Many years ago, almost 60, my Da had an encounter with a Black man.  (For the uninformed non-Irish out there, “Da” was the usual way we Irish-American kids referred to our dads or fathers.)

Da had been heading home to the South Bronx from his night job in Jersey City late one night.  He was walking through some NYC subway station when he happened to notice a hard-working guy, a colored man–in the accepted usage of the time–who was scrubbing the dingy platform.  He caught Da’s casual glance and reacted both unpleasantly and argumentively for some reason.

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Recall those pictures from last July as candidate Barack Obama strode like a mighty colossus across Europe, regaling up to 200,000 screaming fans with his never-defined promises of change and with paid rock bands brought in to entertain the plebians?

Well, some of his plans for change have now been defined and millions here and abroad don’t like the looks of the definitions.  The relatively heady days of 2008 have been supplanted with worldwide financial spasms and we are now residents of a world far different from last July.  

Those ecstatic hordes of European fans greeted an Elvis-reborn, the political … Read the rest

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We live in a busy and tempestuous world and, indisputably, all too interesting times.  Some headlines, however, give cause for reflective amusement.  For example: 

“Canada Says Will Defend Its Arctic.” http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.92e661444313b232e8931de00c29c73b.3a1&show_article=1.

Canada, that huge but mostly inhospitable and uninhabitable country to America’s north, is in a dither.  Torn between its quest to be taken seriously as a member of the community of nations and its requisite reliance on the United States for its survival, it is now threatened by the Russian Bear that Governor Palin can see from her porch.

Resurging Russia, of late deflated by oil prices in … Read the rest

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Moments of silence are a time-honored tribute to honor the memories of notables who have contributed in some way to the well-being of society.  Sometimes those moments have afforded occasion for people to reflect on their memories of American heroes, loved ones, fellow workers or fellow students who have died and who will be missed.  Recently, sometimes moments, or days, of silence have been instituted to promote certain moral/political/societal efforts to seduce children.

Such is the promotion of the National Day of Silence scheduled for Friday, April 17th, 2009 in Massachusetts schools and probably in other schools in America. 

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SECURITIES,

 INSECURITIES,

ISLAMOPHOBIA

Despite what the misanthropic H.L. Mencken believed, Americans are not dumb but too often we have been misled and lulled into self-destructive complacency, snookered, if you will. Meet the Press accepting that future assaults are unavoidable is the ultimate example of a free nation’s self-destructive behavior and doing nothing to forestall those assaults is nothing short of madness. Other avenues do exist. They are called prevention and preemption. However, they are not even remotely PC.

Future attacks on the United States can be prevented though accomplishing that security will involve methods that are … Read the rest

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Another attempt to keep up with important people and significant events in the news:

Rep. Barney Frank, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, who has long been servicing himself as well as being serviced in a variety of ways, has held center stage in his committee’s hearings this week and now has been given a well-deserved if dubious award. 

And, no, it’s not Hypocrite of the Month, which title in March should be reserved for Sen. Chris Dodd, although Barney would be a close second.  Ol’ Barn has been presented with the “Porker of the Month” award, not based … Read the rest

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I’ve never met Tammy Bruce.  I’ve heard the name but that’s about it.  So, when I heard she called the Obamas “trash in the White House” I had to conduct some intensive research on who this Ms. Bruce was.  (I Googled the story.)

Since I initially read that “trash” allegation on AOL’s “Black Voices,” which I discounted it since “Black Voices” is often biased and very selective in the news it posts.  Its headline for the Tammy Bruce story was, “Tammy Bruce Calls the First Family Trash in the White House,” which was far from accurate and what followed provided … Read the rest

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An unsolicited testimonial and recommendation:

I haven’t yet read Mark Levin’s just released book, Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto, although I plan to.  Nevertheless, based on having heard a good deal of his no holds-barred, take-no-prisoners brand of conservatism on WABC, 770-AM (New York), Liberty and Tyranny  has to be a winner.

Apparently, others feel the same way since the book sold out yesterday, the first day it hit the bookstores.

Here’s a portion of Amazon.com’s “product description:”

“Conservative talk radio’s fastest-growing superstar is also a New York Times bestselling phenomenon: the author . . . delivers … Read the rest

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“Some kids just never catch a break.  Some get so warped by their early lives that the rest of their days are so haunted and taunted by the ghosts of their upbringing that they end up as twisted human beings hooked on drugs or with other addictions, their minds so disturbed by the experiences of their youth and childhood that they spend their dysfunctional lives harming themselves and everyone around them.”

Thus began Part One of this very mini series which attempts a pop-psych analysis of what makes President Barack Hussein Obama tick.   There are more than a few indicators … Read the rest

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