tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post72178466025242854..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: Recommended ReadingAlways On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-5781256010299317792015-08-28T22:25:06.823-05:002015-08-28T22:25:06.823-05:00Trump is mixing a volatile brew of nationalism and...Trump is mixing a volatile brew of nationalism and populism, two things which when combined have traditionally never produced anything but an exponential growth in tyranny, war, poverty, and death. Populist movements have always had one thing in common - they are always left-wing in result. We the government sets out to "make you happy" you will be happy, or else.<br /><br />Give me a candidate that will finish the sentence "Government should _______." with "#$%& off and die."(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-8661141441255864072015-08-28T18:50:54.338-05:002015-08-28T18:50:54.338-05:00Beamish,
Yeah, I hear about those "disguises....Beamish,<br />Yeah, I hear about those "disguises."Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-35793326060009206522015-08-28T17:49:36.557-05:002015-08-28T17:49:36.557-05:00I like how the media keeps saying he had a collect...I like how the media keeps saying he had a collection of wigs but don't mention he was in drag.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-16996608717978776172015-08-28T08:35:08.510-05:002015-08-28T08:35:08.510-05:00that's a terrific article....insightful on Lun...that's a terrific article....insightful on Luntz, but also insightful on so many of our feelings, don't you think? It says it all, in my opinion....Obama's done such damage, leftwingers have done so much damage that Luntz doesn't see a way out for our country.<br />I think he's 100% right.<br />And 100% very rich!<br />I know people who went once to his L.A. mansion; they said it's INCREDIBLEZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-16463284306351634192015-08-27T17:50:11.767-05:002015-08-27T17:50:11.767-05:00that's a terrific article....insightful on Lun...that's a terrific article....insightful on Luntz, but also insightful on so many of our feelings, don't you think? It says it all, in my opinion....Obama's done such damage, leftwingers have done so much damage that Luntz doesn't see a way out for our country.<br />I think he's 100% right.<br />And 100% very rich!<br />I know people who went once to his L.A. mansion; they said it's INCREDIBLEZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-74085649616493264552015-08-27T16:47:17.392-05:002015-08-27T16:47:17.392-05:00not even claiming his body? WOW.
Such a sad story...not even claiming his body? WOW.<br />Such a sad story...thanks for that infoZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-10572622634755138162015-08-27T14:12:33.203-05:002015-08-27T14:12:33.203-05:00Thanks, SF.Thanks, SF.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-47658845540196936192015-08-27T12:06:22.136-05:002015-08-27T12:06:22.136-05:00Is the DNC having some fundraising woes? Please s...Is the DNC having some fundraising woes? Please see this is the AP:<br /><br />http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DEM_2016_MONEY_WOES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-08-27-11-17-14Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-86116524481636770712015-08-27T09:08:44.368-05:002015-08-27T09:08:44.368-05:00Molly Ball wrote a very insightful piece on Frank ...Molly Ball wrote a very insightful piece on Frank Luntz (with his cooperation) after the 2012 election. Its a great window into his soul:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/01/the-agony-of-frank-luntz/282766/" rel="nofollow">The Agony of Frank Luntz</a>Silverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-88352225362894453282015-08-27T09:05:49.302-05:002015-08-27T09:05:49.302-05:00Yup. To understand him, you must understand how n...Yup. To understand him, you must understand how news is reported in Latin America. You have establishment reporters, and you have advocates of the people. He is the latter. He is an open and heroic champion of the little people. It's a morality play: El Pueblo looking for a better life in the US are good; the mean, nasty hateful gringos trying to keep them out are evil.<br /><br />It's a mentality formed by zero sum societies, and it is also the reason why people to our south repeatedly fall for socialist strongmen, despite no evidence any of them were ever able to improve anything.<br /><br />I could go on and on...