Year: 2010

Some Cultures Aren’t ‘Just as Good as Ours’

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Multiculturalism is the dream state of the extreme left, not just in the U.S.A. but worldwide. From the pointy-heads at university, to the self-congratulatory oafs in Brussels and Washington D.C., these leftists sternly warn us all that any assumption that one culture is somehow better than another is “racist,” or at the least gauche. Everyone […]

 

Unions to Rake in $19 Billion Per Year From Obamacare

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Over at BigGovernment.com, Don Loos posited an excellent reason about why the big public employees unions are falling all over themselves to help Obama force Obamacare down America’s throats even though their members would lose their lavish healthcare plans as a result. The reason? $19 billion in likely dues money that these unions will get […]

 

Even Though It’s Getting Colder, It’s Still Getting Warmer

Posted on by Dave Blount

Despite the farcical Copenhagen conference and Al Gore’s continued bellowings, it just keeps getting colder out there. Having no way to reconcile this with the preposterous lie that the planet is imperiled by global warming, the warmist media has again fallen back upon the intellectual foundation of the left: dadaism. From MSNBC (owned by GE, […]

 

Democrat Strategy: Vastly Expand Vote Fraud

Posted on by Dave Blount

Having arrogantly ignored the will of the American people repeatedly while running up massive deficits, sinking $trillions into cronies’ pockets and pork barrel boondoggles, and now seizing the healthcare industry by the throat in their ham-like fists, Democrats might seem to have no interest in winning future elections. But they have a plan, which can […]

 

AGW Today: Everything’s Freezing, But, Where’s The Data?

Posted on by William Teach

So, what do we have going on with “climate change?” Cold Iguanas Free-Fall From Trees: Iguanas Go Into Hibernation State In Cold Weather Scotland – Livestock being frozen to death in their thousands Manatee deaths hit record numbers “in part, to cold stress during the winter months of 2008 and 2009.” Cold temperatures impact Florida […]

 

Obama Declares War On Al Qaeda, Continues To Try Terrorists In Civilian Court

Posted on by William Teach

Even though Barry is just attempting to look tough, engaged, and in charge, he is mostly just covering his posterior with all his press conferences and speeches. I will give him points, though, as painful as that is, for at least defending himself. One of the things that drove Conservatives nuts during the Bush years […]

 

Funniest Line Of The Day: The New York Times Tries To Put Down Rasmussen

Posted on by John Hawkins

This line, from a New York Times article on the Scott Brown/Martha Coakley race in Massachusetts (Click here to make some calls for Brown), made me chuckle: The poll that suggested Ms. Coakley’s lead was narrowing, which was conducted by Rasmussen Reports and does not meet the polling standards of The New York Times because […]

 

The Top 25 Most Clicked Political Links At Linkiest For 2009

Posted on by John Hawkins

25) The Corner: The cleverest Che shirt evuh! 24) Gates of Vienna: Little Green Footballs: The end of an era 23) The Nose On Your Face: Basic military training in the Obama era (Funny) 22) The Activist Conservative Blog: Screenshots of the now pulled anti-conservative women Playboy article 21) Right Wing News: The 15 hottest […]

 

This Week In Quotes: Jan 2 – Jan 7

Posted on by John Hawkins

President Obama hasn’t even made a token effort to keep his campaign promises of more openness and transparency in government. It was all just another lie. — Jack Cafferty When the president stopped the enhanced-interrogation programs and revealed our tactics to our enemies, he significantly reduced our ability to successfully interrogate any senior al-Qaeda leaders. […]

 

Freelance Blogging the BCS Freeway-Flyer’s Extravaganza!

Posted on by Donald Douglas

The full entry is cross-posted from American Power. It’s been a long couple of days, but I’ll never forget my SoCal freeway-flying with Robert Stacy McCain riding shotgun, manning the navigation system, and filing for deadline near-abouts simultaneously! The man is a journalistic workhorse, and cruising pregame with McCain will leave you loaded for bear […]

 

Another Example of the War on Boyhood

Posted on by Kristia Cavere

During my annual Advent pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., I encountered a glaring example of how marginalized boys have become in our schools. I always enjoy a particular display, sponsored by the Holy Childhood Association (HCA), which hosts a national competition of drawings related to […]

 

Zero Tolerance Lunacy: Student Expelled for Having Guns in His Truck…Off Campus

Posted on by Duane Lester

I remember pulling into the high school parking lot and seeing guns hanging in the back windows of pickups parked there.  But that was a time long ago, before Columbine, the death of common sense and the rise of zero tolerance. Today it’s common knowledge that you don’t bring a gun to school.  Gary Tudesko, […]

 

Sen. Ben Nelson: Say, Maybe We Shudda Waited on Healthcare ‘Reform’

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Every week we are seeing another Democrat deciding not to run for re-election or one that is switching parties to the GOP all due to the wild, left-wing overreach indulged in by the Obama Administration and its cohorts in Congress. Connecticut’s Senator Chris Dodd is only the latest heavy hitter Democrat that is looking for […]

 

Shep Smith: Biggest Moonbat on FNC?

