Robert Stacy McCain: The Despicable David Brooks...

my sentiments exactly.

In my opinion, Stacy McCain is one of the great writers of our time.  His background in journalism hearkens back to a time when journalists actually knew what they were doing.

While he devotes this column to the fisking, with fisking being too mild of a word, of David Brooks of the New York Times, I would gladly add some of the other anti-Trumpers like George Will, Erick Erickson, Mark Levin (oh, how you've disappointed me, Mark), and the elitist cabal over at National Review.

These people, who live in their very own rarefied bubble of isolation, do not speak for, or to, me.  Their bloated egos feed off the bloated egos of the people they hang with.  You know, the people who are smarter, more clever, more sophisticated, and certainly better dressed and more beautiful than the poor schmucks who live in the fly-over zone.

Let me make something very clear:  If it wasn't for us, you wouldn't exist.  It never occurs to you that the soy skinny latte (ugh) that you're slurping down while having conversation in the corner coffee house, is made possible by us.  We manufactured the cup, raised the soy, and drove it in big-assed trucks to the corner cafe over roads we built.  We built the table on which your elbows are so elegantly draped.  Hell, we even built the structure you call your very own corner cafe.

You, as a group, are useless.  You make your living from lecturing and hectoring the very people who make your life possible.  

Yesterday, a Right Scooper wandered off the reservation and said this to me in my combox:

Long time reader of your blog... but.. F. trump.. F kasick.. F you and your blog... you now own what happens...

Not sure how you F a blog, but good luck trying. 

No longer do us hicks have to fend off the insults and derision of the libtards.  Nope.  Now we have so-called conservatives attacking us.  But, guess what?  I don't care, and most of my like-minded accomplished friends don't care either, because we can do things.  Useful things.  We make your life possible, and God help you if that ever stops.


The Despicable David Brooks
by Robert Stacy McCain

Once upon a time, David Brooks Fisking Day was celebrated here every Tuesday. The New York Times‘ token “conservative” column was so predictably wrong about nearly everything — his political instincts are so bad — that I had to lash him around every week just to relieve my system of the excess bile generated by reading his pretentious bulls–t. At least twice, circa 2007-2008, I walked out of events where Brooks spoke; the experience of being in the same room with him was intolerable. Once, a few years ago, I found myself in a discussion with Jonah Goldberg as to which New York Times columnist was worse, David Brooks or Thomas Friedman. Goldberg insisted Friedman was worse than Brooks, and I suppose it’s a matter of opinion, but in my opinion, Goldberg is wrong. Friedman may be demonic, but David Brooks is Satan.

Why do I hate David Brooks so much? Because I am a populist, a Jacksonian who believes that the American people deserve a government that serves their interests, and not the interests of a decadent elite. All elites eventually become decadent and corrupt. This is what history teaches, and our country is being ruined by the sort of people David Brooks rubs elbows with during his annual pilgrimages to Davos, deracinated cosmopolitans with no loyalty to anything, devoted to no principle except the increase of their own wealth, status and power. The comprehensive wrongness of David Brooks eventually became so glaringly apparent — about the time he expressed his admiration of Barack Obama’s pants creases — that everyone realized he is Satan. Once his diabolical wrongness was universally acknowledged, everybody with a blog got in on the Brooks-fisking game, and I lost interest in the sport. Nowadays, it takes a really spectacular exercise in Brooksian douchebaggery to get my attention, and he delivered such a specimen earlier this week:

Read the Rest.  No, really - READ THE REST

More:

The Blaze:  ‘Oh, My God — Did You Just Say That?’: MSNBC Host Stunned by Hollywood Director’s Theory on Secret to Trump’s Success  Perfect example of elitist thinking

Nox and Friends:  Hannity: Why Trump Won   Excellent!

