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“Rapture” Reality Bites

Cross-posted at UNCOVERAGE.net There was an ever-so-teeny-weeny earthquake tremor here in the San Francisco bay area one hour after the “rapture” deadline expired at 6 p.m. Saturday, but nothing that could count as the apocalypse. Nothing “ruptured” or “raptured.”

Will the West Stop Iran Before It’s Too Late?

Cross-posted at UNCOVERAGE.net Scroll down for updates. Saturday: State Dept. denies that Iran is building missile bases in Venezuela. Sunday: Qiyam 1 missile in mass-production. The temperature has just increased by several degrees in the Iranian hostility toward the U.S. yet there is no national discussion of it. There are many fast-moving Iranian developments, all […]

This Week in Automotivators, May 16-22

Just a few stories from the past week, some of which I blogged about, and some of which I didn’t. Click the link under each picture if you’re not sure what the hell I’m talking about. Link: Piece of Work in Progress. Link: Trog. Link: Trog again. Link: The Other McCain. Link: Lonely Conservative. Link: […]

Suddenly, Citing The Willie Horton Ad Is Not Raaaaacist…

…when attempting to use it against the GOP: GOP governors could face pardon issue in 2012 campaign It’s still early in the presidential race, so the opposition research dumps haven’t really begun. But when the skeletons in the closets of 2012 GOP hopefuls begin to be revealed, the unique shape of the field–which will almost […]

Gov. Quinn to Sign Illinois Firearm Owner’s Privacy Bill

Well, accidental Governor Pat Quinn is finally doing something right. He has pledged to sign HB3500, a bill that will keep confidential and away from the eyes of anti-gun activists and the Old Media alike the personal information of registered firearm owners in Illinois. The Illinois Senate passed the bill 42 to 1 overturning a […]

Racebaiter Chicago Priest Reinstated By Spineless Cardinal

Father Michael Pfleger, one of the most hateful and divisive priests on the American Catholic scene, has been temporarily given back his position as pastor of St. Sabina Catholic Church on Chicago’s South Side by Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George. In a new statement posted on the website of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Father Pfleger apologizes […]

Recent College Grads Have Lost That Hopey Changey Feeling

They seem a bit upset that The One hasn’t given them all unicorns and free electric Masaratis Recent college grads sour on Obama, surveys say A very large proportion of recent university graduates have soured on President Barack Obama, and many will vote GOP or stay at home in the 2012 election, according to two […]

Just Ask Me

So, you have some question for me, eh? OK, here we go! These ones come from Vega -Which team benefits the most from the NFL lockout? Which team suffers the most? Well, now, a very interesting question. There are many ways you can look at this. We could say it will be the teams with […]

NASA’s New Mission: Left-Wing Propaganda Targeting Children

What does NASA do with our money now that Obama has pulled the plug on space exploration? Its new primary mission is to help Muslims feel good about themselves for their imaginary technological accomplishments, but another important objective is to brainwash gullible children with anti-human leftist ideology: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Web […]

YouTube Launches New Congressional Townhall Channel

This week Youtube launched a new channel it is calling the “Youtube Townhall,” a new channel where members of congress are seen in short videos discussing the issues of the day. Republican Senators Alexander, McCain, Moran, Lugar, Sessions, Isakson, and Hutchison have already uploaded videos to the channel and more are on the way. Republican […]

How’d Obama’s Speech Do In Arab World?

We know how it was received in Israel and by Israeli supporters: both are pretty ticked off. Liberals tended to cheer the appearance of Obama supporting the Palestinians, because Liberals tend to support the violent actions of anyone attempting to kill Israeli civilians. But, what of the Arabs? How does “wariness and apathy” grab you? […]

Q&A Friday #106: How Do We Appeal To More Independent Voters?

Question: After 2.5 years of Obama, conservatism seems to have plateaued, and in some cases (Ohio, and WI) we are seeing some push back on the right’s agenda. Do you see any opportunities to make more progress to appeal to voters about the freedom loving principles upon which the country was founded? Or should we […]

Q&A Friday #106: Who Blew It Worse? Herman Cain Or Tim Pawlenty?

Question: Which is worse: -Tim Pawlenty embracing cap n trade, then re-examining the issue, backing away from it, and admitting that it was a wrongheaded and stupid idea. -Herman Cain embracing TARP, and standing by that decision to this day. — President Friedman Answer: In all fairness to Herman Cain, his spin is that he […]

Q&A Friday #106: Are We Failing To Educate Boys?

Question: A civic organization I belong to recently gave out our annual scholarship to a senior at our local high school. We had 22 applications from females, and one from a male. The high school’s student body government is completely made up of girls. At my daughter’s academic awards ceremony this week, they passed out […]

This Week In Quotes: May 13 – May 19

Like so many liberal icons, Marx seldom bathed and left his wife and children in poverty. As Schlafly says, no wonder liberal women think men are pigs: Their men are pigs. — Ann Coulter But me? I was very anti-Bush. I’m a Democrat, I’ve got the canceled checks to prove it, and suddenly I’m the […]

A Teleconference With Jeff Sessions

Right off of his vote to filibuster Goodwin Liu (And, yes, he was stopped), Jeff Sessions hopped into a new media teleconference. Here are my notes, not quotes, from the teleconference. Opening statement It has been 750 days since Congress passed a budget. We have never faced a more predictable economic crisis than the debt […]

George Soros Is Spending Fortune to Drive News Media Further Left

If you think the journalism establishment is left-wing now, wait until the seeds sinister ultra-left financier George Soros has been planting begin to flower. Since 2003, Soros has spent more than $48 million funding media properties, including the infrastructure of news — journalism schools, investigative journalism and even industry organizations. And that number is an […]

Next on Liberal Agenda: Taking Voting Rights From Seniors

Many seniors have figured out that ObamaCare will mean power-drunk statists condemning them to death because it isn’t financially sensible for Big Government to spend money keeping people alive who are mostly done paying taxes. This is likely to hurt the Democrat Party with a growing sector of the population. But as with all problems […]