New York Times Attacks Tucker Carlson

The New York Times (NYT) hates Tucker Carlson so much that they ran a huge attack piece on him.  You can go to your public library and look for the Sunday May 1, 2022 issue of the New York Times.  American Nationalist by Nicholas Confessore starts on page one and continues across many pages.  This is one of the largest articles I have ever seen.

The online version of the Sunday NYT hit piece is dated 4/30 and is in three parts.  Here they are.  You will probably need a subscription to read them:

American Nationalist: Part 1
How Tucker Carlson Stoked White Fear to Conquer Cable
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/30/us/tucker-carlson-gop-republican-party.html

American Nationalist: Part 2
How Tucker Carlson Reshaped Fox News — and Became Trump’s Heir
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/30/us/tucker-carlson-fox-news.html

American Nationalist: Part 3
Inside the Apocalyptic Worldview of Tucker Carlson Tonight
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/04/30/us/tucker-carlson-tonight.html
This is an audio-visual tour

Anyone the NYT hates this much must be doing good our country.  I will now start watching Tucker Carlson on Rumble ( https://rumble.com/ ).  I just searched on "Tucker" inside of Rumble and I see they have episodes of Tucker Carlson Tonight. 

Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty

 Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty is engraved on this statue (click on the image and it will enlarge)

The quote, "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty," is usually, but erroneously, attributed to Thomas Jefferson.  Researchers have attributed a longer version of the quote to John Philpot Curran (1750 – 1817):

"It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active. The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt." – Speech upon the Right of Election for Lord Mayor of Dublin, 1790, as quoted in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations, ed. Suzy Platt, provides a cross reference to the first known appearance of the quote in its shorter form, in a speech by abolitionist Wendell Phillips in 1852:  "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty."

There you have it:  the famous quote, "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty" is not originally from Thomas Jefferson, but from the abolitionist lawyer Wendell Phillips.  

See this article for all the details:  Eternal Vigilance by Anna Berkes (https://www.monticello.org/site/blog-and-community/posts/eternal-vigilance)

Blade Runner Death Scene - like tears in the rain

The science fiction movie Blade Runner has a great death scene.  The android played by Rutger Hauer is dying and says these words:  

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die."

When he dies, he releases a white dove that flies heaven-ward.  An effective scene, very well done.

Here is a nice article about these lines:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tears_in_rain_monologue

Bush's Words after 9/11

 After the 9/11 terrorist attack on the twin Towers in New York City, President George W. Bush spoke these words on television from the Oval Office.

Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America.  These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.

These are profound and meaningful statements.

You can see him say this in the Netflix documentary, Turning Point.  He says this in episode 2, past the 30 minute mark.

Kelly Tshibaka challenges Murkowski for Senate

On February 13, 2021, Alaska's Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski voted to convict former President Donald Trump on the charges in his 2nd impeachment trial.  Joe Biden was sworn into office on January 20, 2021, so this vote to convict President Donald Trump happened after President Trump had left office. 

Senator Murkowski was one of 7 Republican Senators to vote for this conviction and she is the first to face reelection in 2022.  She has a Republican challenger, Kelly Tshibaka:  https://www.kellyforak.com/

This is an excellent chance for the Republican party to begin removing backstabbers from within its ranks. This will be an interesting race to watch.

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Remembering Tammy Dombeck and Rebecca Miller

 While watching some YouTube videos I ran across one of Tammy Dombeck's "Greets, Eats, and All That" videos.  If you are an older person you will remember Tammy Dombeck as the traffic lady on some TV station and Rebecca Miller as a nice weather lady.  Tammy Dombeck's YouTube channel is here:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmMvy0cN0OnKH8zWQtXkH-w. I believe she has moved on to other activities.  I think Tammy Dombeck is now a real estate professional:  Sotheby's International Realty.

This particular video is very nice: "What's For Dinner?" with Tammy Dombeck with Casa Manana. Now that we are opening up, I am looking at the Casa Manana schedule!

Both Tammy Dombeck and Rebecca Miller were capable and popular, but got let go from their jobs as they got older.  David Finfrock was able to work until he was 65 years old, but not Rebecca Miller, definitely evidence of gender age bias. I don't think Rebecca Miller sued, but Tammy Dombeck did.  Good for her!  She got a settlement:  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/tammy-dombeck-cbs-11-settle-age-discrimination-lawsuit-over-rookie-traffic-reporter-s-hiring/ar-BB16JV5j

Here is Tammy Dombeck:

Here is Rebecca Miller