There are three entities that have the unique ability to drive the left absolutely stark raving mad. The mere mention of any of these makes Keith Olberman slather, Chris Matthews have leg pain, Rachel Madow (Ok I got nothing for her), the New York Times lose more circulation, and Robert Gibbs wish for his big break on Saturday Night Live.
The first and perhaps the most hated is former Republican Veep candidate, Sarah Palin. Sean Hannity calls it “Palin Derangement Syndrome.” The left was probably very disappointed that they did not get to choose the Republican VP candidate like they chose John McCain and took an instant dislike to her. From the price of her campaign wardrobe to who is the mother of her child to what she reads and most recently what she writes on her hand.
Word is that Rush Limbaugh is sending a few packages of Zicam to Nobel Prize winner Al “CO2 is death” Gore. Gore maybe be developing some hacking symptoms as recent e-mails shed light on the “settled science” behind the man-made global warming push. If you have family or friends who still rely on the “dead tree media” (that’s a new name from our friends in the UK) they probably have not heard the story yet.
As I have found latey, journalists in the United Kingdom seem to have the scoop on the Yankee reporters. This passage from the UK Telegraph story brought a smile;
The election of Barack Hussien Obama was supposed to usher in the post-racial age in America. In a disturbing example of racist views, several National Football League players commented that they would not play for an owner who happens to have a different skin color. The proposed owner is part of an investment group that is looking to purchase the St. Louis Rams.
One of the most quoted “rules” in Saul Alinsky’s Rules For Radicals book is Rule 13. This rule is under the tactics section of the book and that is a better way to think of this. In this tactic, you are taught to select a specific target, a person. Government bodies (i.e. Congress, etc.) or buildings (i.e. Washington, city hall, etc.) allow blame to be shifted too easily.
“Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.”
Obfuscate is defined in as:
“To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand”
Synonyms: muddle, perplex, cloud
President Obama often starts his remarks with the statement “I want to be very clear” then obfuscates the topic. (this is a semi-quote from Rush Limbaugh. Since I was driving I have to rely on my memory as to the exact phrasing.)
Can you give me an example?
How are God and Barack Obama similar…Neither has a birth certificate
How is God different than Barack Obama…Obama gets better press coverage
How is God different than Barack Obama…God does not think he is Obama
How is God different than Barack Obama…Liberals love Obama
How is God different than Barack Obama…God asks for only 10% of your money
How is God different than Barack Obama…God’s plan to save us is actually written down for people to read.
Vitriol is defined as:
“Bitterly abusive feeling or expression, language expressing bitterness and hatred.”
Synonyms: insult, revilement, invective, vilification, or abuse
Quotable:
“Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him..”
Edgar Watson Howe
Can you use it in a sentence?
The frequent vitriol displayed by many liberals must indicate a basic insecurity in their beliefs, intelligence, policies, and positions.
Can you give me an example?
Penny wise and dollar foolish is a way my mother might describe someone who pinches their pennies yet wastes many dollars. There are many examples of this in our culture. How many of you knew someone last summer when gas prices were over $4.00 per gallon would drive out of their way to save 1 or 2 cents per gallon? They probably spent $2.00 in gas to save 50 cents for their fill up.
I have to admit, that I paid close attention to gas prices and would plan my errands around where the cheaper gas was. I did not make special trip, but would top off my tank if I passed a station with lower priced gas.
Politicians, civic “leaders”, newspersons, and citizens seem to be engaged in some class warfare lately. This probably has always been true with what may be the most famous example in France. Did Marie Antoinette 
really say, “Let them eat cake” when told that the peasants did not have bread? Did the peasants have their fill when they later said “off with her head?”
The funny thing is that being rich or poor is a relative thing. Rich in America probably pales in comparison to rich in Dubai while poor in America looks rich to the citizens of Zimbabwe although there are probably a lot of billionaires there. A billion dollars there, however, will not buy you a loaf of bread.
A while back I posted Divided We Fail, which outlined my theory that politicians want a divided country so they can “rule” with impunity. I am sorry about the quotes, but I cannot bring myself to call what politicians do as ruling or leadership. I have to use the quotation marks to signify my dirision at their efforts.
In the last few days and weeks, there seems to be another campaign, primarily by the President and his followers to provide a distraction. The willing mainstream media made a big deal about how President Obama had a secret meeting with “leading” conservatives in the media. Unfortunately, the meeting was not so secret and the meeting did not include the most conservative voices.
