It's been nice weather the last couple of days, and that reminds me: I need to wash my car, lol.
Here's the fantastic Ms. Jennifer, for ABC News 10 San Diego.
Thursday, January 24, 2019
New York Daily News Accuses #CovingtonCatholic Students of 'Blackface' Racism
I'm not keeping up with this, especially all of the horrific attacks on the students.
Nick Sandmann wasn't even in high school at the time of this blackout basketball game, where the blackout is directed at all team opponents, regardless of race. But for leftists, racism is the catch-all demonizing attack. The left has launched a collective effort to destroy Nick Sandman, as well as his school. It's based not just in Trump hatred, but in vicious anti-Catholic bigotry as well.
Dana Loesch is demanding a retraction, and she's persistent.
Nick Sandmann wasn't even in high school at the time of this blackout basketball game, where the blackout is directed at all team opponents, regardless of race. But for leftists, racism is the catch-all demonizing attack. The left has launched a collective effort to destroy Nick Sandman, as well as his school. It's based not just in Trump hatred, but in vicious anti-Catholic bigotry as well.
Dana Loesch is demanding a retraction, and she's persistent.
Journalists: conservatives need to stop being so paranoid. No one is out to get them or attack their values.— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) January 22, 2019
Also journalists: here's some oppo on pro-life Catholic kids that someone found by mining old videos of a blackout basketball game. We're running it as news. https://t.co/9WW4gw6ZLD
I asked @jschladey to substance the awful accusations she made in her piece for @NYDailyNews and she responded by protecting her account. Irresponsible and cowardly. Prove it or retract. https://t.co/0i0NFOgFJ1— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) January 24, 2019
As Jess refused to substantiate her false accusation and protected her account, I messaged her on FB also. I will not ignore these media bully tactics. pic.twitter.com/ekXYOMNzKf— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) January 24, 2019
A New Social Movement in Los Angeles?
This is interesting.
At the Los Angeles Times, "How L.A. teachers scored a decisive political victory with strike":
I don't like teachers' unions, but I like school administrators even less. Thus I'm giving it up for UTLA, and especially for the families which might indeed see some improved services.
The school district's student population is more than 75 percent Latino. A lot of these students are the first in their families to get a grade school education, if not a majority of them. If these same students go on to college and graduate, their levels of education are light years away from their parents and grandparents, most of whom came to the U.S. as scrub-poor migrant laborers.
Do something for the people, the regular people, in this state for once. The Bay Area elites, with the Sacramento Democrat cronies, are killing California. And don't even get me going about the stupid Eric Garcetti Democrat-Party machine in Los Angeles. Ugh, the evil is through the roof with these ghouls.
At the Los Angeles Times, "How L.A. teachers scored a decisive political victory with strike":
Los Angeles is often criticized for its lack of public engagement and low voter turnout, and as a place where neighborhoods have a sense of community but the city overall feels fragmented.More.
But the nation saw a different side of L.A. when last week’s teachers’ strike galvanized the city. Thousands of red-clad teachers marched and rallied on the streets, drawing vocal support not just from residents and parents but from politicians and celebrities eager to back their cause.
By keeping a tight message and engaging parents, the United Teachers Los Angeles union and its president, Alex Caputo-Pearl, were able to highlight issues of inequality and L.A.’s struggling school system in a way that supporters hope has lasting significance.
Over the six-day walkout, teachers made the strike less about their salaries than about class sizes, services for children and the future of public education. Many parents in Los Angeles have fled traditional public schools in favor of charter schools, which are expanding rapidly across the city.
The strike may not have hurt the allure of charters to parents frustrated with the Los Angeles Unified School District. But it brought attention to the financial toll that defections are having on the school system and the difficult learning conditions, especially for students from lower-income families, in L.A. Unified.
The union’s message was that “public education is rooted in democracy and in the tradition of the school district,” said Charles Kerchner, a labor relations historian and professor emeritus at Claremont Graduate University. “They were actively selling this idea to parents, to the public.
