Comments on: A spoke in the news cycle: slow down and join a freedom brigade near you

By: How is that undivided government thing working out for corporate America? - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState web01.prod.theplanet.eaglepub.com 174.120.27.221

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:47:39 +0000

[...] Instapundit comes both Roger Kimball’s and Tigerhawk’s comments on this Forbes article about Clifford Asness (”The Protest of [...]

By: Steynian 358 « Free Canuckistan!

Steynian 358 « Free Canuckistan! — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:28:23 +0000

[...] MO’ KIMBALL– “A spoke in the news cycle: slow down and join a freedom brigade near you”; Why [...]

By: TennesseeVolunteer

TennesseeVolunteer — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:50:01 +0000

I’m Spartacus!
When visiting with friends this weekend, one lady in education mentioned how sad it was for Nucor while reading they were 40% down in sales. when I told her my business was 90% off in construction related manufacturing, she was shocked. Most people have no idea what is going on.
I work with some government funded non profits on affordable housing projects. they have many loans already approved but won’t release them, no answer as to why. As long as government is involved, it is doomed to fail.
I’m Spartacus.

By: submandave

submandave — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:26:33 +0000

I strongly encourage moderating the “set back race relations” talk lest we see a self-fulfilling prophesy. I can easilly see many black Americans remaining “pro-Obama” while simultaneously souring on his policies. And despite any self-talk about being a “mutt,” Pres. Obama obviously is physically more identifiable as “black” than “white” or anything else. His appearance is what would matter most to any biggot and so, too, does it matter most in the identification and kinship that many black Americans feel to/with him.

There are more than enough professional ajitators waiting to cry “racist” without those of us opposed to statist policies waiting for it. As Trouble said, keep the discussion focused on policy problems, relate their ill effects to the individual and there will be no problem later calling BS on any “evil white people” talk that may or may not come up.

By: jaafar

jaafar — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:45:19 +0000

Three months do not 100 days make.

By: Trouble

Trouble — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:24:29 +0000

Especially, since Obama has only been in office for 3 months. Strawman much?

Try 4 1/2. Calendar much?

“Approval ratings” are tricky things to read – the president has a lot on his plate and I will give him an “E” for effort. I disagree profoundly with what he wants to do, though.

That’s our big advantage on our side of the fence – the political ain’t personal over here. We need to take that ball and run with it, IMHO. We can – and should – like the president personally and give him credit for trying hard; we also are duty-bound to oppose his agenda, because it is a massive mistake.

By: jaafar

jaafar — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:28:44 +0000

I’m confused now. Do citizens tell the government what to do, or does the government tell citizens what to do?

By: Al Reasin

Al Reasin — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:56:53 +0000

The 912ers and the TEA Party organizers prod along but seem to not like the idea of direct action such as the picketing I plan to do at my tax and spend senators regional office. Having lived through the MLK civil rights movement, his tactics seem appropriate for recovering our civil liberties and economic freedom that is slipping away ever faster. I’m probably already on the DHS enemy’s list on many counts, so why not take peaceful, direct actions against those who would destroy our American dream; a civil grass roots war

By: Here Is the Text | Little Miss Attila

Here Is the Text | Little Miss Attila — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:27:44 +0000

[...] the very brief Tigerhawk post about how spooky it is that everyone is so spooked, and the Roger Kimball column about how it’s time to speak up, for [...]

By: Oscar Wao

Oscar Wao — Tue, 26 May 2009 05:10:19 +0000

David Thompson…

This is what what I responded to:
The sad thing is that most of them were likely white. We are seeing disturbing polls showing that blacks are still optimistic about Barack Obama’s presidency. Whites are increasingly becoming more pessimistic.

For example, according to the Times, 34 percent of white Americans believe the country is on the right track, while 70 percent of black Americans believe the country is on the right track.

The right track, wrong track question is very different than the support for Obama question. Especially, since Obama has only been in office for 3 months. Strawman much?