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UN Non-Action a “Lifeline” for Syria’s Dictator
→ Verum Serum | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:55 pm MST
Specifically it’s the veto by China and Russia that this Al Jazeera story calls a “lifeline” but that veto came at the useless UN: How useless has the UN been on this? So useless that even Hillary Clinton has turned to bashing the UN as a failure.
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Is the WaPo/ABC News poll “worthless”?
→ Patterico's Pontifications | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:46 pm MST
[Posted by Karl] That’s the verdict from the normally easygoing Ed Morrissey. While I agree with his biggest criticism of the poll, it is still possible to get something out of it. I agree with Ed that the recent tactic of not disclosing the party breakdown of the sample is simply absurd. In an era [...]
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Video: Chrysler ad a stealth Obama promotion?
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:40 pm MST
Go ahead -- make his game.
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Red Light Cameras: Government’s ‘It’s For Public Safety’ Lie
→ Wizbang | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:37 pm MST
Red light cameras are a mixed bag across the USA. Big cities love them, small cities increasingly less. But one thing is universal where ever they are tried. The whole thing is about revenue generation, not public safety. Most city administrations try desperately to hide their greed behind hoary claims of safeguarding the public, but [...]
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Epiphany
→ Daily Pundit | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:18 pm MST
“Romney Takes Nevada, But Obama Takes The Lead” – Which, I can’t help but thinking that, if push comes to shove, the ruling elite is happier with Obama than it would be with a real conservative-minded reformer getting anywhere near … Continue reading →
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9th Circuit Prop. 8 Decision to be released Tuesday
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:18 pm MST
Tomorrow will be a big legal day, as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has pre-announced that it will release its decision in the Prop. 8 – California same-sex marriage case: The Court anticipates filing an opinion tomorrow (Tuesday, February 7) by 10:00 a.m. in Perry v. Brown, case numbers 10-16696 and 11-16577, regarding the [...]
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Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup
→ Watts Up With That? | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:18 pm MST
Quote of the Week:“That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons history has to teach.”- Aldous Huxley - – - – - – - – - – … Continue reading →
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Defeat Boehner – For Starters
→ Daily Pundit | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:11 pm MST
Monday Must Read: The Hidden Tax in the Payroll “Tax Cut” Extension | Verum Serum This is just lovely. Remember that 2-month payroll tax extension that Republican agreed to around New Year’s Eve? Turns out there was a little surprise … Continue reading →
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The Limits of Partisanship: Would You Support a Political Ally If They Were Doing Something Illegal?
→ Big Government | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:06 pm MST
What are the limits of partisan support? Repeatedly during the February 2nd ”Fast and Furious” hearings led by the Chairman of the House Oversight committee, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) , Democrats were coming out in force praising Holder for his excellent work. Democratic Congresswoman Maloney from California commended Holder for his favorable accomplishments as the acting Attorney [...]
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Save on Chocolates for Valentine’s Day
→ Daily Pundit | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:00 pm MST
Save on Valentine Chocolates Okay, so you can’t afford diamonds. Chocolates are always a good fallback notion. Remember – anything you buy from Amazon through any link on this site puts a commission in my pocket, at no cost to … Continue reading →
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Should we have more debates in this primary cycle?
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:55 pm MST
Take the poll!
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Romney vs. Evangelicals?
→ Wizbang | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:51 pm MST
What are we to make of Romney’s lack of support among so-called “evangelicals”? Sean Trende is the senior elections analyst at RealClearPolitics. He has written an article titled A Demographic Divide: Could Evangelicals Block Romney? After explaining the number crunching that he engaged in, Trende describes what he learned: . . . we see that a [...]
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Presidential Paternity
→ The Other McCain | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:41 pm MST
If you want your son to grow up to be president, either: A. Establish a powerful political dynasty; or B. Abandon your kid’s teenage mother and die drunk. That’s what Michael Medved explains in the Wall Street Journal today. The odds are against any of my kids making it to the White House, obviously. My [...]
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Ronald Reagan: 101
→ Michelle Malkin | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:39 pm MST
AFP commemorates the 101st anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birth with a Reagan 101 tutorial contrasting the polar opposite visions of Reagan and Obama:
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Laying the groundwork
→ Cold Fury | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:36 pm MST
Just getting ready for the election season, making sure the propaganda machine is well-oiled and ready to hum in support of their guy. The Washington Post and ABC News has a new national poll out today. It purports to show that Barack Obama has a 50% approval rating and that he would beat Mitt Romney in … -
The Suicide Party
→ Daily Pundit | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:30 pm MST
» Nevada, finally – Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion Update: In addition to the ominous signs of flat or lower turnout in every state except South Carolina, comes this ABC/WaPo poll released this morning, finding Romney strengthening his position in the GOP race but … Continue reading →
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Let ‘Em Rot: No Tears for Anti-Israel Hezbo Sam LaHood & 19 Lefty Americans in Egypt
→ Debbie Schlussel | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:25 pm MST
By Debbie Schlussel You’ll see no tears or sympathy from me for the 19 pro-Arab Spring “Americans” whom Egypt won’t allow to leave and has announced plans to put on trial. You see, unlike the shrieking frauds who pretend to know something (that means fakes like Scamela Geller and Slobbert Spencer), I actually know a [...]
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Halftime in America: An Open Letter to Clint Eastwood
→ Verum Serum | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:24 pm MST
Okay, Clint, you win. This is simply the best ad that aired during the Superbowl. America’s greatest on-screen tough guy promising that America is going to come back and kick ass? I love it: The ad doesn’t actually say which “team” you’re rooting for, Clint, but people on the left and the right seem to believe it’s all about Obama. Politico notes that places like Democratic Underground said so immediately [...]
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Is Paul double-dipping on reimbursements?
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:10 pm MST
Reform.
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Status Update on UVA/Mann FOIA legal fight
→ Watts Up With That? | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:10 pm MST
It appears UVA gave Michael Mann a copy of the documents we have sought and under law this means UVA waived its right to withhold the documents from us. UVA effectively admitted they gave the emails to Mann and in … Continue reading →
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The Ed Morrissey Show: Kevin McCullough, Matt Lewis
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 6 Feb 2012 | 11:52 am MST
3 pm ET!
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Deconstructing Romney: Maybe Mitt Should Get a PIG?
→ Power Line | 6 Feb 2012 | 11:48 am MST
(Steven Hayward) Okay, so as we saw with Romney’s off-the-cuff disaster about not being concerned about poor people last week, he’s not exactly another Great Communicator. But if he wins, maybe he could do America and the presidency a service by shutting up. From The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Presidents: There are two main reasons for the development of the presidency as we know it today. The first is that the
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Remembering Ronnie: Reagan at 101
→ Big Government | 6 Feb 2012 | 11:46 am MST
Ronald Reagan was a classic. He broke the back of the Evil Empire and started deregulating an overburdened U.S. economy. It was Ronald Reagan in 1964 that told Americans we face a time for choosing — and if you haven’t watched the entire speech, you’re missing out. Today marks the 101st anniversary of Reagan’s birth. If [...]
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Middle Class Payroll Tax Cut Extension Comes Courtesy of Mortgage Fees on Home Buyers
→ Michelle Malkin | 6 Feb 2012 | 11:36 am MST
**Written by Doug Powers During the clamor to pass an extension of the payroll tax cut, President Obama asked “What does $40 mean to you?” His opponents of the way the extension was handled might now be able to counter with, “What does $9,500 mean to you?” (CBS News) Just before Christmas, American workers got [...]
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Surprise! Borrowers get to pay for payroll-tax holiday
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 6 Feb 2012 | 11:25 am MST
All costs get passed to consumers. Always.
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From Wilson to Obama
→ Power Line | 6 Feb 2012 | 11:06 am MST
(Scott Johnson) Steve Hayward has been been touting his new book on the presidents from Wilson to Obama in a good-humored sort of way, but the book makes a substantial contribution to the subject. The book is officially published and available in bookstores next week, though it is shipping now from Amazon. The book comes with recommendations from Jonah Goldberg, Ed Meese and Michael Barone. Here is what I said about it
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Happy 101st Birthday President Reagan
→ Flopping Aces | 6 Feb 2012 | 10:52 am MST
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Big Labor Bosses Demonstrate Why Right-to-Work Is Necessary
→ Big Government | 6 Feb 2012 | 10:50 am MST
Shame on Big Labor Bosses! For years they have used the tactic of “shame” in an effort to pressure, bully and demonize employers who might stand against their efforts. They have used “shame” in their efforts to misinform the public – to create a misperception that their target is guilty of [...]
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Geriatric Halftime Show
→ The Other McCain | 6 Feb 2012 | 10:47 am MST
‘Gaze upon my cosmic crotch in awe, earthlings!’ Let me be clear: I never cared much for Madonna’s épater le bourgeois act when she was still considered the hottest thing in show business, dating Sean Penn and making headlines with her various “what-will-she-do-next” stunts. Judged strictly as a musical act, I thought she peaked with [...]
