Day: November 28, 2009

Info Ink Book Review #3

Everyone that knows me knows that I am a political junkie and therefore they think that I am some sort of genius when it comes to political books…..this review is of a book given to me by a friend because he knows of my efforts to disspell some of the hero worship of our Founding Fathers……

Political Incorrect Guide to The Founding Fathers by Brion McClanahan, Ph. D.

First of all this series is published by Regnery Publishing, Inc….a conservative group at best…..

About the author……is a well learned aficionado of  American History and of course he was born in Virginia…..he went to school in South Carolina, Maryland and now lives and writes from Alabama(a side note:  Phenix City Alabama use to be a huge speed trap town that screwed people with traffic tickets)……at best he is a loyal follower of the guys from Virginia who according to these people the sun rose and set on them and with them there would be NO US of A…..a conservative to say the least……

As a Virginian he made ev ery effort to show the anti-federalists in a bright light, people like Jefferson and Lee and Henry and in doing so took the time to try and paint the New Englanders as the elitists (sounds all too familiar these days)….he attempted to show that the Southern planters as the heroes that only wanted the best for the new country (a position which I do not agree with)…..

I will give him his props…..Dr. McClanahan wrote the book in a style that was easily read….it would give the average American could read and understand…..but with a noticeable conservative lean…if readers would read this book and then a book entitled “American Scripture” then they would have a good base to understand the beginnings of the United States of America……there is always more to the story than the flag waving cheerleading….unfortunately, Dr. McClanahan falls into the same BS that all conservatives fall into…..the Virginians saved the Union….

A Con Will Always Be A Con!

There is always someone that is willing to con the American people….Nigeria is full of them….we also have a bunch of home grown con artists at our disposal…..like the instant weight loss pills or the free anything that costs you money like a phone jack….you get the picture…..

After years of demonizing Latinos, both legal and illegal, Lou Dobbs will try to improve his image…..why?…..since leaving CNN he has been feeling the waters out for a possible run for Congress in the future…..as reported on CNN::

Mr. Dobbs, who left the network last week, has said in recent days that he is considering a third-party run for a New Jersey Senate seat in 2012, or possibly for president. Polls show voters unhappy with both parties, and strategists believe Mr. Dobbs could tap populist anger over economy issues just as Ross Perot did in the 1990s.

First, though, Mr. Dobbs is working to repair what a spokesman conceded is a glaring flaw: His reputation for antipathy toward Latino immigrants. In a little-noticed interview Friday, Mr. Dobbs told Spanish-language network Telemundo he now supports a plan to legalize millions of undocumented workers, a stance he long lambasted as an unfair “amnesty.”

Mr. Dobbs couldn’t be reached Tuesday. Spokesman Bob Dilenschneider said Mr. Dobbs draws a distinction between illegal immigrants who have committed crimes since arriving in the U.S. and those who are “living upright, positive and constructive lives” who should be “integrated” into society. He said Mr. Dobbs recognizes the political importance of Latinos and is “smoothing the water and clearing the air.”

After a career as a broadcaster and Internet entrepreneur, Mr. Dobbs turned himself into a populist firebrand, campaigning against labor outsourcing, free trade and immigration.

People……a con is a con…..if he really actually changes his tone it will be a momentary lull until he can get his foot in the Washington circus and then he will return to his Beck-esque BS…it is a CON…..and nothing but a CON!