OldSouth was away from home most of the week, and heard the sickening news from a family member. It was literally unbelievable. These things don't happen here.
This is a bucolic county, with many years never seeing a major violent crime committed.
Monday, things changed. Deputy Bellar, high school class of 2002, pulled up to what appeared to be a routine car wreck in a quiet neighborhood. What he had actually entered was a violent domestic disturbance between husband and wife, with husband having run wife off the road. As he pulled up, the husband, Jayson Eggenburg, pulled his sidearm and shot the officer while still in his car. He never had a chance, not a clue as to the nature of the situation, before he was shot.
His assailant was a member of the same high school graduating class, who then turned the gun upon himself, and committed suicide in front of his wife
The assailant's good friend reports that Jayson Eggenburg had been in good spirits the night before, nothing to indicate what was to transpire the next day.
Keith Bellar was twenty-seven, leaves behind a wife who adored him, and a six-month old son both parents loved with all their hearts. His funeral will fill First Baptist Church to the rafters. Officers from neighboring counties will take patrol duty to allow his colleagues to attend the funeral.
Jayson Eggenburg was twenty-seven, leaves his shattered widow and family behind, along with a trail of grief, and so many unanswered questions.
OS has nothing to add here, except to ask your prayers for them all. He knows, somehow, that some great good will emerge over time from this tragedy. But, for now, what we have before us is a tragedy. Like Job's Comforters, sometimes it is best just to sit in silence before we attempt to speak.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Weiner's Gonna Extend His Tenure In Congress: After All, The Median Length Of Unemployment In The US Is Now Forty Weeks
I mean, a boy's gotta eat, and what with a rumored Baby Weiner on the way, and that new car for TheMissusWeiner(an Audi A-8 is a good round number), house-complete-with-decorator-spending-money-by-the-wheelbarrow-hunney, the lawyer's fees, the potential alimony and child support....well, it adds up. 'Specially when noooooobuddy's gunna wanna pony up $2500 for the privilege of buying a seat at his dinner, and nooooobuddy's gunna wanna get within camera range of the poh' boy.
Good thing the DemSpinMachine is in high gear to save his ass. Even ABC is no longer impressed.
And, yep, that lil' ole' headwind that Austan Goolsbee assured us about is actually a gale, and a chill one at that. Austan decided to beat it back to academia while he could. Ain't nobuddy gunna wanna be around The One come late November 2012, know-whud-I-mean?
We’ve seen the headline numbers from the monthly jobs report; losing a job means a long stint without employment these days. The median period of unemployment is now at a historic high; 39.7 weeks according to the May Report. That’s the highest it has ever been in the history of the survey.
A new research report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics dug into this trend to offer new details on how long it takes to make the transition from unemployed to employed and found that 11 percent of job seekers took a year or longer to land a new job. Another off-the-chart reading.
Data included in the report shows that between 2000 – 2008 about half of all unemployed people found a job within five weeks. Last year, a little more than a third of jobseekers were able to land a new position in that amount of time.
Hope-'n-Change, ya'll!
Good thing the DemSpinMachine is in high gear to save his ass. Even ABC is no longer impressed.
And, yep, that lil' ole' headwind that Austan Goolsbee assured us about is actually a gale, and a chill one at that. Austan decided to beat it back to academia while he could. Ain't nobuddy gunna wanna be around The One come late November 2012, know-whud-I-mean?
We’ve seen the headline numbers from the monthly jobs report; losing a job means a long stint without employment these days. The median period of unemployment is now at a historic high; 39.7 weeks according to the May Report. That’s the highest it has ever been in the history of the survey.
A new research report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics dug into this trend to offer new details on how long it takes to make the transition from unemployed to employed and found that 11 percent of job seekers took a year or longer to land a new job. Another off-the-chart reading.
Data included in the report shows that between 2000 – 2008 about half of all unemployed people found a job within five weeks. Last year, a little more than a third of jobseekers were able to land a new position in that amount of time.
Hope-'n-Change, ya'll!
A Song For Japan: Music For The Soul
Now, in contrast to the current clown show and Keystone Kops spectacle presented to us as political and cultural leadership, OS wishes to share this moment of beauty with you.