Vox Populii:  Speaker for the butthurt  A lovely take down of snotty snowflake Matt Walsh

D.C. Clothesline:   Glenn Beck: There Will Never Be Another Republican President Because of “Racist” Trump   Coming from a guy who stuck his face in a bowl of Cheetos dust

and,

wait for it,

a positive article about Donald Trump

Intellectual Conservative:   Why a Trump presidency will be good for America, and the World

Robert Stacy McCain...

brings us our righteous rant of the day - and we thank him!


Barack Obama’s ’60 Minutes’ Interview Has Me Screaming at My TV Again

Today on Morning Joe, they were playing clips of Steve Kroft’s 60 Minutes interview with President Obama, and I literally started screaming. There is only so much of this bulls–t I can endure without talking back to my TV:   read the rest

The Contraceptive Culture...

from a non-Catholic.

When Stacy McCain gets his mojo on, there is no better writer on the internet.  Not one!  Whenever he writes an article like the following one I've linked to, I suspect him of being a "closet" Catholic, even though the majority of "Catholics" ignore Church teaching and contracept at the same rate as the general public.

He’s 36, She’s 33

[...]The genuinely important thing to realize is that the ways we think about sex, romance, marriage and parenthood are shaped by our culture and society. And the dominant ideas associated with the Contraceptive Culture have become so deeply entrenched in our society that most people (especially most young people) are incapable of understanding how profoundly unnatural these ideas are.   read the rest

 

How many carbon credits did you earn today?...

'cause I've earned a bucket full by planting thirteen trees (only 7 more to go.)  

Next up?  Ten bushes, which will seem like a piece of cake after the trees.   Expecting a phone call from Al Gore later today.

Tonight is Confirmation rehearsal.   Tomorrow evening my young lady friend and former religious education pupil is being confirmed, and I will be her sponsor.  Doesn't "Confirmation rehearsal" sound like we should be bringing in a little "stand in" Holy Spirit?   Maybe a robin or a sparrow to stand in for the dove?  Ok - I'm officially weird. 

After a week of hard outside labor, my nails are in drastic need of attention.  After lunch, a full manicure is in order and typing will be impossible until later this evening.

Not wanting to leave my faithful readers with nothing of importance to read, allow me to recommend this fine piece from Stacy McCain, which dazzles the senses with truth and brilliance.

Moms, ‘Myths’ and Cultural Marxism

Liberals invariably use the word “myth” to describe any popular belief that they wish to discredit. Thus the liberal speaks of “the myth of the Old West” in order to attack the belief that pioneers, settlers and cowboys were admirably courageous, embodying noble and heroic traits worthy of emulation. Or a liberal may speak of “the myth of American exceptionalism,” seeking to discredit that view that our country’s phenomenal rise — from primitive colonial outpost to global superpower — signifies some unique or world-historic quality to our national character. read the rest
  

Stacy McCain rides a big wave...

and lands on his feet.

Sometimes we have to break our own rules and one of my biggest rules is to not engage in "blog wars."   This morning Mr G Guy (and I thank him) alerted me to an essay Stacy had written in answer to a perceived slight from Little Miss Attila about the term feminism:

Re-Reading Susan Brownmiller
Confronting the Radical Facts of Feminism

As I said to Mr G in his combox,  "I find “blogger flame wars” to be childish, boring, and a complete waste of time – except for the fact it always brings out the best in Stacy."  I said a bunch of other stuff that Stacy may (or may not) find flattering.


There has never been a doubt in my mind Stacy is one of the best journalists and writers in the blogoshpere and is possessed of a formidable intelligence.  When someone "tweaks" him, though - he goes into overdrive and pulls out every ten dollar word on the approved list of  "Very Important Words", weaves magical sentences with commas appropriately appointed in all their squiggly goodness that is guaranteed to dazzle those of us who struggle with punctuation. 

In the meantime, Attila has gone on the defensive and penned her own screed,  with not nearly the same amount of ten dollar words, but managing, nevertheless, to get her point across quite well.  
This morning DaTechGuy jumped on the bandwagon by trying to make peace while not taking any sides (is there really a side to be taken?) because he likes both Stacy and Attila. 

