AGW Today: Attacking The Messenger

Just a continuation of the standard Climahysteric tactic of attacking the messenger, rather than dealing with the message Has anybody ever faced more ad hominem attacks than Al Gore? He claims he invented the internet (he didn’t); he’s fat (OK, so he was); his movie is full of lies (it wasn’t); his home burns more […]

 

I’m Thinking Democrats Are Not Going To Like “V”

So, ABC does a remake of the 1980’s mini-series “V,” turning it into a weekly show. Cool. Space monsters. Classic formula. Imagine this. At a time of political turmoil, a charismatic, telegenic new leader arrives virtually out of nowhere. He offers a message of hope and reconciliation based on compromise and promises to marshal technology […]

 

Guess How Many Hours Barry Has Spent Discussing Afghanistan

I usually do not like posting two straight “smack Obama” stories back to back, but, this should give you a good view of where his priorities lie. From October 30th press conference with Stuttering Gibbs Q What exactly has the President taken away from all these meetings that he’s had? This is the seventh one […]

 


AGW Bill On Life Support In Senate, Puppies May Die

I think we can firmly place this in the category of “good news for a Monday” The climate-change bill that has been moving slowly through the Senate will face a stark political reality when it emerges for committee debate on Tuesday: With Democrats deeply divided on the issue, unless some Republican lawmakers risk the backlash […]

 

Karzai Declared Winner In Afghanistan: What Does Obama Do Now?

Regardless of any issues with the Afghanistan election, Karzai is the winner Afghan election officials canceled a presidential runoff and proclaimed the reelection of President Hamid Karzai on Monday, a day after Karzai’s top challenger declared he would not take part in a second round of voting scheduled for Saturday because of a persistent risk […]

 

Democrats Consider Plans To Lower Deficit They Created

After using 2009 as The Year We Exploded The Deficit, Democrats are getting a bit uneasy over their election prospects. First they had their Porkulus, then the Omnibus, the $3.5 trillion 2010 budget, and the coming massive health system overhaul and global warming tom-foolery. But, hey, they did manage to cut several defense initiatives (just […]

 


Shocker! Most Jobs “Saved” Were In Government

As I always say, if you want the truth from the NY Times, check the Saturday edition. The editors all slip out for an early Martini, leaving time for those who believe in journalism to write and post their stories. Witness The best symbol of the $787 billion federal stimulus program turns out not to […]

 

Mischief Day Friday: Where’s The Stimulus Money Going?

For those of us who are from the Northeast, we know what Mischief Night is. Essentially, the night before Halloween is a night to play some practical jokes on people, create a little havoc. Flaming bags of dog doo on the door step. Dog poo or shaving cream under the car door handle. Removing a […]

 

Obama Signs Law Exempting Prisoner Photos From FOIA Requests, ACLU “Disappointed”

The ACLU releases a gently chiding news release regarding a law that Obama just signed President Obama today signed into law a Homeland Security appropriations bill that grants the Department of Defense (DOD) the authority to continue suppressing photos of prisoner abuse. The amendment, which would allow the DOD to exempt photos from the Freedom […]

 

Aw. There May Be No Copenhagen Global Warming Deal

Man, what a shame Denmark’s prime minister says he does not think a legally binding deal on climate change will be agreed upon at a December summit in Copenhagen. Lars Loekke Rasmussen spoke ahead of an EU summit at which climate change will be one of the main topics. “We do not think it will […]

 

Derogatory Language Equals Bad Times, Unless……..

Food for thought #1 Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson issued his second apology in 12 months Tuesday and was told to stay away from the team while the NFL and the Chiefs complete their investigation into his use of a gay slur. As Johnson was releasing his apology, a national gay rights advocacy […]

 

Good Job, Linda Vista P(orn)TA!