<br /><br />It's another one of those things I shake my head at, but I understand it, and it is all rational withing its own context.Silverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-12458158583244074362015-08-27T08:57:44.868-05:002015-08-27T08:57:44.868-05:00Trump is not conservative, not evangelical, and no...Trump is not conservative, not evangelical, and not libertarian. I see him more in the mold of Bloombergovich.<br /><br />He is a technocrat. The first time President Trump appointed another Ruth Bader Ginsberg to the Supreme Court, the conservatives who elected him would be screaming for his head on a pike (and yes, I could see him doing that).<br /><br />He is shaking up the political establishment, and it needs it. I just wish the Dimbulbocrats were being similarly shaken... Silverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-41162344937027929252015-08-27T08:49:34.212-05:002015-08-27T08:49:34.212-05:00Well, my friends, FOX is repositioning itself, shi...Well, my friends, FOX is repositioning itself, shifting center, as is the country. A media empire can only take bright red right wing thing so far. A lot of Democrats watch Fox. Hell, I watch it. I agree with much of what is reported at MSNBC, but it can become embarrassing, just as some of the old hard right stuff was at FOX.<br /><br />FOX is a pretty good news channel. That Megyn Kelly is hell on wheels, aint she? Red Blobsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-14556830754733015832015-08-27T07:43:59.390-05:002015-08-27T07:43:59.390-05:00A few of this morning's interesting headlines:...A few of this morning's interesting headlines:<br /><br />1. <a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/252066-pollsters-dumbfounded-by-trump" rel="nofollow">Pollsters dumbfounded by Trump</a>. <br /><br />Are we seeing a phenom? The last one I recall before Obama was Teddy Roosevelt.<br /><br />2. <a href="http://www.nationaljournal.com/against-the-grain/still-think-jeb-bush-vs-hillary-clinton-is-happening-20150827" rel="nofollow">Still Think Jeb Bush Vs. Hillary Clinton Is Happening? They’re the pundits’ front-runners, but they’re at odds with a restless electorate</a>Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-72390768118844542132015-08-27T06:52:17.487-05:002015-08-27T06:52:17.487-05:00FYI: Trump Telling GOP Leaders He Will Forgo A Thi...FYI: <a href="http://www.weaselzippers.us/232716-trump-telling-gop-leaders-he-will-forgo-a-third-party-run/" rel="nofollow">Trump Telling GOP Leaders He Will Forgo A Third Party Run</a>.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-32416849695139470242015-08-27T04:33:53.591-05:002015-08-27T04:33:53.591-05:00Z,
I saw that interview.
Ramos was rude beyond be...Z,<br />I saw that interview.<br /><br />Ramos was rude beyond belief. And spitting anger, too. I'm surprised that the camera lens wasn't covered with his spittle.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-29214978949084382192015-08-27T04:31:26.523-05:002015-08-27T04:31:26.523-05:00Z,
I am!
Apparently, the shooter, a self-describe...Z,<br />I am!<br /><br />Apparently, the shooter, a self-described "gay black man," had been carrying a chip on his shoulder for a long time. The charges he brought up with the EEOC went nowhere, and he decided to make a statement by killing two white people (and wounding a third).<br /><br />He was also an Obama supporter and professionally unethical, too: <a href="http://www.weaselzippers.us/232701-roanoke-shooter-was-once-criticized-by-superiors-for-wearing-obama-campaign-button-while-covering-election-night/" rel="nofollow">Roanoke Shooter Was Once Criticized By Superiors For Wearing Obama Campaign Button While Covering Election Night</a>. According to that link:<br /><br /><i>Management at WDBJ dubbed the failed newsman the ‘human tape recorder’ because he frequently parroted what interviewees had told him rather than doing his own journalism.<br /><br />Flanagan, 41, clashed repeatedly with photojournalists, belittling them in public and intimidating them with his violent temper, according to internal reports.</i><br /><br />Last time I checked, no family or friends had come forward to speak for him or to register for claiming his body.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-1479730250099501612015-08-27T04:25:39.290-05:002015-08-27T04:25:39.290-05:00Beamish,
