en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1192105 Comments by princeinhiding http://bigjournalism.com/fross/2010/06/10/academia-gate-cry-wolf-project-bastardizes-real-academic-scholarship-says-prof-kc-johnson/#IDComment79606388 Nothing new about this. Progressives have been paying off those in academia who support their opinion for years through scholarships and grants. That is why "public edumacation" has gone to he--. I asked my son why he was dropping out of college. "Because, daddy, it was all bullchit:" He started his own business and is doing quite well. There IS hope for America! Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:37:07 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/fross/2010/06/10/academia-gate-cry-wolf-project-bastardizes-real-academic-scholarship-says-prof-kc-johnson/#IDComment79606388 http://bigjournalism.com/fross/2010/06/11/overnight-comedy-gold-dog-walks-man/#IDComment79605483 Old public relations adage: "When your a-- is in a bind, have your picture taken with children and dogs." Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:28:18 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/fross/2010/06/11/overnight-comedy-gold-dog-walks-man/#IDComment79605483 http://bigjournalism.com/mwalsh/2010/06/10/evening-thread-why-does-everything-about-sarah-palin-makes-liberals-heads-explode/#IDComment79604692 Haley, Bachman, Palin. We Tea Partiers will soon have enough hot women to make our own calendar. Liberals hate them because their women are mostly flat-chested old crones. OK, that was sexist, sorry. I was just kidding. But, it will be nice to one day have people in government that are more focused on the size of the deficit than the size of a woman's chest. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:19:55 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/mwalsh/2010/06/10/evening-thread-why-does-everything-about-sarah-palin-makes-liberals-heads-explode/#IDComment79604692 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9G92QIG0&show_article=1#IDComment79602622 Theses day to day numbers are worthless without discounting known previous "trends" Yes, employment rises in early summer as summer jobs come on line. Yes, retail sales increase in August as students head back to school. Yes, unemployment increases in February as weather affects outside work. The REAL question nobody wants to address is this: "What percentage of Americans are STILL EMPLOYED in a decent-paying, full-time, non-government, private sector job with health care and benefits?" My guess would be less than 25 percent. And, THAT is what is wrong with the economy. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:02:02 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9G92QIG0&show_article=1#IDComment79602622 http://biggovernment.com/prahe/2010/06/03/the-gathering-storm-in-the-middle-east/#IDComment78391452 It's time to look at the Palestinian/Israeli situation from a different perspective - the race riots in America in the 60's. A Palestinian state makes no more sense than a proposal back then to give Blacks their own state. Religions aside, the main conflict in Gaza is about the perceived DISPARITY of the freedoms and the living conditions of the Palestinians in contrast to the Jews. What is the difference between a "border pass" and a star on your shirt? That was the same situation that caused Martin Luther King to march and fiery riots to erupt in Watts and Chicago. Contrast the lifestyle of life in "the settlements" to the bombed out, garbage strewn streets of Gaza. It the same as the Black ghetto versus white surburbia in the 60's. America's answer lay NOT in fences or a separate state but in "integration" and equal rights and opportunity. Society is not ideal and there is still "prejudice". But, Blacks and whites now more or less co-exist in peace. A man with a family, a home with a TV ..... and HOPE rarely straps a bomb to his chest. Thu, 3 Jun 2010 17:41:34 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/prahe/2010/06/03/the-gathering-storm-in-the-middle-east/#IDComment78391452 http://bigjournalism.com/fross/2010/06/02/must-read-of-the-day-the-wapos-richard-cohen-gets-mugged-by-reality/#IDComment78384040 I think crime has a lot to do with the perceived "mood" of society. People are in a "protective" mood when times are bad. Gun sales are up - crime rates are down. There IS a corollary. It's hard to look at a Tea Party gathering and not think, "Man, them people are serious. Better cheese it." Illegal immigration is down too. And, the Arizona law hasn't even taken affect yet. Why? Because, immigrants perceive the "mood of society" as one that makes it not so easy anymore. My dad was only five-four. But, as a teenager, I could read his "moods" and KNEW better than to cross him. VOTERS are in a bad mood. Liberal politicians seem to lack the wisdom of a teenager. Time to bring out the belt. Thu, 3 Jun 2010 16:53:27 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/fross/2010/06/02/must-read-of-the-day-the-wapos-richard-cohen-gets-mugged-by-reality/#IDComment78384040 http://biggovernment.com/mholt/2010/06/03/gulf-oil-crisis-yes-obama-cares-so-what/#IDComment78378772 "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions' Don't know who said that first but , as I remember, it was my eight grade teacher Ms. Jones. It especially applies to liberals whose "good intentions" are always at the expense of somebody ELSE's money, freedom or security. The president plans to pay for the oil spill with BP's "money" although government regulators share the blame. "Obamacare" comes at the expense of "freedom" to make our own health care decisions. Illegal immigration threatens everybody else's "security". I could go on with more examples, but suffice it to say, "We are on the road to Hell." Thu, 3 Jun 2010 16:03:48 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/mholt/2010/06/03/gulf-oil-crisis-yes-obama-cares-so-what/#IDComment78378772 http://bigjournalism.com/mopelka/2010/06/03/whats-the-good-word-nancy-dalesandro-pelosi/#IDComment78376023 Isn't it a sin to use The Lord's name "in vain"? I love it when liberal politicians turn to religion ONLY when they are losing. I doubt He is listening. Thu, 3 Jun 2010 15:36:16 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/mopelka/2010/06/03/whats-the-good-word-nancy-dalesandro-pelosi/#IDComment78376023 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/05/30/sunday-open-thread-vacay-edition/#IDComment77842594 Whatever happened to presidents that rode horses and Humvees and cleared the South 40 acres of the ranch on vacation? Are there no REAL men left? Sun, 30 May 2010 22:42:23 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/05/30/sunday-open-thread-vacay-edition/#IDComment77842594 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9G1DIT82&show_article=1#IDComment77841768 "Who you gonna believe? Me or your lying eyes? Sun, 30 May 2010 22:32:13 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9G1DIT82&show_article=1#IDComment77841768 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9G15OH80&show_article=1#IDComment77791533 Were I a rich man, i would create a new media site devoted to "Common Sense" and not politically aligned to any party or view. It would be neither liberal nor conservative, republican nor democrat. It's sole purpose would be to gather people without allegience to any dogma, but to sane rational discussion of the issues and news at hand. Name-calling and demonization of ANY person would be banned. The discussion would center on ideas, not personalities. When I was a young newspaper editor, I was given advice by the former editor. It was simply this: "Always remember that there are no bad or stupid people. It is just that people sometimes do bad and stupid things in reaction to circumstances and events as THEY perceive them. Attempt to change their perceptions with facts and logic, not by attacking them personally" Wise words indeed. Sun, 30 May 2010 13:18:28 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9G15OH80&show_article=1#IDComment77791533