Red Stick Rant

• The Elite Man's Burden.

  Michale Barone suggests that Team Hopenchange's ultimate goal is to remake America into a European social democracy, ah la, France. An ironic return to the old country.
  
  I think Barone's right. If you look below the surface, Europe still works on the ancient social organization model that our [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 11:02am EST
  

• Our Health Care Future.

  Here is yet another example of why we do not want Team Hopenchange, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Mary Landrieu calling the shots on our health care.
  
  Government-run health care has never worked - anywhere - and some of us will be reminding Mary Landrieu and [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 9:12am EST
  

• Something To Be Thankful For.

  Don Surber reminds us that Thanksgiving gave us the greatest line, from the greatest episode, in TV sitcom history.
  
  Hope everyone had a wonderful Turkey Day. [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 10:17pm EST
  

• Inside A Can Of Whoop-Ass.

  This is what it looks like.
  
  Now there's something to be thankful for.
  
  Hattip: Instapundit. [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 2:01pm EST
  

• My New Second Favorite Lady.

  Move over Sandra Bullock, you've been replaced. Seems her dad is rubbing off on her.
  
  (My favorite lady is still the one who put a ring on my finger 22 years ago. So second-favorite is the best you can do, Angie. Sorry.)' [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 8:41am EST
  

• If That News Thing Doesn't Work Out, There's Always 'Dancing With The Stars'...

  Or in Katic Couric's case, it appears a spot in the next Sir Mix-a-Lot video would be in order.
  
  Hattip: Midwest Conservative Journal . [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 11:26am EST
  

• It's Monday.

  Busy day at work, so not much posting.
  
  Dwight Hudson, the legislative action chair for our intrepid group of issue-oriented partiers, will be on Neil Cavuto tonight on Fox. More on health care and our Senator Mary "But I'm Not Cheap" Landrieu.
  
  Our BRTP President, Jenifer' [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 3:54pm EST
  

• Mary "Cheap Date" Landrieu Explains Her Vote.

  A profile in statesmanship: “I will correct something. It’s not $100 million, it’s $300 million, and I’m proud of it and will keep fighting for it.”
  
  You do that. I'd also recommend you stop by a Washington McDonald's concerning a job. Come January 2015, you're gonna need one.
  [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 10:24pm EST
  

• Climate Zealots Lied; Science Died.

  It turns out ManBearPig is bullshit after all. Apparently academics knew it, and tried to hide that from the public. (More here.)
  
  Read. It. All.
  
  Hattip: Christopher at Midwest Conservative Journal. [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 1:33pm EST
  

• We've Established What You Are; Now We're Just Haggling Over Price.

  And it ain't much, as it appears Mary Landrieu is selling out for a lousy $100 million. In Medicaid benefits. Like that'll help us working stiffs...
  
  UPDATE 20NOV09: Drudge is calling it the 'Louisiana Purchase'.
  
  UPDATE 20NOV09: Is this a pointer toward Mary's true allegiance: She' [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:32pm EST
  

• All Politics Is Local.

  Remember this little election drubbing we helped hand our Mayor the other day? Well, it got noticed.
  
  The Tea Party movement is no longer a flash in the pan. And we proved it.
  
  UPDATE 20NOV09: More notice. My buddy Jen, the President of the Baton Rouge [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 9:41pm EST
  

• I'm Not A Betting Man, But...

  ...Which do you think will happen first? Gold topping $1,500 an ounce, or Obama finally deciding what to do in Afghanistan?
  
  UPDATE: Obama ponders Afghanistan; a waffle shortage erupts. Coincidence?... [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 11:10am EST
  

• The Obama Prayer.

  Psalm 109:8. [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 10:50am EST
  

• Hat In The Ring.

  (Holy sheep-dip! An Instalauhche! Welcome Instapundit readers!)
  
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  
  Clifford, proprietor and author of the blog Red Stick Rant, announced today that he is a candidate for Louisiana's 12th Congressional District in 2010. "In a district where the average salary is over $900,000.00," said Clifford, "a'" [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:56am EST
  

• Yes, You Can Beat City Hall.

  We did. And pretty soundly, at that.
  
