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  1. Sarah Palin breaks the mold again

    → American Thinker | 3 Jul 2009 | 6:47 pm MDT

    Her critics are already calling her "erratic" but she is consistent in one respect: she cares little for the established ways of doing things when she thinks she has a better course of action.

  2. Close friend of Palin’s: She’ll seriously consider running for president

    → Hot Air » Top Picks | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:05 pm MDT

    Plus: Ed Rollins questions the timing.

  3. Deranged progressive bloggers photoshop Trig Palin to mock the disabled

    → Doug Ross @ Journal | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:48 pm MDT

    You've probably heard by now that Sarah Palin has resigned as Governor of Alaska. Unexpected, to be sure, but probably not irrational given the rampant Palin Derangement influenza endemic among Democrats and the mainstream media (but I repeat myself).Exhibit A: Consider the behavior of deranged bloggers like TBogg at FireDogLake, first noticed by Dan Riehl.TBogg depicts the Palins as the spawn




  4. Palin’s brother: The nonstop media blitz and frivolous ethics complaints weighed on her

    → Hot Air » Top Picks | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:20 pm MDT

    Emotional.

  5. “Which Is It, Political Suicide or a Shrewd Political Gamble?”

    → House of Eratosthenes | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:59 pm MDT

    Neither one, dipshit. I’m quoting that dimbulb who’s filling in for Glenn Beck; clearly not a Palin fan, which is alright by me, but he’s indulging in wishful thinking like crazy. In so doing he’s really making an ass out of himself on live television. He’s homing in on the “quitter” argument, obviously got his [...]

  6. Is Palin’s national political career over?

    → Hot Air » Top Picks | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:45 pm MDT

    Yes.

  7. A Very Simplistic View of the Honduran Situation

    → Commentary | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:35 pm MDT

    Upon the news that Honduras had ousted its chief executive, President Obama — as is his wont — dithered and dawdled, then decided he would stand with the UN, Hugo Chavez, and the mullahs of Iran and back President Zelaya’s return. I’m no expert on Honduran law and custom, but it could be useful to think [...]

  8. North Korean-Burmese alliance grows closer

    → Hot Air » Top Picks | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:15 pm MDT

    Where's the Kang Nam now?

  9. The Sinking Ship: America Losing Hope in Obama’s Change

    → Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:07 pm MDT

    The latest Rassmussen poll was taken before we hit the new 9.5 unemployment numbers! Basically, the trust in Obama on the economy is dropping like a rock. The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 33% of the nation’s voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role [...]

  10. Today’s Bloglines: Gateway Pundit

    → All American Blogger | 3 Jul 2009 | 2:57 pm MDT

    Today I interview Jim Hoft, the Gateway Pundit. Go to RFC Radio to listen now. I mean it, right now. Or, you can listen by starting the widget in the sidebar. Either way is cool with me.

  11. The new grill is here! The new grill is here!

    → Doug Ross @ Journal | 3 Jul 2009 | 2:53 pm MDT

    Just in time for the Fourth!Hat tip: Papa B.




  12. Video: Palin resigns; Video: Andrea Mitchell says sources tell her Palin’s out of politics

    → Hot Air » Top Picks | 3 Jul 2009 | 2:48 pm MDT

    Farewell.

  13. Strike of the Sword

    → Commentary | 3 Jul 2009 | 2:24 pm MDT

    The initial stage of Operation Khanjar (”Strike of the Sword”) appears to be going well in Afghanistan — but that doesn’t mean much. Some 4,000 marines and 650 Afghan soldiers are sweeping into insurgent strongholds in Helmand Province. They have encountered little resistance so far, which suggests that Taliban fighters are doing what smart guerrillas always [...]

  14. The WTF is Sarah Palin doing thread

    → | 3 Jul 2009 | 2:01 pm MDT

    Go for it. Posted in Uncategorized

  15. Flash: Andrew Sullivan joyously pisses self

    → Cold Fury | 3 Jul 2009 | 1:49 pm MDT

    Hm. Interesting. And odd, too. I doubt it’s what’s actually going on, but I wouldn’t blame her if she just said “enough already” and got out. It’s the only way the Left will ever stop hounding her. Update! Maybe I was right: On FOX News Her brother just said that she was spending 80% of her time [...]

