Matthew Shepard, Trayvon Martin, Brandon Darby and the Power of Leftist Mythmaking

Matthew Shepard, Trayvon Martin, Brandon Darby and the Power of Leftist Mythmaking:

Despite the clear evidence that the story that Shepard was done in by deadly homophobia was inaccurate and that Shepard was instead killled in a meth-fueled bender by another man who was bisexual, Hicklin states:

There are valuable reasons for telling certain stories in a certain way at pivotal times, but that doesn’t mean we have to hold on to them once they’ve outlived their usefulness.

Take a moment and read that quote again, because it's one of the clearest statements ever written on how the left sees "the narrative." It's moral relativism applied to epistemology and metaphysics. There is no such thing as truth to the left. There are "certain stories" that can be told "a certain way." The story tellers, whether they are artist or journalist, simply pick and choose which story they will tell which way depending upon whether it's a "pivotal time."

This philosophy explains why in so many cases you get a story that is heavily hyped in the culture at one point and then later the real story comes out. While trying to drive a gay rights agenda, the myth of Matthew Shepard was useful, so that's what ended up getting reported. If it's useful to say that Shepard was killed by homophobic good ol' boys in Wyoming, the news media and the arts go all in on that story.

.....The Matthew Shepard case proved that America was so homophobic that gay men could be crucified by straight men just for being gay. Except the story we were sold wasn't true.

The Trayvon Martin myth proved that America was so racist that young black men can't walk the streets without fear of being racially profiled and murdered. Except it wasn't true.

The Steubenville myth proved that America is so sexist and sports-obsessed that a small town covers up a brutal rape. Except it wasn't true.

The Brandon Darby myth proves that America uses entrapment to make up stories about a terrorism threat that doesn't really exist. Except it wasn't true.

Obama Then and Now: the Rashomon Effect (first in a series)

Roger’s Rules » Obama Then and Now: the Rashomon Effect (first in a series):
“Fundamentally transforming the United States of America” appeared to mean one thing in October 2008.  
It means something quite different now, in 2013. 
The words are the same, but the meaning has changed, changed utterly."
.....Obama’s statement from a speech about the future of America’s economy in September 2010:
"We can’t tell them [i.e., other nations], don’t grow. 
We can’t — drive our SUVs and you know, eat as much as we want and keep our homes on you know, 72 degrees at all times, and whether we’re living in the desert or we’re living in the tundra, and then just expect that every other country’s going say OK."

I know that that speech was widely criticized on the right back in 2010.
 But somehow it just slid down the memory hole.
“We can’t drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes [at] 72 degrees at all times and then just expect that every other country’s going say OK.”

How does that sound today? 
We can’t drive our cars, eat what we want, and heat our houses because other countries may not like it. 
That’s what the president of the United States said. 
“Other countries” tell Americans whether and what they can drive, eat, and to how warm or cool they can keep their houses.

It was meant to be a “Green” speech, a “leading-from-behind” speech, a speech that would reinforce the idea that America was not special, not “exceptional” (just as Obama, and now Vladimir Putin, said!), not in charge of its own destiny because, whatever advantages we enjoyed, “You didn’t build that.”

There is a species of the anti-American left, consisting of about 95 percent of the professoriate and miscellaneous other elements, who find such rhetoric inspiring.

What really drove Colorado recall vote -- hint: it wasn't 'voter suppression'

What really drove Colorado recall vote -- hint: it wasn't 'voter suppression' | Fox News:
"The American people will tolerate many things but as history has shown, the one thing that can serve as a catalyst for revolution is action without representation. 
We have a fervent belief in our right to be heard. 
The entire idea of our democracy is predicated on the notion that our representatives have an obligation to at least listen to their constituents before taking action on their behalf."

Global warming is just HALF what we said: World's top climate scientists admit computers got the effects of greenhouse gases wrong

Global warming is just HALF what we said: World's top climate scientists admit computers got the effects of greenhouse gases wrong | Mail Online:
"They recognise the global warming ‘pause’ first reported by The Mail on Sunday last year is real – and concede that their computer models did not predict it.
But they cannot explain why world average temperatures have not shown any statistically significant increase since 1997.

They admit large parts of the world were as warm as they are now for decades at a time between 950 and 1250 AD – centuries before the Industrial Revolution, and when the population and CO2 levels were both much lower.

