(Via Red State) This is just … well it’s beautiful. Sarah Isgur Flores, former deputy campaign manager for the Fiorina campaign, was on MSNBC on Tuesday night to provide analysis of the election returns. And boy howdy she analyzed all right. She analyzed all up in their faces.
Month: March 2016
Larry Elder On This Election w/Some Historical Perspective
Mind you, this Larry Elder audio opens with Ronald Reagan discussing Milton Friedman.
In this fill in for Dennis Prager on Monday, Larry Elder’s first two segments of the show are really a “GOP vs Ideals” 101 course. Economics, Donald Trump, GOP nominees since 1988, Milton Friedman, Ronald Reagan, Obama, and more are covered in “Sage” fashion.
As usual I learn from Larry and I share this with you in the hopes you will as well.
For more clear thinking like this from Larry Elder… I invite you to visit: http://www.larryelder.com/ ~AND~ http://www.elderstatement.com/
Glenn Foden ~ RIP ~ You Will Be Missed by Many
This post is to memorialize the untimely passing of a giant in the cartoon world
Almost every day I would look forward to getting a message from Facebook letting me know a new cartoon was out by Glenn Foden. You see, I love cartoons. Every Sunday — as a kid — I looked forward to grabbing the Sunday Funnies from my grandma and reading through them while watching Sunday morning cartoons. As an adult I followed many cartoonists, Chuck Asay, Cox and Forkum, Richard Ramirez, Eric Allie, Lisa Benson, Gary Varvel, etc. I considered Foden one of the biggies. I even for a very long time had my own “Sunday Funnies,” where I would collect many of the weeks cartoons or humorous pics and post them on my site. Glenn was ALWAYS a part of this early A.M. part of my life as his was one of the first pages I would visit… maybe sneaking in his afternoon Sunday upload or saving it till the next week..
Once in a while he would get a left leaning individual noting how he disliked his cartoons… often times he would thumbs up the comment. I just thought to myself this had two affects: (a) it probably drove the person bonkers, and (b) it showed Glenn’s love of the 1st Amendment. You see, one can tell how a man thinks when he draws a single frame picturing his mind’s view on a complicated issue. The cartoonist shares his complete view in one picture that others (like myself) might take paragraphs to explain.
I used his cartoons in a few things on my site or in my YouTube uploads. The most recent cartoon was used in my upload of Larry Elder talking about the bias of media, giving the example of Chevy Chase:
Glenn mentioned this after I posted the video on his timeline:
- Thanks, Sean. At one time media would at least pretend to be offended when accused of bias. Now they just smile, shrug their shoulders and say, “So what?”
In a post of mine that grows as more progressive-power-hungry legislators make clear their goals, I used a recent cartoon of Glenn’s to accompany an update to the post:
And in true Glenn Foden fashion, he commented on the post:
- Green shirts have replaced the brown. Well done, sir!
He had a way of acknowledging those of us who were fans of his talent. Others would even post their own personal cartoons on Glenn’s Facebook to get what his thoughts on it were. He was always gracious and uplifting to the person… always showing grace and care to those starting down the path of their own talents.
I never interacted with his family, but I know he will be missed. Just these simple interactions and ability to pear into his mind, frame-by-frame allowed me to know that he will leave a hole in peoples lives, but overflow it with memories of the man he was. I hope and pray he loved the Lord and I will actually get to meet him in the life originally meant for us by our Creator.
I pray that in these rough weeks and months ahead for the longing of the kinds words of a father, husband, uncle, brother, friend, and author of a legend in the cartoonist world… that comfort and solace will be found in faith and relationships garnered though Glenn’s life.
Glenn, I never met you but I felt like I knew you. Thank you for sharing yourself with those beyond your family and friends,
Sean G
A Fellow Cartoonist Memorial
Scotland is Requiring Air-Soft Rifles Be Registered
Colion Noir predicted the future when he imagined a world in which air rifles are highly regulated. Now the government of Scotland is requiring this very measure of its citizens.
The Party of the People ~ Rubbish
Via The Blaze and Dr. Matthew Parks, Assistant Professor of Politics at The King’s College in New York City:
- The term superdelegate is used to describe delegates to the Democratic National Convention who are not elected by primary voters but automatically given a voice in the presidential nomination process because of their position in the party.