“UTLA and Alex handled this brilliantly,” he added. “It almost became a movement.”
The long-term implications of the strike are unclear. The teachers union remains in an uncertain position, with half the current members of the L.A. Board of Education having been elected with backing from charter advocates. That could change in March with a special election for the board’s seventh seat.
Moreover, it’s hard to know whether other labor movements would have similar success without the issue of childhood education in the forefront.
Some see the teachers’ strike as a larger increase in political engagement that began with the election of President Trump in 2016 and the many protests that came with the blue “resistance” in California. That continued in 2018, when Democrats took several key House seats across the state in areas once considered safely Republican.
“You’re having a consecutive number of events where people are in the streets or supporting people in the streets,” said Jaime Regalado, professor emeritus of political science at Cal State L.A., adding that there’s a “spirit of resistance, a spirit of support” in California in the Trump era.
Time will tell how long this shift will last. Los Angeles has become notorious for its low voter turnout in local elections, which hit an all-time low of about 18% in the 2009 mayor’s race and was only 20% when Eric Garcetti was reelected.
Union leaders said preliminary counts show the agreement was approved by a large majority, but the contract between L.A. Unified and the teachers union wasn’t universally embraced by educators, and UTLA’s Facebook page was flooded with complaints Tuesday about the agreement. Some teachers complained it was vague on details and watered down. Also, gains were modest on reducing class sizes compared with what union leaders said publicly.
Still, the union achieved its goal, at least temporarily, of uniting parents, educators and their supporters. Downtown rallies backing educators over the last week followed several other recent marches in Los Angeles focused on gun violence and women’s rights.
The strike gained momentum as images of marching teachers spread, but parents also played a key role as they picketed alongside their children’s teachers or had their kids stay home...
I don't like teachers' unions, but I like school administrators even less. Thus I'm giving it up for UTLA, and especially for the families which might indeed see some improved services.
The school district's student population is more than 75 percent Latino. A lot of these students are the first in their families to get a grade school education, if not a majority of them. If these same students go on to college and graduate, their levels of education are light years away from their parents and grandparents, most of whom came to the U.S. as scrub-poor migrant laborers.
Do something for the people, the regular people, in this state for once. The Bay Area elites, with the Sacramento Democrat cronies, are killing California. And don't even get me going about the stupid Eric Garcetti Democrat-Party machine in Los Angeles. Ugh, the evil is through the roof with these ghouls.
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
The Obligatory Covington Catholic Kids in #MAGA Hats Harassed Elder Native American 'Vietnam War Veteran' Blog Post
As you may have noticed, I've held off from posting on this story.
I have to admit, the very first short video I saw looked like it could have been the Catholic students harassing the Native American man. But I didn't comment about it. I kept doing my regular reading and tweeting, etc., and then more and more videos became available, and more information became available, and then there was a backlash against the backlash.
It turns out, for one thing, that the so-called Native American "Elder," Nathan Phillips, is not a Vietnam veteran. This Aint' Hell, the military blog, put in official requests to get government confirmation of Phillips' military service. See, "Nathan Phillips – “Vietnam Times” Veteran." Now, though, the Washington Post is correcting its initial story on the controversy, saying in fact that Phillips did not serve in Vietnam.
It's a big deal.
On Twitter:
Okay, as you also may know, this story has just dominated Twitter for days, and for me it was overwhelming keeping up with all the different reports and hot takes. Your mileage may vary.
In any case, see Robert Stacy McCain, "Lessons From an Online Lynching (Why #StandWithCovington Is Going Viral)."
And at Reason, Robby Soave did his homework, watching hours of video, to post a smackdown debunking over the weekend. See, "The Media Wildly Mischaracterized That Video of Covington Catholic Students Confronting a Native American Veteran." Also, "If You Still Think Nick Sandmann’s Smile Is Proof of Racism, You’re Seeing What You Want to See.
