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Daily Links – March 20, 2012

By: Caleb Howe (Diary)  |  March 20th, 2012 at 03:00 PM  | 

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Today is March 20th, and it is the first day of spring. (I knew by my constant sneezing.) On this date in 1413, Henry IV died and his son, Henry V, succeeded him. It was the first time a Shakespeare play had taken the throne. Also on this date, in 1976, Patty Hearst was convicted of bank robbery. She was initially sentenced to 35 years in prison, but ended up only serving 22 months. Proving once again my long-held theory that you should never go to prison without having been kidnapped at least once. And finally, on this date in 1928, Mister Rogers was born, wearing a red sweater and comfortable shoes. Consider this an Open Thread.

Citizen United Productions: Occupy Unmasked | The Right Scoop
“It features Andrew Breitbart and David Horowitz, among others, and tells the real story of the radicals behind the Occupy movement.”

Worse Than a Powder Keg | NRO
Andrew C. McCarthy on disarming Marines, rules of engagement, and why he thinks we should leave Afghanistan.

WI students in State Capitol chant “We’re with Walker” | Legal Insurrection
“The other day a group of visiting student basketball teams stood on the balcony as the anti-Walker Solidarity Singers went through their usual ritual, but then turned the tables by breaking into chants of ‘We’re with Walker’”

The Expanding Wealth Of Washington | Forbes
“This prosperity is rooted largely in the steady growth of the federal workforce, as federal spending accounts for one-third of the region’s economy.”

Today’s Word of the Day comes via Wordsmith.org
enceinte (en-SANT): 1. adjective Pregnant. 2. noun Fortification around a fort, castle, or town; area so enclosed.

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  • acat

    I seriously considered voting for Perry as he’s still on the ballot, but decided to be a little more strategic.

    I’ll throw this in here, since there’s unlikely to be an election results diary for one State.

    Illinois is a more or less open primary – you have to specify a republican or democrat ballot, but there’s no checks of prior affiliation.

    I’m not aware of any major contests in Cook County, so I expect higher than usual GOP turnout there. Please remember that most of the GOP votes from Cook County will be for Obama in November.

    Final yard sign total: 5 Santorum, 1 Ron Paul, 0 Romney, 0 Gingrich. It’ll be interesting to see if Santorum – who should have the Downstate corn farmers wrapped up – has also figured out a way to win in Suburbia. He needs to carry 2 out of 3, and has no way of getting Chicago….

    Mew

  • johnt

    Rome, Versailles? How about Berlin? A mark of autocracy is the wealth and power of a central capitol and it’s spoiled minions. No surprise and it will get worse.
    Disarm marines, figures. Disarm the country too.

  • belcatar

    Richard II would be the first play. (Unless you count King Lear.) Henry Bolingbroke defeated Richard II and became Henry IV (that’s covered in Richard II). Then there were 2 Henry IV plays, followed by Henry V. Then the final play in the series is Richard III, where mean old Richard gets revenge on just about everyone for the whole Richard II thing. If you want to see a truly top-notch villain, check out old Richard III. I think between him and Iago, it doesn’t get much better (worse?)

    Of course, we’re talking about the plays. I’m sure the real history is a lot different.

    I only mention this because it’s an open thread.

    • Caleb Howe

      The actual play itself became king. Silly, I know. Silly’s how I do.

  • westcoastpatriette

    with this kinda crap: http://www.pe.com/business/business-headlines/20120319-workplace-bill-would-protect-unemployed-job-hunters.ece