And, of course, the New Civility.
Not copying all that twitterjunk, just go there, and see the kind of people who lost Wisconsin.
Posts Tagged ‘American Digest’
On, Wisconsin!
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012Just American
Sunday, May 6th, 2012I have expressed my discontent with the standard political labels, like liberal/left and conservative right.
American Digest proposes “rebranding ‘conservative’ and ‘Republican’ with ‘American’”.
I appreciate the sentiment, and you should definitely read his essay. Gonna have to think about it, because far too many people are convinced that “American” means imperialist, corporatist, fat, lazy, racist, homophobe, sexist, and on and on endlessly. Doesn’t matter that to the extent that those things are true, they mostly arose from the liberal progressive left; that’s what people have been trained to think.
I’m going to start using it nevertheless, if only to cleanse the name. It’s as good an escutcheon as any, and what stains and muck attach to it have mostly been thrown by its — our — enemies.
I’m going to have to explain it, every time I say it. That’s fine. People need to hear it.
I am an American.
Obama’s Labors
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
“How Beautiful We Were”
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008Right now — right now, hear me? — Go here.
Click on the Youtube player, and wait a few seconds until the oboe starts. (If the link is slow and stalls, wait until the entire thing downloads, then start over.)
Then read, slowly, one line at a time. Savor each and every laurel leaf.
Please, please, please — don’t make me have to watch all this crumble.