Is Don Paskini on crack?

He must be after reading his post "Let's hear it for the Nanny State". The ignorant and offensive drivel that he wrote in that piece makes Jo Salmon sound like John Major. Here are some examples:

"Reading Iain Dale's Diary, though, I get the feeling that what Tories mean isn't, in fact, about which sector is best placed to deliver early intervention programmes, but that trying to help parents who have problems looking after their children is a bad idea full stop. As Iain puts it, "it probably involves sending parents of the yet to be born little hoodie on a taxpayer funded trip to Barbados to let them discover their inner selves," and if that isn't an ignorant piece of prejudice then I don't know what is."

That's right, you have no idea what prejudice is, junior.

"This is in fact the level at which the political debate is currently conducted - is it better to get tough on people living in poverty with tough new tough policies, or are these policies a bad idea because spending any money on the state intervening is wrong in principle because it all gets wasted as I know because I read something about how these social workers waste it on politically correct outings for chavs."

"One of the many good things about political correctness is that it is impossible for mainstream politicians to speak with spite and venom about people who face certain kinds of discrimination and prejudice. Unfortunately, hatred and contempt for people who have drug and alcohol problems or who are teenage mums isn't just seen as acceptable, but is taken for granted when discussing new policies which will affect their lives."

Does Master Paskini have any clue about what political correctness actually is? I doubt it! If Master Paskini reads this (and very much hope he does), I have the following advice; stop blogging as no good will come of it. Leaving blogging to the adults!

Mugged Conservative MP upset by crime comments (and rightly so)

A Tory MP mugged for more than £5,000 worth of watches has slammed Italian authorities for their handling of street crime, saying comments by the mayor of Naples were "pathetic".

Lawyer David Jones, 54, and his nurse wife Sara, 49, had two Rolex timepieces ripped from their wrists as they walked along a busy street while on holiday.

Neither Mr Jones, Conservative MP for Clwyd West in Wales, or his wife were injured, although both were left shocked.

The couple were targeted as they walkedalong Via Toledo - the equivalent of London's Oxford Street - in the centre of the southern port of Naples. They were visiting the port during a week-long break on the Amalfi Coast.

As he recovered at his hotel on the island of Capri, Mr Jones heard Naples mayor Rosa Russo Iervolino say: "I've been mugged abroad twice in Brussels and Strasbourg. It can happen anywhere."

Mr Jones stormed: "That's a pathetic thing to say. I can't believe the mayor of Naples would say such a thing. We were victims of a third world crime in a first world city.

"I know Naples and I know its reputation. You just don't expect this sort of thing to happen in a European city in the 21st Century and I wholeheartedly disagree with her attitude.

"What she said and what happened to us are a sad commentary of the state of safety in Naples - it's such a shame that the mayor of Naples has no control over her city.

"It's a shame that a city such as Naples is spoilt by uncontrollable crime - the mayor wants to take a look at the fact that a visitor cannot walk safely down a street wearing a decent watch."

Socialist mayor Iervolino was in Rome on official business and a spokeswoman said: "The mayor stands by what she said - she was mugged abroad twice with her daughter."

Quote of the Day 7.9.2006

"Blair should have resigned over Iraq WMD - and Brown should have refused to stay in govt with him - as Robin Cook did. Lets hope they both wind up in court one day to answer for all this.

Neither of them has the leardship skills or integrity to be prime minister. They are both kept in power by a party that appears organised for the government goodies its members, supports and fellow travelers can get their grubby hands on." - Man in a Shed

I would enjoy nothing more than David Cameron's equivalent of the Nuremberg trials.

Quote of the Day 1.9.2006

"This shows all the symptoms of the 'Messiah Complex' from which I genuinely believe Blair suffers.

His unshakable belief in the rightness of everything he thinks, says and does is the clearest example.

Now he believes that, by his actions, he can have positive influenence on the unborn.

Just how long will it be before the party elders realise that it's time for a visit from the 'men in white coats'?" - vervet about Adolf Blair's latest scheme to tackle anti social behaviour by allowing social workers to "intervene" in problem families before the children are even born.

