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Love always, Ahmadinejad

Posted by Katie Favazza on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 2:26:21 PM
This is so funny, it deserves it's own post.

Check it out, giggle to your heart's desire, and then join the discussion here.
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From the great folks of Missouri...

Posted by Katie Favazza on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 2:01:43 PM
I just stumbled upon Missouri State University's Defense and Strategic Studies graduate program, located right here in DC, and wanted to give it a little attention. Who knew such a great thing could come all the way from MO to DC? (hehehe)

To any of my friends still trying to come up with a plan for their lives post-May, applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Who knows? Maybe I'll apply. I'm all for Missouri prices in Washington, DC.
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Open thread on bringing Iran and Syria to the table (Updated with a letter from the Iranian president)

Posted by Katie Favazza on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 12:12:36 PM
What haystack wants, haystack gets.

As you may or may not know, one of my dearest blog-friends has recently joined the crew at Troop Talk Radio, and this past Sunday when haystack appeared on the radio show, Trip (the host) gave him a homework assignment of sorts. He explains (emphasis added to said task):

I was on for an entire segment at TroopTalkRadio this past Sunday, in part because I screwed up my end of getting Omar from IraqTheModel properly scheduled. So, Leah, Trip, and myself discussed my opinions on the prevailing thoughts and opinions of the MilBlog and Iraq blog world on a couple issues, ending with Trip giving me an assignment; find out what the blog world thinks about the info starting to leak out from the Iraq Study group, and the idea that Syria and Iran should be brought to the table as peacemakers and peace-negotiators in the Iraq war.

I'd like to pose the same question here and see if we can get some great discussion going in the comments section.

What do you think about bringing Syria and Iran to the peacemaking table?

As haystack told me, there is no right or wrong answer, nor a stellar prize; however, a few people may be chosen to have their name and opinion featured on Troop Talk Radio this coming Sunday night.

Also, if you are a blogger and have written at all about this, please be sure to include links to your posts along with your comments on the matter. Haystack will be checking in and I'll post more details about the radio show as it approaches.

(For more on the radio show itself, see my October 31 post, "Have you heard about Troop Talk Radio?" If you don't know about this incredible show--and the incredible veteran behind it--please check it out.)

Update: Bryan Preston of Hot Air emails to say "no." Check out his post on the so-called "moderate" Syria and how even the French think a discussion is ridiculous.

Update: Haystack sends word of the Iranian president's letter to the American people in his comment below. Read it , have a chuckle, and then let's continue with the comments.
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Wednesday morning links

Posted by Katie Favazza on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 10:06:37 AM
Pro-life student organizations "are gender-discriminatory and violate...safe space practices." What? You didn't get the memo? Check out this ridiculous story, thanks to Nicole Trafton of News Buckit. You can read more here, too.

Claire McCaskill is making herself at home up here in DC. If you're looking for a job and a crazy liberal, consider applying for her staff. Also, click here to listen to an audio file of McCaskill speaking on ethics reform and earmarks. (H/T to John for both links.)

A judge ruled that our paper money is unfair to the blind. And in other news, when I read that out loud to my roommates last night, all 4 of us erupted in laughter.

Awww... Check out this very heart-warming story. Hug your kids or your mommy. Pro-lifers will be especially touched.

Where on earth can you learn how to not donate money to terrorists? Missouri, of course! More--and audio--here. (John again.)

Just for fun... Lindsay Lohan is stupid. Now we all know.

Alright, time to head to work. Come back for more later.

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MO Governor on O'Reilly Factor (YouTube)

Posted by Katie Favazza on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 9:10:48 AM
I've been tough on Matt Blunt lately.

He's not all bad.

Here's the video of Matt Blunt appearing on The O'Reilly Factor Monday night to discuss Jessica's Law in Missouri: (Thanks to JTMarlin for getting it up on YouTube.)


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Come on, feel the Illi-noize

Posted by Katie Favazza on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 6:09:07 PM
Please consider joining Family Taxpayers Network in reforming the Illinois state Republican Party.

Contact House Minority Leader Tom Cross and urge that he allow the House to vote on SB600 this week.

