Speaking Of Shots In The Dark: Welcome To the New Design!
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Questioning The Narrative
A few people have asked me why those wacko idiot Trump supporters don’tbelieve Biden won the election fair and square. I can’t speak for otherwacko idiot Trump supporters, only for myself: An election is announced.Voters cast ballots in person and by mail.Election observers gather to watch the ballots being counted, to ensureit’s done fairly.Election officials…
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Progsplaining Orwell
The left’s urge to control thought has gotten to none other than George Orwell himself – a push that is positively… …well, you know where I’m going. The piece is an object lesson on how American education has failed society in completely abrogating the teaching of critical thinking. How can we tell? The gaping irony…
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Planet Of The Humans, Part 2: The Donkey In The Room
Pardon a brief, but I believe illuminating detour into psychology. For this detour, I’ll ask your brief indulgence; try to go back to a time, five short years ago, where the term “Narcissism” hadn’t been hijacked by cancel culture to refer, like “Racism”, “Whiteness” and “Fascism”, to refer to “anything that triggers me or refers…
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Some Animals
A democracy can not survive if people do not trust its institutions – the law enforcment, courts, voting systems, education, and the media that is ostensibly charged with keeping government accountable. Hold that thought. On March 4, 2017 – six or so weeks after Donald Trump’s inauguration – a Republican event in the rotunda at…
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The Usual Suspects
Trump supporters on the Mall “Trump Supporters” who stormed the Capitol. We’ve seen the horned-hat guy before: Wasn’t there a famous incident a centuray ago, a fire blamed on innocent people which gave a certain politician the excuse to seize power?Are we absolutely certain the troublmakers were ordinary Trump supporters, same as the rest of…
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Planet Of The Humans, Part 1: The Devil Wears Orange
Donald Trump inspired clichés by the big-box store-load long before he dipped his toe into politics. Even back when he was a pop-culture hero of sorts among the crowd that worshipped blinged-out idols, even before MC Hammer brought it to the mainstream: Y’know – back when he was a Democrat. You don’t need me to…
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Greetings, New Absolutists!
I’d like to issue a hearty “welcome” to all of you “progressives” out there who, in view of Twitter’s wholesale de-platforming not only of President Trump but masses of fairly mainstream conservatives, have become zealots for property rights (private and corporate) and freedom of association. Good for you! It’s a big step! Now – you…
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Rubble Bounced
My old friend and radio colleague Ed Morrisey is one of more than a few Republicans who, disgusted by (obviously) the riots, but moreso by the usurpation of the state control of elections and Electors that happened in Congress last week (the real “coup attempt”, and one of the most self-destructive power grabs in my…
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If We Start Giving “Walter Duranty” Awards…
…I hereby nominate Twitter: Bonus question – which late-night host or CNN “personality” will be the first to parrot this?
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Democracy Dies In Self-Inflicted Darkness
Joe Doakes from Como Park emails: “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important…
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Ricardo Lopez: Middle School Reporter
Ricardo Lopez writes for “MN Reformer”, which is a website in the tradition of the old “MN Monitor” – basically a propaganda site funded by progressive plutocrats with deep pockets, Further proof that not only the Democratic party, but its pet media (and the Reformer is nothing but a paid PR lapdog for Ken Marti)…
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Grabbing While The Grabbing’s Good
On the one hand, Democrats have (aside from any contrariness Joe Manchin may express) complete control of Federal government for the next couple of years. What does this mean for law-abiding gun owners? Well, they are certainly floating the trial balloons already. And Biden (and, perhaps more importantly, Harris) were pretty clear during the campaign:…
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My Thoughts About Election-Related Violence?
I was against it back when many of you were for, or at least pretty blasé but tacitly approving of, it. Oh, I’ll have much more to say about it next week – and most likely on tomorrow’s show as well. (H/T to
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Just In Case Anyone Forgot
Violent riots were cool, before they weren’t. I’m going to guess every “#Resist” and “Question Authority” bumper sticker disappears from every single Subaru in the country over the next two weeks.
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Hidden Blessing?
It may be a bit much to hope that America’s celebrity culture (like “expert”-worship) might be an ongoing casualty of Covid-19. But it’s been an encouraging year on that front, if nothing else. And just to help remind you how “we’re all in it together”, here’s a parade of society’s useless celebrity mouths, from last…
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Noted For Future Reference
Ashli Babbit was shot and killed in the United States Capitol during ademonstration to protest the election. Early reports indicate Ashli wasmarried and a veteran,she was unarmed, and she was shot by a policeofficer. Other early reports and photos suggest Antifa infiltrators caused themajor damage to provoke a backlash against President Trump supportersand that the…
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The John Ireland Boulevard Speech
Mr. Walz, if it’s being perceived as a governor for all of Minnesota that you seek, come to this chain-link fence. Mr. Walz, If you truly seek the “transparent” government to which you pay so much lip service, open this gate. Mr. Walz, if you are serious about all of your “one Minnesota“ prattle, tear…
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The New Dacha
A friend of the blog emails: I would love it if the pandemic caused developers to incorporate more parking into their apartments. The sky is the limit- we don’t have to use more land just to build out parking. I think of the benefits this could have on lower and middle class neighborhoods in regards…
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Trranslation Services, While You Wait
Here’s Minnesota governor, transcribed from a “virtual fundraiser“: “ They are using this as a way to try to divide us along cultural lines, along ethnic lines“ Clearly the DFL has a problem in greater Minnesota; look at the results of the last three or four elections. The DFL is losing, not gaining, traction among…
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To Think They Say Progressives Are Economic Illiterates
SCENE: Mitch BERG is at Fleet Farm, looking for new liners for his old chopper mittens. Engrossed in his search, he doesn’t notice Avery LIBRELLE walking around the corner, a quizzical look on hi…er, he…er, Avery’s face. LIBRELLE notices BERG. LIBRELLE: Merg! BERG: Uh, hi, Avery. What brings you out to Fleet Farm? LIBRELLE: Picketing…
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Somewhere In The Afterlife, Walter Duranty Is Chuckling Like A Teenager Telling A Fart Joke
Times change. Politics swing from left to right and back and forth again. Perceptions go from one extreme to the other. Fashions and social mores skitter back and forth and up and down over time. So what on this earth can we always count on? If there’s a totalitarian, somewhere, anywhere, the New York Times…
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It’s That Time Of Year Again
The Minnesota State Legislator is back in session today. Things to be thankful for: this time six months ago, I fully expected the GOP to lose the Minnesota Senate. The good guys held on by one vote, and actually cut the DFL’s margin in half in the House, meaning the good guys might see some…
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Trimming The Fat
It’s reapportionment time. And Minnesota – which held onto its eighth US House seat just about the lowest possible margin ten years ago – finally stands to lose a Representative. California and New York appear to be in line to lose 2 or 3 seats apiece, with Florida and Texas the big winners so far,…
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Shot In The Dark: Today’s News, Delivered In 2013. As Usual.
Remember when “Electronic Pull Tabs” were going to get the taxpayer off the hook for paying for Zygi Wilf’s big real-estate upgrade? Yeah, someone pointed out that that was baked monkey doodle, and it wasn’t someone with a tin “Journalist” badge. Of course, Minneapolis and Minnesota government has been busy rationalizing riots and carnage in…
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