New Year's Eve Open Thread

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I will ban anyone who discusses the Presidential Primaries in this thread.

Happy New Year to you all!

[UPDATE by Erick:] Seen yesterday in Iowa. H/t to Chip.

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with Mama Nachos?..Will we see more of her in '08?

" Got to love the Lord for making things like that."
Morally Compromised

Good point! by David Hinz

We have not seen the brains of the outfit in a long time around here.

The New England Patriots were fined a first round draft pick for their role in "spygate". However, in the wake of a trade with the 49er's last year, they have the number 7 overall pick in the draft.

Wow, life can be weird at times.

But to keep this a political post, I still look on in the wake of the Bhutto assassination and wonder if and when things will spin out of control in the GWOT.

I am not to worried about a recession after hearing that new home sales rose last month. The recession is the manufactured news of the MSM that need it to elect a Democrat, it is not reality to me, that is for sure.

Any takers on the above thoughts?

Wubbies World, MSgt, USAF (Retired):
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after watching the news clips coming out of Pakistan, it's pretty bizarre to see how close that gunman got to the Bhutto motorcade.

" Got to love the Lord for making things like that."
Morally Compromised

Hey jdub! by E Pluribus Unum

The happiest of Happy New Years to you!

Stare decisis is fo' suckas -- Feddie

it's snowing, and the couch is calling my name. Big plans?

" Got to love the Lord for making things like that."
Morally Compromised

Also hunkering down by E Pluribus Unum

Nasty chest cold this weekend (which figures, finally got 4 days to work on my cars). Besides, it's probably gonna get down to 40 tonight in DFW.

Wife and kids are partying with our buddies -- noisy board games and whatnot -- I'm guarding the fort, cashing it in before 11pm. Cheering on my OkState Cowboys, who lead Indiana 35-10 in one of the thousands of cookie-cutter bowls.

So, perfect, quiet evening for me!

Stare decisis is fo' suckas -- Feddie

Envisioning when all that is Left is the Right.

Back at ya, Okie brother! <nt> by E Pluribus Unum

Stare decisis is fo' suckas -- Feddie

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Molon Labe!

True -- it's the Insight Bowl by E Pluribus Unum

It would be MUCH better if it were the Enzyte "Smiling Bob" Bowl.

At least that would be something to "get up" for!

Stare decisis is fo' suckas -- Feddie

lol by Doc Holliday

_that would be "hard" to beat. ba doom ba!

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Molon Labe!

Sigh, we know, we know by E Pluribus Unum

Prior to the start of the season, the Cowboys had the Browns' pick (#3 pick in 07) and the Pats had the Niners' pick (#11 in 07). Now it looks like the Pats get #7, the Cows about #20.

It is a cruel world.

Stare decisis is fo' suckas -- Feddie

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Molon Labe!

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The Browns surprised EVERYBODY. And to add strangeness to irony -- the Cows got their #1 by trading the pick for which the Browns got Brady Quinn. Cleveland was 10-6 led by QB Derek Anderson, and Brady Quinn barely saw the field.

Stare decisis is fo' suckas -- Feddie

everyone says bundle them to get a top 5, I say keep them and get two studs. I still feel burnt over the Galloway trade.

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Molon Labe!

The Pat's like to trade down by Wubbies World

Two first rounders for their #7 pick. The Pat's and Cows have trade history and might - who knows.

Wubbies World, MSgt, USAF (Retired):
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A THOUSAND amens! by E Pluribus Unum

I agree -- #20 and #31 equal 2 guaranteed studs (forget bobby Carpenter for a moment). Bundling them ain't all that good either. According to the magic draft-pick trading formula, a #20 & #31 together can get you some thing like a #8.

That ain't worth it to me.

Oh, and the Galloway debacle, you are so right.....ugh.

Stare decisis is fo' suckas -- Feddie

According to others who have watched the new video, they said the shots were heard very clearly (multiple shots), and Bhutto did go down momentarily before explosion came along.

I'm deaf, so I cannot know for sure, but I'm interested on a conservative's take on the new video...

It can be found on liveleak.com, don't go there if you're at work, as it's not work friendly. Just a warning...

But if it's true, does this change how we view Pakistan, Musharraf, AQ, and ISI in general? That's one of things I'm beginning to waver in my belief that we need to stand behind Musharraf. I feel this is one of things that will end up as a disaster for America's forein policy and GWOT.

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Daniel 2:20 And he [God] changeth the times and seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding.

I saw the video on YouTube by Wubbies World

It is bizarre kinda scary that the guy got that close. Yes, you clearly hear three distinct shots crack. It really makes you wonder what the heck is going on there. That is why I really question this spinning out of control.

