I know what you’re thinking, "Why are you doing this?" Why? Because I’m fair. I believe that both sides of the conversation ought be heard. Not just one side. and besides. Fox News is now doing embeds on their video. It’s about time guys!
Anyhow, here’s Talking Points Memo from 4/4, they need to update, yeesh!
Bronze: Homeland Security Under Secretary Douglas Feith
Silver: Glenn Beck
Gold: Bill O.
For the record, I think the pregnant trans-gendered guy is like…. uh… gross, but Bill O. Is an idiot, so, I give Keith a pass on that one.
Seems so…
Via Think Progress:
During today’s White House press briefing, deputy spokesman Tony Fratto admitted that the White House has, at least up until recently, been looking at Iraq through “rose-colored glasses.” Responding to a question about the rising violence in Iraq, Fratto said, “I think we have thrown out all of the rose-colored glasses in how we look at Iraq and try to look at it through clear lenses as to what is going on in the country.” Fratto later added: “Like I said, we threw out the rose-colored glasses. I think we have a clear-eyed view of what’s happening in Baghdad.”
Think Progress has the video.
Cue John Conlee:
But then again, hasn’t George W. Bush’s Presidency been served by looking through those glasses?
Others: Salon and The Carpetbagger Report
A classic example of recycle the rumor….
Via Raw Story:
Three reporters from Arizona, on the condition of anonymity, also let me in on another incident involving McCain’s intemperateness. In his 1992 Senate bid, McCain was joined on the campaign trail by his wife, Cindy, as well as campaign aide Doug Cole and consultant Wes Gullett. At one point, Cindy playfully twirled McCain’s hair and said, "You’re getting a little thin up there." McCain’s face reddened, and he responded, "At least I don’t plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you cunt." McCain’s excuse was that it had been a long day. If elected president of the United States, McCain would have many long days.
The problem is, not a bit of it is true…. McRanger over at Macsmind weighs in:
The only problem is that the story is false. This tale first floated up around the 2000 election primary cycle but was quickly knocked down by Cindy herself in an interview in 1999. Further this article – while counting the ups and downs of McCain’s political career and marrage to Cindy makes no mention of the event.
You would think if true this story would have been old news by now. It’s doubtful Cliff Schecter got this from anything except the top of his head.
You know, I don’t agree with McRanger much, we’re not on the same page Politically, as I’m more right of center and he is, of course, a Republican. But I have to agree with with ol’ Mac here man, this story is quite hard to believe.
I tend to believe personally, and I base this upon looking at photographs of Cindy McCain, I tend to believe that if John McCain would have gotten knocked flat of his back, had he said that to her.
I think sometimes, in the haste of trying to find dirt of the opponent, the Liberals and some Conservatives, jump the gun on a story, to smear someone.
Fact checking Gentlemen! Look into it! 
Listing of stupid Bloggers who bought this stupid story: Jesus’ General, Firedoglake, Taylor Marsh, Emptywheel, MyDD, Pandagon, Air America Radio blogs, American Street, Blue Girl, Red State, Wonkette, AMERICAblog, Cliff Schecter …, The Impolitic, Crooks and Liars, The Republic of T., Pam’s House Blend, Shakesville and The Agonist
Cross-Posted @ The Christian Nationalist
I saw this and I thought, "Has common sense went totally out the window?"
The Article: For the Record: Seriously, What is the FBI Doing? (via Investigative Project on Terrorism)
Quote:
In February, we exposed the latest FBI (and CIA) outrage, advertising for recruits in a pro-terrorist, anti-American magazine, the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (WRMEA) – (see: Looking Under a Rock: FBI and CIA Hit New Low in Recruitment Drive). Both of our top national security agencies had placed online advertisements on the webpage of a magazine that included a hagiography to a terrorist the FBI had worked almost a decade to investigate and prosecute, Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative Sami Al-Arian.
Just over a month later, it is clear that the FBI has learned nothing. The agency is advertising for recruits in the Arab American News, another publication with a long history of support for terrorism, terrorists and terrorist organizations. The current edition has an editorial titled, "Let our people go!," under an ad banner recruiting for the FBI (which also appears on the home page of the website), about accused Iraqi spy Muthanna al-Hanooti, which states:
Arab American political activist Muthanna al-Hanooti was arrested and jailed this week by federal officials upon arrival at Detroit Metropolitan Airport returning from a trip to the Middle East. The following day he was charged with two counts of conspiracy and three counts of lying to the FBI about working for agents with the Iraqi Intelligence Service under Saddam Hussein. (emphasis added)
Screen shot of said website:
I mean, really gentleman, can we be anymore stupid than this? Advertising on a pro-terrorist website??!?! Somebody dropped a huge ball here, somewhere along the line.
