[The Write Side of My Brain] Cylon, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night Written on March 21, 2009, by Michael.
Last night, the Sci-Fi remake of Battlestar Galactica concluded its fifth and final season. Loose ends were tied up as the colonists settled on “new” Earth and the future appears bright, even some 150,000 years later.
Many parts of the show were rather cheesy, as was the original BSG that aired only one season in the [...]
[Crystal Clear Conservative] New iPhone and BlackBerry Curve to hit shelves in July Written on March 21, 2009, by crystalclearconservative.
Yesterday, I was talking with one of my friends who works for AT&T, and we were discussing the new BlackBerry Curve, which will be hitting the shelves in July. As we were talking, he also mentioned that the new iPhone will be arriving at the same time. Since I am eligible for an upgrade in November, I was starting to weigh the pros and cons on both phones.
Currently, I have a BlackBerry Curve 8300, which has definitely been a great smartphone. After all, it has great sound qualities, whether you are using the handset or listening to Pandora on the phone. In fact, I often treat my BlackBerry like it is an iPod by downloading music from my computer on to the phone. Aside from the sound, I also like that you can copy and paste stuff on the BlackBerry, and the Documents to Go feature allows me to access Word documents at the click of a button.
The new BlackBerry Curve offers these features, along with a 3.2 megapixel camera and video recording technologies. In fact, the new BlackBerry Curve will also feature a format that is similar to the BlackBerry Bold. The other good part to the new Curve is the fact that BlackBerry is featuring a new applications store to remain competitive with the iPhone.
As for the iPhone, all of the cool kids have these amazing devices. Although it is more pricier than the BlackBerry, it offers more applications and features. With a larger display screen and touch screen capacities, the iPhone is a more modern device that offers many of the available features of the BlackBerry Curve devices. You can still video record, take pictures, use the Google Maps feature, and Twitter on the iPhone. However, with the new software upgrade, you will now be able to cut and paste, as well as having direct wi-fi access. In fact, Engadget has a great breakdown of the new features with the iPhone software upgrade.
Overall, both the iPhone and Blackberry Curve will no doubt provide competition with each other. In the meantime, it looks like I have a difficult decision to think about before November.
[Good Sense] Something Different Written on March 21, 2009, by James Young.
Normally, I like to link to something that impresses me, ticks me off or is just interesting. Not today. Today is all about me and my concerns and opinions about this administration.This has to be the most inept, brain-dead, and incompetent executive b…
[The Contemporary Conservative] Poll to remove Jeff Frederick…Go vote Written on March 21, 2009, by James Young.
Posted by MAXIMUSPlease click on the link below and cast your vote to remove Jeff Frederick as RPV Chairman:http://www.crystalclearconservative.com/2009/03/21/poll-do-you-think-rpv-chairman-jeff-frederick-should-step-aside/
[Crystal Clear Conservative] Poll: Do you think RPV Chairman Jeff Frederick Should Step Aside? Written on March 21, 2009, by crystalclearconservative.
There has been a considerable amount of buzz within the blogosphere and mainstream media about whether or not Jeff Frederick should step aside as Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia. There has been some convincing arguments from both sides, but I feel that we cannot remain unified as a party or win races with such infighting. This is why I have decided to remain neutral in even reporting this material and have kept my opinions silent on this matter. The decision now lies in the hands of the State Central Committee, and they will ultimately vote on what will be in the best interest of the party.
I have decided to create a poll gauging whether or not Jeff Frederick should step aside as the Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia.
Personally, I supported Jeff Frederick at last year’s convention, because I felt that he would lead our party in the right direction. I am now left wondering how he will be able to lead our party after all of the accusations and be able to work with the State Central Committee to ensure victory in November for all of our statewide candidates and retain a strong majority in the House of Delegates. We need to be unified or we will continue to lose. While Jeff Frederick has defended his record and submitted his rebuttal to the accusations, I am uncertain if we can work together with this cloud of controversy.
Now, I am not calling for anyone to resign, rather it falls on the hands of the State Central Committee, who decide to ignore the grassroots and not allow for Frederick to redeem himself in the 2009 elections. While I am a grassroots activist, it will become difficult to lead effectively with everyone going against you. Sometimes, when there is dissension, it can bring out true leadership. This will be interesting to watch how this plays out, if Frederick remains as the RPV Chairman.
While we have lost some major races in 2008, most of this had to do with a bad candidate at the top of the ticket (John McCain) and just a referendum on the Republican party at the national level. While many would argue on the real reasons why Virgil Goode and Thelma Drake lost last November, I would say it was the general attitude that many Americans held about the Republicans in Congress. It is not necessarily Jeff Frederick’s fault.