Neo-Neocon has been doing awesome stuff on this, but see in particular, "The Covington chronicles: on hating the face of a teenage boy." And she's linked by Ed Driscoll, at Instapundit, "NEO: Nathan Phillips and the surprise video."
Although these kind of lynch mob stories aren't new, this whole thing for me has been extremely clarifying. Twitter is a radioactive dump of hatred and lies, and as the site's run by leftists, it won't get better. I don't use any other social media, so I begrudgingly continue to use it, even though it sucks.
And of course no amount of factual truth seems to change minds in our extremely ideologically polarized era. And it's interesting, because I keep hearing people say, "talk to each other; listen to the other side." But talking to each other is only helpful if the "other side" is open to what you have to say. I work with radical leftists. They have their narrative and they don't budge. If you get on the wrong side of them, especially in any official capacity, they can be merciless, even using the power of the state to coerce compliance with the leftist agenda (the school hired lawyers to investigate me for disciplining a black student at one point). It's bad.
Check this leftist's thread for the perpetuation of the left's diabolical narrative, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary:
So again, it's been clarifying. If you're a Trump supporter leftists want to destroy you. They literally want to kill you. (See Uncle Shoes on Twitter, for example, a guy who wants to burn down Covington Catholic High School, with all the kids inside.)
More later. (*Sigh.*)
I have to admit, the very first short video I saw looked like it could have been the Catholic students harassing the Native American man. But I didn't comment about it. I kept doing my regular reading and tweeting, etc., and then more and more videos became available, and more information became available, and then there was a backlash against the backlash.
It turns out, for one thing, that the so-called Native American "Elder," Nathan Phillips, is not a Vietnam veteran. This Aint' Hell, the military blog, put in official requests to get government confirmation of Phillips' military service. See, "Nathan Phillips – “Vietnam Times” Veteran." Now, though, the Washington Post is correcting its initial story on the controversy, saying in fact that Phillips did not serve in Vietnam.
It's a big deal.
On Twitter:
— Alex VanNess (@thealexvanness) January 22, 2019
Does this constitute as "Stolen Valor?" https://t.co/c9CuHhxa7Chttps://t.co/5IZwVQGqv5 pic.twitter.com/pBAz8gvKl1— Alex VanNess (@thealexvanness) January 22, 2019
According to CNN transcripts, Nathan Phillips stated he was a Vietnam veteran, twice.https://t.co/5r5c1HRRpJ— Alex VanNess (@thealexvanness) January 22, 2019
Apparently, according to the video of the interview on CNN's website, one of the instances he actually says he's a "Vietnam times veteran."— Alex VanNess (@thealexvanness) January 22, 2019
Don't know about the 2nd instance.
Here's an archived version of the transcripts, in case CNN stealth edits.https://t.co/KCF77b4SHm
The CNN chyron of the video also shows the alleged quote. pic.twitter.com/68hYWjjshX— Alex VanNess (@thealexvanness) January 22, 2019
IT’S ALL FAKE NEWS!!— 'Sources Say' is Greek for 'Fake News' (@NolteNC) January 22, 2019
“Correction: Earlier versions of this story incorrectly said that Native American activist Nathan Phillips fought in the Vietnam War. Phillips served in the U.S. Marines from 1972 to 1976 but was never deployed to Vietnam.” https://t.co/0er03FmZco
LIAR----> It Gets Worse: Far Left Activist Nathan Phillips Told Reporters He Served in Vietnam in 1976 -- US Withdrew in 1973! https://t.co/IW53aHHegt via @gatewaypundit— Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) January 22, 2019
Okay, as you also may know, this story has just dominated Twitter for days, and for me it was overwhelming keeping up with all the different reports and hot takes. Your mileage may vary.
In any case, see Robert Stacy McCain, "Lessons From an Online Lynching (Why #StandWithCovington Is Going Viral)."
