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Rep. Jackson, Jr. Blames iPad for Fob Losses – After Promoting on House Floor Last Month
16 Apr 2011 
11:22 am
To say that this guy is stupid on an epic scale would be an understatement. Real Clear Politics has the video of Jackson’s impassioned speech on the House floor, and notes the irony of the comments considering just a month prior he was promoting mandatory iPads for public school students on the House floor:
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) said he stood-by a proposal he made last week that could result in the federal government providing an Ipad for every student in the nation, despite a barrage of criticism he has …
New Tone Watch: OK Firefighter Union Uses OKC Bombing Image In Kill The Bill Effort
25 Mar 2011 9:53 am
Oklahoma’s NewsOK reports on a pro-union ad in Oklahoma that has generated controversy (via Jim Hoft):
A state senator today blasted a firefighter union television advertisement as “horrific and tasteless” for using images of the Oklahoma City bombing to make a case against his bill.
The advertisement by the International Association of Firefighters began airing today [yesterday - ST].
It asks residents to oppose Senate Bill 826, which changes how public safety labor unions and cities handle contract disputes.
Several images of firefighters are used in the commercial, including a short clip of the …
The Face Of Progressivism: Students Take Part In “I Have Sex” Video
11 Mar 2011 3:55 pm
The video and accompanying commentary pretty much speak for themselves:
Posted below the video:
A message from students at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. They write:
In order to “balance the budget” the House of Representatives recently announced the intention to strip all federal funding to Planned Parenthood. This is unacceptable. It’s time to face reality: many young people have sex, and need to know how to stay safe and healthy. Even those who have chosen to wait still need to know how to be safe and healthy when begin their sexual activity. This …
Pelosi To DNC: Your Resolution Honoring Me Doesn’t Go Far Enough
25 Feb 2011 11:59 am
The word “chutzpah” came to mind after reading this:
The Democratic National Committee wanted to honor Nancy Pelosi Thursday — but its praise wasn’t good enough for the House minority leader.
When the DNC’s Resolutions Committee brought up a resolution commemorating Pelosi’s years as speaker of the House, Pelosi’s daughter sought to alter the proposal at her mother’s behest, adding some of the accomplishments that the elder Pelosi felt the committee had overlooked.
“I have some friendly amendments,” said Christine Pelosi, a political strategist, at the committee’s session during the DNC Winter Meeting …
John Kerry Throwing His Hat Into Secretary of State Arena?
4 Feb 2011 12:50 pm
Be afriad, be very very afraid. Liberal Boston Globe columnist Joan Vennochi writes (via @GabrielMalor):
AS EGYPT battles over its future, Senator John Kerry is negotiating his own.
The Bay State’s senior senator is running an unofficial campaign to become the next secretary of state. For once, he looks artful, as well as ambitious.
His recent opinion piece in the New York Times said what President Obama couldn’t or wouldn’t: Mubarak must go.
Kerry’s conclusion was elegant, but unequivocal: “President Hosni Mubarak must accept that the stability of his country hinges on his …
Civility Watch: Dem Leader in NH vows Dems Will Help GOP “Hang Themselves”
28 Jan 2011 10:25 am
Via the NH Journal:
Amidst a national dialogue about softening political rhetoric, members of an Obama-affiliated organization are threatening to hang Granite State Republicans in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, according to a news story in the Citizen of Laconia.
“They’re going to hang themselves,” said Belknap Democratic Chair Ed Allard of Republicans. “And we’re going to help them.”
Allard’s threat came during a meeting of despondent Democrats in Belknap County on Thursday evening. The meeting was hosted by President Obama’s Organizing for America.
I demand an apology/retraction during this “time of healing.” …
GOP Push To Repeal ObamaCare Will Resume Next Week
14 Jan 2011 2:24 pm
Via the Washington Post, which reports that it will happen with a so-called ‘more civil tone’ (hat tip):
House Republican leaders said Thursday that they will begin their effort to repeal the new health-care law next week, a return to normal legislative business after the shootings in Arizona suspended activity on Capitol Hill.