What's the point of this post?  None really, other than you should take the time to read Stacy's essay on feminism, which for the most part I agree with, and the fact that blog wars probably juice up the ol' hit counter while still being childish, boring, and a complete waste of time.   

The Republicans announce their pledge and the blogosphere goes nuts...

We have blogger type people for and blogger-type people against.  Nice Deb has a nice roundup of the two sides.  Personally I don't care one way or the other about so much blah-blah.  I want to see results and the only thing that really matters is action.

Once again many of the top bloggers in their effort to mock Obama have posted something that is just not true.  Israel was not at the UN for Obama's speech because of the Feast of Tabernacles, a Jewish holiday.  Some of these bloggers have walked back their statements - some have not.  I'm seeing this more and more. It's a good way to lose your credibility.  It is rare that you would see an accomplished journalist such as Stacy McCain do that. 

In case you missed it:

The American Dream

The American Dream.  I remember when those words and what they connote made me stand just a little taller, feel just a little bolder, speak just a little more assuredly.  To me, The American Dream (yes, with a capital "T" on "the") meant that anyone--even me--had a chance to succeed, to build a business, buy a home, save for a rainy day, plan for a decent retirement, send kids to college, achieve whatever success one dreamed possible for oneself.  If that meant financial success, yay! If that meant personal success, however you define that for yourself, yay!  read the rest at Fuzzy Logic - excellent!

Ken Mehlman Speaks Out - and I wish he hadn't...

Since the  story on Memeorandum that is getting all the attention is Bush Campaign Chief and Former RNC Chair Ken Mehlman: I'm Gay ,  I suppose it is required of me to say something/anything.

Let's keep this short because I have a lot of outside work to do which is infinitely more important.  The real point of Mr. Mehlman's announcement is we have become a society that thinks discussing ones sex life is news.  And we all line up like little lemmings with this agenda of tacky and crude behavior.  While I'm not advocating a return to the repressive atmosphere of the Victorian Age, we would do to remember that we are children of God who have been made in His image.  This prurient interest in where other people are placing their sex organs is bizarre.

Bottom line? The homosexuals need to go back in the closet and the heterosexuals need to join them.   


We can thank Stacy McCain for writing an astute piece on the politics of this whole thing in ‘The Fools That Bring Disaster’


Amusing Bunni brings us the best day brightener post of the day, and we thank her:

Wild Animals on the Loose in Chicago!



 The following comment was left on the article  We've Made a Deal: America Picks Door Number 2
 at American Thinker (which is well worth a read)

Posted by: SilentNoMore  

Aug 26, 07:50 AM

Spot on. Even if our political landscape changes in November in the House, the Senate and the White House will be effectively untouched, at least for 2 year. This will likely lead to gridlock, and the economic and social tsunamis will roll on unimpeded, if not worsened. Where do we look? How do we deal with this? We must look to ourselves first, not to Washington. Prepare yourself, your family, and spread the message of individual liberty and responsibility as much as possible. Practice your faith in everything, and understand where true "Rights" come from and how we are to cherish them. Know your history, defend your beliefs with evidence and conviction, and rebuke those who stand opposed with logic, civility, and honor. In the end, as with any great crisis, there will be those crushed by the weight of catastrophe and those that stand firm and are left to rebuild. We must be the ones left standing. We must not assume the role of victim, but instead of diligent and benevolent victor.

 Well said, Silent No More...

At Adrienne dePitera:

Pizza on the grill and homemade tomato/pesto sauce
From the Cutting Garden
Moving Daylilies

Stacy McCain brings up an important point - and we thank him...

Ok - so after just posting about a snarky headline (which is still great), Stacy McCain brings up a very important point in his post  News Flash: Politics Is About Elections.

