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Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Rush To Judgment
I admit it: There's a small part of me that's felt the need to defend Rush Limbaugh from continued attacks on him.
Now before anybody loses his or her shit, let me explain. I've spent a lot of time and copy space on this site defending people's right -- particularly the right of entertainers -- to say incendiary, offensive things without fear of having their livelihoods taken away. I can't stand Limbaugh and think the national discourse would be vastly improved by removing him from the airwaves and, in a perfect world, dumping his fat ass in a volcano somewhere; I also think that what he said about Sandra Fluke, not once but over and over again, crossed a line from which there's no going back. But there's simply no denying that whether you believe he's being sincere or not, he did apologize publicly for his actions. I realize that there have been those who came before him who screwed the pooch this thoroughly and were forced to pay for it with their jobs in the entertainment industry, but again, I've generally defended those people -- whichever side of the political aisle they happened to be on and almost irrespective of what they'd said to bring the wrath of God down on them.
So, yes, I felt like it would be intellectually dishonest and somewhat hypocritical to root for the utter destruction of Limbaugh's career -- a career that admittedly has seen him spew the most reprehensible rhetoric into the ether for years now -- based on his taking a shot that was absolutely beyond the pale but for which he's obviously feeling some heat now (certainly enough to make him take the uncharacteristic step of saying he's sorry).
As it turns out, though, along came David Frum to make me reconsider -- to spell out carefully why Limbaugh's case is indeed different from so many others and why it's fair to demand that he pay what in his field would be the ultimate price for his transgression.
Take a look and see if you agree.
CNN: Are We Being Fair To Rush Limbaugh?/3.5.12
Adding: Beginning today, Cesca will be contributing to the Daily Banter -- the mothership site for our little network of blogging doofuses -- and his first piece rightly examines how Limbaugh's "slut" comment wasn't even the worst thing he said about Sandra Fluke. It was one shot in a relentless fusillade of slander and vitriol. Take a look. I'll also be contributing to the Banter, as well as answering reader mail, and that'll hopefully begin next week.
25 comments:
- J. Dack said...
I do agree. Rush has too much power over his dimwitted, and admittedly, huge audience.
I also agree with defending free speech, including awful statements. But free speech isn't without consequences. Especially when you're a public broadcaster.
Imus lost his job over what he said, Rush should too.
- Chez said...
Here's the thing: I didn't think Imus deserved to lose his job for what he said. I thought -- and still think -- Imus is a laughable tool, but I don't think what he said was some apocalyptic sin.
I do think that Limbaugh is a repulsive pig and I certainly agree that it's within the right of his advertisers to pull their ads. I'm just always wary of these targeted online campaigns because I feel like they can be turned around and aimed in the wrong direction very easily -- and in fact already have on more than one occasion.
I think Rush will likely not lose his job over this, although I wouldn't lose any sleep if he did. It is absolutely his right to express himself, and it is absolutely his channel's right to stand by him, and his advertisers are also free to do as they wish. As consumers we are free to do as we wish with our buying habits too. If we rouse the only God Limbaugh prays to, TOO DAMN BAD. This is why it is bad to believe in very little besides money. Decorum, basic human decency, and a few other things come in handy even if your job is to be a professional dick. And yeah all the things Frum said too...
- Bob Cesca said...
The apology was for the use of the word "slut" and not the surrounding hours of broadcast time spent smearing a noncombatant's name and reputation. And during the apology, Limbaugh repeated the exact same misinformed point he was making when he called her a slut. It wasn't an apology at all.
This wasn't Stern saying penis on the air or O&A orchestrating a stunt in a church -- this was an ongoing personal attack bordering on slander. It's going to take much more than a throwaway apology.
I think of Rush as a propagandist, not an entertainer; so I have trouble granting him entertainer exemptions. Even as an entertainer, he still shouldn't yell fire in a theater. But that gets back to what your definitions of fire and theater are.
I remember Maher was fired from ABC for not calling the 911 attackers cowards, but instead said they were (in a way) brave for dieing for their beliefs. Donohue was fired at MSNBC for booking anti Iraq war guests when no other network was going near there. Liberal political entertainers say the most horrible things.
Rush will likely survive just fine. His numbers are too large for advertisers to shun for too long. And it was certainly the case he fell into a classic Saul Alynski trap, so it won't be his fault in a week or so. And that is fine by me. His propaganda is aimed at old white guys, and we are a dwindling breed.
Yeah, but this wasn't a "Nappy headed hos" moment. Rush didn't offhandedly call Fluke a slut then go onto another topic while probably thinking "holy shit was that a stupid thing to say".
He ranted about her for three fucking days. The fact that he apologized only when his advertisers started pulling out makes him look even worse.
I get where you're coming from, Chez, but I have to agree with Frum here.
I will not have any problem pointing and laughing while Limbaugh's ship goes down. He's done everything he can to make sure that happens.
- Chez said...