A Point of Clarification

Contrary to the claim made on the front page of today's edition of the Daily Racist, I have not, nor do I intend to assassinate George W. Bush.

Kurt Angle Released By WWE

Angle released

Aug. 25, 2006

Due to personal issues, Kurt Angle has been granted an early release from his contract. WWE looks forward to establishing a new relationship with Kurt in the near future.

The only Olympic gold medalist in WWE history, Kurt Angle arrived in 1999 and quickly became one of the most decorated champions in sports-entertainment history. "The Wrestling Machine" is not only a six-time World Champion, but also held the Intercontinental Championship and WWE Tag Team Championship; he also won the 2000 King of the Ring tournament. Recently joining ECW, Angle’s unmatched intensity was rivaled only by his technical and athletic in-ring prowess.

Superstars shocked at Angle's release

By Michael Cole

August 27, 2006

One word describes what WWE superstars and officials are feeling over Kurt Angle's release late last week from World Wrestling Entertainment: SHOCK.

"I was shocked, I just couldn't believe it," said former World Champion Rey Mysterio. "I go back a long way with Kurt, and this has really affected me. I hope he can get his issues straightened out. We all have issues with this lifestyle because it's not easy. I hope he keeps plugging away because I'd love to see him in the ring again someday."

ECW representative Paul Heyman, who has known Angle for years says, "This is the best thing for both parties. Kurt has spent his entire life driven to be the best at what he does. Kurt's body, however, could no longer preform to the level that he envisioned for himself. (Kurt) was prepared to drive himself into an early grave simply to live with himself striving to be No. 1. This is a recipe for catastrophe, and taking time off to get his mind and body in sync is the only way to deal with these issues."

Former World Heavyweight Champion Batista says he's shocked as well. "I know Kurt is passionate about wrestling, so for this to happen, something must be going on. I am worried about him; I hope he's ok."

Longtime friend and ECW producer Dean Malenko says, "This is a big loss. Kurt is irreplaceable. He goes 130-percent every night; he's one of the best wrestlers I've ever seen. People have to worry about their life first, and Kurt needs to get his head straight and get himself happy."

Chavo Guerrero says he still can't believe Kurt and WWE have agreed to part ways. "He's a machine; there has to be something else going on."

When told Angle was so banged up that he admitted he couldn't enter a wrestling ring without using prescription pain killers, Chavo said, "This isn't ballet. We all get banged up, but Kurt's a different animal; he doesn't know how to downshift into a lower gear. I wish him the best, I respect him and Kurt always has the Guerreros in his corner."

Ken Kennedy says, "I'm shocked, but I'm happy Kurt's doing what's right. He's been in a lot of pain, and hopefully this decision saved his life. It sucks because Kurt is good for this company. He's the most intense wrestler I have ever seen."

Will Kurt Angle ever return to a WWE ring? Only time will tell if the six-time champion can get his head and body back to where it needs to be. If and when that time comes, WWE Vice-President of talent relations John Laurinaitis says the door will always be open.

"We look forward to doing business with him again. Kurt is a great athlete and an even better person. He will be missed."

The Chairman speaks on Kurt Angle

By Louie Dee

August 28, 2006

On Friday afternoon, WWE and Kurt Angle came to a mutual agreement on an early release from Angle's contract. Several WWE Superstars have given WWE.com their reactions to Angle’s release, and on Monday afternoon, WWE.com spoke with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon about it as well.

“It’s unfortunate that Kurt was released, and it’s really unfortunate for the WWE fans who, for a while at least, won’t see Angle in action,” the Chairman told WWE.com. “(Angle) is a consummate professional; obviously he’s a great athlete, and he’s the only Olympic Gold Medalist in WWE history. Not to have Kurt with us is really unfortunate all the way around...but circumstances were such that Kurt should have been, and was, granted his release."

However, McMahon also said that Angle’s success has come at a price, and that price is part of what led to his situation.