 There has never been any doubt in my mind that the person that can (in most cases) generate the most political snark and nonsense is going to have the highest hit counter.  Stacy brings up the point that when he is generating the most important election news his hit counter actually goes down.  I have noticed the same phenomena. Give his article a read and definitely give it some thought.

Stacy McCain and Phyllis Schlafly

 

I remember not liking Phyllis Schlafly when I was much younger.  It was so long ago, I can't even remember why I didn't like her.  But for quite a few years I have been following her and think she's one of the sharpest ladies around.

It appears Stacy McCain agrees with moi (making him one of the sharpest guys around.)

When Phyllis Schlafly Speaks the Truth, Democrats Call It ‘Extremism’

What is up with Blogger today?  It just decides to double-space and do other kookie things.

Nude Wedding Pictures are Ready for Viewing

Stacy McCain's lovely daughter was married last week and Stacy has provided the obligatory nude wedding photos.  While I'm not much of a picture taker, I remain the only person in the world who loves to look at other people's photo albums (I don't even have to know the people.)

While you're over checking out the naked and racy photos, you may want to drop some $$$ in his tip-jar.  Reports have been coming in that Stacy is washing dishes to help pay for the reception.  They do give him generous break times to put up a few posts each day - and we thank them for that!

This picture was taken before everyone got naked. 

Miley Cyrus, Stacy McCain, and that "going viral" Reuters photo w/Update

I received an email from Stacy McCain - along with many other "lady" bloggers who are, no doubt, way more important than moi.  He's requesting that we weigh in on Reuters' decision to post a picture of Miley Cyrus in which her "girlie parts" are exposed during a performance.

I have a ton of errands to run, but a request of Stacy's is too important to ignore.  However, since I'm in a hurry, he and Smitty will have to excuse any misplaced or non-existent commas.

My first reaction to Stacy's original post on the subject was diametrically opposed to Stacy's angst over Reuters' running that picture.  Since I don't particularly like to post on people such as Miley,  I just rolled my eyes and moved on.

However, after thinking about it, my conclusions have changed to be more in line with Stacy's three suggestions:

1. The photo editor at Reuters who approved this image for distribution needs to be fired;
2. Miley Cyrus needs to be advised against traveling down this ex-Disney Princess road to Britney/Lindsay burnout; and
3. Someone at the Justice Department’s Innocent Images Task Force should make a friendly phone call to Reuters, and a slightly less friendly call to Perez Hilton, just to let them know that they’re in the danger zone.

Stacy's number one point is dead on.  Just because Miley clearly has greedy management who are exploiting her, and parents who have abdicated their responsibilities, doesn't mean we need to jump on this bandwagon and hasten what is sure to be a disaster for this girl. 

Number two point.  I used to have a lot of respect for Billy Ray Cyrus.  He appeared to be living a good Christian life.  But ever since the Vanity Fair spread with the overtly sexual picture of he and Miley, I've come to question his ability to make sound decisions.  Fathers are supposed to protect and guide their little girls - not turn them over to management that is turning that girl into the new celebrity train wreck.

Number three?  I'm not sure Reuters can be held legally responsible for showing a picture of an underage girl flashing her girlie parts when the flashing took place at a concert in front of hundreds of people.  Reuters does have a moral responsibility, and they breached that barrier - big time!  The ultimate Judge of this matter is the only judgment that matters and I don't think He is real happy.  

As a nation we are quickly losing all sense of decency.  The ultimate villain in this fiasco is not Reuters, or even that  purveyor of slime, Perez Hilton.  The ultimate villains are the management team, the parents, and anyone who buys into this sleazy trash.  There was a time in this country when such things only happened in the establishments that huddled on the outskirts of town on the other side of the railroad tracks.  Now it's an every day occurrence in "polite" society.  We all share the blame for this.