  16. How to Make Socialized Medicine Work

    → Commentary | 3 Jul 2009 | 1:35 pm MDT

    This morning, a story out of England showing the weaknesses of their health system is drawing attention: a three-year-old girl, born with a critical heart defect, desperately needs corrective surgery. She underwent open heart surgery when she was nine days old, but her heart is in trouble again — she’s already had one stroke, and [...]

  17. Palin To Resign – State Media Wins!

    → Sweetness & Light | 3 Jul 2009 | 1:35 pm MDT

    From The Hill: Palin to resign at end of month By Reid Wilson Posted: 07/03/09 Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) stunned political observers Friday by announcing she will resign the governorship after just two and a half years in office. The first-term governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee made the [...]

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  18. Twilight of Honeymoon III

    → House of Eratosthenes | 3 Jul 2009 | 1:21 pm MDT

    Is charisma an adequate substitute for keeping your word? That is the operative question. And the answer is, I’m taking it — “yeah, kinda, sorta…for a little while.” We may be nearing the end of that little-while. Many signs in the air, this one being just one of the latest. Hat tip to blogger friend Duffy:

  19. STUNNER: A Palin announcement: Resigning in weeks; “It hurts to make this choice. But I’m doing what’s best for Alaska”

    → Michelle Malkin | 3 Jul 2009 | 1:04 pm MDT

    Read this post »

  20. Jennifer Loven of the AP: Barack Obama's Personal Publicist

    → Doug Ross @ Journal | 3 Jul 2009 | 1:03 pm MDT

    I'd call Jennifer Loven of the AP a useless sycophant and a slavish mistress of the Obama administration, but that would understate her remarkable lack of journalistic ethics. She is, to be sure, a publicist disguised as an objective reporter. After all, that's how one gets those cherished one-on-one interviews with President Obama. To put Jennifer Loven in perspective, consider the headlines




  21. Employers Caught?

    → Commentary | 3 Jul 2009 | 1:00 pm MDT

    Mickey Kaus wonders whether employers after Ricci are caught in a tough spot when they juggle the risks of a disparate treatment lawsuit (e.g., throw out the test that minorities fail, thereby penalizing whites) and a disparate impact lawsuit (from aggrieved minorities if they stick with test results). The real answer, as Justice Scalia suggests, [...]

  22. Holy Crap: Audi 4-Door Coupe and Convertible Due Next Year

    → Doug Ross @ Journal | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:46 pm MDT

    A four-door convertible in S7 trim?Motor Authority has the details.




  23. Re: Martians and Venusians

    → Commentary | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:21 pm MDT

    One of the most interesting things about hiking in a desert with two friends and a limited water supply is that at a certain point early on, one of the hikers becomes the Watcher of the Water, constantly warning the others about not drinking too much. At some point, however, that person gets sick of [...]

  24. Strike of the Sword

    → Michelle Malkin | 3 Jul 2009 | 11:42 am MDT

    Keep our Marines in your prayers as head off for the holiday weekend. [...] Read the rest »

  25. Keynesian Bumper Sticker

    → House of Eratosthenes | 3 Jul 2009 | 11:06 am MDT

    Bumper sticker slogans are really tough, especially for a windbag like me. But Paul Krugman’s educated-man-delusions of grandeur put the big reveal on the situation: It’s dire. It is heart-attack serious. We truly are witnessing the greatest country the world has ever beheld, thrashing around in agony, suffering a disease that is about to turn terminal. [...]

  26. Despot is as despot does

    → Cold Fury | 3 Jul 2009 | 11:03 am MDT

    Friend To All Tyrants Barrack Hussein Obama is continuing to do his best to make sure Iran’s savage mullahs stay in power: According to officials, sanctions against Iran are expected to top the G8’s agenda. Sources are also predicting a pointed debate between the heads of the industrialized nations over an appropriate response to Iranian authorities’ [...]

  27. GoDaddy.com celebrates America

    → Michelle Malkin | 3 Jul 2009 | 11:01 am MDT

    Read this post »

  28. 1776: A letter from husband to wife

    → Michelle Malkin | 3 Jul 2009 | 9:28 am MDT

    Ravishing Light and Glory.

