http://www.mangledcat.com/ Daily Commentary From The Wasatch Front en Copyright 2008 Wed, 14 May 2008 11:27:50 -0700 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification This just makes me ill. I don't know what the editors were thinking allowing this moral equivalent crap on the editorial pages: Since I was born in the Netherlands and lived there as a teen during World War II, I am perhaps one of the few surviving witnesses who can recall the arrest of Jewish residents in my neighborhood and subsequent deportation, while my parents put their life on the line in hiding members of a Jewish family. If those involved in the daring campaign of hiding Jewish residents to keep them from being deported to concentration camps could observe the current conditions in Israeli-occupied Palestine they would call the "celebration" a tragedy. The irony of the current political situation is that the very imprisonment, restricted travel, property confiscation and destruction that the occupying German forces applied to the Jewish population during World War II the Israeli government now applies to the Palestinians. I just have one observation, Mr. Roelofs. I don't remember the reason for restricted travel of the Jews in WWII being the fact that the jews were suicide bombing the Nazis.]]> http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000636.html http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000636.html Wed, 14 May 2008 11:27:50 -0700 Shooter gers year in jail, then deportation to Pakistan Funny that you never see anyone deported back to Mexico after their sentences are up despite the fact that a fair portion of those arrested on a day to day basis are illegally in the country from Mexico. ]]> http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000635.html http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000635.html Mon, 12 May 2008 17:59:00 -0700 the editorial board for the Tribune. Seeing as it snowed yesterday, it can almost seem like hell has frozen over as I find myself in agreement with them: The most charitable thing you can say about Obama is that he made a serious mistake by not denouncing sooner some of Wright's most extreme pronouncements. But it goes deeper than that. Obama either does not understand how offensive some of Wright's remarks are to most Americans, or he is willfully tone deaf. This, in turn, leads many Americans, rightly, to question the candidate's judgment, and his inability to meet head-on the first real crisis of his campaign. Imagine... the truth spoken in a newspaper. Well done!]]> http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000634.html http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000634.html Fri, 02 May 2008 11:07:48 -0700 latest census findings have been reported and anyone paying attention (or has found they need an English to Spanish dictionary just to order anything at a fast food joint) can tell you that the Latino population is on the rise: Utah's population keeps showing more racial diversity, with blacks leading the way in percentage growth as a population last year and Latinos accounting for a quarter of the state's total growth, according to U.S. Census estimates released today. There is even a handy graph: Strangely, there was no May Day protest marches here in the Bee Hive state. Could it be the snow? Nah. The Trib says they're scared. Between the legislation passed last year and the apparent apathy of the populace, it seems to have protesters thinking twice. I can live with that.]]> http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000633.html http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000633.html Thu, 01 May 2008 19:29:58 -0700 Utah Law Day!]]> http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000632.html http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000632.html Thu, 01 May 2008 19:26:44 -0700 this kind of language is used, but I can attest that the state economy is strong and has been for some time: Salt Lake City finds itself among the nation's most recession-proof cities, according to Forbes.com, the magazine's Web site. The Utah capital comes in at No. 9. Oklahoma City is No. 1. While cities across the country are facing tough times because of declining home prices, rising unemployment and contracting economies, Oklahoma City's trend has been the opposite, Forbes.com said. Among the top 50 metro areas, Oklahoma City has seen falling unemployment, solid growth in the energy, agriculture and manufacturing sectors and possesses one of the strongest housing markets in the country, Forbes.com noted in its "America's Recession-Proof Cities" article. San Antonio was ranked second on the list. Also in the top 10: Austin, Houston and Dallas, Texas; Raleigh and Charlotte, N.C.; San Jose, Calif.; Salt Lake City and Seattle. ]]> http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000631.html http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000631.html Thu, 01 May 2008 19:19:18 -0700 video. I watched a bit of it and got the same impression that Ed got. He looks and sounds tired. The one thing I found really interesting was his comment about never having thought they would get this far, or words to that effect. Could he be prepping the masses for a big let down?]]> http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000630.html http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000630.html Thu, 01 May 2008 09:56:37 -0700 Bloomberg News: Average temperatures in areas such as California and France may drop over the next 10 years, influenced by colder flows in the North Atlantic, said a report today by the institution based in Kiel, Germany. Temperatures worldwide may stabilize in the period. Not just the coasts, mind you. Want to see what I woke up to this morning? View image]]> http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000629.html http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000629.html Thu, 01 May 2008 09:46:50 -0700 finally discovers that Wright is divisive. When I listened to that Q & A this morning on my way into work, I had one thought: Reverend Wright just ended Barack Obama's Presidential Campaign. Period. ]]> http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000628.html http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000628.html Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:09:33 -0700 ]]> http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000627.html http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000627.html Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:25:59 -0700 give it a read.]]> http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000626.html http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000626.html Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:46:10 -0700 here and the Deseret News has more here. ]]> http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000625.html http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000625.html Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:39:41 -0700 these) and was looking for something rocking to play this afternoon when I stumbled across a cd I haven't listened to in almost 15 years. I was a junior in high school when this album came out and it has languished in the cd rack for many years but after seeing the title, Radio K.A.O.S, I had a nice chuckle and threw it in. It was nostalgic, to say the least, and after listening to it twice, I discovered some interesting parallels to Rush's Operation Chaos. While Waters attacks Reagan, Thatcher, nuclear war and all things technological, the songs could easily, with a couple of word changes here and there, be applied to today's war with the Democratic Party. The last song on the cd is especially apt. Titled "The Tide is Turning" it has a line that goes thusly: Who is the strongest, who is the best Who holds the aces the east of the west This is the crap our children are learning Brings to mind what is being taught in schools today, no? At the end of the song, there is a rousing male choir singing the chorus that brings to mind the Army choir rush played a few days back. Inspirational both, FWIW.]]> http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000624.html http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000624.html Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:57:51 -0700 Thinking Right is at it again providing much needed contact with our deployed troops. When I was in Bosnia, we had Operation Dear Abby and we would occaisionally get bags of letters addressed to "Any Soldier" from schools, churches, community groups, etc. It was wonderful being on the receiving end of those and I'm sure the sailors and marines aboard the USS Russell, DDG-59, will be grateful for them, so please participate. I will be donating 4 bags of coffee to the cause. ]]> http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000623.html http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000623.html Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:59:23 -0700 Via Powerline, please check out this incredible report on the Index of leading environmental indicators 2008. Regarding the Primary, illary pulled off an impressive win. I can't wait to download the podcast of Rush's show tomorrow gleefully rejoicing in the fruits of Operation Chaos. Oh how the media will attempt to spin this.]]> http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000622.html http://www.mangledcat.com/archives/000622.html Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:43:36 -0700