September 2009 Archives

Republican Senator Jim DeMint from South Carolina (where else?) seems to be emerging as the leading spokesman for the Angry White Mob assembled in Washington, D.C. yesterday. DeMint said on Good Morning America about the rally, "it's not about Obama, it's not about the Democrats," it's just a group of people who are "here to take back their country."Not about the Democrats? Take a look at the roster of past and present elected officials who...

I want to thank Artemus for including this blog during the discussion on Joe Wilson. Of course, Kelly also very ably discussed this topic before, so let me discuss this topic from the point of view of a Generation X guy. As the blog above mentioned, most of the mainstream media doesn't want to discuss the topic of race as it pertains to Barack Obama and his opposition. Let me give it a whirl.For those...

I received this communication from one of the teachers at one of my son's schools. It speaks volumes about the state of our nation, the level of ignorance and veiled racism, and the disdain with which the truth is regarded.--------From the teacher:I would like to clarify my own experience regarding the district's directives to teachers in HISD, regarding the showing of President Obama's speech to students in class on Tuesday, 9/8. On Wednesday, 9/2, we...

Since it looks like it's going to be a rainy weekend in the Houston area, there should be some entertainment on the TeeVee as an assortment of whiners, complainers, sore losers, and general all-around Obama haters converge on Washington, D.C. for a Saturday demonstration. The Wall Street Journal has an account of 54 people making the 17-hour bus ride from Tallahassee, Florida as an example of what can be expected:"Conservative activists (depicted above) from around...

Sign at a Joe Wilson town hall meeting:And what the hell is that on his head?...

In my opinion, the most important segments of President Obama's address to Congress on Wednesday came towards the end when he spoke about the letter he received from Ted Kennedy:"He repeated the truth that health care is decisive for our future prosperity, but he also reminded me that "it concerns more than material things." "What we face," he wrote, "is above all a moral issue; at stake are not just the details of policy, but...

This is the eighth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks.  Much like the assassination of Kennedy and the destruction of Challenger, this day is the one that my generation will say "I remember where I was when..."   I was in my senior year at Texas A&M.  My alarm clock went off just long enough for me to hear a blurb about the "events in New York City" and the tone of the DJ...

While our Republican friends are collectively losing their marbles, I thought I would conduct a little intellectual exercise that relates to our current political climate. My colleagues have tackled last night's speech and health care quite ably. So, as the education blogger I thought I would take you through an assignment I used to assign when I taught English and Philosophy. Since you are all adults I will let you read both of the works...

As usual, one of the respondents to my last blog helped crystalize things in mind. That being said, I also have the added benefit of having a family and group of friends that is mostly conservative. Outside of my parents, sister, and one uncle, all of them are conservative. Yet, we remain close and I remain friends with those not in my family. I think we did this by coming to the collective understanding that...

Courtesy of MSNBC: The Arlington Independent School District, which passed on airing President Barack Obama's live classroom address, has announced that some students will be bussed off campus to hear a message from former President George W. Bush on Sept. 21. Folks, I don't really know how to comment on this without my head exploding.  I'll just make the following statement:  Bull Shit. ...