Gov. Rick Perry of Texas came late to the ranks of Republican hopefuls for the right to face President Obama next year for president. But once in, he zoomed clear to the top of the polls. If one goes by…
GOP will miss good chance without Rick Perry
My pal Gavin — and his son, the actor
Fewer and fewer Madisonians nowadays would recognize the name “Gavin Lodge” if you said it to them. But I’ll never forget him — he was my best school pal, the guy I was closest to from, oh, about the fourth…
Courthouse holds many memories for Old Corporal
Our venerable guardian, our Jefferson County Courthouse, is back up and running. And looking better than ever. The May 20, 2009 fire that destroyed the cupola and roof and heavily damaged the third floor couldn’t keep the grand old building…
Old Corporal’s poetry corner
Until about a year and a half ago, I didn’t think I could write poetry. (Who was that out there who just said, “You can’t!”?) But anyway, early last year I started gingerly trying to pen some verse, for a…
Let’s take them all to the woodshed!
OK, here’s the plan: You and me find the biggest, nastiest paddle that’s ever been made. We take it down to Washington, D.C. And then we use it to whip about 536 asses. Yep, you guessed it. I’m talking about…
Washington politicians are about to hit the ceiling
Imagine two modern, very powerful locomotives on one railroad track. They are still about 10 or 12 miles apart, but they are barreling pell-mell toward each other. Soon, if someone doesn’t pull a switch to shunt one onto a side…
White people: Are we committing racial suicide?
The Stranger within my gate, He may be true or kind, But he does not talk my talk — I cannot feel his mind. I see the face and the eyes and the mouth, But not the soul behind. “One…
The Mormons: They’re ‘coolin’ up,’ bro!
Jimmer Fredette is coming on strong, looking more and more like a high NBA draft pick. The “too slow,” “can’t play defense” (translation: Too White) jibes are growing fainter and fainter. “The Book of Mormon: The Musical” walked away with…
“White Identity”: It’s a must-read book
“We cannot have the same America, with different people.” If one had to sum up Jared Taylor’s incisive, riveting new book, “White Identity: Racial Consciousness in the 21st Century,” in one sentence, the one above in Mr. Taylor’s own words…
Israel won’t give back the West Bank
President Barack Obama offered Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu a deal that he apparently thought was a good one in a speech this week: “Let’s you give back all the land you won in the 1967 Middle East war, then…
Mr. Bojangles — and Robinson …
I knew a man Bojangles and he’d dance for you In worn out shoes … He called himself Bojangles. But that wasn’t his real name, you see. That name seems to be lost to us, over all these years. He…
Show us the Bin Laden death pictures, Mr. President!
Barack Obama’s administration pulled off a tremendous coup Sunday when it finally rubbed out Osama Bin Laden, the evil master of the 9/11 attacks that killed 3,000 Americans 10 years ago. This piece of sub-human scum had evaded capture for…
Speaking of American English …
We have a multitude of regional accents, or even dialects, in the United States. I loved listening to all of them when I was around guys from all over the country, in the Army. But I wonder if these regional…
Black Confederates: A history ignored and suppressed
In just three days, on April 12, the U.S. will observe the 150th anniversary of the firing on Fort Sumter, considered the start of the Civil War — or War Between the States, take your choice — which tore our…
Broadway musical ridicules Mormon church
The folks who brought you “South Park” have a new target for ridicule and “humor” in their upcoming Broadway musical: the Mormon church. A Reuters article appearing four days ago described how the musical, “The Book of Mormon,” will have…
Getting a new look on this life
I’m seeing the world through new eyes these days — almost literally. Yes, Old Corporal had his second and final cataract surgery last Monday. For the first time since I was about 12 years old, I can see things clearly,…
‘Mr. Holder’s people’ — has no one else suffered?
Eric Holder, Barack Obama’s attorney general, apparently thinks that only “his people” have ever been victims of voter intimidation — and many other things. At a recent congressional hearing, Holder brushed off questions about his department’s failure to pursue voter…
Selfishness of the Wisconsin laborites — and others
The riots in the streets that were plaguing Europe just a few months ago have now come to America, just as many predicted they would. Athens, Greece, meet Madison, Wisconsin. No, I won’t compare the monstrous temper tantrum union members…
Python, Van Dyke, Leno: What’s so funny about that?
The comedians, God bless ’em! Without the funny men — and women — we would be condemned to watch nothing at the movies and on TV but drama, adventure, and musicals. It’s good to see those movies and shows that…
Let’s have justice for American Renaissance, too!
American Renaissance, a racial realism blog site and organization founded in 1990 by a man named Jared Taylor, was low-bridged again at the end of this past week, right on the eve of what AmReners thought would be their semi-annual…
The cream rises, the stones sink: Here’s why
Life’s funny, isn’t it, in the way it apportions winners and losers? Some rise to the top, like cream, despite all kinds of supposed disadvantages. Others sink to the bottom, like stones, despite having apparent good chances in life. In…
Jay-C protest and mayor made a difference
Madison showed today that it could mount a protest demonstration that was peaceful, people friendly — and which probably played a role in positive developments in the Jay-C Store’s scheduled closing drama. A group, led by organizer Jan Vetrhus and…