Let’s hear it for people who refuse to be passive. I especially like the lady who gets the boot in at the end.
Crime and Punishment
Great News
I listen to Bloomberg radio on XM most days when I am riding to work. They give a quick snapshot of the major markets and typically have interesting discussions that are not the usual shouting matches that you will find on the major networks.
Today in their news segment they reported some news that I had hoped I would see one day. I let out a cheer – what a great way to start out my week.
I understand that this will be a long fight, but at least it is a start.
Don’t Be COI
All the bad press has prompted ACORN to act decisively in order to improve their standing.
Are they going to start to follow the law? Fire people who advise clients on ways to commit crimes, even if they aren’t caught on camera doing so? Maybe even refuse to commit fraud?
No, none of that. They are just going to change their name. Goodbye ACORN, hello Community Organizations International.
Because Conservatives are just too dumb to figure it out if you call it “Shinola“!
(Hat tip to Glenn.)
Glad I Don’t Live In Maryland
In Texas, if you kill a burglar in your home, no matter how gruesomely, they pin a medal on you. The police very rarely take you in for questioning, and the D.A. doesn’t leave you dangling for weeks while they consider whether to press charges against you for defending yourself and your property. All you have to face for certain is an automatic grand jury review of your actions. Since the jury is a bunch of Texans, something really has to be amiss for you to get in trouble.
I feel for the kid in this story. It really sounds like they’re going to make him sweat while they take their sweet time deciding if he should have screamed like a school girl and locked himself in a closet when confronted by a life-long criminal.
[via Wheels within Wheels]
The Power of Narrative
[Note: This post is a little dated. The events described have been assigned their place in the leftist narrative and swept under the rug. However, I did promise commenter Tdaxp a detailed explanation of why I thought his view of the Gates affair was dead wrong and this post covers that ground. In any case, the event serves as a powerful example of the hold that predefined narratives have over the minds of leftists.]
The incident between Officer James Crowley and Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. demonstrates just what a powerful grip fictional narratives have on the minds of leftists. All the leftists in the country, from the President on down, fervently believe that Crowley acted out of racial animosity but they can’t explain what action of Crowley’s indicates his racial animosity. Instead, they must rely on a narrative shared by the subculture to convince each other that Crowley must be wrong.