I absolutely agree that calling Fluke a slut was really just one very minor shot in a four day long fusillade. Yeah, he apologized for that little comment, but not for every other thing he said that was cruel, slanderous, and way over-the-line. And you're right, Bob, about the non-combatant thing. It's fucking tragic if we're at the point where anyone willing to exercise their right to free speech immediately puts him or herself in the crosshairs of any pundit or political media blowhard who happens to disagree with the stand that person is taking.
- Steven D Skelton said...
I'm reminded of a viral video shot in some sort of town meeting.
While walking back to her seat, a woman (rudely) slaps a piece of paper against the back of another woman's head. After a couple of seconds processing time, the woman falls to the floor and screams in agony as if she had just been given the Rodney King treatment.
Let's face it, nobody was actually offended here. Sandra Fluke is by all accounts a bright, mature and well adjusted woman. It is absurd to think that she was all broke up about Limbaugh saying mean things about her. More likely, she did the Pee Wee Herman happy dance upon hearing the news because it just made her career. Who wouldn't love to be about to earn a JD from Georgetown just as Limbaugh makes a "martyr" of them.
She can no write her own ticket at any public interest law firm she wants.
Look, when your dad says your a failure and embarrassment to the family...it hurts. When drunken uncle Bob says it...nobody cares.
So know we all argue over whether Limbaugh is a pig (really?) and whether or not we can drink snapple with a clear conscience....all while the national debt increases by 120 billion this month and we have 100,000 troops in Afghanistan surrounded by a Dirka Dirka mob of uncivilized stone agers rioting because someone burned the trash.
Come to think of it...those who are feigning outrage about this remind me of the Dirka Dirka people.
- Steven D Skelton said...
"It's fucking tragic if we're at the point where anyone willing to exercise their right to free speech immediately puts him or herself in the crosshairs of any pundit or political media blowhard who happens to disagree with the stand that person is taking."
I've thought that since Joe the Plumber and the cop who arrested the professor from Harvard.
Stumble your way into the public discussion and either Media Matters or their right wing counterpart is going to dig through your whole existence looking to bury you.
It's no wonder that to be a politician or well known pundit, you either have to be shameless or pure as the driven snow.
- Chez said...
Skelton, I'm really beginning to think that you're slowly losing your mind. I get the whole voice-of-opposition thing, but your arguments are getting more and more ludicrous for some reason.
Calling a private citizen a slut, a prostitute, claiming that she's having tons of sex and that she should post the videos online -- that's fucking wrong. Wrong. I have no clue what world you're living in where that's excusable behavior and it can be mitigated by the fact that the outcome could eventually be beneficial for several parties. Doesn't make it any less reprehensible.
As for the entirely faulty "bigger issues" argument, the Republican worldview is set top-down from Limbaugh -- ergo what he says actually has the potential to set the very policy that does directly affect every American. That's what Frum was getting at.
Please, think before you say this horseshit.
I miss Bill White.
- Steven D Skelton said...
I don't disagree that it's wrong. Of course it's wrong. Of course his words we offensive.
My point is that I don't believe anyone was actually offended by it.
Do you really think she was offended by what Limbaugh says? No way! Why would a bright, informed and well adjusted third year law student at Georgetown care one way or the other what that blowhard says?
- Chez said...
The point wasn't whether or not she was offended -- and to be honest I'm betting that she actually was, considering that she, her family and her friends all had to listen to this idiot and his moronic "dittoheads" -- that sociopath Pamela Gellar included -- tear her to shreds and cast aspersion on her for daring to say something they didn't like. Also, yeah, it's kind of offensive to society in general that he went after a woman who was, as Bob calls her, a non-combatant.
I agree with Frum, particularly his point that we take this issue on it's face and forget about past "obscenities" (even though I don't quite agree with that phrasing). Rush is not equal to Stern or Michael Savage or even locally, John & Ken. He is a power-broker and has bullied his way so that his opinion is taken seriously and as Gospel. He's not an entertainer, he is a player in the political world. He should be treated almost as a politician would be, resignation (probably). And this comes from someone who has a hard time with forcing people out of their job for saying "offensive" things.
- Tom said...
*Can* anyone fire Rush? He's king of his world. Is he actually someone's employee?
Every single thing that's happened to him in the last week he's earned whole-heartedly. I agree, he's allowed to say whatever he likes, but he's not free from the consequences.
How long do you suppose it'll be before he starts whining that his first amendment rights are being 'violated' by his advertisers bailing on him? Or has he started doing that already? It's not the government punishing him for his repulsiveness, it's society.
On the after party, you and Bob discuss what can be done about people like Rush. I think the answer is pretty easy. Keep holding him up as the 'figurehead' of the conservative movement or the Republicans. Keep equating his opinions with the views of republicans. His views are toxic, and yet they're so scared of him they can't denounce him. Frankly, it's hilarious.
Rush's bluster will get republicans in trouble, but when asked to denounce him, they'll equivocate and whinge and change the subject. Of course, if he wanted to help them win he'd probably be best to shut up, but do you think his ego is going to let that happen?
When a guy has a 400 million dollar contract, he owns the bank, as it were. Any notion of "firing him" seems... complicated.
But the idea that a bright light has been cast on what he's been doing all along and his enablers in politics are paralyzed, priceless.
