Sunday, October 5, 2008
Cronyism Cartoon
Take a look at Rob Tornoe's cronyism cartoon featuring Governor Minner and Lee Ann Walling. State bureaucrats can file this in their "Sad but Obviously True" drawer.
Friday, September 19, 2008
State News Votes For Brad Bennett
Today on the front page of the Delaware State New, sporting very few facts and a spittune full of allegations, journalist Drew Volturo cast his early vote for democrat Brad Bennett in the race for the 32nd Representative district.
One unhappy person along with Representative Stone's opposition complained about a push poll asking district voters leading and biased questions. Based on that alone, the paper's most gifted jounalist does his utmost to crucify the integrity of Ms Stone.
The State News should have done more work to verify these statements before slinging mud at Representative Stone. For all we know, the poll could have been done by some misguided supporter from either side. Why is the State News so quick to jump to such harsh conclusions? I know... its so they can say things like "Stone denies she initiated campaign calls". You read something like that and you just know the poor soul is guilty, right?
State News... your bias is showing along with your complete lack of ethics and fairness.
One unhappy person along with Representative Stone's opposition complained about a push poll asking district voters leading and biased questions. Based on that alone, the paper's most gifted jounalist does his utmost to crucify the integrity of Ms Stone.
The State News should have done more work to verify these statements before slinging mud at Representative Stone. For all we know, the poll could have been done by some misguided supporter from either side. Why is the State News so quick to jump to such harsh conclusions? I know... its so they can say things like "Stone denies she initiated campaign calls". You read something like that and you just know the poor soul is guilty, right?
State News... your bias is showing along with your complete lack of ethics and fairness.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Jack Markell vs George Bush
In his ads, you'd think that Mr. Markell is running against George Bush. I suppose it's difficult to steam ahead when your party is telling you to wait your turn, Jack... but how about a reality check. Democrats have held the Governor's seat since 1993 and it's John Carney you have to worry about, not George Bush. "W" isn't the one stinkin' up the sheets at Woodburn, don't you know?
As for me and thousands of hard-working, taxpaying Delawareans.... it's not George Bush that we need to worry about either. With your plans to make Delaware into the best welfare state on the east coast, I'm thinking that it is YOU that we really need to fear.
Look north to New Jersey if you want to see Mr. Markell's vision for Delaware. Another sinking ship piloted by well-meaning but financially irresponsible democrats.
As for me and thousands of hard-working, taxpaying Delawareans.... it's not George Bush that we need to worry about either. With your plans to make Delaware into the best welfare state on the east coast, I'm thinking that it is YOU that we really need to fear.
Look north to New Jersey if you want to see Mr. Markell's vision for Delaware. Another sinking ship piloted by well-meaning but financially irresponsible democrats.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Note to Elizabeth Edwards
Mrs. Edwards.
My wife and I were sad to hear about your cancer diagnosis today. We understand the "alarm mode" you talked about at Chapel Hill, and we truly sympathize with you and your family. We hope that all of you can find privacy when you need it and that you can always count on the comfort of one another. We wish you the best in the fight of your life.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
The "Vote Different" Ad on Youtube
Well, the guy that posted the famous 1984ish political ad on Youtube depicting Senator Hillary Clinton in Big Mother mode has outed himself... probably in preparation for the book deal and the TV Movie. Turns out it wasn't Senator Obama's campaign or even some evil Republican that done the dirty deed. Obama supporter, Phil De Vellis claims all the altruistic responsibility today at the Huffintonpost.
Phil may be proud of himself for his little flick and for boldly going where no citizen has gone before... but I'm just bored with it. In my invisible opinion, political ads of any origin are rubbish and offer nothing but half truths to the voter. I think that they do more harm than good. I'd rather see the candidates (all of the candidates) debating with very little moderating. Aren't most people sick of political ads by now, or is it just me?
On second thought, maybe it'd actually be better to confine ALL political ads to Youtube.
Thanks and a hat-tip to Taos Eddy for posting the link to the Huffintonpost on Newzap.
Phil may be proud of himself for his little flick and for boldly going where no citizen has gone before... but I'm just bored with it. In my invisible opinion, political ads of any origin are rubbish and offer nothing but half truths to the voter. I think that they do more harm than good. I'd rather see the candidates (all of the candidates) debating with very little moderating. Aren't most people sick of political ads by now, or is it just me?
On second thought, maybe it'd actually be better to confine ALL political ads to Youtube.
Thanks and a hat-tip to Taos Eddy for posting the link to the Huffintonpost on Newzap.
Monday, March 19, 2007
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Hell NO, Don't Stop the War
I really, really hated to see my country go to war in Iraq. I had liberal friends that decided that it was a good idea way before I did. Of course, they were raised in privilege and protected from the outside world their whole lives, and I doubt that any of them ever had a callous, let alone been shot at. I like my lefty pals, but in my opinion, they can't understand that there are societies out there that don't respect life nearly as much as our society does. Yes we have problems, but we aint exactly the worst group of humans on the planet.