That’s our wonderful government, being ran incompetent ogres, who base their terror warnings on "Gut Feelings".
…..and we PAY these people??!?!
Others: The Jawa Report and Little Green Footballs
Man, go over to a friends house for a couple of hours and something huge drops! WOW! 
The News via the political wires is, that Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton’s Chief Strategist Mark Penn has left Clinton’s Campaign for President.
You know, I will be honest with you. That guy really made me suspicious for the word go. I just wonder, what else was he up to?
The story is, that he was involved in working on a Colombian free-trade agreement that Clinton opposes. Not smart, not smart at all.
I just wonder, and I am sure that many others are wondering to, is this the beginning of the end for Hillary’s Campaign? I mean, people have said for weeks, that the wheels were coming off of her campaign, I just wonder if this confirms it or if this was just a necessary adjustment?
Time will tell, I suppose. It will be an interesting development to watch this coming week.
Of course, there has also been a few other events that could have hurt her chances, the sniper fire story that turned out to be not true. Then the story about the woman and her child dying, that turned out not to be entirely true, and now this.
Wow…. Just wow…
Reality bites, in a bad way.
Seeing Politics is kind slow today, here’s some bands that I happen to enjoy…
Free from 1970:
Humble Pie from 1971
Chicago Transit Authority – from 1974
Charlton Heston has died. The Right Swoons, The left says "Big Deal!". Some nastiness amongst Liberals. RIP Charlie. You were one of the good guys.
Clinton takes on tough questions in Oregon. It’s about time. and tells a fib.
The battle of Basra-Gate continues. Iran possibly involved.
Frank Rich Whines about the Ted offensive. Talk about living in the past!
Idiot Homosexual from England, spouts off about United States Politics.
Blog till you drop. Funny Article. How come they didn’t interview me? Oh, I’m not among the Blogging Elite. My bad. Reactions from the Tech Community.
Bush is says no go, on troop withdrawals. The Left sings the Hymns of defeat…..again.
That’s right…
I was contacted by a young lady named Kerri Wandle, who’s a student at Wayne State, she’s doing a report for a Mass Media and Communications course she’s taking. She asked me some very good questions. and I mean some that I had to really think about how to answer.
Ya gotta love them reporter types. 
Here’s the interview:
General Information
1. Tell me about yourself and how you began blogging?
Answer: It’s a bit of a long story, I started originally back in February of 2007. I had known about Blogs since way back in early 2006. But I didn’t think much of it. The only service I was aware of was Blogger, which I didn’t think much of, looked like a novelty item. You know, something for kids. I then discovered WordPress. But still I wasn’t very aware of the impact that Blogs were having.
My Internet experience dates back to the days of dial up. I also ran a full blown Dial up Land Line Bulletin Board System. I also was a member of FidoNet. Which predates the Internet, by about 10 years.
I guess you could say, I’m quite old school…
I started blogging officially, because, quite frankly, I had a bad experience in the last Baptist Church that I was involved in, without getting into all the nasty details, I pretty much got stabbed in the back, by a Pastor who, quite frankly, didn’t practice what he preached. As it does say on my Blog, I did grow up in Pentecostal Christian circles. Assembles of God to be exact. I left in 2004, due to some issues with the way that movement was headed. I hold no ill will towards the people, but doctrinally, they’re just deceived. Again, that is a very long story, and I don’t wish to bore you with the details.
Oh yes! Personal stuff, 35, Single, Never married, No Kids, thank God! One serious relationship that was like watching a train wreak… Not fun! All I’m saying about that.
2. Have you ever written professionally (i.e. been paid for writing projects)? If so was it for traditional media (newspapers, magazines, etc) or for new media such as on-line publications?
Answer: Not yet. I really am not out to be "Discovered" or anything, I would like to get a syndicated column of some sort, it would be nice to make a little scratch for my talent. Ha! I suppose. (bemused grin)
3. How much time (per day, per week) do you spend researching and writing your blogs?
Answer: Well, seeing that I am unemployed, and yes, that’s another long story. I spend most of the day working on my Blogs. I do this full time.
4. What are your favorite blogs to read?
Answer: Why my own., of course! Ha! I’m kidding… I read quite a few, Moderate Voice, HotAir, and Michelle Malkin, all the ones found on memeorandum.com which is a MeMe tag scanner. I’m not a devoted reader of any really. That’s just for politics though… I enjoy rachellucas.com, because she’s a doggy blogger and she’s funny, which helps. tammisworld.com is an awesome Blog, because she’s a tough lady, she was in an abusive relationship and had the guts to come out. Which I think is awesome, I like women with guts and who aren’t afraid to speak up for themselves. I also, as much as I hate to admit it, I read mountaineermusings.com as well, because that poor gal, lives in her own damn world man. ROFLMAO! Also because she reminds me of some women in some Churches that I’ve met over the years. Very pasty White, Very Christian, Very sheltered, coming from the ghetto (Southwest Detroit Baby, wOOt!) I find those people very amusing.
