The Dixie Chicks Are Victims
Feb 11, 2007 Uncategorized
I don’t know if they are victims of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy like Bil Clinton was but they are victims nonetheless. Natalie Maines, the Chicks lead singer made some nasty remarks about George Bush a few years ago and almost overnight the Chicks’ sales went down. They received less airtime and their concerts had many unsold seats. This was, according to them, an unfair backlash for exercising their free speech right. Some in the music industry seem to agree:
“I think people are paranoid,” former Grateful Dead member Mickey Hart told Reuters. “I think that if they speak out, they think they’re gonna get whacked by the government. It’s pretty oppressive now. Look at the Dixie Chicks. They got whacked.” al-Reuters
I don’t expect much from the entertainment industry and it is evident that Hart does not understand that actions have repercussions. How could he know when many in the entertainment industry routinely get away with acts that would land the average person in jail? His assertion that the Chicks got whacked lacks a fundamental understanding that everyone has the right to choose. To Hart, the backlash was unfair because Maines is allowed to say what she wants regardless of the rights of others.
The fact is, the people who did not like what she said have freedoms as well. They are free to choose not to buy the Chicks’ music and not to attend their concerts. Radio stations are free not to play the Chicks’ music. Free speech carries with it responsibility and while no one will argue that Maines has every right to say what she wants people have to realize that those who hear her words are free to react the way that they want (barring violence). The KKK has the right to spew their hatred but I doubt they feel put off because people are appalled by what they say. Likewise, Maines said something that a lot of people did not like so those people exercised their right not to support her and the group. The Chicks should not be surprised or offended. They should appreciate that the people did the very same thing that Maines did and that is exercise their rights.
Of course, with the left it is not about people exercising their rights. Maines and her ilk (like Hart) believe that the elite among us have the right to say and do what they want and the rest of us should sit idly by and allow that to happen. How dare we peons speak up or react to what our masters have said or done?
George Bush said that he was not offended by what Maines said. He also added that they should not be offended if people decided not to buy their music. Bush has this right and he actually took the high road.
I can’t blame Maines for being upset. It must be hard having a popularity lower than the person they hate.
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What does Being Treated Like an African-American Mean?
Feb 11, 2007 Uncategorized
Barack Obama announced on Saturday that he is indeed running for the office of President. Obama was born to a white mother and a black father and has indicated that when he was growing up he faced an internal conflict about his true identity. That is the reason he gave for his drug use as a teen. Though I believe this is a lame reason for drug use (most kids use drugs because of peer pressure and to get high) I do believe that he faced some tough problems because of his mixed race.
Something Obama said that struck me as odd was that if you look like an African-American you get treated like one. Exactly what does that mean? It would appear that Obama made it through life in relatively good shape and makes good money as a US Senator. Though I do not agree with his politics he seems like a decent man. Sure, he has had troubles along the way but show me someone who hasn’t. I would not vote for him but that does not mean he is not a worthy candidate regardless of what color he considers himself. I just have some real trouble with a statement that sounds like a veiled message that he was treated differently (by whites) because he looks black. This whole if you look African-American argument smacks of race baiting, as if we are supposed to feel sorry for him.
His wife got in on the baiting when she said she does not worry about him being targeted while on the campaign trail. According to his wife Michelle; “I don’t lose sleep over it because the realities are that… as a black man… Barack can get shot going to the gas station.” This sounds like another race baiting statement. It can be interpreted as her saying, because he is a black man he could get shot by some white guy when he is getting gas. Perhaps now is a good time to state the facts. A black man is more likely to be attacked by another black man. Blacks commit crimes against other blacks at a much higher rate than whites on black or even white on white. A little mentioned fact is that whites are more likely to be victims of crime committed by blacks.
I do not want to belabor the point about black and white because I believe there are good and bad in all colors but I think it is a tactical error for him to make such statements and for his wife to pipe in with the same nonsense. Dr. King said something about judging people by the content of their character and not the color of their skin. Obama should read that speech again and take those words to heart. If he wants to be President than he needs to act Presidential and not like a victim. The victim mentality is not the proper approach for anyone who wants to be President.
That also goes for anyone who thinks that women are victims so a woman should be handed the job. Demonstrate leadership and qualification for the job and leave the rhetoric at home.
