Month: August 2010

The Muslim Hijacking of Ground Zero

Posted on by Donald Douglas

This Ground Zero controversy is shaping up as a defining political and security issue in American politics, timed perfectly for the 9th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. I’ve commented previously at length. It’s to the point that folks left and right are talking past each other and it’s doubtful a whole lot of additional […]

 

Narrative and the Memory of War

Posted on by Ed Driscoll

“It is a measure of the power of narrative that we publicly grieve more for the deaths of our enemies than those of our allies in a war that is now fading quickly from human memory,” the blogger Tigerhawk writes. On both the European and Pacific theaters of World War II, Hollywood and the rest of the left have certainly been doing their part in recent years.

 

Sanctioning Infanticide As an Ends Justifying The Means

Posted on by Lori Ziganto

Originally posted at NewsReal: Barbara Boxer was recently up in arms over some words. No,:  this time it wasn’t the oh-so horrifying word ma’am. She was up in arms over her own words or, more to the point, the fact that George Will was holding her to her own words — words that expressed a […]

 

As They Live off Us, Some Federal Workers Pocket Fraudulent SS Benefits

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

News has emerged today of an investigation by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that has discovered hundreds of federal workers who are pocketing fraudulent Social Security disability payments. This is doubly galling, to say the least. Not only are these federal workers living off we the taxpayers, but now they are stealing from us outright. […]

 

Rosie O’Donnell Says Her Marriage was a Political Protest, Gays Treated Like Holocaust in America

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

In yet one more example among thousands, we see why loud-mouth, extreme left-wing talker Rosie O’Donnell is wholly unworthy of a national forum. In a recent segment of her satellite radio show Rosie Radio, O’Donnell idiotically claimed that gays were being “rounded up” in America so that a “pink triangle” could be slapped on them […]

 

Katie Couric: Sean Hannity Without the Integrity

Posted on by B. Daniel Blatt

In one of the better back-and-forths we had in a comment thread at GayPatriot, a thoughtful left-of-center reader considers Katie Couric’s bias, then makes an interesting point: . . . if Biden and Palin were both to be interviewed on Fox News, I think you’d see the same difference in treatment (i.e., Fox would gun […]

 

That’s the Bush-Pelosi Recession, Madame Speaker

Posted on by B. Daniel Blatt

Over at Commentary Contentions, Peter Wehner references House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “pathetic and pitiful” response “to the dismal new unemployment numbers”. :  Always on the attack, Ms. Nancy would rather blame Republicans than accept the responsibility for her own party’s failures: Today’s report shows our teachers, police officers, firefighters, and nurses are still feeling the […]

 

The New RNC Website

Posted on by John Hawkins

The RNC hasn’t exactly thrived since Michael Steele took over, but in one area, they’ve improved markedly: That’s their new media division. They’ve done a great job of blogger relations, they’ve upgraded their tech capabilities tremendously, and they’ve got a new website. IT looks tight and the volunteer page is particularly a big step forward. […]

 

This Blogger is Proudly Unlicensed

Posted on by Brian Garst

Last time I was in Time Square, I passed a couple people selling humorous Barack Obama condoms on a street corner.:  I was amused and proud of everything represented by:  this simple act of commerce: freedom, expression, and capitalism.:  I am sad to learn now that those same individuals might be the ones in this […]

 

When did Japan become the Victim in WWII?!

Posted on by Lee Doren

Since when did Japan become the victim in WWII. I found out yesterday that America sent an Ambassador to Japan to memorialize the bombing of Hiroshima. Then, I noticed on twitter in the trending topics that thousands of people were making Japan to be the victim, and America the aggressor. This is historical illiteracy and […]

 

Irregularities in Skilled Healthcare Trial

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Last month I wrote about the California healthcare case involving Skilled Healthcare LLC. The Nursing Home company was accused by trial lawyers of violating California’s regulations governing how many staff members per resident that is required to operate a healthcare facility and lost its case. What struck me is that this case seemed to have […]

 

Memo For File CXX

Posted on by Morgan Freeberg

Irish Cicero, chief cook and bottle-washer of Washington Rebel where I am a new contributor, wants to talk about Armageddon. It is the subject of this post, as well as in a private e-mail thread that has been bouncing around this week. I was quietly abstaining from it altogether because it’s already an important item […]

 

As Fellows Lose Jobs Union Fights For Stiffer Drug Benefits: Free Viagra

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Unions have for years been figuring out new ways to screw employers and in Madison, Wisconsin a teacher’s union is looking for yet another way to slam it to the taxpayers by insisting that they get a free Viagra drug benefit. In this bad economy, with states going bankrupt right and left, with teachers being […]

 

I Made a New Word XL

Posted on by Morgan Freeberg

Frum • i • fes • to (n.) A Frumifesto is a manifesto written down by a liberal jackass pretending to be a conservative, crying into his beer grape juice that “today’s” conservatives aren’t acting like “real” conservatives, which means like liberals. Like this guy over here. Some ingredients in the mix are regular fixtures. 1. She’s in there. Oh yes. […]

 

With Kagan, We Get a Lifetime Obama…

Posted on by Heather Bachman

: : : : :  The bottom line, however you want to look at it, to Obama’s selection for Supreme Court is the choice’s reasoning is for his power only.:  Not only is Kagan not a correct choice for the nation but for the court as well; especially in this time of war and fiscal challenge. : : : : :  No matter […]

 

The Truth About Digg Patriots

Posted on by Kerrie Heretic

It should come as no surprise to anyone that since Digg added the Political News and Political Opinion categories to the site, the membership is decidedly liberal. The addition of these categories prior to the 2008 election completely changed the tone of Digg forever. No longer was Digg known as a tech site. The front […]

 

You Get What You Ask For, Minnesota Liberals

Posted on by Sister Toldjah

Via The Hill: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) scolded Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) on the Senate floor Thursday for allegedly mocking him while he delivered a solemn speech on Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. […] Franken, who was presiding over the chamber from the dais, gesticulated and made faces while McConnell explained his opposition […]