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 | The Dixie Chicks Witch Hunt |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Monday, Jun 19, 2006, 10:11 AM · 381 words · 1 comment · 
I'll admit I'm not a Dixie Chicks fan (though their latest album is pretty good). Most of the Chicks' material is about girlie stuff -- you know, how men are lyin' cheatin' bastards and so forth -- that doesn't particularly resonate with me. And -- I hesitate to mention this because it might brand me a terrorist-sympathizer -- I'm not fond of bluegrassy country music in general.
| The Fightin' Seventh |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Friday, Jun 2, 2006, 12:08 PM · 47 words ·
Well crap. Looks like I'll have to start researching two more Congressional candidates. I had previously thought I wouldn't have to worry about the 7th district because Eric Cantor didn't have a challenger, but then I read this Breaking News about 7th CD on Virginia Centrist.
| WWJ[N]D? |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Friday, Jun 9, 2006, 12:08 PM · 35 words · 1 comment ·
A quick note about our illustrious 7th district Rep. Eric Cantor: Last night, he voted against the Markey amendment protecting Net Neutrality (along with the majority of other Republicans). What Would James [Nachman] Do?
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Don't know what Nachman would have done but Blanton would have voted in favor of the Markey amendment.
| Virtucon Tries A Red Herring |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Thursday, Jun 15, 2006, 8:44 PM · 202 words · 3 comments ·
Here's an example of the seedy underbelly lying beneath George Allen's "good ol' boy" exterior -- an example of the kind of "common sense leadership" he inspires in his campaign workers: Webb Campaign Steals Marvel Comics "How-To" Art For Flyer. I suppose we'll be seeing quite a bit more of this kind of rhetoric in the near future.
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Ah, so if I hand draw the Mickey Mouse and use it for Al Gore's new movie, then that's okay?
Wow. So good to know.
You, sir, are an idiot.
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Perhaps you didn't notice that nobody copied a picture of Mickey Mouse.
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Ah, the blogosphere! Land of the free and the home of the rude....
| The Sock Puppets Are Winning |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Friday, Jun 16, 2006, 3:46 PM · 223 words ·
Virtucon, apparently the unofficial insult comic blog for the Allen campaign, informed us that Virginians Like Their U.S. Senators -- Both of Them. Looks pretty grim. For some bizarre reason, Virginia seems to like having a sock puppet for a Senator. Maybe Virginia is really populated with sock puppets. (Some of the people driving on 95 sure act that way.)
| How To Spin A Non-Indictment |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Monday, Jun 19, 2006, 10:34 AM · 59 words ·
Compare and contrast.
| The Revolution |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Monday, Jun 12, 2006, 3:12 PM · 154 words ·
Last night, I watched some of the History Channel's series The Revolution. It was interesting to me because, much to my chagrin, I had previously not known much about the American Revolution. I noticed something odd though, when viewed through modern eyes: America was basically founded by liberals. That's a fairly counter-intuitive concept. The popular meme today is that liberals are "destroying America," "anti-American," etc. while conservatives are "protecting American values," etc. etc. Now I'm sure that liberalism was different in the 1700s than it is today, but the Patriots were definitely liberals in the sense that they were fighting for expanded civil liberties (for white male land-owners, at least), which is also one of the talking points of modern liberals. Even more surprising is that the Patriots were militant liberals. That's a concept you don't see much from today's left. Well, except from the angry liberal bloggers, of course. :)
| Rove Fuels Childish Wingnuts |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Tuesday, Jun 13, 2006, 10:24 AM · 161 words ·
It's started. I guess this will be the story of the day: Let the gloating begin: Rove cleared in Plame case. This exemplifies why I think Malkin and Kos are two sides of the same coin: Childishness. And this wingnut blogger celebration is over... not being indicted. Kind of a strange thing to gloat about.
| Weather Happening In Gulf, Experts Shocked |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Monday, Jun 12, 2006, 8:44 PM · 240 words ·
Here's a quick impression of tonight's NBC Nightly News For Dummies:
| A Story About Fearsome Activist Judges |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Friday, Jun 9, 2006, 3:05 PM · 591 words ·
I haven't said much about the so-called Marriage Protection Amendment, but I'd like to say a few words about it now.
| It's The End Of The World... |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Tuesday, Jun 6, 2006, 3:51 PM · 205 words · 1 comment ·
Since I have the good fortune to be working with a SQL query that takes about 15 minutes to execute, I have some spare writing time today. Sadly, just like yesterday, there is nothing particularly interesting to write about. Today's trend in blogosphere conversation: D-Day and End Times. Today (6/6/06) is the beginning of the Apocalypse, if you didn't know, and it's also the anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy. You can read more about these things at, oh, every other blog in the universe.
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I suspect that Webb's mailing went to a smaller list of voters. I mail you mine if you like :), but there is an image if it posted, so you can judge for yourself.
I assumed that Miller was using a list of those with a history of voting in Democratic Primaries, but perhaps he expanded it somehow. I am only guessing.
| The Dullest Of Blog Entries |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Friday, Jun 30, 2006, 2:27 PM · 255 words ·
They say the difference between a "real writer" and a "struggling writer" is in their ability to write when they don't feel like writing. So in that spirit, I am now writing a blog entry even though I don't particularly feel like it and there is nothing particularly interesting to write about.
| Senate Debating The Wrong Metric? |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Wednesday, Jun 28, 2006, 2:47 PM · 108 words ·
The war in the Senate over the "war" in Iraq was about timetables -- Democrats wanted a timetable, but Republicans didn't. I think "time" was the wrong metric, though. Democrats should have been questioning Iraq in terms of "deliverables." Ie., what exactly constitutes "victory" in Iraq? The Bush administration says we'll stay until the mission is complete, which makes sense, but what exactly is the mission? Killing terrorists? Training Iraqis? Rebuilding infrastructure? Personally I think it should be more of the latter one, and less of the former two, and we should keep troops there as long as insurgents keep trying to blow up everything our contractors build.
| Pagan Flag Worship Still An Elusive Dream |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Wednesday, Jun 28, 2006, 1:03 PM · 178 words ·
Just for the record, I think the flag protection amendment idea is just as silly as the marriage protection amendment idea, if not more so. Why on earth does a flag need so much protection? And why the flag and not anything else? Why not an amendment to ban government protest? It's just silly. The real purpose of the amendment, aside from election year posturing, is pretty obvious: It's just another scam to restrict the power of the judicial branch, in order to nudge our government toward a more authoritarian state. Republicans are basically saying, as they did with marriage protection, "judges can't be trusted to make judgments, because they might, you know, judge the wrong way, so to avoid confusion we'll just take that power away from them." It's kind of frightening that 66 senators (including both from Virginia) actually voted for a flag amendment and a more authoritarian United States. I'm not sure if that's a reflection of the will of the people, or a reflection of Senate corruption. Either way it's kind of sad.
| Don\\'t Tread On Israel |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Wednesday, Jun 28, 2006, 11:13 AM · 141 words ·
Anyone who thinks the U.S. is a warmongering power should take a look at Israel and rethink that position. It's not very humanitarian of me, but I kind of admire them for their response to Palestinian terrorists snatching one of their soldiers over the weekend and holding him hostage. Israel basically said, "We will not negotiate -- either give him back NOW or we will take him back." And they meant it. So now they're rolling tanks into the Gaza Strip to look for him. Meanwhile, some spineless Palestinian negotiator is all like, "Help! We don't know what to do! The U.S. should intervene to stop this!"
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FreeThinker said,
Great post. I'm trying to enjoy their new CD without letting politics get in the way (for the record, I too am ashamed of the President).