Here's the latest poll numbers on the Facebook presidential campaign poll, a good measure of who young people are supporting for President in 2008. Obama is way out in front:
1. Barack Obama
Percentage of vote: 25%
Votes: 52,006
2. Rudy Giuliani
Percentage of vote: 9%
Votes: 19,169
3. Hillary Clinton
Percentage of vote: 8%
Votes: 16,853
4. Ron Paul
Percentage of vote: 7%
Votes: 15,303
5. Fred Thompson
Percentage of vote: 4%
Votes: 9,481
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
Iraq and Conservative Blogs
It seems to me that many conservative blogs are starting to follow the administration's lead. They seem to have abandoned discussing how to move forward in Iraq and are now focused on the historical narrative to vindicate themselves of responsibility for the Iraq catastrophe. As I glance over blogs like Little Green Footballs and Michelle Malkin, 95% of what I see now-a-days is focused on blaming the disaster on liberal doubters. I don't see anymore mentions of new strategy ideas or good news or positive statistics about reconstruction in Iraq. It's all the left's fault, all the time on these blogs.
While this may be a convenient narrative in their own minds, I would remind them that that failed in the aftermath of Vietnam. The vast majority of the country does not blame Vietnam on anti-war protestors, they blame it on the PEOPLE WHO WERE ACTUALLY IN CHARGE back then - Nixon, LBJ, Kissinger, etc. A better approach would be to engage or accept some of the liberal critiques that have proved true, as many formerly pro-war pundits and politicians have already done, and start figuring out how to get us out of this mess in the best way possible. But you probably won't see that anytime soon from LGF or Malkin. It's more important to them now to bash liberals than find a way forward in Iraq.
While this may be a convenient narrative in their own minds, I would remind them that that failed in the aftermath of Vietnam. The vast majority of the country does not blame Vietnam on anti-war protestors, they blame it on the PEOPLE WHO WERE ACTUALLY IN CHARGE back then - Nixon, LBJ, Kissinger, etc. A better approach would be to engage or accept some of the liberal critiques that have proved true, as many formerly pro-war pundits and politicians have already done, and start figuring out how to get us out of this mess in the best way possible. But you probably won't see that anytime soon from LGF or Malkin. It's more important to them now to bash liberals than find a way forward in Iraq.
Victor Davis Hanson
Honestly, I don't know why people still take this guy seriously or consider him an expert on foreign policy, the Middle East, or the Iraq War. He's classicist historian who has written about a dozen books on the classical Greece and Rome. That has absolutely nothing to do with modern Iraq and American foreign policy in the Middle East today. Most of his books are about Spartan hoplite armies and battles waged by phalanx-type heavy infantry units. This has nothing to do with modern warfare and occupying hostile Muslim countries.
Michael Vick II
The Michael Vick apologist-fest continues. Numerous blogs in the blackosphere, as well as many black talking heads on TV, are playing the race card and saying Michael Vick was unfairly treated because of his race. These people are full of crap. The prosecutors are recommending the lowest end of the sentencing spectrum for the charges that Vick pled guilty to. I'd like to see these people find one white person who has admitted to the same charges who got less time than Vick.
Furthermore they complain that the media firestorm has been unfair to Vick because of his race. Again, this is bogus. Vick is a mega superstar athlete. Other than maybe Peyton Manning, he is THE face of the NFL. This same firestorm would have happened if Peyton Manning, Alex Rodriguez, or Yao Ming had admitted to the same charges. Except those guys would not have had all their fellow athletes come out and defend them in the media and place the race card. They wouldn't have had the NAACP backing them either.
The NAACP has made a complete mockery of their organization. They were the first to jump the gun and hang the Duke lacrosse players in the media. Yet those boys turned out to be innocent and the NAACP never apologized. Now they are saying we shouldn't judge Vick and should wait for due process before talking about him - even though he has admitted guilt. So they hang the innocent whites but defend the guilty black. Clearly, they look at race first and facts second.
More importantly, by playing the race card and making a civil rights issue out of the Vick case, they are trivializing true civil rights issues.