  Now, it helped that City Hall and their establishment financial backers were pushing something that the voters had already rejected a year before, and they answered the many criticisms and unanswered questions about the ALIVE scheme with, at best, condescension. [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 2:13pm EST
  

• W In Reteospect.

  A group of gay Hillary supporters hear about W and Laura at Ft. Hood, and get it.
  
  Read. It All. [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:20pm EST
  

• A Modest Proposal.

  If it's "reform" to give the government control over our health care, why not do the same thing with the legal system?
  
  I mean, the current legal system is as unequal and unfair as the current health care system - if not more so - so we need' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:49pm EST
  

• A Sign Of The Times?

  Don't tell Arnaud de Borchgrave, but his this here blog thingy got mentioned in the Washington Times.' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:17pm EST
  

• Veterans Day.

  If you woke up safe and sound in your bed this morning, make sure you thank a veteran today.
  
  This story shall the good man teach his son;
  And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
  From this day to the ending of the world,
  But we' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:11am EST
  

• And Another Birthday Today...

  ...Mikhail Kalashnikov turned 90. [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 10:37pm EST
  

• Today's Required Viewing.

  Happy 234th Birthday, Marines.
  
  Watch it all, maggot! [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 1:22pm EST
  

• 'Going Muslim?'

  Tunku Varadarajan, in this article at Forbes.com, argues that 'going Muslim' is the new 'going postal.' I disagree, because I think the term paints to broadly. There are patriotic American Muslims, some who have given all for this country.
  
  'Going jihadi' would be more accurate.[...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 12:44pm EST
  

• Watching The World Wake Up From History.

  20 years ago today the Berlin Wall fell. 20 years ago today the Cold War ended.
  
  Free minds, free markets, and Ronald Reagan won the day. Marxism, detante, and Jimmy Carter lost.
  
  While Barack Obama doesn't think this is something to be celebrated (gee, wonder why...), I' [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 8:43am EST
  

• The Rep. Joseph Cao Theme Song.

  
  
  One Vote, One Term. [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 6:03pm EST
  

• All Your Freedoms Are Belong To Us.

  Queen Nancy gets her way.
  
  The GOP gets a winning cause.
  
  And Rep. Joseph Cao gets to find out that one is the loneliest number.
  
  UPDATE 11NOV09: Welcome Technologizer readers! Make yourself at home - there's beer and snacks in the fridge. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:37pm EST
  

• Is The Mandate Constitutional?

  Here is an excellent debate on the constitutionality of Congress mandating we purchase health insurance or be penalized.
  
  After reading through Mr. Chemerinsky's Commerce Clause justifications for a mandate, I find them unconvincing.
  
  The Commerce Clause, upon which Mr. Chemerinsky bases his mandate claim, concerns regulating commerce' [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 9:13pm EST
  

• ACORN Has A Visitor.

  According to the Pelican Institute, ACORN Headquarters in New Orleans was raided today. WWL-TV confirms. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 3:34pm EST
  

• A Personal Note.

  For Matthew:
  
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 11:49am EST
  

• Um, Good Question.

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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 11:40am EST
  

• Friday Morning Distraction.

  Admit it - you would have worn this costume on Halloween if you had the chance. (Watch the video all the way through.)
  C'mon, admit it.' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 11:17am EST
  

• Obama Lied. Jobs Died.

  Remember this statement Barack Obama made in support of the Democrat stimulus package, which passed a month later:
  
  “Economists from across the political spectrum agree that if we don’t act swiftly and boldly, we could see a much deeper economic downturn that could lead to double-digit unemployment and [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 9:32am EST
  

• The Future Comes ALIVE.

  A cautionary tale about rosy predictions of the future:
  
  
  
  Something to remember when you hear this. [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 4:04pm EST
  

• The Republican Alternative To ObamaCare.

  Yes, there really is one. How is it better? Well, for starters, it's 1,771 pages shorter... (Summary of the GOP proposal is here.)
  
  UPDATE 05NOV09: A "grim milestone?" The ObamaCare bill is now over 2,000 pages long. Only a government mind would think making something bigger' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 9:59am EST
  

• The Best Analysis Of This Election Night. Period.

