Just wonderin’...

...how many of the trolls spreading the “Jesus was a community organizer” meme have even seen the inside of a church anytime within, say, the last five years?

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A case for bringing back flogging

New slogan at Citibank:

“Stealing from our customers is a business decision, not a legal decision.”

That quote is not made up. Neither is this one:

The same executive later said that the sweep program could not be stopped because it would reduce the executive bonus pool.

From the comments at Consumerist, a comparison:

Becky Schafer steals $3.3 million from Citibank. Her punishment?  38 months in prison.
Carlos Gomez steals $47 million from Citibank. his punishment?   55 months in prison.
Ronald Fisher steals $14 million from Citibank. his punishment?  63 months in prison

Citibank steals $14 million from their customers. Their punishment?  They have to pay interest.^[1]

Ain’t it great to know that an M.B.A. + corporation = Get-out-of-Jail card!  Maybe we should bring back flogging.

Consumerist story:

Via: Techdirt
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We just gotta get “organized”

Mark Philip Alger reminds us:

A so-called “community activist” is better known to people with historical perspective that goes back before -- say -- 1970 as a rabblerouser.  A trouble maker.  An agitprop.  They engage in a great deal of persiflage designed to persuade their “clients” that they (the organizers) are selflessly working to better the clients’ lives.  But little they do actually serves to improve those lives.  Instead, what all the effort accomplishes is to build a political power base for the activist.
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Obama’s early resume entry as a community organizer -- which, before Palin called bullshit on him, was one of his major claims of qualification for office -- is the kind of sinecure that leftists carve out for themselves when they can’t -- or won’t -- get a real job...  You can judge the value of the service by the condition of the community being --scorn quotes -- “organized.”
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You can always spot one by the name of his organization:... euphemistic neo-Marxist officialese names like Community Outreach Family Council that say nothing and cover a multitude of sins.

Use of euphemism to conceal purpose, a.k.a. sociology-speak.  Or corrupting the language.

RTWT.

UPDATE 080905 17:23:  Michelle Malkin is even more explicit. (via: STM)

LATER:  Hey, it’s an organi-palooza!
more...

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No surprise

McCain:

The constant partisan rancor that stops us from solving these problems isn't a cause, it's a symptom. It's what happens when people go to Washington to work for themselves and not you.

CNN (via Tam):

Democrats say McCain too partisan^[1]

Which demonstrates something....

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Clipfile - September 4, 2008

“His idea of ‘educated’ is someone with a liberal arts degree who needs a calculator to figure out 20% of 100.” - “Veeshir”

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URGENT STOP PRESS PALIN LATEST

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Oh say...?

The Land of the Free:

I'm told on game days, every person entering gets patted down. Isn't that special? - Roberta X, at Lucas Oil Stadium

and the Home of the Brave:

(Sign outside the Republican convention, from this Power Line post.)

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Today’s anti-Palin talking point

“She’s just another politician.”

Yeah, just like Pelosi, Reid, Biden, Clinton (both of them), Ted Stevens, Heath Shuler, Trent Lott (gone, but not forgotten)... and, yes Obama and McCain.

Spotted (so far):

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Sites Linked - August 2008

29 posts in August.  Hoped to finish a couple more by now (have several in varous stages of draft), but have been fighting off fall allergies and spent most of Sunday in bed catching up on sleep.   Still beats the Y-T-D low month of September, 2007 (28).

The August linklist is below the jump... more...

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