House Minority Leader Tom Cross
Springfield Office:  (217) 782-1331
District Office:  (815) 254-0000
FTN points out that "Republican State Senator Chris Lauzen already led this bill to unanimous passage in the Senate last year" and that "allowing all Illinois Republicans to directly elect their senior governing board at the State Republican Party (just like the Democrats already do) would restore at least some accountability in the Illinois GOP." Check out this issue brief from the FTN website for more information.

If we can't reform the GOP on the state and local levels, how will we ever regain a national majority?

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Perhaps I spoke too soon...

Posted by Katie Favazza on Monday, November 27, 2006 1:46:19 PM
FLASHBACK: Check out my July post A future in DC for MO Governor Matt Blunt? and then proceed...

...


Missouri governor Matt Blunt ranks 46 out of all 50 states on the list of governor approval ratings, as on November 20, 2006. Call me crazy, and I surely haven't looked at the numbers from a historical perspective or anything like that... but I don't think that low level of satisfaction will get Blunt anywhere near the White House in 2008.

Thoughts?

(H/T to John Combest for the link.)
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Sure seems like men's work to me

Posted by Katie Favazza on Monday, November 27, 2006 1:29:35 PM
I'm all for hunting, but I think it should be left to the men.

Women are much better off sitting at home knitting or cooking, don't you think?
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A new achievement: Being white!

Posted by Katie Favazza on Monday, November 27, 2006 11:36:11 AM
Kudos to the Boston University College Republicans for doing what College Republicans do best--stirring up trouble.

All the media attention is focused on a $250 Caucasian Achievement and Recognition Scholarship offered by Mroszczyk and the BU chapter of the College Republicans. Applicants must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher; they must write two essays; and, here's the kicker, they must be at least one-quarter Caucasian.

The application itself offers an explanation: "We believe that racial preferences in all their forms are perhaps the worst form of bigotry confronting America today."

According to Mroszczyk, his group is offering the scholarship to point out "how ridiculous it is to have any sort of racially based scholarship."

At BU, for example, students who are at least one-quarter Hispanic can apply for a National Hispanic Recognition Scholarship.

"There are plenty of poor, white, academically gifted students who need that money just as much," Mroszczyk said.

H/T to a fellow CJ grad, Nicole Trafton from The News Buckit, who writes [emphasis my own]:

The affirmative action discussion has been a heated one, and for those who believe actions speak louder than words, this is a pretty good way of explaining exactly how they feel about the affirmative action issue.

The report referred to the scholarship as a "stunt," which immediately brings to mind a kind of wrongful and juvenile act and which really isn't fair to the BU CRs who are trying to make a serious political statement.

I commend the CRs for their 'serious political statement' and wholeheartedly agree with Nicole that it is not fair to call the scholarship a stunt. I wish their club all the best.
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Women and the 2006 vote

Posted by Katie Favazza on Friday, November 24, 2006 6:16:45 PM
Ellen Goodman's column today (Seattle Times) just reaffirms my annoyance with the women of our country.

I'm not sure what in the world she is talking about when she says that women "were the first to think the war was going sour and first to believe the economy was going downhill."

I am a woman and I do not believe the war is going sour. I think Americans are going sour on our troops. And if "women" in general believe the war is going "sour," when did all women have a meeting and declare this? And am I to believe that our massive women's meeting was scheduled before the all male conference discussing the same issue?

And who says the economy is going downhill? Same questions--which women declared this and why wasn't I invited to discuss? I'd like to see some evidence to back this up.

So whether or not the war has gone sour is in question. Whether or not the economy is going downhill is in question. (For me, the war and the economy are both alright, but because she and I disagree, I'll at least concede to say their success is "in question.") But what is this business about women being the first to think up these ideas?? I'd like some evidence and research.

Her column continues:

Women worrying about a diminished future for the next generation are looking for a broad, overlapping domestic agenda. Some pieces can be found in the to-do list assembled for the Democrats' "First 100 Hours": raise the minimum wage, fix the Medicare prescription drug program, halve interest rates for student loans and bury the dead horse of Social Security privatization.

If the new leaders make the deadline, they will offer something we haven't had in a long time: hope.

I am concerned about my children's future, but I assure you that none of the Democrats' "First 100 Hours" priorities will give me any peace of mind. In fact, I'd argue that most of the mothers I know would argue against all the issues Ms. Goodman selected to highlight.

Ellen Goodman also wrote that "the bad news is that only 21 percent of all voters see even female politicians as trustworthy." I suppose she would be angry to know that I generally do not support female politicans (my support decreases as rank and authority increase... but that's for another day).

