{"id":31917,"date":"2015-06-23T20:19:04","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T00:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=31917"},"modified":"2015-06-23T20:19:12","modified_gmt":"2015-06-24T00:19:12","slug":"the-daily-gouge-archive-monday-june-22nd-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=31917","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Gouge Archive, Monday, June 22nd, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Monday, June 22nd, but before we begin, a few random thoughts on the passing scene.<\/strong><\/p>\n

First, we never thought anyone<\/em><\/span>\u00a0or anything<\/em><\/span> could cause us to miss Johnny Miller…until this weekend, watching FOX’s coverage of the 2015 U.S. Open. \u00a0Here’s the 411: (a) if we want overhyped drama and stirring sentiment, we’ll leave the sound on next time Jim Nance is announcing; (b) if vertigo truly prevented Jason Day from playing, he should have withdrawn; but since he didn’t, PLEASE<\/em><\/span> spare us the shot-by-shot analysis of how holding his head a certain way is the result of some debilitating condition and thus constitutes courage; and, (c)\u00a0<\/strong>can we all agree Tiger not playing on Saturday is no longer cause for viewers to miss 30 minutes watching the guys who\u00a0will be<\/em><\/span>?!?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Second, what we consider\u00a0<\/strong>one of the better explanations of Conservatism , courtesy of Jonah Goldberg:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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“Conservatives are for the most part comfortable with material inequalities — so long as the system that produces them is fair and open — because we understand<\/em> that\u2019s how life works<\/em><\/span>. Indeed, it\u2019s how life should<\/i><\/span> work.<\/span> <\/strong>If you put in the work, if you have the great idea, you should do better than someone who doesn\u2019t. We\u2019re comfortable with this contradiction.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Philosophically and psychologically, this fact is offensive to the socialist mind.<\/strong><\/span> Philosophically, because it seems unfair. Psychologically, because it is un-fun. In a socialist economy, the socialist intellectuals and bureaucrats have the power (and, truth be told, the wealth). In a free economy, the socialist intellectual is a performance artist and the socialist bureaucrat has to work for a living.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo political philosopher has ever described a conservative utopia,\u201d Samuel Huntington writes. That\u2019s because there is no such thing as a conservative utopia<\/span><\/em> — because there\u2019s no such thing as<\/span> a utopia<\/i> <\/span>(the very word means \u201cno place\u201d). The socialist cannot accept this and he spends his days arguing that it is better to constantly try to kill the two birds in the bush with one stone than to be grateful for the one bird he already has in his hand.<\/span><\/strong><\/span>“<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

To the enlightened, nothing seems more natural or easy to understand; to The Left, Goldberg might as well be writing in ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now, here’s The Gouge!<\/b><\/p>\n

First up, a few thoughts on the Charleston church massacre. \u00a0TRIGGER WARNING: What follows is the unfiltered opinion of the author, and thus the unvarnished truth; consequently, it may cause psychological trauma and physical discomfort to those unaccustomed to residing in reality.<\/b><\/p>\n

Consider the following from Commentary Magazine<\/em>, an on-line publication we deem a dependable bastion of Conservatism, one which we frequently quote:<\/b><\/p>\n

“The nation is in mourning today after the tragic shooting at a historic Charleston, South Carolina church where a pastor and eight worshippers were gunned down by what news reports say was a white supremacist. The alleged gunman appears to have been filled with irrational hatred of African-Americans and reportedly uttered an old stereotypical canard about blacks before he opened fire. In doing so, he sent a chill down the spine of every decent American who not only despises the twisted ideology he espoused but also understand the way an attack on a black church calls up horrible memories of the struggle for civil rights.<\/strong><\/span>“<\/span><\/p>\n

Sorry, we challenge anyone<\/em> even to suggest<\/em><\/span> we’re not a “decent American”; yet while we continue to mourn with the Charleston congregation, the news sent no chill down our spine, neither did we suffer flashbacks to anything other than the last time a hate-filled maggot decided to make a name for himself by committing mass murder.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For what is racism but an illogical hatred of an individual or group of individuals on the basis of their skin, whatever the color? \u00a0So do haters reside in the Republic? \u00a0You bet; and they come in every race, color, creed, religion and sexual orientation…along with every other country in the world<\/em><\/span>. \u00a0Ask any Rwandan…still extent.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hells bells; animals don’t even need<\/em><\/span> hate as an excuse to kill these<\/span> days, as this next headline proves:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Teen shot to death after tracking down his stolen smartphone<\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

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\"6-people-who-used-Find-My-iPhone-to-confront-phone-thieves\"<\/a><\/p>\n

But let’s be honest: race relations in America haven’t worsened over the last six years because America elected a BLACK President. \u00a0Rather, they’ve regressed so dramatically because we elected a RED<\/em><\/span> President; one totally dedicated to destroying the greatest country ever conceived by any and every means possible, including his personal favorite: ex uno plures<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And his allies in the MSM and Hollywood have been only too happy to carry the water for his campaign of misdirecting blame to others. \u00a0Case in point: Bill Maher recently criticized “right-wing” media such all FOX<\/em>, Drudge<\/em> and The Daily Caller<\/em> for inciting this latest incident of mindless violence:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Well, we can never tell why someone snaps, but I bet you I can tell ya where he got his news.\u00a0I looked at [The Daily Caller] the last week, it was a lot of stories about black people. Same with Matt Drudge. I think they present a really twisted view. I\u2019m not surprised this guy thought they\u2019re \u2018taking over the country.\u2019<\/em>“<\/p>\n

Though, absent Bret Baier, we largely discount FOX<\/em>, we read Drudge<\/em> and The Daily Caller<\/em>…well,…daily. \u00a0And we’ve yet to encounter anything<\/em><\/span> which would even remotely<\/em><\/span> incite racism, let alone the wanton murder of nine practicing Christians.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fortunately, at least in this case, Matt Lewis was around to confront Maher with the rankness of his own hypocrisy, recalling:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lewis recounts Maher at least acknowledged his duplicity, noting, “Okay, you got me on that one.” \u00a0Which makes Maher both a hypocritical opportunist and<\/em><\/span> an ideologically-inspired liar.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We should also point out, with NO<\/em><\/span> disrespect towards the departed WHATSOEVER<\/em><\/span>, as well as any<\/em><\/span> allocation of BLAME<\/em><\/span>, the shepherd of this particular flock opted to deny his sheep the right to protect themselves from such predators:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Which is particularly when one considers Roof reportedly reloaded five times<\/em><\/span>, providing even an amateur marksman…or woman…ample opportunity to either take him out or at least discourage him from continued mayhem, as both<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Charl<\/a><\/strong> van<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Wyk<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0and<\/strong>\u00a0Jeanne<\/a><\/span><\/strong> Assam<\/a><\/span><\/strong>…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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…can attest.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s the juice: THIS<\/em><\/span>…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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…isn’t the problem. \u00a0Neither are these<\/em><\/span>\u00a0long-discredited fools:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The problem<\/em><\/span> is…<\/b><\/p>\n

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…literally…<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Baltimore<\/a><\/p>\n

…every day<\/em><\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 dead after 10 people shot at birthday party on Detroit’s west side<\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

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