Author: Sister Toldjah

Rep. Jackson, Jr. Blames iPad for Fob Losses – After Promoting on House Floor Last Month

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To say that this guy is stupid on an epic scale would be an understatement. Real Clear Politics has the video of Jackson’s impassioned speech on the House floor, and notes the irony of the comments considering just a month prior he was promoting mandatory iPads for public school students on the House floor: Rep. […]

 

New Tone Watch: OK Firefighter Union Uses OKC Bombing Image In Kill The Bill Effort

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Oklahoma’s NewsOK reports on a pro-union ad in Oklahoma that has generated controversy (via Jim Hoft): A state senator today blasted a firefighter union television advertisement as “horrific and tasteless” for using images of the Oklahoma City bombing to make a case against his bill. The advertisement by the International Association of Firefighters began airing […]

 

The Face Of Progressivism: Students Take Part In “I Have Sex” Video

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The video and accompanying commentary pretty much speak for themselves: Posted below the video: A message from students at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. They write: In order to “balance the budget” the House of Representatives recently announced the intention to strip all federal funding to Planned Parenthood. This is unacceptable. It’s time to face reality: […]

 

Pelosi To DNC: Your Resolution Honoring Me Doesn’t Go Far Enough

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The word “chutzpah” came to mind after reading this: The Democratic National Committee wanted to honor Nancy Pelosi Thursday — but its praise wasn’t good enough for the House minority leader. When the DNC’s Resolutions Committee brought up a resolution commemorating Pelosi’s years as speaker of the House, Pelosi’s daughter sought to alter the proposal […]

 

John Kerry Throwing His Hat Into Secretary of State Arena?

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Be afriad, be very very afraid. Liberal Boston Globe columnist Joan Vennochi writes (via @GabrielMalor): AS EGYPT battles over its future, Senator John Kerry is negotiating his own. The Bay State’s senior senator is running an unofficial campaign to become the next secretary of state. For once, he looks artful, as well as ambitious. His […]

 

Civility Watch: Dem Leader in NH vows Dems Will Help GOP “Hang Themselves”

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Via the NH Journal: Amidst a national dialogue about softening political rhetoric, members of an Obama-affiliated organization are threatening to hang Granite State Republicans in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, according to a news story in the Citizen of Laconia. “They’re going to hang themselves,” said Belknap Democratic Chair Ed Allard of Republicans. “And […]

 

GOP Push To Repeal ObamaCare Will Resume Next Week

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Via the Washington Post, which reports that it will happen with a so-called ‘more civil tone’ (hat tip): House Republican leaders said Thursday that they will begin their effort to repeal the new health-care law next week, a return to normal legislative business after the shootings in Arizona suspended activity on Capitol Hill. But no […]

 

GOP-Controlled House Judiciary Committee Fires First Shot at DOJ

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And the New Black Panther case controversy is at the centerpiece of it’s first oversight letter. Right Turn’s Jennifer Rubin reports: Right Turn has obtained the first oversight letter from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) issued to the Justice Department. While he was in the minority, Smith labored, largely unsuccessfully, on the committee […]

 

Debunking The Left’s “Media Is More Conservative Than Liberal” Myth

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It never fails that when the discussion of liberal media bias comes up, some sanctimonious and ill-informed lefty will try to convince the crowd of the exact opposite: That it’s conservatives whose voices are most often heard in the media. Now, you and I know this is as absolutely hilarious as it is absolutely false, […]

 

Wacked: UN Climate Change Talks Start With Appeal To Mayan Goddess

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Yet one more from the Dept. of You Can’t Make This Up: With United Nations climate negotiators facing an uphill battle to advance their goal of reducing emissions linked to global warming, it’s no surprise that the woman steering the talks appealed to a Mayan goddess Monday. Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the U.N. Framework […]

 

Congrats to Congresswoman-Elect Renee Ellmers!

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I’m home for a little bit while dad gets some sleep before a visit in the hospital by the doctor. Wanted to post the great news (which has already been circulating on Twitter for a few of hours now) that Renee Ellmers has officially upset NC-2 Congressman Bob Etheridge (who has served in the US […]

 

Olberdude Suspended Indefinitely From MSDNC Over Political Contributions

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Intriguing story, via Politico: MSNBC host Keith Olbermann has been suspended indefinitely without pay after POLITICO reported that he made three campaign contributions to Democratic candidates. MSNBC President Phil Griffin said in a statement Friday: “I became aware of Keith’s political contributions late last night. Mindful of NBC News policy and standards, I have suspended […]

 

Harry Reid Prevented a “Worldwide Depression”?

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I tweeted about this last night but it deserves mention on the blog, too. Hilarious: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is having a heck of a time trying to get re-elected, in part, he says, because people don’t want to know that he prevented a worldwide depression. The Nevada Democrat, whose poll numbers are see-sawing […]

 

Jobs Report Stinks, But “Our Economy Is Growing Again.”

