Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Why are we all Catholic and Speaking Spanish?

Mexican little tykes won't find the answer at school:

A new sixth-grade world history textbook is causing a stir in Mexico because it leaves out any mention of the Spanish Conquest.

Few events have shaped Mexico's culture, ethnicity and history more than the 1521 conquest.

But it doesn't appear in the government-published world history text, which ends in the age of exploration with a reference to the rising world powers of Spain and Portugal.

Assistant Education Secretary Fernando Gonzalez told the Mexican newspaper El Universal on Monday there was no intention of covering up the Spain's brutal conquest of indigenous societies.
File this with the Japanese kids wondering why the United States declared war on their country.

Cross-posted at Anatreptic

Thursday, August 06, 2009

Life imitates snark

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Another day, another Dem talking point discredited.

Lisa Benson channels an AARP townhall meeting. Meanwhile footage below shows a busload of seniors, paid by the insurance industry... or is that AARP paid by the insurance industry?

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h/t Redstate

cross-posted at Anatreptic

Ministry of Truth

I bet the Whitehouse would think "Ministry of Truth" would be a catchy name for this:

There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can't keep track of all of them here at the White House, we're asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov.
They want something fishy on health reform? Send them this link.

Originally posted at Anatreptic