http://www.redstate.com/a_cynical_optimist Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:40:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You may remember this story from a few years back. Ran Rather did a hit job, using forged documents, on George W. Bush concerning his Air National Guard Service during the Vietnam War. As a result, many people, even today, think Bush got away with doing less than desired as ... http://www.redstate.com/a_cynical_optimist/2008/11/17/dan-rather-and-the-price-of-dishonesty/ John Stuart Mill once said, "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse." The moment we believe our freedoms inevitable, we cease to live in history and sour the ... http://www.redstate.com/a_cynical_optimist/2008/11/11/today-is-veterans-day/ Saw this on a blog written by a soldier currently deployed to Afghanistan. So I get an email the other day that says my XBox live membership is due to automatically renew in a month. Huh?!?! So I go online to the page for my account and what do ... http://www.redstate.com/a_cynical_optimist/2008/11/08/soldier-needs-a-little-help/ For those who think raising taxes even if only on those making over $250k a year is a good idea, I submit that you don’t know what you’re talking about. I owned a small franchise food service business from mid 1998 to mid 2002. Two locations, 85 employees, $1.4 mil a ... http://www.redstate.com/a_cynical_optimist/2008/11/04/economics-101-for-stupid-politicians/ Neil Cavuto, always the smartest guy in the room, interviewed U.S. Senator Bob Menendez from New Jersey today. This is very entertaining. No, really!! It is!! So here's the background... Barack Obama has been talking about his tax rates being lower than those that Ronald Reagan had, but, and here's the thing, no ... http://www.redstate.com/a_cynical_optimist/2008/11/03/a-senator-gets-skewered/ Promoted from Diaries. - Moe Lane So this Democratic Congressman from New York goes down to Florida to try and drum up some support for Barack Obama among the Jewish voters there. But, you see, they have some concerns. In particular, they have concerns about why Obama stayed in Rev. Wright's race hating ... http://www.redstate.com/a_cynical_optimist/2008/11/03/well-now-this-is-interesting/ Every day that goes by we see more and more evidence of just how clueless Barack Obama is. This is from a interview given to the San Francisco Chronicle last January. "The problem is not technical, uh, and the problem is not mastery of the legislative intricacies of Washington. ... http://www.redstate.com/a_cynical_optimist/2008/11/02/obama-says-electricity-rates-would-skyrocket/ Some are saying the world will end Tuesday night if Obama wins. Others are saying, no, the world won’t end, so you don’t have to worry. The world won’t end Tuesday night, but you do have to worry. I agree the world won’t end on Tuesday. Probably not Wednesday either, except ... http://www.redstate.com/a_cynical_optimist/2008/11/02/will-the-world-end-on-tuesday-night/ Charlie Rose of PBS, two days ago, interviewed Tom Brokaw, the legendary newsman from NBC. In this interview Brokaw admits there is quite a bit we don’t know about Barack Obama. ROSE: I don't know what Barack Obama's worldview is. BROKAW: No, I don't, either. ... http://www.redstate.com/a_cynical_optimist/2008/11/01/tom-brokaw-we-dont-know/ Source (Emphasis mine) French President Nicolas Sarkozy is very critical of U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama's positions on Iran, according to reports that have reached Israel's government. Sarkozy has made his criticisms only in closed forums in France. But according to a senior Israeli government ... http://www.redstate.com/a_cynical_optimist/2008/10/28/sarkozy-obama-stance-on-iran-utterly-immatu/ As I wrote here, when Fox News tried to ask Bill Ayers questions about his relationship with Barack Obama, he refused to answer. In fact, his voice almost cracked because he is such a coward. Now ABC News tried to get him to answer questions, and it was pretty much the ... http://www.redstate.com/a_cynical_optimist/2008/10/28/bill-ayers-still-a-coward/ I conducted an experiment on liberal gullibility tonight to see how many Obamabots will click through from left wing(nut) web sites to see a picture of “The Winning Ticket,” based on a truthful statement which is, nevertheless, a lie. Example: On DailyKos, I leave a comment on a blog post ... http://www.redstate.com/a_cynical_optimist/2008/10/26/having-fun-with-the-wingnuts/ Yesterday Joe Biden said “Barack Obama ain’t taking my shotguns, so don’t buy that malarkey,” he said. “If he tries to fool with my Beretta, he’s got a problem.” Right Joe. We don’t believe you though. On Obama’s website he has this blurb: BARACK OBAMA: SUPPORTING THE RIGHTS AND TRADITIONS OF ... http://www.redstate.com/a_cynical_optimist/2008/10/25/obama-and-biden-and-gun-control/ The story of the relationship between notorious unapologetic American terrorist Bill Ayers and the JFK Pretender Barack Obama has been out there since February. As of yesterday no major news organization besides Fox has even attempted to question Ayers about the nature of the relationship, and then only once. They ... http://www.redstate.com/a_cynical_optimist/2008/10/25/the-red-star-badge-of-courage/