Some of the greatest trombonists of the world (the butt of sooooo many jokes by the literati) have collaborated to create this moving piece of art--in both music and images. You'll hear the trombone sections of the New York Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Concertgebouw, artists such as Ian Bousfield and Jiggs Whiggam, each contributing their individual voices to this piece. The piece is beautiful, the performances are glorious.
It brings tears to the eyes, and reminds us of our better angels.
Please enjoy, and share with your friends if it moves you.
Some of the greatest trombonists of the world (the butt of sooooo many jokes by the literati) have collaborated to create this moving piece of art--in both music and images. You'll hear the trombone sections of the New York Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Concertgebouw, artists such as Ian Bousfield and Jiggs Whiggam, each contributing their individual voices to this piece. The piece is beautiful, the performances are glorious.
It brings tears to the eyes, and reminds us of our better angels.
Please enjoy, and share with your friends if it moves you.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Gates Of Vienna: Why We Fight Reason #4558
The authors of Gates of Vienna have been conducting their lonely war against the encroachment of Islam upon the West, recognizing that our survival is at stake, that their intentions toward us are not at all benign.
Today's post, linked above, is a jewel. It reminds us all, each engaged in little bit of The War For The West, of why it matters that we get up every morning, and do what we do in our worlds.
Even if, by some miracle, militant Islam were to evaporate from the face of the earth by lunchtime today, we still face massive challenges flowing from the erosion of our culture from within. OS believes that had we been paying attention all along, and not stood by while the ground eroded from under our feet, that bad actors like Islamists, Chavistas, various Fascists, President Teleprompter and the left side of the Democrat Party (who will rescue TheWeiner, by the way) would not have smelled blood in the water and circled 'round.
So, enjoy the link. Lace up 'yer boots. It's another day.
Today's post, linked above, is a jewel. It reminds us all, each engaged in little bit of The War For The West, of why it matters that we get up every morning, and do what we do in our worlds.
Even if, by some miracle, militant Islam were to evaporate from the face of the earth by lunchtime today, we still face massive challenges flowing from the erosion of our culture from within. OS believes that had we been paying attention all along, and not stood by while the ground eroded from under our feet, that bad actors like Islamists, Chavistas, various Fascists, President Teleprompter and the left side of the Democrat Party (who will rescue TheWeiner, by the way) would not have smelled blood in the water and circled 'round.
So, enjoy the link. Lace up 'yer boots. It's another day.
If TheWeiner's Lips Are Moving, He's Lying
This exchange from a few days ago is just breathtaking--the dodge, the weave, then lecture of the reporter for asking a question, another dodge, another weave, proclaiming himself the innocent victim of a hoax, lecture the reporter on his ethics for even asking a question. On and on it went, one lie layered upon another, charmingly urbane, reasonable-sounding, lie upon lie. This is a sociopath absolutely on his game.
Damn! That Was QUICK! Austan (It's Just A Bump In The Road) Goolsbee Resigns As Obama's Economic Advisor
From NPR:
The White House says Austan Goolsbee, a longtime adviser to President Obama, will resign his post as the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers this summer to return to teaching at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
Goolsbee has been the face of the White House on economic news, and is a regular every first Friday of the month explaining the administration's take on the latest jobless numbers.
Goolsbee served on the three-member economic council since the start of the administration. He advised Obama during his 2004 Senate race and was senior economic policy adviser during the 2008 presidential campaign.
He took over last September as council chairman, replacing Christina Romer, who left to return to a teaching position at the University of California, Berkley.
Lessee...(September, Octob..November--counting on fingers...)
Damn, Bubbah! Ten months! That's after Christina Romer went scurrying back to the safety of Academia after her successful turn in the post. Every Friday, as the job numbers came out that screamed THIS SUCKS!!, she'd waddle herself out in front of the cameras and claim that everything was working out just fine and things suck because George Bush and how dare anyone question our wisdom, yadda-yadda-yadda.
Ten months, ya'll. But, given his years of service to Himself, the stain on his reputation will remain with him for a loooong time. That dean's chair may just remain elusively beyond his grip. Forget getting past the university board for that provost job, bubbah, it's gone. Those guys know how to do math, even if you refuse to.
No recession here, move on, nothing to see here...
It will be interesting to see who the nextsucker advisor will be.
