I’m going to have to time the grilling carefully so as to get the burgers done before the storm hits. That and, well, it’s the Fourth of July. If I can’t be free of my self-appointed posting schedule then, well, when can I be?
Tag: America
‘A Horse With No Name.’
‘America.’
Tweet of the Day, SWARM Activated edition.
Based on the video, you’d almost think these most excellent citizens had to do this every day.
Via @RandyEBartlett.
‘A Horse With No Name.’
‘America.’
Nope, actually, feeling a bit chipper right now. Got a story out the door today; sure, it’s not its first time on the circuit, but it still feels pretty nice to send it off. So the mood is good, actually. Why were you asking?
‘America.’
I’ve decided that Bernie Sanders can’t have this one. He doesn’t deserve this one.
Buried lede, here: polling shows that Barack Obama is a *rotten* communicator.
Look, when you’re the President, you shouldn’t be getting numbers like these in a poll asking voters whether they think that you love America:
The answer: a surprising number. Democrats are convinced he does love his country (85 percent of those surveyed answered yes in the poll), while Republicans (69 percent no) are skeptical. Independents break in the president’s favor by only 42 percent to 38 percent. Nationally, only 47 percent of people think the nation’s leader loves America while 35 percent do not.
This is, in fact, representative of a communications failure on the President’s part. Even if you assume that the GOP is being horrible and inaccurate in their assessment of Barack Obama, a 42/38 split among independents is essentially a tie. Perhaps the Democratic party should be spending less time whining about how the Republicans are being mean to the President, and more time trying to prove – in a positive manner – that we’re being unfair, too.
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick’s (Arizona-01) campaign float spurns American flag for Mexican one.
Come, I will conceal nothing from you: being of sound Boston Irish Catholic stock, I am quite familiar with the idea that a politician might think it prudent to use more than the American flag in a campaign display. Is it pandering? Of course it’s pandering: but it’s not pernicious. Fly an Irish flag at a St. Patrick’s Day parade, have an Italian one at the few places that still dare do Columbus Day festivals; even wave a Mexican flag at the nascent Cinco de Mayo celebrations that this culture is adopting. This is an established practice.
But. If you’re an American politician – like Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, or Democratic gubernatorial nominee Fred DuVal – running for an American legislative or executive position, do not fly a Mexican flag from your campaign float and forget to have an American one. That’s not harmless pandering; that’s offensive pandering, particularly when you’re running in a state like Arizona.
‘America.’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO3gWIGzH3A
‘Cold?’ Or ‘Sterile?’ …Either way, eh, I’ve already given my opinion on the style of this band.