...because that Carpenter Bee (while reflecting my thoughts and style; that of a worker not needing a hive to manage, and fuck whoever comes around here thinking they're going to get honey) just was a bit too nuanced for most to understand.
I spotted both of these images this morning: the F-22 Raptor c/o the DOD DefenseLINK news reports (I was trying to find out the names of the four soldiers killed yesterday in Iraq; I guess that's not released yet. But we sure know the names of the four or so Hollywood celebrities who died recently, now don't we?
Oh, t'other pic is that of Saturn's moon Enceladus, taken by the Cassini spacecraft what's still bothering Saturn. Five minutes of manipulation; voila!
I'll enjoy this one for a while I think.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Silky Pony's Sex Tape?
Dan Collins has my pshop up at his place. I'm not running it here. He commissioned it, let's allow him the glory of the posting. Silky ponies mounting? John Edwards up?
Uggggh.
It's purported that John Edwards and whats-her-face made an unfortunate sex tape that's not made it out just yet. We just don't know if that's truth. Hopefully it's a fiction (see my pshop if you really want to imagine the consequences); if not, we hope that said tape won't ever appear - like that vaporous tape supposedly showing M'Chelle Obama raging racist! at the Trinity United Methodist Church never appeared. (I believe that tape existed, but "Powers that Be" made sure it didn't surface.)
We'll see.
Ride 'em, Silky~!
Uggggh.
It's purported that John Edwards and whats-her-face made an unfortunate sex tape that's not made it out just yet. We just don't know if that's truth. Hopefully it's a fiction (see my pshop if you really want to imagine the consequences); if not, we hope that said tape won't ever appear - like that vaporous tape supposedly showing M'Chelle Obama raging racist! at the Trinity United Methodist Church never appeared. (I believe that tape existed, but "Powers that Be" made sure it didn't surface.)
We'll see.
Ride 'em, Silky~!
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Nancy Pelosi has 7 sets of Republican Balls...
...tiny, shriveled, and with absolutely no use or value.
And that other's thinger.
The Senate (that wonderfully deliberative body, (Now! with Al Freakin' Franken!) will consider this criminally insane bill next.
Call 'em, if you care. Or not. This, by Sgt. Mom...
And that other's thinger.
The Senate (that wonderfully deliberative body, (Now! with Al Freakin' Franken!) will consider this criminally insane bill next.
Call 'em, if you care. Or not. This, by Sgt. Mom...
After the great Fall, the horizons contracted, drew in, cities in the west shriveled and the great Roman works and roads crumbled through lack of maintenance. Constantinople survived and carried on with many mutated Roman traditions until it fell to a new tribe of conquerors, but in the West, the children of empire lived among crumbling remnants, and forgot the trades and skills of their ancestors, skills that were no longer applicable or useful in the brute struggle for simple survival. Gone the baths, gone the centrally-heated villas, gone the trade, the artistry and the law, and the knowledge of how these great works were even constructed, save in a few tiny enclaves, and among a pitiful few. ...Read it & worry.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Nine Eight Republicans voted FOR Cap and Trade
...which just passed, 219-212. I see only 8 listed. Kick the bums out in 2010.
Republicans voting AYE:
John McHugh, New York 23rd District. From his website..."ninth consecutive term in office.
During this time, Rep. McHugh has been a champion of fiscal responsibility; lower taxes; protecting Social Security and Medicare; providing stronger, better schools; and protecting America's farmers. He has also been a leader in the country's policy on national defense."
Frank A. LoBiondo, New Jersey 2nd District. Ugh. ly. New Jersey, armpit of America.
Chris Smith, New Jersey 4th District. "Smith has represented the citizens of New Jersey's Fourth Congressional District since 1981, when he was sworn into office at the age of 27. Throughout his 28 years of service, he has established himself as one of the hardest-working, most compassionate and dedicated members of the House." He's been there too long. Time for a boot.
Dave Reichart, Washington (St) 8th District. "Dave is committed to working in a bipartisan fashion with his colleagues in the House of Representatives to find viable solutions based on sound scientific practices that reach a balance between protecting our precious natural resources and providing economic growth in our nation." Way to go, Dave, you freakin' idiot. Hope you wind up booted in 2010.
Mark Steven Kirk, Illinois 10th District. "Mark Kirk represents the 10th Congressional District of Illinois located in the suburbs north of Chicago.
Now in his fifth term, Congressman Kirk is a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee and is co-chairman of the moderate GOP Tuesday Group and the bipartisan House US-China Working Group.
In Congress, Congressman Kirk works to advance a suburban agenda that is pro-defense, pro-personal responsibility, pro-environment, and pro-science." Must be too close to the Chicago Machine to dare cross Obama. Horse's head, maybe?
Mike Castle, Delaware "Mike Castle is currently serving a record ninth term as Delaware's lone Member in the House of Representatives. Since coming to Congress in 1993, he has worked to bring the common-sense approach of Delaware's bipartisan legislating to Washington, D.C. He has been building bridges and forming coalitions to find pragmatic, bipartisan solutions to some of the most pressing problems facing the country and believes strongly in returning the Congressional agenda to issues that really matter to the American people." Well, you certainly have a bipartisan record, Mike. Hope you are thrown out in 2010.
Leonard Lance New Jersey, 7th District. Wait, we already had a NJ Rep, Chris Smith. Are these guys twins? "Congressman Leonard Lance was elected to the United States House of Representatives in November 2008 to represent New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District. The 7th Congressional District includes parts of Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset and Union Counties.
Prior to coming to Congress, Lance served as a member of the New Jersey State Senate beginning in 2002, where he represented the 23rd Legislative District. He held the position of Minority Leader of the Senate from 2004 to 2008.
Lance was sworn in as a Member of Congress on January 6, 2009 and was appointed to the House Financial Services Committee, where he will work on a wide range of issues relating to the financial services sector and the American economy. " A newcomer, who hopefully won't return.
Mary Bono Mack, California 45th District. Wait...Bono...yep, this turdlet was married to Sonny Bono. Mary didn't start using the Bono name until after Sonny Bono died. "In 1998, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack was first elected to serve the people of California’s 45th District through a special election held to fill the seat left vacant by her late husband, The Honorable Sonny Bono. Since then, Bono Mack has established herself as a leader on such issues as clean, alternative energy, protecting the environment, improving health care, and protecting consumers." Protecting which consumers? Maybe the ones who pay taxes should've been on your agenda, Mary!
And, California. Who knew?
There you go. Have at 'em.
Republicans voting AYE:
John McHugh, New York 23rd District. From his website..."ninth consecutive term in office.
During this time, Rep. McHugh has been a champion of fiscal responsibility; lower taxes; protecting Social Security and Medicare; providing stronger, better schools; and protecting America's farmers. He has also been a leader in the country's policy on national defense."
Frank A. LoBiondo, New Jersey 2nd District. Ugh. ly. New Jersey, armpit of America.
Chris Smith, New Jersey 4th District. "Smith has represented the citizens of New Jersey's Fourth Congressional District since 1981, when he was sworn into office at the age of 27. Throughout his 28 years of service, he has established himself as one of the hardest-working, most compassionate and dedicated members of the House." He's been there too long. Time for a boot.
Dave Reichart, Washington (St) 8th District. "Dave is committed to working in a bipartisan fashion with his colleagues in the House of Representatives to find viable solutions based on sound scientific practices that reach a balance between protecting our precious natural resources and providing economic growth in our nation." Way to go, Dave, you freakin' idiot. Hope you wind up booted in 2010.
Mark Steven Kirk, Illinois 10th District. "Mark Kirk represents the 10th Congressional District of Illinois located in the suburbs north of Chicago.
Now in his fifth term, Congressman Kirk is a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee and is co-chairman of the moderate GOP Tuesday Group and the bipartisan House US-China Working Group.
In Congress, Congressman Kirk works to advance a suburban agenda that is pro-defense, pro-personal responsibility, pro-environment, and pro-science." Must be too close to the Chicago Machine to dare cross Obama. Horse's head, maybe?
Mike Castle, Delaware "Mike Castle is currently serving a record ninth term as Delaware's lone Member in the House of Representatives. Since coming to Congress in 1993, he has worked to bring the common-sense approach of Delaware's bipartisan legislating to Washington, D.C. He has been building bridges and forming coalitions to find pragmatic, bipartisan solutions to some of the most pressing problems facing the country and believes strongly in returning the Congressional agenda to issues that really matter to the American people." Well, you certainly have a bipartisan record, Mike. Hope you are thrown out in 2010.
