Author Archives: John Wallenfeldt

9/11 Coloring Book: Is it Appropriate for Kids? – Parenting.com

Conservatives only like education as a means to brainwash children. Case in point? A 9/11 coloring book that promotes lies and tries to make the reader hate all Muslims.

Hell, I’ve said it before, if going to a strip joint and drinking beer the night before hijacking a plane makes you a Muslim, then that’s probably not apparent to most Muslims who have been doing a whole lot more pious things.

Apparently that makes blowing up a federal day care and trying to assassinate a member of Congress the hallmarks of a good, white Christian boy.

Nutjobs are nutjobs. The end. Trying to make others hate people for the color of their skin or who they worship is its own sin. Probably a venal Lake o’ Fire type sin. At least I would hope some deity would see it that way.

As for trying to sell this bullshit to children? That’s just pure evil.

Norman Rockwell painting sends rare White House message on race

Forgotten how filthy some of our fellow Americans are? First, ask yourself why this is even an issue. Seriously, why make political hay out of something like this. Then read some of the comments. Despicable creatures.

Then read some backstory on the painting itself. Just reminds me I need to read/re-read more Steinbeck. We need a modern version of him to tell the stories of folks being kicked by the powerful in this day and age.

The Legislation That Could Kill Internet Privacy for Good – Conor Friedersdorf – The Atlantic

Here’s a solution in search of a problem. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, head of the Democratic Party, Representative from Florida, wants to protect America’s children.

She wants to keep them safe from pedophile predators.

All this sounds good until you realize she wants to out-Tipper All Gore’s ex-wife in order to do so.

She’s sponsoring a bill that would, if passed, track EVERY American’s internet activity and store it in a government database for up to 18 months.

Your IP, your name, your credit card number, your address, every single site you visited. It would presumably be the most hacked database in the history of man.

All to potentially stop some child porn viewers. Yes, odious folks. Folks currently being caught by other means just fine, thank you. Indeed police and prosecutors are baffled as to why this law is even necessary. They’re doing great without it.

It is draconian, it violates the rights of all Americans. It could potentially drive millions off of the internet and kill online purchases in general.

More on how leaning on IP tracking may not work anyway.

Tax the super-rich or riots will rage in 2012 – Paul B. Farrell – MarketWatch

Look, when the financial press is openly reporting that the wealthy and the corporations are sowing the seeds of destruction, it may already be too late.

Granted, I think Americans are able to put up with an intolerable amount of BS. We didn’t riot when the Supreme Court threw out our votes and the Electoral College and basically put Bush in office because they felt like it. Hell, they voted in droves to have a Panamanian and his secessionist coattail hanger run/ruin this nation. And they want either Bachmann or Traitor Rick Perry to finish the job of disuniting the union, if polls show any truth.

So, yeah, maybe we will collectively roll over and keep letting this happen to us.

Then again, if the Greeks and the Libyans can rise up against their governments, we might just have to reclaim our balls and show them how to really do it someday.