Then, we move onto the recent special election races, where two Republican candidates won (John Cook in Fairfax’s Braddock District and Barry Knight in the 81st HOD race) and three Republican candidates lost (Joe Murray in the 47th House District, Pat Herrity, who ran for Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors seat, and John Coggeshall for the Norfolk’s Commonwealth Attorney). There were lots of reports that the RPV did not provide adequate assistance with these races, and the sole pressure was placed on the unit chairmen (many of them, with the exception of Alexandria signed this letter). I always thought these local races were supposed rely on the strong leadership of the unit chairmen.
We can not always call for someone to step aside when things go awry. This is when real teamwork becomes essential. Maybe, it is time for all Republicans to work together for the common revival of our core principles of being advocates for limited government, lower and fair taxation, and calling the Democrats on their flawed policies. Attacking each other from within accomplishes nothing, and this is a lesson I have learned from observation.
It’s time to unite for the good of the Republican party. The decision will made on April 4th on who will emerge victorious in this fight, and whatever the outcome, it is time to work together to ensure victory in November.
**Cross Posted at Virginia News Platoon
[Bearing Drift :: Virginia Politics and Podcasts] AIG or the Federal Government Written on March 21, 2009, by jr@bearingdrift.com (J.R. Hoeft).
As everyone piles on the AIG bonus story, with $165 million in executive bonuses for an annual loss of $100 billion, the ones I want to hear the least from are Congressional folks (and for that matter, President Obama back when he used to show up once …
[J's Notes] State Of The Media Written on March 21, 2009, by Jason Kenney.
Pew’s 2009 State Of The Media report is out in all its gory details. You can read an overview here.
[Virginia Virtucon] Dora The Explorer Gets A New Look Written on March 21, 2009, by Riley.
Dora The Explorer is getting a makeover and there are two possible directions that the franchise is looking to go.
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[Virginia Virtucon] The Return of Enrico Palazzo? Written on March 21, 2009, by Riley.
A script is floating around Hollywood for “THE NAKED GUN: WHAT 4? THE RHYTHM OF EVIL” and it sounds darn GOOD!
[The Contemporary Conservative] Special Olympics bowler: I can beat the president! Written on March 21, 2009, by James Young.
Posted by MAXIMUSANN ARBOR, Mich. (Wire Reports)– So President Barack Obama thinks he bowls like a competitor in the Special Olympics?He’s obviously never met Kolan McConiughey, a mentally disabled man considered one of the nation’s top Special Olympics bowlers, with five perfect games to his credit. He’d like to go to the White House and show the president a thing or two about how to roll
[Scott's Morning Brew] Way to go Senator Lucas! -=UPDATED=- Written on March 21, 2009, by Scott.
UPDATE: It would appear that a Virginian-Pilot editor has taken on the illustrious Senator Louise Lucas.
While I used the assinine lawsuit she filed against the city and compared it to the compensation city workers are losing, this writer has taken it to the streets.
1 dollar for ever citizen in Portsmouth.
Outrage is justified. Even in a [...]
[Virginia Virtucon] Terry McAuliffe Makes A “Quantum Leap” Written on March 21, 2009, by Riley.
Dem gubernatorial candidate Terry “Global Crossing” McAuliffe has a very interesting biography. From NRO’s Campaign Spot:
As part of his campaign, he has spent a day working as a busboy and a bartender. He plans to labor on a ship. “I’ve been an African American barber,” the Irish candidate reported to his hosts at the landfill [...]
[Tertium Quids] An SCC Member Weighs-in On the Frederick Fiasco Written on March 21, 2009, by James Young.
Jim Bowden offers a review of the Jeff Frederick-SCC tussle. It’s worth reading in full. A few items leaped from the post. Such as this, regarding the initial list of ten indictments:I, your representative on the SCC, was not allowed to see the letter because I wouldn’t agree to sign it first. What is wrong with this picture? Why the sneakiness? Why the double-secret exclusivity to the SCC?
[Deo Vindice] Letter to 1 CD on Jeff Frederick Written on March 21, 2009, by James Atticus Bowden.
Here is the letter I sent to the 1 CD - because I couldn’t make it to the meeting tonight. Just got in from CA. And, of course, my bag didn’t make it.
As you can see, by the tone, this is a letter to people I like, respect and admire. There is no double secret, inside [...]
[Good Sense] Voice of Reason Written on March 21, 2009, by James Young.