Leonard Lance New Jersey, 7th District. Wait, we already had a NJ Rep, Chris Smith. Are these guys twins? "Congressman Leonard Lance was elected to the United States House of Representatives in November 2008 to represent New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District. The 7th Congressional District includes parts of Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset and Union Counties.
Prior to coming to Congress, Lance served as a member of the New Jersey State Senate beginning in 2002, where he represented the 23rd Legislative District. He held the position of Minority Leader of the Senate from 2004 to 2008.
Lance was sworn in as a Member of Congress on January 6, 2009 and was appointed to the House Financial Services Committee, where he will work on a wide range of issues relating to the financial services sector and the American economy. " A newcomer, who hopefully won't return.
Mary Bono Mack, California 45th District. Wait...Bono...yep, this turdlet was married to Sonny Bono. Mary didn't start using the Bono name until after Sonny Bono died. "In 1998, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack was first elected to serve the people of California’s 45th District through a special election held to fill the seat left vacant by her late husband, The Honorable Sonny Bono. Since then, Bono Mack has established herself as a leader on such issues as clean, alternative energy, protecting the environment, improving health care, and protecting consumers." Protecting which consumers? Maybe the ones who pay taxes should've been on your agenda, Mary!
And, California. Who knew?
There you go. Have at 'em.
House Cap and Trade vote TODAY: Al Gore's (Misanthropic) Payback for 2000's Election
This national energy tax, based on shaky science decreed 'settled' by Al (Chairman Planet) Gore, will result in the largest tax increase in American history (until of course Obama's National Health Care plans start rolling in); Waxman-Markey will cause gas and electricity prices to skyrocket (at a time when we can least afford to meddle with an already weak economy); and will add to our already spiraling federal deficit. We simply cannot afford this legislation at this time.
Per the Heritage Foundation, this... "Son of Waxman-Markey: More Politics Makes for a More Costly Bill"
1. Reduce aggregate gross domestic product (GDP) by $9.4 trillionBut Al Gore would be finally be satisfied.
2. Destroy an average of 1-3 million jobs, every year
3. Raise electricity rates 90 percent after adjusting for inflation
4. Raise inflation-adjusted gasoline prices by 58 percent
5. Raise residential natural gas prices by 55 percent
6. Raise an average family's annual energy bill by $$1,241 annually
7. Increase the federal debt by 26 percent, which is $28,728 per person, after inflation
And a hell of a lot richer.
Call - Contact your reps today.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Farrah Fawcett: Goodbye, child.
February 2, 1947 - June 25, 2009
Donald Douglas has more, and links.
UPDATE Jeff G posts on Farrah's death, and on some other guy who died today. In comments, B Moe links this old video, Farrah Fawcett doing a bit part in the Partridge Family....
And this one, linked by geoffb: Farrah in an episode of The Dating Game, 1969.
EXCLUSIVE! Photo of disgraced Governor MARK SANFORD with Argentine model Yamila Díaz! UPDATE: 'Maria Belen Chapur'
(I told you it was exclusive, didn't I?)
Tell you what, if that fool Sanford didn't have a companion of comparable beauty on his... hands, then he's an idiot as well as a fool.
Because he's Republican, I've given Mark Sanford a better match than I did poor Eliot Spitzer. At least Sanford didn't have to pay for his (as far as we know).
UPDATE: Well, I missed the 'real' mistress (h/t Ace).
By a long, long, long shot.
Mark should've called Eliot, for his little black book.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Shut Down: Dodge, Chevrolet were once both winners.
Found this video just this morning. The Beach Boys, Shut Down; one of the best street-drag racing tunes ever recorded. Found with the lyrics; here ya go...
Lyrics:
The contenders:
'62 Dodge Dart Super-Stock with a 413 Max Wedge mill...
vs.
'63 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray with a 327 fuel-injected engine.
There's no doubt about which vehicle was better looking. The Beach Boys had a slick chick magnet; the Stingray is a fine looking piece of glass.
But I doubt that Stingray could've touched the 413 on the track. A little musician's leeway, I'd say.
A great tune from a long-bygone era.
Lyrics:
Shut Down
Tach it up
tach it up
Buddy gonna shut you down
It happened on the strip where the road is wide
(Oooo rev it up now)
Two cool shorts standin' side by side
(Oooo rev it up now)
Yeah, my fuel injected Stingray and a four-thirteen
(Oooo rev it up now)
Revvin' up our engines and it sounds real mean
(Oooo rev it up now)
Tach it up
tach it up
tach it up
Buddy gonna shut you down
Declinin' numbers at an even rate
(Oooo movin' out now)
At the count of one we both accelerate
(Oooo movin' out now)
My Stingray is light, the slicks are startin' to spin
(Oooo movin' out now)
But the four-thirteen's really diggin' in
(Oooo movin' out now)
Gotta be cool now power shift here we go
Superstock Dodge is windin' out in low
But my fuel injected Stingray's really startin' to go
To get the traction I'm ridin' the clutch
My pressure plate's burnin' that machine's too much
Pedal's to the floor hear the dual quads drink
(Oooo pump it up now)
And now the four-thirteen's lead is startin' to shrink
(Oooo pump it up now)
He's hot with ram induction but it's understood
(Oooo pump it up now)
I got a fuel injected engine sittin' under my hood
(Oooo pump it up now)
Shut it off
shut it off buddy now I shut you down
[repeat x 4]
The contenders:
'62 Dodge Dart Super-Stock with a 413 Max Wedge mill...
It can be argued that part of the Max Wedge appeal is that they were the fastest cars of their day, but, by most accounts, they didn't look the part. Some people find them downright ugly. Their outward appearance is Plain-Jane; no stripes, no badging. With the exception of the hood scoop on some '63 and '64 models, there is no tip-off to distinguish a Max Wedge from Grandma's slant-six grocery-getter. But make no mistake, Max Wedges can embarrass a brand-new Viper. They are fully capable of 12-second quarter mile times in stock trim. That's fast enough to pick off most motorcycles.
vs.
'63 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray with a 327 fuel-injected engine.
There's no doubt about which vehicle was better looking. The Beach Boys had a slick chick magnet; the Stingray is a fine looking piece of glass.
But I doubt that Stingray could've touched the 413 on the track. A little musician's leeway, I'd say.
A great tune from a long-bygone era.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
France Wins. Again. Sarkozy slams burqas as evidence of Muslim, Islamic Codes of Intolerance
As Conservatives give ground to Progressive thinking here in America; as merry old England disappears beneath the waves of out-of-control far-left policies; France (of all places!) rises to speak out against giving in...Truth, dat. There's no modern reasoning behind forcing women to wear such intolerant garments. Muslim women are routinely degraded, forced to stay separated from men in public (unless their 'owner' husband or another male family member is present), basically they are considered property of men; in worst cases they are beaten, stoned, clitorectomized, killed.Sarkozy says burqas are 'not welcome' in France
PARIS (AP) - President Nicolas Sarkozy lashed out Monday at the practice of wearing the Muslim burqa, insisting the full-body religious gown is a sign of the "debasement" of women and that it won't be welcome in France.
The French leader expressed support for a recent call by dozens of legislators to create a parliamentary commission to study a small but growing trend of wearing the full-body garment in France.
In the first presidential address in 136 years to a joint session of France's two houses of parliament, Sarkozy laid out his support for a ban even before the panel has been approved—braving critics who fear the issue is a marginal one and could stigmatize Muslims in France.
"In our country, we cannot accept that women be prisoners behind a screen, cut off from all social life, deprived of all identity," Sarkozy said to extended applause in a speech at the Chateau of Versailles southwest of Paris.
"The burqa is not a religious sign, it's a sign of subservience, a sign of debasement—I want to say it solemnly," he said. "It will not be welcome on the territory of the French Republic."
A religion that's not progressed past the 6th century has no rights to force their beliefs on a modern society or any who want to live in a modern society. Reform is suggested.
Forced reform, if necessary. Or go home.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Iran's Government: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Kahmenei. Got pike?
An interesting interactive available on WSJ shows 'balances of power' in Iran's Islamic theocracy. 
This screen shot doesn't do the interactive justice. I've captured the ultimate fountainhead of power in Iran, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the current so-called "Supreme Leader" (who succeeded Ayatollah (Imam) Ruhollah Khomeini, the originator of Iran's Islamic Revolution), from whom all real power flows.
