No: the war on intelligence and intellectualism is fully underway. And intelligent progressives need to remember this one ...
Language is not merely a tool; it is THE tool of tools. It is the essential ingredient that allows us to pass on knowledge, experience. It is the basis of all the collective knowledge that creates this magical civilization; that lights our homes and warms our feet, that fills our bellies and softens our mattress. There are not words to describe just how incredibly important language is; I won't try.
The "feminist" voice denouncing Bill Maher's "misgyny" is one of the most misogynistic groups, arguably, to ever put on their culottes one shaved leg at a time. Seriously, NPR: THIS is who you put up as the "voice of women" against Bill Maher's "misogyny"? (When she's not appearing on Sean Hannity? Seriously?)
Eager to halt President Obama’s recent boost in the polls, Republicans have quick to blame the president and his policies for the steady rise in gas prices seen nationwide. But now those on the left have begun to sharpen their counter-attack, which is that it personal and corporate profit motive, pure and simple, which is to blame for the bigger bite consumers have been feeling at the pump. Those in the GOP have long worked to tie Obama to...
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