Author: Donald Douglas

From my good friend Megan Barth at JibJab, and also José Feliciano: Cross-posted from American Power.

Blogging was light today. Mostly I had scheduled a photo-blog of some storm and rainbow photos from the O.C. And I doubt Christmas Eve is really the best time for high-octane “offend-a-feminist” blogging. But as I’ve been doing whack-a-mole with some of these angry Assange-haters all week, I thought I’d respond to Sady Doyle’s extremely […]

At Telegraph UK, “‘Anarchists’ launch bomb attacks on two Rome embassies.” (At Memeorandum.) The Rome prosecutor’s office has opened a terrorism inquiry. It’s thought that the blasts have roots in the “eco-terrorism movement.” Also at NYT, “Parcel Bomb Attacks Strike at Embassies in Rome.” And Rome has been rocked by weeks-long student protests. The anarcho-terrorists […]

Actually, just a couple of dozen of ’em, but interesting nevertheless. At NYT, “Backing ‘Don’t Ask’ Repeal, With Reservations“: JACKSONVILLE, N.C. – Pfc. Daniel Carias, a Bronx native who is just weeks from graduating from Marine Corps infantry training at Camp Geiger near here, says he has known plenty of gay men since high school […]

I’ll be updating with reactions throughout the day: “BUMPED AND UPDATED! – Senate Repeals ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’.” And here’s Senator McCain: The full video is here.

At NYT. I’ve been on record as favoring repeal for a long time, but that doesn’t mean I don’t find the military’s rationale compelling. See, “Against Gays in the Military.” And I haven’t seen this kind of reaction for a while, but see Bryan Fischer’s, “Benedict Arnold Republicans destroy military and our national security.” The […]

Scroll forward to 8:00 minutes for the discussion of the Bush tax cuts. Kimberley Strassel’s always on target, and the last segment talks about taking on the public sector unions in the states. Good stuff: Cross-posted from American Power.

A follow-up to yesterday’s report, “Holiday Terror Warning Cites Car Bombs and Small Arms Attack.” At Fox News, “U.S. Concerned About Terror Attacks During Holidays.” And be sure to click the video. Laura Ingle looks fabulous: Cross-posted from American Power.

Well, I promised the full video [at my place], so here you go: PREVIOUSLY: “Larry King Exit Marks End of Era.” And at Althouse, “Larry King, Bill Clinton, and the ‘zipper club’.” Cross-posted from American Power.

Many of my students, taking their final exams this week, have said goodbye with a warm “Holiday Holidays” farewell. And while that’s very nice, I gave my last final this morning, and as I was handing out the exams I wished everyone “Happy Holidays,” but added, “I celebrate Christmas at my house, and I’m not […]

Huge roundup at the link: “Federal Prosecutors Prepare Case Against Julian Assange.” Also, at London’s Daily Mail (with lots of pics), “Rape-charge WikiLeaks chief heading for Christmas in a country mansion after being granted bail at High Court.” More blogging at American Power. Added (11:40 AM PST):

Moore starts blabbering about halfway through the clip, and at 14:00 minutes he claims that the rape allegations against Assange are “a bunch of hooey.” See the reports at Mediaite, “Michael Moore’s Comments on Julian Assange Rape Allegations Spark Outrage,” and “Limbaugh: Liberals Would “Help A Thousand Rapists” To Free “One America-Hater”.” All in the […]

See the full story with screencaps and links: “Mark Zuckerberg is Time’s Person of the Year 2010 – Progressives Slam Choice of ‘Billionaire Jew’.” Check for updates at American Power.

She hasn’t been in the limelight so much. Good to see her. I’m envious for the people of South Carolina, considering California’s election of Jerry Brown to a third term. And pay attention at the clip to how Governor-elect Haley speaks to federalism and states’ prerogatives on health, taxes, and social policy. A woman of […]

It could be tough to watch if you choke up at these things. Video at the link. It’s heartbreaking. Notice at 1:30 seconds. The woman raises her head in pain, and while brief, it’s clearly a pleading scream for deliverance from this evil. Via Doug Ross and Right Scoop.

