Author: Donald Douglas

The screening was yesterday, so yeah, a little late on getting to this, “Tommy 35th Anniversary Screening: Film Based on The Who’s Classic Rock Opera.” But it’s worth it at least for some Saturday night music jams: Also, an e-mail interview at LAT, “Pete Townshend Discusses Filming ‘Tommy’“: With an electrifying score by Pete Townshend […]

I have both read and listened to this speech. It’s a serious moment for the President of the United States to deliver any commencement address, and especially that of the graduates at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. It’s especially interesting to listen to President Obama here, because as I noted many times throughout […]

It’s mind-boggling when you look at the big picture sometimes. Here’s my morning paper, with this lovely front-cover photograph of the oil-soaked dead bird, with the headline, “Spill’s Ugly Reality Sets In“: Millions of Southern Californians will see the paper, and naturally — like any thoughtful, caring person — they’ll be filled with revulsion at […]

A great laugh. Andrew Klavan knocks it out of the park, or, umm, over the border: And listen to John Lennon’s “Imagine” as well. Not something I’d normally post, but given the circumstances, peacenik lefty trolls might enjoy it: “Imagine all the people … Sharing all the world…” Cross-posted from American Power.

Just in, from Tommy Christopher, “Washington Times Pulls Dale ‘N-Word Sign’ Robertson’s Tea Party Column.” And, just a few minutes earlier, from Tabitha Hale at Red State, “Dear Washington Times: Seriously?“: The Washington Times has managed to give credibility to this delusional racist who claims to be the founder of the Tea Party. As Tommy […]

My motivation on this issue, first, is to pushback against the radical left’s “racist” Rand Paul meme. I do, second, appreciate the free speech claims that underlie the libertarian argument. And no one is talking about going back to pre-1964 American politics (despite what the nihilists at Firedoglake and elsewhere would have). Besides, Megyn Kelly […]

It’s a long video, but compelling — and the very best segment is near the end, where Dr. Rand Paul states one more time, as unequivocally as can be, that he abhors and rejects government-sponsored “institutional” racism, but that for leftists the “totality” of his views are irrelevant to the debate they want to have. […]

It’s fascinating that most of the election attention this afternoon is focused on yesterday’s special election in Pennsylvania’s 12th congressional district. The New York Times wasted no time to advance the left’s meme going forward, “Democrats See Hope for Fall in Victory in House Race.” And not to be outdone is CSM, “PA-12: A template […]

There’s some attention this morning on the Tim Burns loss in PA-12. Steve Benen, hoping to play down this year’s anti-Obama fever, is pumping up the win by former John Murtha crony Mark Critz as “arguably the most important election” of the day. And “the world’s dumbest blogger” Matthew Yglesias is working the same beat: […]

Newt Gingrich is on something of a tear this week. Huffington Post is up in arms today over the former House Speaker’s slam on Obama’s High Court nominee Elena Kagan: And then there’s Crooks and Liars goon John Amato, freakin’ at Gingrich’s FNS gig this morning, “Newt Gingrich says President Obama is Nazi-Commie “threat to […]

Robert Stacy McCain loves his Google bombs, but I’m telling you, I’m getting some of teh awesome search engine exposure with my reporting on Los Angeles revolutionary teacher Ron Gochez. I mean, seriously. Search for “Ron Gochez” and my entries top the list. I’m even beating Gochez on Facebook! Sweet. And lots of folks have […]

I saw this pseudo-trailer for “Machete” at Pat in Shreveport’s earlier this week. The video was removed at the time, so didn’t post on it. But Doug Powers has a new version, so here you go, “Machete: Hollywood Takes on Arizona with Race War Movie” (language warning): Cross-posted from American Power.

Folks gotta read this, “I Don’t Like Roger Ebert.” (Via Memeorandum.) I just tweeted @ CalebHowe the other day, so it’s a strangely funny kinda coincidence. And the fits of apoplexy caused by this are simply astounding. Even better is that Ebert couldn’t let things go, wrote a big follow-up slamming his critics, and gets […]

Here’s a follow up to last night’s post, “Ron Gochez, Anti-Semitic Social Justice Teacher and Reconquista Activist, Connects With Underage Student Hotties on MySpace.” It turns out that El Presidente Obarrio “walks the walk” with the La Raza separatists. And from Michelle, “15 things you should know about ‘The Race’“: “The Race” gives mainstream cover […]

You can’t make this stuff up, from Barbara O’Brien’s post at Mahablog, “Why Are Righties So Obsessed With Labels?” (via Memeorandum): The degree to which Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan or Faisal Shahzad had “ties to high-level Islamic radicals overseas” is a bit squishy … Oh Barbara, behold Farouk Abdulmutallab training with al-Qaeda […]

I posted the large thumbnail to the sidebar at my blog on Monday. And I’m getting excited to read Aaron Klein’s new book, The Manchurian President: Barack Obama’s Ties to Communists, Socialists and Other Anti-American Extremists. Klein discussed his work with Sean Hannity last night: Cross-posted from American Power.

