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If you want to score twenty G’s this summer and garner at least thirty minutes of crazy fame then get busy rooting out Obama’s college transcripts. This past Friday provocateur Brooks Bayne who runs: TheTrenches.us: asked me if I’d help get the word out about his offer of 20k to anyone who could produce what the White […]
Mitt Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan was supposed to be a problem for the Republicans. So said a chorus of chortling Democrats. So said a gaggle of anonymous seasoned Republican operatives. All of which was echoed gleefully by mainstream media. The problem, these purveyors of the conventional wisdom all said, was Medicare — to be […]
While it’s original and different, let’s see how it does. Certainly a non-traditional idea.: : Post, “Israel has unveiled the latest weapon with which it hopes to win over the hearts and minds of people in the former Soviet Union: Interpretive dance.” Maybe if Bar Rafaeli and some Israelis who look like her are leading the dance […]
Just a few stories from the past week, whether I blogged about them or not. Although it seems like there was really only one story out there this week and, yeah, I blogged it. A few times. Forward: Link: R.S. McCain. That’s an oldie but a goodie. Link: Trog. Link: Boots and Sabers. Link: Legal […]
The Boston Globe isn’t exactly a bastion of conservatism: in fact, it tends to lean quite left. And the editorial board isn’t as amused by Biden’s remark as so many other Democrats are When Vice President Joe Biden warned a Virginia rally of hundreds of African Americans that Republican efforts to loosen bank regulations meant […]
Economist Larry Kotlikoff notes: Social: Security’s Handbook has 2,728 separate rules governing its benefits.: And it has thousands upon thousands of explanations of those rules in its Program Operating Manual System, called the POMS, which provides guidance on implementing the 2,728 rules. He can help.
Bryan Caplan asks an excellent question. “What’s stopping Warren Buffett from paying more taxes?” is a red herring.: The fundamental question is: “Why is government’s share of the voluntary donations market so damn small?”: : All: genuinely charitable donations suffer from the Prisoners’ Dilemma problem that Will describes.: That’s probably a big part of the reason why charity […]
10 great public relations & propaganda quotes compiled by Ronn Torossian, owner of a leading PR Agency: “He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of sense.” Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim, 1900 “See, […]
Recently, the fact-checking organizations PolitiFact.com and FactCheck.org failed to properly analyze an ad by President Obama claiming that Mitt Romney pays a lower tax rate than the average American. Just Facts President Jim Agresti and I subsequently hammered both organizations for what appears to be a severe case of intellectual dishonesty. Unfortunately, this is an […]
All those hateful hard core right wing extremists really should quit trashing poor President Obama. : There can be no doubt that his presidency has been nothing if not historical. Here is an impressive list of some of his accomplishments: First President to apply for college aid as a foreign student then denies he is a […]
Many on the GOP side of the aisle have been complaining that Mitt Romney seems to be incapable of hitting back against the constant stream of lies, innuendo, and calumny that Obama and his minions have unleashed thus far in this campaign. Romney’s campaign has been a veritable campaign of milquetoastiness by comparison. Yet the […]
Judging from the number of “Paul Ryan shirtless” hits I’m still getting this week, Congressman Paul Ryan’s physique and workout ethic are still a hot topic of webversation: The Wisconsin congressman is an avid fitness buff whose toned, lean body is chiseled by P90X routines – among the toughest of workouts, health experts tell USA […]
Using Democrat language, this is an indictment on the entire Democrat Party, showing that all Democrats are mean and filthy (Post Crescent) A bus tour event on behalf of Mitt Romney turned ugly Friday afternoon when a protester interrupted a rally and spit in a supporter’s face. The event featured Wisconsin state Sen. Alberta Darling […]
Hopefully, one of those things will end up being the Obama administration (Daily Caller) Ryan said that if elected, Mitt Romney would treat Americans like adults. “We have a very serious choice to make,” Ryan told the crowd. “And what Mitt Romney is offering is to make a decision together.” Ryan has earned praise as […]
Or at least close. Read as ABC News probes the: profoundly mysterious connection between Mitt Romney’s father and McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc. How could they possibly have known each other? What did George Romney do for Kroc? And just what about that gift card that a “randomly selected sample of McDonald’s restaurant managers”: have never heard of? […]
Sounds like a pretty serious: weapon: “The MOP’s modifications allow it to crash through 60 feet of reinforced concrete and detonate up to 200 feet below ground . . .”
Interesting interview with economist Enrico Moretti. A growing number of skeptics are questioning the importance of the innovation sector for the American economy, arguing that its job creation is not large enough to offset the losses in manufacturing. Intel’s former CEO Andy Grove has famously criticized America’s “misplaced faith in the power of startups to […]
Do you believe in the Kabalistic Jewish tradition of the 36 hidden Tzadikim -: saintly Jews: who sustain the Jewish people with their good deeds? Do you wonder if they could really exist in our time? In the age of Google searches, social networks and the prying eyes of mass media, would it really be […]
For much of the past few generations, the debate over balancing the federal budget has been a central feature of every presidential campaign. But over time, the goalposts have moved. As the amount of red ink has grown steadily larger, the suggested time frames to restore balance have gotten increasingly longer, while the suggested cuts […]
Yes, a major media outlet, the AFP ran this week spoke of a Hamas PR campaign — with a headline reading: “PR campaign hits roadblock after Sinai attack”. AFP lauds Hamas for a campaign which reads: “We have carried out 800 open-heart surgeries, regulated traffic, and built 44 schools.” AFP which refers to the “Hamas […]
Why is Obama so scared of his most supportive constituency? : No, I’m not talking about African-Americans (waiting on: Touré in 3..2..1.), but the media. : Obama was the media’s golden boy. : A person who could do no wrong in the White House. : AllahPundit of HotAir posted today the possible reasons why Obama is fleeing from the media […]
Christine O’Donnell was a witch and now she’s a thief! : The failed Delaware Republican senate candidate has announced she will be hosting an Occupy vs. Tea Party debate during her ‘Troublemaker Fest,’ which is being held the same week as the Republican National Convention. : The problem is that the idea of having two most prominent […]
The White House re-election campaign wants to make a deal.: In exchange for GOP presidential challenger Mitt Romney releasing five years of tax returns, they will stop criticizing him for not releasing more.: While hiding behind the skirt of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the White House campaign alleges there may be as many as […]
MSNBC’s Toure suggested that Mitt Romney was engaging in the “niggerization” of Obama. This ignorant, assinine , cretinous, stupidity from this race-baiting piece of crap drew a very thoughtful reply from conservative African American named Kira Davis from California. Davis said that Toure’s comment made her “sick to my stomach” and she goes on to […]
Barack Obama’s net worth is almost: 12 million dollars. So why does his own brotherhave to beg for money to pay for his son’s hospital bills? A few days ago I received a call from a man I recently met named George. He was a bit flustered, and soon informed me that his young son was […]
I did a 20 minute segment yesterday on HuffPoLive. I was on with two liberal guests and two liberals talking PBS — and a little bit about the budget. You can watch it all here.
If we want to keep our reproductive rights, we must be willing to tell our stories, to be willing and able to say, “I love my life, but I wish my mother had aborted me.” — Lynn Beisner They want to put y’all back in chains! — Joe Biden I mean, I think that (Ryan’s) […]
Sure, they wouldn’t (Washington Post) Barack Obama’s re-election campaign kept up pressure against Republican rival Mitt Romney on two fronts Friday, launching a new ad defending the president’s record on Medicare while challenging Romney to release at least five years of tax returns. Obama campaign manager Jim Messina made the tax-disclosure offer to Romney campaign […]