Thursday, December 1, 2011
So a few weeks ago this would be just fine because...? CBS: NYPD: Manhattan Woman Charged With Performing Self-Abortion. "Under New York state law, an abortion can only be performed on a fetus older than 24 weeks if the procedure is necessary to save the woman’s life."Again, what the heck is the difference between murdering the baby before or after 24 weeks?
Smart Power: Early Results in Egypt Show a Mandate for Islamists. Obama's foreign policy, if it even exists, is as much of a failure as his economic one.
Ace of Spades HQ: Shockingly, Morning Joe Transcript Actually Worth Five Minutes of Your Time. "But only five minutes. — Down on Obama, and that includes the liberals, who are beginning to get as distracted and depressed as he is, over the burden of having to spin his failures. — Video at the link, but here's some good parts."
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Washington Post: Barney the bully: Congressman Frank's other legacy. "The morning after his retirement announcement, Rep. Barney Frank scored an interview on NBC's “Today” show, gaining the opportunity to act as an elder statesman in front of a TV audience of millions. Instead, the Massachusetts Democrat chose to quarrel with the interviewer." Yes. The Washington Post.
Weekly Standard: Obama Admin Seals Records of Murdered Border Patrol Agent Implicated in Fast and Furious. "And to think that Attorney General Eric Holder is getting testy about congressional calls for his resignation. After all, the Justice Department has nothing to hide, right?" Canned laughter ensues.
NewsBusters: Tina Brown: Obama 'Doesn't Like His Job'. "Recently on Morning Joe it was Jon Meacham suggesting that Barack Obama doesn't particularly like people and was in the wrong line of work. Today it was Tina Brown's turn, opining that PBO doesn't dig his gig." Me? I always thought that Obama was more concerned about being President rather than doing anything positive as President.
Where does the sympathy end? Movers, deputies refuse to evict 103-year-old woman. "A 103-year-old woman and her 83-year-old daughter were just moments from being evicted from their home Tuesday, when sheriff's deputies and the moving company hired by the bank decided not to go through with the action."
It's good to be the queen: FLOTUS dines at Co Co. Sala. Recall that she fancies herself nutrition godes and gets off on telling you what to eat:
First lady Michelle Obama enjoyed a lovely evening at Co Co. Sala on F Street on Monday night. A Yeas & Nays source tells us she dined with seven friends for dinner and, of course, dessert -- which featured an edible chocolate sculpture and house-made artisanal chocolates by Chef Santosh Tiptur. We're told Obama's favorite savory was Chef Tiptur's Moroccan Swordfish Sliders with chermoula marinade, fennel salad, aged pecorino and hazelnut coffee dressing.
WUWT: Photoshopping in the “worseness”
Ironically, liberalism's perversion of science to push their agenda is just as blatant as the faux-tography above.
Tom Nelson asked today “Who’s got time to investigate BlackSmokeGate?” I decided to take on the task. Here’s the photo in question:
Basically all that was done was to highlight a part of the steam with the point to point select tool, feather it and adjust the contrast to make it look darker.
...UPDATE2: Here’s another example of Photoshop at work. The greens must really hate this power station in Britain. “Black” smoke from cooling towers? Really? Everyone knows they produce water vapor, and even the sun angle doesn’t look right in this one from the Guardian.
Heh: Happy Meal Ban: McDonald's Outsmarts San Francisco
And yet it seems McDonald's has turned lemons into lemonade -- and is selling the sugary drink to San Francisco's children. Local McDonald's employees tell SF Weekly the company has devised a solution that appears to comply with San Francisco's "Healthy Meal Incentive Ordinance" that could actually make the company more money -- and necessitate toy-happy youngsters to buy more Happy Meals.That's what happens when you try to solve a problem that doesn't exist.
It turns out San Francisco has not entirely vanquished the Happy Meal as we know it. Come Dec. 1, you can still buy the Happy Meal. But it doesn't come with a toy. For that, you'll have to pay an extra 10 cents.
Megan McArdle: How Can Europe Possibly Save Itself? "Well, things are getting a little gnarly in Europe. When you're down to the point of celebrating that Italy managed to place some debt at the low, low price of 7.6% . . . well, it's two for one drinks specials at the first class bar on the Titanic!"
War on Christmas: Rhode Island Outraged Over “Holiday Tree”. " Rhode Island lawmaker is calling Gov. Lincoln Chafee “Governor Grinch” after he defied lawmakers and decided that the state would have a “holiday tree” instead of a “Christmas tree.”" Christmas is a national holiday. Everything else around that time is not.
Things we didn't need to know: Nude yoga fueled Kim Kardashian-Kris Humphries breakup. "NBA player Kris Humphries walking in on wife Kim Kardashian's nude yoga class with a naked male instructor may have helped fuel the blowup of the couple's short-lived marriage, according to ABC News."
