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I happened by a delayed broadcast of Medved. The topic was going to be SPP. Great, I thought. I figured he'd be against it and I wanted to hear why. In disgust I continued on down the dial 30 minutes later. Thirty minutes of contumelies. Contumely, n. 1. Rudeness or contempt arising from arrogance; insolence. . . . Insolence, adj. 1. Presumptuous and insulting in manner or speech; arrogant. 2. Audaciously rude or disrespectful; impertinent. (American Heritage Talking Dictionary.) The man totally lost it. The only "light-hearted" moments were his oft repeated claim that SPP supporters were shrill -- he on the other hand was merely passionate.

This is not the first time Medved has attacked the advocacy of constitutional conservativism or its supporting researchers.

I must refer to my reply #38 that attempts to correct an error in my reply #30. To wit, The man totally lost it. The only "light-hearted" moments were his oft repeated claim that SPP supporters were shrill -- he on the other hand was merely passionate.

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The man totally lost it. The only "light-hearted" moments were his oft repeated claim that SPP conspiracy nuts were shrill -- he on the other hand was merely passionate.

Dr. Jerry Corsi's main job is to sell books. To do this, he writes in a "jee-whiz-the-sky is falling" breathless kind of prose that I thought had gone out with the Hardy Boys.

Problem is, I like the Hardy Boys. And Dr. Jerry writes all this hysterical over-the-top stuff, but bases it on solid research. So waddaya gonna do, shoot the guy because he ain't no Charles Dickens or Herman Melville? This style issue is costing Dr. Jerry many points among the self-proclaimed intelligensia ... like this odd duck, Medved.

As far as SPP goes, it ain't gonna happen next month. It's in the study phase. It took our European cousins 60 years to put together this interesting Christian Democrat version of the Holy Roman Empire called the EU. Probably take just as long to cobble up some sort of North American Union.

Problem I have is that our beloved government is not exactly forthcoming with vital info on just what it is they are planning for our next century. The SPP Website is not exactly light reading ... in fact, speaking of the Hardy Boys, it's just as scary and even more confusing.

BTW, the EU worked out great for Europe's poor countries,Ireland, Portugal, and Greece, which until recently received massive subsidies. Ireland especially is a whole new ball game and used the money to drive a true economic revolution. But in this hemisphere,except for us and Canada, everywhere else is a combination of dirt-poor and/or poorly organized. Couldn't use the money to get anything done even if it fell from the sky.

The Government figures this SPP concept to be a tough sell, so they are being fairly secretive about it. Eventually, we'll have to vote on it ... but in the meantime they are softening us up with undemocratic bureaucratic maneuvers and regulations.