5. What blogs do you not like?
Answer: DailyKos….. very Liberal, Very Anti-Conservative, Very Nasty, Not my kind of joint. Cold Fury is the same way and it is conservative. Plus me and that guy had an issue at one point. More about that later.
6. What are your favorite traditional media?
Answer: MSNBC for the most part. I am a former CNN watcher, I had been watching CNN since I moved from Detroit to Lincoln Park, in 1989. CNN changed, I felt in the recent years, went too far Liberal for my tastes. After that stupid "What is a Christian" special that they did, which I felt was a veiled slam towards Christianity, I quit watching them, I mean, why didn’t they do a "What is a Muslim?" special? That was end for me. I like Keith Olbermann, his special comments are the best thing out there. He speaks the truth about the current Presidential administration. I was, however, a wee bit ticked that MSNBC took Tucker Carlson’s show off, I felt that they lost their Political Balance when they did that. Tucker Carlson was the only Conservative that I could stand watching without wanting to throw something at the TV. I cannot and will not watch Fox News, or "Faux Noise" as I like to call them. There are two type of Conservatives, real world and Fox News types, the chicken hawks, The Bush’ites I call them. Brain dead types. I also read most of the newspapers, magazines and what have you, via iGoogle, which brings them in via RSS feeds.
I also read Newswithviews.com and WorldNetDaily.com. amazingly, much of what is being printed by those guys, Keith Olbermann is saying in a different sort of a way. Same chorus, just different lyrics and music. (so to speak)
7. How large is your readership?
Answer: No clue, I try and not worry about it, if I did, I’d always would be fretting about it. I like to think people read my Blogs. But I don’t obsess over it.
8. Do you use a style guide (such as the AP or MLA styles) when you write?
Answer: Style? What’s that? (laughing…) Seriously, I don’t stick to one style of writing all the time. Because, I feel, that if you get stuck in one style of writing, you will get bored and burned out quickly. Sometimes, I will just write a single line, with a link to the story I am referencing. Sometimes, I will do an intro line, then the link with the story title and source, and then my comments at the bottom. It just depends on my mood, the level of interest in the story. Sometimes, I will fire up Microsoft Word and write a complete editorial on a said subject. That’s the wonderful thing about Blogging, it’s your voice, and you can use it however you want. I think that is why the main stream corporate media hates us so, because we have the freedom that they don’t.
Politics (oh noes!)
1. How, if at all, have your political opinions evolved or changed because of your blogging?
Answer: Oh Yes! When I started, I was left of center, very much anti-bush, anti-war, anti-everything that is and was wrong with Washington DC. However, after that little stunt that MoveOn.org pulled with mocking General David Petraeus, that was when I basically stopped and went "Wait a minute now!". You see, I am all for criticizing the Government and the Politics of Washington D.C., But leave the Military out of it! Those guys are just doing their jobs. This is why I was quite pissed off at Keith Olbermann, for his comment accusing Bush of pimping out the military, I let him know this too. That was just f’ing (you know the word…. Hehe) Wrong. As. Hell.
My position on Iraq is as follows, yes, we went in there on bad intelligence, But if we pull out, like the far lefty lunatic fringe wants us too, Iraq will collapse into chaos and we’ll the most hated country on the planet. We went there, we broke the damn country, we should fix it, it is called personal responsibility. Something that the far left knows nothing about apparently.
2. What are the five most important political issues for you?
Answer: Accountability. Upholding the Constitution. Freedom of Speech, Second Amendment, getting rid of corruption.
3. How do major stories such as the Detroit Mayor scandal and the presidential election affect your blogging?
Answer: As for the Detroit Mayor story, It was a big story for about a day. I still follow it, It didn’t make me "a big star overnight", kind of a thing, not at all. But I still follow it.
On the elections: I pretty much Blog about the big stories that come out. Sometimes the stupid minor stuff tends to bore me, the "He said, she said" stuff gets quite stale. I will be blogging the general election, I don’t plan on going to a convention or anything, unless I get an expenses paid invite… But I shall not hold my breath, least I turn blue and die! Hehe…
4. Do you feel your political blogging fills a specific niche or are there other blogs that reflect politics similar to yours?
Answer: Well, I consider myself "Real World Right of Center", a moderate, if you will, Other Blogs like mine are Moderate Voice, Middle Earth Journal, most of the centrist Bloggers, and there are many… (I can’t remember names…) So, yeah, there are others like me, I tend of lean more right, than some however, because of my Christian upbringing.
5. In your opinion, what are your most controversial political views?
My opposition to illegal immigration. My Nationalism, My Christianity. Need I say anymore?