“Kurt has a history of being one of the greatest athletes that America has ever seen. It’s no secret that even when Kurt won the Olympic Gold Medal, he did so with a broken neck,” he said. “Kurt has been dealing with that pain, and the advancement of that pain, as well as other injuries. He had been dealing with that injury since he won the gold medal; he had been masking it in many ways just so he could go out and compete. Kurt only knows 100-percent; he is not one of those guys who can go out and compete at an 85-percent level. He just cannot do that; he’s a thoroughbred. He has to go as fast, and as great, and as strong as he possibly can; that’s the only way Kurt Angle knows."

The Chairman also confirmed that the door is always open for Angle to return if and when he is able.

“WWE would certainly welcome Kurt back with open arms,” the Chairman affirmed. “I think Kurt has some issues he has to face, as we all do from time to time. We all have our demons, and as human beings, it is important for us to overcome them and become better human beings, athletes and business people.”

Thank God! Kurt needs to put his family and health FIRST! If he never returns to the ring again, I will be happy as he has already achieved more than most other main eventers. Kurt will be missed in the ring, but would than that than miss him because he died before his time.

Quote of the Day 23.8.2006

"What I dont understand is why so many authoritarians think that the young can be so easily influenced for "good" or "bad," in a free sociaty?

We have over 4.5 million regular pot smokers and it seems a cocain problem even in the house of Lords. We have scruffy dirty smelly badly dressed young people, most of which go or have gone to university. We have under age unmarried girls having children more then ever before. To my understanding capitalism or cartoons have very little to do with this. In a free sociaty young people are just like that, rebelious and sometimes a bit self destructive. Tell them to many times not to do something and even the most intelligent young person will end up doing the exact opposite.

IMHO the problem is made worse, then it would otherwise be, by the systematic destruction of the traditional family by the state. Not Tom and Jerry or any other cartoons.

Wide scale smoking and drinking started way before tobacco and alcohol advertising. Pot smoking started when university types started bringing it home from their holiday trips to India and Nepal. There are simply so many dangerous things that young people do to improve their sense of worth and understanding of themselves and the world.

How can anyone explain to the young that they should really give a dam about what MAY happen to them in 40 to 60 years time. When most of them will claim that they would rather be dead than 70 years old anyway?

The state thinking it can do what a loving family could not, is dangerous N.U.T. inspired, authoritarian socialist, bullshit.

What is really sad is that, not only will this type of dictatorial thinking not work, it will make the situation even worse." - garypowell about Ofcom's ban against smoking scenes in Tom & Jerry cartoons

This is exactly how I feel about how hypocrites such as the sexist Blairite apologist Jo "Davina Irving" Salmon have corrupted this country with their prejudices and flawed philosophy of life and human nature.

Parcel bomb sent to Labour office

Police are to reveal more details about an explosive device which was sent to a Labour Party office.

A police spokeswoman said that the device was in a package delivered to a Labour Party office in Cambridge on Wednesday.

She said that a member of staff in the office became suspicious and alerted the emergency services.

No one was hurt.

"We analysed the package and discovered that it did contain a small explosive device," said the spokeswoman.

"Had it gone off, someone would have been hurt."

Quote of the Day 2.8.2006

"…it is sad that at the very moment free will is becoming a reality for many of us, or at least for those of us living in Western democracies, the prevailing left-wing orthodoxy has become to condemn those who accept the consequences of that freedom." - Robert Crampton

Quotes of the Day 1.8.2006

"im sick of all the champagne socialists swanning round my uni thinking they run the place." - Teppic, GameFAQs

Same here, but take heed of the Ultimate Warrior's words of wisdom.

"Let me give you a serious piece of advice when it comes to talking to others about your ideas. Any ideas. If you have to be perfect in presenting what you deeply believe in or have to be assured before you even try that you are speaking to an audience that only agrees with you, you are going to be one of those who never does try. But you will be good at daydreaming about it. Oh, man, you will flawless at that -- and critiquing others."

"If want to ever get better at something, you have to subject yourself to greater challenges than what you can already handle. If you are afraid of failure to the point that you never attempt what it is that you fear, you will always just be damn a failure. You can't be afraid of making mistakes if you want to get better at something. I am not, and I do."

Ignorance Update

Since writing yesterday's post about Matriculated2's comments about the Tories on GameFAQs, it has come to my attention the individual in question claims to be a Tory and that his remarks were intended to be satirical. I therefore owe an apology to Matriculated2.