  29. Carbon Crap-and-Trade Kids Propaganda Website o' the Day

    → Doug Ross @ Journal | 3 Jul 2009 | 8:56 am MDT

    Can you believe this load of monkey manure? It's a screen-cap of a website which advertises a book for kids. The book -- The Adventures of Jimmy Carbon -- describes all of the dangers inherent to the deadly toxin called carbon dioxide.I will not provide a link to the propaganda website, but you can read about the Green Gestapo in the insane piece of legislation called Waxman-Markey. Although




  30. If Ellie Mae Can’t Find Them…

    → California Conservative | 3 Jul 2009 | 8:53 am MDT

    The House GOP has put a great video highlighting how the stimulus bill hasn’t created any jobs. Check this video out but be prepared to laugh a bit: Despite the latest unemployment report, a report that shows another dramatic jump in unemployment, President Obama continues to put a positive spin on things. President Barack Obama says he’s [...]

  31. Dog bites man: WaPo caught peddling it

    → Cold Fury | 3 Jul 2009 | 8:51 am MDT

    Who could possibly be surprised? Quite a few people, I reckon, had precisely that reaction. And whether it accurately reflects what went on at The Washington Post is of only incidental concern. What matters is the increasingly low opinion the public has of the legacy, formerly the “mainstream,” media. At a moment when a major television [...]

  32. Memo For File LXXXVIII

    → House of Eratosthenes | 3 Jul 2009 | 8:47 am MDT

    “O.K., Thursday’s jobs report settles it. We’re going to need a bigger stimulus.” – Economist Paul Krugman of the New York Times (hat tip: Conservative Grapevine) “One of the methods used by statists to destroy capitalism consists of establishing controls that tie a given industry hand and foot, making it unable to solve its problems, then declaring [...]

  33. Cap-and-Tax Watch: Protests across the country

    → Michelle Malkin | 3 Jul 2009 | 8:08 am MDT

    Read this post »

  34. Why they hate her

    → Cold Fury | 3 Jul 2009 | 7:34 am MDT

    By Jove, I think he’s got it: Liberals believe that their ideas, philosophy, worldview, and policies liberate believers, and that the conservative equivalents limit people. Liberals see themselves as rejecting outdated beliefs and obsolete ideas, overturning established orders, and discarding traditions established by superstitious and ignorant forebears who weren’t as enlightened as we are. Conservatives, in [...]

  35. Obama De-Criminalizes Hiring Illegals

    → Sweetness & Light | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:12 am MDT

    From a triumphant New York Times: American Apparel has made immigrant labor a hallmark of its social message, which includes extending legal status. U.S. Shifts Strategy on Illicit Work by Immigrants By JULIA PRESTON July 3, 2009 Immigration authorities had bad news this week for American Apparel, the T-shirt maker [...]

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  36. Headlines and Summaries

    → Common Sense Junction | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:00 am MDT

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  37. Your open thread, Bernie Madoff and RBO: But not together!

    → | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:00 am MDT

    How are ya all doing? Bill reports that you are behaving more or less. The thing is, who’s monitoring Bill? Nevermind. What if I told you that an SEC employee was STOPPED in 2004 from asking Bernie Madoff some pertinent questions—by her supervisors????? Boy is the SEC lucky I don’t have time for a rant. Now onto an interesting [...]

  38. Iran ‘To Try’ British Embassy Staffer

    → Sweetness & Light | 3 Jul 2009 | 1:28 am MDT

    From an approving Associated Press: Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried By Lee Keath, Associated Press Writer A top Iranian cleric said Friday that some of the detained Iranian staffers of the British Embassy in Tehran will be put on trial, and he accused Britain of a role in instigating widespread protests that erupted over [...]

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  39. Remembering What the Declaration of Independence is Not

    → American Thinker | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:04 am MDT

    Sometimes we appreciate what the Declaration of Independence was, but perhaps we need even more to appreciate what it was not.

  40. Honduras and Iran: Obama Betrays Freedom Again

    → American Thinker | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:04 am MDT

    The real story behind the chaos in Honduras is a huge story that needs to be exposed to the world. And the bottom line is that Obama got it wrong, again.

  41. Capping and Trading Away Our Jobs

    → American Thinker | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:04 am MDT

    Examining the alternative universe in which this is good for America.

  42. Cap and Trade: The Big Con

    → American Thinker | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:02 am MDT

    Masquerading as an instrument of environmental salvation, the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill will result in one of the largest seizures of wealth in human history.

