Open Threads
HillBuzz Open Thread: Monday, April 2, 2012
Hey folks, happy Monday!
In case anybody out there missed it, a week ago the SCOTUS began hearing oral arguments on Obamacare. Over three days they heard 6 hours of testimony and, based on the reaction of the Democrat spinsters, I think even the Obama camp is worried he mandate or the entire law may be struck down. Check out the Wall Street Journal for the 5 Take-Aways of the Obamacare hearings.
Thanks to the couple of folks who linked to an update on Olbermann’s firing from Current TV (previous HillBuzz write-up: Olbermann Fired). The main goodie from this article is that Olbermann supposedly complained about his car service because the drivers spoke to him and “smelled”. I wonder how many of the 99%-ers who idolize Olbermann have car services? And I wonder just how far in to the 1% you have to be before you feel elitist enough to complain about your car service?
One of the commentors here alerted us to this story on Breitbart: Shockingly, the left and the media are silent when conservative women are treated similarly to Ms. Fluke. Actually, truth be told, although I do not agree with Rush’s comments, he probably had more grounds to make the ‘slut’ accusation than anybody had to make these comments about Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch. After all, it was Ms. Fluke who chose to put her sexual opinions on very public display. All Lt. Gov Kleefisch did was be a conservative woman elected BY THE PEOPLE to public office.
The emperor is truly naked folks. I’ve come to a realization. By and large, besides doing a lot of research, blogging every now and then, and arguing with friends and family, I’ve basically just been waiting for the media to “fix itself”. Not by magic of course, but I always envisioned that the business model would collapse as they continued to lose eyeballs and they would be forced to become more fair, more honest, etc.
However, the book I’m currently reading (and will review here soon), along with Shakedown Socialism, has made me realize that my belief in the inevitability of said outcome is a fantasy. It is not inevitable. In fact, I’m starting to see that the odds are actually stacked the other direction. Throughout history, the “inevitability” is that the media and the government become increasingly intertwined, and the media become MORE corrupt as a result.
Of course I’ve known this for years, but I never believed it could be possible here in the USA. I never believed that insidious forces could sneak in and take over. But that is happening even as I type this. Media collusion, distributed progressive talking points, voter fraud, and Lord knows what else! Maybe we’ll post a list someday of all the ways the progressive left is working to destroy everything that you and I love and take for granted about this country.
You see, most of us conservatives just want to be left alone to live our lives, raise our families, help our neighbors, etc. We don’t like the government intruding in our lives, but along with that comes a desire to not to have to get involved beyond our civic duty of voting and maybe the occasional argument or debate with a family member, friend, or MAYBE even a coworker.
HillBuzz is a microcosm of the conservative populace. For every person who comments here regularly, there are thousands who do not. For every person who comments here occasionally, there are hundreds upon hundreds who never comment. We have some very dedicated folks among us. We have readers and contributors who even get involved in the races. But those of you who do that are in the minority.
I wonder, even among those of us who are highly involved, how many of us are actively working to reverse our slide into socialism? How many of us are actively working to try to force the main stream media to change? I admit, beyond blogging and some debating with folks, I don’t really even know how to go about doing that. How many of you out there have ideas on how we can go after the media? We would love to hear from you. And we would really love to hear from anyone who has been lurking for awhile but never or rarely comments.
What else is on your minds this Monday?
HillBuzz Open Thread: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Anybody been following the Supreme Court hearing arguments on the constitutionality of Obamacare?
The left is worried. You can tell because they are now talking about how good it will be for Obama if the bill gets struck down. One guy actually said “it’s the best thing that could happen”.
These people are fools and tools.
But it is an interesting theory. If the bill DOES get struck down, will that impact anti-Obama turnout in the election? Likewise, will it rile up the pro-Obama turnout? These are valid questions. The one thing I’ve learned from reading HillBuzz over the years is to NEVER, EVER underestimate the left. They will do everything in their power to transform a possible overturn into a “crisis”, and agitate to turn out the vote.
