October « 2009 « The Irate Nation

Going through the “Bloggers for Sarah Palin” Blogroll…

...and found three links that TIN readers might really like:

All American Blogger, "Who's Best at Stopping Roadside Bombs?" - fta: For those folks who spend all their free time donning the headset, logging into XBOX Live and playing HALO, believe it or not, you will not see the roadside bomb that takes out your truck. You spend too much time narrowing your vision to the confines of a television screen...
Blatherings, "Cheney on the dithering Obama" - fta: dick cheney says we can win in afghanistan if we have courage. i believe that don’t you? but apparently the obama administration has little courage when it comes to afghanistan. they seem to be able to only muster a smug-like bravado over the war with foxnews! their constant dithering and indecisiveness signals to our enemies abroad that we are weal, making us vulnerable and less safe.
Caffeinated Thoughts, "The Final Word on the Palin in Des Moines Controversy" - a story proclaiming that Sarah Palin had charged an outrageous speaking fee for an Iowa appearance turns out to be less than truthful. Check out the details at this link.

Hope all of you enjoy those links: don't forget to leave a comment at those blogs if you visit (might even want to mention how you stumbled upon them). If none of that suits your reading pleasure, there's always this Commentary on the Gettysburg Address I wrote some time ago.

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TIN Links, 10/31/09

Hey all, Ashok here - it's great to be able to blog at TIN again and help Nate out a bit. I don't want to make hypocritical requests - I don't know how much I'll be able to help out here, I'm thinking at least a link post a week - but I think if everyone chips in a post a week at least, this place could really take off. I'm posting a lot more at my own blog, and that makes all the difference in the world - you really do get more traffic for more posts, up to a point. And I have subscribed to TIN myself to boost that subscriber count, and I definitely hope that habit catches on with readers and authors here.

I used to comb conservative blogs when making these link posts, looking to shed light on little known bloggers. I doubt that's going to happen anymore: there's too much repetition in the conservative blogosphere, and readers of my blog know I have some pretty deep concerns about the atmosphere the Tea Parties and other pundits have generated.

Just a few links, probably things you've already seen. From my own blog:

Yet again - Under No Circumstances Should Jon Corzine Be Re-elected Governor of NJ - I think this is plenty self-explanatory.
A Sample of What American Political Life Needs Far More Of - Concerns the governor's race in VA.
Things Everyone Should Read - Richard Hofstadter, "The Paranoid Style in American Politics" - I didn't write this to put anyone down, but if I told you that I didn't think right-wing extremism is a real problem, I'd be lying. I really thought we'd be better than "Obama = Hitler" signs and stocking up on ammo and gold coins because of things Glenn Beck says (and is never told he's wrong on. Shouldn't we all be in camps right now if his ranting had any relation to reality?). The problem many of you should immediately raise with me is whether I offer anything better. I don't know that I do politically, and I concede that point to a degree.

Other links you'll probably find useful:

Jay Cost, "The Problem with the Health Care Debate" - everyone should read Jay Cost: he's a political scientist who brings solid scholarship to bear on what's happening currently, and does it without getting complicated at all. In this post he discusses how much information we don't have about health care reform, and by implication demonstrates that sometimes it's better not to read too much news.
Karl Rove, "Obama Goes Wobbly on Afghanistan" - self-explanatory.
And one totally non-political link that you either like, or hate America for not liking: "Too young to remember Michael Jordan's prime? Not me"

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2.24 million per word.

clipped from www.politico.com

House health bill clocks in at 1,990 pages

By JONATHAN ALLEN |
10/29/09 4:22 PM EDT

The House health care bill unveiled Thursday clocks in at 1,990 pages and about 400,000 words. With an estimated 10-year cost of $894 billion, that comes out to about $2.24 million per word. .

The text defines dozens of words and phrases, including “family” (“an individual and . . . the individual’s dependents”), “health insurance coverage,” “exchange-eligible individual” and “Indian.”

And for those who cry “read the bill,” beware. There are plenty of paragraphs like this one:

Asked why the House will vote on the roughly 400,000-word bill in a week when it takes a congregation a year to read the 80,000-word Torah at a synagogue, Rothman, who is Jewish, exhibited the wisdom of a Talmudic scholar.

“It only takes a year because you read one section a week,” he said.

But Republican Rep. Joe Barton, who is Texan, said the bill is “about four reams of paper” that add up to the American public “getting reamed.”

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit off Japan’s southern coast

clipped from www.foxnews.com

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit off Japan's southern coast Friday, according to Japan's Meteorological Agency.

There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The agency said there was no danger of damage from a tsunami, though there may be a small tidal increase.

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Posts about Thomas Jefferson Files as of 30/10/2009

Wolves, Bonfires, Vigilance, and Revolution - libertysarmy.com

06/19/2009

Many years ago, large packs of wolves roamed the countryside in Ukraine, making travel in that part of the world very dangerous. These wolf packs were fearless. They were not intimidated by people nor by any of the weapons available at that time. The only thing that seemed to frighten them was fire. Consequently, travelers who found themselves away from cities developed the common practice of building a large bonfire and keeping it burning through the night. As long as the fire burned brightly, the wolves stayed away.

4th of July, Patriotic Quotes, Sentiments and Sayings - inkstainswithroni.blogspot.com

06/14/2009

With less than 3 weeks till the 4th I thought it was time to post a list of patriotic quotes, sayings and other goodies for you. There are some quotes on liberty, patriotisim, the United States of America and more. Some work well for not only the 4th of July but for Memorial Day, inspirational cards and scrapbook lay-outs, an uplifting card for soldiers and so much more! Hope you enjoy them...

TRANSCRIPT - Newt’s Speech to 2009 House/Senate GOP Fundraising Dinner - iraqsinconvenienttruth.com

06/11/2009

Newt Gingrich: June 09, 2009Thank you all very very much.And I want to thank Mitch McConnell and John Boehner for inviting me on behalf of the two committees and I want to thank John Cornyn and Pete Sessions for having been such gracious hosts. I also want to thank Governor Palin and Todd for coming tonight and for being part of this.When Callista and I came in with Sarah and Todd, and we came to the bottom of the steps over here, John McCain was there very graciously welcoming us.

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