But no one quite knows what normal will look like, following a wrenching week in which members confronted concerns about their own safety and whether their heated rhetoric played any role in last Saturday’s shooting of Rep. Gabrielle …
GOP-Controlled House Judiciary Committee Fires First Shot at DOJ
7 Jan 2011 12:31 pm
And the New Black Panther case controversy is at the centerpiece of it’s first oversight letter. Right Turn’s Jennifer Rubin reports:
Right Turn has obtained the first oversight letter from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) issued to the Justice Department. While he was in the minority, Smith labored, largely unsuccessfully, on the committee to convince the Democratic chairman to investigate a range of issues, including detainee policy and New Black Panther Party case. He now has the authority to schedule hearings, call witnesses and subpoena documents.
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He then gets …
Debunking The Left’s “Media Is More Conservative Than Liberal” Myth
19 Dec 2010 6:14 pm
It never fails that when the discussion of liberal media bias comes up, some sanctimonious and ill-informed lefty will try to convince the crowd of the exact opposite: That it’s conservatives whose voices are most often heard in the media. Now, you and I know this is as absolutely hilarious as it is absolutely false, but the left has never exactly let the facts get in the way of a good ol’ fashioned rant on this issue (or on any issue, for that matter).
NYT Ivory Tower columnist Frank Rich …
Wacked: UN Climate Change Talks Start With Appeal To Mayan Goddess
3 Dec 2010 5:21 pm
Yet one more from the Dept. of You Can’t Make This Up:
With United Nations climate negotiators facing an uphill battle to advance their goal of reducing emissions linked to global warming, it’s no surprise that the woman steering the talks appealed to a Mayan goddess Monday.
Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, invoked the ancient jaguar goddess Ixchel in her opening statement to delegates gathered in Cancun, Mexico, noting that Ixchel was not only goddess of the moon, but also “the goddess of reason, creativity …
Congrats to Congresswoman-Elect Renee Ellmers!
19 Nov 2010 3:27 pm
I’m home for a little bit while dad gets some sleep before a visit in the hospital by the doctor. Wanted to post the great news (which has already been circulating on Twitter for a few of hours now) that Renee Ellmers has officially upset NC-2 Congressman Bob Etheridge (who has served in the US House since 1997). Via Hotline on Call:
Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-N.C.) is expected to concede this afternoon after results from a completed recount are likely to show he didn’t make up any significant ground …
Olberdude Suspended Indefinitely From MSDNC Over Political Contributions
5 Nov 2010 6:24 pm
Intriguing story, via Politico:
MSNBC host Keith Olbermann has been suspended indefinitely without pay after POLITICO reported that he made three campaign contributions to Democratic candidates.
MSNBC President Phil Griffin said in a statement Friday: “I became aware of Keith’s political contributions late last night. Mindful of NBC News policy and standards, I have suspended him indefinitely without pay.”
Olbermann made campaign contributions to two Arizona members of Congress and failed Kentucky Senate candidate Jack Conway ahead of Tuesday’s election.
Olbermann, who acknowledged the contributions in a statement to POLITICO, made the …
Harry Reid Prevented a “Worldwide Depression”?
22 Oct 2010 5:32 pm
I tweeted about this last night but it deserves mention on the blog, too. Hilarious:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is having a heck of a time trying to get re-elected, in part, he says, because people don’t want to know that he prevented a worldwide depression.
The Nevada Democrat, whose poll numbers are see-sawing against rival Republican Senate nominee Sharron Angle, told MSNBC’s Ed Schultz on Thursday night that voters in his state don’t feel reassured when Reid tells them of his global achievement because they’ve fallen so far down …
Jobs Report Stinks, But “Our Economy Is Growing Again.”
