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What do I focus on today?  There is so much going on this week, I don't know how to proceed.  Unwed pregnant mother taking office with pride in her unwed status.  State fascism on e-Harmony's business.  Islamic piracy on the high seas missing the Islamic tag in all the news report headlines, to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars.  Christian justification of sexual impurity.  A constitutional crisis being ignored by all forms of media save blogs like mine.  Enough nuclear fuel for Iran's first nuclear bomb.  Robert Spencer discussed his new book today, Stealth Jihad.  Sarkozy Pushes for Abandonment of Dollar as World Reserve Currency.  Michael Jackson former king of pop has converted to Islam. 

I've had this sitting on my browser for more than a day intending to get it online but so much else has needed attending.  This is 23 years old and is still applicable today because the Liberal doctrinistas have not updated their playbook in that length of time.

Thomas Sowell published this Dec, 31, 1985 in National Review: 

An English Primer
A glossary translating political rhetoric into plain English

Crisis:  Any situation you want to change.

Bilingual:  Unable to speak English.

Equal Opportunity:  Preferential Treatment.

Non-Judgmental:  Blaming Society.

Simplistic:  An argument you disagree with but can't answer.

Rehabilitation:  Magic word used before releasing criminals.

Demonstration:  A riot by people you agree with.

Mob Violence:  A riot by people you disagree with.

A Matter of Principal:  A political controversy involving the convictions of Liberals.

An Emotional Issue:  A political controversy involving the convictions of conservatives.

People's Republic:  A place where you do what you are told or get shot.

National Liberation Movements:  Organizations trying to create People's Republics.

Competency:  Competence as described by the incompetent.

Stereotypes:  Behavior patterns you don't want to think about.

Reaganomics:  Media explanation of downturns in the economy.

Robust Economy:  Media explanation of upturns in the economy.

Constitutional Interpretation:  Judges reading their own views into the Constitution.

Politicizing the Courts:  Criticizing judges for reading their own views into the Constitution.

A Proud People:  Chauvinists you like.

Bigots:  Chauvinists you don't like.

Innovation:  Something new.

New Innovation:  Something new by someone who doesn't understand English.

Private Greed:  Making money selling people what they want.

Public Service:  Gaining power to make people do what you want them to.

Moderate Arabs:  Mythical beings to whom State Dept. officials make sacrificial offerings.

Special Interest Lobby:  Politically organized conservatives.

Political Interest Group:  Politically organized Liberals.

Accountability:  Holding teachers, public officials, and private businesses responsible for their misdeeds.

Chilling Effect:  Holding journalists accountable for their misdeeds.

Portable TV.

Now, that's done:  Its times like this that I back up and start looking at happy news.  I really like the topic of happiness.  So much has been written on the topic and a myriad of studies have been done in pursuit of understanding how to achieve it.  Rarely do any of these works have any real valuable input.  As a liberal, the more ignorant I was the happier I was and the more I strove for wisdom the more frustrated I was for the effort.  It wasn't until my world view suffered a seachange when I became a Christian and began studying the Bible that I knew any real wisdom/insight or real control of my happiness level.

Eyetop TV

Today in the NY Times a story was released that I actually agree with.  A side note: Whenever a paper or other news venue does a good job I want to be sure to laud that agency.  I want to encourage good work even among the worst businesses.  It is such a rare event they do a good job that I am able to laud the NY Times I do not want to miss this opportunity.  Well done Roni Caryn Rabin of the NY Times.  I do not have the letters next to my name which give me credibility among the modern Liberal elites.  Therefor I rely on the authority of studies and principled PhD's to gain cred with them.  Not that PhD's knowledge ensure wisdom, they don't.  Nor do studies actually carry any authority of wisdom with me, they don't.  In fact, all studies do is either verify our common sense or they dis-inform.  There may be the rare exception which demonstrates counter-intuitive information, but overall, they are a huge waste of taxpayer money.  For example, just look at the giant federal funding motivated global warming scam and the multitude of dis-information that has produced.  However, the modern Liberal elite place a great deal of value with them, so I'll make use of them where I can.   uh... Pardon my rabbit trail.

TV while you pee.

So now we have a study to prove what I've been saying about the detrimental effect of watching TV and the beneficial effect of going to church and sacrificing some of your time and wealth to benefit others.  YEEHAW!  I'm giddy with excitement.  One more tool in my psychological black bag to whip out in conversation with the victims of the mental illness of political Liberalism.

TV while you flee.

see full article
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/health/research/20happy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

What Happy People Don’t Do

Happy people spend a lot of time socializing, going to church and reading newspapers — but they don’t spend a lot of time watching television, a new study finds.

That’s what unhappy people do.

Although people who describe themselves as happy enjoy watching television, it turns out to be the single activity they engage in less often than unhappy people, said John Robinson, a professor of sociology at the University of Maryland and the author of the study, which appeared in the journal Social Indicators Research.