Things I’d Like to Post About ….. (052208, Morning)
….. But I Don’t Have Time For:
- I pray that this holds for the rest of the month and beyond — No deaths would of course be better, but this month’s US troop death toll in Iraq is on track to be the lowest for any single month ever. We all can agree that this is a relatively good thing ….. right?
- Given the attempted history rewrite by the candidate I refer to as HR4C (Hillary Rodham Cackling Crying Complaining Clinton), here’s a timely reminder — “Media Recount: Bush Won the 2000 Election.”
- Imagine getting fired for writing this. It’s not just something to imagine; it has happened. I agree with Roland Hansen: the person who should get fired is University of Toledo President Lloyd Jacobs (HT Carnival of Ohio Politics), who wrote this travesty of a letter (opens in a separate window) informing Crystal Dixon of her termination.
- Thanks to IBDeditorials.com for saying this — “(Google) has become a useful idiot for Islamofascism.”
- In case you missed it — Michelle Malkin’s great column on gaffes by the presidential candidate I refer to as “Mr. BOOHOO-OUCH” (Barack O-bomba Overseas Hussein “Obambi†Obama - Objectively Unfit Coddler of Haters). It expands on the points made at two previous BizzyBlog posts (here and here) about double standard-driven media treatment of Dan Quayle compared to Obama.
- Really dumb headline of the day (HT La Times’s LA Land Blog) — “Foreclosure tale shows that nobody is immune from crisis.” This is about a California congressperson (guess which party?) who bought a home that, as of March 19 (noted at end of linked article), was to “be sold at auction.” It’s not as if some “crisis” just came along and inflicted itself on Laura Richardson. She voluntarily bought a second home. And writer Anthony York wants her to be seen as just another victim?
- The presidential candidate I refer to as JS3M3 (John Sidney the Mad Maverick McCain III) is set to release his medical records Friday. The McCain campaign is not inviting the New York Times to attend. According to Captain Ed at Hot Air, the New York Times said it “would take a negative view about the release of the records if an invitation was not forthcoming.” Translation: We’ll cover the story differently if we don’t get access. If true, this is not only an outrage, it’s a direct violation of NY Times Ethics Policy Paragraph 21 (”We do not threaten to damage uncooperative sources, nor do we promise favorable coverage in return for cooperation”; HT California Yankee). Again if true, it should also inspire mass subscription cancellations and advertiser defections.
Lots of people are immune to the foreclosure troubles. In fact there is a term for people immune - Responsible People (RP). However, sadly even RP’s may not be immune to feeling the pain of Congress trying to ensure the IP’s (Irresponsible People) suffer no consequence of their actions/decisions.
Comment by largebill — May 22, 2008 @ 11:52 am
Here, Here!
Comment by Rose — May 22, 2008 @ 12:48 pm
It looks like Lloyd Jacobs is going to skate by and continue as the President of the University of Toledo. Apparently, neither the Ohio Board of Regents nor the Governor have the chutzpah to deal with the situation. Sadly, if future events unfold as I suspect and predict, it may very well cost the taxpayers of Ohio a big bundle of money when the wrongful discaharge lawsuit or similar litigation is found in favor of Crystal Dixon.
Comment by Roland Hansen — May 26, 2008 @ 9:09 pm
#3, Thx for the update. Not surprised.
Comment by TBlumer — May 27, 2008 @ 2:27 am
Time will tell as it all plays out and unfolds. But, I think the ‘powers that be’ will try to keep this under wraps.
Comment by Roland Hansen — May 27, 2008 @ 7:58 pm