Steven, it doesn't matter that she's a bright third year law student. He told her she was worthless. I will eat my winter jacket if she wasn't offended.
- countryjoe said...
What if it was your daughter he was talking about?
- Chez said...
He'd be in the hospital right now breathing through a tube.
Wow. Just wow. About the whole thing.
We're not as media-wedded as you guys to The Limbaugh here in Canada (thank you thank you), but we are following this kerfuffle with much interest. Well, I am...
I thought Colbert's bit on this was superb, last night.
- Eric said...
Let's face it, nobody was actually offended here.
I was offended. I have a sister.
I get the sense that there's some institutional reluctance from some unlikely sources to see Limbaugh felled. Like some "mighty warrior" adversary that slips on a bar of soap in the shower denying him his due-honorable death.
He's been national since 1988, since I was 15 years old, spouting lies, fear, racism, and misogyny. His whole career is just one long barefoot & pregnant n-word joke.
He's beaten down the country's sensibilities turning hate and bigotry into a national political party's platform and by successfully shaming good people into thinking "liberal" is a dirty word, even though most Americans agree with a liberal worldview more often than not. He's a best selling author as well. People read his stupid books and his brand of cocksucker almost made him an owner in the NFL. He's had more broadcasting opportunities than anyone ever deserves in a culture already leaving him behind to count his millions in a quiet room somewhere. Oh, he's "a brilliant broadcaster," they fawn. Rush Limbaugh is a brilliant broadcaster the same way Mitt Romney looks like a president. It's empty, a little off-putting, and kind of sad.
Who weeps for Rush Limbaugh?
The collective Liberal conscience?
Live by the sword, die by the sword. "Die, motherfucker, die."
- dick_gozinia said...
Leave it Frum in his article, and a few of you guys in the comments to pretty much sum up my feelings on the situation.
That being said, what I think is a bit lost here is that Rush wasn't the only guy that went out of his way to slander Sandra Fluke in an irresponsible, reprehensible way, simply because she holds a different political view. It almost feels calculated, or collusion if you will, between the right wing pundits. Come out strongly for something we don't believe in and we'll attack your character immediately. This feels a lot like the Occupy protests. Instead of debating the key points of worsening income inequality, lack of bank oversight, and the repeal of Glass-Steagall, republican pundits (and some presidential hopefuls) went after the protestors as shiftless, lazy, unemployable hippies. It's all diversionary, red herring type stuff that obfuscates the actual point somebody is trying to make, and in Fluke's case probably borderline grounds for slander lawsuits against these guys.
Here's Beck. I'm not an easily offended guy, but I was appalled listening to this. If this was my wife or sister he was talking about, I'd probably be in jail.
There is no First Amendment right to be protected from the social consequences that follow your exercise of free speech. Likewise, that freedom does not come with a mandated radio show or public microphone.
- Chez said...
Last week on the podcast, Dick, we talked about the firing squad the right has on stand-by at all times to take aim at anyone who speaks up and says something its mouthpieces don't like. Their message is clear, and it's all about intimidation: You dare to voice your opinion and we'll obliterate you. That message isn't just for the person speaking but for anyone who might think of doing so in the future.
And yes, as I've already said, if it had been my daughter Rush, or Bolling, or Beck or any of their ilk were destroying on television or radio -- he'd be eating through a straw for the rest of his life.


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Saturday, October 10, 2009
saturday shopping
28 comments:
- Purple Flowers said...
I have a snazzy colorful bag from the Museum of Art in Phila. that I use for grocery shoppping. It adds alittle fun and helps in recycling.
- October 10, 2009 at 7:57 AM
- Debra said...
Toooo many bags. I use all of my grocery bags from Whole Foods whenever I go to the market. Then I have a nice collapsable tote given to me by a friend and oodles of canvas bags. I use a large leather purse/bag for more personal shopping...have fun.
- October 10, 2009 at 8:06 AM
- VictoriaArt said...
A happy bag! Love the combination of fabrics.
Usually I shop with my reusable Trader Joe's bags. They are so colorful and big enough for a round at the market.
- October 10, 2009 at 8:13 AM
- Shandell's said...
Love pretty bags, makes shopping fun.
- October 10, 2009 at 8:17 AM
- Ideezine said...
I just love shopping bags, canvas tote bags, rollaway bags etc. They keep me organized and the colors make shopping fun. I've designed and sewn many and I still love them all. This bag is lovely!
- October 10, 2009 at 8:54 AM
- Morning T said...
Oh how I love that image and the bag! I've been collecting recycled shopping totes during my travels but they are just regular market bags. Most of mine are from Whole Foods and Target but I've also acquired some from local stores in New York, Pennsylvania, Italy, Switzerland and Canada. They are pilled up in the backseat of my car!
Great post and happy weekend to you PVE! :-)
- October 10, 2009 at 9:11 AM
- Ina in Alaska said...
Lovely bag! I don't have a nice bag to take to the market. I need to get with the program!! Have a great weekend.
- October 10, 2009 at 9:14 AM
- Karena said...
