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2009-01-17 Britain

Prudes, prigs and the menace of a PC code

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Posted by Fred 2009-01-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 I saw nothing in the video that could be remotely considered to be "offensive." What I saw was an exuberant British army officer showing off elements of his unit on film.

Posted by badanov 2009-01-17 00:15|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org] 2009-01-17 00:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Thoughtcrime doubleplus ungood. Orwell understood.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2009-01-17 08:26|| 2009-01-17 08:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Its the basic group type that was livid when it was discovered, at the same time Joe found out, that from private government records he owed $1000 when the same wonks think its nothing that the nominated Treasury Secretary owes $10000. Selective outrage as a demonstration of primate territorial behavior.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-01-17 09:14|| 2009-01-17 09:14|| Front Page Top

#4 the nominated Treasury Secretary owes $10000

And signed documents stating he recognized he owed it, and then when caught only paid back the most recent debts, skipping the ones beyond the statute of limitations since the IRS couldn't compel him.

Then when Obama's team vetted him and raised the issue, he coughed up the rest. The man is guilty of tax evasion. But let's make him Treas Sec anyway, he's a good guy and really smart.

Posted by KBK 2009-01-17 09:47|| 2009-01-17 09:47|| Front Page Top

#5 KBK, that's pretty much Hugh Hewitt's thought. Hugh thinks that Bambi deserves to have on his team pretty much whoever he wants, and that Geithner's troubles are small compared to what he's capable of doing to 'help'.

It's precisely that sort of thinking that has gotten this country into so much trouble. There are two types of citizens: the elites and the schnooks. The elites are forgiven their transgressions as long as they don't get un-PC (e.g., Prince Harry) whereas the schnooks (e.g., Joe the Plumber) can't ever be allowed to catch a break.

Posted by Steve White 2009-01-17 10:55|| 2009-01-17 10:55|| Front Page Top

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