Midwest Chick's Place

(A.K.A. Non-Original Rants)

–Co-opting good stuff from all over the ‘Net and maybe some original thoughts—ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE

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  • Some clarification might be necessary….. Obama's religious proclivities

    There has been a lot of brouhaha in the press about an increasing number of the American public answering a Pew Survey feel that Obama is actually a muslim.  I don’t really think that the American public feels that because he’s said that he’s a Christian and we generally take people’s word for something like… Continue reading

  • Hubris, thy name is Education

    We’ve seen it on a much smaller scale in our area–the head of athletics at a nearby school ‘exploring’ the idea of putting a $100,000 sound system in the empty soccer field across the street (but we can get a very good academic discount, the whining goes….) until they got busted by Mr. B who… Continue reading

  • Power grab–Federal style

    Well it seems that no crisis will be wasted when it comes to power grabbing by the federal government.  On the heels of the recall of eggs, the FDA says that they need to have more power in order to ‘to put in place these preventive controls and hold companies accountable.’  Right now the FDA… Continue reading

  • Excerpt from The Tracey Ullman Show

    IMO this is one of the funniest skits EVAH!  In it, Tracey’s rival in a dance contest has stolen her knickers and her partner doesn’t know.  The look on the partner’s face at ‘the reveal’ is priceless….. Continue reading

  • Spinning the news on the Ground Zero mosque–AP guidelines

    Okay, we know that the folks on the Journolist were creating common memes and spinning stories regarding Obama.  So now the AP is doing the same thing regarding the Ground Zero mosque (which they don’t want to call the Ground Zero mosque.  They are, of course, reinforcing Obama’s backpedal position on the Ground Zero mosque… Continue reading

  • Bite me Matt Lauer–This is a rant-type post

    rant on: I don’t know why I torture myself in the morning by leaving the TV on after the morning news, but I did, and the Today show came on.  Matt Lauer, that hack for the Left, was interviewing Rudy Giuliani about the NYC mosque.  It is so hard for me to watch when someone… Continue reading

  • Diametrically opposing viewpoints–First Amendment and the Quelling thereof

    Via Insty, two posts regarding the proposed NYC mosque project.  I read them back to back and the complete opposite viewpoint were rather stark.  First we’ll talk about Pelosi–she wants begin investigations of the folks who are questioning the funding and the motives of those wanting to build the mosque.  So there are people out… Continue reading

  • Happy Birthday Maureen O'Hara!

    She’s 90 today.  As a celebration, below is a scene from McClintock! (one of my favorite movies). Continue reading

  • Confusing freedom of religion and commerce…. Obama and the Ground Zero mosque

    Leaving aside the question of Obama jumping into what was earlier deemed to be ‘a local matter’.  It’s the fact that he (and others) are saying that the people have a right to build a mosque under the aegis of freedom of religion.  I have to say that I’m getting pretty tired of this particular… Continue reading

  • Divide and Rule–What Kant said about Perpetual Peace

    Okay, I admit it.  I went to a liberal arts school.  It’s taken me a while, but I’ve recovered and hopefully taken the best parts away with me.  One of my favorite courses was philosophy.  Of course I was the only one who read and actually started conversations but there you go.  I’m a nerd. … Continue reading