The IPCC admits that while computer models forecast a decline in Antarctic sea ice, it has actually grown to a new record high. 
Again, the IPCC cannot say why.

A forecast in the 2007 report that hurricanes would become more intense has simply been dropped, without mention.
This year has been one of the quietest hurricane seasons in history and the US is currently enjoying its longest-ever period – almost eight years – without a single hurricane of Category 3 or above making landfall."

Employment gap between rich, poor widest on record

My Way News - Employment gap between rich, poor widest on record:
"The gap in employment rates between America's highest- and lowest-income families has stretched to its widest levels since officials began tracking the data a decade ago, according to an analysis of government data conducted for The Associated Press."

How best to fix roads after funding deal is a no-go? Grab a shovel and some asphalt

Tim Skubick: How best to fix roads after funding deal is a no-go? Grab a shovel and some asphalt | MLive.com:
"His admission comes in the wake of numerous published reports that the much celebrated $1.2 billion figure was not going to be much celebrated by stingy lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. "

Obamacare will question your sex life | New York Post

Obamacare will question your sex life | New York Post:

‘Are you sexually active? If so, with one partner, multiple partners or same-sex partners?”

Be ready to answer those questions and more the next time you go to the doctor, whether it’s the dermatologist or the cardiologist and no matter if the questions are unrelated to why you’re seeking medical help. And you can thank the Obama health law.

“This is nasty business,” says New York cardiologist Dr. Adam Budzikowski. He called the sex questions “insensitive, stupid and very intrusive.” He couldn’t think of an occasion when a cardiologist would need such information — but he knows he’ll be pushed to ask for it.

The president’s “reforms” aim to turn doctors into government agents, pressuring them financially to ask questions they consider inappropriate and unnecessary, and to violate their Hippocratic Oath to keep patients’ records confidential.

Embarrassing though it may be, you confide things to a doctor you wouldn’t tell anyone else. But this is entirely different.

Doctors and hospitals who don’t comply with the federal government’s electronic-health-records requirements forgo ince.ntive payments now; starting in 2015, they’ll face financial penalties from Medicare and Medicaid

Florida official tells Christian charity to choose between Jesus and cheese

Florida official tells Christian charity to choose between Jesus and cheese | Fox News

For the past 31 years, the Christian ministry has been providing food to the hungry in Lake City, Fla. without any problems. But all that changed when they said a state government worker showed up to negotiate a new contract.

“The (person) told us there was a slight change in the contract,” Daly told me. “They said we could no longer have religious information where the USDA food is being distributed. They told us we had to take that stuff down.”

Daly said it’s no secret that the Christian Service Center is a Christian ministry.

“We’ve got pictures of Christ on more than one wall,” she said. “It’s very clear we are not social services. We are a Christian ministry.”

Daly and her staff sat in stunned disbelief as the government agents also informed them that the Christian Service Center could no longer pray or provide Bibles to those in need. The government contract also forbade any references to the ministry’s chapel.

“We asked if we had to change the name of the organization but that said we could leave that,” Daly said. “But we had to take our religious stuff down.”

In Defense of Diana West

In Defense of Diana West | CNS News:
"Far from being lowly spear carriers on the fringes,  pro-Soviet operatives in case after case ascended to posts of great power and influence. 
Among the most famous-though only three of a considerable number-were Alger Hiss at the State Department, Harry D. White at the Treasury and Lauchlin Currie at the White House.
All of these, as we now know, were Soviet agents, well positioned to affect the course of American policy in matters of concern to Soviet dictator Stalin."
This is really, really INTERESTING!
Well worth your time.
So much disinformation, so little time to inform ourselves.

Android essentials: The first 12 apps I install on every phone

Android essentials: The first 12 apps I install on every phone | Computerworld Blogs

The lopsided outrage over racially motivated crimes

DIMOND: The lopsided outrage over racially motivated crimes | Rare:
"It keeps happening. Nearly every week there are more brutal crimes that bear all the earmarks of being racially motivated but because the victims are white, you will probably never hear about them.

We’ve all seen the rallies around black victims of white-perpetrated violent crime — and that’s cool.
It’s the right of every American citizen to peacefully protest.
But when did it become acceptable to ignore the same types of crime when the roles are reversed and the victim is white?
Why is it that we hear so little hue-and-cry on behalf of Caucasians who are victimized by blacks?"