Darling! MY totes are pretty plain, I do need a colorful artistic tote!
- October 10, 2009 at 9:18 AM
- Prairie Girl Studio said...
oh, i definitely love this pretty bag and it would go with my other three 'pretties' that i use for purchases other than the market ...
my 'working horse' grocery bags are black ~ the store variety, that i tote around in my big insulated bag which comes in handy for bringing home frozen items ...
very elated for this trend towards eliminating plastic bags ... yay!
thanks pve ~ beautiful image!
prairiegirl xo
- October 10, 2009 at 9:36 AM
- My Notting Hill said...
Love the yellow dots on gray running down the middle. Fun bag.
- October 10, 2009 at 9:37 AM
- simply seleta said...
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- October 10, 2009 at 9:38 AM
- simply seleta said...
Adorable! Love the colors.
I have a bag addiction. Before running out anywhere, I usually grab one of many that are hanging in our laundry room closet. The choice always depends upon mood, color, and functionality.
- October 10, 2009 at 9:40 AM
- Pretty Neat Designs said...
Great bag! I bring these nylon bags that roll up small and snap closed (I think they are called envirosax). They are great because I can toss them in my purse and I always have them for errands.
- October 10, 2009 at 9:46 AM
- Kelsey B. said...
I swear by all my LLBean tote bags in different colors. They are always so durable and classic looking!
- October 10, 2009 at 9:46 AM
- Kwana said...
How pretty is this? Makes me want to run to my sewing machine. I always seen to forget my bags when I go to the store. I must get better.
- October 10, 2009 at 11:51 AM
- pve design said...
There is a pattern and we could make some of these!
I felt the same thing, wanting to sew and make this sweet tote.
Happy Saturday!
- October 10, 2009 at 2:17 PM
- Simply Mel said...
During our last trip to the South of France, I found an exquisite weaved basket with gorgeous leather handles. The lady who was selling them had just finished making this particular bag, and I couldn't resist it. Since I returned home, this bag goes everywhere with me!
- October 10, 2009 at 3:41 PM
- pve design said...
sounds very french, and very nice, your bag that goes everywhere with you! :)
- October 10, 2009 at 4:23 PM
God, I have a ridiculous number of canvas market bags. And this one is just adorable. I wonder if she sells the. Off to check.
I absolutely adore your blog and artwork.
- October 10, 2009 at 5:26 PM
- Melissa said...
I've been reading Alicia's blog for years, but I'm not the most inclined sewer. I'm looking forward to her embroidery book because that's something I can do well!
- October 10, 2009 at 9:57 PM
- sinnlighet said...
That pic's is so beautiful. I hope you are having a nice weekend. Take care. Cheers from Agneta & Sweden
- October 10, 2009 at 11:30 PM
- Frau said...
Love that bag! I have a bunch of Scout bags I love them they are really cute and sturdy.
- October 11, 2009 at 6:08 AM
- jennydraws said...
What a cute bag. I must make me one. I reuse "Trader Joes" paper bags, and a few canvas boring bags for grocery shopping.
We must look cute even at the grocery store, right?
- October 11, 2009 at 1:11 PM
- annechovie said...
This is adorable, Patricia! Hope you've had a good weekend!
- October 11, 2009 at 8:52 PM
- Megan Biram said...
Such a cute bag!
- October 12, 2009 at 10:46 AM
- Laura @ the shorehouse. said...
I brought my tote that I recently made out of a $3 tablecloth to the Paris flea this weekend. I felt tres chic in my own thrifty little way. :-)
I have lots and lots of interesting fabric piling up...so I'm hoping to make up some totes for the holidays. I need to get sewing this weekend. Ugh! Where does the time go...
- October 14, 2009 at 4:06 PM
- Millie said...
4 years ago I picked some great BlueQ Dick & Jane totes from a market stall in Boston. I use them constantly & as they aren't available here in the Land of Oz, I'm constantly quizzed about them. Its one of those 'if only I'd had a dollar for every time....' moments! I adore your featured 'Rosy'!
Millie ^_^
- October 16, 2009 at 12:22 AM
- meg duerksen said...
that bag is so cute. the yellow polka dots are perfect!
sadlly i haven't gotten on the green bag bandwagon. i would but with five kids we get so many groceries at a time that i just havne't. i need to just get a bunch of cute bags so i will WANT to be more green.
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Oooh.. you found it, Tom! I'm so happy. That thread of crumbs was dancing around in my mind for days. Inspiration is a funny thing isn't it. Thank you so much for posting it! Again such a nice surprise and present. Some people would say it's Christmas every day...
Marie, that's brilliant, you must have a sixth sense. How else could you have known I'd take a wrong turn and wander off the pre-selected trail like that?
No gift could have been more suitable.
You've made me think of this:
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The days go by
The world spins round
The subject is always moving
The mind can't keep up
It's all a blur
The eye and the "I"
A glass for seeing
Always cloudy
Every two hours I wipe off my glasses
So lovely!
Thank you Nora! And Tom, maybe I knew because I have wandered off the pre-selected trail myself. It is more crowded than one thinks it is, off that path.
