Month: August 2010

E.D. Kain Joins Balloon Juice: ‘Please Allow Me to Introduce Myself’

Posted on by Donald Douglas

Hey, that didn’t take long. E.D. Kain’s found his bone (e.g., “True/Slant Shuts Down – Charles Johnson, E.D. Kain Looking for New Digital Media Bones to Suck Dry“). Turns out the lying freak-blogger’s joined John Cole’s Balloon Juice, and the title of his post is fully apropos: “Please Allow Me to Introduce Myself.” And hey, […]

 

Put-Upon Mass Murderer Omar Thornton Oppressed by Racism

Posted on by Dave Blount

According to the liberal media, there isn’t much that cannot be blamed on the nefarious white man and his racism. A black guy is caught stealing, loses his job, snaps, and starts shooting people and whose fault is it? If you’re white, it’s yours. Here’s the headline: Family: Racial Bias Caused Conn. Gunman to Snap […]

 

Bitter Half Spends Fortune in Formerly Racist Spain

Posted on by Dave Blount

Gulf states have been crippled economically by the oil leak Obama’s bumbling and intrusive regime made so hard to defend the coast against, and still more by his malevolent ban on off-shore drilling. Although liberal elite types will curl their lips insufferably at the “Redneck Riviera,” there is no shortage of fine hotels on the […]

 

“Those Lamenting The Good Old Days Of Conservativism Have Blinders On.”

Posted on by John Hawkins

In his latest column, Jonah Goldberg pounded home a point that some of the intellectuals, wonks, and elitists in the conservative movement really needed to hear: Conservatives, being conservatives, have a soft spot for the good old days, but this is getting ridiculous. It seems every day another colleague on the right wants to click […]

 

The Era of Obama: Clorox Co. Loses Net Income to Taxes?

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

In a harbinger of profit statements to come, Clorox Co. — maker of numerous household cleaning products — reports that it’s net income was nearly flat despite a one percent rise in revenue. The reason? Taxes. Clorox Co. says its fourth-quarter net income was nearly flat, even though its revenue rose one percent, because it […]

 

Opposing ‘Net Neutrality’

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

While attending RightOnLine in Las Vegas last week we had the opportunity to attend several discussions of the ill advised plans that the Obama administration’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has for regulating and controlling the Internet. I listened to a panel discussion and a stand alone speech on Net Neutrality and the plans the Obama […]

 

Even The Left Getting Tired of Teachers Unions?

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

An interesting article appeared in the Chicago Tribune lamenting the fact that teachers unions are standing in the way of good education for our kids by constantly and in knee-jerk fashion opposing school reform efforts all across the country. Penned by the Tribune’s Leonard Pitts, no arch righty he, the piece scolds teachers unions and […]

 

The Case Against The Mosque At Ground Zero In Quotes

Posted on by John Hawkins

In recommending that a different location be found for the Islamic Center, we are mindful that some legitimate questions have been raised about who is providing the funding to build it, and what connections, if any, its leaders might have with groups whose ideologies stand in contradiction to our shared values. These questions deserve a […]

 

The Federal Government “Can Do Most Anything”

Posted on by Renee Ellmers

Over the past few days, a video of California Rep. Pete Stark’s exchange with a constituent in a town hall meeting has gone viral in the online community.:  The interest in the video is focused on a comment Stark made about the power of the federal government.:  Although coming from a California congressman, the comment […]

 

Gulp! Price Of Bacon Rises Because Of Globull Warming

Posted on by William Teach

Is there nothing that AGW doesn’t effect? Here’s a question for all you Freakonomic’s fans out there: what do this week’s stultifying heat indexes across much of the country have to do with the price of pork bellies? If you answered that both are at or near record highs, then you get a gold star […]

 

The Controversy of The Planned Islamic Center Near Ground Zero

Posted on by Kathleen McKinley

The planned Islamic Center near Ground Zero is a disgrace, and a slap in the face to all those who died in the World Trade Centers. For the owners not to see that is also a disgrace. Naturally those at Salon.com see those opposed as participating in “bigotry,” because that is the go to smear […]

 

How Bad Is Stimulus? Even CBS Notices

Posted on by William Teach

Finally, after 18 months of the disaster known as the Generational Theft Act, the media is starting to notice that bad things happen A couple of Republican senators put out a report today spelling out how they say a lot of the money taxpayers shelled out for the stimulus package was wasted. CBS News investigative […]

 

Missouri: The Show Me State Is Showing Something Good: Proposition C Passes & Slams Obamacare

Posted on by Melissa Clouthier

. How much do Missourian voters hate Obamacare? They hate it by a 73% – 27% margin. And even in very liberal St. Louis, 30% of the voters there voted FOR Proposition C. What did proposition C state? From Ballotpedia: Official Ballot Title: Shall the Missouri Statutes be amended to: Deny the government authority to […]

 

Pete Stark Unplugged: The Whole Gory Video Of His Anti-Constitutional Rant

Posted on by Melissa Clouthier

Thanks to @Forest4Congress for this “Context”. It clarifies even more: You have to watch the WHOLE thing. Here’s one particularly laughable part: There’s enough blame for the House of Reps … it is a fact that the Senate has been unable, perhaps unwilling, to move any legislation (that cuts funding for the war in Afghanistan.) […]

 

Afghanistan War a Mistake?

