Author: William Teach

Post Election, Obama Admin. Signs On To UN Arms Treaty

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Surprise! (The Hill) The Obama administration defied a majority of the Senate on Tuesday by voting to approve a United Nations treaty on the trade of small arms and other conventional weapons. The treaty, overwhelmingly approved by the U.N., requires countries to create internal mechanisms to ensure that their arms exports aren’t likely to be […]

 

The Marcott “Abrupt Warming” Meme Dying A Slow Death

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Will The AP, NY Times, and others (The Global Warming Policy Foundation has an interesting list with quotes) who published the findings of the Marcott paper retract their stories and publish updates, since the “science” of the Marcott paper are entirely in question? Here’s Bjørn Lomborg 3 weeks ago, a paper in Science showed the […]

 

USA Today: Two School Tragedies 23 Years Apart Is A “Familiar Pattern”

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If by a “tragically familiar pattern“, as their headline reads, they mean “Democrats attempting to take away Constitutional rights and punish the innocent for the crimes of the guilty”, well, yes. In 1989 a deranged gunman shot up a school (from outside) in Stockton, California with a “military-style rifle” (nice to know that the writer […]

 

Warmist Suggests Hotcoldwetdry Will Cause More Tsunamis

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While Warmists call people who do not believe in “climate change” (a wholly unscientific term) anti-science, this is what Warmists call “science” (Don’t be fooled by the spring snows, they are further proof of global warming) Unsurprisingly, David Robert Grimes takes the Warmist line that massive cold and snow is caused by heat, because it […]

 

Is “Universal Background Checks” Legislation Dying Out?

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One of the things about this debate about “universal background checks” is that no one within the elected “representative” community is saying that this is about handguns: it seems to be aimed at all gun purchases and transfers. And, to be honest, I personally have no problem with a quick background check on all gun […]

 

Is Your Easter “Sustainable” And “Ethical”?

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That’s right, it’s time again for “let’s see how the Warmists/envirowackos can attempt to ruin a holiday” Happy Easter! Don’t forget to buy ethical chocolate. When you’re biting the head off a chocolate bunny this weekend, the last thing you want to be thinking about is whether your sweet treat was the product of child […]

 

Hot March In 2012, Cold March In 2013, Obviously Both Are “Climate Change”

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Because everything proves their cultish beliefs (Climate Central) March is finally on its way out, but not before leaving its mark in the unusually cold and snowy weather that affected much of the U.S., Europe, and parts of Asia. The chilly weather has come courtesy of a stuck weather pattern that has repeatedly directed blasts […]

 

North Korea Declares State Of War; How Serious Are They?

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Should we be concerned by North Korea’s provocation? (Reuters) North Korea said on Saturday it was entering a “state of war” with South Korea, its latest bout of angry rhetoric directed at Seoul and Washington, but the South brushed off the statement as little more than tough talk. The North also threatened to shut down […]

 

Obama To Continue His Finger Wagging Tour On Gun Control In Denver

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Did you catch (NMP) Obama’s finger wagging speech yesterday? Here’s Allahpundit Textbook O. First, almost obligatorily, the speech is built on the assumption that his opponents are callous to the point of malignancy. Read the transcript and you’ll see that he’s all but given up arguing policy on this; it’s a straight-up, 13-minute-long guilt trip, […]

 

Rush: Republicans Lost Marriage Debate Once We Modified The Language

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An interesting theory, based on a note a friend sent to him (Rush) The language game, the left really excels at changing the language to benefit them politically, and they do it in such a way that a lot of people on our side have no idea what’s happened until it’s too late and the […]

 

Warmists Wonder If Global Warming Is Making European Winters Cold

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How can you tell this is a cult? Because no matter what happens, globull warming is to blame Is global warming causing harsher winters? Millions of people in northern Europe are still battling snow and ice, wondering why they are being punished with bitter cold when–officially–spring has arrived and Earth is in the grip of […]

 

Biden On Gun Control: “This Is Just The Beginning”

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Someone let Joe Biden off his leash again, and he said something about gun control that we all figured (The Blaze) Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday the expected upcoming Senate votes on gun control are only the beginning of the White House’s fight strengthen gun laws. During a conference call organized by Mayors Against […]

 

Settled Science: The Planet Is No Longer Warming

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At least at the moment. What will happen next is anyone’s guess. Will we see the temperatures creep up again? Will we see a big dip like from the late 40’s to late 70’s? Will they fluctuate up and down like during the past 15-17 years? What we do know is that the Warmist prognostication […]

 

Maddow: “Rights are not supposed to be open to popularity contests”

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In arguing in support for same sex marriage, Rachel Maddow‘s blog (the post is actually written by Steve Benen) actually makes the case that The Government, and we’re looking at mostly elected Democrats, should back off on gun control Rights are not supposed to be open to popularity contests. Throughout American history, if all contentious […]

 

Thinking Amnesty Is Winning Issue, Obama Pivots Back To Immigration

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So, what we can expect for the next month or so is massive hyperbole, blamestorming, fear-mongering, and denigration of opponents, at least till he gets bored (The Hill) The White House hopes to bolster President Obama’s political standing by shifting attention from the bruising budget battles of the last month to immigration reform and gun […]

 