Supposedly Ayatollah Khamenei's power is 'checked' by an "Assembly of Experts", a council comprised of 86 Clerics elected by the citizenry. But candidates to the "Assembly of Experts" must be vetted by the "Guardian Council". Half of the members of the "Guardian Council" are appointed directly by Ayatollah Khamenei, the other half appointed by the "Head of the Judiciary", who is also appointed by... Ayatollah Khamenei. Oh, the judiciary is based soley on Shi'a Islamic law; sharia law. There is no room for dissent to Shi'a Islamic law. Ayatollah Khamenei's power flows from Shi'a Islamic law. He is the ultimate theocrat (compare to, say, the Pope, who is a figurehead with no real power).
So, there's not much real power parceled out to anyone, unless that power is influenced by Ayatollah (Shi'a Islamic Law) Kahmenei.
This new, nascent Iranian revolution, if it occurs, would have to undo this Islamic form of government to be successful, really successful. We would have to see Ayatollah Kahmenei deposed, and Islamic Law diminished.
Oh. Remember this?
This screen shot doesn't do the interactive justice. I've captured the ultimate fountainhead of power in Iran, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the current so-called "Supreme Leader" (who succeeded Ayatollah (Imam) Ruhollah Khomeini, the originator of Iran's Islamic Revolution), from whom all real power flows.Supposedly Ayatollah Khamenei's power is 'checked' by an "Assembly of Experts", a council comprised of 86 Clerics elected by the citizenry. But candidates to the "Assembly of Experts" must be vetted by the "Guardian Council". Half of the members of the "Guardian Council" are appointed directly by Ayatollah Khamenei, the other half appointed by the "Head of the Judiciary", who is also appointed by... Ayatollah Khamenei. Oh, the judiciary is based soley on Shi'a Islamic law; sharia law. There is no room for dissent to Shi'a Islamic law. Ayatollah Khamenei's power flows from Shi'a Islamic law. He is the ultimate theocrat (compare to, say, the Pope, who is a figurehead with no real power).
So, there's not much real power parceled out to anyone, unless that power is influenced by Ayatollah (Shi'a Islamic Law) Kahmenei.
This new, nascent Iranian revolution, if it occurs, would have to undo this Islamic form of government to be successful, really successful. We would have to see Ayatollah Kahmenei deposed, and Islamic Law diminished.
Oh. Remember this?
I am absolutely confident that we made the right decision. And not only that, I'm absolutely confident that the actions we took in Iraq are influencing reformers and freedom lovers in the greater Middle East. And I believe that you're going to see the rise of democracy in many countries in the broader Middle East, which will lay the foundation for peace.
Monday 4 July 2005
President George W. Bush
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Ice Cream, Blood Fountain Touristy Type
Put President BOOOOOSH~! in a similar situation, the leftards would've howled for days.
If it goes around, it comes around. Merry-go-round. Welcome aboard.
Maggie's Farm has a nice commentary...
...and this pic I had to have.Ace rightly notes that the O's refusal to stand strong with the protesters can damage future relations with Iran. The man is a pussy, a Prom Queen. The only things he gets tough with are Republicans, FOX news, and our international allies and friends like the Brits and Israel.
Enjoy your Father's Day. Go for Ice Cream or something. I'm headed for the river.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
A new GIMP toy. Oh, and Iran is boiling over; Obama finally says something: "MY DAMNED WAFFLE! JUST LET ME EAT MY DAMNED WAFFLE!"
Found a new toy: G'MIC, the image processing workhorse plug-in for teh GIMP. I've been playing around with this image for awhile now; this is the 'reflected water' filter thinger.
Iran is boiling over. Follow the thing on (Believe it or Not!) Twitter. Seems Twitter is having it's 15 minutes.
Obama issues His Iran Proclamation; invoking Martin Luther King Jr.
That should stop the violence, O! .
Friday, June 19, 2009
Who needs photoshop?
and these seem appropriate...
“Come forth, Lazarus! And he came fifth and lost the job.” James Joyce
“Was there ever a time when the majority was right?" Notebooks of Lazarus Long, Robert Heinlein
Thursday, June 18, 2009
George Bush Slaps Obama around a bit...
Or, as Drudge headlines...
Excerpts, from the Better President...
This will give the Leftists more Bush to hate on. Look for a uptick in frothing Lefty spews at your favorite cesspools (e.g. Huffin'Po).
I for one appreciate President Bush's remarks. It's about time.
IT'S ON: W SLAMS O!Yep. I can dig it.
Excerpts, from the Better President...
"Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States," he said to huge cheers.On O!'s 'enhanced interrogation' and 'terrorist' policies (such as they are)...
"The way I decided to address the problem was twofold: One, use every technique and tool within the law to bring terrorists to justice before they strike again," he said, adding that the country needs to stay on offense, not defense.On health care...
"There are a lot of ways to remedy the situation without nationalizing health care," Mr. Bush said. "I worry about encouraging the government to replace the private sector when it comes to providing insurance for health care."Good for him.
This will give the Leftists more Bush to hate on. Look for a uptick in frothing Lefty spews at your favorite cesspools (e.g. Huffin'Po).
I for one appreciate President Bush's remarks. It's about time.
"August 2011"
LOLZ in the e-mail box...
(What's frightening is the debt burden that's being passed on to unborn children. You'd think Democrats would oppose abortions, so's they can have future taxpayers. They could term it "A New Way: Supporting Live Births as a Way Out of Our Debt", or something.)
It is August, 2011 in a little town in Northern California . It is raining, and the bleak, soggy town looks totally deserted. It is tough times...everybody is in debt......everybody lives on credit.by Unknown Author.
One day, a rich tourist comes to town. He enters the only hotel, lays a $100.00 bill on the reception counter, and goes to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one.
The hotel proprietor takes the $100.00 bill and runs to pay his debt to the butcher. The butcher takes the $100.00 bill, and runs to pay his debt to the pig farmer. The pig farmer takes the $100.00 bill, and runs to pay his debt to the feed store proprietor. The proprietor of the feed store takes the $100.00 bill and runs to pay his debt to the town's prostitute. (Who, in these hard times, gave her "services" on credit). The prostitute takes the $100.00 bill and runs to the hotel and pays off her debt to the proprietor for the rooms she rented when she brought her clients there. The hotel proprietor then lays the $100.00 bill back on the counter so that the rich tourist will not suspect anything.
The rich tourist comes down after inspecting the rooms, takes his $100..00 bill, and saying that he did not like any of the rooms, he leaves town. The whole town believes it is now without any debt, and looks to the future with great optimism! However, no one has actually earned anything.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how the United States Government under 'Obam-A-Lama-Ding-Dong' is doing business today. It is truly frightening.....
(What's frightening is the debt burden that's being passed on to unborn children. You'd think Democrats would oppose abortions, so's they can have future taxpayers. They could term it "A New Way: Supporting Live Births as a Way Out of Our Debt", or something.)
Republican counter proposal to Obama's Health Care (Socialization, Nationalization) Plan: FINALLY!
The Coburn - Ryan "Patient's Choice Act" has provisions to improve the nation's health care coverage by not socializing and nationalizing the health care industry...
Good for them. Obama's coverage would add a trillion or so to the already unsustainable debt load we're (and our kids ) are carrying.
Americans are beginning to see Obama's 'National Health Care' plan, that monster of a new and unsustainable social program, as the flood of troubles it will become. Obama would nationalize health care and punish 'lawbreakers' (smokers, sugary doughnut and snack cake eaters, those evil sedentary couch potatoes, and don't forget alcohol consumers!) with specialized new taxes and fines (for the wicked lifestyles of which they disapprove). Oh, and a new and exciting VAT tax. You go, "I will not raise taxes! Period." Obama.
Some plans Democrats will meet with venom. Republicans want to limit the scope of medical lawsuits and the trial lawyer's huge profits from malpractice insurers (see: John Edwards + mansion). Obama was met with boos during his speech to the AMA, when he told doctors he wouldn't change or limit patient's ability to sue. Of course not! Obama won't do anything against Unions or Trial Lawyers; that's the Democrat's bread and butter donors. He'll protect his Party's political interests before he will do anything good for the country.
Here's the plan: call - contact your Reps and Senators and tell 'em you support the Coburn - Ryan plan(s); tell 'em to forget about socializing and nationalizing America's Health Care Industry; and tell 'em you want to see these trial lawyers out on the streets with tin cups.