Posted on by Dave Blount

Hard as it is to believe, the clownish kook Geraldo Rivera has competition for the title of biggest moonbat on allegedly right-wing Fox News. The latest from Shep Smith: In an interview on Fox News Channel’s Studio B on Wednesday, New York Congressman Peter King criticized President Obama for his “race to close Guantanamo,” prompting […]

 

Podcast 76: Actual Foreign Policy And Constitutional Law Experts, In Contrast To Our President

Posted on by Melissa Clouthier

Yes, I just said that. So sick of the amateur hour passing for the office of the Presidency these days. So Steve Schippert of ThreatsWatch.org and Clyde Middleton of PatriotRoom.com join me. Also, if you could, please take five minutes and give me feedback on my podcasts. I will be revamping things in the coming […]

 

In Worst Economy In Decades Oregon Considers Massive Tax Hike

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

If you Tea Party goers in the western U.S. want a specific battle to fight there is none better than ballot measures 66 and 67 in the State of Oregon. The venerable Beaver State is preparing to chase out even more jobs and intends to tax its industry and small businesses to death with these […]

 

Tea Party Debate Continued: My Reply to Steve McQueen of BigGovernment.com

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

In what I suppose is round three, I’d like to take a moment to reply to the criticism of my Tea Party article which was titled “Tea Parties: The Biggest Mistake We Could Make in 2010.” That criticism is penned by my fellow BG contributor, Steve McQueen whose piece titled “For Tea Parties, Bigger Is […]

 

“The Man Who Can Stop Obamacare”

Posted on by Kathleen McKinley

My heart did a little flip reading this at National Review. Now, the special election for the seat is less than two weeks away. It represents the only electoral threat to 60 that Democrats will face until November. Republican Scott Brown is mounting a surprisingly strong bid, trailing Massachusetts attorney general Martha Coakleyby only 9 […]

 

Could a Republican Take Ted Kennedy’s Seat?

Posted on by Dave Blount

This gives an idea of just how fed up America is getting with the extremism and abuse of power Democrats have flaunted over the past year. Even in ultra-liberal Taxachusetts, the seat of leftist icon Chappaquiddick Ted Kennedy could be taken by Republican Scott Brown: Attorney General Martha Coakley leads her Republican rival state Sen. […]

 

Climate Alarmists Trotting Out “Experts” To Prop Up Their Failed Science In View Of Gripping Cold

Posted on by William Teach

There couldn’t possibly be some collusion going on, could there? MSNBC: Experts: Despite cold snap, earth still warming. Scientists not connecting recent blast of cold weather to climate change ABC News: Experts: Cold Snap Doesn’t Disprove Global Warming. Climate experts say the extreme cold around the world doesn’t disprove global warming The Telegraph: Cold weather […]

 

The Problem With The “Educated Class” In America

Posted on by John Hawkins

Intellectualism has become the readiness, willingness and ability to call dangerous things safe, and safe things dangerous. — Morgan Freeberg The New York Times’ pretend conservative, David Brooks, got some attention for his latest column sneering at the Tea Parties, but I found his misguided view of the “educated class” to be more interesting: The […]

 

You Have GOT To be Kidding…

Posted on by Kathleen McKinley

Can the government do anything right? In the process that this takes, including being approved by Congress, no one….not one person, considered that this might be offensive??? The word “negro” is now featured on an official U.S. document and now many are questioning if the Census Bureau is being insensitive. …………………. Question #9 on the […]

 

Americans Are In For A Shock, ‘Eh?

Posted on by Melissa Clouthier

According to Obama administration officials and USA Today, Americans will be shocked when they see the results of some internal reports regarding the Crotchbomber: WASHINGTON – White House national security adviser James Jones says Americans will feel “a certain shock” when they read an account being released Thursday of the missed clues that could have […]

 

Terrorists ‘Sploding All Over The Place, Plus Other B+ Fail

Posted on by William Teach

No, no, Achmed, you must keep the speed above 50 or we’ll…. ka=boom! Kabul, Afghanistan – Fourteen suspected terrorists died Tuesday night when the bus they rigged with explosives blew up prematurely, police said. The explosion occurred as the suspects were riding the bus in the province of Kunduz, said police chief Abdul Raziq Yaqobi. […]

 

Why Are We Closing Gitmo? Not For The Reasons Stated

Posted on by McQ

It remains a mystery, to me at least, why closing Gitmo is such a priority to this president. In fact, it seems like it is the only campaign promise he actually plans on keeping, although to this point he’s been spectacularly unsuccessful. But seriously, other than location, what does closing Gitmo and moving these “detainees” […]

 

David Price (D-NC): Passing ObamaCare Easier If We Restrict You Morons From Seeing Our Deliberations

Posted on by William Teach

OK, that is not exactly what he said, but, if we apply Politicianonics to it, that is what he means There is talk about opening up the House and Senate negotiations on the health care proposal to public hearings. C-SPAN is pushing to broadcast those conferences over its network. Not all legislators like the idea. […]