And at Reason, Robby Soave did his homework, watching hours of video, to post a smackdown debunking over the weekend. See, "The Media Wildly Mischaracterized That Video of Covington Catholic Students Confronting a Native American Veteran." Also, "If You Still Think Nick Sandmann’s Smile Is Proof of Racism, You’re Seeing What You Want to See.
Neo-Neocon has been doing awesome stuff on this, but see in particular, "The Covington chronicles: on hating the face of a teenage boy." And she's linked by Ed Driscoll, at Instapundit, "NEO: Nathan Phillips and the surprise video."
Although these kind of lynch mob stories aren't new, this whole thing for me has been extremely clarifying. Twitter is a radioactive dump of hatred and lies, and as the site's run by leftists, it won't get better. I don't use any other social media, so I begrudgingly continue to use it, even though it sucks.
And of course no amount of factual truth seems to change minds in our extremely ideologically polarized era. And it's interesting, because I keep hearing people say, "talk to each other; listen to the other side." But talking to each other is only helpful if the "other side" is open to what you have to say. I work with radical leftists. They have their narrative and they don't budge. If you get on the wrong side of them, especially in any official capacity, they can be merciless, even using the power of the state to coerce compliance with the leftist agenda (the school hired lawyers to investigate me for disciplining a black student at one point). It's bad.
Check this leftist's thread for the perpetuation of the left's diabolical narrative, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary:
I've been watching videos all day. I have one thing to say (in a bunch of tweets, so hold on): The videos BACK UP/STRENGTHEN Mr. Nathan Phillips' account of what happened toward the conclusion of the #IndigenousPeoplesMarch on Saturday. They also reveal how it all happened. 1/— Lisa Sharon Harper (@lisasharper) January 21, 2019
So again, it's been clarifying. If you're a Trump supporter leftists want to destroy you. They literally want to kill you. (See Uncle Shoes on Twitter, for example, a guy who wants to burn down Covington Catholic High School, with all the kids inside.)
More later. (*Sigh.*)
Rachel Notley's NDP Government Launches Stalinist Campaign to Shut Down Rebel Media (VIDEO)
It's shockingly unreal that this kind of stuff is going on in one of the West's great democracies, but that it is calls into question how democratic is Canada under all the far-left governments, at the national and the provincial levels.
This is really stunning.
At the Rebel, "Stand With The Rebel Against Elections Alberta - The Rebel."
This is really stunning.
At the Rebel, "Stand With The Rebel Against Elections Alberta - The Rebel."
Monday, January 21, 2019
How's It Going to Be?
When you don't know me?
It's Third Eye Blind.
No drive time music until February, but I just started singing this song, for some reason, while I was doing the dishes. (*Shrugs.*)
It's Third Eye Blind.
No drive time music until February, but I just started singing this song, for some reason, while I was doing the dishes. (*Shrugs.*)
Jennifer Delacruz's MLK Holiday Weather
Nice weather for the holiday.
Here's the fabulous Ms. Jennifer, for ABC News 10 San Diego:
Here's the fabulous Ms. Jennifer, for ABC News 10 San Diego:
Prince Philip Stokes Debate on Older Drivers
This is really good, at the New York Times (two), and an extra hilarious tweet below:
The crash, involving as it did a famously headstrong and famously old royal, occasioned much discussion about whether Britain should clamp down on older people driving. https://t.co/Uq5BGiv0nw
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) January 18, 2019
Two days after Prince Philip was involved in a car crash that injured two women and sparked a debate on older drivers in Britain, he was photographed driving without a seatbelt https://t.co/E3f7bQCjTh
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) January 20, 2019
Journalists: "Brexit will monopolize the front pages for weeks!"
