WWJD?
June 24, 2008 10:40 pm

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Dare To Discipline: How Obama-Critic Whipped The Mini Weiner Dog Rebellion
June 25, 2008 5:36 pm

Bruce Wilson

As described by Dr. Dobson, in "Dare To Discipline", his new theory was born in praxis and struggle, out of hard-won insights gained duiring an epic battle between Dobson and his 12 pound miniature Dachshund "Siggie" - to force the little Weiner Dog off its napping spot on a fuzzy toilet seat cover. For Dobson, the incident gave rise to a core insight into the need for parents, and society, to forcefully combat, overcome and whip those satanic urges which drive all rebellions and rebelliousness - against parental authority, against society, against President George W. Bush.

In "The Strong Willed Child" the nationally celebrated child-rearing expert and Christian family values champion James Dobson describes the titanic clash, between man and vicious, snarling miniature weiner dog - which led to Dobson's breathtaking, radical insight into core, basic behavioral similarities between human children and Dachshunds or, more generally, dogs:

"That tiny dog and I had the most vicious fight ever staged between man and beast. I fought him up one wall and down the other, with both of us scratching and clawing and growling and swinging the belt."

From that description would seem that in a certain stage of the struggle the Dachshund had wrested control of the belt, to whip Dobson, but that is almost certainly a stylistic flourish on Dr. Dobson's part. The high pitch of the drama suggests the saga might be grist for a musical, even an opera, especially for the added complexity of the almost Oedipal cast of the narrative - which seems to concern what was, at base, a sexual and dominance struggle:

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Use a Gun, Get Bombed
June 26, 2008 5:37 pm

By: Scarecrow, FiredogLake:

The United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Thursday that the Constitution of the United States guarantees that an individual has an inviolable right to own and use a gun for purposes of self defense. A family in Iraq was just blown up illustrating that principle.

The Court's radical deconstructionists interpreted the following words,

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

. . . to mean that individuals must be allowed to own guns to shoot those they think might threaten their lives. According to Justice Scalia, the Constitution does not allow communities to enact laws to protect their police and citizens if the law includes “the absolute prohibition of handguns held and used for self-defense in the home.” Some "experts" assure us the decision will have limited practical effect on current laws outside the D.C. case.

In Iraq, however, we just saw a perfect illustration of this principle. From the New York Times:

Hours earlier, an American helicopter fired missiles into a home near Tikrit, killing a family of five, local officials and a relative said.

The episode began when Afar Ahmed Zidan thought he heard thieves prowling near his home in the darkness, a cousin, Hussain al-Azawi, said. Mr. Zidan went outside and fired at them, Mr. Azawi said.

But the men in the darkness turned out to be American infantrymen conducting a search, Mr. Azawi said. They returned fire, wounding Mr. Zidan, who rushed inside and frantically called his cousin to alert him to what had happened, Mr. Azawi said. Then the Americans called in an airstrike that killed Mr. Zidan, his wife and three children, all under 10 years old, Mr. Azawi said.

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More Baracknophobia: Jon Stewart Totally Schools James Dobson
June 27, 2008 5:39 pm

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Clark on Meet the Press: McCain Is No Expert!
June 29, 2008 5:40 pm

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