Unless Trump has "evolved" (alo...Beamish,<br />Unless Trump has "evolved" (along the lines of Obama and H. Clinton with regard to gay marriage, for example), he is no conservative.<br /><br />What I like about Trump: he appears to be challenging the GOP establishment, particularly the establishment's pre-conceived plan for who will receive the party's nomination for POTUS.<br /><br />In general, I see Americans as <b>FED UP</b> with "politics as usual." With good reason! The GOP has become Dem Lite.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-77948683068119091372015-08-26T23:44:19.944-05:002015-08-26T23:44:19.944-05:00SF and AOW: I heard Ramos tonight on Megyn Kelly.....SF and AOW: I heard Ramos tonight on Megyn Kelly....he's no journalist..he's a total activist and where does he get OFF? He represents Hispanics and it sounds like he's just demanding that America open its borders and accept anything THEY need accepted..it's outrageous. I lost a little respect for him tonight. He might as well have said "And if America doesn't do this or that, they're all RACISTS"..Honestly...tonight, he surprised me.<br />It's one thing to fight for your people but when it goes against the sovereignty of the country they're breaking into and he does it so publicly, that's concerning....Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-45135616233517936452015-08-26T23:31:48.659-05:002015-08-26T23:31:48.659-05:00AOW, you must be shocked by the murders this morni...AOW, you must be shocked by the murders this morning...I'm so sorry for your community, as well as the American community.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-6039764866656493882015-08-26T23:01:39.266-05:002015-08-26T23:01:39.266-05:00I guess we'll see what happens in the primarie...I guess we'll see what happens in the primaries. But I challenge any vestigial Republican (i.e. whoever voted for Romney despite his not being quite as conservative as Obama) to explain Trump as conservative, libertarian, evangelical or any strain of the so called Republican base. I'm serious. At least Hillary Clinton can say she tried to get Barry Goldwater elected. What has Trump done for the cause?(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-65544773161623498432015-08-26T22:41:37.440-05:002015-08-26T22:41:37.440-05:00The L.A. Times isn't what it used to be....so ...The L.A. Times isn't what it used to be....so many conservatives dropped their subscriptions that they're literally almost fair these days...of course, they still have very lib editorials and the one conservative on the comics page is waaaay down at the bottom, but.. :-)Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-49121307130602324752015-08-26T21:59:44.994-05:002015-08-26T21:59:44.994-05:00wow, if we're talking about DRESS, I'm all...wow, if we're talking about DRESS, I'm all over that....I am tired of seeing dangling rhinestone earrings on the FOX 6 AM news....and nobody doesn't show cleavage and I don't think I've ever seen slacks on a woman there..<br />And the camera goes back to make sure it gets all the thighs on OUTNUMBERED, and Guilfoyle's danging heels, yes.<br /><br />I don't even like Megyn's dangling, limp hair, but I think she's bright as it gets and that she needs to ask tough questions.<br />Not sure I've ever seen her interview Jeb, by the way.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-30910639218919780312015-08-26T21:59:23.123-05:002015-08-26T21:59:23.123-05:00wow, if we're talking about DRESS, I'm all...wow, if we're talking about DRESS, I'm all over that....I am tired of seeing dangling rhinestone earrings on the FOX 6 AM news....and nobody doesn't show cleavage and I don't think I've ever seen slacks on a woman there..<br />And the camera goes back to make sure it gets all the thighs on OUTNUMBERED, and Guilfoyle's danging heels, yes.<br /><br />I don't even like Megyn's dangling, limp hair, but I think she's bright as it gets and that she needs to ask tough questions.<br />Not sure I've ever seen her interview Jeb, by the way.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-24417856372820858682015-08-26T21:57:29.240-05:002015-08-26T21:57:29.240-05:00The L.A. Times isn't what it used to be....so ...The L.A. Times isn't what it used to be....so many conservatives dropped their subscriptions that they're literally almost fair these days...of course, they still have very lib editorials and the one conservative on the comics page is waaaay down at the bottom, but.. :-)Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-12908135619635515232015-08-26T20:19:22.886-05:002015-08-26T20:19:22.886-05:00Baysider,
Yes, Trump is a symbol as you describe t...Baysider,<br />Yes, Trump is a symbol as you describe that symbol. He has indeed sized up the "political market."Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.com