Thursday, January 17, 2008

Favorite Quotes

Food for thought:

"Success is the sole earthly judge of right and wrong." –Hitler

"Government's first responsibility is to protect the people, not regulate their lives." –Reagan

"If I somehow end up in heaven with 72 virgins, I would like to trade in 71 virgins for cigarettes, alcohol, Xbox and an experienced hooker. I might keep one virgin around just in case things don't work out between me and the hooker. I'm also willing to trade in some of my virgins for an occasional pass to hell to visit friends and family." -Siamack Baniameri

"The largest mass demonstrations in the history of the world were aimed at preventing the overthrow of one of the worst tyrannies in the modern age. And this, in the judgment of many people, was the proper role for anyone who boasted left-wing credentials--this, somehow, the correct stance for every true friend of the downtrodden." -Paul Berman

"The biggest argument against democracy is a five minute discussion with the average voter." -Churchill

"The secret to creativity is being able to hide your sources." -Einstein

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Book

I'm currently finishing up my travel journal. I must have several hundred pages of notes stained with God knows what from every landscape imaginable. I hope to turn it into a travel/political commentary some day. The topics will range from the etiquette of making "donations" to Maoists at gunpoint to procedures for negotiating between Czech prostitutes and Italian football teams to strategies for explaining to Europeans that George W. Bush did not wipe out the American Indians despite what they may have read. It should be a good read. I'm thinking of entitling it (or at least a chapter): “Politics, Misconceptions, and Identity: We’re better, you’re dumb, and my opinion really matters" If not, this is the general gist of the writing.

If you have time, check out Ezra Levant, of the Alberta-based Western Standard, testifying before a Human Rights Commission on YouTube. It is one of the best defenses, explanations, and promotions of our most sacred Western values and freedoms I've ever seen. More to come--