The parbuckling project

The parbuckling project:
"Parbuckling operations of the Costa Concordia will begin tomorrow, Monday 16 September.

"the parbuckling or rotation will take about a couple of days, as the movement has to be extremely delicate and constantly monitored.

The parbuckling will be performed using strand jacks which will be tightening several cables attached to the top of the caissons and to the platforms, which will be pulled seawards, while the cables attached to the starboard turrets will be used for balancing.

This is a very delicate phase, during which the forces involved have to be offset carefully to rotate the wreck without deforming the hull."

Map of Europe: 1000 AD to present day

Costa Concordia Live Web Cams News Updates

Costa Concordia Live Web Cams News Updates

Truth in American Education

Truth in American Education:

House Committee Votes To Define 'Journalists' and Delay Access to Certain Public Records

House Committee Votes To Define 'Journalists' and Delay Access to Certain Public Records [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"The measure is part of three-bill package aimed at impeding so-called “ambulance chasing” law firms.

Within the package, the legislation is apparently an attempt to deny "ambulance chasers” quick access to accident reports.

However, in that effort the bill sets out to define what does and doesn’t qualify as a “news publication.”

....The bill considers a journalist to be "an employee of a radio or television station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission" or "an employee of a newspaper."
A "newspaper" is said to include, "a newspaper of general circulation that is published at least once a week, include stories of general interest to the public, is used primarily for the dissemination of news, and may be published in hard copy form or on the Internet."

MiChild Reimbursement Rate Being Cut

MiChild Reimbursement Rate Being Cut [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"As of Oct. 1, Michigan doctors and medical facilities will be receiving less for treating children who are in the MiChild program, which is the State of Michigan's health care program for uninsured children of working families.
According to the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH), 37,503 Michigan children are currently covered by MiChild.
.....“Low reimbursement rates are really having a negative impact on those in the vulnerable portion of our population. 
That's why the whole thing with Medicaid expansion is wrong.
And it's really too bad because there are things that could be done to improve care for these people.”
“The quality of care falls off with a lower reimbursement rate,” Edison added. "

Muskegon County's $39M bond sale for jail may be state's biggest after Detroit bankruptcy

Muskegon County's $39M bond sale for jail may be state's biggest after Detroit bankruptcy | MLive.com:
"MUSKEGON, MI – Muskegon County’s financing for the new Jail and Juvenile Transition Center could set an important precedent for municipal bond sales across Michigan.

Muskegon County Commissioners, who earlier gave the go-ahead for staff to negotiate a bond sale, on Tuesday, Sept. 10 approved a final sale.
At an Oct. 2 closing, the county will sell nearly $39 million in 20-year bonds, with a fixed rate of 4.75 percent, to the Huntington Investment Co."

Much more to come on this "Detroit style" scam.
The lies will come out!

How Detroit went broke: The answers may surprise you — and don't blame Coleman Young

How Detroit went broke: The answers may surprise you — and don't blame Coleman Young | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"Instead, amid a huge exodus of residents, plummeting tax revenues and skyrocketing home abandonment, Detroit’s leaders engaged in a billion-dollar borrowing binge, created new taxes and failed to cut expenses when they needed to.
Simultaneously, they gifted workers and retirees with generous bonuses.
And under pressure from unions and, sometimes, arbitrators, they failed to cut health care benefits — saddling the city with staggering costs that today threaten the safety and quality of life of people who live here."
MUST READ-A primer on how to destroy ANY municipality!

Bombshell Book: Matthew Shepard Tortured, Murdered by Gay Lover

No H8? -- Bombshell Book: Matthew Shepard Tortured, Murdered by Gay Lover:
"But what really happened to Matthew Shepard?
He was beaten, tortured, and killed by one or both of the men now serving life sentences. But it turns out, according to Jiminez, that Shepard was a meth dealer himself and he was friends and sex partners with the man who led in his killing. Indeed, his killer may have killed him because Shepard allegedly came into possession of a large amount of methamphetamine and refused to give it up.
The book also shows that Shepard’s killer was on a five-day meth binge at the time of the killing."
Interesting.
Sure changes the narrative.
If true.