Anthony Weiner may be looking for work in the next few days, know-whud-I-mean?
The White House says Austan Goolsbee, a longtime adviser to President Obama, will resign his post as the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers this summer to return to teaching at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
Goolsbee has been the face of the White House on economic news, and is a regular every first Friday of the month explaining the administration's take on the latest jobless numbers.
Goolsbee served on the three-member economic council since the start of the administration. He advised Obama during his 2004 Senate race and was senior economic policy adviser during the 2008 presidential campaign.
He took over last September as council chairman, replacing Christina Romer, who left to return to a teaching position at the University of California, Berkley.
Lessee...(September, Octob..November--counting on fingers...)
Damn, Bubbah! Ten months! That's after Christina Romer went scurrying back to the safety of Academia after her successful turn in the post. Every Friday, as the job numbers came out that screamed THIS SUCKS!!, she'd waddle herself out in front of the cameras and claim that everything was working out just fine and things suck because George Bush and how dare anyone question our wisdom, yadda-yadda-yadda.
Ten months, ya'll. But, given his years of service to Himself, the stain on his reputation will remain with him for a loooong time. That dean's chair may just remain elusively beyond his grip. Forget getting past the university board for that provost job, bubbah, it's gone. Those guys know how to do math, even if you refuse to.
No recession here, move on, nothing to see here...
It will be interesting to see who the next
Anthony Weiner may be looking for work in the next few days, know-whud-I-mean?
Rep. Anthony Weiner Weeps In Public For Being Exposed As Perv And Serial Liar
This is the contrite Anthony Weiner, weeping for the cameras because he got caught being a creep, and lying repeatedly about it.
He's sooooooo sorry about it all, but of course, there's no thought of resignation. That's what Republicans do when they get caught doing creepy behavior. The rules are different for the Left; for the Barney Franks, Bill Clintons, John Edwards(what if he had been elected President or Vice-President? Does anyone ever ponder that quandry? At least, Spiro Agnew resigned over his previous sins.)
Then there's AlGore... And let us not forget Teddy Kennedy, or John Kennedy, for that matter. The rules are different for the Left.
So, out of curiosity, OS decided to stroll down memory lane, to view TheWeiner in action, TheWeiner unplugged. TheRealWeiner, with his Weinerness on display for all to enjoy. Lil' Anthony, treating us to The Full Weiner.
Here's TheWeiner going postal in frustration because the GOP controls the House, and won't let themselves be rolled on a spending bill:
Ahh, the joys of adult conversation on the floor of the House!
And another, in which TheWeiner burns up two minutes of floor time to ridicule the majority for having the obvious wisdom of attemtping to put National Palestinian Radio out of our misery.
Ever wonder how much money we burn per minute when the House is in session?
What a guy!
And here's the best bit of all: Anthony Weiner, Champion Of Women's Interests. Stay with this one through about 1:25 if you can, where he asserts that 'Some rape is more desirable in the eyes of the sponsor than others'...It gets, well, randier and more insulting after that.
WeinerGate should really come as no surprise--the posting of a picture of his Weinerness in a state of arousal to a woman with whom he is flirting is really par for the course for any person with this level of arrogance and total absence of basic judgement. The common thread isn't the perv sex, or even the Leftist politics (Republicans get randy, too...Terry Sanford playing hooky in Argentina with his mistress does come to mind.)
It's the sheer arrogance, the utter lack of judicious consideration of possible consequences of behaviour, the folly, the stupidity. It's what one would expect of Billy-Bob living in his trailor in the back parts of Bedford County, cooking meth and impregnating his second cousins. Billy-Bob creates a lot of chaos, but it's usually localized. These people pass laws, impose taxes, start wars, put the country into impossible levels of debt, and eviscerate anyone who dare raise a hand in objection.
TheWeiner won't resign. Weiners like him never do. MizNancy had her legal eagles write out his faux-apology, and ordered him to make the contrition look convincing. He certainly did not step to that podium willingly. He had to do it now, lest the question continue to arise in 2012, stiffening the resolve of his opposition, arousing curiosity, emboldening the press to repeatedly raise probing questions. Sorry, just couldn't resist....