Specific to your blog(s)
1. Why did you shut down The Populist Blog?
Answer: It got hacked, I got into a "pissing match" with a Blog named "Cold Fury", One of his co-bloggers, took a nasty swipe at me. And I responded back and unwittingly ended up insulting the Blog owners dead wife……. Ooops! Anyhow, that started a war and at the time, I was running Drupal, with WordPress in a subdirectory and they got me, injected malicious code into a SQL Database and it got it. Two days before Christmas. Nice present eh? Honestly? Had I known who she was and the story behind it, I wouldn’t never said what I did, and I felt terrible about it. But the owner of "cold fury" should have shown some responsibility for what was being said on his Blog. But no, he wanted to be an asshole, so, I said "fuck it". He won the battle, had his sock puppets do his work for him. All I’m going to say is, Karma’s a bitch. What goes around, comes around. He’ll get his one day.
Plus, I started The Populist Blog, Which was originally named "The Populist Moderate", Then "The Populist", then finally, I just used my name, anyhow, I started that Blog, when I was, for all intents and purposes a populist, more progressive leaning, But I soon discovered that most people like that, are just flat out Liberals. I also began to see that I didn’t have as much in common with them as I thought. I had considered shutting down before I was hacked. They just did me a favor, really. I took a week off, thought about things, regrouped, and started again, this time with a different way of doing things. For one, I won’t get into Blog wars anymore, and I won’t say stuff to garner knee jerk reactions like that anymore. You can be snarky, without being crude. I could have gone back at the guy, without going in the direction I did, lesson learned.
2. You currently have three blogs, one political, one religious, and one general in focus, how does it help to you to segregate subjects?
Well, I had a "one size fits all" Blog, where I lumped everything onto one Blog. I was told by one of the "cool techy geeky web 2.0" guys that those types of Blogs were not very popular. So, on returning to the scene, I decided that I would separate things a bit. It helps because I can separate the "Different Parts" of me. (OH MY GAWD that sounds SO GAY! BLAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!) hehe… sorry… I guess you could say that I am a very complex person. I suppose. I guess it helps, me because I have the one strictly for Politics and Page A1 News type stuff, I tend to keep that one strictly on subject. Sometimes, I drift a little. But I usually try and stay on subject. The Christian or Religious one, as you called it, I try and write stuff there that is of interest to that crowd, which I am happy to say that I am part of. (Even though, I do sometimes cuss and swear… (blushing)) The personal one, "Chuck’s Place", is just somewhere where I can post something that amuses me or say something snarky. Without having to worry about deviating from the said topic of the Blog. It’s really a flexibility issue.
3. Of your three blogs, which one are you most proud of and why?
Answer: Wow… I never really thought about it. I’m not much of a prideful person, I guess you could say that I got caught up in that kind of a mindset when I was running the Populist, I was on a domain, I got the traffic and such. It kind of led to my downfall. I don’t look at the Blogs like that. They’re just websites. It’s not like I restored an antique car or anything. I’m not a vain person, really.
4. Conversely which one do you feel most needs improvement?
Well, I really run four Blogs, one’s a tech Blog, which I really haven’t been updating, because I’m not really a big "tech geek", to a point I am, But I’m not a programmer. So, it’s not my obsession. Improvements, I would like to have all my Blogs on domains with hosting, But that costs money, that I just don’t have, being unemployed or not getting paid to write, other than the little money I get from advertising, which isn’t much at all, has it’s downside.
5. Have your blog writings been cross-posted or quoted on other sites of prominence?
When I ran the Populist Blog, Glenn Reynolds of instapundit fame, quoted me once and sent me some traffic. Since then, not that I know of, again, I’m not all hung up on that sort of thing, really. I write, if people like it and quote me, fine, if not. Fine. c’est la vie, I say…
6. You’ve made some enemies, if you will, on the web. How did that happen?
I’ve always said, and I have found out for myself. If you have an opinion and you are not afraid to express it, you going to make enemies. Comes with the territory. For the record, other than people saying stuff about me. I haven’t had anyone try and kill me…..yet. Gulp!
7. One site has an entire message board thread dedicated to bashing you. What’s up with that and how do you deal with that kind of criticism?
See above. Talent tends to draw out the children of our society….and if you’re referring to the message board, that I think you’re referring to, that message board is a fine example of what happens, when you allow uneducated, simple minded ogres near a computer.
8. Where do you see your blogs in 3 years?
Hopefully still being updated. I have no secret plan up my sleeve. I just go with it and hopefully I can make something of it all.
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So there it is, my claim to fame… I got an interview… I feel so strange. 
Cross-posted @ Chuck’s Place
It’s about time, those gang of idiots have been distorting the gospel of Christ long enough.