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Save On A Rechargeable Wet-Dry Panasonic Shaver
→ Daily Pundit | 6 Feb 2012 | 10:41 am MST
Panasonic ES-LA93-K Men’s 4-Blade (Arc 4) Multi-Flex Dual-Motor Wet/Dry Nanotech Rechargeable Electric Shaver with Vortex Cleaning System, Black I have a wet-dry electric shaver from a different maker, and I like it quite a bit. I can either use it … Continue reading →
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Video: Happy 101st birthday, Mr. President
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 6 Feb 2012 | 10:40 am MST
Two visions.
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Monday Must Read: The Hidden Tax in the Payroll “Tax Cut” Extension
→ Verum Serum | 6 Feb 2012 | 10:34 am MST
This is just lovely. Remember that 2-month payroll tax extension that Republican agreed to around New Year’s Eve? Turns out there was a little surprise hidden in that bill: The new fee is a minimum of one-tenth of 1 percent on Fannie Mae- and Freddie Mac-backed loans, and is likely to go much higher. It will be imposed for the next 10 years on most mortgages and refinancings and it [...]
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Clint Eastwood ‘Half-time in America’ ad invites criticism
→ Wizbang | 6 Feb 2012 | 10:34 am MST
And so Mark Wiberg obliges: Would Dirty Harry ask for a handout? Hell no, he wouldn’t. He could build a car made out of his melted Smith and Wesson handgun, all while eating a sandwich and zinging bad guys with one-liners. So, bringing in the city of Detroit as some city on the ‘comeback’ after [...]
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Hey – Maybe Coulter Actually Is Trying to Destroy the GOP?
→ Daily Pundit | 6 Feb 2012 | 10:30 am MST
The American Spectator : Who Castrated Ann Coulter? Yet Coulter, once the scourge of such malleable “moderates,” has gone through some sort of transformation that has rendered her blind to Romney’s cheap opportunism. And if the primary voters are foolish … Continue reading →
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The Internet Bureau of Over-Regulation and Crony Socialism
→ Big Government | 6 Feb 2012 | 10:13 am MST
We have just passed through the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) brouhaha. A bill intended to stop theft – an important goal, and a necessary function of government. But SOPA was overly broad, and deserved in its most recent iteration to go away – which it did. Because of a bipartisan oppositional uprising – but the two [...]
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Santorum’s attack-free honeymoon may end soon
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 6 Feb 2012 | 9:56 am MST
Rick Santorum clearly is a social conservative, but not so clearly a fiscal conservative or smaller government conservative. One of Santorum’s selling points is how he has conducted himself this campaign season. While he attacks hard, he has not gotten personal or rattled. We’ll see. Santorum did not have several million dollars in attack ads dumped [...]
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Romney turns guns on Santorum
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 6 Feb 2012 | 9:55 am MST
Biggest threat?
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McIntyre catches the University of East Anglia in a web of lies
→ Watts Up With That? | 6 Feb 2012 | 9:43 am MST
Some excerpts from McIntyre’s full broadside: —————————————————————————————— In today’s post, I’m going to discuss an important obiter in the ICO decision, an obiter in which the university unsuccessfully attempted to reconcile unequivocal declarations by both Acton and Muir Russell to … Continue reading →
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The DOJ and IRS Have Declared War on Swiss Banks
→ Big Government | 6 Feb 2012 | 9:28 am MST
Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss Fiat’s Italian speaking Super Bowl ad, a new effort by the federal government to go after Americans with Swiss bank accounts and how this may be a precursor to wealth confiscation by Washington. We’re [...]
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He Has a Little List
→ Wizbang | 6 Feb 2012 | 9:23 am MST
He Claims They Shan't Be Missed
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Accents, politics, and double standards
→ Michelle Malkin | 6 Feb 2012 | 9:19 am MST
Have you heard about the latest overwrought tempest in a P.C. teapot on this post-Super Bowl Monday morning? It’s over Michigan Republican Pete Hoekstra’s “insensitive” Senate campaign ad using an Asian-American actress portraying a Chinese worker gloating over incumbent Dem. Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s big spending habits. Watch: Black ministers and Asian activists have decried the [...]
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Two Visions: Reagan vs. Obama
→ Verum Serum | 6 Feb 2012 | 9:14 am MST
Nice ad produced by the folks at AFP to coincide with Reagan’s birthday: I actually think this goes to the core of what Obama is about. Whether you bridle at the term “socialist” or not, he certainly is a big believer in massive, government run social programs. In his mind–and he said this plainly in the SOTU–they are what made America great. A lot of us on the right simply [...]
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The World’s Youngest Blogger Can’t Figure Out Why This TV Is Such A Bore
→ The Other McCain | 6 Feb 2012 | 9:13 am MST
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Sharpton: Obama needs to dictate to the Catholic Church to maintain separation of church and state, or something
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 6 Feb 2012 | 9:10 am MST
"If you are offended by the theology of the Catholic church, then do not work for Catholic institutions."
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That’s How Long
→ Daily Pundit | 6 Feb 2012 | 9:01 am MST
Gingrich’s Glass Jaw : The Other McCain So, how long until Newt quits? I’m not sure, but I can tell you this: However long it is, it will be exactly the length of time until Rick Santorum’s campaign is exposed … Continue reading →
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BLS Data: Unemployment Jumps To 11.5 Percent
→ Common Sense Junction | 6 Feb 2012 | 8:57 am MST
Difference between Reported and Real Unemployment Rate…. Spread To Propaganda Number Surges To 30 Year High! ZeroHedge.com as of Feb. 4, 2012: Sick of the BLS [Bureau of Labor Statistics] propaganda? Then do the following calculation with us: using BLS data, the US civilian non-institutional population was 242,269 in January, an increase of 1.7 million [...]
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Facebook: The Aftermarket Economy
→ Big Government | 6 Feb 2012 | 8:43 am MST
Facebook's IPO filing revealed some pretty impressive numbers. One of them was the $445 million in revenues that it received from Zynga, the most successful developer of FB apps. That relationship, and its history, contains some important lessons. Today’s tech sector is dominated by aftermarket players—software and hardware developers toiling on applications or add-ons dependent on someone else’s platform. Rules governing patents, copyrights, antitrust, unfair competition, encryption, and circumvention all come into play in curious ways. Strategic negotiations and contracting can all play critical roles. Welcome to life in the aftermarket economy.
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Economist Dean Baker Defends Central Banking, If Not The Federal Reserve
→ The Other McCain | 6 Feb 2012 | 8:43 am MST
by Smitty Thie is Dean Baker on 03 February at Empire Unplugged. From Wikipedia: Dean Baker (b. July 13, 1958) is an American macroeconomist and co-founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, with Mark Weisbrot. He previously was a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and an assistant professor of economics at [...]
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US closes Syrian embassy after almost a year of military attacks on civilians
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 6 Feb 2012 | 8:25 am MST
Better late than never?
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Green pee « The Daily Bayonet
→ Watts Up With That? | 6 Feb 2012 | 8:24 am MST
A Florida school has learned a hard lesson about green technology and green math. The plan was to save water, and the planet, by installing waterless urinals in the boys washrooms. Each green urinal would save the school $100 per … Continue reading →
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Things from weekend
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 6 Feb 2012 | 8:18 am MST
Just a few things you may want to take a look at: The Legal Insurrection Daily - new daily service. When did you decide to become politically active? And how have you been reacting to this election season? Another Pallywood hoax exposed, again. It never stops. Santorum’s Big Government Problem. A lot of people are jumping on [...]
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Lawyers Skim 25% From 9.11 First Responder Settlements
→ Common Sense Junction | 6 Feb 2012 | 8:09 am MST
NY Post: More than a year ago, 95 percent of 10,000 cops, firefighters, hard hats and other Ground Zero workers accepted the city’s $680 million offer. The sickest are now getting the final 60 percent of their payments. The WTC Captive Insurance Co., which manages the city’s 9/11 settlement funds, did not immediately comment. Adding [...]
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Santorum’s got game
→ Michelle Malkin | 6 Feb 2012 | 8:05 am MST
Photo source: RickSantorum.com Some GOP 2012 news you might have missed over Super Bowl weekend, via the Rick Santorum campaign: Polls have provided empirical data to this trend in the key battleground states of Minnesota and Colorado, where Rick Santorum has emerged as the clear conservative alternative to moderate Mitt Romney. Public Policy Polling Minnesota: [...]
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Minnesota Lawmakers Take on Teacher Seniority, Lefty Media Yawns
→ Big Government | 6 Feb 2012 | 8:03 am MST
Here’s a headline from a Minnesota Public Radio news story that should cause some sleepless nights for leaders of the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers: “Teacher seniority, NCLB top education in low-key legislative session.” The story reports that Minnesota lawmakers want to end the practice of basing teacher layoffs on seniority [...]
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Goldberg: Wishful Thinking Isn’t So Bad
→ Common Sense Junction | 6 Feb 2012 | 7:55 am MST
Jonah Goldberg at NRO: Many conservatives argue that Romney’s stiffness is a superficial objection, and that he’s a solid conservative who can appeal to moderates and independents. Other conservatives think Romney’s lack of fluency is a real problem, not because it proves he’s faking his conservatism but because it would put him at a severe [...]
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WaPo/ABC ends sample transparency in national polling
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 6 Feb 2012 | 7:50 am MST
Worthless.