He should resign, though. Were he a Mensch, and not TheWeiner, he would resign, and stand for election for his seat again, either in the by-election, or in the 2012 general election. (Who knows, he might find himself contesting for the seat with a woman in opposition. Now, wouldn't that be interesting! He doesn't care to find out.)
But, he won't. He'll get away with it, in the end, because he can.
Because the rules are different for the Left. And Weiners.
He's sooooooo sorry about it all, but of course, there's no thought of resignation. That's what Republicans do when they get caught doing creepy behavior. The rules are different for the Left; for the Barney Franks, Bill Clintons, John Edwards(what if he had been elected President or Vice-President? Does anyone ever ponder that quandry? At least, Spiro Agnew resigned over his previous sins.)
Then there's AlGore... And let us not forget Teddy Kennedy, or John Kennedy, for that matter. The rules are different for the Left.
So, out of curiosity, OS decided to stroll down memory lane, to view TheWeiner in action, TheWeiner unplugged. TheRealWeiner, with his Weinerness on display for all to enjoy. Lil' Anthony, treating us to The Full Weiner.
Here's TheWeiner going postal in frustration because the GOP controls the House, and won't let themselves be rolled on a spending bill:
Ahh, the joys of adult conversation on the floor of the House!
And another, in which TheWeiner burns up two minutes of floor time to ridicule the majority for having the obvious wisdom of attemtping to put National Palestinian Radio out of our misery.
Ever wonder how much money we burn per minute when the House is in session?
What a guy!
And here's the best bit of all: Anthony Weiner, Champion Of Women's Interests. Stay with this one through about 1:25 if you can, where he asserts that 'Some rape is more desirable in the eyes of the sponsor than others'...It gets, well, randier and more insulting after that.
WeinerGate should really come as no surprise--the posting of a picture of his Weinerness in a state of arousal to a woman with whom he is flirting is really par for the course for any person with this level of arrogance and total absence of basic judgement. The common thread isn't the perv sex, or even the Leftist politics (Republicans get randy, too...Terry Sanford playing hooky in Argentina with his mistress does come to mind.)
It's the sheer arrogance, the utter lack of judicious consideration of possible consequences of behaviour, the folly, the stupidity. It's what one would expect of Billy-Bob living in his trailor in the back parts of Bedford County, cooking meth and impregnating his second cousins. Billy-Bob creates a lot of chaos, but it's usually localized. These people pass laws, impose taxes, start wars, put the country into impossible levels of debt, and eviscerate anyone who dare raise a hand in objection.
TheWeiner won't resign. Weiners like him never do. MizNancy had her legal eagles write out his faux-apology, and ordered him to make the contrition look convincing. He certainly did not step to that podium willingly. He had to do it now, lest the question continue to arise in 2012, stiffening the resolve of his opposition, arousing curiosity, emboldening the press to repeatedly raise probing questions. Sorry, just couldn't resist....
He should resign, though. Were he a Mensch, and not TheWeiner, he would resign, and stand for election for his seat again, either in the by-election, or in the 2012 general election. (Who knows, he might find himself contesting for the seat with a woman in opposition. Now, wouldn't that be interesting! He doesn't care to find out.)
But, he won't. He'll get away with it, in the end, because he can.
Because the rules are different for the Left. And Weiners.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Guilt, Forgiveness, And Clint Eastwood: Gran Torino
OS surfed through channels last night, wasn't really paying attention, and landed on TNT's broadcast of Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino. He was expecting, perhaps, an octogenarian 'Dirty Harry' sort of experience...and was dead wrong.
Eastwood's portrayal of the protagonist Walt draws both chuckles and tears, scene by scene, and this old man you love to hate becomes the man you can't help but love.
It's difficult to write in detail without betraying the story. But in a world that spews out 'entertainment' like Hangover, this is a refreshing contrast. OS will allow, however, that this is the most Christian movie he has seen in many a year.
Gran Torino
Eastwood's portrayal of the protagonist Walt draws both chuckles and tears, scene by scene, and this old man you love to hate becomes the man you can't help but love.
It's difficult to write in detail without betraying the story. But in a world that spews out 'entertainment' like Hangover, this is a refreshing contrast. OS will allow, however, that this is the most Christian movie he has seen in many a year.
Gran Torino
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