tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773360968301430202023-11-16T04:47:51.214-06:00pöliticA personal rant for therapeutic purposes, as well as a medium of dialectical reason.
<p> emphasis on PBS and CSPAN </p>
<p> I welcome viewer insight, questions, comments, corrections, and suggestions.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477336096830143020.post-71453322588927926572007-09-26T19:51:00.000-05:002007-09-26T20:14:42.668-05:00Katie Couric's green zone latteI keep hearing about how difficult it is for journalists to leave the green zone in order to get accurate news footage.Soldiers do it every day, just because you went to an ivy league school and see your opinion in front of a mass market audience, does not mean that you are too precious to not do your investigative job.The military should be accommodating to journalism.A fund should be available,Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477336096830143020.post-74208405711677358972007-09-24T18:12:00.000-05:002007-09-24T18:14:26.798-05:00Quick and Rough Ideasunrefined thought list...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477336096830143020.post-14878314194176878662007-09-12T23:53:00.000-05:002007-09-12T23:59:44.742-05:00Will the next Singularity Summit be overrun by a rogue AI?It seems entirely reasonable to expect that an integration of cumulative knowledge can produce an uber-humanoid when the processing power advances enough. This cyber-consultant may not be able feel emotion the same way as a normal human, but that does not seem to be necessary for amazing intellectual productivity gains to be realized. How often do real flesh and blood guru's get hired to provide Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477336096830143020.post-86970960326569001792007-09-12T23:50:00.000-05:002007-09-12T23:51:49.072-05:00Imperial President gives out free lunchfree lunches…Democrats want to collect everyone’s lunches and redistribute them in order to rectify perceptions of unequal opportunities, and then they make it easy for some people to sue your lunch away and hoard money in foundations and trusts.Democratic Caesar may have a smaller jurisdiction, but makes up for it with the glitz and Hollywood entourage.With Democratic Congress = scary Tactic: Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477336096830143020.post-37121098461702443962007-09-11T17:47:00.000-05:002007-09-11T18:00:44.336-05:00Petraeus and CrockerThe house was primed to grill Petraeus over what they believed to be a mismanaged war operation but were delayed by microphones that did not work except for the background sound of them swearing and grumbling. The serenity was further upset by protestors who seemed to bother the chairman enough to cause him to threaten prosecution in the typically arrogant manner of our "representatives". The Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477336096830143020.post-29281833509089213282007-09-08T04:14:00.000-05:002007-09-08T04:17:21.056-05:00illegal immigration, driving privilegesIt is a fundamental right to travel, live, and work wherever you like only if you deny any social contract and the freedom of a society to determine what rules and norms govern their own community. Do I have the right to live in your house and eat your food? The car wasn't produced out of thin air and travel doesn't exist within an inter-space wormhole, somebody had to construct and maintain the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477336096830143020.post-51988649038686229332007-09-08T02:30:00.000-05:002007-09-08T02:57:29.130-05:00Housing Crisis, BernankeA public discussion needs to develop about the cost and benefits for society that result from government creating a set of perverse incentives for consumers. The economic muck that results requires government to intervene in order to rectify the situation. People need a place to live and I think government can provide a bare minimum, but people do not have a right to a standard of living Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477336096830143020.post-22781809678357285292007-09-08T00:30:00.000-05:002007-09-08T14:27:14.420-05:00ZimbabweMugabe's rule has been detrimental to the countries people and economy, food production has plummeted, and inflation is greater than 7000 percent. The external aid that the country used to depend on has been cut since 1999 by international nations who have been disgusted by the actions of the Mugabe regime. Africa has been plagued by discrimination, anti-intellectualism, and anti-capitalism. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477336096830143020.post-37980435459280243872007-09-08T00:13:00.000-05:002007-09-08T00:30:42.260-05:00Kosovo partitionThe conflict in the Balkans was more complicated than many Americans cared to consider before intervening in the region, but the mass civilian genocide required action. The complicated history and contradicting claims to the land should not be ignored when external interests voice concerns. The interest of regional neighbors and the input of those who defended the Albanians in Kosovo and the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477336096830143020.post-56494344744914251982007-09-07T23:38:00.000-05:002007-09-08T00:10:56.681-05:00Osama bin Laden, ConvertAmerica often is responsive rather than proactive, this being evident in the general lack of cultural awareness, particularly with the Middle East prior to 9/11. The understanding of that regions culture, religion, and history is still lacking but exponentially better than 6 years ago. The last couple years of assertive policy have been problematic partly due to high level policy makers being Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477336096830143020.post-23392516984194645202007-09-07T22:17:00.000-05:002007-09-07T23:02:00.514-05:00HumanistsSelf-proclaimed humanists, whether liberal or religious, who go out of the way to bring outsiders into a community because they seek "diversity" or an alleviation of suffering, should be more closely monitored and highly scrutinized. Whether public funds are used initially or in the regular process of social services, too many people are allowed to stick their hands in the collective cookie-jar Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477336096830143020.post-8199591372654239792007-09-07T22:05:00.000-05:002007-09-07T22:17:19.946-05:00PBS, Illegal ImmigrantsPeople who circumvented the law to enter this country are near the bottom of my list for people who should be allowed to waste our time utilizing the legal system to whine about the poor condition of the underground society and their black-market wages. I think labor day should include a public festival where working people can relax at their local stadium and watch fat crooked business owners Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477336096830143020.post-51807216332846410612007-09-07T21:57:00.000-05:002007-09-07T22:03:08.031-05:00Question, Blogger AdsI would like to know why so many Blogger pages have irritating pop-up ads that force themselves over the entire page. I hope Blogger fixes this, the site seems to be going down hill. I browse through random web pages and I am bombarded with crap and sketchy looking advertisements. Many of these pages don't include a tab to move to the next page. I look forward to the day that more of these Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477336096830143020.post-509866018849212302007-09-07T21:18:00.000-05:002007-09-07T21:47:40.711-05:00C-SPAN, WJ conspiraciesWashington Journal this morning was plagued by viewer calls convinced of a 9/11 conspiracy. Most of these people are probably mentally imbalanced, but I have some sympathy for those who are frustrated by the incompetent Bush administration. It is also another example of scary people who jump outside rationality and either assume conspiracy or just as concerning those who reject it out of hand.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477336096830143020.post-82426876402769829992007-09-07T21:01:00.000-05:002007-09-07T21:17:30.892-05:00IPhoneI have a pocket PC phone that can do virtually everything the Iphone can do except for play youtube. The PPC also does not look quite as snazzy or have a touch screen that is as responsive, but it was cheaper before the Iphone even came out, plus it has wi-fi access. I use the stylus most of the time because for one thing the touch screen gets grimy and greasy from finger and face. No matter Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477336096830143020.post-73403606474693723612007-09-07T20:42:00.000-05:002007-09-07T20:56:42.211-05:00PBSPBS is great, very informative and without a constant stream of commercials, but I am often disappointed with the lefty tilt. Moyer and Brodaccio emit an arrogance and snobbery that is often not earned. I am watching Moyer asking a ACLU rep and ... about FISA, neither being an opposing perspective. I am tired of watching obnoxious representatives of New York, Boston, San Francisco, and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477336096830143020.post-75482129650379951452007-09-02T00:41:00.000-05:002007-09-07T20:41:53.249-05:00Diana and English MonarchyI don't have much interest in what Diana did more than a decade ago with all the time and money that royalty allows. If the House of Windsor didn't seem to be more accessible and charitable I think they would have been doing their future a great disservice. I am surprised that the English seem so proud of still having a monarchy, whether or not they have any real political power is not the only Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477336096830143020.post-17092580707382219732007-09-02T00:27:00.000-05:002007-09-02T00:40:40.488-05:00Mexican TruckingI am highly skeptical of any suggestion that Mexican trucking companies are going to be a safe as U.S. drivers. The driving behavior of many home grown truckers scare me as is... Where is the mandatory highly visible contact information on all big rigs? It seemed common for a while and now a muddy license plate is the only form of identification and accountability most residential drivers have Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477336096830143020.post-29458132947723191152007-09-02T00:08:00.000-05:002007-09-02T00:26:57.152-05:00Korean HostagesThe Korean Hostage situation raises more interesting questions about the U.S. involvement in Afghanistan and the greater middle east and Muslim world. What degree did the popular media and religious leaders assertively pressure for the hostages to be released on religious and civilized humanitarian grounds. If even a small degree of the outrage spent on the Muhammad cartoon fiasco had been Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477336096830143020.post-78615595134459206572007-09-01T23:47:00.000-05:002007-09-02T00:00:35.569-05:00Larry E. Craig (R-Idaho)Larry E. Craig (R-Idaho) faced pressure to resign because he was a Republican and thus considered a hypocrite if he acted in a manner contradicting the morality stance advocated by the right. The ethical problems within the GOP in recent years have made the party sensitive to any new scandals. The democrats could be considered to be acting ruthlessly and in an unsympathetic manner when they Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0