They think they're at a disadvantage...

So I'm pretty bummed.... there was this counter I found on a website, http://iraqwarnews.com, and it counted the days since we were mercilessly attacked... you know, the number of days since the day the liberals have apparently forgotten. There was a bunch of html mumbo jumbo. Whatever. I'm just bummed.

What's with the red font, you ask? I'm in a communist mood today. I have to share with you this idea from one of the books being used for my Cold War History class... the idea that there WERE communists acting as spies in the U.S. government, but they were hardly in a large enough number to have a significant impact. OH REALLY? ONE COMMUNIST SPY IN OUR GOVERNMENT IS TOO MANY. This book makes me want to vomit. So if you're reading this blog, chances are you don't want to read anything by Warren I. Cohen. His idea of "history" is giving his opinion on how the conservatives blurred the line between liberalism and communism during a fragile time in our history (for example, when foreign relations with the Soviet Union could have been made more secure) to gain political edge. Whatever!! (don't you love how I kind of ended a smart idea with a really clueless one?)

Next on the agenda: The assault on Columbus Day. I guess it's not a new idea, but the Libs repeatedly try to make Columbus (and anything of European origin) look like a bunch of conquerors who are the very embodiment of savagery, brutality, and imperialism. Take the COVER STORY in the prestigious USA Today, which I considered an actual news source when I was younger (like, in middle and high school). I'm so fortunate I wasn't misguided. The publication actually used to be somewhat unbiased. Or maybe I was just less discerning.

Ok, and I saw Gwynne Dyer last week... this "war scholar." Yeah, right. The first thing he launched into was how the neocons in Washington are starting a Pax Americana and trying to bring America's ideals to the whole world, etc... how we're evil for violating international law (i.e. the U.N.) and how George Bush is a puppet. I marched into the political science dept. the next day and had a heart to heart with Dr. Jackson (Reverend Jackson, as I call him) for about a half hour, arguing with him about everything from racial profiling (we get sidetracked when we talk) to the U.N., to how he shouldn't be taking the Naproxen Sodium that's been sitting on his shelf from when I was in his classes last year. Anyway... Gwynne Dyer thinks he knows everything because he's served in 3 navies. Ok. So if you despise the military and feel the best thing for the world is "to lose the war in Iraq as quickly as possible," why did you bother dedicating that much time to the Navy, in any country? Grrrrr. Thank goodness Kristina Wulber was with me in the evening when we saw him and told me to breathe and count to ten, numerous times. I was about to lose it. Even though I'm into the whole Students for Academic Freedom thing, I'm glad the profs. in Poli Sci appreciate an alternative viewpoint - Dr. Simon came in and asked me what I thought, and I told him I appreciated that Dyer stirred up emotions, but that I completely disagreed with him. I'm glad Dr. Simon cared what I thought, and for that matter - I'm glad the professors in Poli Sci hold me in the esteem they do (at least, I think they do) haha.

And in other news, since I've become fond of writing about military issues for the BG News, my column this coming week will be about Lima Company returning home. I could have written about Columbus Day, but you know... a bunch of Marines coming home in Norman Rockwell fashion, while tragically having lost so many, is also a good story. Besides, if I wrote about the crusade against Eurocentrism, even in a country BUILT on European beliefs and culture, I'd no doubt be called a racist and someone with a narrow worldview.

What I love the most when I receive these responses to my columns "telling me" that I shouldn't presume certain things (isn't that funny? telling me not to tell them! haha) is that either they don't realize I'm right because they're so clouded by their own immoral judgments... or they do know I'm right and they just can't admit it. Maybe one of these days I'll receive a response to my column that actually ADDRESSES what I wrote about! I think what happens is, they read the column, they get aggravated, read their OWN interpretation and biases into it, and then respond based on what's in their heads. It's kind of funny. I don't get upset anymore. I just kind of laugh. Like when a "journalist" wrote to me and told me my opinion ruined the journalistic integrity of an otherwise great column. I said, "Hello, it's an opinion column!" Her response was encouraging me to change my perspective... and everything in my Cindy Sheehan column (the one she referred to) was pure fact. I can't do anything to make them feel better if I put the facts out there and they don't like them.

Oh, and I hope the conservatives do something to wake George up and let him know this Miers chick is all wrong. I don't know if someone put something in his drink before he made the nomination, or what... but he's got a whole host of qualified people out there, and I think he picked the least qualified person he could have.

It's Been Awhile...