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Happy 101st Birthday President Reagan
→ Common Sense Junction | 6 Feb 2012 | 7:45 am MST
Wow! What a contrast! Americans for Prosperity:
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Chrysler commercial, or Obama campaign ad?
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 6 Feb 2012 | 7:35 am MST
I didn’t watch the Halftime show yesterday, but I did notice Twitter light up like a Christmas Holiday tree, with shouts of Et tu Clint! Now I know why: It pretty much was an Obama commercial supporting the government bailout of Chrysler: Apparently the ad was pulled from YouTube and Chrysler’s own website based on an NFL [...]
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It is governments’ nature to grow, the paycheck depends upon it..
→ Daily Pundit | 6 Feb 2012 | 7:32 am MST
The “lexicon,” marked Unclassified/For Official Use Only (FOUO), is dated November 10, 2011, and was sent out by email to law enforcement and homeland security agencies on November 14 by LaJuan E. Washington of the DHS Office of Intelligence and … Continue reading →
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Romney wins majority in Nevada
→ PoliPundit.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 7:25 am MST
50 percent. First his ceiling was supposed to be 25 percent. Then it was supposed to be 50 percent. I wonder how high he can go…
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Gingrich’s Glass Jaw
→ The Other McCain | 6 Feb 2012 | 7:12 am MST
“Mitt Romney won Saturday’s Nevada caucuses with his highest portion of a state’s vote yet, just over 50%, according to certified results released Monday by the Nevada Republican Party.” – CNN Remember this headline from Dec. 15? Billionaire Prepared to Spend $20 Million on My Blog Newt Gingrich’s Campaign That was the report that Vegas [...]
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Nevada, finally
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 6 Feb 2012 | 7:00 am MST
Sometime late last night or early this morning Eastern time, the final results in Nevada were released. Romney came in with a 1% lower percentage of the vote than in 2008, but more significantly, both Romney’s actual number of votes and Republican participation in the caucuses was way down from 2008. Over 44,000 votes were [...]
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Wonder dog
→ Power Line | 6 Feb 2012 | 6:51 am MST
(Scott Johnson) The current issue of the New York Times Magazine publishes Melissa Fay Greene’s article “Wonder dog.” Greene is a gifted writer. This is an incredibly moving article with heroes including an adoptive mom, two service dog trainers, and a Golden Retriever named Chancer. The family to which Chancer is dispatched measures time in two phases: Before Chancer and After Chancer. Check out the story and you’ll see why. After reading
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Obamacare against the Church, cont’d
→ Power Line | 6 Feb 2012 | 6:31 am MST
(Scott Johnson) In a USA Today column this morning HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius defends the Obamacare regulation requiring almost all Catholic institutions to provide health insurance including contraception, sterilization and abortifacients morning. She isn’t that forthcoming describing the regulation, but that’s what the column is about. What does she have to say? Not much. Her lips are moving, but she’s not saying anything — sort of like the boss. Sebelius doesn’t defend
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Why I’ll Pull the Lever for Romney [Reader Post]
→ Flopping Aces | 6 Feb 2012 | 6:00 am MST
Romney is not my first choice in the Republican primary. Nor is he my second. On some days, he is not even my third choice. It does not bother me that he is rich; I have no problems with the sort of work he does, but I do abhor dishonesty, and it riles me that he is buying this election with a staggering number of dishonest ads Continue reading →
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Fathers and Schools: Presidential Parallels
→ Power Line | 6 Feb 2012 | 5:29 am MST
(Steven Hayward) Michael Medved has an interesting article in today’s Wall Street Journal reflecting on the strange continuity that this election marks the seventh in a row featuring either a privileged son or a man with no relationship with his biological father, and wonders why: In one sense, these extreme backgrounds now dominate the presidential process because that process itself has become so extreme. A rising politico can no longer wait for
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Ed Morrissey, Phyllis Schlafly, Michelle Malkin, David Limbaugh, Tom Tancredo: Gosh, Everybody’s for Santorum Now!
→ The Other McCain | 6 Feb 2012 | 5:12 am MST
Show of hands: Who remembers the “Earthquake in Vanuatu” on Dec. 1? Who remembers ”Santorum Express Sunday“ on Dec. 4? Who remembers when I had to scrape around to find articles from Iowa newspapers to put together Santorum campaign updates, back when a CNN/Time poll showed Santorum in sixth place in Iowa, at 5%? OK, so having endured those [...]
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Memories
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 6 Feb 2012 | 5:00 am MST
From reader and frequent commenter DINORightMarie: I have been collecting these for a while, but finally got them downloaded off my iPhone. I believe the picture quality is good enough to read them and zoom in, if needed. All were taken in Winchester, VA, of parked cars – no driving while taking photos. :) BTW-the [...]
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A reminder as we ponder the Giants win over the Pats in the Super Bowl
→ Wizbang | 6 Feb 2012 | 4:36 am MST
The Redskins beat the Giants twice during the regular season. Carry on.
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Where in the World is Argo?
→ Watts Up With That? | 6 Feb 2012 | 3:39 am MST
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach The Argo floats are technical marvels. They float around below the surface of the ocean, about a kilometre down, for nine days. On the tenth day, they rise slowly to the surface, sampling the pressure, … Continue reading →
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LIVE AT FIVE – 02.06.12
→ The Other McCain | 6 Feb 2012 | 3:00 am MST
– compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Eli Manning Rallies Giants To Super Bowl Victory Chucking bulls-eye passes early and late, he leads his team to a 21-17 win over the Patriots Obama Says Israel, U.S. Will Find Diplomatic Solution To Iran Nuke Issue More mush from the wimp Former Panamanian Dictator Noriega Hospitalized With Hypertension, [...]
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In Today’s News….
→ Common Sense Junction | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:00 am MST
[Your Browser does not support frames or is currently configured not to display frames. However, you may use Site Map Pages to navigate this site.] ~~~~~~ • A Shrink Asks: What’s Wrong with Obama? • Robin of Berkeley: A Psychotherapist’s Analysis of Obama • Robin of Berkeley: “Brain-Dead in Berkeley”
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Mann: Trees aren’t behaving like I want them to – volcanoes to blame
→ Watts Up With That? | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:15 am MST
From Penn State Tree rings may underestimate climate response to volcanic eruptions Some climate cooling caused by past volcanic eruptions may not be evident in tree-ring reconstructions of temperature change because large enough temperature drops lead to greatly shortened or … Continue reading →
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Piss On Them
→ Daily Pundit | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:30 am MST
#Occupy Oakland Goons Torch US Flag – Throw Urine at Media | The Gateway Pundit The #occupiers also threw bottles of urine at the media. Actually, I’m pretty much down with that.
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Best Supe Ad & A Word About Clint Eastwood’s Chrysler/Detroit Fraud
→ Debbie Schlussel | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:09 am MST
By Debbie Schlussel I thought the Super Bowl ads, this year, were particularly crappy and not funny, despite the star power and ever-escalating budgets for them and costs to air them. Please make those animated Coke polar bears go away. Um, did they not get the message from the unpopularity of the polar bear cans [...]
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Logic
→ Daily Pundit | 5 Feb 2012 | 11:30 pm MST
From On High: Hard Times In Local Community Meanwhile, the president is focused on contraceptives. And the news media are in a frenzy over abortion. And a lot of people in the Bluefields are looking for work. Where no work … Continue reading →
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Voter Fraud by Illegals
→ Patterico's Pontifications | 5 Feb 2012 | 11:12 pm MST
The story is a couple of days old, but voter fraud is always timely. But who would have ever guessed it possible that illegals might be engaged in voter fraud??? Oh, right. Me. And pretty much all of you too.
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Americans Are Better Than Who Obama Thinks We Are
→ American Thinker | 5 Feb 2012 | 11:04 pm MST
It is extremely disheartening that the president of the United States believes he can win the votes of a majority of Americans by exploiting the sin of covetousness and hatred for the rich.
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If Fox Fails Us
→ American Thinker | 5 Feb 2012 | 11:04 pm MST
Rupert Murdoch may be the only one keeping Fox News conservative. But the possible fall of Fox shouldn't worry right-leaning people for a couple of reasons.
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The Civil Rights Movement's Wrong Turn
→ American Thinker | 5 Feb 2012 | 11:04 pm MST
This February, let's acknowledge several forgotten heroes from black history.
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Bringing Electricity to an Indian Hogan
→ American Thinker | 5 Feb 2012 | 11:03 pm MST
Would you spend $60,000 to install solar generating equipment on an Indian hogan? I, and all those who pay their bills to my local utility, have.
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Santorum the 'Good Son'? Not So Much.
→ American Thinker | 5 Feb 2012 | 11:03 pm MST
Much like the good son in the biblical parable, thin-skinned Rick Santorum has shown a fair amount of open resentment over the embrace conservatives have given prodigal Newt Gingrich upon the latter's return to the conservative scene. But is Santorum even entitled to feel this way?
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Health Care: The Straw That Should Break Newtmania's Back
→ American Thinker | 5 Feb 2012 | 11:03 pm MST
The idea that Newt Gingrich would be preferable to Mitt Romney on health care is about as unserious as it gets.