That is the thing that I am most concerned about for 2008.

Wubbies World, MSgt, USAF (Retired):
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System.out.println("An argument is a sequence of statements aimed at demonstrating the truth of an assertion.); }

Happy New Year by Xianthe

I just want wish all the friends I've made around the world Happy New Year and thank them for enriching my life.

As a frequent customer of Trader Joe's, I am a fan of "Two Buck Chuck" (which is actually $2.99/bottle here in MO). Any other inexpensive wine recommendations? I've had many of the cut-rate brands in the grocery, such as Yellow Tail...most are mediocre, at best. I recently had a bottle of Pinot Noir which was about $10.00, and it was quite good (sorry, don't remember the brand) - and I think I may become a fan of that variety, even though I'm mostly a Cabernet person.

Suggestions?


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I'm not much of a wine drinker... by whatifidontwanna

and my sage advice about booze probably doesn't apply... but I always like to get in my pithy little quip:

"If you have to bend over to get your alcohol; don't."

_Anything from Columbia Crest or Chateau St. Michelle is good quality for the price.
If you want to go up in price to about $9.00, Ravenswood makes some great red Zinfandels (not the bubblegum white zin which is basically a wine cooler).

For more expensive picks, say $15 - $20 a bottle, normally French wines from the Rhone or Chablis are great deals for world class wine because many Americans are afraid to buy wines not named by varietal. This is a long term pick because currency fluctuations make French stuff expensive at the moment.

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Molon Labe!

Black Opal by birdmojo

Well, until recently, anyway.

They had a cab/merlot blend that was surprisingly good for around $8/bottle.

This year I saw that the new batch had replaced the good-old-fashioned cork with a (*SHUDDER*) bottlecap.

So I don't feel I can recommend it anymore.

But, had you asked me last year, I would have said "Black Opal, hands down."

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be. --Voltaire

they pretty much taste the same, the "new world" fruit foward style, but are still good. Lindemans, Opal, bin 444, etc. They are better than Yellow tail, which is all marketing and just generic stuff. It is best to go with Shiraz, that is what Aus is known for. Also, the Greg Norman stuff is good wine for a couple bucks more.

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but well worth it. I get it for $10.99

Côtes du Rhône (imported by Wildman). It's a common table wine from the Rhone Valley served in France.

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We're not supposed to be buying that crap from FRANCE! You probably hate Christmas too, doncha? I will go eat my freedom fries now if you don't mind.

It is monarchical and aristocratical government only that requires ignorance for its support.
- Thomas Paine, Rights of Man, 1792

They're our friends again, Vive La France!

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Two thirds of the world is covered by water,
the other third is covered by Champ Bailey.

Lemme see... by NightTwister

...the last time I listened to Bill O'Reilly's advice was....

never.

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OK, so nothing political! by grumpy_old_soldier

Had a great weekend in DC. Walked the National Mall and saw the monuments, ate a meal at the Ruth's Chris Steak House there, and sat in the rain at Fedex Field and watched the Washington Redskins thwomp the Dallas Cowboys 27-6...which when you subtract six from 27 you get 21, which is Sean Taylor's team number.

How's that for no politics...Happy New Year to all!!

I am looking forward to the Redskins taking out Seattle and will be having a playoff party to boot ;-)

That really was an emotional win for those guys and it made the New Year all the more special.

Happy New Years to all the directors and posters here at Redstate!

Freedom of Religion not Freedom from Religion

in which.....

We. Will. Crush. You.

But all my best against Seattle, I think you will take them, and who needs their candy a##-es in the playoffs anyway.

Stare decisis is fo' suckas -- Feddie

However, one needs to remember Hasselbeck is no Eli Manning, he's not going to make stupid mistakes (yes, Eli is one stupid stud, mind you). He'll rip Redskins defense apart if he plays smart (again, Eli is one stupid stud).

Even if Redskins win, they have to go to Dallas, it'll be a major feat to accomplish if they somehow come out as the winner in Dallas game. But then I guess Redskins aren't a bunch of Eli Mannings, now are they? (Yes, once again, Eli Manning is a fool and a stupid stud. Gaints should have won the game against Pats.)

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Daniel 2:20 And he [God] changeth the times and seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding.

He has even made it known that his mission is to make a Redskins fan but I stick to my Pat's.

I think the skins will beat Seattle too.

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since the incident. In fact, I would say the Cowboys have been the best about it. All the best to Taylor's family and the Redskins family concerning this tragedy.

