Guilty Feet Have Got No Rhythm November 26, 2007
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Oh, the wasted chances that he was given…to become a truly stellar leader — Twice, the first in late 1998/early 1999, and the other after the Strom Thurmond birthday party in late 2002, when the mainstream media mentioned his name in juxtaposition with the Council of Conservative Citizens many times, he could have propelled himself to the stratosphere of American political power and respect, and could have turned the American body politic right-side-up for the sake of white racial nationalism.
Instead, he pandered and backpeddled (and made himself look like a liar in the process), and in spite of his supposed contempt for President Bush, whom he blames for his ouster as Senate Majority Leader in late 2002, he poodled right along with President Bush in the effort earlier this year to enact soft amnesty “Comprehensive Immigration Reform,” and not long after, in a mafia-esque fashion, blamed talk radio for its failure, and stated that it was a “problem” that “had to be dealt with” (presumably with concrete shoes).
All that is moot now, because he will never dance again, come the end of this year.
Officially, Trent Lott is resigning from the Senate to “pursue other opportunities.” Translated into English, this means that he’s going to cash in on his political knowledge and influence, most likely by being hired by some D.C. law firm, a PAC, or another group of lobbyists. He won re-election in 2006, but he would be 71 years old at the end of this term, and he wanted to be able to “cash in” while he still had some coherent years left.
Speaking of opportunities, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has a big one, and his appointment to replace Lott will be a significant acid test. We might get the next Bilbo, but we’re also as likely to get a corporate stooge cheap labor-loving neocon. Barbour will communicate a lot about himself through his choice.
Blunt: Cops Should Have Guns (and That’s So Controversial) November 26, 2007
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The “cops” that are referred to are campus officers that patrol the campi of Missouri’s community colleges.
But some people don’t think it’s a good idea:
Freshman Joe Daniels, 18, of Paola, Kan., could endorse a plan that stops short of lethal force.
“A Taser wouldn’t harm someone as much as a real gun,” he said.
Really? Mr. Daniels must not have seen this.
But freshman Juan Davalos, 21, had doubts about arming campus officers.
“I wouldn’t feel safe being around people who have guns,” he said.
But I suppose he would feel safe in an institution that would run the risk of being easy pickings for the next Cho that comes along.
The Obvious Question November 26, 2007
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AFP:
Military training program for teens expands in US
CHICAGO (AFP) - Dozens of teens dressed in uniforms provided by the US Marines stand at attention in the gym of a Chicago public high school as a drill sergeant goes through a list of the day’s do’s and don’ts.
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This is particularly troubling given that the programs are concentrated in low-income and minority neighborhoods, said Sheena Gibbs, a spokeswoman for the Chicago branch of the American Friends Service Committee which lobbies against the programs.
“If you want to teach discipline and leadership then do it for everyone and don’t make them wear (military) uniforms,” Gibbs said. “Students (at regular schools) protest that they have to still share books but the military academy has laptops.”
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And every morning in formation, Sgt. Major Smith draws a line between the discipline and stability of the Marines and the chaos of the high-crime, low income neighborhood where most of the students live.
“My elementary school was out of control. Everybody just did whatever they wanted,” said Mariah Coleman, 14.
“Here there’s discipline, but there’s freedom as well. Everybody just respects each other and we get respect from the teachers.”
Why does it take a quasi-military program to bring discipline to “low-income and minority” schools? Other schools haven’t had severe discipline problems, even without J-ROTC.