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America after Obama
→ American Thinker | 5 Feb 2012 | 11:03 pm MST
Barack Obama has gone from the "one we've been waiting for" to the one we can't wait to kick out.
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1992 Revisited
→ Wizbang | 5 Feb 2012 | 11:00 pm MST
Twenty years ago, we experienced a definitive Presidential race that shared a number of initial similarities to the current 2012 race. The President, George H. W. Bush was a one-term incumbent seeking re-election. We were in the midst of a recession (though a relatively mild one that was essentially over before the primaries even began). [...]
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The Tyranny Of The Administration
→ The Daily Rant: Black Conservative Mychal Massie's Hard Hitting Commentary on Race, Obama and Politics » Daily Rant | 5 Feb 2012 | 9:33 pm MST
C. S. Lewis wrote: Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for [...]
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Glowbull Wormening Strikes Again as Hell Europe Freezes Over
→ Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 5 Feb 2012 | 8:38 pm MST
But remember, children: When it gets colder, it’s just “weather”, no matter how often it happens and how much of a pattern is developing. One hot summer’s day, on the other hand, is “irrefutable evidence that you need to have your SUV taken away at gunpoint and be forced to buy a Chevy Doltswagen™. “Bosnian
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Post Super Bowl Ick: Is It Just Me . . . ?
→ Debbie Schlussel | 5 Feb 2012 | 8:28 pm MST
By Debbie Schlussel Now that Super Bowl 46 (XLVI to those of us who can actually read Roman Numerals–can’t wait ’til Super Bowl L!) is over, is it just me . . . or is there something extremely disgusting about watching grown men–members of the winning team, the New York Giants–kissing a trophy? That’s what [...]
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Germany finally becoming democratic
→ PoliPundit.com | 5 Feb 2012 | 8:06 pm MST
Even as politicians try to crush anti-Euro opinions, the people are making themselves heard: It is difficult to say how many people in politics sincerely [support European integration], because enormous pressure is brought to bear on people who dissent from … Continue reading →
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Weekend Caption Contest™ Winners
→ Wizbang | 5 Feb 2012 | 6:40 pm MST
This week’s Weekend Caption Contest™ was another smashing success. The assignment this week was to caption the following picture: Here are the winning entries: 1) (Porkulus Chopius) – “Ladies and gentlemen. This morning, my hair saw it’s shadow. We will have at least six more weeks of Romney.” 2) (Oysteria) – ““Ladies and Gentlemen, I [...]
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Super Open
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 5 Feb 2012 | 6:20 pm MST
Some links I’ve been collecting: You’ll get yours, my Ricky, and your little campaign too. Battle of the GOP blondes. Obama helps create jobs about as well as he golfs, although he tries harder at golf. Smearing Newt as racist. But of course. [link fixed] Conservative is what Ann Coulter says it is, you bombastic toothless [...]
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The Boring Super Bowl or “Why I Hate Tom Brady” – Do You Care? For Whom Are You Rooting?
→ Debbie Schlussel | 5 Feb 2012 | 5:27 pm MST
By Debbie Schlussel If you’re reading this, you’re either not watching the Super Bowl, or you’re as bored as I am, so far, with the game, the commercials, and every hyped-to-death aspect of it. I’ve said this about previous Super Bowls: I just don’t care much about it or who wins. The commercials are usually [...]
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There’s Chutzpah, There’s Hypocrisy, and Then There’s…
→ Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 5 Feb 2012 | 5:12 pm MST
Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C. delegate to the House. The socialist twit represents the absolute best example of the wondrous joys that a total welfare state can provide. Abject poverty, rampant crime, the murder capitol of the nation, areas within spitting distance of the White House that you dare not travel unless armed, except of course
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Newt’s Narcissism Problem (and Ours)
→ The Other McCain | 5 Feb 2012 | 4:20 pm MST
“Gingrich should carefully play a tape of his post-Nevada caucus performance, and then he would quickly grasp that it was little more than a litany of excuses, whining, and accusations — characterized by stream-of-conscious confessionals and rambling repetitions. And, I think, will hurt him more than anything yet in the campaign.” – Victor Davis Hanson, [...]
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Tragic winter weather in Europe doesn’t fit the Mannian narrative
→ Watts Up With That? | 5 Feb 2012 | 3:36 pm MST
From the Weather is not climate unless we say it is department: Over at Climate Progress, paid propagandist Joe Romm wails about “journalistic malpractice” from Michael Mann’s words in a tweet: The wailing (Jan 31st and again Feb 4th) was … Continue reading →
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It’s more than just an assault on our religious freedoms
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 5 Feb 2012 | 3:04 pm MST
Government entanglement in our lives is increasing exponentially. Nowhere is this more evident than the recent assault on religious freedoms from varying governmental entities. As Rick Santorum would put it, “It is a top down approach” and it truly is. From the top, we have the Obama administration’s new health care mandate requiring religious organizations [...]
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What Will Be The Effect of Government Efforts to Constrain Global Warming?
→ Wizbang | 5 Feb 2012 | 2:52 pm MST
What will the trillions of dollars proposed to be expended buy for us?
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Super Duper Super Bowl Waste: DHS/ICE Spend Millions Keeping You Safe From “Terrorist Threat” of T-Shirts
→ Debbie Schlussel | 5 Feb 2012 | 2:41 pm MST
By Debbie Schlussel Every year, I write about the tremendous amount of money wasted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)–the Department of Homeland Security’s largest agency–to spend Super Bowl week as the NFL copyright police. And this Super Bowl weekend, this Super Duper Waste is happening again. I’ve written about this repeatedly in the past [...]
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Rule 5 Sunday: Patience
→ The Other McCain | 5 Feb 2012 | 2:36 pm MST
– compiled by Wombat-socho Before we begin this week’s parade of pulchritude, The Tiki Blog (formerly the Pegu Blog) offers a pair of useful instructional videos from EyeHandy on making mojitos and cleaning your Glock. While we’re on the subject of education, Laughing Conservative invites you to study anatomy – the anatomy of Candice Swanepoel, [...]
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Romney didn’t just win Mormons in Nevada
→ PoliPundit.com | 5 Feb 2012 | 1:03 pm MST
According to the ABC News entrance poll, he beat Gingrich among “very conservative” voters by a 2-1 margin. Those darn RINO squishes! They’re everywhere now.
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Camelot: JFK Had 18 Month Affair with 19 Y.O. Intern
→ Verum Serum | 5 Feb 2012 | 12:30 pm MST
Now we know where Bill Clinton got his inspiration: Former U.S. President John F Kenendy took the virginity of a White House intern in a side room just feet away from where administration staff were drinking at an after-work party, an explosive new book has claimed. Mimi Alford, now a 69-year-old grandmother, told how JFK led her into ‘Mrs Kennedy’s room’ during a personal tour, where he proceeded to have [...]
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CRU’s Phil Jones plays Wheel of Fortune “Before and After”
→ Watts Up With That? | 5 Feb 2012 | 12:23 pm MST
I was looking through some CG2 emails today for something else, and I came across this one. Email #3538. It is funny. For those who don’t know what the “before and after” portion of the game is about, this Yahoo … Continue reading →
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11 months: Marizela still missing
→ Michelle Malkin | 5 Feb 2012 | 12:22 pm MST
Since I last reported to you, there still have been no new developments in the case of my missing cousin, Marizela Perez. No news from the police or the medical examiner’s office. No activity on her bank accounts or social media accounts. I reached out to Google’s legal department for help and advice last month [...]
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‘It Looks Like I’m in the Process of Getting Completely Boned’
→ The Other McCain | 5 Feb 2012 | 12:14 pm MST
No, that’s not a quote from the memoirs of JFK’s teenage mistress, who performed oral sex on a Secret Service agent at the president’s request. Instead, it’s Little Miss Attila describing her situation: It looks like I’m in the process of getting completely boned by a well-known right-wing activist organization, which contracted me to work [...]
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Hillary Clinton Channels John Bolton: The UN is a Neutered Failure
→ Verum Serum | 5 Feb 2012 | 12:00 pm MST
Okay, so she doesn’t use those words in sequence, but close. In this first clip which comes after the veto by China and Russia of a plan to stop Assad, she says the UN has been “neutered” which is synonymous with having no balls. She goes on to say that the US will try to work around the useless UN: And in this clip just days before the vote was [...]
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Video: Occupy Oakland’s “F@ck the Police” March
→ Verum Serum | 5 Feb 2012 | 11:26 am MST
I posted a link to Ironic Surrealism’s coverage of this event in the sidebar, but The Blaze also has video from the Occupy Oakland livestream. I hope many more Americans see this and hear it:
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Video of Yesterday’s Occupy DC Eviction
→ Verum Serum | 5 Feb 2012 | 10:53 am MST
I posted some video of this yesterday, but it was mostly after the main confrontation had taken place. Not surprisingly, RT America has the most violent video (shot by Occupiers). There’s a lot of yelling and pushing in this clip as police try to clear a section of the park: This has been the Occupy strategy all along. Create a scrum with cops and then scream bloody murder about losing. [...]
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Best Sentence CXXII
→ House of Eratosthenes | 5 Feb 2012 | 10:32 am MST
The one hundred and twenty-second award for BSIHORL (Best Sentence I’ve Heard Or Read Lately) goes out this Super Bowl Sunday to commenter Jim Klein, who says over at Daphne’s place… The cost of information and its distribution has been steadily decreasing over time, to the point where it’s effectively zero now. This means that the [...]
