Here’s some political activism I can get behind:
Send a CFL to your congressman
They’ve mandated these bulbs. I think we should make them choke on ’em.
Month: September 2010
Quote of the Day – Education Edition
Zombie agrees with me:
The media and public schools were correctly identified by Gramsci as the most influential cultural institutions, and it was therefore those that the left realized must be targeted.
It is this sophisticated Gramscian plan, and not the more brutish Marxist idea of simply seizing power by force, which has guided leftist thought in America since WWII. And it is why the media and education have, over time, been slowly turned into engines of leftist propaganda. Gramscianism matured into “critical pedagogy” which is the real-world application of his educational theories, and countless left-leaning young adults have for decades been nudged toward careers in education and the media. Some time ago, we crossed a threshold in which the Gramscian infiltrators no longer had to ply their trade surreptitiously, but became the majority in the media and in education, and after that point the process accelerated rapidly as they took over both fields and turned them into ideological weapons.
“Zombie” – In Pursuit of Cultural Hegemony, Part IV of his five-part series on ideological warfare in America’s public school systems.
Read it all.
Speechless
Just a few minutes ago, someone was directed to my Failure to Communicate essay by plugging the following (verbatim!) into ask.com:
Thomas Sowell Theories is his theories idea or detrimental to society
Mouth hangs agape.
Quote of the Day – Try “Both” Edition
Now I am scared. The NRA may be right. We have heard from several hunter friends they have had the same experience. Either the Department of Justice is a total joke or the government is building a database so they know where to go and pick up private citizens’ guns. — Maybe the NRA’s right to be paranoid
This is not an either/or question. There’s every reason to believe that the answer is “Both.”
Well, So Much for Good News
So, I get on the internet when I get home, and discover that there’s been a blast at Widener’s. Thankfully, apparently no one was killed.
And today I received a call at work from my doctor. My lab tests say I’m a diabetic.
Oh boy.
(At least I don’t need to worry about my porphyria any more.)
UPDATE: Widener’s says “Wasn’t Us!!”
I Could’ve Used This a Couple of Weeks Ago
The latest update from the upcoming Gun Blogger Rendezvous (Sept. 9-12, Reno, NV):
As the Gun Bloggers Unite this month in Reno Nevada, MidwayUSA would like to extend our special appreciation for what they accomplish in shooting industry. First, we would like for each Blogger to receive a special gift from MidwayUSA when they arrive at the Rendezvous. Second, we would like to extend some exclusive discounts for each of the Bloggers and their respected communities/following to take advantage of. We hope these exclusive discounts help as many people and Bloggers as possible to enjoy the shooting sports industry.
Mr. Completely, would you please forward the following promotion codes and guidelines along so that people can start saving on shooting and outdoor gear.
1) Place regularly priced in-stock products in your shopping cart and receive:
* $10 off a Purchase of $100 or more – Use Promotion Code 19410
* $50 off a Purchase of $500 or more – Use Promotion Code 59410
* $100 off a Purchase of $1,000 or more – Use Promotion Code 1094102) Enter the promotion code in the box entitled “Promotion Code” on the shopping cart page.
3) You will see the discount on the Confirmation page before placing your order
4) Remember, this promotion code is valid for orders placed on MidwayUSA.com.
5) Limited to one per Customer and one promotion code per retail order.
6) Offer cannot be combined with Birthday, Special or Dealer Pricing.
7) Offer not valid on MidwayUSA Gift Certificates, Nightforce, Sale and Clearance products.
8) Offer valid on regularly priced products only.
9) Hurry, offer ends at 11:59 PM CT September 15, 2010.
Cool!
Oh, and here’s a list of blogs and websites that will have representation at this year’s Rendezvous. More of y’all need to pull the trigger and come on up!
Random Nuclear Strikes
True Blue Sam
Traction Control
The Smallest Minority (Me!)
The Molly Minute
The Packing Rat
Our Gun Thing
(Yes, we’re being “infiltrated” by a gun-owning Lefty! Come show him the error of his ways!)
The Clue Meter
Anthroblogogy
AR15.Com
NSSF Blog
NRA Blog
* Joe’s Crabby shack (Inactive)
CS Tactical
* Gunup blog (launching soon)
Mr. Completely
Keewee’s Corner
Hell, all we need now is Oleg Volk and his cameras. And, of course, YOU. You don’t need to BE a blogger, just read one or more of us. We don’t bite! And we’ll let you shoot our guns!
Quote of the Day – Education Edition
Our kids have become cannon fodder for two rival ideologies battling to control America’s future.
In one camp are conservative Christians and their champion, the Texas State Board of Education; in the other are politically radical multiculturalists and their de facto champion, President Barack Obama. The two competing visions couldn’t be more different. And the stakes couldn’t be higher. Unfortunately, whichever side wins — your kid ends up losing.
That’s because this war is for the power to dictate what our children are taught — and, by extension, how future generations of Americans will view the world. Long gone are the days when classrooms were for learning: now each side sees the public school system as a vast indoctrination camp in which future culture-warriors are trained. The problem is, two diametrically opposed philosophies are struggling for supremacy, and neither is willing to give an inch, so the end result is extremism, no matter which side temporarily comes out on top.
Both visions are grotesque and unacceptable — and yet they are currently the only two choices on the national menu. Which shall it be, sir: Brainwashing Fricassee, or a Fried Ignorance Sandwich?
Zombie – Ideological War Spells Doom for America’s Schoolkids
Homeschool if at all possible.
UPDATE: Read ALL FIVE PARTS of Zombie’s Überpost. I mean it. He’s done parts I and II. I await with bated breath the rest of this magnum opus.