  43. Taliban Hire Kids As Suicide Bombers

    → Sweetness & Light | 2 Jul 2009 | 10:12 pm MDT

    From the Washington Times: Taliban buying children for suicide bombers Sara A. Carter July 2, 2009 Pakistan’s top Taliban leader, Baitullah Mehsud, is buying children as young as 7 to serve as suicide bombers in the growing spate of attacks against Pakistani, Afghan and U.S. targets, U.S. Defense Department and Pakistani officials say. A Pakistani official, who spoke [...]

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  44. UK Patient Cleans Her Hospital Room

    → Sweetness & Light | 2 Jul 2009 | 10:09 pm MDT

    From the UK’s Daily Mail: Colchester General Hospital Hospital patient so shocked at dirty ward she climbed out of bed to clean it herself By Andrew Levy 3 July 2009 After 12 years cleaning care homes and private houses, Tereza Tosbell has a keen eye for a dirty room. But the last place [...]

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  45. What a Real Man Looks Like

    → House of Eratosthenes | 2 Jul 2009 | 9:31 pm MDT

    What looks bad when your life is goin’ good, but looks better than anything you’ve ever seen when you’re completely fucked? A man, built by the Good Lord from stem to stern to stop bad situations from getting worse, endowed by Him with the muscle and brains to make that happen. The link behind the picture goes [...]

  46. About Damned Time

    → Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 2 Jul 2009 | 6:59 pm MDT

    Spielberg and Hanks are giving the PTO and the Corps the Band of Brothers treatment. To say I’m stoked would be a mild understatement. Dale Dye was the technical consultant, so you know that it will be damned good. From what I understand the mini-series is based on Eugene Sledge’s “With the Old Breed..”, Robert Leckies [...]

  47. Operation Khanjar

    → Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 2 Jul 2009 | 5:47 pm MDT

    On Thursday at about 0100 Zulu Time (Wednesday 1600 EST) more than 1,000 Marine trigger pullers moved into southern Helmand Province in a major push to stabilize the troublesome area. Helmand has been a Taliban stronghold for years, giving our British allies some of their fiercest fighting since WWII. Last summer U.S. Marines began a [...]

  48. Proof That Gun Control Works…For The Criminals

    → Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 2 Jul 2009 | 2:30 pm MDT

    As much as I hate posting a link to an article in the UK Daily Mail, (it’s rather like posting a link to the National Inquirer) they do occasionally have some interesting write ups. Such as.. The most violent country in Europe: Britain is also worse than South Africa and U.S. Considering that they have worked tirelessly [...]

  49. “Stimulus” still working as planned

    → Cold Fury | 2 Jul 2009 | 2:08 pm MDT

    Captain Ed: Clearly, the nation is heading in the wrong direction. There isn’t a single sign of job recovery in this latest report despite four months of Porkulus spending. Not one single sector except for government shows job growth, or even a hint of it. NOW you’re getting it.

  50. Blog of the Day: five feet of fury

    → All American Blogger | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:00 pm MDT

    Today’s blog of the day is Kathy Shaidle’s five feet of fury. Go over and give her some traffic. Subscribe to her blog and follow her on Twitter. Also be sure to listen to her interview on Bloglines today at 5 pm EST on RFC Radio. It’s a very good talk [...]

  51. TARP II: Obama's Theft of Retruned Money

    → Bizblogger | 2 Jul 2009 | 12:34 pm MDT

    Now that TARP recipients are returning the funds to the Treasury and Obama is touting the "profitable" program (it's not hard to be profitable when you force companies to borrow money and then return it with interest), the real theft is about to begin.

    Now, Democrats want to take those proceeds and instantly transfer them to their pet welfare programs, to be redistributed to their chosen classes of people instead of to the taxpayers.

    TARP was controversial because it cost so much money, but for the most part, everyone knew that the government would get the funds returned over the next couple of years. Now's it going to be stolen forever - courtesy of Obama, Pelosi, Frank and the other Democrats.


  52. Supporting His Fellow Fascist Travelers

    → Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 2 Jul 2009 | 12:02 pm MDT

    We all remember how Reichsführer Hussein was standing idly by, whistling into the wind while Iranian protesters were being massacred in cold blood because “we shouldn’t be seen as meddling” in the “robust debate” of high speed projectiles slamming into the bodies of peaceful demonstrators. Following his “non-interference” policy, the Obaminable Blowman continues to “not meddle” [...]

