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Blogbat |
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An olio of wonderful things, from long...make that "very long" and dry policy wonkish things to short snarky quips, quotes of the day, the latest outrage, to some feat of random wonderment - all are found here free of charge.
In addition to Blogbat, Martin has written for the London-based think tank The Henry Jackson Society and Young Professionals in Foreign Policy. You can check out all of his other writings by going to www.blogbat.us//writings.htm
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Is “V” for "Vendetta"?
ABC’s
hit revamp of the NBC 1984 miniseries debuted last night as it competed for ratings
with a constant torrent of election-night returns on the other networks painting
an increasingly bleak picture for the Obama administration. The election
results, we mean. Or do we?
The Chicago Tribune’s Glenn Garvin took notice in his piece “
Is “V” for "Vendetta"?
ABC’s
hit revamp of its 1984 miniseries debuted last night as it competed for ratings
with a constant torrent of election-night returns on the other networks painting
an increasingly bleak picture for the Obama administration. The election
results, we mean. Or do we?
The Chicago Tribune’s Glenn Garvin took notice in his piece “’V
America's Moral Drift: A Horror for the World to Behold
Former White House Spokeswoman Dana Perino, whom I had the delightful
opportunity to meet at the Royal Automobile Club in London last August, knows a
thing or two about dealing with a hostile press. However, despite the
overwhelming percentage of reporters hostile to Bush personally over those even
somewhat critical of Obama’s policies, the Bush White House, as Dana put it in a
recent appearance on Sean Hannity’s show on Fox News, took the high road.
Transcript excerpt (courtesy LexisNexis):
 
Bringing About the Josiah Moment in American Awareness
Undoing statist
academia and remembering our roots
Do
we need deprogrammers to undo the lies, propaganda, and indoctrination a lot of
people were victims of by attending public schools? The ignorance about this
great country and its founding and exceptionalism is breathtaking. Part of the
idea of free speech was that government would not control dissemination of
crucia
Gun-Grabber, Socialized Murdercine, Progressivism FAIL
What
banning guns from law-abiding citizens has led to in the UK: “Armed
officers placed on routine foot patrol for first time” to deal with
skyrocketing numbers of armed thugs.
Meanwhile, criminals in the UK continue to receive light sentences for serious
crimes as citizens increasingly hemmed in by regulations, laws, and
su
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