No wonder parents are mad, conservative parents that is. Progressive parents — and their lefist allies in the school unions — are the ones cramming this stuff down our throats: Cross-posted from American Power.

Plus more details at Jawa Report: Cross-posted from American Power. And previously, “Taimur Abdulwahab al-Abdaly, Stockholm Suicide Bomber, Was Living in Britain.”

And German pork-eaters, at that. Otherwise, here at home, we’d be having yet another wave of progressive head explosions. Via Theo Spark: Cross-posted from American Power.

You think? The story’s at New York Times. Turns out that Mark Zuckerberg and Co. are developing a “hate and harassment team” … …charged with taking down content that is illegal or violates Facebook’s terms of service. That puts them on the front line of the debate over free speech on the Internet. Right. Free […]

At DownWithTyranny!, “At This Point Do We Have to Be Hoping for a Revolution?” (And Memeorandum.) From Howie Klein in the comments: On the other hand, more rich people and the criminal spawn can hang themselves, the way Mark Madoff did. That’s justice served — and revolutionary enough. Amazing. Folks may have heard. Mark Madoff […]

This is a perfect example of less is more, in her wonderful delivery and in her message of limited government. Via Gateway Pundit and Dakota Voice. And at the Daily Republic, “US Rep.-elect Noem delivers Republican address“: U.S. Rep.-elect Kristi Noem delivered the weekly Republican address Saturday, reiterating her calls to cut spending and reduce […]

See the full essay at the link: “The Powerful Corpse of Radical Progressivism.” And more commentary and analysis at American Power.

I’ve noticed lately that radical progressives get particularly pissed when you call them out as nihilist. I discussed this recently in a lengthy essay, “Anti-Intellectualism and the Marxist Idea.” At issue there were some of the objections of BJ Keefe from September, and he reissued them just last week, and I responded again, “Navigating Past […]

And just minutes before, while in route to the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium, Prince Charles joked, “Hopefully we’ll be able to brave our way through, get there and be all right.” Added: From Glenn Reynolds, “ANARCHY IN THE U.K.” And at WSJ, “Violent Protests Follow U.K. Fee Vote.” Cross-posted from American Power. […]

From another member of the enlightened, tolerant left: From: Kyle Lindskog [klindsko@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 6:51 PM To: Donald Douglas Subject: Elizabeth Edwards Mr. Douglas, People like you make me sick. You consider it a flaw that Ms. Edwards omitted “God” from her final correspondence? No. She is to be praised for this. […]

From the comments at Wonkette: “Would it be too much to wish this guy a painful cancer of the asshole?” But hey, these folks are from the enlightened left. No doubt John Lennon would be proud. See “‘Imagine’ – A Lasting Hymn to Controversy.” And FWIW, at Rolling Stone, “John Lennon’s Last Days.” Added: “Dancing […]

Well here’s an appropriate follow-up to my previous post, “WikiLeaks Reveals Millions of Dollars Flowing to Extremists Worldwide: President Obama ‘Less Critical’ of Terror Financing Than Predecessor.” At The Guardian, Ambassador John Bolton takes issue with the Obama administration, “WikiLeaks cables: Barack Obama is a bigger danger – WikiLeaks harms the US. But the president’s […]

In case you missed it, there’s the global environmental summit this week in Mexico, “UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun.” Al Jazeera has your requisite climate change alarmism update: Over 15,000 participants traveled by fossil fuel-burning jets to a conference where no real progress is expected. The Mexican government refused to provide an estimated “carbon […]

At LAT: In contrast to their upbeat public assessments, U.S. officials expressed frustration with a “risk averse” Mexican army and rivalries among security agencies that have hampered the Mexican government’s war against drug cartels, according to secret U.S. diplomatic cables disclosed Thursday. The cables quoted Mexican officials expressing fear that the government was losing control […]

The latest WikiLeaks dump could be breaking a record for provoking debate. I’ve said a lot already. But I’m thinking back to how badly the MFM and progressive manchild bloggers got beat on the Apache video last April. Jawa Report was doing yeoman’s work, for example, “For The Idiots Who Still Say There Was no […]