  53. Obama Kills Another 467,000 Jobs

    → Bizblogger | 2 Jul 2009 | 7:18 am MDT

    Obama continues to destroy jobs - last month Obama killed another 467,000 jobs in the private sector, bringing the unemployment rate to a new 26-year high of 9.5%. Perhaps he should revise that chart that he used to sell his "stimulus" plan that showed unemployment only reaching 8%. I suppose that's what happens when a man who never worked in the private sector tries to forecast economic growth...

    And assuming the ObamaCarbon Tax and ObamaCare bills pass, it wouldn't be surprising to see unemployment hit 12%. While big businesses can handle health care premiums, a lot of mom and pop businesses will likely fail, as RedState points out.


  54. BP: Back to Petroleum

    → Bizblogger | 2 Jul 2009 | 4:54 am MDT

    BP has finally put to rest its decade long marketing campaign that tried to convince itself it was a company focused on its alternative energy future. The company recently shuttered its alternative energy HQ in Britain and is canceling its marketing campaign. Apparently they're going back to focusing on petroleum until the viability of alternative energy actually makes business sense.


  55. My Favorite Painting

    → Common Sense Junction | 2 Jul 2009 | 3:59 am MDT

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  56. Republicans Launch New Anti-Cap and Tax Ad

    → All American Blogger | 2 Jul 2009 | 3:49 am MDT

    The Republicans have a new anti-cap and tax ad out, describing what will happen to American taxpayers’ energy bills: What’s great about this is the use of Democrats in the video, especially Obama saying that energy prices will “necessarily skyrocket.” Hat Tip: Gateway Pundit

  57. Your open thread as promised, and a coupla links

    → | 2 Jul 2009 | 3:00 am MDT

    Read what people really think about the two nauseatingly extremist parties we are stuck with. Read about how California is repeating what they did during the Great Depression by issuing IOUs to pay bills. And to think our administration wants to turn us into them. CitiBank (34% owned by your government now) is planning to raise rates [...]

  58. Virgin-Americans Vow Fight Against Cap-and-Trade's Blood Sacrifice Amendment

    → iowahawk | 1 Jul 2009 | 5:54 pm MDT

    Virgin sacrifice amendment: sports trivia experts, Trekkies, medieval re-enacters fear worst WASHINGTON - The President's landmark 'Cap and Trade' bill faces an uncertain fate this week, as congressional backers of the carbon-limiting legislation face mounting opposition from a myriad of...

  59. Polar Bear Expert Barred From Global Climate Conference

    → Bizblogger | 1 Jul 2009 | 3:30 pm MDT

    Mitchell Taylor, an expert observer of polar bears for over 30 years, is not allowed to attend the U.N.'s global conference on climate change because his views "are not helpful" to their cause that man-made climate change is killing the polar bear population. From the UK Telegraph.


  60. Freedom Fairy got a shot of our commenter Alan!

    → | 1 Jul 2009 | 1:01 pm MDT

    See? Freedom Fairy will keep you busy! Posted in Uncategorized

  61. Save The Planet vs. Job Growth

    → California Conservative | 1 Jul 2009 | 12:25 pm MDT

    According to Scott Rasmussen’s polling, “Fifty-six percent (56%) of Americans say they are not willing to pay more in taxes and utility costs to generate cleaner energy and fight global warming.” Here’s more of the details on Scott’s polling: Fifty-six percent (56%) of Americans say they are not willing to pay more in taxes and utility [...]

  62. Website of the Day: Midnight Blue

    → All American Blogger | 1 Jul 2009 | 11:30 am MDT

    The website of the day is Midnight Blue. Go over and visit Skye, sign up for her RSS feed and follow her on Twitter. He also has a Facebook page and you can look at her photos on Flickr. And let’s not forget her YouTube page. Whew! Busy lady!

  63. Bravo to New Honduran Leader

    → Bizblogger | 1 Jul 2009 | 11:21 am MDT

    New Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti deserves praise. In protection of his nation's democracy, he said that only an armed invasion will bring the return of Marxist wannabe dictator Zelaya.

    Everyone knows that Obama has no stomach for conflict, so it looks like the legislature, Supreme Court and the rule of law will prevail in Honduras.

    *Update*
    Obama is still insisting Honduras return their would-be Marxist dictator to power, over the protests of Honduras' legislature and Supreme Court. I guess you have to help out your friends in their time of need.


