Arkady's Thoughts

Despite all the disagreements I have with people who believe wealth distribution works and the free market fails, there is one common aspect we can all agree on.  A transparent government is the only government.  When Obama ran his campaign, he focused his energy on promising a transparency unlike any other vowing to air all negotiations of legislation on C-SPAN.  In fact you can find videos of these promises scattered all over the Internet.  At this point in time it has become clear that Obama's promises were nothing more than underhanded tactics to buy votes.  At this point you can claim that all politicians lie and this is a fact of life, as if somehow making the reality better, but these promises strike at the core of American voters.  Regardless of what stripe or persuasion you are, the idea that a public agency should operate in the shadows on the matter of domestic policy is difficult to swallow and yet this administration spearheaded by ...

In case you have been living under a rock, recently a tragedy unfolded in Washington DC at the sight of a massive Holocaust museum where a deranged gunman fatally shot a guard . The story is deeply saddening considering that the shooter was an 88 year old nut job and reminds us that evil comes in many forms and shapes. What is equally interesting about the development is the portrayal of the shooter in the media and from the left in general. I have collected a few samples from the web that depict the shooter; James von Brunn as a right-wing extremist. Why does this matter to me? I have been called many things; conservative, right-winger, nut job , republican, hardliner, etc. I assure you that I have very little to do with the musings of Mr. Brunn as I will demonstrate later. Washington Independent -‘Right-Wing’ Rhetoric on Hold After Museum Shooting - "The details of von Brunn ’s life and views spilled out across the airwaves and across the Internet, revealing ties to neo -...

With support of the stimulus bill waning even further ( Half of America believes bill will worsen the situation ), I was surprised to see CNN's headline story today in the money section defending this package. The title: Out of work? Stimulus bill will help A few lines are mentioned regarding the intended job creation, but no explanation or details. Instead the article breaks down several key points of the bill and how it will help those that are unemployed. I was expecting to see a list of potential jobs or industries, but instead we are greeted with the following. Bigger checks: Those that are unemployed get more money. About $25 a week more. Extended benefits: Those that are unemployed get more money for a longer period of time. Expanding coverage: Billions go to individual states to expand the definition of who is eligible for bigger checks + extended benefits. Don't forget 500 million in administrative costs (btw, about 41 states asked for help, which means about 20 bi...

CNN's lead story: Doctor: Gaza patients dying before treatment Gaza's main hospital, already full of Palestinians wounded in the week-long Israeli air assault, reached critical mass on Sunday, according to a Norwegian doctor volunteering at Shifa Hospital. full story And showing the following picture (Notice that the people in the background are actually Israelis!?): Secondary story: Aid stuck at Egyptian border Third Story: Israeli troops push forward, splitting Gaza I probably should not be at all amused at this point, but it is just rather dissapointing to know that a good number of Americans are being fed a constant diet of civilian death stories. After a while any sensible individual would conclude that the only thing Israel can do is cause death among innocent civilians. Bravo CNN, bravo.

This is the picture on the main page of CNN.com and the caption reads "A Palestinian brings his wounded daughters to a hospital in Gaza City today. ( AFP /Getty Images)" Meanwhile FoxNews .com is showing a story about the son of one of Hamas's founders and how he turned against not only his family and Hamas , but also Islam. Which story do you think is more important? What is more relevant to the education and overall information of Americans? Everyone knows that there are dead civilians, war is such an ugly thing - especially considering that Hamas is using civilians as human shields (won't hear that from CNN). CNN is just flooding us with emotional images to turn the minds and opinions of Americans against Israel. I find this to be rather off-putting.

Evan Thomas of Newsweek finally said what we have been saying all this time. There is a cult of personality about Obama and it is not normal or healthy. I will guarantee that there will be pictures and posters hanging in the house of virtually ever African-American. This man will be worshipped and he can do no wrong. Of course he can't, after all Chris Matthews has taken it upon himself to ensure this presidency will work. Really? (Video Below) Where was Newsweek earlier? America is starting to realize that the media is not doing it's job. They just keep proving it. Check out the video for yourself (it includes someone else's analysis): And the traitor to his profession, Chris Matthews himself. This is sad.

Deemed too damaging I assume? This has been a historic campaign and not because of the candidates, but because journalism died. How can CNN justify not playing the tape to the American people? They do not even have to write an opinion on the matter, let the people decide. This is just one tiny example in the liberal bias of CNN - and yet I have met so many people who defend this "news" station. I have also seen a lot of comments from the Obamacolytes and the level of argument is bordering infantile. Their main arguments: 1) This story has been out for a long time, it has been on the SF Chronicle website for months. 2) McCain also supports carbon caps. Who the hell cares if the tape was on the SF Chronicle page? WHO GIVES A SHIT!? Did the national media know it? No? Then it was suppressed, because this is vital. The entire country knew Joe the Plumber did not pay his taxes, yet one day before the election no one knows of Obama's plans to bankrupt an entire industry...