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When did you decide to become politically active?
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 5 Feb 2012 | 10:28 am MST
I had the pleasure a couple of weeks ago of meeting with Anne Sorock and Yvonne Ralsky, co-founders of The Fontier Lab. The Frontier Lab, among other things, utilizes “deep values research” common in consumer products marketing analysis (Anne is a Cornell Business School graduate who concentrated in the field) and applies those principles to politics. Unlike [...]
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Will Greece’s far-right slay the Euro?
→ PoliPundit.com | 5 Feb 2012 | 10:08 am MST
All over Europe, the people struggle in futility to throw off the yoke of the Eurocrats. All “mainstream” parties support Euroism, and only the “far right” resists in vain. But, with Greece just hours away from a messy default, the … Continue reading →
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Biased climate survey sent to all NOAA employees
→ Watts Up With That? | 5 Feb 2012 | 9:56 am MST
UPDATE: It appears NOAA has realized the folly of this survey and has taken it offline. The satirical Question #16 (posted by a commenter) parodies the survey. The responses (which probably aren’t far from that) they got to it from … Continue reading →
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Obama caters to rich liberals
→ PoliPundit.com | 5 Feb 2012 | 9:51 am MST
Even as he heaps abuse on the rich, the false messiah needs the money changers: Two decisions in particular seem tilted toward rich liberals. One was the disapproval of the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada, even after it survived two environmental … Continue reading →
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Gingrich backer to support Romney in the general election?
→ PoliPundit.com | 5 Feb 2012 | 9:48 am MST
Sheldon Adelson, the multi-billionaire casino mogul who’s poured $10 million into anti-Romney “advertising,” says he’ll spend even more in the general election to support Romney: Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino executive keeping Newt Gingrich’s presidential hopes alive, has relayed assurances … Continue reading →
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Does Mitt need Newt?
→ Patterico's Pontifications | 5 Feb 2012 | 9:28 am MST
[Posted by Karl] Anyone who thought Newt Gingrich might go gently into that good night after an apparent shellacking by Mitt Romney in Nevada was mistaken, to put it mildly: He said he expects to be at parity with Romney by the April 3 Texas primary and “we will go to Tampa,” site of the [...]
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Polls: Romney, Santorum leading in Tuesday’s races
→ PoliPundit.com | 5 Feb 2012 | 8:44 am MST
PPP: In Colorado, Romney leads Santorum 40-26. In Minnesota, Santorum leads Romney 29-27.
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Gingrich to focus on delegates or something
→ PoliPundit.com | 5 Feb 2012 | 8:33 am MST
After getting his ass handed to him in Florida and Nevada, the angry little attack muffin is vowing to beat Romney in the delegate race. But, to do that, he’ll actually have to win a state or two…
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Sea ice variability within and outside the Arctic Circle
→ Watts Up With That? | 5 Feb 2012 | 8:31 am MST
The essay below is a result of some collaboration between Jeff Condon and myself. I’ve been wondering for quite some time if there was any trend difference between the truly “arctic” sea ice inside the Arctic Circle and the ice … Continue reading →
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Ad of the day
→ PoliPundit.com | 5 Feb 2012 | 8:25 am MST
Hyperliberal MoveOn.org tried to run this ad during the Super Bowl in 2004. But now that their messiah preferred candidate is president, all is well. Oh wait. (via The Hill)
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Miss Piggy Doesn’t Like Fox News
→ House of Eratosthenes | 5 Feb 2012 | 8:05 am MST
This was an event worthy of note, if only just barely, and I realized there’s two months worth of dust on it now and I don’t have any kind of record of it. The Muppets go over the line, and some morning Fox news program calls ‘em out on it. This makes Kermit and Miss Piggy unhappy. First [...]
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Nevada Caucuses Results – The fantastic not actually so great night for Romney
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 5 Feb 2012 | 7:58 am MST
What is going on in Nevada? As of this morning, I cannot find any source reporting more than 71% of the results? Did they count the votes and decide to go home for the night before releasing them? Apparently Clark County (Las Vegas) is the cause of the delay. Anyway, by the time I went [...]
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Barack Obama: Raising taxes for Christ [Reader Post]
→ Flopping Aces | 5 Feb 2012 | 6:00 am MST
Barack Obama: On the eighth day, God said “raise taxes”President Barack Obama has been taking lumps from Republicans for years over his support for Wall Street and health care reform, but today at the National Prayer Breakfast he claimed support from on high to defend two of his most controversial legislative achievements.
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Sunday Funnies
→ Flopping Aces | 5 Feb 2012 | 2:11 am MST
"The government may be legally required to release the video of Osama bin Laden's killing. President Obama said this would be unhelpful, inflammatory, and 'Could you please release it two days before the election?'" –Conan O'Brien "A lot of people want Gingrich and Romney to continue their attacks on each other all the way to the convention. These people are called Democrats." –Craig Ferguson
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For Once, He Just May Be Honest
→ Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 5 Feb 2012 | 1:08 am MST
“I don’t care about the poor, they already have a safety net.” Thus spake Mittens “Inevitable” RomneyCare and from that sentence, a million DNC ads were cut. Heckuva Job, Mitty! No, His Majesty doesn’t really give a fig about “context” here, because it’s not going to matter a fig to the wall-to-wall propagandists of the
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We're All Nonprofit Now
→ American Thinker | 4 Feb 2012 | 11:04 pm MST
I have been watching over the years as non-profit foundations enormously have increased their assets and sway over the political and cultural life of America (essentially on our dime) with no real oversight or controls.
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The Left's Genocide of Minorities
→ American Thinker | 4 Feb 2012 | 11:04 pm MST
Genocide is a trademark of the left, and abortion follows in that grim tradition.
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The Fatal Backward Step: Penn State's Public Relations Catastrophe
→ American Thinker | 4 Feb 2012 | 11:04 pm MST
Be it in war, politics, or business crisis management, it's rarely the initial threat that kills you. It's far more important to pay attention to how you handle that threat.
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Indiana Secretary of State Convicted of Voter Fraud
→ Wizbang | 4 Feb 2012 | 8:57 pm MST
The Associated Press is reporting the following story: A jury in Noblesville, just north of Indianapolis, deliberated for 13 hours before convicting Republican [Indiana] Secretary of State Charlie White on six felony charges; among those, he was accused of lying about his address on voter registration forms. The ending of the AP story speaks volumes: [...]
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Romney Easily Wins Nevada
→ Patterico's Pontifications | 4 Feb 2012 | 8:43 pm MST
Looking more and more inevitable every day. I have an idea — hardly an original one, but one I believe in — that would make a Romney ticket semi-exciting. I discussed it with some like-minded folks last night. I think I’ll save it for Monday, but feel free to speculate in the comments.
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Occupy DC Raided: Police Remove Tents, Vermin
→ Verum Serum | 4 Feb 2012 | 4:25 pm MST
They raided McPherson Square early this morning and cleared out one section of the park: Seven protesters were arrested after a pre-dawn raid on the Occupy D.C. camp in McPherson Square on Saturday, with dozens of police clearing away tents, urine-soaked bedding and dead rodents. U.S. Park Police on horseback and on foot with riot gear swept into the park just after 5:30 a.m. A helicopter circled overhead, horses’ hooves [...]
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Nevada Caucuses Open Thread; Update: Romney Wins
→ Michelle Malkin | 4 Feb 2012 | 2:30 pm MST
Presumptive nominee?
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Obama The Hypocrite: Lashes Out At Banks Giving Loans To People Who Couldn’t Afford Them
→ Flopping Aces | 4 Feb 2012 | 2:00 pm MST
Hypocrisy….thy name is Obama:We know what happened when we strayed from those values over the past decade – especially when it comes to our housing market. Lenders sold loans to families who couldn’t afford them. Banks packaged those mortgages up and traded them for phony profits. It drove up prices and created an unsustainable bubble that burst – and left millions of families who did everything right in a world of hurt.
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West Virginia Sheriff, Clerk Snared in Vote Fraud Investigation
→ Wizbang | 4 Feb 2012 | 11:37 am MST
A Lincoln County, West Virginia Sheriff and Clerk are to plead guilty to charges of vote fraud in the 2010 Democrat primary after the pair were arrested during an election fraud investigation conducted by state and federal authorities. Sheriff Jerry Bowman and Clerk Donald Whitten were caught in a scheme to file fraudulent absentee ballots [...]
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John McNaughton
→ Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 4 Feb 2012 | 11:07 am MST
I found these over at The Blaze. I had not heard of the Artist John McNaughton before, So I took a cruise over to his website. Holy Shit and Shaboodle as my old wingman would say. This man’s work is incredible. You must have a look, especially take a few minutes to watch the video
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Nevada caucus open thread
→ PoliPundit.com | 4 Feb 2012 | 11:05 am MST
UPDATE: Results: Feb 04, 2012 (71% of precincts reporting) Mitt Romney 11,822 47.6% Newt Gingrich 5,623 22.7% Ron Paul 4,619 18.6% Rick Santorum 2,749 11.1% Other 0 0% ORIGINAL POST: The latest polls show Romney cruising to victory, despite Donald … Continue reading →
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Massacre in Syria, Russia and China Veto UN Action (Updated)
→ Verum Serum | 4 Feb 2012 | 10:48 am MST
This week anti-government forces in Syria had reportedly taken over the city of Homs. Today, Bashar al-Assad sent troops in to take it back and there have reportedly been hundreds killed. The media is blacked out but some video of the carnage has made it out: We’ve already seen the sham of the Arab League monitors which led to nothing but more time for the regime to crack down. Now [...]
