explains the odd liberal sympathy for Islamo-Nazi terrorists, whose radically reactionary (indeed, medieval) ideology should make them anathema to enlightened opinion in the West. How can militant feminists applaud the anti-American rhetoric of Islamist crazies who want to keep all women in burkas as the property of their husbands, and how can gay activists identify with jihadi killers who endorse the execution of homosexuals? The widespread activism on behalf of the fanatical internees at Guantanamo remains one of the most spectacular displays of lefty lunacy in recent years. Aside from the common distaste for free-market economics and the shared desire for a reduced American role in the world, liberal ideologues see themselves as persecuted victims with natural fellow-feeling for exotic and angry third-worlders who blame all their problems on the USA.
entire article here
So here are those loveable “liberal” “anti-war” Peacenicks who say they “support the troops.” Why is it that the very same “anti-war” people are so full of hate and vitriol? These pictures from the “anti-war protest rally” in D.C. last weekend sicken me. They should sicken you too.
Hat Tip Carole
The second picture is how the peace loving little Commies demonstrated how much they support our soldiers. Check out the pics.
Funny how I don’t remember seeing that picture in any major newspapers like the disgraced New York Times or Boston Globe.
One definition of audacity is: effrontery or insolence; shameless boldness.
Yes, Barack Obama knows all about audacity. Here’s an exchange with CNN’s Larry King the other night,
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) OBAMA: And if George Bush doesn’t listen, then we’re going to make him listen because it’s time for us to bring our young people home.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
GEORGE BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: It can be tempting to look at the challenges in Iraq and conclude our best option is to pack up and go home. That may be satisfying in the short run, but I believe the consequences for American security would be devastating.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
KING: Senator Obama, you disagree with that. He says it would be devastating to leave now. You say no.
Why not?
OBAMA: Well, first of all, I don’t know anybody who’s been talking about packing up and going home.
It looks like Barack Obama doesn’t even believe his own BS. This would be pretty amusing if it wasn’t so serious.
HT: The Corner
For those of you who may have thought that my earlier blog post on the 34-year old science teacher at Claymont Elementary School Rachel Holt who was charged with raping her 13 year old student on multiple occasions was an “isolated” anomolous incident, check out this extensive list compiled by World Net Daily which has documented where female teachers have been accused, or convicted, of assaulting students. And it is a Long list of some really skanky looking women who are evidently too busy raping the students to teach them how to read and write.
Adrianne Hockett: Accused of having sex with a 16-year-old special-needs student in a Houston apartment she rented for the get-togethers. The boy has testified the pair would “have sex, drink beer and smoke weed.”
Amber Jennings, 31: Though Jennings was initially charged with having sex with a 16-year-old, the counts against the Sturbridge, Mass., woman were reduced to a single charge of disseminating harmful materials to a minor. She reportedly admitted e-mailing naked photos of herself to a former student. She received no jail time, only two years of probation after pleading guilty.
Amber Marshall, 23: Northwest Indiana woman allegedly had sexual contact, including intercourse, with several students at Hebron High School, and turned herself into authorities, telling police she knew what she did was illegal.
Amira Sa’Di, 30: Clayton County, Ga., woman remarked she didn’t think her relationship was inappropriate based on her Internet research, learning the Peach State’s age of consent is 16.
Amy Bramhall, 33: Education technician was arrested in January 2006 after a 15-year-old boy at the alternative education school in Warren, Maine, told police he had an ongoing sexual relationship with her. Flirting allegedly eventually led to an estimated 200 sexual encounters. In December 2006, she received three and half years in prison, with all but one year suspended, and four years probation.
Amy Gail Lilley, 36: Inverness, Fla., woman and softball coach at Lecanto High School charged with a lesbian relationship with a 15-year-old girl. She received no prison time, being sentenced to two years of house arrest and eight more years of probation.
Entire list here
For those of you here in Mass who send there kids to Blanchard Middle School in Lowell Mass you might want to keep your eyes peeled for this charmer:
Susan Clickner, 47: The 8th-grade science teacher at Blanchard Middle School in Lowell, Mass., was sentenced to serve 18 months for having sex with one of her students in the back seat of her car. Clickner had been accused of luring the 14-year-old during the summer of 2005 into the back seat of her car and molesting him. He later told his parents, who notified police. She also was ordered to register as a sex offender.
18 months? That’s it? This hag should have been put away for life for molesting this kid. Imagine if it were your kid who was molested? The emotional scars will never go away. She violated his innocence forever. 18 months of cable tv, 3 square, and yoga. Any molester male or female should be locked up for life. Period. Only in Mass would she be given 18 months.
Can you imagine if this many male teachers were sexually abusing and raping 10 and 12 year old girls? What the hell is going on here? Where is the oversight? Where is the public outrage? Where is the NEA? Why was Simon Cowell interviewed on “60 Minutes” and not the parents and victims of these molestations and rapes? Why isn’t this story front page on the New York Times? I’ll tell you why. Because it doesn’t fit their left wing agneda. If it were white males they would be plastered all over the front page unless of course they were homosexuals- but if they were heterosexual males raping 12 year old girls you can bet your life it would be above the fold in every liberal fish rapper in existence.