Having said that, Dallas at full strength will crush the skins. I hope they win a few games and earn the right to come to Dallas for their third meeting. Dallas will be resting, planning, and watching. :)

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Molon Labe!

after Taylor died....the silence and respect the fans showed was very moving....the rivalry is just for fun and I think the Redskins would crush Dallas again ;-)

Freedom of Religion not Freedom from Religion

nice post by Doc Holliday

There is a lot beneath the rivalry, much of it respect. The rivalry has helped both teams in many ways. Many do not know the unofficial Cowboy Mascot for 40 years, "Crazy Ray", and the Redskins Indian Cheif Zee were best of friend. Cheif Zee used to stay with Ray at Cowboys home games. Cheif Zee spoke at Crazy Ray's funeral this year, it was very moving. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2007/11/chief_zees_big_weeken...

I do hope the Skins and Boys see each other again this year.
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Molon Labe!

special the relationship is between the teams....You know the Chief actually got beaten up in PHL.....that's how bad that place is.

Freedom of Religion not Freedom from Religion

yes by Doc Holliday

I always say my favorite team to beat is the Skins but the only team (and fans) and actually hate is/are the Eagles.

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Freedom of Religion not Freedom from Religion

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I heard there's a Presidential Election that's going to happen in 2012. It's right there on the calendar! Someone is going to have to start campaigning right away to win that election, and it's obvious that the earlier people start, the sooner they'll be ready for the Big Showdown™.

So I think at least half the sentient people in the world who read this blog are already thinking about 2012. Of course, by extension (it's really just adding numbers together...a little-known secret!) that means they should also be thinking about the races in 2016 and 2020 and onward and upward until at least the year 2400.

After 2400, I predict that elections will be unnecessary. All votes will be tabulated intergalactally at least one light-year in advance, and all humanescent beings on Earth will be able to know each other's thoughts through the IGC System (IGC = Instantaneous Geospatial Contact).

Therefore with just a small correction needed due to the stubbornness of the Speed of Light, after 2400 elections will be unnecessary as all sentient beings will instantaneously know what everyone else is thinking on any subject, and all of the results will be immediately available because at the instant they think their "thoughts" they will be tabulated and recorded faithfully, through the Telos/Mythos system.

Will be a knockoff of the older, crankier ICTS (Intraplanetary Cognitive Telemeric Synaptics) system, which relied on the "being" or the "user" to positively allow a cognate to be aggregated with what came to be known as a "click", in archaic reference to ancient computer haptic devices. The Intergalactic Telemeric/Mythomeric (a.k.a. Telos/Mythos) system will be a big advancement because it requires no active intervention or even the assumption of action on the part of the sentient being. All thoughts will simply be aggregated and the only "delay" will be due to the speed of light and the according relativistic time displacements.

A large number of jokes will be known to every homosentient in the system, but of course at the instant they are known, they'll already be unfunny. You might be able to joke, for example, that the Jupitarians are a few milliseconds behind, but because of feed-forwarding of Earth Telemerics, they'll already know that and have come up with an instantaneous riposte.

Humor will die because timing will cease to exist!

So is this a double-kowalski? by E Pluribus Unum

Stare decisis is fo' suckas -- Feddie

This is all going to come to pass because of electronic communication devices being widespread amongst the young!

At the beginning, every child will want to have an Orbital Intraplanetery Simultaneous Uplink Coordinator (O.I.S.U.C.) chip installed behind their foveas so that they can communicate with their "friends" through the Intraplanetary Network. All very innocuous, everyone will think...especially since a part of the chip is secretly devoted to allowing their parents to montior their foveal transmissions using the proprietary Wellbeing Evaluation Simultaneous Uplink Coordinator (W.E.S.U.C.) channel, which is only available to parents.

Everything rapidly evolves from that point and by the time 2400 arrives, realtime feedback and feedforward of instantaneous thought transmission across interplanetary and eventually intergalactic spaces is considered mundane. You'll be galactically bored because at that point nothing will literally be funny, ever again! It simply won't be possible.

Don't say I didn't warn you. ;)

Stare decisis is fo' suckas -- Feddie

Kowalski's are like sneezes, they come in 3's

" Got to love the Lord for making things like that."
Morally Compromised

Is not a real conservative and may as well be voting for Findar.

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be. --Voltaire

...is the only True Conservative in that race. Every Mindnet sub-conscious cerebro poll says so.

Besides, he's got a Transluminal Hover-platform! None of the other candidates have their own Transluminal hover-platforms!

The Fuzzy Puppy of the VRWC. I've been usurped!

Nixon in 3000 N/T by Joliphant

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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
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You must be a Futurama fan. by shooflyguy68

Of course, in Futurama, it's only Nixon's head that is President.

