Benedict & the UK; The First Fruits

October 13, 2010 By

Benedict Speaking on Hildegard of Bingen, 09/08/10 English and Welsh bishops are urging Catholic parents to dress their children as saints this Halloween. At first consideration, that might not seem too remarkable. But when one takes into account how timid Catholics have been in the UK in recent years, perhaps it is remarkable indeed. Perhaps [...]

Filed Under: Benedict in UK, Benedict XVI, Church hates women, Feminism, Freedom of Worship, Heroes, Saints, Socialism doesn't work, Touch of evil

The Ultimate in Nanny-Statism! UPDATED

September 20, 2010 By

Productive citizenry, diligently earning its allowances The Ultimate in Nanny-Stating: UK wants to take paychecks and give citizens an allowance! That’s basically what it comes down to. “While we’re ‘modernizing’ our systems, why don’t we just take all that messy tax-calculation off everyone’s hands?” The UK’s tax collection agency is putting forth a proposal that [...]

Filed Under: Benedict in UK, Send in the clowns, Socialism doesn't work, The Perpetual Adolescents, Touch of evil

The Best & Brightest Need to Vacate

August 9, 2010 By

Well, for sure, Mrs. Obama will never go back to her life, as usual. Apparently there are two more vacations scheduled before September, next weekend’s overnight “somewhere” at Florida’s Gulf coast, and then 10 days at Martha’s Vineyard. I don’t begrudge anyone a vacation, especially not to Martha’s Vineyard, which I hear is great. But [...]

Filed Under: "Remaking" Ourselves, 'Remaking' America, America, American Genius, Barack Obama, Critical Thinking, Don't try me too high, Michelle Obama, Socialism doesn't work

The Breitbart Sherrod Tape – UPDATE

July 19, 2010 By

Glenn Reynolds linked to this piece at Hot Air where Ed Morrissey writes: Andrew Breitbart announced that he would publish at least one video of the NAACP itself cheering racism. Breitbart delivers on that promise today at Big Government, showing USDA official Shirley Sherrod explain to an appreciative NAACP audience in July 2009 how she [...]

Filed Under: "Remaking" Ourselves, 'Remaking' America, Alternative Media, Bloodless Coup, Breitbart, Crisis & Opportunity, Critical Thinking, Don't try me too high, Dumb Democrat moves, Free Speech?, New Media, Race in America, Socialism doesn't work

Dancing at Auschwitz

July 13, 2010 By

The notation at YouTube reads: On a recent trip to Europe, a family of three generations (a Holocaust survivor, his daughter and his grandchildren) dance to Gloria Gaynor’s pop song – ‘I Will Survive’ at concentration camps and memorials throughout Europe. This clip was first edited with the help of my friend Pisithpong Siraphisit who [...]

Filed Under: Free Speech?, Socialism doesn't work, video faves

Tumbling Empires & the Taming Church

July 5, 2010 By

In the late 1970′s the genial science historian James Burke wrote and presented a ten-part series entitled Connections, which became appointment-tv for my husband and me. He had a way of applying past lessons to present circumstances that was both fascinating and entertaining and sometimes–as in this video–loaded with the prescience that comes from actually [...]

Filed Under: 'Remaking' America, Benedictine, Catholic Vocations, James Burke, Socialism doesn't work, video faves

Snapshot of America, May 2010 – UPDATED

May 22, 2010 By

Strange days, my friends Earlier this month, a voting-rights attorney from the Department of Justice resigned because, well, because the Justice Department refused to prosecute a clear case of voter intimidation. Intimidation, it seems, is currently in vogue, in the Obama government. Making Politics Personal/Photo Nina Easton Just about a year after President Obama told [...]

Filed Under: 'Remaking' America, ACORN, Bill Whittle, Bloodless Coup, Communion of Saints, Constitutional Stuff, Crisis & Opportunity, Crooks and Liars, Culture of Life/Death, Culture of Treason?, Obama Bad?, Socialism doesn't work