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United Nations: How About a Worldwide Tax to Fund ‘Social Protections’?
→ Michelle Malkin | 4 Feb 2012 | 10:46 am MST
**Written by Doug Powers The U.N. lowered their flag to half-staff for a brutal dictator, elected Iran to its Commission on Women’s Rights, and wants to spend $76 trillion over the next four decades to “green” the world. With that in mind, why should anybody doubt they have what it takes to eradicate oppression and [...]
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Here’s What They Said
→ Common Sense Junction | 4 Feb 2012 | 9:38 am MST
This came in over the transom. If it’s yours and you want credit, let me know. | [Not responsible for misquotes, misattributions, omissions or other errors.] | The problem with political jokes is they get elected. ~Henry Cate, VII | | We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. ~Aesop [...]
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Woman Awarded $9,867 From Honda For ‘Bogus’ MPG Claim
→ Common Sense Junction | 4 Feb 2012 | 8:43 am MST
ABC News: Now that Heather Peters has won $9,867 in small-claims court against Honda because her 2006 Civic Hybrid had failed to live up to the advertised mileage, others are tempted to file their own complaints in small claims courts. But experts are divided over whether that strategy makes sense for most people. Some note [...]
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The Hive – Please Talk Among Yourselves
→ Sweetness & Light | 4 Feb 2012 | 8:05 am MST
Here is our usual weekend discussion thread, where comments on the general topics of the day are welcome. But please remember to post and comment on specific news items in the ‘News Selected By Our Correspondents’ thread below or via the link found in the sidebar. Thanks!
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Selected News For The Week Feb 3 – Feb 9
→ Sweetness & Light | 4 Feb 2012 | 8:03 am MST
This thread is for the busy bees of S&L to post news articles that may not warrant their own thread. Posting Guidelines To make the articles as readable as possible, please: Only post ‘hard news’ from establishment media outlets. Avoid editorials and ‘thought pieces’ unless they are truly newsworthy. Eschew major news items that most [...]
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Ron Paul campaign denies white supremacist ties
→ Patterico's Pontifications | 4 Feb 2012 | 7:00 am MST
[Posted by Karl] Only the naive thought stories like this were going away: Political hacktivist group Anonymous claims to have found emails linking Texas Rep. Ron Paul to an American white supremacist group, a claim the Paul campaign says is completely untrue. Las Vegas-based group American Third Party Position (AP3) — whose stated goal is [...]
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Romney’s 9% [Reader Post]
→ Flopping Aces | 4 Feb 2012 | 7:00 am MST
Now that the Florida Primary is over and we have seen how effective a carpet bombing campaign of negative ads can be, I thought it would be interesting to see exactly who provided the ammunition to each of the combatants. By ammunition I mean money, lots of money. I expected to see what we all knew to be true; Romney has the run of a well-stocked military base’s ammo dump, Newt Gingrich is a kid in the back yard who found his dads stash of illegal firecrackers. Continue reading →
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Doing Business with Liberals
→ House of Eratosthenes | 4 Feb 2012 | 6:57 am MST
Captain Capitalism has his reasons for avoiding it. Said reasoning is sound, and avoiding it does appear in hindsight to be the wiser course. This is quite bizarre: The California owner of a Honda Civic Hybrid car has won her unusual small-claims court lawsuit against the auto giant over the vehicle’s failure to deliver the promised mileage. A [...]
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Jesus wants more taxes
→ Cold Fury | 3 Feb 2012 | 8:05 pm MST
Because, as everyone knows, He was all about punishing the successful and productive. Obama, making his third appearance as president at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, used his remarks to justify many of his actions, such as his call for the wealthy to pay more in taxes and his health care overhaul. He said … -
Latest Addition to the Super Bowl Counterterrorism Squad: Hot Dog Vendors
→ Michelle Malkin | 3 Feb 2012 | 5:53 pm MST
Hope for the best, plan for the wurst
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Wknd Box Office: Chronicle, Woman in Black, Big Miracle
→ Debbie Schlussel | 3 Feb 2012 | 3:09 pm MST
By Debbie Schlussel Only one of the new movies in theaters this weekend was semi-decent in my view. * “Chronicle>“: I found this movie interesting, but be forewarned: it is aimed at teens and 20-somethings and mostly at guys in that age group. If you aren’t in this group, please do not complain to me [...]
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You Want an Open Thread? You Can’t HANDLE an Open Thread!
→ Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 3 Feb 2012 | 2:32 pm MST
Hey, I had to call this post something, no? His Majesty is a bit pre-occupied at the moment, but surely we can find the time to provide our many LCs and GLORs with an open thread, so here goes. Thatisall.
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Your Friday IRS regulation dump: Obamacare’s job-killing medical device tax
→ Michelle Malkin | 3 Feb 2012 | 2:21 pm MST
If it’s Friday, it’s another White House dump day. Cue the dump truck horn: Doot! Doot! Doot! While Obama sycophants are busy trumpeting deceptive jobs numbers, the administration is quietly moving forward with job-killing Obamacare regs and taxes. The IRS today released rules to impose the $20 billion Obamacare medical device tax scheduled to take [...]
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1ST CUT THE OBAMAS’ AND CONGRESS’ SALARIES
→ The Daily Rant: Black Conservative Mychal Massie's Hard Hitting Commentary on Race, Obama and Politics » Daily Rant | 3 Feb 2012 | 2:13 pm MST
WND Exclusive: Mychal Massie urges first lady to forego undergarment spending sprees Let me be as forthright as possible in my rejection of Obama’s screed. The United States is not in debt, nor are we, as such, in need of more money, because people aren’t paying their fair share. It’s because Obama and Congress have [...]
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Israel, Iran, Obama & the “Impending” Nukes Strike
→ Debbie Schlussel | 3 Feb 2012 | 2:02 pm MST
By Debbie Schlussel I’m always asked what I think about the evergreen news story that “Israel will strike Iran by year’s end.” It’s a story that’s been in the news for years and never happens. And I always laugh at how self-styled “experts” on Israel, Iran, and the Middle East constantly elaborate ad nauseam, diarrhea-of-the-mouth-style [...]
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Romney: On Day One I Will Nullify ObamaCare
→ Common Sense Junction | 3 Feb 2012 | 1:22 pm MST
Mitt Romney: If I am elected President, on day one of my administration I will issue an executive order directing my Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue a waiver from its requirements [ObamaCare] to all 50 states. And on day one I will eliminate the Obama administration rule that compels religious institutions to violate the tenets of their own faith. Such rules don't belong in the America that I believe in.
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“Tolerance”: NBC Post-Superbowl Host Boycotts Restaurant for Opposing Gay Marriage
→ Debbie Schlussel | 3 Feb 2012 | 12:09 pm MST
By Debbie Schlussel **** SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATE **** If you are like many Americans and millions of foreigners, on Sunday Evening your eyes will be glued to the Super Bowl on NBC. But just after the Super Bowl, the Peacock Network’s “American Idol” rip-off, “The Voice” will air. One of the hosts/judges of the [...]
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EXCLUSIVE: The Photo of AZ Gov Jan Brewer The MSMedia Will NEVER Show You
→ Debbie Schlussel | 3 Feb 2012 | 11:14 am MST
By Debbie Schlussel You all know the liberal mainstream media’s reaction, last week, to a heated conversation between Barack Obama and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (whom he is suing over her attempts to secure the border and enforce immigration law, the job he won’t do). She was called “disrespectful,” among other things. And women on [...]
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Record 1.2M Left ‘Labor Force’ In January?
→ Sweetness & Light | 3 Feb 2012 | 9:17 am MST
From ZeroHedge: Record 1.2 Million People Fall Out Of Labor Force In One Month, Labor Force Participation Rate Tumbles To Fresh 30 Year Low by Tyler Durden 02/03/2012 A month ago, we joked when we said that for Obama to get the unemployment rate to negative by election time, all he has to do is [...]
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Moonbat convergence!
→ Cold Fury | 3 Feb 2012 | 8:35 am MST
The best joke this “comedian” ever told. They say truth is stranger than fiction. Longtime actress Roseanne Barr is running for the Green Party’s presidential nomination — and according to reports, the comedienne says it’s no joke. To make matters all the more bizarre, anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan said on her blog that she would support … -
Unelectable? If only
→ Cold Fury | 3 Feb 2012 | 8:27 am MST
You think WE got problems? It’s a crucial election year. As another global financial crisis looms and rogue states pursue nuclear weapons, the American people are desperately looking for a strong leader to show them the way to a brighter tomorrow. So it’s unconscionable that the Democratic primaries have yet to produce a single serious … -
Sockpuppet Friday (UAW Bailout Fact-Checking Edition)
→ Patterico's Pontifications | 3 Feb 2012 | 8:23 am MST
[Posted by Karl] As usual, you are positively encouraged to engage in sockpuppetry in this thread. The usual rules apply. Please, be sure to switch back to your regular handle when commenting on other threads. I have made that mistake myself. And remember: the worst sin you can commit on this thread is not being [...]
