Sam Harris takes up the baton to defend elitism. Of course to do so he has to rip Sarah Palin and most of the country. The problem, as far as our political process is concerned, is that half the electorate revels in Palin’s lack of intellectual qualifications. When it comes to politics, there is a […]

There’s been a slight turn in Obama’s favor as of last week. The hardcore left-wingers are predictably playing this up as hard as they can in hopes of producing a bandwagon effect to put The Chosen One over the top. The blip isn’t as interesting to me as its perceived cause: The change from a […]

Fox News has the story: JACKSONVILLE, FL – Protesters are as common to the campaign trail as supporters – from those waving McCain signs at the entrance of events, to the more subtle passersby who flash the thumbs down gesture (or worse) along the motorcade route, to the occasional group that infiltrates and interrupts an […]

Blogger friend Duffy… In an earlier post I mentioned it but only in the context of the upcoming VP debates. I completely missed something. If paying more taxes is patriotic, it stands to reason that paying less taxes is unpatriotic. Therefore, our troops in war zones who are exempt from income taxes are unpatriotic. That […]

In 2000, the long fought for and long admired democracy of the United States of America began a slow and steady decline toward fascism – a Bush family tradition – with the installment of a president – a man the citizens overwhelmingly rejected (although the funny math told a still believed myth) – by a […]

So, we’ve got some pieces and bits of 13 of the 9/11 hijackers. The question is, what do we do with them? Seven years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, the remains of 13 of the 19 men responsible have been identified and are in the custody of the F.B.I. and the New York […]

Sound like parody? Well, isn’t life a parody? A federal district court judge in Washington, D.C., ruled today that the Library of Congress discriminated against Diane Schroer when it offered her a job and then rescinded it after learning she was transgendered. The American Civil Liberties Union, which represented Schroer, said Judge James Robertson’s ruling […]

I was startled to read this analysis by AllahP over at Hot Air, which discusses the possibility of a break between McCain and Palin in 2012, based on the idea proposed in this Politico piece on whether Palin might take McCain on directly in four years. Startling, indeed: I had thought that the heffalump in […]

Lost amidst all the hubbub about what a perfect-ten skit opened last weekend’s Saturday Night Live — by the way, I’d characterize it as a “well above par nine,” but who’s counting — was a far more poignant commentary about forty-five minutes in (counting commercial breaks). It was during the Weekend Update segment, when Amy […]

Greta van Susteren bashes the CBC’s Heather Mallick in a NEW video. (Kathy Shaidle blogs at FiveFeetOfFury. Mark Steyn has called her “one of the great virtuoso polemicists of our day.”)

Original email I received: Dear Jay I probably have some agreement with you that the ACLU takes seperation of church and state way too far.I don’t see that a prayer at a graduation is any violation of a so-called seperation of church and state.Jay my problem arises when we look at some of the ultra […]

Can anyone make out what the KKK sign says? Obama22 blacks against obamaby dollarsandsense123 Wow! I must say that I didn’t notice this! A strange end to a long week of race-baiting indeed.

Many years ago, courtesy of Turner Classic Movies (my favorite TV station), I watched The Farmer’s Daughter, a 1947 film starring Loretta Young and Joseph Cotten. Over the years, I’ve carried a strong memory of liking the movie a great deal, and no memory at all of the plot. So, when I saw that The […]

James Taranto is noticing some peculiar things about the way the Associated Press discusses the federal crime that is the hacking of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s e-mail account. The Secret Service contacted The Associated Press on Wednesday and asked for copies of the leaked e-mails, which circulated widely on the Internet. The AP did not […]

Quoting myself over at Cassy’s place, as usual, nurturing my bad software-developer’s habit of leaving absolutely nothing unsaid. The subject is this weird article written up by some asshole by the name of Nicholas Provenzo, who is “troubled by…[Gov. Palin]’s decision to knowingly give birth to a child disabled with Down syndrome.” I do not […]