Blur / Lens, that's another present today. We need the lens to see better, to see closer, but then there is this blur that doesn't occur without it. How to do? Eager to track the subject, in need of taming the subject, that subject that is always moving, why doesn't it just stand still? Every two hours I wipe off my glasses. That is just beautiful.
I'm going to assume that Marie's artistic camera work and poem will have tantalized others as they did me, and that in consequence, flocks of intrigued reader will have been looking about themselves in a whole new interested manner.
Some more Marie (and some more bokeh as it happens) can now be found here:
Jim Dine: Occurring without / definite aim
Optics and psychology, order and disorder, focus and distortion, straight lines and deviations -- what would our days and nights be like without these things?
Here's a useful article that offers an intelligent primer on Bokeh (or Boke, as some Westerners transliterate the Japanese term):
Understanding Boke: Harold M. Merklinger, 1996 (from The Luminous Landscape)
"Photographers know that one of the characteristics that separates photographic imaging from drawing or painting is the matter of focus. When we humans look at the world about us, our autofocus eyes tend to see everything in-focus. And that's the way artists have usually portrayed our world. While the main subject might be emphasized with brighter colors and greater detail, the less prominent objects were usually still rendered sharply. The lens — even the lens of the eye — introduces an opportunity for selectivity in image-making, portraying objects in the near field and background with a special kind of de-emphasis: out of focus. Observant photographers have noticed that not all lenses are created equal: large aperture lenses show strong out-of-focus effects while small-aperture lenses lead simply to a softening of the image. And even among lenses of equal focal length and aperture, there are differences. The Japanese apparently refer to the quality of the out-of-focus image as "boke". What is boke, and why are lenses different from one another?
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"To summarize then, your camera paints its image with a repertoire of brushes whose characteristics are determined by the shape of the diaphragm opening and the details of the lens design's aberrations. Some brushes are softer-edged than others, and that's what makes the difference in boke."
Departure from
How odd that preposition seems here, like a small doorway back to order.
That's a great paragraph about boke! It's funny how photographic terms can be applied to all kinds of situations. Once we start with boke, we can go on with lens, aperture, distance from the subject, moving subject.... it opens up the road to endless poetry.


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As I just mentioned in my earlier post, we gushed through quite some beer, sausages and sunshine.
Krenkerup Brewery had kindly supplied us with their gold elixir, and hundreds of people consuming strong beer for up to 17 hours, which was the duration for the most eager party-nuts, meant going through 23 kegs, containing just around 1150 pints.
We would like to give a warm thank you to the people who helped out with different things like bartending, carrying heavy stuff, grill inspection, delivering items for the auction. Especially Killerbobbers, girlfriends, Keith from Eat Dust, who kindly sponsored a sleeveless vest for the auction, Le Beef for the help and the nice items for the auction, all the people who came on bikes, neighbours for their tolerance and participation, Otto for being the best ever auction assistant, Jeremy for coming all the way to help out and YOU for coming next time.
And once again: Patrick of Krenkerup Brewery!
We didn't get to take a lot of pictures ourselves, but we are awaiting all the pictures from the pros.
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The American Dream does not actually require a red, white and blue flag or a dream. What it requires is a willingness to accept messiness.
Messiness is another word for chaos. And no one likes chaos. Chaos means that in the richest country in the world some people will be illiterate, others will be homeless and some will accidentally set themselves on fire because the fireworks don't come with enough safety warnings.
Those aren't good things. They're not things that governments and the squeaky wheels who make governments what they are think should be tolerated. They're messy.
Messy is all those things that people say someone should do something about, by which they don't mean themselves. What they really mean is that we should be living in a more orderly society. And an orderly society is one where things don't just happen. You have to file eight forms, duck six committees and debate four non-profits to have any chance of getting things done. And even then you probably won't.
Orderly societies have nailed down all the loose ends. There are fewer homeless people, mainly because they are now living in sixty thousand dollar per inmate shelters designed by progressive architects, but there are also fewer errand boys becoming Andrew Carnegie. What is really being lost is social mobility. The ladder up.
Meritocracy requires chaos. An orderly society isn't chaotic, it's stratified. The power has been parceled out to all the people who should have it. And there's only so much to go around. Newness is a threat because new things are unpredictable. They're chaotic. They disrupt the power structure.
The liberal argument is largely an argument for a society consolidated around government in service to progressive ideals. It's a tidy world in which governments and non-profits consume an always increasing share of everything else until there isn't anything else because it's been consolidated. The end result of that process however isn't progressive. It's tribal.
Power naturally consolidates along personal lines, not political lines. A society may begin by consolidating power so that all the non-profits can help the homeless and the people who can't read fireworks instructions, but, in a peculiar phenomenon, the homeless never seem to get helped much and fireworks accidents keep happening.
The phenomenon isn't really peculiar at all. Humanitarian work is a job that exists to eliminate itself. The only way to keep a job dedicated to solving the problem is to perpetuate the problem. Or to redefine the problem on a larger scale. All that is familiar enough from any number of non-profits and government agencies that exist to remind people to care about a problem that they don't care about.
