Babies Win Wars

Food for thought

By GUNNAR HEINSOHN

Dying nations are usually defined as those with fertility rates of 1.5 or lower. By that measure, 30 European countries are either dying today or — like France — seeing their cultures and populations transformed by growing ethnic and religious minorities.

Europe is shrinking just as the population in Islamic, African and Asian countries is exploding. In 2020, there will be one billion “fighting-age” men (ages 15-29) world-wide; only 65 million will be Europeans. At the same time, the Muslim world will have 300 million males, often with limited opportunities at home.

EHarmony to offer same-sex matches after New Jersey settlement

And the pro-gay marriage crowd make the innocuous claim that if they’re are recognized to marry that they wont force Churches to perform same-sex marriages. I don’t believe them in the slightest.

Coming soon to EHarmony — Adam and Steve.

The Pasadena-based dating website, heavily promoted by Christian evangelical leaders when it was founded, has agreed in a civil rights settlement to give up its heterosexuals-only policy and offer same-sex matches. Started by psychologist Neil Clark Warren, who is known for his mild-mannered television and radio advertisements, EHarmony must not only implement the new policy by March 31, but also give the first 10,000 same-sex registrants a free six-month subscription.

“That was one of the things I asked for,” said Eric McKinley, 46, who complained to New Jersey’s Division on Civil Rights after being turned down for a subscription in 2005.

Windows 7 (M3) Running On A PC From 2000/2001

I recently downloaded a copy of Windows 7 Milestone 3 (M3). Curiosity had gotten the best of me. This is the same copy of Windows 7 that Microsoft has just passed out at its recent Professional Developers Conference, PDC. At this conference Microsoft demoed the newest update to their UI (or UX as they like to say now) but unfortunately those new features aren’t in this build as they weren’t stable enough to pass out to the public.

So after I downloaded Win7 M3 I wanted to get it installed to play around with it. I had two options.

1. Microsoft Virtual PC
2. My old PC I built in 2000/2001.

I figured that since I don’t use my old PC for anything any more I’d see how it would fair. The following are my notes.

Obama and the Politics of Crowds

The masses greeting the candidate on the trail are a sign of great unease.

There is something odd — and dare I say novel — in American politics about the crowds that have been greeting Barack Obama on his campaign trail. Hitherto, crowds have not been a prominent feature of American politics. We associate them with the temper of Third World societies. We think of places like Argentina and Egypt and Iran, of multitudes brought together by their zeal for a Peron or a Nasser or a Khomeini. In these kinds of societies, the crowd comes forth to affirm its faith in a redeemer: a man who would set the world right.

Martin Kozlowski

Nothing Funny About Obama?

I find it quite odd that there have been so few comedy routines about Barack Obama. As if there was nothing funny that could be said about him.

I can think of at least two skits off the top of my head that would be quite funny about Barack Obama.

1. The simple joke that he is ‘the one’ or ‘the messiah’ could lead to endless hilarity. With skits having Obama in robes healing the sick and using his scepter (looks like a teleprompter) to strike down the evil corporations.

2. Show a crowd at one of Obama’s rallies where we focus in on two people standing next to each other cheering for Obama. One a rich celebrity and one a poor college student. Amongst some of their banter you can have the college student say “I simply cannot wait until Obama gives me some of your money!” and the rich celebrity says in agreement “I simply cannot wait until Obama gives you some of my money!” 🙂

Media’s Presidential Bias and Decline

Here is an interesting article on the reason why the main-stream media has such a liberal slant and why they are actively engineering the election of Barack Obama.

Columnist Michael Malone Looks at Slanted Election Coverage and the Reasons Why

Column By MICHAEL S. MALONE

Oct. 24, 2008 —

The traditional media are playing a very, very dangerous game — with their readers, with the Constitution and with their own fates.

The sheer bias in the print and television coverage of this election campaign is not just bewildering, but appalling. And over the last few months I’ve found myself slowly moving from shaking my head at the obvious one-sided reporting, to actually shouting at the screen of my television and my laptop computer.

But worst of all, for the last couple weeks, I’ve begun — for the first time in my adult life — to be embarrassed to admit what I do for a living. A few days ago, when asked by a new acquaintance what I did for a living, I replied that I was “a writer,” because I couldn’t bring myself to admit to a stranger that I’m a journalist.

Why I Voted ‘Yes’ On Prop. 8

Update 4 (Aug. 2023):

I wrote this long ago and no longer agree with it. I in fact strongly disagree with it.

Instead of taking it down I think it is important to leave it up and give a quick run-down of why I no longer agree with it.

First, it would be awesome if people had more compassion for those who have differing points of view, even if those points of views are hurtful. In 2008 people who were against Prop 8 referred it as Prop. H8. I promise that I had no hateful intentions underlying my reasoning for the above, just a genuine concern for what I felt was a fundamental underpinning of something that makes our society and culture strong. Arguing with me at that time and telling me I was ‘for hate’ was a great way for me to stick to my opinions.

How have my thoughts changed? The core premise of my argument was that, all things being equal, the two people that would have the most biologically driven reason to ensure the success of a child would be the biological parents. Codifying that into law, in theory, would set up the ideal situation to ensure a strong society through ideal child rearing. But, here is the thing, that is just a mental exercise that has no real bearing on people’s reality. When it comes to human behavior the ‘all things being equal’ is a useless framing of an argument that is trying to intellectualize a reality that doesn’t exist. My past self would have argued with this point through further intellectualizing… but I still made the transition with the help of my life’s experiences.

Empathy, compassion, and community are some of the core virtues that should rise to the top when considering how a successful and thriving society should operate. Successful families can come in many forms, but the common thread of these families isn’t biology, it is the virtues mentioned above that underly all thriving human relationships. At times, these virtues can go against our biological driven reactions, but are none the less critical for us, all of us, to thrive. Truley we should strive to rise above our base biology for the betterment of our species.

Further, to publicly deny people who love each other the opportunity to express that love and share it with a child is a terrible, horrible, thing. Despite my past intentions… there is no empathy or compassion there and I can really see why opponents of Prop. 8 felt the way they did. However, compassion from all sides, for all sides, is what is needed for us to work together for a better future.

Hopefully this will help those who are still conflicted about this issue and give insight to those who always disagreed with my original arguments.

Original Post

This November 4th in California there is a Proposition on the ballot to reinstate marriage as between on man and one woman. This is Proposition 8. This blog post is my reasons for voting yes on proposition 8.

Here is some history.

In March of 2000 Californians passed Proposition 22 which clarified the California family code that marriage is between one man and one woman. Prop 22 passed with a 61% of the vote. In May of this year the California Supreme Court overturned Proposition 22 by citing that there was no legitimate basis to discriminate based on sexual preference and declared Proposition 22 unconstitutional. This is a direct assault on our sovereignty and authority as a democratic-republic.

So now we have Proposition 8 which is set to amend the California Constitution to clarify, again, that marriage is specifically between one man and one woman.

I agree with many of the arguments for Prop. 8, however I think many the arguments don’t go far enough to explain why we should keep marriage between man and woman. This is my attempt to explore my reasons for voting yes on 8.

A Liberal Supermajority – WSJ

An article I wanted to share from the Wall Street Journal.

A Liberal Supermajority

A Liberal Supermajority

Get ready for ‘change’ we haven’t seen since 1965, or 1933.

If the current polls hold, Barack Obama will win the White House on November 4 and Democrats will consolidate their Congressional majorities, probably with a filibuster-proof Senate or very close to it. Without the ability to filibuster, the Senate would become like the House, able to pass whatever the majority wants.

Though we doubt most Americans realize it, this would be one of the most profound political and ideological shifts in U.S. history. Liberals would dominate the entire government in a way they haven’t since 1965, or 1933. In other words, the election would mark the restoration of the activist government that fell out of public favor in the 1970s. If the U.S. really is entering a period of unchecked left-wing ascendancy, Americans at least ought to understand what they will be getting, especially with the media cheering it all on.

Blame the bubble on FDR, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton

September 30, 2008

Johan Norberg, on his blog JohanNorberg.net, points out the Democratic intervention that caused the financial crisis

SOME milestones in the prehistory of the crisis. 1933: As part of the New Deal, investment banks are stopped from also acting as commercial banks (which would have given them bank deposits and more stability). 1938: As part of the New Deal, president (Franklin D.) Roosevelt creates Fannie Mae and in 1970 Congress creates Freddie Mac. With their implicit government guarantees they can offer cheaper loans and expand until they dominate the American mortgage market.

Some 2003 Video Footage of the Republicans and Democrats

Here is a good follow up video showing the Democrats trying to talk down to the Republican’s that were trying to enact regulation on Freddy Mac and Fanny Mae. Make sure to check out the videos in the post below first!