— Ross Baines Art (@RossBainesArt) January 18, 2019
Prince Phillip: "Hold my beer...” pic.twitter.com/5oIq7oWosK
As MLK Foresaw, U.S. Racism's Been Largely Overcome
From the great Jeff Jacoby, at the Boston Globe:
.@Jeff_Jacoby: As MLK foresaw, racism in America has been largely overcome https://t.co/KJR7G4eO1S— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) January 18, 2019
“I have no despair about the future,” wrote the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in his 1963 “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” “I have no fear about the outcome of our struggle in Birmingham. . . . We will reach the goal of freedom in Birmingham and all over the nation, because the goal of America is freedom.”Keep reading.
He was right.
It is a commonplace that racism is America’s original sin. Hardly a day goes by without attention being focused on instances of the racial injustice, friction, and double standards that can still be found in this nation. Open the morning paper or watch cable news, and there will be something to remind you of the country’s racial tensions — from controversy over flying the Confederate flag to NFL players protesting police brutality, from accusations of voter suppression in Georgia to an Iowa congressman defending “white nationalism.” It isn’t surprising that when Americans are asked in opinion polls whether race relations are getting better, many of them — sometimes most of them — gloomily reply that racism is still a major problem.
But it isn’t. It is only a minor problem now, one that has grown steadily less toxic and less entrenched. King predicted confidently that America would surmount its benighted racial past, and his confidence was not misplaced. Though his own life was cut short by a racist assassin, he foresaw that racism would lose its grip on American life.
“We’ve got some difficult days ahead, but . . . I’ve been to the mountaintop,” King said in his final speech. “I’ve looked over, and I’ve seen the Promised Land.” He knew that American racism would wither away. Fifty-one years later, it mostly has.
Consider some of the data on changing American values...
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Where Have You Gone, Martin Luther King, Jr.?
A great video, featuring Jason Riley, at Prager University:
More on Idiot Instagram Influencer Caroline Calloway
Following-up from yesterday, "The Case of Caroline Calloway and the Influencer Economy."
See Robert Stacy McCain, at the Other McCain, "Caroline Calloway and the ‘Creativity Workshop’ Influencer Tour From Hell."
See Robert Stacy McCain, at the Other McCain, "Caroline Calloway and the ‘Creativity Workshop’ Influencer Tour From Hell."
Caroline Calloway and the ‘Creativity Workshop’ Influencer Tour From Hell https://t.co/tk3evITb8W— The Patriarch Tree (@PatriarchTree) January 17, 2019
h/t @Ceilidhann (and @FlyingDog beer) pic.twitter.com/jjM6gmGcdn
Miss Calloway is 27 now. She’s no longer the fresh-faced girl posting #adventuregram photos and spending Daddy’s money on an extended vacation “studying art history” in Cambridge. She’s got hundreds of thousands of Instagram followers but has yet to succeed in monetizing her “brand” because she’s unwilling to do any actual work.RTWT.
Like, you land a $500,000 book contact — half a million dollars! — at age 24, and you can’t deliver the manuscript? Why? Because you were too busy “studying art history” and hanging out with Oscar? Or was it because you realized that your shallow life wasn’t really interesting enough to merit a “memoir”? But if somebody’s willing to pay you $500,000 for it, maybe you could fake it? For $500,000 I could write all kinds of wild stuff, maybe even the True Story of the Kentucky Fried Chicken Robbery, although otherwise I’d have to invoke my Fifth Amendment rights on advice of my Samoan lawyer...
Can Dems Keep a 'Big Tent' in 2020?
Nah.
It's going to be a two year clown show at this point.
At McClathcy, "Democratic leaders fret: Can we keep our big tent in 2020?"
It's going to be a two year clown show at this point.
At McClathcy, "Democratic leaders fret: Can we keep our big tent in 2020?"
So @katieglueck and I talked to a bunch of county chairs from areas Democrats flipped in '18, to see what they think the party needs to do to win in 2020: Energize the base, show statesmanship, and ...
— Alex Roarty (@Alex_Roarty) January 17, 2019
“People want to have a selfie with candidates”https://t.co/D3x8HoFeS7
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