Redefining the problem on a larger scale means more money, more power and more control. Any problem, whether it's homelessness, illiteracy or crime is a social problem and can only be solved by taking a holistic approach to everything. A city, a country and a world become a giant puzzle that can only be solved by manipulating all the pieces into place in the right order. The only way to solve the problems that never get solved is through total control over every human being on earth.
Power can only be consolidated ideologically for so long. Both the Russian and Chinese Communist revolutions eventually collapsed into familial profiteering. China's Princes and Russia's KGB clans brought down Communism in both countries and resurrected it as profiteering oligarchies eager to live the good life.
To some measure, Capitalism beat Communism, but more accurately tribalism beat internationalism, powerful men built systems that lock in privileges for their friends and families while tossing out the lefty ideologies that allowed their grandfathers to get close to those privileges. It's an old story and it's how the progressive experiments in the ideological consolidation of power will end here.
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Tribal systems are not meritocracies. They aren't interested in talent, but in a sense of order that derives from the consolidation of power. Their idea of civilization does not lie in their arts or sciences, only in the orderliness of power. Only when chaos assails them, is talent released out into the wild where unpredictable things happen. But the chaotic period passes and the old patterns assert themselves again strangling the wildness and consolidating it.


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My Thai: Orange in Iced Spiced Syrup (Som Loy Kaew)
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Following an old recipe from one of my mother's cookbooks, I have gotten used to infusing the syrup with various spices, something most people don't do when they make loy kaew. Sometimes I use cloves; sometimes I use dried cardamom pods. For this recipe, I use star anise which goes beautifully with the orange.
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Sarina shares her own home as part of her blogging tryout – she writes: I'm not an artist in the conventional sense; my apartment is my canvas. I'm entertained through my surroundings and love to feel like I'm the curator of my own little art gallery, which is my home. It is important that my apartment be visually interesting from…
… whichever angle you are looking, which is why there is seating in every area so you aren't restricted to one view. Since this is a rental, painting is not an option and poses a challenge common among renters: offsetting the starkness of white walls. Luckily, my aparment still retains the original wood moldings which add a lot of warmth. To add more color and interest, I cover the walls in art, don the couch with vibrantly colored cushions of different patterns, and dot the chairs with alpaca poufs and cashmere throws. Just like with fashion, accessories are a great way to dress up your furniture and change their outfits to suit your changing taste.
Movement comes from a mobile hanging in the corner, made by my younger brother and my beta fish that hangs on the wall below. Since I live in a studio, my goal is to make it ever-changing and interesting by filling it with things that are important to me, whether it be craigslist finds I have reupholstered and made my own, art made by my brother, or one of a kind hand me downs from my design savvy mother; I surround myself with things that make me smile. I also keep a cache of furniture in my storage space in queue for the next time I have an itch to change things up.
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The Dodge City Red Demons continue to be very strong in pitching and defense Thursday afternoon by shutting out the Liberal Redskins twice in a Western Athletic Conference doubleheader at Demon Field.
Dodge City won the first game 8-0 and won the nightcap 4-0 to complete the sweep by using the fundamentals of pitching and defense.
"Pitching and defense helped us out in both games," said DCHS baseball head coach Daniel Rogers.
Liberal recorded five hits against Dodge City on the day. The two shutouts pushes the Red Demons' earned run average to 1.15 for the season and earned their fourth and fifth shutouts in 13 games this season.
Andrew Balderaz threw a complete two-hit game in the nightcap after Austin Weiser and Jackson Oldham combined for a three-hit shutout in the opener.
Weiser threw six innings and gave up three hits and a walk while striking out four in the first game, and Oldham struck out two in the seventh inning to preserve the shutout. Balderaz struck out three and walked one in his performance to complete the sweep.
"We just threw strikes and our defense worked," Balderaz said. "It was tough with the wind pushing you forward on the mound. We just got up there and got the job done."
The Red Demons (10-3, 5-1) also continued to bounce back from their poor defensive showing a couple of weeks ago. Dodge City committed only two errors in the twinbill.
"I was very pleased with the way we pitched; very pleased with the way we played defense," Rogers said. "I actually thought we hit the ball well today. It was pretty tough conditions to be a hitter, but we did what we needed to score runs."
Weiser scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the first to open the scoring in the first game. Weiser walked, stole second, and went to third on a single by Balderaz. Balderaz scores from third base after a ball hit by Dakota Duckett is misplayed (Duckett still gets an RBI), and Jordan Doan later scores from third on a dropped third strike issued to Arrin Tieben.
Balderaz hits a RBI single for the first Dodge City run in the second inning after Jackson Oldham and Taylor Murphy are walked to begin the inning. Balderaz steals second and he and Murphy score on a single by Doan.
Weiser knocked in a run in the bottom of the fifth on a fielders' choice, and the Demons' final run came after Duckett reached base on a fielders choice, then came all the way around to score on a two-base error in the outfield on a ball hit by Tieben.
The second game started pretty much like the first.
