Obama, Palin and the ‘Sputnik moment’

Aha! The lamestream media has caught Sarah Palin committing another Palinism! In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Obama invoked the Sputnik, the artificial satellite the Soviet Union launched into orbit October 4, 1957, to justify new government spending programs (which he called “investments”): Half a century ago, when the Soviets beat us … Read more Obama, Palin and the ‘Sputnik moment’

The hidden truths, the hidden lies

According to the grand jury indictment, it was a regular house of horrors: The clinic reeked of animal urine, courtesy of the cats that were allowed to roam (and defecate) freely. Furniture and blankets were stained with blood. Instruments were not properly sterilized. Disposable medical supplies were not disposed of; they were reused, over and … Read more The hidden truths, the hidden lies

In defense of crosshairs

Let’s perform a little thought experiment. Let’s pretend that, instead of the statement that Sarah Palin released Wednesday morning, she released a completely different one, a statement that made no mention of a “blood libel”, a statement in which she humbly apologized for using over-the-top rhetoric and violent imagery and promised never to do it … Read more In defense of crosshairs