8 Oct 2010 10:49 am
Reality:
—– Ed Morrissey: Unemployment steady at 9.6%, 95,000 jobs lost in September; Update: “Unexpectedly”; Update: “Unexpectedly” unexpectedly deleted
—– Bloomberg News: Unemployment Probably Rose as U.S. Companies Limited Hiring
—– Jim Geraghty: The Jobs Report Is Worse Than You Think
Hey – did you hear that the economy has “turned a corner”?
Cross-posted from the Sister Toldjah blog.
Nation’s 1st black prez. invokes “patience of slaves” in selling liberal govt. enslavement agenda
1 Oct 2010 5:12 pm
I wish I could say I’m surprised by this, but I’m not:
RICHMOND – President Obama walked into the back yard of one of his chief congressional critics on Wednesday to continue his blunt assault on Republicans and their policies.
At a recreation center in House Whip Eric Cantor’s district, Obama accused the Republican of proposing intellectually dishonest policies as part of the GOP’s recently released “Pledge to America.”
“I know your congressman here I think has strong ideas about what he says he wants to do,” Obama said. But, he …
FYI: Axelturf & Rahmbo Exiting The WH Does NOT Mean Chicago Way Is Going Anywhere
24 Sep 2010 6:09 pm
Excitement filled the air this week for a short time as CBS News reported that WH Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Senior White House advisor David Axelrod were preparing to leave the WH in the coming months. But if you’re thinking their departure means that the Chicago Way has run its course in Washington, DC, think again:
(CBS) President Obama’s inner circle will likely be losing some key players. CBS News senior White House correspondent Bill Plante reports that sources say David Axelrod, the president’s closest advisor, will …
WH Wants To Change “Global Warming” To “Global Climate Disruption”
17 Sep 2010 9:50 am
Via Fox News:
From the administration that brought you “man-caused disaster” and “overseas contingency operation,” another terminology change is in the pipeline.
The White House wants the public to start using the term “global climate disruption” in place of “global warming” — fearing the latter term oversimplifies the problem and makes it sound less dangerous than it really is.
White House science adviser John Holdren urged people to start using the phrase during a speech last week in Oslo, echoing a plea he made three years earlier. Holdren said global warming …
Bad News Day For Democrats
3 Sep 2010 11:14 am
A quick scan of the headlines this morning:
—– NYT: U.S. Lost 54,000 Jobs in August; Rate Rose to 9.6%
—– Byron York: New evidence undermines feds’ case against Arizona
—– Larry Sabato: Shock Prediction: GOP to Take House, Maybe Senate in 2010 Election
—– Fox News: Former Car Czar Rattner Rats on Obama
—– NYT : Fewer Young Voters See Themselves as Democrats
—– And in a sign of ultimate frustration, the Obama administration is pulling the old Clinton triangulation move by turning to the right on the issue …
Another One From The Dept. Of You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
22 Aug 2010 10:54 am
The Barack Obama inflatable doll.
Need I say more?
Weasel Zippers is holding a “Caption This” contest. I”m scared to hold one here on this one, but if you want to go for it, please do – just remember to try and keep it clean. ;)
(Via @ThePowersThatBe Twitter feed)
Cross-posted from the Sister Toldjah blog.
The Ugly, Pockmarked, Troop-Hating Face of the Anti-War Left
15 Aug 2010 1:10 pm
The Washington Post reports on the anti-war left and who they have adopted as their latest hero – the US Army soldier believed to be at the heart of the traitorous WikiLeaks scandal (via Memeorandum):
For antiwar campaigners from Seattle to Iceland, a new name has become a byword for anti-establishment heroism: Army Pfc. Bradley E. Manning.
Manning, a 22-year-old intelligence analyst, is suspected of leaking thousands of classified documents about the Afghanistan war to the Web site WikiLeaks.
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Yet, since his arrest in the spring, Manning has become an instant folk hero …
Debbie Spend-it-now is selling America’s future to the Chinese
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