Ignorance!

In a message board topic on GameFAQs, a user called Matriculated2 wrote that "You can shout "get out of my country foreigner" and it won't be racist - it'll be common sense." I need hardly remind true blue Tories what an ignorant statement that is to make.

Matriculated2's words of 'wisdom' were soon countered by another user called Teppic, with a brilliant observation of the former mentioned individual.

"Your comments belittle you and show no real understanding. Its like you've been watching somthing richard and judy like and have been led to belive thats what a humorus opinion looks like."

We have really got to stop the likes of the BBC and Jo Salmon brainwashing feeble-minded individuals like Matriculated2.

Is it Fluffy Helen in disguise?

It seems that someone posted potty-mouthed comments about our beloved Führer and his family on Mars Hall and I am being made the scapegoat by the Left. Considering I was not online at the time in question, I would have to have supernatural powers to have authored these remarks.

If it makes you lefties happy, then yes, I did call Blair a jug-eared expletive. I also set fire to the Reichstag in February 1933, assassinated both Julius Caesar and JFK and betrayed Jesus to the Romans.

Happy now?

Hug A Hoodie?

Is David Cameron still on drugs?

Never Imitate Kenta Kobashi When You Are Drunk

Taxi driver collared for injuring woman with wrestling move

YOKOHAMA -- A man who knocked a woman to the ground with a wrestling move on a street in Yokohama, leaving her with a broken bone, was arrested Monday, police said.

Arrested for inflicting injuries on the woman was Ryoichi Takashi, 55, a taxi driver from Yokohama's Naka-ku. He was reportedly drunk at the time, and told police he didn't remember having attacked the woman.

"I don't know why my arm is so sore," Takashi was quoted as telling police when he had become sober.

Investigators said Takashi attacked the 36-year-old woman with a lariat wrestling move as she passed him on a street in Yokohama at about 2:05 a.m. on Monday, wrapping his left arm around her neck and knocking her to the ground. The woman was left with serious injuries that included a broken bone in her lower back.

Takashi had been walking home at the time of the attack. A resident who witnessed the incident and alerted police said the assault had come without warning.

"It was sudden," the resident was quoted as saying. Police said the female victim had not met Takashi before.

Quotes of the Day 8.7.2006

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction

Myths From The Left: Thatcher, The Economy & Unemployment

The biggest stick the Left always uses against Baroness Thatcher and her governments are the unemployment figures between 1982 to 1986, which stood at over 3 million during the period. Baroness Thatcher stands accused by her extremely vocal and vicious critics of callously destroying the British coal and manufacturing industries with her uncompromising monetary policies. The truth however is far more complex and damning of the Left’s role in this chronicle than they would care to admit.

In her autobiography, The Downing Street Years, Baroness Thatcher attributed the rise in the unemployment figures to “past overmanning and inefficiency, strikes, technological change, changes in the pattern of world trade and the international recession” amongst other factors. It is clear to me that the rise in unemployment was in large part due to unsustainable levels of jobs artificially created by an interventionalist state within an already bloated public sector. Successive pre-Thatcherite governments created jobs purely for the sake of creating jobs in much the same vein as the Soviet Union. This combined with the inability of the state-owned industries to adapt working practices to both incorporate and exploit the benefits of new technology meant these industries’ produce were unable to compete with its (often private sector and international) rivals that had kept pace with these changes to reduced overheads.

This industrial stagnation and inefficiency was made worse by unsustainable wage increase demands from the trade unions that were well above the rate of inflation. These demands created a catch-22 situation whereby in order to pay for these wage increases, the cost of produce had to be increased, pushing inflation upwards. As inflation wiped out the real value of workers’ wages, the trade unions made further extravagant wage demands, pushing both costs and inflation up further still at a time when Britain’s international competitors were able to reduce costs while managing to increase wages at a sustainable rate in real teams thanks to the exploitation of new technologies and the implementation of more efficient working practices. In other words, both the nationalised industries and the British economy were living well beyond their means.