Hilarious update on the sacking of Santa Cruz by the violent May Day demonstrators over the weekend. It turns out that “Paddy” over at The Political Carnival needs to bone up on some political philosophy. See, “Tomorrow’s RW meme today: “Liberal” May Day Riot!“: How they equate Anarchists with Liberals/Progressives I don’t know… but they […]

From the most surprising of places, NYT, “The Spill vs. a Need to Drill.” And you know, this stuff just kills the radical leftists who are openly rejoicing at the Gulf spill. Soon we’ll be hearing calls for “a million Deepwater Horizons”: Emotions are running high as an oil slick washes over the Gulf Coast’s […]

Authorities in Los Angeles are bracing for a massive illegal immigration rally today. As always, the hardline communist protest groups are leading the demonstrations. Here’s the statement at L.A. Indy Media: WORKERS RIGHTS ARE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS! Diverse immigrant rights groups all over the United States will come out in a united full force for an […]

Lots o’ stuff on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Via NASA’s Twitter stream and Memeorandum, “Gulf Oil Spill Creeps Towards Mississippi Delta.” And the untouched photos are at NASA Goddard’s Flickr page: And don’t miss the phenomenal coverage at The Big Picture, “Oil spill approaches Louisiana coast.” Radical leftists have already exploited the tragedy, […]

Lots o’ stuff on the “racist’ tea parties today, for example, at Powerline, “The Smear Continues.” John Hinderaker laughs at the study from the University of Washington Institute for the Study of Ethnicity, Race & Sexuality, “2010 Multi-state Survey on Race & Politics.” And of course, the university’s research was picked up by Newsweek, “Are […]

Picking up on my comments this morning, I need to update with some additional information. The first piece is today’s poll out from Pew Research, “Pessimistic Public Doubts Effectiveness of Stimulus, TARP: Republicans Draw Even With Democrats on Most Issues.” (Via Memeorandum.) Looking at the survey, the Democrats enjoy few advantages in a poll that […]

The number of polls indicating a November electoral blowout of historic earthquake-tsunami proportions continues to grow. At this morning’s ABC NEWS, “ABC News Poll: Ahead of 2010 Midterm Elections, Incumbent Support Its Lowest Since 1994: More Than Half Say Come November Elections, They’ll Look for Someone New“: A third of registered voters are inclined to […]

At LAT, “With little money to spend, Chuck DeVore puts his faith in his message: Running third in a three-way race for the GOP’s U.S. Senate nomination, he is a strict “tea party” conservative.” As usual, the piece is one of those balloon poppers LAT‘s so famous for. Note especially the quote from political scientist […]

The dude’s banned at the University of Wyoming, and you gotta love these “security threats” : Attorneys cite security threats as the only reason for the University of Wyoming barring University of Illinois-Chicago Professor Dr. William Ayers, according to court documents filed in federal court for UW and UW President Tom Buchanan on Saturday. Four […]

From NASA on Flickr (full-size is here, and be sure to cruise around a bit while visiting there … incredible stuff): Also at The Big Picture: The most detailed true-color image of the entire Earth created to date. Using a collection of satellite-based observations, scientists and visualizers stitched together months of observations of the land […]

At CNN, “Sources: Votes lacking for immigration push in Congress” (via Memeorandum). No surprise there: Also, at Gateway Pundit, “Obama Strikes Out with GOP Senators on Immigration — Lindsey Graham Stands Alone.” Cross-posted from American Power.

John Hawkins has a roundup at RWN, “The 10 Best Tea Party Signs So Far.” But not included are a some of my favorites from American Power… For example, from Irvine April 15, 2010: See the rest at American Power …

Check Boston Globe for a report, “‘South Park’ vs. Revolution Muslim.” And Ann Althouse, “Comedy Central cowers in the face of a murder threat/warning against “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker.” (Via Memeorandum.) And at Gay Patriot: Those in our media élites have been taught to see “the other” as the victim of […]

The post is really about delegitimizing the tea parties, and especially a recent South Carolina Tax Day Tea Party. As one website put it: Tea party activists in South Carolina apparently didn’t receive the memo to tone down their incendiary rhetoric, in the wake of death threats and violent acts waged against U.S. lawmakers. A […]