Year: 2011

FBN’s Eric Bolling: ‘Obama’s Economy Will Dip Back Into Recession’

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

“The debt deal was a bad deal…” We were told that the country was about to collapse like the Weimar Republic or the Soviet Union, even, if Washington didn’t get that darn debt ceiling hike done. Yet, even as President Obama was signing the very bill that was supposed to save our faltering economy, the […]

 

Believe In States’ Rights? You’re A Racist

Posted on by William Teach

No, really, says the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Barbara Arnwine, and Janice L. Mathis: States’ Rights Redux: Voting Rights Act + 46 States’ rights is code for discrimination. Isn’t it great how they can read the minds of everyone who believes in the Constitutional provision which provided States with power against the potential tyranny from […]

 

Guess Who’s Fault The US Downgrades Is

Posted on by William Teach

Surprisingly, not Bush’s. But, that is sure to come soon. Instead, George Soros funded Matthew Yglesias goes with Boehner’s Folly Leads To S&P Downgrade of US Debt Yes, Boehner is the Villain! I’m no expert, we could probably stop after Matthew’s first three words but I don’t think S&P downgrading its rating of US debt […]

 

Another Great Obamachievement: America Loses Its AAA Rating

Posted on by John Hawkins

Over the last couple of years, Treasury Secretary Tim Geither has been reassuring Americans who are worried about the Obama Administration’s out-of-control spending that there’s no danger that we’ll EVER lose our AAA rating. Peter Barnes “Is there a risk that the United States could lose its AAA credit rating? Yes or no?” Geithner’s response: […]

 

Wall Street: Don’t Let Facts Get in the Way of Obama’s Birthday Parties

Posted on by Jane Jamison

Cross-posted on UNCOVERAGE.net The pantie-wetters on Wall Street were craving just one good thing, anything, before heading off to double martinis on Friday….so the Obama administration obliged by monkey-wrenching a tiny decrease in unemployment.

 

The Phony Civility Project with Froma Harrop

Posted on by Lee Doren

Many people have already written about this woman, Froma Harrop.:  I give my take in the video below. It is pretty ironic that she calls for a civility when she says the most horrible things about her fellow citizens. <iframe width=”400″ height=”257″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/6vaLBNJmHLE” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>  

 

Sometimes We Can All Agree On What Is ‘Hate’

Posted on by Kathleen McKinley

Thursday I wrote about the hypocrisy of many on the left who mock Gov. Perry for his prayer rally this weekend, but never for Obama for basically doing the same thing. Some of the commenters pointed out that one of the sponsors of the prayer event was the American Family Association out of Mississippi. They […]

 

Down the Rabbit Hole with Duchess Rebecca

Posted on by rebeccagrunewald

Here’s the latest webisode of Down the Rabbit Hole with Duchess Rebecca. Shane Hefty was my guest, we discussed Wall Street’s big sell off, Captain America, monkey dolls, Social Security and more! There’s an audio glitch in the beginning, hang in there…it doesn’t last long. Video streaming by Ustream

 

Big Government Burns Through Most of Debt Ceiling Increase in 1 Day

Posted on by Dave Blount

How long will the massive rise in the debt ceiling last? Not long: U.S. debt shot up $239 billion on Tuesday — the largest one-day bump in history — as the government flexed the new borrowing room it earned in this week’s debt-limit increase deal. The debt subject to the statutory limit shot way past […]

 

Three Iowa TV Ads: Tim Pawlenty, Michelle Bachmann, Rick Perry

Posted on by Robert Stacy McCain

DES MOINES, Iowa During commercial breaks on Fox News here — with the Ames Straw Poll now barely a week away — viewers will sometimes see these ads in back-to-back sequence: Yesterday, I hit the road to Oskaloosa to cover the Herman Cain campaign, but much of focus leading up to Ames is going to […]

 

R2P Or Not 2P

Posted on by Courtney Messerschmidt

Totally tweetable! New Millennium’s doctrinairish Responsibility To Protect in statecraft moderne can sweetly be – uh – shrunk – to like 3 characters. Perfect for policy cats au courant and future to drop like a mind bomb in nearly any environ! See, a new school concept of the state maintains that states have a primary […]

 

Unions: On the Outside Looking In At Political Power?