  From Creative Minority Report on Twitter: "America's decision on Obama came quicker than Obama's decision on Afghanistan."
  
  Um... Ouch. [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 10:01pm EST
  

• Kate Schori's Theme Song.

  Right here. (With apologies to Lee Greenwood.)
  
  Yes, Kate; they're laughing at you.' [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 12:39am EST
  

• Yes I Do.

  
  Hattip: Kiss My Gumbo. [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 10:43pm EST
  

• At Least Everyone Got Out ALIVE.

  Something to remember when you're listening to Holden/Futrell/Foreman, et. al., tell you what a great idea it is to build an amusement park an Epcot on the Mississippi an "interactive adventure" "celebration" (fill in misty marketing superlative here) out into the Mississippi River:
  
  
  
  Yes, that is a' [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 9:32pm EST
  

• Saturday Afternoon Geek.

  This is cool. [...]
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  Posted: October 31, 2009, 4:59pm EDT
  

• Weekend Required Reading.

  Why the libertarians/conservatives will win: It's the women, stupid.
  
  P.J. O'Rourke was right.' [...]
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  Posted: October 31, 2009, 4:47pm EDT
  

• Godspeed, Dave Treen.

  Former Louisiana governor Dave Treen died today in Metairie.
  
  Treen was one of the first Republicans I ever campaigned for (I was 12), and a major reason I am interested in politics today. He was - like my parents - a Republican back when Louisiana was a [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 11:25am EDT
  

• "Yeah You Rite."

  For those who think New Orleanians talk like Scarlett O'Harah, or Belizaire the Cajun, watch this:
  
  ' [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 9:00am EDT
  

• A Good Question.

  The folks at Reason are wondering: Why Won't the Public Option Die? Simple. That is THE crux of The Left/Mainstream Media push for "reform." Without it, the road to a government run, single-payer health care system is shut.
  
  But with a "public option," the government can make' [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 9:12am EDT
  

• Clothes Make The Messiah.

  Via Instapundit, the best description ever on why Team Hopenchange is so vicious about criticism:
  
  ...that while it truly didn't matter what anyone said about W, because he had such a firmly established core being, it matters utterly what the critics say about the UR's (Obama's) clothes, [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2009, 2:50pm EDT
  

• Latimer's Fire.

  Well, I'm back from my annual retreat and, as always, it was a wonderful, moving time on the banks of the Mississippi.
  
  As with most people, I always find the toughest thing about listening to God is the shutting-up part. More often than not, He can't get [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2009, 11:13am EDT
  

• Is Somebody Scared?

  Baton Rouge Tea Party had another Town Hall last night, explaining our opposition to the current East Baton Rouge Parish bond proposal due to the ALIVE component. A couple of pro-ALIVE folks were also in attendance, and got all Joe Wilson on us. (Isn't that supposed to' [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2009, 11:06am EDT
  

• Barry O's Flying Circus, Or, Reynold's Law.

  Glenn Reynolds postulates that there is a Monty Python's Flying Circus clip for everything the Obama Administration does. So far, his theory is holding up. [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2009, 12:14am EDT
  

• So How's That Stimulus Working Out For Us, Barry?

  Oh, yeah.
  
  After surviving one back in college, I often wondered what this country would look like if it were actually run by a freshman sociology class. Now I know.
  
  UPDATE: And even more Hopenchange good news! I'm not sure why the writer is so puzzled' [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2009, 11:45pm EDT
  

• Some Personal Notes.

  Every now and again, I love to look at Mr. Sitemeter...
  
  1. To the person in Baton Rouge digging through this site - if you are looking for something, just email me. If it's dirt you want, I'm afraid I'm pretty boring. Sorry. But I am rather creative, so' [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2009, 11:03pm EDT
  

• Word Of Advice To ACORN.

  Quit while you're behind.' [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 9:19pm EDT
  

• It's Good To Be Here.

  While the rest of the country is still reeling from the effects of the government-created financial crisis - and the government-created bailout to fix it - according to The Baton Rouge Business Report our little slice of red-state heaven... ain't doing too bad.' [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 4:14pm EDT