http://blog.topicaltopics.net Random Thoughts from a Chaotic Mind Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:45:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You may remember this story from a few years back. Ran Rather did a hit job, using forged documents, on George W. Bush concerning his Air National Guard Service during the Vietnam War. As a result, many people, even today, think Bush got away with doing less than desired as ... http://blog.topicaltopics.net/2008/11/dan-rather-and-media-bias/ This is a reprint of an article Michael Steele wrote about a year ago. Steele is the Chairman of GOPAC, an organization dedicated to getting novice politicians involved by teaching them the nitty gritty details of running a campaign. He is also a frequent contributor on Fox News. Since the election, ... http://blog.topicaltopics.net/2008/11/what-makes-a-republican/ Is today. John Stuart Mill once said, "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse." The moment we believe our freedoms inevitable, we cease to live in history and sour ... http://blog.topicaltopics.net/2008/11/veterans-day/ This is the funniest video of this election cycle. Poor lost souls. http://blog.topicaltopics.net/2008/11/get-them-some-help/ Saw this on a blog written by a soldier currently deployed to Afghanistan. So I get an email the other day that says my XBox live membership is due to automatically renew in a month. Huh?!?! So I go online to the page for my account and what do you know ... http://blog.topicaltopics.net/2008/11/aol-redux/ In the first public remarks since his big speech Tuesday night, President-Elect Obama made a thoroughly classless remark about former First Lady Nancy Reagan. Considering this is the first time Obama has spoken publicly since his speech on Tuesday night, it doesn't bode well. Besides being untrue, it was a nasty ... http://blog.topicaltopics.net/2008/11/classless/ David Freddoso, of National Review, was in Grant Park the other night for Barack Obama's big party. He has some interesting observations on the events that night. Freddoso is a keen observer. Particularly telling, for me, was this part: “We’ve been looking for one of our own kind to get elected, ... http://blog.topicaltopics.net/2008/11/the-blank-slate/ Congratulations to President Elect Barack Obama. There will be time to disect this election in the days ahead. I still have serious concerns about Barack Obama, but for now, let us celebrate the historic nature of this election and the progress we have made in this country in race elections. ... http://blog.topicaltopics.net/2008/11/a-historic-victory/ Fox has been on in my house since early this morning. All day they have been talking about how exit polls are worthless and inaccurate. So, what do they focus on at the earliest opportunity? Yup. The exit polls. Go figure. Think I'll head out and buy a book and come back ... http://blog.topicaltopics.net/2008/11/screw-the-media-fox-included/ Neil Cavuto, always the smartest guy in the room, interviewed U.S. Senator Bob Menendez from New Jersey today. This is very entertaining. No, really!! It is!! So here's the background... Barack Obama has been talking about his tax rates being lower than those that Ronald Reagan had, but, and here's the thing, no ... http://blog.topicaltopics.net/2008/11/cavuto-skewers-a-senator/