Shame by Joliphant

Flabby, pasty skin, riddled with phlebitis - a good republican body.
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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777

There... are no words.

There is no President but Lincoln, and Reagan is his prophet

Of course not by kowalski

First of all, it's proprietary and closed-source. ;)

Second, in reality there is only *one* electron. There is really no such thing as a "word" or even really a "bit". Everything anyone "sees" at any point in time is an artifact of the underlying infinte dimensionality of the Universe. Other temporospatial universes not only coincide with ours, they arrange themselves into patterns that then appear to us as actual events within our own temporospatial framework. However, they're not: they're infinitely multidimensional instances of the *same thing*. There is no arrow of time, it's a circle.

No, I'm not stoned. That's the way it is. Infinity is really big, and that's the Universe. There is only one electron, and God has it. That's why he's God.

Happy New Year!



Happy New Year From The Minority Report!


Founder and contributor to The Minority Report and Editor for The Hinzsight Report

Yes he Is!!! n/t by Steve Foley

Founder and contributor to The Minority Report and Editor for The Hinzsight Report

I highly recommend his books, I recently got the third book in the series, and it's an entertaining book. That is if you're into military sci-fi thing. And I do also heartily recommend Ian Douglas' books on Star Marine Corps.

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Daniel 2:20 And he [God] changeth the times and seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding.

Its ringing a little too true.
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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777

I assume you mean Scott Card's Empire? I haven't gotten around to read his book, maybe I'll find some time to read his book. I've read several of his other novels, and they're quite good, as well.

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Daniel 2:20 And he [God] changeth the times and seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding.

Yep Orson Scott Card's empire (typing very slowly and deliberately). Everything he write has been incredible with the possible exception of Wyrms. Been following his stuff since the 70's when he was being published in Analog.
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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777

Wait a minute. That's not right....

It's actually a desperate appeal from here:

Ojmjakon -63 °F / -53 °C 70% 30.71 in / 1040 hPa Light Snow Calm 11:00 AM MAGT

As you might imagine, folks there REALLY REALLY want to see Global Warming (TM) be made into a priority.

(N.b. - Note also here, re: "Too cold to snow." Ha ha.)

GW ain't dead by pliny

It just moves around. Here is the story of our New Years Eve. 90 F at midnight!

Anyway, whatever the weather, a great New Year to all!

Barbecue ?
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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777

a wedding. And yes, it was just as hot as you might imagine. But a compensation was that the party went on, and at midnight, we found ourselves right under this. And it was just as impressive as they say.

Best wishes to the happy couple.
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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777

Thanks by pliny

on their behalf. They are a great couple. Incidentally, the wedding was at this interesting historic building.

The Fuzzy Puppy of the VRWC. I've been usurped!

at least that's what you GW nuts always tell us....

Happy New Year!

and to answer Joliphant, I know in TEJAS we often bbq on NYD. In Australia, I expect it's the same, but roos instead of cow.

Stare decisis is fo' suckas -- Feddie

but more often than not, as this year, there is a total fire ban because of the weather (fireworks were exempted).

Fireworks and Snow by Skanderbeg

BTW, if you've never seen fireworks over snow, do it some time - it's beyond spectacular.

like this last year (well, 2006) - not fireworks, but a wildfire. A ski resort, surrounded and severely threatened by a fire coming up the mountain. extinguished by a snowstorm on Christmas Eve. We don't often get a white Christmas, even on mountain tops, but there has never been one so welcome as this.

Snow in the summer? by civil truth

Isn't Christmas right after the summer solistice down under? How then are you getting snow that would make it almost to the valleys? Do you get blasts from Antarctica or something? I can't think of anywhere in the U.S. that would get snow in late June.

And Rightly So!

We've even had snow in July in the mountains.

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That's about 2,500 feet above sea level. That's a really low altitude.

And Rightly So!

I can! (n/t) by Achance

In Vino Veritas

Yes, we do get cold blasts - we're between the Southern Ocean and the hot inland. But snow in summer is very rare, and wildfires are very common. Ironically, this ski resort was at the time recovering from a very poor winter.

also recommended. They offer a vivid picture of key players in Greek and Persian conflict in Persian Fire, as well the picture of Roman politicians and military generals jacking for ultimate power in Rubicon. They don't cover every detail, but if you want a general feeling of what went on in those time periods, then I recommend Tom Holland's books. I bought both books, and they're very good!

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Daniel 2:20 And he [God] changeth the times and seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding.

1) I'm looking forward to 2008 being the best year of my life.
I'm committed to keep looking at it that way throughout the year.

