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| Carr: Nation fails its moral exam |
| 2016-11-08 |
| [BOSTONHERALD] They’re frauds -- the Democrats, their media coatholders, the Paul Ryan ...U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district, serving since 1999. He is a member of the Republican Party. He proposed an alternative to President Obama's 2011 budget and made himself the target of both Democrat and Republican verbal pies... Republicans, Wall Street, all of them. And they are so, so unhappy -- they don’t just hate the "deplorables," the "irredeemables" and the "bitter clingers." They despise one another. They hate themselves. From WikiLeaks, we know the disdain they have for "medieval" Catholics and "needy Latinos." We’ve long understood the Clintons’ breathtaking contempt for "the help" -- Secret Service agents, the military, basically anyone in uniform. Now we’re discovering the Clintons’ supposed acolytes feel the same way about their masters. They say no man is a hero to his valet, and to the Clintons, we are all valets. Doug Band writes a withering email to Podesta saying Chelsea is "not smart." Podesta replies: "You’re perfecting your skills for understatement." Neera Tunden exhorts Podesta to stay on Hillary’s case and "eventually (she) will sound like a human." I doubt it, Neera. As Dave Chappelle, the comedian, told an audience in New York Friday night, "She’s not right and we all know it." She and all the people who surround her. They’re these inside-the-Beltway, trust-funded supercilious snots from third-tier Ivy League wannabe schools who, as Victor Davis Hanson put it, "sound quite clever without being especially bright, attuned to social justice without character. Their religion is not so much progressivism as appearing cool and hip and ’right’ on the issues ... . Well-connected and mediocre ... . They write and sound off about the buffoon Trump and preen in sanctimonious moral outrage ... ." Even if Hillary staggers across the finish line Tuesday, does anyone really think she can put the genie back in the bottle? Half the country is checking out, has checked out already. Nobody reads the Hillary-worshipping newspapers anymore, or watches their crappy TV networks. They have not a shred of moral authority. I’m not worried so much right now about the Second Amendment -- Robby Mook and George Stephanopoulos and the rest of the pajama boys won’t be kicking down anyone’s doors anytime soon, although higher taxes on ammo are certainly on the agenda. Via executive order, of course. Why go the constitutional route when Hillary’s new and improved Supreme Court will rubber-stamp everything? Banana Republic -- it’s not just an overpriced clothing store in the mall anymore. We’re living in one, have been for eight years now. If Hillary wins, it’s going to be a long winter for the Little Sisters of the Poor and independent filmmakers and anyone else who relies on the protections of the First Amendment. As for the rest of us, these next few years are going to be a lot like they were for dejected Roman citizens in the fifth century A.D. The Empire’s over, the barbarian hordes have breached the gates, but if you can just get a flat-bottomed boat and flee to those swamps around Venice, maybe you can fortify the Grand Canal and hold out against the Goths a little while longer. As has become abundantly clear, the Clintons don’t believe they are bound by any laws that inconvenience them in the slightest. After all, she’s on record in Brazil as saying that her dream is "open borders." Which are, of course, against the law. But like Obama, Hillary wants to import a replacement population, one as amoral and shiftless as she and her followers. People who, you might say, don’t need no stinkin’ badges. If you believe that we are a nation of laws, not men, if you want the laws enforced, especially "without fear or favor" as they used to say -- then Hillary and her supporters denounce you as a, uh, racist, or something. John Adams once wrote of the new republic: "Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." Are we still a moral and religious people? Sadly, I think we all know the answer to that question -- even before the polls open Tuesday. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 Are we still a moral and religious people? One might ask, were you (or any other People) ever? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-11-08 12:20 |
| #8 ...you go to war with the army you got. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-11-08 12:04 |
| #7 Are we still a moral and religious people? That would be a great question to ask all the self-proclaimed Evangelical Christians that abandoned their values to cast their primary vote for a thrice married adulterer best known for his lewd behavior and idolatrous lifestyle. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2016-11-08 11:54 |
| #6 great piece, thanks Fred surprised to see anything like it get a run in any mainstream media outlet |
| Posted by: anon1 2016-11-08 11:50 |
| #5 IMO that about 2/3 of the American people have not failed their moral exam, it is the elites who have failed their moral exam. I just hope and pray there are enough moral and good people to change our country's direction. Consistently, polls have indicated that about 2/3 of the people think the country has been headed in the wrong direction. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2016-11-08 07:54 |
| #4 While I certainly have my concerns about the state of the State, some of my local evidence goes against the trend; My parish has expanded it's facilities twice in the past 10 years. We now have over 2000 families attending. One may be surprised by the number of young families with children that attend. It's no longer just a bunch of white-haired Catholics (like me). But more importantly, the parish school has doubled in both space and students this year. Additionally, we've started to add again to the (newly completed) school. We expect to double in size again by 2018. So, I need to raise another $5 million or so starting right now. Perhaps the numbers of decent, hardworking folks nationwide is shrinking - I don't know about that. But maybe the (smaller numbers of the) faithful are consolidating and becoming stronger. Similar to that of the Marine Corps. I can hope. |
| Posted by: GORT 2016-11-08 07:42 |
| #3 Wikileaks gives us a peek inside the mind of those chosen to be leaked. Which I have appreciated these last few weeks. On the other hand, who among us could stand to have their innermost thoughts exposed and examined by the public? Who will run for office in 2018 and 2020? The pure and righteous? Or the conniving and character-less? David Muir? Dan Rather? Madonna? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2016-11-08 07:41 |
| #2 Carr nails it. When our "better" schools became purveyors of a credential-ocracy instead of a meritocracy starting some time in the 1980's, they guaranteed that we would come to this point. Blame Griggs vs Duke Power, affirmative action, KGB-planted meme bombs, Saudi money, and an education industry that sold its soul in exchange for government money to turn out graduates who were neither bright or authentically educated. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2016-11-08 05:28 |
| #1 Evil cannot be blamed, it's simply a tool of natural selection which pre-dates political candidates or parties. Those of us who exercise 'free will,' reject the moral imperative, and choose the wrong tool are the ones to be blamed. Copperheads are fairly common in Georgia. Particularly common near streams and ponds during dry periods where I deer hunt. Nothing particularly evil about the Copperhead. 'Free Will' permits one to stop and observe the creature. 'Free Will' also offers the opportunity to reach down and pick one up. Leaving it undisturbed and simply moving on seems like such an obvious choice. Thanks Fred. Excellent article. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-11-08 02:53 |