Some have stated that my column is not worth a plug nickel.
Leaving my family critics out of this, I will only say that while I cannot comment on nickels, I can offer a column dedicated to plugs. No, this has nothing to do with Joe Biden.
Now that the gratuitous plug joke is out of the way, a different kind of plug is the order of the day.
I receive submissions on a daily basis. I try to help people, but time does not always allow for this.
Nevertheless, below are some submissions I have received from people that I am passing on.
My friend Evan Sayet has his monthly “Right to Laugh” comedy show at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood. The next show is on Tuesday, December 16th. I performed at the January show (unexpectedly, as a last moment fill in), and will most likely be performing at the January show. In December I will be a happy spectator.
My friend Jonathan Schanzer runs the Jewish Policy Center. Jonathan is a scholar on Middle East issues. His new book deals with the intercine warfare between Hamas and Fatah.
http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/
My friend Larry Greenfield writes about the rising Anti-Zionism on California campuses.
http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/article/458
The Big Dog has thoughts on the current Blago scandal and Obama in general.
http://www.onebigdog.net/the-story-change-we-can-believe-in/
For those interested in donating presents to children in Iraq for the holidays, Gayle has the information.
http://myrepublicanblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/presents-for-children-in-iraq.html
For those wanting to send care packages to the soldiers themselves, Operation Gratitude gets the job done. This Sunday, gorgeous television mom and proud republican Patricia Heaton will be there. She played the wife on “Everybody Loves Raymond.” Ben Affleck will also be there.
The wonderful people at Soldiers Angels send gifts to the troops as well. They currently have 93 Jewish military personnel that they are trying to get Hanukkah Menorahs to.
http://www.soldiersangels.com/
Ray Thomas has a book out entitled, “What’s Wrong in America.”
http://outskirtspress.com/webpage.php?ISBN=9781432725310
The Crawfish has a site dedicated to all things military, as the title of the blog implies.
Keith Curtis is a former Microsoft employee. While he left on good terms, he believes in “open source.” Microsoft obviously does not. His book is “After the Software Wars.” The link to the book is in the article.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/01/a-microsoft-veteran-embraces-open-source/
Dean wants republicans to get back to their limited government conservative roots.
I wish you all a peaceful Saturday. No matter what happens today, just remember that NFL Sunday is only a day away.
Until then, remember that a nickel equals five plug pennies, one for every anniversary of the day we captured Saddam Hussein in that spider hole. You’re welcome, liberals.
This column is dedicated to the blogger Ace of Spades. I have never met or spoken with him, but that was the card Saddam was in the deck of evil.
For those who disagree with me, to quote 1980s rap group De La Soul, that is just “pure plug bull.”
eric
Okay, I looked everywhere but can’t find any info. What exactly does this Ray Thomas fellow thinks is “Wrong in America?” This I have to hear.
JMJ
This is whats wrong with America.
http://www.victoryplate.com/?directLoad&uid=9C9DFB40D8AE2B228B0AF47FF021AEBC
Of course if you’re watching NBC/MSNBC/CNN you get to see this plug every 15 minutes.
Its about as hoky and cheap as it gets.
I’ll make sure to put it right next to my black velvet painting of Michelle.
But wait !!!
Theres more !!!
If you call whithin the next 5 minutes….
I mean to post this comment in the previous thread:
To understand Obama it is important to realise there are two things that separate most politicians. One division is between idealists and those who enter public life for personal enrichment, whether it is power, ego or money. The other distinction is between those who behave honestly and those who will lie, steal and dissemble to get ahead. Although outright fraud and corruption are very rare, as are people who are completely honest, many people view power as an end in itself and are willing to be extremely disingenuous about their true beliefs. There tends to be a strong relationship between idealism and honesty, as those who are in politics for selfish reasons tend to be less scrupulous.
Obama is one of the few politicians who break this honest idealist / dishonest egoist dichotomy. Although he has an ego, Obama is clearly an idealist who has strong core beliefs that have driven him to put himself on the national stage. However, at the same time, Obama is also a very skilled backroom operator who thrived in the brutal world of Illinois politics and managed to outwit Hillary Clinton, by cutting backdoor deals with the minor candidates in the Iowa caucuses and using super-delegates to stop her comeback. His recent cabinet appointments are similarly an attempt to co-opt potential rivals and put a respectable face on a radical foreign policy.
In this respect Obama’s behaviour with Blagojevich is no different. At worst Obama and his aides were involved in some dubious horse-trading, and Obama clearly has nothing to do with any of the other corrupt (and clearly criminal) practices that Blagojevich was involved in (and which he should go to jail for). However, it is becoming clearer that Rahm did “suggest” some names, and that a reward in the form of a future political appointment was probably mooted. However, Rahm’s unwillingness to offer an explicit quid pro quo was probably the reason that the deal broke down. To that extent, although Obama and his staff did nothing criminal, his ‘new politics’ is clearly just rhetoric.
We are unlikely to see Obama involved with allegations of sleaze to the extent that Clinton was. However, Obama is clearly quite Machiavellian and has learnt a lot about power politics from his time in Chicago. Alexandra Starr puts its best in this week’s (British) Spectator when she said, ‘if you get beyond the stereotypes of who has succeeded in Chi-Town, it become apparent Obama is very much a product of the city he moved to little more than two decades ago. Political victors in Chicago have been not just aggressive but also artful…(Obama) will bring the iconic Chicago mix of an above-the-fray public persona with hard-as-nails political manoeuvring to the White House’.
The rest of Starr’s article is worth reading:
http://www.spectator.co.uk/the-magazine/features/3077716/the-white-house-will-be-run-like-chicago.thtml
LOL, Micky! I wonder if that’s what that book’s about. That would make a great book – The Book of American Hokey.
I guess, tipster, what the cons are wondering is whether Obama (re: the Obama camp) knew what Blago was up to. I think they realize Obama himself, and his close circle as well, would be too smart to actually partake in Blago’s shenanigans. But if the rumors are true about Emanuel outting Blago, that tells us that yes, they knew – or at least they found out – , no, they didn’t partake, and yes, they did something good about it. Not only does it relieve Obama of any political pain from this, but he actually comes out looking like an even better guy. So, if the cons are fishing for an Obama scandal here, it’s probably not going to work. besides, wrecking the economy, lying us into war, and ruining our international reputation are a lot worse than what the moron Blago did. Obama’s going to have to eat a live baby on national TV to get people to forget what the GOP has done lately.
JMJ
You should see the TV commercial.
Its about as sappy as it gets.
8 year old kids sitting around in amazement looking at a stupid plate like it was a laser light show or something.
Great marketing strategy.
They gotta figure that if anyone is dumb enough to vote for Obama they’ll buy a plate with his picture on it.
:-)
“Hurry and get yours now before the original dye is broken forever”