Quote unquote
People dunking on the founding should appreciate that they’re taking a sledgehammer to the very soapbox they’re standing on. No founding, no free speech, no right to assemble, no due process. If you think that’s all just “white supremacy,” try protesting and carping without it. The founders are guilty of hypocrisy when it comes to slavery—not all of them, but enough of them. But that hypocrisy is a gift we should be grateful for. You can only be a hypocrite if you have ideals. If you believe in nothing other than your self-interest, it’s very difficult to be a hypocrite. But if you have ideals, noble and revolutionary ideals, it’s very easy to be a hypocrite because ideals are hard to live up to. — Jonah Goldberg
Tag Archives: Vicki McKenna
Has Madison given up on its public schools?
Can you spell apathy? Only 2 candidates for 3 school board seats! What a contrast with a year ago, when 10 candidates filed for 3 seats on Madison’s Board of Education (one of whom dropped out after filing paperwork), necessitating … Continue reading
Posted in Impeachment, Madison schools, Uncategorized
Tagged Bull Durham, John Durham, Vicki McKenna
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The Ukrainian candidate
We’re being lectured by 16-year-olds at the U.N. The latest contretemps over Trump’s telephone call to the president of Ukraine will change few minds. At this writing, the President has released a transcript of the call; CNN “Transcript shows Trump pushed Ukraine … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2020, Uncategorized
Tagged Edgewood high school, Joe Biden, Rashida Tlaib, Trump, Ukraine, Vicki McKenna
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Rashida Tlaib to Vicki McKenna: “Why were you winking? Are you a conspiracy theorist?”
The subject was Vaping No wonder Democrats saw Russian conspiracies Tlaib: “I thought maybe there was a conspiracy thing going on.” A member of “The Squad,” U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, sees conspiracy theories under every conservative’s bed. Our own … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Glenn Grothman, Rashida Tlaib, The Squad, vaping, Vicki McKenna
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No anger allowed this Labor Day
What kind of country allows family and friends to embark on a three-day Labor Day weekend smoking up ribs and burgers on the grill, dipping into ice chests packed with beer and soda pop? Zinnias and phlox full flower in the … Continue reading
Posted in identity politics, Madison schools, Race, Uncategorized
Tagged Bettina Love, Dave Chappelle, Duke Pesta, Madison Teachers Inc., Vicki McKenna
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In quest for Spargel and Dunkel brau in Munich, Germany
White asparagus, to you peasants After five days floating up the Danube River from Vienna aboard the Avalon Impression river boat, our final two days in Munich started to seem anti-climactic. (Part #1 and Part #2.) Our Vicki McKenna/Fox Travel … Continue reading
Floating up the Danube River through history, Part #2
How did the Swedes get here without river locks? We’re back on board the Avalon Impression river boat on our way west over the Danube River. We signed up for Vicki McKenna’s “Danube Symphony” tour, five days on water, two … Continue reading
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Tagged Austria, Avalon Impression, Danube River, Danube Symphony tour, Durnstein, Vicki McKenna
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