So I know I can hardly call myself a crusader for the greater Conservative good when I can't even keep up a silly blog.

Just pretend I was out crusading, and that's why I haven't been keeping up with the blog. Anyway, how many people missed it? Maybe 2, max?

In my time away from the blogosphere, I have been thoroughly engaged in politics. I did an internship with the Ohio Attorney General, Jim Petro (if you live in Ohio, you'd better vote for him to be our next Governor!) in the capacity of both his AG office and his campaign office. I return to school the chairman of his campaign in Wood County, where my University is located, as well as the state chair of his "Students for Petro" campaign. I'm looking forward to proving myself so I have a job when I graduate - but more importantly I'm looking forward to helping Mr. Petro win, because I really believe in him as both a man and a public servant. It's difficult to find "politicians" you can trust and believe in, and I've come to really trust and believe in Jim a great deal, probably more than any other politician whose campaign I've worked on. Seeing how he manages the AG's office, and getting to know him as a person has been great. I really like and trust him.

So now I'm back at school, and it's my last year. Of undergrad. Law School is merely a diversionary tactic from having to enter the "real world," although I'm certain I'll have people looking out for me when I get there. LSAT on October 1. Maybe I should be studying for that and not posting on my blog.

So I'm still trying to assess how I feel about my professors this semester. I know I like all of them. But I have to decide their levels of communism. I'll get back to you. There have already been subtle mentions of the U.S.'s imperialism in my Vietnam War class, and how George W. Bush had been against nation building but now that he's "in power" his tune has changed, in my Cold War history class. The rest of my classes have been kind of apolitical so far.

Ok, that's it for now. Godspeed

D

French Poem

This is a poem my Daddy sent me. I thought I should share it with everyone (who bothers to read this blog, anyway - because you're enlightened).

A French Poem written by an American Patriot....

Eleven thousand soldiers
lay beneath the dirt and stone,
all buried on a distant land
so far away from home.

For just a strip of dismal beach
they paid a hero's price,
to save a foreign nation
They all made the sacrifice.

And now the shores of Normandy
Are lined with blocks of white:
Americans who didn't turn
from someone else's plight.

Eleven thousand reasons
for the French to take our side,
but in the moment of our need,
they chose to run and hide.

Chirac said every war means loss,
perhaps for France that's true,
for they've lost every battle
since the days of Waterloo.

Without a soldier worth a damn
to be found within the region,
the French became the only land
to need a Foreign Legion.

You French all say we're arrogant.
Well hell, we've earned the right-- We saved your sorry
nation
when you lacked the guts to fight.

But now you've made a big mistake,
and one that you'll regret;
you took sides with our enemies,
and that we won't forget.

It wasn't just our citizens
you spit on when you turned,
but every one of yours
who fell the day the towers burned.

You spit upon our soldiers,
on our pilots and Marines,
and now you'll get a little sense
of just what payback means.

So keep your Paris fashions
and your wine and your champagne,
and find some other market
that will buy your airplanes.

And try to find somebody else
to wear your French cologne,
for you're about to find out
what it means to stand alone.

You see, you need us far more
than we ever needed you.
America has better friends
who know how to be true.

I'd rather stand with warriors
who have the will and might,
than huddle in the dark
with those whose only flag is white.

I'll take the Brits, the Aussies,
the Israelis and the rest,
for when it comes to valor
we have seen that they're the best.

We'll count on one another
as we face a moment dire,
while you sit on the sideline
with a sign, "friendship for hire."

We'll win this war without you
and we'll total up the cost,
and take it from your foreign aid,
and then you'll feel the loss.

And when your nation starts to fall,
well Frenchie, you can spare us,
just call the Germans for a hand,
they know the way to Paris.

TGIF!