It's the only way to be sure.
h/t Karl Rove via Twitter
...is to leave in place the tax deduction companies receive for providing employees with health insurance and to create a "Medi-Choice" tax rebate that will give individuals $2,200 and families $5,700 to spend on health insurance.There's other plans and ideas various Republicans are discussing. Read at the link for more.The rebate will make health insurance more affordable, especially for young people. It also will make health insurance portable, which will free people from being locked into jobs they hate because they are afraid of losing their health insurance.
The Coburn-Ryan plan also helps the hard-to-insure and chronically ill because it shares their risk across all insurance companies, providing lower premiums than they might find now. It would help those in Medicaid because they receive private insurance rather than being forced into a one-size-fits-all government program in which doctors are increasingly refusing to participate.
Good for them. Obama's coverage would add a trillion or so to the already unsustainable debt load we're (and our kids ) are carrying.
Americans are beginning to see Obama's 'National Health Care' plan, that monster of a new and unsustainable social program, as the flood of troubles it will become. Obama would nationalize health care and punish 'lawbreakers' (smokers, sugary doughnut and snack cake eaters, those evil sedentary couch potatoes, and don't forget alcohol consumers!) with specialized new taxes and fines (for the wicked lifestyles of which they disapprove). Oh, and a new and exciting VAT tax. You go, "I will not raise taxes! Period." Obama.Some plans Democrats will meet with venom. Republicans want to limit the scope of medical lawsuits and the trial lawyer's huge profits from malpractice insurers (see: John Edwards + mansion). Obama was met with boos during his speech to the AMA, when he told doctors he wouldn't change or limit patient's ability to sue. Of course not! Obama won't do anything against Unions or Trial Lawyers; that's the Democrat's bread and butter donors. He'll protect his Party's political interests before he will do anything good for the country.
Here's the plan: call - contact your Reps and Senators and tell 'em you support the Coburn - Ryan plan(s); tell 'em to forget about socializing and nationalizing America's Health Care Industry; and tell 'em you want to see these trial lawyers out on the streets with tin cups.
It's the only way to be sure.
h/t Karl Rove via Twitter
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Dan Collins gets his move on...
...hanging out his shingle at Piece of Work in Progress. He's leaving Protein Wisdom.
Which is fine. PW is Jeff Goldstein's forum. I do think guest posters are important; it seems many bloggers rely on guest posters to cover the demands for new threads. Ace, Hot Air, and many others I don't have time to read, I'm sure.
A large blog needs guest posters or they turn into shitheaps such as that lefty hell Eschaton, where you find Duncan Black spewing post after post titled "NEW THREAD!" for his mindless atriodiots to cavort in with their one-line bits of inane trite. Not worth even the linking.
Good luck, Dan~! I'll be a constant bother. As is my wont.
Which is fine. PW is Jeff Goldstein's forum. I do think guest posters are important; it seems many bloggers rely on guest posters to cover the demands for new threads. Ace, Hot Air, and many others I don't have time to read, I'm sure.
A large blog needs guest posters or they turn into shitheaps such as that lefty hell Eschaton, where you find Duncan Black spewing post after post titled "NEW THREAD!" for his mindless atriodiots to cavort in with their one-line bits of inane trite. Not worth even the linking.
Good luck, Dan~! I'll be a constant bother. As is my wont.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Misuse of a Cutting Edge (and an attack on American Fashion)
These are epic fail(s) of monumental proportion(s)...
Oh. He must've seen this pic. And this article.
That's Michelle Obama, walking Baracky's dawg. Michelle, in her shorts. Wearing an orangey not-the-VOLS t-shirt. Showing off that gargantuan backside. Winning fashion awards. No, really. Baby's got back.
Sheesh.
Next time, suicide dude, just strap that picture on your steering wheel and drive off the South Rim.
People would understand.
h/t the backside pic: Carin, then SondraK (I had to see it twice before it registered... )
Misuse of a sword, damaging a perfectly good pool, those are property crimes. The real crime is the attempt fail. If he wanted to kill himself before this debacle, I'd guess he's really wanting to get away right about now.Mesa man tries to commit suicide using sword, steering wheel
A 27-year-old Mesa man drove through the block wall of a Chandler home and ended up in the pool after an apparent suicide attempt Tuesday morning, Chandler Police spokesman Sgt. Joe Favazzo said.The man positioned a 24-inch sword through the steering wheel and tied it in place with a T-shirt. Favazzo said when he drove through the wall, the airbag deployed and bent the sword.
The car broke through the fence and crashed into the pool, but he got himself out.
The man was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, including a cut in the neck from the sword, said Favazzo.
It is unknown whether he will be charged with any crimes.
Oh. He must've seen this pic. And this article.
That's Michelle Obama, walking Baracky's dawg. Michelle, in her shorts. Wearing an orangey not-the-VOLS t-shirt. Showing off that gargantuan backside. Winning fashion awards. No, really. Baby's got back.
Sheesh.
Next time, suicide dude, just strap that picture on your steering wheel and drive off the South Rim.
People would understand.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Framing David Letterman's INTENT: feel the PAIN, David!
Concerned, he is, with how we 'perceived' his poor little joke...
I guess two sides can play the ‘frame the intent any way we damn well please’ game, eh, Dave? It’s about time we started replying to these bastards in kind. Saul Alinsky would be proud, and damned if I’ll feel ashamed.
If we don’t use and play by the full set of rules our adversaries use, we’ll fail at the game. Can we afford to do that, given the stakes?
Get him. Blood in the water, and all of that.
“And then I was watching the Jim Lehrer ‘Newshour’ – this commentator, the columnist Mark Shields, was talking about how I had made this indefensible joke about the 14-year-old girl, and I thought, ‘Oh, boy, now I’m beginning to understand what the problem is here. It’s the perception rather than the intent.’ It doesn’t make any difference what my intent was, it’s the perception.Ahh, Dave, that makes it all better. Well, let me 'frame' your intent exactly how I want to frame it:
I guess two sides can play the ‘frame the intent any way we damn well please’ game, eh, Dave? It’s about time we started replying to these bastards in kind. Saul Alinsky would be proud, and damned if I’ll feel ashamed.
If we don’t use and play by the full set of rules our adversaries use, we’ll fail at the game. Can we afford to do that, given the stakes?
Get him. Blood in the water, and all of that.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
"Remember Me"
How did I miss this one?
27 million views, as of today. When the forwarded e-mail finally reached me, it had "only" 3 million views.
Written by 15 year-old Lizzie Palmer.
Here's the original e-mail content; a full-screen FLASH version. I'd never seen videos disseminated this way before; it's well worth viewing full screen.
27 million views, as of today. When the forwarded e-mail finally reached me, it had "only" 3 million views.
Written by 15 year-old Lizzie Palmer.
Here's the original e-mail content; a full-screen FLASH version. I'd never seen videos disseminated this way before; it's well worth viewing full screen.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
...if Piper Palin were to confront that jack's ass David Letterman, on his remarks about her sister(s)...
I wonder, would this embroglio have stunk more (and caused even higher high dudgeon) if Sarah had taken Piper to the game rather than the obviously interchangeable (in the minds of David Letterman's shrugging defenders) tag team of Willow - Bristol?
Letterman's hateful comedic attacks are something little Piper has to look forward to when her teen years arrive: these guaranteed-to-occur examples of Lefty hates and bromides that they’ve crafted just for Sarah and her family, because of their blind, raving hatred for Sarah Palin.
Since my initial kneejerk post on Letterman's assholery, I've vacillated on whether we should just laugh this off as just another attack on Sarah and her kids; or hold David Letterman as responsible for his comments as Imus was held for his. After listening to Sarah Palin's interview on Good Morning America yesterday morning, I guess we should rise up, and support a squash to this thing, after all.
UPDATE
Chad over at Ace's place has posted contact information for David Letterman's advertisers.
And, FIRE DAVID LETTERMAN! (the petition drive).
Saul Alinsky would be proud.
Friday, June 12, 2009
A Recession Chart: Where are we right now?
This is a blogger image upload; you'll have to click it to read the chart. h/t the chart to Chart of the Day dot com.
Chastity gets a(nother) Bono
From the newly-hatched "Friday Strangeness" category, this bit of out-there weirdness...
Pretty much sums up my thoughts on this bit of ludicrousness as well, Dixie.