Patrick Muldoon, a personal friend of mine, has this to say about the flap over RPV leadership. While his candidacy is a bit improbable, he is taking a firm stand and calls it as he sees it. I happen to agree with him. This is exactly what I’ve been sa…
[CatHouse Chat] Blessings and cursings… Written on March 20, 2009, by Kat.
Through many years and countless trials America has stood fast as a friend of Israel, one of her allies and defenders against a world determined to destroy God’s chosen nation. Yes, I did say God’s CHOSEN nation. Believe it or not, America, no matter h…
[Virginia Virtucon] PWC Supervisor John Jenkins Ignores BOCS Vote; Sides With Inside Beltway Dems Against I-66 Widening Written on March 20, 2009, by Riley.
VA Blogger over on Too Conservative has been covering the never-ending saga of the attempts to widen I-66. Of special note for those of us in Prince William County in his most recent post:
Most curious, however, is the case of Prince William County Supervisor John Jenkins. Jenkins and Supervisor Mike May are PWC’s representatives on [...]
[Bearing Drift :: Virginia Politics and Podcasts] Forbes: AIG Outrage Written on March 20, 2009, by jr@bearingdrift.com (J.R. Hoeft).
AIG Outrage
By Congressman Randy Forbes
Imagine a situation where a husband goes out one day and, in the midst of the current economic situation, decides to buy an expensive new boat. A few weeks later, the bill comes in the mail. His wife opens the bill, steaming as she realizes what he’s done and sees the [...]
[Bearing Drift :: Virginia Politics and Podcasts] Brownlee’s position on abortion: Does it include allowing it for rape and incest? Written on March 20, 2009, by jr@bearingdrift.com (J.R. Hoeft).
Last July, I had the chance to interview John Brownlee and he had this position on abortion. At the time, his position appeared pretty clear:
A few days later, after Shaun Kenney criticized Brownlee on the life issue, in a telephone interview with Brownlee he responded to the criticism by stating:
“We both believe that life [...]
[Tertium Quids] The Seeds of a Rebellion Written on March 20, 2009, by James Young.
Whatever the fault lines in the Jeff Frederick v. the World battle there may be, these forces will inevitably duke it out at the Republican convention. And there may be a few surprises in store. Like the idea I’m hearing that Ron Paul supporters may decide to show-up in force…and upset the apple carts of those who are seeking (and will probably get) Frederick’s head. Now that would be something
[Virginia Conservative's Weblog] The Battle Lines Expand Written on March 20, 2009, by virginiaconservative.
This morning I received another email concerning the situation with Chairman Frederick. However, the link it provides does not seem to go to the right place (at least for me). It is as follows:
This letter can be found at
<http://virginiapolitics.mytimesdispatch.com/index.php/member/31/>
Also it should be noted that the signers below represent Unit
Committees which comprise 35% of the [...]
[Bearing Drift :: Virginia Politics and Podcasts] Frederick’s Rapid Response Written on March 20, 2009, by jr@bearingdrift.com (J.R. Hoeft).
Jeff Frederick responded yesterday to the letter from nine unit chairs asking for his removal by dismissing their leadership:
He noted “only nine” chairmen signed the letter and they represent just “7 percent of 130 local GOP units in…
[J's Notes] Yet Another Reason Anonymous and Pseudonymous Blogging Sucks Written on March 20, 2009, by Jason Kenney.
From Scott’s Morning Brew comes word that Democratic Lt. Gov. candidate Pat Edmonson is suing to shut down and identify the author of an anonymous blog:
Edmonson spokesman Conner Morris said the campaign is “hiring security, which is highly unusual for this kind of race” because of concerns about the threatening tone of some of the [...]
[Virginia Virtucon] Special Olympics Bowling Champ Challenges Obama Written on March 20, 2009, by Riley.
On the heels of The Teleprompted One’s embarassing teleprompter-less showing on “The Tonight Show” where he insulted Special Olympians by trying to raise himself up to their level (or more accurately, tried to drag them down to his), the Special Olympics bowling champ has said to Obama, “Bring it on!”
Kolan McConiughey, a Special Olympics competitor [...]
[Tertium Quids] Peninsula Tea Party On Tap for April 15 Written on March 20, 2009, by James Young.
Just got word that in addition to the April 15th Tea Parties underway in Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Richmond and Virginia Beach, Peninsula activists are planning one in Newport News. From the release:HOST: Public property in the City of Newport NewsWHEN: 12 -2 PM Wednesday, April 15, 2009.WHERE: 2600 Washington Avenue, Newport News, VA.WHY: That’s where Rep. Bobby Scott’s district office is.For