  64. Today’s Bloglines: Skye from Midnight Blue

    → All American Blogger | 1 Jul 2009 | 11:00 am MDT

    Today I interview Skye from Midnight Blue and other various blogs, including Flopping Aces. Skye and I talked about the need for not only bloggers, but citizen journalists. Yes, there is a difference. Listen and find out what I mean. The show will be on RFC Radio today at 5 pm Eastern.

  65. Uppity’s borderline bad news

    → | 1 Jul 2009 | 9:02 am MDT

    I posted this in a comment section and probably should make it a real post so you can all see it. I’m sorry to disappoint you all, but I see this blog nearing its end.  When I started this blog, it was for Hillary, during primary season.  I sacrificed some income in order to do it, but [...]

  66. Tom Friedman: Just Another Useful Idiot

    → California Conservative | 1 Jul 2009 | 2:57 am MDT

    If there’s anything that Tom Friedman’s article does, it’s to clarify that Tom Friedman is as clueless about climate change as anyone in the media. There is much in the House cap-and-trade energy bill that just passed that I absolutely hate. It is too weak in key areas and way too complicated in others. A simple, [...]

  67. Fatally Flawed Logic

    → California Conservative | 1 Jul 2009 | 2:07 am MDT

    Steve Findlay’s op-ed in Tuesday’s USA Today contains a fatal flaw in it. Let’s see if you spot it: Socialized medicine. Government-run health care. Rationing. Bureaucrats in charge. “Cookbook” medicine. Waiting lines. It’ll break the bank. Welcome to the health care debate 2009. Sound familiar? These notions aim to instill fear. And once again, they bear no [...]

  68. Six Degrees of Stark Naked

    → iowahawk | 30 Jun 2009 | 4:16 pm MDT

    A while back my friend Cal Spitzer emailed this snazzy 8x10 publicity shot of the delightfully named (and delightfully shod) Stark Naked and the Car Thieves. Research reveals that this combo had its beginnings as a conglomeration of several Indianapolis...

  69. DC Democrats Flunk Simple Math

    → California Conservative | 30 Jun 2009 | 7:18 am MDT

    I’m thankful that Rich Karlgaard wrote this op-ed in this morning’s Forbes. This simplifies what the Democrats are attempting to do. It’s obvious that Pelosi’s Democrats can’t pass basic math: In the U.S., electricity is produced from these sources. If you are reading this on a handheld and can’t read Wikipedia’s wonderful pie chart, here is [...]

  70. Upcoming Manhattan Tea Parties

    → The Urban Grind | 29 Jun 2009 | 2:36 pm MDT

    I’ve been asked about upcoming Manhattan tea parties. So here’s what I found. (Hat tip: Dan Maloney, Gathering of Eagles) July 1 Tea Party Where: Times Square When: Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 6:30pm to 8pm Speakers include: Stephen Baldwin, Margaret Hoover, K.T. McFarland, Andrew Wilkow, Kevin McCullough, Nick Rizzutto, Kellen Guida, David Webb and more. I’ve also [...]

  71. How To Weed Out Terrorists

    → The Urban Grind | 29 Jun 2009 | 2:30 pm MDT

    Hat tip: Psychoboyinla Don’t forget to mark your calenders. As you may already know, it is a sin for a radical Muslim male to see any woman other than his wife naked. He must commit suicide if he does. So next Saturday at 4 PM Eastern Time, all American women are asked to walk out of their house [...]

  72. It’s Almost Over

    → The Urban Grind | 28 Jun 2009 | 6:00 am MDT

    From The Violence Worker Almost 233 years ago, this country was born. It was a grand experiment that said that the state was subordinate to the people. The state was there to provide for the common defense and protection, but the citizens decided how much and when. Liberty and freedom were ours to [...]

  73. Lucky Sox Fans To Get Mini-Bats, Split $800 Billion

    → iowahawk | 26 Jun 2009 | 3:00 pm MDT

    Record crowd expected at US Cellular for bats, beer, free cash CHICAGO - Chicago White Sox front office spokesman Scott Reifert announced today that fans attending a July 11 twin bill versus the Minnesota Twins at US Cellular Field will...