I wonder where she'll find the store selling, you know, "add-ons".
Heh. Slow news day.
Sonny Bono is still unable to be reached for comment (but we could always ask Dixie Carter to reprise her channeling efforts, as illustrated in this 1992 video, but I'm thinking that might get Cher slapped or projectile vomited or something, and Dixie doesn't need that on her conscious.)Cher's daughter Chastity Bono announces sex change
LOS ANGELES -- Chastity Bono is having a sex change to become a man. A spokesman for the daughter of Sonny and Cher says Bono "has made the courageous decision to honor his true identity" and began the sex-change process earlier this year.
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The 40-year-old writer, activist and reality-TV star came out as gay 20 years ago.
Pretty much sums up my thoughts on this bit of ludicrousness as well, Dixie.
I wonder where she'll find the store selling, you know, "add-ons".
Heh. Slow news day.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Rightist - Leftist Hater Kills at the Holocaust Memorial
So. Let me get his straight.
A crazy old white man, a known, lifetime white supremacist (NOT that ex-Klansman Kleagle Robert Byrd (D) Senator from West Virginia) goes into a Holocaust Memorial Museum and kills Security Guard Stephen T. Johns. Who, by the way, is white.
(Who knows? Robert Byrd might've recruited this guy for $10, back in the day.)
This guy, James W. von Brunn, is a known nut case from way back; spewing conspiracy theories and holocaust denials. He's been thrown in jail, once for carrying guns into the Federal Reserve. (Why was he released so soon for that, I wonder?) He's a hater of blacks. Jews. Whites. Neocons. Bush. You name it, he hates it. Sound like a Leftist to me.
Now, we hear the left-wing bloggers starting to point fingers at the Right; saying that this is normative for conservatives. But wait...this guy hated everybody...
Wait...
Definitely a Leftist Democrat, I'd say.
A crazy old white man, a known, lifetime white supremacist (NOT that ex-Klansman Kleagle Robert Byrd (D) Senator from West Virginia) goes into a Holocaust Memorial Museum and kills Security Guard Stephen T. Johns. Who, by the way, is white.
(Who knows? Robert Byrd might've recruited this guy for $10, back in the day.)
This guy, James W. von Brunn, is a known nut case from way back; spewing conspiracy theories and holocaust denials. He's been thrown in jail, once for carrying guns into the Federal Reserve. (Why was he released so soon for that, I wonder?) He's a hater of blacks. Jews. Whites. Neocons. Bush. You name it, he hates it. Sound like a Leftist to me.
Now, we hear the left-wing bloggers starting to point fingers at the Right; saying that this is normative for conservatives. But wait...this guy hated everybody...
Hmmm...hating Jews, Neocons and Bill O'Reilly, huh? Are we sure this guy isn't a Leftist Democrat?Holocaust Museum Killer "Despised JEWS-NEOCONS-BILL O’REILLY"
Via Brian Faughnan, Kathy Shaidle at Examiner.com links to some of James von Brunn's deranged anti-Semitic Internet writings, in which the Holocaust museum killer spouted 9/11 conspiracy theories and claimed that he "despise[d] JEWS-NEOCONS-BILL O’REILLY".
Wait...
Update: Looks like this guy was a 9/11 "truther" who hated Bush, McCain, and "neo-cons."Well. A Bush hater.
Definitely a Leftist Democrat, I'd say.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Ruh roh...French Officials say that terrorists might have boarded doomed Air France Flight 447
There may be a terrorist connection, or there may be just some French pride needs salvaging. Well-informed PW commentator Ric Locke...
I'll go out on a limb and blame terrorists. It's been a bit quiet on the terrorism front lately, and we realize they aren't going away anytime soon.
Don't we?
Accidents do happen. But on May 27, an Air France flight from Buenos Aires to Paris was delayed because of a threat; searched for 2 hours then allowed to depart.Comment by Ric Locke on 6/10 @ 10:26 am
Re: the Air France crash — you want to keep firmly in mind that Airbus Industrie is a jewel in the crown of the French Government. Think “Airbus = Obama” and “French Establishment = American Media”.
If it turned out that a major lightning strike killed all the computers or that the turbulence broke the back of the airplane (or both), it would be a major black mark for Airbus and a blow to French prestige. They can be counted on to do whatever handwaving and bloviating they are able to manage to avoid that. Look how the robot revolt and subsequent crash, in front of the world aviation community at a major air show, got eventually spun. (The pilot knew what to do and tried it; the computers said non, m’sieu and refused to allow it. The crash was blamed on the pilot.)
Jihadists go on vacation occasionally and get transferred to different parts of the enterprise just like any other business people. Even if it turned out that those guys were part of the Islamic People’s Front, it could just be that they were being sent to take charge of the car-b-que concession in the Paris suburbs.
Regards,
Ric
I'll go out on a limb and blame terrorists. It's been a bit quiet on the terrorism front lately, and we realize they aren't going away anytime soon.
Don't we?
Ed Whelan's apology to Publius, decoded
For that reason, I recognize that Publius may understandably regard my apology as inadequate.Decoded:
“Publius, you sack of ape shit what was previously digested by a Chacoan Peccary, don’t take this ‘apology’ seriously. I’m actually laughing uproariously and getting a world of new readers to boot. FOAD.”
Thank You, Fox News: Charles Krauthammer's comments
Charles Krauthammer won the 11th Annual 2009 Eric Breindel Award for Excellence in Opinion Journalism; his acceptance speech yesterday included remarks lauding Fox News...
Did I mention that Charles Krauthammer is quickly becoming my favorite pundit? I thought so.AT a time when awards in the humanities are a near-monopoly of the left -- Nobel peace prizes awarded to those, from Yasir Arafat to Jimmy Carter, who give the most succor to the forces of terror and tyranny; Pulitzers given to whichever newspaper can expose the more damaging national-security secrets -- it is important for there to be an award to recognize and encourage journalism and, more generally, political thinking of a different kind.
In that respect, there should be a special award for Fox News. Fox has done a great service to the American polity -- singlehandedly breaking up the intellectual and ideological monopoly that for decades exerted hegemony (to use a favorite lefty cliché) over the broadcast media.
...
The reason Fox News has thrived and grown is because it offers a vibrant and honest alternative to those who could not abide yet another day of the news delivered to them beneath layer after layer of often undisguised liberalism.
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
David Letterman's disgusting comments re: a 14-y.o. girl. FU, DL
h/t Dan Collins (who makes a joke as well.)
Oh. from here on out, Fuck David Letterman. He's done, finished, no more, over, kaput. Dead to me.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg stops the sale of Chrysler to Fiat...
...totally annoying The One.
It's best if these Unions find their way to the shitheaps. GMC's, too.
I hope they fail. For the good of the Nation.
The Obama Administration argued Monday that no court, including the Supreme Court, has the authority to hear a challenge by Indiana benefit plans to the role the U.S. Treasury played in the Chrysler rescue, including the use of “bailout” (TARP) funds. The Indiana debt holders, U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan wrote, simply have no right to raise that issue, thus putting it out of the reach of the courts.Fantastic I think. If Chrysler has to liquidate, the Union Contracts are worthless.
Unless the Supreme Court is prepared to grant full review of the Chrysler deal and decided it on the merits by June 15 (a cutoff date set by Fiat), Kagan said, entry of a stay order “could itself have the effect of preventing the sale from going forward.”
Only two outcomes are now possible, the brief added. “Either the sale will go forward, in which case NewChrysler will be able to restart the production lines — or Chrysler will be liquidated.”
The $2 billion sale of Chrysler's assets to a new company that will be 68 percent controlled by a healthcare trust aligned with the United Auto Workers union was approved by a U.S. bankruptcy judge on June 1.The New York Post says 55%, but still that's majority.
Fiat will control 20 percent, the U.S. and Canadian governments will control the other 12 percent.
While the UAW is getting a 55 percent stake in a newly restructured Chrysler, the lenders are getting around 29 cents on the dollar, and no upside potential.
Uncle Sam last month saved Chrysler by pumping $3 billion in financing into it and facilitating the sale to Fiat, in part by promising the union a huge stake in the firm in exchange for concessions.
It's best if these Unions find their way to the shitheaps. GMC's, too.
I hope they fail. For the good of the Nation.
Monday, June 08, 2009
Sarah Palin: "Told ya so!" (The Good) AND Michelle Obama glaring at Carla Bruni Sarcozy (The BAD and the UGLY, in one Klingonny moment).