Source:
Drudge
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Massachusetts State Senator Calls Kids on their Words
Feb 9, 2007 Uncategorized
Massachusetts State Senator Scott Brown is under fire because he did an unthinkable thing. He read the words that students posted about him on the Internet and he read them to a bunch of students. Brown’s daughter is probably more recognized by people around the country because she was a contestant on American Idol (Ayla Brown) but the Senator got a bit of notoriety this week.
Seems that a couple of school kids wrote some nasty and vulgar things about Brown and some equally nasty things about his daughter. Brown decided to read those to the students and he did not leave out any of the words. Now many of the students and their parents are upset with him because he said those things in front of those delicate, well behaved children. We can’t let the words of those kids be used against them.
Here is the situation as I see it. The kids wrote something that was put on the Internet for the entire world to see. They should expect no special consideration and no one should worry about their feeling being hurt because they were forced to hear their own words. They wrote the words so they should pump out their little bird chests and take the criticism that comes along with their decision.
As for the parents, they should stop blaming Brown for what was done and start looking at their own kids. How dare these parents blame Brown but hold their children blameless. If those kids had not written vulgar things they would not have been read out to all the other students. As for all the teachers who were offended or tried to stop Brown from speaking, shame on them. They should be more concerned about the behavior of the students in their charge and they should be using this as an example of how there are consequences for actions.
Brown is to be commended for having the courage to expose these children and their words. He called them on what they wrote and he made them take responsibility for their actions. If we had more of that in society there would be fewer problems with degenerate children.
Source:
Fox News
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Hillary Will Have to Shave Her Legs
Feb 8, 2007 Uncategorized
Fashion designer Donatella Versace, a person who admires Hillary Clinton and hopes she will make it to the White House, has opined that Ms. Clinton needs to get rid of the pants and wear skirts and dresses instead. This is one of those things that makes you go blaaaeech. Versace wants Hillary to show her feminine side:
U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton should tap into her feminine side and wear dresses and skirts instead of trousers, fashion designer Donatella Versace was quoted as saying on Thursday.
“I can understand (trousers) are comfortable but she’s a woman and she is allowed to show that,” Versace told Germany’s weekly newspaper Die Zeit in an interview.
“She should treat femininity as an opportunity and not try to emulate masculinity in politics,” Versace said. al-Reuters
If Ms. Clinton had any feminine traits her husband would not have to cat around with all those other women. She is so masculine that the reason she would wear skirts to the knee is so that people would not see her testicles. I truly hope that she does not do this. I do not want to see her hairy tree trunk legs that stop 30 seconds after she does.
Versace might be a fashion designer but she knows nothing about humanity. I mean, didn’t Congress make rules regarding torture? They should certainly apply to those of us here as well.
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Global Warming in the Face of Reality
Feb 8, 2007 Uncategorized
Al Gore and Ted Turner are on the Global Warming bandwagon this week. Gore has accused the President of intimidation with regard to scientists who believe in the theory. People like John Kerry have indicated that the reputable scientists have all signed on. There, of course, are many scientists who do not believe in man made Global Warming but that is ignored by most. Interestingly, the report from the UN was not a glowing endorsement of the idea either.
This week the Northeast is in the grip of a very cold spell. At least 19 people have died as a result of the cold and the cold is putting a strain on electrical grids and water supply systems (from water main breaks). Here are a few items to show how warm it is as a result of Global Warming.
Northern Michigan in Top 10 Coldest Starts to February
Cold Forces Emergency relief for Reindeer (as opposed to bears who can’t hibernate)
Cambodians Experience the Unusual; Cold
Cold Front Closes Schools and Businesses
Cold Will Linger in Midwest
Record Low Tied in New York
Hawaii Experiences Cold Spell
Bears Finally Hibernate in Russia (cold sets in)
How many more stories will we hear about the dire consequences of Global Warming? How much money will we be forced to cough up to support an idea that is unproven and is refuted by Mother Nature herself? It is cold out and no matter how hard they try this is not something they can blame on Global Warming. It is the cyclical weather pattern of the world. Perhaps they should start listening to the scientists John Kerry dismisses as disreputable.
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