Author: William Teach

Obama’s Apparently Got A Vision Problem

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So says The Politico’s Glenn Thrush Of all the presidents to occupy the Oval Office in recent years, Barack Obama would seem the least likely to be wrestling with what President George H. W. Bush so unforgettably called “the vision thing.” Glenn would have done well if he explained what “the vision thing” is. In […]

 

Bachmann Wins Ames Straw Poll – Breaking It All Down

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That darned “tea-inspired” woman just keeps showing up and doing well (Washington Post) Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann scored a victory in the GOP Ames Straw Poll on Saturday, a win likely to provide her considerable momentum as the 2012 race ramps up. “What we saw happen today is this is the very first step toward […]

 

Latest Media Drama: Bachmann’s Aides Shoved Them!

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Big news over at Memeorandum, with CNN’s Don Lemon all upset Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann was at the center of an unusual campaign moment on Friday that involved reporters trying to ask her questions – and the Republican presidential candidate essentially being cocooned by a ring of protectors. Because that has never happened before in […]

 

Chump’s Weekly Address Plays The Partisan Patriotism Game

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Hey, what better way to get those who have different political ideas to work with you than questioning their patriotism? He tried this same thing the other day. And virtually every speech, press release, and Weekly Address Obama makes does this same thing: call for working together and bipartisanship, all while insulting and denegrating those […]

 

NY Times: You Aren’t Buying CFLs Because You’re Stupid And Don’t Know Better

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Here’s one from a few days ago (via Tom Nelson). Let’s go through the preamble before we get to the meat YOU may have heard that the federal government wants to limit your choice of light bulbs, starting in January. If only. Thanks to regulations taking effect that month under the Energy Independence and Security […]

 

Desperation Time In ObamaLand As He Plays Patriotism Card

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One of the last Americans who should be questioning anyone other Americans patriotism does just that. Remember Obama refusing to put his hand over his heart during the National Anthem? Refusing to wear a flag pin? His wife saying that she’s proud of the country for the first time? Remember his whiny letter which pushed […]

 

What’s The Real Reason Behind The U.K. Riots?

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After lots of leftist hand-wringing and excuse making from the liberal U.K. media, The Daily Mail’s Max Hasting decides to provide the real rationale behind the riots Years of liberal dogma have spawned a generation of amoral, uneducated, welfare dependent, brutalised youngsters A few weeks after the U.S. city of Detroit was ravaged by 1967 […]

 

Latest Excuse For Obama Jobs Distraction? The Rest Of The World

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No, really. Now, this is not an excuse that Team Obama is making themselves, but one that Josh Gerstein at The Politico provides, but, surely Team Obama will integrate it into their litany of Blamestorming talking points regarding Why Obama Fails Freed at last from the debt ceiling negotiations, President Barack Obama is vowing an […]

 

AGW Today: Boiling Flipper And Empowering Women

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Let’s start with yet another bit of deranged climate alarmism. Here’s Tim Worstall at Forbes (via Tom Nelson) As a handy guide, “RCPnumber” should be interpreted thusly: the higher the number after the RCP the closer we are to boiling Flipper as the last humans fight on the desert shores of Antarctica. The lower the […]

 

Why The Government Doesn’t Work: Pretending Cuts Have Actually Happened

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Senator Ben Nelson had an op-ed piece posted this morning at The Politico entitled Close the tax loopholes. Personally, I was expecting it to be all about closing the loopholes on oil, coal, and other typical Democrat gripes. Instead, we do not get to discussing loopholes till the 3rd to last paragraph And by tax […]

 

AGW Today: Is Barney Frank Responsible For Global Warming?

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Perhaps we should feed him some garlic, but, then, we wouldn’t be treated to this bit of funny, via The Blaze Gawker may have put it best: “As you’ll see, his hips most definitely don’t lie.” During an appearance on Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC show last night, Dem. Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) joined to talk about […]

 

On Illegal Immigration, “Civil Rights” Groups Want It Both Ways

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Los Federales have decided that states and localities cannot op out of the Secure Communities program Civil rights groups are considering a lawsuit to try to block the federal government from requiring all police agencies to screen people booked into local jails for immigration violations. The Department of Homeland Security on Friday announced that local […]

 

At Fundraiser, Obama Tells Big Money Donors To Send Money To IRS

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Just kidding. He decided to blame George Bush, 2 1/2 years after Mr. Obama took office President Barack Obama said on Monday he inherited many of the country’s problems with high debt and deficits when he entered the White House, sounding a theme likely to dominate his 2012 re-election campaign. Speaking at a Democratic fundraiser, […]

 

