Lifelong Philadelphia resident, Award winning gardener (2010 and 2011), Blogger, Photographer, BSG fan, Foodie, Citizen Journalist, Conservative, Philadelphia GOP Committeewoman, Named 2010 and 2011 Hottest Conservative Women in New Media. You can contact me at midnightbluesays (at) gmail (dot) com
Tonight at 8pm EST on Blog Talk Radio, Paul Couturier speaks to Rich and Skye about his experience standing with the Sheepdogs in West Chester, Pa this past Saturday.
Click on the link below to follow the discussion or to call in and express your opinion on the West Chester Rally.
Saturday’s episode of The Victory Hour, I have the pleasure of chatting with John Hawkins – proprietor of RightWingNews & Conservative Grapevine. John is an insightful writer, brilliant conversationalist and an outstanding gentleman. Yes, he is all that!
Two recent articles posted on RightWingNews caught my attention:
John interviewed prominent female bloggers regarding the unique trials that face women in the blogosphere and questioned them on the keys to success as a blogger.
Does gender affect how the blogger is perceived by the web surfing public? Does the political stance of a female blogger make a difference? Are conservative female bloggers more of a target of hate mail/speech than liberal(progressive) female bloggers?
These are a few questions that I plan to cover and shed light on this topic.
Sound dishy? Tune in and Call in to the Victory Hour this Saturday 5:30 pm EST.
Not one to stay static – tonight’s BTR will be a collection of previous podcasts mixed by the uber talented Josh Allem.
The first podcast: Moonlighting With Skye
A few weeks ago, I enjoyed a fun conversation with Skye of Midnight Blue about Moonbats, my home town, the recalls and exports from China, the war on terror leading us to Iran, our dysfunctional 2 party system, socialism, the PC Police, Ann Coulter, Don Imus and trying to figure out exactly what ‘nappy-headed’ means. Originally recorded on November 9, 2007.
The second podcast: Liberal Logic?
During the last moments of the November 7th broadcast of “The Halls of Valhalla” Loki, Skye, Paul and I discussed the dangers of engaging the liberal mind. From that we went into the complexities of abortion and the application of the United States Constitution. The entire clip is about 16 minutes. Originally recorded on November 7, 2007.
Next week, the Victory Hour will be embracing the cultural phenomenon of ‘change’ that is sweeping through the campaigns of the DNC candidates. The Victory Hour is changing dates and time for the show to Saturday @ 5pm.
Look how quickly my illegal immigrant free garden has grown!
Kevin Ferris interviews my friend: Sharon Hyland Keyserfor his weekly Back Channels column in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Just ignore the photo they have of Kevin – he is much better looking in person
Tonight on BlogTalkRadio I’ve a special guest: Doc Raoul. He is a forensic expert who dissects the anatomy of the anti-war movement in the United States. I first met him at the weekly West Chester Victory Rally outside the West Chester Courthouse, where he impressed me with his human megaphone style of communicating. Talking with him, I discovered he is a walking wealth of information regarding the roots of the US anti-war movement. Tonight, he will share some of his knowledge with my listening audience.
As promised, here is an outline of the Doc Raoul’s talk on The Victory Hour this past Friday. If you have any questions regarding more specific information, please post the question in the comment section:
References are listed at the bottom of this outline.
GOALS
For anti-everythings, protesting is a Mardigras social, been doing it for 40 years. Meet up with old friends, no dissent, group think, a time to validate themselves. Many are NOT Anti-war, but anti-US – many causes represented at ‘peace’ rallies – think Amish barn builders. Use rallies as a way to communicate their grievances against the USA, and not promote peace. Frequently combine Peace AND ‘Social Justice’ – WTFrak!
Blocked STRYKERS in SEATTLE TACOMA PORTLAND. They support our troops by attempting to block the shipment critical supplies to our soldiers in the ME.
They have taken sides in the war..
World Social Forum ‘commiepalooza’. World Tribunal on Iraq. Beirut Communiqué.
Meetings…
Cairo December 2002 Egypt (w/Saddam’s rep) pre-Iraq liberation Beirut September 2004 Hezbollah welcome committee WTI – Jodie Evans, Eve Ensler (Vagina Monologues) Goodrich Italy – Larry Holmes – march 2007 from podium – wwp newspaper.
GROUPS…
Small core groups. Millionaire Marxists/Commies With Credit Cards. Limited number of actual groups.
MoveOn..AAEI and Iraqcampaign. John Bruhns. No success. MoveOn seconded DC director
2nd tier
MFSO/GSFO VFP/VVAW IVAW SDS (kill your parents) became Weathermen, Nyack robbery, Sterling Hall, Dix 501(3)(c) NION = RCP = WCW = VVAW-AI = GI SPECIAL DAWN DC disintegrated DAWN outta business. Black Block/Anarchists/SDSResistance and Solidarity.
ORGANIZATION
Leaders and methods date back to the 60s. Stalinist – ANSWER – UFPJ Methods of organizing: Affinity, cluster, collective, coalition. Lots of infighting among the peaceful folk. Front groups are backed by professional public relations organizations (blast fax, PR firms) Groups tend to morph over time – Liberals now call themselves ‘progressives’
TACTICS
Appeal to anyone with a grievance SDS/anarchists/Black Blok & Trash cans shields Peacocking – merger of individuals and groups to make them look larger. Lots of new one time organizations. Use rights to abuse rights. Not honest or reasonable. Protesters protected Market Grief Whine about police concierge service. Counter recruiting – Bruce’s Tie Dye and coffin. Support the Iraqi resistance signs, abused flags, burn soldier effigy in Portland.
RITUALS
F BUSH signs, stickers, shirts, on bodies Direct Action Feeder march. Puppets drum circles spiral dance, stilt walkers, Che shirts, dreds Raging Grannies
CURRRENT EVENTS Veterans Day Parades Congressional Hearings Rally in DC
PAST BS America = AmeriKa per VVAW dedication.
COMMENTS and OBSERVATION
Trouble in the peace movement, Code Pink admits frustration. Media reporting sucks. STARHAWK/WaPo/Manny Fernandez/Media Cindy Sheehan – Freedom Fighters – F the Pigs – Bus trip vs Arlington Abuse coffins and flags, smiles at Arlington Huge F-Bush MF CS sign..but conservatives are not nice Virginia Rodino VFP and Katrina Funds Code Pink and $665K to Fallujah Code Pink and $10K to Nineveh Walter reed protests (Troops are terrorists) In and Out Cindy at Walter reed Cindy Fast (gain weight) Smoothie, birthday cake, etc. Jeff Paterson (1st deserter of Gulf War, RCP) – I can’t support the troops. Peace groups never ask for other side (terrorists) to stop, not even a cease fire. Code Pink and Cathy Wilkerson KA BOOM?
WHY? To effect positive change in the energy field of the Earth through input of the largest possible instantaneous surge of human biological, mental and spiritual energy.Everywhere in the world, but especially in countries with weapons of mass destruction and places where violence is used in place of mediation.
WHEN? Solstice Day (Winter in the Northern Hemisphere, Summer in the South) – Saturday, December 22nd, 6:08 a.m. Universal Time (GMT). That’s right, this time we’re asking everyone to synchronize their orgasms at the very moment of the Solstice, to get the greatest possible effect. This may take some preparation, so plan ahead – and practice!
Global Warming The planet needs a rest from all our other desires, so what better way to get us to take a rest from over-consumption than an orgasm? And if we can combine that energy with a resolution to be satisfied with less of everything (except orgasms, of course), perhaps the collective mindset will change. And since a major cause of global warming, peak oil, peak water, peak everything is overpopulation by humans, lets put in a collective request for fewer offspring. Every cute baby is another consumer. Let’s make children even more valued by making fewer of them, before the pressures of overpopulation drive our children to kill each other.
Preserving peace, he said, will mean preserving the population – something Western nations are doing less and less impressively. He cited in his 2006 book America Alone a U.S. fertility rate of 2.11 children per family, barely hitting full replacement rate. A European family has, on average, 1.38 children, a figure portending population decline.
“There’s simply no precedent for managed decline” in a civilization that has risen to such heights, Mr. Steyn said, voicing consternation that European sophisticates have only encouraged the trend.
He cited the example of two British women who opted for sterilization to prevent conceiving children who would consume the earth’s natural resources and engage in commercial activities that would worsen climate change.
He described the upshot of the West’s predicament in the epigrammatic style for which he is widely known. “They’re saving the planet for the culture whose womenfolk don’t get sterilized,” he said.
Members of that culture are strewn across Middle Eastern nations like Pakistan (with a birthrate, according to Mr. Steyn’s book, of 5.08 per couple) and Saudi Arabia (with a birthrate of 4.53). High birthrates obviously make for young populaces. The median age in Palestine’s Gaza Strip, for example, is 15.8 years.
And upward and westward these youngsters have come. They have come in droves, for instance, to the Netherlands, where Muslims currently comprise 5.8 percent of the population. They’ve even come copiously into nations like Norway that have no history of colonialism in majority-Muslim territories.
“It’s simple supply and demand,” Mr. Steyn explained. “Pakistan had people; Norway didn’t.” The country’s birthrate was 1.81 percent per couple in 2006.