Posted on by Donald Douglas

“Another of our country’s children, giving his life for our freedom from terrorism. God bless you, soldier, thank you for your ultimate sacrifice. You will never be forgotten.” — From the comments at the Orange County Register. The photo shows U.S. Marine Michael Chang grieving at the memorial for his best friend, Army Sgt. Daniel […]

 

President Obama Should Thank Democrat Socialists of America And Its Journolist Members

Posted on by Melissa Clouthier

For those with more than passing curiosity, the Journolist delivers a treasure trove of elite connections that lead all the way to the White House. Trevor Loudon of NoisyRoom.net continues to do spectacular work to dig up the connections. Now, he finds President Obama’s socialist pals on the list. He asks: Would Barack Obama be […]

 

Kristen Davis, Businesswoman For New York Governor [Also, Eliot Spitzer’s Madam]

Posted on by Melissa Clouthier

Via Reason magazine, the best governor candidate New York State has had in years. Here’s the thing: I bet she’d balance the budget and be the most honest pimp to occupy the State office: I do find it an abomination that this woman spent time in jail while Eliot Spitzer now has a CNN show. […]

 

We Shouldn’t Need A Constitutional Amendment To End Birthright Citizenship

Posted on by John Hawkins

American citizenship is a very precious thing and it should be treated that way. That’s part of the reason illegal immigration has been such a contentious issue. It’s also why anchor babies have been in the news of late. Simply put, a child of two illegal immigrants that’s born on American soil or the child […]

 

Killing the Nuns Americans Won’t Kill

Posted on by Dave Blount

What a surprise — like so many other criminal aliens who commit crime after crime, Carlos A. Martinelly Montano had already been captured and released by the feds before killing a nun while indulging in the favorite undocumented Democrat pastime of driving drunk: The Virginia man suspected in a drunken-driving crash that killed a Catholic […]

 

Anne Rice Leaves Christianity, But Hopefully, Christianity Won’t Leave Anne Rice

Posted on by John Hawkins

Famed vampire novelist Anne Rice made some news when she noted on Facebook no less that she was leaving Christianity, As I said below, I quit being a Christian. I’m out. In the name of Christ, I refuse to be anti-gay. I refuse to be anti-feminist. I refuse to be anti-artificial birth control. I refuse […]

 

Is The Tea Party Like A Starfish, Like the Apache… Like al Qaeda?

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Politico’s Kenneth Vogel has an interesting piece on a book that Tea Party activists are starting to glom onto as an administrative guidebook of sorts. The book, “The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations,” is a book that explains how leaderless organizations work and can be effective. Of late tea partiers […]

 

6 Reasons Moderates Should Vote Republican In 2010

Posted on by John Hawkins

The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work and then they get elected and prove it. — P.J. O’Rourke Picking a politician to support is like trying to decide whether you want […]

 

Impact: United Airlines Flight 175 September 11, 2001

Posted on by Donald Douglas

At Israel Matzav, “Why There Shouldn’t Be a Mosque at Ground Zero.” More on Flight 175 here. RELATED: “‘WE HAVE SOME PLANES’.” BREAKING: Dan Senor, at WSJ, “An Open Letter on the Ground Zero Mosque” (via Memeorandum): Our deeper concern is what effect Cordoba House would have on the families of 9/11 victims, survivors of […]

 

Weddings and More. How Two Former President’s Daughters Are Quite Different

Posted on by Kathleen McKinley

As you have probably heard, Chelsea Clinton got married this past weekend. As I suspected, the wedding cost anywhere from $2 million dollars to $5 million dollars. Even at the low end of those numbers, that’s 20 times the cost of Jenna Bush’s wedding, which cost around $100,000. It doesn’t bother me how much Chelsea […]

 

(Video) Jamal Greene: Why I Am a Conservative?

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Jamal Greene took to his video camera to tell us why he is a conservative. His effort is a serious and worthy explication of conservatism and his words should be listened to. Jamal Greene: “In this video I speak about the ideas and beliefs that hold true. As a young educated black male I wanted […]

 

Globull Warming To Increase Mexican Illegal Immigrant Migration To US

Posted on by William Teach

Here’s a fun little study, released last week Climbing temperatures are expected to raise sea levels and increase droughts, floods, heat waves and wildfires. Now, scientists are predicting another consequence of climate change: mass migration to the United States. Between 1.4 million and 6.7 million Mexicans could migrate to the U.S. by 2080 as climate […]

 

Down Economy: America’s ‘Oldest Family Farm’ Up For Sale

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

In a sign of these dismal times, the oldest family farm in America is up for sale because its owners just cannot survive this down economy. After 378 years of contiguous family ownership and operation, the Tuttle family of Dover, New Hampshire is selling its 134-acre farm. Founded in 1632 by John Tuttle fresh off […]

 

Embryonic Stem Cell Research Just More “Hope” and “Change”

Posted on by Alexa Shrugged

Told ya so! Adult stem cells are actually successful while embryonic is all “hope” and “change” and no substance or results. What is it about people fixating on promoting scientific research that kills a unique human life and has no evidence of curing anyone? Why has this been a cause celeb? Is the culture of […]

 

Obama Takes Credit For Bush’s Iraq Withdrawal Timeline

Posted on by William Teach

The one time Obama should be referencing George Bush, and, nary a mention President Barack Obama told disabled veterans in Atlanta on Monday that he was fulfilling a campaign promise by ending U.S. combat operations in Iraq “on schedule,” by Aug. 31. But the timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops in Iraq was decided during the […]