 | A Disturbing Civil War Parallel |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Tuesday, Aug 3, 2010, 7:03 PM · 142 words · from atomapi · shorturl
We were watching Ken Burns’ Civil War documentary the other day, and I commented that I used to think it was impossible to imagine a civil war in America, but lately it seems more and more plausible.
 | Political Blogging Blues |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Wednesday, Jul 7, 2010, 8:54 PM · 848 words · from atomapi · shorturl · 
Semi-recent posts by F.T. Rea and Vivian Paige about political blogging got me thinking about my own lack of interest in politics lately. I don’t consider myself a “political blogger” in the accepted sense, but I certainly fall into the category of people that are less interested in politics this year.
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| The Fight Against Monsanto |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Sunday, Apr 18, 2010, 8:47 PM · 591 words · from atomapi · shorturl ·
The other day my wife casually mentioned that she was going to use a Monsanto product. Nooooo! I said. Not Monsanto! We must not send that evil company any of our hard-earned money!
| Random Observation about Human History |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Wednesday, Jan 13, 2010, 7:05 PM · 256 words · from atomapi · shorturl ·
I often read the “on this day” section of Wikipedia just out curiosity. It occurred to me one day that, according to the “on this day” records, not much happened before around 1500 A.D.
| Recent Climate News |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Sunday, Dec 13, 2009, 12:30 PM · 776 words · from atomapi · shorturl · 1 comment
I'm hesitant to write about Climate-gate, because I don't want anyone to think that my beliefs align in any way with the beliefs of the myopic conservative mob. Still, there have been three recent incidents regarding climate change that further my own skepticism about what we were told was the "scientific consensus."
| Gubernatorial Smackdown Tonight |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Monday, Oct 12, 2009, 5:58 PM · 172 words · from atomapi · shorturl
There’s a Virginia gubernatorial debate tonight at 8 PM (see Creigh’s writeup and Bob’s writeup). This one will actually be broadcast on local television (I think this is the first one but I’m not sure) so you won’t have to fight with streaming video to see it.
| Jim Moran’s Town Hall Meeting |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009, 9:45 PM · 451 words · from mwapi · shorturl
I recorded about half of Jim Moran’s town hall meeting from C-SPAN Tuesday night and just finished watching it. Am I missing something, or are these things a total waste of time? Have they always been this animated or is this a recent development?
| Deeds v. McDonnell: The First Debate |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Saturday, Jul 25, 2009, 7:12 PM · 669 words · from mwapi
I thought I’d write a little review of the first debate between Bob McDonnell (R) and Creigh Deeds (D), which hopefully will not sound exactly like the hundred other partisan debate wrap-ups out there.
| Catherine Crabill and the Erosion of Democracy |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Sunday, Jul 19, 2009, 9:24 PM · 407 words
I feel compelled to write a little bit about Catherine Crabill (R), who is running for delegate in Virginia’s 99th district against incumbent Albert Pollard (D). Normally you don’t hear much about local delegate races unless you happen to live in the area, but in this case she’s caught the attention of the mighty Huffington Post after her ballot box and bullet box remarks were caught on tape by a tracker.
| Things Unrelated To Michael Jackson |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Monday, Jul 13, 2009, 10:31 PM · 373 words
Here are some things I’ve learned recently from the No Agenda podcast, which I have not seen mentioned anywhere else in mainstream media. (The podcast is a terrible production but at least they have interesting topics - usually.) Investigations on any of these subjects would make it much more interesting to watch the news.
| Quick Thoughts on Sarah Palin’s Resignation |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Saturday, Jul 4, 2009, 2:31 PM · 319 words
Blogs on the right are saying Gov. Sarah Palin resigned because the left’s smear tactics finally got to her, blogs on the left are saying Gov. Palin quit because she’s dumb and irrational. Not too many people are saying what I think is at least one of the real reasons: She can make a heck of a lot more money on the public speaking circuit leading “Team Sarah” around the country than she can as governor, where there are too many pesky ethical considerations.
| On the Climate Bill and the Worthless Congress |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Wednesday, Jul 1, 2009, 9:13 PM · 333 words · 2 comments
I’m no fan of Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) - in fact, I typically can’t stand the sound of his voice. But I applaud him for taking an hour to try to call attention to the way Henry Waxman’s (D-CA) Climate Bill (H.R.2454) was recently ramrodded through the House without anyone reading it.
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You run a political commentary blog and you don't know what cap and trade is? WTF.
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I think of cap and trade as more of an economic topic. Politics is more sociological - finding ways to deceive people and so forth.
| Huckabee’s Divisive Argument Against Abortion |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Tuesday, Jun 23, 2009, 10:25 PM · 274 words
Mike Huckabee appeared on The Daily Show last week to discuss the touchy subject of abortion, and Stewart brought out what I find most annoying about the pro-life argument.
| Virginia Primaries this Tuesday |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Sunday, Jun 7, 2009, 8:30 AM · 176 words · 3 comments
This Tuesday is primary day in Virginia.
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I'm not sure that I'd call Creigh Deeds the "southwest Virginia guy". He's from Bath County. West, for sure, but a long way from southwest Virginia.
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Corrected.
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Actually a friend of my wife's in Blacksburg claims he's their guy so it might be debatable; anyway I wasn't trying to be controversial.
| Two Hands |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Tuesday, Jun 2, 2009, 10:49 PM · 300 words · 2 comments
This is a comparison of the personal convictions of two people. On the one hand, we have Dr. George Tiller. He was a doctor who worked for what he believed was the good of his patients in a quiet and unassuming way.
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You have something to say to me, say it to my face, you flabby fuck face. I'll give you my name, address and phone number. I'll meet you half way between where you are and I am.
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Not necessary; your reasoned argument has convinced me that I must have misjudged your character. Carry on with your important work.
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James Young said,
I don't disagree with much of what you have said, but since the far Left set the standard for the meaning of conveniently-deleted data, they can hardly complain when the same standard is applied to data which purportedly supports their agenda.