A Townhall.com User Blog http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/ http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/ TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2009 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:21:07 GMT Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:21:07 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ With the dollar collapsing as a world currency and the Dow hitting 10,000, it's obvious that world has no faith in the US government and much faith the American people. http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2009/10/15/where_the_faith_is.thtml 8b5ec298-8e84-4b9a-9fc6-38b24cac25bf Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:21:07 GMT In this Bloomberg article Mark Warner is quoted as saying.... "The challenge is (also) that the presidential-year electorate often looks different than the gubernatorial-year electorate." What does he mean by... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2009/10/15/is_mark_warner_a_racist.thtml dbdedce5-339c-41e9-86d5-58df8191ee1e Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:14:01 GMT Last fall I was watching some MSNBC post-election coverage, albeit not voluntarily, under the tutelage of Matthews, Olberman and Maddow and found myself asking, er, myself, “Where have I seen these people... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2009/04/22/where_have_i_seen_them_before.thtml 5003a979-ae76-4aa2-b431-38882fe2a6bd Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:47:15 GMT It was reported today that the first meeting between President Bush and President-Elect Obama was not without it's tensions. Just hours after President Bush and President-elect Obama met in the Oval Office of the... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/11/11/loose_lips.thtml 3b01998b-4066-4f26-9af9-314095e2bc6e Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:36:57 GMT I was watching some MSNBC post-election coverage, albeit not voluntarily, under the tutelage of Matthews, Olberman and Maddow and found myself asking, er, myself, “Where have I seen these people before?”.... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/11/07/ah,_those_were_not_the_days.thtml 8ae83998-4c72-434e-a71a-b677d10f412c Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:59:28 GMT ...just in time for us to treat the new president better. http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/11/06/lessons_in_how_to_treat_a_president.thtml 62c41f7e-5be7-4d3c-a033-8f96d7bea7ab Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:55:35 GMT I have to say I really love the Law of Unintended Consequences (LUC). It will, for me, be the most enjoyable thing about being governed by Obama, Reid and Pelosi. One predicted unintended consequence I can see coming:... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/10/16/luc.thtml 25cd7e5b-f8b8-42f7-8e00-be6c05018b04 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:27:41 GMT With the collapse of the stock market there are literally hundreds of articles and blogs trumpeting how bad it would've been had Bush been able to privatize a portion of social security. Imagine the losses! A couple... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/10/16/social_security_is_now_privatized.thtml 66fe4c66-6357-43fc-8a18-6f81c5c50222 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:18:43 GMT I get the impression from this Washington Post article about many banks refusing federal monies that most banks, particularly community banks, did the right thing: only loan to those who can pay you back and only loan... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/10/16/bowling_for_banks.thtml 9fc4977c-2b39-4b09-aa63-e42c9923c338 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:06:06 GMT Welcome students to Defraud Tech College! Here on our beautiful campus you will find a course of study that will keep democrats in office and college professors flush with grant money. For those of you interested in... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/10/10/how_to_cheat_like_a_pro.thtml 25c13e33-6dea-4652-93a9-69ce837750b0 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:18:18 GMT Religion is the sign of the oppressed... It is the opium of the people. (clinging to God and guns) From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs. For the bureaucrat, the world is a mere... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/10/06/obama_quotes.thtml 21776bfa-f025-46ae-b84e-481321934483 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:45:16 GMT Pelosi joyously displays America's shackles. What's with her hand? Does she have an old war injury we don't know about? Or is it just cramped from incessant finger pointing? http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/10/03/that_looks_painful.thtml 18770233-bbed-48b7-bf14-26a4baa83bc6 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:18:50 GMT Speaker Pelosi, when asked if the Democrat congress bore any responsibility in banking troubles we find ourselves in said, "No". It was Bush's "mismanagement" that resulted in the current problems. From the Hill... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/09/16/the_blame_game.thtml e5c6ee8f-578b-45e9-965c-9bb0509dfe78 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:17:38 GMT This may help explain how so many highly educated liberals can be so irrational. http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/09/14/this_explains_a_lot_-_part_2.thtml 6d94180e-64da-40c0-a535-30f737b10094 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:05:03 GMT The Gibson Doctrine - to catch Sarah Palin (not Barack Obama) off guard, to misstate her and her record. To act as a disapproving father, as an accusing principal. But does Charlie Gibson know what the Bush Doctrine... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/09/13/the_gibson_doctrine.thtml fef9e2e3-22b9-4210-8708-11020d8ac491 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:28:18 GMT The addition to Sarah Palin to the Republican ticket may be a good and clarifying thing for Obama Pollsters. It may soften the affect of the "Bradley Effect" on Obama's pre-November 4th numbers. Those who had planned to... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/09/13/the_palin_effect.thtml 443e5de1-245c-4af3-aa6f-f5e8ff1eff96 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:09:29 GMT Dee Dee Myers in final analysis of Gibson's interview with Palin responding to Stephanopoulos' question "what should Obama do?" She said "he needs to not go after her, let the media do that." I kid you not. Yet again... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/09/13/let_the_media_do_that.thtml c91edece-b3ff-40ef-8b3b-9f1683b7f9f5 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:01:16 GMT The ivory tower left often thinks too much of themselves. In the Sixties they became reactionaries. And now it's just in their blood, in their DNA. That's not a good combination at times. Like election years. They... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/09/12/mccain,_palin,_mccain,_palin.thtml 26271439-e037-4cf5-bc6f-d0e0bfb3631a Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:27:51 GMT I made this point here, here and here. Now I could make an argument for greater regulation on oil speculation and commodity trading in general. I've shied away from investing in commodities myself. Partially for fear... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/09/10/oil_tell_you_again.thtml 840492b7-b510-4917-836e-52d5015b80e8 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:19:22 GMT This article explains a lot regarding the frothing left. http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/09/10/this_explains_a_lot.thtml 89788a10-6f1a-4267-ad23-5d115b5ba781 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:04:01 GMT I'll be the first to admit that there is more than a little cognitive dissonance on my behalf (as well as many thoughtful conservatives commenting on articles and calling radio talk shows), regarding a mother of five... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/09/10/cognitive_dissonance_and_vp_palin.thtml e304b638-3eb6-4de2-b030-f9c28dc1615f Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:51:44 GMT It's just a matter of time before Hillary says she can't support Obama and his misogynist ways. She already is reluctant to support his flailing candidacy. He just giving her reasons to bail. Remember "Sweetie"? And now... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/09/10/hillary_countdown.thtml 5a81fea7-9903-4e7b-bc9a-e667560f77ee Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:34:03 GMT ...minus expenses. For the attorneys in the Enron Investor's case. $688,000,000. Now can the investors go after the lawyers? They've been ripped-off twice now. Of course they can't. Lawyers are a very rich lobbying... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/09/09/thats_$2300_per_hour.thtml 312517ea-c31a-45a1-8554-0a606bbe6efb Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:52:56 GMT ....um, coattails? http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/09/08/palin_and_the_c_word.thtml 483c84e7-69ac-413c-a7b8-60ee713587b5 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:16:18 GMT In this speech to party faithful in Toledo Joe Biden talks of his father who "...had to leave to find work..", who used to say, "...it's not whether you get knocked down, it's how quickly you get up...", However Joe... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/09/02/biden_and_the_end_of_greatness.thtml 24047a46-f103-4c8b-8fdb-f24119b86290 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:51:39 GMT If everything goes well with Gustav be ready for Ray Nagin to get the credit. Not Bush and not Bobby Jindal. Just heard Jindal read a long list preparedness. What a difference from Bianco's fiasco. http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/08/31/gustav_talking_points.thtml c37c55e2-6b8c-4b23-914c-0b6ed74f6c80 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:15:02 GMT McCain's surprising pick of Sarah Palin says that WE, the Republicans, are not going to make this election about experience, (HRC was the one with the 3 AM phone call ad), but about ideas, issues and solutions. I think... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/08/29/vip_vp.thtml 325cd83d-2620-45dc-a910-5257c756ce99 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:21:19 GMT After reading this article I got to thinking, if the Democrats had a church they'd preach "Be faithful to your wife" and then show up at church with their girlfriends. But actually I like it when non-Christians call... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/08/29/hip-hopocracy.thtml 42f6c634-6bdc-4953-8783-aeb3987b7efc Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:26:55 GMT ... at least for the time being. Expect to see less of artists like Ludacris, Jay-Z and others associated with Hip-Hop/Rap in the Main Stream Media in the coming weeks. Even though Obama is a fan. At least until after... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/08/27/hip_hop_not_nation.thtml e21c1fee-e4eb-4b9a-8ff6-a19704d0a556 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:28:01 GMT If Obama is running too far behind in September will the Dems pull a Lautenberg? Lautenberg, verb, to change a player, runner or candidate in the waining moments of the game, race or election in order to... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/08/21/will_they_pull_a_lautenberg.thtml 00959bd0-2254-4d91-83fe-2a0d7eb8e794 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:00:38 GMT Isn't this how Obama got he last job? The press delving into the divorce of an opponent? An old post on the subject. http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/08/16/hmmmm,_history_repeats_itself.thtml f5996784-f2a4-4374-8cbf-475add2ff7fc Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:41:28 GMT I knew I remembered that blue states used to be red states and red states used to be blue states. Check out this video from 1980. Why would all the networks in 1984 switch to dem/blue and GOP/red? Why? http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/08/11/dems_=_reds_in_1980.thtml 532c11f1-0ae2-49b3-a601-7cf8d3d32ef8 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:47:23 GMT There is another angle to an Obama presidency on which I've seen no commentary. If he is elected president, in 4 or 8 years (if, then hopefully the former), he will be an ex-president, and at 51 or 55 years of age he... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/07/31/ex-president_obama.thtml e9f1fc0d-e7fc-4bff-8b3e-386fa13c6966 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:08:18 GMT Oh that WMD! http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/07/07/what_wmd.thtml 9efd7ebd-b3c3-4103-b830-f64218dd0001 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:39:22 GMT The wacky left are going to lose a lot of support if they push this cause. http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/07/03/yeah,_good_luck_with_this_one.thtml 742532f0-1787-480e-adc5-7ad2b4a4abc4 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:02:37 GMT And a subscrition once conservative talk radio is outlawed on public airwaves. If Nancy Pelosi gets her way that is. If I start paying for it, I'll be listening a lot more. So their intent of keeping the masses... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/06/25/think_ill_buy_stock_in_xmsirius.thtml 0bf45bd9-e953-4266-908d-642407df89f1 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:28:17 GMT Ruth Bader Ginsburg in dissent of the Supreme Courts ruling cutting Exxon's punitive damages from 1989's Valdez oil spill actually wrote, "The new law made by the court should have been left to Congress." I'm surprised... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/06/25/im_sorry,_what_did_she_say.thtml ec456a5c-a6ed-444d-a8c1-beb9cd9e6df6 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:16:41 GMT Man we should've bought a house we couldn't afford. http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/06/25/stealing_the_american_dream.thtml 36e5afa6-1127-45c2-9e70-7147518d4005 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:10:56 GMT From this Motherearthnews.com article... "THE BIGGEST WIND ENERGY SYSTEM ON THE PLANET " , consisting of 20 separate windplants, is planned for construction by U.S. Windpower, Inc. of Massachusetts. The $75 million... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/06/24/get_out_your_calculators.thtml f750895f-2093-425f-a585-dd82cea826e9 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:56:12 GMT All the media in their over coverage of Tim Russert’s death is screaming, “Please do the same for me when I die.” You see those in the media are largely secular. This life is all they have. So it has... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/06/19/please_do_this_for_me.thtml 726a5042-1ab3-464c-b17f-23c329deab56 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:41:13 GMT 240. 241. 242. http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/06/17/why_we_homeschool_reasons_240-2.thtml 8a2deb99-2e54-4f76-b5da-9302af10b61c Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:50:16 GMT Hatred defined... Lesbian couple brutally tortures son. His fingers are now fused together after repeated stove top burnings. http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/06/17/he_was_guilty_of_being_a_boy.thtml d116cd87-a5e5-4ccb-88e5-295aaaca3c8a Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:46:13 GMT This article, "The World's Best Places to Live 2008", seemed to make a big deal out of the fact that the highest ranked U.S. city was Honolulu at 28th. Adding fuel to the "conventional wisdom" fire of - "Has America... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/06/13/what!!_gary,_indiana_didnt_make_the_list.thtml e54ce3b3-c900-42c9-bac5-cf36f361b70a Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:52:13 GMT ... and the Executive branch enforces them. Civics 101. Thomas Edsall makes this point at his Huffington Post article about how BHO is "moving to the center"... "At the same time that the economy flourished during... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/06/13/congress_passes_laws.thtml 349f072f-2565-4bfd-b318-eb749d85ed26 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:29:59 GMT BHO is using the race card saying the GOP is accusing him of being too black. The left wants to frame the election this way. They want to whine and guilt voters into voting for their guy. Typical. It will probably work... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/06/13/no_you_are_too_liberal!.thtml 365b52a7-13ac-495e-b696-53f98b2708df Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:22:43 GMT ...and lay off my employees, until next year. Because if I make over $250,000 I'll have to pay 12.4% more in taxes. That's both shares of the payroll taxes, the responsibility of one who is self-employed. That is if BHO... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/06/13/i_think_ill_take_the_rest_of_the_year_off.thtml 4d545c84-936f-45e7-b5fb-15d6cc8a4c7f Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:13:20 GMT The May '08 unemployment numbers though large were heavily skewed by new job seekers. Not technically un-employed more like not-yet-employed. From this article... "The number of unemployed increased by 861,000 in May,... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/06/12/dude,_heres_my_job!.thtml f7f479f3-cecb-4472-afa8-f13bba94fa77 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:50:12 GMT Something on oil/dollar relationship from this article. Key sentence... "...because the inverse price relationship between oil and the dollar has been proven fundamentally reliable, traders and investors with... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/06/12/bride_of_more_on_oil.thtml 7e1e954d-4588-47ab-9e0c-9a43ebddfd43 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:37:21 GMT Read about Inflation-proof Investing here. I still wonder how much of commodities inflation is due to investors not end users. Time will tell. http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/06/10/inflate_your_porfolio.thtml 0d9539f2-3d97-4092-a564-ccf55290dc7c Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:59:06 GMT With much fear and loathing I opened my annual package from Blue Shield. Usually contains a thick booklet of policy changes and a new fee (read: new higher fee) structure. Well the policy changes were there, but... http://contrarianguitarist.blogtownhall.com/2008/06/09/anticipating_governmental_attacks.thtml 956725cd-565b-413b-a7f4-16943d0243d3 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:25:43 GMT