If Ms. Goodman is right, I have quite a goal to set for myself: Preach the conservative gospel to the women of America and show them the truth. It's a tough job, but apparently somebody's got to do it!


Related links:
Forbes.com publishes what I've always known was true...
Ultragood from Ultramontane
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I don't normally have Ham on Thanksgiving

Posted by Katie Favazza on Friday, November 24, 2006 5:42:36 PM
Next Thanksgiving, will the American electorate be thankful for their 2006 election choices?

Mary Katharine discusses on Neil Cavuto's Your World. (Thanks to Allah for being the master of MKH video clips.)
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Christmas isn't that far off...

Posted by Katie Favazza on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 2:06:29 PM
Dear Santa,

All I want for Christmas is... a piggy bank. I need to start saving up for the Democrat's tax increases.

Love,
Katie

PS - If you can find one that doesn't say "Hillary Cares," that would be great. Because she doesn't.
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Happy Thanksgiving? Not quite.

Posted by Katie Favazza on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 1:57:43 PM

Somebody has some issues with turkey. (H/T to Mary Katharine)

Teacher Bill Morgan walks into his third-grade class wearing a black Pilgrim hat made of construction paper and begins snatching up pencils, backpacks and glue sticks from his pupils. He tells them the items now belong to him because he "discovered" them. The reaction is exactly what Morgan expects: The kids get angry and want their things back.

Morgan is among elementary school teachers who have ditched the traditional Thanksgiving lesson, in which children dress up like Indians and Pilgrims and act out a romanticized version of their first meetings.

He has replaced it with a more realistic look at the complex relationship between Indians and white settlers.

Morgan said he still wants his pupils at Cleveland Elementary School in San Francisco to celebrate Thanksgiving. But "what I am trying to portray is a different point of view."

What a wack job. He cannot honestly think that this is an appropriate activity for third graders. I would hate to be the parent of one of these children, dealing with a wee one on a politically-correct high horse as I serve pumpkin pie tomorrow.

I think Mary Katharine summed it up best: "Stealing pencils from children is no 'more realistic' a look at Thanksgiving than tracing your hand to make a turkey, hon."

The refreshing part is that the AP actually included the perspective of an Indian teacher who also thinks this is wacko. (Gasp!)

Chuck Narcho, a member of the Maricopa and Tohono O'odham tribes who works as a substitute teacher in Los Angeles, said younger children should not be burdened with all the gory details of American history.

"If you are going to teach, you need to keep it positive," he said. "They can learn about the truths when they grow up. Caring, sharing and giving — that is what was originally intended." [emphasis my own]

Tomorrow I will be thankful for some very controversial things: God, America, freedom, traditional family values--and my family, my Catholic education, and yes--even the Pilgrims.

(Sidenote: I just remembered that in high school, we had to make a poster of the collective things for which our class was grateful--and among other things--I listed GWB. It didn't go over very well, haha.)
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Please pass the turkey--and your medical records

Posted by Katie Favazza on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 10:56:56 AM
Missouri is encouraging its residents to talk about medical histories this Thanksgiving.

Gov. Matt Blunt proclaimed November Family History Month. Former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona named Thanksgiving as National Family History Day in 2004.

Family medical history is an important risk factor for health concerns ranging from heart disease to cancer to diabetes.

"The family medical genealogy holds clues about your past history and keys to your future health," said Julie Raburn, a health program representative for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

The idea is to collect information about three generations. The process doesn't need to be a holiday downer — health officials said it's probably best to gather the information as a group, but to broach the subject gently.

"I wouldn't say when Aunt Jane comes over, 'What kind of medical problems did Uncle Bill have?"' said Dawn Peck, a genetic counselor at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Instead, Peck suggested that the family member gathering information can use the holiday as a starting point, encouraging relatives to think about it and provide details at a later date if they don't want to collect the information at Thanksgiving.

Some diseases are more closely tied to certain ethnic backgrounds, so ethnicity should be recorded as well.

A number of tools are available on the Internet to help.

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Charlie Rangel is a liar

Posted by Katie Favazza on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 10:51:08 AM
Gateway Pundit is fed up with Charlie Rangel's lies regarding the military--and systematically proves Rangel is wrong.

Nice work.
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