Update:

Pat at So It Goes In Shreveport weighs in:

Shame on Reuters and shame on Miley

CPAC

Holy Cannoli & Feisty Fedoras

DaTechguy is running wild at CPAC

 My favorite phone buddy, Peter (daTechguy) has been let loose at CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference.)  First day out and his blog is packed solid with great interviews, videos, and enticing pictures of the cannoli he smuggled onto the plane.

Joining him with coverage is Smitty and Stacy McCain.  Smitty is live blogging and getting ready to post pictures.  I'm definitely going next year!!!

Funeral Cakes and Spam

(Not the mystery meat which when sliced thinly, fried crisply, slathered with mayo, and placed on squishy white bread with tons of iceberg lettuce is as close to heaven on earth that any of us will ever come.)   But I digress....sorry

Our church provides the after funeral luncheon so the family has less to worry about.  This morning I got up early to makes cakes.  I do not suggest reading the directions in near dark conditions. After popping the first cake in the oven I turned on the over-head light only to realize I had put in the wrong amount of oil.  I grabbed the cake from the oven and scrapped it back into the bowl added what I thought was missing (we'll never know for sure), and stuck it back in the oven.

While the cakes were baking I hopped on the computer and was a bit surprised to have received not one single email.  When I returned from church I checked again. Still no email.  I logged on to my provider to find an empty in-box.  Hmmmmmmmmmm. Strange!  Hey, maybe I should check spam.  And there were OVER 74 MESSAGES in my spam filter.  Holy Carp!!!  

So what do cakes and spam have to do with each other?  Why, absolutely nothing.  But you see I have ADD and for us this all makes sense. 

I may have ADD but I'm not stupid.  From the wonderful Jim Hoft at Gateway Pundit comes this list of things we're tired of written by Joe Hard....

They Have Awoken a Sleeping Giant –

1. We’re tired of politician’s stealing our money in the name of social justice and we’re tired of their programs that promote socialism which we don’t agree with.
2. We’re tired of being criticized and called selfish when we say that we would like to spend our money in the way that we wish and not give to government programs that support ‘victims’ who don’t support their local communities, churches, schools and organizations like we do.
3. We’re tired of being told that God should not be in politics in a world where selfishness and deceit are rampant and abortion is legal.
4. We’re tired of the innocent killing of babies being promoted as a form of birth control and abortion being promoted as a right.
5. We’re tired of being taken for granted and told that the politicians know what is best for us better than we do.
6. We’re tired of being lied to by a media that only tells half a story – A media that produces untrue pictures in favor of those they love and in opposition to those they hate.
7. We’re tired of a media who tells us that to be Christian or God loving is immature or silly.
8. We’re tired of a media that tells us that our military are murderers and that we are causing terrorists to murder.
9. We’re tired of being told that we are the evil ones when we don’t accept the lies of the media or government.
10. We’re tired of being told constantly why we should hate our great country, the most giving country ever in world history.
11. We’re tired of being told that we are the ones who started wars and killed people without reason.
12. We’re tired of being told that we should turn our heads and ignore the evil in the world and not protect ourselves from those whose goal is to kill us.
13. We’re tired of a government that spends more than it makes (takes) without caring who ultimately is going to pay for it.
14. Were tired of politicians who lack the courage to do what is right and who only care about what is in it for them or what greater political position they can steal.
15. We’re tired of federal system that encourages lobbyists to bribe politicians in order to get things done their way in Washington.
16. We’re tired of attorneys who bring frivolous cases to our courts with money as their only motive.
17. We’re tired of politicians passing medical legislation for us that they won’t accept for their own families.
18. We’re tired of being told that women are silly when they love their husbands and provide them safe and happy homes and families.
19. We’re tired of being told that love is a sexual and selfish act and nothing more.
20. We’re tired of being called callous and not compassionate when we don’t agree with the creation socialist society.

 More… Bill Hennessey has a great post at The St. Louis Tea Party Website on the what we can do this year to stop the madness in Washington.