2) I'm committed to helping the people closest to me get closer to their goals in their life in any way that I can.

3) I'm not rich, but I hope to have sort of impact on the lack of clean drinking water in Africa. I gave a little to African Well Fund last year and plan to do the same thing.

4) I'm glad that I serve a God who has given us the capacity to hope and dare great things.

5) I'm very grateful to my friends at redstate, even those I disagree with.

6) Let us keep our nation and the world in prayer this coming year and work hard to do what is right and what we see right in front of us.

Happy New Year!

Now that is REAL service. Thanks! You've reminded me of a contribution I can make.

To You and Yours....

From all of us at the Spyders Web...

Happy New Year and All The Best!! Looking Forward To Another Great Year!!!

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_all good :)

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Now, GC, you know by Achance

if chicks dig it, you can at least act like you do. Best wishes! Art

In Vino Veritas

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and in the biz, we referred to it as "Amateur Night"

" Got to love the Lord for making things like that."
Morally Compromised

what a coincidence by David Hinz

GC has been known to sling booze too! OH, you mean you were a bartender? Never mind! :-)

for the exact same thing....I lost

" Got to love the Lord for making things like that."
Morally Compromised

it comes on the wrong day, for crying out loud. New Years Day SHOULD be on my birthday, since THAT day is the turning point of each year -- the day that the days begin to once again become longer -- the day the sun returns North.

The day we celebrate New Years is all wrong!

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Daniel 2:20 And he [God] changeth the times and seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding.

Find the cost of freedom? It seems like the only thing that they know is that the strong man gets his way.

Now there's no more oak oppression,
For they passed a noble law,
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet, axe, and saw.

Voter ID laws. by St. Louis Conservative

Does anybody have an idea as to how the Supreme Court will rule on the Voter ID law? That could be a very big deal and would go a long way in ensuring fair elections. Missouri had a voter ID law struck down by a judge before the 2006 elections.

“.....women and minorities hardest hit”

I'm glad there's an open thread here, because I don't much like the bland issues that get "mainstream" conservatives' opinion.

If you really are concerned about the fate of America, you must be concerned about its immigration policy. And to put it bluntly, letting in millions of low-IQ Mestizos/Amerinds from Latin America or anywhere for that matter is a recipe for disaster. Ideally, even legal non-citizens with low IQs/low education/low skills would be effectively deported, by having no right to work, and heavily punishing employers who hire them (same strategy as with the illegals). As for the legal citizen low IQ immigrants, bribe them to return home. To slow the low IQ birthrates, stop giving additional benefits to families who have kids while on welfare. Change the tax code to stop subsidizing births to poor mothers.

Yes there are high IQ Mestizos/Amerinds but they are a rarity. About 75% of Latinos score below the white median on IQ tests and tests like the AFQT, and only a mere 0.9% score over 125, The Bell Curve's criteria for being in the cognitive elite. This compares to 5% of whites and 10% or maybe even more East Asians scoring above this level [IQ 125]. Immigration should be either stopped or only open to the intelligent.

Individually, low-IQ people can be very good hearted...but if the IQ distribution of a nation is too low (as is the case outside of Europe and East Asia, and especially in Africa), the entire nation goes to pot. When a nation cannot take care of its own, it does not matter how good hearted some individuals are...try maintaining a good heart where there's no power or running water--see here, for example.
[Ctrl f + "joshua"]

Yes, there are other things that count besides IQ, like civic-mindedness and motivation. But if anything Mestizo immigrants are behind on these measures as well, especially the civic-mindedness part.

Bottom line:no IQ, no quality of life

opinion=attention by birch barlow

I'm glad there's an open thread here, because I don't much like the bland issues that get "mainstream" conservatives' opinion.

should be

I'm glad there's an open thread here, because I don't much like the bland issues that get "mainstream" conservatives' attention.

not to mention -- IDIOT by David Hinz

you left a html tag open!

How childish by birch barlow

How childish. There's a big difference between not having the ability to do simple reading or arithmetic, and making a typo.

Making your case on the basis of low IQ is not the best way to argue here on Redstate or anywhere else for that matter. Your post sounds very racist and prejudiced. Look, don't get me wrong, I agree that our immigration policy sucks right now, but come on, there are better ways to argue your case.

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Daniel 2:20 And he [God] changeth the times and seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding.

It looks like the holier-than-thou of the world are already out. It's easy to condemn Bell Curve-type points of view, as they are so derided in the mainstream media. But realize that what you are doing is nothing more than playing a status game--"I'm better than you, because *I* believe that all those inner city blacks and Hispanics can become upper-middle class professionals. Stop being so full of yourself and look at reality.