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Since Obama began his run for the White House he has been Big Labor’s best friend. And they loved him for it, too. As Obama ran and as soon as he got into office the unions had stars in their eyes. They thought that with a bought and paid for president in their hip pocket, […]

 

Obama’s New CAFE Standards Will Cost Us All More Money

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

The Obama administration has been touting new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards to be imposed on America’s automobile manufacturers saying that it will save all Americans money at the pumps. Unfortunately, there are all sorts of hidden costs of which the administration isn’t noting, costs that will drive up the price of driving in […]

 

Mexico Files Brief Against Alabama Illegal Alien Law

Posted on by William Teach

Mexico, along with 16 other countries, has decided to meddle into US affairs In an effort to ensure their citizens are treated fairly in Alabama, 16 nations, including Mexico, filed briefs against the state’s controversial new immigration law that has already drawn fire from the U.S. Department of Justice. So, Mexico and the other 16 […]

 

Is The Stock Market Plunge Obama’s Fault?

Posted on by William Teach

It’s an interesting question, in which Roger L. Simon wonders whether Obama should resign, and puts it this way The worldwide market plunge since the signing of the U.S. debt agreement tells us one thing above all: Almost no one on the planet has confidence in the leadership of Barack Obama. A CEO with such […]

 

Are Liberals Evil Or Stupid?

Posted on by John Hawkins

Forgive them for they know not what they do. — Luke 23:34 Over at The Telegraph, James Dellinpole asks, “Are lefties incredibly stupid or just plain evil?” The column was spurred by comments made by Charles Krauthammer who once famously intoned, To understand the workings of American politics, you have to understand this fundamental law: […]

 

Yet More Proof Manmade Global Warming Is Nothing To Worry About: Arctic Ice

Posted on by John Hawkins

Global warming propagandists are probably sorry they ever started talking about arctic ice because the deeper you look into it, the more it cuts against the idea of manmade global warming. Danish researchers analysed ancient pieces of driftwood in north Greenland which they say is an accurate way to measure the extent of ancient ice […]

 

Obama Should Make Black Americans Wonder If They’re Supporting The Right Party

Posted on by John Hawkins

Black Americans have been voting monolithically for the Democratic Party since the Nixon era. In other words, for 40 years now, anywhere the black vote is decisive, there have been Democrats in charge. The fascinating thing about that is the Democratic Party has delivered almost nothing other than poverty, misery, and victimhood for black Americans […]

 

This Week In Quotes: July 25 – August 4

Posted on by John Hawkins

Welcome to the Cracked Head Club. — Joe Biden to Gabrielle Giffords I think, frankly, (Obama’s) in over his head as to what to do about this economy. — Eric Cantor A sugar-coated Satan sandwich. — Rep. Emanuel Cleaver on the debt ceiling increase deal Every fifth man you pass on the sidewalk does not […]

 

Before Pipeline Explosion Calif. Utility Spent Millions on Political Campaigning

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Back in September of 2010, a gas pipeline running underneath the city of San Bruno, California ruptured. The resulting explosion killed eight people. A recently finished investigation has revealed safety and engineering failures at many levels but, sadly, even the state agency charged with investigating seems to be hoping that the failures are hushed up. […]

 

Tea Party-Haters Attack Chgo Business For Event Countering Obama B-Day Bash

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

William J. Kelly of Chicago organized an event at a business across the street and about a block down from the venue where President Obama held his birthday bash/fundraiser. Naturally Chicago’s anti-Tea Party set were furious at the business and used threats and intimidation to stop Kelly’s event. Kelly called the event “Jobs Bash 2011,” […]

 

Alec Baldwin Calls HuffPo Readers Stupid

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Ooopsie. Looks like all is not honey and roses in the left-wing, out of the mainstream land of Huffington Post. When one of the site’s most popular bloggers and celebrities calls HuffyPo readers stupid, it makes for a tense atmosphere among the out of the stratosphere left. Alec Baldiwn, famed for his left-wing diatribes — […]

 

Michele Bachmann Touts ‘No’ Vote on Debt Ceiling Deal in Latest Iowa TV Ad

Posted on by Robert Stacy McCain

DES MOINES, Iowa While watching TV news in my motel this morning, I saw a Michele Bachmann ad, aimed directly at getting her supporters out to next week’s Ames Straw Poll: It’s a good ad: She slams Washington “politicians,” blames the bad economy on Obama, says, “Someone needs to say no,” and closes with an […]

 

Low Intensity

Posted on by Courtney Messerschmidt

Writ of State! The ancient Westphalian concept can often be dumbed down to mean only l’etat has the monopoly on violence ( and you know THAT means lol ). In the new millennium voltiguer, conscript and professional armies, police and militaries are the nation/state’s instrument of choice in full filling certain statecraft crafts. Unexceptional exceptions […]