Author: William Teach

Mid-East Double Shot: Israeli Tells Obama “NO!”/Mystery Rockets

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Yet again, Obama has failed on the world stage. Copenhagen, Chicago Olympics, his Iran policy (let’s be honest, everyone has failed), despised by the British press, annoyed a large number of leaders in American ally nations……and now Israel has said no. Again Aides to Israel’s prime minister said Thursday that he has officially rejected President […]

 

AGW Today: Free Light Bulb Night At The Ball Park!

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I’m not quite sure whether to be appalled or amused, to laugh out loud or do a double face palm Xcel Energy is giving away compact fluorescent light bulbs to every person attending Wednesday’s Minnesota Twins home game, and four of those bulbs come with free tickets to future home games this season. The energy-efficient […]

 

Two Democrats Ask Obama To Shake Down Arizona Governor Over Illegals

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Nice to have more confirmation that the Democrat Party is even more like the Mafia. Without the morals and prevailing rules of conduct, of course Two House Democrats on Tuesday urged President Barack Obama to shun an immigration enforcement bill in Arizona – an attempt to put new pressure on him to enact comprehensive immigration […]

 

Nanny State To Regulate Your Salt Intake

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Aren’t you thrilled that the Government is just looking out for your best interests, since you are obviously to incompetent to make your own decisions? FDA takes aim at salt content in processed food The Food and Drug Administration is planning an unprecedented effort to gradually reduce the salt consumed each day by Americans, saying […]

 

PETA Has An Issue With Comical Dog Riding Monkeys In Cute Costumes

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Starting out the day on a lighter note this Tuesday, and proving yet again that folks on the Left tend to have no sense of humor When the dog-riding capuchin monkeys are in town, people talk. (video at the link) Philip “Dolce” Hendricks, owner of the Banana Derby, says his festival attraction tends to draw […]

 

Say, Where Are All Those “Green” Jobs?

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Twenty years ago, “green” meant real environmental issues, such as clean air, water, and land. It meant protecting species, wise land usage, refoliation, stopping deforestation, replacing dirty with clean. Now it means climate alarmism, and it is failing: Training for Green Jobs Is the Easy Part Joliet (Ill.) is discovering what cities across the U.S. […]

 

Can You Make A Video Explaining Why Government Regulation Rocks?

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If you can, the EPA wants to hear from you President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging the public to create video advertisements that explain why federal regulations are “important to everyone.” The contest, which ends May 17, will award $2,500 to the makers of the video that best explains why federal regulations are good […]

 

Fish Wrap: Say, Those Insurance Fixes Don’t Work Too Well In New York

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Apparently, the Times is interested in dropping a few bombshells this weekend. First you have the “Gates Says U.S. Lacks Strategy to Curb Iran’s Nuclear Drive,” which others have covered, and then there is this, which basically says that the provisions of ObamaCare are doomed to failure When her small executive search firm in New […]

 

Arizona Does Away With Need For Concealed Carry Permits

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What do you think of this idea? Starting later this summer, U.S. citizens 21 and older can begin carrying a concealed firearm without a permit in Arizona. Gov. Jan Brewer signed Senate Bill 1108 into law Friday afternoon. It eliminates the requirement for a concealed-carry weapons permit, but does require gun owners to accurately answer […]

 

Postal Service May Cut Saturday Delivery To Fight “Climate Change”

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No, seriously Facing ongoing, massive financial losses, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has said that a cut in Saturday service would help the service do its part to stem the effects of manmade climate change. In its proposal, the service said that CO2 emissions by its vehicles and facilities could be slashed by up […]

 

Obama On Space Exploration And Gay Visitation Rights

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Happy Friday! I bet you never knew this about Dear Leader, vis a vis space exploration “The bottom line is, nobody is more committed to manned spaceflight, to human exploration of space than I am,” he said in a speech to about 200 attendees of a White House-sponsored space conference here. There’s probably a joke […]

 

Obama: Being A Superpower Ain’t All That

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Just another case where Obama shows his disdain for American exceptionalism In a little-noticed remark at the close of the two-day nuclear security summit in Washington, D.C., this week, President Obama suggested the United States was somehow burdened by its military might. Being a superpower ain’t all that, at least according to President Obama. In […]

 

Chesapeake Blue Crabs Ravaged By AGW

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Or something like that, per the headline: Chesapeake Bay critters suffer from climate change and pollution The country’s largest estuary faces the loss of its life below the surface. These animals not only make up a significant part of the overall ecosystem, but they also provide for a vital industry in the Chesapeake region. In […]

 

Henry Waxman Chickens Out On CEO Hearings

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Awwwww, look, the sweet cluebat of reality wacked Waxman upside the head Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., has canceled a hearing intended to grill CEOs who took a charge against profits because of the health care reform bill. The cancellation came after they realized what everyone already knew – that the companies […]

 

Wednesday Stupid: John Kerry On AGW And The State Of Higher Education

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When you really, really, really need someone to write something incredibly stupid, John Kerry is available We begin not just by curbing man-made carbon emissions that are contributing to climate change at an alarming rate but by also establishing incentives for private investment in clean energy technology industries. Over the next 10 years, those investments […]