Weiser reached base on an error in the bottom of the first, stole second and went to third on a sacrifice by Balderaz. Weiser scored on a groundout by Doan. Duckett brought in another run in the frame on a single to make it 2-0.
Weiser was issued a walk in the bottom of the fifth, again stole second, went to third on a single by Balderaz and scored on a wild pitch. Balderaz later scored on a RBI groundout by Gideon Wells.
The Demons return to action today with a doubleheader at Demon Field against the Wichita East Blue Aces. This doubleheader is very important for Dodge City as it helps give a clearer picture of who will host the three baseball regionals for the 12-team area. The Red Demons are battling the No. 7-Blue Aces (9-3), Wichita Heights (9-1), Wichita Northwest (8-2) and Hutchinson (6-2) in the race.
"We're focused on Wichita East," Rogers said. "I think they are going to similar to us in that pitchers throw strikes, they have solid defense and I know they hit the ball well. We went up to their place last year and lost two-one games. We're ready to play them, hopefully, get them back."
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The Dodge City Red Demons continue to be very strong in pitching and defense Thursday afternoon by shutting out the Liberal Redskins twice in a Western Athletic Conference doubleheader at Demon Field.


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In 2004, Eat'n Park introduced the first Cookie Cruiser. It was an antique 1974 DIVCO Milk truck (because what goes better with cookies than milk?). The Cookie Cruiser and its operators, Team Smiley, would visit local neighborhood events with a sweet treat for all those in attendance.
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I checked out my top 5 favorite books and found them all available on Thrift Books. The marjority of my list was also in the "one penny" range...I couldn't believe it. This is the perfect set up if you are like me and find that your once-shiny-and-new Barnes & Noble books look used after one read anyway :) In addiiton, I love the idea of spending less initially and then enjoying the book just the same. If you are involved in a book club, this is a great place to start your search. I noticed popular favorites like "Three Cups of Tea" and "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" and it appears that Thrift Books is a particularly excellent source for fiction.
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Due to deterioration of the wiring harness connection or failure of the hydraulic pump, the sensotronic brake control (SBC) system may default to the hydraulic back-up mode. In the back-up mode, the driver has braking power sufficient to stop the vehicle, but greater brake pedal pressure is required and brake pedal travel will be noticeably longer. Dealers will install a bracket and replacement ground wire to the SBC pump unit on all affected vehicles. Additionally, dealers will inspect and replace the SSC pump unit in certain SL models. The Mercedes-Benz recall numbers are 2005070007 AND 2005110001.
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Open Discussion Weekend - The Name's The Same
NewspaperArchive.com because I mistakenly thought "this prominent person could not have possibly been a member of our family!" About six months later, I learned that this person was, indeed, related. I had to back track and rediscover those articles all over again. And with this particular subscription service, their contracts with the various newspaper database and image suppliers aren't always renewed. That means that a later search on this site may mean that the articles are no longer available.
Up for discussion and comment: What do you do with information you discover on someone who may or may not be related? Do you save a copy for further research? Do you dismiss it? If you keep the information, how do you track or file it? Do you use the information as a method of ruling out a possible event that is not connected to your research subject?
In a couple situations where people living in the same vicinity have the same name as one of my relatives, I have done the online census searches on Ancestry on "the other guy" as a means to rule out that it is "my guy." When some confusion may exist, I add a note to my guy's profile on Ancestry, along the lines of "My guy, the farmer, should not be confused with the other guy, who was a banker who lived in the neighboring town at the same time."
What is your research approach when the name's the same? Please share your insights in the Comments section below.
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Great question - I have a number of "Grover Buell" direct ancestors in CT (and many indirect) in my tree. And we won't talk about all the Henry & John Kuhn ancestors in PA! I tracked all the same-name people separately until I could eliminate them, then added NOTES to indicate the "not-my-direct-ancestors" details, including their children etc. to be sure of who's who. And I kept a red file folder full of their details/documents etc. so I wouldn't search yet again on that line. Makes for a dense tree in a few places, but more accurate and I certainly learned more about research as I went along!! Cheers.ReplyDelete
I check deeds. Particularly those deeds selling property where the wife almost always has to relinquish her dower. It's been very rare, in the many instances where I've seen this, for the men of the same name to have wives of the same name. You also may be able to peg age categories from the census or ages from the tax rolls (when they first appeared; did they have property, where are they located). I also once hypothesized (for someone else) that two men of three of the same name in an area were actually the youngest two and not the oldest and middle who appeared in the church records because of when and with whom the middle joined the church, the actions of the church (one was a deacon and the other was disciplined), and the appearance of them in the tax rolls. None of that was proof of course.ReplyDelete
In this same instance, the three men of the same name appearing in one county was very close to the border of another county. The above-mentioned church was just across the border, and there was another man in that county with the same name. However, a probate record in that county indicated when that one had moved away which then helped to eliminate him from the mix.
For work on the fly, copy the files, save in a folder on the hard drive so designated, like, Maybe Nortons. Name it whatever, just so you can find it.ReplyDelete
Also notes in the bio area on the name, like:
Consider: 1920 census, timbucktoo, mr. norton, etc. with an extracted version
Newspapers, always capture image, because OCR will frequently also give different results, even the very next day.