TGIF! Seriously! But I had doubts that Friday was something worth looking forward to as I stepped out of my apartment, moseyed on down the stairs... missed one, and nearly fell flat on my face (my surgerized knee broke my fall). So already in a good mood, I walked out into the parking lot to see the shuttle LEAVING. Even better. Went back up to my apartment to get some quarters for the inevitable meters, since there are 2,000 fewer parking spots for commuters on campus than there are actual commuter students. I didn't even waste my time looking for a spot in the commuter lots, since the most annoying phenomenon of all - the people who park at the beginning of the row, waiting for someone to pull out, was in full force. But THEN, I couldn't even find a meter spot!!! Just as I spotted one in the Founders lot, a Meter Hawk (i.e. the guy who waits for your meter to expire so he can give you a $10 ticket) actually took the meter and just sat in his truck! I was like, "what the hell?" So at that point I didn't care if I ran anyone over (I probably killed 10 people) and I finally found a spot in the visitor lot by Overman.
My theory is that if the school took the money from the parking tickets they so freely give out (what do they do with that money, anyway? Oh, yeah, pay the 5 bazillion METER HAWKS/LOT HAWKS) they could build some extra parking lots. Why did they close the lots on the other side of the tracks, by Pollyeyes? Because they're schmucks. So my solution would be to fire half of the assholes who pointlessly go around entering peoples' license plate numbers into their keypad thingies looking for people to give tickets to, so they can do God-knows-what with the ticket money.... That one guy was just sitting in his truck! Fire him and use his salary to help build a new lot so I don't have to illegally park in a faculty lot when I'm running late for class because I can't find a spot! ARGH.
As a Senator in USG, the #1 complaint of my constituents is PARKING. I know they can only do so much in a town the size of BG, but maybe we need to start building floating air-suspension (whatever the hell that means) parking garages. Any ideas?

Thank God I love my classes, and my IPC 201 class is always fun, so I'm in a good mood again. Plus, my column is in the paper today. It's also online! Here's the link: http://www.bgnews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/04/4203744a6615d

Have a Happy Day!

They just can't get enough!

So everyone knows liberals have profound difficulty accepting the truth, which is known as CONSERVATISM.

I get a laugh out of the reactions to my columns, because they're usually angry accusations aimed at topics that weren't even broached in the column, proving that liberals just don't deal with reality. To make their arguments, they must divert from the truth. I mean, if you look at liberalism, it's entirely ideological - how do you expect any liberal to be able to approach an argument head on when they know they won't be able to argue with any conservative's realistic argument? It's like fighting someone who's brandished a sword by blowing bubbles at them. Maybe if you're dreaming you'll win the fight!

Because I'm a loser, I did a google search on my OWN name, and I found something pretty disconcerting. This is a forum that has my column from 1/19 posted, followed by rants by people I don't know, people who don't even go to BG and have no idea I'm a college student. They talk about "educating" me or something to that effect, but I won't ruin the fun of the visit. What a bunch of sad souls, they have to sit around and misinterpret my words in order to affirm their own beliefs - when they don't even know me!!http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/8/2309.html?1106472502
I love liberals... they're really fantastic.

These are my first two columns, the 3rd comes out tomorrow. Enlightenment for the masses, every Thursday!!

This one, from 1/19, is called "Both Sides Need to Cooperate" (The Asst. Opinion Editor originally wanted to call it "Bush Haters are just Jealous" ... haha)
http://www.bgnews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/01/19/41ee6715c2a48?in_archive=1

This one, from 1/27, is called "Protesting the Protesters" - and received evil reception, much to my joy and delight, from the liberal contingency on campus.
http://www.bgnews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/01/27/41f8ed8c53c65?in_archive=1

Can't get enough? I'll post tomorrow's column as soon as it's released, or as soon as I feel like it. It'll probably be called something like, "Indoctrination, meet Senate Bill 24" ... It's about liberal professors indoctrinating their students, and how it could all end with SB 24, a takeoff on David Horowitz's Academic Bill of Rights. I'm excited about it!

Anyway... time to go to bed.

Was that a great State of the Union Address, or what? It was his best yet, for sure. I love my President :-)

A Day in the Life...

Welcome to my Blog - It's exciting, new and fun for me, even though everyone else is already doing it!
Allow me to introduce myself, even though you could probably figure out some stuff about me from looking at my profile.
I'm a junior in college, an opinion columnist for the school newspaper, a senator in the Undergraduate Student Government, and what influences my behavior in everything I do is perhaps summed up by my membership to a 3rd and maybe most influential organization - College Republicans.
My Conservatism is a vital part of who I am and has shaped my education, my friendships, my participation in organizations, and will inevitably shape my future, as I have worked on various campaigns (including the victorious "re-election campaign" as I called it) that will hopefully yield jobs through connections.
Being a conservative on a college campus is a thrilling experience; you become the victim of disdain and slander (you know NOTHING, you're a liar!), yet you become so well-equipped to argue, because your professors inevitably throw their ultra-liberal arguments at you and provoke anger but the necessity to strengthen your own conservative arguments. College always reaffirms beliefs, in one capacity or another!
Don't be strangers... I promise it'll be entertaining. Every day in my life is!