 

Obama’s Foreign Policy: Cushy Photo Ops, Forget Those Pesky Human Rights

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President Obama is apparently fast becoming the Megan Fox of the political world. He looks good doing his thing, and the people around the world like him better than George Bush, but, when it comes to the leaders he has to work with, he creates quite a bite of strife with our allies, and most […]

 

Evil Insurance Company Drops Coverage For Mom With Cancer Right Before Surgery

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Oh, wait, excuse, did I say “Insurance Company?” Sorry, my bad, should probably have more coffee A Hollywood woman who was dropped from Medicaid coverage while needing a bone marrow transplant is finally getting the coverage and treatment she needs to stay alive. Diana Smith is battling a rare form of Leukemia and needs the […]

 

Hey, Maybe Congress Should Have Read The Bill First After All

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The New York Times (I will no longer refer to them as the F*sh Wrap, as that brings massive trackback spam) publishes a story that should have been in the humor section, rather than page A13 of the NY Edition: Baffled by Health Plan? So Are Some Lawmakers It is often said that the new […]

 

Fee Free Carry On Baggage Is Apparently A “Right”

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Apparently, having solved all of America’s problems, Chuckie Schumer has nothing better to do U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said Sunday he’s trying to get the federal government to prohibit airlines from charging a fee for carry-on baggage, calling it a “slap in the face to travelers.” The New York Democrat is making a personal plea […]

 

Are You Ready For “Ecocide”?

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Are you ready to be prosecuted in international court because you do not believe in the collapsing science of man caused global warming, er, climate change, er, whateverthehell they want to call it now? A campaign to declare the mass destruction of ecosystems an international crime against peace – alongside genocide and crimes against humanity […]

 

Sen. Tom Harkin (D) Has 12 Year Old Arrested

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Say, let’s play “guess the party affiliation!” Twelve-year-old war protester Frankie Hughes was arrested late Wednesday for trespassing after she allegedly refused to leave U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin’s Des Moines office. Federal security officers told police that Gaunt was on the floor in Harkin’s office. When police went to the office, they also found Frankie […]

 

Jihad Supporting Amnesty International Whines About Hurricane Katrina “Human Rights Violations”

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You remember Amnesty International and their support of Islamic Jihad, right? Here’s the latest from these big government Nanny State socialists The U.S. government and Gulf Coast states have consistently violated the human rights of hurricane victims since Hurricane Katrina killed about 1,800 people and caused widespread devastation after striking in August 2005, Amnesty International […]

 

Friday Stupid: Smoking Hot Celeb Chimes In On California’s Fiscal Woes

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There are many reasons why certain Hollywood celebs should act more like children, and simply be seen, not heard. Here’s one of them, courtesy of Megan Fox Hot for Teachers w/ Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green from Megan Fox As Allah points out, no mention of the crippling union requirements. No mention of the […]

 

Aggie Doctor Brags About Canning Obama Voter. Or Does He?

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A palate cleanser to start your Friday off the right way. Namely, liberals losing all their marbles over a story: Alleged Aggie Doctor Brags Of Firing Obama-Voting Employee The TexAgs political message board is probably not the best place to go for nuanced, sophisticated discussion of the day’s issues, unless you think Fox News is […]

 

Vulnerable Democrats: Health Care Bill? What Health Care Bill?

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Hmmmm. This super duper wonderful going to fix all the ills of the USA health care legislation has Democrats out and about, happy as clams, talking up their massively awesome legislation. No? First-term Rep. Betsy Markey is convinced that once people learn what’s in President Barack Obama’s new health care overhaul law, they’ll support it. […]

 

AGW Today: Higher Hurricane Risk For East Coast

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You just know that, at some point, “climate change” will be the cause, but for now, most of the media is being cautious in their reporting University forecasters predict the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season will be above average, with 15 named storms and eight of those becoming hurricanes. The Colorado State University report was released […]

 

AP Notices Black TEA Partiers Called Racist Names, But, It’s Not Racism, Cause They’re Conservatives

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Finally, the MSM is waking up to the fact that not all TEA Partiers are whites and right wing extremists. In fact, there are actually Black TEA Partiers They’ve been called Oreos, traitors and Uncle Toms, and are used to having to defend their values. Now black conservatives are really taking heat for their involvement […]

 

Obama Approves Wacking Anwar al-Aulaqi. Good For Him!

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One has to give credit where credit is due: this policy of Obama’s, and quite a bit of his overseas anti-terrorist tactics, are most goodness The Obama administration has authorized operations to capture or kill a U.S.-born Muslim cleric based in Yemen, who is described by a key lawmaker as Americas’s top terrorist threat, officials […]

 

Feds To Test Results-Only Work. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

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It’s not as if government sector positions are getting paid far more than their public sector counterparts, so, hey, let’s find a way to let them work less The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will soon implement a pilot that moves 400 agency employees into a Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE) — where employees can […]