I'm a saver when it comes to papers that might apply to my family, especially if in the same town or area. Fortunately, I've plenty of space to keep the papers. When I analyze them years later, some are tossed, and some are new bits of usable information. If you can, save everything, but be sure to make notes on the file as to why and what you are doing before filing away.
(it this shows up more than once, sorry--having trouble posting)ReplyDelete
I keep records called "Clues". Within surname folders and subfolders, I also use file naming conventions to help me. I use the person's name, a number (1, 2, 3, etc), and a question mark to indicate uncertainty about the connection. I don't have many paper records, so I just put everything in surname folders and use stickies for background notes.
One of my great aunts was named Lucetta Murray and eventually I found records for a great-great aunt Lucetta. Then, in my search for my great-great-grandfather, I came across a third Lucetta Murray. I put the records in a "Clues" subfolder of my Murray folder. It now looks like the third Lucetta is my great-great aunt and, although I didn't know the connection, by keeping her records, fortuitously I was also keeping my 3x great-grandmother's records.
Better to copy than not; I keep everything like this that I copy in a subfolder called "Leads" within the family folder. When I have time, I look for common names in the FAN club.ReplyDelete
I guess I misunderstood the question. I thought it was a two-parter: how to handle managing the research or "research approach" (what/how you research.)ReplyDelete


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In several posts last week, I presented information about Barack Obama that, in my view, should raise concerns for Jews, especially Jews who care about the security of Israel. Now, Obama has held a telephone conference with "the Jewish news media" in an attempt to address some of these concerns.
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KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — World Cup leader Kamil Stoch of Poland has taken his hot form into the men's normal hill ski jumping gold medal final at the Sochi Olympics.
Stoch, who already had qualified because he was among the top 10-ranked jumpers on the normal hill going into the event, nonetheless was among the top finishers Saturday in the qualifying round.
Thomas Morgenstern of Austria, who was injured badly in a training fall Jan. 10, qualified ninth among those who had to jump for a spot Saturday.
Michael Hayboeck of Austria led that group.
"I'll do the same as I did now, nothing different, and hope for a medal," Hayboeck said. "I'm self-confident now."
Simon Amman of Switzerland, competing in what he says will be his last Winter Games, is bidding to win a record fifth Olympic gold.
Of the 10 prequalified jumpers, Severin Freund of Germany and Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria had the longest jumps of 104 meters each.
Schlierenzauer, who won bronze in both the normal and large hills at the Vancouver Games, will attempt to win his first Olympic gold on Sunday.
Robert Kranjec of Slovenia, who had prequalified, lost his balance on landing and toppled over, losing both his skis. He walked off and appeared to be not seriously hurt.
On Sunday, the field will be reduced from 50 to 30 jumpers after the first of two rounds.
Two of four Americans qualified for the final — Anders Johnson of Park City, Utah and Peter Frenette of Saranac Lake, N.Y.
"I feel good because I had problems this season with injuries and setbacks," Johnson said. "My object is to be part of both competitions (normal hill and large hill). I'm halfway and I want to keep the momentum."
Nicholas Alexander of Brattleboro, Vermont, and Nicholas Fairall of Andover, New Hampshire, failed to advance.
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2012-13 (Senior): Rowed in the Champ Eight at HOCR... Rowed in the 2V that beat Dartmouth, finished 8th at Eastern Sprints and 11th at the IRA Championship Regatta.
2011-12 (Junior): Stroked the 1V that had dual season wins over Brown, against Dartmouth for the Olympic Axe, and against Columbia and Penn for the Blackwell Cup… Stroked the four that won Eastern Sprints.
2010-11 (Sophomore): Rowed two-seat in the club four that finished fourth at the Head of the Charles… Stroked the 4V/2F that won against Brown… Rowed six-seat in the 4V/2F that won against Dartmouth.
2009-10 (Freshman): Won a silver medal at the Head of the Housatonic… Dual season wins over Brown and Dartmouth in the 1F… Rowed in the four that finished third at Eastern Sprints.
National Team: Rowed for Ireland in the coxless four event at the 2012 World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Trakai, Lithuania... Rowed for Ireland in the coxless four event at the 2012 World University Rowing Championships in Kazan, Russia.
Indoor Rowing: Finished 21st out of 262 in the open men's event at the 2013 CRASH B Indoor Rowing World Championships...W on the college men's 30 minute row, the the college men's 2k, and was part of the winning mixed relay at the 2013 Mid Atlantic Erg Sprints
Before Yale: Rowed for five years at T.C. Williams… Earned varsity letters in cross country and swimming and diving... Stroked the JV junior year to a Virginia state championship... Captain of the crew team senior year… Named to the 2009 Washington Post All-Metropolitan Team... Graduated salutatorian from a class of more than 600 students.
Personal: Member of Pierson College… Double majoring in German and engineering sciences (environmental)… Plays the alto saxophone in the Davenport Pops Orchestra… Mother, Melinda, played basketball at Penn… Brother, Sean Lynam '07, rowed for Yale.