Harvard Students Debate “White Self-Genocide”
(Libertarian Republican h/t) Harvard University has again broke into the news with the advocacy of white self-genocide. The first time, it was something of a joke, although based on an actual professor who says things such as ”treason to whiteness is loyalty to humanity.” This time, the news story concerns a debate in which a participant argues that white people should commit suicide, and it appears the story is true.
Video Description
Cambridge, Mass. – White lives do not matter, according to a student debater/activist from the University of West Georgia. Miguel Feliciano, along with fellow West Georgia student Damiyr Davis, reportedly participated in a recent debate with other students at Harvard University. During an exchange with their opponents, Feliciano suggested that white people should kill themselves because of their “white privilege.” — “White life is wrong,” [….] “Our argument is that we should never affirm white life. White life is based off black subjugation.” When a white debater asked Feliciano whether he should commit suicide, Feliciano said “I don’t see why not, it’s ethical.”
When the white debater suggested that it might be better to remain alive and fight the social forces that promote “white privilege,” Feliciano rejects the notion. “Struggling against the structure means putting yourself on the line, putting your body on the line, do it. Affirmative suicide, that’s cool, it’s one little step in the right direction,” Feliciano said. Ironically, the debate topic was supposed to be about renewable energy. “The black debaters simply ‘chose’ to point out their opponents’ skin color and begin advocating genocide,” reported InvestmentWatchdogBlog.com. “They expressly stated that these were their ‘sincere beliefs,’ not just an argument to win a debate.”
Feliciano and Davis are not some anonymous student crackpots posing as serious debaters. They form a respected two-person debate team that took second place at the 2013 Cross-Examination Debate Association Nationals. Feliciano also acts as an instructor at the Eddie Conway Liberation Institute, an annual debate camp at Coppin State University that reportedly instructs high school students on debate strategy and radical thought. The institute is named after former Black Panther Party member Eddie Conway, who was convicted and imprisoned for 44 years for his involvement with the 1970 murder of a Baltimore police officer.
Caller Asks Rush Limbaugh if Cruz Can Still Win
Via the Blaze:
- Rush Limbaugh said on his radio program Friday that he still believes Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) can defeat Donald Trump and secure the Republican nomination. The conservative talk show host offered his thoughts after a listener called in to ask. “My question is: Do you think that Cruz still has an honest chance to win?” the caller asked, according to an online transcript.
Dinosaur Soft Tissue Round-Up (Updated)
Newest discover of soft-dinosaur bones found (click to enlarge):
Via Creation.com:
Actually, soft bones coming from these areas in Alaska are nothing new… but since the famous T-Rex find, it has become kosher to admit them. See more in my main post on this topic, here.
This is an article from the most recent Creation Matters ([2015] Vol 20, Num 6)… I wanted to share it here as it is short and concise. I included videos where I could whereas the article [obviously] just has printed links:
Pseudogenes Predicted To Fail by Creationists (Updated w/Appendix)
I have been debating this topic (creation vs. evolution) since Discover first opened up there Internet Site. An atheistic evolutionist, Gene90, and I would go rounds in the late 90’s on many of these topics. One of the topics that often came up as an evidence for evolution was JunkDNA, or, pseudogenes. They would argue, much like the vestigial organ argument, that there were upwards of 90% of the DNA that was vestigial, or useless. I would argue that the supposed vestigial organs were in fact useful, and the argument for JunkDNA was an argument from silence… much like the 180 vestigial organ list of the late 1800’s was. An argument — that upon elucidation — shed light on these many “vestigial” natures showing that in fact they had uses to our bodies. (My response to the vestigial organ argument follows this story.) Here again, the Design argument holds its place among the predictive powers that true science affords. This being said, philosophical naturalists reject this predictive power — NOT because it is scientifically unsound, but because an a priori understanding of these positions undermines their true application of science to their understanding of the natural world.