Heh A “typographical error” resulted in the recall of student T-shirts at Linda Vista Elementary School’s recent jog-a-thon, after a parent called the phone number printed on the back of the shirts and was connected to an adult chat line. T-shirts were handed out to all students participating in the Oct. 16 jog-a-thon during recess […]

 

U.N. May Declare Use Of Drones Illegal

So much for the Biden plan (BTW, did you know Biden is polling way lower than Cheney did?), because the United Nations has no other areas around the world where human rights are violated A U.N. human rights investigator warned the United States Tuesday that its use of unmanned warplanes to carry out targeted executions […]

 

Newest AGW Scare: It Can Burn Your Brain And Blood System And Make You Believe In Halloween

If it’s Tuesday, it must be time for the next AGW scaremongering Dr Francis Yeboah, Head of Molecular Medicine at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), on Tuesday said too much heat could affect how the brain worked and could also increase the risk of cardiovascular or heart diseases. He explained that even though the […]

 

Is It Any Wonder CNN Is In Last Place? Joy Behar Goes Moonbat

In the war of words that the White House started, Fox News is up 9%. And CNN? They’ve dropped 68% in prime time. And they are dead last among cable news networks, including Headline News. Ratings should get really fun when they start including the cable business news networks. So, what to do? Let Crazy […]

 

AGW Today: Intolerance, Camp Outs, And Vegans

We all know that the Left loves to debate and give people their say, to listen to all points of view, right? Right? RIGHT? A POLITICAL row has broken out over a Derby Conservative councillor’s decision to show a climate change-sceptic film in the city’s council chamber. The new film, Not Evil Just Wrong, is […]

 

Democrats Seek Way To Take Over “Too Big To Fail” Companies

But, don’t say Democrats are socialist or anything Congress and the Obama administration are about to take up one of the most fundamental issues stemming from the near collapse of the financial system last year – how to deal with institutions that are so big that the government has no choice but to rescue them […]

 


Grey Lady Notices Dem Health Plans Could Harm Americans

Back when Operation Iraqi Freedom was a big deal to the media such as the New York Times, especially the body counts and reports of a boot trooper doing something he shouldn’t have done, one used to be able to find stories of good news in the Saturday edition. I had a theory that none […]

 

If It’s Saturday, It Must Be A Day For A Big Climate Change Demonstration

Hey, let’s all jump in our cars and drive to the meeting site. We’ll create lots of signs made from paper, we’ll all have our bottles of water, and we’ll protest man caused global warming, er, climate change, because it is cold Environmentalists across California have organized a series of colorful events: Saturday: to press for tough […]

 


Obama Goes After Companies That Hire Illegals, And Fox News

One should never follow praise with criticism, so, let’s start with the latest in the White House’s War On Fox New, perhaps knows as Operation Domestic Contingency. Doug Ross reports Today the White House stepped up its attack on Fox News, announcing that the network would no longer be able to conduct interviews with officials […]

 

Guess Who Is Getting Your Swine Flu Shot

It’s bad enough that there is already a massive backup on the Swine Flu vaccine, but….. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told CNSNews.com Wednesday that one in 10 doses of the swine-flu vaccine purchased by: the U.S.: will be donated to other nations before U.S. demand is filled. Sebelius also told a Senate committee […]

 

AGW Today: All Dogs Must Be Eaten!

Will Lassie be the next thing on the Climate Alarmists hit list? The eco-pawprint of a pet dog is twice that of a 4.6-litre Land Cruiser driven 10,000 kilometres a year, researchers have found. Victoria University professors Brenda and Robert Vale, architects who specialise in sustainable living, say pet owners should swap cats and dogs […]

 

For 39%, Government Option Support Depends On Details

I guess they will not support it, since there really are no details While the majority of Americans appear to have made up their minds on healthcare reform, 39% say their support for a final healthcare bill will depend on how the details still being worked out in Congress are resolved. The finding comes from […]

 

What Say To A “Green” Military?

Looks like the days of shooting flowers and hugs at the enemy might be coming sooner then we thought President Barack Obama signed an executive order earlier this month requiring federal agencies to set a 2020 greenhouse gas emission reduction target within 90 days — and he followed up by asking : “our brave men and […]

 

Katrina Victims Can Now Sue Over AGW

You knew it had to come sooner or later For years, leading plaintiffs’ lawyers have promised a legal assault on industrial America for contributing to global warming. So far, the trial bar has had limited success. The hurdles to such suits are pretty obvious: How do you apportion fault and link particular plaintiffs’ injuries to […]

 

DU Thread Of The Day: The Military Is Waging War On The White House

It’s been awhile since we had one of these to laugh at. And, of course, a good moonbat thread at the DU must start with some Seymour Hersh The U.S. military is not just fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, America’s most renowned investigative journalist says. The army is also “in a war against the […]