Day: November 16, 2006

Crossposted from Stop the ACLU

When the Democrats had their victory in the elections the ACLU cheered! So did our enemies. [urm, isn’t that redundant? 🙂 —ed.]

Leading up to the elections the ACLU did not hide the fact that they wanted the Democrats in charge. The ACLU have a lot to cheer about. They know that the liberal left will help them further their agenda. We are already seeing it happen. The Democrats are the ACLU’s best vehicle towards shaping America into their vision.

The ACLU rely on activist liberal judges as their avenue of enacting their goals. It violated its own policy in order to stymie the nomination of William Rehnquist to the Supreme Court. It led the fight to defeat the confirmation of Robert Bork. It fought against John Roberts, and fought hard to keep Samuel Alito from joining the Supreme Court. They definitely have a preference for what type of judges they want on the Supreme Court. No doubt, one of their strongholds is having one of their own on the bench. With the current rumors on John Paul Steven’s health, I’m sure they are thrilled with Schumer’s latest proclaimation.

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I posted this a seemingly long time ago…but I think it’s useful reading to establish a baseline from where we might determine the MSM’s shift from supporting the troops and the Government:

Jim Sr. and I went to hear of the exploits of two men who served as armor officers in Patton’s 3rd Army during the fight across Europe, but we got something different.

On December 1sth, a lecture was sponsored by the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg Campus, that featured Eugene Patterson and John Germany. Eugene spent from 1943 through the end of the war as a platoon leader in tanks as part of the 10th Armored Division. John arrived later in the war as a replacement platoon commander in the 13th Armored Division, taking the place of a Lt killed in action, for a unit that had seen plenty of action prior to his arrival. Both men had grown up in the southern part of the country, and after the war, Eugene went on to be the editor of first the Atlanta Constitution, the Washington Post and later the St Petersburg Times. John became a lawyer, and later a judge in the Florida.

Eugene began the evening by reading us a letter he had written to his granddaughter, who was working on a paper for her journalism class. Her question to her grandfather was how did the war experience shape the newspaper editors’ perspective? As he read his response, I heard some interesting things and I believe a key to why the MSM is how they are today.

Eugene began by saying what had really changed was they came back from the war as Americans, that the southern legacy of the Confederacy no longer held it’s allure for them as Southerners. Next he said the GI Bill had “emancipated the ignorant of the South.” I understood this, but that short sentence put it in a better, more far reaching perspective for me. Those both are huge issues in the growth of our nation. First is that having had the depth of bonding between men in combat, they had begun their training as strangers from all over the country, and ended up with deep friendships, now with the shared stories of their fellow soldiers from all parts and economic backgrounds. The second part of that opening indicated the GI Bill brought college to many who would have never had the opportunity otherwise. It seems to be common wisdom that that great plan gave us the men who helped continue the economic improvements that made us the unequaled world leader we have become.

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Note: I don’t suggest the following as everyday fare; coffee’s quite good enough to stand on its own without supplementation, but for festive fare, sometimes a lil “kick” is nice.

Take your favorite bean. I’d suggest a medium to dark roast, but that’s me. When grinding, add ONE of the following to the grinder, per pot of coffee (about 10-12 cups) to the grinder with the coffee beans, then brew as usual:

about 1.5 inch loosely crumbled cinnamon “stick”

a few anise seeds

some small chips off a nutmeg

You may find they add a nice bright note to a cuppa holiday coffee. But do NOT overdo it with the spices. A little goes a long way. And don’t use pre-ground anything when making coffee. Use beans (Christine can tell you how to roast green coffee beans; I’ve not gone that far, yet—and I know, I know: I really ought to try it… maybe in my convection oven? A small batch?). Use un-ground seeds, nuts, etc., when adding spices. Just grind ’em yourself.

Oh, and look for a burr hand grinder at flea markets or wherever. I’ve noticed a distinct flavor quality difference since graduating from electric blade grinders.

Let me know if you have other flavor additions that work for your holiday coffee (wasting whipped cream on pies is a terrible thing to do, for example :-)).