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Utterly predictable: Holder lashes out at The Daily Caller while refusing to address growing calls for his resignation. "Embattled Attorney General Eric Holder today demanded The Daily Caller stop publishing articles about the growing calls in Congress for his resignation because of the failed Operation Fast and Furious gun-walking program."
If this were Rick Perry or Sarah Palin, it would be front-page news. The Heritage Foundation: Does Obama Know the Difference between Great Britain and England?
In a press conference this evening, the president referred in stumbling fashion to the “English Embassy” in Iran instead of the British Embassy. One can only imagine the kind of howls of derision that would greet any presidential contender if that kind of basic error were made before, say, the editorial board of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. You can watch the video above.
In case the president is unaware, England forms part of Great Britain, which also includes Scotland and Wales, though not Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. There is no such thing as an “English” embassy anywhere in the world, and there hasn’t been one for several centuries.
Not the sharpest tool in the drawer: Brian Williams stays cool as NBC fire alarm rings throughout ‘Nightly News’
Radio Equalizer: Dem Flak: 'Economy Would Have Gone In The Toilet' Without Barney Frank. It went in the toilet because of him!
BreitbartTV: Coulter Heavily Censored On MSNBC. "Remember when Time magazine's Mark Halperin called President Obama a "dick" on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"? There was much discussion and outcry over the network's negligence in using its 7-second delay feature in censoring Halperin's words. It seems it has erred on the side of caution given today's appearance by Ann Coulter. MSNBC used the delay button so often in this segment you can barely make out anything that Coulter is saying about Sen. John McCain. If you listen carefully, you can make out that Coulter refers to the Arizona senator as a "douche bag.""
Shocker: Busted: Ayers Admits To Obama Fundraiser That Obama Campaign Called ‘Myth’
In 2008 the Barack Obama for President campaign went into full denial mode accusing the McCain/Palin campaign of lying about a fundraiser held in domestic terrorist Bill Ayers's home for Barack Obama's Illinois State Senate campaign.We know why Gibbs would lie, but why would Ayers?
Watch this clip from October 15, 2008 where spokesman Robert Gibbs flat-out denies the fundraiser story to an inquiring Chris Matthews. Then watch Bill Ayers, in his own words, admit to the event himself.
Speaking truth to power. Investors Business Daily: Loved by media, Barney Frank Helped Cause Financial Crisis
Daily Caller: Exclusive: Obama in 2006: I ‘stole’ book title ‘Audacity of Hope’ from Rev. Wright, ‘my pastor’
The lazy media never reported this in 2008. Neither did the inept McCain campaign.
The lazy media never reported this in 2008. Neither did the inept McCain campaign.
This is because, unbelievably, he's doing a worse job: Obama's Job Approval Drops Below Carter's
President Obama's slow ride down Gallup's daily presidential job approval index has finally passed below Jimmy Carter, earning Obama the worst job approval rating of any president at this stage of his term in modern political history.
Stacy McCain: Naked Scarlett Johansson: ‘It Would Be Irresponsible’ Not to Support Obama
A story I missed: Somebody hacked her cell phone and got hold of naked photos Johansson had taken of herself and sent to her (now ex-)husband Ryan Reynolds. I only learned about this yesterday because I glanced at a headline linked on the sidebar of an article and (the mind plays funny tricks) got the idea she’d sent nude photos to Burt Reynolds.Read th whole thing.
That would be what we call “news,” so I had to click that link and immediately realized my error. Never heard of this Ryan Reynolds guy and, frankly, never much noticed Scarlett Johansson — she’s an actress who does, like, movies and stuff — and would have ignored the feature article in Vanity Fair if not for this:
Johansson, who has been active in campaigning for various Democratic political leaders, including Barack Obama, tells Biskind that nearly one term later “we’re all guilty of being idealistic, I and everyone who voted for him.” But in response to being asked if she would work for him again, she says, “It would be irresponsible not to.”
Canada goes anti-Obama: Canada: "We Believe in Free Trade" and Will End Dozens of Tariffs on Imports to Help Manufacturing. Never thought I'd see the day when the Canadian executive branch was more conservative than our own.
Get some suck-up pills, cupcake: NFL suspends Suh 2 games. Ironically, he can't sue to get his position back. At least I don't think he can.
I'm surprised to still be waiting for some idiot to blame this on... GLOBAL WARMING!: Rainfall moving Toledo record
Recent rainfall has pushed the Toledo-area record for wettest year to the No. 4 spot, according to meteorological data. This month is shaping up to be the second wettest November ever.And by ever, the TB means in the last hundred years or so...
James Pethokoukis: Income inequality myths: No, the rich didn't steal all the money. "The core argument of the Occupy movement and its Obamacrat friends is this: The rich stole all the money. That explains why over the past four decades, the income of the broad American middle class supposedly has stagnated even as the economy expanded." Not so!
Michelle Malkin: Did you miss the Thanksgiving White House visitor log document dump?
Fun fact: According to the White House logs, this was Maddow’s fifth trip to the White House — and fourth to see the president personally.