This photo, and the line on Drudge. I had to have it. Posterity, and all that...
Also in my RSS Reader tonight, via Dan Collins: Michelle Obama glaring at, obviously hating on, Carla Bruni Sarcozy. Just look at that expression!
Sheesh, M'chelle, we know you lost the looks contest. At least you can show a little grace about it. There's no need to hate, honey~!
Remember this? "I see a beautiful woman. And a garden ho."
Sarah Palin hits FOXNEWS tonight for the big 'Told Ya So' interview, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.Now, that may be worth watching.
As President Obama vows to spend the 'stimulus' faster, Governor Palin tells host Sean Hannity: 'You gotta quit digging that hole!'
HANNITY: What do you make of – look at the state of the economy now...
PALIN: Well, when you consider that the federal government is about eleven trillion dollars in debt, and we’re borrowing more to spend more.. it defies any sensible economic policy that any of us ever learned through college. It defies economy practices and principles that tell ya ‘you gotta quit digging that hole when you are in that financial hole’ ...
"America is digging a deeper hole and how are we paying for this government largesse. We’re borrowing. We’re borrowing from China and we consider that now we own sixty percent of GENERAL MOTORS – or the U.S. government does… But who is the U.S. government becoming more indebted to? It’s China. So that leads you to have to ask who is really going to own our car industry than in America."
HANNITY: You know but it goes back - It does go back a little to the campaign. I mean, ‘spread the wealth, patriotic duty…’
PALIN: Kind of a ‘we told ya so’.
HANNITY: Well, is that how you feel?
PALIN: That’s how I feel! I feel like… and I think that more and more constituents are going to open their eyes now and open their ears to hear what is really going on and realize ok… Maybe we didn’t have a good way of expressing that, or articulating that message of ‘here is what America could potentially become if we grow government to such a degree that we cannot pay for it and we have to borrow money from other countries, some countries that don’t necessarily like America.
And this many months into the new administration, quite disappointed, quite frustrated with not seeing those actions to rein in spending, slow down the growth of government. Instead Sean it is the complete opposite. It’s expanding at such a large degree that if Americans aren’t paying attention, unfortunately our country could evolve into something that we do not even recognize.
HANNITY: Socialism?
PALIN: Well, that is where we are headed. That is where we have to be blunt enough and candid enough and honest enough with Americans to let them know that if we keep going down these roads… nationalizing many of our services, our projects, our businesses, yes that is where we would head. And that is why Americans have to be paying attention. And we have to have our voices heard. And ultimately it need to be our will, the American people’s will imposed on Washington, instead of the other way around.
The interview is set to air tonight on FOXNEWS, 9 PM ET.
Also in my RSS Reader tonight, via Dan Collins: Michelle Obama glaring at, obviously hating on, Carla Bruni Sarcozy. Just look at that expression!
Sheesh, M'chelle, we know you lost the looks contest. At least you can show a little grace about it. There's no need to hate, honey~!
Remember this? "I see a beautiful woman. And a garden ho."
Sunday, June 07, 2009
God is Great; Beer is Good, and People are Crazy.
Out by the pool; hearing the wisdom of philosophers, trapped in a country music song…
God is great; beer is good
and people are crazy.
What can we do for them?
This comment, from an American soldier recently deployed to Iraq is worth disseminating to a larger audience.
As far as the infighting here at home, well, we as Conservatives - Classical Liberals have given much ground, too much ground, driven by the moderates: George Bush, John McCain (and, now, his oblate daughter); the Frums and the Noonans and the Parkers and the Brooks, among others, who would drag us to become synched and indistinguishable from the Left and nearly indiscernible from our enemies (yes, enemies). We must separate from that crowd, or risk becoming like them.
Don't worry so much about us here at home. Be Safe, and come home to your family.
And, Thank You for your service to our country.
You have my prayers, Danger.Comment by Danger on 6/7 @ 6:16 am
Comment by happyfeet on 6/6 @ 9:56 pm #
I vacillate. Being of good cheer, what if that’s irresponsible just now? Mr. Soros’ president is bent upon making my little country a loathsome and shriveled thing to my eyes. He wants to alienate my affections from my little country. You can see the conundrum in finding the win/win, no?
Happy feet,
Ten days ago I left my wife and three girls at an airport prior to departing to Iraq for a year. It was a painful experience as I have ever had.
All of my girls and my wife were in tears and my youngest one asked why I had to go and why couldn’t we just go home.
I hope you find reason for encouragement that thousands of other Military members having similar painful separations continue to serve because we believe that America is “worth it”.
Like most Americans my hope is that my Girls will have the same opportunities that I had and they will go on to live as meaningful and joyful life as I have.
There a couple of things that might spoil this 1. Tragedy strikes and I am not quite as tough as I promised my Girls and 2. My fellow conservatives continue to canabalize themselves and the left agenda becomes more entrenched making the country I left unrecognizeable when I return.
I have just two requests while I am gone. 1. Your prayers for a successful deployment and a safe return (for me and all of my fellow service members).
and 2. Debates and academic discussions are encouraged but please save your heaviest artillery for the other side. Do not be discouraged about current events because the tide will change. I expect that people that visit and contribute to sites like this one will be the ones pushing the tide and not drowning in it.
God Bless and remember volleys down range
As far as the infighting here at home, well, we as Conservatives - Classical Liberals have given much ground, too much ground, driven by the moderates: George Bush, John McCain (and, now, his oblate daughter); the Frums and the Noonans and the Parkers and the Brooks, among others, who would drag us to become synched and indistinguishable from the Left and nearly indiscernible from our enemies (yes, enemies). We must separate from that crowd, or risk becoming like them.
Don't worry so much about us here at home. Be Safe, and come home to your family.
And, Thank You for your service to our country.
Saturday, June 06, 2009
Friday, June 05, 2009
Obama's visit to Egypt ... Sphinx Obama UPDATE: SPHINXTER !
...posing, I think. Not in front of the Sphinx, but for the Sphinx.
At least, he's not in front of Mt. Rushmore, posing. At least not yet.
(If you haven't already, see Charles Krauthammer's take on "The Speech".)
UPDATE
Dan Collins wins the impromptu caption contest I hosted at the Pub.
And, thanks! to Dan for showcasing this pshop in his excellent post "Behind the Cult of Obama, and It's Future" on Protein Wisdom...
At least, he's not in front of Mt. Rushmore, posing. At least not yet.
(If you haven't already, see Charles Krauthammer's take on "The Speech".)
UPDATE
Dan Collins wins the impromptu caption contest I hosted at the Pub.
And, thanks! to Dan for showcasing this pshop in his excellent post "Behind the Cult of Obama, and It's Future" on Protein Wisdom...
Now, I’m going to make a prediction. Whether we know it or not, Shakespeare has already mapped out the memetic trajectory of the Obamas in Antony & Cleopatra. Shakespeare’s great project in that play–the most difficult to stage of all of his dramas–was to counterpoint the regime of virile Roman power with the alternative of a co-regency in which what the literary critics would now call “the feminine” and “the masculine” principles are brought to bear equally. The stark utilitarianism of Roman diction and power projection is contrasted with the otiose pleasures of the Egyptian court at Alexandria. And behind that imagery of the marriage of the sun and the moon, Shakespeare has performed an epistemological act of archaeology that Foucault could hardly dream of, dredging up from behind North’s Amyot’s Plutarch the actual challenge posed in Egyptian history to traditional Egyptian religion by Amenhaten and his famous consort, Nefertiti.You'll have to read that post. Dan pours his heart into that one.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Obama's "Muslim" Speech: Charles Krauthammer's Silver-Tongued Hammer
Charles Krauthammer, speaking on Barack Obama's "Abstraction, Self-Absorption, Vapidity, Moral Equivalence" via Mary Katherine Ham.
Krauthammer is rapidly becoming my favorite Conservative pundit.
David Carradine chooses the noose...
...instead of the sword.
Why a noose I wonder?
"Kill Bill", "Kung Fu" among his credits. "Shane" the TV series, too, in 1966. But he was no Alan Ladd.
Hmmmph. A Hollywoodish ending. But out of character, that's for sure.
Condolences to his family.
UPDATE: Dan has the...rest...of the story.
Actor David Carradine Dead at 72
Why a noose I wonder?
"Kill Bill", "Kung Fu" among his credits. "Shane" the TV series, too, in 1966. But he was no Alan Ladd.