I'm not saying that we are any better than anyone else on the overall societal goodness scale... it happens that different cultures have different ways of measuring such things, and who is to say which is best. In the end, the most successful society will flourish on the earth and will write history books outlining how terrible the vanquished societies were.
Unlike the self-loathing wing of the left (you know who you are), I happen to like my society. I don't see it as any better than the others, and it's certainly no worse. I like America and I like most Americans. I like things the way they are... well, winning the Powerball could make the house a little warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. I am not your enemy, my fellow American, but you have an enemy.
Which brings me to my point. If you think that our society is worth preserving, maybe its time you got off your ass and started saying that, and started doing something productive in that direction. I believe that we have something here worth preserving... worth fighting for, and I believe that there are millions of Islamic people calling for either our conversion or our death. Their religious zealots are much more dangerous than our religious zealots and they have no respect for you, or me, or even their own people. We are in a war whether you like it or not. Leaving Iraq will not stop it and someday soon you or your children will either be fighting or kissing the assess of these people. They have proven their bravery and determination. They have told us to our faces what they plan to do. Will our privileged, smug, well-educated society be able to answer the challenge, or will our young country become a footnote in a Muslim history book?
That's my opinion, and you're certainly entitled to yours (for the time being, at least). For another valid opinion, read some of the short writings of Ayaan Hirsi Ali for a woman's view of Islam. Ms Ali is somebody who knows more about these things than Delaware Watch (yes there are other people who know stuff). In, Faced with Radical Islam, Europe is in Danger of Decay, she writes:
When I was a child in Somalia, under the tree where she braided, my grandmother told us stories and asked us questions, in order to know if we had understood the concept: being able to recognize the enemy, in particular. She told me: “It’s a very useful instinct. If you don’t know what you have to fear, you will not survive.” And when she caught me in flagrante delicto of incomprehension, she called me doqon! This word means two things: being foolish and naïve. We said, in Somalia: “Stupid like a date palm tree!” Dates from that tree are treasures, and the one who loses them is an imbecile.
No, Europe is not traumatized by Islam, but she is like a date palm tree which despoils itself, foolish and naïve. Things fall. She remains inert. Worse, she gives freedom to the enemies of freedom. At the heart of your beautiful West, it is the right-thinking people with a socializing tendency who do this the most, in the spirit of pacifism, voluntary blindness and conformism, when confronted with the rise of fundamentalism, when confronted with the aggressiveness of radicals, when confronted with the dangers of communitarianism. Stupid. Like the date palm tree. Please: don’t be doqon.
I'm not saying that we are any better than anyone else on the overall societal goodness scale... it happens that different cultures have different ways of measuring such things, and who is to say which is best. In the end, the most successful society will flourish on the earth and will write history books outlining how terrible the vanquished societies were.
Unlike the self-loathing wing of the left (you know who you are), I happen to like my society. I don't see it as any better than the others, and it's certainly no worse. I like America and I like most Americans. I like things the way they are... well, winning the Powerball could make the house a little warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. I am not your enemy, my fellow American, but you have an enemy.
Which brings me to my point. If you think that our society is worth preserving, maybe its time you got off your ass and started saying that, and started doing something productive in that direction. I believe that we have something here worth preserving... worth fighting for, and I believe that there are millions of Islamic people calling for either our conversion or our death. Their religious zealots are much more dangerous than our religious zealots and they have no respect for you, or me, or even their own people. We are in a war whether you like it or not. Leaving Iraq will not stop it and someday soon you or your children will either be fighting or kissing the assess of these people. They have proven their bravery and determination. They have told us to our faces what they plan to do. Will our privileged, smug, well-educated society be able to answer the challenge, or will our young country become a footnote in a Muslim history book?
That's my opinion, and you're certainly entitled to yours (for the time being, at least). For another valid opinion, read some of the short writings of Ayaan Hirsi Ali for a woman's view of Islam. Ms Ali is somebody who knows more about these things than Delaware Watch (yes there are other people who know stuff). In, Faced with Radical Islam, Europe is in Danger of Decay, she writes:
When I was a child in Somalia, under the tree where she braided, my grandmother told us stories and asked us questions, in order to know if we had understood the concept: being able to recognize the enemy, in particular. She told me: “It’s a very useful instinct. If you don’t know what you have to fear, you will not survive.” And when she caught me in flagrante delicto of incomprehension, she called me doqon! This word means two things: being foolish and naïve. We said, in Somalia: “Stupid like a date palm tree!” Dates from that tree are treasures, and the one who loses them is an imbecile.
No, Europe is not traumatized by Islam, but she is like a date palm tree which despoils itself, foolish and naïve. Things fall. She remains inert. Worse, she gives freedom to the enemies of freedom. At the heart of your beautiful West, it is the right-thinking people with a socializing tendency who do this the most, in the spirit of pacifism, voluntary blindness and conformism, when confronted with the rise of fundamentalism, when confronted with the aggressiveness of radicals, when confronted with the dangers of communitarianism. Stupid. Like the date palm tree. Please: don’t be doqon.
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