The Other McCain

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The Cain Doctrine: ‘You Mess With Israel, You Are Messing With the United States’

Posted on | May 20, 2011 | 22 Comments

“It’s that simple,” he tells Neil Cavuto:

Meanwhile, The Right Scoop also has this video of Charles Krauthammer dissing Herman Cain as mere “entertainment”:

Wow. I never thought I’d see the day when I agreed more with Tucker Carlson than with Krauthammer.

Herman Cain: A Real Leader
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UPDATE: Allahpundit takes notice of Krauthammer dissing Cain.

Category: Fox News, Herman Cain, Israel

A Kinsleyan Gaffe?

Posted on | May 20, 2011 | 5 Comments

Michael Kinsley once defined a gaffe as when a politician accidentally tells the truth. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg:

“Unfortunately there are some parents who just come from — they never had a formal education, and they don’t understand the value of education.”

Which is certainly true of “some parents,” although it is unclear whether this observation justifies the closure of 22 poorly performing schools in New York City, which is the argument Bloomberg was trying to make.

I think it might be more accurate to say that people who haven’t had much formal education are ill-equipped to judge whether or not their child’s school is doing a good job. And I think it is also true that poor people don’t have many options if their local school is doing a lousy job.

Furthermore, I’ll say this: Education is an individual achievement. You teach a class, but learning is always up to the individual student.

Perhaps Mayor Bloomberg should consult with Herman Cain, who was voted “Most Likely to Succeed” in the Archer High School Class of 1963.

Category: Education

Successful Propaganda

Posted on | May 20, 2011 | 23 Comments

Gallup reports that, for the first time ever, a majority of poll respondents favor same-sex marriage. Note the large and rapid change in opinion:

A mere 15 years ago, Americans opposed same-sex marriage by more than a 2-to-1 margin, 68% to 27%, whereas now the number is 53%-45% in support of same-sex marriage.

“The fantastical project of yesterday, which was mentioned only to be ridiculed, is today the audacious reform, and will be tomorrow the accomplished fact.”
– R.L. Dabney, 1897

The propaganda campaign which produced this revolution in public opinion will not abate or slacken. And we might suppose that, in a few more years, it will be deemed socially unacceptable — if not indeed a “hate crime” — to criticize homosexual behavior.

Category: Gays, Marriage

2012 Candidates Not Named ‘Herman’

Posted on | May 20, 2011 | 14 Comments

It’s kinda been all-Herman, all-the-time here lately, so let me update you on what’s going on with the non-Hermans:

And finally, Newt Gingrich becomes a punchline:

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We now return you to your regularly-scheduled (neutral and objective) reminder to join the online grassroots army at Citizens for Cain.


Category: Election 2012, Iowa, Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, New Hampshire, Newt Gingrich, Republicans, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Sarah Palin, South Carolina, Tim Pawlenty

Did Bibi Diss Obama?

Posted on | May 20, 2011 | 10 Comments

That’s what Jeffrey Goldberg says, but Professor William Jacobson springs to the defense of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Yet it is also reported that Netanyahu feels disrespected by President Obama, so that the question is, “Who dissed whom?”

All in all, this atmosphere of mutual disrespect bodes ill for prospects of Mideast peace, arousing suspicions that Obama is purposefully attempting to provoke Netanyahu, just as there are suspicions that perhaps Obama’s speech incited Palestinian unrest.

(Via Memeorandum.)

Category: Barack Obama, Israel

It’s Hard to Beat a Man …

Posted on | May 20, 2011 | 12 Comments

. . . who refuses to quit. Haley Barbour quit. Donald Trump quit. Mike Huckabee quit. Guess who didn’t quit?

Four years ago at the studios of WSB Radio in Atlanta, I interviewed talk-radio host Herman Cain, who had only recently recovered from cancer. He smiled as he vowed, “Death’s going to have to catch me, and it’s going to have to run fast.”
Cain is smiling more than ever now, and running strong with a Republican presidential campaign that has surged to national prominence since the May 5 debate in Greenville, S.C. In a Fox News focus group of South Carolina GOP voters following that debate, pollster Frank Luntz asked for a show of hands: “How many of you think Herman Cain won the debate?” More than half the participants raised their hands. Luntz was flabbergasted, calling the result “unprecedented.” Luntz then went around the room, asking what it was that made the retired restaurant executive so appealing.
“He’s likeable,” one man said, summarizing a key factor in Cain’s campaign that seems to elude pundits. For the past two weeks, the political intelligentsia has struggled to understand how the former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, who has never held elective office, could have suddenly emerged as a contender in a crowded Republican 2012 primary field. It’s never been a mystery to Cain’s communication director Ellen Carmichael.
“When people meet Herman, they like Herman,” she explained in a phone interview a few weeks before the Fox News debate in which 2 million viewers met Cain for the first time. . . .