Hmmmph. A Hollywoodish ending. But out of character, that's for sure.
Condolences to his family.
UPDATE: Dan has the...rest...of the story.
UPDATE 2 Just...damn.
An O! FAIRY TALE (from the innards of my overstuffed e-mail box)
An O! FAIRY TALE
(Written by a Pastor's Wife ?)
And it came to pass in the Age of Insanity that the people of the land called America, having lost their morals, their initiative, and their will to defend their liberties, chose as their Supreme Leader that person known as "The One".
He emerged from the vapors with a message that had no meaning; but He hypnotized the people telling them,
"I am sent to save you. My lack of experience, my questionable ethics, my monstrous ego, and my association with evil doers are of no consequence. For I shall save you with Hope and Change. Go, therefore, and proclaim throughout the land that he who preceded me is evil, that he has defiled the nation, and that all he has built must be destroyed."
And the people rejoiced, for even though they knew not what "The One" would do, he had promised that it was good; and they believed.
And "The One" said,
"We live in the greatest country in the world. Help me change everything about it!"
And the people said, "Hallelujah!! Change is good!"
Then He said,
"We are going to tax the rich fat-cats."
And the people said, "Sock it to them! And redistribute their wealth. Show us the money!"
And then He said,
"Redistribution of wealth is good for everybody."
And Joe the Plumber asked, "Are you kidding me? You're going to steal my money and give it to the deadbeats??"
And "The One" ridiculed and taunted him, and Joe's personal records were hacked and publicized.
One lone reporter asked, "Isn't that Marxist policy?" And she was banished from the kingdom!
Then a citizen asked, "With no foreign relations experience and having zero military experience or knowledge, how will you deal with radical terrorists?"
And "The One" said,
"Simple. I shall sit with them and talk with them and show them how nice we really are; and they will forget that they ever wanted to kill us all!"
And the people said, "Hallelujah!! We are safe at last, and we can beat our weapons into free cars for the people!"
Then "The One" said,
"I shall give 95% of you lower taxes."
And one, lone voice said, "But 40% of us don't pay ANY taxes."
So "The One" said,
"Then I shall give you some of the taxes the fat-cats pay!"
And the people said, "Hallelujah!! Show us the money!"
Then "The One" said,
"I shall tax your Capital Gains when you sell your homes!"
And the people yawned and the slumping housing market collapsed.
And He said,
"I shall mandate employer-funded health care for EVERY worker and raise the minimum wage. And I shall give every person unlimited healthcare and medicine and transportation to the clinics."
And the people said, "Give me some of that!"
Then he said,
"I shall penalize employers who ship jobs overseas."
And the people said, "Where's my rebate check?"
Then "The One" said,
"I shall bankrupt the coal industry and electricity rates will skyrocket!"
And the people said, "Coal is dirty, coal is evil, no more coal! But we don't care for that part about higher electric rates."
So "The One" said,
"Not to worry. If your rebate isn't enough to cover your expenses, we shall bail you out. Just sign up with ACORN and your troubles are over!"
Then He said,
"Illegal immigrants feel scorned and slighted Let's grant them amnesty, Social Security, free education, free lunches, free medical care, bi-lingual signs and guaranteed housing..."
And the people said, "Hallelujah!!" And they made him King!
And so it came to pass that employers, facing spiraling costs and ever-higher taxes, raised their prices and laid off workers. Others simply gave up and went out of business and the economy sank as a rock dropped from a cliff. The banking industry was destroyed. Manufacturing slowed to a crawl. And more of the people were without a means of support.
Then "The One" said,
"I am the "The One" - The Messiah - and I'm here to save you! We shall just print more money so everyone will have enough!"
But our foreign trading partners said unto Him, "Wait a minute. Your dollar is not worth a pile of camel dung! You will have to pay more..."
And the people said, "Wait a minute. That is unfair!!"
And the world said, "Neither are these other idiotic programs you have embraced. Lo, you have become a Socialist state and a second-rate power. Now you shall play by our rules!"
And the people cried out, "Alas, alas!! What have we done?"
But yea verily, it was too late. The people set upon "The One"and spat upon him and stoned him, and his name was dung. And the once mighty nation was no more; and the once proud people were without sustenance or shelter or hope. And the Change "The One" had given them was as a poison that had destroyed them and like a whirlwind that consumed all that they had built.
And the people beat their chests in despair and cried out in anguish, "Give us back our nation and our pride and our hope!!"
But it was too late, and their homeland was no more.
(A fairy tale, sure, but to a degree, there's much in here that's based on truth.... and you know how fairy tales sometimes carry those pesky barely-hidden enlightenments... )
(Written by a Pastor's Wife ?)
And it came to pass in the Age of Insanity that the people of the land called America, having lost their morals, their initiative, and their will to defend their liberties, chose as their Supreme Leader that person known as "The One".
He emerged from the vapors with a message that had no meaning; but He hypnotized the people telling them,
"I am sent to save you. My lack of experience, my questionable ethics, my monstrous ego, and my association with evil doers are of no consequence. For I shall save you with Hope and Change. Go, therefore, and proclaim throughout the land that he who preceded me is evil, that he has defiled the nation, and that all he has built must be destroyed."
And the people rejoiced, for even though they knew not what "The One" would do, he had promised that it was good; and they believed.
And "The One" said,
"We live in the greatest country in the world. Help me change everything about it!"
And the people said, "Hallelujah!! Change is good!"
Then He said,
"We are going to tax the rich fat-cats."
And the people said, "Sock it to them! And redistribute their wealth. Show us the money!"
And then He said,
"Redistribution of wealth is good for everybody."
And Joe the Plumber asked, "Are you kidding me? You're going to steal my money and give it to the deadbeats??"
And "The One" ridiculed and taunted him, and Joe's personal records were hacked and publicized.
One lone reporter asked, "Isn't that Marxist policy?" And she was banished from the kingdom!
Then a citizen asked, "With no foreign relations experience and having zero military experience or knowledge, how will you deal with radical terrorists?"
And "The One" said,
"Simple. I shall sit with them and talk with them and show them how nice we really are; and they will forget that they ever wanted to kill us all!"
And the people said, "Hallelujah!! We are safe at last, and we can beat our weapons into free cars for the people!"
Then "The One" said,
"I shall give 95% of you lower taxes."
And one, lone voice said, "But 40% of us don't pay ANY taxes."
So "The One" said,
"Then I shall give you some of the taxes the fat-cats pay!"
And the people said, "Hallelujah!! Show us the money!"
Then "The One" said,
"I shall tax your Capital Gains when you sell your homes!"
And the people yawned and the slumping housing market collapsed.
And He said,
"I shall mandate employer-funded health care for EVERY worker and raise the minimum wage. And I shall give every person unlimited healthcare and medicine and transportation to the clinics."
And the people said, "Give me some of that!"
Then he said,
"I shall penalize employers who ship jobs overseas."
And the people said, "Where's my rebate check?"
Then "The One" said,
"I shall bankrupt the coal industry and electricity rates will skyrocket!"
And the people said, "Coal is dirty, coal is evil, no more coal! But we don't care for that part about higher electric rates."
So "The One" said,
"Not to worry. If your rebate isn't enough to cover your expenses, we shall bail you out. Just sign up with ACORN and your troubles are over!"
Then He said,
"Illegal immigrants feel scorned and slighted Let's grant them amnesty, Social Security, free education, free lunches, free medical care, bi-lingual signs and guaranteed housing..."
And the people said, "Hallelujah!!" And they made him King!
And so it came to pass that employers, facing spiraling costs and ever-higher taxes, raised their prices and laid off workers. Others simply gave up and went out of business and the economy sank as a rock dropped from a cliff. The banking industry was destroyed. Manufacturing slowed to a crawl. And more of the people were without a means of support.
Then "The One" said,
"I am the "The One" - The Messiah - and I'm here to save you! We shall just print more money so everyone will have enough!"
But our foreign trading partners said unto Him, "Wait a minute. Your dollar is not worth a pile of camel dung! You will have to pay more..."
And the people said, "Wait a minute. That is unfair!!"
And the world said, "Neither are these other idiotic programs you have embraced. Lo, you have become a Socialist state and a second-rate power. Now you shall play by our rules!"
And the people cried out, "Alas, alas!! What have we done?"
