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Culture Watch, Vol. 22
Nancy Morgan
RightBias.com
July 7, 2008
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Last week saw more progress in Iraq. Totally ignored by ABC, CBS and NBC, was the
release of the May 2008 report card. The Iraqis met 15 of the 18 benchmarks. Only
two, enacting and implementing laws to disarm militias and distribute oil revenues,
are unsatisfactory. Draw your own conclusions. And shame on the media for failing
to inform the American people.
Regards the media: The increasingly rapid and broad decline of the newspaper business
in recent months has surprised even the most pessimistic financial analysts. Most
recent example: The Los Angeles Times cut 250 jobs, including 150 news jobs, in
the face of declining ad sales. Going and soon forgotten. Cry me a river.
Some disturbing trends from
ACROSS THE POND:
In Britain, Muslims have been making astounding advances in their strategy of 'conquering
from within.' Sniffer dogs trained to spot terrorists at railway stations may no
longer come into contact with Muslim passengers - after complaints that unclean
dogs offend their religion. And in UK schools, two schoolboys were given detention
after refusing to kneel down and 'pray to Allah' during religious education lessons.
Topping these lunacies, the UK's most senior judge just gave his blessing to the
use of Sharia law to resolve disputes among Muslims. Question: How long will a sovereign
country last with more than one rule of law? Appeasement, thy name is Britain.
Speaking of appeasement, Forbes has reported that the leaders of the Columbian FARC
terrorists were paid millions of dollars to free those hostages last week.
ECO UPDATE:
The old media has ignored the embarrassing anniversary of "The Population Bomb."
For you youngsters out there, The Population Bomb was a best-selling book
written by Paul Erlich that predicted, well, the same thing the eco-crazies are
predicting today. Melting seas, famines, global catastrophe, etc. if the crisis
of global cooling wasn't addressed. That's right, global cooling. Fast forward 40
years and, gee, the earth has more resources and the air is cleaner. Turned out
not to be a crisis after all. Hmmm....
Government solutions to this non-crisis, however, are creating a few crisis of their
own. A confidential report by the World Bank estimates that biofuels have forced
global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated. An
aid agency
also reports that the use of biofuels has dragged more than 30 million people world-wide
into poverty. Thank-you Algore and all you compassionate progressives.
In San Francisco, what some believe is the greenest building in the nation's history
also has the worst work environment. Workers in the building say it is 'a nightmare.'
Oops. Meanwhile, France is getting ready to build a second third-generation EPR
nuclear plant.
GOVERNMENT AT WORK:
Unreported (again) by the media was the first congressional hearing ever held on
alleged 'transgender discrimination' in the workplace. And continuing their hard
work on behalf of the people, Congress just passed a new law that will stop your
capitol - or at least a good portion of it - at the border, should you decide not
to be a U.S. citizen anymore. (Please don't let Alec Baldwin or Susan Sarandon in
on this tidbit.)
In a bit of good news, the National Governors Assoc. reported that deteriorating
economic trends might, gasp, require states to all but freeze spending growth. I'm
smiling.
CULTURE:
Max Sanders, 19, has been charged with a felony for trying to sell his vote on EBay.
And singer Rene Marie, who had been chosen to sing the Star Spangled Banner in Denver,
decided to show how empowered she was by instead singing the words to the Black
National Anthem. Zany, huh?
Speaking of zany, Thomas Beatie, the transgendered man who was impregnated by a
sperm donor
gave birth to a baby girl. My question: Is he/she the child's mother
or father? Expect more of these conundrums as the left continues its successful
redefining of the traditional family.
A growing band of Obama supporters are expressing solidarity with him by changing
their middle names to Hussein. God Bless America.
The Fourth of July is a fitting time to test your knowledge of this great country
of ours. In October, a new version of the U.S. citizenship test will be introduced.
Can you pass it? Click here for test.
ESSENTIAL TRIVIA:
When you cheat on your partner you add to the heartbreak, pain and jealousy in the
atmosphere. Cheatneutral.com
offsets your cheating by funding someone else not to
cheat.
Author Christopher Hitchens videotaped himself undergoing waterboarding. Check it
out.
That scream you hear isn't Hitchens', or mine. Its the earth. A new recording from
space reveals the earth emits an ear-piercing series of chirps and whistles that
could be heard by any aliens that may be listening.Even
liberals can hear it.
IDIOT OF THE WEEK:
Another tie this week. PETA and actress Sharon Stone share the idiot box. People
for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has offered Sharon Stone a free brain scan
in an apparently sincere effort to discover why she "demonstrates a lack of empathy"
towards animals by wearing fur. Ah, such interesting times.
I don't know about you, but I've had enough.
Till next Monday, keep smiling,
Nancy Morgan
RightBias.com
Some people have no class. Check out his tie - its so yesterday.
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