I was again recently in a debate on this topic thanks to some goofball on YouTube (beating a dead horse… I do this from time-to-time to get-to-know a subject well). I posted some of my responses to that elongated debate here: “The Vitamin-C Pseudogene Argument Crumbles Slowly.” (Also see especially: Pseudogenes and the Origin of Humanity: A Response to the Venema Critique of the RTB Human Origins Model) Which brings me to this post. Over at Debunking Atheists, there is an ICR update reproduced in part below. Take note that we, including myself in this grouping as an armchair apologist, have been saying this since the 90’s.
APPENDIX
(Above graphic via Creation Magazine, Vol. 38 {No.2 – 2016} — click to enlarge)
- “There is no longer any justification for regarding the vermiform appendix as a vestigial structure.” William Straus, Quarterly Review of Biology (1947), p. 149.
- “For at least 2,000 years, doctors have puzzled over the function of… the thymus gland…. Modern physicians came to regard it, like the appendix, as a useless vestigial organ which had lost its original purpose, if indeed it ever had one. In the last few years, however,… men have proved that, far from being useless, the thymus is really the master gland that regulates the intricate immunity system which protects us against infectious diseases…. Recent experiments have led researchers to believe that the appendix, tonsils, and adenoids may also figure in the antibody responses.” – The Useless Gland that Guards Our Health, in Reader’s Digest, November 1966, pp. 229, 235.
- “The appendix is not generally credited with significant function; however, current evidence tends to involve it in the immunologic mechanism.” – 2Henry L. Bockus, M.D., Gastroenterology, 2:1134-1148 (chapter The Appendix, by Gordon McHardy), [W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, Pennslyvania, 1976.]
- “The mucosa and submucosa of the appendix are dominated by lymphoid nodules, and its primary function is as an organ of the lymphatic system.” — Frederic H. Martini, Ph.D., Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology, p. 916, [Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1995]
What Does It Do?
The appendix, in conjunction with other parts of the body which also contain cells called B-lymphocytes, manufactures several types of antibodies:
- IgA immunoglobulins, involved in surface or mucosal immunity. These are vital in maintaining the protective barrier between the bowel and the bloodstream.
- IgM and IgG immunoglobulins, which fight invaders via the bloodstream.
The appendix is in fact part of the G.A.L.T. (Gut Associated Lymphoid Tissue) system. The lymphoid follicles develop in the appendix at around two weeks after birth, which is the time when the large bowel begins to be colonized with the necessary bacteria. It is likely that its major function peaks in this neonatal period.
Mass Shooting and Other Gun Myths!
Below are some updated videos inserted into this older post… the most recent being Steven Crowder’s rebuttal of VOX’s anti-gun propaganda video:
- (Louder with Crowder) Misrepresenting numbers, massaging “facts,” are tactics used by leftists daily. Misrepresentation is the secret ingredient in their half-caf soy latte. Leftists always have a pre-determined outcome in mind. In Vox’s case (like all leftists), TAINT GUN OWNERSHIP. Make gun owners look like out of control whack jobs with no hearts.
Also, this IS a good definition via the FBI:
✦ An FBI crime classification report from 2005 identifies an individual as a mass murderer if he kills four or more people in a single incident (not including himself), typically in a single location. SO, following VOX’s own criteria WITH this definition to help set boundaries… we are not even close to having one “every-other-month.”
This Uber driver just stopped a mass shooting (ehem, in Chicago) with his concealed weapon (for which he had a permit), via Breitbart:
Obama, as usual, tries to rewrite history by his word. Here Fox lays out some of the stats in regard to this statement of “faith.”
Crowder likewise showed that the “Gun Show Loophole” exists only in the leftists mind:
BTW ~ even Bernie Sander’s understands the goal of the left:
Government: Is it Ever Big Enough?
Can the government ever be too big? How much spending is enough spending? And if there can be too much spending, where is that point? William Voegeli, Senior Editor of the Claremont Review of Books, explores these complex questions and offers some clear answers.
Radical Leftists Shutting Down Free Speech (Rebel Pundit)
Here is the appearance of the Rebel Pundit guys on Hannity (Gateway Pundit h/t):
- Tonight Andrew and Jeremy went on Hannity to describe the scene. It’s important to remember that this violence did not start with Trump. The left has been promoting violence against their opposition and the American public for decades.
Here is the entire video from The Rebel Pundit: