Unstable Mental State is praising a boycott effort in the UK against the Glenn Beck Show. So far, over 100 sponsors have ditched the program. Just one problem: Beck's viewership continues to soar.
Nevertheless, such boycotts/protests are as American as apple pie, so go to it. (This one just ain't gonna work, though.)
The severely writing-impaired Nancy Unwilling quotes someone (no link given; a typical occurrence) regarding "pulling one's self up by his/her bootstraps":
Still, perhaps we can start by being honest, by demythologizing, by pointing out that one who attempts to pull himself up by his own bootstraps is far more likely to fall over than to succeed in elevating himself to a higher SES. Government has a major role to play in providing an opportunity for advancement. Even those who claim to have done it on their own often conveniently ignore the benefits of government policy that have provided opportunity and sometimes comparative advantage, whether those policies be education (of their workers at public expense), transportation (the interstate highway system, government management of air traffic control and public funding of airports), taxation (especially the comparative advantage of capital gains, but also depreciation of equipment and the ability to expense things not available to individual taxpayers), and so on.
So let's get this straight -- especially with regards to education, which is free across the board -- it doesn't matter what the individual makes of that education? And if you want to argue that said education is "unequal," just take a gander at where "progressive" visions of learning have held the most sway. (Hint: It ain't in the Kansas breadbasket.) The other facets listed are just so much nonsense.
cassandra over at the LGOMB laments the non-closure of Guantánamo prison. She calls the camp "an abomination." Yeah, right. Compared to any state pen Gitmo is a country club -- but you won't hear that from the 'bats. In the comments "anonone" nails it: "Obomba [sic] is the Commander in Chief. He could shut Gitmo down tomorrow if he wanted to."
Just one of many "hope and change" promises down the proverbial tubes, I'm afraid!