Massive Obamacare Application Asks About Registering To Vote

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Should anyone be surprised that the humongous draft application for Obamacare health insurance delves into areas it shouldn’t? (Washington Examiner) The 61-page online Obamacare draft application for health care includes asking if the applicant wants to register to vote, raising the specter that pro-Obama groups being tapped to help Americans sign up for the program […]

 

After Re-election, Claire McCaskill Sorta Comes Out For Gay Marriage

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And attempts to use the Bible to back her play, which, as written, can get a bit squishy and would allow her to dissemble when pressed And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. I Corinthians 13 Well, if she wants to really push Corinthians 13, then she […]

 

NY State No Longer Safe From 7 Bullet Magazine Limit

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First the State of New York rushed through legislation at Ludicrous Speed without, as usual for Democrats, bothering to read the legislation nor understand what was in it nor what it would do. There were all sorts of problems, such as failing to exempt police officers from the 7 round magazine limit. Plus others. Now […]

 

Washington Looks Towards Making Abortion An Insurance Requirement

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Once again, we can see where the priorities of Democrats lie, with abortion on demand being one of their top sacraments (The Blaze) With 21 states having adopted bans or severe restrictions on insurance companies from paying for abortions, Washington is alone in seriously considering legislation mandating the opposite. The Reproductive Parity Act, as supporters […]

 

Hooray! It’s Earth Hour Today! Which Is Worse For The Climate!

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A largely symbolic hour where Climate Astrologers get to feel good about turning their lights out for one hour while being big “carbon hogs” for the rest of the year….um, wait, this “spreading awareness” and feel-good campaign is actually worse? (Forbes) On March 23, millions of people around the world will be asked again to […]

 

Senate Holds Marathon Session To Pass Meaningless Budget

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By meaningless, I mean it is non-binding, as in “it has no force of law”, as in, it is completely symbolic (Fox News) An exhausted Senate approved its first budget in four years early Saturday, calling for almost $1 trillion in tax increases over the coming decade while sheltering safety net programs targeted by House […]

 

As Obamacare Turns Three Americans Still Not Lovin’ It

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Gee, what’s not to love about legislation that remakes 1/6th of the US economy, insinuating the Government into all our health decisions, raising costs, creating yet another unfunded liability where a board of unelected bureaucrats will be able to make decisions that affect our quality of health care (IPBA), where companies will drop their generous […]

 

Obama To Israeli’s: Put Yourself In Palestinian Shoes

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So, this celebrity who got the part of POTUS decided to head over to Israel, and instead of talking to the Knesset, the elected official body of Israel, he took his neverending campaign to a school to talk to young folks. It was, as Allahpundit put it, “as florid a valentine to Israel and Zionism […]

 

Warmist: We Need A New Democracy Where Gov’t Tells You How To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

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Prick a Warmist and you’ll find a fascist. Here’s Warmist Helen Camakaris at Shaping Tomorrow’s World (via Tom Nelson) Don’t trust your Stone Age brain: it’s unsustainable Cognitive dissonance is that uncomfortable feeling we have when we know we should invest in solar panels but the 46″ wide screen TV wins out; we know we […]

 

Epic Pro-2nd Amendment Testimony In Connecticut

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Just an ordinary, average citizen who realizes that yes, there is a Constitution, and yes, evil exists (The Blaze) Meet Robert Steed, a resident of Vernon, Conn. who took three days straight off work to attend several gun control hearings in Connecticut. On March 14, Steed was more “aggravated” than usual with lawmakers and he […]

 

Surprise: Aussie Carbon Tax Contributes To Business Insolvencies

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One would think that Australia’s politicians would have gotten the hint that their “carbon tax” and cap and trade programs are really, really, really unpopular after the Queensland elections in early 2012, where the Labor Party, the major force behind all the legislation, was reduced from the the leader party to not having enough seats […]

 

Obama Takes “Charm Offensive” To Israel

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The Neverending Campaign goes on the road, once again showing a POTUS who is bereft of leadership (CBS NY) President Barack Obama left for the Middle East on Tuesday evening. He’s on a mission to charm the Israelis into making peace concessions and to find some way to peacefully stop Iran from building a bomb. […]

 

Hacker To Distribute Confidential Hillary Clinton Emails On Benghazi

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What’s in them? We don’t know yet. Will they be big? That remains to be seen, but why bother if they are tepid and meaningless? (The Smoking Gun) Armed with confidential memos to Hillary Clinton that were stolen from the e-mail account of a former White House aide, a hacker has distributed some of the […]

 

Harry Reid Drops Scary Looking Gun Ban From Anti-Gun Legislation

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You could almost see this coming. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) is a fan of guns, and also knows that legislation like an assault weapons ban could seriously damage the Dems chances for the 2014 mid-terms for Senate races. And, really, how often did you hear him discuss the ban? Beuller? (Politico) Sen. Dianne […]

 

Global Temperatures Not Matching Warmist Prognostication

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Climate doom? Yeah, not happening (UK Daily Mail) The Mail on Sunday today presents irrefutable evidence that official predictions of global climate warming have been catastrophically flawed. The graph on this page blows apart the ‘scientific basis’ for Britain reshaping its entire economy and spending billions in taxes and subsidies in order to cut emissions […]