S&P Downgrades Fannie And Freddie, Others

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The hit parade keeps coming. Liberal Talking Point by end of day: it’s the TEA Parties fault Standard & Poor’s ratings service today announced it was downgrading the credit of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and 10 of 12 Federal Home Loan Banks that were propped up by the federal government after the financial crisis of […]

 

Obameconomy: Companies Flee U.S. For Greener Pastures

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As we watch the world markets plunge due to the US downgrade, and await the opening of the US markets, we await Mr. Obama to finally make some sort of public statement about the downgrade. Something. Anything. Though, some sort of positive motivational speech would be nice. Remember when people whined about President Bush always […]

 

Trace Gas Necessary For Life Will Slow The Earth’s Rotation

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Hysteria time, via the HuffPuff Temperatures are rising and doing so at increasingly faster rates. That would be a shock to UN IPCC chairman Pachauri. And lots of others, such Kevin Trenbarth, who can’t account for the lack of warming. And Phil “no statistically significant warming since 1995” Jones. We are literally slowing down the […]

 

Washington Post Writes About “GOP-Anti Tax Orthodoxy” As If It’s A Bad Thing

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Of course, amongst the whole range of Democrat voters…liberals/progressives/socialists/anarchists…..refusing to raise taxes on That Guy (not themselves) is a bad thing The Republican Party once had a home for the thinking of Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo and Saxby Chambliss. But that party is long gone. The three U.S. senators banded together a few months ago […]

 

Believe In States’ Rights? You’re A Racist

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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

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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 […]

 

Mexico Files Brief Against Alabama Illegal Alien Law

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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?

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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 […]

 

Bad News: Democrats Will Focus On Jobs Again

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And we all know what happens when they actually focus on jobs: things get much worse. Then they get distracted by a shiny abortion or something, and things slowly get worse The debt ceiling crisis barely was averted Tuesday when President Barack Obama and other top Democrats were ready to change the subject. Obama offered […]

 

The Hill Pronounces Bachmann Winner In Migraine Flap

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Well, what they said was she won round 1. If the Dems, any of her GOP primary opponents, or any insider Republican fools, attempt to try this route again, I think they will find themselves losing many, many female supporters Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has been at the center of a storm since provocative questions […]

 

Dying Cult: 69% Believe Globull Warming Data Likely Falsified

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Ouch. From a Rasmussen poll: 69% Say It’s Likely Scientists Have Falsified Global Warming Research (via Skeptics Corner) The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of American Adults shows that 69% say it’s at least somewhat likely that some scientists have falsified research data in order to support their own theories and beliefs, including 40% […]

 

Nickelodeon Joins Dept Of Education To Scare Kids On Climate Change (Hoax)

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Why, yes, they are still pushing their failed cult, in this case, on little snowflakes who are sure to grow up with all sorts of mental issues from being constantly scared by adults. In a sane world, these people would be prosecuted for child abuse: U.S. Education Dep’t Pushes Man-Made Global Warming, Saving the Earth […]

 

New Tone: Blackmail And Six Shooters

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Remember when the liberal scolds were calling for a new era of civility? Politico’s Roger Simon had this to write “Rather than pointing fingers or assigning blame, let us use this occasion to expand our moral imaginations, to listen to each other more carefully, to sharpen our instincts for empathy, and remind ourselves of all […]

 

If Liberals Are Going To Call Us Terrorists….

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…are we finally free to call Liberals the traitors they are? Yeah, the NY Times ratchets up the discourse for the “New Tone”. This, after Biden was accused of saying “They have acted like terrorists.” He denied that, just that he “let other Democrat lawmakers vent.” So, venting includes elected Federal officials referring to a […]

 

Politicized Obama DOJ Finally Sues Alabama Over Illegal Immigration Law

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You just knew that this was bound to happen at some point. And what better time to sneak in this lawsuit than when everyone was focused on the debt ceiling fight? The Justice Department filed a challenge to Alabama’s tough anti-illegal-immigration law Monday, arguing that the Constitution prohibits state and local governments from creating a […]

 

If You Thought The Debt Deal Was The End Of The Fight….

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…..sorry, no, it could bring on an even bigger fight, per Reuters Kevin Drawbaugh: Analysis: Storms ahead as debt deal sets up tax fight If Congress passes the debt ceiling deal by Tuesday, as expected, it could trigger a battle over tax reform within weeks and turn Washington once again into a dateline for deadlock. […]

 

When MSNBC Says A Double Dip Recession Is Here….

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Then things are quite a bit worse then they appear. Douglas A. McIntyre provides 10 signs the double-dip recession has begun Friday’s news on GDP shows the double dip has arrived – an expansion of only 1.3 percent and consumer spending up 0.1 percent in the second quarter. Astonishingly low by any account. The debt […]