But yea verily, it was too late. The people set upon "The One"and spat upon him and stoned him, and his name was dung. And the once mighty nation was no more; and the once proud people were without sustenance or shelter or hope. And the Change "The One" had given them was as a poison that had destroyed them and like a whirlwind that consumed all that they had built.
And the people beat their chests in despair and cried out in anguish, "Give us back our nation and our pride and our hope!!"
But it was too late, and their homeland was no more.
(A fairy tale, sure, but to a degree, there's much in here that's based on truth.... and you know how fairy tales sometimes carry those pesky barely-hidden enlightenments... )
"Reengagement with reality is among the recession's benefits."
George Will, on "The Goode Family" and the bursting of the "Green Bubble".
A goode read (right after reading yesterday’s spanking of NASA for it’s belated notice of the Sun, of course).
A goode read (right after reading yesterday’s spanking of NASA for it’s belated notice of the Sun, of course).
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
More on the Muslim Killer: Not so 'Random' after all...
...seems Abdulhakim Muhammad's terrorist attack on U.S. servicemen wasn't 'spur of the moment'...
We've seen the results of Islamic - Muslim terrorism - they don't even care if they kill other Muslims who might be in the way of the primary target(s). This guy just wanted to kill soldiers, armed or unarmed (preferably unarmed, as he, like all terrorists, are pig's pussies). Or children. Or Jews.
Oh, and nothing yet from the Commander in Chief. Whoever that is.
Islam, the Religion of Peace ™.
The suspect in a deadly military recruiting center shooting in Little Rock, Ark., conducted Google Map searches of several sites there and in other U.S. cities, a law enforcement official tells FOX News.Here's the classic modus operandi of a true 'terrorist': someone who does not know or care who his target is. Mohammed could care less what his victims were named, only caring that they wear a U.S. Service uniform. Or be a child. Or a Baptist. Or a Jew.
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Also Wednesday, The Associated Press, also citing an unnamed official, said some of the sites searched and mapped out on Google were Jewish organizations, a child care center, a Baptist church, a post office and military recruiting centers in the southeastern U.S. and New York and Philadelphia.
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Private William Long, 23, was killed and Private Quinton I. Ezeagwula, 18, was wounded. Both completed basic training within the past two weeks and had never seen combat. Ezeagwula was in stable condition at a hospital.
Muhammad is being held without bond.
Muhammad is accused of carrying out a targeted attack against U.S. forces because of "political and religious motives" and already had been under investigation by the FBI at the time of the shootings.
An FBI joint terrorism task force based in the southern U.S. reportedly had been tracking Muhammad after he traveled to Yemen and was arrested and jailed there for using a Somali passport, an official told The Associated Press. The probe had been in its early stages and based on Muhammad's trip to Yemen, ABC News reported.
While there, Muhammad, who was born and raised in Tennessee, studied jihad with an Islamic scholar, according to Jihadwatch.org. He moved to Little Rock in April.
At Tuesday's court hearing, Deputy Prosecutor Scott Duncan said Muhammad told investigators that "he would have killed more soldiers had they been in the parking lot."
We've seen the results of Islamic - Muslim terrorism - they don't even care if they kill other Muslims who might be in the way of the primary target(s). This guy just wanted to kill soldiers, armed or unarmed (preferably unarmed, as he, like all terrorists, are pig's pussies). Or children. Or Jews.
Oh, and nothing yet from the Commander in Chief. Whoever that is.
Islam, the Religion of Peace ™.
Where da Honeybees at? (Photo of a Carpenter Bee Pollinating a Cactus Bloom)
This is a carpenter bee, pollinating in my cactus. A couple years ago, mostly all I had were honeybees; now, I've seen absolutely no honeybees.
Worrisome. But, a nice shot of this big bee-atch.
Worrisome. But, a nice shot of this big bee-atch.
The Killing Obama Ignored (because the killer was a Muslim?)
The Left celebrates their newest Hero and Martyr, Dr. Tiller.Soldier killed after Muslim convert opens fire on U.S army recruiting centre
Nary a word about soldier William Long, killed by this newly-converted Muslim. Nor a word about Quinton Ezagwula, wounded in the attack by this newly-converted Muslim. Nothing yet from President Barack Hussein Obama (who recently came out of the closet, admitting long after the election was over that yes, he has Muslim heritage). But Obama was quick to jump in on the Tiller killing...
Here's the President:From the Atlantic's Jeffery Goldberg (h/t Ace)...
I am shocked and outraged by the murder of Dr. George Tiller as he attended church services this morning. However profound our differences as Americans over difficult issues such as abortion, they cannot be resolved by heinous acts of violence.
The eight a.m. NPR news update today included word of the fatal shooting of one soldier and the wounding of another outside an army recruiting station in Arkansas. The news reader, Nora Raum, outlined the incident and stated that the shooting appeared to have "religious motivations." She did not name the suspect, Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad, or tell NPR listeners what those religious motivations might be. In other words, it could have been a radical Unitarian who gunned down the soldiers, or possibly a violent Presbyterian.Don't you love the typical Leftist's (and their leader and spokesman, Barack Hussein Obama's) empathy...?
Why the shyness? Why not tell people what is actually happening in the world? We saw this a couple of weeks ago, when the press only gingerly acknowledged that the malevolent though incompetent suspects in the synagogue bombing-conspiracy case in New York were converts to Islam. How is the public served by this kind of silence? The extremist Christian beliefs of George Tiller's alleged murderer are certainly relevant to that case, and no one in my profession is hesitant to discuss them. Why the hesitancy to talk about the motivations of the man who allegedly killed Pvt. William Long?
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Chinese Students Laugh in Geithner's Face -- and, by proxy, they Laugh in Barack Hussein Obama's Face too.
This is our future: The World, laughing in our faces, as we are reduced to an atrophied, fractional sliver of the nation our fathers and their grandfathers worked their asses off building.First, Pravda laughs at our descent into Marxism "with barely a whimper", while most Americans were too busy watching American Idol to notice.
Now, China owns our debt, and we are reduced to begging for more and more and more money to support our bailed-out, failing economy. Barack sends Timothy Geithner to Beijing to beg for more. More time, more money, false promises. The Chinese people know more than American citizens, so...they laughed in his face.
There you go. GM goes bankrupt; the end of America's most greatest capitalist business endeavor ever, a symbol of our nation's economic strength over the decades, tits-up. Thanks, Leftists, and the Union thugs who supported you.Geithner tells China its dollar assets are safe
A major goal of Geithner's maiden visit to China as Treasury chief is to allay concerns that Washington's bulging budget deficit and ultra-loose monetary policy will fan inflation, undermining both the dollar and U.S. bonds.
China is the biggest foreign owner of U.S. Treasury bonds. U.S. data shows that it held $768 billion in Treasuries as of March, but some analysts believe China's total U.S. dollar-denominated investments could be twice as high.
"Chinese assets are very safe," Geithner said in response to a question after a speech at Peking University, where he studied Chinese as a student in the 1980s.
His answer drew loud laughter from his student audience ...
Right in the midst of this very public seppuku, our tax-evading Treasury Secretary is found to be doing the soft shoe shuffle in the aisles of
We certainly are making great progress towards lowering the World's derision of our great nation, huh, Lefty boys and girls? We have a prezzydent who bows and scrapes on television to the Saudi King; a Secretary of State who wags her finger at the North Koreans while Kim Jong Il readies ICBM's on launch pads; then Mr. Geithner himself wowing the crowds in China.
Yep, this Obama fellow, he's a real world-is-a-stage playah, huh? And for another $25K, we taxpayers can send the happy first couple to New York for a couple drinks and the theater.
I'd like to recommend Obama and his dapper soignee watch The Titanic again. Since he's the Captain leading this dirge.
Monday, June 01, 2009
Tiller's Killer
There's a movement (amongst the Left, and even espoused by some on the Right) to term this heinous and unacceptable murder a terrorist attack, or a political murder. What’s so political about it? Why follow the Left’s mischaracterization of meaning, and misuse the word? I’d guess that this murder was done to it’s own end, and any spillover (intent to cause terror to the Left or to other abortionists) would be an afterthought.
Therefore, not a particularly good candidate for a “terrorist” murder or a “political” murder, as the murderer’s intent was primarily to snuff just this one life.
Oh, and Kansas has a death penalty. Misuse it.
Therefore, not a particularly good candidate for a “terrorist” murder or a “political” murder, as the murderer’s intent was primarily to snuff just this one life.
Oh, and Kansas has a death penalty. Misuse it.
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