Stuart Taylor of the National Journal has a column out today in which he takes both presidential candidates to task for engaging in what he characterizes as “a race to the bottom”. But it isn’t the candidates or campaigns which are the real target of his disdain. It is the media: At the same time, […]

How low is the bar and what does it matter? The media becomes more a parody of itself with every passing day. When it’s  not busy rubbing its paws in glee cheering on criminals committing  crimes and misdemeanors in the immoral illegal act of hacking private emails,  they are scratching their ass thinking, uh what […]

Cramer on short sellersby burghnews "The financial terrorism thing, to me, has to be put on the table — just because the regular short sellers are not doing this." Hat tip Breibart More on the financial crisis here

The DC Examiner offers a glowing review of Sandra Bernhard’s latest show. Under the title, “Comedienne Delivers Enraged Optimism,” a reviewer raves: [I]n the end, oddly and subtly, Bernhard’s message is positive. Presumably the reason the relentless stream of foul-mouthed bile Bernhardt passes off as comedy is seen as “positive” is that she directs so […]

I’ve addressed that issue over at my blog, with a focus on California and (predictably enough) the Pacific Ocean. Certainly, one of the benefits of increasing drilling in the Atlantic, the Pacific, and (eventually) ANWR is that we won’t have the same periodic disruptions in domestic supply that we currently endure, with so many of […]

Check out what Time Magazine’s Karen Tumulty had to say about McCain’s “Advice” ad. In a post titled “McCain Plays the Race Card” she wrote (via Memeo): This is hardly subtle: Sinister images of two black men, followed by one of a vulnerable-looking elderly white woman. Let me stipulate: Obama’s Fannie Mae connections are completely […]

Over at Hot Air, the new McCain ads for Michigan and Ohio focus in on the dual-headed monster of the energy crisis and underemployment: Michigan specifically mentions drilling (along with “clean vehicles,” and a glimpse of a hybrid-car symbol): Ohio’s ad is similar, but more of a frontal assault on job-creation through small businesses and […]

Confederate Yankee extends mercy to the kid with a depressive disorder who hacked Sarah Palin’s Yahoo account. That is overly kind. Were this miscreant a Republican, he’d be tarred and feathered and we’d be hearing about how it’s no wonder a Republican had problems with depression, but put him in jail with the same law […]

Socialized medicine takes a highly valuable and limited commodity — healthcare — and sets the cost to free. Those with even a rudimentary understanding of economics should not be surprised that this has caused supply shortages. But British medical ethics expert Baroness Warnock has found a solution: The veteran Government adviser said pensioners in mental […]

In July, I wrote about New York’s Democrat Senator Charles Schumer’s loose lips being a reason for the current banking crisis–remember he blabbed about IndyMac’s viability and people withdrew 1.3 Billion dollars the next day, guaranteeing its failure. Well, he’s been running his big mouth again, this time on the Senate floor where he said […]

I heard a radio ad yesterday from the Obama campaign claiming that John McCain is against equal pay for women, but I had just read this article prior to hearing the ad so my poor daughter had to hear me rant about how Obama sure didn’t practice what he was preaching. While Sen. Barack Obama’s […]

A Townhall reader suggested the title of this post when commenting on my column today about John McCain finally going on offense on the issue of the economy. In it I discuss the ammunition McCain has to work with since several years ago he warned of exactly what eventually ended up happening. Not only is […]

I am going to be taking care of some personal business today and Monday, so I will have a crew of guest bloggers filling in for on Right Wing News and CG, along with my regular co-bloggers. Here’s the line-up. Right Wing News on Friday Cassy Fiano Sister Toldjah Pamela Geller from Atlas Shrugs Lorie […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Michelle Malkin: AP: It’s Sarah Palin’s fault that her e-mail was hacked! Cassy Fiano: Cassy Fiano vs. *sshat who says Trig Palin should have been aborted, Round Two. American Princess: The now infamous Sarah Palin Baby Name Generator. The Grumpiest: Danielle Lloyd […]