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Collateral damage

I am put in mind of Tom Lehrer’s Hunting Song:

I always will remember,
‘Twas a year ago November,
I went out to hunt some deer
On a morning bright and clear.
I went and shot the maximum the game laws would allow:
Two game wardens, seven hunters, and a cow.

I was in no mood to trifle,
I took down my trusty rifle
And went out to stalk my prey.
What a haul I made that day!
I tied them to my fender, and I drove them home somehow:
Two game wardens, seven hunters, and a cow.

The law was very firm, it
Took away my permit,
The worst punishment I ever endured.
It turned out there was a reason,
Cows were out of season,
And one of the hunters wasn’t insured.

People ask me how I do it,
And I say “There’s nothin’ to it,
You just stand there lookin’ cute,
And when something moves, you shoot!”
And there’s ten stuffed heads in my trophy room right now:
Two game wardens, seven hunters, and a pure-bred Guernsey cow

J.

We really ought to keep in mind that the journalist is quoted not in an article, but a weblog, and hasn’t provided too much corroborating evidence of this.  Even his own testimony does not clearly state that the gun was actually pointed at them.

Besides, exactly what are journalists doing only 75 yards from hunting?  Scaring up pheasants?

Besides, exactly what are journalists doing only 75 yards from hunting?

I’m sure they were put there by the campaign staff who were running the campaign event.

What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.

From the end of the article:

Huckabee emerged happily from his hunt, three dead pheasants in tow, Oliphant reports. Asked for a metaphor to describe the hunt, he replied, “Don’t get in my way. This is what happens.”

This guy is a nut.

If you don’t know by now, don’t mess with it.

True, but he accepted that position.  Methinks it kinda puts the lie to his claim that he really understands hunter safety.

And yeesh, how much chicken-**** is becoming a campaign issue this year.  If you wonder why we don’t get good candidates, maybe it has something to do with the fact that political reporting is like a daily prostate exam, and has little to do with real issues and capabilities?

BB: I don’t think Huck is very good on the real issues, either.  His stuff about CEO compensation is just wrong.  He sounds like a leftie on that one.

If you don’t know by now, don’t mess with it.

We really ought to keep in mind that the journalist is quoted not in an article, but a weblog, and hasn’t provided too much corroborating evidence of this.  Even his own testimony does not clearly state that the gun was actually pointed at them.

Please.  Huckabee’s faux hunting trip is as phony as his foreign policy, and that is an important campaign issue.

Huck isn’t honest.

And yeesh, how much chicken-**** is becoming a campaign issue this year.  If you wonder why we don’t get good candidates, maybe it has something to do with the fact that political reporting is like a daily prostate exam, and has little to do with real issues and capabilities?

As one who is a bit tired of people criticizing Thompson for the style of his campaign, as opposed to the substance, I actually agree with this.

But Huck is still a phony.

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

Rob’s recently listened-to songs:

I’m not willing to accept a reporter from the Chigaco Tribune’s estimate of what is, and what isn’t “too close” when hunting in the field.

Ten bucks says “within earshot” is “too damn close” for these sorts of pinkos.

[Feet make good soup!]

I personally think Huckabee is for real; while his brand of conservatism might not be the same as yours, it’s certainly not Hillebeast or Osama.  (oops, Obama)

Let’s be careful as well that we don’t simply accept the claims of political opponents at face value here; even when not outright lying (e.g. “Huckabee pardoned Dumond” claim), there are some very “curious” truncations of quotes that take things way out of context.

I can’t prove they’re lying, but it’s not a hypothesis I can discard, either.  And the lies/obfuscations aren’t just about Huckabee, either, sad to say.

While I detest Rob’s Christian baiting approach to Huckabee so often, I do believe it is blogs like this one that are so good at educating the people about Huckabee’s an dother candidates real records. It is to my mind counterproductive to call Huckabee a Bible Thumper, thus demeaning Christians generally, as it is counterproduictive to say things like Huckabee is a phony or a snake in the grass, these personal attacks only alienate people and in anger cause them to defend the candidate under attack.

The real, most powerful role of blogs today is to educate people, so even if Rob engages in name calling because of his sincere dislike for Huckabee, if conservatives want to nominate a real conservative, we need to highlight the issues wherein Huckabee is off the conservative reservation and expose his campaugn promises that are not based on reality or that may be harmful to the nation.

We are getting into the voting season, I hope Rob and others will invest more effort in speaking to the issues rather than named calling, and if they do, I believe Thompson will win. Name calling will only help Huckabee!

No matter the age or state of health, for a military man it is always glorious to tilt at windmills, rescue a fair Dulcinea and be a gallant knight in armor in a glorious cause.

I thought that most of Rob’s coverage of Huckabee has been policy related and not related to his faith.

One that I can think of that might be borderline is Huck’s support of in-state tuition for illegal aliens because as Huck explained his soul wouldn’t allow him not to.

Perhaps that’s picking on his faith, but to my mind that’s a very improper place for Huckabee to inject faith into the issue.

What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.

Neiman, Go to File It Under blog and listen to the best song of 2007. You may have heard it? BUT I think you will like it. It is a tear jerker. BUT it is really worth a listen!

Whistler: I don’t question Rob’s intellect, honesty or his ability to tackle the issues, nor would I imply that he has not done that job very well until lately, wherein his threads and comments have involved some ugly comments like Bible Thumper and other anti-Christian comments or name calling that I don’t believe are productive. We are mostly on the same page about Huckabee not being a true conservative and Thompson being the best man for his record and ideas, but the few instances of name calling, in my opinion, have been counterproductive.

Zsa Zsa: I am sorry I didn’t understand your instructions or I would do exactly what you suggested.

No matter the age or state of health, for a military man it is always glorious to tilt at windmills, rescue a fair Dulcinea and be a gallant knight in armor in a glorious cause.

You would certainly be correct that it doesn’t help things to alienate the Huckabee voters (or for that matter the Ron Paul voter).

What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.

File It Under, It is a blog that has a really great song you need to hear! I don’t know how to link you to File it under. Sorry!

Whistler: That’s all I am saying!

Educate don’t Alienate!

Zsa Zsa: Okay, here goes I’ll let you know how it works out.

No matter the age or state of health, for a military man it is always glorious to tilt at windmills, rescue a fair Dulcinea and be a gallant knight in armor in a glorious cause.

Zsa Zsa: So good I posted it with thanks to you for sharing it.

No matter the age or state of health, for a military man it is always glorious to tilt at windmills, rescue a fair Dulcinea and be a gallant knight in armor in a glorious cause.