Thatcher knew that things could not continue as they were and that drastic action had to be taken to improve the heath of the economy. She also knew that to achieve this would be a painful process that would increase unemployment in the short-to-medium term in order to reduce overmanning, inefficiency and inflation. Such a course of action would and did leave her open to accusations from loony lefties of callously destroying Britain’s industrial base and ruining people’s lives for the sole benefit of the greedy, the strong and the powerful, but despite the black propaganda peddled about her, her policies and her motives, what Thatcher did was right, necessary and brave. Thatcher saved Britain from what Friedrich August von Hayek had termed the “fatal conceit” of socialism and for that, we should all be grateful.

Myths From The Left: Prologue

As some of you might be aware about, I am currently reading for a MA in Political Theory at Swansea University. I am in the process writing my dissertation thesis on Personality Power Politics: Continuity & Contrasts between the Thatcher & Blair Paradigms. I had always wanted to study a postgraduate course in the field of Politics and I was naturally delighted to have been given the opportunity to do so by Swansea University. I would like to thank not only the University (in particular Mr. Andy Lyden for his constant support and efforts on my behalf), but also my mother for her drive and self-scarifies to provide my siblings and I with every advantage in life that she was denied by her circumstances.

I have used this past academic year to immerse myself in the world of politics to better broaden my knowledge and understanding of the issues at stake within society. Those individuals have had most profound influences over the development of my worldview are the American former prowrestler-turned-conservative philosopher (Ultimate) Warrior, the late great British Conservative monetarist Nicholas Ridley, the libertarians Trey Parker and Matt Stone (creators of both the superlative South Park and Team America: World Police) and of course, Baroness Thatcher. The moderate liberal-left author and commentator Oliver Kamm also impressed me with his anti-totalitarian foreign and defence policy arguments. I have learnt a lot from these individuals and owe them all a huge intellectual debt of gratitude.

I also read a number of political blogs on both sides of the political divide. My favourite blogs are those of Mr. Kamm, the Cameronite Tim Roll-Pickering, the Christian socialist Paul Burgin and the socialist couple of Antonia Bance and Jo Salmon. I would like to thank Ms. Salmon in particular for inspiring me to create this blog you are reading. Ms. Salmon and I are former colleagues on the Student Union Council at the corrupt University of Wales Lampeter (before it became an anti-Semitic Stalinist save haven) and although we do not see eye-to-eye on most issues (some of Ms. Salmon’s views are truly repugnant), I do have enormous respect for her formidable personality and dedication to social and political causes. I doubt Ms. Salmon holds me in the same high regard, but that of little-to-no concern for yours truly as my central political priority is to do what is right, rather than build friendships (although have no personal objections against having friends within the world of politics).

The purpose of this Myths From The Left series is to address certain claims made by the likes of Mr. Burgin, Ms. Salmon and others on the Left about the nature of conservative social, economic and political philosophy. Many of these assumptions have since been accepted by significant number of people as being true without much question. I do not expect that my analyses will win many, if any plaudits or converts from the Left due to the amount of conditioning they have undergone in their lives, but I hope the rest of you, whether you are apolitical, suffering a crisis of social and political conscience or an undecided individual hovering between Left and Right, will be more responsive in the affirmative to my arguments.

No Rest For The Wicked

It has been a while since I last posted on this blog. I have been extremely busy searching for accommodation and seeking employment and as such, I have had very little spare time to do very much of anything. I did start work on writing a series of articles for this blog setting the record straight on certain issues that have been mentioned recently in the blogsphere, but I do not know if I will get to the time to complete this project I have set for myself to a satisfactory standard. I am also a quarter of the way through writing my postgraduate thesis, which imposes further restraints on my time. Nevertheless there are certain issues that have cropped up over the last few days that I am keen to cover on Conservative Mind and as such, I will attempt to make the time to deal to offer my insights.

Enjoy yourselves over the summer, but please spare a thought for poor old C4? I will be working hard over the next few months in order to secure a health future for myself.

Quote of the Day 20.6.2006

"Of course we can’t all lead as exemplary and perfect lives as him!" - Paul Burgin about yours truly on Antonia's blog