Excellent, excellent. (But: CMF = “sons” of the heart of Mary? When F stands for “filius,” singular? I wept.)
The late Andrew Breitbart was right on a big story, NYTimes story demonstrates
The so-called Pigford scandal:
Today he is vindicated by a New York Times story on page A1.
The compensation effort sprang from a desire to redress what the government and a federal judge agreed was a painful legacy of bias against African-Americans by the Agriculture Department. But an examination by The New York Times shows that it became a runaway train, driven by racial politics, pressure from influential members of Congress and law firms that stand to gain more than $130 million in fees. In the past five years, it has grown to encompass a second group of African-Americans as well as Hispanic, female and Native American farmers. In all, more than 90,000 people have filed claims. The total cost could top $4.4 billion.
It’s rare that we suggest this about a New York Times article, but read the whole thing.
In the NYT piece:
Public criticism came primarily from conservative news outlets like Breitbart.com and from Congressional conservatives like Representative Steve King, Republican of Iowa, who described the program as rife with fraud. Few Republicans or Democrats supported him. Asked why, Mr. King said, “Never underestimate the fear of being called a racist.”
Yes, weapon of choice by cornered liberal.
Bullshit, dangerous talk from local socialists
Poverty is very much with us, but we can eradicate it | Articles | News | OakPark.com.
Dangerous? Hold out hope like that, and either you are hopelessly sentimental or you want to justify just about anything in governmental interference in the lives of men, women, and children.
This at the heart of the “progressive” impossible dreaming. Tut-tut.
Poverty is structural and can be eliminated. In 1962, [socialist] Michael Harrington’s The Other America: Poverty in the United States, was published. This groundbreaking work made American poverty visible. It is credited with kick-starting America’s War on Poverty, launched by President Lyndon Johnson in 1964. The U.S. poverty rate declined from 19% in 1964 to a low of 11.1% in 1973.
via Bullshit, dangerous talk from local socialists.
LBJ’s “war” made things much worse for all of us, digging the debt hole deeper and deeper, harming most of all the…
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Maybe It’s Time For Modern Science To Back Off | Taking A Second Look
Maybe It’s Time For Modern Science To Back Off | Taking A Second Look.
A neatly stated case vs. cross-fertilization run wild.
Lets begin with the indisputable fact that modern science — especially in the fields of medicine and communication — has been a boon to mankind. But sometimes boon becomes bust when you overplay your hand. I think some of our scientists have. Especially when they start crowding such equally distinguished fields like Religion and the Humanities.
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Getting religion changed Tamerlan’s life
It happened during a rough spot for him as a failed boxer, among other things, per Wall St. Journal. At his mother’s urging, he got very serious about being a Muslim.
During this turmoil, his mother [then living in the
U.S.] encouraged him to turn to Islam. “I told Tamerlan [Tsarnaeva, the dead
marathon brother] that we are Muslim, and we are not practicing our religion, and how can we call ourselves Muslims?” Mrs. Tsarnaeva said. “And that’s how Tamerlan started reading about Islam, and he started praying, and he got more and more and more into his religion.”Relatives and friends say they saw a shift in the young man. Neighbors noticed that the parties stopped. “I’m telling you, something turned,” said Mr. Vasquez. “And it was dramatic.”
Tamerlan wasn’t the only Tsarnaev who was changing. His mother grew more religious alongside him. She quit her job at the spa and started doing facials in her home, saying she didn’t want to work on men. “I started reading and started learning, I started reading with my Tamerlan,” Mrs. Tsarnaeva said.
Her sister-in-law, Maret, said she was startled by the transformation. She recalled having a Skype conversation with Anzor, while he was in Makhachkala, and spotting Zubeidat in the background covered in a veil. “We’re not used to seeing her like that because she used to wear high heels and a low dress,” Maret said.
He got religion and went overboard. Major religion story here.
Down goes the liquor commissioner barrier
With amendment to existing law:
1934 Liquor Control Act established that suburban mayors or presidents would also serve as local liquor control commissioner, and to avoid conflicts of interest they could not hold liquor licenses in the communities that elected them.
The General Assembly amended the law last year to exempt communities of 50,000 or less and provide for delegation of liquor commissioner duties to another official in such cases. With Oak Park’s current populationat about 52,000, the Harmon amendment would slightly increase the exemption so it would apply to communities of 55,000 or less.
Doing so would allow Abu-Taleb to keep his liquor license for Maya del Sol and direct the other members of the Village Board to appoint a replacement liquor commissioner.
The amendment passed the senate 47-3 April 18, will go to the House in “a couple weeks,” reports Patch.
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Bill Cameron 4/22/13
WLS Sunday 4/21/13, 7 a.m., newsman Bill Cameron with Eric, Lynn, Greg, Ray. Old hands all. On coverage of anti-gunners being sparse bec. of “liberal bias” mentioned by Bill C, Lynn Sweet says “newsworthy” anti-gunners get coverage.
Oh Lynn, the captive of newsworthiness — as determined by whom? Her and other staunch liberals. Poor thing.
She speaks From the Cocoon, driven by events, it’s not her fault.
As for immigration “reform,” Cameron refers to Mayor E’s (in)famous not letting crisis go to waste, asks, so we can expect anti-reformers to make hay of the Marathon Murders done by immigrants? Ah yes, he means as Sandy Hook was not wasted by gun controllers?
Nonetheless, Cameron on Sundays is a good choice. He brings things up, does a bit of eye-poking to the likes of Sweet, who rarely has that happen.
Gossip as disturbance, from Pope Francis
“When we prefer to gossip, gossip about others, criticize others- these are everyday things that happen to everyone, including me – these are the temptations of the evil one who does not want the Spirit to come to us and bring about peace and meekness in the Christian community”.
“These struggles always exist” in the parish, in the family, in the neighborhood, among friends”. Instead through the Spirit we are born into a new life, he makes us “meek, charitable.”
Civil War in Venezuela? – Taki\’s Magazine
Rigged elections are commonplace in any banana republic. But a number of factors make this electoral outing and its aftermath noteworthy.
via Civil War in Venezuela? – Taki\’s Magazine.
We have known of this kind of republic for a long time. It may be replaced by “oil republic”? When oil riches come atop inadequate founding in how to be a republic.
Austin: Chicago\’s Deadliest Neighborhood? – The 312 – July 2012 – Chicago
Austin: Chicago\’s Deadliest Neighborhood? – The 312 – July 2012 – Chicago.
Not per capita, Chi Mag says in re: Crain’s Chi Business article, which writer praises, offering this as well-meant corrective:
Neighborhood Population Homicides Homicides per 100k Washington Park 11,717 10 85.3 West Garfield Park 18,001 14 77.8 West Englewood 35,505 26 73.2 Woodlawn 25,983 18 69.3 Greater Grand Crossing 32,602 22 67.5 Englewood 30,654 19 62.0 North Lawndale 35,912 21 58.5 Chicago Lawn 55,628 26 46.7 New City 44,377 20 45.1 Chatham 31,028 11 35.5 Auburn Gresham 48,743 17 34.9 Austin 98,514 34 34.5 South Shore 49,767 17 34.2 West Pullman 29,651 10 33.7 Roseland 44,619 14 31.4 Humboldt Park 56,323 13 23.1 Brighton Park 45,368 10 22.0 Near West Side 54,881 11 20.0 South Lawndale 79,288 14 17.7