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Jim Moran, racist pig
→ Michelle Malkin | 3 Feb 2012 | 7:45 am MST
Jim Moran, racist pig by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2012 Congressman Jim Moran is an old white Democrat from Virginia who thinks he can judge whether we minority conservatives are acting sufficiently non-white enough. Moran’s an inveterate bully, a brawler, a crook and a bigot. And not one of his civility-preaching liberal colleagues has [...]
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Obama is Getting Archie Bunker Ticked Off
→ House of Eratosthenes | 3 Feb 2012 | 7:44 am MST
And color of skin doesn’t have a whole lot to do with it…
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PETA Gallops Headlong Into Reality
→ Common Sense Junction | 3 Feb 2012 | 7:27 am MST
Fox News: “When slaughter of horses was ended in the United States, what that meant for horses was not an end to slaughter,” Kathy Guillermo with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals [PETA], said. “What that meant was that they were crammed into small trucks, that they were slipping and sliding in their own [...]
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American Women Kidnapped in Egypt (Update)
→ Common Sense Junction | 3 Feb 2012 | 7:23 am MST
Why do I have no empathy for cretins like these? Update: They let ‘em go. Probably means the Islamist running the show want to ask Obama for American taxpayer money. ABC News: Two American women and their Egyptian guide were kidnapped this morning as they traveled south from Saint Catherine’s monastery on Mount Sinai to [...]
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Hero and Villain Alignment Chart
→ House of Eratosthenes | 3 Feb 2012 | 7:23 am MST
From Geeks Are Sexy. Seems like there should be another layer in there…something dealing with altruism versus pragmatism or something.
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Happy Days! Unemployment Rate Down .2%
→ Sweetness & Light | 3 Feb 2012 | 7:02 am MST
From a giddy Associated Press: Unemployment rate hits 8.3 pct. after hiring burst By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER February 3, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — The unemployment rate fell for the fifth straight month after a surge of January hiring, a promising shift in the nation’s outlook for job growth. The Labor Department says employers added 243,000 [...]
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Holder Accuses the Accuser
→ House of Eratosthenes | 3 Feb 2012 | 6:31 am MST
Because he’s on Obama’s team, and if you’ve been paying attention, you know that’s what they do… This has been a constant. If the question is not convenient, there is something wrong with the person who asked it; something superlatively wrong. And then a sermon has to be delivered on the spot about how this is [...]
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Miracle! Homelessness Is Down Under Obama
→ Sweetness & Light | 3 Feb 2012 | 6:29 am MST
From the Partnership For Strong Communities: Report Finds Marginal Declines in U.S. Homelessness January 23, 2012 A new report from the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) shows a nationwide 1% decrease in homelessness, although NAEH notes that this is not indicative of a permanent trend. The NAEH report, “The State of Homelessness in America [...]
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There’s no such thing as an anti-conservative “GOP establishment”
→ Cold Fury | 3 Feb 2012 | 6:16 am MST
Just keep telling yourself that. Across America, state Republican parties and legislators are pursuing the opponents they most despise with renewed vigor. You would think that the targets of these efforts are President Barack Obama and Democratic Party officeholders who are hell-bent on turning America into a financially broken, post-constitutional, Washington-controlled playground safe only for … -
Another roundup
→ Cold Fury | 3 Feb 2012 | 6:06 am MST
This one of the latest antics of the most moronic passel of blooming idiots in history: Keeping the steps of City Hall clean is becoming a sore subject between the City of Austin and Occupy Austin protesters. “Do we really need to do the power washing three times a week out here when things are … -
Rachel Maddow says John Kerry and Apple computer are unpatriotic [Reader Post]
→ Flopping Aces | 3 Feb 2012 | 6:00 am MST
From HuffPo: Rachel Maddow: Romney Has ‘Issues Of Patriotism’ Due To Offshore Accounts Now pay attention carefully. Maddow went after John Mica about Mitt Romney’s offshore accounts: Continue reading →
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Get out now
→ Cold Fury | 3 Feb 2012 | 5:45 am MST
Ogabe will wind up doing the right thing just this once–for all the wrong reasons, naturally. Tim Lynch explains, starting with this vivid nugget of an opener: I’ve been trying to come up with a post for over a month now but don’t have any good pictures because I’m back in America, sans super cool … -
Hundreds Of Poor Freeze To Death In Europe
→ Sweetness & Light | 3 Feb 2012 | 5:33 am MST
From an unfazed Agence France-Presse: 218 dead as cold snap grips Europe February 3, 2012 Temperatures plunged to new lows in Europe where a week-long cold snap has now claimed more than 200 lives as forecasters warned that the big freeze would tighten its grip at the weekend. In the Czech Republic, the mercury dropped [...]
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Operation Gunrunner roundup
→ Cold Fury | 3 Feb 2012 | 3:13 am MST
Hayward has it: Holder continued his “incompetence defense” of insisting that he really doesn’t know anything that happens at the Justice Department, and can’t recall details about anything relating to Fast and Furious. He even claimed he never saw some of the subpoenas he’s been ignoring. Rep. Buerkle noted the strange silence from our famously talkative … -
Own goal
→ Cold Fury | 3 Feb 2012 | 2:32 am MST
Jen Kuznicki with a good hockey metaphor: The Republican Establishment Ann refuses to acknowledge is not interested in stopping the policies of statist Democrats, but strategically tipping the puck and finessing the outcome. But this short-sighted political expediency still puts the puck in the net. We were wrong to think that Ann is a conservative … -
Commies in space!
→ Cold Fury | 3 Feb 2012 | 2:22 am MST
Okay, I admit it, I mostly just wanted to swipe that title. Newt Gingrich’s moon colony proposal received a great deal of ridicule from the media and his fellow Republican contenders. In response to a question about Newt’s ideas, Mitt Romney stated that he’d “rather be rebuilding housing here in the U.S.” (Will the government … -
Donald Trump & The All-Important Reality Show Ringmaster GOP Endorsement
→ Debbie Schlussel | 2 Feb 2012 | 9:26 pm MST
By Debbie Schlussel I’ve said it before. I’ve said it again. And now I’ll say it yet again. I’m sickened by the attention the GOP candidates–and therefore, the media–have been giving reality show clown, Donald Trump. And, today, the clownfest side show continued, with Trump’s endorsement of Mitt Romney, after he was first going to [...]
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Obama Turns Prayer Breakfast Into Self-Worship
→ The Daily Rant: Black Conservative Mychal Massie's Hard Hitting Commentary on Race, Obama and Politics » Daily Rant | 2 Feb 2012 | 2:11 pm MST
I used to think Obama was just a congenital liar, a person who’s personal proclivity for vulgar mendacity knows no boundaries. I wrote questioning his emotional stability, basing my comments on discussions I had had with trained mental specialists, practiced in understanding mendacious narcissists such as Obama. (SEE: When Will Obama Crack In Public; WND.com; [...]
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Latest Facebook Share: Susan G. Komen
→ Flopping Aces | 2 Feb 2012 | 2:10 pm MST
Is this all about politics from one side as pro-abortion liberals attest? Quite often when I log onto Facebook, I notice in my news feed that certain memes become popular, passed around amongst my liberal friends. The latest is in regards to Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Planned Parenthood: Continue reading →
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Indiana Becomes 23rd ‘Right to Work’ State
→ Sweetness & Light | 2 Feb 2012 | 9:07 am MST
From an irate (but going broke because of their union contracts) New York Times: Indiana Governor Signs a Law Creating a ‘Right to Work’ State By MONICA DAVEY February 1, 2012 Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana, who had once said that he did not wish to add a “right to work” provision to the state’s [...]
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House Bans EBTs At Strip Clubs, Senate Won’t
→ Sweetness & Light | 2 Feb 2012 | 8:32 am MST
First we had this earlier report, via US News and World Report: House Set to Ban Welfare Payments at Strip Clubs GOP moves forward on bill to halt welfare payments at strip clubs, casinos. By Alex M. ParkerJanuary 31, 2012 … The [House] chamber will again vote Wednesday on a bill which would ensure that [...]
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Mitt Romney, Loose Cannon
→ Patterico's Pontifications | 2 Feb 2012 | 8:17 am MST
[Posted by Karl] Newt Gingrich is easily branded as a loose cannon. Indeed, I’ve done it, because it’s true. However, frontrunner Mitt Romney is far from immune from self-destructive gaffes: Obsessive attention to detail suffuses Mitt Romney’s candidacy for president, from the number of times staff members check the microphones at his rallies to their [...]
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Food Stamp President [Reader Post]
→ Flopping Aces | 2 Feb 2012 | 7:00 am MST
Today, I received an email from a very liberal Obama supporter which contained a reference to the following link: Dishonest Fox Chart: Food Stamps Edition This article portrays Fox News and Newt Gingrich as being dishonest about the number of SNAP (food stamps, for those of you in Rio Linda) recipients that have been added to the rolls since Obama became “The Precadent”. Continue reading →
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Ann Coulter Says, and I Am Not Making This Up: “Three Cheers for Romneycare!”