2010 year is going to be a defining year in the future of this country. It's time for us to organize and defeat this monstrosity of evil that has invaded our country.  It is time to recognize evil and call it by its name.  To do otherwise is to invite defeat. 

You're invited to an Open House...


Ok - DaTechGuy is running the first ever (to my knowledge) running thread on his open house.  So far the ribs are almost gone and the guests are plowing through the lasagna.  Meantime the nice Jehovah Witness widow across the street is getting married.  I foresee a parking problem in the neighborhood...



Meantime Stacy McCain has gone live with his new Wordpress blog. The transition is complete and looks quite nice.  So head over and don't forget to change your links and feeds. And while you're there check out the video of Stacy and his trusty side-kick Smitty (my comma prince).  Now that they're all fancy-dancy they probably won't have time for us little guys. Sigh...

Hoffman Race Still Close

From Stacy McCain:

NY23 Election Results HQ; UPDATE:
Team Hoffman predicts 'close' victory

10:29 p.m.: Reports of voting machine malfunctions in St. Lawrence and Fulton Counties. National Review is a bit worried. The Hoffman campaign is still optimistic, but this long delay is stressful. As the percentage of returns increases an early lead for Democrat Bill Owens is shrinking. Whereas Owens led by 8 points with 21% reporting, it's now 5 points with 39% reporting. Stay tuned. read the rest

Hoffman Race

The Other McCain: NY23 Live from Saranac Lake

I'm counting on Stacy for the news...

One Hoffman volunteer just reported that campaign internal polls show a very close race.

Oh Noes!! I want Canolli tonight!  

Stacy McCain turns 50

Wish Stacy (purported to be a  white supremist, raaaaacist, cross dresser, who probably wants my roach killer shoes for his birthday)  of "The Other McCain" a Happy Birthday.

Sorry, Stace - can't have my shoes, but you can borrow my whip!

I've been sleeping with Stacy McCain

I know, I know, that's pretty horrifying coming from a long time married devout Catholic. And Stacy, the cad, has a lovely wife and kids that look up to him. But I figured if David Letterman could come clean, well, I should fess up too.

The worse part of this sordid tale is my husband knows and has encouraged this liaison. He even instigated  Stacy and I spending the night together.  Now how freaky deaky is that?? To maintain delicacy I've removed myself from the picture of us in bed together. This was taken this morning after arising.  The picture is below the "fold" for those that can't handle this sort of thing.

To deflect interest from this breaking story, Stacy is claiming other more sordid scandals in this post and claiming to be a happily married man.  Yeah, right Stacy!!

I guess it could have been worse. At least Michelle Malkin hadn't joined us.

Sarah Palin Book & Lynn Vincent

I just got off the phone with Stacy McCain , who, I might add, has the cutest accent, evah!! We were discussing Sarah's new book, due out November 17, and he mentioned Lynn Vincent, his co-writer on "Donkey Cons". I did not realize that Lynn had collaborated with Sarah on her book, meaning that it is sure to be a block buster hit!

I might add that my hubby, a carefully steady and intelligent man, informed me last night that Donkey Cons should be required reading for anyone wanting a comprehensive background on the Democratic party. I'll have to second that opinion.

As we were speaking, Stacy was just heading into the news office of the local paper in Kentucky in his pursuit of the real story behind the murder of the part-time census worker. Stacy is doing the work the MSM refuses to do, and for that we owe him - just as he said he owes us, his readers, the hard work to get the story. 

Relentless Pursuit - Stacy McCain Caves

Some folks would have to call my methods of attaining what I want whining. I prefer to call it relentless pursuit. The only person it never worked on was my Mother and I've never forgiven her for that.

Today will hopefully be a landmark day in my life. I may actually get to speak to the Great Robert Stacy McCain and boy, do I have some important questions to ask him. But first, in all fairness, he has finally agreed to share some of his commas with me.  Several friends have sent me commas but I've used them all and now I need more (did this sentence need some commas??)