What do you think?
What else is on your minds?
HillBuzz Open Thread: Friday, March 16, 2012
I happened across this video the other day. Loved it!
I’m too young to remember Jimmy Carter’s behavior. Anyone out there see similarities in the way Obama treats these other nations? He seems detached, robotic, and generally bored. I also enjoy the irony of the supposed “smartest President in history” and “greatest orator since Lincoln” having to re-use the same tired metaphors over and over… and not even being able to pull them off without an abundance of “ums” and “uhs”.
What else is on your mind today?
HillBuzz Open Thread: Monday, March 12, 2012
Happy Monday everyone! I realize that the Limbaugh / Fluke story is just about dead, but I saw Sarah Palin post a video calling out the hypocrisy of the way Maher speaks about women on a regular basis. Maher, of course, is defended or even PRAISED by the left.
I seriously want to ask Debbie Wasserman Schultz how long it takes her to put on all that hypocrisy in the morning.
What Say You?!
HillBuzz Open Thread: Saturday, March 10, 2012
Hypocrites and tools. And smugness. I had forgotten about this “10 kids” incident.
Sound Off!
HillBuzz Open Thread: Thursday, March 8, 2012
Saw this reported by HotAir and also in Beck’s daily email:
Obama is giving cushy jobs to his biggest donation bundlers.
OK, no big surprise here. We all knew Obama never really meant any of the things he said about “changing the way Washington works”, except that he intended to circumvent Congress even MORE than any of his predecessors. But I still feel the story is useful for us to note, particularly entering in to an election year. People who are undecided are going to be considering whether or not Obama has kept his promises, and this is just one more log to heap on the bonfire of Obama’s hypocrisy.
I feel like this election year is going to get ugly. And I’m not talking about just the negativity of the general campaigns. I’m talking about everyday folks. I’m not talking about violence, let us hope and pray that there is no violence, and actively work to ensure there is none.
No, I mean it’s going to get ugly because conservatives are DARN SICK and TIRED of being called racist, evil rich people who don’t care about their fellow man. We’re tired of the progressive left acting like they own the moral superiority of every argument. And we are not going to be silent.
So things are going to get ugly. Progressives, who have so woven their political ideology into their personal identity, are going to react with visceral force as we continue to point out the shortcomings, the flaw, the broken promises and the outright lies of this administration. They will feel like an assault on the Obama ideology is an assault on them personally, and they will react accordingly. Prepare to have vile and hatred thrown your way by people you might otherwise consider to be your friend.
It’s going to get ugly, because in the past, conservatives always try to “take the high road”. We tend to like being left alone to live our lives. We are not agitators, we actually care about people, and we try not to mar even our more casual relationships by talking politics. But no more. I have a feeling that in this election, an unprecedented number of closet conservatives are going to stand up and say “NO MORE!” “I am not a racist!”
I am one of these people. Each day I find myself engaging in conversations I wouldn’t otherwise engage in. I’ve already had some terrible things said about me. I don’t care. Their ugliness reveals the truth in my beliefs.
I Will Be Breitbart Baby!
Will you join me?
What else is on your mind?
HillBuzz “Super Tuesday” Open Thread: March 6, 2012
Super Tuesday is here. If I don’t seem excited, it’s because I’m not. Super Tuesday isn’t nearly as “super” this election as it was the last time around. Many of the states will split their delegates based on results, which means we are unlikely to see much change in this race after today.
Ohio will probably be a Romney victory, though it may come with an asterisk. It’s possible that Santorum actually wins the popular vote, but loses on the delegate count because his campaign messed up in some of the paperwork. Up to 18 of the 63 delegates could end up being considered “unallocated” due to Santorum’s missteps. The result in that case would likely be a protracted legal battle, and the true result of Ohio may not be known for months.
Ultimately, I will not be the slightest bit surprised if the delegate count tomorrow is proportionally the same as it was yesterday, and I doubt we will see anyone dropping out of the race just yet.
What say you? What else is on your minds?
