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They Took Me Out Of Context -Van Jones

Mr. Van Jones is right. His comments seem slightly less objectionable when the context is expanded. Perhaps with even broader context his point would become clear but for the life of me I can't understand what he is saying. He clearly is making a black/white comparison of some kind. Black kids have all kinds of positive roll models and white kids do not? Is that one point? Is that true? Black kids have a superior support system to white kids? What is his point?

One thing this broader context did for me (over the shorter clip we see on TV) is clarify that Mr. Van Jones seems not to be implying any superiority/inferiority based on a genetic racial level. I will say using school shootings is a poor selection. Statistically few school shootings occur. Would not one suspect the perpetrators would come from the majority population? Unless of course school shootings had a cultural base as does suicide bombings. Maybe we should background check the school shooters for a lutefisk connection. (My Norwegian background surfacing.)

If this were the only problem Mr. Van Jones had, we could over look it. Sadly his history is far richer.

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See you at the beach!

What Do Political Cartoons Say About The Public Mood?

Someone emailed several political cartoons to me. Here are two examples. So in the finally turned the Bush Bashing corner, these seem sign posts of sorts. These would only be telling of the public mood if they appear in “main stream” media. But then again we can enjoy them no matter where they appear.

Some Of Us Remember These Days

Streaming has been disabled so link is to YouTube.

Is this the Teddy Kennedy who "taught his son to love Republicans"? Just curious.

Oh yes, I almost forgot:

Contextual Background Link

I have been abducted by aliens, says Japan's first lady - Asia, World - The Independent

Miyuki Hatoyama, wife of Japan's Prime Minister-elect, Yukio Hatoyama, is a lifestyle guru, a macrobiotics enthusiast, an author of cookery books, a retired actress, a divorcee, and a fearless clothes horse for garments of her own creation, including a skirt made from Hawaiian coffee sacks. But there is more, much more. She has travelled to the planet Venus. And she was once abducted by aliens.

Comment:

I am interested when “alien abduction” claims sound from higher places. I suppose we can consider the Japanese Prime Minister’s wife near this category (a higher place). Yes, she knew Tom Cruise in a previous life. How Shirley MacLaine of her. But still if enough people speak out their claims of something, no matter how ridiculous, those claims become more acceptable and gradually gain credibility in the public psyche. I still think there is something significant to the alien abduction/ufo phenomena in relation to eschatology. No I do not believe we are dealing with intelligent space creatures.

Is she a Loony-Tune? Probably by most definitions. Is she in contact with some kind of entity? That is also a probability. Welcome to the dark side Mrs. Hatoyama.

A Culture of Hostility?

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Don't mistake this for the White House being adverse to one religion and encouraging another. If you see any fishy emails in this regard I'm sure you can report them to the Czar of Correct Thinking.