One of the fall back positions of the liberal left is to denigrate the intellectual capacity of those who disagree with the left's positions on issues. If you are pro-life you have obviously never studied REAL science. If you do not believe that Al Gore is a true prophet, you must forecast the weather by using tea leaves. If you don't believe that taxing the middle class and small business is the only way to achieve prosperity, you must be a real fan of Dickens' Scrooge and completely out of touch where true economics are concerned.

To the liberal elite, an intellectual answer is achieved by name calling and a reliance on circular reasoning. If a chink in that reasoning is revealed...then get louder and drown out the argument. Socrates would be appalled. I have found that two sides is the barest minimum of views on any given issue. Given the complexity of this world, two dozen would be a closer approximation.

The so-called intellectuals put forth by the liberal elite have no more capacity to follow a trail of logic than those they ridicule on the neocon right. The problem I have with these micro cephalic wonders is that they refuse to even consider thinking outside of the box. Liberalism has become their religion. Hatred of America and all it stands for...including the freedom they are given to oppose her...is a sacrament, right behind abortion.

I asked why no elitist intellectuals complained about the abuses of the Taliban against women. What was the answer? "I guess you don't know how to Google."  Using a noun as a verb is not the way to begin an argument, regardless whether or not that grammatical error is common. A check using Google's search engine brings up nothing other than vague responses by the liberals when confronted with the Taliban's treatment of women. These "humanitarians" are far more incensed by Palin's motherhood than they are about an Afghan teenager being stoned to death.

Columbia University, an icon of intellectual thought, invited Iranian President Ackminawhackjob (misspelling intentional) to speak. This same bastion of fairness has refused the ROTC to have a presence as well as other potential conservative dangers. How many Iranian dissidents has Columbia invited to speak? None.  Can a liberal elitist be an intellectual? I don't know, to be a true intellectual means being able to think outside of the box. Liberals do not have that capacity and neither do Neocons. Both camps appear to be brain damaged, but the Libelites claim the intellectual label, in spite of the evidence to the contrary.

Liberals continuously blather on about civil rights, but they have always been the first to refuse the exercise of those rights to those who disagree with their stance on any given issue. To the liberal intellectual elite, you have the right to remain silent.

Carol Fowler, the South Carolina Democratic chairwoman went after Sarah Palin yesterday with this bit of hysteria about McCain's choice for a running mate, “whose primary qualification seems to be that she hasn’t had an abortion.”

Vitriolic hatred of Ronald Reagan seems to be the glue that holds the left together. Reagan was a man of top level morality, fairness, and integrity. What really ticked the left off was that he worked his deep Christian faith into his messages. He had no problem with proudly declaring where he stood and, the worst cut of all, the average American loved him for that. The results of Reagan's second election proved that beyond all argument. Now Sarah Palin is being targeted by that hatred because she has had the terribly bad manners to not be secretive of her own beliefs. Media mouthpieces for the radical left such as the New York Times and the Washington Post have even gone far enough to insist that Palin must answer several questions before she can be considered for candidacy. When did rags like that become the arbiters of America?

What is most telling is that socialistic politicians like Fowler, Pelosi, Rangle, and the list goes on; speak from the same elitist talking points. Palin’s background of coming from Wasilla, Alaska, her ability to hunt, and the worst of all, her Christian faith are, to them, extreme dangers. They apparently have no interest in economic issues. They have set aside the earmark flap since Palin dealt Representative Stevens a death blow. To them the social spectrum has become the overriding issue because Palin goes to church. Somehow they believe that the day McCain takes office he is going to drop dead and this rabid (shudder) Christian woman will be president and every abortion doctor will be put to death…every book not found in a One Way bookshop will be burned, and only white shoes and leisure suits will be allowed to be worn on the streets.

The above may sound ridiculous, but that is in essence what these people believe. It is a gut reaction to anyone who does not share their religion, and whether you agree or not, liberalism is a religion and abortion is one of its sacraments. The fact that Palin gave birth after science discovered her child was inflicted with Downs Syndrome was, to them, a blasphemous act. If this was the Middle East they would be called for Palin to be publicly stoned to death. They call themselves Pro-Choice, but there is no real choice, not when only one option is valid. In order to be a true member of the church of liberalism, a woman is supposed to offer her child as a sacrifice upon the alter of liberalism’s god, the ever-expanding all-powerful nanny government. Palin has violated that sacrament and her approval rating, nearly 12 times higher than the Democrat VP candidate, petrifies the left.

Has anyone ever wondered why the liberal elite never once complained about the Taliban’s treatment of women?

The Las Vegas metroplex in Southern Nevada has a population of over 2 million and growing. In this valley we have some of the wealthiest men and women on the planet. McMansions pop up like toadstools and multibillions are spent constructing paradises for the tourism trade.

Across the sea young men and women wearing this country's uniform fight...and die in a battle against Islamic terrorism. Whether or not that battle is currently justified is a subject for another article. The fact is that they are doing so right now, and they are doing so under orders. Not one of these youngsters would appreciate being called a hero, though many of them put some of our historical heroes to shame. They deserve any honor they have bestowed upon them and you would think that an area as wealthy as mine would be glad to join in on the praise.