That’s from my latest American Spectator column and you should read the whole thing. And you should watch this wonderful video:

Herman Cain: A Real Leader
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Category: American Spectator, Election 2012, Herman Cain

Like 31 Flavors of AWESOME: Yeah, My Son Jim Is Graduating High School Today

Posted on | May 20, 2011 | 22 Comments

Regular readers will perhaps best know Jim for the work he did last year to fix the engine on the famous 2004 KIA Optima:

Of course, that expensive repair job was just weeks before the car got wiped out by the “Whitetail Jihad.” We’ve now got all the parts to do that job, but the labor has been kind of busy. Jim will now have more time to devote to the task of fixing the KIA, because this morning he graduates from Ebenezer Christian School. You can visit Jim’s Facebook page, or just post your congratulations in the comments.

And you should hit the tip jar as hard as a deer hitting a KIA Optima. Now that he’s a high-school graduate, Jim might actually expect me to pay him for all his car-repair work.

Category: Education, Family, Shoe Leather Fund

LIVE AT FIVE – 05.20.11

Posted on | May 20, 2011 | 4 Comments

TOP NEWS
Obama Says Development Key To Strengthening Democracy In Middle East

President Obama speechifying at Foggy Bottom Thursday

“The events of the past six months show us that strategies of repression and strategies of diversion will not work any more.”

Lagarde Favored To Head IMF
French finance minister emerges as leading contender as developing nations fail to unite behind a candidate

Pakistan Blast Aimed At US Consulate Vehicle
One dead, seven wounded, say police; none are American



POLITICS
Huntsman Dips Toe In GOP Presidential Campaign

Ambassador Huntsman speaks at a graduation in South Carolina

Biggest challenge will be to make Republicans aware of who he is

Filibuster Blocks Liu From 9th Circuit Seat

Judge Denies Bail For Alleged Taliban Financier



Texas Legislators Reach Agreement On School Funding

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Defers Work On Budget Indefinitely

Congressional Leaders Agree To Extend Patriot Act

Campus Carry May Be Dead In Texas House



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
LinkedIn IPO Rises 109% On First Day
Liberty Media Makes $1 Billion Buyout Offer For Barnes & Noble
McDonald’s Stands Up For Ronald; CEO Fires Back At Critics: “This Is About Choice”
PRC Stocks Fall Amid Power Shortage, Growth Concerns
Northrup Grumman Settles With Virginia Over Computer Crash
Apple Stores Celebrate 10th Anniversary
Amazon E-Book Sales Surpass Printed Books
Verizon: Kiss Unlimited Data Plans Goodbye
IBM, HP, And Intel Back Open Source Against VMWare



SPORTS
Durant, Harden Lead Thunder Past Mavs To Tie Series

OC forward Kevin Durant reaches for the ball in front of Dallas' Jason Kidd

Unheralded Oklahoma City squad does what Lakers couldn’t: contain Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks

Bergeron Back, Boosts Bruins




Teammate Claims Lance Armstrong Used EPO To Win First Tour De France

Giambi Bashes Three Homers in 7-1 Rockies Rout Of Phillies

NBC Sports Chief Dick Ebersol Resigns After Clash With New Management

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Unappreciated By Lakers?



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Sarah Michelle Gellar Talks

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Discusses new show “Ringer”, returning to TV, “Buffy” fans

More Stuff About Arnold’s Baby Mama

Track Palin Gets Hitched

Schwarzenegger Halts All Acting Projects, Including Terminator

Shauna Sand Arrested For Felony Domestic Violence

Princess Beatrice’s Hat-Like Thing Passes $30K On EBay

“One Tree Hill” To End Next Year


Nick Jonas: Who Are Jane Fonda & Jim Morrison?

Lars Von Trier Declared Persona Non Grata By Cannes Organizers



FOREIGNERS
NATO Strikes Nail Eight Of Qaddafi’s Warships
Kirkuk Car Bombs Target Iraqi Police; 29 Killed
South African Vote A Two-Party Race As Democratic Alliance Gains Strength
Anti-austerity Protests Continue Across Spain Despite Ban
Pakistan, PRC Strengthen Military Ties
State Funeral Planned For Former Taoiseach Garrett FitzGerald



BLOGS & STUFF
POWIP: The Taming Of The Jooooooo!
National Review Online: Three Reasons Obama’s Speech Will Worry The Jewish Community
Hit & Run: If I Made You Feel Second Best…
Michelle Malkin: How To Wipe The Smirk Off Stephen Colbert’s Face
Gateway Pundit: Palin Says Pelosi’s Telling A “Tight-Faced Lie” About Obamacare Waivers
Atlas Shrugs: Muslim Facebook Groups Call For Mass Invasion Of Israel After Friday Prayers
Boston Herald: Obama, How Nixonian!
Andrew Malcolm: Bashar Assad To Obama – What?


— compiled by Wombat-socho

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