Couldn’t Help But Comment (042108, Evening)
At YouTube — “FOX Reports On Innaccuracies Of Washington Post Article (about John McCain’s temper).” I like the second half: “(former New Hampshire US Senator Bob) Smith acknowledged that they have very, very deep differences of opinion, but that the sort of violent outbursts and the exchange of harsh words was exaggerated in the articles, and in the past reporting of it. And what is reported in the article is what Mr. Smith has already said never actually happened.”
Translation: The Washington Post is building its own alternative reality based on past erroneous reporting that it refuses to correct.
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Exactly why Bill Ayers matters (HT Instapundit):
William Ayers is Timothy McVeigh on a smaller scale. He is a murderer.
That Ayers is not rotting away in prison is a miscarriage of justice.
That the intellectual and political “elite” of Chicago embraces this murderer is deeply embarrassing to anyone who loves the city, as I do.
That a man who shrugs off Ayers’ murders is being seriously considered for president is a good sign of just how far we’ve sunk.
(Note: I believe Ayers actually didn’t commit murders, but that isn’t because he didn’t try. And of course, to this day, he wishes he would have done more; here’s the link to the September 11, 2001 New York Times article where he says so.)
Translation: The presidential candidate I refer to as Mr. BOOHOO-OUCH (Barack O-bomba Overseas Hussein “Obambi†Obama – Objectively Unfit Coddler of Haters) has richly earned the words behind the seventh and eighth letters in his BizzyBlog-formulated acronym.
The fact that Chicago Mayor Dictator for Life Richard Daley is among those making excuses for Ayers is a despicable disgrace to and betrayal of his father’s memory. Bill Ayers would have taken out Daley’s father in a heartbeat and, if successful, would even today be bragging about it and dancing on his grave.
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Hmm — After gaining about 4% last week, the NASDAQ actually was up 0.2% today, while the Dow and S&P were down only 0.2%. Here’s what Briefing.com said — “The stock market posted a slight loss on Monday. The end results are actually pretty good considering the scope of last week’s gains.” Since the stock market’s performance tends to be a leading indicator, there may be some grounds for optimism in the reasonably short term.
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Rick Santorum: “Why conservatives should support McCain.” I’d be more impressed if Rick had written a piece during the 2004 primaries about why conservatives should support Pat Toomey.