  74. Judge Sonia Sotomayor – Disenfranchising Felons Is “Racist”

    → The Urban Grind | 26 Jun 2009 | 11:18 am MDT

    I’m not surprised that Barack Obama’s candidate for the position Supreme Court Justice has described her success as a product of affirmative action. Also, I’m sure you all remember how she openly stated that with the “richness” of her Latina heritage, she would make better decisions than white men. So I don’t think [...]

  75. On The Riots In Tehran

    → The Urban Grind | 26 Jun 2009 | 10:12 am MDT

    If any of you have been following the news coming out of Iran via the mainstream media, you would think that the Iranians have become sick and tired of having their country run by Islamo nutter terrorists, and that they yearn for a U.S. style democracy. (America is a republic, not a democracy, but [...]

  76. Oh No, She Dint

    → iowahawk | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:06 pm MDT

    h/t: a reader who requests anonymity Update: am now told this is a Photoshop image; still, inspirational.

  77. Collegiate Debate Bowl

    → iowahawk | 24 Jun 2009 | 9:09 am MDT

    DON PARDO It's time for Collegiate Debate Bowl, where students match forensic wits for cash and prizes! Please welcome our host and moderator, Barack Obama! [applause] BARACK OBAMA Thank you, Don Pardo. Hello everyone, and welcome once again to Collegiate...

  78. Don’t Throw Me In That Briar Patch Brer’ Rabbit!

    → Freedom Folks | 5 Jun 2009 | 3:07 pm MDT

    Microsoft, the same exact company that has been lusting to either import an entirely non-American workforce or move its operations abroad, but are concerned it might be viewed (correctly may I add) as traitorous weaselsnakes are now suddenly, magically concerned about Obama’s “anti-business” turn… June 3 — Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steven Ballmer said the [...]

  79. Just Like Us?

    → Freedom Folks | 4 Jun 2009 | 2:01 pm MDT

    Sure Gomer, sure… AN erotic dance craze is thought to be the cause of a recent spate of broken penises in Jamaica, and now faces a government crackdown. “Daggering”, a lewd dance style where couples simulate dry sex in various positions to the beat of the music, is characterised by over-the-top gyrating, heavy pelvis-thrusting and daredevil leaps. Many [...]

  80. Obama’s Slow Bleed On Immigration Enforcement

    → Freedom Folks | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:45 pm MDT

    It’s been our position on this blog that Obama wouldn’t provide amnesty, certainly not in his first term, and we still stand by that. So in lieu of amnesty the Obamanation is pursuing a very safe, very traditional course. Making it almost impossible to enforce immigration law or deport illegal aliens and making [...]

  81. Not Dead Yet!

    → Freedom Folks | 27 May 2009 | 3:37 pm MDT

    Though we’re not blogging much either, so there’s that. As you might imagine we’ve had a couple of “are you guys still alive” emails in the recent past and I just wanted to let all and sundry know that we are indeed alive and kicking. We are taking some time off to rest and rejuvenate a little [...]

  82. Blogging Hiatus

    → Common Sense Junction | 22 May 2009 | 6:42 am MDT

    For months now I’ve shamefully neglected important matters that should have taken priority over blogging. I’m taking a posting hiatus to put things back in perspective. I’ll be back soon so check in often. Meanwhile, headlines and summaries from a few of the blogs I read regularly are in the post above. Enjoy! - [...]

  83. Obama’s Perverted Sense Of Moderation

    → Common Sense Junction | 19 May 2009 | 6:41 am MDT

    Richie Rich at Bizblogger: In his Notre Dame speech, Obama stressed finding the “common ground” on abortion. But as Greg Johnson points out, there is little common ground here…unless, of course, he means that we should only kill one out of every two babies instead of every one. Greg Johnson at Knoxville News Blogs: After applauding his [...]

  84. Google’s Web Traffic Takes Trip To Asia

    → Common Sense Junction | 14 May 2009 | 4:28 pm MDT

    This morning I had a problem accessing CSJ and my other websites. It didn’t take long to see that the problem was caused by Google’s ad script. By that I mean Google ad servers were not responding to script request. That caused the pages to start loading but then hang when Google ad script tried [...]

  85. Chicago May Day 2009: The Video

    → Freedom Folks | 1 May 2009 | 9:06 pm MDT

    Our video news report of today’s May Day March in Chicago. The turnout was only about 1,500…a fraction of the organizer’s estimate of 15,000. As usual, we were accosted by smug lefties who have to resort to name-calling with no facts, logic, or knowledge of history on which to rely. Enjoy!



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