Furthermore they complain that the media firestorm has been unfair to Vick because of his race. Again, this is bogus. Vick is a mega superstar athlete. Other than maybe Peyton Manning, he is THE face of the NFL. This same firestorm would have happened if Peyton Manning, Alex Rodriguez, or Yao Ming had admitted to the same charges. Except those guys would not have had all their fellow athletes come out and defend them in the media and place the race card. They wouldn't have had the NAACP backing them either.
The NAACP has made a complete mockery of their organization. They were the first to jump the gun and hang the Duke lacrosse players in the media. Yet those boys turned out to be innocent and the NAACP never apologized. Now they are saying we shouldn't judge Vick and should wait for due process before talking about him - even though he has admitted guilt. So they hang the innocent whites but defend the guilty black. Clearly, they look at race first and facts second.
More importantly, by playing the race card and making a civil rights issue out of the Vick case, they are trivializing true civil rights issues.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Michael Vick
These people make me sick. They are all defending Michael Vick and in some way or another justifying dogfighting. You can't use the "innocent until proven guilty" defense anymore because Vick has already admitted guilt. Now they are just defending him because of skin color. It's especially hypocritical of the NAACP because they were among the first to rush to judgment against the Duke lacrosse players falsely accused of raping that black stripper a couple years ago.
People and organizations supporting Michael Vick and standing up for him:
NAACP: "The Atlanta chapter of the NAACP says Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick should be allowed to return to football after he serves his sentence for his role in a dogfighting operation."
Stephon Marbury: "New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury defended Michael Vick, calling dogfighting a sport and comparing it to hunting."
Roy Jones Jr.: "People tend to talk so hard against people. They make it such a bad thing, like dog fighting is worse than killing someone. I'm not a dog fighter. I've never been to a dog fight. But just because they have the animals doesn't mean they are fighting the animals. Michael Vick doesn't have that kind of time to train and raise dogs... I like bulldogs and I like their mentally. They are making this so bad, but really two dogs fighting can happen in anyone's backyard or on the street. It happened in my backyard, two of my dogs fought and one died."
Clinton Portis: "I don't know if he was fighting dogs or not, but it's his property, it's his dog," Portis told WAVY-TV. 'If that's what he wants to do, do it. I think people should mind their business."
Deion Sanders: "Why are we indicting him? Was he the ringleader? Is he the big fish? Or is there someone else? The fights allegedly occurred at a property that he purchased for a family member. They apparently found carcasses on the property, but I must ask you again, is he the ringleader?This situation reminds me of a scene in the movie “New Jack City,” when drug dealer Nino Brown is on the witness stand and eloquently says, “This thing is bigger than me.”Are we using Vick to get to the ringleader? Are we using him to bring an end to dogfighting in the United States? The only thing I can gather from this situation is that we’re using Vick."
People and organizations supporting Michael Vick and standing up for him:
NAACP: "The Atlanta chapter of the NAACP says Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick should be allowed to return to football after he serves his sentence for his role in a dogfighting operation."
Stephon Marbury: "New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury defended Michael Vick, calling dogfighting a sport and comparing it to hunting."
Roy Jones Jr.: "People tend to talk so hard against people. They make it such a bad thing, like dog fighting is worse than killing someone. I'm not a dog fighter. I've never been to a dog fight. But just because they have the animals doesn't mean they are fighting the animals. Michael Vick doesn't have that kind of time to train and raise dogs... I like bulldogs and I like their mentally. They are making this so bad, but really two dogs fighting can happen in anyone's backyard or on the street. It happened in my backyard, two of my dogs fought and one died."
Clinton Portis: "I don't know if he was fighting dogs or not, but it's his property, it's his dog," Portis told WAVY-TV. 'If that's what he wants to do, do it. I think people should mind their business."
Deion Sanders: "Why are we indicting him? Was he the ringleader? Is he the big fish? Or is there someone else? The fights allegedly occurred at a property that he purchased for a family member. They apparently found carcasses on the property, but I must ask you again, is he the ringleader?This situation reminds me of a scene in the movie “New Jack City,” when drug dealer Nino Brown is on the witness stand and eloquently says, “This thing is bigger than me.”Are we using Vick to get to the ringleader? Are we using him to bring an end to dogfighting in the United States? The only thing I can gather from this situation is that we’re using Vick."
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