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Reality: —– Ed Morrissey: Unemployment steady at 9.6%, 95,000 jobs lost in September; Update: “Unexpectedly”; Update: “Unexpectedly” unexpectedly deleted —– Bloomberg News: Unemployment Probably Rose as U.S. Companies Limited Hiring —– Jim Geraghty: The Jobs Report Is Worse Than You Think Hey – did you hear that the economy has “turned a corner”? Cross-posted from […]

 

Nation’s 1st black prez. invokes “patience of slaves” in selling liberal govt. enslavement agenda

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I wish I could say I’m surprised by this, but I’m not: RICHMOND – President Obama walked into the back yard of one of his chief congressional critics on Wednesday to continue his blunt assault on Republicans and their policies. At a recreation center in House Whip Eric Cantor’s district, Obama accused the Republican of […]

 

FYI: Axelturf & Rahmbo Exiting The WH Does NOT Mean Chicago Way Is Going Anywhere

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Excitement filled the air this week for a short time as CBS News reported that WH Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Senior White House advisor David Axelrod were preparing to leave the WH in the coming months. But if you’re thinking their departure means that the Chicago Way has run its course in Washington, […]

 

WH Wants To Change “Global Warming” To “Global Climate Disruption”

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Via Fox News: From the administration that brought you “man-caused disaster” and “overseas contingency operation,” another terminology change is in the pipeline. The White House wants the public to start using the term “global climate disruption” in place of “global warming” — fearing the latter term oversimplifies the problem and makes it sound less dangerous […]

 

Another One From The Dept. Of You Can’t Make This Stuff Up

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The Barack Obama inflatable doll. Need I say more? Weasel Zippers is holding a “Caption This” contest. I”m scared to hold one here on this one, but if you want to go for it, please do – just remember to try and keep it clean. ;) (Via @ThePowersThatBe Twitter feed) Cross-posted from the Sister Toldjah […]

 

The Ugly, Pockmarked, Troop-Hating Face of the Anti-War Left

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The Washington Post reports on the anti-war left and who they have adopted as their latest hero – the US Army soldier believed to be at the heart of the traitorous WikiLeaks scandal (via Memeorandum): For antiwar campaigners from Seattle to Iceland, a new name has become a byword for anti-establishment heroism: Army Pfc. Bradley […]

 

You Get What You Ask For, Minnesota Liberals

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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 […]

 

Hypocrite In Chief On Immigration Issue: Let’s Not “Demagogue, Politicize”

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Via The Hill: In a CBS interview broadcast Sunday, President Obama slammed approaches to immigration reform he said “demagogue” a “national problem.” He also defended progress in the administration’s suit against Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law — an action that states that the controversial measure flouts the federal government’s imperative under the ‘supremacy’ clause of […]

 

Confirmed: Administration Playing Games On Issue Of Unemployment Benefits Extension

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CBS News’ Mark Knoller reports on how both the administration and Democrats in Congress have shamelessly used the issue of the unemployment benefits extension in an attempt at political gain during an election year: In signing the bill restoring unemployment benefits to 2 million Americans jobless for more than 26 weeks, President Obama is also […]

 

Casting Call: Who Should Play John Edwards In Upcoming Biopic?

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Just when you thought you’d heard all you could stand about the disgraced former Senator from NC/SC: Aaron Sorkin — best known for creating “The West Wing” — will make his feature directorial debut with a John Edwards biopic. Sorkin’s adapting and producing Andrew Young’s “The Politician: An Insider’s Account of John Edwards’s Pursuit of […]

 

Biden Visits Custard Stand, Mistakes It For An Ice Cream Parlor

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But that’s not all our gaffetastic Vice President had to say: Vice President Joe Biden served up a zinger at a Milwaukee, Wis., frozen custard shop Friday, telling the manager to stop “being a smart a- -” after he asked for lower taxes. When Biden went to pay for his vanilla cone with chocolate flakes […]

 

Black SC pol: Greene May Have Won Dem Primary ‘Because He Is Black’

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The clueless SC Democrat machine continues to try and make excuses for how the unknown Alvin Greene got chosen as their US Senate nominee, in spite of the fact that Greene didn’t have any campaign contributions and did no campaigning: What also mystified Democrats across the state is how Greene managed to win without campaigning. […]

 

Modern Day Gutter Politics Hits New Low in South Carolina

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I’m a little bit behind this morning on blogging, so in the interest of catching up, read AllahPundit’s full post on the barrage of attacks that have hit SC State House Representative/GOP candidate for governor (and endorsed by Sarah Palin) Nikki Haley – from other Republicans. The person who appears to be behind most of […]

 

Caption This: “Rodent Scurries by Obama” Edition

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This is just priceless (via Memeorandum): Caption: A small rodent runs in front of President Barack Obama as he delivers remarks on Wall Street and Financial reform, Thursday, May 20, 2010, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Here’s the story, via AP: WASHINGTON — In his battle […]

 

Palin/Brewer to Obama/Holder: Read the AZ Immigration Bill – and Secure the Border

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Rockin’ video: Love the video clip in the ad of AG Eric Holder, a leading critic of the Arizona immigration bill, admitting he hasn’t read the 10 page bill. Palin and Brewer had a press conference yesterday in Arizona where they announced the launch of a new website: Secure the Border, a site the cuts […]