Conservative Musings: Times Two! (Three!)

As another week comes to a close, I suppose I'll entertain you, my readers, with some good reading material from the week.

The first features the return of David Limbaugh.  I point to this article primarily because it has a more in-depth analysis of the presidential debate than I had on Thursday.  If you want a solid understanding of just what happened Wednesday evening, give this piece a read.  It helps, in particular, solidify just why Barack Obama's performance was so terrible.

You can read David's Limbaugh's article "A Debate Rout of Herculean Proportions" here.



The second piece is an excellent analysis of leftist hypocrisy on free speech by Victor Davis Hanson.  I keep a close eye out for his articles as they are often very insightful.

This article focuses on the liberal obsession with multiculturalism (the idea all cultures are of equal value, regardless of differences between them), but notes how often it conflicts with their professed beliefs on free speech.  As the title says, more often than not, the left allows the idea of multiculturalism to trump the ability to freely speak one's mind, particularly criticisms of another culture.  Instead of reading me rambling, however, you should instead read the article and see for yourself if it makes sense.

You can read Victor Davis Hanson's article "Left Wants Multiculturalism to Trump Free Speech" here.


Finally, I bring to you Ann Coulter.  "Wait," you're probably asking, "you actually listen to that shrill harpy?"  I answer that question with "Well, I more read than listen, but yes."  The fact of the matter is, Ann Coulter is not nearly as bad as she's said to be by liberals.  While she can most certainly be a little too direct and, thus, sometimes turn off potential readers to what she says, it doesn't make her writing any less true.  Why her style of presentation should make her any less readable is beyond me and sounds more like an excuse to avoid, rather than confront, honest opinion.

This week, Coulter deals with the the brilliant minds at the cable network MSNBC.  Yet, to anyone who pays attention to the words of the article may realize that many of the things that she discusses in the piece not only apply to commentary on that network, but to far too many on the left as well.  If you don't believe me, read Coulter's article, then compare it to this article I wrote back in August and ask yourself: is this assessment of analytical behavior on MSNBC truly inaccurate?

You can read Ann Coulter's article "MSNBC's Motto: Lean Racist" here.


That's it for the week.  Just four to go until the election!

Conservative Musings: Middle East Edition

The Middle East is on fire currently and all the media can focus on is Mitt Romney.  I have a lot to say about this, particularly because the media's obsession with focusing on Mitt Romney has overshadowing dozens of valid questions about President Obama's Middle East policy.  However, as I wish to avoid copious amounts of swearing, I will instead turn to other conservative writers to voice my feelings.

First off is Stephen Hayes, senior writer for The Weekly Standard, a conservative opinion magazine.  I know him primarily through his role as a Fox News contributor, however.

In this article, he challenges the media's assertion that Mitt Romney has been political in the chaos of the new 9/11 attacks and the week following.  He lists off just how [infuriatingly] political President Obama (or more to the point, his campaign) has been on both the day of and the days following 9/11/2012.  Both his article and the facts speak for themselves, so give it a read and judge for yourself.

You can find Steve Hayes' article, "Wait, Who's Political?" here.

Next up is David Limbaugh.  Yes, that's right, another Limbaugh, the brother of the more verbose Rush.  Unlike Rush, however, David focuses more on writing than speaking.  Don't mistake his preference for the pen as a sign of weakness, however.  He is just as aggressive in his defense of conservatism as his more famous brother.  And perhaps a little more articulate.

In his column this week, Limbaugh more directly addresses the media bias that is less directly criticized by Steve Hayes.  He calls out the media's obsession with Romney's comments while simultaneously pointing out President Obama's abdication of leadership by preferring a campaign stop in Vegas to the Oval Office in a time of crisis.  However, since I'm writing this post so you'll read the articles themselves and no my ramblings, I'll stop here and let you find out for yourself.

You can read David Limbaugh's article, "Liberal Media Might as Well Wear Obama Buttons" here.



The final article today is written by Hugh Hewitt, a radio talk show host and a Catholic.  I generally find his writings informative and insightful.

His article is similar to Limbaugh's, but approaches it from a slightly different angle to reach the same conclusion about the media's reaction.   I don't have as much to say about this one, so I'll just give it to you without the extra commentary, besides saying it's worth reading.




You can read Hugh Hewitt's article, "Which Is Melting Faster: America's Position in Middle East or MSM's Position in America?" here.

That's it for the week.  Hopefully there will be less Middle East next week.