March 03, 2006

Lets Get Positive in 2006

Elect Jeff Perry State Representative 5th District Barnstable:

"While our First Amendment certainly protects free speech, especially political speech, it does not allow someone to make false statements with the reckless intention to damage someone's reputation. Speaking to many local officials, I am hearing more often that some well qualified individuals decide not to seek elected office due to their apprehension that their personal integrity will be under constant attack."

Representative Jeff Perry of Sandwich hits the nail on the head with his column this month. It is a sad commentary on our local, state and federal politics when running for office requires that you must be ready to endure such libel and slander. Hopefully the voters will take Jeff Perry's message to heart, and send a clear message to the candidates that negative, attack campaigns will not be tolerated. Enough is enough...

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February 17, 2006

Cheney's Fury

Cheney's Fury - Presented by Addicting Games:

Okay, so you knew the Vice President Cheney hunting fiasco would have to be turned into an online game at some point. Games are not a usual part of my online experience, but as this one is related to current events, I couldn't resist a peak.

A tip of the hat to Elephants in Academia for this new game.


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February 16, 2006

The Polarization of America

Divided We Stand, Can a polarized nation win a protracted war? :

"The 2004 election left our country deeply divided over whether our country is deeply divided. For some, America is indeed a polarized nation, perhaps more so today than at any time in living memory. In this view, yesterday's split over Bill Clinton has given way to today's even more acrimonious split between Americans who detest George Bush and Americans who detest John Kerry, and similar divisions will persist as long as angry liberals and angry conservatives continue to confront each other across the political abyss. Others, however, believe that most Americans are moderate centrists, who, although disagreeing over partisan issues in 2004, harbor no deep ideological hostility. I take the former view."

There is no doubt about it, polarization is real and seems to be dividing our country more each year. In my opinion, a major contributor to this growing rift is our collective short-term memories. One need only look at September 11th and the months that followed to see how quickly we forget.

The increasing polarization here in America may very well play a part in our eventual downfall. However, I think it is important that we recognize that it is but a symptom of the underlying disease that is tearing us apart: radical individualism.

Read the entire essay:

OPINIONJOURNAL FEDERATION

Divided We Stand: Can a polarized nation win a protracted war?

by JAMES Q. WILSON


A tip of the hat to Sneakeasy's Joint for this great piece.


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February 13, 2006

'Cyber Storm' Prepares Government For Internet Attack

WSBTV.com - Technology - 'Cyber Storm' Prepares Gov't For Internet Attack:

"WASHINGTON -- The government concluded its Cyber Storm wargame Friday, its biggest-ever exercise to test how it would respond to devastating attacks over the Internet from anti-globalization activists, underground hackers and bloggers.

Bloggers?

Participants confirmed parts of the worldwide simulation challenged government officials and industry executives to respond to deliberate misinformation campaigns and activist calls by Internet bloggers, online diarists whose sites include political rantings and musings about current events."

That Washington would include blogs in their "cyber war games" tells of the real power blogs now have in this country. If you previously doubted the might of a simple weblog, here is your sign.

Do you think newspapers or other forms of media have ever been analyzed as threats to Homeland Security?

Obviously, I view weblogs as a powerful communication tool and hope that they are never employed in any concerted efforts at disruption, but what should we make of all this?


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February 10, 2006

Who is Deval Patrick?

Is affirmative action doomed?:

"Patrick's attempt to rewrite the law of affirmative action, rather than prudently withdrawing the government's brief in this explosive case, must be ranked among the most peculiar decisions of the Clinton Justice Department."

"Peculiar" would not have been my word choice. In doing some research on Deval Patrick, I stumbled upon the above article. Is running on a platform of bringing "compassion" back to Massachusetts just a toned down version of his obvious racial preferences agenda? You be the judge.

Read the Article:Is affirmative action doomed? How the law is unraveling by Paul Burka From The New Republic, October 17, 1994


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February 09, 2006

Stop the ACLU: Top Ten Myths of the ACLU

Top Ten Myths of the ACLU:

#8. It is a patriotic thing to support the ACLU. "The Truth: If you think the ACLU represents the average American values, then you are sadly misguided. Their absolutist views of liberty go far beyond what most people could ever support. They support the legalization of child porn distribution , and un-regulated prostitution. They are far from the traditional thoughts of patriotism, constantly defending America's enemies, and fighting efforts of military recruiters."

If America's future is important to you, please check out the rest of this post at the above link.

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February 07, 2006

Someone Should do a Survey

People have been leaving Massachusetts in droves. As a matter of fact, unlike the rest of the country, more people are leaving than coming. Massachusetts is the only state that can claim that distinction for both of the last two years. What is driving our friends, families and coworkers to pack it up and move away?

While some may point to finances, and others complain that our harsh, northeast winters are to blame, I am not so sure that I subscribe to either theory.

I would like to know just how much the fanatical left wing politics of many of our representatives and residents is driving people away. To say I am disenchanted with many of our elected representatives, and that I have lost faith in much of the humanity we share our hometown's and State with is an understatement. Would I be packing it in and moving away if most of my family was not living here? You bet I would.

I am sick of the insufferable, self-righteous attitudes.
I am sick of the feel good mentality.
I am sick of criminals and deadbeats having more rights than their victims.
I am sick of schools indoctrinating our children with their beliefs (or denying them their own).
I am sick of being labelled a racist, a sexist, a bigot, etc. for expressing these concerns.
I am sick of the fact that I could go on and on with this list, and it grows more each day.

Bitter? You bet I am; and I think that if we were to survey the people who have left Massachusetts, many of these folks were too. If you care about this state and the future of our communities, it is something to think about. The political climate here is more rotten than our winter weather, and it could lead to Massachusetts' eventual downfall.

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