You would think...and you would be wrong. The USO manages and maintains airport clubs for our military personnel across the world. Every major airport has one, except McCarran in Las Vegas. Drive into nearly every town in the US and you will find a park or a school honoring the sacrifices of our soldiers, not in Las Vegas. The town where Sarah Palin was Mayor has a population of 9,000. There you will find a neatly maintained garden honoring our military and the job they have done. In Las Vegas you won't even find a plaque.

Oscar Goodman, a semi-retired mob lawyer and lover of gin, is pushing for the construction of a museum in Las Vegas honoring the achievements of organized crime. Yes, that group has done so much toward building a better, safer future for America. We can all sleep comfortably knowing that our thugs, pimps, dealers and hitmen are working overtime keeping us safe. I am told that Oscar and company have raised over $45 Million toward this endeavor. They did this while saying that they could not find the $800,000 needed to renovate an abandoned city park into a memorial for our troops.

That is the way it is down here in Southern Nevada. If you need money for something Al Capone would blush at, it's yours. If you need money for those who have fought and died for you, fuggidaboudit! You may be the sort who puts your thugs in jail. Down here we put them into office.

OK! magazine, the sychophantic journal of Jan Whiner (misspelling intentional) is claiming to be putting an evenhanded choice before the voters. Here is the text from the magazine's site:

"On one cover is an exclusive look into the everyday family life of Democratic Party nominee, Senator Barack Obama, his wife Michelle Obama and their two adorable daughters, Malia and Sasha. "

Notice the word ADORABLE and the phrase EVERYDAY FAMILY LIFE where Obama is concerned.

"OK!'s other cover this week is dedicated to Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, the 44-year-old Alaskan governer who first surprised the world when she was announced as Senator John McCain's running mate for the November election, only to shock everyone again days later when she announced the pregnancy and impending marriage of her 17-year-old daughter Bristol."

Notice the change in tone here. No hint of scandal in the Obama article but nothing but that when the focus shifts to the opposition. The site finishes the blurb with a bubbly sentence saying it is now the readers turn to decide. Decide, oh yes, but is a fair representation being offered? OK! is in essence asking its readers to decide between a lucious family meal or a suspicious hunk of rotting chicken. And did anyone notice the missing candidates here?

Unless I missed something, isn't McCain running against Obama? As far as I know, no vice presidential candidate has ever debated a presidential candidate, but that is how the left views this race. McCain, to them is not the danger, Palin is. McCain has enough baggage, not as much as either Democrat candidate, but enough to formulate an attack. Palin, on the other hand has a record an eagle scout would envy. Even Dr. Phil, the left's councilor of choice has come to her defense. No, this woman is the real threat.

Consider what Whiner and the others are facing here. Never in this nations history has one of the parties ever made it past three administrations. FDR is considered to be just one long administration. If McCain had played fair and picked a real loser, things would be all right, but what did he do? He picked a woman, notice the Dems are running two men, who not only looks good, speaks good, has experience, and the unfairest of all, is actually good...not just another politician, like Hillary.

So what does OK! do? They polish the tone and slant the view...and do it slickly. You just can't teach instints like that.

Let me get this straight. An effective Governor who also served on a city council and later as mayor...plus was courageous enough to begin saving taxpayer funds by cutting her own salary first, is less qualified for the Vice Presidency than the Senator of a tiny northeast state who has never done anything decisive. A senator who's running mate has never held an executive position, period. What am I missing here? Oh yes, she a true conservative, not just a republican. She went up against the GOP party leadership and committed the worst of sins, she won.

As for all those comments pushing her lack of experience. I would like to see the details on all the accomplishments and experience of Obama and Biden. Longevity in the Senate is not experience for the White House. The buck doesn't stop with you, so Palin is more qualified than Biden. As for Obama, please...I had to stop typing to giggle...a girl scout has more experience than he does.

Mr. Chapman, your bias is showing.

 

 It was inevitable, a record has been broken. The left, not satisfied with a substantive discussion on the issues, has descended deeply into the gutter to attack Sarah Palin, a woman they have never met.

This blog will not repeat the topics covered in these attacks. Let it be said that the spectrum has been broad and offensive. What I find interesting is that if the same style of attack was done by conservatives against a Democrat...we would already have marches in Washington and defamation suits on file. Talking heads on every network other than Fox would be decrying the unfairness of the attack and Fox would be clicking its tongue in sympathy.

Obama did the right thing in immediately saying that family was off limits, but you notice that he has moved on past that now as the slime continues to flow. His tail is covered and he can safely say he stood up for the right thing all the while secretly chuckling at the lefty blogs, saying, “Go get her guys.”

There is no question that Mrs. Palin has more executive than any of the other three candidates. As the Alaskan Governor she has had more access to classified material than Obama, Biden or McCain. Remember, the Alaskan National Guard occupies a number of bases that have a direct line of sight to Siberia. Russian military aircraft often fly over US territory up there. Can any of the three say they have been the commander in chief of any military group? The two Dems haven’t even experienced boot camp.

Imagine the ACLU suit if hypocrisy in political campaigns were made a felony.