I'm busy compiling a comphrhensive com pre hen  sive (spell check has disappearreded) list of all the things the world would like to know about this man such as:

1. Why are you hoarding all the commas?  When I spoke earlier with Obama, he assured me that not only was our money to be shared equally, but also the commas. Not only were they to be shared, but the new policy was going to be retroactive which means Stacy's comma bill will be huge. Mine - not so much!  Note well:  this is not a comma tax but simply a fee.
   
2.  Sleep is another big issue. Do you sleep or exist entirely on caffeine and nicotine? 
3. Is it true that you lock up Smitty every night and feed him only day-old tacos?  It has been reported that Smitty's wife was seen wandering down a country road late one night last week plaintively crying out, "Where are you, my love? I know you're in the middle of FMJRA, but I have fresh tacos, not day old. Can't you take a break?
4. Is it true that Charles Johnson is really your half brother? 
5. If true, does that mean  his attacks on you are really just a continuation of sibling rivalry that started when he discovered your Mom loved you best?
6. Does posting pictures of nubile young women in bikinis really improve your hit counter?

All these questions and many more may be answered today - that is, if Stacy can pull himself away from a BBQ with all the elites.

And I like what his friend Moe Lane of RedState had to say:

"I don’t actually want to see newspapers go away, seeing as they’ve got structural advantages on news gathering that I envy. Like actual budgets: when someone like Robert Stacy McCain decides that he’s going to go down to Kentucky and cover the Bill Sparkman murder, he has to shake the tip jar, write a few posts highlighting the issue, and hope that somebody comes through for his expenses. The equivalent NYT editor simply calls up the relevant department and has somebody set it up. The ability to follow stories that easily is a powerful ability; would that the NYT was willing to take advantage of it.
-- Moe Lane of Red State

Go visit Stacy and read the rest. While you're there you may want to hit the tip jar. His wife (lovely lady) is very worried about the bills.

Little Green Footballs is deflated...

I try to not waste my time commenting on other bloggers. However, Charles Johnson over at Little Green Footballs (no link on purpose), has stepped so far over the line in his accusations against other bloggers, Christians, and anyone who happens to disagree with him, that a word or two is in order.

From what I understand he originally decided to attack Pamela Geller at Atlas Shrugged. He then turned his attention to Robert Stacy McCain at The Other McCain, and Dan (i before e) Riehl at Riehl World View, with accusations of raaaaacism. The good Lord knows how many others have been in his cross hairs. And today Mr. Johnson has seen fit to insult home schooling parents and Christians.

I have never seen the appeal of his blog and cannot for the life of me understand why tens of thousands of people visit him every day. His content is poor, writing is lousy, and the guy has absolutely no sense of humor. I'd sure appreciate any insight anyone could lend to that question.

Today's link fest at The Other McCain in which Smitty (I heart Smitty!) does such a magnificent job, is loaded with comments from supporters of Stacy McCain. I would like to add mine.

I have never witnessed Stacy, Dan, Smitty, or Pamela exhibiting even the slightest tendency toward racism. Mr. Johnson, on the other hand, has not missed an opportunity lately to insult just about everything and anybody that could be considered mainstream. It appears that Mr. Johnson is having some sort of a melt down, and for that I offer my condolences. I just wish he would do it in private.

I have been a grateful recipient of the kindness of Stacy, Dan, and Smitty taking the time to answer questions or just support my blog in any way they could. It takes class people to build up rather than tear down others.

I am not fond of this particular aspect of blogging. The carping, attacking, insults, and arguing. Get a life folks. If you don't like what someone has said on their blog just move on. The exception to this is when the attacks become personal, unwarranted, and unfounded like Mr. Johnson has done.

This is not the first melt down I have seen and probably won't be the last. But when our country and our way of life is being threatened by a government that has spiraled out of control, we don't have time for this nonsense.