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First Lady

You know you’re living right when your in-laws hold up signs on national television telling the world how much they love you.

Even my great-aunt—a die-hard Democrat and known to be a bit...shall we say…strident where George W. Bush is concerned—clapped and said “beautiful, beautiful,” after Mrs. Bush’s speech.

The First Lady definitely has a way of charming nearly everyone.

Fisticuffs

Never pick a fight with someone who has infinitely higher ratings than you do.

Oh, I can’t wait to listen to tomorrow's Laura Ingraham show.

(From the Instapundit)

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Arnold good! Bush twins bad!

UPDATE: Some background on the Franken dustup from Wizbang. (The guy with the bald spot is probably Laura I.'s producer, Lee Habib.)

You Forgot, Didn't You?

Sorry, Lt Governor Michael Steele(R-MD). Being the first black anything doesn’t count if said black belongs to the party of Jim Crow. What party was that again?

He sure has a strange way of showing it.

(Lifted from Allah)

From the Other End

Among other sites, I used to frequent Alternet and Salon during my most heavy exploration of leftist ideology. As I found myself drifting more and more toward the right, such sites became hard to read. So I stopped reading. (That Salon began to charge for the privilege of reading its offerings had a great deal to do with my hit being missing from their referrers' list.)

I’m no different from a lot of people in that I have a hard time reading opinions with which I adamantly disagree. However, as I’ve rhetorically asked here, how can one develop a certain logic in one’s opinions without knowing the particulars of a corresponding opposing viewpoint?

Financial Report

Since my plea for job leads, I’ve had two interviews, including one this morning—a temp agency. Both seemed to go swimmingly—I took the standard administrative assistant tests and passed with flying colors—but, as I asked this morning’s interviewer: when will I likely be chosen for a position? Tomorrow would suit me just fine and there’s a chance that it may happen.

On the job search sites, it seems that such positions are coming out of corporations’ proverbial ears and I have applied to nearly one hundred. I suspect that fortyish, over-qualified sorts aren't high on their preference lists, but I refuse to give up hope.

I guess you know what’s coming. I’d like to be able to continue to post at least for the next month. To do that, of course, I need Typepad, Blogrolling and DSL fees. The latter is especially important in that I also need it to keep me going to my on-line classes.

If you have a blog, I would rather that you buy an ad from me, as I would like to give you something back for your expenditures. However, any donations will be appreciated and public noted (unless you specifically tell me not to do so).

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Yesterday, I applied to be an audience member of the new Larry Elder TV talk show and the show got back to me today by phone to confirm my seat for September 10th! (The tickets are free.) So I’ll be checking out the Sage in his newest venue next Friday (assuming I’m not working, of course). I certainly hope that this particular episode won’t be about John Kerry.

UPDATE: Another interview tomorrow!

CNN Reportedly Rejects Ad

Glenn links to the Log Cabin Republican ad—rejected by CNN for being too controversial, according to Boi from Troy-- and asks what his reading public thinks.

I suspect that the controversial part isn’t what some might suspect: the images of Pat Buchanan, Rick Santorum, Jerry Falwell, and most repugnant, Fred Phelps (holding up signs that tell a lie about God—that He hates “fags”).

What CNN likely deems most controversial are 1) the source of the ad itself: a Republican homosexual group and, 2) that group's message: that all the hoo-ha over the big domestic social issues of the day are background noise compared to the danger from Islamist terrorism that all Americans face.

When Buchanan, et al., start advocating the rounding up and extermination of homosexuals, they will have become the enemy to all who love freedom. Otherwise, their opinions are to be agreed with, refuted, ridiculed or ignored.

The Log Cabin Republicans have their priorities…er…straight.

Cheaper Seats

Cool. John McCain calls out Michael Moore on live TV! Twice! I’ll say this for Moore, he’s got guts enough to give the RNC equal time (no obvious jokes please). He’s not sitting next to George H.W. Bush, though. How strange! :-)

Virus Sent in My Name

Bill Faith informs me that some jackass is using my email address to send the NetSky virus. Be advised that if you get and email under my name, do not open the attachment unless you confirm that it really has come from me.

Don't you twits have anything better to do?

Grrr, jerks.

Happy Birthday To Me

Teal Marie sent me this card to make me feel better about getting old. Gee, thanks, girlfriend. :-)

USA B-Ball Team Gets the Bronze

Yes, it’s another sports post.

Just yesterday, I was listening to Dennis Prager expound on a study which contrasted the demeanors of silver-medal and bronze-medal winners when observed on the winner’s platform. The upshot was that silver-medal winners were generally a subdued bunch, while bronze-medal winners were generally overjoyed. Dennis’ conclusion: it was a matter of perspective. Silver medalists compared themselves upward (to the gold medalists) and bronze medalists compared themselves downward (to everyone who didn’t make it to the platform).

I found myself wondering how the beleaguered and much-maligned 2004 USA Olympic basketball team would react if they, somehow, made it up on that platform, even if it was just to accept the bronze.

And, then, what do they do? They manage to get there.

"We wanted gold but we'll take anything right now," said forward Shawn Marion. "When you ain't playing for gold and your [sic; come on, Reuters] playing for third, it hurts. We had to dig deep down but at least we are going home with something."

Allen Iverson:

“…we came here to represent our country the best we could. We didn't want to go back without a medal. I'm glad we finished the tournament on a positive note."

Now, there are some Olympians who were likely extremely happy to set foot upon the much-coveted platform.

My compliments, gentlemen. At least you showed up.

(Thanks to EBrown at Vision Circle and to Lucianne.com)