Author: Melissa Clouthier

Ostensibly, Joe the Plumber reports from Israel for Pajamas Media. And he is, in fact, reporting about the Israel war from Israel as a journalist. But what he’s really doing is putting lie to the idea that a war correspondent needs to be trained journalists to be a credible reporter. Pajamas Media scored a marketing […]

What do you do with murderous and suicidal terrorists intent on killing prison guards or killing themselves? What do you do with a bunch of crazies who wish to spread a virulent ideology to any discontent who will listen? What do you do with dangerous people possessing dangerous secrets where the secrets, if leaked in […]

Hi all, just wanted to share that today is John Hawkin’s birthday. He continues to bring irreverence and insight to the Right. It’s a pleasure to be his co-worker and friend. Many happy returns, John!

U.S. News reports that homeschooling is increasing overall but the percent of evangelicals homeschooling is declining: Brian Ray, president of the National Home Education Research Institute, says recent studies suggest that evangelicals still account for roughly 70 percent of home-schooling families. But the picture has changed dramatically since the 1980s, when conservative Christians launched the […]

The pendulum has swung, folks. Perky breasts, like hemlines, are going down–reflecting the economic slump. Plastic surgeons are quite confident the problem is economic. Women just can’t afford to do what they want to do which is to have glorious, hard, round, mounds of silicone. Well, that’s the theory: But now the society reports a […]

MSNBC hack: 65% of Americans believe Palin to be unqualified Hmmmm…..could that be because the media, over and over, portrayed her as unqualified? This becomes a chicken-egg thing. The media quotes an image of a person they created as evidence the person is the image. Palin’s home state had an over 80% approval rating of […]

Newsflash, people, Jesus was a Jew, The Guardian’s Howard Jacobson informs us. His real message seems to explain why Jews still fear Christians (and I might add, ignore all the evidence to the contrary and vote for people who actually aren’t pro-Israel and pro-Jew). He says: It is a question of the deepest interest, how […]

Way back during Hurricane Ike, I spent a day sifting through the history of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and came to the conclusion that Chuck Schumer, Barney Frank, Chris Dodd and a few others deserved the lion share of the blame. Schumer particularly rotted my socks because he had the unmitigated gall to write […]

I can hardly bear to read and hear the news. Israel had been fired upon by Hamas, again, and this time, Israel decided, again, to do something about it (pictures here). As usual, everyone in the world, except, it seems, American conservatives, believe Israel shouldn’t defend her children. They blame Israel for having the temerity […]

Who was I kidding? One of my hidden fears was that this sentiment would reign: Some, who won’t be quoted by name, even suggest that Feinstein aims to establish her clout as an influential player on intelligence issues – and as a key voice from California – as Obama takes office. Panetta, they note, has […]

Ericka Anderson quotes Laura Bennett who says: I just want to let the food Nazi moms in on what happens when your kids come to a house where junk food inhabits the pantry. They have no decision-making skills or sense of moderation when faced with the forbidden fruit roll-up. Like deprived animals, they are determined […]

I hate cults. Let’s just get that out of the way–whether it’s the ideology that encourages psychos in a compound to impregnate minors or convinces otherwise seemingly rational people that aliens gave diseases to earth dwellers or assures people that Gore is going to save the world one glorious carbon swap at a time–I hate […]

I’m back for one day and I’m asking you to do something for me. Hey, at least I haven’t asked you for money. Yet. This year, I was nominated for Best Individual Blogger by the Weblogs Awards. It’s an honor considering the other people in my category. The deal is that a person can vote […]

Note: Hi guys! I’m back from my two week vacation to Australia which was excellent. Still jet-lagged. Hope you all have a most excellent 2009! ***** There’s not much to say about Stuart Smalley finally “winning” the election from Norm Coleman. Did you expect any other result? One person? If an election result is close, […]

Airline service is a non-sequitor. I sit here listening to my daughter sing in the shower, in the Hilton LAX where I’ve been residing since 1:30 a.m. I should be nearly to Sydney, Australia by now. But no. Airplane travel sucks. As if you don’t know this. Continental, the current baddie, is usually better than […]