Another busy bee: Convicted felon, Huffington Post/Alinskyite agitator, and husband of Illinois Democrat Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Robert Creamer.
According to the newly released records, Creamer was at the White House five times in August 2011 meeting with various officials, including Jon Carson, Cecilia Munoz, and Stephanie Cutter. He’s listed nearly 60 times in visitor logs since the start of the administration.
Karl Rove: Congress Will Be a Better Place When Barney Frank Is Gone. These days, that's really not saying much even though it's true.
The Politico: Chris Christie: President Obama's just a ‘bystander’. "Gov. Chris Christie on Monday tore into President Barack Obama in the aftermath of the supercommittee's failure to reach an agreement on debt reduction last week, asking the president, “What the hell are we paying you for?”"
Rule of law doesn't matter to these people: White House: A 'Mystery' Why Anyone Would Question Whether Kagan Should Judge Obamacare. Kagan only formulated the Obama strategy to defend ObamaCare when she was Solicitor General. Recusal? What recusal?
Monday, November 28, 2011
NewsBusters: Washington Post Blogger Asks for Dirt About Newt Gingrich on Twitter. The politics of personal destruction is an invention of the Democratic Party.
GAteway Pundit: Outrage!... After Demanding Refund From City, Richmond Tea Party Gets Letter - “You're Being Audited”. "In late October the Richmond Tea Party sent a letter to city officials demanding a refund for the $10,000 the group spent on permits, portable toilets, police presence and emergency personnel for three rallies held at same plaza where the Occupy Richmond squatters set up their camp. Now the tea party is being audited."
I like neither, but will vote for either against the Obamanation: Gingrich Says He's ‘Conservative Alternative’ to Romney
RIP. AP: Stalin's daughter Lana Peters dies at 85. "Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's daughter, whose defection to the West during the Cold War embarrassed the ruling communists and made her a best-selling author, has died. She was 85. ...Her defection in 1967 — which she said was partly motivated by the poor treatment of her late husband, Brijesh Singh, by Soviet authorities — caused an international furor and was a public relations coup for the U.S."
Good riddance to a man that should be in jail many times over: Rep. Barney Frank to Retire, Closing Long Career
It's illegal but this regime doesn't care: Reporter To Carney: Looks Like Obama "Is Campaigning On Taxpayer Dime"
BreitbartTV: Miley Cyrus Sings For #OccupyWallSt. “It’s A Liberty Walk,” is a showcase of “Occupy” protests all over the world, and features footage of clashes between the protestors and the police, including the now-infamous video of the cop pepper-spraying students at UC Davis last week. A caption at the beginning of the video reads “This is dedicated to the thousands of people who are standing up for what they believe in…” Figures that Hollywood degenerates are on the bandwagon...
Detroit Free Press: Legislate away first amendment rights to free expression of religion. No - really:
Michigan got shamed nationwide earlier this month when the state Senate enacted an anti-bullying measure with an exception for "sincerely held" religious or moral beliefs. So we have every expectation that senators will reconvene this week with high motivation to fix their mistake promptly and restore the state's reputation.Just wait until some kid reads aloud a passage from Romans 1 and gets arrested for bullying. Because this is what it's all about.
Bullying is a behavior, not an expression of belief. People with the most deeply held religious and moral convictions can be expected to -- and generally do -- discuss those convictions calmly and respectfully, and they have every right, socially and constitutionally, to express themselves.
Smart power: Pakistanis burn Obama effigy and US flag. This is the reward that Obama gets for apologizing for American exceptionalism to Islamic radicals.
The jig is finally up: Canada to pull out of Kyoto Protocol next month. "Canada will announce next month that it will formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, CTV News has learned. — The Harper government has tentatively planned an announcement for a few days before Christmas, CTV's Roger Smith reported Sunday evening." No mention of how much economic damage it did. And all for nothing to boot.
Heh: The Detroit Chainsaw Massacre. "trailer for upcoming film starring Ndamukong Suh, Jessica Biel, and the Muppets. By John Kerfoot."
How about we pass a tax just on MSNBC then? MSNBC Proclaims: Taxes Too Low In America. "A tidy little bit of propaganda from MSNBC. Take careful note of how this segment is presented as some sort of "fact-checking" service where the highly intellectual man in a bow tie instructs the rest of us about the facts behind America's tax rates. Thanks, professor!"
Want to really stimulate the economy? Let people keep their own money: Thanksgiving weekend sales increase to record $52.4 billion
The slippery slope just got a whole lot steeper: Ohio places 200-pound third-grader in foster care due to weight
Religion of Peace news (cont'd): Christian worker loses her job after being ‘targeted’ by Islamic extremists. "A Christian worker has launched a landmark legal action after she lost her job when she blew the whistle on what she says was a campaign of “race hate” by fundmentalist Muslims."
I, for one blame RINOs like Colin Powell. And I'm not alone. NewsBusters: Colin Powell Blames Media and Tea Party for Divisive Tone in Washington
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