A few last notes about the family’s Philly trip. Philly is a Lib city. This sad fact was made apparent at every turn. Our first stop was at the old city waterworks, which had been turned into a museum – of sorts.
Included in the museum display were enlarged editorial cartoons by Tony Auth the Philadelphia Inquirer’s editorial cartoonist. Every one of the cartoons was a slap a t George Bush for causing or worsening global warming.
OK even if you believe the global warming hoax, AlGore tells us the planet has been warming for the last 100 years. Bush has been president only for the last 7+ years. George Bush therefore, contrary to assbackward Lib thinking cannot be the proximate cause of global warming. Also, the global warming hoaxsters - aka scientists with global warming grants – tell us that there has been NO appreciable warming in the last ten years. Oh buddy but watch out for the next ten, they warn. Two years ago, AlGore told us we’d all be dead in ten years from global warming.
Lemmesee, two from ten that’s almost eight. Just eight lousy years left. I’m taking Lex jr. out of school. He might as well enjoy his last few years on the planet before it turns into a cinder.
Next. At nearly all of the historic spots and tours some apology was made for the United States’ involvement in slavery. This is sort of like John Edwards starting each day apologizing Elizabeth. If the apology is accepted, there’s no need to go on apologizing. If it’s not, there’s no need to go on apologizing.
Only once was the point made that slavery at the time was a worldwide business. And never was the point made that African tribes participated in the business and profited from it. Sort of like a druggie and drug seller relationship. Law enforcement usually comes down harder on the seller. So, should Africa be made to pay reparations?
NEVER was the point made how revolutionary the idea of government by the people was in the late 1700s. It was totally new. It was the boldest thinking in centuries. And even harder to believe was the government that the founders cobbled together to support this idea. At the time, it had to look like the biggest unwieldy Rube Goldberg contraption ever.
Three co-equal branches of government? It’s never been done - what foolishness! One of three co-equal branches itself divided into two co-equal houses? A House of Representatives AND a Senate! Yougottabekiddingme! What were they thinking? Powers enumerated to LIMIT government? Unheard of! It’s doomed to failure! All other rights reserved for the several states and the people? It can’t be! It’ll never work! It can’t work!
Now we’re the oldest democracy in the world and still the freest people. In the comfort and safety of the modern day and without context, today’s race baiters look back on the giant leaps the founders took in 1787 and call them inadequate.
They need to look at what has been accomplished since 1787. They need to listen to Kobe Bryant in an interview with Chris Collinsworth:
Collinsworth: Where does the patriotism come from inside of you? Historically, what is it?
Kobe: Well, you know it’s just our country, it’s… we believe is the greatest country in the world. It has given us so many great opportunities, and it’s just a sense of pride that you have; that you say ‘You know what? Our country is the best!’
Collinsworth: Is that a ‘cool’ thing to say, in this day and age? That you love your country, and that you’re fighting for the red, white and blue? It seems sort of like a day gone by.
Kobe: No, it’s a cool thing for me to say. I feel great about it, and I’m not ashamed to say it. I mean, this is a tremendous honor.
And that’s not the first time Kobe has made the point that escapes, Michelle Obama, Al Sharpton, Rev Wright and Jesse Jackson. In an interview with Jim Rome before the NBA finals, Kobe told Rome that the Olympics were very important. He said – paraphrasing – Our guys are over there fighting doing what they do and that’s the real sacrifice. But this is what we do and maybe we can pick America up a little bit by wining the gold.
I don’t know Bryant’s politics. I suspect he’ll be a B-HO man. I don’t care. I like Kobe Bryant.
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