Leftist bloggers are all upset over Mr. Obama’s choice for the inaugural prayer. The gay community is crying foul. Why? Barack Obama said consistently throughout the election that he’s against gay marriage. Wink. Wink. I didn’t believe him. Neither did his voters. I still don’t believe him. Especially after his acceptance speech in Chicago when […]

So I put up a link that makes it seem like the United States is bankrupt–like bankrupt now. Turns out that the data The DC Examiner reported on is manipulated and essentially crap: The United States of America is bankrupt. Don’t believe it? Consider this: Federal obligations now exceed the collective net worth of all […]

ou know the NSA’s wiretapping permission? They get to listen in on foreigners blabbing about killing Americans and plotting badness. It’s how the Indian government knew about the Bombay bombing plot ahead of time but did nothing about it (small detail). There are government agents sitting around listening to these inane conversations and they have […]

How did Barack Obama claim power in Chicago? Why, the old-fashioned way, of course! He used connections, ingratiated himself with power brokers, became part of the machine and was hand-picked for the seat. And then the machine helped make it happen, including by nefarious means. If nothing else, the Chicago mess demonstrates how remarkable Sarah […]

We tend to think that those who run online systems like Facebook, Twitter, Friendfeed and the grand poo-bah Google make them passive robot-like vehicles for democratic action. That’s not exactly true. At the very least someone wrote the code in a certain way to achieve a certain outcome. It doesn’t have to be a nefarious […]

When they helped the poor, abused, underpaid, overworked masses, unions made sense. Child laborers, sweat shops, and indentured servitude were just plain wrong. We are soooo far from those days it’s not even funny. Mexico, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, all have to worry about worker exploitation. Other countries like Zimbabwe should just make […]

Dr. Helen answers a question from a librarian/teacher about goose-stepping 4th graders and how to help kids get properly educated about such things as capitalism versus socialism. In our kids’ school, the Third Grade project is starting a business, paying more rent for better space (the front classrooms), choosing partners, making a product or service […]

So nerds suffer in the short term: Researchers in Australia surveyed 185 men and women, ages 16 to 25, at the University of Sydney on their sexual history and STD knowledge. Responses to questionnaires revealed that “art students were younger [and] more likely to be sexually active” than science students (who, presumably were too busy […]

From the Washington Times: Environmental extremists and global warming alarmists are in denial and running for cover. Their rationale for continuing a lost cause is that weather events in the short term are not necessarily related to long-term climatic trends. But these are the same people who screamed at us each year that ordinary weather […]

What a fiasco. So Jessie Jr is behind door #5 according to the New York Times: Mr. Jackson was described in an affidavit filed in Mr. Blagojevich’s arrest as one of at least six people being considered by the governor to fill President-elect Barack Obama’s unfinished term in the United States Senate in exchange for […]

About a year ago, maybe two now, time flies, we got in a fender bender and the man who drove the tow-truck was from the Middle East somewhere. I took a leap and said to him, “Asalam Alakum” or roughly “peace be unto you” (a fairly universal greeting) in Arabic. He was delighted. Asked how […]

When you’re a doctor, you see lots of patients. You also talk to other doctors who see lots of patients. And a very interesting thing is happening among both sets of people that I thought I’d share with you. I’m curious about your opinion. Many people are setting aside six months cash, on hand, out […]

Seems that President-elect Barack Obama did actually talk with the Governor Rod Blagojevich. From Fox News: Obama said today: “I had no contact with the governor or his office, and so I was not aware of what was happening. And as I said it is a sad day for Illinois. Beyond that I don’t think […]

Unless Republicans truly have become Democrats where failure is rewarded, the current Republican National Committee Chairman must move along. The Republicans need new blood. Preferably, they need new, younger blood. Quickly now. Who is the current RNC chairman? Now, who is the DNC chairman? That’s right Howard “The Scream” Dean. Hey, at least you know […]