→ Patterico's Pontifications | 2 Feb 2012 | 12:48 am MST
I get her point that a state mandating purchase of health insurance is not unconstitutional in the same obvious and insulting way as a mandate from Congress is. That said . . . Three cheers for Romneycare? Really? Even his most avid supporters can barely muster one, let alone two. And Ann is giving three? [...]
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Another Major Holder Scandal — Just in Time for His Appearance Tomorrow!
→ Patterico's Pontifications | 2 Feb 2012 | 12:10 am MST
Just when you thought Eric Holder was really in trouble over Fast and Furious, you learn that he’s potentially in trouble over something else: A U.S. Justice Department source has told The Daily Caller that at least two DOJ prosecutors accepted cash bribes from allegedly corrupt finance executives who were indicted under court seal within [...]
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Confusion to BOTH of our Enemies
→ Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 1 Feb 2012 | 6:26 pm MST
His Majesty has laid out a plan for voting in the Virginia Primary, where it has been arranged that Willard Mitt “Flipper” Romney would only have Ron “Protocols of Ron” Paul to oppose him; guaranteeing him a sweep of Virginia’s delegates, and the superficial appearance of strong support in a southern state. I don’t live
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Imagine if Barack Obama gave you the $5,000 a year you’re on the hook for…[Reader Post]
→ Flopping Aces | 1 Feb 2012 | 5:45 pm MST
I’m a huge fan of lotteries. It is one of the few taxes that citizens pay willingly. Spending a dollar for the prospect of winning a hundred million is kind of fun. And the fact that the state’s provide the fig leaf of responsibility by suggesting all funds go to support education makes players feel like they are doing their part to support the kids… Imagine, a way of taxing people that is actually voluntary! Unfortunately however, most taxes are anything but voluntary, particularly those levied by the federal government. Continue reading →
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The GOP Shows It’s True Colors
→ The Daily Rant: Black Conservative Mychal Massie's Hard Hitting Commentary on Race, Obama and Politics » Daily Rant | 1 Feb 2012 | 1:54 pm MST
Folks, you’re being setup. I exclude myself, because I’m not fooled by this political MacBeth. Camp Romney may be bashing Gingrich, but there’s plenty of lipstick to go on their pig as well. We saw what the Rove-Romney machine did to Herman Cain, and we’ve watched how their media marionettes ignored and excluded Jon Huntsman. We [...]
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Occupiers Dump Condoms on Catholic School Girls
→ House of Eratosthenes | 1 Feb 2012 | 8:45 am MST
So is that representing some kind of official position? OWS hates Catholics or something? Or is it the girls that the movement hates? Either way, there’s some kind of negative energy going on here: Barth Bracy, executive director of Rhode Island Right to Life, said their rally had to be cut short after the Occupiers began [...]
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Death Look
→ House of Eratosthenes | 1 Feb 2012 | 8:29 am MST
Hmmm…this is interesting: The Rage Behind a Woman’s Stare Yes, this is the headline of a Washington Post column (you may need a subscription to view it) about–you guessed it–women who do too much (thanks to the reader who emailed the article): Like our love, women’s anger — the simmering rage toward our families, our mates and assorted [...]
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States of Disapproval
→ Patterico's Pontifications | 1 Feb 2012 | 8:15 am MST
[Posted by Karl] Jim Geraghty (among others) , relying on Gallup, notes Pres. Obama’s job approval rating for 2011 is anemic in most swing states. Just as notable are Obama’s disapproval numbers in swing states, as they show an incumbent underwater, often with majority disapproval: IA (45.6/45.9); PA (45/47.8); VA (44.5/49); NC (43.7/48.5); FL (43.6/47.8); [...]
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It’s Reinvented
→ House of Eratosthenes | 1 Feb 2012 | 8:03 am MST
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This Is Good XCIV
→ House of Eratosthenes | 1 Feb 2012 | 7:52 am MST
Making the rounds this week: How to be a really good climate change alarmist. 1: Be Condescending. You are allowed to look down your nose at anyone who disagrees with you because you are SAVING THE PLANET! And, therefore, anyone who disagrees with you must be inferior because they don’t care about SAVING THE PLANET! You can [...]
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Man In Obama Mask Robs Florida McDonald’s
→ Sweetness & Light | 1 Feb 2012 | 7:13 am MST
From the Palm Beach Post: [PBP caption:] A gunman wearing a mask resembling President Barack Obama robbed a Riviera Beach McDonald’s Saturday morning, police said. Surveillance photo on left, Barack Obama-type mask at right (not actual mask) [sic]. Man in Obama mask robs Riviera Beach McDonald’s By Cynthia Roldan February 1, 2012 RIVIERA BEACH—Authorities are [...]
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→ Sweetness & Light | 1 Feb 2012 | 7:13 am MST
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But He’s the Only ELECTABLE One!
→ Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 1 Feb 2012 | 12:23 am MST
Figures, to anybody but the Lowry/Rubin crowd of Idiotarians, that Mittens “Slash and Burn” RomneyCare would be facing some major backlash as a result of his week-long slash and burn campaign of lies and smears in order to win Florida, but don’t expect the RINOcracy MittBots to be paying any attention to that rather large
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Romney Is Not Inevitable
→ The Daily Rant: Black Conservative Mychal Massie's Hard Hitting Commentary on Race, Obama and Politics » Daily Rant | 31 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pm MST
Have you stopped to really question why we are being told that with a win in Florida today, Romney has the nomination all but wrapped up? Just how does that math work? At this moment, 1:21 pm eastern, the total delegate count is Santorum with 14, Gingrich with 25, and Romney with 33. Florida is [...]
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The Pilgrimage
→ Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 31 Jan 2012 | 9:24 am MST
[Warning: While not nearly as long as the Emp's awesomeness fisking of the SOTU below, I would still advise a beverage to help y'all wade through this one. -JB] Since Red and I have become Texans we’ve always wanted to take a trip to The Alamo. This from everything I’ve read is a required visit,
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It’s Time To Put Michelle Obama In Her Place
→ The Daily Rant: Black Conservative Mychal Massie's Hard Hitting Commentary on Race, Obama and Politics » Daily Rant | 30 Jan 2012 | 3:53 pm MST
–>>CLICK HERE TO READ THE RANT: ROMNEY IS NOT INEVITABLE I’m going to say what the mainstream media won’t say and what the black Schutzstaffel, (i.e., protection squadron or defense corps, better known as the SS), would excoriate anyone with less melanin than themselves for saying. Not that melanin content will save me from their [...]
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Peeling Back The State Of The Union
→ The Daily Rant: Black Conservative Mychal Massie's Hard Hitting Commentary on Race, Obama and Politics » Daily Rant | 29 Jan 2012 | 9:59 pm MST
During Mr. Obama’s speech last Tuesday I had had an internal debate with myself; I could not reconcile which was worse, the state of the union or the State of the Union Address. I witnessed the gesticulating, pontificating, banging on the podium, and the little street-posture shimmy that not only was undignified but utterly embarrassing [...]
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The Enemy Within
→ Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 29 Jan 2012 | 7:08 pm MST
Just in case anybody is still believing that the RINO Gentry Club is any less of a fanatical enemy than the NSDWP, we learn that the RINOcracy is pretty much done with an effort to redistrict LTC Allen West right out of Congress (h/t Bill Quick). This has not received a lot of national attention,
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SOTU Fisk
→ Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 29 Jan 2012 | 5:29 am MST
Are we going for the Longest Fisk Ever™? We don’t know if it will get quite that far, but one thing’s for sure, we’ve never read bullshit as deep and wide as president Food Stamp’s latest bloviations. If you decide to stick with it, go get a beverage first because it will take a while.
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Genuine Friends: Sunday Thought For The Day
→ The Daily Rant: Black Conservative Mychal Massie's Hard Hitting Commentary on Race, Obama and Politics » Daily Rant | 28 Jan 2012 | 9:59 pm MST
Experts who track the changing vocabulary of the English language chose unfriend as the New Oxford American Dictionary Word of the Year for 2009. They defined it as a verb, “to remove someone as a friend on a social networking Web site,” such as Facebook. On that site, friends allow each other to access the [...]
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It’s Black History Month Again
→ The Daily Rant: Black Conservative Mychal Massie's Hard Hitting Commentary on Race, Obama and Politics » Daily Rant | 28 Jan 2012 | 6:37 am MST
February marks the beginning of black history month. Even though we have a black man and woman occupying the highest office in the world, lurid complaints of inequality are the norm when it comes to race. Blacks are quick to point out that Obama and wife are down with the struggle, and that the justified [...]
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WND: Barack Chavez
→ The Daily Rant: Black Conservative Mychal Massie's Hard Hitting Commentary on Race, Obama and Politics » Daily Rant | 26 Jan 2012 | 5:16 am MST
Obama made an appearance at Disney World the other day, a fitting place for him and the fantasy world he lives in. I don’t have a problem with fantasy – I enjoyed the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, but the world of fantasy Obama dreams of is a dark [...]
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